While working with Americans, Awal realized that in India, English is taught as a subject with a set of strict rules, while Americans treat it as a medium to convey one’s thoughts and feelings through words. They are very flexible with their language, unlike us, who always ensure that our sentences are perfectly worded. Because of the fear of making mistakes, we lose confidence of speaking English. He discovered the reasons why people in India hesitate to speak English, why people can write English but not speak it fluently, and decided that he would bring a change in the way English is treated in India, and help people learn English easily.
Awal started making language tutorials with a mission to empower people from small towns, who otherwise don’t get the same quality of education as those in metropolitans. Social media helped him digitally reach the remotest areas of the country. Garnering over 9 million subscribers on Youtube, Awal has become a popular name among online English language learners, which has added significantly to his brand value.
Awal helps a diverse range of audience, including students who want to understand grammatical concepts, employed and self-employed individuals who want to enhance their spoken English, and even the elderly people who want to chat with their grandchildren in their style.
Awal’s lessons have everything connected to English language. From daily use sentences to slang words, from traditional rules of grammar to modern English phrases, his lessons cover all those topics that people usually struggle with. His objective is to help people learn fluent and conversational English, and not just the bookish English, because that is what we use everywhere these days.

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Typhoon Hagibis proved to be extraordinarily devastating for northern Japan when it struck this weekend, unleashing more than three feet of rain in just 24 hours in some locations, causing widespread flash flooding as well as river flooding. The storm has killed at least 58, according to the Japanese public broadcaster NHK. In addition, high winds lashed Tokyo and Tokyo Bay, along with pounding surf and rain.
 
One reason the storm caused such severe impacts is that the inner core of the typhoon, with its heaviest rains and highest winds, remained intact as it swept across Tokyo and dumped heavy rains across northeastern Japan as well. According to reporting from The Washington Post’s Simon Denyer, by Sunday, more than 20 rivers in central and northeastern Japan had burst their banks, flooding more than 1,000 homes in cities, towns and villages.
 
Numerous levees failed, and at one point, the government advised nearly 8 million people to evacuate, Denyer reported. Severe flooding occurred in Nagano, Japan, the site of the 1998 Winter Olympics, where waters from the overflowing Chikuma River damaged a fleet of high-speed bullet trains that had been parked in a maintenance rail depot.
 
Japan typically sees impacts from between five and six typhoons per year, though not all of these make direct landfall. Even among these, however, Typhoon Hagibis stands out for its track and the amount of rainfall it delivered to highly populated areas in a short period.

Frequently, typhoons affect the southwestern reaches of Japan first, and weaken to windswept rainstorms by the time they hit Tokyo. However, Typhoon Hagibis didn’t travel over land for a long distance, and therefore was more damaging.

Instead, the eye of the storm came ashore close to 7 p.m. local time on Saturday on the Izu Peninsula, about 80 miles southwest of Tokyo. This track enabled Typhoon Hagibis to continue to tap into energy from the oceans and weaken at a slower rate than other storms do when they hit Japan.

In addition, the storm had begun to interact with the high winds at upper levels of the atmosphere known as the jet stream, which expanded the reach of its heavy rains and broadened its wind field.

The storm made landfall Saturday as it made a turn from moving north-northwestward to the northeast. It then crossed directly over the capital city of 9.3 million and swirled northward, with 8.23 inches of rain falling in Tokyo itself and more than three feet in higher elevations to the west of the city. Sustained winds at hurricane force affected downtown Tokyo, with a gust to 98 mph recorded at Haneda Airport.

1. Which of the following statements is/are true with respect to the passage?

a. Typhoon Hagibis travelled over land for a long distance, and therefore caused severe damage.
b. More than 1000 homes were flooded due to the cyclone.
c. Chikuma is the name of a Japanese public broadcaster.
d. All the statements are true.

2. Which of the following statements is/are not true with respect to the passage?

a. The Japanese government advised about 8 million people to evacuate.
b. The storm killed at least 58 according to a Japanese public broadcaster.
c. By Sunday, more than 20 rivers in Japan had burst their banks.
d. Severe flooding occurred in Nagano, Japan, the site of the 1999 Winter Olympics.

Comprehension for SSC and other Competitive Exams | Part - 14

How to pronounce G, S, and T differently. 



