Subject: First Assignment of Communication Skills in English (4300002)

 

                  PACIFIC SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

Kadodara-Surat Department of Civil and           Mechanical (Diploma Studies)

Subject: First Assignment of Communication Skills in English (4300002)

Remember the following points

1)   Write the assignment well and clear handwriting.

2)   Write the assignment in a notebook.

3)   Write the assignment in your own language.

 

Q 1.   Write the summary of the poem “Where the mind is without fear”.

Q 2.   Write the summary of the poem “Stopping by woods on snowy evening”.

Q 3.   Write an E- Mail to your Head of the department to provide extra lectures for English Subject.

Q 4.      Write an E-Mail to your manager for taking sick leave for one day.

Q 5.   Comprehension Passage.

          It is an indisputable fact that the world has gone too far with the advancement of new technologies such as mobile phones, the internet and so on, due to which people are able to tour the cosmos virtually sitting at one place using their smart devices or other technological gadgets. Though mobile, internet access is ten times hurried and short, it can still provide common internet features like alerts, weather data, e-mails, search engines, instant messages and game and music downloading.

Due to the easy access of smart phones, communication has become very effective and instant. People are able to convey their message all around the globe to their loved ones without spending hefty sums of money. Adults are always fond of such gadgets and they always welcome and adopt such new technology readily. Further, young people have been able to broaden their minds and improve their skill by doing research on the Internet. For instance, they use smart phones to look up any new word they come across. As we know that most of the universities have online teaching provision, smart phones assist the students to complete their assignments on time.

The mobile phone has been a lifesaver for a lot of people in case of an emergency. Likewise, use of smart phones can be of vital importance in preventing crimes in the society by providing information to the security forces in time.

Nonetheless, for the young, the use of mobile phone can be like an addiction and they can misuse it. Young people are also prone to getting involved in undesirable activities on the Internet. This might have adverse effect on their academic performance. Therefore, young people should always be mentored and made aware of its bad outcomes.

Also a major contributor to its popularity is the availability of prepaid or pay as you go services from a phone shop or an online store. This allows subscribers to load text or airtime credits to their handsets by the use of their credit cards, debit cards or by buying a prepaid card from the network they subscribe to. This plan also doesn’t commit a particular customer to a contract. If prepaid card is not that appealing to you, then you can opt to subscribe using the pay by month plan.

          Questions:

1.       How are smart phones helpful in communication?

2.       What are the benefits of mobile phones for the young generation?

3.       How can mobile phones be considered ‘lifesavers’?

4.       Mention any two demerits of mobile phones.

5.       How is a prepaid card useful to mobile phone users?

6.       In paragraph 1, synonym of ‘innovation’ is .

1.       production

2.       sincerity

3.       invention

4.       prevention

7.       Give suitable title for the passage.

Q 6.   Comprehension Passage – 2

The difference in the ways of thinking and perception in the people of two different generations, which results in behavioural differences and sometimes, conflict among them, is usually called generation gap.

 Generation gap is generally seen in the family between parents and their children. It is not only because of the gap in age, but also because of the way parents react to a particular situation. Children being very young and immature do not understand the way of thinking of their parents. In many cases, the parents, even if they are matured, do not empathize with the changing values and thinking pattern of the modern world. This creates a communication gap between these two generations.

 Generation gap between parents and children is mostly caused by parents themselves. They do not talk openly to their children and do not take part in solving their problems. This behaviour gives the impression about parents being authoritative persons, because they only dictate without understanding the problems faced by their children. As a result, the children become mentally isolated from their parents. Some parents become so busy with their work that they don’t spend quality time with their family, which makes them completely unaware of how their children are growing, what kind of mentality is being developed in them, and so on. This ultimately creates a gap between them. They only realize it when it is too late.

 Changes in technology have led to the generation gap in this modern world. Children tend to spend most of their time with their digital devices and are so busy with social media, that they do not discuss their problems with their parents. The internet provides solutions to most of the worldly problems. So children, instead of contacting their own parents, seek the help of internet in case of any problem, thus again reducing the communication, leading to a generation gap between them.

 The generation gap has greatly increased these days because the time is changing fast and people find it difficult to cope up with this change. To overcome this problem, parents should show interest in all matters of their children and deal with them positively instead of just scolding them and leaving them alone to deal with their problems. Giving time to the children, having open communication, and allowing the child to feel free and not in any kind of pressure, will eventually reduce the generation gap to a tolerable extent

          Questions:

1.       What causes the gap between the parents and their children?

2.       Why is generation gap there in the families?

3.       Why do children view their parents as dictatorial?

4.       How has advancement in technology led to the generation gap?

5.       What steps need to be taken to bridge this gap?

6.       What is meant by the word, ‘particular’?

1.       specific

2.       usual

3.       normal

4.       instant

7. Give suitable title for the passage

Q 7.   Job Application

You are Apoorva Mehta, B- 120, Malaviya Nagar, Jamnagar. Prepare a resume with a cover letter to Grace Manufactures Limited, Jamnagar for the post of senior engineer.

Q 8.   Wanted a Post Graduate Teacher in English to teach secondary class in a reputed school in Surat. Candidate should have a minimum 3 years of teaching experience. Apply to Box No. 178, S.D. Jain International School,

Surat.

 Q 9.  Discuss E- mail Etiquettes.    

Q 10. Discuss the levels of Communication in detail.

Q 11. Discuss the flow of communication.

Q 12. Explain Kinesics, Proxemics, Chronemics and Paralinguistic communication.

Q 13. Discuss Barriers to Communication

Q 14. Choose the correct option and rewrite the answer.

1.       What does a straight back posture display?

          A. Arrogance B. Confidence C. Shyness D. Respectability

2.       Which of the following is an example of Oral communication?

          A. Talking over phone B. Getting information through pamphlets

          C. Handouts         D. Writing messages on social media

3.       Communication is a part of    skill.

          A. short       B. hard        c. soft D. tough

4.       The person who transmits the message is called           .

          A. channel B. sender C. receiver D. spoken

5.       When we communicate verbally we should use           _

          A. difficult words B. simple words C. Confusing words D. Abbreviations

Q 15. Do as directed:

1.       I come in, Sir? (May, Can)

2.       He has been playing cricket    7 o’clock. (for, since)

3.       This is the hospital…………… my father is working as a doctor.( when, where)

4.       I was tired   I could not go out with my friends. ( therefore, and)

5.       When the telephone rang, I……..writing a mail. ( am, was)

6.       Distribute these mangoes……..all the boys. ( between, among)

7.       This is the boy………is my cousin. ( who, whom)

8.       You should work hard……..you will get less marks. ( otherwise, because)

                                         Best of luck