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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

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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

3

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

harshoza85@hotmail.com

(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

9

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)

jaykishan_padia@yahoo.co.in

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.

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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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