A newspaper report is a factual description of an event. It is brief yet comprehensive, factual, accurate but interesting. A newspaper report includes: Headline- The headline states the topic in a short phrase or statement. It must be strong, catchy and brief (articles, prepositions etc. may be left out) Byline- It tells by whom the […]
Simple present & Present continuous (Intermediate)
Fill in the blanks with appropriate forms of verbs given in brackets: If it ________ we shall get wet. (rain) Here ________ the bus! (come) I ______________ for a movie tonight. (go) Tarun ____________ after the baby while his wife is out shopping. (look) I __________ the plan works this time. (hope) We ___________ for […]
Direct and Indirect Speech
A statement is in Direct Speech if the words spoken by a person are exactly quoted. When the same words are reported by a third person, it is done in Reported/Indirect Speech. In Indirect speech, there are changes in tenses, pronouns, demonstratives and adverbs of place and time. Changes in tenses Simple present tense changes […]
The Simple Future & Future Continuous
The simple future tense is used: to talk about things that are likely to happen in near future e.g. The train will leave at 5 o’clock. to offer to do something e.g. I will prepare lunch today. to tell what will happen in a given situation e.g. If you drop this, it will break. Hence, […]
Simple Present & Present Continuous-1 (Beginners)
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of verbs given in brackets: Sherry _______ in a two-room apartment at Saket. (live) Presently, Neena ____________ with a leading news channel. (work) Mani _____________ for a new job. (look) Our school __________ a Christmas fete every year. (organize) Neha _________ to pursue a career in journalism. […]