CREST (SINCE 2010)
Monday, January 31, 2022
35th BATCH @ CREST
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I. TOTAL PERSONALITY SPEECH
The students did a written and oral presentation covering all the four aspects of their personality:
1. Personal self (Talking about their native place, friends and neighbors, their hobbies, likes and dislikes, personal achievements etc)
2. Family (Info about their parents and siblings)
3. Education (Details about their school and college life)
4. Career (Describing their Employment life)
II. CONVERSATIONAL TABLE
1. Networking
2. TV Programs
3. Traffic Issues
4. Exams
5. Future of Entertainment
III. NRIP- NEWSPAPER READING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME
The students read and discussed various newspaper reports and articles like:
Sustainable Development in Kerala
IV. THE USER FRIENDLY ENGLISH LANGUAGE
The students discussed some of the user friendly qualities of English language like:
1. The Power of Conjunctions
2. The Power of Prepositions
3. Vocabulary
4.Flexibility
V. WRITTEN EXERCISES
The students wrote a short speech on topics like:
1. A movie that they liked.
2. Importance of Family, Friends and the Field of work.
VI VIDEOS USED FOR ACTIVITIES
1. "YOUTH EXPRESS ON ASIANET" VIDEO DISCUSSIONS
2. POPULAR TED SPEECHES
3. FAMOUS MOVIE SCENES
4. COMMUNICATION CLASS VIDEOS BY EXPERTS
5. IELTS EXAM VIDEOS PREPARED BY EXPERTS
VII RECOMMENDED YOU-TUBE VIDEOS
1. The surprising secret to speaking with confidence by Caroline GoyderTEDx
2. Sachin's farewell speech.
3. Charlie Chaplin's speech in The Great Dictator.
4. Michael Jackson's Earth Song
5. "I have a dream song" by ABBA
6. "Good Morning Baltimore" Song.
7. "Let Her Go Song" from the Album Passenger
8. "These are some of my favorite things" from the movie Sound of Music.
9. Que Sera Sera Song.
10. Mahatma Gandhi's speech from the movie "Gandhi".
VII STUDENTS FACILITATING LANGUAGE ACTIVITIES
Students good at verbal skills conducted language activities like:
1. Giving new words.
2. Giving quotes to speak.
3. Giving proverbs.
4. Synonyms' quiz.
5. Idioms' quiz.
6. Antonyms' quiz.
7. Proverbs' quiz.
8. Extempore speaking
9. Giving topics for paragraph writing.
10. Giving English words for commonly used Malayalam words.
VIII LET'S SMALL TALK
There are small talk sessions wherein students answer easy questions about their name, native place, qualification, occupation and also about their dream jobs/profession/field. The students also talk to their fellow students (in English) asking questions about the topics mentioned here.
IX. CURRENT ISSUES' DEBATE
The most contemporary topics were chosen and debated upon like:K-Rail, Agnipath,Malayalam cinema etc.
X. JOB INTERVIEW BASED EXERCISE
In this exercise, tips and tricks, to crack job interviews were discussed.
Watch a You Tube video on how to give a good self introduction.
How to prepare for interviews....GET TIPS.
XI. IELTS SPEAKING TEST PRACTICE EXERCISE
In this exercise, IELTS Practice Videos were shown and the students were given opportunities to answer questions that were used in the practice video.
Watch a You Tube Video on "Tips for Speech Practice"
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A FEW OTHER CLASSROOM EXERCISES AT A GLANCE...
1. SWOT BASED STORY PRESENTATION
This Role Play was called SWOT based story telling presentation exercise. The students were divided in to teams and they told their own imaginary stories that were character driven. The main character in the story had some strengths and also weaknesses and the stories described how the protagonist made use of their strengths to benefit from the opportunities and also overcame threats in their lives.
SHORT STORY 1
THE KING AND THE BIRD
Once upon a time there was a king ruled a prosperous kingdom,who was very fond of birds. He had a huge collection of birds in his palace.One day a stranger gifted him a beautiful bird, with golden feathers, marvellous voice, shining blue eyes.....
