English skills for technical students

English Skills
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you can have the
greatest achievement in
life…

Objectives:
Objective:
•
To learn how to use be-Verbs properly in a sentence.
•
To learn how to pronounce some commonly
mispronounced words.
•
To learn how to write the correct spelling of words.
•
To learn how to use the right words or phrases in
everyday conversation.
Be-verbs = Am/is/are
Singular = 1 Plural = 2+
I am You are
You are We are
He/she/it is They are
To be is the most common verb in the English language.
It can be used as an auxiliary or a main verb.
Question ? Positive Statement + Negative Statement -

Singular Written Form or spoken for emphasis
Contracted
Form (spoken)

Written Form or spoken for emphasis
Contracted
Form (spoken)

Am I? I am I'm I am not I'm not
Are you? You are You're You are not You're not
or
You aren't

Is he?Is
she?
Is it?
He is
She is
It is
He's
She's
It's
He is not
She is not
It is not
He isn't
She isn't
It isn't
or
He's not
She's not
It's not

Plural

Are we? We are We're We are not
We aren't
or
We're not

Are you? You are You're You are not
You're not
or
You aren't

Are they? They are They're They are not
They aren't
or
They're not
USES: AM/IS/ARE
Examples
The verbs am / is / are are used with:-
Am/Are Is
a noun group Are you an English teacher?
Mr Bean is an English
teacher.
an adjective I'm tired. She's English.
an expression of place
or time
They're at home. It's nine o'clock.
an expression of age I'm 44. He's two years old.
the form of the
present continuous

tense
We're learning English. She's teaching English.
Am/Are Is
Question - ? "Am I disturbing you?" "Is this your coat?"
Positive Answer + Yes "Yes you are. We're very busy." "Yes, it is"
Negative Answer - No
"No you're not. We aren't very
busy."
"No, it isn't"

Questions?
Let’s proceed to objective no. 2

Practice on Confusing Words
*There are 2 words which sound the
same in the sentence.
*Write down these words respectively
on how it was said by the speaker.

Introduction, Greetings and
Farewells
Introductions, greetings and farewells
Follow the dialogue.
Mr Bean meets Mrs Breuer, one of his students, and her husband in the street.
Mr Bean:
Good morning, Mrs Breuer.
Mrs Breuer:
Good morning, Mr Bean. How are you?
Mr Bean:
I'm fine thanks, and you?

Mrs Breuer:
Not too bad. Mr Bean, this is my husband Michael, Michael this is Mr
Bean my English teacher.
Mr Breuer: Pleased to meet you.
Mr Bean: Pleased to meet you too. Are you from Germany, Mr Breuer?
Mr Breuer: Yes, East Germany, from Dresden. And you, are you from London?
Mr Bean: No, I'm from Derby, but I live in London now.
Mrs Breuer: Well, goodbye Mr Bean, it was nice to see you.
Mr Bean: Yes, goodbye.
When leaving, you say "Goodbye".
"Bye" is more informal.
When leaving at night, you say "Goodnight".
When going to bed you say "Goodnight".
PEOPLE AND PLACES + WHERE?
Questions
Who? = People
What? = Things
Where? = Places
Learn It
CAPITALISATION RULES
Rule For example
People's names always start with a
CAPITAL LETTER.
My name is Lynne Hand.
Countries always start with a CAPITAL
LETTER.
I come from England.
Cities always start with a CAPITAL
LETTER.
I live in Darmstadt.

Nationalities always start with a
CAPITAL LETTER.
I am English.
Where is this?
Is this Germany? Is England in Poland? What is the capital of
England?
No, this isn't Germany. This is England. No, England isn't in Poland. England is in
Britain.
The capital of England is
London.

Is this France? Is Wales in Germany? What is the capital of Wales?
No, this isn't France. This is Wales. No, Wales isn't in Germany. Wales is in Britain. The capital of Wales is Cardiff.

Is this Spain? Is Scotland in France? What is the capital of
Scotland?
No, this isn't Spain. This is Scotland. No, Scotland isn't in France. Scotland is in
Britain.
The capital of Scotland is
Edinburgh.

Is this Italy? Is Northern Ireland in Italy? What is the capital of Northern
Ireland?
No, this isn't Italy. This is Northern Ireland. No, Northern Ireland isn't in Italy. Northern
Ireland is in the United Kingdom.
The capital of Northern Ireland
is Belfast.

Where is this? Is the United Kingdom in America? Tell me more.
This is the United Kingdom.

No, the United Kingdom isn't in America. The
United Kingdom is in Europe.
England, Wales and Scotland are
countries in Britain. England,
Wales, Scotland and Northern
Ireland are countries in the
United Kingdom.
This is England.

