Mood Words expressed with images of facial expressions – both male and female faces

Use these ‘Mood Words’ that are expressed with images of facial expressions both male and female… make 1/2 sentences with what you are in a mood to use.

Mind your sentences: they are generically used as adjectives three examples: 1) “I am in an adventurous mood and want to do something new today!” another type of usage can be; 2) “I felt that I accomplished ‘a milestone’ when my boss appreciated my efforts” and 3) “I was really ashamed when someone pointed out my mistake. I promised i will not repeat it!” – Note: this is for Intermediate/Get Selected students… students of BASIC English to stay with simple sentence structures…

Would you mind if I ask, “what’s your mood today?”

The words ‘Mind’ and ‘Mood’ are used in a variety of situations we hear them regularly… we even use these words in Hindi….”Mind mat karna” and “Aaj Mood nahin hai” etc.

Are you familiar with all the meanings and usages of ‘mind’ & ‘mood’? Can you frame your sentences and understand the expressions where they are used?… Did you really mind my asking about your mood today?

These are the ‘2 words we are going to Learn today’ – with that some common expressions and more words like mindset, moody etc…So, please ‘prepare your mind’ and get into ‘the right mood’ to learn: how to confidently use these words and expressions in your everyday conversations.

MIND

Your mind is where your thinking happens. If you’ve made up your mind, you’ve come to a decision.

Mind can also mean “pay attention to” or “watch.” If someone tells you to “mind your manners,” they want you to be polite. If you tell them to “mind their own business,” maybe they’ll leave you alone. When I ask, “Would you mind if I open a window?” I’m asking if this would bother you.

I am sure you have heard:

Regular announcements in the Delhi Metro: “Please Mind the Gap”,

“Mind your Language” the video episodes we swatch to get some fun from British Humor as it happens in Mr. Brown’s English class

All I want is some “Peace of Mind”

Some more usages picked from the Media (thanks to http://www.vocabulary.com): 

A large part of me realized early on that it was my mind playing tricks. (BBC Oct 25, 2013)

Aspiring Minds research has been featured in The Economist and Wall Street Journal among other media. (Scientific American Oct 24, 2013)

But wealthy Singaporeans don’t mind spending several hundred thousand dollars on a luxury car. (BBC Oct 24, 2013)

But Dr Addyman thinks that studying babies’ laughter can be just as effective at helping us pinpoint developments in the way their minds are expanding. (BBC Oct 19, 2013)

Please keep in mind that you still have to click open this link to see all the meanings

Words that come from it: Mindset, Mindful, Mindfulness, Mindfully, Mindless, Mindlessly, Mindlessness, broad-minded, narrow-minded…

MOOD

Are you feeling good or bad, cheerful or irritable right now? This is your mood.

Mood refers to how you feel at the present time and this keeps changing depending on how moody you are. If you want to ask your boss for a raise, wait until he or she is in a good mood. Don’t ask, though, if he or she is “in a bad mood” – that means the person is irritable or already irritated. If you are in the mood for something like ice cream or spicy food, you would like to have it now. Mood can also describe the attitude of a group of people or the feeling of a film, novel or piece of music.

I am sure you have heard: “What’s your mood today?”; “I was not in a mood to go to the office so made a excuse”; “Let’s get into the mood and try something new.”

Some more usages picked from the Media (thanks to http://www.vocabulary.com).

 Studies have linked repeated concussions with a chronic disease with symptoms including memory loss and mood swings. (BBC Oct 26, 2013)

They are already in militant mood, with strikes planned next week over pay. (BBC Oct 25, 2013)

Expressive writing is known to help assuage psychological trauma and improve mood. (Scientific American Oct 19, 2013)

Words that come from it: Moody, Moodiness, Moodily

Enough knowledge of the words… “Let’s concentrate our minds and get into a mood to make our own sentences” so that speak them out before the end of the class and build your active vocabulary with these words.

Now, would you mind if I ask again, “what’s your mood today?”

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Like we did words of feelings in the BASIC course, We will do usage of different Mood words in the Intermediate/Get Selected/Go Global programs. I will write about that in another post.

Topic for discussion: Online Vs Offline Publicity which one is better…

Content Marketing/online publicity Vs Traditional publicity/Print media: where to spend the money

 

For the purpose of this Group Discussion; Assume that you are Marketing Manager of T.r.i.c.k.s or any educational/skill development center …. all of you have good business experience or are MBAs/Engineers so should be able to contribute in this conversation.

I will give you the brief through this post and during the class discussion support both the online and offline teams with real-life facts. I will keep correcting your language so that you communicate better ‘others understand what you want to convey’… look forward to a great dialogue!  

Discussion brief for the Online Side: Have a look at the graphic above from Visual-ly and also understand the basic economics (or back of the envelope) calculation of the amount of cash it takes to be popular in with content marketing in B2C space (where individual student makes the choice). Do we understand it enough..should we spend more on ‘online promotion’ for an institute like T.r.i.c.k.s- if we think that we have good content?

