The police interview Chetan to get an eyewitness account of the kidnapping. In pairs conduct the interview. One of you can play the role of Chetan and tell your partner, who plays the role of the police officer, what happened when the kidnapping occurred.
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प्रश्न
Answer the following question briefly:
What were the Professor’s ambitions in the army?
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उत्तर
The Professor’s greatest ambition in the army was to get a commission. In pursuit of his ambition he worked hard reading the training manuals. He tried to impress the instructors and the senior officers by his knowledge, promptness and smartness. But he would go step by step. As a first step, he meant to get a stripe.
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Following dates were important in Charles Hooper’s life in some way. Complete the table by relating the description with the correct dates:
| Date | Description |
| News spread that Hooper and Duke had made it to an intersection | |
| Hooper walked independently from the clinic to the branch office | |
| Hooper planned to start a full day’s work at office | |
| Duke met with a fatal accident |
Answer the following question briefly.
Who was the passenger of chair No. 9? What did he suddenly do?
Answer the following question briefly.
Describe John A. Pescud with reference to the following points:
- Physical appearance
- His philosophy on behaviour
- His profession
- His first impression of his wife
- His success
Answer the following questions:
What does the poet want to convey by using the words ‘steal’ and ‘slide’?
Have you made choices that are acceptable and less ‘risky’ or have you followed the beaten track? Why?
Rain in the hills and rain in the desert present entirely different scenario. In the
hills it revitalises the greenery and freshens the vegetation; it waters the parched
land and relieves the thirsty and panting souls in the desert.
(i) This has been a year of scanty rains. Imagine how the rain would be welcomed
when it pours in the hills and in the desert after a long dry spell. Choose one such
place and describe
(a) What are you likely to see?
(b) What would happen to the rain water?
(c) What would be the scene before and after the rain?
(ii) How would you express rain as
Work individually, and rank the seven stages in order of attractiveness. If you
think being a schoolboy is most attractive stage, you could rank it number 1.
Then, work in groups of four and compare your individual rankings.
The following is a time chart of Amelia's aviation record in her attempt to go around the world. Complete it with the missing dates and events.
| Date | Event |
| 1) June 1, 1937 | |
| 2) | Electra flew to Calcutta |
| 3) June 27 | |
| 4) | Reached Lae in New Guinea. |
| 5) | Amelia left Lae. |
| 6) July 2 (7:20 hrs) | |
| 7) | Amelia made her last radio contact. |
| 8) | Last voice transmissions from Amelia |
| 9) |
Simple Past and Past Perfect
Complete this story by Julius Lester. Choose the correct forms of the words
given in the brackets.
Brer Rabbit (a) ________ (decidedI had decided) gardening was too much hard work. So he (b) ________ (had gone/went) back to his old ways of eating from everybody else’s garden. Earlier, he (c)________ (made/had made) a tour through the community to see what everybody (d)________ (had been/was) planting that summer and his eye (e) ________ (was/had been) caught by Brer Fox’s peanut patch.
Soon as the peanuts (f) ________ (had been/were) ready, Brer Rabbit (g) ________ (decided/had decided) to make his acquaintance with them. Every night he (h) ________ (had eaten/ate) his fill and even started bringing his family. Brer Fox (i) _______ (had/had had) a good idea who was eating his peanuts, but he couldn’t catch him. He inspected his fence and finally (j) ________ (had found/found) a small hole on the north side. He tied a rope with a loop knot and put it inside the hole. If anybody (k) ________ (stepped/had stepped) in it, the rope would grab his leg and hoist him up in the air.
That night Brer Rabbit (l) _______ (came/had come) down to the peanut patch. He climbed through the hole and WHOOSH ! Next thing he (m) _______ (had known/knew), he was hanging in the air upside down. There (n) ________ (wasn’t/hadn’t been) a thing he could do, so he made himself comfortable to catch a little sleep!
Answer the following questions based on the story you have read.
(a) What had Brer Rabbit found out?
(b) What did he do when the plants grew?
(c) How did he enter Brer Fox's peanut patch?
(d) Brer Fox had an idea of who was stealing from his patch. What did he do to trap
Brer Rabbit?
You must have used the simple past tense and past perfect tense in your
answer. Do you know most often, when you use the past perfect, you use it with
the (simple) past?
Study the sentences from the story and write whether (a) the action happened
before the action mentioned in the simple past tense, or (b) an action happened
after the action mentioned in the past perfect tense.
