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प्रश्न
When both students have completed their half of the table above, exchange information, by asking and answering questions e.g.
1. What's the weight of the football?
2. When do you get a penalty in hockey?
As you receive information from your partner, write it down in the other half of the table above. (Do not let your partner look at your table!)
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उत्तर
- 395-454 gram.
- A free hit is awarded for any foul committed outside the penalty area or when the ball is hit out of the playing area. A penalty corner is awarded if, within the penalty area, a foul is committed or the ball is hit outside his goal-line. A penalty stroke is given when foul is intentionally committed in the circle. It is hit from the penalty spot with only the goal keeper defending the goal post.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
You are the grandmother. How did you feel when your granddaughter gave you the novel ‘Kashi Yatre’ ? Write your feelings in your diary.
To make your diary entry interesting, read the following information about what is a diary entry.
A diary entry is a purely personal piece of writing. The writer expresses his/her thoughts and feelings. Reactions to incidents are generally poured out in a diary. Hence expressions that are emotionally charged are used.
For example – When you are happy about something, you could start like this
8th July 20xx, Wednesday 8 pm
Today I am very happy as ………………………..
The sequence of events has been jumbled up. Rearrange them and complete the given flowchart.
(1) Major Percy and Bill come to the house.
(2) Harold comes to know that his father is a boxer.
(3) Bill tells his wife that he is doing it for Harold.
(4) Jerry Fisher tries to convince Bill to reconsider.
(5) Mrs. Bramble is amazed to think that she has brought such a prodigy as Harold into the world.
(6) Harold wants to know what will happen to the money he had bet on Murphy losing.(7) Mrs. Bramble is informed that Bill had decided not to fight.
(8) Mrs. Bramble resumes work of darning the sock.
(9) Harold is alone with his mother in their home.
Answer the following question briefly.
What was John A. Pescud’s opinion about best sellers? Why?
Working in groups of four, write the article on the following :
The elderly seek attention and company from younger members of their family. They are eager to listen and long to share their life experiences. John A Pescud is not only respectful but also very patient with Colonel Allyn, Jessie’s father. As a reporter, write an article for a newspaper, on the importance of the elderly in our lives.
On the basis of your understanding of the poem, answer the following questions by ticking the correct choice
The poem is narrated in the first person by the brook. This figure of speech is
The poet could not understand the words of the song, yet he raised several
possibilities about its theme. In the chart below are some of these possibilities.
Read the third stanza again, and find the phrase that matches each. Complete the
chart, by writing a phrase in each of the empty boxes. Work in pairs.
In this poem, life is being compared to a play. Just as in a play, a man acts many
parts, so also in life, a man plays many roles. Can you think of some other
comparison for life? (For example, life could be compared with the seasons in
nature, the days of the week, the lessons in a school day.) Select one of these
comparisons (or choose one of your own), and write about the similarities that
life has with it. (80-100 words)
Answer the following question.
With reference to the poem, how can you look after your teeth?
Answer the following question briefly.
Do you think the punishment given to the convict was justified? Why/ Why not?
Why is the convict eager to reach Paris?
Identify the situations which can be termed as the turning points in the convict's
life?
The last part of the extract that you have just heard is given below. Notice
how the author creates interest through a step-by-step organisation of his ideas.
| Within the diamond haze of the beach, something dark was fumbling along. Ralph saw it first and watched until the intentness of his gaze drew all eyes that way. Then the creature stepped from the mirage on to clear sand and they saw that the darkness was not all shadow but mostly clothing. The creature was a party of boys marching approximately in step falling on two parallel lines. |
The author uses these words to create an atmosphere of mystery and suspense. The 'something' becomes clearer ... clearer still .... until finally we learn what it really is. |
The verb ‘to have’
Be careful with the verb ‘to have’, which has many different uses and meanings. Study the box below and consider the sentences that follow.
| Health (H) | Possession (P) | Relationship (R) | |
| Mr Sinha | headache | Maruti car | two daughters |
Put a tick (✓) or cross (✗) against each sentence according to whether it is correct or incorrect.
- Mr Sinha has a severe headache. ___________
- He is having a blue-coloured Maruti car. ___________
- Mr Sinha has two daughters and no sons. ___________
The Indian Rhinoceros: Where are they? Do they have a future?
We are very materialistic and are often lured into buying and using clothes and articles made from animal skin and other organs.
Here's a shopping list ....... .
The list seems endless, doesn't it? Are these things not shameful enough to set us pondering deeply over the harm that we are inflicting on nature's creations?
