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 Business Communication & Value
Science – I

Department Computer Science & Business

Systems

Batch/Year 2021-2025 / I

Created by Dr. S. Anita Evelyn

Dr. Gayathiri Devi G
Ms. M . Rubitha
Department of English

Date 18.11.2020

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 CONTENTS

S. NO. PARTICULARS PAGE NO.

1 Course Objectives 7

2 Prerequisites 8

3 Syllabus 9

4 Course outcomes 11

5 CO - PO/PSO Mapping 12

6 Lecture Plan 13

7 Activity based learning 14

8 Lecture Notes –Unit-II 15

2.1 PARTS OF SPEECH 16

2.2 TENSES 19

2.3 SENTENCE FORMATION & 25

STRUCTURE
2.4 COMMON ERRORS 27

2.5 Voices 30

9 Practice Quiz 33

10 Assignments 36

11 Part A Questions and Answers 37

12 Part B Questions 43

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 CONTENTS

S. NO. PARTICULARS PAGE NO.

13 Supportive online Certification

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Courses
14 Real Time Applications
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15 Content beyond the Syllabus

46

16 Prescribed Text Books & Reference

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Books
17 Mini Project Suggestions
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 1. COURSE OBJECTIVES

Define the key concepts of Values and life skills.

Equip the learners to identify and understand what life

skills are and their importance in leading a happy and
well-adjusted life.
Motivate students to look within and Create a better
version of self.

Illustrate the tenets of business communication.

Apply the basic communication practices.

Augment the learners to understand self-awareness,

confidence and communication.

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2. Prerequisites (Course Names with Code)

Business Communication &

Value Science – I
20EL102

Basic Knowledge of high

school English

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 3. SYLLABUS

Business Communication & Value Science – I

L T P C

2 2 2 4

UNIT I 6+6

Overview of LOL (include activity on introducing self), Class activity – presentation

on favorite cricket captain in IPL and the skills and values they demonstrate, Self-
work with immersion – interview a maid, watchman, sweeper, cab driver, beggar
and narrate what you think are the values that drive them, Overview of business
communication, Activity: Write a newspaper report on an IPL match, Activity:
Record a conversation between a celebrity and an interviewer, Self-awareness –
identity, body awareness, stress management.

UNIT II 6+6

Essential Grammar – I: Refresher on Parts of Speech – Listen to an audio clip and

note down the different parts of speech followed by discussion, Tenses: Applications of
tenses in Functional Grammar, Sentence formation (general & Technical), Common
errors, Voices. Show sequence from film where a character uses wrong sentence
structure (e.g. Zindagi Na MilegiDobara where the characters use ‘the’ before every
word).

UNIT III 6+6

Communication Skills: Overview of Communication Skills, Barriers of communication,

Effective communication, Types of communication- verbal and non – verbal – Role-
play based learning, Importance of Questioning, Listening Skills: Law of nature-
Importance of listening skills, Difference between listening and hearing, Types of
listening, expressing self, connecting with emotions, visualizing and experiencing
purpose.

UNIT IV 6+6

Email writing: Formal and Informal emails, activity,: Verbal communication

Pronunciation, clarity of speech, Vocabulary Enrichment: Exposure to words from
General Service List (GSL) by West, , significant abbreviations formal business
vocabulary – Read Economic Times, Reader’s Digest, National Geographic and take
part in a GD, using the words you learnt/liked from the articles. Group discussion
using Academic word list (AWL) technical specific terms related to the field of
technology, phrases, idioms words learnt, Written Communication: Summary
writing, story writing, Build your CV – start writing your comprehensive CV including
every achievement in your life, no format, no page limit, Project: Create a podcast
on a topic that will interest college students, Life skill: Stress management, working
with rhythm and balance, colours, and teamwork, Project: Create a musical using
the learnings from unit

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 3. SYLLABUS (Contd.,)

