English that Works 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.
Professor M. S. Nagaraja Rao teaches English at the D. V. S. College of Arts and Science, Shimoga.
Professor D. S. Manjunatha teaches English at Acharya Tulasi College of Commerce,
Editors’ Note 1. The Dark Side of Growth Glossary, Comprehension Exercises, Vocabulary Exercises, ‘Be’ Verbs, ‘Do’ and ‘Have’ Forms, The Simple Present Tense, Oral Skills Drill 2. Ape Jane to Save the World Glossary, Comprehension Exercises, Vocabulary Exercises, The Present Continuous Tense, The Present Perfect Tense, The Present Perfect Continuous Tense, Oral Skills Drill 3. A Wake-up Call from Beijing Glossary, Comprehension Exercises, Vocabulary Exercises, Subject–Verb Agreement, The Simple Past Tense, The Past Continuous Tense, Oral Skills Drill 4. A Heron in the Mouth Glossary, Comprehension Exercises, Vocabulary Exercises, The Past Perfect Tense, The Past Perfect Continuous Tense, Oral Skills Drill 5. Educated, though Illiterate Glossary, Comprehension Exercises, Vocabulary Exercises, Use of Modals, Articles, Oral Skills Drill 6. A Variety of Houses Glossary, Comprehension Exercise, Vocabulary Exercises, Sequence of Tenses, Prepositions, Oral Skills Drill 7. Behind the Idiot Box Glossary, Comprehension Exercises, Vocabulary Exercises, Active and Passive Voice, Oral Skills Drill 8. Chewing up a Lifestyle Glossary, Comprehension Exercises, Vocabulary Exercises, Interrogative Sentences, Question Tags, Reported Speech, Correction of Sentences Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Appendix 3 Books for Further Reference