1. End mein ‘ GE ’ हो, तो  ‘ज’ 

Age 
Page 
Rage 
Cage 
Sage 
Gauge 

Ginger 
Imagine 
Germ 
Pigeon
Gist 
Gem 
2. End mein Ɠ हो, तो  ‘ग’ 
Big 
Bag 
Hang 
Go 
Gold 
Hunger 
Give 
Finger 
Forget 





1 . BE, G, GG, GE, IE, EF, Y हो, तो  S ‘ज़’
Tribes 
Bags 
Eggs 
Ages 
Heroes 
Stories 
Rupees 
Toys
Rays
2 . F, P, KE, GHT, PE, TE हो, तो   S ‘स’

Roofs 
Chips 
Hopes
Lips 
Kites
Ships 
Jokes 
Nights 

3  S या SS केबाद  IA, ION हो, तो ,  S ‘श’ 

Asia 
Pension 
Session 
Aggression 
Mansion 
Russia 




‘ T ’ — श, च, थ, द।
T केबाद IA, IE, IO  तो , T को ‘श’ 

Initial 
Patient 
Illustration 
Portion
Promotion 
Ratio 
S केबाद TION या T केबाद URE, ‘च’ 

Question 
Culture 
Nature 
Future 
Capture 
Picture
Creature 
3 . T केबाद H  ‘थ’ aur ‘द’

th = थ
Thick 
Thin 
Three 
Thread 
th = द
This 
That 
Then 
There

Pronunciations of English Letters | Part - 8

Few and far between: now and then: once in a while : occasionally: from time to time

He calls me few and far between.
Woh mujhe kabhi kabhi call karta hai.

He goes to college few and far between.
Woh kabhi kabhi college jata hai.

She talks to her mother few and far between.
Woh apni maa se kabhi kabhi bat karti hai.

We get together few and far between.
Ham bahut kam hi miilte haai.

My aunt comes home few and far between because my cousin has got admission in a new school.
Mausi ab ghar bahut kam aati hai, kyuki unki ladki ko new school mein admission mil gaya hai.


We talk now and then because all of us have got busy with our works.
Haam kabhii kabhi hi bat karte  haiin kyuki  ham sabhih apne kamo mein busy ho gaye hain.

Our parents scold us every now and then.
Hamare parents hamein dante rehte hain.

Every once in a while, we go to that park and play volleyball.
Kabhi kabhi ham us park mein volleyball khelne jate hain.

He is lazy. However, he wakes up early morning few and far between.
Wohh bahut alsi hai lekin Woh kabhi kabhi subh jaldi uth jata hai.

My teacher assigns me homework occasionally.
Meri teacher mujhe homework kabhi kabhi hi deti hain.

Kabhi kabhi hamare gaon ki bijli kaat di jaati hai.

My village's electricity is cut few and far between.

English Idioms and Phrases for SSC with Hindi Translation | Part - 35

Fed up with: annoyed or bored

She is really fed up with the nursing profession.

Woh nursing ki job mein bore ho chuki hai.

I'm fed up with the conversations of my friends.

Main apne doston ki baato se tang aa gaya hun.

He got fed up with all the travelling he had to do throughout the day.

Woh din bhar ke safar se thak gaya tha.

Residents of the town are fed up with the current policies of their leader.

Kasbe ke log (vaasi) apne neta ki neetiyon se tang aa gaye hain.

Kids are never fed up with watching television or playing mobile games nowadays.

Bachhe Tv dekhne ya phone par games khelne se kabhi nahi thakte.

Teacher was fed up with the niose in the classroom so she shouted and hushed everyone.

Teacher class mein ho rahe shor se tang aa gayi thi isliye usne chilla kar sab ko shant kar diya.

My manager is fed up with my work progress and is going to call me for a meeting.

Mera manager mere kam se tang aa gaya hai aur mujhe ab meeting ke liye bulane wala hai.

Main roz roz ke jhagdo se tang aa gaya hu. Mujhe shanti chahiye.

I am fed up with the everyday conflicts of yours. I want peace. 

Purana phone chalate chalate mera man bhar gaya hai. Mujhe naya phone chahiye.

I am fed up with using my old phone. I want a new one.

English Idioms and Phrases for SSC with Hindi Translation | Part - 34

1. C केबाद E, I, Y आये, तो C ‘स’ होगा,
Receive 
Rice 
Cinema 
Cyclone 
Niece 
Piece 
Icy 
Celebrate 
Century 
Certificate 
Circle 
Citizenship 
Force 
2. C केबाद A, O, U, K, R, T  तो  ‘क’ होगा,

Cot 
Cap 
Cow 
Cat 
Candidate 
Cattle 
Back 
Cock 
Lock 
Dock 
Cutting 
Curse 
Custom 
Cruel 
3 . कभी-कभी C के बाद IA या EA , हो, तो ‘श’ 

Social 
Ocean 
Musician

Pronunciations of English Letters | Part - 7

Bent out of shape: To feel upset or annoyed about something 


Rahul is bent out of shape because of his poor results in his academics.

Rahul ke exams ke bure result ki vajah se woh pareshan hai.

