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English Skills for theEnglish Skills for the

IPP TEAMIPP TEAM

Reading Writing SpeakingReading Writing Speaking

ListeningListening



Cognitive objectiveCognitive objective

To know the use of articles : def inite and indef inite:To know the use of articles : def inite and indef inite:TheThe aa andand anan

Countable things can beCountable things can be aa oror anan [before vowel[before vowelsound words]sound words]

A woman a tree A woman a tree An egg an apple An egg an apple

Superlatives or uncountable nouns can useSuperlatives or uncountable nouns can use TheTheThe director the mountainsThe director the mountains



Enabling objectiveEnabling objective

To use articles with conf idenceTo use articles with conf idencethrough practicethrough practice

Sentences made turn by turn by eachSentences made turn by turn by eachmember of the team.member of the team.



ParagraphParagraph

Y ou are going t o attend a meeting Y ou are going t o attend a meetingrepresenting your off ice in a foreignrepresenting your off ice in a foreign

country.country.

Write a description of yourself so you will beWrite a description of yourself so you will berecognised by the person coming t o receiverecognised by the person coming t o receiveyou.you.

Word limit : 100Word limit : 100 150 words150 words



I startedI started managemanage the f act ory a monththe f act ory a monthlater ,and I have continuedlater ,and I have continued dodo so untilso untilnow. I intendednow. I intended makemake a success of a success of my new post for I could not bearmy new post for I could not bear thinkthinkof being a f ailure. I did not likeof being a f ailure. I did not like givegive

orders t o so many peopleorders t o so many people,, some of some of whom were older than I was.whom were older than I was.

To /~ingTo /~ing



Cont·dCont·d

I pref erredI pref erred givegive advice andadvice and makemake

suggestions. When someone made asuggestions. When someone made a

mistake or was lazy, I always triedmistake or was lazy, I always tried speakspeak t o t o

him politely and gently at f irst. As a result him politely and gently at f irst. As a result

people seemed t

olikepe

ople seemed t

olike

work

work

for me and did

for me and did

their best. The f act ory begantheir best. The f act ory began dodo well andwell and

has continuedhas continued dodo so ever since.so ever since.



PrepositionsPrepositions

Prepositions answer thePrepositions answer the

questions of where in mostquestions of where in mostsentences « in some Indiansentences « in some Indian

languages we often uselanguages we often use postpositions postpositions



PrepositionsPrepositions

Let Let usus list list somesome prepositionsprepositions andand useusethemthem inin sentencessentences

Let Let usus dodo aa short short exerciseexercise;; therethere isisusuallyusually moremore thanthan oneone answeranswer.. Y ou Y ouhavehave t ot o makemake choiceschoices andand decidedecide

whichwhich youyou wouldwould likelike t ot o makemake part part of of youryour ownown languagelanguage..



ExerciseExercise

1.1. Some people believe ___ ghosts but otherSome people believe ___ ghosts but other

people laugh ____ them.people laugh ____ them.

2. He apologised ___ being late and complained2. He apologised ___ being late and complained

____the heavy traff ic. ____the heavy traff ic.

3. Vivek and Alok quarrelled ____ Viveks mobike,3. Vivek and Alok quarrelled ____ Viveks mobike,

_____ Vivek said Alok had damaged___. Alok _____ Vivek said Alok had damaged___. Alok

objected ___ this and said that it was not objected ___ this and said that it was not

____f ault. Some of the team agreed ____Alok and ____f ault. Some of the team agreed ____Alok and

some ____with him. BSP said it was no ones f ault some ____with him. BSP said it was no ones f ault

and tried t o st op them _____arguing _____it.and tried t o st op them _____arguing _____it.



Exercise contdExercise contd

4. Please trust me. Y ou can depend ___me.4. Please trust me. Y ou can depend ___me.

5. I am sad. I trusted ___her and she let me5. I am sad. I trusted ___her and she let me

____ again. ____ again.

6. Today I can inform ____about where___ go 6. Today I can inform ____about where___ go and when ____ go t o the stand turn ___and when ____ go t o the stand turn ___turn.turn.

7. Can you tell me _____ what happened7. Can you tell me _____ what happenedyesterday?yesterday?



Just a Minute [J AM]Just a Minute [J AM]

The best thing that ever The best thing that ever

happened to me.happened to me.

