Spoken English For Kannada Speakers

In today's competitive world Spoken English is considered as a passport for success in life. The craze for learning spoken English has led to the growth of coaching institutes all over the country. Much as they may profess and advertise it is not really possible to learn any language in 30 days. A person who genuinely wants to learn the language needs to spend two to three hours every day for at least five or six months before he or she would feel confident to communicate in English. The prime objective of this book is to encourage students to learn English as a tool of communication and to enable them to understand the language thoroughly. The book basically takes off from the learner’s point of view and guides them through cooperative learning methods in order to help master the effective communication skills in English.The book has been divided into four convenient units of Grammar Pronunciation Conversation and Vocabulary. Each chapter covers one main area of learning English – explained with examples. Carefully selected and graded exercises have also been included throughout the book to give readers ample practice and a complete understanding of the subject. In short the book follows the modern functional approach to the study of English. So readers it is definitely a one-stop solution for speaking English! #v&spublishersContents. Publisher’s NoteAn Introduction Section 1 English Grammar Grammatical Features 1. The Sentence and Types of Sentences ..5. Verbs..10. Interjection ..15. Modals or Modal Auxiliary Verbs 16. The Gerund17. Degrees of Comparison 18. Transformation of Sentences 19. Idioms and Idiomatic Expressions Section 2 Pronunciation Section 3 Conversation Conversation1. Buying A gift ..5. A visit to Big Bazaar..10. Lodging an FIR at the Police Station..15. A Dialogue between Mother and Son ..20. In consultation with a doctor..25. Parents-Teacher meeting in school ..30. Talk with a Property dealer for buying a house..35. A telePhonic Conversation between Two Friends ..40. Calling to Enter KBC ..45. Principal Interviewing Child’s Parents ..50. Conversation at the Time of Illness ..55. Son asking Permission to meet a Friend ..60. Invitation for Wedding ..65. Waiter Taking an Order at a Table in a Restaurant ..70. Wanting to pay Taxes at the Government Department..75. Boy Proposing to a Girl on a Date 76. Confession to Father in a Church 77. Going to the Chemist and asking for MedicinesSection 4 Vocabulary1. Building a Better Vocabulary 2. Antonyms 3. Synonyms4. Homophones and Homonyms 5. Prefix and Suffix6. Idioms Proverbs and Phrases7. One-Word Substitutes8. Acronyms