Learning The New Way - English Course Blog made by Parveen Kumar (Sept'22-March'24) @ Amity Tashkent

TASK 01 - IFS 5 > Read the text and Write Your Answers in the notebook/diary.  Reading Comprehension is part of the IFS syllabus and we are working on it multiway. Apart from reading passages and texts to answer the questions, we are trying to dive deep into the communicative aspects of English learning. This blog is to put reading skills into prominence.  Read the following excerpt carefully and answer the questions that follow. The phone rang on Dr. Allen’s desk. “Hello,” she said, picking up the phone. “Dr. Allen here.” “Oh, good morning, Dr. Allen,” a voice said. “It’s Jenny Anderson here. Professor Smith’s secretary. It’s about that meeting on Monday. You are definitely coming, aren’t you? “The meeting. Yes, of course,” Dr. Allen said, looking in her diary. “It’s at eleven, I see.” “Well, no. We had to change the time,” Jenny Anderson said. “It’s going to be at twelve. I’m sure I told you.” “But I’ve got a lecture at twelve.” Dr. Allen said. “But surely you can cancel ...

 Oxford gives the Vocabulary Collections as 3000 and 5000 words with the mention of CEFR usage.  We have the Oxford 3000 already in your tasks, today we add the Oxford 5000 to our plans for improving English Learning.  Oxford 3000 LINK

Practice Listening Exercise - 2  AUDIO is available on this link: https://www.npr.org/player/embed/147099486/147099499 How do most children tend to read nowadays? Of all children's books sold, how many are electronic? What is Poyntner's attitude concerning conventional books? What aspect of electronic books does Poyntner emphasize? What type of printed children's books did Munro mainly write? (Give One Answer) What kind of business does Munro's Dutch admirer run? Which doors can be opened in the app book Doors? (Give One Answer) How does the reader navigate in the app book Doors? What determines whether a children's book works well as an e-book? ANSWER SUGGESTIONS:

AUDIO  https://www.npr.org/player/embed/102604793/102863544  1. According to the presenter, Maria Langer says A. she has spent quite a lot of money on diet books. B. she has spent some money on diet pills. C. the Suzanne Summer's book was a good investment. D. she will also buy the latest Zone book. 2. Maria Langer thinks diet books make us believe that A. everybody can get a flat belly if they follow a special diet. B. dieting does not involve hard work. C. you can lose 13 plus pounds in a week. D. slimming means eating crunchy foods only. 3. Edward Ash-Milby states that a diet book is successful if A. there is a person with a flat belly on the cover. B. fast weight loss is guaranteed. C. the content is original. D. muscular people promote the book. 4. Bethenny Frankel's book A. is about a reality TV chef. B. wants to warn girls about the danger of dieting. C. is about naturally thin girls. D. helps you to rid yourself of slimming. 5. Ash-Milby says that A. every diet has to ...

DuoLingo Practice Test - Before 20 April- Submit Results (Attempt When FREE for 20 Minutes with Earphones/Headphones) Please note that it is a 15 Minutes Test. So You need that free time and earphones/headphones if you are in a public place. All the Students of IFS Semester 2 - Sections 1, 2 and 4 are invited to take part in this English Proficiency Test by DuoLingo. It is a Free Test to check your skills in English. The Results will be in a range and you can see your possible IELTS/TOEFL Score.  Some universities in the world also accept DuoLingo results like IELTS/TOEFL. CLICK to GO to the WEBSITE  You will get a score in the following range. Please interpret that as per this table. 

 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...

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...

 These pages are very important to practice Grammar topics. Do not forget that it is possible to get 100% marks in grammar with correct answers. So, revise the rules and go for sincere practice. 

We did 02 Exercises with 100 Questions.  Exercise 1 with 1 to 50:  https://ifsamityenglish.blogspot.com/2022/11/50-multiple-choice-questions-on.html Exercise 2 with 51 to 100:  https://ifsamityenglish.blogspot.com/2022/11/determiners-practice-set-2-51-to-100.html This is the key to them.  Answer Key for Determiners MCQs   Q. Ans. Q. Ans. Q. Ans. Q. Ans. Q. Ans. 1 C 21 A 41 B 61 B 81 B 2 A 22 B 42 A 62 B 82 C 3 D 23 B 43 D 63 C 83 D 4 B 24 A 44 B 64 D 84 A 5 D 25 D 45 A 65 B 85 B 6 A 26 B 46 C 66 D 86 C 7 B 27 C 47 D 67 C 87 D 8 C 28 D 48 B 68 A 88 A 9 A 29 B 49 B 69 B 89 B 10 C 30 B 50 A 70 D 90 D 11 B 31 D 51 D 71 C 91 C 12 D 32 A 52 C 72 D 92 A 13 A 33 B 53 B 73 A 93 C 14 D 34 C 54 A 74 C 94 B 1...

