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1. A SPOKEN ENGLISH GUIDE FOR BEGINNERS
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A ONE MONTH GUIDE TO SPOKEN ENGLISH
(You can divide the days, I have here divided your work.Have a great time!)
1. PHONETICS
(a) the role of phonetics in everyday conversation
(b) the basic phonetics symbols
(c) the basic pronunciation of ‘a’ , ‘b’, ‘e’ , ‘I’ , ‘o’, ‘u’ and their variants.
(d) Direct and indirect speech and tenses in everyday conversation
(e) Past ,present and future tenses.
2. READING
STUDENTS will be given passages to read aloud in the class in order to test
(i) their grounding in the phonetics training
(ii) to test their handling of situations in everyday life like workplace situations,
Domestic negotiations etc.
(iii) to WRITE JOB APPLICATIONS.
(iv)describe family life/ talk about their personal profile to others

3. 3. VOCABULARY
(i) stock of words
(ii) changing of words according to different situations and timings.
(iii) different words for different places i.e vocabulary for workplace, for
everyday usage ,for casual conversation etc.
GROUP DISCUSSION
Students may ask each other questions or engage in mock roll-playing.
The above is just an outline of the main topics for the course . A detailed
description of the main chapters to be taught and the EXERCISES TO BE
ASSIGNED TO THE STUDENTS IN CLASS IN THE FOLLOWING PAGES:
PERSONAL QUESTIONS
(These are to be tested on the students on the first few classes as well as they can
form the basis for any background English conversation between the teacher and
the students)
Exercise
Read the following questions and write answers to them:
1, What type of films do you like to see?
________________________________________________________________.
2. Which film is your favourite?
________________________________________________________________.
3. What is your opinion about the standard of films nowadays?
________________________________________________________________.
4. Which type of music do you dislike? Why?
________________________________________________________________.
5. What are your other hobbies?
________________________________________________________________.
6. Would you like to be a actor, singer ,or dancer?
________________________________________________________________.
(AFTER ASKING THE ABOVE QUESTIONS , THE TEACHER CAN ,AT
THIS POINT, BECOME A LITTLE MOE PERSONAL:)
7. How many family members are there in your house?

4. _________________________________________________________________.
8. Is your family a joint family or a nuclear family?(Here the student may be
instructed that a joint family means one in which all th family members of different
generations live side by side or together whereas a nuclear family is one in which a few
family members live together, mostly two adults and a few children. This kind of
discussion between the teacher and the students helps in increasing the vocabulary of the
students besides th main topic at hand.)
CLOSET TEST:
The following test may be conducted on beginnerstudents in order to test their power
with articles and verbs:
__________contrasting tree standing side____side seem ______ be joining hands.
_________ flowering tree gives ___ best when it gives blooms ______ a time when there
is no foliage. Next _________ attract is the tecoma argentia, called Tecoma Tree. The
profusion of flowers on ______ leafless tree is amazing. This tree should _____ planted
_____ distant viewing. ______ may not ______ of much significance _______ the locals
but the mango tree _________ bloom at this time _______ the biggest attractions _____
foreigners. While conducting ______ tour of some foreign delegates last year I was
amused _______ see them spending _______ maximum time looking _______ a mango
tree ,touching the blooms, taking fragrance and also clicking pictures .
VOCABULARY EXERCISES ( NOUN FORMS)
S.No. Word Noun S.No. Word Noun
1. Able ___________ 13. Apologise ______
2. Absurd ___________ 14. Attach ______
3. Active ___________ 15. Appear ______
4. Admire ___________ 16. Affect ______
5. Abundant ___________ 17. Acquire ______
6. Agree ___________ 18. Add _______
7. Accurate ___________ 19. Arrive _______
8. Astonish ___________ 20. Amuse ______
9. Admit ___________
10. Attract ___________
11. Absorb ___________
12. Amaze ___________

5. PRONUNCIATION AND PHONETICS
Give the pronunciation of the boxed letters in the following words:
S.No. Word Pronunciation
1. DEBRIS ___________________
2. DE B O N A I R _______________
3. DIFFICULT __________________
4. DICTIONARY __________________
5. LUGGAGE ___________________
continued from the previous page…..
S.No. Word Pronunciation
6. MIRROR ______________
7. W E E N I E ______________

