Chapter: An invitation for Robin
đ Vocabulary
ENGLISH FOR TODAY Class Six
â Most Important Exam Words
invitation - āĻ¨āĻŋāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŖinvite - āĻ¨āĻŋāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻžcountryside - āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻ˛excited - āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻ¨āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤receive - āĻā§āĻ°āĻšāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻ
āĻā§āĻ¯āĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻžarrive - āĻĒā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§stay - āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻžfresh - āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻžproud - āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤enjoy - āĻāĻĒāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻžmiss - āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžworry - āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻžhope - āĻāĻļāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻžalready - āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§inform - āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨ā§relative - āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻŧguest - āĻ
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĨāĻŋhost - āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻĨā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§a whole new world - āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ āĻāĻā§a city boy - āĻļāĻšāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ˛ā§
đ Word Formation Rules
âē invite (verb) -> invitation (noun), inviting (adjective)
âē excite (verb) -> excited (adjective), exciting (adjective), excitement (noun)
âē happy (adjective) -> happiness (noun), happily (adverb), unhappy (adjective)
âē proud (adjective) -> proudly (adverb), pride (noun)
âē enjoy (verb) -> enjoyable (adjective), enjoyment (noun)
âē receive (verb) -> received (past form), receiver (noun), reception (noun)
âē inform (verb) -> information (noun), informative (adjective)
âē arrive (verb) -> arrival (noun)
âē worry (verb) -> worried (adjective), worrying (adjective)
âē hope (verb or noun) -> hopeful (adjective), hopefully (adverb), hopeless (adjective)
âē farm (noun) -> farmer (noun), farming (noun or adjective)
âē relate (verb) -> relation (noun), relative (noun or adjective)
1. An invitation for Robin: People and relationships (8 words)
aunt[/ÉËnt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻĢā§āĻĢā§
Alt: āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻŽāĻšā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻŽāĻšā§āĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¨
Example: Aunt Amina lives in the countryside.
Syn: relative
đĄ Exam tip: Aunt means the sister of one's father or mother.
uncle[/ËĘÅkÉl/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŽāĻžāĻŽāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻžāĻāĻž
Alt: āĻĢā§āĻĢāĻž, āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻˇ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻŧ
Example: Uncle Karim will receive Robin.
Syn: relative
đĄ Exam tip: Use uncle for a parent's brother or an aunt's husband.
cousin[/ËkĘzÉn/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§, āĻŽāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§, āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻĢā§āĻĢāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ-āĻŦā§āĻ¨
Alt: āĻāĻāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻŽā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻŧ
Example: Maher is Robin's cousin.
Syn: relative
đĄ Exam tip: Cousin refers to the child of one's uncle or aunt.
family[/ËfÃĻmÉli/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻ°
Alt: āĻāĻāĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻĻāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻ°āĻž
Example: Amina's family lives in the country.
Syn: householdAnt: stranger
đĄ Exam tip: Family is usually treated as a singular collective noun in basic sentences.
parent[/ËpeÉrÉnt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻž
Alt: āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻ
Example: Robin's parents agreed to the visit.
Syn: guardianAnt: child
đĄ Exam tip: The plural form is parents, meaning father and mother.
relative[/ËrelÉtÉĒv/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻŧ
Alt: āĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦā§āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ
Example: Robin visited his relatives in the village.
Syn: relationAnt: stranger
đĄ Exam tip: Relative can be both a noun and an adjective.
guest[/ÉĄest/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĨāĻŋ
Alt: āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ
Example: Robin was a welcome guest at his aunt's house.
Syn: visitorAnt: host
đĄ Exam tip: A guest visits; a host receives or entertains the guest.
host[/hÉĘst/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻĨā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§
Alt: āĻ
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āĻ°āĻšāĻŖāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ
Example: Aunt Amina was a kind host.
Syn: entertainerAnt: guest
đĄ Exam tip: Remember the opposite pair: host and guest.
2. Invitation and request expressions (8 words)
invitation[/ËÉĒnvÉĒËteÉĒĘÉn/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ¨āĻŋāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŖ
Alt: āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ¸āĻžāĻ° āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ§
Example: Robin received an invitation from Aunt Amina.
Syn: requestAnt: refusal
đĄ Exam tip: The verb form is invite and the adjective form is inviting.
invite[/ÉĒnËvaÉĒt/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻ¨āĻŋāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻ¸āĻ¤ā§ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: Amina invited Robin to stay with her.
Syn: askAnt: exclude
đĄ Exam tip: Use invite someone to do something.
request[/rÉĒËkwest/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ§
Alt: āĻāĻĻā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
Example: The letter contained a kind request.
Syn: appealAnt: refusal
đĄ Exam tip: Request may be used as both a noun and a verb.
please[/pliËz/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻš āĻāĻ°ā§
Alt: āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻ¨āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: Would you please visit us next week?
Syn: kindlyAnt: displease
đĄ Exam tip: Please makes a request polite.
would[/wĘd/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŋ
Alt: āĻāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ§ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻļā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻšāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
Example: We would like you to come with us.
