ENGLISH PLATFORM 31102019

Amazing English

WHEN BODY PARTS ARE USED AS VERBS
         
Many parts of the body can be used as verbs in either a physical or a metaphorical sense.

You can head a company, but if things go wrong you'll have to shoulder the blame, or face your investors.
A good leader will back his employees, but if you don't toe the line the management can skin you.
Did you muscle your way into that job?
You might eye someone suspiciously, or wait for the police to finger a suspect.
But if you need to get out of town, you can thumb a ride or you can ride with me if you can stomach the thought.
Use strong arm tactic if you want to elbow out someone.
I don't always sing along with the radio, but I sometimes do mouth the words.

That's Amazing English!
(To all English-Language Lovers)

WORDS WITH SILENT LETTERS

AUDIO ON DISCUSSION TOPICS CLICK HERE( LINK WILL BE PROVIDED SOON)

News in BRIEF 31102019

Word of the day 
luft·​mensch | \ ˈlu̇ft-ˌmen(t)sh  \plural luftmenschen\ ˈlu̇ft-​ˌmen(t)-​shən  \
Definition of luftmensch : an impractical contemplative person 
CONTRIBUTED BY ARUN LAKSHMAN
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News HeadLines 31.10.19, Wednesday
Consolidated from leading news portals by Nishad Abdulkareem, GHSS Cherthala South
HeadLines

31.10.19, Thursday

1.Kerala rains : Orange alert in 5 districts as cyclone Maha forms in Arabian sea.

2.Autopsy report of Maoists out; Crime Branch to probe Attappadi encounter.

3.Jammu and Kashmir has officially bifurcated into two UTs.

4.Cyber attack on Kudankulam Nuclear Plant did happen, systems not affected: NPCIL

5.Rajasthan HC quashes cattle smuggling case against Pehlu Khan.

6.Chile cancels global climate summit amid unrest.

7.Vodafone may exit India operations as losses mount: IANS report.

NPCIL - Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited.
UT - Union Territory

amid unrest - അശാന്തിയുടെ നടുവില്‍
Quash റദ്ദാക്കുക

 Consolidated from leading news portals by Nishad Abdulkareem, GHSS Cherthala South.
(8).Shiva Thapa, Pooja Rani move to finals of Tokyo 2020 boxing test event.
(9) Roger Federer withdraws from inaugural ATP Cup.
(10)Performance against Bangladesh not up to the mark - Sunil Chhetri.
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HEAR THE NEWS :CLICK HERE FOR AN AUDIO FILE .
FOR THE VISUALLY CHALLENGED PERSONS AND SLOW LEARNERS ( -exclusive for this blog .if any one found this link useful please let us know about it.Send your comments to seakeyare@gmail.com- CKR)

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*Urge - പ്രേരിപ്പിക്കുക.
* ICC -International Cricket Council.

NEWS IN BRIEF 30/10/2019

Word of the day 
luft·​mensch | \ ˈlu̇ft-ˌmen(t)sh  \plural luftmenschen\ ˈlu̇ft-​ˌmen(t)-​shən  \
Definition of luftmensch : an impractical contemplative person 
CONTRIBUTED BY ARUN LAKSHMAN
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News HeadLines 30.10.19, Wednesday
Consolidated from leading news portals by Nishad Abdulkareem, GHSS Cherthala South
(1).UN urges India to unlock Kashmir, fully restore human rights.
(2).Walayar teen sister's death: Govt to file appeal, replace public prosecutor.
(3).Terrorists kill five migrant labourers from West Bengal in Kashmir.
(4).Fourth Maoist gunned down at Manjakandi in Palakkad.
(5).India, Saudi form Strategic Council.
(6).Lebanon Prime Minister Saad Hariri resigns after mass protests.
(7).36 million Indians face flood risk: study.
(8).Shakib Al Hasan banned for 2 years under ICC Anti-Corruption Code.
(9) India to play first day and night test against Bangladesh at Eden Gardens.
(10)Environmentalists urge BCCI to shift India-Bangladesh T20  outside Delhi due to the rapidly deteriorating air quality.CLICK HERE FOR AN AUDIO FILE .
FOR THE VISUALLY CHALLENGED PERSONS AND SLOW LEARNERS ( -exclusive for this blog .if any one found this link useful please let us know about it.Send your comments to seakeyare@gmail.com- CKR)

*Urge - പ്രേരിപ്പിക്കുക.
* ICC -International Cricket Council.

