Spoken English : A Foundation Course for Speakers of Hindi, Part I (With Audio CD)
Contents: Module 1: 1. Meeting people, exchanging greetings and taking leave. 2. Introducing yourself. 3. Introducing people to others. 4. Giving personal information. 5. Talking about people, animals and places. Module 2: 6. Answering the telephone and asking for someone. 7. Dealing with a wrong number. 8. Taking and leaving messages. 9. Making inquiries on the phone. 10. Calling for help in an emergency. Module 3: 11. Getting people's attention and interrupting. 12. Giving instructions and seeking clarifications. 13. Making requests and responding to requests. 14. Asking for directions and giving directions. 15. Thanking someone and responding to thanks. Module 4: 16. Inviting, and accepting and refusing an invitation. 17. Apologising and responding to an apology. 18. Congratulating and responding to congratulations. 19. Paying compliments, showing appreciation, offering encouragement and responding to them. 20. Asking for, giving and refusing permission. Module 5: 21. Talking about the weather. 22. Describing daily routines. 23. Talking about possessions. 24. Talking about current activities. 25. Asking for the time and date. Appendices: i. Distinguishing between spelling and sound. ii. The consonants of English. iii. The vowels of English. iv. The relationship between spelling and sound. Answer key.
"Spoken English: A Foundation Course, published in two parts, is intended to help develop the oral communication skills of second language learners, especially those who have had a regional language medium of instruction at school and who have had little or no exposure to spoken English. It is primarily aimed at students preparing to enter the mainstream, which would require them to compete with those who have a stronger base in English. The book can, however, be used us as effectively as self-instructional material by persons of an older age group, who are employed or engaged in different activities of their own.
The two parts of the book come with audio-CDs that give learners an opportunity to listen to dialogues in everyday situations and that provide answers to the practice exercises as well. Also included in the books are brief, easy-to-understand tips on pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar and usage that learners are sure to find useful when learning to speak English.
Part 1 covers 25 basic functions, presented in a simple and extremely learner-friendly manner."