Business Communication & Value Science – I

UNIT V 6+6
Understanding Life Skills: Movie based learning – The Pursuit of Happyness,
Introduction to life skills What are the critical life skills, Multiple Intelligences
Embracing diversity – Activity on appreciation of diversity, Life skill:
Community service – work with an NGO and make a presentation, Life skill:
Join a trek – Values to be learned: Leadership, teamwork, dealing with
ambiguity, managing stress, motivating people, creativity, result orientation
TOTAL: 60 PERIODS

Reference Books:

1. Alan Mc’carthy and O’dell, English vocabulary in use, Cambridge University

Press, 3rd Edition, 2017.

2. APAART: Speak Well 1 (English language and communication)

3. APAART: Speak Well 2 (Soft Skills)

4. Dr. Saroj Hiremath, Business Communication, Nirali Prakashan, 2017.

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 4. Course Outcomes

Upon completion of the course, students shall have ability to

HIGHEST
CO No. CO Course Outcomes COGINITIVE
LEVEL
Recognize the need for life skills and values.
C1.6.1 CO1 [U]
Recognize own strengths and opportunities.
C1.6.2 CO2 [U]
Apply the life skills to different situations.
C1.6.3 CO3 [AP]
Understand the basic tenets of
C1.6.4 CO4 [U]
communication.
Apply the basic communication practices in
C1.6.5 CO5 [AP]
different types of communication.

Knowledge level:
U - Understanding; AP – Applying;

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 5. CO- PO/PSO Mapping

POs PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO
COs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

C1.6.1 CO1 - - - - - 2 - 2 2 3 2 2
C1.6.2 CO2 - - - - - 2 - 2 2 3 2 2
C1.6.3 CO3 - - - - - 2 - 2 2 3 2 2
C1.6.4 CO4 - - - - - - - 2 2 3 2 2
C1.6.5 CO5 - - - - - - - 2 2 3 2 2

1: Slight (Low) 2: Moderate (Medium) 3: Substantial (High)

PSOs
COs PSO 1 PSO 2 PSO 3

C1.6.1 CO1 - 2 2

C1.6.2 CO2 - 3 2

C1.6.3 CO3 - 2 2

C1.6.4 CO4 - - -

C1.6.5 CO5 - - -

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 6. LECTURE PLAN

UNIT – II
S. No. of K Mode of
Topics CO
No. Hours Level Delivery

Parts of Speech (Listen

to an audio clip and PPT
K2 C02
1 note down the different 1 Chalk &
Talk
parts of speech
followed by discussion)

Applications of tenses PPT

C02
2 1 K3 Chalk &
in Functional Grammar Talk

Sentence formation PPT

3 1 K3 C02 Chalk &
(General & Technical) Talk
PPT
C02
4 Common errors 3 K3 Chalk &
Talk
PPT
K2 C02
5 Voices 2 Chalk &
Talk
PPT
K2 C02
6 Sentence Structure 1 Chalk &
Talk

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 7. Activity based learning

Activity 1 : Storyboard (Group activity)

➢ Step 1: (Each group) Prepare a story in advance.

➢ Step 2: Draw or find pictures that create a logical story.
➢ Step 3: Place them in a jumbled order on the whiteboard.
➢ Step 4: Invite the other group of students to arrange the pictures
in order to tell the story with proper usage of tense.
(Note) Each group must describe on what basis one picture is related
to the other.

Activity 2: Find the word

1. Each pair of students should be provided with one copy of a text.

2. Teacher should have a secret list of words ready and call them out,
at random, one at a time.

3. Allow the students to scan the text for the word they hear.

4. Check whether the students point the word correctly as given in

the text.

This is considered as a pre-reading activity which makes each and

every student in the class involve actively.

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 UNIT II

Essential Grammar – I: Refresher on Parts of Speech – Listen to an audio

clip and note down the different parts of speech followed by discussion,
Tenses: Applications of tenses in Functional Grammar, Sentence
formation (general & Technical), Common errors, Voices. Show sequence
from film where a character uses wrong sentence structure (e.g. Zindagi
Na MilegiDobara where the characters use ‘the’ before every word).