Express your views on,  How much money do we need to do things like- Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Social Media or shall we go for Google Ads – Pay Per click?  How risky it is? Does this Blog or our website has quality content to share it with the world? Is the info. valuable enough on Learning English’? How much it will help us to get clicks, likes or conversions?  Has it got any chances of going viral or do we have to very lucky? – What is future if no money is put and we keep doing it good-will basis?  What more do we do such that people share it out: our students and well-wishers…

Brief for the print media side:  you may suggest that we spend more on Traditional Publicity -put more posters, hoardings, banners, distributes leaflets, put newspaper inserts or go for print advertisement, get listed in a yellow-page directory, do SMS campaign etc. Since this is Local and can be easily focused on NOIDA only, we may need to consider it quite seriously. The masses still don’t have access to the web or the internet or it maybe cluttered with too much of entertainment stuff that and educational or skill development message gets lost. It has been a proven method for decades. I am sure you can build your argument here as well…

You may give your views on: Where do you want to spend the cash  and how much is the expected return how many Banners, Hoarding and Glow-signs?  Shall we do it along with the on-line bits? What is the least that’s required so that people find us?  What are the empty places? How do we get most out of every rupee? Do we have a full-time marketing person who is on the ground and close to the market?

Have a look the graphics below again from Visual-ly:

Some pointers for the team leaders: Argue your case well, substantiate it with facts and figures, allow everyone to speak anyone can have a good idea. hear the other side so that you can respond to their concerns. Try to build a common ground, set some objectives and reach a conclusion in 30-45 min.

Who would bring the topic for next discussion?

Expressing condolence with sympathy messages

There is a Lot to Learn from this post “Expressing condolence with a sympathy message” by a fellow blogger Joane on wordpress. It’s useful to read the entire post for Intermediate and Advanced English Students. I am re-blogging it with thanks to Joane on behalf of all of us.

We will discuss it in the class: How and where to use ….note down key words and sentences as suggested.

Today we observe 2-minute silence for the loss of Manna Dey – a melodious voice, classical singer and a wonderful person!

Has anyone heard excellent recitation of Dr. Harivansh Rai Bachhan’s Madhu-shala done by him?…. I had it in a audio cassette form for my car- stereo, a long time ago and would often listen to it – a masterpiece!

May the departed soul rest in peace.

Your Tributes To Those You've Lost

When you heard the news of the sudden death of a friend’s family member or any colleague’s near ones then immediately you feel to pass condolence with sympathy messages. Some people prefer to express it personally by attending the funeral and some like to send it in a written way in the form of mail, letter or a text message. Whatever your way of expression is, you must learn how to say sympathy words in an appropriate method. The first and the most important thing to remember is that when writing sympathy messages or expressing them you must be sincere with the right words that are kind and are like sharing grief. The right words express your sincerity and closeness to the deceased person. To express some genuine sympathy words that prove you are sharing grief with the family.

Keep the content simple and direct

The content of sympathy messages…

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I will learn good English; Whatever it takes…

In today’s post under our ‘Connect the Dots’ Series we have CTD #3: Let’s Learn the usage of  some words ending with ” -ever” these are: Whatever, Whenever, Whoever, Wherever, Whichever.

However, I continue to emphasize that after reading this post, You should make 2-3 sentences of your own in whatever situations you feel they can come in handy for your dialogue with others. They can be used in many situations.

We have all seen ” To Whomsoever it May Concern’ written on top of our character certificates and some legally written documents that are addressed to no one in particular. What it means is: it does not matter who reads it.

By now, you know the usage of what, when, who, where and which as question framing words and also as linking words.  Here is the meaning along with 2-2 examples of Whatever, whenever, wherever, whichever, whoever:

Whatever = anything or everything; regardless of what (thing)

• Whatever you do, don’t forget your wife’s birthday.
• Don’t get upset whatever your mother gives you an advice.

Whenever = every time; at any time; regardless of when (time)

• Whenever we organize a picnic it rains.
• Please don’t interrupt me whenever I start to speak.

Wherever = everywhere; no matter where; regardless of where (Location)

• Wherever you go you’ll always find someone who speaks good English.
• She’ll be happy wherever she decides to live.

Whichever = the person or thing which; no matter which; regardless of which (thing or person)

• Wear whichever clothes are the most comfortable.
• Take whichever tie you want.

Whoever = the person who; regardless of who (person)

• Whoever comes with you to the center is welcome.
• Whoever took the book from the library didn’t return it.

We understood that When we want to emphasize something does not matter we use ‘-ever’ at the end of certain words. Now take this quiz on BBC Learning English. Now, You make 2-3 sentences for each one of the above using examples as above or your own sentence structure. Bring them to me if you are doubtful; Speak-up if you are confident.

Remember, Your promise to yourself “I will learn good English, whatever it takes” !

Yes, it does take some practice before you write or speak with confidence and ease… please DO post your comments and questions on this post whatever they maybe; whenever you have time; wherever from you want to; for whichever ‘phrase’ you are unclear. I don’t mind whoever reads it.

PS: Usage of ‘However’ is done while comparing or contrasting… we will learn that in the Linking words class (if not done already)