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EDITORIAL (FROM THE CEO'S DESK) 02
SCOPE MARCHING AHEAD 02
ENGLISH OPENING DOORS TO OPPORTUNITIES 03
5S: WORK PLACE ORGANIZATION 04
ENGLISH IS A CRAZY LANGUAGE 05
SCOPE IN NEWS 06
VIBRANT GUJARAT 07
WELL MAINTAINED DIGITAL LEARNING LABS 07
OF SOME OF THE COLLEGES IN GUJARAT
THE HISTORY OF ENGLISH 08
DEVELOPING SOME GOOD BASIC STUDY HABITS 09
TRAINER TALK 10
STUDENT SPEAK 10
TOP 100 ENGLISH VERBS 11
English ProficiencyStart Early..
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English Proficiency :Start Early..
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EDITORIAL (CEO's Desk) 02
SCOPE MARCHING AHEAD 02
ENGLISH OPENING DOORS TO OPPORTUNITIES 03
5S: WORK PLACE ORGANIZATION 04
ENGLISH IS A CRAZY LANGUAGE 05
SCOPE IN NEWS 06
VIBRANT GUJARAT 07
WELL MAINTAINED DIGITAL LEARNING LABS 07
OF SOME OF THE COLLEGES IN GUJARAT
THE HISTORY OF ENGLISH 08
DEVELOPING SOME GOOD BASIC STUDY HABITS 09
TRAINER SPEAKS 10
STUDENTS SPEAKS 10
TOP 100 ENGLISH VERBS 11
English Opening Doors to Opportunities
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There are many training and skill development
programmes run by many private and government
organisations. However, if these programmes are not
leading to opportunities or current demand of the eco-
system /industry, they are not worth while to pursue.
Government of Gujarat is aware of the gap and launched
many employment oriented initiatives. Among these are
SCOPE (Society for Creation of Opportunity through
Proficiency in English) and UDISHA (Universal
Development of Income-generating Skills through Higher
Education Agencies). Both these initiatives not only
provide learning opportunities but also placement
opportunities for the students. SCOPE has signed an MoU
with Azure Knowledge Corporation which is the top rated
KPO/BPO of Vodafone. Following are the highlights of MoU:
UDISHA : UDISHA is not only about providing placement
opportunities but it is also to increase the employability
of the students. UDISHA cell at KCG tries to bridge the
skill gap between industry requirement and the current
academic and professional proficiencies of the
candidate. Most of the colleges in Gujarat have a UDISHA
club and some grant is also provisioned to run the
activities of such a club. The club provides counseling as
well as required information to fulfill HR (Human
Resource) requirements in the job market. Round the
year, the job fairs are also organized by inviting reputed
companies (e.g. Reliance HR Limited, Eureka Forbs
Limited, Azure Knowledge Limited, TV 9, Tata BPO,
Airtel, The Hari Krishna Group).
All the students are requested to get benefit of such nice
schemes and move rigorously and vigorously on their
career path.
Sandeep SharmaJoint CEO, SCOPE
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1. SCOPE candidates possessing certificate of any level
(A1 to C2) will directly appear in the second round of
interview by Azure. They are exempted from very
basic interview rounds.
2. Azure may absorb 1000-1200 SCOPE candidates
every month provided they meet the criteria of
minimum qualification of Azure and clear interview.
3. Azure will conduct training sessions for the
unqualified candidates to empower and train them for
the next round of interviews.
4. Colleges or centres would also get Rs. 300/- per
candidate for every selected candidate from Azure
Knowledge Corporation.
WITH BLESSING FROM
Hon’ Chief MinisterShri Narendra Modi
Hon’ Minister EducationBhupendrasinh Chudasama
“Gujarat’s experience in setting up the Knowledge Commission, I-create and skill
up gradation could help shape the roadmap in this regard. An innovative example
is the Society For Creation of Opportunity through Proficiency in English (SCOPE)
set up by Gujarat to enhance English language skills for employment of the youth.
Shri Narendra Modi
Chief Minister, Gujarat
Dear Students, Teachers and Fellow Citizens,
“I have been saying that Water and words (paani ane vaani) have to be used very
carefully and responsibly. Through SCOPE, with focus on language (the carrier of
vaani), we are trying to develop communication abilities to complete overseas.”
