Suggested Readings

Title Author
A communicative grammar of English Leech & Svartik
A practical English Grammar Thomson & Martinet
A Comprehensive English Grammar for Foreign students Eckersley & Eckersley (Longmans)
Modern English Vol. I & II Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Rutherford
R. Quirk & S. Greenbaum
A University English Grammar
(Longmans)
Practical English Usage Swan (OUP)
English Idioms McMordie
Mastering English Language Etherton
Suggested Readings for English (Essay and Précis)

Précis, passage answer (comprehension), letter, expression, correction, idioms, pair of words, Essay

ENGLISH ESSAY
1- Paragraphs & Essays (Prof. Manzoor Mirza) RS 300/-
2- Dogar's Unique Latest Essays (Prof. Mohammad Asif Qadri) RS 175/-

ENGLISH COMPOSITION
1- Precis Writing (Abdul Basit Jasra, Naimatullah Khan Joyia) RS 60/-
2-
3-
4- English Grammar & Composition (Nawaz Khalid, Mohammad Baqir Hussain) RS 250/-
5- English Grammar & Composition (Shabbir Hussain Chaudhry) RS 350/-
6- Dictionary of Synonyms & Antonyms (Prof. Tariq Ali Khan) RS 80/-
7- Oxford Idioms RS 800/900/

 A progressive course of précis writing (1913)

http://www.archive.org/details/progressivecours00roberich
 English Comprehension E book / Oxford Idioms
www.pdfdatabase.com
 Letter Writing
http://pdfdatabase.com/index.php?q=oxford+press+english+letter+writing, http://www.pdf-
search-engine.com/guide-of-letter-writing-pdf.html
 English Books Study Collection (2009) CD

More than 60 books for learning English, gramar and vocabulary, speaking and slang,
including books from the Oxford and Cambridge, all in one CD. Start exploring today and lift
your knowledge of English to a decent standard
http://www.cssforum.com.pk/off-topic-discussions/references-recommendations/26346-english-books-
study-collection-2009-cd.html

 Topic: downloads...............books English precies (most

recommended)

http://thecssforum.com/forum/english-(precis-and-composition)/downloads-books/

 E book for Common idioms

http://thecssforum.com/forum/english-(precis-and-composition)/ebook-for-common-idioms/

Precis => Comprehension => Expansion

Scribed.com, esnips.com, pdfdatabase.com,

ENGLISH ESSAY
1- Paragraphs & Essays (Prof. Manzoor Mirza) RS 300/-
2- Dogar's Unique Latest Essays (Prof. Mohammad Asif Qadri) RS 175/-

ENGLISH COMPOSITION
1- Precis Writing (Abdul Basit Jasra, Naimatullah Khan Joyia) RS 60/-
2- A Practical English Grammar (A. J. Thomson, A. V. Martinet) RS 600/-
3- Practical English Usage (Michael Swan) RS 1600/-
4- English Grammar & Composition (Nawaz Khalid, Mohammad Baqir Hussain) RS 250/-
5- English Grammar & Composition (Shabbir Hussain Chaudhry) RS 350/-
6- Dictionary of Synonyms & Antonyms (Prof. Tariq Ali Khan) RS 80/-
7- Oxford Idioms RS 800/900/

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14- Towards Pakistan (Waheed-uz Zaman)

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3- EVERYDAY SCIENCE ADVANCE (M. Imtiaz Shahid)
4-CSS Everyday Science with Solved Papers(By:Shabbir Hussain Chaudhry)
(Majeed Book Depot)
Rs 175/-
5-Everyday Science (Objective Type) (By:Syed Baqir Raza)
(Emporium Publishers)
Rs 150/-
ISLAMIAT (URDU)
1- Islamiat (Zahid Hussain Anjum) RS 135/-
2- Islamiat Advance bray CSS (Muhammad Imtiaz Shahid, Attiya Bano) RS 300/-
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Misbah ul Islam (By:Qamar Hasnain Qadri)
Rs 150/-

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4- International Relations (Parkash Chander)
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//objective//

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