News in Brief 29102019

HeadLines :29.10.19, Tuesday
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1.Three suspected Maoists downed in gun battle with Kerala police commandos.
2.After 3 days of rescue operations, Tamil Nadu toddler stuck in bore well found dead.
3.Government allows 27 European MPs to visit Kashmir.
4.Diwali fireworks haze pushes Delhi's air quality to severe.
5. Walayar rape case: CWC chairman to be removed from post for appearing in court for accused.
6.European Union agrees to delay Brexit until January 31.
7.Google owner Alphabet in bid to buy US wearable device maker Fitbit: Reports.
********************************************** haze - മൂടൽമഞ്ഞ്.
toddler-ഒരു വയസ്സിനും മൂന്നു വയസ്സിനും ഇടയിൽ പ്രായമുള്ള കുട്ടി.
CWC - Child Welfare Committee
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Consolidated from leading news portals by Nishad Abdulkareem, GHSS Cherthala South
Audios on  VARIOUS discussion topics are available now.These can be used for enhancing the listening capabilities too.

CLICK HERE FOR AUDIO FILES

PRACTISE SPEAKING ENGLISH and the tale of great teachers

PRACTISE SPEAKING ENGLISH WITH THE HELP OF THE FOLLING AUDIO FILE AVAIABLE BY CLICKING THE LINKS.UPDATED 11 PM; 28/10/2019 -CKR
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TO ENTER THE COLLECTION  :  CLICK HERE

ON THE IMPORTANCE OF NEWSPAPERS : CLICK HERE

ON LIFE AFTER DEATH CLICK HERE

ON INFOTAINMENT CLICK HERE

ON INHIBITIONS CLICK HERE

FILMS YOU SHOULD SEE : COCO, VIGIL......
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The consequences of our actions      

A young man saw his primary school teacher on a wedding.
He went to greet him with all the respect and admiration.
He said to him:
"Do you remember me, Teacher?"
The teacher said: "No, introduce yourself."
The student said: "I was your student in the 3rd Grade, I am the one who stole the watch of a child in the classroom. I will remind you but I am sure you remember the story."

One of the boys in my class had a beautiful watch, so I decided to steal it.             
He came to you crying that someone had stolen his watch.
You asked us to stand so as to search our pockets.   
I realized that my action would be exposed in front of the Students and Teachers.
I will be called a thief, a liar and my character will be shattered forever.

You asked us to stand and face the wall and close our eyes completely.
You went searching from pocket to pocket, and when you reached my pocket you pulled the watch out of my pocket, and you continued until you searched the last student.

After you finished you asked us to open our eyes and to sit on our chairs.   
I was afraid you will expose me in front of the students.

You showed the watch to the class, and gave it back to the boy, and you never mentioned the name of the one who stole the watch.
You never said a word to me, and you never mentioned the story to anyone.

Throughout my school life, none of the teachers nor the students talked about me stealing the watch.     
I thought to myself you saved my dignity that day.

Do you remember me?
How can you not remember me, Teacher?
I was your student and I am sure you remember the story, that I stole the watch and you did not want to embarrass me. This story is unforgettable.

The teacher said: "I can't remember who stole the watch that day, because I searched the pockets of all of you while my eyes were also closed."

Education needs wisdom. We should be able to be such Teachers, such Parents, such Leaders and be able to be for people in such circumstances.
We should always calculate the consequences of our actions.- contributed by Sunil Jose

Make a speech and get a reward

THIS MONTH WE INVITE audio / video files with SCRIPTS OF SPEECHES of 4-5 minutes duration from students  of any standard  ON
 THE ROLE OF SCIENTIFIC TEMPER IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR NATION .

