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MAR IVANIOS COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS)
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
Reg. No. :.………………… Name :………………….
First Semester B.Voc. Degree Examination, November 2017
First Degree Programme under CSS
General Course English (for Tourism Hospitality Management)
AUEN161.5b: Listening and Speaking Skills
for 2015 Admissions Only
Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 80
SECTION A
Answer ALL questions, each in a word or a sentence.
1. Which of the following is a monosyllabic word:
Chandelier, home, nomadic, candid
2. Which of the following has the vowel
Change, heat, feet, hit
3. How is the word casual pronounced (Transcribe in phonetic script)
4. How is the word harmony pronounced (Transcribe in phonetic script)
5. Which of the following has the sound θ
Than, thick, though, that
6. Which of the following words has the sound/
Nation, charm, church, gate
7. How many syllables are there in the word master
8. How many syllables are there in the word meticulous
9. Which among the following is a verb:
Trader, tyranny, deny, debut
10. Which of the following words has the sound t
Tame, chaos, transparent, chain
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SECTION B
Answer any EIGHT questions, each in a short paragraph.
11. Divide any eight of the following words into syllables: Principal, answer, exterior, appreciation, strategy, probability, information, democracy, photographer, monopoly.
12. Give the orthographical version of the following transcribed words:
13. Transcribe the following words in the phonetic script marking word stress: Doubt, invitation, numerical, bouquet, prepare
14. Mark the stress in the following sentences:-
i). Do it slowly.
ii). Where have they gone
15. Underline the words which are usually weakened while uttering the following sentence:
He gave them a promise.
16. Mark the intonation in the following questions:
i). Are you happy
ii). Did you read that novel
17. Mark the intonation in the following sentences:
i). Don't be late.
ii). They are singing loudly.
18. Give the weak and strong forms of the following words:
Am, do, have, had
19. Underline the words which are weakened in speech in the following sentence: She was on leave.
20. Identify the diphthongs in the following words: Hay, home, famous, oil, fear, hare, cure, now. (Write in phonetic script and underline the diphthongs)
21. What are disyllabic words Give four examples (in phonetic script)
22. Identify the diphthongs in the following sentence: As I walked, I could find the way.
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SECTION C
Answer any SIX questions, each in a paragraph not exceeding 100 words.
23. Mark the primary stress choosing eight of the following words: Encourage, intrusion, hotel, representation, elaborate, sure, apologize, propitious, institution, influential.
24. Transcribe eight of the following in phonetic script: Aware, data, manager, hospitality, couch, remedy, schedule, secure, tame, luggage.
25. Enlist any four of the barriers to effective listening Explain with examples.
26. Prepare a welcome speech to be delivered on the occasion of the Arts Club inauguration of your college.
27. Write a note on the diphthongs in English. Explain with examples.
28. Distinguish between hearing and listening. Give examples.
29. Explain the task building role in a GD.
30. Prepare a speech on the ways in which Kerala benefits from tourism.
31. There is no 'one to one correspondence' between sounds and symbols in English. Explain with examples.
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SECTION D
Answer any TWO questions, each in about three 300 words.
32. Construct the text of a conversation between a professor and her student on the significance of punctuality.
33. Write an imaginary group discussion on the benefits of living in a secular society.
34. Write dialogues on the following topics, each in about 80 words: i). A coincidental meeting of two old friends during a wedding. ii). The conversation between Isabel, a tourist from the Middle East and Deira, her friend on the pleasant experience of visiting Kerala. iii). You wish to visit Thailand in Summer. Construct the text of a telephonic enquiry about the facilities provided by the hotel where you intend to stay. iv). A discussion between A and B on the effective prevention of child abuse.
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35. i). Construct the text of a group discussion among four participants on the growing obsession with gadgets and technology among the youth of the present day. ii). Read the short passage given below and take down notes. The ripened fruits of coffee shrubs are processed to separate the coffee seeds from their covering and from the pulp. Two different techniques are in use: a wet process and a dry process. In the wet process, the fresh fruit is pulped by a pulping machine. Some pulp still clings to the coffee seed and this residue is removed by fermentation in tanks. The remaining traces of pulp are then removed by washing. The coffee seeds are then dried to a moisture content of about twelve per cent either by exposure to the sun or by hot air driers. If dried in the sun, they must be turned by hand several times a day for 'even drying'. In the dry process, the fruits are immediately placed to dry either in the sun or in hot air driers. Considerably more time is needed for the dry process. When the fruits have been dried to a water content of about twelve per cent the seeds are mechanically freed from their coverings.
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