CONVERSATIONAL EXERCISES

Topics for conversational exercises:

What makes a movie great?

Who is a good role model (as a leader/writer/speaker/manager etc.)?

A nice place to visit/travel.

A dream product.

A  rewarding job.

A great day.

A good friend.

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"Do you know" QUESTIONS

We can start with "Do you know" to get information about "new" things.

Do you know who I am ? ---- In old movies, it was heard the most.

Do you know who my father is ? --- The villain's trademark dialogue.

Do you know what is the time now ? --- Mom to son who is coming home just before dawn.

Do you know why this has happened ?

Do you know which is the best place to visit in Kozhikode ?

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IMAGE CONSULTANT EXERCISE

Asked the students to find partners and act as Image Consultants for each other. Firstly, one of them has to share his/her ambition, writing it on a paper and giving it to the "Image Consultant". After this the consultant can ask some questions to see how credible is the other person's claim to be in that position/role. Then the consultant has to give some advice answering questions like:

What do I have to have ? You have to have a better voice.

What do I have to be ? You have to be more knowledgeable.

What do I have to do ? You have to get more experience

Finally, the consultant can give a quantifiable picture of how close is  his/her image to that of an ideal candidate in that role. This can be stated like:

You sound to me as a good manager : 20/30

You seem to me as a good manager :  20/30

You feel to me as a good manager :  15/40

And your total score is : 55 /100 to be a good manager.

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EC STAR INTERVIEWS

With Hrithik

With Akshay

With Murthy(Infosys)

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LIFE STORY IN 3 MINS. EXERCISE

"LIFE-STORY IN 3 MINUTES " EXERCISE

Tell you life story to your chatting partner in 3 minutes.....first about the first five years of your life, then the next five years, then the next.Afterwards your chatting partner will have to make a prediction on how will your next five years be in a two minute public speech.

(Tips: The future prediction can start like: S/He will be an accountant. He/She will be working as......  He will have completed/become............by the end of five years.)

4 I's 

Tell your four life experiences to your chatting partner which should be: 1. A happy one 2. A sad one 3. An achiever's moments 4. Embarrassing moments. Afterwards your chatting partner will have to interpret your character based on your experiences/make a character sketch.

In short: I was sad...I was happy...I was successful...I was embarrassed.

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THINK IN ENGLISH WITH BBC - BIO DATA BASED CONVERSATION

The story of EC...No, it doesn't begin with A,B or C but...

..in fact it begins with the letter "I". This letter "I" is also the most commonly used word in English. So naturally our learning of EC starts with making some statements(Speech) about our own self ie., I.

I am Rajesh Kumar.

I am from Delhi.

I have a job in a bank.

I have a four member family.

I stay with my parents and a sister.

I work in SBI from 9 am to 4 pm. Now let's see a few questions (Interaction) about the speaker ie., I:

Am I Rajesh? (Yes/No Questions)

Are you from Delhi?

Where do you work? (Wh-Questions)

How many members are there in your family?

With whom do you stay?

What's your working time? 

This method of learning English Communication(EC) is called "Bio-data based Speech-Interaction method". This method can be effectively used when the participants are ready to share their bio-data based information with one another like in job interviews. So this method is very useful for job seekers as they can gain a lot of confidence to attend interviews by practicing EC in this way. So keep practicing EC using this method if you are looking for jobs. Let's start NOW.

PERSONAL INFO

What's your name and surname/family name?
Where are you from? Where do you come from? Which is your native place? Where is it?
Where is your house exactly situated?
Is there any landmark near your house? What's it?
How many members do you have in your family at home?
What's your father? What's his occupation/profession?Where does your father work?
Is your mother employed/a homemaker/a housewife?
How many siblings ie., brothers and sisters do you have? Are you the only child of your parents?
How do you spend your spare time/free time/leisure time? What are your hobbies?

FAMILY INFO 
Do you stay in a joint family?
Do you have any relatives working abroad/in govt. service/outside Kerala?
Do you have any cousins of your same age? What are they doing?

EDUCATIONAL INFO 
In which school did you study?
Have you gone to college?
While studying in school/college did you participate in extra-curricular activities? Did you get any prizes? Did you compete at higher levels ie., beyond your school/college level?

PROFESSIONAL INFO 
Where do you work? Where is your work place?
What's your working time/office hours?
How many people work in your office?
Do you like the work culture in your organization?
Do you have medical leave and other benefits like pension etc?

SELF-PERCEPTIONS 
What do you like the most about your native place/your state/your country?
What do you like the least about your native place/your state/your country?
What's your idea about a good society/family/friendship/life/job?

SKILL INFO 
Do you have professional skills? What kind of ?
Are you good at skills like swimming,cycling etc. I mean physical skills?
Are you fond of games like Chess, a mind game?
Do you have artistic skills? What kind of ?
Do you have any household skills? What kind of ?

CYBER INFO 
What's your email address?
Do you have a blog of your own? What's its URL?
Do you have a Facebook id? What's it?
Do you like tweeting? Are you active on twitter? What's your twitter handle?

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EC RELATIONSHIPS

Uncle - a child's favorite relative



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