English Skills for the

IPP TEAM
Reading Writing Speaking
Listening
Cognitive objective
To know the use of articles : definite and indefinite:
The a and an

 Countable things can be a or an [before vowel

sound words]
A woman a tree
An egg an apple

 Superlatives or uncountable nouns can use The

The director the mountains
Enabling objective

 To use articles with confidence

through practice

 Sentences made turn by turn by each

member of the team.
Paragraph
 You are going to attend a meeting
representing your office in a foreign country.

Write a description of yourself so you will be

recognised by the person coming to receive
you.

Word limit : 100 – 150 words

To /~ing

 I started manage the factory a month

later ,and I have continued do so until
now. I intended make a success of
my new post for I could not bear think
of being a failure. I did not like give
orders to so many people, some of
whom were older than I was.
Cont’d
 I preferred give advice and make suggestions. When

someone made a mistake or was lazy, I always tried speak

to him politely and gently at first. As a result people

seemed to like work for me and did their best. The factory

began do well and has continued do so ever since.

Prepositions

 Prepositions answerthe questions

of where in most sentences … in
some Indian languages we often
use postpositions
Prepositions

 Let us list some prepositions and use

them in sentences
 Let us do a short exercise; there is
usually more than one answer. You
have to make choices and decide
which you would like to make part of
your own language.
Exercise
1. Some people believe ___ ghosts but other people laugh ____
them.

2. He apologised ___ being late and complained ____the heavy traffic.

3. Vivek and Alok quarrelled ____ Vivek’s mobike, _____ Vivek said
Alok had damaged___. Alok objected ___ this and said that it was
not ____fault. Some of the team agreed ____Alok and some
____with him. BSP said it was no one’s fault and tried to stop them
_____arguing _____it.
Exercise cont’d

4. Please trust me. You can depend ___me.

5. I am sad. I trusted ___her and she let me
____ again.
6. Today I can inform ____about where___ go
and when ____ go to the stand turn ___
turn.
7. Can you tell me _____ what happened
yesterday?
Just a Minute [JAM]

The best thing that ever

happened to me.

 Group-A extempore
 Group-B will write about 200 words to
read aloud.
Reading & a rich vocabulary
Five words each session

Use them in your own way and make them part of

your own language to build a rich vocabulary.

This is a self-generated exercise read an article or

passage on the net, from a book, a magazine or a
newspaper. Find the words and look up the
meaning. Make sentences of your own.
Enabling objectives

Structure of your written document

Language: crisp, concise and focused

correspondence.
Use simple non-officious language.
Practice correct English usage.
Repair: Identify and AVOID mistakes
peculiar to Indian ESL users.
Paragraph
 A Subscriber has missed an issue.
Reasons unknown. Placate him. Think
of the repair for this situation

 Need 150 words: write an email and

send it to Shilpa she will forward the
whole teams’ work. This is an individual
task, help each other but be honest.
Practice

 A customer needs to adjust the

matter of an ad.

 Please write and ask the details and

mention new size and rates for the
revised insertion.
Assignment for 26th Feb
 Write a Joke and read it to the class it
should be clean, wholesome, most definitely
vegetarian. You may find this in a
newspaper, book or a magazine of your
choice.

 This is for both groups will take the place of

JUST a MINUTE and homework must be
done
Noun /verb agreement

 This is an essential part of seeming

literate .
 We need to make sentences together
and see where we are going on track…
and when and where we need to
tune.
Subject / Verb agreement
Each part of the sentence may have an error.
 Many a man / have / been working /under
me.
 Cattles / were grazing / in the meadows
/near our farm.
 I told him/ the story/ in details/ to make him
understand it fully.
 I have / two sister-in-laws / whose
husbands /are all well settled in Delhi.
cont’d

 Many a person/ have / lost / their life/

and property in the riots.
 As he stood/ below the shower/ the
sharps jets of /ice cold water /revived his
spirit.
 The man, / who I have / often mentioned
is one whose friendship/ I could wish to
acquire/ because he is a respectable man.
Extempore speech

Let’s Tell a Story

One member of the team will start a
story— “I went on a trip and I….”

Each member of the team can add a

few lines.
JAM

 Change
 Working women
 Vote
 Leadership
 Friend
 Struggle
 Hope
Wordsmith

We can use better  Lucid

words and use words  Perhaps
better….  Could be
 Utility  Might be
 Graphic
 May we suggest
 Applaud
 Intrinsic
 Liberal
 Spurious  Conducive
 Onus  Looking forward*
Writing for Business
 We need to know the essential parts of the letter
even if it is an email.

1.Inside address [often goes at the end if not using a

template] A template is like a letterhead
{date and reference no may or may not be used}
2. A greeting: several ways
3. A subject or reference line
4. Get to the point in the main text. Be factual.

Be polite: neither casual or abrupt

cont’d

5. Mention attachments or enclosures

clearly
6. Closing: some possibilities….
7. Signing off

Hint :The most important part of business writing is

FOLLOW UP to make things happen, then
acknowledge or make acknowledgement mandatory.
cont’d

 Why are we writing?

 To Whom are we writing?
 Do we need others to know the contents
of this letter FYI ..N/A
 Will we need to follow up with a visit or a
phone call or a simple reminder?
 Email language may or may not be the
best choice …think about it!
cont’d

 Common phrases:
 ASAP, FYI , FYR , BR
JAM

Final session the common topic is

FREEDOM

 Group A will speak extempore

 Group B may write it out and
prepare but NOT read
Writing
 Need to write every day
 Read every day
 Speak every day
 Listen everyday

Skills will form when all the uses of

language are regular. Radio news is a
good habit. Find a news site on the
net and give it a quick reading daily.
Writing cont’d

Writing clearly :
use short sentences.
use simple words.
enrich vocabulary by reading.
write every day.
find a mentor to read and coach.
Review

 Use of articles
 Use of Prepositions
 Noun/verb agreement
 Verb forms [tenses]
 Business language
 Telephone etiquette
Assessment

This exercise will cover all the activities

done so far.
 Speaking with preparation

 Speaking extempore

 Writing/correcting sentences

 A business letter

 An email for official work

Repair

 Language is a live tool

 Need to be able to correct oneself
 In team milieu everyone can help
 Hesitation to use i.e. speak for fear of
errors is the biggest hurdle
 Being with those using language well
helps
cont’d

 Skills grow by using them

 Practice is a positive use of time
 Skills will take time
 Fast track your own progress by added
efforts
 Use the dictionary, net esp google, TV,
radio… all and every tool to build skills
All the Best