New ISC English Practice Papers

ISC English Practice, second edition, is designed to meet the specific requirements of ISC senior secondary students for English Language Paper 1. This edition follows the pattern of the ISC examination to be held in and after the year 2002. The books contain a set of independent practice units as also additional exercises for enhancing language competencies. The book opens with an introductory note for the pupil, outlining frequently committed errors in tense, sentence construction and spelling. The note offers useful advice on composition writing, short story writing, grammar and comprehension About The Author: John Mason Ex-headmaster - The Doon School, Dehradun, has been a teacher for 38 years. Mr. Mason has written several textbooks for Indian schools on English and conducts workshops for teachers on the teaching of English in the Primary, Middle and Senior school. Special Features: Section One This section consists of 25 units testing composition, report writing, grammar and comprehension. The comprehension passages offer a blend of style and subjects and provide ample scope for group discussion. The books contain excerpts from contemporary as well as established writers, which include Arundhati Roy, Vikram Seth, Dylan Thomas and Thomas Hardy. Answers for the grammar questions of each of the 25 units are made available at the end of the book. Section Two provides additional practice in language structures, exercises in grammar and chapters on vocabulary and common errors contains additional remedial exercises