Basic English Course

by
Adziah Aziz
http://basiceducare.blogspot.com

1. TOPIC
2. TYPES OF SENTENCES
3. TYPES OF SENTENCES 2
4. WHY DO WE LEARN ENG
5. TRANSFORMATION
6. QUALITY OF LEARNING
7. SINGULAR PLURAL - VOCAB
8. SINGULAR PLURAL
10. MAKING SENTENCES SING/PLURAL
11. NOUN
12. PRONOUN
13
TABLE OF PRONOUN
14
GRAMMAR
15
VERB
16
TENSES
17
ACTIVE-PASSIVE
18
SENTENCES ACT-PASS
19
ADJ, ADVERB
20
ADVERB
21
ADJECTIVES
22
COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVE
23
PREPOSITION
24
VERB-INFINITIVES

QUALITY OF LEARNING.
MANAGING EXAMINATION SKILLS.
WHOLE BRAIN TEACHING & LEARNING.
PREFERRED LEARNING STYLE.
EFFECTING LISTENING.
MEMORY SKILLS.
POWER READING.
MAKING NOTES.
VISUALIZATION TEACHNIQUES.

Transformation.
INPUT

PROSES

KNOWLEDGE
S.A.L

OUTPUT

WORKERS
INNOVATORS

STUDENT

PARENTS

TEACHERS

WIVES

SOCIETY

SISTERS
INDIVIDUAL

 Why do we
learn
English?

Introduction
Tentative Program
Objective

To upgrade
& to enrich
our
knowledge!

Methodology
Cooperative Learning

Learning?

Happy?
Interesting?
Boring?
Ask toby.
No feelings
Not interested
Message unacomplished
Why????

Basic sentences
Noun +

Verb

He talks.
She cooks.
My mother prays.

Noun + Verb + Preposition

He talks near the room.
She cooks in the kitchen.
My mother prays for me.

NOUN

She
He
I
The boy
That girl

+ ADJECTIVES.
.
thin
handsome
fat
naughty
clumsy

She is thin.
He is handsome.
I am fat.

She is thin.
The thin girl sits near me.
He is handsome.
That handsome man is my brother.
The boy is naughty.
The naughty boy likes to fight.

Construct Sentences
Subject predicate
1. She is clever.
2. Cats are domestic animal and lovable to us.
3. That book is very thick.
4. Your house is big.
5. Ali writes the letter.
6. They listen to the music.
7. We eat the food.
8. He stands.
9. They sweep the papers on the floor.
10. I like to tidy up the room.

Types of sentences 2
Predicating Words noun + verb
She eats.

Lingking words noun + adjectives

She eats an apple in the room.

Compound Words
She eats an apple in the room today.

She eats a red apple in the room today .

Types of sentences
Noun

people
animal
thing
places

Predicating Words noun + verb

Lingking words noun + adjectives
Compound Words noun+verb+predicate

WRITING -ESSAYS
a)

SEQUENCE CONNECTORS

Firstly, enter your ATM card into the cash slot.

Second,choose which language you would prefer to use.
Next,enter your pin number ,that is your personal
identification number and state the amount you wish to
draw. After that, you confirm the amount.Later your
card will be presented back to you in a matter of
minutes. Finally, the cash appeared.

Singular , Plural - vocab

PENAMBAHAN S

Verb talk go drive catch -

ke

Verb &

Noun

perbuatan

talks
goes
drives
catches

Noun
box boxes
man men
leaf leaves
she - the girls / they
he - the boys
I - we

Singular - VERB
HE ,

SHE , IT.

Siti talks to her mother.

That girl goes to town.
My sister catches some fish.
He

buys

two

toys.

She sings beautifully.

It sleeps soundly on the mat.

Plural - VERB

THEY,

WE , I , YOU, THE GIRLS.

They talk to their mother.

The girls go to town.
My sisters catch some fish.
Ali and Ahmad

buy

two

toys.

We sing beautifully.
You sleep soundly on the mat.

Singular / plural - verb to be

Is Has This That -

are
have
these
those

Lets write
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

8.
9.
10.

She has a book.

They have two books.
The students have many books.
Every boy has a book.
Each girl is studying in the library.
I have an apple and Siti has four apples.
That lady is preety, those ladies are more
preetier.
My father buys a bicycle.
He buys two bicycles.
You have one child but I have eight children.