Why do you seem bent out of shape? Is it just because of that petty issue?

Tum kyu pareshan lag rahe ho? Kya yeh sirf us chhoti si bat ki vajah se hai?

He does not like people who are bent out of shape for no reason. 

Usko aise log pasand nahi jo bina kisi vajah ke pareshan ya chintit rehte hain.

Today, I saw my sister bent out of shape because she could not buy the dress she liked.

Aaj maine apni behen ko pareshan dekha, kyuki woh us dress ko nahi kharid payi jo use pasand ayi thi. 

Don't tell me that you are bent out of shape. 

Yeh mat kehna ke tum pareshan ho.

His fight with the neighbor's son is the reason that everyone is today bent out of shape in the family. 

Ghar mein sabke pareshan hone ki vajah hai uskki padosi ke ladke se ladayi.

English Idioms and Phrases for SSC with Hindi Translation | Part - 33

How to pronounce 'U' and 'Y' differently. 



U (U) : अ, उ, यू, यो।

U = अ 
Up 
Cup 
Hut 
Fun 
Mud 
Sun 

U = उ
Put 
Pull
Push 
 

U = य,ूयो
Duty
Cute
Cure 
Sure 
Durable 
Pure 


Y : Semi-vowel

Y = ई
Polygamy 
Felony 
Policy 

Y = आय
Tyre 
Typhoid 

Y = आई
Dyke 
Dynasty

Pronunciations of English Letters | Part - 6

How to pronounce 'O' differently. 


O (0) :  ऑ, ओ, उ, ऊ, अ।

O = ऑ 
Ox 
On 
Fox 
Hot 
Pot 
Spot 
Top 
Drop 
Dot 
Soft 
Not 
God 
Got 


O = ओ 

Open 
So 
Hope 
No 
Old 
Gold 
Home 
Most 
Joke 
Post 

OW = ओ 


Low 
Show 
Snow
Row 
Crow 
Sow

OO = उ 

Look 
Book 
Took 
Good 

OO = ऊ 

Room 
Moon 
Boot 
Noon 
Root 

O = अ 
Son
Come 

OW = आऊ

How 
Now 
Cow 

OY = ऑय
Joy 
Boy 
Toy 

OU = आव
Our 
Sour 
Flour

Pronunciations of English Letters | Part - 5

Pronunciations of English Letters | Part - 4

Eat crow. Meaning: To have to admit that you made a mistake.


Usne aakhirkaar apni galti maan li.

He ate crow in the end/ eventually/ finally.lll

Use apni galti maanne mein bahut time lag gaya.

It took him a lot of time to eat the crow.

Usne tumhare samne apni galti nahi maani kyuki woh tumse umar mein bada hai.

He could not eat the crow in front of you because he is older to you.

Main us galti ko kabhi nahi manta jo maine kabhi ki hi nahi.
I never eat the crow for somehting I do not do.

Woh mujhse hamesha meri galti manva lete hai. 

He always makes me eat the crow.

He always gets me to eat the crow.

English Idioms and Phrases for SSC with Hindi translation | Part - 32

This is the story of a man who thought that he had the right to do whatever he liked. One day, this gentleman was walking along a busy road, spinning his walking-stick round and round in his hand, and was trying to look important. A man walking behind him objected.

“You ought not to spin your walking-stick round and round like that!” he said.

“I am free to do what I like with my walking-stick,” argued the gentleman.
‘Of course, you are,” said the other man, “but you ought to know that your freedom ends where my nose begins.”

The story tells us that we can enjoy our rights and our freedom only if they do not interfere with other people’s rights and freedom.

1. The gentleman was walking along a-
a. lonely road.
b. busy road.
c. narrow road.

2. The gentleman was-
a. running along the road.
b. disturbing others on the road.
c. spinning his walking-stick round and round.

3. The man who protested was a-
a. teacher.
b. passer-by.
c. passing-by.

Comprehension for SSC and other Competitive Exams | Part - 13

How to pronounce 'E' differently.


Silent E, jab e kisi word ke end mein ata hai, jisme ek syllable ho. 

( a ) 

Shame 
Name 
Lame 
Same 
( b ) 

Wife 
Nine 
White 
Line 

( c )

Nose 
Hope 
Smoke 
Joke 

( d ) 

Rule
Tune 
June 
Tube

Pronunciations of English Letters | Part - 3

 How to pronounce 'E' differently.

Jab E ka sound (ae) hota hai.

Net 
Men 
Sell 
Well 
Leg 
Then 
Wet 

Jab E ka sound (ee) hota hai.

Jab kisi word mein consonent pehle aur end mein E ya ee, ya fir ea ho aur word mein ek hi syllable ho.