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 8. Lecture Notes

2.1 Parts of Speech

The parts of speech explain how a word is used in a sentence.

There are eight main parts of speech (also known as word classes) and they are:

NOUN - (Naming word)

A noun is the name of a person, place, thing or idea.

Example of nouns: Daniel, London, table, teacher, pen, city, happiness, hope

Example sentences: Steve lives in Sydney. Mary uses pen and paper to
write letters.

PRONOUN - (Replaces a Noun)

A pronoun is used in place of a noun or noun phrase to avoid repetition.

Examples of pronouns: I, you, we, they, he, she, it, me, us, them, him, her, this,
those

Example sentences: Mary is tired. She wants to sleep. I want her to dance
with me.

ADJECTIVE - (Describing word)

An adjective describes, modifies or gives more information about a noun or

pronoun.

Examples: big, happy, green, young, fun, crazy, three

Example sentences: The little girl had a pink hat.

VERB - (Action Word)

A verb shows an action or state of being and what someone or something is doing.

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2.1 Parts of Speech

Examples: go, speak, run, eat, play, live, walk, have, like, are, is

Example sentences: I like Woodward English. I study their charts

and play their games.

ADVERB - (Describes a verb)

An adverb describes/modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb. It tells

how,
where, when, how often or to what extent. Many adverbs end in –LY

Examples: slowly, quietly, very, always, never, too, well, tomorrow, here

Example sentences: I am usually busy. Yesterday, I ate my lunch quickly.

PREPOSITION - (Shows relationship)

A preposition shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word.

They can indicate time, place, or relationship.

Examples: at, on, in, from, with, near, between, about, under

Example sentences: I left my keys on the table for you.

CONJUNCTION - (Joining word)

A conjunction joins two words, ideas, phrases or clauses together in a sentence

and shows how they are connected.
Examples: and, or, but, because, so, yet, unless, since, if.

Example sentences: I was hot and exhausted but I still finished the marathon.

INTERJECTION - (Expressive word)

An interjection is a word or phrase that expresses a strong feeling or emotion.

It is a short exclamation.

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2.1 Parts of Speech

Examples: Ouch! Wow! Great! Help! Oh! Hey! Hi!

Example sentences: Wow! I passed my English test. Great! –

Ouch! That hurt.

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2.2 Tenses

In general, tenses are important in framing meaningful

sentences which leads to compelling correspondence. Tense indicates the
connection between two or more time periods or the exact time an activity
occurred. Those who want to excel in communication (Written and Oral) need
to focus on basic grammar components especially tenses.

There are three main tenses, past tense, present tense and the future tense.
It is important to note that each of these tenses has four forms, they are:
Simple, progressive or continuous, perfect and perfect progressive or perfect
continuous.

Types of Tenses

Tenses can be divided into three major types namely, Present Tense,
Past Tense, and Future Tense.

Each tense has four common forms:

❖ Simple

❖ Continuous

❖ Perfect

❖ Perfect Continuous

Past Present Future

Simple Verb + ed Verb + s will/shall+ verb
Perfect Had+ Past Has/have + Past will/shall + past
Participle Participle participle
Continuous was/were +verb+ am +is +are+ verb+ Will/shall+ be
ing ing +verb+ ing
Perfect Had + been + verb Has/have been+ will/shall + have
Continuous +ing verb+ ing been+ verb +
ing

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2.2 Tenses

Simple Present Tense

1.In statements
He is a teacher.

2.In interrogatives
Who is your favorite author?

3.In exclamatory sentences beginning with ‘here’ and ‘there’

Here comes the bus!
There the file is!

4.Present moment action

I recite a poem.

5.Habitual action
I always speak the truth.

6.Universal/General truth
The sun rises in the East.

