CBSE solutions for इंग्लिश लैंग्वेज स्किल्स कक्षा १२ chapter B - Language Functions [Latest edition]

How would you respond to the following question/statement? Share with your class.

‘Congratulations! I am so pleased to hear that.’

How would you respond to the following question/statement? Share with your class.

Excuse me…but I really don’t understand this point about the need for good connectivity’.

How would you respond to the following question/statement? Share with your class.

‘Is this your new phone? Must have cost you a lot?’

How would you respond to the following question/statement? Share with your class.

‘Thanks for inviting me, but I have another engagement’.

How would you respond to the following question/statement? Share with your class.

‘I doubt if I can make it for the dinner tonight’.

1. ‘Congratulations! I am so pleased to hear that.’
2. Excuse me…but I really don’t understand this point about the need for good connectivity’.
3. ‘Is this your new phone? Must have cost you a lot?’
4. ‘Thanks for inviting me, but I have another engagement’.
5. ‘I doubt if I can make it for the dinner tonight’.

Read some possible ‘answers’ and match them to the comments given above.

1. Thank you so much…I had to work hard for this promotion.
2. Without good connectivity, we can’t download any of the big files…and that slows down our work!
3. Not really…only twelve thousand!
4. Oh that's a pity ! Can you make it on the 18^th then?
5. I can do it, only if I don’t go home to change.

Discuss this with your partner and write down another set of responses for activity 1.

What does it tell you? You would have also noticed that the responses vary with reference to the context, the level of formality and also the relationship between the speaker and the listener. Here’s another example to show you how the utterances can be graded starting with the least to the most formal.

• Lunch?
• Coming for lunch?
• Come for lunch with us?
• Why don’t you come for lunch with us?
• Would you like to come to lunch with us?
• We would be really pleased if you could join us for lunch.

Observe how the language changes with the level of formality among friends it can be a few words or phrases and with seniors and elders in formal context, the politeness is maintained along with the use of complete sentences during communication.

Working in pairs, complete the following table by writing Exponents for the following Functions.

Read the following conversation between two friends and match the italisised sentences with the functions listed.

A - predicting

B - making a suggestion 

C - asking for clarification 

D - expressing hope 

E - agreeing 

F - disagreeing

Play this BOARD GAME with a partner using a coin. Head: move one box; Tail: move two boxes.

You are at the PCM Annual Sales Conference at New Links Conference Centre. Make conversations with your partner on each square, according to the instructions given in the box.

1 You arrive at the entrance of the Centre. Ask someone there about the venue of the conference.	2 The receptionist asks you to spell your second name.	3 You ask the receptionist where you need to register for the conference.	4 Move to 9	5 You meet a friend form your college days, greet him/her
20 Tell the receptionist to get a taxi for you.			19 Tell your mother, on the phone, that you will reach home by 5 p.m.	6 Ask your friend about his/her new job/company?
17 Announce where the lunch is going to be served.		18 The team leader wants to speak to you.		7 Introduce your friend to your colleague who has just joined you.
15 Your team leader invited you to briefly talk about the sales targets for the year.			16 Go back to 10	8 Ask your colleague about what time will the meeting begin.
14 Your team leader suggests you discuss this with his/her during the coffee/tea break.	12 Inform your team leader that you'll need to leave by 4:30 p.m. because you have to take your mother to the doctor.	11 You want to meet your team leader. Ask your colleague about where you can find him/her	10 A passér-by asks you about the way to the nearest bus stand or metro station.	9 Ask and note down the new mobile number of your friend.