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English, Semester – I

 

 

Unit  1

 

In the bazaar of Hyderabad – Sarojini Naidu

The Eyes are not here – Ruskin Bond

Word Roots

Nouns

Getting Someone’s Attention and Interrupting

Creativity

 

Unit 2

 

If -  Rudyard Kipling

On Saying Please – A. G. Gardiner

Prefixes & Suffixes

Pronouns

Giving Instructions and seeking clarifications

Interpersonal Skills

 

Unit 3

 

Ulysses - Alfred Tennyson

Seeing People off – Max Beerbohn

Homonyms, Homographs, Homophones’

Adjectives

Asking for and Giving Options

Motivation

 

Unit 4

 

On his having arrived at the age of twenty three – John Milton

Shyness my Shield – M.K. Gandhi

Collocation

Articles

Agreeing and Disagreeing with Options

Self Analysis

 

 

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