7.Nearby future action

I visit my home town next week

8.Conditional sentences
If you work hard, you will succeed

9.Professional activities
A cobbler mends shoe.

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2.2 Tenses
Present Continuous Tense
1.Present moment/ongoing action
I am reading a novel now.
2.Nearby future action
I am visiting my home town tomorrow.
(am visiting = going to visit)
3.Repeated action causing annoyance to others
You are always disturbing me.

Present Perfect Tense

1.Recently completed action
I have recently bought a smart phone.
2.Past action that does not indicate time
I have visited taj Mahal. (I visited Taj Mahal- wrong)

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

To indicate an action that began in the past, continues in the present and
may continue in future.
I have been learning French since 1998.
Simple past Tense
1.Past actions that include time
I met my friend last week.
2.In conditional sentences.
If I had a printer, I would take the hard copy of my materials.
3.To indicate historical events
Many people died in the Second World War.
4.To tell stories
Once upon a time, there lived a young and vibrant person

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2.2 Tenses
Past continuous Tense
1.To express a short continuous action in the past.
By this time yesterday, I was taking up my English test.
2.To indicate a continuous action in the past followed by a new action.
It started raining while I was hanging out my clothes.

Past Perfect Tense

1.To indicate a past action which was completed before a period of time
in past.
I had completed my assignments by 8 pm yesterday.
2.If two actions occurred in the past, the first action must have past
perfect and the second action should have simple past.
I had switched off the light before I went to my bed.

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

To indicate a long continuous action in the past.
She had been living in Mumbai for 7 years.

Simple Future Tense

Will/shall - I Person pronouns based on the type of actions.
Determined actions –will
Undetermined actions – shall
II & III person Pronouns – Only “will”

1.To indicate an action that is yet to happen in future.

He will complete his course next year.
2.In conditional sentences
If you run fast, you will win the race,

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2.2 Tenses
Future Continuous Tense
To express a short continuous action in future.
By this time tomorrow, I will be watching a movie.

Future Perfect tense

To indicate an action that will be completed before a period of time in
future.
I will have completed my B.E by 2023.

Future Perfect Continuous Tense

To indicate a long continuous action in future.
In 2024, I will have been working in a company.
Note: ‘for’ and ‘since’ may be used with any perfect/perfect
continuous tenses.

Future Continuous Tense

To express a short continuous action in future.
By this time tomorrow, I will be watching a movie.

Future Perfect tense

To indicate an action that will be completed before a period of time in
future.
I will have completed my B.E by 2023.

Future Perfect Continuous Tense

To indicate a long continuous action in future.
In 2024, I will have been working in a company.

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2.2 Tenses

Note: ‘for’ and ‘since’ may be used with any perfect/perfect continuous
tenses

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2.3 Sentence Formation and Structure

SIMPLE SENTENCES
A Simple Sentence contains a subject and a verb, and it may also have an
object and modifiers. However, it contains only one independent clause.
Examples
She completed her Literature review
Jacob stood on his tiptoes.

COMPOUND SENTENCES
A Compound Sentences contains at least two independent clauses. These
two independent clauses can be combined with a comma and a
Coordinating Conjunctions or with a Semi colon..
Examples
She completed her literature review, and she created her
reference list.
Mary went to work, but John went to the party, and I went home.

COMPLEX SENTENCES
A complex sentences contains at least one independent clause and at least
one dependent clause. Dependent clauses can refer to the subject (who,
which) the sequence/time (since, while), or the causal elements (because,
if) of the independent clause.
If a sentence begins with a dependent clause, note the comma after this
clause. If, on the other hand, the sentence begins with an independent
clause, there is not a comma separating the two clauses.
Examples
She returned the computer after she noticed it was damaged.
Whenever prices goes up, customers buy less products.

