Professional Documents
Culture Documents
N.Sudheer kumar
2010
Dedication:
I dedicate this work to Dr.P.Rajeswara Reddy, Secretary/Correspondent of Anurag Engineering College. He has given me an opportunity to work in this esteemed institute, when I was down and out and needed this job desperately. To be frank, I was not even in the competition, when many senior faculty members have attended the interview along with me on 13th May 2007. He has spotted some potentiality with in me and created a post to take me in. That had given me a lot of confidence and went on to receive my M.Phil degree, became the youngest Anuragian to assume an administration office by becoming the Training and Placement Officer. This particular work is dedicated to him to convey him that I have fully utilized the opportunity he had given me and I have made my own contribution in making this institute an incubation centre for research and development.
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Acknowledgements
I express my deep gratitude to Dr.Akash N.Patwari, Principal, Anurag Engineering College, who had written the Preface to this book. My deep sense of gratitude is extended to Mr.D.Pandu Ranga Rao, HOD, H&S, for his support and encouragement. I thank Mr.YVR Naga Pavan for advising me to write this book. I thank Mr. H.Venkateswara Rao, faculty of Environmental Science for his guidance in writing the second chapter of this book. I thank Mr.Bhupathy Rao, In charge of the Exam Branch for giving me the list of the letters that students need to write on various occasions. I thank my wife and my daughter without whose cooperation; I could not have compiled this book.
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Preface
Speech is Silver and Silence is gold, which is an obsolete idea today, because these are the days where one has to express ones ideas, thoughts,abilties very clearly . When it comes to the professional students, No one needs to tell about the importance of the communication skills for them. Engineering students from the rural backgrounds are not inferior to the students from metro cities in any area except in the Communication Skills. I strongly believe that they can pick up these essential skills with some effort. I call this book as a kick-starter for the students, who want to be good speakers or a writers. If a student uses a prewritten speech in this book and speks on the dais, it will help in a great deal to his/her confidence. With that confidence he/she can prepare a script on his/her own and can make wonderful speech. So is the case with the pre-written letters given in this book In order to create an English speaking Environment, we have made a rule that all the students and faculty should communicate exclusively in English in the college Premises. I am glad that Sudheer has given the most frequenty used expressions in the classes/labs in the second chapter of the book. The students and faculty , can reproduce those expressions accordingly. We know how important is the Compering/anchorings role in making an event successful. This is the first time I have come across a book that tells you how to do the anchoring in the events. I congratulate Mr.Sudheer Kumar.N, for his efforts. I have spotted the talent within him, I have made him the Training and Placement Officer. I wish him all the success in his career as an author, placement officer and as well as a lecturer.
(Dr.Akash N.Patwari)
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Dear Students,
Authors Message
Being a lecturer in English Department is a challenging job because it is the only department that is expected to show the results of its work immediately. For instance, if a student joins in the I B.Tech in the month of September and commits a grammatical error in the same month, everyone points their finger at the English Department. All the subjects in the professional courses have practical applications. Students learn computer languages like C, C++ etc and No one bothers how many of you are able to do the live projects on your own even in the IV B.Tech using these languages. It is not to find fault with anybody but at the level of Engineering, Students are expected to put that extra effort to apply whatever they learn in the theory classes into practice otherwise all the effort that is put in by your parents, college management, faculty, government and by yourself by coming to college every day just goes in vain. If you can apply whatever we teach in the English classes, you can write or speak any kind of an expression in English. But some of you are failing to use the right expressions at the right time and you are being mocked at I know you feel ashamed of this weakness. Let us not expose our weakness to the society. Let us not give a chance to others to mock at us. Hence this book is an effort to uphold your pride. You need some time to improve your English but at the same time we can not avoid using English in our day to day life or at least in the college, where all the communication is supposed to happen in English. That is why I have written this book to help you out in writing letters for various needs to various people of various ranks Being an EMCEE/ compre (anchor) for the college day celebrations or any other function or seminars. preparing invitations for Freshers Day or Farewell parties making a presentations making a speech proposing vote of thanks and many more This book will help them in finding out the expressions that you need in different situation as mentioned above. In this book, I have tried my best to cover all the situations that a student/faculty of comes across every day. The other work I have done previously was text-analysis as a language learning strategy submitted as the dissertation for the fulfillment of my M.Phil Degree. I have worked so hard to write the dissertation and proposed many new ideas in Teaching English in that work. Unfortunately, it could not be useful for anybody except for fetching me an M.Phil degree. Hence, I have decided to do some work that will be useful for the students. If any one of you derives benefit out of this book, it gives me an immense pleasure and satisfaction for me. Yours,
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Contents
Contents...........................................................................................................................................6 Tips for the Anchors:........................................................................................................................8 Welcoming the guests on to the dais................................................................................................8 Expressions to invite the Guests on to the dais: ...............................................................................9 Expressions to Honour the guests: ...................................................................................................9 Welcome speech..............................................................................................................................9 Sample welcome speech:.............................................................................................................10 Expressions to request the guest to address the gathering: ...........................................................10 After the Speech.............................................................................................................................10 During the prize distribution:.........................................................................................................11 Cultural Activities:..........................................................................................................................11 Dealing with the problematic crowd:..............................................................................................12 Vote of Thanks: ..............................................................................................................................12 Class Room Expressions for the Teachers and the Students............................................................14 Greetings and small expressions:....................................................................................................14 Teacher to student classroom