Syn: might
đĄ Exam tip: Would like means want politely.
like[/laÉĒk/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻĒāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤ā§
Alt: āĻ¸āĻĻā§āĻļ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
Example: I would like you to join us.
Syn: enjoyAnt: dislike
đĄ Exam tip: Use would like + object + to + verb for polite invitations.
inform[/ÉĒnËfÉËrm/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨ā§
Alt: āĻ¤āĻĨā§āĻ¯ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: Please inform us when you will arrive.
Syn: tellAnt: hide
đĄ Exam tip: Inform is more formal than tell.
arrive[/ÉËraÉĒv/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻĒā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§
Alt: āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
Example: Tell us when you will arrive.
Syn: reachAnt: depart
đĄ Exam tip: Arrive at a small place and arrive in a city or country.
3. Travel and places (8 words)
countryside[/ËkĘntrisaÉĒd/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻ˛
Alt: āĻļāĻšāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻž
Example: Amina's family lives in the countryside.
Syn: rural areaAnt: city
đĄ Exam tip: Countryside is generally used as an uncountable noun.
country[/ËkĘntri/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻ˛
Alt: āĻ°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻž āĻĻā§āĻļ
Example: Robin thought he would like the country.
Syn: rural areaAnt: town
đĄ Exam tip: In this lesson, country means the rural area, not a nation.
city[/ËsÉĒti/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻļāĻšāĻ°
Alt: āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻāĻ¨āĻŦāĻ¸āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ¨āĻāĻ° āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻž
Example: Robin was a city boy.
Syn: townAnt: village
đĄ Exam tip: City boy means a boy who lives in a city.
station[/ËsteÉĒĘÉn/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻļāĻ¨
Alt: āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻ¨ āĻĨāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨
Example: They would meet Robin at the bus station.
Syn: terminal
đĄ Exam tip: Bus station is a place where buses arrive and leave.
bus[/bĘs/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸
Alt: āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻŦāĻšāĻ¨āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨
Example: Robin would go to the country by bus.
Syn: coach
đĄ Exam tip: Use by bus to describe the means of transport.
stay[/steÉĒ/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž
Alt: āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ
āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: Robin would stay with his aunt for a few days.
Syn: remainAnt: leave
đĄ Exam tip: Stay with someone means live or spend time at that person's place.
receive[/rÉĒËsiËv/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻā§āĻ°āĻšāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻ
āĻā§āĻ¯āĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: Uncle Karim would receive Robin at the station.
Syn: acceptAnt: send
đĄ Exam tip: Receive is often confused with the spelling of believe; remember i before e in receive.
away[/ÉËweÉĒ/]adveasy
Meaning: āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§
Alt: āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§
Example: Aunt Amina lived forty miles away from Dhaka.
Syn: distantlyAnt: nearby
đĄ Exam tip: Away from expresses distance from a place.
4. Farm animals and rural life (8 words)
duck[/dĘk/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻšāĻžāĻāĻ¸
Alt: āĻāĻ˛āĻāĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋ
Example: Amina's family had four ducks.
Syn: waterfowl
đĄ Exam tip: The plural form is ducks.
chicken[/ËtĘÉĒkÉĒn/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŽā§āĻ°āĻāĻŋ
Alt: āĻā§āĻšāĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋ
Example: There were six chickens in the yard.
Syn: hen
đĄ Exam tip: Chicken may refer to the bird or its meat; chickens means birds.
cow[/kaĘ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻ°ā§
Alt: āĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻā§āĻšāĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŖā§
Example: Their cow gave fresh milk every day.
Syn: cattle
đĄ Exam tip: Cow is singular; cattle is generally plural or collective.
milk[/mÉĒlk/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĻā§āĻ§
Alt: āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻĒāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŖā§āĻ° āĻ¤āĻ°āĻ˛ āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ¯
Example: The cow gives fresh milk.
Syn: dairy
đĄ Exam tip: Milk is usually an uncountable noun.
fresh[/freĘ/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻž
Alt: āĻ¸āĻĻā§āĻ¯ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻšā§āĻ¤
Example: They drank fresh milk every morning.
Syn: newAnt: stale
đĄ Exam tip: Fresh milk means milk that is recently collected.
farm[/fÉËrm/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ°
Alt: āĻĢāĻ¸āĻ˛ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāĻļā§āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨
Example: The children enjoyed visiting the farm.
Syn: ranch
đĄ Exam tip: Farm is related to farmer and farming.
milk[/mÉĒlk/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻĻā§āĻšāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻžāĻāĻ˛ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻš āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: Robin first milked the cow Dulari.
Syn: draw milk
đĄ Exam tip: As a verb, milk takes an object: milk the cow.
rural[/ËrĘÉrÉl/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽā§āĻŖ
Alt: āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽ āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āĻˇāĻŋ āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻā§āĻā§ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤
Example: Robin learned about rural life.
Syn: countryAnt: urban
đĄ Exam tip: Rural is the adjective related to countryside.