ARTICLES.
the - singular & plural .
-signals a particular person/thing that has been singled out from others.
-second reference

Exercises A .
1. This is --- ball.
2. This is---icecream.
3. This is---apple.
4.This is---book.
5.This is--- egg.

Exercises B.
1. This is ___pen.
2.
____ pen belongs to Sarah.
3. There are many aeroplanes here but I like to see ____
red aeroplane flying.
4._____moon is beautiful at night isnt it?
5. You have many books and they are not fit with _____
shelves.
6. I have four books and ____ books are mine.

Omission of Articles.
-before the nouns of town, streets and most countries.
-before the names of games
-before the names of certain disease
-before the names of road and streets
-before places like - prison,school,hospital, university,bed
but we use the when refer to a particular place.

Grammar
interjection

preposition

articles

noun

8 PARTS OF
SPEECH

verb

adjectives
adverb

pronoun

Oh no! How could you!

a bag, an arrow, a unicorn.
articles

Teacher, girl, cat, ball

noun

interjection

verb
preposition

8 PARTS
OF
SPEECH

pronoun

Slowly, loudly, properly, fast, smartly.

adjectives

adverb

noun
Count And Noncount Nouns Count nouns are nouns that can be counted
(e.g., a book, two friends, three cars, etc.). A count noun may be preceded
by a or an in the singular; it takes a final -s or -es in the plural.

Noncount (or mass) nouns refer to things that cannot be counted (e.g.,
money, rain, snow, butter, wind, air, clothing, etc.). Noncount nouns are not
preceded by a or an and have no plural form.
advice
weather
equiptment
news

water

Jewelry

work

Money

Information

Postage

luggage

music

Countable and uncountable Noun.

Example:There are a lot of sugar in the tin.
You eat plenty of food.
I have a small amount of money in my pocket.
There are several girls at the field.
Measurement used.
A cup of tea
a sheet of paper
a piece of cloth
A pail of water
a reel of paper
a piece of chalk
A tin of biscuit
a slice of bread
____________
A tin of milk
a loaf of bread
____________
A bottle of water
a packet of chocolates
_____________
A jar of sugar
a bowl of rice
_____________

Subject

Object

She
He
We

Possessi
ve

Possessi
ve
Reflexive
Pronoun.
Adjective
Pronoun.
s.

Me

My

Mine

Myself

Her

Her

Hers

Herself

His

Himself

Him

His

Us

Our

Ours

You

Your

Yours

Ourselves
Yourself

pronoun

1.
2.
3.

Pronoun subject.
I did it.
_______ like to write poetry.
_______ have to escort my brother.

Pronoun object.
1.

2.
3.

Please show me the photo.

Ask ____ if hes alright.
Take ____ to the movie.

Pronoun possesive.
1.

2.
3.
4.

This is my book.
The book is in ___ bag.
They are ______ brothers.
That room is ____________ class.

TABLE OF NOUNS
you
girls / they
cats

I go to school.

Youboys
write the
letter.
/ we

He

I /

She

The

It

two

The boy

They walk to my house.

We sit on the chair.
She goes to school.
He writes the letter.
The boy walks to my house.
Siti sits

on the chair.

the

Future
tense
Will / shall

FORMS OF
VERB
Present tense

Past tense

Past participle
has / have

Present
continuous
is / are / am

eat

ate

eaten

eating

walk

walked

walked

walking

go

went

gone

going

Take

took

taken

Taking

drink

drank

drunk

drinking

see

saw

seen

Seeing

Cook

cooked

cooked

Cooking

Stand

Stood

Stood

Standing

Sing

Sang

draw

Drew

Sung

Singing

drawn

drawing

Example :Everyday she eats the food.

She ate the food yesterday morning. She has eaten the food.She is eating the food now. She will eat the food tomorrow. -

Verb
present tense sekarang
past tense - yang lepas
present continuous Tense - sedang
Past Participle- baru lepas

Present Perfect - has/ have

Gerund - penyataan

Future Tense akan datang

Today, she writes.

Yesterday, she wrote.
She is writing now.

(present tense)
(past tense)
(pre. Con. tense)

She has written when you came.

(Part.)

Writing is good four your own vocabulary.

(Gerund)
She will write tomorrow.

Verb

+ infinitives

Examples:
--She hopes to leave soon.

