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प्रश्न
Common Combinations using Prepositions
Link the words from the different columns to produce meaningful sentences. One has been completed as an example. If you wish, write out the correct sentences in your notebook.
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उत्तर
He went on foot.
She is ill in hospital (NB : Not ‘at hospital’).
They’re so much in love.
The Prince came by air.
The poor animal is in pain.
That’s enough for / at the moment.
The style is out of date.
They met by chance.
The house is not for sale.
He’s not at work.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
The ‘Professor’ knew too much. How did he prove himself ? Fill up the space with suitable examples from the story, using the given clues :
(a) about muzzle velocity : _____
(b) after a thirty mile walk : _____
(c) his salute on payday : ______
(d) the loud sound of a high flying invisible aeroplane : _______
(e) about hand grenades : _______
(f) during cook house duties :. _______
Answer the following question briefly:
How did Private Quelch manage to anger the Corporal?
Answer the following question briefly.
Why did John get off at Coketown?
Answer the following question briefly.
John is a hypocrite. Do you agree with this statement? Substantiate your answer.
Answer the following question briefly.
Which road would you choose? Why?
On the basis of your understanding of the poem, answer the following question
by ticking the correct choice.
The title 'Oh, I wish I'd looked after me teeth' expresses __________.
If you could buy your dream house today what are some specific features you
would want for your house? Write them in the bubbles below.
Answer the following question briefly.
Do you like/dislike Gaston? Give reasons.
The author uses many vivid and colourful expressions to describe the ocean, clouds, sky, waves and his own feelings. List the expressions that you like the most .
- Ocean
1)
2)
- Clouds and sky
1) The sun looked out for the last time as if it was saying goodbye to me .
2)
- Waves
1)
2)
Find at least two expressions under each heading .
In Units 1 and 2 you learnt and practised the skill of deducing the meanings of new words by using other words in the given context. Now use that skill to deduce the meanings of words in the article you have read. Here is an example.
(a) They are solitary creatures with the exception of the mothers and calves and breeding pairs, although they sometimes congregate at bathing places.
Deduce the meanings of the following words from the passage you have just read, using other words in the context to help you. Copy and complete the following :
| Word | Words/clues that helped me | what I think the word means | what the dictionary says | were you (✓) (tick mark) or (x) |
| confined | ||||
| ranged | ||||
| overlapping | ||||
| bobbing | ||||
| olfactory | ||||
| aggregation | ||||
| plummeting | ||||
| mortality | ||||
| vulnerable | ||||
| poached |
Listen carefully to 'Meet the personality of the month programme' read out by teacher/ student from the page no 167 and as you are listening fill in the details.
ENVIRONMENTALIST: Mr Manu Srivastava
Causes of pollution
1. Atmosphere
|
a__________________ |
2. water
|
a___________________ |
3. Effects of pollution
| a________________ _________________ b________________ ________________ |
Human Rights activist- Ms.Shraddha Shankar
Reasons for working in the factory
| a. ____________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ |
Effects
| a________________ _________________ b________________ _________________ c________________ _________________ |
Steps which can be taken
| a________________ _________________ b________________ _________________ c________________ _________________ |
Massive poaching in the past two years has wiped out the entire tiger population at one of the tiger reserves in India,' claims an investigation report.
Study the information in 7 and 8 and notice how the number of tigers are falling. Using the information, write a paragraph in about 150 words on Project Tiger.
Discuss in groups
(a) Have you heard of the Bermuda Triangle? If so, what have you heard about it?
(b) Have you ever heard of an airplane or a boat disappearing without a trace?
(c) Can you think of an explanation for an airplane or a boat that disappeared without a trace?
Match the sentences in A with their meanings in B.
| A | B |
|
You should have taken your keys. You could/might have lost your keys at the cinema. You must have left your keys at home. |
It is possible that you left your keys. You are to blame for leaving your keys. I think that you probably left your keys. |
What would you do if you became invisible? Would you use your invisibility to play tricks on people or for the good of people?
Write a short paragraph on 'If I was invisible'.
Simple passive
Present Passive: “Where are they made?”
Match the words from columns A, B, C, and D to produce factually correct sentences. Write your answer in full sentences. (Remember to make your subject and verb “agree”.)
e.g. Coffee is grown in Brazil.
| A | B | C | D |
| Oranges | produced in | Brazil. | |
| Wine | worn in | Switzerland. | |
| Maruti cars | are | eaten in | Malaysia. |
| Coffee | manufactured in | France. | |
| The most expensive watches | is | grown in | India. |
| Uranium | mined in | the Middle East. | |
| Satay | South Africa. | ||
| Deshdashes | Morocco. |
Passives in Headlines and Notices
Headlines.
Newspaper headlines are short and crisp. They often use the passive as it may
not be necessary to focus on the doer.
| Sales Tax Increased |
Expand the following headlines using passives as shown.
a) Oscar award for A.R. Rahman's Jai Ho
A.R. Rahman was awarded the Oscar for his song Jai Ho in the movie Slumdog
Millionaire.
(b) Son of business tycoon kidnapped
_____________________________________________
(c) Explosive found near Regal Cinema
_____________________________________________
Review of passives
Look back on the exercises in this Unit. Discuss why the passive is used in each of these different circumstances.
Can you think of any other times when it is best to use the passive?
Reporting 'Questions' and 'Requests'
The words in these sentences have been mixed up. Put them in the correct order. Direct questions (?) are followed by reported questions ( • ). Study the examples first.
Your seat comfortable is (?)
Is your seat comfortable?
Seat he if asked your comfortable was (•)
He asked if your seat was comfortable.
feeling are you better (?)
___________________________
she if feeling better were asked you (•)
___________________________
did kalias live where the (?)
___________________________
asked he the kalias where lived (•)
___________________________
they will be leaving when (?)
___________________________
asked be he when they leaving would (•)
___________________________
can open the please you window (?)
___________________________
you open asked window could she whether the (•)
___________________________
model how have finished that quickly so you (?)
___________________________
that model quickly so how had finished they asked you (•)
___________________________
20 years from now, one of your class-mates becomes a famous sport-star. You have been asked to write his/her biography. Collect the necessary biographical details. Use your imagination to create his / her achievements in the sport concerned, and write the biography. Remember to write it in chronological order of events, and use the simple past tense as far as possible.
