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Complete the following conditional sentences using the clues given.
I'll take you out in the evening if ........................................................... .
(let/ do/ work/ now- persuasion)
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Listen carefully to Harsh Misra’s vacation plans and fill in the blanks with exact information :
HARSH! MISRA'S VACATION PLAN
• Travel from .................. To .........................
• Stopover at .......................................
• Visit during ........................... season .
• Will visit ............................ .
• It is located ..................... away from the town.
• Being the ................... peak. it offers .............. view of the town.
• Coffee House serves the original .......................... picked from the plantations.
• Next halt .....................
• Temple trail would include visits to the ......................... , .................. and .....................................
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Complete the following conditional sentences using the clues given.
If you travel without reservation, ........................................................... .
(be/ ask/ to get off the train-warning)
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Complete the following conditional sentences using the clues given.
If you insult my brother again, ............................................................... .
(complain/ to/ the principal- threat)
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Complete the following conditional sentences using the clues given.
If the rain continues to be heavy, ..................................... (school sports
day/ be/ cancel- possibility)
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Complete the following conditional sentences using the clues given.
If he exercises regularly____________________________________________________________(lose weight -ability)
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Complete the following conditional sentences using the clues given.
If your claims are in order, ......................... (get a refund -possibility)
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Complete the following conditional sentences using the clues given.
If you've completed your project, .................................. (leave at oncepermission)
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Complete the following conditional sentences using the clues given.
........................................... , if you want me to give you good marks.
(improve/ handwriting-command)
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Complete the following conditional sentences using the clues given.
If you meet my sister, ___________ ? (you/ ask/ her/ call/
me- request)
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Based on your reading of the article above, answer the following question :
What evidence does the author provide to Support his view that our efforts to attract foreign tourists have been unsuccessful ?
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Based on your reading of the article above, answer the following question :
What, according to you, may be the reasons for such a bleak scenario ?
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Based on your reading of the article above, answer the following question :
What is the shift in tourism policy recommended by the author ? What are his arguments for such a shift ?
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Study the table below and notice how the words of comparison are used.
| Example | Notes |
| These mangoes are sweeter than those. Ramesh Krishnan can run faster than Leander. | -er for adjectives and adverbs of one syllable. |
| The Hero Honda is a more expensive motorcycle than the Kawasaki Bajaj. White rice cooks more guickly than brown. | more ..... than for adjectives and adverbs of two or more syllables |
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The sponge soaked up the water and became heavier. Govind is happier than he used to be. The red dress is nearly as good as the blue. The President is the same age as the Prime Minister. |
Adjectives of two syllables ending in -y take -ier form Comparison with as ... as Expresses eguality (or near eguality with words such as nearly. almost. about. etc. ) |
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Kiran is not as heavy as Amber. Swapna is not as 'fri.endly as her brother. Travelling by bus is less expensive fhan by train. Geetesh works less enthusiastically than his brother. |
We use not as+ adjective or adverb and less+ adjective or adverb. |
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Ice-cream tastes better than Lassi. Life in a village is worse than in a city. |
Irregular comparative form |
Have you noticed that the above examples have expressions like as ... as, more ... than, -er ... than, the ... -est or the most .... ? Why? Discuss with a partner.
The examples in the followin Example .
| Adjective | Comparative | Superlative |
| tall | tall{er) | all{est) |
| bright | bright(er) | brighter( est) |
| simple | simple(r) | simple( st) |
| clever | clever( er) | clever{ est) |
| happy | happi(er) | happi(est) |
| busy | busi(er) | busi(est) |
| beautiful | more beautiful | most beautiful |
| dangerous | more dangerous | most dangerous |
| good | better | best |
| well | better | best |
| bad | worse | worst |
| ill | worse | worst |
| old | elder/ older | eldest/ older |
| far | farther/ further | farthest/ furthest |
Write your conclusions here:
| Adjective | Comparative form | Superlative form |
| Single syllable adjectives | ||
| Adjectives of two syllables | ||
| Adjectives ending in 'y' | ||
| Adjectives of more than two syllables | ||
| Adjectives that do not have regular forms |
Now write six comparative sentences. Use the information in Table A.1 that you worked out with your partner.
Example : My partner is tallerthan me.
His family isn't as rich as mine.
1.__________________
2.__________________
3._________________
4._________________
5._________________
6._________________
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Based on your reading of the article above, answer the following question :
What are the two initiatives taken by Karnataka that signify marked change in its marketing strategy ?
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Work with your partner and fill in the table with information about yourselves. You may add other characteristics, if you like. When you have
finished, compare the results.
| Characteristics |
You (Write your name here:____ ) |
Your partner (Write his/her name here: _____) |
| • Height | ||
| • Weight | ||
| • Age (years and months) | ||
| • Hair | ||
| • Number of members in the family | ||
| • Distance of home from school | ||
| • _____ | ||
| • ______ |
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Based on your reading of the article above, answer the following question :
Why have Kerala’s tourism figures grown while those of some other states have remained static ?
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Based on your reading of the article above, answer the following question :
Why does the author say that we should now make efforts to attract the domestic traveller ? What are the areas that we should focus on to achieve it ?
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Based on your reading of the article above, answer the following question :
Why does the author say, “Clearly Tourism, like Charity, begins at home ?”
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Find words or phrases from the passage that mean the same as the following.
(a) to renovate, redo, or revise (paragraph 1)
(b) trying to win the favor, preference, or goodwill of (paragraph 1)
(c) come in small numbers (paragraph 4)
(d) well-off; rich (paragraph 5)
(e) friendly (paragraph 6)
(f) wanting or enjoying expensive pleasures (paragraph 6)
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