A Complete Guide (with Practice) to English Secondary 2

This is a teaching and learning work-book that covers different components of the English Language syllabus like grammar, vocabulary, comprehension, etc. There is a wide range of Model Compositions. The emphasis throughout is on teaching language skills and applying them. The section in each unit on Grammar and Usage is mainly intended to help sentence construction. The brief explanation of each grammar component does not dictate grammar to the student; rather it presents the guideline for English usage. The guiding principle is stated in each case and illustrative examples are provided.

The practice exercises for which Model Answers are given are useful for checking that the section is understood. There is a Progress Test to conclude a unit and there are Examination Preparation Tests. Only composition questions marked by asterisks are answered in the Model Answer section. Use your own paper for writing compositions. Meanings of certain words used in most of the Model Compositions are explained and there are exercises to use these words in given sentences.

Skill with words is important, for it is with words that we communicate ideas. There are many words to be mastered in the Vocabulary Section. Have a dictionary handy and consult it for each new word you come across. Revise the sentences in which these words are used so as to fix these words in your mind and use them when necessary.

Mastery of the English language is important, for the written word will be around always. What appears on computer screens and emerges from fax machines is writing. A good command of the language and a creditable performance in the examination must be the aim.

Contents

• Unit 1
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Grammar and Usage
• 3 Vocabulary
• 4 Composition
• 5 Progress Test (1)
• Unit 2
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Comprehension
• 3 Vocabulary
• 4 Grammar and Usage
• 5 Progress Test (2)
• Unit 3
• 1 Introduction
• 2 The Descriptive Composition
• 3 Vocabulary
• 4 Grammar and Usage
• 5 Progress Test (3)
• Unit 4
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Summary Writing
• 3 Grammar and Usage
• 4 Vocabulary
• 5 Progress Test (4)
• Unit 5
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Composition
• 3 Vocabulary
• 4 Grammar and Usage
• 5 Progress Test (5)
• Unit 6
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Composition
• 3 Grammar and Usage
• 4 Vocabulary
• 5 Progress Test (6)
• Unit 7
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Composition
• 3 Grammar and Usage
• 4 Vocabulary
• 5 Progress Test (7)
• Unit 8
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Grammar and Usage
• 3 Vocabulary
• 4 Proverbs
• 5 Progress Test (8)
• Unit 9
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Oral Communication
• 3 Style in Writing
• 4 Grammar and Usage
• 5 Vocabulary
• 6 Progress Test (9)
• Unit 10
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Composition
• 3 Grammar and Usage
• 4 Use of Language
• 5 Vocabulary
• 6 Revision Exercises
• 7 Progress Test (10)
• Examination Preparation Tests 1-10
• Answers