English.............................................................................................14 Student to teacher classroom English.............................................................................................15 In the examination hall...................................................................................................................16 In the laboratory.............................................................................................................................16 Readymade Expressions for Group Discussion...............................................................................16 Making suggestions.........................................................................................................................17 Agreeing...........................................................................................................................................17 Reaction to suggestions...................................................................................................................17 Disagreeing......................................................................................................................................17 Checking you have understood........................................................................................................17 Asking for opinions..........................................................................................................................17 Correcting misunderstandings.........................................................................................................17 Giving opinions................................................................................................................................17 Interrupting.....................................................................................................................................18 Dealing with interruptions...............................................................................................................18 Useful expressions for Making Presentations.................................................................................18 Readymade Speeches for different Occasion..................................................................................19 Some tips to make a wonderful speech..........................................................................................19 N.Sudheer kumar, Lecturer in English, Anurag Engineering College, Kodad sudheerenglish@gmail.com Page 4
Sample speeches:...........................................................................................................................20 Welcome speech on the inauguration of the technical paper presentation:...................................20 Vote of thanks for the Valedictory ceremony of the Technical paper Presentation........................20 Seniors speech on the occasion of the freshers Party:..................................................................21 Farewell Speech:.............................................................................................................................21 Speech about the departmental Association..................................................................................22 Inauguration of a guest lecture: (by a student)...............................................................................22 Speech on improving English..........................................................................................................23 Independence Day celebrations......................................................................................................23 Senior students suggestion for the I B.Tech students during the orientation programme.............24 Ethics in Professional Education.....................................................................................................24 Readymade letters for different occasions.....................................................................................25 Guidelines for writing good Professional letters:............................................................................27 Leave Letter....................................................................................................................................27 Requesting for the issuing of original Certificates:..........................................................................28 Requesting for the Bonafide certificate..........................................................................................28 Permission letter............................................................................................................................29 Apology Letter for resorting to malpractice during External Examination (undertaking Letter by JNTU)..............................................................................................................................................30 Apology Letter for coming to the college without proper dress code.............................................31 Complaint Letter.............................................................................................................................31 Complaint letter about the poor quality food served in the Canteen..............................................32 Change of Address:.........................................................................................................................32 Letter to the Bank manager about the loss of ATM cum Debit Card: .............................................33 Useful Expressions in English..........................................................................................................35 Four Hundred words You Must have for TOEFL..............................................................................46 My English Learning Contract.........................................................................................................48
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Although we have miles to go, we need to celebrate each and every mile stone in order to go ahead with added enthusiasm. After the brief introduction, the anchors should invite guests on to the dais. While inviting the guests on to the dais, The Anchors should avoid using the same expression to invite all the guests on to the dais. He/she has to use different expressions to invite different guests otherwise the language of the anchor appears monotonous thus He/she fails to be impressive. Here are different phrases to invite the guests on to the dais: Remember: 1. Before you invite the guests on to the dais, ensure that you have got the list of all the guests to welcome. 2. Before starting the proceedings, check with the chief Coordinator or organizers, whether there are any additions or deletions in the list of the guests given to you. 3. Double check that the remarks you are going to make about your guests are factually correct. 4. Make sure that you pronounce their names correctly.
Welcome speech
After inviting the guests on to the dais and honoring them with bouquets, it is our tradition to have a welcome address. Anchor may invite someone representing the institute to welcome the guests and all the invitees one by one. A sample welcome address is given below. The essential elements to cover in your welcome speech are: to specifically acknowledge any important guests N.Sudheer kumar, Lecturer in English, Anurag Engineering College, Kodad sudheerenglish@gmail.com Page 4
to generally welcome all the guests, stating the name of the event and host and thank them for coming to give a brief introduction of the host to give a brief introduction of the occasion to give any especial welcomes ie.,to the important guests to introduce the next speaker if appropriate
Sir/madam, I thank you for making such a thought provoking speech. Thank you sir/madam, we have now come to know your secret of success, you have just now preached what you have practiced. I assure you that we would follow in your foot steps to reach the stars. That was really an amazing speech, wasnt it (to the audience...). Sir/madam, I must tell you that you have got the gift of the gab (ability to speak easily and confidently in a way that makes people want to listen to you and believe you). Thank you sir Thank you for your words of wisdom.
