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Curtain Raiser - IFS Mock Interviews - Amity University Tashkent | 2023

English Through Spoken and Listening Practice is the subject I teach. While I was working on the curriculum of this new subject, things were very clear: We had to bring evidence-based learning outcomes which are not just adaptive to the needs but also establish a new culture of learning. IFS students have yet again proved that they are the BEST when it comes to innovative participation and working together. Presenting to you the Trailer of the new series of MOCK Interviews by IFS - Section 1 and 2 for ETSLP - Parveen Kumar.

Vocabulary Lists - NOTES for CETP

 Vocabulary Lists OXFORD  Lists of Topics for you Visit this link ( OXFORD )  and Select the TOPIC and SubTopic in that to see WORDS and their Pronunciation + Meanings. We shall discuss this in class. You need to See at Least 05 subTopics in the category.

IFS Winter Batch - Grammar Practice - Modals, Subject Verb Agreement and Parts of Speech

 MODALS: Fill in the blanks with Appropriate Modals: 1 1. He…………………play the piano when he was younger. 2. When……………….we meet again? 3. When……………….the magazine be published? 4. Autumn…………………come after the monsoons. 5. I…………………..walk. 6. You…………………..not read. 7. Peter………………….write. 8. Birds………………………..fly. 9. Lisa……………………….be thirty next Monday. 10. They………………………coming to the party later. 11. ………………………I take the phone? 12. Which painting………………… I buy? 13. He………………………….been hurt. 14. He………………….lost his book. 15. It…………………….rain tomorrow afternoon. 16. I………………………go to market. 17. He………………………..gone home yesterday. Fill in the blanks with Appropriate Modals: 2 1. ………………………you lend me your computer? 2. ………………….you come to my home? 3. You…………………..pay the bill today. 4. ……………………you drop my letter into the letter box? 5. I…………………see you if I can find the time. 6. I……………………..take the bus to the town. 7. You…………………..succeeded if you had tried a li...

Phonetics and IPA - International Phonetic Alphabet

 Dear Students Let's be very clear and confident about what we need to do for good English. We have to develop a good vocabulary so that we have words to speak and write. We can understand Listening and Reading with WORDS only.  But knowing a word is: To know the Meaning To know the Spelling To know the Parts of Speech To KNOW the PRONUNCIATION   So, for Pronunciation and the required Accuracy, you can: Talk to someone to ask Listen to Online Dictionary or an App STAY QUIET and Do an Error! Above all these options - You can TRAIN YOURSELF to DECODE the Correct Pronunciation through Phonetics! Let's see what is this and how can we learn IPA in English!!! We use OXFORD Learner's Dictionaries to CHECK the Transcription.

Podcast Contest - MOCK INTERVIEWS - Announcement for IFS

Literary Club - The Navoians is working on this event. Students are guided and the submissions are given to Mr Parveen, Faculty in the Department of International Foundation Studies.  This is not an Assignment but a Competition! You can participate Individually!  You just need to come ahead and show your Skills in Speaking in English! Best 05 Podcasts will be given Winner Certificates with Prizes! You will be invited to Join a Special Show on the IFS Learning Radio Podcast Show on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Yandex Music and many other platforms.  The Winners will get a chance to Start Their OWN PODCAST SHOW if they want to. Method: Select the 5 Questions of the Job Interview. Your IFS classmate will ask you those questions acting as an Interviewer. You will answer the questions in the BEST WAY. This recording will be your submission. List of suggested questions for  Your Answers 1. Tell me about yourself, your education and experience and skills.  ...

CETP - Foreign Words in English (List of 50 Selected Words for Sem 2 - Section 4 IFS)

 The English language has received many words from other languages. Now, we see that words from different languages are being added to the Oxford Dictionary and other such publications.  But, we need to know that from the beginning, LATIN and FRENCH languages have given many words to Engish vocabulary. These words are completely different in their spelling and pronunciation from normal English words. You know many of these words, but did not think that these are actually from other languages.  Here is a list of 50 Words to be learnt as Foreign Words in English. Ad hoc Latin. For the specific purpose, case or situation at hand Alma mater Latin. The school, college or university that one has attended Anno Domini Latin. In a specified year of the Christian era Ante meridiem Latin. Before Noon Bona fide Latin. Made or carried out in good faith; sincere Boulevard French. A broad city street. Often tree-lined and landscaped Cuisine French. A characteristic manner ...

