English Improvement 11 September

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Dr. T.K. Jain.
AFTERSCHO☺OL
Centre for social entrepreneurship
Bikaner M: 9414430763
tkjainbkn@yahoo.co.in
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Now I had crossed the rubicon.
• What is the meaning of the idiom : crossed
the rubicon
• To take an important and irriversible
decision.
• Change had to have.

Let us cross our fingers, because
we don’t have anything else to
done.
• Meaning of idiom : cross our fingers
• = wait for the plan to become successful
• Change done to do.

I and Ram are on cross purposes.
• Change on to at
• Meaning of Cross purposes means having
different objectives.

Day traders comes a cropper
• Change comes to came (related to past
tense).
• Meaning of idiom comes a cropper is to
fail.

CID people are experts in
cryptography?
• cryptography? = expert in understanding
codes.

Cupid is similar to Kamdev of
India?
• Cupid means European God of love.

There is no and to cupidity?
• There is no end to greed (cupidity means
greed).

Girls are general experts in culinary
skills.
• Change general to generally.
• Culinary means related to cooking.

She cuddled her mother.
• She cuddled up to her mother.
• Cuddled means to hug and hold together.

She is curtness.
• She is curt.
• Curt means rude and brief.

I dangled the prospect of promote
before him.
• Change promote to promotion
• Dangled here means to offer some
temptation (something attractive).

BM is a Dandy boy. Is he?
• Change is he to isn’t he?
• Dandy means someone who wears
fashionable dress and cares for dress.

It was a dastard event.
• Change dastard to dastardly
• Dastardly means very wicked (bad).

I work from dawn to dusk.
• Change to to till
• Dawn till dusk means from morning to
evening

Vivek can’t listen to dawn chorus,
because he get up late.
• Change get to gets
• Dawn chorus means birds singing early in
the morning.

I daunted by the thought of ghost.
• I was daunted by the thought of ghost.
• Daunted means worried

He came at the dead of the night.
• He came at the dead of night.
• Dead of night means in the middle of
night.

India had a debacle in the world
cup Hockey.
• No error
• Debacle means severe failure.

Tsunami decimate many island.
• Tsunami decimated many islands.
• Decimate means to destroy a large part of
some area.

He is a very deceit person.
• He is a very deceitful person.
• Deceitful means deceiving / cheating
others.

We are witnessing decadent in
politics.
• We are witnessing decadence in politics.
• Decadence means moral degradation

Politicians have debunked.
• Politicians have not come upto our
expectations.
• Debunk means to show that reputation of
a person is false.

Why are you defiant in manners.
• Why do you have defiant manners.
• Defiant means refusing to obey.

Who will defrayed my expenses.
• Who will defray me.
• (defray means to compensate for the
money spent).

He is exhaust from fit of delirium
• He is exhausted from fits of delirium
• Exhaust means tired
• Delirium means mental disturbance.

What can you do for ozone
depletion.
• What can you do to prevent ozone
depletion?
• Depletion means constant reduction.

Vajpai denounced government
handling crisis.
• Vajpai denounced government’s handling
of the crisis.
• Denounced means public criticism

Sunil has a demurely smile on his
façade.
• Sunil has a demure smile on his face
• Demure means serious

• Façade means face (use face for human
beings).

It has been a despicably act.
• It has been a despicable act.
• Despicable means very bad.

Tilok want to eat all the deserts.
• Tilok wants to eat all the desserts.
• Dessert means sweets served after meal.

This solder has dessert.
• This soldier has deserted
• Desert means to run away

He had a diabolic plan just now.
• He has a diabolic plan just now.
• Diabolic means very wicked.

In business, the devil takes the
hindmost.
• In business, the devil take the hindmost.
• The idiom : the devil takes the hindmost –

means to take care of oneself and not to
bother about others.

I had a dice situation
• I had a dicey situation
• Dicey means risky

Muslim womans wear diaphanous
veil
• Muslim women wear diaphanous veil
• Diaphanous means transparent
• Veil means GHUNGHAT

Jyoti and Shruti diffidents girls.
• Jyoti and Shruti are diffident girls.
• Diffident means able and competent, but
lacking in confidence.

Sumit is a dipsomaniac boy.
• Sumit is a dipsomaniac (who drinks a lot).

This comapany are in dired strait.
• This company is in dire straits.
• Dire straits means in a very difficult
situaiton.

Prateek disconcert everyone with
questions.
• Prateek disconcerts everyone with
questions.
• Disconcert means to confuse / to
embarrass.

