Integrated Professional English

22UC1101

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UNIT – I
CO1 - SESSION 1

Basic Grammar
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TOPICS COVERED
IPE Introduction
Basics - Parts Of Speech
Countable & Uncountable Nouns
Tense – Present Simple & Continuous
Tense – Past Simple & Continuous
Interpret Texts
Workplace Situations 3
 Integrated Professional English (20UC1101)
L-T-P-S Structure: 0-0-4-0

CO-4 Techniques of
CO-1: Language CO-2: Interactive CO-3: Integrated
Business
Mechanics Listening & Speaking Reading
Correspondence
• A) Basic Grammar • A) Formal contexts • A) Understand and • A) Internal
• B) Structural • B) Listening & assimilate main Correspondence
Pattern Speaking ideas • B) Emails
• C) Descriptive and • C) Body Language • B) Read for general • C) Writing straight-
Qualitative Patterns • D) Work Etiquette understanding forward, routine
• C) Understand the letters
corporate context
• D) Understand
office
correspondence
 Integrated Professional English (20UC1101)
Evaluation Plan

End Semester In Semester

In Semester Formative
Summative Evaluation. Summative Evaluation.
Evaluation. Total = 25%
Total = 40% Total = 35%
• End semester Exam • Semester-In Exam 1 • ALM
(Online MCQ) • Semester-In Exam 2 • Quiz
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PARTS OF SPEECH
1. A noun is a word that names person, place, concept, or object.
She bought a pair of shoes. (thing)
I have a pet. (animal)
2. Pronouns are the words you substitute for specific nouns
 Is this the boy who won the first prize? (Relative pronoun)
 That is my mom. (Possessive pronoun)
3. Adjectives are the words that describe nouns.
 The place we visited yesterday was serene.
 The weather is pleasant today.
4. Verbs are words that describe specific actions.
 She plays cricket every day.
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PARTS OF SPEECH
1. An adverb is a word that describes an adjective, a verb, or another adverb.
 Did you come here to buy an umbrella? (Adverb of place)
 Can you please come quickly? (Adverb of manner)
2. Prepositions tell you the relationship between the other words
 The child hid his birthday presents under his bed.
 Mom asked me to go to the store near my school.
3. Conjunctions link your ideas (words, phrases, clauses) together
 Meera and Jasmine had come to my birthday party.
 Jane did not go to work as she was sick.
4. Interjections are words that are used to convey strong emotions or feelings
 Wow! What a wonderful work of art.
 Yippee! We won the match. 8
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Countable and Uncountable Nouns

 Nouns can be countable or uncountable.
Countable nouns can be counted, e.g. an apple, two apples, three
apples, etc.
Uncountable nouns cannot be counted, e.g. air, rice, water, etc.

Countable and uncountable nouns in sentences:

I'm making a cup of tea.
There's some money on the table.
Have we got any bread?
How many chairs do we need?
How much milk have we got?
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Countable and Uncountable Nouns?

1. The children fell asleep quickly after a busy day of fun.
2. Be careful! The water is deep.
3. The parade included fire trucks and police cars.
4. We like the large bottles of mineral water.
5. My mother uses real butter in the cakes she bakes.
6. How many politicians does it take to pass a simple law?
7. Most kids like milk, but Joey hates it.
8. Most pottery is made of clay.
9. Michael can play several different musical instruments.
10.I was feeling so stressed that I ate an entire box of cookies
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TENSES
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TIMELINE TASK

2005 • I was born in 2005

2009 • I attended pre-school in 2009

Create your

2015 • I started writing with a fountain pen own

timeline

2026 • I will join my dream job

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TENSES
•The word Tense is derived from Latin word
“tempus” which means time.

•A verb indicates the time of an action, event

or condition by changing its form.
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Conjugate on your Way

•I have wrote a book that needs editing
•The forms have already went to the Registrar’s office
•I should have did the right thing by apologizing
•The mail carrier hasn’t came yet
•I seen you at the musical event.

If you say or write nonstandard verb forms like the ones in the
sentences above, you will likely to be judged by the conjugation
of your verb forms, not the content of your character
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TENSE
Tense refers to the ability of verbs to indicate the time of an action
•Real Time Situations
oClass starts now
•Habitual or Recurring
oThe class meets on Mondays from 1.30 to 3.10 p.m
•General Truth
oThe University offers undergraduate courses in engineering branches
•In the Past
oClasses were cancelled last Saturday for registration purpose
•Continuing Action
oEnrolment for CSE is increasing every year
•Future Action
oThe University will be closed for Dasara holidays
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MOOD
Mood enables verbs to express attitudes, intentions,
commands, wishes, recommendations and possibilities
Commands
Submit all the assignments before the deadline
Wishes
I wish I were rich
Recommendation
It is important that everyone is on time
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The Present Simple

To talk about generalities or facts
Diya lives in a big house
To talk about circumstances that don’t change
He goes to college by bus
To talk about habits or actions that repeat
I read news paper every morning
To talk about things that will happen in the near future
The match starts at 8 p.m. tonight
To give directions or instructions
to make a cake, first you measure the flour, then you crack two eggs, then
you mix the ingredients…
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The Present Continuous

The present continuous is used to describe actions or events
that are happening at the moment (right now) or are ongoing
Ahmed is watching a movie
Subhash is reading a novel
Also used when someone or something is bothering us
I am not learning anything
You are always arriving late to class!
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The Past Simple

The past simple is used to describe past actions and events
that are completely finished

He died in 2012 in a car accident.

I went to the shopping mall last week.

Rose got married last month.

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The Past Continuous

We use the past continuous when we need to describe past actions
and events that lasted over a period of time
I was running when I fell.
They were watching TV while I was washing the dishes.
Someone rang the bell when he was having a bath.
Was he using an app for learning English?

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Test yourself !!

•https://www.english-
grammar.at/online_exercises/tenses/t127-present-
tense.html

•https://www.english-
grammar.at/online_exercises/tenses/t124-past-
tense.html
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Tenses At The Workplace

1. Talking Facts
Simple Present
•Hi, this is Ashmi. She delivers new projects for the
whole of Southeast Asia.
•Our organization works with local partners to
ensure smooth, localized service to our
customers.
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2. Giving Progress Updates
Simple Past
•The marketing team met with prospective advertising
agencies last month.
Present Continuous
•They are developing a social media campaign for the
summer collection.
•Our designer is currently presenting her work to the
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3. Discussing Future Plans &Projections
Present Continuous
•Mark is meeting the Procurement Manager tomorrow at
10 a.m.
•We are launching the new product on the 15th of April.
Present Simple
•The new service center is due to begin operations in July of
next year.
•The bands are set to arrive at 6 p.m., so they have enough
time to rehearse.
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