Every evening the king comes to visit the bird and feed the bird himself. As the day passes the king got more attached to the bird....
He reluctantly started to forget about commitments in the kingdom. By noticing the irresponsibility of the king, ministers of the kingdom decided to kill that bird. But one of the minister suggested to release the bird by open the cage instead of killing. Next morning when the king came to visit the bird the cage was empty...
The king got angry and depressed. As the day goes on he became more weak....Then one morning a messenger came and informed the king that the bird was gifted by the rivals. By hearing this news the Rajaguru adviced the king...
"Your highness, you are the strongest person in this kingdom. But you need to realise that your thoughts were narrowed into the world of bird. Actually that was their motive to send the bird. Now you need to focus on the kingdom and protect our territories."
The king realised his true potential and announced the war against their rivals. Later the king won the war and established his territories....
SHORT STORY 2
2. SHORT STORY BASED ROLE PLAY
In this exercise, the students were asked to read some good short stories. Then they have to present a story that they liked as a role play having three scenes.
1. Giving an idea about the premise.
2. The plot.
3. A memorable climax.
3. ROLE PLAY ON A CULTURAL PRACTICE
In this exercise, the students were asked to perform a Role Play showing a cultural practice that the teams think should evolve according to the times.
4. ROLE PLAY ON VIRTUAL REALITY
1. Communication without smart phones or virtual reality.
2. Virtual reality helping in improving the quality of the conversation or the discussion or speech or presentation
5. PRESENTATION ABOUT A GIFT
6. PRESENTATION - STEPS TO SUCCESS
In this individual presentation exercise, all the students were asked to talk about a person known to them who has improved a lot in a particular skill/subject/area and really inspired them in a positive manner.
7. ROLE ABOUT ABOUT SEXISM
In this exercise, the students were asked to perform a Role Play that shows a situation having sexism (or no sexism) in the society of the past, present or future.
8. ROLE PLAY ABOUT ABOUT A PERSON
9. ROLE PLAY ABOUT FUTURE
In this exercise, the students were asked to perform a Role Play that gives the audience a peek into the future.
10. ROLE PLAY ABOUT "NEW AND OLD"
In this exercise, the students were asked to perform a Role Play that gives the audience a comparison between two situations:
1. In the past.....in the lives of youngsters in the past. (20 years ago)
2. In the present.
11. PRESENTATION ABOUT A MOVIE
In this individual presentation exercise, all the students were asked to talk about a movie using four sub topics in only four sentences.
1. Favorite scene
2. Favorite character
3. Plot
4. The climax
12. PRESENTATION ABOUT A PLACE
In this individual presentation exercise, all the students were asked to talk about an interesting place visited using the four sub topics.
1. The Journey to the place
2. Activities at the place like sight seeing,trekking, hiking, boating etc.
3. People and culture....things bought/special food/festivals.
4. Climate/clothes/best time to visit.
12. ROLE PLAY ABOUT AN INCIDENT THAT WAS AN INSPIRATION
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In this exercise, the students were asked to perform a Role Play that shows the main character getting an creative spark or an inspiration to do something creative with a lot of passion like starting a business/an organisation, making a movie/short film, writing a book/blog etc.
13. AN AUDIENCE VOTING SPEECH/DISCUSSION/INTERACTION ACTIVITY
In this exercise, the students were asked to come in fours and then talk on a topic and then the audience selects the best speaker from the group. The speech is mainly on Opportunities and Threats in different professions like Tourism, Movies etc. in future.
14. PRESENTATION ABOUT A PLACE
In this individual presentation exercise, all the students were asked to talk about an interesting TV show/programme that they used to watch in their childhood.
15. PRESENTATION ABOUT A COURSE
1. Favourite topics/subjects/good memories.
2. Campus/Infrastructure/facilities.
3. Testing Methods/Assessment procedures.
4. Relevance/Importance of the course in your present life.
16. A CREATIVE PRESENTATION ABOUT A TOPIC
In this presentation exercise, the students generate dialogues on a topic by making creative use of "silence" and "3 questions".
