English Handbook & Study Guide

A Comprehensive English Reference Book

Three Books in One:
A Teacher's Handbook
A Student's Text Book
A Home Reference Book

A comprehensive English Reference Book for English first language, second language, foreign language and remedial students - primary, secondary and tertiary levels.

Colour coded for easy understanding and learning
Simple and user-friendly
Suitable for remedial students

The English Handbook and Study Guide covers every aspect of the English Language from Senior Primary to Matric and beyond including:

Language (Grammar)
Sentences
Phrases
Clauses
Punctuation
The Apostrophe
Parts of Speech
Nouns
Pronouns
Plurals
Articles
Gender
Diminutives
Animal sounds
Adjectives
Degrees of Comparison
Verbs
Active and Passive Verbs / Voice
Adverbs
Concord / Agreement
Conjunctions
Prepositions
Direct and Indirect Speech
Figures of Speech
Formal and Informal Language
Colloquialism
Slang
Jargon
Politically Correct Language
Emotive Language
Subjectivity and Objectivity
Fact and Opinion
Denotation and Connotation
Bias / Prejudice
Propaganda
Sensationalism
Prefixes
Suffixes
Synonyms
Antonyms
Homonyms
Homophones
Figurative Expressions / Idioms
Abbreviations
Dictionary and Thesaurus Skills

IT ALSO INCLUDES:

Comprehension / Analytical Skills
Questioning and Answering Techniques

Reading
The benefits of reading
Ideas to encourage reading

Writing skills
Planning your writing
Paragraphs
Editing
Writing hints
Essay Writing
Transactional / Practical Writing
Summarising

Literature
Literary analysis
Poetry

Visual literacy / Film Study
Film, Photographs, Pictures and Cartoons

Oral Communication / Public Speaking
The Prepared Speech
The Impromptu Speech
Debating
Team Speaking
Presenting Poetry
Choral Verse

Spelling
A logical approach to spelling

Vocabulary
High frequency words and words necessary for certain topics

Ideas for O.B.E. (Outcomes Based Education)

Teachers' Guide
Tasks and outcome in all areas of EnglishA Comprehensive English Reference Book