Some Selected Ted Talks for Listening and Working on the Understanding

Steve Jobs - To The Crazy Ones Sam Berns - Happiness Steve Jobs Mark Zuckerberg  Kris Alexander Jason Pontin

Exercise - IFS Winter - Integrated Grammar Sentences - Note the Answers in Notebook

Exercise - IFS Winter  - Integrated Grammar Sentences - Note the Answers in Notebook for Classroom Discussion on Monday He __________ (has/had) never been to New York before. We __________ (are/were) going to the beach this weekend. She __________ (will/would) be very happy if she gets the job. They __________ (have been/had been) waiting for the train for over an hour. I __________ (am going/will go) to the store to buy some groceries. He __________ (has been/was) studying for the test all week. We __________ (were/have been) planning this trip for months. She __________ (will have/had) finished her project by the end of the day. They __________ (had/will have) been married for ten years next month. I __________ (am/will be) visiting my family over the weekend. He __________ (was/will be) playing tennis when it started to rain. We __________ (have/had) never seen that movie before. She __________ (has/will have) been working at the company for five years. They __________ (were/are...

ETSLP - Semester 2 - All Assignments for 30 Marks (March-April 2023)

Assignment 01: Answer the Interview Questions (Already Given) CLICK HERE TO SEE Assignment 02: You have made the answers based on your own profile, achievements and plans. Now it is time to form a GROUP with 01 more student from the class. He/She will ask you the questions listed in assignment 01 and YOU will ANSWER them. It must be a good - clean recording where you do not read but PRESENT your answers impressively. Please note that ONLY 02 Members can be in one group. One will be the Interviewer and the other will be the Interviewee. They will exchange roles to take interviews. Recordings will be separate.  For example, Samandar and Asilbek are in one group. First Samandar takes Asilbek's Interview and in the second recording, Asilbek is asking questions to make Samanadar's Interview. Assignment 03: Vlog - Video Blog - Duration must be 03 Minutes to 07 Minutes. Every Group will be 02 Students. Select a Theme/Place/Topic/Product or any general thing. I wish to see you making ...

First Assignment of March 2023 - Semester II of IFS - Section 1 and 2 - ETSLP

This is the First Assignment of March 2023 - Semester II of IFS - Section 1 and 2 - ETSLP - Parveen Kumar SUBMIT on 14 March 2023! (Use the 5 blank Pages for the Answers.  Add more if you need them. You can TYPE Your Answers in this Word File using your computer and then make a proper format. Keep FONT size 12 and Times New Roman Font. The line space should be 1.5 only. The TEXT should be Justified.)  List of 10 Questions for Your Answers Write your answers in 60-120 words for each question. 1. Tell me about yourself, your education and experience and skills.  2. Can you work under pressure? 3. Give me an example of your creativity (analytical skill…managing ability, etc.) 4. What was the toughest challenge you’ve ever faced? 5. What are your greatest strengths? 6. What is your dream job in your career based on your degree? 7. What are your main technical and professional skills? 8. How will you solve a problem between two team members as Team Leader? 9. ...

CETP - Section 4 - Essay Writing - Types and Tips

We have talked about Paragraph Writing where the short writing task is to bring the most critical information into the writing work. A paragraph takes less time to write and is completely objective in its nature. However, an ESSAY is different - it is detailed and needs a good amount of knowledge and skills to present the ideas in an organised manner.  It is not just in schools and universities where we need to write essays. English Proficiency Tests like IELTS or TOEFL also check the skills. To say less, Essays always remain important in your academic life.  There are 05 main types of essays. We can read more on the web and in books about essays and easily find more types.  Descriptive Essays Narrative Essays Persuasive Essays Expository Argumentative Read More HERE Practice Task Write an Essay in more than 200 words on any of these topics: History of Uzbekistan Emerging Technologies in the World The Importance of Happiness, Friends and Family in Life Additional notes SE...