Government by the king or queen

Communication skills include both the art of expressing or ideas in oral form and written form. Skills of
expressing oneself or the art of talking is essential in architectural practice as one has to express himself in
front of different people or in different situations e.g. explaining his work to a client or on construction sites.
In general, one should be skill full enough to take part in discussions on different topics as well as to clearly
express himself. Skill of written communication is very important to write business letters to clients, agencies
etc. for this, one needs to improve his vocabulary thoroughly.
2.0 SCHEMES OF STUDIES :
SR
NO
NAME OF COURSE L P
1 Communication skill-1 2 -
3.0 SCHEME OF TEACHING:
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TOPIC NAME OF TOPIC NO. OF HOURS
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LECT. PRACT. TOTAL
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1 Oral communication 08 -- 08
2 Written communication 20 -- 20
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28
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4.0 TRS & EO's :
T.R.S
10.45 Express ideas effectively in English in oral form.
EO's
10.45.1 Explain importance of oral communication in architects office.
10.45.2 Speak on a topic fluently and confidently for five minutes(or more)
10.45.3 Give instruction orally
10.45.4 Use words and expressions appropriate to audience (persons, superiors, subordinates
and others), occasions and purposes.
10.45.5 Participate in debates and conversations and group discussion.
T.R.S
10.46 Express views in English in written form effectively.
EO's
10.46.1 Write single sentence/multiple sentence answers to questions.
10.46.2 Write sentences using idioms, synonyms and antonyms.
10.46.3 Check the errors in English sentences.
T.R.S
10.47 Translate language.
EO's
10.47.1 Translate English into Gujarati/Hindi
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10.47.2 Translate Gujarati/Hindi into English
5.0 CONTENT OUTLINE
Topic 1 : Oral Communication
1.1 Importance of oral communication - particularly in the field of professionals. Art of talking in general.
1.2 Being pleasant and polite - showing readiness to talk without hesitation.
1.3 Selection of appropriate words and knowledge of words which appeals the most.
1.4 Verifying whether the intended meaning is conveyed to the party.
1.5 Discussion on formal and informal situations
1.6 Formal situation like - staff room, college office, principal office etc.
1.7 Informal situations like - house, street, college campus, class rooms etc.
1.8 Group Discussion -
1.9 Formal : on Professional and Technical topics.
1.10 Informal : Social, economic, political and cultural events.
Topic-2 Written Communication
2.1 Increasing vocabulary -- Use of hundred words - one word for phrases and their use in
sentences.(Appendix-101-A)
2.2 Idioms -- Fifty idioms and their use in sentences.(Appendix-101-B)
2.3 Hundred important synonyms and antonyms.(Appendix-101-C)
2.4 Conversion of sentences from one tense to another.
2.5 Translation from English to Gujarati/Hindi. & from Gujarati/Hindi into English.
2.6 Words confused and misused - common hundred words
and their use in sentences.(Appendix-101-D)
IMPORTANT NOTE : **The Questions of theory exam will be asked only from the Topic - 2. Viz. written
communication using vocabulary from Appendix 101-A to 101-D.
**Viva & Mock exercises must be practiced to increase word power.
6.0 INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES & KEY RESOURCES.
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SR. T.R.S E.O. Instructional Key Resources
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1 10.45 10.45.1 Oral and Assignment Printed material
10.45.2 Oral and Assignment Printed material
10.45.3 Oral and Assignment Printed material
10.45.4 Oral and Assignment Printed material
10.45.5 Oral and Assignment Printed material
2 10.46 10.46.1 Oral and Assignment Printed material
10.46.2 Oral and Assignment Printed material
10.46.3 Oral and Assignment Printed material
3 10.47 10.47.1 Oral and Assignment Printed material
10.47.2 Oral and Assignment Printed material
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Topic – 2.1 [ Appendix- 101-A]
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: ONE WORD FOR MANY :
· Incapable of being believed OR
That which can not be believed
· That which can be easily believed
· That which can not be depended
upon
· That which cannot happen
· That which cannot explained
· That which can not be read
· That which can not be seen
· That which cannot be seen through
· That which cannot be solved
· That which does not bear the
writer’s name
· Fictions name used by an author
· That which does not allow water
to go through
· That which can be easily bent
· That which is liable to be easily
broken
· That which easily catches fire
· That which is contrary to law
· That which is sure to end in death
· That which happens at the same
time
· That which prevails everywhere
· A word which has the same
meaning as another
· A word which means the opposite
of another word
· Word of same form as another but
different sense
· A disease which affects large area
· A disease which spreads by
connect from person to person
· A thing without which we cannot do
· Work for which no salary is paid
· A speech delivered without any
preparation
· A child born after the death of his
father
· A book with blank pages for
holding photographs, stamps,
pictures, signatures etc.
· A place where sick people are
treated
· A place where dead bodies are
buries
· One who looks upon the bright side
of everything
· One who looks upon the dark side
of everything
· One who looks upon the bright
side of everything
· One who believes in God
· One who does not believe in God
· One who loves hrs fellowmen and
works for them OR One who is a
lover of mankind
· One who knows many languages
· One who has long experience of
military service or any other
occupation
· One who walks on foot, One who
lives at the same time as another
· One who dies for a noble cause
· One who is new to any kind of
business
· One who is a partner in a crime
· A Person who offers his services
freely
· A women whose husband is dead
· A man who is not married
· A women who is not married
· One who does not know how to
read and write
· One who is generally liked or
admired by people
· One who easily believes whatever
is told to him
· One who knows everything
· One who is present everywhere at
the same time
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· One who has unlimited power
· Man who work in the same
department of an office
· The science of vegetable life
· The science of heavenly bodies
· Science dealing with the
phenomena of the atmosphere,
especially weather and weather
conditions
· The science of life
· The science of reasoning
· The science of wealth
· The science studying the human
body
· The science studying the human
mind
· The science foretelling the future
from the study of the stars
· An instrument seeing minute
objects
· A tank for fishes and water plants
· A machine for lifting and moving
heavy weights
· A book written on one’s own life
· A book written on another persons
life
· The act of killing one’s own self
· The act of killing a new born baby
· The act of killing one’s own father
· The act of killing one’s own mother
· The act of killing one’s own brother
· The act of killing any person
· The property which a wife brings to
her husband on marriage
· The act of stopping work as a
protest
· A line of people waiting for
something
· The dead body of a human body
· Examination of a dead body to find
the cause of the death
· The dead body of an animal
· Government by the people, of the
people and for the people
· Government by one
· Government by the nobles
· Government by the few
· Government by the rich
· Government by the officials
· Government by the king or queen
· Absence of Government
· A remedy for all disease
· Words inscribed on the tomb of a
man
· A person who fillies in asp aceship