Cultural Activities:
Everyone may not agree with me but the home truth is that people wish that the cultural activities start as early as possible. The person who does the anchoring for the cultural activities can afford to a bit informal than the previous events. At this juncture, completely do away with the prewritten scripts. All you need to remember is the name of the performer and what he/she going to perform. Some phrases: Now we are going to have a very flamboyant and raucous event Now, we are going to have a rocking performance by Mr. Syam of III B.Tech Lets give a big round of applause to Ms Vandana of IV B.Tech, who is going to sing a melodious song for us. That was a splendid performance... Mr. Syam It was an incredible dancing performance by Ms Meena Wow... what an amazing performance It was a class act. As we normally do not use any negative description in the college function as does by in the reality shows on Telugu TV channels, any of the following phrases could be used based on the suitability
N Gorgeous Alluring Attractive Appealing e r k u m a r , L e c t u r e r i n E n l .Sudhe g Sweet Good-looking Charming iGlamorous sh,
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Beautiful Eye-catching Smart Striking Fascinating Beautiful Bubbly Sparkling Full of life Shining Vivacious Energetic Head turner Humorous Smart Witty Funny Stunning Lovely Superb Exquisite Fabulous
Excellent Fantastic Outstanding Exceptional Terrific Wonderful Glittering Likeable Attention-grabbing Impressive Sparkling Remarkable Marvelous Prominent Pleasing Extraordinary Great Amazing Elegant Fashionable Stylish
Vote of Thanks:
N.Sudheer kumar, Lecturer in English, Anurag Engineering College, Kodad sudheerenglish@gmail.com
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Ladies and gentlemen It is a great honor and privilege to be called upon to propose a Vote of Thanks. I thank Prof D.N.Reddy, whose presence today is a great source of motivation to us. We are extremely grateful to Mr. Venepally Chander Rao to have acceded to our request to join with us for our college annual day celebrations. I thank all the guests for being patient and giving away so many prizes. I would like to thank all our honored guests for their presence and participation today. For this overwhelming success, I should thank Dr.P Rajeswara Reddy garu for leading us from front in making arrangements for this auspicious occasion. I thank our principal for enunciating the college report and promising more achievements for the next academic year. I thank the officers trio, Mr. Jai Pal Reddy, Mr. Pandu Ranga Prasad and Mr. Bhupathi Rao, who have given yeomens service and setting a right example of administrating and monitoring the work. I thank all the members of different committees for their unstinted support for this function by working with great alacrity. I express my deep sense of gratitude to all the vivacious volunteers, who have done a commendable job in making the arrangements. I would like to congratulate all the prize winners for leading the way in attaining many great accomplishments. I thank from the bottom of the heart, the conveners of various events for the successful conduction of various events. I thank all the energetic performers in the cultural activities for enthralling performances. I would like to thank again all the guests, staff, parents and all our students fro sharing the responsibilities and joy with us today. I hope the memories of this day will be alive forever.
While proposing Vote of thanks, you should look at the person to whom you are thanking. As you can see in the above picture, I am looking straight at the Chief Guest Prof. Sai Baba Reddy, former Registrar of JNTUH, while thanking him for his valuable message. He has even acknowledged my remarks.
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Some students are proficient in conversational English and some in subjective English. Conversational English is to speak some small expressions in English fluently like requesting, taking permissions, seeking information and so on. A person is considered to have subjective English if he/she can speak or write on intellectual topics. Some students are good at both; some students are good at conversational English and some are good at subjective English. Obviously, speaking subjective English is much more difficult than conversational English; however, people who speak conversational English make a very good first impression. These people use very small expressions like Hi, How is the day so far..., has a nice day... with a good accent thereby making the other people feel that he/she is very good at English but if you want them speak on any of the intellectual topic, their true colors would be reveled. However one has to take a leaf out of their book. They are creating very good first impression, which is the best impression. If you go to an interview and make this good first impression to get the job, what else you need? So, use every opportunity to use the conversational English and it has to be started in the class room. So let us see different expressions to be used in the classroom
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What I want to do today is... Before starting the lesson, let me briefly recap yesterdays lesson Now, lets start todays lesson Have you done the homework? Today we will be discussing. The importance of this topic is If that's clear, we will go on to the next point. Now, let's approach the problem in a different way. The second point I want to make is... Let's get back to the idea of... I'd like to finish talking about... before we move on. Are you following? Or day dreaming? Will you please keep quiet? Are you ready? Let me give you an example. For instance Let us take_______ for example. Whats the problem Excellent! You have the work very well; however, there is some room for improvement. If anybody requires some additional information, you can meet me in staffroom. Could you speak louder please? I cant hear you Now, lets move on to Thats correct Listen carefully Thats right Perfect What is another meaning of ____________? The study material is with the CR (class representative), you can get it Xeroxed, if you want. Let me take the attendance Why were you absent yesterday? It is easy to fall behind with your studies if you miss even just a few classes I am sorry to say that if you keep on skipping the classes like this, you will be in the danger of detention. Yesterday, I have observed that some students have given proxy attendance. I hope they would rectify their before I resort to severe actions. You can dress down on Saturdays (dress code relaxation). But on the remaining days, you should be in the formal outfits You should know the subject Inside out rote-learning (mugging up) is not at all useful Your performance in the I Mid term examination is quite satisfactory. Have a look at the past papers, it will help you in getting an idea about the exam pattern You do not need to be in panic about the exams
