INTRODUCTORY CLASS(9407)-COMMUNICATION SKILLS.

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

LANGUAGE&APPLIED LINGUISTICS

ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY

ISLAMABAD

LEC: MEHRAN MUBASHER.

COMPULSORY ENGLISH-1

INTRODUCTORY
CLASS(9407)

COMMUNICATION SKILLS.

INTRODUCTION:

• Read “The Introduction To The Course”
• A highly practical course, interesting, easy, helpful and very easy to understand.
• This will help you to use the four basic skills: (very important).
• LISTENING  READING WRITING SPEAKING

Organization of This Book.

• Nine units carrying three credit hours that you must complete in one semester.
• You are ready to participate.
• Each unit is divided into five sections:

1. Function.
2. Structure.
3. Reading.
4. Writing.
5. Listening.

Section 1: Function.

• Different paragraphs are given such as short
• dialogues or conversation here(recorded but
• here text only).
• You can practice listening and speaking skills
• as well.

Section B: Structure.

A grammar section, you will learn to form and use important grammatical structures like:

The present tense.

The past tense.

Reported speech(Reported speech is speech which tells you what someone said, but does not use the

person's actual words.

Active/passive voice. ACTIVE(S+V+O), PASSIVE VOICE (O+V+S)

Modals(Can, Must, May, Might, Will, Would, Should, etc.).

*one of the most important sections.*

Section C: Reading.

• Skim(Skimming is sometimes referred to as gist reading)
• (saves time).
• Scan(Scanning involves getting your eyes to quickly rush across sentence and is used
• to get just a simple piece of information.
• Guessing.
• Getting main ideas.
• Identifying facts and opinion.

Section D: Writing(YET ANOTHER IMPORTANT SKILL

TO MASTER).

 

“Writing" is the process of using symbols (letters of the alphabet, punctuation and spaces)

to communicate thoughts and ideas in a readable form.

• GOOD WRITING:

▪ reveals a structure.

▪ organization that is logical and effective.

▪ order of ideas and the way the writer moves from one idea to the next is felt natural.

▪ sentence fluency of good writing feels natural, smooth and expressive.

▪ The sentences are easy to understand and fun to read.

▪ Don’t worry this section will help you to understand.

❖K e e p O n e  I d e a  t o  O n e P a r a g r a p h .

Unit 1 Section A Function.

Asking and Answering Questions

As you can see in the picture that Yasir has been stopped for over speeding. A

a police officer is asking some questions from him.

▪ HINT: To better understand this dialogue:

▪ Imagine yourself, how will you react to this situation, how will you ask questions?

▪ “WH”

▪ WHEN

▪ WHERE

▪ WHY

▪ WHAT

▪ WHICH

▪ WHOSE

▪ WHOME 

❖ ALWAYS PUT A QUESTION MARK(?) AT THE END OF A SENTENCE(ASKINGQUESTION).

Section B: Structure(Grammar).

The grammar of the language is the behaviour of the particular

words of that language. (the science of dealing with the

systematic rules of a language, it’s forms, inflexion and

syntax, and the art of using them correctly.

Or

The scientific study of a language. (easy to get)