Can Manmohan disentangle from
Sonia?
• Can Manmohan disentangle himself from
Sonia?
• Disentangle means to get separated.

Ditch
• To cheat

Divulge
• To reveal a secret

Dolt
• I am a dolt
• A dolt person is not liked by any person
• Dolt means STUPID

Double entendre
• Many hindi words have double entendre.

Dorsal
• Back side

Downcast
• Why are you looking so downcast
• Looking downward

Dough
• Make a dough from flour
• Don’t you know how to make bread from
dough.

Dozy
• Today Bitthal is looking dozy.
• Ready to sleep

Downpour
• There was a downpour in Mumbai.
• Heavy rain

Dreary
• These classes are very dreary
• Factories in old times used to be
extremely dreary, where workers used to
get tired.
• Exhausting.

Dwindle
• The level of coal is dwindling
• The level of petrol is dwindling (reducing).

Eclectic
• Lalu is not eclectic, but there are many
eclectic persons in our class – for example
Abhilasha
Such persons are having variety of styles.

Effervescent
• Pradeep is an effervescent boy
• Such person is always in a particular style.
• What is that style: cheerful, smiling, lively

Effigy
• They were carrying effigy of Prime
minister
• Such a figure is generally made from
cloth.
• Carved face or structure

Elegy
• Some women were singing elegy.
• Rudali film is all about elegy.
• Song sung on death

Elated
• Have you seen your face, when you get
the results – it is elated
• Happy, victorious

Elite
• From upper class, from top class

Elixir
• Can you bring Elixir from Himalaya or from
beneath the earth.
• I want to get it so that I can convert my
iron.
• (sanjivini & Paras) something that can
convert iron into gold. j

Embroil
Why do you embroil yourself in such petty
matters.
To get involved in unnecessary matters.

Emulate
• Let us emulate Abhinav Bindra
• To follow

Enervate
• After the class you are completely
enervated, still Keshav enjoys TT.
• Tired.

Engross
• When Sumit gets a joke book, he gets
completely engrossed.
• To get involved.

Ennui
• Do you get it when you come here?
• With this, you cant enjoy your studies.
• Boredom

Entice
• To tempt others.

Epic
• Old monuments

Entreat
• Let us entreat Keshav for another party.
• To request

Epitome
• Who is epitome among you?
• But this will be clear after 3 months.
• Ideal person, someone who is best from
every perspective.

Esoteric
• Is mathematics esoteric.
• Is it such a subject, that only a few can
study.
• Something understood by a few persons

Erudite
• Sumit is erudite in our class.
• He is a person, who is an ideal in one
segment
• Highly learned and knowledgeable person

Evangelist
• He tries to convert others.
• He tries to save others from sin
• This word is used for corporate sector
also.
• This person converts others into christian

Euthanasia
• It is well planned sometime.
• It can be good for old people in difficult
conditions.
• Self death (planned).

Euphemism
• We use words, which are less negative or
positive words for negative situation.
• If you have to talk about death of
someone, you will use this.
• Use good word for bad situation

Evanescent
• Momentary

Exacerbate
• Good friends don’t exacerbate the
difficulties.
• However, there are some persons in this
class, who do it happily and enjoy.
• It is like putting salt on burns. To create
further difficulties

Evict
• Someone will come and evict you from my
class.
• Bitthal’s mobile evicts him from the class,
and the helicopter evicts flood victims.

Exalt
• I have exalted Keshav too much.
• So, if you are exalted, come down to earth
and start working hard.

Exasperate
• Abhilasha is looking exasperated.
• To irritated or annoyed or angry

Escoriate
• Don’t escoriate your friends – as you are
doing now.
• Politicians do it regularly.
• To criticise

Exert
• Exert yourself
• To try and work hard

Excursion
• Picnic / trip

Expatiate
• After 3 years, I shall invite you to expatiate
about your experience here during these
days.
• Do you do it at your home.
• To explain in detail

Exiguous
• Dolly eats exiguous food (very less)

Explicable
• Which can be explained

Expedite
• Expedite now, exams are coming
• To speed up

Expunge
• He had to expunge some parts from book,
because people protested it.
• To remove from books

Extravagant
• Someone who spends a lot of money.

Extirpate
• Let us extirpate poverty.
• To remove from roots.

Exult
• We should feel exulted, because, some of
you are going to make a big big success
• To feel happy

Extricate
• Can you extricate yourself from class.
• To save oneself or remove from a
problem.