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2.3 Sentence Formation and Structure

COMPOUND COMPLEX SENTENCES

Sentence types can also be combined. A compound-complex sentence
contains at least two independent clauses and at least one dependent
clause.
Examples
Kate doesn’t like cartoons because they are loud, so she doesn’t watch
them.
The dog started barking so the cat ran away and I couldn’t keep up, so I
stopped.

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2.4 Common Errors

When someone speak or write grammatical errors can occur in many forms such
as, prepositions, subject verb agreement, tenses, punctuation, spelling and
other parts of speech.

The following are some common errors in a written or oral communication:

1. Should of / Would of / Could of

“Should of”, “Would of” and “Could of” are always incorrect. The correct form is
“should have”, “would have” and “could have”.
Example: 1. He could have been a football champion

2. Watch, Look, See

Look, Watch are often confused in meaning. However, they should be used in
different situations.
Examples:
Look — to look at something directly.
Watch — to look at something carefully, usually at something that’s moving.
Example: I watch the snow falling.

3. Enough should be used after adjectives, adverbs, and verbs:

Example: She’s smart enough to take the advanced class.

4. Enough should be used before nouns:

Example: There are enough chairs for everybody to sit down.

5. A lot of / lots of are used before nouns to describe a large quantity:

Example: There were a lot of / lots of kids at the playground.

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2.4 Common Errors

6.Among vs. Between

Among is used to express a relationship of several items. Between is used to
express the relationship of one item to another item.
The five brothers divided the property among themselves.
There is a dispute between the brothers.

7. Effect vs. Affect

Effect is used as a noun and Affect is used as a verb. Affect means to impact
on or influence. Effect is usually a noun. Effect means “result” or
“consequence.”

8. Emigrate vs. Immigrate

Emigrate means “to move away from a city or country,”
whereas immigrate means “to move into a country from somewhere else.”
My Uncle emigrated from Venezuela.
My Sister immigrated to the United States.

9. Subject-Verb Agreement with Collective Nouns

If the sentence shows more individuality, use a plural verb; however, if the noun
is acting as a unit, use a singular verb.
The team is heading for practice.
The team are eating with their families.

10. Title Capitalization

Always capitalize the first and last word.
Capitalize nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs.
Do NOT capitalize articles, prepositions (shorter than five letters), or
coordinating conjunctions.
Examples: I am going to New York City this weekend.

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2.4 Common Errors

11. Stationary vs. Stationery
Stationary means “not moving,” whereas stationery refers to paper and writing
materials.
Example: The door will remain stationary if you don’t push it the right way!
Ravi pulled out a piece of stationery and wrote a quick letter.
12. Lose / Loose
Lose is the opposite of win, while loose is the opposite of tight or contained.
Examples:
1.The business will lose six million dollars this year.
2.I think the telephone cord is loose. It is moving a lot, and the sound is not very
clear when I talk.
13. After words like everybody, somebody, anybody, nobody singular verb
should be used. Even though “everybody” refers to a lot of people, it takes the
singular verb – so the correct sentence is “
Example:
Everybody is happy.
14. Me/I
Difference between "I" and "me”: "I" is a subject, or nominative, pronoun and
"me" is an object pronoun.
Examples:
1. I went to the temple with my sister
2. John bought me a book
15. Pronoun Displacement occur when pronouns do not agree in number with
the nouns to which they refer. If the noun is singular, the pronoun must be singular.
If the noun is plural, the pronoun must be plural as well.
Example: Every girl must bring her own lunch.
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2.5 Voices
Active Voice and Passive Voice

Voice plays an important role in written communication. Passive voice is often used
in technical writings were the writer wishes to emphasize the action of the sentence
rather than the doer of the action. The active voice describes a sentence where the
subject performs the action. In passive voice, the subject is acted upon by the verb.
The following are the changes occur in a sentence when converting Active
to Passive:
1. Interchange the object and subject with each other
2. Use the suitable helping or auxiliary verb (is/am/are/was)
3. Change the base verb in the active sentence into the past participle i.e. third
form verb in a passive sentence i.e. preceded by the preposition ‘by’
4. The pronoun used in the sentence also changes
Change in pronoun:

