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प्रश्न
Find and discuss some examples of reports related to the given topic.
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उत्तर
Do it yourself.
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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.
Dictatorship Vs Democracy
Prepare a speech in about 80-100 words for the morning assembly, stressing on the importance of games and sports in ensuring a healthy body and mind.
When are folk dances and folk music usually performed?
You are visiting the primary school where you studied classes I to IV, after six years. You get a chance to go to your standard two classroom and you are permitted to sit at the same place where you used to sit.
Who do you miss very badly, your friends or teachers?
You are visiting the primary school where you studied classes I to IV, after six years. You get a chance to go to your standard two classroom and you are permitted to sit at the same place where you used to sit.
Share your thoughts with 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!
Figures of speech
Alliteration: Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
Pick out the words in alliteration.
“Sweet creature!” said the Spider, “you're witty and you’re wise,”
You are the President of GO GREEN, the Environment Club of your school. On the occasion of World Environment Day, you have been asked to address the school on the topic, ‘The Nature of Our Future Depends on the Future of Our Nature’.
Imagine you are interviewing an astronaut about his/her experiences in space. Select a partner to be an astronaut and present the interview as a role-play in front of the class.
When I was a little boy ______,
On the first day of school ______.
Now I really enjoy ______.
Read the following dialogue and report it.
| Johnson | “What are you doing here, Suganthi? I haven’t seen you since June.” |
| Suganthi | “I’ve just come back from my holiday in Ooty.” |
| Johnson | “Did you enjoy it?” |
| Suganthi | “I love Ooty. And the people were so friendly.” |
| Johnson | “Did you go to Coakers Walk?” |
| Suganthi | “It was my first trip. I can show you some pictures. Are you doing anything tomorrow?” |
| Johnson | “I must arrange a couple of things. But I am free tonight.” |
| Suganthi | “You might come to my place. At what time shall we meet?” |
| Johnson | “I’ll be there at eight. Is it all right?” |
Johnson asked Suganthi ______. And he said ______ since June. Suganthi explained that ______ back from her holiday in Ooty. Johnson wondered if ______ it. Suganthi told him that she ______ Ooty and that the people ______ so friendly. Johnson wanted to know ______ to the Coakers Walk. Suganthi said that its first trip and that she some pictures. And then she asked him if he Johnson explained that he ______ a couple of things. But he added that he ______ free at night. Suganthi suggested that he ______ place and asked him at what time ______. Johnson said he ______ there at eight. And finally, he asked ______ all right.
Read the story board and take roles as pilot and flight attendants to enact the scene.
Inflight Passenger Announcements
Imagine that you are going to interview one of the survivors of the Pan Am Hijack. Discuss with your partner and write down the conversation. Then one of you play the role of the interviewer and other the survivor. You can use the sample questions given below.
- Do you have any information regarding the suspects of the hijack?
- Which countries did the hijackers belong?
- What are the details of the hijacked flight?
- How many passengers were aboard?
- What happened in the last few minutes of the hijack drama?
- Do you have information regarding the victims?
- Was there any recorded communication to/from the plane during the hijacking?
- How many terrorists were there?
- How did you feel when you were in the flight?
- Can you recall Neerja’s role in safeguarding the passengers?
Answer the following
Identify the rhyme scheme of the given short poem.
My dog likes bones,
He eats them up,
He’s very sweet,
He’s just a pup.
Take a few minutes and make hints of the picture. Arrange your thoughts. Using the points you write, deliver a small speech focusing on the issue picturized here. Give an interesting and informative speech. Your speech should include the cause and the solution.
Tips for effective speaking
• Organise your points and ideas well.
• Don’t memorise the speech. If you forget a point, it will make you nervous.
• Avoid the things that are of no value or interest to the audience.
• Before you speak, take a deep breath, smile, greet the audience.
• Don’t be nervous about making a mistake.
• Interesting speech makes your mistakes nothing.
Work in pairs. Take turns and speak about spices.
| Saritha | Saritha: Hi Divya, how are you? |
| Divya | Hi, I’m fine Saritha. |
| Saritha | What did you have for breakfast? |
| Divya | ______ with onion chutney. |
| Saritha | Do ______ onions ______? |
| Divya | ______ Central Asia. |
| Saritha | Do you know chilli too has come from somewhere else? |
| Divya | Is it from______? |
| Saritha | Yes______right. |
| Divya | Many of the ______ came ______. |
Change the following into Indirect Speech.
