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प्रश्न
Form groups and use the following topic for discussion. Take the help of your college library and your teacher.
Need for democracy
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उत्तर
Need for democracy
- Democracy is a fair way to put people into power.
- Freedom granted to individuals to live a life of their choice.
- Criticism from opposition to the government in power
- Citizen's right to question every action of a democratic government.
- Disadvantages of other forms of government.
- Citizens of other countries suffering at the hands of supreme authority.
APPEARS IN
संबंधित प्रश्न
Deliver a short speech for about five minutes on the following.
Imagine what will happen if all the trees in the earth disappear. Discuss with your friends and share it with your classmates.
Work in groups of four. Discuss how the story would have been different if.
Pongo had arrived on the scene before the last orange was eaten.
Identify the character or speaker of the following line.
‘That is, I believe they do.’
Imagine you are going to celebrate your forthcoming birthday at an orphanage/old age home.
Deliver a short speech about your birthday celebration by using the following hints.
- The reasons for choosing an orphanage/old-age home.
- The people who accompany you.
- The food which you are going to offer them.
- The useful gifts/articles which you are going to give them.
- Other events like cake cutting, conducting games, etc.
Last year at this time I ______.
I have never visited ______.
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.
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.
If the reporting verb is in the present tense.
Read the conversation of the simple machines. Take roles to play. Then discuss in pairs to describe any simple machine. Create your own storyboard and take roles to play.
Jack: Don't you know how simple machines make your life easy?
Jimmy: Um... I don't know what simple machines are.
Jack: Simple machines are mechanical devices for applying force like a wedge or ramp.
Jimmy: Oh! wow! How I did not know this!
Jack: Like the wheels on hospital bed and IV pole. They help you move people faster by reducing the friction.
Jimmy: Is the stick over there that the TV is attached to, is that a simple machine too?
Jack: Yes it is, it's a lever. The wheels on the bus are simple machines, they make the bus move.
Jimmy: What about the doors?
Jack: 'Yeah' the driver pulls a lever and the doors open and you climb up the inclined plane aka the stairs. The cable in the elevator is wrapped around a groove in the wheel and axle, an electric motor pulls the cable, lifting the car between floors.
Jimmy: So the wheels on the rolling chair are too by rolling the chair back instead of lifting the chair back.
Jack: 'Yes' they are, they move the chair and reduce the friction.
Read the story board and take roles as pilot and flight attendants to enact the scene.
Inflight Passenger Announcements
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.
Imagine that below are some of the paintings of Jane Eyre. Discuss with your partner and describe the paintings.
Take something from your school bag. Describe it in three sentences. Ask the class to find out the thing you have described.
Change the following into Indirect Speech.
“What do you want?” he said to her.
Change the following into Indirect Speech.
He said, “How's your father?”
Change the following into Indirect Speech.
The poor man exclaimed, “Will none of you help me?”
Change the following into Indirect Speech.
“Bring me a glass of milk,” said the swami to the villagers.
Change the following into Indirect Speech.
“Run away, children,” said their mother.
Change the following into Direct Speech.
The stranger asked Nasrin where she lived.
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.
Look at these images of different kinds of sports. Identify and name as many as you can with your partner.
Describe any one of them to your partner.
- Name of the sport.
- What equipment is used to play the sport?
- What kind of area/ground/field it is played in?
- How is it played?
Name the character or speaker.
“Wake up. Your ship is ready.”
Name the character or speaker.
“I am fine. We must wear the space suit.”
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.
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What did the teacher teach?
Answer these questions about yourself.
- What is your name?
- What languages do you speak?
- How old are you?
- Which is your favourite food?
- Where did you go yesterday?
- Which country do you belong to?
- When do you go to sleep?
- Why do you drink milk?
Borrowing a book from public Library.
Lots of things must have happened in the village when Rip was away. Imagine you are the neighbour who greets Rip after 20 years. One student should act as Rip. Tell Rip about all that had happened in the village after he left.
(Talk about what happened to his family, to his friends, to the other villagers, to the children he played with, the change in the village, etc. your teacher will guide you.)
You may start this way: Guess what happened on the day you left. When you did not come home in the evening, your wife ………
A boy and a girl are talking about their holidays.
Describe a few funny things you have seen. Do they make you laugh?
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.
- ______.
- ______.
- ______.
- ______.
Look at the picture again. Describe the picture.
Running is very good exercise. Name any three games that you play, in which you have to run.
When you run fast, what do you feel is happening to your body?
Some letter are missing in each word.
pl ______ se
How could Alice have got into the garden?
Are you afraid of the dark? Why?
What is the word that starts with 'c' , rhymes with ‘near’ and ‘fear’, and means easy to see, hear and understand?
How do you think you can help children who cannot see?
Do you think that –
Do you know the secret language of any animal? Tell the class about it.
Do you know any other language? Do you know a joke in English? Tell your friends.
Do you like reading story books?
Is there a bookshop near your home? If there is, do you like to visit it?
What are the different kinds of books in this bookshop or in any other bookshop you have seen? Tell the class.
Tell the story of Pinocchio with actions.
There are many reasons why something happens.
For example
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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…
You are travelling by train. When the Train Ticket Examiner enters your compartment, much to your shock, you realize you have forgotten to bring your train ticket. How will you handle the situation?
You forget to wish your best friend on his/her birthday. He gets very angry. How will you try to pacify him/her? Construct a dialogue of about 4 to 5 exchanges and enact a role play
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
Now use these ideas and prepare a speech on the topic ‘The importance of developing a positive attitude’ and deliver the speech in the school assembly
Build a conversation for the following situation with a minimum of five exchange.
A salesman and a customer at an electronic shop.
Now, write a set of 8 to 10 instruction for the following situation.
A traffic police personnel to the public, as to how to move around in safety, in crowded public places during festival seasons.
Organize a class debate on the motion ‘The advantages of social websites’. (Use the expressions for arguments like - First, firstly, I mean, My point is, In my opinion, Let me consider, etc.)