6. 8. T H R E A T ______________
9. I N I TIA T I V E ______________
10. J U D I C I O U S ______________
11. V I R T U A L _______________
13. W A I F _______________
14. W I PE _______________
15. B A S K E T _______________
16. W E D N E S D A Y _______________
17. VI R G O _______________
18. SU R P RI SE _______________
19. S H O PP I N G _______________
Continued next page……
Pronunciation and Phonetics continued….
Serial No. Word Pronunciation
20. S W E L L ____________

7. 21. A N Y T I M E ____________
22. C A M E ____________
23. Y O U Y O U R O U R _________ __________
_______
24. T H E R E ___________
CORRECT THE FOLLOWING SPELLINGS:
1. Tution 2. Survivle 3. Sofisticated
4. Hocky 5. Artical 6. Legand
7. Beautifull 8. Faithfull 9. Cruelity
10. Leopord 11. Defination 10.Calori
12. Continous 13. Loyality 14. Sincerely
15. Suspention 16. Credulous 17. Truly
18. Amonia 19. Divisibal 20. Serpentin
NUMBER AND GENDER:
1. albino ______________________
2. Albatross ______________________
3. Class ______________________
4. Loss ______________________
5. Mattress _______________________
6. Fox _______________________
7. Hero ______________________
8. Airman ______________________
10. Guess
_______________________

8. FINDING ERRORS:
Directions: Rewrite the following sentences correcting them.
1. Dead man tells no tales.
2. She is proud at her beauty.
3. Let us discuss about the matter.
4. The rich should help the poors.
5. Though he is poor, but he is honest.
6. Go home directly.
7. There is no more place in this compartment.
8. I have never seen him yesterday.
9. I shall come back just now.
10. Hardly had we stepped out of the house then it began to rain.
11. There is no more place in this compartment.
12. Higher you go cooler it is.
13. They made him a king.
14. I shall come back just now.
MONTH TWO
( MARCH)
CONTRACTED
FORMS OF SPOKEN
LANGUAGE
I’ve - I have I’ll -
I will you’re - you are
I’d - I would we’d – we would she’ll - she will
You’ve - you have we’ve – we have he’ll - he will
You’d - you would she’d - she would he’d - he would

9. NEGATIVE CONTRACTED FORMS
I do – I don’t we do – we don’t you do – you don’t
She does - she doesn’t he did – he didn’t they do – they don’t
He has- he hasn’t they had – they didn’t have I would – I wouldn’t
You should – you shouldn’t I will – I won’t
PARTS OF SPEECH (Definition and examples for revision by students)
THE NOUN
Definition - A noun is a name of a person ,place, thing, idea, animal, feeling etc.
Example - book, India, peace, silver, sympathy
Sentences containing nouns- John left early. (noun: John)
We saw twenty elephants in the jungle. (noun:
elephants.)
THE PRONOUN
Definition – A pronoun is a word which is used in place of a noun or a noun
phrase in a sentence. A pronoun is used to avoid repetition of anoun in a sentence.
Example- First Person Singular Plural
I , me we
My us
Mine our, ours
Second Person you you
Yours yours
Third Person he, she ,it they
His, him, hers them
Its their, theirs
Sentences containing pronouns - Your teacher and I agree that all of you are
intelligent students. (pronouns: Your, I, you)
Anyone can do this job. (pronoun : anyone)
Each invention we see today is the result of someone’s positive thinking.
(pronoun: each, we, someone’s)

10. THE VERB
Definition - A verb is a saying or doing word . It indicates the state of being of
the subject. The verb is the most important word in a sentence.
Examples- She sings well. (sings)
They are good . (are)
Food tastes good. (tastes)
The President was invited on the stage. (invited)
Swelling on the face is caused by water retention of the body. (caused)
She appeared suddenly .(appeared)
They enjoyed the meal. (enjoyed)
THE ADJECTIVE
Definition - An adjective is a word that modifies or describes a noun or
pronoun. An adjective may be found in two places in a sentence.
Examples - There is an unusual colour in the sky during spring. (adj. unusual)
The winner seems excited and upbeat . (adj. excited, upbeat)
( An adjective can be in the form of a pronoun as well.
See example below:
The tests reveal that counseling can control her depression.
(adj. her.)
That boy is really intelligent. ( adj. – that)
THE ADVERBS
Definition - An adverb is a word , which describes or modifies a verb. It tells
you how a thing is done, when a thing is done, and where a thing is done.
Examples- She sings well ( adv. – well)
They came yesterday. ( advb. – yesterday)
He went out. ( adv.- out)
THE PREPOSITION
Definition - A preposition is a word or a group of words used to show a
connection between a noun or a pronoun and another word in the sentence.
Prepositions are usually used before a noun or pronoun. There are about sixty
prepositions in the English language.
Examples- on, of, in ,out, before, beside, below, outside, inside, by, up, down,
through, for, except etc.

