SPEAK UP 1

Started on 19 th June, 2024

No. of students: 4

COURSE TIMELINE:

1)19 th June: Wed - Self Intro.

2)21 st Fri: My Fav Things

3)24 th: Mon - Family

4)26 th: Wed - Education

5)28 th: Fri - Career

6)1st July: Mon - Native Place

Extempore

7)3rd : Wed - Kerala Past Present Future....a discussion.

8)5th Fri - A good place visited and also solutions for the betterment of Kerala

9)8 th Mon -Talking about a person who influenced/inspired you.

10)10th Wed - Talking about an important event from history.

11)12th Fri - A debate on Pros and Cons of "Kerala Model"

12) 16th Mon - A conversation on an incident from your life that had an impression on you.

13) 18th Wed - A discussion on "Waste management and Kerala".

14) 20th Fri - A debate on "Can Technology help in Social Empowerment?"

15) 22th Mon - A conversation on "A work of art (a novel/movie/drama) that influenced you".

16) 24th Wed - Discussion on India and its future....in the next 5 years.

17) 26th Fri- Debate on" Has human communication improved with new technology?

18) 29th Mon- Conversation on "The Importance of Sports."

19) 31st Wed - Discussion on Wayanad tragedy.

20) 2nd Fri - A debate "Can we change our destiny" in the wake of natural disasters owing to climate change and human interventions.

21) 5th Mon - A conversation on popular/ favourite leaders.

22) 7th Wed - A discussion on Media

23) 9th Fri - A debate on What sells now in movies - content or Star power, focussing on Malayalam movies.l

24) 13 th Tues - A discussion on Education system and how to make it better.

25) 15 th Thurs - A debate on Do film awards carry weight nowdays?

26) 17 th Sat - A conversation on "The Future of Kerala"

27 - 28) 21st Wed - A conversation on a fav. role in your life plus a discussion on "Should selfie culture be encouraged?"

29 - 30) 23 rd Fri Feedback sharing session.

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Feedback of an English Faculty

(Jijeesh TK is a Faculty Associate (English) Department of AI Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Deemed to be University, Coimbatore)

I've been paying more attention to Mr. Vinod Kaliyath's blog, “Think in English,” recently. In the chapters of this blog, I found a scientific approach to acquiring English language skills. Vinod Sir has adopted an effective approach by including 40 English sentences that help learners understand the most basic patterns in English.

The way one learns is a crucial aspect of the teaching-learning process. Only a teacher who comprehends the depths of teaching can explain how to advance the learning process in a scientific manner. We see such a teacher in Vinod Sir through his blog.

When we observe the most basic pattern of the 7-English questions section, we see that he provides various examples:

Am I writing clearly?

Have I written clearly?

Was I writing clearly?

Will I write clearly?

Can I write clearly?

He clearly demonstrates the differences in verb usage across different sentences. The examples continue in this manner.

Vinod Sir's method is effective for language learners to gain competence.

That's precisely why we should encourage the efforts of writers like Vinod Sir. He has also written a book on English language learning. All the best in his pursuits.

TO BE CONTINUED...

THOUGHTS IN MOVIES

 EVAN ALMIGHTY

TO BE CONTINUED...

THE PRONUNCIATION CONUNDRUM FOR MANY ENGLISH USERS

1. SIMULTANEOUS: SEE-MULL-TANEOUS (UK) ; SAI-MULL-TANEOUS (US)

2.EITHER: AI-THER(UK) ; EE-THER(US)

3.SCHEDULE

4.ADVERTISEMENT: AD-VER-TIS-MUHNT (UK) ; AD-VER-TAIS-MUHNT (US)

5.DYNASTY: DIN-UH-STEE(UK) ; DAHY-NUH-STEE (US)

6.ZEBRA: ZEB-RUH (UK) ; ZEE-BRUH(US)

7.FINANCE

8.MENTOR

9. CARIACATURE

10. DEMON

11. DIVORCE

12. DIRECTOR

13.BECAUSE

14. SEQUEL

15. PEDAGOGY

16. ATHLETE

17. POEM

18. IMAGE

19. MALL

20. PRECIOUS

PLEASE REFER TO https://dictionary.cambridge.org if needed.

