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प्रश्न
As a friend of the narrator, describe how you would have behaved at the auction.
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उत्तर
As an author’s friend, I would have dissuaded him from continuing the risk he was taking by adding. I would have reasoned with him that bidding without even the security deposit of 500 pounds in the bank had the potential threat of facing public disgrace. If I insisted, he would definitely give up bidding. Friendship is a heavy responsibility. One can’t permit a friend to go towards a tight comer unthinkingly.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Form groups and use the following topic for discussion. Take the help of your college library and your teacher.
Need for democracy
Share your opinions/ feelings with your partner about a stranger who has a villainous look/appearance.
Find and discuss some examples of reports related to the given topic.
Bravery awards
Imagine that you are a lawyer defending the case of the eyes in court. Present your counter statement in support of your client.
Figures of speech
Consonance: Repetition of similar consonant sounds in the neighbouring words.
(e.g.) It's the prettiest little parlour that ever you did spy; Pick out one more instance of consonance from the poem.
Identify the character or speaker of the following line.
‘That is, I believe they do.’
When I was a little boy ______,
Last year at this time I ______.
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A road map is given below. Answer the questions that follow with the help of the road map. Work in pairs and discuss to give directions to get to one place from another.
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- You are in a book shop. Ask your partner to direct you to the Art Gallery.
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- Direct your partner from the post office to the market.
- Your partner wants to go to the library from school. Give suitable directions.
Put students into groups of three and let them act as Jane.
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Student B: You are Jane. You have been at Lowood School for a few months. Tell the other students about your life there.
Student C: You are Jane. You are eighteen. You are going to work at Thornfield Hall as a teacher. Tell the other students about your hopes for your life.
After this, decide who is the unhappiest of the three ‘Janes’.
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Change the following into Indirect Speech.
He said to me, “Wait until I come.”
Change the following into Indirect Speech.
“Hurry up,” he said to his servant, “do not waste time.”
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Imagine that you and your friend have decided to spend a day together in your house. You have planned your schedule from morning till night. Discuss in pairs and speak about it in the class. You can start like this:
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| Group B. | I like to live in the Mars because ______ |
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| I support the archer ______ |
| I support the old man ______ |
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| My mother decides | |
| My father decides | |
| I decide | |
| We decide |
Describe some of the sounds you hear at night.
Have you ever been very frightened? Tell your partner about it.
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For example
| Event | Reasons |
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| Receptionist | ______ |
| Traveller | ______ |
| Receptionist | ______ |
| Traveller | ______ |
Given below is a well-known quotation.
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Study the quotations and identify the adverse human qualities that are worse than ‘death’ and discuss the underlying message conveyed.