11. THE CONJUNCTION
Definition- A Conjunction is a word that joins words, phrases or sentences
together.
Examples- If you call her, she will come. ( conj.- If )
He is taller than her. ( conj.- than)
He didn’t see her until she called him.( conj.- until)
INTERJECTION
Definition- Interjections are words used to express spontaneous feelings.
Examples- Ah! Alas! Hurray! Hello! Ouch!
THE USE OF FILLERS IN CONVERSATION
How do some people speak nicely in English while others cannot? It is because
those who are smooth and fluent in speaking English are using something called
fillers. These words are familiar to the spoken language although not so much in
the written language of English. Such words are used to cover the gaps ,while
speaking, between one sentence or phrase and the next sentence. Examples of
commonly used fillers are below. Please use these fillers in sentences of your
own:-
Ah!
Oh!
Oh1Really!
Well!
You see!
You know….
I know.
I see..
Oh! I see.
You mean…? Say
Incidentally/ actually/by the way
Believe me…
Come on/ Common

12. As if…
Not at all/never/no way/not a chance
By all means/of course
Oh! Sure …..
However/anyway
Meanwhile…
So…?
So what?
Tell me…
Tell me something…
Don’t tell me…
Wow!
If you say so
You mean to say
Do you mean to say
You know what I mean
Obviously
In fact/ actually
Exactly
Excuse me
WORD STUDY
Distinction: (noun) an unusual
achievement
Deputation: (noun) a group of
people sent somewhere to
represent a larger group of
people at a meeting or
discussion.
Barge in/on: (phrasal verb) to
enter a room/place/house
suddenly or noisily ,usually
without prior information
interrupting someone.
Vacant: (adjective) 1)a place that
is vacant is available because no
one else is using it. 2) If a job is
vacant, someone is needed to do
it. 3) looking vacant, as if one
doesn’t understand or one is not
paying attention. Example: A
vacant expression, smile, look etc.
Mature: (adjective) behaving in a mature way, that is the way you would expect

13. an adult to behave. (verb form:) to start behaving like an adult and start behaving
in a more sensible way as one gets older.
VIP : (noun) Very Important Person
Walk-in-Interview: (noun) an interview that can be attended without any prior
appointment ,call letter etc.
Interviewee: (noun) someone who is being interviewed.
Interviewer: (noun) someone who interviews people, especially for a job.
Facial: (noun) A beauty treatment in which the face is cleansed and rubbed with
creams to improve the tone of the skin.
Facial: (adjective) on your face.
Example: Facial expressions.
Facially (adverb)
Example: Facially, the women were different.
SUBJECTS AND OBJECTS IN A SENTENCE
SUBJECT: Definition : The subject of a sentence is a noun ,a pronoun or or a
phrase that names a person ,place , thing or idea that indicates who or what the
Sentence is about.
1. The subject can tell us who or what does the action stated by the verb .
Example: The man drank a large amount of beer.
2. The subject can indicate who or what is affected by the action stated by the
verb. Example: A jewellery box was placed under her pillow.
3. The subject can indicate who or what, about which something is indicated.
Example: He is a big-made man in very good health.
The subjects indicated above are the simple subjects (man, box,he). The
simple subject is the main noun or pronoun.