17. A TV SHOW BASED ROLE PLAY
In this exercise, the students were asked to perform a Role Play that showcases their talents before the audience in the format of a TV show.
18. A ROLE PLAY ABOUT ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES
In this exercise, the students were asked to perform a Role Play that shows various activities in the classroom.
19. A ROLE PLAY ABOUT "BEING A KERALITE"
In this exercise, the students were asked to perform a humorous Role Play (using elements of satire, sarcasm, irony, pun etc.) that shows the typical habits, tendencies, attitudes, bent of mind, disposition, temperament, idiosyncrasies etc. of Keralites.
20. PEOPLE AND MINDSET DISCUSSION
In this exercise, the students were asked to talk about the importance of various things like possessions, money, food, time, language, personality, love and acceptance, education, destiny, clothing, family structure, humor, world view etc.
22. ROLE PLAY ON POPULAR PROVERBS
Firstly the students are divided into five groups and then all the groups have to perform a role play based on a popular proverb for eg., Every cloud has a silver lining.
Wishing the 35th Batch @ CREST all success and happiness.
Tuesday, October 5, 2021
A REAL LIFE CONVERSATION
*Shall we have high tea?
Actually, I 've just had my breakfast.
*OK, then I'll order
for some coffee.
Well, not now.....after some time.
*So let's discuss the matter. What's your
decision about our proposal?
Certainly, it's a good project and I would like to work on it.
*But, unfortunately you haven't given me a clear picture.
To be frank, I need some more time.
*That's OK, but briefly can you tell me
about your design.
Basically, it's a conventional design.
*But personally I think we need a bit
advanced thinking in this case.
Honestly, I don't know much about the new designs.
*Obviously, you are kidding. Your reputation speaks better than you.
Personally, I like conventional designs.
*See, I have given you full freedom but please
decide fast.
Plainly speaking, I accept an offer only after getting all the details.
*Definitely, you will get all in time.
Hopefully, we'll get on smoothly.
*Touch wood.
Saturday, January 2, 2021
Letter Writing - Formal : To seek permission for donating books to your Alma mater
From
Sanya K
To
The Principal
Date
Sir/Madam
SUB: Seeking permission to donate books to school library
This is to bring to your kind notice that I am Sanya K from Calicut, a former student of this school(2019 batch) and I am interested to donate to the school library, a set of English story books for high school students. I am now a student of Devagiri College pursuing my PG in English Literature.
May I request your permission to donate these books as early as possible for the benefit of our students.
Thanking you
Yours faithfully
Sanya K
Sign
Date
Friday, January 1, 2021
BCINRC ENGLISH COURSE
STUDY these 40 sentences. Then make YES/NO questions.
STATE1. I am at home now.
Am I at home now?
Are you at home now?
2. I was here by 5 pm.
Was I here by 5 pm?
Were you here by 5 pm?
3. I will be in office tomorrow.
Will I be in office tomorrow?
Will you be in office tomorrow?
4. I have been here for one hour.
Have I been here for one hour?
Have you been here for one hour?
POSSESSION
5. You have a class now.
Do I have a class now?
6. You had a class today.
Did I have a class today?
7. You will have a class tomorrow.
Will I have a class tomorrow?
REALITY
8. There is a good movie on TV today.
Is there a movie on TV today?
9. There was a meeting yesterday.
Was there a meeting yesterday?
10. There will be a program tomorrow.
Will there be a program tomorrow?
ACTION SENTENCES
11. I play Football.
Do I play Football?
Do you play Football?
12. I like Football.
Do I like Football?
Do you like Football?
13. I am playing now.
Am I playing now?
Are you playing now?
14. I am playing tomorrow also.
Am I playing tomorrow?
Are you playing tomorrow?
15. I have played today.
Have I played today?
Have you played today?
16. I have been playing for one hour.
Have I been playing for one hour?
Have you been playing for one hour?
17. I played today.
Did I play today?
Did you play today?
18. I was playing just now.
Was I playing just now?
Were you playing just now?
