Change of Time and Place

 Direct Speech                                        Indirect Speech

    1.Now                                                    1.Then

    2.Today                                                  2.That day                

    3.Here                                                    3.There

    4.Tonight                                               4.That Night

    5.Tomorrow                                           5.The following day

    6.Yesterday                                            6.The Previous day

    7.Next Week                                          7.The following week

    8.Last Week                                           8.The week before

    9.This                                                     9.That

    10.Ago                                                   10.Before / Previously

How many

a                   ---------------------------> 1

a couple       ---------------------------> 2

a few           ---------------------------> 3,4,5

Several        ---------------------------> 6,7,8

many           ---------------------------> 10+

a dozen        ---------------------------> 12

Common Mistakes

Don't say	Say
You can do more better	You can do better
I wish, I was there	I wish, I were there
Don't forget to reply back	Don't forget to reply
Not mention it, sir	Don't mention it, sir
I have headache	I have a headache
You like ice cream, isn't it?	You like ice cream, don't you?
Why do you need hundred rupees?	Why do you need a hundred rupees?
Please persuade him, don't do that	Please persuade him not to do that
I don't use a watch	I don't wear a watch
We regret informing you that	We regret to inform you that
Leave me in peace	Leave me alone

Formal and Informal

• Informal language is more casual. It is used when communicating with others.
• Formal language is used when writing for professional or academic purposes like university or school assignments.. 

Informal	Formal	Informal	Formal
sorry	apologize	check	verify
tell	inform	get	receive
need	require	help	assist
ask	request	start	commence
mad	insane	go up	increase
tough	difficult	book (v)	reserve
so	therefore	choose	select
look for	seek / search	may be	perhaps
say no	reject	buy	purchase

7 different ways to "Gratitude"

• Sincere thanks.
• I owe you one.
• You are the best.
• I am grateful.
• That was very kind of you.
• I can't thank you enough for...
• If anyone deserves thanks, it's you.

7 different ways to say "Leave me alone"

• Go away
• Give me a break.
• Buzz off
• Get off my back
• Take a hike
• Get lost
• Go fly a kite

7 ways to say "I am sorry"

• Pardon me for this
• It's all my fault
• Sorry about that
• I'm terribly sorry for..
• Please forgive me for..
• I apologize for
• I beg your pardon..

7 ways to ask "how someone is.."

• How've you been?
• How are things?
• What's up?
• How's it going?
• How's your family?
• What have you been up to lately?
• How you doing?

7 different ways to "I am fine"

• I'm doing great, thanks.
• I'm on cloud nine.
• On the top of the world.
• Couldn't be better.
• I am over the moon.
• Pretty good.
• Things have been better

7 different ways to "I am hungry"

• I'm hunk marvin (british slang)
• I'm freaking hungry
• I'm starving
• My stomach is growling
• I'm hungry as a wolf
• I am famished
• I am puckish

කොරෝනා නිසා ඉගෙන ගත්ත වචන

Detention    -රඳවා තබා ගැනීම 

Warning-අනතුරු හැඟවීම 

Violation-උල්ලංඝනය කිරීම 

Repeal / Cancel-අවලංගු කිරීම

Postpone-කල් දමනවා 

Spread / Outbreak-පැතිරීම 

Cure / Recover -සුව වෙනවා 

Infect -ආසාදනය 

Epidemic    -වසංගතය 

Face Mask  -මුඛ ආවරණ 

Symptoms   -රෝග ලක්ෂණ 

Quarantine-නිරෝධායනය 

Disinfection-විෂබීජ නාෂක  

Emergency-හදිසි තත්වය 

Suspicious-සැක සහිත 

Illegal-නීති විරෝධී 

Crucial-තීරණාත්මක 

Defense-ආරක්ෂක 

Shortage-හිඟය