Real English: A Multi-Skill English Language Course (Book - 2)

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The English language skills acquired at school level often determine children’s future academic success and effectiveness in social interaction. With a comprehensive learning package of language skills, Real English trains schools learners to use English confidently for academic purposes and real-life communication. The pedagogic approach in Real English was formulated after long and close research on learning situations inside and outside the classroom to help learners achieve both functional knowledge of the English language and a theoretical understanding of its structures. The lessons incorporate core value elements like national identity, tolerance, women’s empowerment, ethical conduct and protection of the environment, drawing upon National Curriculum Framework of 2005. The Real English Workbook aims to reinforce through practice the language concepts taught in the Coursebook. It includes: Vocabulary builders that expand on the contextual, thematic, formal and general vocabulary exercises in the Coursebook Grammar practice that enhances the structural understanding of language and makes learners deft with grammar Interesting writing tasks that not only make writing fluent reference skills sharp but also stimulate inquisitiveness and creativity ‘English for life’ approach emphasizing the practical, everyday use of language, going across curricula The Real English package consists of coursebook 1-8, Read and Enjoy Supplementary Readers (included in the coursebooks for classes 1-5 and provided separately for classes 6-8), Workbooks 1-8, audio CDs (available separately on request), Teacher’s Guides and the Viva Online Learning Real English website.

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Brinder Aulakh is a teacher trainer and materials producer. She has developed materials for teaching phonetics, grammar and methodology for primary, secondary and tertiary levels. Her publications include Teaching of Nursery Rhymes and A Remedial Grammar for Primary School Teachers and numerous articles on ELT. She is former director of the Regional Institute of English, Chandigarh. Her qualifications include M.A. English (Delhi), M.A. Linguistics (Delhi), M.A. Applied Linguistics (Reading, UK), M.Phil. (Semiotics, Paris), B.Ed. (Punjab), PGCTE (CIEFL, Hyderabad), PGDTE (CIEFL, Hyderabad), Cert. English Language (Rajasthan & British Council), Cert. Linguistics Statistics and ELT (UGC & Mysore). Table of Contents What will you say? Sounds of Animals and Objects Short Forms Asking Questions : who, what, which Synonyms Asking Questions : when, where, why, how Asking Questions Common Nouns Proper Nouns Making New Words Collective Nouns Saying Words – 1 or 2 units Nouns : Word-Snake Longer and Longer Sentences Comparison of Adjectives Family Tree Personal Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives Plurals Nouns, Adjectives Opposites of Verbs What goes with what? Adverbs Opposites of Adjectives Model Test Paper 1 Nouns, Adjectives, Verbs, Adverbs Making New Words Animal Homes Can, Cannot Making New Words Two-Unit Verbs Nouns ending in -er, -or, -our Don’t Confuse Words – it’s, its Commands Prepositions of Position Animal Sounds Short Forms : Dates Short Forms : Months, Days of the Week Prepositions of Time Comparisons – Adjectives Future Actions – using shall, will Agreement The Senses What are found where? Homophones Writing Sentences What goes with what? Comparisons – Similies Model Test Paper 2.