Basic English Course


 by
Adziah Aziz
http://basiceducare.blogspot.com
 1. TOPIC
2. TYPES OF SENTENCES
3. TYPES OF SENTENCES 2
4. WHY DO WE LEARN ENG
5. TRANSFORMATION
6. QUALITY OF LEARNING
7. SINGULAR PLURAL - VOCAB
8. SINGULAR PLURAL
10. MAKING SENTENCES – SING/PLURAL
11. NOUN
12. PRONOUN
13 TABLE OF PRONOUN
14 GRAMMAR
15 VERB
16 TENSES
17 ACTIVE-PASSIVE
18 SENTENCES ACT-PASS
19 ADJ, ADVERB
20 ADVERB
21 ADJECTIVES
22 COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVE
23 PREPOSITION
24 VERB-INFINITIVES
QUALITY OF LEARNING.
MANAGING EXAMINATION SKILLS.
WHOLE BRAIN TEACHING & LEARNING.
PREFERRED LEARNING STYLE.
EFFECTING LISTENING.
MEMORY SKILLS.
POWER READING.
MAKING NOTES.
VISUALIZATION TEACHNIQUES.
Transformation.

INPUT PROSES OUTPUT

WORKERS
KNOWLEDGE
INNOVATORS
S.A.L
STUDENT PARENTS
TEACHERS WIVES
SOCIETY SISTERS
INDIVIDUAL
• Why do we Introduction
learn
English?
Tentative Program
Objective
• To upgrade Methodology
& to enrich
our Cooperative Learning
knowledge!
 Learning?
 Happy?
 Interesting?
 Boring?
 Ask to………by……….
 No feelings
 Not interested
 Message unacomplished
 Why????
Basic sentences
Noun + Verb

He talks.
She cooks.
My mother prays.
Noun + Verb + Preposition

 He talks near the room.

 She cooks in the kitchen.

 My mother prays for me.

 NOUN .
+ ADJECTIVES.

She thin
He handsome
I fat
The boy naughty
That girl clumsy

She is thin.
He is handsome.
I am fat.
 She is thin.
The thin girl sits near me.

He is handsome.
That handsome man is my brother.

The boy is naughty.

The naughty boy likes to fight.
 Construct Sentences

Subject – predicate

1. She is clever.
2. Cats are domestic animal and lovable to us.
3. That book is very thick.
4. Your house is big.
5. Ali writes the letter.
6. They listen to the music.
7. We eat the food.
8. He stands.
9. They sweep the papers on the floor.
10. I like to tidy up the room.
Types of sentences 2

 Predicating Words – noun + verb

 She eats.

 Lingking words – noun + adjectives

 She eats an apple in the room.

 Compound Words
She eats an apple in the room today.
She eats a red apple in the room today.
 Types of sentences
people
animal
Noun thing

places

Predicating Words – noun + verb

Lingking words – noun + adjectives
Compound Words – noun+verb+predicate
 WRITING -ESSAYS
a) SEQUENCE CONNECTORS
Firstly, enter your ATM card into the cash slot.
Second,choose which language you would prefer to use.
Next,enter your pin number ,that is your personal
identification number and state the amount you wish to
draw. After that, you confirm the amount.Later your
card will be presented back to you in a matter of
minutes. Finally, the cash appeared.
 Singular , Plural - vocab
 PENAMBAHAN ‘S’ ke Verb & Noun

Verb - perbuatan

talk - talks
go - goes
drive - drives
catch - catches
Noun

box – boxes
man – men
leaf – leaves
she - the girls / they
he - the boys
I - we
Singular - VERB
HE , SHE , IT.

 Siti talks to her mother.

 That girl goes to town.
 My sister catches some fish.
 He buys two toys.
 She sings beautifully.
 It sleeps soundly on the mat.
 Plural - VERB
 THEY, WE , I , YOU, THE GIRLS.

 They talk to their mother.

