Fundamentals of English: Book 3

By Mohamed Tahir Talib and Norzimah Ismail

MOHAMED TAHIR TALIB had his early education in Singapore and thence to The English College, Johor Bahru, Malaysia. Trained as an English and History teacher in the Regional Teachers Training Centre, he has taught in schools in Johor. He retired as an Assistant Headmaster.

NORZIMAH ISMAIL had her early education at the Sultan Ibrahim Girls School, Johor Bahru and thence her secondary education at the Convent of The Holy Infant Jesus, Johor Bahru. Trained as an English and Modern Mathematics teacher in the Regional Teachers Training Centre, Norzimah has also Certifi cates in Teaching English as a foreign language and Teaching English as a second language and A Post Certifi cate in Guidance and Counselling. She retired as a School Principal of Sri Utama International School Johor Bahru.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris AU
• Release date: Sep 25, 2013
• ISBN: 9781483699776

Mohamed Tahir Talib

Mohamed Tahir Talib had his early education in Singapore and thence to The English College, Johor Bahru, Malaysia. Trained as an English and History teacher in the Regional Teachers’ Training Centre, he has taught in schools in Johor. He retired as an Assistant Headmaster. Norzimah Ismail had her early education at the Sultan Ibrahim Girls’ School, Johor Bahru and thence her secondary education at the Convent of The Holy Infant Jesus, Johor Bahru. Trained as an English and Modern Mathematics teacher in the Regional Teachers’ Training Centre, Norzimah has also Certificates in Teaching English as a foreign language and Teaching English as a second language and A Post Certificate in Guidance and Counselling. She retired as a School Principal of Sri Utama International School Johor Bahru .

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Contents

Foreword

Section 1

Simple Preposition

Picture Preposition: In, on, beside, under

Describe what you see in each picture

IF

Hear and Listen

Go to the Village

There Is a Beggar

Dogs Can Bark

Little Ball

Jojo the Clown

Kite Flying

Scouts Camping

At the Park

Weekend Activities

Getting Ready For Lunch

The Market

In the Living Room

The Family Tree

Section 2

Common Nouns

Collective Item

Transitive Verbs

Intransitive Verbs

Telling the Time + Past tense

Can

Can / can’t with but

Gadgets

Not all of them/ All of them/ Everyone

Both / Not both

The definite article ‘the’

The indefinite article ‘an’

Section 3

Short Descriptions

Useful Remarks, Phrases, Common Statements

English phrases into Bahasa Malaysia phrases

Short Remarks

Foreword

This book is designed to help early learners of English to understand the language better.

The book is in three sections.

Section One consists of exercises in simple prepositions, rhymes and situational activities.

Section Two consists of pictures alongside vocabulary, statements and phrases to enable

The students to grasp and understand the language better.

Section Three is designed especially for Malaysian students in Secondary Schools or in Institutes of

Higher learning to get a deeper understanding of practical everyday usage of English.

Section 1

1.   Simple Preposition

2.   Picture Preposition: In, on, beside, under

3.   Describe what you see in each picture

4.   If

5.   Hear and Listen

6.   Go to the Village

7.   There Is a Beggar

8.   Dogs Can Bark

9.   Little Ball

10.   Jojo the Clown

11.   Kite Flying

12.   Scouts Camping

13.   At the Park

14.   Weekend Activities

15.   Getting Ready For Lunch

16.   The Market

17.   In the Living Room

18.   The Family Tree

Simple Preposition

Picture Preposition:

In, on, beside, under