(Shri Bhupendrasinh Chudasama)
Minister, Education
Gujarat
EDITORIAL (From the CEO's Desk)
Dear Friends,
Greetings for the new academic session!
I have been given the additional charge of
SCOPE as CEO from May 1, 2013. I am a
great supporter of skill development in the
state and English language finds a very
prominent place in the initiative. I am happy
to know that SCOPE has made tremendous
progress during last five years covering
every nook and corner of the state & keeping
the flame of enhancing and promoting
English language proficiency in the youth of
Gujarat ablaze.
SCOPE has already crossed an enrollment
mark of 3,50,000 candidates and 600+
centres across the state. Every year, more
than 1,00,000 individuals benefit from this
programme. I feel there is still much to do for
SCOPE to penetrate various sectors. We
need to lay a solid foundation of English
language at school level. SCOPE has to enter
into school segment right from the standard
first. If we are able to map the concepts and
thinking level at various classes with the
corresponding functional English language
understanding, then more usefulness of the
programme can be ascertained.
In the coming months, SCOPE would not
only focus on quality of trainer but entire
quality in every aspect of learning. I urge
people from every walk of life to take benefit
of this unique government programme and
get an international cer tificate from
U n i v e r s i t y o f C a m b r i d g e , E S O L
Examinations, UK.
All the Best!
EDITORIAL COMMITTEE :Shri Anand Mohan Tiwari,Dr. (Smt.) Jayanti S. Ravi,Sandeep Sharma, Manoj Mittal
SCOPE MARCHING AHED
English is a Crazy Language
5
English is the most widely spoken language in the history of
our planet, used in some way by at least one out of every
seven human beings around the globe. Half of the world's
books are written in English, and the majority of international
telephone calls are made in English. Sixty percent of the
world's radio programs are beamed in English, and more
than seventy percent of international mail is written and
addressed in English. Eighty percent of all computer texts,
including all web sites, are stored in English.
English has acquired the largest vocabulary of all the
world's languages, perhaps as many as two million words,
and has generated one of the noblest bodies of literature in
the annals of the human race. Nonetheless, it is now time to
face the fact that English is a crazy language -- the most
loopy and wiggy of all tongues.
In what other language do people drive in a parkway and
park in a driveway? In what other language do people play
at a recital and recite at a play? Why does night fall but
never break and day break but never fall? Why is it that
when we transport something by car, it's called a shipment,
but when we transport something by ship, it's called
cargo? Why does a man get a hernia and a woman a
hysterectomy? Why do we pack suits in a garment bag and
garments in a suitcase? Why do privates eat in the general
mess and generals eat in the private mess? Why do we call
it newsprint when it contains no printing but when we put
print on it, we call it a newspaper? Why are people who ride
motorcycles called bikers and people who ride bikes called
cyclists? Why -- in our crazy language -- can your nose run
and your feet smell?
Language is like the air we breathe. It's invisible, inescapable,
indispensable, and we take it for granted. But, when we
take the time to step back and listen to the sounds that
escape from the holes in people's faces and to explore the
paradoxes and vagaries of English, we find that hot dogs
can be cold, darkrooms can be lit, homework can be done
in school, nightmares can take place in broad daylight
while morning sickness and daydreaming can take place at
night, tomboys are girls and midwives can be men, hours –
especially happy hours and rush hours -- often last longer
than sixty minutes, quicksand works very slowly, boxing
rings are square, silverware and glasses can be made of
plastic and tablecloths of paper, most telephones are dialed
by being punched (or pushed?), and most bathrooms don't
have any baths in them.
In fact, a dog can go to the bathroom under a tree -- no bath,
no room; it's still going to the bathroom. And doesn't it seem
a little bizarre that we go to the bathroom in order to go to
the bathroom?
Why is it that a woman can man a station but a man can't
woman one, that a man can father a movement but a
woman can't mother one, and that a king rules a kingdom
but a queen doesn't rule a queendom? How did all those
Renaissance men reproduce when there don't seem to
have been any Renaissance women?