19. I will play.
Will I play?
Will you play?
20. I will be playing at 4 pm.
Will I be playing at 4 pm?
Will you be playing at 4 pm?
MODAL VERB SENTENCES
21. I can play.
Can you play?
22. I could play.
Could you play?
23. I may play.
May I play?
24. I might play.
No yes/no question.
25. I shall play.
Shall I play?
26. I should play.
Should I play?
27. I must play.
Must I play?
28. I would like to play.
Would you like to play?
29. I have to play.
Do I have to play?
30. I ought to play.
Do I ought to play?
31. I need to play.
Do I need to play?
32. I used to play.
Did you use to play?
PASSIVE VOICE SENTENCES
33. Football is played by me daily.
Is Football played by me daily?
34. Football is being played now.
Is Football being played now?
35. Football has been played today.
Has Football been played today?
36. Football was played today.
Was Football played today?
37. Football was being played just now.
Was Football being played just now?
38. Football will be played today.
Will Football be played today?
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TWO NEW SENTENCES
38. There has been many meetings this week. (REALITY)
Has there been many meetings this week?
40. I will have done the work by 6 pm tomorrow. (ACTION)
Will you have done the work by tomorrow?
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HOME WORK FOR YOU
1. ENACTING A ONE MINUTE CONVERSATION
You have to speak, record this conversation and send as a voice message. If you have another person near you, then you can ask him/her to be your conversational partner. He/she can be A and you can speak as B. While speaking please modulate your voice to get the right effect.
A: What is "Thinking"?
B: Well, thinking means to speak to yourself.
A: What is "Think in English"?
B: Think in English means to speak to yourself in English.
A: Why should we think in English?
B: We should think in English because if you cannot talk to yourself in English then how can you talk to others in English.
2. FAVOURITE GAME - A ONE MINUTE CONVERSATION
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You have to ask your English Partner:
Which is your favourite game?
If it is Football, then ask:
Do you play Football daily?
Do you watch Football on TV?
Then ask questions about her favourite game with all these conversational verbs:
DOES DID
HAVE HAS
AM IS ARE
CAN WILL
WAS WERE
After the 1 minute conversation, share your partner's favourite game using the format:
Adithya_BADMINTON
Anagha_CRICKET
2. TOPIC : Favourite Singer
You have to ask your English Partner:
Who is your favourite singer?
Ask these 12 questions to your partner:
1. Do you like listening to songs or singing songs?
2. Does she like to listen to songs?
3. Can you tell me the benefits of listening to songs?
4. Did you complete your notes by listening to a song?
5. At what time will you listen to songs today?
6. Am I the biggest fan of Harishankar in this class?
7. Is she listening to songs on her mobile?
8. Are you listening to songs on your home theatre?
9. Have you listened to the songs of the movie, Kilukkam?
10. Has she listened to the songs of the movie, Chithram?
11. Were you listening to songs before the class?
12. Was she listening to songs before she went to sleep?
3. TOPIC : Favourite Actor
You have to ask your English Partner:
Who is your favourite actor?
Ask these 12 questions to your partner:
1. Do you watch movies?
2. Did you watch movies yesterday?
3. Are you watching a movie now?
4. Which is your favourite movie?
5. Have you watched any new movies?
6. Has any movie influenced you?
7. Were you watching a movie on your phone?
8. Can you share that movie with me?
9. Was it very interesting?
10. Does it have a good story?
11. Will you watch any movie today?
12. Am I a good actor?
4. TOPIC: Favourite place
You have to ask your English Partner:
Which is your favourite place?
Is it in Kerala?
When did you go there?
How much time does it take to reach there?
How was the journey?
Who were with you during the journey?
Have you taken any photos from there?
Has the place given you happy memories?
5. TOPIC: Favorite novel.
Do you read novels?
Are you reading a novel nowadays?
Which is your favorite novel?
Does it have interesting characters?
Will you tell me its story?
How many pages were there in that novel?
Was it made into movie?
Have read any English novels?
Has any novel influenced you?
When did you read it?
