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प्रश्न
Form groups and use the following topic for discussion. Take the help of your college library and your teacher.
Qualities of an ideal politician
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उत्तर
Qualities of an ideal politician
- clean track record
- a technically skilled and good orator
- should be delivering on his promises
- must be honest and have integrity
- strive towards the public interest.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Find and discuss some examples of reports related to the given topic.
Award distribution
Prepare a speech in about 80-100 words for the morning assembly, stressing on the importance of games and sports in ensuring a healthy body and mind.
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.
I used to admire ______.
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.
Prepare a Vote of thanks on the occasion of Independence day celebration.
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 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.
What do you do in that session?
Identify the poetic lines where the following figures of speech are employed and complete the tabular column.
| Figure of speech | Meaning | Lines |
| Synecdoche | A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa. e.g. “The Western wave was all a-flame. ” The “Western wave” is a synecdoche as it refers to the sea by the name of one of its parts i.e. wave. |
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| Paradox |
A figure of speech in which a statement appears to contradict itself. e.g. To bring peace we must war. Be cruel to be kind. |
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| Onomatopoeia |
A figure of speech wherein the word imitates the sound associated with the object it refers to. e.g. Pitter-patter, pitter-patter Raindrops on my pane. |
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| Rhetorical Questions |
A figure of speech in the form of a question that is asked to make a point rather than to elicit an answer. e.g. And what is so rare as a day in June? |
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.
Take something from your school bag. Describe it in three sentences. Ask the class to find out the thing you have described.
Discuss in groups of five. Make a story about the comic strip. Then share it in the class.

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.
Lakshan asked me if I had anything to say.
Change the following an into Direct Speech.
I asked Mary if she would lend me a pencil.
Look at the picture of a village festival carefully. Talk about the activities that are going on by using the hints given in the help box.
About the place and the people — what is happening: what do the children and the adults do? – kind of shops – performances

Pick out the line which tells you about seasons (in Sec II). Which seasons are mentioned?
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 ______ |
See how they speak at this situation and practise as if you were in that situation.

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 ....... |
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Is there any place near?

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

Learn how they speak in the bank and practise as if you were in that situation.

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.
The people who live in cities often wish they could live in quiet towns. Do you like the place you live in?
Tell your partner two things you like and don't like about the place you live in.
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.
Describe a few funny things you have seen. Do they make you laugh?
Running is very good exercise. Name any three games that you play, in which you have to run.
Some letter are missing in each word.
tr __ __ s
What do you do when it is dark?
What is the word that starts with 'c' , rhymes with ‘near’ and ‘fear’, and means easy to see, hear and understand?
Say these words and feel what your tongue does when you say –
toe, top, tie, ten
Don’t Give Up
If you keep on going
And never stop,
You can keep on going,
You can make it to the top.
Life is full of mountains,
Some are big and some are small,
But if you don’t give up
You can overcome them all.
So keep on going
Try not to stop,
When you keep on going
You can make it to the top.
Look at the picture and describe it. Why do you think the boy is happy?

Do you think that –
Hiawatha liked learning new languages?
Use words beginning with 'h' sound like -
hat, house, hen, hide, horse, heart, hand etc.
Make a pair of words, one a ‘describing word’ and one a ‘naming word’.
Happy Hiawatha, hungry hippopotamus, high horse, heavy hand.
Make a story of the poem and share it with your friends. You can change Hiawatha’s name and give the name of your classmate. Start the story which other children can continue. Happy Hiawatha, hungry hippopotamus, high horse, heavy hand.
You could begin like this –
Once upon a time there was a boy called
What is your mother tongue?
Tell the story of Pinocchio with actions.
In a group, mime an activity (picnic, fair/mela, cricket match, etc.) which you enjoy. The rest of the class should guess the activity and say whether it is done in a group/alone.
Tell the class about your ambition in life and the way you are working towards achieving your goal.
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
Is there a link between intelligence and absent-mindedness? Share your views on this subject, with the class.
You have recently shifted to a new locality. You cannot find your way back, after school. Your uncle spots you and takes you home. Narrate the incident to the class.
As a friend of the narrator, describe how you would have behaved at the auction.
Compose your own limericks on an elephant, a peacock and a butterfly. Read it out to your class.
Prepare a speech on “The importance of a reading habit” in about 100–150 words using the hints given below together with your own ideas.
- Introduction
- Suggested value points Knowledge enrichment – Skill development – Meaningful usage of time – Overall development
- 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
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 | ______ |
‘ A friend in need is a friend indeed’. Does this hold good in all situations? Share your views with your class.
Conduct a debate for and against the motion.“Mobile phone - a big boon”
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.)
Ray Bradbury’s “All Summer in a Day” is a piece of science fiction. Discuss plots of similar stories with your partner and share your ideas with the class.



