Since the book is an outcome of a thorough understanding of the language needs of contemporary students and the expectations of the industry,
List of Contributors
1. EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES 1 Solar thermal power – Cloud computing – Nanotechnology Compound nouns Imperatives Writing instructions Interpreting charts and pictures Note-making Role play Prefixes Subject–verb agreement
2. SPACE TREK 17 Hubble telescope – Chandrayaan-2 – Anusat – Living quarters – Space tourism Group discussion Affixes Double consonants Debates Writing a book/film review Predicting and problem-solving Future tense Adverbs
3. GLOBAL ISSUES 33 Child labour – Food crisis – Genetic modification – E-waste – Assistive technology Making conversation Homonyms and homophones SMS and use of emoticons Past participle for irregular verbs Group discussion E-mail communication Antonyms Preparing projects
4. ENVIRONMENTAL CONSCIOUSNESS 51 Climate change – Green cover – Pollution Paragraph writing Writing letters Role play Reading graphs Prepositions Designing posters Tenses Making recommendations
5. MEDIA MATTERS 71 H istory of media – Language and media – Milestones in media – Manipulation by media – Entertainment media – Interviews Compare and contrast Effective writing Group discussion Writing reports Writing advertisements Tweeting and blogging Types of interviews Framing questions
6. LESSONS FROM THE PAST 93 I mportance of history – Differing perspectives – Modern corporatism – Lessons from the past Group discussion Cause and effect Events and perspectives Debate If conditional Essay writing 7. ENERGY 107 Renewable and non-renewable sources – Alternative sources – Conservation – Nuclear energy Idioms Essay writing Listening and rewriting Modals Debate Preparing summary Role play Group discussion Conversation
8. ENGINEERING ETHICS 123 Challenger disaster – Biotechnology – Genetic engineering – Protection from natural calamities Vocabulary Impromptu speech Creative writing Direct and indirect speech Fixed expressions Developing creative writing skills Accents Presentation skills Making posters Report writing
9. TRAVEL AND TOURISM 139 A dvantages and disadvantages of travel – Tourism – Atithi devo bhava – Tourism in India Vocabulary Conversation Collocation Group discussion Note-making Clauses Interpreting charts and tables Report writing
10. GETTING JOB-READY 159 SWOT analysis – Companies and ways of powering growth – Preparing for interviews Vocabulary Phrasal verbs Writing a profile Connectives Discourse markers Problem-solving Telephone skills Application letters Curriculum vitae Interviews (telephonic and personal)