preparing for English paper

1. SHRUTI JOSHI
Asst.Prof.
Dept.ofEnglish
VivekanandCollege, Kolhapur.

2.  80% of the world’s electronically stored
information is in English.
 Three-quarters of the world’s mail is written
in English.
 80% of Internet users communicate in
English.
 the main language of books, newspapers,
airports, and air-traffic control, international
business and technology, diplomacy, sport,
international competitions, pop music, and
advertising.
 Language of administration in India
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3.  To get a better job or a promotion.
 To study in an English-speaking country
 To present a research paper in an
international conference.
 To help your students learn English well
 To pass a required examination
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4.  School level
 Entrance exams for vocational courses,
different institutes and universities
 UGC exams
 Defence exams
 Bank exams
 Railway
 Research
 Civil services
 SSC

5. SSC
Tier I
written
Computer
based
descriptive
Pen-paper
Tier II
written
Computer
based
Tier III Tier IV
Data entry
skill test/
computer
proficiency/
document
verification

6. UPSC
Prelim
objective
General ability (eng. Lang.
comprehension 10th level)
(200)
English language &
aptitude test (200)
Main
written
Qualifying papers
A- regional
language (300)
B- English (300)
Merit formation papers
(I-VII) essay writing,
general studies, opt.sub
(250)
Interview
Personality test

7. MPSC
prelim
Paper I
Objective (200)
Paper II
Objective (200)
Main
Paper I –IV
General studies
Objective (150 each)
Compulsory Marathi
Descriptive (100)
Compulsory English
Descriptive (100)
interview

8.  we don’t spend enough time learning
English.
 we are too passive about learning English.
 we don’t review and revise what we have
learned.
 we rely on our native language too much.
 we are always focused on our mistakes.
 we don’t put things in context nor
implement.
 We are not confident and afraid of making
mistakes.

9.  Make it a part of life
 No short cuts, no formula, no tricks.
 Enjoy the learning experience.
 Recognise your drawbacks
 Cultivate habit of reading
 Focus- grammar, vocabulary and
comprehension.

10. 1. From regional medium school
2. Limited learning (notes of grammar- going
through before exam)
3. No day-to-day learning
4. Preparing GK, current affairs in regional
language
5. Restricting from the standard study material
in English.
6. Preparing just from exam point of view.

11. Newspapers
Mass type
e.g. Times of
India,
Telegraph
Reader friendly
For beginners
Attractive topics
Class type
e.g. The
Hindu, Indian
Express
Authentic news
Challenging language
Quality reading
Useful for descriptive papers

12.  Newspapers
 Whatever you feel like, e.g. romantic
novels
 No compulsion
 Switch to different things
 Be patient
 Be consistent
 Reading habit helpful in
comprehension and spotting errors.
 Creative writing.

13. Receptive Productive
Oral Listening Speaking
Written Reading Writing

14.  Watch TV and English movies
(with subtitles)
 Listen to radio (BBC), audio books,
English language DVDs, CDs
 Listen and Sing English songs
 Record yourself, listen carefully – weaknesses
and strengths of pronunciation
 Joining conversation groups/one-on-one
conversations

16.  read aloud
 Have small talks in public
 Join one-on-one conversations, conversation
and common interest groups
 Have friends who speak English well.
 Learn IPA(International Phonetic Alphabet)
 Speak slowly, clearly. Select words carefully.
Give yourself time to think.

18.  Read aloud stressing words correctly
 Pay attention to punctuation marks
 Read children’s books as a starting point,
then abridged classics, magazines, news
papers (with simple language), comics and
cartoon strips.

20. Learn English grammar and vocabulary
 Understand the basic subject-verb sentence
structure
 correct spellings, punctuation
 Write e-mails, Blogs, notes, text messages.
 Dictations
 Essays, stories, poems – creative writing

22.  Read picture books or comics
 Read newspapers and magazines
 Ask questions during conversations
 Watch TV and movies
 Browse English websites
 Consult dictionaries
 Constantly learn new words
 Clarify meaning of slang and idioms
 Know grammar

23.  Listen to native English and imitate (use
language labs- CDs)
 Read along with audio books
 Speak, being corrected or asking for correct
pronunciation and repeating after
 Pay attention to letter combination sounds,
stressed syllables, word linkage and
intonation
 Train speech organs position, shape and
movement of English sounds

24.  Reading, listening, writing and speaking
 Using subject-verb structure
 Differentiating questions from statements
 Understanding parts of speech
 Practicing verb tenses
 Knowing words beyond their meaning
 Learning phrasal verbs
 Doing grammar exercises-drills
 Quizzing yourself

25.  Note down new words, look for their meaning
in the dictionary.
 Learn root words, prefixes, suffixes.
 Think about the things around you in English
before thinking in mother tongue.
 Read a lot.
 Use new words while speaking.

26.  Make mistakes.
 Don’t hesitate to take risks and experiment.
 Be patient and never give up.
 Take physical action.
 Grasp concepts.
 Use it.
 Enjoy it.
 Think positively.

27.  English language CDs, DVDs, TV, English
movies (something you can listen and watch
over and over again), radio(BBC).
 Internet- you tube videos for learning
English, read articles/books, play language
games, give tests, chat on social networking
sites.
 Smart phones and ipods- listening to audio
books, songs, reading downloaded texts,
dictionary apps, language games.

28.  YES.
 With minimum competency in English-
you will ‘clear’ not ‘pass’ the exams.
 As compared to the fluent candidates,
your performance in interview will be
less effective.
 All administrative correspondence is
mainly in English.

29.  Difficult, not
impossible.
 With proper
planning and
confidence, you
can improve.
 Enjoy the learning
process, don’t mug
up.