14. The OBJECT:
Definition: The object is a word or a group of words receiving the action. Of
or affected by an action verb or preposition.
Examples:
The production was
done under his
supervision.
( ‘his supervision’ is the
object of the verb
‘production’)
She had no objection to the
course of action .
( ‘objection’ is the
object of the verb)
The nurse gave him an injection.
( ‘injection’ is the direct object, ‘him’ is the indirect object)
The boy opened the door.
( Door is the object of the verb ‘opened’)
LANGUAGE PROBLEMS
S.No. Words containing jumbled letters Correct Words
____ ___________________________ ____________
1. PN G S I R
2. (Hint: Name of a season) ______________
2. N O P U D
3. (Hint: Name of a currency) ______________
4. ARNHTAJSA
5. ( Hint: Name of an Indian state) _____________
3. PCOEMOIRSC
4. (Hint: Name of an instrument) ______________
5. RETSEVE
(Hint: Name of the world’s highest mountain peak) __________
6. ILKAA
(Hint: Name of a famous dog space traveller) ___________
7. WRSORPA
(Hint: Name of a bird) ___________

15. 8. FGRFIAE
(Hint: Name of an
animal )
___________
9.
N EOGRA
( Hint: Name of a fruit) ___________
10. RMONO
( Hint: An immature or very idiot person) ___________
11. TASUIT
(Hint: A child unable to learn) ___________
12. M O YRXONO
(Hint: A figure of speech

16. LANGUAGE GAMES
Directions: Given below are words with jumbled letters. You are to write the words in the
correct order of letters. Hints, have been given in brackets:
S. No. Words Containing
Correct Words
Jumbled Letters
1. PNGSIR
(Hint: Name of a season)
2. NO P U 0
(Hint: Name of a currency)
3. A R N H T A J S A
(Hint: Name of an Indian
state)
4. P C 0 E MOl R S C
(Hint: Name of an
instrument)
5. RET S EVE
(Hint: Name of a Mountain Peak)
6. ILK A A
(Hint: Name of a famous dog space traveller)
7. W R S 0 R PA (Hint: Name of a bird)
8. F G R F I A E
(Hint: Name of an animal)
9. N EO G R A
(Hint: Name of a fruit)
10. R M 0 N 0
(Hint: An immature person)
11. TASUIT
(Hint: A child unable to learn)
12. M 0 Y R X 0 N 0
(Hint: A figure of speech)
13. H A 0 Y 0
(Hint: A famous website)

17. PREPOSITIONS
Fill in the blanks in the following passages with appropriate prepositions:
(I)
A friend (1) mine was recently bitten (2) a snake as we were
I harvesting (3) the field.s. We immediately took him (4) a private
doctor, who gave him an anti snake venom serum thereby saving his life. The snakes
come out (5) the food, which mainly consists (6) rodents and insects. The region is
known (7) cobra bites as the venomous species is found (8) abundance (9) Punjab and
other northern states
(10) India. Referring (11) snakebite cases the medical superintendent, said: "Almost
three-fourths (12) snakebite victims who come here lose consciousness (13) shock.
However, in those cases where the patient has been bitten (14) a venomous snake he or
she is immediately administered an injection (15) anti snake venom serum. It is helpful
when people bring the snake they have killed along as it saves precious time to ascertain
the nature of the snake."
(II)
The clearance (1) the proejct was opposed (2) the ground that the
revised estimate (3) the work exceeded the technical sanction granted
(4) the state government. Member were of the view that the government
should again approve the estimate. There was an uproar (5) several
development projects proposed to be carried out (6) the Me (7) outer wards, specifically
in "undeclared" areas. (8) sources, road and street works well (9)
Rs2.5crorewereproposed (10) the agenda. A majority

18. PRONUNCIATION
Give the pronunciation of specified letters in the following words:
1. (i) Word: Blustery
(ii) Specified Letter: 'u'
(iii) as in _
2. (i) Word: Caldera
(ii) Specified Letter: 'e'
(iii) as- in _
3. (i) Word: Calamitous
(ii) Specified Letter: first 'a'
(iii) as _
4. (i) Word: Decahedron
(ii) Specified Letter: second 'e'
(iii) as-- in _
5. (i) Word: Figured
(ii) Specified Letters: 'ure'
(iii) as _
6. (i) Word: Hypocrite
(ii) Specified Letters: 'crite'
(iii) as _
7. (i) Word: Saying
(ii) Specified Letters: 'ing'
(iii) as in _
8. (i) Word: Scabrous
(ii) Specified Letter: 'a'
(iii) as in _
9. (i) Word: Water
(ii) Specified Letter: 'a'

19. (iii) as in _
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10. (i) Word: Founder
(ii) Specified Letters: 'ou'
(iii) as __ --------in----------
11. (i) Word: Four
(ii) Specified Letters: 'ou'
(iii) as __ --------in----------
12. (i) Word: Former
(ii) Specified Letter: '0'
(iii) as_---------in----------
13. (i) Word: Weight
(ii) Specified Letters: 'gh'
(iii) as ---------------------
14. (i) Word: Hushed
(ii) Specified Letters: 'ed'
(iii) as ---------------------
15. (i) Word: Hurdle
(ii) Specified Letter: 'u'
(iii) as_---------in---------***
...