 The girls go to town.
 My sisters catch some fish.
 Ali and Ahmad buy two toys.
 We sing beautifully.
 You sleep soundly on the mat.
Singular / plural - verb to be

 Is - are
 Has - have
 This - these
 That - those
 Lets write…
1. She has a book.
2. They have two books.
3. The students have many books.
4. Every boy has a book.
5. Each girl is studying in the library.
6. I have an apple and Siti has four apples.
7. That lady is preety, those ladies are more
preetier.
8. My father buys a bicycle.
9. He buys two bicycles.
10. You have one child but I have eight children.
 ARTICLES.
the - singular & plural .
-signals a particular person/thing that has been singled out from others.
-second reference

Exercises A .
1. This is --- ball.
2. This is---icecream.
3. This is---apple.
4.This is---book.
5.This is--- egg.
Exercises B.
1. This is ___pen.
2. ____ pen belongs to Sarah.
3. There are many aeroplanes here but I like to see ____
red aeroplane flying.
4._____moon is beautiful at night isn’t it?
5. You have many books and they are not fit with _____
shelves.
6. I have four books and ____ books are mine.

Omission of Articles.
-before the nouns of town, streets and most countries.
-before the names of games
-before the names of certain disease
-before the names of road and streets
-before places like - prison,school,hospital, university,bed
but we use ‘the’ when refer to a particular place.
Grammar

articles
interjection noun

preposition 8 PARTS OF
SPEECH verb

adjectives
pronoun
adverb
Oh no! How could you!
a bag, an arrow, a unicorn.

articles
noun Teacher, girl, cat, ball
interjection
verb
8 PARTS
preposition OF
SPEECH pronoun

Slowly, loudly, properly, fast, smartly.

adjectives
adverb
 noun
 Count And Noncount Nouns Count nouns are nouns that can be counted
(e.g., a book, two friends, three cars, etc.). A count noun may be preceded
by a or an in the singular; it takes a final -s or -es in the plural.

 Noncount (or mass) nouns refer to things that cannot be counted (e.g.,
money, rain, snow, butter, wind, air, clothing, etc.). Noncount nouns are not
preceded by a or an and have no plural form.
advice weather equiptment
news water Jewelry

work Money Information

Postage luggage music

 Countable and uncountable Noun.
Example:-
There are a lot of sugar in the tin.
You eat plenty of food.
I have a small amount of money in my pocket.
There are several girls at the field.

Measurement used.
A cup of tea a sheet of paper a piece of cloth
A pail of water a reel of paper a piece of chalk
A tin of biscuit a slice of bread ____________
A tin of milk a loaf of bread ____________
A bottle of water a packet of chocolates _____________
A jar of sugar a bowl of rice _____________
Subject Object Possessive Possessive Reflexive
Pronoun. Pronoun.
Adjectives.

I Me My Mine Myself

She Her Her Hers Herself

He Him His His Himself

We Us Our Ours Ourselves

You You Your Yours Yourself

They Them Their Theirs Themselves

pronoun
 Pronoun – subject.
1. I did it.
2. _______ like to write poetry.
3. _______ have to escort my brother.

Pronoun – object.
1. Please show me the photo.
2. Ask ____ if he’s alright.
3. Take ____ to the movie.

Pronoun – possesive.
1. This is my book.
2. The book is in ___ bag.
3. They are ______ brothers.
4. That room is ____________ class.
 TABLE OF NOUNS
He I / you
She The girls / they
It two cats
The boy the boys / we
I go to school.

You write the letter.

They walk to my house.

We sit on the chair.

She goes to school.

He writes the letter.

The boy walks to my house.

Siti sits on the chair.

 FORMS OF VERB

Future tense Present tense Past tense Past participle Present continuous
Will / shall has / have is / are / am

eat ate eaten eating

walk walked walked walking
go went gone going
Take took taken Taking
drink drank drunk drinking
see saw seen Seeing
Cook cooked cooked Cooking
Stand Stood Stood Standing
Sing Sang Sung Singing
. draw Drew drawn drawing

Example :-
Everyday she eats the food. –
She ate the food yesterday morning. -
She has eaten the food.-
She is eating the food now. -
She will eat the food tomorrow. -
 Verb
 present tense – sekarang
 past tense - yang lepas
 present continuous Tense - sedang
 Past Participle- baru lepas
 Present Perfect - has/ have
 Gerund - penyataan
 Future Tense – akan datang
Today, she writes. (present tense)

Yesterday, she wrote. (past tense)

She is writing now. (pre. Con. tense)

She has written when you came. (Part.)