--They want to buy a car.

hope

offer

seem

agree

forget

appear

remember

expect

want

promise

decide

need

ask

refuse

Verb

+ noun

Example:

1.Please tell me about the matter.

2.Can you remind him of the incident?
3.I want him to go.
tell

warn

force

remind

permit

order

advise

allow

expect

encour
age

require

want

( selepas to

jangan tukar tense)

Verb
Arrange
behav
compare
Conside
Close
Describe
Destroy
Direct
enjoy
Extend
Explain
give
hate
introduce

noun
arrangement
-behaviour
-comparison
-consideration
-closure
- description
-destruction
-direction
enjoyment
- extension
- explanation
-gift
-hatred
-introduction

He explain to the teacher.

The explanation cant stop him from going to

prison.
2.

I made a police report.

That reporter had to work at
night.

ACTIVE PASSIVE VOICE.

She eats the cake. - Dia makan kek.
The cake is eaten by her.- Kek itu di
makan oleh dia.
Mother cooks the curry. Emak masak
kari.
The curry is cooked by mother.- Kari di
masak oleh emak.

SENTENCES- active-passive

ACTIVE
--The doctor wrote a prescription.
PASSIVE
--The prescription was written by the doctor.

verb + past participle

ACTIVE: Jenny helps Jan

PASSIVE: Jan is + helped by Jenny.

ACTIVE: He is helping her.

PASSIVE: She is being + helped by him.

ACTIVE: He has helped her.

PASSIVE: She has been + helped by him.
ACTIVE: He helped her.
PASSIVE: She was + helped by him.
ACTIVE: He was helping her.
PASSIVE: She was being + helped by him.

He writes the letter.

The letter is written
by him.
Siti sweeps the floor. - The floor is swept
by her.
Mother cooks the curry.- The curry is cooked
by mother.
PRESENT
Write
Sweep
Cooks
Draw
Buy
See
Drink
Run
eat

PAST TENSE

Wrote
Swept
Cooked
Drew
Bought
Saw
Drank
Ran
ate

PAST
PARTICIPLE
Written
Swept
Cooked
Drawn
Bought
Seen
Drunk
Run
eaten

Adjective. Adverb
Adjectives and adverbs are invariable in
ADJECTIVES: Adjectives always come in front of the noun they
modify
a good book
an excellent dinner
a fine dress
a charming boy
a hot day

ADVERBS: English.Adverbs usually come after the verb they

modify.
Thiat book is published frequently.
My mom is speaking quickly.

Adverb
1.She walks quickly.
2. She draws carefully.
3. I eat slowly.
4. You jump high.
5. We talk loudly.
6. Alana sits properly.
7. They run fast.
8. He studies smartly.
9. The teacher teaches softly.
10. Father drives quickly,
11. Please write neatly.
12. Can you cook deliciously for us?
13. Can you wear beautifully four the party?
14. Love your parents tenderly.
15. Smile sweetly to your siblings.

Adjectives.
1. The red ball is small.
2. That book is thick.
3.
Ali is short.
4.
He is tall.
5.
This pencil is long.
6.
These pencils are long.
7.
You are fat.
8.
Amin is smart.
9.
The lady is preety.
10.
My brother is clever.
11.
The girls are fair.
12.
My little sister is cute.
13.
We are short and thin.
14.
The cat is unique.
15.
That noodles is tasty.

Descriptive inherent quality:beautiful, intelligent.

Proper a French dish, an Indian
Muslim Mosque.
an interesting book
a disappointing experience
a charming view.
a tired housewife.
a good-looking girl
a heart-breaking story
ready-make cloth
ill-tempered person
a wall-to-wall carpet
a hard-to-please employer
a hit-and-run driver

Comparison of adjective.

as _____ as
big
tall
much
good
bad
little
old
far
beautiful
in
out
up

__than

bigger
taller
more
better
worse
less
older
further
more beautiful
inner
outer
upper

the _____

biggest
tallest
most
best
worst
least
oldest
furthest
most beautiful

SENTENCES:The car is big. The red car is bigger than this car. The blue
car is the biggest.
Ali is tall as his father. Ahmad is taller than Ali. Amin is the
tallest among them.
I have much money in my pocket. You have more money
than me. He has the most.
She is good to her sister. Lia is better and Yana is the best
Sara is beautiful, Aminah is more beautiful than Sara but
Munirah is the most beautiful girl in the class.
You dont know what is in the inner side of this well.

preposition
about

into

above

like

across

near

after

of

along

off

among

on

around

out

before

over

behind

since

below

through

beneath

throughout

beside

till

between

to

beyond

toward

by

under

despite

until

down

up

during

upon

for

with

from

within

in

without

Prepositions are used in phrases and as parts of verbs.

