SHARING THE OFFICE CAR
Improve English Speaking through everyday conversation
Learn English as Foreign Language-45 Tutorials
I have written a detailed book English conversation for all occasions, to learn English as Foreign Language.
This tutorial has been prepared from my well known book English conversation for all occasions, which I wrote for Indian students to improve everyday conversation..
English Conversation for All Occasions is a unique book of its kind, specially written to help Indian student. A quick look at the titles of the lessons would convince the reader that the book has been prepared by visualizing all types of situational conversations which may confront any man or woman in his daily activities. Whether one converses with his family members or moves about to mix in society, he will not feel tongue-tied for want of appropriate words or expressions. In a post office or barber’s shop, at a hotel or taxi stand, every person who has read this book, will be able to speak in English fluently and with confidence.
Good knowledge and satisfactory conversation drill is important in English speaking. This Tutorial would not only prove an asset to the reader in his daily life, but also on special occasions like interviews for jobs, etc. He would be able to face the interviewers with equanimity and confidence.
All the lessons have been designed in a programmed fashion. Word-meanings, Phrases and exercises have been added at the end of every lesson to help the students master the topics.
All the lesson should be read along, not once but many times, so that the conversation comes easy to the reader when he faces real life situations. The author would feel rewarded for his labours if the book helps men and women become social relations
This Tutorial should help all those readers who find difficulty in speaking fluent English. This will be completed in 45 lessons.
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Mr.Verma gets a lift to the office in an office car which picks up two of his colleagues as well. They are Mr. Lalit Lalbhai and Mr.Gurpreet singh.
Mr.Verma: Good bye dear. That’s the horn of the office car. I ‘am going now.
Mrs.Verma: Bye bye. What time will you be back?
Mr.Verma: The usual time. Around six o’clock
Mrs.Verma: All right don’t be late dear.
Mr.Verma :rushes out of the house carrying his briefcase and lunch box.
Driver Good morning, Sir.
Mr.Verma: Good morning (getting into the car). AH! Good morning, Lalit Bhai. I hope I haven’t kept you waiting too long.
Mr.Lalit: Good morning, good morning. Come along, get in. There’s plenty of time as yet.
Mr.Verma: It is a fine day to-day, isn’t it?
Mr.Lalbhai :Yes, I suppose so. But it looks like there will be heavy rain later in the day.
Mr.Verma :How is the family! Has Mrs.Lalbhai returned from Ahmedabad yet?
Mr.Lalbhai :Yes, she arrived last night. But she’s come back with a bad cold. I’m afraid if she isn’t careful, she is going to get a fever.
Driver Excuse me sir, do I pick up Mr. Singh?
Mr.Lalbhai: Yes of course. From now on, this office car is to pick up Mr.Gurpreet singh as well as Mr.Verma: and myself every day.
Driver Right sir.
Mr.Verma: There is Gurpreet standing at the gate of his house.
Mr.Lalbhai: Eager fellow this Gurpreet. It is good to see these young fellows with enthusiasm.
Mr.Singh: Good morning, sir. Good morning,Mr.Verma.
Both of the others Good morning.
Mr.Verma: Which department are you working with thee days, Gurpreet,
Mr.Singh: I’m with sales now, sir.
Mr.Singh :We’re pushing the steel, sir. Business flourishing. But we can sell so much more, sir, so many agents to be.
Mr.Verma: I can see that you would like only out company to supply the whole country!
Mr.Singh: That’s my ambition. Of course, I can’t do it all by myself. I need your guidance.
Mr.Lalbhai :How were you getting to office before this?
Mr.Singh: I traveled by a bus or a scooter to the office. I have been entitled to the office pool car only since my recent promotion.
Mr.Verma :The office car picking us up for work and dropping us back home is a big facility. It saves a lot of time and money.
Mr.Lalbhai: But I wish these office car drivers were to maintain the office cars better. I don’t know whether the management will continue this facility much longer.
Mr.Verma: The office car picking us up for work and dropping us back home is a big facility. It saves a lot of time and money.
Mr.Verma: But why?
Mr.Lalbhai :The cost to the company of buying and maintaining so many cars is proving unprofitable. The other day I heard some boy from the Accounts Department saying that instead of sending an office car to fetch the executives, they may all be given traveling allowances instead.
Mr.Verma: We can’t grumble really. But it is more convenient to be picked up and dropped at one’s door-step. Well, here is the office. See you all later.
(B) VOCABULARY
Boot (luggage space) gear steering wheel
Clutch brake bumper
Wind shield wipers headlights
Phrases
To brake suddenly a nasty accident
Careful driver rash driver
Speeding car to overtake
Meanings
Eager full of keen desire.
Enthusiasm full of keenness.
Flourishing prospering
Entitled to a claim to
Facility a convenience
(C) Study the following responses
1 From reading the lesson, who do you think is the senior most of the three officers traveling in the car?
Response Mr.Singh is obviously the junior most. Mr.Verma and Mr.Lalbhai may be of equal seniority. But from Mr. Singh’s greeting it appears that Mr.Lalbhai might be a bit senior to Mr.Verma.
2 What is your opinion about transport being provided by the company to employees?
Response I do not think that there can be any hard and fast rule about this. It depends on the size of a company and the designation of the employee. If a company has a small number of officers employed, then perhaps it can afford to provide a pickup service. Then again, some of the top management may consider it as part of the perks (perquisites) that they ought to be provided with. After all, a company does have to maintain a few cars at least.
(D) Make suitable responses
1 How do you travel to your place of work or study?
Response _________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________
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