English Language 101 for Non-Specialist Departments ( Intisab )

English Language 101 for Non-Specialist Departments(Intisab) Compiled by : Ms. Nisreen MA. Yamany (A Lecturer At The English Department/ Umm Al-Qura University) Email: nmyamany@uqu.edu.sa

Section 1

Lesson 1English Alphabets

Vowels

Lesson 2 Parts of Speech

Exercise: • Write the correct part of speech in the given blank. • 1. Remember to drive safely. Part of speech: ----------2. Don't talk like that. Part of speech: ----------3. Sally and Tom are coming back soon. Part of speech: ----------4. This is a pretty vase. Part of speech: ----------5. Let's do it. Part of speech: ----------6. The cat is onthe table. Part of speech: ----------7. Oh, I didn't know that. Part of speech: ----------8. Do you want to go out or stay home? Part of speech: ----------9. New York is a big city. Part of speech: ----------10. I want the blue ball. Part of speech: ----------11. We finished it yesterday. Part of speech: ----------

Exercise: • Write the correct part of speech in the given blank. 1. Remember to drive safely. Part of speech: -Adverb 2. Don't talk like that. Part of speech: --Verb---3. Sally and Tom are coming back soon. Part of speech: ----Noun------4. This is a pretty vase. Part of speech: --Adjective----5. Let's do it. Part of speech: ---Pronoun----6. The cat is onthe table. Part of speech: --noun--------7. Oh, I didn't know that. Part of speech: ---verb-------8. Do you want to go out or stay home? Part of speech:noun-----9. New York is a big city. Part of speech: ----noun------10. I want the blue ball. Part of speech: ---adjective-------11. We finished it yesterday. Part of speech: ---Pronoun-------

12. What am I going to do without you? Part of speech: ----------13. He will come. Part of speech: ----------14. Wow, those are great news! Part of speech: ----------15. We have pens, pencil, notebooks and markers. Part of speech: ---------- • *You can try this exercise online and check your answers • http://www.really-learn-english.com/english-parts-of-speech-exercise-02.html • More online-exercises: • http://esl.about.com/library/quiz/bl_speechparts_beg.htm • http://www.towson.edu/ows/exercisepos2.htm

12. What am I going to do without you? Part of speech: -----Pronoun-----13. He will come. Part of speech: ------Verb----14. Wow, those are great news! Part of speech: ----noun------15. We have pens, pencil, notebooks and markers. Part of speech: ---Verb------- *You can try this exercise online and check your answers http://www.really-learn-english.com/english-parts-of-speech-exercise-02.html More online-exercises: http://esl.about.com/library/quiz/bl_speechparts_beg.htm http://www.towson.edu/ows/exercisepos2.htm

Nouns

Lesson 3Nouns A noun is a word used to name a person, animal, place, thing, and abstract idea. • People man, father, teacher, neighbor, … • Things book, table, sugar, fruit, … • Places school, street, city, house, ….. • Ideas freedom, honesty, truth, …. • Feelings happiness, anger, boredom, joy, ….

1) Countable (count) nouns Countable nouns are easy to recognize. They are things that we can count. For example: "pen". We can count pens. We can have one, two, three or more pens. Here are some more countable nouns: • dog, cat, animal, man, person • bottle, box, litre • coin, note, dollar • cup, plate, fork • table, chair, suitcase, bag

Countable nouns can be singular or plural: • My dog is playing. • My dogs are hungry. • We can use the indefinite article a/an with countable nouns: • A dog is an animal.

Spelling Rules

Irregular plural nouns

Online exercises: • http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/nouns_articles/plural2.htm • http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-plural.php#.UlLccyTrb44 • http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1456

Lesson 4:A, An, and some • 1) Using “A” (A + consonant sound) • If the following word starts with a consonant sound, then we say a.

2) Using “an” ( AN + vowel sound ) • If the following word starts with a vowel sound, then we say an.

3) Using “some” • Some often appears with plural nouns.

Add a, an or some to the following list. • 1- ______ house. 11-______ condominium. • 2- ______apartment. 12-______ shopping mall. • 3-______ mosques. 13- ______ museums. • 4-______ elevator. 14- ______ artgallery. • 5-______ tunnels. 15-______ orange • 6-______ taxis. 16- ______ offices. • 7- _____ island. 17-______ commuter. • 8- _____ airport. 18-______ headache. • 9- ______ buildings. 19- ______ computers. • 10-____ bridge. 20- ______ horse.

