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प्रश्न
Discuss the following with your partner and complete the following sentence.
Organic food is grown by using __________________.
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उत्तर
Organic food is grown by using organic seeds and traditional methods.
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Example:
(0) beginning
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Fill in the blank with an appropriate word:
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- Title
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- Main body (central idea, the gist of the poem)
- Conclusion (opinion, views, appeal)
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- Performance of sportsmen and women.
- Traffic/Transport in your area.
- Cleanliness and hygiene in your area.
- Future occupations/Careers.
- Latest news items.
- TV programs
- Mobile Apps
- Any subject of your choice.
| Agreement | Ask for your friend’s opinion: | Disagreement |
| I totally agree with you. | Do you think ...? | No, I don’t think so. |
| Exactly/Absolutely! | Do you agree ...? | I totally disagree. |
| You are right. | What do you think? | Not necessarily. |
| I don’t know, I need to think about it. (partial agreement) | What is your opinion? | I’m not sure about that. |
| I suppose so. | How do you feel about that? | Let’s agree to disagree! |
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Use the option to fill in the blank.
The flowers ______kept in a vase.
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| A | B | ||
| amateur | professional | leader | eccentric |
| compulsory | respective | elusive | cheap |
| traditional | unnecessary | supportive | ancillary |
| expensive | hateful | desperate | trivial |
| hopeful | modern | fanciful | repulsive |
| accepted | fulfilled | refused | showered |
| invaluable | novice | optional | |
| complex | antique | determined | |
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wasn’t - ______
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- It’s (colour)
- It’s (shape)
- It has a ______
- I found it (place where it was found)
Others, too, write four sentences each.
- • I’ve lost a ______
- It’s (colour)
- It’s (shape)
- It has a ______
- • I lost it (place where it was lost)
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