Writing is good four your own vocabulary.

(Gerund)

She will write tomorrow. (Future.)

 Verb + infinitives
Examples:
--She hopes to leave soon.
--They want to buy a car.

hope offer seem

agree forget appear
remember expect want
promise decide need
ask refuse
Verb + noun
Example:
1.Please tell me about the matter.
2.Can you remind him of the incident?
3.I want him to go.

tell warn force

remind permit order
advise allow expect
encourag require want
e

( selepas ‘to’ jangan tukar tense)

Verb noun

Arrange – arrangement
behav -behaviour
compare -comparison
Conside -consideration
Close -closure
Describe - description
Destroy -destruction
Direct -direction
enjoy – enjoyment
Extend - extension
Explain - explanation
give -gift
hate -hatred
introduce -introduction

1. He explain to the teacher.

The explanation can’t stop him from going to prison.

2. I made a police report.

That reporter had to work at night.
 ACTIVE – PASSIVE VOICE.

 She eats the cake. - Dia makan kek.

 The cake is eaten by her.- Kek itu di
makan oleh dia.

Mother cooks the curry. –Emak masak

kari.
The curry is cooked by mother.- Kari di
masak oleh emak.
 SENTENCES- active-passive
 ACTIVE
 --The doctor wrote a prescription.
 PASSIVE
 --The prescription was written by the doctor.
verb + past participle
 ACTIVE: Jenny helps Jan
 PASSIVE: Jan is + helped by Jenny.

 ACTIVE: He is helping her.

 PASSIVE: She is being + helped by him.

 ACTIVE: He has helped her.

 PASSIVE: She has been + helped by him.
 ACTIVE: He helped her.
 PASSIVE: She was + helped by him.
 ACTIVE: He was helping her.
 PASSIVE: She was being + helped by him.
He writes the letter. – The letter is written by him.
Siti sweeps the floor. - The floor is swept by her.
Mother cooks the curry.- The curry is cooked by mother.

PRESENT PAST TENSE PAST PARTICIPLE

Write Wrote Written

Sweep Swept Swept
Cooks Cooked Cooked
Draw Drew Drawn
Buy Bought Bought
See Saw Seen
Drink Drank Drunk
Run Ran Run
eat ate eaten
Adjective. Adverb
Adjectives and adverbs are invariable in

ADJECTIVES: Adjectives always come in front of the noun they

modify
a good book
an excellent dinner
a fine dress
a charming boy
a hot day

ADVERBS: English.Adverbs usually come after the verb they

modify.

Thiat book is published frequently.

My mom is speaking quickly.
 Adverb
1.She walks quickly.
2. She draws carefully.
3. I eat slowly.
4. You jump high.
5. We talk loudly.
6. Alana sits properly.
7. They run fast.
8. He studies smartly.
9. The teacher teaches softly.
10. Father drives quickly,
11. Please write neatly.
12. Can you cook deliciously for us?
13. Can you wear beautifully four the party?
14. Love your parents tenderly.
15. Smile sweetly to your siblings.
 Adjectives.
Descriptive – inherent quality:-
1. The red ball is small.
beautiful, intelligent.
2. That book is thick.
3. Ali is short. Proper – a French dish, an Indian
4. He is tall. Muslim Mosque.
5. This pencil is long. an interesting book
6. These pencils are long.
a disappointing experience
7. You are fat.
8. Amin is smart. a charming view.
9. The lady is preety. a tired housewife.
10. My brother is clever.
a good-looking girl
11. The girls are fair.
12. My little sister is cute. a heart-breaking story
13. We are short and thin. ready-make cloth
14. The cat is unique.
ill-tempered person
15. That noodles is tasty.
a wall-to-wall carpet
a hard-to-please employer
a hit-and-run driver
 Comparison of adjective.
as _____ as __than the _____

big bigger biggest

tall taller tallest
much more most
good better best
bad worse worst
little less least
old older oldest
far further furthest
beautiful more beautiful most beautiful

in inner
out outer
up upper
 SENTENCES:-
The car is big. The red car is bigger than this car. The blue
car is the biggest.

Ali is tall as his father. Ahmad is taller than Ali. Amin is the
tallest among them.

