Mastering English: A Course for Beginners
Anil Kinger, Nila Shah, Ketan Pandya and Ami U Upadhyay
Price
135
ISBN
9788125040484
Language
English
Pages
260
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
140 x 216 mm
Year of Publishing
2010
Territorial Rights
World
Imprint
Orient BlackSwan

Out Of Stock

Mastering English: A Course for Beginners is a learner-oriented, task-based coursebook. It is primarily intended for pre-intermediate and intermediate level students of English. Nevertheless, more advanced learners will also find it useful as it helps them to strengthen their proficiency in grammar and improve their language skills. The exercises in the book are intended to help students prepare for various competitive examinations that test their proficiency in English. It will help those preparing for exams like TOEFL, IELTS, KET, PET, FCE, CAE and CPE.

The book focuses on key concepts of English grammar which have been explained with the help of numerous examples. Ample scope has been provided for practice. The book also lays emphasis on basic conversational forms facilitating the learners to hone their spoken communication skills.

Dr Anil Kinger is an Associate Professor of English at Shri P D Malaviya College of Commerce, Rajkot since1988.

Dr Nila Shah teaches English language and literature at Shri Jasani Arts and Commerce College since 1992.

Mr Ketan Pandya is an Associate Professor at Maharajashri Bhagvatsinhji Arts and Commerce College, Gondal, and is the Head of the Department of English. He is also an honorary academic advisor to Shardaniketan Education Trust.

Ms Ami U Upadhyay has been teaching English and communication skills since 1998. She is presently on the faculty of Marwadi Engineering College, Rajkot as a Senior Lecturer.

Foreword vi
Authors’ Acknowledgements viii
Introduction ix

Unit 1 Initiation
Unit 2 Adjectives and Verbs
Unit 3 Talking about the Present
Unit 4 Reading for Pleasure
Unit 5 Talking about the Past
Unit 6 Meeting and Greeting People
Unit 7 Reading for Pleasure
Unit 8 Proficiency in English: Vocabulary
Unit 9 Talking about the Future
Unit 10 Talking about Time
Unit 11 Helping Verbs
Unit 12 Reading for Pleasure
Unit 13 Prepositions
Unit 14 E-mail and Telephone Communication
Unit 15 Reading Comprehension
Unit 16 Reading for Pleasure