1.

Learn alphabets:

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A b c d e f g h I j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

2.

Learn the difference between the capital and small letters:

A a B b C c D d E e F f G g H h I i J j K k L l M m N n O o P p Q q R r S s T t U u V v W w X x Y y Z z

3

Identify the confusing words:

E F l i b p d b f l h n m w p q t l u v

4

Framing simple words of 2 or 3 or 4 lettered:

Two lettered words

Am an in of on at it

Three lettered words

But pen cut sit cat can car

Four lettered words

Tree star free cave save camp

5

Vowels & Consonants

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

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Choosing correctly spelt words:

1.College Collage Collage : Ans: College 2. Schol Schole School: Ans: School 3. Umbrella Umbralla Umbralah: Ans: Umbrella

4. Summer Sammre Summar: Ans: Summer

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Rhyming Words:

Rhymes with:

Tree: Free, Loud: Cloud,

Could: Should

Not rhymes with:

Walk: Shock Great: Grant Sharp: Scarp

8

Rearranging letters:

H a i r c : Chair O p t o h : Photo T p u o c m r e : Computer M e I b i o e : Mobile G i s e n h I : English

9

Rearranging simple sequences:

1. He sits for lunch. 2. Ishaan wakes up at 6am. 3. He goes to school. 4. Ishaan goes to bed at 9:pm.

10

Identifying the words which does not belong to the group:

Example 1:

Text book note book tractor pen

Example 2:

Pigeon elephant parrot peacock

Example 3:

Mother brother computer sister

Example 4:

Bottle grape Orange apple

11

Identifying the silent letters:

12

Introducing “Wh” words

What Where How

When Whom Whose

How many How long

13

Arranging words according to the dictionary order:

Example 1:

Able aged anchor ache

Example 2: Computer chapel change cable

Example 3: Photo polish pump panic

Example 4: Secure sanction sage song

14

Round a word:

Window trees compound

Door roof stairs

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Introducing action verbs:

Reading Writing Sleeping Watching Singing Eating Jumping Cycling Skipping Dancing Speaking Swimming

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Supplying vocabulary

Household Articles: Mat chair spoon key pot lamp rope soap box oil

Relations:

Mother sister husband father daughter brother aunt wife

Professions:

Teacher farmer weaver tailor Fisherman nurse doctor driver

17.

Naming Words:

Days of a week: Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Months of a year:

January February March April May June July August September October November December

Times of the day:

Morning After noon Evening Night

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Parts of body

Head Eye Finger Ear Neck Face Chest Knee Tongue Chin Tooth Beard Nose Foot Hair Mouth Bone Heart Eye Toe Stomach

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One and more (numbers)

Singular Plural Chair Chairs Mango Mangoes Photo Photos Knife Knives Man Men Leaf Leaves Table Tables

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“He” words &

“She” words

Masculine Feminine

King Queen Sister Brother Man Woman Lion Lioness Horse Mare Aunt Uncle Actor Actress

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words of distance:

This That These Those

It that Here There

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Comparison:

Tall Taller Tallest

Big Bigger Biggest Long longer Longest Strong Stronger Strongest Good better best Much more most Popular more popular most popular Beautiful more beautiful most beautiful

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Who am I…….?

Name: ……………………………………………………… Father’s Name: ……………………………………….. Mother’s Name: ……………………………………… Address: …………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………….......... Date of Birth: ………………………………………….. School: ……………………………………………………

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Use of A & An

A An Bus Elephant Cat Apple Donkey Idea Note Office Fan Umbrella Hotel Hour

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I am speaking

( Teacher corrects the mistakes )

Thanking Thanks Thank you very much. I am grateful to you.

Asking Information:

Could you please... Excuse me... I would like to know....

Giving your opinion:

I think / feel / believe.... In my opinion.... I would like to say....

Agreeing: Exactly... Yes, I agree.... By all means....

Apologizing: Sorry..... / I am sorry.... Please forgive me..... I am extremely sorry...

Say goodbye:

Bye...! Good night, See you later.... Hope to see you again....

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WORDS OF SAME SOUNDS:

HOMOPHONES:

SIGHT SITE WEEK WEAK

HAS AS THANK THINK CHIEF CHEEF LOVE LOW WORD WORLD PLIGHT FLIGHT

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Helping verbs: (‘be’ forms)

Am Is

Are Was

Were ……………………………….

I am fine. Rashmi is fine.

They are playing. Shruthi was happy.

Children were dancing.

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Formation of sentences:

Subject Verb Object 1.Ravi sings a song. 2.Sita writes letters. 3.Rahul plays cricket. 4.Latha tells story. 5.Raghu eats mangoes. 6.Kavitha is washing clothes. 7.Shubha has finished homework.

29.

Simple prepositions:

On Monday….. On 10th December………… In 1978……………… In December……………… At city bus stand…………… In Udupi……………. In the morning…………... In the afternoon………….. In the evening…………….. At night………………….

30.TABLE: Formation of simple sentences using table:

I She Ravi They

Is are

were am

my

a

teacher relative

sister cousin

31. Affirmative Negative

I am fine

She is going.

They are my sisters.

Ravi is going to school.

It is raining heavily.

I am not fine

She is not going.

They are not my sisters.

Ravi is not going to school.

It is not raining heavily.

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Short Forms:

Is not Isn’t Are not Aren’t Was not Wasn’t Were not Weren’t Will not Won’t Shall not Shan’t Should not Shouldn’t Has not Hasn’t Do not Don’t

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Present Vs

Past

Present Past Am was Is was Are were Has had Have had Do did Does did Will would Can could Shall should

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Opposites:

wrong x right enemy x friend bottom x top thin x thick narrow x broad weak x strong lean x fat ugly x beautiful dull x intelligent cruel x kind foolish x wise stale x fresh smooth x hard

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Prefixes:

Happy x unhappy Regular x irregular Wise x unwise Possible x impossible Fortune x misfortune Agree x disagree Healthy x unhealthy Active x inactive

36. Cross Word Puzzle

39. Let us speak

40.

Counts:

One………………ten. Eleven…………twenty. Twenty one………… …………………….thirty. Thirty one ………….. …………………….forty

KANGARO WORDS

Mother Word BaBy Word coin, tent, continent not, tin, tent, net nine, ten, stab, liar stabilizer star, ear bear, lie, bill, lib,

A FOUNDATION COURSE FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS

GUIDANCE: Sri Divakar Shetty DDPI , Udupi

COORDINATOR: Sri Venkatesh Nayak, Subject Inspector

Scrutinized by: Smt Sumana Bhat, Head Mistress G.H.S Kalya, Karkala

Prepared By: Prakash Naik, English language Teacher

Govt P.U College, Bailur, Karkala, Udupi

Let Us Have A Better Tomorrow