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RAJIV   GANDHI   PROUDYOGIKI VISHWAVIDYALAYA, BHOPAL New   Scheme   Based   On   AICTE   Flexible   Curricula B.Tech.   First   Year Branch-   Common   to   All   Disciplines BT103 English   for   Communication 3L-0T-2P 4   Credits Course content Unit 1. Identifying Common Errors Subject Verb Agreement, Propositions, Active and Passive voice, Reported Speech, Direct and Indirect, Sentence Structure Unit-II- Vocabulary   building   and   Comprehension: Acquaintance with prefixes and suffixes from foreign languages in English to form derivatives, synonyms,   antonyms,   Reading comprehension. Unit- III- Communication Introduction,   Meaning and   Significance, Process of Communication, Oral   and Written communication, 7C’s of communication Barriers to communication and ways to overcome them, Importance of Communication for the technical students, Nonverbal Communication Unit-I V-  Developing   Writing   Skills:  Planni

Affixes Prefixes and Suffixes Affixes are the stems that are used either before or after a root word to change the meaning of a word e.g. un+ happy= unhappy and move+ment = movement Prefixes and Suffixes A prefix is a stem that is used before a root word that changes its meaning e.g. dis+honest= dishonest A suffix is a stem that is used at the end of a root word that changes its meaning. e.g. happy+ness= happiness Prefixes Negative prefixes (Making Opposite Words/Antonyms In   Insufficient, insane, invalid, inappropriate Un   Unemployment, unproductive, unadvisable, unhappiness im   impolite, improper, imperfect, impious ir   irregular, irrational, irretrievable, irrevocable anti   antinational, anticlockwise, antidote, antisocial, antiseptic, antibody dis   disable, disagree, disappear, disappoint, dislike, de   debug, defog, deselect, decode, detoxify mis   Misbehave, miscalculate, misfortune, misfit, misspell, misunderstand, mislead, misinform More Prefixes Ante -(before) antenatal

Reading Comprehension. How to do it? Reading comprehension is most common question that is asked in every English Language examination. It tests your understanding of English e.g. word power and general knowledge and of course English grammar also. General perception about reading comprehension is that it tests word power only but if you do not have command over grammar, there are various usages in English that may become obstacle on the way of understanding the content of a passage. Besides this, you must have a general knowledge of subject matter being discussed in the passage. It will help you in anticipating every move the author is going to take in the passage. Additionally, keep the following precautions also in your mind for good comprehension of a passage:- Correct visual perception: - You should make correct visual perception of the words. Many words are similar in spellings like except / expect and hair / heir. You should not perceive wrongly one for the other. If you go by