 Editing: Question 1. Use capital letters, full-stops, commas and inverted commas wherever necessary in the following paragraph. Rewrite the paragraph in the space given below. My little 10 years daughter Sarah was born with a muscle missing in her foot and wears a brace all the time, she came home jumping up and down one beautiful spring day to tell me that she had competed in “field day”- that’s where they have lots of races and other competitive events. because of her leg support my mind raced as I tried to think of encouragement for my sarah i wanted to tell some hard facts of life not letting this to get her down But, before I could get my word out, she said, Daddy, I won two of the races! I couldn’t believe that! and then Sarah came out with a declaration, I had an advantage. Ah, i knew it. i thought she must have been given a head start, some kind of physical advantage, but again, before I could say anything, she said, Daddy, i didn’t get a head start… my advantage was that ...

Editing:  Question 1. Use capital letters, full-stops, commas and inverted commas wherever necessary in the following paragraph. Rewrite the paragraph in the space given below. My little 10 years daughter Sarah was born with a muscle missing in her foot and wears a brace all the time, she came home jumping up and down one beautiful spring day to tell me that she had competed in “field day”- that’s where they have lots of races and other competitive events. because of her leg support my mind raced as I tried to think of encouragement for my sarah i wanted to tell some hard facts of life not letting this to get her down But, before I could get my word out, she said, Daddy, I won two of the races! I couldn’t believe that! and then Sarah came out with a declaration, I had an advantage. Ah, i knew it. i thought she must have been given a head start, some kind of physical advantage, but again, before I could say anything, she said, Daddy, i didn’t get a head start… my advantage was that ...

 Punctuation Exercise - You can solve it in a notebook and check the answers on the last pages of this document.

These are some questions to check our understanding of the Subject-Verb Agreement. Choose the Correct Answer and Discuss it in the lesson. Subject Verb Agreement Practice  Choose the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject. 1. Annie and her brothers (is, are) at school. 2. Either my mother or my father (is, are) coming to the meeting. 3. The dog or the cats (is, are) outside. 4. Either my shoes or your coat (is, are) always on the floor. 5. The teacher always (corrects, correct, corrected) us for a better future. 6. Benito (doesn't, don't) know the answer. 7. One of my sisters (is, are) going on a trip to France. 8. The man with all the birds (live, lives) on my street. 9. The movie, including all the previews, (take, takes) about two hours to watch. 10. The players, as well as the captain, (want, wants) to win. 11. Either answer (is, are) acceptable. 12. Every one of those books (is, are) fiction. 13. Nobody (know, knows) the trouble I've seen. 14. (Is, Are...

Determiners are used to DETERMINE the status of relation, possession, quantity, etc. of nouns in English grammar. Collins Dictionary defines them as: In grammar, a determiner is a word that is used at the beginning of a noun group to indicate, for example, which thing you are referring to or whether you are referring to one thing or several. Common English determiners are 'a', 'the', 'some', 'this', and 'each'. HERE IS AN EXERCISE OF 50 MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS FOR YOU TO CHECK YOUR LEARNING OF GRAMMAR! (You can ask for the key from the teacher after practice is done.) Q51. Who spilled ___________ tea on the floor? A. much B. a C. few D. the   Q52. I have bought __________ new books to read. A. much B. every C. some D. all   Q53. __________ driver is waiting for us. A. An B. The C. Some D. Any   Q54. __________ people were injured that night. A. Several B. Much C. Little D. Enough   Q55. He does not know how to use ___________ smartphone. A. the...

Determiners are used to DETERMINE the status of relation, possession, quantity, etc. of nouns in English grammar. Collins Dictionary defines them as: In grammar, a determiner is a word that is used at the beginning of a noun group to indicate, for example, which thing you are referring to or whether you are referring to one thing or several. Common English determiners are 'a', 'the', 'some', 'this', and 'each'. HERE IS AN EXERCISE OF 50 MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS FOR YOU TO CHECK YOUR LEARNING OF GRAMMAR! (You can ask for the key from the teacher after practice is done.) Q1. __________ of the two sisters is married. A. Both B. Every C. Each D. Any   Q2. _________ of you should attend the conference. A. Both B. Each C. Every D. Many Q3. We should inform __________ of them. A. many B. every C. few D. all   Q4. They have spent __________ for their son’s wedding. A. many B. enough C. all D the little   Q5. __________ of the candidates pass this exam. ...

Read the following paragraph carefully and answer the questions that follow. I always enjoy the drive into Marley. It is a good straight road, with some pleasant views of the countryside on either side. There are woods and hills, villages and farms and, about halfway, a large lake. And because there is rarely much traffic on the road, I can usually enjoy the view as I drive along. I was rather annoyed the other morning, therefore, when a small green car began to drive very close behind me. I went a little faster, hoping to leave the car behind. But whenever I slowed down, the little car caught up with me. The driver, a middle-aged man, was grinning and waving to me. However, I did not recognize either him or the car. Again, I began to drive a little faster but the car caught up with me whenever I slowed down. “Perhaps I am doing something wrong,” I thought. I checked my lights and my indicator, but they were both in order. And I certainly had not got a puncture. The man was a lun...