Group

Group--A extemp

ore A extemp

ore

GroupGroup--B will write about 200 words t o B will write about 200 words t o read aloud.read aloud.



Reading & a rich vocabularyReading & a rich vocabulary

Fiv e words each sessi onFiv e words each sessi on

Use them in your ow n way and make them part o f Use them in your ow n way and make them part o f your ow n lan guage to bui ld a rich v o ca bular y.your ow n lan gua ge to bui ld a rich v o ca bular y.

This This is is a a s elf s elf --gen era ted gen era ted exercis eexercis e r ead r ead an an ar t ic lear t ic le o r o r

passa gepassa ge o n o n t h et h e n et,n et, f r omf r om a a book,book, a a ma ga zin ema ga zin e o r o r a a

n ew s pa per n ew s pa per .. Find Find t h et h e wo rds wo rds and and looklook upup t h et h emeanin gmeanin g.. Ma keMa ke s en tenc es s en tenc es o f o f your your ow n ow n ..



Enabling objectivesEnabling objectives

St ruc t ur e of yo ur w ri tt en d o cum en t St ruc t ur e of yo ur w ri tt en d o cum en t

Lan gu age:Lan gu age: cri sp, c o nci se and fo cu sed cri sp, c o nci se and fo cu sed

c o rr espo nd enc e.c o rr espo nd enc e.

Use sim ple n o n Use sim ple n o n --off ici o u s lan gu age.off ici o u s lan gu age.

Pr ac t ic e c o rr ec t En gli sh u sage.Pr ac t ic e c o rr ec t En gli sh u sage.Repair :Repair : Id en t i fy and AVOID mi st akesId en t i fy and AVOID mi st akes

pecu li ar t o Indi an ES L u ser s.pecu li ar t o Indi an ES L u ser s.



ParagraphParagraph

A Subscriber has missed an issue. A Subscriber has missed an issue.Reasons unknown. Placate him. ThinkReasons unknown. Placate him. Think

of the repair for this situationof the repair for this situation

Need 150 words: write an email andNeed 150 words: write an email and

send it t o Shilpa she will forward thesend it t o Shilpa she will forward thewhole teams work. This is anwhole teams work. This is anindividual task, help each other but beindividual task, help each other but be

honest.honest.



PracticePractice

A cust omer needs t o adjust the A cust omer needs t o adjust thematter of an ad.matter of an ad.

Please write and ask the details andPlease write and ask the details andmention new size and rates for themention new size and rates for the

revised insertion.revised insertion.



Assignment for 26 Assignment for 26thth FebFeb

WriteWrite aa JokeJoke andand readread it it t ot o thethe classclass it it shouldshould bebe clean,clean, wholesome,wholesome, most most def initelydef initely

vegetarianvegetarian.. Y ou Y ou maymay f indf ind thisthis inin aanewspaper,newspaper, bookbook oror aa magazinemagazine of of youryourchoicechoice..

ThisThis isis forfor bothboth groupsgroups willwill taketake thethe placeplace of of

JUSTJUST aa MINUTEMINUTE andand homeworkhomework must must bebedonedone



Noun /verb agreementNoun /verb agreement

This is an essential part of seemingThis is an essential part of seemingliterate .literate .

We need t o make sentences t ogetherWe need t o make sentences t ogetherand see where we are going onand see where we are going ontrackand when and where we needtrackand when and where we need

t o tune.t o tune.



Subject / Verb agreementSubject / Verb agreement

Each part of the sentence may have an error Each part of the sentence may have an error ..

Many a man /Many a man / have / been working /underhave / been working /under

me.me. Cattles / were grazing / in the meadowsCattles / were grazing / in the meadows

/near our f arm. /near our f arm.

I t old him/ the st ory/ in details/ t o makeI t old him/ the st ory/ in details/ t o make

him understand it f ully.him understand it f ully. I have / t wo sisterI have / t wo sister--inin--laws / whoselaws / whose

husbands /are all well settled in Delhi.husbands /are all well settled in Delhi.



contdcontd

Many a person/ have / lost / their lif e/Many a person/ have / lost / their lif e/and property in the riots.and property in the riots.

As he st ood/ below the shower/ the As he st ood/ below the shower/ thesharps jets of /ice cold water /revivedsharps jets of /ice cold water /revivedhis spirit.his spirit.