20. WORDS CONFUSED & MISUSED
- -- - .• • .•.•. u v tJLJU
Directions: Given below are some confusables. You are to use each of the words in
sentences of your own so as to draw the distinction of meaning between the words
pertaining to each set.
1. wave _
waive _
2. Godly _
GOdlike _
3. cord _
Chord _
card _
4. Pain _
Pane _
5. Memorable _
Memorial _
6. Horse _
Hoarse _
7. Imaginary _
Imaginative _
8. Later _
Latter _

21. 9. Metal _
Mettle _
10. Jealous _
Zealous _
1. prescribe _
Proscribe _

22. 12. Empty _
Vacant _
13. Vocation _
Vacation _
14. Vocation _
Avocation _
15. Profit _
Prophet _
16. Pale _
Pail _
17. Lose _
Loose _
18. Plain _
Plan _
19. Decent --,- _
Dissent _
20. Raise _
Raze _
***

23. I SPELLINGS '.1
Give the correct spellings of the following words:
Incorrect Spellings Correct Spellings
1. Hebriac
2. Maximle
3. Muadlin
4. Matso
5. Maturty
6. Nigle
7. Nitrefy
8. Optometery
9. Puse
10. Rehtoric
11. Rheumetic
12. Revivefy
13. Sprinkal
14. Squable
15. Prejudised
16. Unpresidented
17. Zaugma
18. Sauve
19. Sofisticated
20. Summery

24. 21. Raticule
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CAN You REMEMBER?
DIRECTIONS: Look at the following four sub-parts in the picture for ten seconds.
After ten seconds:
Now, stop looking and cover the picture. Answer the following questions
based on the above picture to test your power of remembering things.
1. Overall, how many children are there in the picture?
2. What do the sub-parts best depict in the picture?
3. In which sub-part is the child making a snowman?
4, Who is in the boat? Boy/Girl
5. Which sub-part depict the rainy season?
6. How many children are carrying bags in sub-part four?
7. How many flower plants are there in sub-part one?
8. What is written on the sail in sub-part two?
9. There is only one bird in sub-part two? True/False
10. Is the Christmas Tree taller than the snowman? Yes/No

25. ***
11. You are requested to sit down.
12. You are advised to be regular and punctual.
13. The criminal was hanged by them.
14. She should not take part in dirty politics.
15. The police could not find out his motorbike.
16. My brother placed the fruit in the fridge.
17. My friend can operate a computer very well.
18. Do not make a noise.
19. Ravi hit the ball hard.
20. Please let him go.
21. Mohinder dropped a catch in the match.
22. The soldier cut the enemy's throat.
23. The boy was peeling the orange.
24. The farmers are ploughing the fields.
25. Are the children brushing their teeth?
26. Were the boys carrying rods and sticks?
27. Avtar broke down the door of the house.
28. She gave a warm welcome to the guests.
29. You should separate the stones from cereals.
30. Give me a cup of coffee.
I IDIOMS & THEIR USAGE I~ _

26. 1. Idiom: Ad valorem
Explanation: The term pertains to taxation. It means : "according to the estimated value
and not weight of the goods being taxed."
Usage: Some goods are taxed by the government ad valorem.
2. Idiom: All out
Explanation: This term is used when every effort is lnvoived and a task is done
in a determined way.
Usage: We are going all out to win the match.
3. Idiom: A swan song
Explanation: It was believed in the past times that a swan sang before dying. Hence, the
term refers to the last work done by a person before dying. Usage: 'The Tempest' is
commonly believed to be the swan song of Shakespeare.
4. Idiom: Achille's heel
Explanation: Achille was the hero of the Trojan war. The weakest part of his body was
one of his heels. He was hit on the heel by his enemy and this became the cause of his
defeat. Hence, the term means "weakness" or the "weakest part". Usage: Boasting is his
Achille's heel.
5. Idiom: At stake
Explanation: The term means "at risk".
Usage: Compromising with fundamentalism puts India's democratic setup
at stake.
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