Today topic- BEGLA- 135- UNIT- 11- People at Work- English in Daily Life- IGNOU Subject
INTRODUCTION
- People work in different professions to earn their living.
- In our daily life many people work for us from morning till evening to make our lives comfortable, safe and pleasant.
- E.g. a newspaper delivery boy, a milkman, a florist, the grocer, night shift workers in a power plant, printing press
- operators in a newspaper office, a nurse in a hospital, a watchman patrolling our streets... and so on.
- T.V news anchors play a very important role in our society.
- We will also learn how to conduct a short interview in the speaking section.
READING: A TV NEWS ANCHOR
- Sahil De works for CBRC TV station.
- He has a cool job as a TV News Anchor.
- De has a BA in communications with an emphasis in Broadcasting.
- While at college, he worked as a sportscaster at a tiny low powered TV station.
- Then worked 3 years at a small ABC affiliate as an anchor, reporter, and morning show host.
- Sahil De is currently at CBRC TV in Jaipur City as morning news anchor and field reporter.
( What De has to say about: )
( The advantages of his job: ) "I get to go to cool places and meet politicians and celebrities that the general public doesn't usually get to see."
( The down side of his job: ) "You don't have a normal life, you work weird hours and holidays, get up in the middle of the night, go to bed early and are away from your family a lot."
( His family and other interests: ) "I have 2 young kids and a great wife and we like to check out different restaurants and travel.
I also play volleyball."
WRITING DESCRIPTIONS
- The primary purpose of descriptive writing is to describe a person, place or thing in such a way that a picture is formed in the reader's mind.
- Capturing an event through descriptive writing involves paying close attention to the details by using all of your five senses.
- Teaching students to write more descriptively will improve their writing by making it more interesting and engaging to read.
GRAMMAR: PHRASAL VERBS
- Phrasal verbs are basic verbs that can combine with other words, especially prepositions, to make verbs with completely new meanings.
- Phrasal verbs are used more in speaking than in writing.
- There is almost always a more formal way of conveying the same idea.