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Sir, would you mind repeating that Could you say that again please? Sir/madam, your voice is not audible to the last benches; could you speak a little louder? How do you say_________ in English What page? I dont understand I am sorry sir I am not able to recall the answer Sir/madam Please do not erase the board..I am yet to copy the information on it What is the difference between a and b? Could you explain a little bit more about it I didnt understand todays lesson When is the homework due? When shall we submit the assignment? Excuse me sir/madam, can I talk to you for a minute Can I change seats? Im sorry I am late I am not feeling well can I go to the rest room? Sir/madam, I hope you take this in the right spirit, I am not able to make out the concept you are teaching. I am terrible sorry if I had done any thing wrong. I assure you that I wont repeat it again I have nauseous feeling, shall I go to the wash room. I was absent yesterday because I was feeling a bit feverish yesterday. My head is throbbing shall I leave the class. When I sat down and looked at the exam paper my mind just went blank
In the laboratory
Wearing apron is obligatory in the chemistry laboratory. Please handle the equipment carefully You will not be allowed into the lab without record/observation/drafter. Sign in the log in register before turning on the system. After the successful execution of the experiment, handover the equipment to the lab assistant. Please arrange the chairs before leaving the lab
Making suggestions
How / what about? Why don't you /we? You should / ought to If I were you, Id I suggest / propose (+gerund)
Agreeing
Absolutely. / Precisely / Exactly. I totally agree. So do I / Nor do I. I can go along with that. I think youre right up to a point
Reaction to suggestions
Thats a good idea! Yes, lets do that. Yes, why not? That isnt possible / practicable / feasible.
Disagreeing
Youre quite wrong there. Im sorry, but I dont agree at all. Thats an exaggeration. Do you really think so? It isnt as simple as that.
Correcting misunderstandings
Thats not quite what I meant by Dont get me wrong. What I meant was You have got the wrong end of the stick. Look, to put it another way,
Giving opinions
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Interrupting
Sorry to interrupt, but May I interrupt you for a moment? Can I just make a point? Mind if I just say something?
Preparation is essential for an effective presentation. When giving a presentation, certain keywords are used to signpost the different stages. It's a good idea to memorize them and practice using them, so that they come to mind easily during a presentation.
Good morning/good afternoon ladies and gentlemen The topic of my presentation today is ... What I'm going to talk about today is ... The purpose of this presentation is ... This is important because ... My objective is to ... The main points I will be talking about are firstly ... secondly... next, finally... we're going to look at ... Let's start/begin with ... I'd like to illustrate this by showing you... Now let's move on to ... I'd like to expand on this aspect/problem/point Let me elaborate on that Would you like me to expand on/elaborate on that? I'd like to turn to something completely different
Stating the main points Introducing the first point Showing graphics, transparencies, slides etc. Moving on to the next point Giving more details Changing to a different topic
Referring to something which is off I'd like to digress here for a moment and just mention the topic that ... N.Sudheer kumar, Lecturer in English, Anurag Engineering College, Kodad sudheerenglish@gmail.com Page 4
Let me go back to what I said earlier about ... I'd like to recap the main points of my presentation - first I covered - then we talked about - finally we looked at I'd now like to sum up the main points which were: I'm going to conclude by... saying that/inviting you to In conclusion, let me... leave you with this thought/invite you to Finally, I'll be happy to answer your questions. Now I'd like to invite any questions you may have. Do you have any questions?
Conclusion
Questions
Further reading:
1. Wonderful expressions for presentation have been given in the book Enjoying Everyday English by Dr. Rama Krishna Rao, published by Sangam Books, Hyderabad. The book is also prescribed as the detailed text book for the I B.Tech students of JNTUH and JNTU Ananthapur. In the same book, after every lesson, expressions for various situations like inviting, requesting, complaining are also given. Hence it is strongly recommended to read the expressions several times and to internalize the expressions so that you can use the expressions effortlessly. 2. Fluentzy material by Kev Nair. It is a set of twenty books .it is not available in the market. It has to be ordered. It is worth around 2000/- . It covers all the expressions on the earth that any speaker of English could use. The set of books are useful for the students, who are good at English but unable to speak English fluently. This book is not at all recommended for the beginners of English language learning and the people who have the habit of buying the books and shelving them. 3. English Vocabulary in Use by Micheal MC Carthy et al. This book contains all the vocabulary and expressions that are used by the native English speakers. The chapters in the book are classified by the various areas of language or topics. The book has so many levels ranging from beginner to the advanced levels.
Rehearse your speech in front of a mirror or in front of a friend or family member (ask them for helpful suggestions). When you practice your speech, time yourself. If it is too long or too short you will need to make changes. If you are well prepared you do not need to use your notes too much. End your speech with your prepared ending and wait for applause OR stand back from the lectern / table. Enjoy your speech, have fun and use the opportunity to deliver a speech that enhances your image!
