In today's competitive world, Spoken English is considered as a passport for a guaranteed success in life. The craze for learning spoken English has led to the growth of various coaching institutes all over the country. Much as they may profess and advertise, it is not really possible to learn any language in 30 or 40 days. A person who genuinely wants to learn the language needs to spend at least two to three hours every day for at least five or six months before he or she feels confident to communicate in English.

The prime objective of this book is to encourage the students to learn English as a tool of communication and to enable them to understand the language thoroughly. The book basically looks at the language from the learners' point of view and guides them through co-operative learning methods in order to 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 thoroughly with examples and special attention being given to the basic skills. Carefully selected and balanced practical exercises have also been designed and included with each topic or chapter to give the readers or learners, particularly the students, 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, the book is definitely a one-stop solution for learning English!

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Contents:

Publisher's Note

An Introduction

Section I : English Grammar

Grammatical Features

1. The Sentence and Types of Sentences

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5. Verbs

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10. Interjection

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15. Modals or Modal Auxiliary Verbs

16. The Gerund

17. Degrees of Comparison

18. Transformation of Sentences

19. Idioms and Idiomatic Expressions

Section II : Pronunciation

Section III : Conversation

1. Buying a Gift

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5. A visit to Big Bazaar

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10. Lodging an FIR at the Police Station

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15. A Dialogue Between Mother and Son

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20. In Consultation with a Doctor

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25. Parents-Teacher Meeting in School

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30. Talk with a Property Dealer for Buying a House

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35. A telePhonic Conversation Between Two Friends

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40. Calling to Enter KBC

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45. Principal Interviewing Child's Parents

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50. Conversation at the Time of Illness

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55. Son Asking Permission to Meet a Friend

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60. Invitation for Wedding

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65. Waiter Taking an Order at a Table in a Restaurant

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70. Wanting to pay Taxes at the Government Department

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75. Boy Proposing to a Girl on a Date

76. Confession to Father in a Church

77. Going to the Chemist and asking for Medicines

Section VI : Vocabulary

1. Building a Better Vocabulary

2. Antonyms

3. Synonyms

4. Homophones and Homonyms

5. Prefix and Suffix

6. Idioms, Proverbs and Phrases

7. One-Word Substitutes

8. Acronyms