Paavai Guide Professional English for physical Sciences Semester II

 

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Paavai Guide Professional English for Commerce and Management Semester II

 

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Phone: 0452 2629666 Mobile: 9842041112 

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Paavai Guide Communicative English for Students of Arts and Science Colleges Semester II

 

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Semester II 

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Madurai, Tamil Nadu,India.

PIN  625001 

Phone: 0452 2629666 Mobile: 9842041112

Paavai Pathippagam, 37A. North Avani Moola Street, Madurai Mobile: 9842096333 

Paavai Pathippagam publishes various TANSCHE texts with guides common for all universities in Tamil Nadu.  

Contents

Unit I

1. Listening and Speaking

a. Listening and responding to complaints (formal situation)

b. Listening to problems and offering solutions (informal)

2. Reading and writing

a. Reading aloud (brief motivational anecdotes)

b. Writing a paragraph on a proverbial expression/motivational idea.

3. Word Power/Vocabulary

a. Synonyms & Antonyms

4. Grammar in Context

Adverbs

Prepositions 

Unit II

1. Listening and Speaking

a. Listening to famous speeches and poems

b. Making short speeches- Formal: welcome speech and vote of thanks.

Informal occasions- Farewell party, graduation speech

2. Reading and Writing

a. Writing opinion pieces (could be on travel, food, film / book reviews or on any contemporary topic)

b. Reading poetry

b. i. Reading aloud: (Intonation and Voice Modulation)

b. ii. Identifying and using figures of speech - simile, metaphor, personification etc.

3. Word Power

a. Idioms & Phrases

4. Grammar in Context

Conjunctions and Interjections 

Unit III

1. Listening and Speaking

a. Listening to Ted talks

b. Making short presentations – Formal presentation with PPT, analytical presentation of graphs and reports of multiple kinds

c. Interactions during and after the presentations

2. Reading and writing

a. Writing emails of complaint

b. Reading aloud famous speeches

3. Word Power

a. One Word Substitution

4. Grammar in Context: Sentence Patterns

Unit IV

1. Listening and Speaking

a. Participating in a meeting: face to face and online

b. Listening with courtesy and adding ideas and giving opinions during the meeting and making concluding remarks.

2. Reading and Writing

a. Reading visual texts – advertisements

b. Writing a Brochure

3. Word Power

a. Denotation and Connotation

4. Grammar in Context: Sentence Types 

Unit V

1. Listening and Speaking

a. Informal interview for feature writing

b. Listening and responding to questions at a formal interview

2. Reading and Writing

a. Writing letters of application

b. Readers’ Theatre (Script Reading)

c. Dramatizing everyday situations/social issues through skits. (Writing scripts and performing)

3. Word Power

a. Collocation

4. Grammar in Context: Working With Clauses

Paavai Guide Communicative English for Students of Arts and Science Colleges

 

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Madurai, 

Tamil Nadu,India. 

PIN  625001 

Phone: 0452 2629666 Mobile: 9842041112

Paavai Pathippagam, 37A. North Avani Moola Street, Madurai Mobile: 9842096333 

Paavai Pathippagam publishes various TANSCHE texts with guides common for all universities in Tamil Nadu.  

CONTENTS 

Semester 1

Unit I 

1. Listening and Speaking

a. Introducing self and others

b. Listening for specific information

c. Pronunciation (without phonetic symbols)

i. Essentials of pronunciation

ii. American and British pronunciation

2. Reading and Writing

a. Reading short articles – newspaper reports / fact based articles

i. Skimming and scanning

ii. Diction and tone

iii. Identifying topic sentences

b. Reading aloud: Reading an article/report

c. Journal (Diary) Writing

3. Study Skills - 1

a. Using dictionaries, encyclopaedias, thesaurus

4. Grammar in Context:

 Naming and Describing

• Nouns & Pronouns

• Adjectives 

Unit II 

1. Listening and Speaking

a. Listening with a Purpose

b. Effective Listening

c. Tonal Variation

d. Listening for Information

e. Asking for Information

f. Giving Information

 2. Reading and Writing

1. a. Strategies of Reading:

Skimming and Scanning

 b. Types of Reading:

Extensive and Intensive Reading

 c. Reading a prose passage

 d. Reading a poem

 e. Reading a short story

        2. Paragraphs: Structure and Types

a. What is a Paragraph?