The man, / who I have / of tenThe man, / who I have / of tenmentioned is one whose f riendship/ I mentioned is one whose f riendship/ I could wish t o acquire/ because he is acould wish t o acquire/ because he is a

respectable man.respectable man.



Extempore speechExtempore speech

L et·s T ell a StoryL et·s T ell a StoryOne member of the team will start aOne member of the team will start a

st oryst ory I went on a trip and I. I went on a trip and I.

Each member of the team can add aEach member of the team can add af ew lines.f ew lines.





WordsmithWordsmith

We can use better We can use better words and usewords and use

words better«.words better«. UtilityUtility

GraphicGraphic

Applaud Applaud IntrinsicIntrinsic

SpuriousSpurious

OnusOnus

LucidLucid

PerhapsPerhaps

Could beCould be

Might beMight be

May we suggest May we suggest

LiberalLiberal ConduciveConducive

Looking forward*Looking forward*



Writing for BusinessWriting for Business

We need t o know the essential parts of the letterWe need t o know the essential parts of the lettereven if it is an email.even if it is an email.

1.Inside address [of ten goes at the end if not using a1.Inside address [of ten goes at the end if not using atemplate] A template is like a letterheadtemplate] A template is like a letterhead

{date and ref erence no may or may not be used}{date and ref erence no may or may not be used}2. A greeting: several ways2. A greeting: several ways3. A subject or ref erence line3. A subject or ref erence line

4. Get t o the point in the main text. Be f actual.4. Get t o the point in the main text. Be f actual.

Be polite: Be polite: neither casual or abruptneither casual or abrupt





contdcontd

Why are we writing?Why are we writing?

To Whom are we writing?To Whom are we writing?

Do we need others t o know theDo we need others t o know thecontents of this letter F YI ..N/Acontents of this letter F YI ..N/A

Will we need t o follow up with a visit Will we need t o follow up with a visit or a phone call or a simple reminder?or a phone call or a simple reminder?

Email language may or may not be theEmail language may or may not be thebest choice think about it!best choice think about it!



contdcontd

Common phrases:Common phrases:

ASAP, F YI , F Y R , BR ASAP, F YI , F Y R , BR



J AMJ AM

Final session the common t opic isFinal session the common t opic is

FREEDOMFREEDOM

Group A will speak extemporeGroup A will speak extempore Group B may write it out andGroup B may write it out and

prepare but NOT readprepare but NOT read



WritingWriting

Need t o write every dayNeed t o write every day

Read every dayRead every day

Speak every daySpeak every day

Listen everydayListen everyday

Skills will form when all the uses of Skills will form when all the uses of

language are regular. Radio news is alanguage are regular. Radio news is agood habit. Find a news site on thegood habit. Find a news site on thenet and give it a quick reading daily.net and give it a quick reading daily.



Writing contdWriting contd

Writing clearly :Writing clearly :use short sentences.use short sentences.use simple words.use simple words.

enrich vocabulary by reading.enrich vocabulary by reading.write every day.write every day.

find a mentor to read and coach. find a mentor to read and coach.



ReviewReview

Use of articlesUse of articles

Use of PrepositionsUse of Prepositions

Noun/verb agreement Noun/verb agreement

Verb forms [tenses] Verb forms [tenses]

Business languageBusiness language Telephone etiquetteTelephone etiquette



Assessment Assessment

This exercise will cover all the activitiesThis exercise will cover all the activitiesdone so f ar.done so f ar.

Speaking with preparationSpeaking with preparation

Speaking extemporeSpeaking extempore

Writing/correcting sentencesWriting/correcting sentences

A business letter A business letter

An email for off icial work An email for off icial work



RepairRepair

Language is a live t oolLanguage is a live t ool

Need t o be able t o correct oneself Need t o be able t o correct oneself

In team milieu everyone can helpIn team milieu everyone can help

Hesitation t o use i.e. speak for f ear of Hesitation t o use i.e. speak for f ear of errors is the biggest hurdleerrors is the biggest hurdle

Being with those using language wellBeing with those using language wellhelpshelps



contdcontd

Skills grow by using themSkills grow by using them

Practice is a positive use of timePractice is a positive use of time

Skills will take timeSkills will take time

Fast track your own progress by addedFast track your own progress by addedeffortsefforts

Use the dictionary, net Use the dictionary, net espesp google, T V,google, T V,radio all and every t ool t o build skillsradio all and every t ool t o build skills



All the Best All the Best

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