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What you will study in General English:
- Learn new words and their meanings
- Change sentences from Hindi to English and English to Hindi
- Revise important grammar rules
- Read and understand short stories, poems, and essays
- Write good paragraphs, letters, CVs, and job applications
Whether you are pursuing a B.A., B.Sc., or B.Com., the General English paper plays an important role in your marks. Scoring well here can boost your overall percentage because the questions are predictable and preparation-friendly — if you study smartly.
Topics Covered
1. Vocabulary & Translation
- Homophones & Homonyms (words with the same sound or spelling but different meanings)
- Synonyms & Antonyms (similar & opposite words)
- Translation from Hindi to English
2. Grammar & Usage
- Parts of Speech – Noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, interjection.
- Sentence Elements – Subject, predicate, object, clauses.
- Tenses – Present, Past, Future, and their subtypes (simple, continuous, perfect).
3. Comprehension
- Short stories/essays:
- Night Train at Deoli – Ruskin Bond
- The Birth of Khadi – M.K. Gandhi
- Spoken English and Broken English – Bernard Shaw
– Practice comprehension passages
4. Writing Skills
- Formal letter & email writing
- Paragraph writing
Questions to Practice
Questions from the Book Chapters:
- Describe the girl at the Deoli railway platform and station.
- Who was Ganga Bahen Majumdar?
- What advantages are there in learning to speak well?
- What was the girl’s effect on the author?
- According to Gandhi, what qualities did the ashram need to promote Khadi?
- What does Shaw say about his speech?
- What happened at the Deoli platform when the author was returning?
- What are the suggestions for foreigners when they travel to English-speaking countries?
Grammar and Comprehension Topics:
- Homonyms and Homophones
- Synonyms and Antonyms
- Translation (English to Hindi & Hindi to English)
- Fill-in-the-Blanks (using appropriate verbs)
- Passage Comprehension
RELATED BOOKS:
- Essential Language Skills, revised edition compiled by Macmillan.
- Sasikumar, V., Dutta, and Rajeevan, A Course in Listening and Speaking-I Foundation Books. 2005.
- Sawhney, Panja, and Verma, eds. English At the Workplace, Macmillan, 2003.
- Singh, R.P. Professional Communication. OUP. 2004
- Judith Leigh. CVs and Job Applications. OUP. 2004
- Arthur Waldhorn and Arthur Zeiger, English Made Simple. Upa and Co.
- Gunashekar ed. A Foundation English Course for Undergraduates. Book I, CIEFL, Hyderabad.
- Quirk and Greenbaum: A University Grammar of English, Longman, 1973
💡 Preparation Tips
- Read each chapter carefully and take note of the important points.
- Practice translation exercises daily to improve fluency.
- Solve previous year question papers for better understanding.
- Write short paragraphs and letters regularly to build writing skills.
- Revise grammar rules, especially tenses and parts of speech.
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