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National University, Syllabus for BA/BSS/BBS/BSe Pass & Honours Cou, Subject : English (Compulsory), 0 | Credits : 4 | Class Hours : 60, , rse, , , , , , , [Course Code | 121101, 221109 | Marks : 10, English (Compulsory), , Course Title, velop students’ English language skills, to enable, , Aims and objective of this course : To de s' En, them to pone personally and professionally. The four skills- listening, speaking, reading ang, , writing will be integrated to encourage better language use ani, , 1. Gesaiigand wees at they might come across in their, , read passages so th, Students will be expected to p ig =, general books ahs. Simple stories will also, , everyday life, such as newspapers, magazines, be included to give students a familiarity with different uses of the language., [N.B. 5 Questions are to be answered. Each question will carry 4 marks. There may be, , division in each question], a) Understanding different purposes and types of readings, b) Guessing word- meaning in context., c) Understanding long sentences, d) Recognizing main idea and supporting ideas, e) Answering comprehension questions, f) Writing summaries, 2. Writing 40, (a) Writing correct sentences, completing sentences and combining sentences. 05, gans, memos, advertisements etc 04, , (b) Situational Writing : Posters, notices, slo ;, c) Paragraph Writing : Structure of a paragraph; to topic sentence; developing ideas, writing a, conclusion; types of paragraphs ( narrative, descriptive, expository, persuasive); techniques, , of paragraph development ( such as listing, cause and effect, comparison and contrast) 08, 08, , , , Or,, d) Newspaper writing: Reports. Press realize, dialogue etc., , e) Writing resume, , Or,, {) Writing letters : Formal and Informal letters, letters to the editor, request letter, job, , applications, complaint letter etc, g) Essay : Generating ideas; outlining, Writing a Thesis sentence; writing the essay:, writing introduction, developing ideas, writing conclusion, revising and editing 15, 3. Grammar 25, a) Word order of sentences., , b) Framing quéstions, c) Tenses, articles, subject -verb agreement, noun-pronqun agreement, verbs, phrasal verbs,, , conditionals, prepositions and prepositional phrases, infinitives, participles: gerunds, (Knowledge of grammar will be test through contextualized. passages)., d) Punctuation, 4 re Vocabulary: Using the dictionary, suffixes, prefixes, synonyms, antonyms,, / c langing word forms (from verb to noun etc.) and using them in sentences 10, 5 Translation from Bengali to English 7, via ae : Speaking skill should be integrated with writing and reading in classroom activities, 9 jound system; pronunciation skills; the IPA system; problem sounds, vowels;, wating al a diphthongs; lexical and syntactic stress, riting dialogue and practice it orally stud 3 ;, , Sen oo torn in Yeting toot) y students can develop their speaking skill. Dialogue writing

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Honours (non-credit) EXAM—2015, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, Examination Date—16-04-2016, Examination-2015, ENGLISH (COMPULSORY), Subject Code : 9999, |According to New syllabus], Time : 3 hours, [N.B:, , se / / Full Marks : 80, . The figures in the right margin indicate full marks. | ‘, Read the Passage and answer the questions that follow :, , A freedom fighter is honored in all lands and in all times, because he fi, freedom of the moth F, , - n fighters are the golden, sons of Bangladesh and her pride. The People will cherish the memory of the vali, Bangladesh or the world. ,, , ant sons tll the end oi, 1, (a) Write answers of the following questions :, () Why are the freedom fighters honored all times?, (i) When can the freedom fighters win?, (iii) Who are the freedom fighters of our country?, (b) What is the main idea and what are the supporting ideas in t}, (c) Write down the meaning of the following words in English, with given words (any five) :, Conflict, occupation, detérmined, glorious, achieve, eff, , 2x3=6, , his passage? é, and make your own sentences, , 1x5=5, forts, sacrifice., (d) Write a summary of the Passage. 5, 2. Correct the following sentences (any five) : ixem%, (a) He is ill for three days., , (b) Mobua is tall than Maliha., (c) He said me a lion.

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*Or, , Or,, 6., , 10., , 11., , 12., , 13., , 14., , (d) Why he went to Dhaka’?, (e) Would you mind to have, (f) [prefer read than write, , a cup of tea? ., , (g) | feel out of sort today. . erate ‘, Design a poster creating awareacss about food adulteration. ellie., Write « memo as a manager of a firm to the employees to attend an urgent meeting ., , Write a paragraph on any one of the following :, sy) ¥ (c) Your college canteen., , a) Honesty; (b) Your favorite hobby; at, se an nase to the Manager of a Bank for the post of a junior er ou, Write a letter to your friend asking him/her to return the book he borrowe' you., Write an essay on any one of the following: . 15, (a) Necessity of learning English; (b) Fruits of Bangladesh; (¢) Valuc of time., Re-arrange the words to make sensible sentence (any five) :, (a) That English her not good was told she., (b) A place light the came distant from., (c) “Persia was greatest Ferdousi of the one poets of., (d) Better we change would habit our food., (ec) Beautiful flower is what a it!(1) A corruption big in problem is country our., (g) On money my lend to me called some friend him., Frame WH-questions from the following sentences (any five) : 1x5=§, (a) Nobody believes a liar. ., (b) He was only four when his father died., (c) [take five cups of tea a day., (d) [have been waiting for half an hour., (@) Its 9.0 Clock now., (f) They are playing football., (g) Our college is two kilometers away from our house, Use articl:s in the following passage : 1x5=5, Bina is (a: — S. S. C examinee. She has been suffering from fever. She has made (b) —— appoimtment, with Dr. I -han who had his degree from (c) — USA. On (d) — appointed day, she wants to mect the, doctor. The doctor had (e) —- one-eyed son. n, Re-write ‘he sentences by using the right form of verbs (any five) : 1x5=5, (a) Last aight the students (tell) to vacate the hall, (b) I went to Newmarket with a view to (buy) a new shirt, (c) The hen (lay) an egg last night., (d) It(to rain) since morning., (e) The patient (to die) before the doctor came., (f) Run fast lest you (miss) the train., (g) The authoress dared not (to drive) at night., wane ee —— the following passage: 5, Ow $s J *, Sipe) | nid AA eft Saar Bote Pree jot Coe a il ne olthern said fo He oT, said the other they had not gone far whee’ the tear huh . eon we do if we fall im with it i will kill 1, Change the following words as directed and make fines . aah cea =5, (a) Erode (Noun); (b). Advice (Verb); (c) Con tie with the changed words (any five) 1* 5 i, Maintain (Noun); (f) Normal (Verb); (g) Tragic io — (Adjective): (a) Desire (Adverb); (e), Give the antonyms of the following words and mak verb): . ‘, (a) Shallow; (b) fertile; (c) genuine; (d) accept: (e ae with the antonyms (any five): 1 * $=, Translate into English : €pt; (€) busy, (f) notorious; (g) urban 5, , rere Frets Sar wet share, ae frre mE er. fw eres eg Ee ES TS OE HE, 1, , 1x555§