Sometimes you have to believe that all English speakers
should be committed to an asylum for the verbally insane:
In what other language do they call the third hand on the
clock the second hand? Why do they call them apartments
when they're all together? Why do we call them buildings,
when they're already built? Why it is called a TV set when
you get only one? Why is phonetic not spelled
phonetically? Why is it so hard to remember how to spell
mnemonic? Why doesn't onomatopoeia sound like what it
is? Why is the word abbreviation so long? Why is
diminutive so undiminutive? Why does the word
monosyllabic consist of five syllables? Why is there no
synonym for synonym or thesaurus? And why, pray tell,
does lisp have an s in it?
Still, you have to marvel at the unique lunacy of the English
language, in which you can turn a light on and you can turn
a light off and you can turn a light out, but you can't turn a
light in; in which the sun comes up and goes down, but
prices go up and come down -- a gloriously wiggy tongue in
which your house can simultaneously burn up and burn
down and your car can slow up and slow down, in which
you fill in a form by filling out a form, in which your alarm
clock goes off by going on, in which you are inoculated for
measles by being inoculated against measles, in which you
add up a column of figures by adding them down, and in
which you first chop a tree down -- and then you chop it up.
Complied by : Dyuti Vyas
Programme Co-ordinator
'5S' is the first concept which was practiced by Toyota Corporation, Japan towards industrial revolution and it brought
unmatched results in terms of productivity, efficiency and prevention of waste.
There are 5 fundamental steps in the whole organization:
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5S: Work Place Organization
(Source : http://khaledjebahi.blogspot.in/2008/12/funny-article-on-english-language.html)
1) SORT (SEIRI):
i. Eliminate what is not neededii. Remove all items unneeded for current workiii. Ask yourself: is the item necessary to do this job? iv. Do we really need these items?
2) STRAIGHTEN (SEITON):
i. A place for everything and everything is in its place.ii. All needed items are arranged so that they are easy to use and labeled so they are easy
to find and put away.iii. Ask yourself: Would a new person in this work area know where this item belongs?
3) SHINE (SEISO):
i. Cleaning and looking for ways to keep it clean. ii. Office is swept, and everything in the work area is cleaniii. Ask yourself: Are there items in the area that need to be cleaned?
4) STANDARDIZE(SEIKETSU):
i. Maintain and monitor the first ‘3S’sii. Methods used to maintain SORT, STRAIGHTEN AND SHINE are apparent and in place.iii. Ask yourself: Are the methods/ process in place to keep the first ‘3S’ maintained
5) SUSTAIN(SHITSUKE):
i. Stick to the rulesii. Make a habit of maintaining correct procedure.iii. Ask yourself: Are things reverting back to the unorganized way that they were?
‘5S' can be followed in any setting whether it is a house, office or storage. It brings immediate and demonstrable results.
Manoj Mittal
Joint CEO, SCOPE
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SCOPE in News Vibrant Gujarat
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Well maintained Digital Learning Labs of Some of the Colleges in Gujarat
Municipal Arts and Urban Bank Science College,
Mehsana
Smt K K Arts and Commerce College,
Ankleshwar, Bharuch
Smt M B Arts and N R M Amin Commerce College,
Vaso, Kheda
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The History of English
have spoken in the same way.
The reason that we know so little about the linguistic situation in this
period is because we do not have much in the way of written
records from any of the Germanic languages of north-western
Europe until several centuries later. When Old English writings begin
to appear in the seventh, eighth, and ninth centuries there was a
good deal of regional variation, but not substantially more than that
found in later periods. This was the language that Alfred the Great
referred to as 'English' in the ninth century.
Middle English (1100-1500)
The next invaders were the Norsemen. From the middle of the ninth
century large numbers of Norse invaders settled in Britain,
particularly in northern and eastern areas, and in the eleventh
century the whole
of England had a
D a n i s h k i n g ,
Canu t e . They
brought with them
a kind of French,
which became
the language of
the Royal Court,
and the ruling
business classes.
For a period there
was a kind of
linguistic class
division, where
the lower classes
spoke English and
the upper classes
spoke French. In the 14th century English became dominant in
Britain again, but with many French words added. This language is
called Middle English. It was the language of the great poet Chaucer
(c1340-1400), but it would still be difficult for native English
speakers to understand it today.
Harsh Oza
SCOPE's English Language Entrepreneur
(Source : oxforddictionaries.com/words/the-history-of-english)
It's never easy to pinpoint exactly when a
specific language began, and in case of English
it is still more difficult because English is ever
developing and ever changing language.
