PRESENTING A STORY "DIFFERENTLY" Ex.

In this exercise the students have to present an inspiring/motivational story in a lively/visual/active/conversational/dynamic way. The usual kinds of events/happenings can be stated plainly and the more interesting ones have to be narrated with the help of role plays/situational conversations/emotional expressions/dramatic elements/actions etc. 

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EC PROFILES

I am Nayana from Kozhikode. I am a student studying for Counselling Psychology under Calicut University. 

I am also actor, just one movie old. I completed my work in a Tamil film named Arasakulam. It is a tender and touching love story. It will be released this year, probably in June. I would like you all to watch it as it is a good movie- straight from the heart.

I became interested in acting when I was only three years of age. My parents tell me that even at that tender age of three I loved acting and being on stage, doing something like singing, dancing etc. From there it has been a long journey of sorts, acting in school dramas, mono acts and even in a TV reality show called "Mammootty-The Best Actor". In fact this show gave me my first break ie., Arasakulam.

Now I am waiting and watching for better roles to come by. I believe in the policy of "Letting things to happen" rather than "Making things happen"

Watch Nayana getting acting tips from the veteran actress KPAC Lalitha after her performance in a TV show

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EC MOVIE SONGS Exercise

Indian Movie Songs in learning EC

The students are given a movie song in Hindi or some other language and then guided to make a similar song in English with same theme/meaning/message/context/situation. 

For eg. this Hindi song (Kisi ki muskurahaton pe ho nissar.....Kisi ka dard mil sake toh le udhar) can be used to make a simple song in English with these lines:

I want to help...those in need

I want to help...those in pain

This is what I think is life

This is what I think is joy 

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EC SELLING with QUESTIONS Excercise

In this exercise the students understand how to use interesting questions to evoke a curiosity in the listeners' mind for the product/service/idea which the speaker wants to sell across. The pattern of questions can be like this:

Could/can/will you please give me a minute?

May I speak about a new product/service?

Have you ever heard about a book which can teach you how to grow vegetables?

Have you ever tried to make a vegetable garden but couldn't progress much? 

Have you ever dreamed of cooking a lunch with all home grown vegetables?

Well ...this is what I was talking about...a guide book and ten packets of seeds of native varieties of vegetables and the biggest highlight is a helpline number for timely and useful guidance on phone from 10 am to 5 pm...So are you game to try this out....The price is just ....

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"CAN YOU GUESS MY THOUGHT" Ex.

In this exercise the students write a single thought of theirs in a paper as a small sentence of maximum 50 words having a coherent topic and then say if the thought belongs to these categories:

Is it Subjective/Objective?

Is it Static (main verb is 'be" or "have") /Dynamic (main verb is an action verb)?

Is it about Past/Present/Future?

Is it a Fact/Judgement/Inference?

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IN GOD'S OWN COUNTRY (Role Play Ex.)

The students in this role play exercise are asked to enact three situations:

Situation 1: Winning the trust

Situation 2: Taking the decisive step

Situation 3: The Awakening

Here the theme is how a person is tricked/conned/deceived/fooled/cheated by a fraud/dishonest/con artist. 

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EC MOVIE PLAY

In this exercise the students are given a chance to enact/present a movie situation. They can use a situation/sequence from a popular movie delivering the dialogues and using the right emotional expressions in English.

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