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AFTERSCHO☺OL
– DEVELOPING CHANGE MAKERS
CENTRE FOR SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
PGPSE PROGRAMME –
World’ Most Comprehensive programme in social
entrepreneurship & spiritual entrepreneurship
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 Practical English
Dr. T.K. Jain.
AFTERSCHO☺OL
Centre for social entrepreneurship
Bikaner M: 9414430763
tkjainbkn@yahoo.co.in
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 Tectonics : Building:: Taxidermy:?
• Tectonics is the art of building
preservation
• Taxidermy is the art of stuffing
preservation.

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 Memory : Amnesia:: Movement:?
• In amnesia, we loose memory, in
paralysis, we loose our capability to move.
So answer is paralysis.

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 Cholesterol has long been
identified as a silent killer because
patient has no ___of the
danger
freely ________ his system.
(a) idea invigorating (b) thought atta
(c) notion traversing (d) information
invading
(e) hint supplementing
• Ans = D.
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 Only when _______ failed, the
police resorted to _______
(a) efforts power (b) threats
imprisonment
(c) persuasion force (d) coercion ar
(e) duress charges

• Answer : C : the complete sentence :

• Only when persuasion failed, the police
resorted to force
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I have just the memory of my father
to _______ now, but my faith in him
has never been _______
(a) recall missing
(c) love shaken
(e) memorize great
• Ans: C. (love and shaken).

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Insurance companies are perfectly
________ of the fact that some
people ________ illness in order to
get big settlements in the courts.
(a) conscious serious (b) aware
ailing
(c) informed false (d) mindful
prolong
(e) aware fake
• Answer : (e) aware fake
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 The _______ imposed for non-
payment was too _______ for it to
bring about an improvement in
collection.
(a) fine severe (b) toll simple
(c) penalty low (d) damage
(e) ticket high
• Answer: (c) penalty low

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 The police commissioner burst into
rage and ordered immediately
suspension of the inspector who
had arrested the innocent boy

• Replace immediately by immediate.

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 The Ganges, especially, was the
river of India,
beloved of her people, around
which are intertwined her racial
memories,
her hopes and fears, her songs of
triumph, her victories and her
defeats
• Replace was by is = as the Ganges is still
flowing.
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 The success of a man in business
depends over his attention to small
things.

• Depend is always followed by on.

Therefore replace over by on. Answer.

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 When India had got freedom she
was faced with the gigantic task of
ameliorating the economic
condition of her masses.
• Remove had – this sentence require
simple past tense and not past perfect
tense. Answer.

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 If the manager acted in time, the
strike would not have lasted for
such a long time.

• This sentence require past perfect tense.

Therefore use had after manager.
• If the manager had
• acted in time, the strike would not have
lasted for such a long time.

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 The Nobel Committee, in fact, a
notoriously conservative body
which between other things, has a
marked
antipathy to pure sciences,
especially to Mathematically
Physics
• Replace between by among.

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 As far as industrial pollution is
concerned,
while a commendable job has been done
by the department of environment
in making environmental studies and
ensuring that new big industries have
built-in systems for pollution abatement
and control, the problem of controlling
pollution caused by small new units and
existing plants has so far eludes solution
• Replace eludes by eluded
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 At that time everyone believed that
the earth is at the centre of the
universe, but , Copernicus realized
that this picture did not agree with
astronomical observations

• Replace is by was.

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 Who is somnolent?
• In sleep
• Someone who is sleeping

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Somnolent person is sonorous?
• Sonorous has two meanings: 1. deep
sleep 2. impressive language.

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 The Thatch will break down, when
even Hulash sits on that
• Roof made of bamboo etc.

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 Jyoti is a whizz in Sanskrit.
• Whizz means very brilliant

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After 3 years, you will be drawn into
the vortex of CEOs.
• Vortex literally means a circle of water
flowing round. Here it means circle.

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Shruti is a votary of Lord Durga.
• Votary means devotee.

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 ABOUT AFTERSCHO☺OL
Afterschoool conducts three year integrated PGPSE
(after class 12th along with IAS / CA / CS) and 18
month PGPSE (Post Graduate Programme in Social
Entrepreneurship) along with preparation for CS / CFP /
CFA /CMA / FRM. This course is also available online
also. It also conducts workshops on social
entrepreneurship in schools and colleges all over India –
start social entrepreneurship club in your institution
today with the help from afterschoool and help us in
developing society.