“What do you want?” he said to her.
Change the following into Indirect Speech.
He said, “How's your father?”
Change the following into Indirect Speech.
The teacher said to him, “Do not read so fast.”
Name the character or speaker.
“Let me try pulling this lever.”
Speak and win.
Collect more information about Jaswant Singh and the incidents and deliver a speech in your class.
| Good morning everyone. Now I am going to speak about Jaswant Singh ______ |
Join in one of the two groups. Choose one character, speak two sentences for and against it.
| I support Kaliyan because ______ |
| I oppose the rich man because ______ |
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 ______ |
What did the teacher teach?
Let us learn to enact the story.
The Maharaja was a wise man and ordered the cook to use the vegetable scraps instead of throwing them away.
- Name some of the things which are thrown away at home or in school.
- Sit in groups of four and think of interesting ways in which they can be made useful.
- Put up your findings on the class board.
In groups of five, discuss what you enjoy doing alone and what you like doing in a group. Now prepare a list as shown below.
| Things I like doing alone | Things I like doing in a group |
In groups of five discuss what you would do if you were caught in the following situations.
- Your friend falls in the playfield and is hurt…
- You are trapped in a fire...
- You are stuck in a traffic jam…
Lots of things must have happened in the village when Rip was away. Imagine you are the neighbour who greets Rip after 20 years. One student should act as Rip. Tell Rip about all that had happened in the village after he left.
(Talk about what happened to his family, to his friends, to the other villagers, to the children he played with, the change in the village, etc. your teacher will guide you.)
You may start this way: Guess what happened on the day you left. When you did not come home in the evening, your wife ………
The people who live in cities often wish they could live in quiet towns. Do you like the place you live in?
Tell your partner two things you like and don't like about the place you live in.
What does ‘features’ mean? Look up the dictionary. What are the different kinds of features of people we come across in the world? Discuss.
When you run fast, what do you feel is happening to your body?
Some letter are missing in each word.
t ______ se
Now add more words with and and put them inside the bubbles.
Say these words and feel what your tongue does when you say –
toe, top, tie, ten
What is the script for children who cannot see called?
Do you think that –
Hiawatha called the birds ‘chickens’ and the beasts ‘brothers’? What do you think this shows?
Do you think that –
Do you know the secret language of any animal? Tell the class about it.
What is your mother tongue?
Do you know any other language? Do you know a joke in English? Tell your friends.
Tick (✓) the words which end with the sound id. Say each word aloud
| accepted | |
| answered | |
| irritated | |
| failed | |
| completed | |
| challenged | |
| cried | |
| surprised | |
| find | |
| licked | |
| celebrated | |
| fried |
Do you have a garden at home?
Do you like reading story books?
All cultures have their own folk songs in which each line is repeated. This line is sung in a chorus. Sing a folk song in your own language.
Build a conversation of eight to ten sets of exchanges , with your grandmother, discussing the incidents that happened in your school that day.
Every member contributes to forming a happy family. Share your views for a minute or two with your class.
Is there a link between intelligence and absent-mindedness? Share your views on this subject, with the class.
This phrase originates from the fable ‘The Monkey and the Cat’. Explain how Macavity contradicts the phrase ‘cat’s paw’.
Pair work: Practise the dialogue with another student. Then write a similar dialogue between a student and the class teacher regarding an educational trip.
Build a conversation for the following situation with a minimum of five exchange.
A salesman and a customer at an electronic shop.
Build a conversation for the following situation with a minimum of five exchange.
A father and his daughter about the advantages of the habit of newspaper reading.
Shakespeare describes the characteristics of the various stages of man. You are in the second stage of life. What do you think of your roles and responsibilities at this stage? Discuss with your partner and share your ideas with the class
Have you ever been on an adventurous trip? If so, share your success story with your friends.
Now, write a set of 8 to 10 instruction for the following situation.
A traffic police personnel to the public, as to how to move around in safety, in crowded public places during festival seasons.
Organize a class debate on the motion ‘The advantages of social websites’. (Use the expressions for arguments like - First, firstly, I mean, My point is, In my opinion, Let me consider, etc.)
Everybody enjoys holidays but, when it comes to safety ‘There is no holiday for Safety’. Discuss in groups what safety measures one should take while driving a car/two wheeler.
