Business & Technical English: ENG201

Spring 2016
Assignment No. 1
Total Marks: 20
Lesson No: 1-9
Instructions
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Upload your assignments in a proper format i.e. MS Word file. Corrupt files will be awarded
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Please avoid plagiarism; plagiarized work will be marked zero.
Please avoid submitting copied assignments; otherwise, such a case would be referred to the
discipline committee.
The font color should be black and the font size 12 Times New Roman.
Q1. Presentation skills are the sets of techniques and skills required to present oral
information successfully to others. Following is a link which contains some useful
guidelines for making impressive power point slides:
https://www.google.com/url?
sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=5&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwi06eK19Yr
MAhUExRQKHfYkBfMQFgg4MAQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nwlink.com
%2F~donclark%2Fhrd%2Ftemplates
%2Fpresentations.ppt&usg=AFQjCNFKJhmUMUXXxKd5YEYRHyKF5sKxjA
View the slides on the above link and fill in the following blanks:
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(1*10=10 Marks)

Bullets allow you to _________ the audience in on what you are going to say.
Choose a clean font that is _________ to read.
You want the audience to focus on __________ you present, not the way you present.
Reds and oranges (fonts) are _________ but can be difficult to stay focused on.
Colors separated by another color are called ________ colors. They are also known as
__________ colors.
6. ________ diagrams are great communicators.
7. The media should ____________ the presentation, not BE the presentation.
8. _________ and Gothic typefaces are easier to read than Script or Comic.
9. Limit the number of bullets in a screen to _______.
10. All capital letters make the text __________ to read.

Q2. Recognize the paragraph type from the following paragraphs and write one explicit
reason under each paragraph for this identification. An example is given in the box below
for your help.
(2*5=10 Marks)

Example:
School uniforms are good for the development of children. First of all, everyone is
dressed uniformly. So no one has better clothes than others and no one can
threaten others because of their clothes. In many schools, ganging up on others
because of what they are wearing is already normal and uniforms are a way to
protect the children from such acts. School uniforms also keep everyone from
having to buy expensive brands of clothes to be part of the society which relieves
especially the parents and takes the pressure of being cool away from the children.
School uniforms also help to put off children from being overly concerned about
keeping up with the latest fashions.
Type of Paragraph: The above paragraph is an example of expository paragraph.
Reason: The concept of School uniform has been developed gradually. This quality
makes it an expository paragraph.

(a) I have always hated peanut butter. I know peanuts are good for you. They have nutrients and
vitamins, discovered by George Washington Carver, without which American children would
reach adulthood stunted and retarded. In addition to the nutrition benefits, peanut butter is fun
food, perfect on sandwiches with jelly or alone, perfect for eating with your fingers and a sticky
delight. But I dont care about that. To me, peanut butter tastes like and has the consistency of
mud. Not surprisingly, the mere thought of peanut butter makes me gag.
(b) Do you want to study in High School or in College? These two options are very dissimilar;
although, in both you can learn a lot. These differences include homework, tests, and attendance
policies. The first difference is homework. In High School, most teachers will assign you to turn
in your homework late if you give them an excuse such as I forgot it at home or It is in my
locker. In contrast, in a College if you give your professor one of these excuses, they will say
Too bad and you do not have another opportunity.
(c) A racist is not someone that accepts another person for who they are but rather prejudges
them based on their appearance or their skin color. The vast diversity of society makes it nearly
impossible to eliminate all racial tension. A racist usually has no other reason to hate somebody
except for the fact that the other person may look different or have a different skin color than
them.

(d) Sunset is the time of day when our sky meets the outer space solar winds. There are blue,
pink, and purple swirls spinning and twisting like clouds of balloons caught in a blender. The sun
moves slowly to hide behind the line of horizon, while the moon races to take its place in
prominence atop the night sky. People slow to a crawl, entranced, fully forgetting the deeds that
still must be done. There is coolness and calmness, when the sun sets.
(e) Good libraries provide materials for their readers. One kind of materials is books on all
subjects, both in English and other different languages. Books can generally be checked out of
the library for a period of two or three weeks. Another kind of materials is reference books which
include encyclopedias, atlases, and dictionaries. These materials can be used only in the library.