The cake that Sonam made tasted

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job.

35 keep/stay in touch

(with someone)

remain informed

(about someone) / in

contact(with

someone)

I haven't seen Javed for two or

three years but we keep (stay) in

touch by e-mail.

36 make up one's mind

decide what to do. A: Where are you going on your

vacation?

B: May be Manali, maybe

Mahabadeshwar. I can't make up

my mind.

37 now and then

Occasionally A: "Do you see Jasmine often?"

B: "No, not really. I see her now

and then, but not regularly."

38 cutting edge

using the most recent

technology.

The university's computer lab is

(on the) cutting edge. It has all the

latest hardware and software.

39 once in a while

Not frequently

A: "Would you like coffee or tea?"

B: "Coffee, please. I drink tea once

in a while, but I generally drink

coffee."

40 state of the art

using the latest

technology.

The company is very proud of the

equipment in its computer room.

It's state of the art.

41 take it easy

relax.

I don't have any special vacation

plans. I'm just going to take it

easy.

42 tell a white lie

say something that

isn't true in order not

to hurt or offend

someone.

The cake that Sonam made tasted

terrible, but I knew that she made

it because she wanted to please

me, so when she asked if I liked it,

I told a white lie and said it was

good.

43 two-faced deceitful; disloyal I thought he was my friend, but

he's two-faced.

44 To give someone the

green light

To give permission to

go ahead

My boss gave me the green light

to begin work with the new

project

45 Gift of The Gab The ability to speak

well

Pooja was able to keep the

audiences amused with her

stories. She surely has the gift of

the gab.

46 A teacher’s pet The student whom the

teacher likes the best

Parvin is her teacher’s pet. She

always gets special treatment.

47 Wild Goose Chase Futile search Searching for hidden gold in the

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village field is nothing but a wild

goose chase.

48 Break the Ice Overcome initial

shyness

The teacher asked the students to

introduce themselves to each

other to break the ice.

49 To kill two birds with

one stone

To get two

things/activities done

at once.

If you do shopping when you

drop Reshma off for school, you

will kill two birds with one stone.

50 By Hook or by Crook Using any means, fair

or foul

There is a cricket match

tomorrow. Raj will take leave

from office by hook or by crook.

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Semester: 5 Name of the Course: Core Course in English (CCE 11)

Saurashtra University

Faculty of Arts

English

Syllabus (Effective from June 2019 onwards)

Subject English Semester 05

Course Title William Shakespeare Course Credit 03

Category Core Course Course

No.

11

Course Code Core

Semester End

Exam

2:30 Hours 70 Marks

Category Teaching

Hours

Credit Internal

Marks

External

Marks

Practical/

Viva

Marks

Total

Marks

Core

Course

45 03 30 70 NA 100

Internal assessment: Assignment / Presentation / MCQ test

Learning Objectives:

 To initiate the students in the study of Shakespeare

 To make students able to appreciate Shakespeare

 To develop critical acumen among the students for classics of literature

Course content: