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प्रश्न
Find and discuss some examples of reports related to the given topic.
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उत्तर
Do it yourself.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Form groups and use the following topic for discussion. Take the help of your college library and your teacher.
Freedom of speech
Form groups and use the following topic for discussion. Take the help of your college library and your teacher.
Qualities of an ideal politician
Work in groups of four. Discuss how the story would have been different if.
Pongo had pardoned the narrator after scolding him.
Figures of speech
Anaphora: Repetition of a word or a phrase at the beginning of a sequence of sentences, paragraphs, and lines.
(e.g.) How handsome are your gauzy wings, how brilliant are your eyes!
Figures of speech
Alliteration: Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
Pick out the words in alliteration.
“Sweet creature!” said the Spider, “you're witty and you’re wise,”
Identify the character or speaker of the following line.
‘I done it out of pity for him.’
Divide the students into groups of five and conduct a group discussion on the topic "Importance of Mathematics in Our Everyday Life". The teacher will act as a moderator.
Mention the rhyme scheme of the poem.
As a child I spent my free time ______.
I have never visited ______.
Have you ever been scared? What happened? How did you feel? Talk about it in one or two sentences with your friend. Repeat it to the class.
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.
With modal verbs would, might, could, should, ought to, used to.
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.
In if-clauses and time-clauses.
Present the review of a movie that you have watched recently.
Give a review of a book that has interested you a lot.
Do you have art / craft session in your school?
What do you do in that session?
Answer the following:
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A Tiny Little Plant Deep in the heart of a little seed, Out came the bright Sunshine, A little plant woke up to see, |
List the rhyming words in the first three lines.
Answer the following
Identify the rhyme scheme of the given short poem.
My dog likes bones,
He eats them up,
He’s very sweet,
He’s just a pup.
Answer the following
Complete this poem on your own with a abab rhyme scheme.
Peas porridge hot,
Peas porridge cold,
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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.
Discuss in groups of five. Make a story about the comic strip. Then share it in the class.
Describe the things in the picture using the descriptive words given below.
| Descriptive words | |||
| Large | Small | Good | Happy |
| Big | Little | Great | Joyful |
| Enormous | Miniature | Fantastic | Delighted |
| Gigantic | Minute | Excellent | Thrilled |
| Huge | Petite | Amazing | Glad |
| Massive | Tiny | Wonderful | Pleased |
| Tremendous | Slight | Marvellous | Satisfied |
Change the following into Indirect Speech.
“Are you coming home with me?” he asked.
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 Direct Speech.
Nevin asked his father when the next letter would come.
Change the following an into Direct Speech.
I asked Mary if she would lend me a pencil.
What happened to the hole in the ground after the rain?
Join in either of the following groups and say some valid points to win.
| Group A. | I like to live in the Earth because ______ | |
| Group B. | I like to live in the Mars because ______ |
Imagine you are Mowgli. Which animal would you befriend? What kind of adventure would you like in the forest? Make use of the hints below to talk about it.
- Hi, I’m Mowgli. The only human being living in the jungle.
- I have been raised by a pack of wolves, in an Indian forest.
- I go and hunt with my friends for food.
- My close buddy is a ______.
- His/ Her name is______.
- He/ She guides and accompanies me ______.
- We enjoy loitering in the jungle by ______.
- The jungle where we live is______.
- On the whole, I am ______.
I have a robot big and______.
Join in one of the two groups. Choose one character, speak two sentences for and against it.
| I support Kaliyan because ______ |
| I oppose the rich man because ______ |
Structures that are useful for this situation.
See how they speak at this situation and practise as if you were in that situation.
A boy and a girl are talking about their holidays.
Read the following passage carefully.
One day Meena plucks a mango and brings it home. Her grandmother gives the larger piece to Raju because he is a boy. Meena protests. After all, she brought the mango and she is the elder of the two. She insists she has a greater right over her share. Her father comes to her help and divides the mango equally.
Now answer the questions.
- Who brought the mango home?
- Why did Meena’s grandmother give a larger piece to Raju?
- Who do you think should have got the larger piece?
Betty bought a bit of butter,
But the bit of butter that Betty bought was bitter.
So Betty bought some better butter,
To make the bitter butter better.
Look at the picture below. In the yellow box there are eight things You can see six of them in the picture. You cannot see the other two. Write down the four things that you can see.
- ______.
- ______.
- ______.
- ______.
Do you like to play and run about? Why?
Some letter are missing in each word.
f ______ t
Ram is a curious little boy. He is always asking questions. One day he came home and asked his grandfather questions like –
- Why can’t we look at the sun during a solar eclipse?
- Why can’t we touch the sun?
- Why can’t we go out to play in the dark?
Discuss these questions with your teacher and class. Do you know the answers?
Listen and repeat Ca -t
Say the given sentences with different expressions.
- Come and play with me.
- I want to buy things and have fun.
- Come and climb up my trunk and swing from my branches.
- Cut down my trunk.
- I am too old to swing on branches.
- I am too tired to climb.
Build a conversation of eight to ten sets of exchanges , with your grandmother, discussing the incidents that happened in your school that day.
You are Mani/Megalai of Class XI, President of the English Club of your school. Draft a speech on the topic ‘Reading Maketh a Complete Man’, to be delivered in the school assembly
Tell the class about your ambition in life and the way you are working towards achieving your goal.
‘Forgetfulness is the beginning of happiness’- Do you agree or disagree? Discuss in class.
Is there a link between intelligence and absent-mindedness? Share your views on this subject, with the class.
Work with a partner. Your friend has lost her books just before the annual examination and she is upset. How will you help her? Take up roles and enact the situation.
Prepare a formal five minute speech on the topic ‘The Importance of Education’ and deliver it at your School Assembly.
On the occasion of World Environment Day, you have been asked to deliver a speech during morning assembly on the importance of tree planting. Write the speech in about 100 – 150 words.
- Introduction
- Suggested value points Pollution control – Medicine – Necessary for wildlife – Cause rainfall
- Conclusion
Pair work: Practise the dialogue with another student. Then write a similar dialogue between a student and the class teacher regarding an educational trip.
Extend the conversation with two more relevant exchange
| Receptionist | Good evening, sir. Welcome to Chennai. |
| Traveller | I would like to book a deluxe room in your hotel for 3 days. |
| Receptionist | ______ |
| Traveller | ______ |
| Receptionist | ______ |
| Traveller | ______ |
