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Find and discuss some examples of reports related to the given topic.

Any social issue

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अध्याय 1.6: Tiger Hills - Ice Breakers [पृष्ठ ५३]

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बालभारती English Yuvakbharati [English] Standard 11 Maharashtra State Board
अध्याय 1.6 Tiger Hills
Ice Breakers | Q 2. (ii) (c) | पृष्ठ ५३

संबंधित प्रश्न

Form groups and use the following topic for discussion. Take the help of your college library and your teacher.

Dictatorship Vs Democracy


Work in groups of four. Discuss how the story would have been different if.

Pongo had forgotten to lock the door properly but the narrator only discovered it just before Pongo returned.


Identify the character or speaker of the following line.

‘What has that got to do that with it?’


I used to admire ______.


Prepare a Vote of thanks on the occasion of Independence day celebration.


Collect images of some electronic gadgets and play a JAM (just a minute) game by picking one image and talking for a minute about it in your classroom.


Read the story. Divide yourselves into groups of four. Discuss what little Sarah wants to talk about. Take roles and enact the story.


“Why do volcanoes erupt?”

She wondered why ______.


Read the different verb form where they remain the same in the direct and indirect speech in the following case. Fill in the blank with missing indirect speech.

When we report a universal truth (something that is always true)


Present the review of a movie that you have watched recently.


What qualities do you gain by doing art or craft?


Role-play the conversation in the class.

Manoj: Hi Priya! How are you?
Priya: I am fine, and what about you?
Manoj: I am fine too. What are you doing in this early morning?
Priya: I am taking care of my garden.
Manoj: Oh! What a beautiful garden it is!
Priya: It is beautiful as I work every day in it.
Manoj: Who helps you in your work?
Priya: I do it myself. It is my hobby and I have cultivated vegetables.
Manoj: Oh! that’s nice. How long have you been doing this?
Priya: I have been doing this for ......
Manoj: ....................................
Priya: ....................................
Manoj: ....................................
Priya: ....................................
Manoj: ....................................

Read the story board and take roles as pilot and flight attendants to enact the scene.


Answer the following:

A Tiny Little Plant

Deep in the heart of a little seed,
    Lay buried so, so deep,
A tiny little plant fast asleep.

Out came the bright Sunshine,
     Down crept its light,
Into the seed, too bright.

A little plant woke up to see,
How bright the world might be.

Which word in the poem rhymes with 'light'?


Take a few minutes and make hints of the picture. Arrange your thoughts. Using the points you write, deliver a small speech focusing on the issue picturized here. Give an interesting and informative speech. Your speech should include the cause and the solution.

Tips for effective speaking

• Organise your points and ideas well.
• Don’t memorise the speech. If you forget a point, it will make you nervous.
• Avoid the things that are of no value or interest to the audience.
• Before you speak, take a deep breath, smile, greet the audience.
• Don’t be nervous about making a mistake.
• Interesting speech makes your mistakes nothing.


Change the following into Indirect Speech.

The poor man exclaimed, “Will none of you help me?”


Change the following into Indirect Speech.

He said, “Daughter, take my golden jug, and fetch me some water from the Well.”


Change the following into Indirect Speech.

“Go down to the bazaar. Bring me some oil and a lump of ice.” ordered his master.


Change the following into Direct Speech.

I told them to be quiet.


Change the following into Direct Speech.

An old mouse asked who would bell the cat.


Change the following into Direct Speech.

Bhagya said that she had seen that picture.


Sherlyn receives a postcard from her friend Pushpa who is holidaying in Sri Lanka. She calls her friend Galen and tells him what Pushpa has written. Help her by filling in the blanks, using reported speech.

Hello, Galen Today I received a postcard from Pushpa. Remember I had told you that She has gone to Sri Lanka on a holiday? Well, she has written from Colombo. She has written that ____________ Orphanage. It ____________ elephants. She said that it is the biggest herd of elephants in the world that is living under human supervision. She also added that she ____________ because ____________. The Elephant Orphanage ____________ . She said that ____________ national park. She ____________ next week and added that ____________ then.


Imagine a world with no books, but only e-books. How would you find such a world? Deliver a two-minute talk.


