General Knowledge Quiz

General Knowledge Quiz

1. The most populous city in the world is – Tokyo 2. The largest desert in the world is – the Sahara 3. Mount Everest is located in – Nepal 4. The gas used for the preparation of soda water is – Carbon Dioxide 5. Web pages are written using – HTML 6. The number…

Psalm 23 — a prayer

Psalm 23 — a prayer

The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will…

How to pay compliments

How to pay compliments

“You have a heart of gold”. “You look great today.” “You have a lovely smile.” How do you feel when someone says such things to you? You like them, don’t you? Well, let’s pay compliments. Let’s find “good” things in others and tell them what you like about them. Let’s make today “better”; for you…

A passage to read

A passage to read

The following is a passage from a BBC book on pronunciation. Practise reading it aloud with correct stress, rhythm and intonation. Find out the audio and video version of this passage on this website. It is advisable to record your own reading and compare it with the one given on this website.   The weather…