English language really started with the arrival of
three Germanic tribes who invaded Britain
during the 5th century AD. These tribes, the
Angles, the Saxons and the Jutes, crossed the North Sea from what
today is Denmark and northern Germany. At that time the inhabitants
of Britain spoke Celtic language. But most of the Celtic speakers were
pushed west and north by the invaders - mainly into what is now
Wales, Scotland and Ireland. Some scholars have suggested that the
Celtic tongue might have had an underlying influence on the
g r a m m a t i c a l
development of
E n g l i s h ,
par t icu lar ly in
some parts of the
country, but this is
highly speculative.
The number of
loanwords known
for certain to have
e n t e r e d O l d
English from this
source is very
small. Those that
survive in modern
English include
brock (badger),
and coomb a type
o f v a l l e y ,
alongside many place names. The Angles came from "Englaland"
and their language was called "Englisc" - from which the words
"England" and "English" are derived.
Old English (450-1100 AD)
Germanic invaders came and settled in Britain from the north-
western coastline of continental Europe in the fifth and sixth
centuries. The invaders all spoke a language that was Germanic, but
we'll probably never know how different their speech was from that of
their continental neighbors. However it is fairly certain that many of
the settlers would have spoken in exactly the same way as some of
their north European neighbors, and that not all of the settlers would
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For many of you, studies seem a 'fiery
experience'. However, you can find it a fabulous
exercise by following a few tips.
Here's how!!
Start With Self-discipline.
Try studying with other students. Studying with
other students of the same courses, and being in
the company of other students will often make you feel more
committed.
One suggestion would be that you stop doing whatever's distracting
you from your studies.
Having a routine and a regular place to study is a good start in
developing strong study skills. Some people study more effectively in
the morning, others at night. Discover your best time and develop a
schedule that allows for your peak study time.
• Knowing to play any Musical instrument supports the mind to
absorb any piece of information quickly and prolong its retention.
• Creating a Comfortable study/fun Environment Studies have
proven remarkable results with - slow themed classical
music,Appropriate lightning scheme,Drinking lots of
water,Breathing techniques before you begin.
Use of sticky notes, IT resources , CBT (computer_based_training)
Sessions and softwares and Cognitive learning games.
Getting Yourself Organized
Whether you're in middle school or graduate school, you'll find that
lack of organization is the main cause of low academic performance.
With multiple teachers to answer to and different class schedules and
assignments to track, unorganized students find themselves quickly
falling behind in their Average grades.
• Keep a separate notebook for each class/Sessions . The type of
notebook will depend on the teacher and the assignments.
Color-code classes if necessary.
• Backpacks.Keep everything together and available. Make sure
you routinely check the supplies in your backpack or organizer
bag if you're often on the road or in different locations to study.
• Keep good notes. Class notes, assignments, tape recordings (if
the teacher allows it), and personal reminders help you keep up
and not be surprised by that Friday afternoon quiz!
• Pens, pencils, computer,ink, and other supplies should be on
hand and convenient to your study area.
• Mixing the passive and active study techniques. This is the real
secret to making an A, so pay careful attention here. Many
students rely exclusively on passive methods of studying,
probably because they are easier than active methods. Passive
techniques are study methods that depend on someone else to
tell you what to think. For example, reading your textbook is a
passive technique because the author of the book is telling you
over your notes before an exam is probably passive study
sincethe notes simply reflect what the instructor told you in
class. Reading your book, listening to lecture, and studying your
class notes are definitely good things to do, but to make an A, you
must do more. You must also make time for some active methods
of studying.
Active study techniques can be any method you can devise to make
yourself do the reasoning. For example, try reading a paragraph or
two in your textbook and then close your book and see if you can
explain to yourself what you just read. Keep a pad of paper next to
your book so that you can sketch the graphs (with your book
closed) and explain them to yourself. See if you can recreate or
retrace the steps of reasoning that lead to the main principles in the
text. Active study techniques are much more exhausting than
passive techniques, which you may be able to do on “autopilot.”
Active methods require you to create the logic, which is hard work!
“No pain, no gain” applies to learning as well as physical training.
• Internet being the best source,grab it- go for downloading lectures,
sessions, notes, Entire books that you would not only find
interactive & interesting but fun while approaching the topics in
depth. For Eg. Ehow.com guides step by step simple methods of
discovering new methods/procedures.
