The party’s over

“The party is over boys”, said the placement incharge, “It’s the final year and you need to brush up your English speaking skills, your technical knowledge and become a lot more serious if you want a good job” Everyone enjoyed themselves...

Less than pleased

Suresh impressed the interviewers with his technical knowledge but they were less than pleased with his English speaking skills. Since the job also required a lot of client interaction, excellent communication skills we a necessity. When I told my dad that I wanted to...

Make a quick buck

Scores of English speaking institutes are only interested in making a fast buck. The students hardly get any benefit and are left cheated and frustrated. For many people, politics today is the best way to make a fast buck. There are several cases where within months,...

Did he give you dirty looks?

Why did he give me such dirty looks? I only asked him that he needed to improve his English speaking skills. Why is this man giving me such dirty looks? I didn’t say anything bad to him. “Sudhir, I told you not to bring your girlfriend here. Or at least...

Take the shine off something

Add one more phrase to your spoken English arsenal. This time we talk about taking the shine off something. Let’s see how it is used: India scored a glorious victory over New Zealand in the test match. However, the ugly controversy about Sachin Tendulkar’s...

Set tongues wagging

“Set tongues wagging” is an interesting phrase which should be a part of your spoken English repertoire. Let’s take some examples: Bipasha Basu was seen with Shahid Kapoor in a Mumbai restaurant and this set the tongues wagging. Next day, every...
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