Add a, an or some to the following list.(Answers) • 1- __a__ house. 11-_a___ condominium. • 2- _an__apartment. 12-__a___ shopping mall. • 3-__some_ mosques. 13- ___some__ museums. • 4-__an___ elevator. 14- __an__ artgallery. • 5-_some__ tunnels. 15-_an___ orange • 6-_some__ taxis. 16- _some___ offices. • 7- _an__ island. 17-_a___ commuter. • 8- _an__ airport. 18-__a___ headache. • 9- __some__ buildings. 19- _some_ computers. • 10-_a___ bridge. 20- _a___ horse.

Online exercises : • http://www.better-english.com/grammar/counta.htm • http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/confusing_words/a_an_some.htm • http://ww2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/aandim.htm

Lesson 5:Uncountable (Noncount) Nouns • Uncountable nouns are substances, concepts etc that we cannot divide into separate elements. We cannot "count" them. For example, we cannot count "milk". We can count "bottles of milk" or "litres of milk", but we cannot count "milk" itself. Here are some more uncountable nouns: • music, art, love, happiness • advice, information, news • furniture, luggage • rice, sugar, butter, water • electricity, gas, power • money, currency

We usually treat uncountable nouns as singular. We use a singular verb. For example: • This news is very important. • Your luggage looks heavy.

We do not usually use the indefinite article a/an with uncountable nouns. • We can use some and any with uncountable nouns: • I've got some money. • Have you got any rice? • We can use a little and much with uncountable nouns: • I've got a little money. • I haven't got much rice.

1. Write (C) for countable and (N or U) for uncountable: • time - books - sugar - milk - • pens - hair - chairs - meat - • butter - pencils - bread - jam - • friends - fingers - flour - apples - • oil - cars - salt - houses - • cheese - rice - tea - games - • tomatoes - cream - honey - carrots -

1. Write (C) for countable and (N or U) for uncountable: • time N/Ubooks C sugar N/U milk N/U • Pens C hair N /U chairs C meat N/U • butter N/U pencils C bread N/U jam N/U • friends C fingers C flour N/U apples C • oil N/U cars C salt N/U houses C • Cheese N/U rice N/U tea N/U games C • Tomatoes C cream N/U honey N/U carrots C

Underline the correct choice: • 1. Homework non-countable/ both /countable • 2. Apple non-countable /both /countable • 3. hair non-countable /both /countable • 4. music non-countable /both /countable • 5. star non-countable /both /countable • 6. chair non-countable/ both /countable • 7. butter non-countable/ both /countable • 8. love non-countable both countable • 9. cat non-countable /both /countable

1. money non-countable /both /countable • 12. time non-countable/ both/ countable • 13. car non-countable/ both /countable • 14. friend non-countable /both /countable • 15. noise non-countable /both /countable • 16. rice non-countable/ both /countable • 17. coffee non-countable/ both /countable • Online exercises: • http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-countable-uncountable-nouns.php#.UlLgmiTrb44

Lesson 6:Pronouns

I - Self I like pizza. • You - Other You are tall. • He - Man Daniel is from Mexico He is from Mexico. • She - Female Jane is happy. She is happy.

It - Things The computer is black. It is black. • We - I and other people David and I are hungry. We are hungry. • They - Other people (plural) Tim and Kelly are from Canada. They are form Canada.

Examples: • I like you but you don't like me. • Do you really hate her? • She loves sitting next to him. • She always writes e-mails to us. • He's talking to her about it. • She's my friend. I really enjoy being with her. • I like this film. I saw it last week.

Use a subject pronoun as the subject of each sentence based on the word(s) given in the brackets. Example => ………works at a bank. (James) Answer: He works at a bank. 1. ………………….. is my sister. (Susie) 2. …………………… is a clever boy. (Brad) 3. ……………………. are my classmates. (Peter and Harry) 4. ………………….. enjoy watching films. (My sister and I) 5. …………………… have bought a house in the city. (John and his wife) 6. …………………… has had its breakfast. (The cat) 7. …………………… are great dancers. (Merlin and her sister)

8. ………………….. lives in California. (Brian) 9. ………………….. study at Oxford. (Ann, Peter and Sally) 10. ……………… belong on the top shelf. (Those glasses) 11. …………………has a long trunk. (The elephant) 12. ……………….. have made nests on the branches. (The birds)

Answers • 1. She is my sister. • 2. He is a clever boy. • 3. They are my classmates. • 4. We enjoy watching films. • 5. They have bought a house in the city. • 6. It has had its breakfast. • 7. They are great dancers. • 8. He lives in California. • 9. They study at Oxford. • 10. They belong on the top shelf. • 11. It has a long trunk. • 12. They have made nests on the branches.

English Language 101 for Non-Specialist Departments ( Intisab )