LAST DATE 1/11/2019...
SEND THE  AUDIO / VIDEO  FILES OF THE SPEECH WITH IMAGES OF HANDWRITTEN  COPIES OF THE SCRIPT    countersigned by a teacher   to 

 seakeyare@gmail.com.....or  by whatsapp to 9447739033  on or before 14 th November.

The first 5 good SPEECHES with  scripts selected by a panel will be rewarded .

Teachers are  requested to cooperate with this venture.

- RADHAKRISHAN C .K@ ckrenglishclass@gmail.com

NEWS IN BRIEF 28102019

HeadLines 28.10.19, Monday

1. Trump announces IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead.

2.Borewell tragedy:  Efforts to rescue two-year-old boy at Tamilnadu  make slow progress.

3.Pakistan denies use of its airspace to PM Modi during his Saudi visit.

4.RBI quashes reports of it selling gold reserves.

5.Mystery shrouds 7 deaths in wealthy family at Karamana; crime branch for investigation.

6.Public prosecutor slams special prosecutowr over Walayar rape case.

7. Emergency declared across California as wildfires rage.

8.Hundreds continue protests in Baghdad as death toll tops 60.

quash - നിരസിക്കുക
shrouds-ആവരണം.
rage - ഉഗ്രമായിത്തീരുക.

Consolidated from leading news portals by Nishad Abdulkareem,  GHSS Cherthala South.

PRACTISE SPEAKING ENGLISH ON THE IMPORTANCE OF NEWSPAPERS

WE PROUDLY INITIATE A NEW VENTURE FOR HELPING THE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS  SPEAK ON VARIOUS TOPICS IN ENGLISH.

PLEASE LISTEN TO THE AUDIOS AND TRY SPEAKING.
MAKING IT A HABIT THAT YOU LISTEN TO ALL THE AUDIOS GIVEN. GENERAL SUGGESTIONS WILL BE GIVEN THROUGH THESE AUDIOS TO HELP YOU START SPEAKING N ENGLISH IN THE RIGHT WAY.

ALL THE CONTENT GIVEN IN THE POSTS WILL BE UPDATED AND  MADE AVAILABLE ON THE PAGE" PRACTISE SPEAKING ENGLISH "OF THIS BLOG.- CKR 27/10/2019

26/10/2019 *A NEW INITIATIVE BY LALJI SIR AND FRIENDS OF THE GROUP "RESOURCES ENGLISH CLASS."RENAMED AS "ENGLISH PLATFORM PEP "

 view group

Those students and teachers interested in contributing to this effort may send their number or voice messages to 9447739033 or contact at seakeyare@gmail.com.

You can talk on any positive idea for a few seconds in English ( at least three sentences excluding greetings !)and send us an audio file.

Our aim is to foster our passion for the language English.


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WE HAVE a host of resource persons from various campuses in and out of Kerala in this campaign.
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SPEAK OR TYPE ENGLISH :Spare time can be used for whetting  Spoken expressions as well.Speak record and post....a platform for live discussion
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TO ENTER THE COLLECTION  :  CLICK HERE

ON THE IMPORTANCE OF NEWSPAPERS : CLICK HERE



AUDIO 1                          : CLICK HERE
AUDIO 2                    :  CLICK HERE

AUDIO 3                    : CLICK HERE
AUDIO 4              : CLICK HERE
AUDIO 5 : CLICK HERE

news in brief 27/10/2019

HeadLines

27.10.19, Sunday

1.ML Khattar to be sworn in as Haryana CM for the second term today.

2. Srinagar: 6 injured after grenade attack on security forces in Karan Nagar.

3.Two-year-old Trichy boy slips further into borewell, rescue ops continue.

4.Periya double murder case: Govt files appeal in HC against CBI inquiry.

5.V. S. Achuthanandan shifted to Sree Chitra hospital.

6.Governor appoints Dr. Mohan Kunnummal as Health University VC, overlooks government preferred names.

7.Barclay brothers put Telegraph News papers up for sale.

8.NASA plans to send water-hunting robot to moon surface in 2022.