Be 
We 
He 
She 

See 
Weep 
Bee 
Sleep 

Clean 
Sea 
Heat 
Meat 

Jab E ke sath w ata hai to uska sound (eu) hota hai.

Few 
Mew 
New 
Dew

Pronunciations of English letters | Part - 2

Improving Spoken English and written English both with these tips. 

 
1- Speak a little amount of English every day. 

2-  Listen to your pronunciation carefully. 

3- Expand your vocabulary and use idiomatic phrases 

4- Download and always refer to your dictionary

How to work on spoken English? Is written English different from spoken English?

Self-directed learning, in its broadest meaning, describes a process in which individuals take the initiative with or without the help of others, in diagnosing their learning needs, formulation of learning goals, identifying resources for learning, choosing and implementing learning strategies, and evaluating learning outcomes. Thus, it is important to attain new knowledge easily and skillfully for the rest of his or her life.

What is the need for self-directed learning? One reason is that there is convincing evidence that people, who take the initiative in learning, learn more things and learn better than people waiting to be taught. The second reason is that self-directed learning is more in tune with our natural process of psychological development; an essential aspect of maturing is developing the ability to take increasing responsibility of our own lives to become increasingly self-directed. The third reason that many of the new developments in education put a heavy responsibility on the learners to take a good deal of initiative in their own learning. To meet the challenge of today's instructive environment, self-directed learning is most essential.


Q:1) The modern environment, according to the author, is

(a) Restrictive

(b) Instructive

(c) Less developed

(d) Impracticable

Q:2) There is a need for self-directed learning because

(a) It is less challenging.

(b) It helps people to learn more things and learn better.

(c) It is a more cost-effective method.

(d) It is less time-consuming.

Q:3) Which word best describes self-directed learning?

(a) Active learning

(b) Passive learning

(c) Compulsory learning

(d) Repulsive learning

Comprehension for SSC and other Competitive Exams | Part -12

Noun: Anything that you see around that has a name to it, is noun. 

Types of Noun:

Collective Noun: Same category ki chize groups mein hoti hain to unko collective noun kaha jata hai.

Class of students, audience, bouquet of flowers, band of singers, gang of goons, etc.

Parts of Speech | Part - 3 | Noun

Noun: Anything that you see around that has a name to it, is noun. 

Types of Noun:

1) Countable: Common noun, and Proper noun.

2) Uncountable: Material noun, and Abstract noun.


Material Noun:

Jin cheezo se kuch aur banaya jata hai.

Gold, silver, milk, water, cotton, etc. 


Abstract noun:

Jo cheeze actual mein nahi hoti, but sirf hamare mind mein unka existence hota hai.

Honesty, beauty, ego, idea, fear, etc.

Parts of Speech | Part - 2 | Noun

Noun: Anything that you see around that has a name to it, is noun. 

Types of Noun:

1) Countable: Common noun, and Proper noun.

2) Uncountable: Material noun, and Abstract noun.

Common noun:

Jo words kisi category ko denote karte hain.

Writer, boy, king, river, restaurant, etc. 

Proper noun: 

Jo words properly kisi ke liye use hote hain.

Names of cities, people, specific things. Paulo Coelho (Writer), Tom (boy), Vikramaditya (king), Burger King (restaurant), etc.

Parts of Speech | Part - 1 | Noun

Kyu raayi ka pahaad bana rahe ho?      

Why are you making a mountain out of a molehill? 

 

Tum raayi ka pahaad bana rahe ho. Tumne bas ek essay galat likha, iska matlab yeh nahi ke tum exam mein fail ho jaaoge. 

You're making a mountain out of a molehill. You wrote one bad essay - it doesn't mean you're going to fail your exam. 

Chhoti chhoti baato ko bada banane ka matlab nahi banta. 

There is no sense in making a mountain out of a molehill. 

Raayi ka pahaad banana band karo. 

Stop trying to make a mountain out of molehill. 

Who bas 5 minutes late thi, lekin usne iska raayi ka pahaad bana diya. 

She was only five minutes late, but he made a mountain out of a molehill. 

Yeh bahut choti si samajhne wali chiz hai, lekin woh is baat ka rayi ka pahad bana deta hai. 

It is only a simple thing to understand, but he makes a mountain out molehill.

English Idioms and Phrases for SSC with Hindi Translation | Part - 31

How to pronounce 'A' differently.

An (ऐन) 

At (ऐट) 

Man (मैन) 


All (ऑल)

Wall (वॉल) 

War (वॉर) 

Call (कॉल)

Small (स्मॉल)

Far (फ़ार) 

Are (आर) 

Ware (वेअर) 

Fare (फेअर) 

Care (केअर) 

Dare (डेअर) 

Pay (पे) 

Way (वे) 

Stay (स्टे)