I Me
We Us
You You
He Him
She Her
It It
They Them

Examples:
1. An essay was written by Sheela (object + verb + subject)
2. The novel was ready by my sister in one day.
The following are the changes occur in a sentence when converting Active
to Passive:
1. Interchange the object and subject with each other
2. Remove the auxiliary verb be from the main verb and change main verb's form if
needed

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2.5 Voices

3. Remove the preposition ‘by’

4.The pronoun used in the sentence also changes
Examples:
1. Sheela wrote an essay. (subject + Verb + Object)
2. My sister read the novel in one day.

Note: There will be a change in verb form whereas the tense reminds the same
while converting from one voice to other. There is no passive voice of present/
past/ future perfect continuous sentences and future continuous.
Examples: Present
Once a week, Ravi cleans the house
Once a week, the house is cleaned by Ravi
Examples: Past
Shella wrote a letter (active Voice)
A letter was written by Shella (Passive Voice)
Examples: Future
Seema will sing a song (Active Voice)
A song will be sung by Seema (Passive Voice)
Examples: Present Continues
Ram is driving a car (Active Voice)
A car is being driven by Ram (Passive Voice)
Examples: Past Continues
What were you doing? (Active Voice)
What was being done by you? (Passive Voice)
Examples: Present Perfect
I have bought two pens (Active Voice)
Two pens have been bought by me (Passive Voice)

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2.5 Voices

Examples: Past Perfect

Had he broken your pen? (Active Voice)
Had your pen been broken by him? (Passive Voice)
Example: Future Perfect

John will have completed the project before the deadline

The project will have been completed before the deadline

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 9. Practice Quiz

Quiz on Stress Management

1. Stressors are more likely to affect health if they are which of the
following?
1. Long lasting
2. Highly disruptive
3. Difficult to control
4. All of the above

2. Which of the following statements is true?

1. The stress response is nonspecific
2. Different kinds of stressors produce exactly the same response
3. Different people respond to the same stressor differently
4. All of the above

3. Which factors improve coping?

1. Social support
2. Optimism
3. Perceived control
4. All of the above

4. Ali is trying to decide whether to give up his current part-time job. He

dislikes the job, but if he gives it up, he will have no spending money.
This is an example of what kind of conflict?
1. An approach-approach conflict
2. An approach-avoidance conflict
3. An avoidance-avoidance conflict
4. None of the above

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 9. Practice Quiz

Quiz on Tenses

1. This time next year I ………………….. in London for 7 years.

a) will have been living
b) will have lived
c) will be living
2. If you had arrived late, I ………………….. angry.
a) had been
b) would have been
c) will have been
3. They ………………….. the French course yet.
a) have not started
b) had not started
c) have not start
4. My family ………………….. in Australia for a year when I was a
child.
a) was living
b) lives
c) lived
5.Most major cities ………….. significantly over the last 30 years.
a) grew
b) have grown
c) will grow
6. I’m tired. I ………………….. for 3 hours!
a) have studied
b) have been studying
c) had been studying

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Quiz on Tenses

7. The train had already left.

a) past simple
b) past continuous
c) past perfect

8. We'll have finished by 6pm.

a) future perfect
b) future continuous
c) future simple

9. Will he still be travelling this evening?

a) future perfect
b) future continuous

c) future simple

10. Will you be in Bangkok tomorrow?

a) future perfect
b) future continuous
c) future simple

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 10. ASSIGNMENT UNIT-II

S.
TOPICS CO K LEVEL
No.

Read a newspaper Article and write down the

1 Simple, Compound, Complex sentences you can CO2 K3
find in that particular Article.

Write a paragraph about the arrangements you

have planned for sports day by imagining
2 CO2 K3
yourself as sports secretary in simple future
Tense.