1. Why is the list 'most shameful'?
2. What is the name of the organisation that has been formed to protect and conserve wildlife?
3. Name at least ten other animals that are being exploited by man for commercial purposes. Surf the net to get your information and complete the following table
| Animal | Part of the body used | Product |
| 1. | ||
| 2. | ||
| 3. | ||
| 4. | ||
| 5. | ||
| 6. | ||
| 7. | ||
| 8. | ||
| 9. | ||
| 10. |
During your discussions in groups, and in your individual written report, you will find the following language useful :
GROUP DISCUSSION
When recommending
| I | Propose suggest recommend |
that..... |
| what about ? why don't we....... |
| we could think |
consider...... about......... |
WRITTEN REPORT
When recommending
| I |
propose |
that..... |
| I strongly recommend that ........ |
| I urge the commision to ....... |
| It is | recommended proposed |
that.... |
| My | recommendation proposal |
is that...... |
When giving reasons
| ................. as .............. ................because ......... ..............since ............... |
| My reason is that .................... |
When giving reasons
| ................. as .............. ................because ......... ..............since ............... |
| My reason is that....................... In view of the fact that.............. |
Ganesh comes to visit Vikram and finds the house locked. He leaves a note. It is raining, the note gets wet and some words are washed off. Complete the note by filling in the missing words by choosing the correct option given below.
Dear Ram
I am so sorry to have missed you. I came to Udaipur on (a) _________ business trip and I have been here (b) _________ two weeks now. Your neighbours told me (c) _________ sad news that your father (d) _________ been hospitalized. I wish I (e) _________ see him but unfortunately I (f) _________ leaving for Madras today on (g) _________ 4 o’clock plane. Please send your father my best wishes. Anyway, I (h) _________ be in Udaipur again on 3rd and 4th June and I (i) _________ certainly find time to call on vou even though it (j) _________ some to be a hectic schedule.
Yours affectionately
Ganesh
| (a) (i) X (ii) the (iii) a (iv) an |
(b) (i) since (ii) from (iii) for (iv) in |
| (c) (i) the (ii) X (iii) an (iv) a |
(d) (i) is (ii) being (iii) has (iv) have |
| (e) (i) could (ii) have (iii) can (iv) having |
(f) (i) am (ii) been (iii) is (iv) being |
| (g) (i) a (ii) by (iii) the (iv) an |
(h) (i) am (ii) will (iii) are (iv) being |
| (i) (i) shall (ii) will (iii) ought to (iv) must |
(j) (i) would (ii) will (iii) shall (iv) is |
Simple passive
Present Passive: “Where are they made?”
Match the words from columns A, B, C, and D to produce factually correct sentences. Write your answer in full sentences. (Remember to make your subject and verb “agree”.)
e.g. Coffee is grown in Brazil.
| A | B | C | D |
| Oranges | produced in | Brazil. | |
| Wine | worn in | Switzerland. | |
| Maruti cars | are | eaten in | Malaysia. |
| Coffee | manufactured in | France. | |
| The most expensive watches | is | grown in | India. |
| Uranium | mined in | the Middle East. | |
| Satay | South Africa. | ||
| Deshdashes | Morocco. |
Maintaining a Point of view
(a) Read the following passage. Underline the verbs in the active voice and put circles around verbs in the passive voice. The first two have been completed.
Dr. Godbole arrived at the station at 6.30 pm and (was met) by Professor Salisbury of the Institute of Environmental Studies. After being driven to the Conference Centre for a brief meeting, the Indian forestry expert was taken to his hotel. The following morning, he presented his paper entitled “Save the trees — Save the world” which was greeted with prolonged applause. After his brief visit, Dr. Godbole is reported to have said he was very pleased with its outcome.
(b) From whose perspective or point of view is this description given? How does the use of the passive voice help maintain this?
A student from a lower class asks you to help her illustrate for her class, the use of different prepositions.
In groups of four, choose one of the following lists of prepositions and draw simple pictures to illustrate their meaning.
| Time | Place | Movement |
| since | on | through |
| at | in | along |
| until | behind | across |
| for | beside | down |
| after | above | round |
Your school is playing a football / hockey match with the neighbouring school. You are the official commentator for the match. Give a running commentary on the last few breathtaking minutes of the match.
OR
In groups of four, give a running commentary of the whole match. Each student must become the commentator at some point of time. (Your commentary should not be for more than three minutes)
Adjectives and Prepositions
Look at the table below. Decide which of the adjectives in Column A commonly go with which preposition. Tick the table as shown. (There may be more then one tick for each adjective).
| A | at | to | about | for |
| worried |  |
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| good | ||||
| bad | ||||
| surprised | ||||
| happy | ||||
| sensitive | ||||
| puzzled | ||||
| married | ||||
| clever | ||||
| suitable | ||||
| curious | ||||
| due | ||||
| qualified | ||||
| famous |
