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5.1  NATIONAL TRADE CERTIFICATE FOUNDATION COURSE – COMMUNICATION SKILLS – ENGLISH – Electricity

 

Objectives In this lesson you will learn: Reading with the proper pronunciation proper use of articles  proper use of prepositions writing as many naming words as possible related to electrical equipment, appliances and accessories to enhance your vocabulary oral and written communication related to electricity

 

Reading with understanding

 

EXERCISE 1   Read the following passage carefully.

A class on electrical installation works.

John had always wanted to become a professional electrician. Therefore, he joined a Technical school to learn how to do electrical installation works. All his classmates and John showed a lot of interest in the subject. Everyday, when the Instructor entered the class, they asked him lots of questions. See what happened one day when everybody had something to ask about.

 

John   Instructor     Jim   Instructor       John   Instructor   Everybody   Instructor   John   Instructor     Instructor    John   Mary   Ram   Instructor       Paul      Instructor     Instructor   Instructor

Sir, how does electricity come to my house?   First, electricity is produced in a power station. It then travels through cables, supported by poles, to our houses.   But what is that box that is found outside the house?   That box is called the supplier’s meter.  It counts how much energy you have used in a month. Have you noted a meter reader that comes to your house to read the value on the meter and deliver your electricity bill?   Yes. Can we open the box to see what is inside?   Now do not say box, you should say:   Supplier’s meter.   Never do that. It is very dangerous!   But Sir, there is another box found inside the house!   That box is called the consumer-unit or the distribution box. It contains all the protective devices.   Can you name some of these protective devices?   Main Switch   Circuit breaker   Fuse.   Let me explain about the function of a circuit breaker. It is a device that trips off automatically when there is excess current in a circuit in the house. Let us write these words.   What is a fuse, then?   A fuse is a device that blows out where there is an excess current and has to be replaced by another one.   We will stop here for today. Note down the exercises for your homework.   I hope you have understood how electricity comes to your house and how it is controlled. Next time we will have another exciting topic on electricity.

 

EXERCISE 2

Answer the following questions.

1.  Why did John join the Technical School?

2.  How can you tell that John showed interest in what he was learning?  

3.  What does an electrician?

4.  What does CEB stand for? What is its function?

5.  How are electric wires insulated? Why are they insulated?

6.  Of what material are electric wires manufactured? Why?

7.  Name two materials which do not carry electricity?

8.  What should be done to save somebody caught in electricity?

9.  What are hydro electric Power stations?

10. What fuel is used in sugar factories to produce electricity?

11. How do cars get electricity?

12. Enumerate the uses of electricity at home.

 

 

VOCABULARY  DEVELOPMENT

 

EXERCISE 3

 

Fill in the blanks to give each sentence an opposite meaning.

1. It is an easy matter to work with electricity. It is ———— to work with electricity.

A. facile

B. hard

C. hardly

D. facility

 

2. I have many holes to drill. I have ———- holes to drill.

A. few

B. a few

C. much

D. little

 

3. He climbed up the ladder. He ———— the ladder.

A. got up

B. got

C. got down

D. removed

 

4. The power cut will last for a short time only. It will last for ——-

A. ever

B. now

C. temporarily

D. a long time

 

5. A low current flows in an open circuit. An ___________ current flows in a short circuit.

A. much

B. excess

C. many

D. more

 

GRAMMATICAL SKILLS

 

EXERCISE 4

Fill in each blank with the right word.

1. Mr Manoj is ____ meter reader. ( the, a, an)

2. Ram is _____ smallest boy in ____class. ( the, a, an)

3. I can’t play as I have ____ job to do. (a, an)

4. Miss Ah Choy is our ______ teacher. (Mathematics, Mathematic)

5. Marie and her father are talking to ____Electrician. ( a, an ) 

EXERCISE 5

Four answers have been given for each of the sentences. Only one is correct. Put a circle round the word.

1. The houses are provided —– Suppliers’ meters.

A.  with

B.  of

C. to

D. from

 

2. I cannot complete the installation works. I am giving ——.

A. to

B. up

C. away

D. on

 

3. I shall go ——- you as far as the Power Station.

A. to

B.  from

C. along

D. away

 

 4. Can you come ——- a visit to Electrical Workshop.

A. at

B. out

C. to

D. for

 

 5. Someone has walked —— my steel rule.

A. away with

B. off with

C. into with

D. out with

 

EXERCISE 6

Write the correct preposition in each blank space.

1. I was absent —— the school.

2. The caretaker was blamed ——– the untidiness of the place.

3. The Assistant Manager will report —- my parents —– my misconduct.

4. I was not satisfied —– my performance —– the CPE Examinations. I can        do better than this. 

5. We should be protesting ——— people who bully us at the Centre.

 

CREATIVE WRITING SKILLS

 

EXERCISE 7

Write a sentence with each word/words given below:

 1. black out  

 2. switch off

 3.  fuse

 4. electric bulb

 5. short circuit

 

EXERCISE 8

 

Story writing: Write a short story of 150 words based on plan given below.

 

Saturday afternoon – fine weather – Vincent – boy of 16 – replacing an electric bulb – electric shock – fell down –Hospital

5.2  NATIONAL TRADE CERTIFICATE FOUNDATION COURSE –

COMMUNICATION SKILLS – ENGLISH – Plumbing 

Objectives In this lesson you will learn to read with understanding develop your vocabulary improve your grammatical skills write simple sentences

Exercise 1

Read the following carefully.