• Youtube - whilst ideas are presented evrywhere ... where's the
Step-by-Step method of executing it?? Type-in query (no matter
how silly!)in youtube and u'll get a video demonstration on
performing most of the activities/methods.
For more advanced techniques and guidelines to most effective and
accelerated learning i suggest below or similar courses/books.
• Brian Tracy - Accelerated Learning Techniques
• HOW TO STUDY - THE BASICS MADE EASY . . .IN 20 MINUTES A
DAY!...by Gail Wood. Learning Express(NY).
Study Skills For Dummies
• Balancing Family, Fun, Work, and School
If you are returning to school and have a family and/or career, setting
priorities is the first step toward time management — and that's the first
step toward success. Yes, you might have to put favorite activities or
social interests on hold for a while, but in the long run you'll find that any
sacrifices were well worth the time invested in your education.
Study guides help you find what works best for you. Good study habits
can make the difference between just passing academics and making
the dean's list! LOL.
Friends,I wish u'all happy learning and a successful journey towards a
peaceful life.
Live and savour every moment...
Jaykishan Padia
SCOPE's English Language Entrepreneur
(Source : answer.yahoo.com/question/index?gid= 20061108014652
AACN5K8)
Developing Some Good Basic Study Habits
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The 100 most commonly used verbs in the English Language(Part-II)
Top 100 English VerbsTrainer Talk
Accept
Allow
Ask
Believe
Borrow
Break
Bring
Buy
Can/be Able
Cancel
Change
Clean
Comb
Complain
Cough
Count
Cut
Dance
Draw
Drink
Drive
Eat
Explain
Close/shut
Organise
Pay
Play
Put
Rain
Read
Reply
Run
Say
See
Sell
Send
Sign
Sing
Sit
Sleep
Smoke
Speak
Spell
Spend
Stand
Start/begin
Hemlata Nambiar,
Baroda
Certified Trainer - ACTUNIV (C1 Level)
Mo. : 9327688024
“ Living in this competitive world, excellence is the only word which can take you to success.
Change is the rule of life, it is constant, it is inevitable. World hates change, yet it is the only
thing that has brought progress. Change alone is eternal, perpetual and immortal. In order to
cope up with the change, it is important to make sure that we also change accordingly.
When we are stepping successfully towards the SIXTH year of operation, we can proudly say
that the torchbearers of our organization have done everything time to time, according to the
need of the hour.
Let, our students and state get the advantage of this to reach greater heights and let God
almighty give more strength to all of us to take up more responsibilities to overcome the test of
time.
Best wishes…
Jigna Bharatkumar Vyas
(SP. University, Vallabh Vidhyanagar, Aanand)
(Mo. 9016998901)
LEARNING ENGLISH WITH EASY METHOD I am the student who got “SCOPE certificate & cleared B2 ( 72 }.This is very nice experience for
me . After marriage I came to Junagadh from Ahmedabad and I heard about the relevant
SCOPE course. I was eager to join the classes. Then I have visited the college-Dr. Subhash
Mahila Arts, Commerce and Home science college, Junagadh. I am thankful to Principal Dr.
Balaram Chawda and Programme- Co-ordinater Dr. Pravinaben Pandya who explained the
SCOPE programme. Also they led me to the lecture hall where the seminar for the course was
delivered by the District Employment Officer shree Vasavasaheb, Seemaben and Shree
Kalpeshbhai Avasia. At that moment I decided and joined the programme. I had regularly
attended the tutorials and I am impressed with the English teaching facility given by The Govt.
of Gujarat. So I am heartily thankful to Programme-coordinater of Govt. of Gujarat – Dyuti
Vyas- and also Govt. of Gujarat for this facility. I am strongly recommending the students of
Gujarat to join this programme so that they can improve and can become proficient in english
language and can get the certification by university of Cambridge.
Fall
Fill
Find
Finish
Fit
Fix
Fly
Forget
Give
Go
Have
Hear
Hurt
Know
Learn
Leave
Listen
Live
Look
Lose
Make/do
Need
Open
Study
Succeed
Swim
Take
Talk
Teach
Tell
Think
Translate
Travel
Try
Turn Off
Turn On
Type
Understand
Use
Wait
Wake Up
Want
Watch
Work
Worry
Write
Student Speak
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