b. Paragraph structure

c. Topic Sentence

d. Unity

e. Coherence

f. Connections between Ideas: Using Transitional words and expressions

g. Types of Paragraphs

3. Study Skills II:

 Using the Internet as a Resource

a. Online search

b. Know the keyword

c. Refine your search

d. Guidelines for using the Resources

e. e-learning resources of Government of India

 f. Terms to know

4. Grammar in Context

Involving Action-I

a. Verbs

b. Concord 

Unit III 

1. Listening and Speaking

a. Giving and following instructions

b. Asking for and giving directions

c. Continuing discussions with connecting ideas

2. Reading and writing

a. Reading feature articles (from newspapers and magazines)

b. Reading to identify point of view and perspective (opinion pieces, editorials etc.)

c. Descriptive writing – writing a short descriptive essay of two to three paragraphs.

3. Grammar in Context:

Involving Action – II

• Verbals - Gerund, Participle, Infinitive

• Modals

 Unit IV 

1. Listening and Speaking

a. Giving and responding to opinions

2. Reading and writing

a. Note taking

b. Narrative writing – writing narrative essays of two to three paragraphs

3. Grammar in Context:

Tense

• Present

• Past

• Future

Unit V 

1. Listening and Speaking

a. Participating in a Group Discussion

2. Reading and writing

a. Reading diagrammatic information – interpretations maps, graphs and pie charts

b. Writing short essays using the language of comparison and contrast

3. Grammar in Context: Voice (showing the relationship between Tense and Voice)

Paavai Guide Professional English for Commerce and Management

 

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For All Universities

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From Paavai Pathippagam:

Study Guides and Notes can be bought at: 

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2A, East Avani Moola Street, 

Madurai, 

Tamil Nadu,India. 

PIN  625001 

Phone: 0452 2629666 Mobile: 9842041112

Paavai Pathippagam, 37A. North Avani Moola Street, Madurai Mobile: 9842096333 

Paavai Pathippagam publishes various TANSCHE texts with guides common for all universities in Tamil Nadu.  

Periyar University Foundation English Model Question Paper

Periyar University Foundation English Model Question Paper

II B.A., B.Sc.,

PART II ENGLISH-PAPER -III [from the academic year 2017-2018]

THIRD SEMESTER

MODEL QUESTION PAPER

Time: 3 Hours Marks: 75

SECTION ‘A’ 10 X 2 = 20

1. Give the synonyms of the following words                                          (4x1/2 =2)

a. Thrust b. Conquering c. Branch d. Descent

2. Choose the correct meaning of the following words                              (4x1/2 =2)

a. Transform - Purpose / Change /Give

b. Wicked - Mischievous//Defeating/Arrogance

c. Strange - Unfamiliar/Ordered/Noteworthy

d. Flatten - Make Flat/Unchangingly/Lively

3. Match the following (4x1/2 =2)

a. Zeal - (i) to write

b. Haughtiness - (ii) unfamiliar

c. Strange - (iii) arrogance

d. Inscribe - (iv) enthusiasm

4. Fill in the blanks with suitable answers given in bracket.                        (4x1/2 =2)

The Prince was--------- half-dead in his ship, when it……… at last with a terrible ---------, into branches of a large tree in the -----------.

(Sank, shock, lying, wood)

5. Punctuate the following                                                                            (4x1/2 =2)

paint not paint is there anything worth being troubled about

Choose the right answer:                                                                               (10x1=10)

6. (i). Kalam thinks that Amartya Sen looked at India from a _____ perspective.

a. Eastern b. Northern c. Western

 (ii) The wicked prince says that he will conquer ________ too.

a. priests b. God c. his friend

7. (i) _________ painted his great masterpiece during the night that the last leaf fell.

a. O’Henry b. Behrman c. The doctor

 (ii) The author thinks that _______ can make the far feel very near.

a. science b. technology c. time

8. (i) Burns wrote mainly in the _______ dialect.

a. English b. Irish c. Scottish

 (ii) The poet thinks that _________ is not an empty dream.

a. art b. death c. life

9. (i) Whose granary is full?

a. The fairy’s b. The Knight’s  c. The Squirrels

 (ii) The Unknown Citizen is _______ poem.

a. an epic b. a lyrical c. a satirical

10. (i) The scene of “The Dear Departed” takes place in the setting-room of a small house in ______ district of a provincial town.

a. middle class b. a lower middle-class c. an upper class

 (ii) Prince Albert says that _______ must not think too much about others.

a. Ladies-in-waiting b. people c. queens

SECTION ‘B’ (5x5=25)

II. Answer the following questions

11. Fill in the blanks with suitable adjectives.                                                (5x1= 5)

a. The plant needs ______ (a little/ a few) water.

b. ________ (Many/ Much) members agreed with our decision.

c. There were _______(a little/ a few) mistakes in this script.

d. He put _________ (Many/ Much) effort into making the exhibition a success.

e. Even ________ (a little/ a few) aid for the orphans is welcome.