Consolidated from leading news portals by Nishad Abdulkareem, GHSS Cherthala South.

Effforts to build a cleaner and safer Delhi

Dear Radhakrishnan,

The pollution levels in Delhi continue to be a major cause of concern, and tackling it remains my top priority. 

Radhakrishnan, when I reached out to you 3 weeks back asking for your suggestions and ideas on how we can beat pollution, I knew we could fight pollution together! 

I believe great things are in our future when citizens and government build a roadmap together. Thank you for your overwhelming response to our public consultation for #FightingPollutionTogether. 

I am happy to share that I have received over 300 petitions addressed to me by you and many other concerned citizens of Delhi, who have shared constructive suggestions and ideas on how to tackle pollution in this beloved city, which is our home. 

Over the last 3 weeks, my team has been going through all your petitions, and taking your ideas up for further consideration. We are already working on organising a laser show to celebrate Diwali without crackers from 26-29 October at Connaught Place from 6 PM onwards, distributing high-quality N95 air masks and re-introducing the odd-even scheme to bring down vehicular pollution.

Many of you addressed the urgent need to increase and subsidise public transport facilities. I am happy to share that only yesterday I flagged off 100 new buses and over 4000 buses are under various stages of procurement. I am confident these buses will be added to Delhi’s public transport fleet over the next year.

I would like to assure you that some of the ideas you have put forth are already being implemented or will be rolled out in the near future.  

Radhakrishnan, we are determined to build a cleaner and safer Delhi, and having your suggestions truly helps us do this, together. 

Wishing you and your family a happy, safe and green Diwali. 

Thank you,
Arvind Kejriwal
Chief Minister, Delhi

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This is a computer generated letter I got c /o the website change .org.

Stll the fact that it is from the chief minister of Delhi and the topic is a very urgent matter-#FightingPollutionTogether. makes me share it with our friends.

news in brief 26/10/2019

HeadLines 26.10.19, Saturday

1. Kerala BJP chief Sreedharan Pillai appointed as Mizoram governor.

2.Maradu flats: SC asks govt to pay ₹25 lakh interim compensation to all flat owners.

3.Formation of Kyarr cyclone spotted over Arabian sea; Chances for isolated heavy rains.

4. Palarivattom Flyover could be set right in just nine months: DMRC.

5.Three held for murder of IUML activist in Tanur.

6.More Russian military police arrive in Syria under peace deal with Turkey

7.BJP-JJP coalition to form govt in Haryana.

8.PV sindhu knocked out of French open.

knocked out - മത്സരത്തില്‍ തോറ്റു പുറത്താവുക.

Consolidated from leading news portals by 
Nishad Abdulkareem HSST Computer Science,GHSS Cherthala South

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DEAR FRIENDS , WE HAVE launched an English Speaking Community Group  meant for chatting in English using audio files in a whatsapp group.

Those students and teachers interested in contributing to this effort may send their number or voice messages to 9447739033 or contact at seakeyare@gmail.com.
You can talk on any positive idea for a few seconds in English ( at least three sentences excluding greetings !)and send us an audio file.
Our aim is to foster our passion for the language English.

news in brief 25102019

25.10.19, Friday

1.Kerala bypolls: UDF wins 3, LDF 2, BJP saga continues with climb down of vote shares.

2.Caste based politics have no place in Kerala, says Pinarayi Vijayan.

3.BJP wins in Maharashtra, scouts for ally in Haryana.

4.All 39 dead in UK lorry weare Chinese nationals. 

5.Malaysia works to resolve spat with India, hopes won't affect 16-nation trade deal.

6. India Pakistan sign pact to operationalise Kartarpur Corridor.

7.MG University cancels decisions to award special moderation to B Tech students.

scouts - നിരീക്ഷണം നടത്തുക.

Consolidated from leading news portals by Nishad A, GHSS Cherthala South.

24.10.19, Thursday

1.By-election: All three fronts hopeful as results are just hours away.

2.Fine for helmetless travel reduced to ₹500, drunken driving to invite ₹10000.