Each person or a group chooses an item from the class and takes two minutes to prepare. He/she must promote and sell the same item in the most humorous way to convince the classmates to buy the product. You can choose items such as eraser, pencil, school bag, book, etc.

It can go like this.

Here I have a magical eraser for you. You can do whatever you want to do with this. You can rub anything that you don’t like. Just rub it against somebody’s hair and it will be gone forever. If you want to see somebody without hair, here you go. Buy this eraser and have fun with your friends.


Pick and support any one of the three daughters. Say some sentences for the one you support and say some sentences against the other two to win.

I support the first daughter because ....... I support the second daughter because ....... I support the third daughter because .......

I have a robot______ and tall.


Structures that are useful for this situation.


Find the qualities of these animals from the passage.

A little

red hen had some wheat seeds. “Will you help me sow this seed?” asked the hen,“No” replied the selfish dog. Then the hen did it by herself. The seeds grew into a field of wheat. “Will you help me reap the wheat?” asked the hen, “No” replied the sleepy cat. She did it by herself. “Will you help me grind the wheat?” asked the hen, “No” replied the noisy duck. She did it by herself. “Will you help me make a bread?” asked the hen, “No” replied the lazy cow. She made the bread by herself. “Will you all help me eat this bread?” asked the hen, “Yes” replied everyone,“No” said the hen.


What did the teacher teach?


See how they speak at this situation and practise as if you were in that situation.


Let us learn to enact the story.


The Maharaja was a wise man and ordered the cook to use the vegetable scraps instead of throwing them away.

  • Name some of the things which are thrown away at home or in school.
  • Sit in groups of four and think of interesting ways in which they can be made useful.
  • Put up your findings on the class board.

In groups of five, discuss what you enjoy doing alone and what you like doing in a group. Now prepare a list as shown below.

Things I like doing alone Things I like doing in a group
   
   
   

In your family, what activities are done individually and as a group?

My mother decides  
My father decides   
I decide  
We decide  

Write the full form for the following.

she’ll - ______


Answer these questions about yourself.

  1. What is your name?
  2. What languages do you speak?
  3. How old are you?
  4. Which is your favourite food?
  5. Where did you go yesterday?
  6. Which country do you belong to?
  7. When do you go to sleep?
  8. Why do you drink milk?

Pick out the names of the games mentioned in the story.


Some letter are missing in each word.

tr __ __ s


Some letter are missing in each word.

f ______ t


What is the word that starts with t , rhymes with ‘cease’, and means to playfully make fun of ?


Listen and repeat Ca -t


Say these words and feel what your tongue does when you say –

toe, top, tie, ten


Do you think that –

Do you know the secret language of any animal? Tell the class about it.


Have you seen

  1. a hippopotamus in a hat?
  2. a hen in a beehive?
  3. a helicopter with hair?
  4. a horse drink honey?

Tell the class a joke in your mother tongue.


Work in pairs and arrive at five points that bring out the benefits and challenges of living in either a nuclear family or a joint family. Share your views with your class.


In groups of five, discuss the following topic taking examples from Mary Kom’s life.

Athletes cannot run with money in their pockets. They must run with hope in their heart and dreams in their head.

The following expressions may help you in connecting ideas and presenting your views to the class.

  • In my opinion…
  • I wholeheartedly support…
  • At the outset, let me say…
  • I should like to draw your attention to…

Is there a link between intelligence and absent-mindedness? Share your views on this subject, with the class.


‘When the mouse laughs at the cat, there is a hole nearby.’ Explain the meaning of this statement to your friends.


Speak to the class for a minute, as to how one should conduct oneself on formal occasions. (You could talk about table manners especially while eating, general appearance, manner of speaking, etc.)


You are rushing to attend to an important work and you witness an accident on your way. Will you go to the rescue of the injured person? Share your views with the class.


‘ A friend in need is a friend indeed’. Does this hold good in all situations? Share your views with your class.


Everybody enjoys holidays but, when it comes to safety ‘There is no holiday for Safety’. Discuss in groups what safety measures one should take while driving a car/two wheeler.


Your school has arranged for a road safety campaign, Share a few ideas with your classmates which can be used during the campaign. For example ‘Speed thrills but kills’.


Assertion: The SI system of units is the suitable for measurement.

Reason: The SI unit of temperature is kelvin.


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