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प्रश्न
Imagine that you are a lawyer defending the case of the eyes in court. Present your counter statement in support of your client.
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उत्तर
I can present my case on behalf of the eyes with the help of the following arguments:
- It is because of the eyes that one wears spectacles.
- Spectacles are made to correct one's vision.
- Spectacles aid the eyes to see clearly at all times of the day – be it day or night.
- Spectacles help in reading and in protecting the eyes from strain.
- If the eyes do not need spectacles, it is pointless to wear them.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
You are visiting the primary school where you studied classes I to IV, after six years. You get a chance to go to your standard two classrooms and you are permitted to sit at the same place where you used to sit.
What would you remember?
How do trees access the internet?
They simply ___________ in.
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.
The cunning spider was waiting for a chance to pull the fly into its web and it used all the possible ways to trap her. Have you ever been trapped by flattery to do something you did not want to do? Discuss in pairs and share your experience in the class.
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!
Identify the figures of speech.
”Your eyes are like the diamond bright, but mine are dull as lead!”
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.
Read the clues given below and develop your story. Narrate your story to the class.
Robert Bruce - King - lying on the ground in a dejected mood - failed to defeat his enemies - was thinking of giving up the attempt - saw a spider falling down from the ceiling - the ceiling far away - wondered how it would get there - the spider fell back again - again it tried - again it fell - it made nine such attempts - no success - climbed up once more - at last succeeded in reaching the roof - Bruce imitated its example - he too tried once again - was successful.
Now I really enjoy ______.
I have never visited ______.
Mr. Anand Tony, director of the award-winning movie ‘Poo’, is meeting the press. Take turns to be the director and media person. Conduct a perfect discussion.
Prepare a Vote of thanks on the occasion of Independence day celebration.
“Do you know why she is unhappy?”
He asked me if ______ unhappy.
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)
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.
Give a review of a book that has interested you a lot.
Review an event which your school has hosted recently.
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? |
Look at the picture. Work in groups and give a short talk about it using the words given below.
- sand
- waves
- when
- as soon as
- collect
- enjoy
- hatchlings
- basket
- boys
- night
- rough sea
- many
- eggs
- incubate
- hatchery
- after
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Volunteers of the Students Sea Turtle Conservation Network (SSTCN) release Olive Ridley hatchlings into the sea. |
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.
“Bring me a glass of milk,” said the swami to the villagers.
Change the following into Indirect Speech.
“Sit down, boys,” said the teacher.
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.
Nevin asked his father when the next letter would come.
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.
Identify a sentence and a phrase which tells us that the story took place in summer.
Name the character or speaker.
“Eat these capsules.”
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.
See how they speak at this situation and practise as if you were in that situation.
See how they speak at this situation and practise as if you were in that situation.
Structures that are useful for this situation.
Work in pairs.
- Ask your friend questions about all the things he does.
- Use question words such as where, what, how, who, when, why. One is done for you.
| Anu | I watch TV in the evening. |
| Amit | When do you watch TV? |
| Anu | I play games. |
| Amit | |
| Anu | |
| Amit | |
| Anu | |
| Amit | |
| Anu | |
| Amit |
In groups of five discuss what you would do if you were caught in the following situations.
- Your friend falls in the playfield and is hurt…
- You are trapped in a fire...
- You are stuck in a traffic jam…
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 ………
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.
- ______.
- ______.
- ______.
- ______.
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
Imagine you are Alice and your partner is a rabbit. What would you do?
What is the word that starts with 'c' , rhymes with ‘near’ and ‘fear’, and means easy to see, hear and understand?
Look at the signs for the letters of the alphabet.
At the end of the play, only the stump of the tree is left. Find out if it will grow into a tree again.
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.
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.
Have you been to another place recently? What is it like? How is it different from your own place?
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.
Build a conversation of eight to ten sets of exchanges , with your grandmother, discussing the incidents that happened in your school that day.
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 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.
Build a conversation for the following situation with a minimum of five exchange.
A passenger and a railway staff regarding the cancellation of the reserved tickets.
Extend the conversation with two more relevant exchange
| Student | Good morning, sir. May I come in? |
| Teacher | Good morning, why are you late today? |
| Student | ______ |
| Teacher | ______ |
| Student | ______ |
| Teacher | ______ |
Imagine you are Baldwin and your partner is Gresham. Try your best to persuade your partner to confess the truth. Build a conversation describing how both of you would react in such a situation. Work in pairs.
Given below are a few proverb. Prepare a short speech of two minutes on one of the proverb.
Where there is a will there is a way.
Now it’s your turn to speak against the motion “Wars create more problem than they solve.” Express your views with valid points.
Conduct a debate for and against the motion.“Mobile phone - a big boon”
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.
