English in Practice is a compulsory English workbook prescribed for students of first year undergraduate courses at Kuvempu University, Shimoga. It consists of practice exercises in reading comprehension, vocabulary, grammar and oral skills.

Editors’ Note vi
1. Are Dams the Temples of Modern India? 1–20
Glossary, Comprehension Exercises, Vocabulary Exercises,
‘Be’ Verbs, ‘Do’ and ‘Have’ Forms, The Simple Present Tense, Oral Skills Drill
2. Marriages Are Made in Heaven 21–40
Glossary, Comprehension Exercises, Vocabulary Exercises,
The Present Continuous Tense, The Present Perfect Tense,
The Present Perfect Continuous Tense, Oral Skills Drill
3. An Encounter with a Bandit 41–61
Glossary, Comprehension Exercises, Vocabulary Exercises,
Subject–Verb Agreement, The Simple Past Tense, The Past Continuous Tense,
Oral Skills Drill
4. Face of Judas 62–71
Glossary, Comprehension Exercises, Vocabulary Exercises,
The Past Perfect Tense, The Past Perfect Continuous Tense, Oral Skills Drill
5. Capturing the Colours of Life 73–86
Glossary, Comprehension Exercises, Vocabulary Exercises, Use of Modals,
Articles, Oral Skills Drill
6. Continuous Transformation 87–99
Glossary, Comprehension Exercise, Vocabulary Exercises, Sequence of Tenses,
Prepositions, Oral Skills Drill
7. War Games 100–114
Glossary, Comprehension Exercises, Vocabulary Exercises,
Active and Passive Voice, Oral Skills Drill
8. The Generation Gap 115–132
Glossary, Comprehension Exercises, Vocabulary Exercises,
Interrogative Sentences, Question Tags, Reported Speech,
Correction of Sentences
Appendix: List of Irregular Verbs 133–134
Books for Further Reference 135–136