ABOUT AFTERSCHO☺OL
Afterschoool conducts three year integrated PGPSE
(after class 12th along with IAS / CA / CS) and 18
month PGPSE (Post Graduate Programme in Social
Entrepreneurship) along with preparation for CS / CFP /
CFA /CMA / FRM. This course is also available online
also. It also conducts workshops on social
entrepreneurship in schools and colleges all over India –
start social entrepreneurship club in your institution
today with the help from afterschoool and help us in
developing society.

Why such a programme?
• To promote people to take up entrepreneurship
and help develop the society
• To enable people to take up franchising and
other such options to start a business / social
development project
• To enable people to take up social development
as their mission
• To enable people to promote spirituality and
positive thinking in the world

Who are our supporters?
• Afterschoolians, our past beneficiaries,
entrepreneurs and social entrepreneurs
are supporting us.
• You can also support us – not necessarily
by money – but by being promotor of our
concept and our ideas.

About AFTERSCHO☺OL PGPSE – the
best programme for developing great
entrepreneurs
• Most flexible, adaptive but rigorous programme
• Available in distance learning mode
• Case study focused- latest cases
• Industry oriented practical curriculum
• Designed to make you entrepreneurs – not just
an employee
• Option to take up part time job – so earn while
you learn
• The only absolutely free course on internet
Workshops from
AFTERSCHO☺OL
• IIF, Delhi
• CIPS, Jaipur
• ICSI Hyderabad Branch
• Gyan Vihar, Jaipur
• Apex Institute of Management, Jaipur
• Aravali Institute of Management, Jodhpur
• Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneshwar
• Pacific Institute, Udaipur
• Engineering College, Hyderabad

Flexible Specialisations:
• Spiritualising business and society
• Rural development and transformation
• HRD and Education, Social Development
• NGO and voluntary work
• Investment analysis,microfinance and inclusion
• Retail sector, BPO, KPO
• Accounting & Information system (with CA / CS /CMA)
• Hospital management and Health care
• Hospitality sector and culture and heritage
• Other sectors of high growth, high technology and social
relevance

Salient features:
• The only programme of its kind (in the whole world)
• No publicity and low profile course
• For those who want to achieve success in life – not just a
degree
• Flexible – you may stay for a month and continue the rest of
the education by distance mode. / you may attend weekend
classes
• Scholarships for those from poor economic background
• Latest and constantly changing curriculum – keeping pace
with the time
• Placement for those who are interested
• Admissions open throughout the year
• Latest and most advanced technologies, books and study
material

Components
• Pedagogy curriculum and approach based on IIM Ahmedabad and ISB
Hyderabad (the founder is alumnus from IIMA & ISB Hyderabad)
• Meditation, spiritualisation, and self development
• Essential softwares for business
• Business plan, Research projects
• Participation in conferences / seminars
• Workshops on leadership, team building etc.
• Written submissions of research projects/articles / papers
• Interview of entrepreneurs, writing biographies of entrepreneurs
• Editing of journals / newsletters
• Consultancy / research projects
• Assignments, communication skill workshops
• Participation in conferences and seminars
• Group discussions, mock interviews, self development diaryng
• Mind Power Training & writing workshop (by Dr. T.K.Jain)

Pedagogy
• Case analysis,
• Articles from Harvard Business Review
• Quiz, seminars, workshops, games,
• Visits to entrepreneurs and industrial visits
• Presentations, Latest audio-visuals
• Group discussions and group projects
• Periodic self assessment
• Mentoring and counselling
• Study exchange programme (with institutions out of
India)
• Rural development / Social welfare projects
Branches
• AFTERSCHO☺OL will shortly open its
branches in important cities in India
including Delhi, Kota, Mumbai, Gurgaon
and other important cities.
Afterschooolians will be responsible for
managing and developing these branches
– and for promoting social entrepreneurs.

Case Studies
• We want to write case studies on social
entrepreneurs, first generation
entrepreneurs, ethical entrepreneurs.
Please help us in this process. Help us to
be in touch with entrepreneurs, so that we
may develop entrepreneurs.

Basic values at AFTERSCHO☺OL
• Share to learn more
• Interact to develop yourself
• Fear is your worst enemy
• Make mistakes to learn
• Study & discuss in a group
• Criticism is the healthy route to mutual support
and help
• Ask fundamental questions : why, when, how &
where?
• Embrace change – and compete with yourself
only
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