Real English: A Multi-Skill English Language Course (Workbook - 4)

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The English language skills acquired at school level often determine children’s future academic success and effectiveness in social interaction. With a comprehensive learning package of language skills, Real English trains schools learners to use English confidently for academic purposes and real-life communication. The pedagogic approach in Real English was formulated after long and close research on learning situations inside and outside the classroom to help learners achieve both functional knowledge of the English language and a theoretical understanding of its structures. The lessons incorporate core value elements like national identity, tolerance, women’s empowerment, ethical conduct and protection of the environment, drawing upon National Curriculum Framework of 2005. The Real English Workbook aims to reinforce through practice the language concepts taught in the Coursebook. It includes: Vocabulary builders that expand on the contextual, thematic, formal and general vocabulary exercises in the Coursebook Grammar practice that enhances the structural understanding of language and makes learners deft with grammar Interesting writing tasks that not only make writing fluent reference skills sharp but also stimulate inquisitiveness and creativity ‘English for life’ approach emphasizing the practical, everyday use of language, going across curricula The Real English package consists of coursebook 1-8, Read and Enjoy Supplementary Readers (included in the coursebooks for classes 1-5 and provided separately for classes 6-8), Workbooks 1-8, audio CDs (available separately on request), Teacher’s Guides and the Viva Online Learning Real English website.

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Anand Mahanand is Senior Lecturer, Centre for Materials development, English and Foreeign Languages University (formerly Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages), Hyderabad. His researchareas include syllabus and materials development, language through literature, and English for academic purposes. S. Sreetilak completed his Masters in English from the Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages (now English and Foreign Languages University),Hyderabad, and M.Phil. in English from the University of Hyderabad. He is an ELT editor and writer based in New Delhi. Table of Contents Descriptive Sentences Opposites and Homonyms The Story of Tea Adjectives with Prepositions Synonyms and Analogies Quotations His Spear against His Shield Writing I Word Families and Suffixes Simple Past Tense How to Take Tests Dictionary Work Model Test Paper for Summative Assessment 1 The Definite Article Writing II Adjectives ‘Can’ for Ability The Kingfisher Adverbial Clauses of Time Compound Words Verb-like Adjectives The Merchant of Sheri Homophones and Irregular Verbs Uses of the Simple Present Tense Auxiliary ‘Will’ Writing III Model Test Paper for Summative Assessment 2.