 3.Govt to merge BSNL and MTNL.

4.39 found dead inside lorry in southeast England, driver arrested.

5.Trial in rape case against Bishop Franco to begin on Nov 11.

6.Jailed Congress leader DK Shivakumar gets bail.

7.Yemen 'could lose six million children' from malnutrition.


Consolidated from leading news portals by Nishad A., GHSS Cherthala South

Headlines 23.10.2019

*HeadLines*

23.10.19, Wednesday

1.Chidambaram gets bail in CBI part of INX Media case.

2.Teeka Ram Meena confirms bogus voting attempt in Manjeswaram.

3.Waterlogging: Why not dissolving Kochi Corporation, asks court.

4.Private bus strike demanding fare hike on November 20.

5.Finance dept sanctions Rs 6cr to 38 Maradu flat owners.

6. Canada Election:Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party wins but loses majority.

7.Infosys CEO accused of unethical practices.

8.Congress MP Hibi's wife apologises for 'rape' post on FB.

Waterlogging - വെള്ളക്കെട്ട്.
Bogus vote കള്ളവോട്ട് .

_Compiled from leading news portals_by LALJI ,HSST ENGLISH

Nobel Laurettes in literature 2018 2019

The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2018 is awarded to the Polish author

Olga Tokarczuk

“for a narrative imagination that with encyclopedic passion represents the crossing of boundaries as a form of life.”

QUOTED FROM "THE WIRE"
Tokarczuk, whom the Academy described as the writer of works “full of wit and cunning”, is understood to have been the yearlong choice for 2018. She was, said the Academy, awarded the honour “for a narrative imagination that with encyclopaedic passion represents the crossing of boundaries as a form of life.”
 
Reports in the aftermath of the announcement describe Tokarczuk as the ultimate foil to the conservative upheaval in Europe. She is a noted feminist and an avowed liberal in her political outlook.
 
In 2018, she won the Man Booker International Prize for her novel Flights. She is the first Polish writer to have done so. Her novels are usually translated by Jennifer Croft or Antonia Lloyd-Jones.
 
Tokarczuk is the 15th woman to have won the literature Nobel.
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The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2019 is awarded to the Austrian author

Peter Handke

“for an influential work that with linguistic ingenuity has explored the periphery and the specificity of human experience.”

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QUOTED FROM "THE WIRE"
The decision to pick Handke comes in the aftermath of the Academy’s promise to move away from the “Eurocentric and male-dominated” choices of earlier years. Handke is also infamous for his appearance at former Serbian and Yugoslavian president Slobodan Milošević’s funeral. Milošević was accused of war crimes at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia but died before the completion of his trial.
 
Handke, who stirred up a controversy with his opinions on the Yugoslav wars, is best known for The Goalie’s Anxiety at the Penalty Kick and Slow Homecoming.


prize announcement

Another feather in the cap of Kerala

KERALA hailed as  the best state in India at present

 


IN THE QUALITY OF school education , Kerala stands first with  76.6 % according to a  Niti Ayog evaluation report updated 1/10/2019 (https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala-tops-niti-aayogs-school-education-quality-index-up-is-worst-performer/article29556423.ece )
uttar pradesh stands last with 36.6 %




where does  Kerala stand as the best ?
1.THE United  Nations  CONGRATULATED KERALA FOR HAVING  less inequality of education ( only 17 %, MADHYPRADESH HAS 36 %)

2.The only state in India with infant mortality Rate at .006 at par with THAT OF THE USA( West Bengal refused to participate !)
3.The first state to launch a transgender policy in India
4.has the first trans gender school in India (Sahaj International in Kochi )
5.a tribal village in malappuram becomes a cashless village in malappuram
6.the first digital state with 75 % internet literacy
7.has got Kunnamthanam as the first complete yoga village in the country
8.the first state to achieve 100 percent primary education.

9.the first to achieve the sex ratio 100:109 among men and women

10.the first to declare internet as human right

11.set to become the first state to have  100 % high tech schools.

12.Kerala has got the first online digital incubator( virtual platform for start ups )