12. (a) Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.                                      (3x1=3)

 1. Ramu fell__________ (of/off) his bicycle..

 2. The bird flew ________ (out/ out of) the window and disappeared.

 3. The frightened dog ran ______ (into/ onto) the cave.

(b) Change the following into Indirect Speech                                              (2x1=2)

 1. He said to her, “Honesty is the best policy”.

 2. The boys said, “Bravo, we have passed in our examinations!”

13. a) Draft a Notice (1x5=5)

As a Secretary of college arts club, draft a notice regarding interclass cultural competitions to select candidates for the University Youth Festival.

Or

B. Write a mind map

You are stranded in a remote desert island in the Pacific Ocean. you have found waters on the island and nothing else.

14. Expand the proverb:                                                                              (1x5=5)

a).Where there is a will, there is a way.

Or

b). Rome was not built in a day.

15. a) Frame appropriate questions for the following sentences             (1x5=5 )

1. He painted a picture on tigers.

2. They were not mad.

3. They do not have cars.

4. All the students are not punctual.

5. Yes, I speak Tamil at home.

Or

b) Discuss the following topic in groups

Education should be job-oriented

SECTION C (3x10=30 Marks)

III. Answer the following questions in about 200 words.

16. a) Describe how Kalam appeal for creating a harmonious India.

Or

 (b) Discuss the significance of the title of „The Last Leaf‟ by O’Henry.

17. a) How does Long fellow inspire the readers to participate in the work and activity of life through his poem, “A Psalm of Life”.

Or

 b).Bring out the satire and irony in the poem “The Unknown Citizen”.

18. (a)Bring out the element of humour in the play, “The Dear Departed”.

Or

 b). Laurence Housman’s “Under Fire” deals with a sensational episode in the life of Queen Victoria – Discuss.

II B.A., B.Sc.,

PART II ENGLISH-PAPER -III [from the academic year 2017-2018]

THIRD SEMESTER

MODEL QUESTION PAPER PATTERN

Time: 3 Hours Marks: 75

SECTION ‘A’ 10 X 2 = 20

1. Give the synonyms of the following words                      (4x1/2 =2)

Questions a, b, c and d - From Unit I prose only

2. Choose the correct meaning of the following words        (4x1/2 =2)

Questions a, b, c and d - From Unit I prose only

3. Match the following                                                          (4x1/2 =2)

Questions a, b, c and d - From Unit I prose only

4. Fill in the blanks with suitable answers given in bracket. (4x1/2 =2)

Questions from Unit I prose only

5. Punctuate the following                                                   (4x1/2 =2)

Questions from Unit I prose only

Choose the right answer:                                                   (10X1=10)

6. (i) Questions from Unit I prose-I

 (ii) Questions from Unit I prose-II

7. (i) Questions from Unit I prose-III

 (ii) Questions from Unit I prose-IV

8. (i) Questions from Unit II Poem-I

 (ii) Questions from Unit II Poem-II

9. (i) Questions from Unit II Poem-III

 (ii) Questions from Unit II Poem-IV

10. (i) Questions from Unit III One Act -I

 (ii) Questions from Unit III One Act -II

SECTION ‘B’ (5x5=25)

Answer the following questions

11. Fill in the blanks with suitable adjectives. From Unit IV Grammar          (5x1= 5)

12. (a) Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions. From Unit IV Grammar   (3x1=3)

(b) Change the following into Indirect Speech. From Unit IV Grammar         (2x1=2)

13. a) Draft a Notice From Unit IV Composition                                            (1x5=5)

Or

 b. Write a mind map From Unit IV Composition

 14. Expand the proverb: (1x5=5)

14. a) or 14.b) - Questions From Unit IV Composition

15. a) Frame appropriate questions for the following sentences                      (1x5=5 )

From Unit V Composition

Or

b) Discuss the following topic in groups-From Unit V Composition

SECTION C (3x10=30 Marks)

III. Answer the following questions in about 200 words.

Questions 16.a) or b) - From Unit I

Questions 17.a) or b) - From Unit II

Questions18.a) or b) - From Unit III

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