Course Title Foundation Course in English Course Credit 03

 Semester 5 Name of the Course: Foundation Course in English-5 (FCE-5)

Saurashtra University

Faculty of Arts

English

Syllabus (Effective from June 2019 onwards)

Subject English Semester 05

Course Title Foundation Course in English Course Credit 03

Category Foundation Course Course

No.

05

Course Code Foundation Course

Semester End

Exam

2:30 Hours 70 Marks

Program Semester Category Credit Internal

Marks

External

Marks

Practical/

Viva

Marks

Total

Marks

B. A. 01 Foundation

Course

03 30 70 -- 100

Internal assessment: Assignment / Presentation / Written test

Learning Objectives:

 The students will be able to master themselves in grammar

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 They will be able to understand the Indian culture and civilization through the

selected texts.

Course content:

Foundation Course in English (FCE 5)

Text: Galaxy of English Essayists – Macmillan India Limited

1. Of Studies, 2.Sir Roger at the Theatre, 3. The Trumpet Club, 4. The

Man in Black, 5. Poor Relations

40 Marks

Comprehension & Composition

Idioms (List in annexure I) 5 Marks matching, 5 Marks use in sentences 10 Marks

Essay Writing (Current Topic) 10 Marks

Questionnaire (Socio-Economic and Educational Matters) 10 Marks

Semester end examination

Que

No.

Details Options Marks

1 (A) Answer in one line (Text)

(B) Short notes (Text)

5/7

2/3

05

15

2 Short answer question (Text) 5/7 20

3 Idioms

(A) Match A with B

(B) Use in meaningful sentences

5/5

5/5

05

05

4 (A) Essay writing

(B) Questionnaire (Socio-Economic

and Educational Matters)

1/3

½

10

10

Annexure I

List of Idioms

No. Idiom Meaning Sentence

1 a breath of fresh air a change that feels

good.

The president says that the

country needs a breath of fresh

air.

2 a man of action

a man who is inclined

to act first rather than

think about things and

discuss them.

Sandip is really a man of action.

Since he arrived at the top of the

association, he has done so many

things.

3 a man of few words a man who doesn't

speak much

He is a man of few words. But

when he speaks, he makes a lot of

sense.

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4 a roof over your head a place to live He was so poor that he didn't

have a roof over his head.

5 add fuel to the fire to make a problem

worse

Don't add fuel to the fire by

laughing at him. He is furious

about what you have already

done.

6 all hat and no cattle Pretentious We expect our president to be

effective in his job, not a person who

is all hat and no cattle.

7 blessing in disguise something that at first

seems bad, but later

turns out to be

beneficial.

His failure to pass the exam was a

blessing in disguise. This made

him realize the importance of

hard work.

8 by the name of Called I met a doctor by the name of

Modi

9 Crocodile tears Exaggerated or faked

sympathy.

She is cunning. It is her crocodile

tears only.

10 call a spade a spade to be truthful about

something, even if it is

rude or unpleasant.

Lara never fears to tell the truth.

She calls a spade a spade.

11 dance with death try to do something

that involves a lot of

risks.

He danced with death when he

tried to negotiate a deal with that

dangerous criminal.

12 feel blue. to feel sad.

She felt blue after her divorce.

13 fight like cat and dog

to argue and fight

violently.

Those two children always fight

like cat and dog.

14 have big ears to be nosy and listen

to other people's

private conversations

Speak quietly. Parul has big ears.

15 In a nutshell In summary The truth in a nutshell is that I

know nothing about what they

want me to do in this job.

16 keep an eye on to watch or look after

something or

someone.

Please keep your eye on my son

while I go outside.

17 learn by heart to memorize

something

She learned the poem by heart.

18 let sleeping dogs lie to leave things as they

are to avoid trouble.

It would be best to let sleeping

dogs lie and not discuss the

problem any further.

19 let the cat out of the

bag

to reveal a secret She wasn't supposed to know

about it. Someone must have let

the cat out of the bag.

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20 lion's share the majority; a large

or generous portion.

The gang stole a lot of money

from the bank. But the lion's

share of the money went straight

into the leader pocket.

21 love at first sight

an instantaneous

attraction

It was love at first sight when we

met.

22 Make A Mountain out

of A Molehill

To give great

importance to minor

things

Manoj stopped talking to Rupa

because she did not lend him her

notebook. I think he is making a

mountain out of a molehill.

23 next to nothing

Almost; hardly. Although they paid him next to

nothing, he liked the job.

24 odds and ends Various often

worthless small items.

I have to get rid of a few odds and

ends before moving to the new

house.

25 safe and sound

safe and without

injury or damage.

The kids returned from the

excursion safe and sound.

26 take one's hat off to

someone

To admire someone

for an achievement.

If she manages to deal with three

small children and a full-time job,

I'll take my hat off to her.

27 to wash one's hands of

To refuse to accept

responsibility for.

I wash my hands of this whole

affair.

28 be fed up with

(someone or

something)

be very tired of

(someone or

something.)

Raju, you're too careless with

your work. I'm fed up with

apologizing for your mistakes!

29 beat around the bush

avoid giving a direct

answer.

Quit beating around the bush! If

you don't want to go with me, just

tell me!

30 catch one's eye

Attract one's

attention/interest.

This brochure about world tour

caught my eye when I was at the

travel agency.

31 feel blue

feel sad and

depressed.

I'm feeling blue because I haven't

received my gift yet.

except bills for a long, long time."

32 get lost!

go away I wish he'd get lost and stop

bothering me. I don't want to talk

to him!

33 get on one's nerves

irritate someone;

make someone upset.

I know you like that song, but it's

getting on my nerves. Can you

play something else?

34 get out of hand

become out of control Your absences are getting out of

hand, Ramesh. You'd better do

something quickly to improve the

situation if you want to keep your