(e.g.) Brer Rabbit had decided _(a)_ gardening was _(b)_too much for him. So,
he went __ back to his old ways. Earlier, he had made __ a tour through
the community to see what everybody had been __ planting that summer
and his eye was __ caught by Brer Fox's peanut patch.
Past Continuous
A young girl was kidnapped from the main street of Srutipur at 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon. Chetan was there at that time.
In pairs discuss the qualities and characteristics of the tiger and man. Complete the web charts. 
Complete the following passage by choosing the correct option. The first one has been done as an example:
Martin Cooper, (a) _______ a Motorola researcher and executive, is widely (b) _______ to be the inventor (c)_______ the first mobile phone in 1973. There are (d) _______ categories of mobile phones (e)_______ from basic phones and feature phones (f)______ as music phones, camera phones to smart phones. The (g)_________commonly used data application on mobile phones (h)______ text messaging. Mobile phones generally (i)_______power from batteries which (j)_______ be recharged. The use of cellphones (k)_________ while driving as a safety measure.
| (a) (i) an (ii) the (iii) a (iv) X |
(b) (i) consider (ii) considered (iii) considering (iv) have considered |
(c) (i) for (ii) of (iii) as (iv) off |
(d) (i) many (ii) few (iii) much (iv) more |
| (e) (i) are ranging (ii) ranging (iii) range (iv) ranges |
(f) (i) some (ii) like (iii) such (iv) similar |
(g) (i) much (ii) more (iii) most (iv) many |
(h) (i) is (ii) are (iii) has been (iv) being |
| (i) (i) obtain (ii) is obtaining (iii) obtaining (iv) obtained |
(j) (i) would (ii) can (iii) may (iv) should |
(k) (i) ban (ii) was banned (iii) banning (iv) is banned |
Look at sentences in Column A. Match them with the appropriate explanation in Column B.
| A | B |
| 1. Next Friday is the 29th of May. |
a. emphasizing that something will happen very soon |
| 2. I’ll have left by the time you get here. |
b. making a promise |
| 3. I’m visiting my uncle on Sunday. |
c. predicting that something will be true at a given time in the future |
| 4. I’ll send the photographs as soon as I can. |
d. stating something which is a certainty |
| 5. The lesson is about to start… hurry! |
e. reporting a decision made earlier |
| 6. The population of our country will increase in the next ten years. |
f. making a prediction about future events |
Is there enough variety of content?
Read an extract from the poem New Year Resolution
The priest asked "Son, any new resolution this year"
I said "Father, driving with the
helmet and in first gear",
"That's good, my son, but have you any more?"
"Sure, there are ten, but I shall keep only four".
The first will be never to wipe
the shoe behind my pant
The second will be to say without hesitation "I can't",
The third is to always keep the toothpaste cap on
It's something which I never did since I was born.
The fourth, never to look at your neighbour's hedge
It's that what has brought the envy and the wedge,
The fifth is easy and you can have a ball
Never take from Peter what you have to pay Paul.
The sixth is to hold my head high even under water
Learn simple things of life from the potter,
He moulds wonders out of his two hands
Leaving impression forever on the sands.
Try and compose a poem conveying your resolutions. Let the first stanza be the
same.
e.g.
The first will be never to yawn
in public be it noon, dusk or dawn.
The second .................. .
Can you make some guesses about the dead man? Give reasons for your answers.
a) Did the man die a natural death or was he murdered?
b) Was the dead man rich or poor?
c) Who is the man bending over him?
In groups of four , use the language used in Question 5 to give advice in the following situations :
Impressed by your performance on Sports Day, the Chief Guest (an omcial of the Sports Club of India) decides to offer you a sports scholarship. Write an email to a friend about your performance and the scholarship offered.
Prepositions of Location
Picture Dictation
Work in pairs - Student A and Student B. Student A only (picture given below) - . Keep the picture secret from Student B. Describe exactly what you see to Student B, who must draw the picture from the information given. At the end, compare the two pictures. Draw your picture in the box below.
e.g.
In the middle there’s a small house. Behind the house there are two hills. Several birds are flying over the house…
This description is taken from a well-known film. Can you guess which one?
A man in a red cape and blue tights is flying over a city. On his chest is the letter S. Below him a large crowd is pointing up at him.
Imagine a scene from a play, film or TV show you have seen.
Describe (a) where things and people are, and (b) any movement. Follow the example.
Show your description to your partner. Guess each other’s play or film.____________________________________________________________________________________________________
