Kakarla, Ujjwala,

Functional English for communication / by Ujjwala Kakarla, Tanu Gupta, and Leena Pundir. - viii, 309, A-24, I-5 pages ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

PrefaceAcknowledgementsUnit 1: Vocabulary BuildingThe Concept of Word FormationRoot Words from Foreign Languages and Their Use in EnglishAcquaintance with Prefixes and Suffixes from Foreign Languages in English to Form DerivativesSynonyms, Antonyms and Standard AbbreviationsUnit 2: Basic Writing SkillsSentence StructuresUse of Phrases and Clauses in SentencesImportance of Proper PunctuationCreating CoherenceOrganizing Principles of Paragraphs in DocumentsTechniques for Writing PreciselymUnit 3: Identifying Common Errors in WritingSubject-Verb AgreementNoun-Pronoun AgreementMisplaced ModifiersArticlesPrepositionsRedundanciesClichesUnit 4: Nature and Style of Sensible WritingDescribingDefiningClassifyingProviding Examples or EvidenceWriting Introduction and ConclusionUnit 5: Writing PracticesComprehensionPrecis WritingEssay WritingEmail WritingBusiness MemosLetter WritingTechnical Report WritingUnit 6: Oral CommunicationEffective Listening SkillsEffective Speaking SkillsConversations: Situational dialoguesOral PresentationsGroup DiscussionInterview SkillsAnswers to Practice ExercisesIndex

A lucid, comprehensive yet compact text focusing on core language skills in English including vocabulary building, lexis, syntax and communicative grammar.


Junior High School


Text in English

9789353282073 (print (pb))

2018046845


English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers.
English language--Rhetoric--Problems, exercises, etc.
Oral communication--Problems, exercises, etc.

PE1128 / .K276 2019

428.24 K12 2019