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 Why such a programme?
• To promote people to take up entrepreneurship
and help develop the society
• To enable people to take up franchising and
other such options to start a business / social
development project
• To enable people to take up social development
as their mission
• To enable people to promote spirituality and
positive thinking in the world

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 Who are our supporters?
• Afterschoolians, our past beneficiaries,
entrepreneurs and social entrepreneurs
are supporting us.
• You can also support us – not necessarily
by money – but by being promotor of our
concept and our ideas.

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 About AFTERSCHO☺OL PGPSE – the
best programme for developing great
entrepreneurs
• Most flexible, adaptive but rigorous programme
• Available in distance learning mode
• Case study focused- latest cases
• Industry oriented practical curriculum
• Designed to make you entrepreneurs – not just
an employee
• Option to take up part time job – so earn while
you learn
• The only absolutely free course on internet
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 Workshops from
AFTERSCHO☺OL
• IIF, Delhi
• CIPS, Jaipur
• ICSI Hyderabad Branch
• Gyan Vihar, Jaipur
• Apex Institute of Management, Jaipur
• Aravali Institute of Management, Jodhpur
• Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneshwar
• Pacific Institute, Udaipur
• Engineering College, Hyderabad

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 Flexible Specialisations:
• Spiritualising business and society
• Rural development and transformation
• HRD and Education, Social Development
• NGO and voluntary work
• Investment analysis,microfinance and inclusion
• Retail sector, BPO, KPO
• Accounting & Information system (with CA / CS /CMA)
• Hospital management and Health care
• Hospitality sector and culture and heritage
• Other sectors of high growth, high technology and social
relevance

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 Salient features:
• The only programme of its kind (in the whole world)
• No publicity and low profile course
• For those who want to achieve success in life – not just a
degree
• Flexible – you may stay for a month and continue the rest of
the education by distance mode. / you may attend weekend
classes
• Scholarships for those from poor economic background
• Latest and constantly changing curriculum – keeping pace
with the time
• Placement for those who are interested
• Admissions open throughout the year
• Latest and most advanced technologies, books and study
material

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 Components
• Pedagogy curriculum and approach based on IIM Ahmedabad and ISB
Hyderabad (the founder is alumnus from IIMA & ISB Hyderabad)
• Meditation, spiritualisation, and self development
• Essential softwares for business
• Business plan, Research projects
• Participation in conferences / seminars
• Workshops on leadership, team building etc.
• Written submissions of research projects/articles / papers
• Interview of entrepreneurs, writing biographies of entrepreneurs
• Editing of journals / newsletters
• Consultancy / research projects
• Assignments, communication skill workshops
• Participation in conferences and seminars
• Group discussions, mock interviews, self development diaryng
• Mind Power Training & writing workshop (by Dr. T.K.Jain)

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 Pedagogy
• Case analysis,
• Articles from Harvard Business Review
• Quiz, seminars, workshops, games,
• Visits to entrepreneurs and industrial visits
• Presentations, Latest audio-visuals
• Group discussions and group projects
• Periodic self assessment
• Mentoring and counselling
• Study exchange programme (with institutions out of
India)
• Rural development / Social welfare projects
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 Branches
• AFTERSCHO☺OL will shortly open its
branches in important cities in India
including Delhi, Kota, Mumbai, Gurgaon
and other important cities.
Afterschooolians will be responsible for
managing and developing these branches
– and for promoting social entrepreneurs.

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 Case Studies
• We want to write case studies on social
entrepreneurs, first generation
entrepreneurs, ethical entrepreneurs.
Please help us in this process. Help us to
be in touch with entrepreneurs, so that we
may develop entrepreneurs.

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Basic values at AFTERSCHO☺OL
• Share to learn more
• Interact to develop yourself
• Fear is your worst enemy
• Make mistakes to learn
• Study & discuss in a group
• Criticism is the healthy route to mutual support
and help
• Ask fundamental questions : why, when, how &
where?
• Embrace change – and compete with yourself
only
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