I have much money in my pocket. You have more money

than me. He has the most.

She is good to her sister. Lia is better and Yana is the best

Sara is beautiful, Aminah is more beautiful than Sara but

Munirah is the most beautiful girl in the class.

You don’t know what is in the inner side of this well.

 preposition
about into
above like
between to
across near
beyond toward
after of
by under
along off
despite until
among on
down up
around out
during upon
before over
for with
behind since
from within
below through
in without
beneath throughout
beside till
Prepositions are used in phrases and as parts of verbs.
 Phrasal Verb.
Asked for
Spoke of Afraid of
Come in Laughing at
Looking for Broken into
Rely on Give to
Put on Speaking of
Famous for Lives at
Meet at
Divided between
Divided among
 about
I will see you at about 7.00 am.
She looked about her.
This is about the story.

Against
My mother warned me against the danger.
The mad man hit his head against the wall.
What have you got against that man?
She did it against her better judgement.
They were fighting against each other.

1.Faiz and Adnan waited for the bus.

2.He asked for the money.
3.She is looking for her cat.
4.I always rely on my mother’s opinion
 Notes
Basic structure - subject & predicate.

SUBJECT PREDICATE
Mother cooks curry.
Father washes the car.
I won the prize.
She is my friend.
The girl likes to play.
Ducks quacking near the pond.

SUBJECT PREDICATE Tenses

Mother cooks curry today
Father washed the car yesterday
I won the prize last Saturday
She is my friend. everyday.
The girl likes to play now
Ducks are quacking near the pond
 SUBJECT PREDICATE Sing/plur
al
Mother and sister cook curry. They
Father and I wash the car. We
I won the prize. They are
She is my friend.
Lina, Siti and Lia like to play.
Ducks / They quacking near the
pond.

Sentences question - What is your name?

Statement - I am tired.
Negative - She will not go tomorrow.
Imperative - Can you help me?
Exclaminatory !! - Oh no! You can’t do this to me!
 COLLECTIVE NOUNS
a crowd of spectators A litter of kittens.
an army of soldiers. A herd of buffaloes.
a bevy of ladies. A a flock of sheep.
a party of friends. A pack of wolves.
a band of musicians. A troop of monkeys.
a class of student. A zoo of wild animals.
a crew of sailors. A flock of birds.
a basket of fruit A shoal of fish
a bunch of keys A swarm of bees.
a collection of stamps An army of ants
a library of books a row of houses
a fleet of cars a bouquet of flowers
a list of names a bunch of flowers
a pack of cards a comb of banana
a pair of shoes a clump of trees

Building up sentences.
1. A crowd of people are gathering in front of the ambassador’s building.
2. He gives me a bouquet of roses for my wedding anniversary.
3. he cyclist run into a row of houses when he suddenly fainted.
1.”Don’t do the dirty-work for him anymore.” Said the mother to her son.

2. The sales at that supermarket is a dead-cheap!

3. Mr Chai Wong is the all-rounder in the firm and everybody likes him.

4. Many divers go to Pulau Redang because the water there is crystal-clear.

5. During the holiday, my brother is at a loose end after finishing his exam.

6. The student are all ears when the principal gives a talk on discipline.

7. “After doing all the housework alone, She’s really dead beat I presume”.

8. Don’t worry, mother will except you with open arms.

9. Children nowdays are all out of hand.

10. Although you’re hard up now, it doesn’t meant you can beg anywhere,
just be strong and try to work harder.
 Conjunctions
and
0r
as if - He looks as if he’s very tired.
if only - I can do it if only there weren’t so much noise.
in order that - They left early in order that they can arrive on time .
on condition (that) - Yes, on condition the payment is made before-hand.
because - He sleeps because he is tired.
so that - He was injured so badly that he had to go to clinic.
since - The boy is there since his dad past away last month.
although - I can walk although my leg injured.
till - My mother will stay in the room till night.
unless - You must avoid him unless he forgive you.
while - Please watch my bag while I go to toilet.
as - As they were leaving the house, it rained heavily.
before - She always has a chat with neighbours before noon.
either……or - Either you or him goes to Kuala Lumpur today.
neither…..nor - Neither Ali nor Alif can sing in the contest.
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