Can I read it ?
6. TOPIC: Meeting a celebrity.
Have you ever met a celebrity?
How was that experience?
What's his/her name?
Are you his/her fan?
Do you watch his movies?
Were you really surprised to see him?
Did you have a conversation ?
Can you share a picture of him/her?
Does he/she have a lot of online followers?
Has he got a state or national award ?
Will you be happy to meet him/her again?
TEAM ACTIVITIES:
1. All the teams have to speak about a Malayalam song.
You can say:
It is a slow song.
It is a fast song.
It is melodious.
It is a sad song.
It is a happy song.
It is an old song.
It is a new song.
It is picturised on Prithviraj and Parvathy.
It celebrates love.
It is very good to listen while going on a journey.
It has poetic lyrics.
It is sung by Vidhu Pratap and Sithara.
It evokes a feeling of nostalgia.
It reminds us of our childhood.
2. DESCRIBING A FICTIONAL CHARACTER.
1. AGE
2. HEIGHT
3. BUILT
4. DRESS
5. NATURE
6. FACE
7. HAIR
8. ACCESSORIES
9. PECULIARITY
1O. LIKES AND DISLIKES
3. DESCRIBING A PLACE
You have to give a speech about a place in Kerala that you have seen, visited and enjoyed.
After hearing the speech, the other teams have to guess the name of the place using the clues in the speech.
You can say, It is situated in Calicut/Kannur....
It has beautiful sights to see like hills, lakes, waterfalls.
You can do trekking, sight seeing.
You can have food from...
You can buy things like....
You can meet natives who are very friendly.
You can go there by car/train, on a bike, on foot.
You can stay in a resort.
You can also see places like......which are situated nearby.
4. DESCRIBING A DISH
It is .......................(Taste). Taste can be sweet, sour or spicy.
It is made with.......(Ingredients like Maida, rice, sugar, vegetables.)
It is made by........(processes like cutting, chopping, grinding,boiling, frying.)
It takes .....................(time) to prepare.
It is a main dish/dessert/side dish.
( Dessert: a sweet dish like Payasam)
It is a Keralite/South Indian/North Indian/Arabian/sub continental dish.
It is common during festivals like Onam, Id, Deepavali, Pongal.
You can have it as a tea snacks.
It is a healthy dish as it has carbohydrates, proteins, fat etc.
You can have it from hotels too. Paragon hotel in Kozhikode is very famous for this dish.
5. DISCUSSING ABOUT CITY/VILLAGE LIFE
Do you like city life?
Does your family like city life?
Will you help me find a job in your city?
Did you ever stay in a village?
Which is your nearest supermarket?
Have you ever travelled in a metro?
Has your city changed a lot since last year?
Can you give me your exact address?
Was your school near to your house?
Were you happy with your school life in a city?
IDIOMS AND PROVERBS LEARNT
Revathi gave the answer in the eleventh hour. Better late than never.
Time and tide waits for none.
Time and tide waits for none.
PHRASAL VERBS
Please speak up. (Speak louder)
Theertha is really looking up. (Becoming better)
METAPHORS AND SIMILES
We have only learnt a drop in the ocean.
English language is like an endless sea.
SHORT MOVIES DISCUSSED:
"Meals Ready" and "Ambani, The Investor"
SONGS DISCUSSED
"I have a dream" and "The Earth Song"
SPEECHES DISCUSSED
"The Great Dictator" Movie Speech
TOPICS DEBATED:
Village life - City life
Mixed School - Girls/Boys School
Old Songs - New songs
Celebrity Experiences
Movie Characters
READING ARTICLES
SELF INTRODUCTION
Hi,
I am going to speak about myself.
I am .........(Full name) from ..........(native place) in .........................(District)
At present, I am a student of Nursing.
I study in BCINRC Nursing School for my GNM course.
I chose this course because Nursing is my favourite profession and also my passion.
I am studying in the first year of my GNM course now.
I have been doing this course since last year.
I have ........ subjects to study in my first year.
I will have ............subjects in second year.
There are ............... students in my GNM batch.