Phrasal Verb.
Asked for
Spoke of
Afraid of
Come in
Laughing at
Looking for
Broken into
Rely on
Give to
Put on
Speaking of
Famous for
Lives at
Meet at
Divided between
Divided among

about
I will see you at about 7.00 am.
She looked about her.
This is about the story.
Against
My mother warned me against the danger.
The mad man hit his head against the wall.
What have you got against that man?
She did it against her better judgement.
They were fighting against each other.
1.Faiz and Adnan waited for the bus.
2.He asked for the money.
3.She is looking for her cat.
4.I always rely on my mothers opinion

Notes
Basic structure SUBJECT
Mother
Father
I
She
The girl
Ducks
SUBJECT
Mother
Father
I
She
The girl
Ducks

subject

& predi

PREDICATE
cooks
curry.
washes the car.
won
the prize.
is
my friend.
likes
to play.
quacking
near the
pond.
PREDICATE
cooks curry
washed the car
won the prize
is my friend.
likes to play
are quacking near the
pond

Tenses
today
yesterday
last
Saturday
everyday.
now

SUBJECT
Mother and sister
Father and I
I
She
Lina, Siti and Lia
Ducks / They
Sentences
name?
go tomorrow.
help me?

PREDICATE

Sing/pl
ural
They
We
They
are

cook
curry.
wash the
car.
won
the
prize.
is
question
- my
What is your
friend.
like
to
Statement
- I am tired.
Negative
- She will not
play.
quacking near
Imperative - Can you
the pond.

Exclaminatory !! do this to me!

Oh no! You cant

COLLECTIVE NOUNS
a crowd of
A litter of kittens.
spectators
A herd of
an army of
buffaloes.
soldiers.
A a flock of
a bevy of ladies. sheep.
a party of
A pack of
friends.
wolves.
a band of
A troop of
musicians.
monkeys.
a class of
A zoo of wild
student.
animals.
a crew of
A flock of birds.
sailors.
A shoal of fish
a basket of fruit A swarm of bees.
a bunch of keys
An army of ants
Building up a
sentences.
collection of
a row of houses
1. A crowdstamps
of people are gathering
in frontofof the
a bouquet
ambassadors
building.
a library
of
flowers
2. He gives
me a bouquet of roses
for my
wedding
books
a bunch
of flowers
anniversary.a fleet of cars
a comb of
3. he cyclista run
a row ofbanana
houses when he suddenly
list into
of names
fainted.
a pack of cards
a clump of trees

1.Dont do the dirty-work for him anymore. Said the mother to her son.
2. The sales at that supermarket is a dead-cheap!
3. Mr Chai Wong is the all-rounder in the firm and everybody likes him.
4. Many divers go to Pulau Redang because the water there is crystal-clear.
5. During the holiday, my brother is at a loose end after finishing his exam.
6. The student are all ears when the principal gives a talk on discipline.
7. After doing all the housework alone, Shes really dead beat I presume.
8. Dont worry, mother will except you with open arms.
9. Children nowdays are all out of hand.
10. Although youre hard up now, it doesnt meant you can beg anywhere,
just be strong and try to work harder.

Conjunctions
and
0r
as if
if only
in order that
on condition
(that)
because
so that
since
although
till
unless
while
as
before
eitheror
neither..nor

- He looks as if hes very tired.

- I can do it if only there werent so much
noise.
- They left early in order that they can
arrive on time .
- Yes, on condition the payment is made
before-hand.
- He sleeps because he is tired.
- He was injured so badly that he had to go
to clinic.
- The boy is there since his dad past away
last month.
- I can walk although my leg injured.
- My mother will stay in the room till
night.
- You must avoid him unless he forgive
you.
- Please watch my bag while I go to toilet.
- As they were leaving the house, it rained
heavily.
- She always has a chat with neighbours

Always upgrading towards better life!

Basic English - a start to the first step
Into the era of IT. aulia adz

happy learning adziahaziz@g.mail.com

-http://adziahaziz.blogspot.com