BEGC- 131 Material (IGNOU)

COURSE INTRODUCTION

The course Individual and Society is assigned six credits and contains four blocks. Each block has four units. The focus of this course is the individual in her/his diverse aspects and how s/he impacts and learns from the environment, culture and topography that s/he is part of from time to time.

Its objective is to improve the learner's proficiency in English by developing the skills in reading, writing, listening and speaking The course is divided into four blocks of 4 Units each. The Block titles are as follows:

Block 1 - The Environment

Block 2 - Travel and Tourism

Block 3 - Culture and Entertainment Block 4 Health and Fitness

The Units within each block deal with Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary. Grammar and Usage, Writing, Speaking and Listening.

Each Unit is divided into sections and sub-sections. We begin each Unit with statement of objectives to indicate what we expect you to achieve through the Unit. There are several activities in each section of the Unit which you must attempt. You should then check your answers with those given by us at the end of the Unit.

The Sections on listening and speaking have audio recordings to accompany them. You must listen to them and practice with the teacher.

There will be one assignment based on this course. After you have completed the assignment you must send it to the Coordinator of the Study Centre allotted to you. The assignment is evaluated and returned to you with comments which will help you to improve your proficiency in English.

We hope you enjoy the Course. Please attempt all the activities and exercises given in the Units. If you do that, we assure you that you will improve your English.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The material (pictures and passages) we have used is purely for educational purposes. Every effort has been made to trace the copyright holders of material reproduced in this book. Should any infringement have occurred, the publishers and editors apologize and will be pleased to make the necessary corrections in future editions of this book. The units for this Block have been taken from BEGF-101, Block-1.