B.A.(Prog.)/B.Com(Prog.)     Semester-III/IV   English
                   CORE ENGLISH LANGUAGE 
                    ENGLISH PROFICIENCY-II
                               SLM-1 (Unit 1-5)
                     SCHOOL OF OPEN LEARNING
                             University of Delhi
                            Department of English
                                    Content Editors: Dr. Neeta Gupta
                                                                  Nalini Prabhakar
                                                                                                                                                               Undergraduate Course 
                                                                       CORE ENGLISH LANGUAGE 
                                                                                    ENGLISH PROFICIENCY-II 
                                                                                                            SLM-1 (Unit 1-5) 
                                                                                                               Table of Contents 
                                                      Note to the student 
                                                        
                                                      Learning Objectives 
                                                        
                                                      Units in the SLM                                                                                                                                    Page No.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                           o  Unit 1: Reading and Comprehending-II                                                                                                                01-62 
                                                            
                                                           o  Unit 2: Basic Grammar Rules-II                                                                                                                      63-80 
                                                                                         
                                                           o  Unit 3: Conversing-II                                                                                                                             81-119 
                                                             
                                                           o  Unit 4: Writing Skills-II                                                                                                                       120-144 
                                                            
                                                           o  Unit 5: Applying for a Job                                                                                                                      145-155 
                                          
                                         Content Editors:  Dr. Neeta Gupta     
                                                                                    Nalini Prabhakar 
                                         Developed by Department of English  
                                         School of Open Learning 
                                         University of Delhi 
                                          
                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                          SCHOOL OF OPEN LEARNING 
                                                                                                            UNIVERSITY OF DELHI 
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         Dear student, 
         This  SLM  on  the  Compulsory  Core  English  Language  paper,  ENGLISH 
         PROFICIENCY has been prepared keeping in mind your academic requirement as also 
         your convenience. The suggested readings for this paper have been sourced from six 
         different textbooks, and some of you may not be able to procure all the texts and look 
         for the relevant extracts. We have provided all the extracts from the various texts in this 
         SLM with a view to provide you hassle-free learning.  
         You are required to study the following Units:  
          1.  Unit 1: Reading and Comprehending II 
          2.  Unit 2: Basic Grammar Rules II  
          3.  Unit 3: Conversing II 
          4.  Unit 4: Writing Skills II 
          5.  Unit 5: Applying for a Job 
         Each  Unit  in  this  Self  Learning  Material  contains  a  number  of  exercises  such  as  
         Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, Grammar, Writing etc. Explanations have been 
         provided to help you in doing the exercises and answer keys have also been provided to 
         check your progress. You are advised to make good use of this SLM as it is modeled on 
         the lines of a work-book, where you can practice various kinds of language exercises, 
         thereby improving your spoken and written language skills.  
         Best Wishes, 
         Neeta Gupta 
         Nalini Prabhakar 
          
                       Learning Objectives 
          
         This Self Learning Material (SLM) 
                Will enhance your proficiency in English 
                Will help you improve your basic comprehension skills and enrich your 
               vocabulary.  
                Will enable you to form simple sentences, rearrange them if the order is 
               mixed up and write short paragraphs. 
                Will help you to understand basic grammar rules pertaining to tenses, 
               prepositions. Modals, conjunctions and subject -verb agreement. 
                Will  help  you  know  how  to  carry  on  a  simple  conversation  and 
               understand the difference between formal and informal speech.