Sample speeches:
Welcome speech on the inauguration of the technical paper presentation:
Good morning one and all, it gives me an immense pleasure to inaugurate the Anurag Vista-2k10, a national level technical paper presentation and technical Quiz. I am happy to welcome Patron of Anurag Vista, Dr.P.Rajeswara Reddy garu, Principal, Dr Akash N Patwari, Honourable members of the Advisory committee and organizing committee, faculty and participants. Today, Anurag Engineering College is proud to host the minds and the master minds from all over the country. Events like national level paper presentations are part and parcel of healthy academic environment. So, first of all, give a big round of applause to the college management. We live in an age of progress. Those days of mugging up the subject and reproducing in the exams have gone and if any one of the students still does the same, will stay behind and will recede. Those students who want to make their future journey smooth and impressive must develop the ability to do research to propose new ideas and theories. Students should participate in these kinds of events and they should send some of their papers to the national and the international journals. It would definitely help you to enhance the creativity. Ladies and gentlemen, you all know the importance of presentation .the world is their oyster for the students, who have good presentation skills. Here we should not forget that the people with good presentation skills are not born but they are made. One can master the presentation skills only by making presentations repeatedly. Even if a student makes presentations at the college level, it would definitely help him/her in developing presentation skills. If a student can present at the national level events like Anurag vista, it would do a world of good to his/her self confidence. Therefore, each and every participant is winner of priceless self confidence. Sharing our ideas with others is the best way of creating more ideas. So let us share and discuss our ideas. An idea can change our life but the ideas of the technocrats can change the course of the world. So, get ready to quench your thirst for technical knowledge.
Vote of thanks for the Valedictory ceremony of the Technical paper Presentation
Dignitaries on the dais, Organizing committee, participants, faculty and volunteers, It is a great honor and privilege to be called upon to propose a Vote of Thanks for the valedictory session of Anurag Vista-2k10. I have to say that Anurag Vista-2k10 has been a great success, the participation levels of the students and the quality of the papers presented are the indicators of the success. For this overwhelming success, I should first thank Dr.P.Rajeswara Reddy garu, whose indomitable spiritN . uphold the higher academic standards hasiled ton g l i s h this highly purposeful event. I to S u d h e e r k u m a r , L e c t u r e r n E organize , Anurag Engineering College, Kodad sudheerenglish@gmail.com Page 4
thank Dr.Vinay babu garu, whose presence today is a great source of motivation to us. Our grateful thanks are directed to all the guest of honours and the members of the Advisory committee, belong to eminent walks of life and they managed to stay their preoccupations to attend this event and give the event the benefit of their erudition and experience. I am grateful to our principal Dr.Akash N Patwari, whose guidance, support and the constant monitoring has been one of the prime reasons for the success of the event. Ladies and Gentlemen, Today, We have discovered a great event manger in our college in the form of Dr.N. Ravi kumar, the convener of the Event. Well done sir! The members of various committees and the student volunteers connected with the holding of this event are to have our gratitude and thanks. At the end of the day, participation matters and the participants from various colleges are to whom we are indebted for making the event a great success. I would like to congratulate all the participants for presenting papers of high quality Before I conclude, I therefore thank you all once again for your excellent cooperation and we remember everybodys share in the success of Anurag Vista-2k10.
Farewell Speech:
Respected dignitaries on the dais, seniors and my dear classmates, I rise to speak to you today with a heavy heart because today we would be bidding farewell to the college. Four years of engineering, seems to have passed very quickly. Now we are on the verge of completion of our course. For many of us, it is like a dream come true to have done our graduation in a very prestigious college like this. We have been taught the most advanced technology along with traditional values. We have been imparted scientific temper along with ethics. The college has engineered us into very good Engineers along with compassionate human beings. Saying adieu to such a fantastic college is a very painful thing. I will miss this college, the faculty, and my beloved friends. I extend my heart full wishes to the college management for rendering their continuous support to the students. And I hope it will continue the same, with the coming batches also. Now friends the time has come, to part. All the best to you all and warm wishes to the college management for their successful administration. N.Sudheer kumar, Lecturer in English, Anurag Engineering College, Kodad sudheerenglish@gmail.com Page 4
seminar rather than being passive listeners. The more interest you show the more benefit you gain from this lecture .I dont want to take much time as I know that you are eagerly waiting to listen to his lecture. Before I conclude, I once again thank the management, the principal and the Head of the department for setting up a right platform for us to brain storm on this topic Thank you.
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If you can not fight against corruption, try to stay away from it. If you cant eradicate poverty in the country, at least eradicate poverty at your home. If you cant imbibe values in the society, at least inculcate them within you. It is also time for us to do away from the blaming the society and the government. John F Kennedy said. Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can for the country. We can contribute to the development of our country by doing our work sincerely. On this auspicious day I declare that I practice what I have preached and I hope you all do the same. Thank you very much.
Senior students suggestion for the I B.Tech students during the orientation programme.
