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प्रश्न
Do you think that –
Hiawatha liked learning new languages?
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उत्तर
Yes, Hiawatha liked learning new languages.
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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.
Qualities of an ideal politician
Find and discuss some examples of reports related to the given topic.
Award distribution
Imagine that you are a lawyer defending the case of the eyes in court. Present your counter statement in support of your client.
The cunning spider was waiting for a chance to pull the fly into its web and it used all the possible ways to trap her. Have you ever been trapped by flattery to do something you did not want to do? Discuss in pairs and share your experience in the class.
Figures of speech
Anaphora: Repetition of a word or a phrase at the beginning of a sequence of sentences, paragraphs, and lines.
(e.g.) How handsome are your gauzy wings, how brilliant are your eyes!
Identify the figures of speech.
”Your eyes are like the diamond bright, but mine are dull as lead!”
Change the following into Indirect Speech.
“Run away, children,” said their mother.
Change the following into Direct Speech.
The stranger asked Nasrin where she lived.
Imagine a world with no books, but only e-books. How would you find such a world? Deliver a two-minute talk.
Speak and win.
Join any group. Pick and support any one of the characters. Say some sentences for the one you support and say some sentences against another one to win.
| I support the archer ______ |
| I support the old man ______ |
Now complete the following. Use the words given in the box.
| red | slow | black | gentle | warm |
| strong | sweet | light | white |
- As ______ as a feather
- As ______ as a tortoise
- As ______ as honey
- As ______ as snow
- As ______ as an ox
- As ______ as night
- As ______ as a rose
- As ______ as toast
- As ______ as a breeze.
Use the above expressions to complete the following sentences.
- The old man’s hair is as white ________
- His feet were ________
- The newspaper boy was as slow ______ in delivering the papers.
- I felt as light ______ after exercising.
Create your own comparisons for the following. Work in pairs.
as tall as _______________________
as fast as _______________________
as high as _______________________
as angry as _______________________
as tiny as _______________________
as brave as ______________________
Some letter are missing in each word.
t ______ ch
Imagine you are Alice and your partner is a rabbit. What would you do?
How could Alice have got into the garden?
What is the word that starts with 'c' , rhymes with ‘near’ and ‘fear’, and means easy to see, hear and understand?
What kinds of stories do you like?
The word galore means in great numbers. Do you also have a class library or a school library which keeps many books? Can you borrow books?
Tell the story of Pinocchio with actions.
This phrase originates from the fable ‘The Monkey and the Cat’. Explain how Macavity contradicts the phrase ‘cat’s paw’.
‘When the mouse laughs at the cat, there is a hole nearby.’ Explain the meaning of this statement to your friends.
Speaking Activity
Based on your understanding of the play ‘The Never – Never Nest’, organise a classroom debate on the topic: ‘Is Equated Monthly Instalment Scheme - a boon or bane to middle-class families?’
