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Girija Gopinath
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Skills4you@girija
Learn and Do to Do and Learn -Episode 16
Indefinite pronouns refer to people or things without actually saying who or what they are. We use pronouns ending in-body or -one when we refer to people and pronouns ending in -thing for things. Indefinite pronouns are used in singular and plural with correct verb agreement. Adding ‘s makes it a indefinite possessive pronoun. It also used when the meaning is conditional.
2020-12-31
08 min
Skills4you@girija
Learn and Do to Do and Learn episode 16
Indefinite pronouns. How to use them in singular and plural forms. Indefinite pronouns as possessives, and conditional clauses. With simple examples. Areas where one needs to handle with care while using indefinite pronouns.
2020-12-31
08 min
Skills4you@girija
Learn and Do to Do and Learn Episode 15
Reflexive and intensive pronouns. They are self pronouns and they talk about the self or help to intensify an action.The different ways to use reflexive and intensive pronouns.
2020-12-26
07 min
Skills4you@girija
Learn and Do to Do and learn episode 14
Interrogative pronouns. They ask a question and the response has a noun. This is replaced by a pronoun and hence it is called an interrogative pronoun. Who, what, which and whose are interrogative pronouns.
2020-12-09
06 min
Skills4you@girija
Learn and Do to Do and Learn episode 13
Types of pronoun. Demonstrative pronoun in singular and plural. Different uses of Demonstrative pronouns. It is used to refer specific things, for introductions or in tenses, Demonstrative pronouns are used as determiners and qualifiers
2020-11-30
16 min
Skills4you@girija
Learn and Do to Do and Learn episode 12
Types of pronouns. There are nine types of pronouns. Demonstrative pronouns, possessive pronouns, reciprocal pronouns, personal pronouns and so on. Personal pronouns have certain distinctive features like three persons or point of view, gender, cases and singular or plural.
2020-11-20
08 min
Skills4you@girija
Learn and Do to Do and Learn episode 11
Pronouns are words which take the place of nouns. There are three cases of pronouns subjective, objective and possessive explained with many examples. If the pronoun is the subject then the case is subjective and if it is the object then the case is objective. Possible pronouns as the name indicates referees to ownership of something or someone.
2020-11-12
06 min
Skills4you@girija
Learn and Do to Do and Learn
Nouns are names of persons, places, things and ideas, Nouns can be proper nouns or common nouns. Words that help to replace Nouns to make spoken and written language clear, neat, attractive and interesting are called pronouns. Pronouns are I, me, he, she, myself, herself, himself. They are singular pronouns. We , they, them, themselves are plural pronouns.
2020-10-31
06 min
Skills4you@girija
Learn and Do to Do and Learn
A sentence has a mix of content words and grammatical words. Nouns, adjectives, verbs are content words and auxiliary verbs, articles, prepositions are grammatical words. Nouns are names of persons, places, animals, objects and ideas.
2020-10-26
32 min
Skills4you@girija
Learn and Do to Do and Learn
Co-ordinating conjunctions and complex compound sentences. Rules and Common errors are explained. Both text books and other reading material like fiction have many complex-compound sentences.
2020-10-17
06 min
Skills4you@girija
Learn and Do to Do and Learn
Types of sentences based on structure. Compound sentences and use of coordinating conjunctions. What is the acronym FANBOYS.
2020-10-12
06 min
Skills4you@girija
Learn and Do to Do and Learn
Types of sentences based on structure. What are complex sentences and what are the rules to know. How to spot these types in a passage
2020-10-08
3h 24
Skills4you@girija
Learn and Do to Do and learn
Structure of a sentence. What is a simple sentence with multiple subjects and predicates. Don’t mIss the final part of the story.
2020-10-06
07 min
Skills4you@girija
Learn and Do to Do and learn
Learner’s need to comprehend different types of questions while taking a test, assignment , project or exam. They also need to frame questions from context to improve comprehension and reading ability.
2020-10-02
04 min
Skills4you@girija
Learn and Do to Do and Learn
Learn Types of sentences through a story.
2020-09-25
04 min
Skills4you@girija
Learn and Do to Do and Learn
Types of sentences. Labels are given because they serve a purpose. In speech and in writing we express thoughts. Ideas or facts. we give or listen to orders, commands and instructions.
2020-09-20
08 min
Skills4you@girija
'Learn and Do' to 'Do and Learn'
Learners need to get a grasp of the basics of English and use them correctly in speak and in writing. We start with word order that forms sentences. A simple task is included to re-enforce learning.