Good Afternoon Everybody. Today, I would like to extend a warm welcome to the I B.Tech students. Let me first congratulate you all for choosing the best college in the region. To achieve your goals or expectations, you need to do some small things right, they are small things but big things happen when you do the small things right. The first thing that I want you to do is to be regular to the college. You should not miss any classes or labs. Students tend to think that they need only 75% of attendance to attend the examinations yes, it is enough to attend the exams but not enough to become merit student. You should not miss any classes or labs The next thing I suggest you is to do away with the procrastination or postponing. So many surveys have proved that it is the biggest enemy to many students. Especially you the I B.Tech students have to fight against this enemy. You can be a bit lethargic as you have been idle for almost for 6 months. You have to finish studying the topics that have been taught in the classes on the same day itself as soon as you go home. For that you need to bury yourself in books for at least four hours a day. Learning the core subject inside out is so important but there is one more important thing that every student should learn almost parallel with your core subject is English language you should spend at least one hour a day to learn English. Of course, you have to communicate only in English in the college campus. You should not feel shy to speak English. Do not think that if I make mistakes while speaking in English, people would make fun out of me. That wont happen in Anurag. Everybody will appreciate you speaking in English. No body minds if it is a broken English or Spoken English I asked you to spend four hours for studying core subjects and one hour for learning English language, which means that you need to spend at five hours with your studies. You may think that it is not possible. I can confidently say that it is possible provided that you should avoid the timewasters. The time waster number one is your mobile phone. We do not allow the students to carry their mobile phones into college campus rather than we forcing you, you should have a self control over using phone. For all the parents who are here, I would like to stress that if you want your son or daughter to prosper in their career, you should not give him a mobile phone. The time waster number two is the television. You should stop gluing to the television in order work on some productive work Anurag Engineering College has been the most preferred college in the region. You might not have seen the advertisement of Anurag in the local cable TV or you might not have found big hoardings of Anurag. But we are the most preferred college just because of the standards we maintain in providing the quality education to the budding professionals. I hope you all work hard to keep the flag of Anurag to fly high. Thank you
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Good morning on and all, I am Syam of III B.Tech Mechanical, would like to speak on the topic Ethic s in Professional Education, "A professional - engineer, doctor, lawyer, or teacher - should have a well-rounded education, which teaches the technical expertise of the field, but also instructs the whole human being about the pleasures and responsibilities of being a contributing member of society." The most important part of any career is training. If you want to become anything from a cook to an astronaut, it is important that you know how to do your job. Education is a key to be able to do a job. But, for certain professionals, such as engineers, doctors, doing the job right may include a lot more than what they were taught, or could be taught, in any college. These professions must also learn how to be responsible to the public. People in such jobs must be instructed on the responsibilities of being a contributing member of society. Most professionals feel their duty is to serve their client, or to do their job to the best of their ability. Unfortunately, this is not good enough. When a person's profession or the product of their work will involve the public, that person should also be responsible to the public. The only concern of an Engineer cannot be to make a bridge as sound as possible in a certain budget. If the people are to be crossing over this bridge, an engineer must also consider if it is possible to truly make this bridge safe within the allotted budget. He must not think purely of the technical aspects of the bridge making, but of the human side. Statements like "Is it safe?" should be replaced by "Is the bridge safe enough?" Whenever one's work involves the public, one must be concerned for the public's health and safety. Professionals today must make judgment calls that were never required of them before. They must decide whether what is good for science and technology is good for humanity. There must be a certain responsibility to an expert for what they have created. Should a Software Engineer use his talent to hack the websites of banks? Should a lawyer defend a guilty man for ten times the normal fee? Or should a chartered accountant alter some numbers to make it more favorable for the company as in the satyam scam? These are difficult questions for some people to answer. The professionals should say NO to the above questions. Knowledge and responsibility are two things that should go hand and hand in professional's decisions. Public health and safety concerns, moral decisions, and the ability to communicate are all required of a contributing member of society. Better training is required to prepare future professionals for these situations.
It can be used for the purpose of maintaining a record. Authorities take complaint in written more seriously than the oral one. No one can evade this as long as he/she is in the professional organization as a student o r an employee. The audience for these letters is the higher officials. It is not a good practice to write letters to the higher officials with so many spelling and grammatical errors. Although making mistakes is part and parcel of learning, making some blunders and taking them to the higher officials will not help you in fulfilling the purpose of your work. In this chapter, I have given ready-to-use letters for needs that a student comes across everyday. The format and the expressions used in the letter may look new to you but still use them without any hesitation because they are written in the format that is used internationally. Avoid using the Indian English as much as possible because you are going to work in multinational companies. When I attended the interview of BPO of GE (General Electronics) the HR, Mr. Sandeep commented remarked that I had Mother Tongue Influence. I was clue less at that time what was mother tongue influence was. Mother tongue influence is not just about pronunciation but also about using the Standard English expressions. We should not translate the expressions in Indian Languages into English Just like Chiranjeevi does in the movie Shankar Dada MBBS. The classic example of the mother tongue influence is What is your good name? which is a word to word translation of the Hindi expression aap ka shubh naam kya hai?. The native Englishmen would be confused and he might say, I dont have good name and bad name, I have only one name. I had a similar experience when an international seminar was held at Nagarjuna University in the year 2004. I was serving food to Prof. Gordon Tucker, renowned linguist; He asked me what was that curry. I said it was ladies finger, He said I am not a cannibal to eat ladies fingers. He was just kidding after all he was a linguist. He knew it was an Indian expression to okra but he just wanted me to realize that it was not Standard English expression. The both expressions that I have shared above had a lot of influence over me and I want my students to be aware of the mother tongue influence. Let us see what are the Indian expressions we use and why they have to be avoided. Indian Usage Standard English Usage Respected sir in letters Dear sir Yours obediently or Your respectfully Yours sincerely/truly/respectfully Ladys finger okra Brinjal aubergine Hotel restaurant Pay attention on, angry on , discuss about Pay attention to, angry with/at (behaviour), discuss Cover Envelope Today morning This morning Yesterday night Last night Marriage Wedding Full shirt, half shirt Full sleeves, half sleeves Also too I also need pen I too need pen Sugar Diabetic Lifting the phone Picking up the phone Doubt Follow up question Shift to new house Moving to new house I did my graduation at presidency college I earned my bachelors degree at presidency college Cousin brother, cousin sister etc Cousin In tension Nervous Hardworking Diligent Would be u d h e e r k u m a r , L e c t u r e rFianc/fiance s h , N.S in Engli Anurag Engineering College, Kodad sudheerenglish@gmail.com Page 4
2. If you are writing to someone whose name and title you do not know, use the greeting Dear Sir or madam, and the ending yours faithfully, signing yourself with your initials and surname. 3. If you are writing to a named person, address them as Dear Mr./Mrs./Miss/Ms____, and end Yours Sincerely, followed by your first name and surname. 4. Your letter should sound natural. Your personality should never be sacrificed for the sake of pedantic style or flowery language. Write your letters as if you are talking to the persons concerned face to face. Imagine for a moment that you are in the same room with them. What would you tell them? Write your letters in the same pattern of language.
Leave Letter
Kodad 05th October 2010 To Dr. Akash N. Patwari Principal, Anurag Engineering College, Kodad Dear Sir, I hereby wish to apply for leave on Monday, 6th October, 10 as I have an appointment with the Dentist. S u d h e e r k u m a r , L e c t u r e r i n E n g l i s h , N. Anurag Engineering College, Kodad sudheerenglish@gmail.com Page 4
I request you to kindly grant me one day leave for the same. Thanking You, Yours Sincerely, (Subba Rao.P) H.T.No: 09C11A0129 II B.Tech Civil
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Dr. Akash N. Patwari Principal, Anurag Engineering College, Kodad Sub: - Issue of Bonafide Certificate Sir, I am S.Sunil of I B.Tech, CSE bearing the hall Ticket Number 10C11A0550. I am writing this letter to request you to issue a Bonafide certificate for the Purpose of applying for EBC scholarship. As the last date for applying for the scholarship is fast approaching, I request you to oblige and the same be made available to me at the earliest. Thanking you, Yours sincerely, S.Sunil
BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that Sri/Kum/Ms._________________ _______________________S/o/D/o _____________________________________________________________R/o belonging to Village, located at______________________________________________a distance of________KM from the college________________Mandal_______________________District. He/She was admitted in this college of__________________________course on________________date with admission number_________________during the academic year_________________and the course will be completed by_______________. He/She belongs to_____________Caste___________Sub Caste. His/ her Parental Income per year is Rs._________________as per the college admission register. The student is eligible for college attached hostel/student managed hostel/day scholar scholarships. The student is admitted into college attached hostel on_____________(date). Place: Date: Signature & Name of the Principal (Name of the Educational Institution With seal) (Please observe that Bonafide can also be written as Bona fide. Both the spellings are correct. But many students write it as Bonafied, which is to be avoided)
Permission letter
Kodad 13th September 2010 To Dr. Akash N. Patwari N.Sudheer kumar, Lecturer in English, Anurag Engineering College, Kodad sudheerenglish@gmail.com
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I need to go to bank to draw a Demand Draft in favour of Institute for electronic governance for registering in JKC. Therefore I request you to grant permission for one hour i.e., from 13:00 hrs to 14:00 hrs. I have approached you through proper channel by giving prior intimation to Academic counselor of our section and Head of the department, Mr.YVR Naga Pavan. Hence I request you to permit me to go to bank. Thanking You, Yours Sincerely, (Sindhuja V) H.T.No: 07C11A1236 IV B.Tech IT
Apology Letter for resorting to malpractice during External Examination (undertaking Letter by JNTU)
Kodad 12.06.2010 From V.Ravan kumar Hall Ticket Number: 04PR1A0420 B.Tech (CSE), Sri Lanka Engineering College Bobbarlanka To The Controller of Exams JNTUH Kukatpally, Hyderabad Sub: Apology for resorting to malpractice Dear Sir/madam, I, Ravan Kumar.V, would like to sincerely apologize for resorting to malpractice during my MI exam held on 11.06.2010. I confess that I have brought cheating slips containing the formulas related to the subject and I was caught red handed by the observer deputed by JNTUH. I have been appearing for MI exam for the last six years but I have been able to clear the paper. Out of the desperation, I have done this shameful act. I know that these reasons are not justified but I beg your pardon for this act as it is my first and last mischievous act. I hereby assure that I will not commit such mistakes in the future. I hope you would consider my case on human grounds and reprieve me off the punishment. Thank You N.Sudheer kumar, Lecturer in English, Anurag Engineering College, Kodad sudheerenglish@gmail.com
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Apology Letter for coming to the college without proper dress code
Kodad 26th September 2010 To Dr. Akash N. Patwari Principal, Anurag Engineering College, Kodad Sub: - Apology letter for neglecting dress code Dear Sir, This is to make an apology for failing to meet the prescribed dress code of the college. I have been to my native village for the three day vacation. I have dressed in casual outfit i.e., T-shirt and Jeans to feel comfortable during the long journey from my home town. Unfortunately, the bus that I was travelling had been struck in the traffic last night and as result I was late in reaching Kodad. I have come to college straight from the bus stand fearing of being late to the college. Hence I request you to accept my apology and allow me sit in the classes for today. I assure that It will not happen again. Thanking You, Yours Sincerely, Vikram .R H.T.No: 10C11A1236 I B.Tech IT
Complaint Letter
G.Swetha Door Number: 110/3 Bhargavpeta Mangalagiri-522503, Guntur (DT), A.P. 07.09.2010 To The Sub inspector of Police, Town Police Station Mangalagiri Circle, Guntur (DT). Sub: Complaint-eve teasing- auto driver-reg. Dear Sir, N.Sudheer kumar, Lecturer in English, Anurag Engineering College, Kodad sudheerenglish@gmail.com
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I am writing this letter to inform you about the harassment I am being subjected to by an auto driver. I am doing my B.Tech in KL University .I travel by the college bus and I alight from the bus at the Hanuman temple everyday. An auto driver named Dussaasan Rao has been following me and making some obscene remarks for last two weeks. I have just ignored his remarks as if I have not listened to them. But the thug has taken my silence for granted and he has increased the intensity of his harassment. He has obstructed on my way to home and threatened to kill me unless I go out with him everyday. The shop vendors of the area have witnessed all this and unable to open their mouth because they were afraid of that man but all they could do was to give me the details of the person. Hence, I request you to kindly look into the matter at the earliest and take suitable action. Thanking You, Yours sincerely, (G.Swetha)
Complaint letter about the poor quality food served in the Canteen.
Vizianagaram 21.09.2010 To Mr. Nala Bheema Rao Contractor, Canteen, Arogya Sri College of Engineering, Garividi. Ref: Sub-standard Food Dear Mr. Rao, I, along with my classmates have visited our college canteen run by you. I wanted to throw a party to my friends for winning a prize in the quiz competition. Unfortunately, the sub-standard food served in your restaurant really dampened our spirits. We have ordered Egg puffs first. The puffs are tasteless and moreover the eggs had a rotten smell. The server had told us that it happened for the first time. Unwilling to disappoint my friends, I have ordered some chips. Even they had not been any better. They are stiff and dripping with poor quality oil. I hope in future the quality of your food is able to match up to the quality of your service. Yours Sincerely (Kuranakar Rao.D) III Mechanical.
Change of Address:
Kodad N.Sudheer kumar, Lecturer in English, Anurag Engineering College, Kodad sudheerenglish@gmail.com
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05th October 2010 To The Academic Counselor. I B.Tech, IT-A section Anurag Engineering College, Kodad Sub: - Change of Address regarding Dear Sir: This letter is to inform you that I have a new mailing address. Please update your records to replace my previous address: Sk.Nazeer Baba 145-129, Rotary Nagar, Khammam With the following new address: Sk. Nazeer Baba 1-110/3, Bhavani Nagar, Kodad, Nalgonda (DT) Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Sincerely, Sk. Nazeer baba H.T.No: 10C11A1240 I B.Tech IT
Letter to the Bank manager about the loss of ATM cum Debit Card:
S. Suresh Reddy, I MBA Anurag Engineering College Ananthagiri Kodad (M) 21.10.2010 To The Bank Manager State Bank of Hyderabad Ananthagiri (V) Kodad (M), Nalgonda (DT). Sub: loss of debit card regarding. Dear Sir/Madam, This is to bring to your notice that I had lost my ATM cum debit card today on my way to college. My account number is 62111723455. Please bar all the transactions linked to my debit card and forward N.Sudheer kumar, Lecturer in English, Anurag Engineering College, Kodad sudheerenglish@gmail.com Page 4
me a current statement so that I can verify that no unauthorized withdrawals have been made to the card since I lost it. I also request you to issue a new debit card for me as early as possible. Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Yours Sincerely, (S.Suresh Reddy)
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