5. Feelings and experiences (8 words)
excited[/ÉĒkËsaÉĒtÉĒd/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻ¨āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤
Alt: āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻšā§
Example: Robin was excited after receiving the letter.
Syn: thrilledAnt: calm
đĄ Exam tip: Excited describes a person's feeling; exciting describes the cause.
happy[/ËhÃĻpi/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻ¸ā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻ¨āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤
Alt: āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻˇā§āĻ
Example: Amina's family was happy to invite Robin.
Syn: gladAnt: sad
đĄ Exam tip: The noun form is happiness.
proud[/praĘd/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤
Alt: āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻ
āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻˇā§āĻ
Example: Robin was proud when he milked the cow.
Syn: pleasedAnt: ashamed
đĄ Exam tip: Use proud of someone or something.
enjoy[/ÉĒnËdĘÉÉĒ/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻĒāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻāĻ¨āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
Example: Robin really enjoyed his stay in the country.
Syn: likeAnt: dislike
đĄ Exam tip: Enjoy is followed by a noun or verb ending in -ing.
miss[/mÉĒs/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŦ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: Robin already missed Maher.
Syn: long forAnt: forget
đĄ Exam tip: Miss someone means feel sad because that person is absent.
worry[/ËwĘri/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻāĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻ¨ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
Example: Robin's parents did not need to worry.
Syn: fretAnt: relax
đĄ Exam tip: Worry about someone or something.
hope[/hÉĘp/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻļāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ¯āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻŦā§ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: Robin hoped to visit again next summer.
Syn: expectAnt: despair
đĄ Exam tip: Hope is commonly followed by to plus verb or a that-clause.
memory[/ËmemÉri/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻ¸ā§āĻŽā§āĻ¤āĻŋ
Alt: āĻ
āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻ¤āĻž
Example: The visit became a happy memory for Robin.
Syn: recollectionAnt: forgetfulness
đĄ Exam tip: The plural form is memories.
6. Letter-writing and useful expressions (8 words)
letter[/ËletÉr/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋ
Alt: āĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻž
Example: Robin received a letter from his aunt.
Syn: message
đĄ Exam tip: A personal letter usually has a salutation, body and closing.
received[/rÉĒËsiËvd/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛
Alt: āĻā§āĻ°āĻšāĻŖ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛
Example: Robin received the letter with great excitement.
Syn: gotAnt: sent
đĄ Exam tip: Received is the past form of receive.
read[/riËd/ (present), /red/ (past)]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻž
Example: He read the letter over and over.
Syn: study
đĄ Exam tip: The spelling is the same in present and past, but pronunciation changes.
again[/ÉËÉĄen/]adveasy
Meaning: āĻāĻŦāĻžāĻ°
Alt: āĻĒā§āĻ¨āĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ
Example: Robin hoped Aunt Amina would invite him again.
Syn: once moreAnt: never
đĄ Exam tip: Again often appears with repeat actions.
already[/ÉËlËredi/]advmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§
Alt: āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻāĻā§āĻ
Example: They had already talked to Robin's parents.
Syn: previouslyAnt: not yet
đĄ Exam tip: Already is often used in affirmative sentences and with the present perfect tense.
really[/ËrÉĒÉli/]adveasy
Meaning: āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŋāĻ
Alt: āĻā§āĻŦ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤āĻĒāĻā§āĻˇā§
Example: Robin really enjoyed his stay.
Syn: trulyAnt: hardly
đĄ Exam tip: Really can emphasize an adjective or verb.
dear[/dÉĒÉr/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ
Alt: āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻŦā§āĻ§āĻ¨ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšā§āĻ¤ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
Example: My dear Aunt is a polite letter opening.
Syn: belovedAnt: hated
đĄ Exam tip: Dear is commonly used before the name or relationship in a letter.
thanks[/θÃĻÅks/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ
Alt: āĻā§āĻ¤āĻā§āĻāĻ¤āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻļā§āĻ° āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
Example: Thanks again for inviting me.
Syn: gratitudeAnt: ingratitude
đĄ Exam tip: Thanks for is followed by a noun or verb ending in -ing.
đĄ Exam Tips
âĸ For a question asking why Robin was excited, mention that he received a letter from Aunt Amina inviting him to stay in the countryside.
âĸ For the question about travel, answer that Robin would go to the country by bus.
âĸ Remember the expression would like you to, which means please do or I want you to politely.
âĸ Remember that let us know means inform us or tell us.
âĸ In a personal invitation letter, include the date, salutation, invitation, planned activities, closing and signature.
âĸ Use would like to for polite invitations: I would like you to visit my home.
âĸ Use would you please to make a polite request: Would you please come to my birthday party?
âĸ Use proud of, miss someone and worry about someone or something correctly in sentences.
âĸ The main idea of Robin's second letter is to thank his aunt for inviting him.
âĸ A city boy means a boy who lives in a city; a whole new world means a completely new experience; miss someone means feel sad because that person is absent.
âĸ Distinguish country, meaning rural area in this lesson, from country, meaning a nation.
âĸ In vocabulary questions, write both the Bengali meaning and a simple English sentence when required.