TO BE CONTINUED...

SOCIAL TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION

1. USE OF PLASTICS
2. DIGITAL PAYMENTS
3. NEW MOVIES
4. ONLINE EDUCATION
5. SHOPPING MALLS
6. SOCIAL MEDIA
7. ONLINE SHOPPING
8. FAST FOOD
9. LOVE MARRIAGES
10. FASHION TRENDS
11. TV SERIALS
12. EXTRAVAGANT WEDDINGS
13. MNREGA

TO BE CONTINUED...

EC CLASS

  An "English Communication(EC)" classroom

Number of students: 30
Duration of the class: 2 hours

For whom: IELTS students and for those having personal interviews in future(for jobs,admissions etc.) and also for school students, college students and people who are interested in English communication skills

PARTS OF THE EXERCISE

1. Main Exercise: A few speakers(seven or more) will speak on the selected topic for 2-3 minutes.

2. Ground Work Exercise: Before the main exercise starts a group of people(three or more) from the audience will act as friends(also called friendly circle) and ask the selected speaker a few questions informally and privately to guide him/her in thinking critically and 
comprehensibly about the topic in order to deliver a good speech publically. This can last for 1-2 minutes.

3. Interactive Session: After every speech is over, a few questions will be asked from the audience side about some of the points mentioned in the speech.

4. Doing the ABC: After the speaking exercise is over, the participants can do ABC that means Activity-Booklet Compilation. All the speakers who have delivered their speeches will make a booklet by compiling their speeches in written format for future reference. 

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE EXERCISE

1. Slips: Making a lot of small slips on which the topics to speak are written, folded and kept on the speaking desk to pick and choose for the speaker.

2. Making a friendly circle: Selecting a few students from the first row(to begin with) to help the main speaker to think about the topic and compose a speech mentally.

3. Interaction and discussion: After the speech is delivered, the people in the audience can ask questions or reflect on the content of the speech to probe the topic further to understand and appreciate the English communication skills of the speaker.

Some of the topics for this exercise are: 

1. A typical festival in your country
2. One of the happiest events in your life
3. Your favourite institution
4. Your ideal home
5. The place where you grew up
6. A person from your childhood whom you admired very much
7. A skill which is also a hobby

A few more topics for doing this exercise are:
Your favourite food/dish
Your favourite actor/stage performer
Your favourite movie/drama
Your favourite short story/poem
Your favourite music/musical instrument
Your favourite dance form/dancer
Your favourite song/singer
Your favourite TV show/channel/personality/anchor
Your favourite historical personality/period
Your favourite country
Your favourite hotel/shop
Your favourite possession
Your favourite tourist spot
Your favourite hobby
Your favourite mode of travel
Your favourite subject to study
Your favourite friend
Your favourite leader/role model
Your favourite game/player
Your favourite celebrity
A person in your family 
What do you like the most about your "self"/job/life/place/state/country/world?
What do you dislike the most about your "self"/job/life/place/state/country/world?
A typical day in your life (a week day).
How do you spend your weekends?
The first day in your school/college/job
An important decision of your life.
A memorable family function
A memorable party
A memorable public function
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Watch this class in action

TO BE CONTINUED...

SIMILES FOR A FRIEND

Athlete A friend is a balancing pole that enables us to walk the tight rope of life without falling.

Physician A soft bandage and a soothing ointment for the cuts and bruises of life.

Botanist A vine that clings to us and hides the discrepancies and rough places of life.

Florist    Greater the ruins, the more closer a friend clings.                                                                                                          

Jeweller A golden link in the chain of life.

A person in mourning One who comes in when the whole world goes out.

COURTESY-  INTERNET