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  I - Semester, English Unit II   If Rudyard Kipling   Summary:   The poem ‘If’ was written by Rudyard Kipling. He was a famous English poet and Novelist. He became a notable person by writing ‘Jungle Book’. The present poem “If” was written in 1895 and published in ‘The rewards and fairies’ in 1910. He mentioned in one of his autobiographies that he was influenced by a Scottish Politician named Leander Starr Jameson for taking part in a raid (unsuccessful raid) against the Transvaal Republic. The unsuccessful raid of Leander Starr Jameson inspired the poet to write the poem ’If’.   According to the poem, the Poet stated that a person can become successful in the society by maintaining calmness in the mind. He instructed people to believe in their own talent to become confident and introspect themselves in order to improve their talents. He had also mentioned that the people should not say lies; they should not hate others and never try to comm...

  V-Semester Unit – I English Grammar   Framing Questions   Exercise I :   Answers:   Frame questions to elicit the following answers.   1. He is my friend. (who is he?)   2. It’s an audio book. (What is it?)   3. It’s a Thursday. (Is it a Thursday?)   4. English is my favourite book. (Which is your favourite book?)   5. I would like to become an Astronaut. (What would you like to become?)   6. I study in New Ideas College. (Where do you study?)   7. It is near Charminar. (Where is it?)   8. I joined last year. (When did you join?)   9. I go by bus. (How do you go?)   10. I am 18 years old. (How old are you?)   Exercise II   Frame questions to elicit the following Answers.   Answers:   1. My college is about 10 kilometres from Home. (How far is your college from home?)   2. I spend nearly Rs ...

  II Year, III Semester English   Unit - I   Mallika Srinivasan.   Summary:   Mallika Srinivasan is an Indian Industrialist. Who is currently working as the CEO of Tractors and Farm Equipment (TAFE). She received awards like the first business women of the year award by the Economic Times, Entrepreneur of the year in the field of manufacturing from Ernst and Young. She was given the title “Tractor Queen” by the media. The Media also ranked her as the powerful business women.   She was born in 1959 in Chennai. She performed well in school and showed keen interest in Economic Principles and Business. She pursued M.A in Econometrics from Madras University. She gor married to Venu Srinivassan, Chairman of the TVS Motor Cycle Company. Mallika decided to pursue M.B.A at the Wharton School at Pennsylvania. Her Mother supported Mallika a lot. Mallika was able to complete her masters in Business Administration because her Mother looked after her ...

  II Year, III Semester English Unit - I   O Captain! My Captain!   Walt Whitman   Summary:   O Captain! My Captain! Was written by Walt Whitman. He was a famous American Poet. The Present Poem was written in 1865 and was included in the Poetry Collection “sequel to Drum – traps”. It was considered as a well known poem of Walt Whitman. Within the poem, the Poet mourns the death of Abraham Lincoln; the Sixteenth President of the United States, who was assassinated in April 1865, just days after the end of the American Civil War, The Poem has three Stanzas. The Poet compared Abraham Lincoln with a Captain and the ship with the USA.   According to the Poem, the Poet addressed the captain of the ship that their fearful trip came to an end. The people of their region won the war. The Poet also stated that the port was nearer and the people also could hear the sound of the bells and the enthusiasm of them was increasing beyond their limits as ...

  II Year, III Semester English   Punctuation(Unit - I) Exercise A:   Punctuate the following sentences correctly. Capitalise words where required.   Answers:   1. I Speak Telugu, English and Hindi. 2. You can go to a movie, play or exhibition. 3. Rabindranath Tagore was a great Indian Poet. 4. Alas! His father has died! 5. She is doing better now, Isn’t she? 6. May I come in Sir? 7. The Speaker asked the Students who is your favourite politician. 8. How extraordinary! 9. She asked me what time it was. 10. Are you coming today?   Exercise B:   Check whether the following sentences have been correctly punctuated. Correct those sentences that have been punctuated incorrectly.   Answers:   1. I said to my father, “Please give me five hundred rupees for my exam fee” 2. She was born on a Friday in April. 3. Wow! What a beautiful Idea! 4. May I know who are you talking to? 5.’Help!’ She cr...

  II Year, III Semester English Unit - I, Monophthongs Answers : B i t, s i t (sh i p, r i ch)   S ee , b ea t (sh ee p, N ee d)   F u ll, p u ll (g oo d, w ool )   F ool , r u le (Sh oo t, b oo t)   B u t, C u t ( u p, f u n )   F a ther, c a rd (far, car)   P o t, c o t ( o n, r o b)   P o rt,  caught (t a lk, l a w) A bout, sing e r (teach e r, a live)   B ir d, g ir l (th ir d, w or k)   T e n, b e d (g e t, s e t)   B a t, m a t (c a t, r a t)   Exercise A Match the Monophthongs given in column A   with the related words in Column B   Answers: 1. Foot 2. Curd 3. Apple 4. Eager 5. Drama 6. Fog 7. Account 8. Tube 9. But 10. Cord   Exercise B:   Identify the Monophthongs represented by the highlighted letter(s), and write down their phonemic symbol.   1.S i t     ...

  II Year, III Semester English Syllabus     Unit I   Poetry                           : O Captain! My Captain – Walt Whitman Prose                            : Mallika Srinivasan Pronunciation              :  Monophthongs Vocabulary                   : Onomatopoeic Words Grammar                      : Punctuation Additional Reading     : Jadav Payeng Speaking                     : Role Play Writing      ...

                                      V – Sem, English – III year   The Lotus – Toru Dutt Summary:   The Poem ‘The lotus’ was written by Toru Dutt. She was one of the founding figures of Anglo Indian Literature. She was born in a well educated and wealthy family. She got an education in French, Literature and Music. She published her first anthology of Poems ‘A sheaf gleaned in French fields’ in 1876. She translated many French poems into English in this anthology. She was considered a famous writer & translator of English, French and Bengali Poems. The present poem “the Lotus” was taken from “Ancient ballads and legends of Hindustan”.   According to the Poem, the Poet personified Love. Personified love went to flora, the Roman Goddess of flowering plants and requested her to create the most beautiful flower in the world. Love asked Flora to create the Flower in su...

  V – Sem, English - III year Syllabus Unit I Literature The Lotus – Toru Dutt Solitude – Henry David Thoreau Language Development One word Substitute Essay Writing Critical reading Of Studies (excerpt) – Francis Bacon   Unit 2 Literature The Chimney Sweeper – William Blake The Post master – Rabindranath Tagore Language Development Words often confused Resume Writing Critical reading Ain’t I a woman? – SojurnerTruth   Unit 3 Literature Bury me in a free land - Frances Harper Homi   Jehangir Bhabha -   Enakshi Chatterjee Language Development Formal and Informal Vocabulary Basics of Project Report Writing Critical Reading Knowledge Its own End (Excerpt) – John Henry Newman