Q - Is England a city?
A - No, England isn't a city. England is a country.
Q - And London. Is London a city or a country?
A - London is a city, a capital city. London is the capital city of
England.
Q - Is London in Germany?
A - No, London isn't in Germany. London is in England.


Now you - make up the same dialogue for Scotland, Wales and Northern
Ireland.
Q - Is Wales ?
A - No, Wales .
Who is this?/Who are they?
Who is this?
What is her
name?
Where does she
come from?
Where does she
live?

What
nationality is
she?
It's Ingrid.
Her name is
Ingrid Bergman
She comes from
Sweden
She's dead. She's Swedish
Who is this?
What is his
name?
Where does he
come from?
Where does he
live?
What
nationality is
he?
It's Napoleon.
His name is
Napolean
Bonaparte.
He comes from
France.
He's dead. He's French.
Who are they?
What are their
names?
Where do they

come from?
Where do they
live?
What
nationality are
they?
They're 'The
Beatles'.
Their names are
John Lennon,
Paul McCartney,
Ringo Starr and
George Harrison.
They come from
England.
John Lennon and
George Harrison
are dead. Paul
lives in England
and Ringo lives
in Monte Carlo.
They're British.
Alphabet + Names
Vowels
A E I O U
Consonants
B C D F G H J K
L M N P Q R S T
V W X Y Z
The Rhyming Alphabet

The following letters rhyme with each other
ä
sound
ë
sound
e
sound
ï sound
yü
sound

A B F I O Q R Z
H C L Y U
J D M W
K E N
G S
P X
T
V
Naturally speaking
When two letters appear next to each other we say "double __"
Follow the dialogue.
What's your full name please.
•
My first name is Sonja and my last name Pascalli
•
Sorry , what was your last name again?
•
Pascalli.
I'm sorry I don't understand. Could you

repeat that more slowly please.
Pasc-all-i.
How do you write that? Could you spell it
please?
P-a-s-c-a-double l-i
•
And your first name please? Sonja
Pardon? Sonja - S-o-n-j-a.
•
And what is your telephone number please? 2-3-8-7-1-8
Thank you.
•
You're welcome.
Checking understanding - What to say
"My name is Mr. Bean."
" " "?" "My name is ????."
"My name is Mr.
Bean."
"I'm sorry I didn't hear
that. Could you speak
a little louder please?"
"I'm sorry, I don't
understand."
"Could you repeat
your name please?"
Could you spell that
please?
"I said, my name is
Mr. Bean!"
"My name is Mr.

Bean, your name is
and mine is
Mr. Bean."
"My name is Mr.
Bean."
"B-e-a-n."
Whole numbers 1 to 10
Symbol Word
0 Nought
1 One
2 Two
3 Three
4 Four
5 Five
6 Six
7 Seven
8 Eight
9 Nine
10 Ten
Rhymes and Songs

One, two, three, four, five,
Once I caught a fish alive.
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten,
Then I let it go again.

One, two - buckle my shoe ,
three, four - knock on the door,
five, six - pick up sticks,
seven, eight - open the gate,

nine, ten - a big fat hen.

Ten Green Bottles
Written By: Anon
Ten green bottles
Hanging on the wall
Ten green bottles
Hanging on the wall
And if one green bottle
Should accidentally fall
There'll be nine green bottles
Hanging on the wall
Nine green bottles
Hanging on the wall
Nine green bottles
Hanging on the wall
And if one green bottle
Should accidentally fall
There'll be eight green bottles
Hanging on the wall
Eight green bottles
Hanging on the wall
Eight green bottles
Hanging on the wall
And if one green bottle
Should accidentally fall
There'll be seven green bottles
Hanging on the wall
Seven green bottles
Hanging on the wall

Seven green bottles
Hanging on the wall
And if one green bottle
Should accidentally fall
There'll be six green bottles
Hanging on the wall
Six green bottles
Hanging on the wall
Six green bottles
Hanging on the wall
And if one green bottle
Should accidentally fall
There'll be five green bottles
Hanging on the wall
Five green bottles
Hanging on the wall
Five green bottles
Hanging on the wall
And if one green bottle
Should accidentally fall
There'll be four green bottles
Hanging on the wall
Four green bottles
Hanging on the wall
Four green bottles
Hanging on the wall
And if one green bottle
Should accidentally fall
There'll be three green bottles
Hanging on the wall

Three green bottles
Hanging on the wall
Three green bottles
Hanging on the wall
And if one green bottle
Should accidentally fall
There'll be two green bottles
Hanging on the wall