Hello everyone, I am Niharika. So how’s it going? Well, in today’s lesson we are
gonna look at Binomial Pairs with the Conjunction or a quick review on what are Binomial pairs.
Well, A binomial pair is an expression made of two words, however its connected with a
help of a conjunction. So, either, and, or, these are the conjunctions used to join the
two words. So in today’s lesson we are gonna look at binomial pairs, but specifically with
the conjunction“ or”, so they are very simple and you can use it in your daily conversation
. So let’s learn how to use it and what exactly they mean.
So they are very easy to learn and very useful in our daily conversation, so let’s see what exactly they mean &
how you can use them. So the very first one that I have for you here is sooner or later,
so sooner or later is an expression that you can use for something that will surely happen.
Now we don’t know when probably there are things that are bound to happen like death
okay sooner or later we all will die, but that’s gonna be someday, we don’t know
you know what day or what time we will die, but yes the death will definitely happen someday
okay so that’s how you can use this expression. The second expression that I have for you
is more or less. So more or less is an expression that indicates approximately or almost okay so for example I’ll be ready
in ten minutes more or less. So its approximately in ten minutes you’ll be ready, so rather
than using the words like approximately or almost you can use the expression more or
less. This project should be ready in more or less ten days okay so probably you’re
not sure whether it’s gonna be eight days or ten days, but you’re just giving a figure,
like an approximate figure, so you are using this expression. The third one that I have
for you is take it or leave it, so take it or leave it is a perfect expression used to
negotiate. It’s like your final call, so you are not gonna negotiate further. It’s
like either you take it or leave it. This dress is for ten dollars take it or leave
it, so you are not gonna negotiatefurther, it’s your final offer. So when you use this
expression it’s more like a final offer of yours. Next time you are negotiating try
using this expression and it’s simple. Then the next one that I have for you is make or
break. Now make or break is like either it’s a success or a failure. So nothing between
that like this football match is absolutely make or break for Spain. Soeitherthey have
to win it or they lose then they are out of tournament, so that’s how you can use this
expression. The fifth expression that I have for you is win or lose, now win or lose is
pretty much similar expression to make or break. So win or lose is again either its
success or its failure. So whether it’swin or lose its important for him to go ahead
and start those projects or take up this opportunity. So whether it’s gonna be successful or its
gonna be failure, it’s important for him to start this project. So again it means that
either it’s a win or a lose situation or either its success or failure. And then the
last phrase or the last expression that I have for you is now or never okay now and
never is used to indicate urgency or to do something immediately
okay so you are not gonna get another opportunity , you have to do it now . So hey you have
to jump out of that plane, it’s like now or never. So probably you’re in a plane
okay you’ve gone sky diving. Wow!! That’s too much fun, so you’ve gone sky diving
and you are too terrified to jump out of the plane. So maybe your instructor or maybe your
partner is telling you okay it’s now or never. So you’re not gonna get another opportunity,
you gotta jump now okay on immediate basis. So that’s how you can use this phrase. So
these are six phrases. Well, they are Binomial pairs joined with the conjunction “or”
very simple and very easy to use. So hope you got it and you understood it and you are
gonna use it in your conversation. I’ll be back with a new lesson till then you take care...