2020-09-17
04 min
Skills4you@girija
Be happy to speak
Good communication and interaction increases self-worth and reduces violence, bullying and aggressive behaviour. Important for educators to focus on fundamentals to achieve comprehensive growth throughlanguage competences
2020-09-08
05 min
Skills4you@girija
Be happy to speak
The world is in a communication crisis as children of all ages are finding social support through various digital alternatives. Self expression is a powerful tool to address one's needs. College students have a set of fresh challenges to handle. Hence, positive support and engaging activities will help them a great deal.
2020-08-26
11 min
Skills4you@girija
Happy to speak episode 5
The classroom is the most important space for communication and teaching is the central activity for formal communication. Verbal non verbal and body language are taught and refined in the classroom through honest , open and two way communication.
2020-08-16
06 min
Skills4you@girija
Happy to speak episode 4
Exchange of information is the key to everything. Learner’s will develop fluency and accuracy if they talk about everyday use of spoken language. Increased student talk time ensures greater practice. Fun activities makes it easier for the teacher and learner
2020-08-05
06 min
Skills4you@girija
Happy to speak episode 3
Sub skills of listening are critical to language learning. This supports the learner to have a steady continuous discussion.
2020-07-29
05 min
Skills4you@girija
Happy to speak episode 3
Sub skills of speaking are critical to language learning. The goal is to hold a steady, understandable and logical discussion or conversation. It needs proper pronunciation, tone, rhythm, intonation and more.
2020-07-28
05 min
Skills4you@girija
Are you listening ?2a
Students learn multiple language skills at a time. Focus is given in the classroom to train them one at a time. Think for moment the number of instructions the learner has to listen while learning the language.
2020-07-22
04 min
Skills4you@girija
Happy to speak episode 2
Students are either shy, afraid or hesitant to speak as they may be made fun off ridiculed or judged. Pair and group activities are a great way to dispel this and increase confidence levels. It's worked for my students so it should be effective for other learners too.
2020-07-22
05 min
Skills4you@girija
Happy to speak episode 1
The first cry is a sound signal. For various purposes an individual needs to interact with people at home. In school and in the workplace. The classroom can be the platform to get them to refine English speaking and communication skills through fun filled activities.
2020-07-18
05 min
Skills4you@girija
Skills4you@girija (Trailer)
2020-07-15
00 min
Skills4you@girija
are you listening? Episode 6
A gamut of emotions and feelings well up when we listen to music, songs or stories. It’s fun and enjoyment that must be a part of classroom activity to break the monotony. Listen to this episode and share your feelings.
2020-07-09
07 min
Skills4you@girija
Are you listening? Episode 5
Active listening is the cornerstone of all listening skills. Comprehension listening is critical for all levels of learning. The 4 P strategy is very effective to ensure this. Simple activities both general and content specific will help learner’s hugely.
2020-07-03
06 min
Skills4you@girija
Are you listening? Episode 4
‘A kid in the classroom to a CEO In the board room must listen’. There are several types of listening and Active listening is the basis to acquire all types of listening.
2020-06-29
06 min
Skills4you@girija
Are you listening? Episode 3
Listening is the gateway to learning. Sounds heard are transmitted to the brain and decoded to meaningful patterns. Interesting and goal oriented activities for students find a place in this episode. Cheers
2020-06-22
04 min
Skills4you@girija
Are you listening ?episode 1
Set of activities for teachers and educators to enhance teaching tools. The first series deals with listening skills.
2020-06-21
07 min
Skills4you@girija
Are you listening ? Episode 2
Along with a fresh set of activities there are details regarding the kind of listening for a purpose is highlighted. Be it instructions, directions or do’s and don’ts the student is expected to listen and follow on a daily basis.
2020-06-21
07 min
Skills4you@girija
Skills4you@girija. Capacity building and enhancement tools and techniques for teachers and educators
Listening is a critical skill that paves the way to cement the foundation of learning a language and all other skills. This skill is internalised hence interesting tools must be put in place for learner’s to turn into active listeners. The learning outcomes can be achieved if the teacher uses these tools effectively. The first set of episodes are dedicated to teach listening skills through different types of activities. They are easy to conduct by the teacher and great for learner’s to be involved in. In the fist episode along with a set of specific activities there is a se...
2020-06-21
07 min