About my hobbies and interests:
I have been interested in ................(name of your hobby) since my school days.
About my past:
I was doing my Plus two last year.
I have completed my Plus two in Science group.
I was a student of ...........................(Name of your school) last year.
I completed my schooling in 2020.
For my Plus Two, I had .............subjects.
There were .............. students in my Plus two batch.
About my future:
I will complete my GNM course after two years.
I will be a qualified and competent nurse in future.
And I will be working in a government/private hospital/abroad/in UK/in USA.
There will be a lot of opportunities in the field of nursing in future...
ENGLISH TIPS
1. Have one minute conversations.
2. Study the English chart daily.
3. Read Wikipedia.
4. Watch TV debates.
5. Respond to messages in English.
ESSAY WRITING - 250 WORDS
1. How do you think the problem of unemployment can be solved in your country?
Unemployment is surely an important issue that requires a serious discussion. Now, how do we address the issue of unemployment? What are the means and ways to solve this problem? Let's search for new ideas and solutions.
First of all, we need to upgrade our educational institutions. They should be able to provide an education that leads to better employment and self-employment opportunities. Vocational and soft skill training should be a part and of the school or college curriculum to increase the employability quotient of our students.
The next step is to encourage a culture of dig of labour. People shouldn't feel bad when they are in a particular profession or job. This also creates a positive environment for improving the unemployment issue.
Since agriculture provides maximum employment in rural areas, the govt. and its agencies should help the farmers un-learn and re-learn in order to be more productive. The farmers should also be well compensated against climate change and market fluctuations.
As private companies employ the lio share of the job market, they should be given incentives and relief measures for better growth and development. Developing the infrastructure like better roads and other means of transport, efficient power supply and easing the rules to start a business would go a long way in winning the confidence of the employers.
So in conclusion, it can be said that the issue of unemployment is a social challenge and the society has to address it in a collective and comprehensive manner. Only then we can end this men that affects a large number of people.
2. How does social media affect us?
Today we can't imagine a world without social media. Life looks impossible without its daily use. Now the question is how it influences our youth. The youngsters use social media mostly for giving them entertainment and information in the form of text messages, emojis, pictures and videos that they enjoy. Social media keeps them update about what is happening in their world of friends, family members and acquaintances.
The biggest problem with youth using social media is that they unconsciously become add to this medium, fall into a trap of unhealthy habits like sleeping late, eating while watching social media related data, getting withdrawn into their own world and often neglecting their duties and responsibilities as a student and a family member. Staring too much at the digital images, data and video can have a harmful effect on their eyes and bodies. They also don't get time for proper physical and mental exercise, thus weakening their cognitive, metabolic and muscular faculties.
At the same time, a disciplined and prudent use of social media can help the youth in getting the much needed break from a busy academic or work schedule, provide them a whiff of fresh air and also act as a support system. The society should guide the youth in using social media for their holistic growth and development thus making it a game changer in creating a bright future and a better world for the future generations.
3. Why do so many people want to study in English?
English has become a common medium of instruction in many countries around the world irrespective of the fact that it is used it as a first language or not. In countries like India, it is the language of teaching in schools, colleges and universities; also in offices, business transactions, meetings, conferences, seminars and workshops, the interactions and discussions take place mostly in English.
People nowadays are very much interested in learning various subjects and skills in English because they think that whatever is learnt and understood in English can be easily communicated in English. A well qualified person with good communications skills in English is seen as a global professional who has unlimited opp of growth and development.
In this era of globalization and technological revolution in information and communication, English assumes a special status because of its acceptability among various nations owing to historical reasons and also because of its com with digital technology used in computers, Internet, mobile phones, tablets etc. It can be said that English has become the lingua franca of the modern world.
So in conclusion it can be said that since education makes people asp for better jobs so by becoming proficient in English they can connect with the world and seek better opportunities for personal and professional success. Moreover in this century dominated by tools of information and communication, English provides the common and easy link to people speaking different native languages and living in different societies to come together and participate in the process of achieving goals collectively as a team.
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