3 Describe your house using suitable Adjectives. CO2 K2

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 11. Part-A Questions and Answers

S.No. PART-A K CO
level
Q&A
1 For each of the following questions, write the name K2 CO2

of the parts of speech (noun, verb, pronoun,

adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, article)
of the CAPITALIZED word:
eg: That is the biggest HOUSE I've ever seen.
noun
1. WE went to the mall last night.
2. He asked ME to go to the party with him.
3. The school will be closed ON Monday.
4. My BROTHERS will be here next week.
5. She will be here TOMORROW.
6. By this time tomorrow I WILL HAVE FINISHED the
book.
7. I'll see you IN three hours.
8. He is the FASTEST runner in the school.
9. What is the time?
10. He went to see the doctor because he wasn't feeling
WELL.

Answers:
1. pronoun
2. Pronoun
3. Preposition
4. Noun
5. Adverb
6. Verb
7. Preposition

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 11. Part-A Questions and Answers

S.No. PART-A K CO
level
Q&A
2 8. Adjective
9. Pronoun
10. adverb

3 Decide if the verbs should be in the Simple Past or K3 CO2

Past Continuous.
On my first day at work I was a bit nervous. I —- (get) up
early, —- (have) a shower, and —- (drink) some coffee. I
was too nervous to eat. I —– (wear) a suit and my best
shoes. I —- (walk) to the bus stop and —- (wait) for the
bus. While I —- (wait), I —– (notice) that people —– (look)
at me in a strange way. I —- (try) to ignore them, and
when my bus —- (arrive) I —- (get) on and —- (find) a
seat. 30 minutes later, I —- (arrive) at my office. Just as I
—- (get) off the bus, I —- (look) down and —- (realise)
that I —- (wear) shoes of different colours.
Answers
On my first day at work I was a bit nervous. I got up
early, had a shower, and drank some coffee. I was too
nervous to eat. I was wearing a suit and my best shoes.
I walked to the bus stop and waited for the bus. While
I was waiting, I noticed that people were looking at
me in a strange way. I tried to ignore them, and when my
bus arrived, I got on and found a seat. 30 minutes later,
I arrived at my office. Just as I got off the bus,
I looked down and realised that I was wearing shoes
of different colours.

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 11. Part-A Questions and Answers

S.No. PART-A K CO
level
Q&A
4 Choose the correct verb from the list below to K3 CO2

complete the following sentences. Put the verb in

the present perfect tense:
(speak / know / start/ learn / eat / write / give /
live/ be/ see)
1. I met Barbara when we were in elementary school. We
_______________ each other for over twenty years.
2. We __________________ many new words since we
started this course.
3. That’s a wonderful movie. I ____________________ it
three times.
4. Mr. and Mrs. Tonner _____________________ married
for 10 years.
5. You are late! The class ________________ already
__________________.
6. Robert is my neighbor. He ___________________ next
door to me for five years.
7. Mary ____________________ several letters to her
parents since she left home.
8. We _____________________ in that restaurant several
times.
9. Our teacher _____________________ us a lot of help
with the homework assignment.
10. She ______________________ to her landlord many
times about the broken window.

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 11. Part-A Questions and Answers

S.No. PART-A K CO
level
Q&A
Answers:
1.have known
2. have learned
3. have seen
4. have been
5. have/started
6. has lived
7. has written
8. have eaten
9. has given
10. has spoken

5 Spot the Errors K3 CO2

1. Rahul is inferior than Rohan in Games.

2. Unless you do not labour hard, you will not pass.

3. Gita has been reading the book since two hours.

4. If you would have practiced regularly, you would win

the match.

5. It is an one-rupee note.

6. He is stronger than I am.

7. Forty miles are a good distance.

8. They played well, couldn’t they?

9. The soldiers are travelling in land.

10. The amount of rainfall largely control the kinds of plant

life in a region.

