Code No. 3551

FACULTY OF TECHNOLOGY B.Tech.(Chem.Engg.) I-Year (Supplementary) Examination, November/December 2012 Subject : English Time : 3 Hours

Max. Marks : 70

Note: Answer All questions. All questions carry equal marks. 1.(a) Write short notes on the following: (i) Importance of communication. (ii) What are preliminary preparations to organizes a seminar? (iii) How does one express gratitude? OR (b)(i)How do you deliver a good lecture? (ii) How do you thank someone? (iii) How do you answer some one who thanks you? 2.(a) Draft a letter to the editor of a newspaper on reckless driving. OR (b)(i)Write to the postmaster of your town, complaining that the registered parcel sent by you has not reached the addressee. (ii) Write a letter to your grandfather on his 75th birthday. 3.(a)(i)Write an essay on "some wonders of modern science". (ii) Correct the following: (A) He has married with his classmate (B) He is an union member (C) The term begins from January 1st. (D) The price of the gold is going up OR (b)(i)Write an essay on "Electricity in the service of man"? (ii)Correct the following: (A) She requested for my help (B) He speaks the English fluently (C) He is suffering with typhoid (D) Two sheeps are lost. 4.(a)(i)"Every word you know is the translation of an idea". Explain. (ii)Write antonyms of (A) urbane (B) Transparent (C) Sympathy (D) Surplus (E) Savage (F) Simple OR (b)(i)"How do you understand the meaning of words and their usage by using the dictionary". Explain. (ii) Write Synonyms of (A) Annihilate (B) Diligent (C) Fugitive (D) Meteoric (E) Lethal (F) Admonish 5.(a)(i)Give the detailed description about Joad's views on 'our own civilization'. (ii) How does Benjamin spock analyse. 'The Generation Gap'? (iii) Write a notes on 'Andrew Carnegie'. OR (b)(i)How does Swami Vivekananda explain 'The Secret of Work"? (ii) Write a note on Benjamin Spock's 'The Generation Gap'. (iii) Write a note on 'Our own civilization'. *****