 

Visit to a construction site

 

One day John insisted with his father to visit a big construction site during his school holidays. His father was a building painter. On the site, John saw different teams working. They were painters, electricians and plumbers working on the site.

 

Painters were using large paint brushes and painting rollers. The electricians were busy fixing cables. Lots of sockets, switches, cooker units and lamp holders were lying on the floor.

 

First, the plumbers fixed the water pipes on the wall. Then they started to fix the sanitary appliances: water closets, wash basins, urinals, mixer taps, bath tubs, etc.

 

John was surprised at the way in which the tradesmen were working.

 

Understanding skills

Exercise 2

    A. Complete the following sentences by using word/s from the given list:

                           cable, brush, site, plumber, roller

John wanted to visit a construction_________________________________ .

We can paint with a____________________or a _____________________ .

The electrician is fixing an electric _______________________ .

A _______________________________ fixes water pipes.

 

  B. Answer the following questions.

1.  What job does John’s father do?

2. When did John visit the construction site?

3. Why do painters use large brushes?

4. Which word suggests that John was happy?

 

Vocabulary development

Exercise 3

A.  Explain the words underlined in the passage

insisted: …………………………………………………………………………………

teams: …………………………………………………………………………………..

on the site: ……………………………………………………………………………

painting rollers: ……………………………………………………………………….

fixing: …………………………………………………………………………………

appliances: …………………………………………………………………………..

 

B. Complete:

An electrician makes electrical installations.

A plumber ………………………………………………………………………

A building painter ………………………………………………………….

A mason ……………………………………………………………………

A bricklayer ………………………………………………………………..

 

 

Grammatical skills

Exercise 4

A.  Encircle all the articles in the passage above.

 

B.  Fill in the blanks with: a, an, on, in, at, from.

She was looking ______________________ the bird.

We will go to the seaside ______________________________Sunday.

______________ dog is_______________________animal.

He is suffering _________________________ fever.

Pour the juice ________________________the glass.

 

 

C.  Tick the adjectives/describing words in the passage.

 

D.  Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the word given in brackets.

What is the________________________of the building?(high)

The wall is three metres ______________________________.(high)

Pieter Both is __________________________________than Le Pouce. (high)

Piton de La Petite Rivière Noire is the _______________________ mountain in Mauritius. (high)

 

 

E.  Make sentences with :

Long ,Longer, Longest, Length, Wide, Wider, Widest, Width

 

Creative writing

Exercise 5

 A.  Write sentences with :

factory – pollution

work – seriously

father – family

write – England

football – television

 

B.  Write ten sentences on ‘a construction site’.

5.3 JESSICA’S DREAM

It was a cold rainy night. Jessica was fast asleep. She dreamt that she was a famous fashion designer and that she designed garments for the Hollywood actresses.

She dreamt that she had a huge workshop which was occupied by thousands of sewing machines. She had hundreds of scissors, needles, thimbles and lengths of expensive and luxurious fabrics, all properly arranged.

In the workshop, the employees were busy cutting beautiful plain and printed fabrics while others were stitching the garments that Jessica had designed.

One dress had to be made ready for a famous Hollywood actress. It was beautifully designed with laces, ribbons, buttons and embroidery stitches. On the wrong side the dress was neatly finished with expensive lining material. As soon as the dress was ready, it was pressed and packed in a big white box and sent to the actress’s residence.

The actress was so amazed and happy on seeing the beautiful dress that she invited Jessica to join her for a party.

On the day of party, Jessica wore a beautiful red blouse and a long black pleated skirt. There, she saw many actors and actresses. Jessica looked out for the actress and finally saw her in the crowd. As she made her way towards the actress, she slipped and fell.

Jessica woke up in a jerk and realized that it was just a dream!

Listening with understanding

Activity 1 – Teacher reads the above text while students follow attentively.

(i)                 Oral Questioning – Getting the main idea

a)     the story is about ….

b)     Jessica was dreaming that she was a ….

c)     She had to make a dress for …..

 

(ii)               Oral Questioning – Listening for details

a)                 Describe the dress made for the actress

b)                 Before being packed, the dress was ….

c)                 What was the colour of the packing box?

 

Speaking Clearly

1.1.1       Activity 2

a)     Name the tools that could be seen in the workshop

b)     Name the materials used in garment making

c)     What did Jessica wear for the party? 

     

Reading with Understanding

Activity 3a   Read the following words (Highlight them in the text above)

Garment, fabric, lace, ribbon, button, blouse, skirt, Sewing machine, scissors, needles, thimbles, embroidery, stitch, pleated,

Activity 3b   Silent reading of the text b y the class

Activity 3c   Paragraph reading

Each student is asked to read a paragraph while others follow.

Writing meaningfully

Activity 4a – Students answer to questions in Activity 2 in their exercise book.

Activity 4b - Rewrite the following words in 2 distinct groups:

Fabric, scissors, needles, lace, ribbon, thimble, button, thread, measuring tape, electric iron, zip fastener

Materials
Tool/equipment

 

Activity 4c – (Teacher may discuss this activity orally with students prior to their writing the exercise)

Write a simple sentence with each of the word given for activity 4b.

Activity 4d – Fill in with words form the text

More than 5 times in text
Three times in text
Two times in text

Vocabulary

Activity 5a – Adjectives

List down all adjectives from the text and give their respective opposite

Adjective	Opposite

Activity 5b – Teacher may discuss this activity orally with students prior to their writing the exercise

(i)      Write down a sentence with each of the adjective found in the text

(ii)      Write down a sentence with the opposite of the adjectives

(iii)     List down other adjectives and their respective opposite