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 11. Part-A Questions and Answers

S.No. PART-A K CO
level
Q&A
Answers

1. Rahul is inferior to Rohan in Games.

2. Unless you labor hard, you will not pass.

3. Gita has been reading the book for two hours.

4. If you practiced regularly, you would win the match.

5. It is a one-rupee note.

6. He is stronger than me.

7. Forty miles is a good distance.

8. They played well, didn’t they?

9. The soldiers are travelling by land.

10. The amount of heavy rainfall largely controls the kinds

of plant life in a region.

6 Convert the following sentences from Active Voice K2 CO2

to Passive Voice

1. We are going to watch a movie tonight.

2. They called off the meeting.
3. His grandmother looked after him.
4. The salesman was helping the customer when the
thief came into the store.
5. Many tourists have visited that castle.
6. Sally is going to make a beautiful dinner tonight.
7. The teacher always answers the students' questions
8. Vegetables are not being chopped by Kritika.

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 11. Part-A Questions and Answers

S.No. PART-A K CO
level
Q&A
9. Have they left the apartment?
10. I have read the newspaper.
Answers:

1. A movie is going to be watched by us tonight.

2. The meeting was called off by them.
3. He was looked after by his grandmother.
4. The customer was being helped by the salesman
when the thief came into the store.
5. That castle has been visited by many tourists.
6. A beautiful dinner is going to be made by Sally
tonight.
7. The students' questions are always answered by the
teacher.
8. Vegetables are not being chopped by Kritika.
9. Has apartment been left by them?
10. The newspaper has been read by me.

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12. PART – B QUESTIONS & ANSWER : UNIT-II

Not Applicable (NA)

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13. SUPPORTIVE ONLINE CERTIFICATION COURSES

I. NPTEL online Courses:

Effective Writing
https://nptel.ac.in/courses/109/107/109107172/

II. Coursera
1. Learn English : Advanced Grammar and
Punctuation Specialization.
https://www.coursera.org/specializations/advanced-
grammar-punctuation

2. Grammar and Punctuation

https://www.coursera.org/learn/grammar-punctuation

III. Udemy online Courses

1. Master Native English | Speaking Skills,
Grammar, and More
https://www.udemy.com/course/master-native-english/

2. The Complete English Grammar Course 1 - from

A1 to C1 level
https://www.udemy.com/course/the-complete-english-
grammar-course-from-a1-to-c1-level/

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14. REAL TIME APPLICATIONS IN DAY TODAY LIFE AND
TO INDUSTRY

Basic for any kind of

writing(Structure of a
Parts of Speech,
sentence) for example,
Tenses & Voices Technical Articles, Letter
writing, Research Paper etc

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 15. CONTENT BEYOND THE SYLLABUS

Recommendations

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvbzZSY6_nM

Instructions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJ0BiDv9Wa8

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 16. PRESCRIBED TEXT BOOKS & REFERENCE BOOKS

TEXT BOOK:

Parikh, J.P, Anshu Surve, Swarnabharathi, Asma Bahrainwala “Business

Communication: Basic Concepts and Skills”, Orient Black Swan, 2011

REFERENCE BOOKS:

1. English vocabulary in use – Alan Mc’carthy and O’dell.

2. APAART: Speak Well 1 (English language and communication).
3. APAART: Speak Well 2 (Soft Skills)
4. Business Communication – Dr.SarojHiremath

WEB REFERENCE:

1. Train your mind to perform under pressure- Simon sinek

https://curiosity.com/videos/simon-sinek-on-training-your-mind-to-
perform-under-pressure-capture-your-flag/

2. Brilliant way one CEO rallied his team in the middle of layoffs
https://www.inc.com/video/simon-sinek-explains-why-you-should-put-
people-before-numbers.html

3. Will Smith's Top Ten rules for success

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBsT9omTeh0

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 17. MINI PROJECT SUGGESTIONS

Take a survey with Questionnaire (50 Samples) and submit

a report about importance of soft skills for the professional
development of an engineer.

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