IGNOU BEGAE-182 - English Communication Skills

1. What do you understand by the term ‘non-verbal communication’? What are its advantages? 2. Write a short note on Macro functions of communication. 3. How do you differentiate between Group Discussions at Interviews and Group Discussions in General? 4. What are “homonyms” and “homophones”? Explain with suitable examples. 5. What are some of the meeting etiquettes which one must follow while attending a meeting? Also suggest ways to end a meeting. 6. A construction company is planning to cut down several trees in your locality to build new flats. As the President of your Residential Association write a formal letter to the editor of your local newspaper highlighting this issue. 7. You are attending an international Conference in your city. You have just met a participant from the U.S.A. Write a dialogue in turns where both of you get introduced to each other and discuss your expectations from the conference. 8. Write an essay on Barriers to communication. 9. A group of five students have been given the topic “Environment Pollution and ways to curb it” for group discussion. Attempt a group discussion for a set of three students. 10. You have been invited to speak in a webinar for high school students on the topic: “Contribution of Youth in Nation building” Write your speech in around 300 words.

Section A 1. Write short notes on any four (150 words): a) Verbal Communication b) Essentials of a Good Group Discussion c) Characteristics of a Good Communication d) Homonyms and Homophones (with suitable examples) e) Preferred techniques of Reading for understanding a text. Section B 1. An International Conference is being organized by your institute. There are participants from different parts of the world. You happen to meet one such participant from London. Write a series of 8 (eight) dialogues exchanged between the two of you introducing yourself, your country and the socio-political situation of your countries during Pandemic. 2. Make a presentation on the topic (any one). (i) Online Education (ii) Education during Pandemic (iii) Effect of Pollution on Health (iv) Global Warming Section C 1. How can one be an active participant in a meeting? Discuss some of the etiquettes that must be followed while attending a meeting. 2. List three recommendations on how a meeting should end and what should happen after a meeting. 3. Distinguish between ‘Silent Reading’ and ‘Reading aloud’. Also explain the two techniques of reading needed for the proper understanding of a text. 4. Explain the importance of shared assumptions between writer and reader. 5. What is meant by efficient Reading? What are the characteristics of reading? 6. A group of four students have been given the following topic for group discussion (any one) (a) Climate Change (b) Health & Pandemic Write out the discussion giving at least 3 turns to each student.