Open Courses in English

The notes are adapted from various other sources for academic purposes alone, and do not claim authenticity.

SEMESTER V 

OPEN COURSE: ENGLISH FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMINATIONS 

COURSE CODE 5 D 01 ENG 

Module 1 – Basics of English Grammar 

1. Word classes: Open and Closed, Noun (number, gender), Pronoun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Determiners, Interjections (visit: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/internet-grammar/home.htm)   
2. Tense (http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar_list/zeitformen.htm), 
3. Degrees of Comparison (http://www.english-for-students.com/Degrees-of-Comparison.html),
4. Conditional Sentences (Visit online resources for the topic: 1. http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/conditional-sentences, 2. Tutorial: http://www.englishpage.com/conditional/conditionalintro.html), 
5. Concord (http://www.lousywriter.com/syntax_verbs.php), 
6. Types of Sentences (http://www.eslbee.com/sentences.htm)   
7. Spotting the Errors (http://www.scribd.com/doc/19641980/Error-Spotting), (spelling errors) 
8. Reordering Jumbled Sentences: (200 examples are available here: http://www.rong- chang.com/easyread/emx/emx00101.htm), 
9. Sentence Improvement Test (http://www.indiabix.com/verbal-ability/sentence-improvement/)      

Module 2 – Comprehension 
   Listening Comprehension (This site is useful as an additional resource provider: http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/hoeren.htm)   Reading Comprehension (http://www.rhlschool.com/reading.htm)

Module 3 – Vocabulary 
 Antonyms & Synonyms (http://www.smart-words.org/list-of-synonyms.html, http://www.kidskonnect.com/subject-index/20-language-arts/422-synonyms-a- antonyms.html)
One Word Substitution (http://www.enableall.org/?q=node/78)
Phrasal Verbs & Idioms 9 http://esl.fis.edu/vocab/index-pv.htm)
Cloze Test (http://kkitao.e-learning-server.com/javaS/blank/cloze/index.html, http://www.useit.com/alertbox/cloze-test.html, http://www.psych.ucsb.edu/~mayer/fifth_dim_website/HTML/cloze_test/cloze_ho me.html)

Module 4 – Interview Tips  
How to prepare for an interview? http://www.jobsomega.com/career/interviewtips.htm
Common questions for various interviews: (http://bhuvans.wordpress.com/2006/08/19/50-common-interview-qa/)