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प्रश्न
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
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उत्तर
At school age, imagination takes wings. Inquisitiveness is common among my peers. Parents, society, and teachers want us only to study. But we need to explore the world around us. At home, it is our responsibility to keep our things in order. We need to assist the perennial worker, we mean, our moms in completing their domestic chores. Occasionally, we shall take care of siblings too not as a work but as a duty towards a family member who will be a lifelong companion to us.
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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.
Equality before law
Work in groups of 4-6. Choose one folk art form, that is rarely or no longer performed.
Find out the reasons for this and suggest practical solutions/steps that can be taken to prevent this. After discussion and research, conduct a talk show in the class on the topic FOLK ARTS - A REVIVAL. The following inputs will help you.
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Each group will consist of the following members. 1. The host NOTE: Your teacher will distribute role cards with cues to each member of the group to help you play your roles. |
Read the clues given below and develop your story. Narrate your story to the class.
Robert Bruce - King - lying on the ground in a dejected mood - failed to defeat his enemies - was thinking of giving up the attempt - saw a spider falling down from the ceiling - the ceiling far away - wondered how it would get there - the spider fell back again - again it tried - again it fell - it made nine such attempts - no success - climbed up once more - at last succeeded in reaching the roof - Bruce imitated its example - he too tried once again - was successful.
I have never visited ______.
“How many photos have you got?”
He wants to know how many ______.
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.
- You are at the market. You need directions to go to the pharmacy.
- You are in a book shop. Ask your partner to direct you to the Art Gallery.
- Give your partner the directions to go from the Bank to the hotel.
- Direct your partner from the post office to the market.
- Your partner wants to go to the library from school. Give suitable directions.
Read the story board and take roles as pilot and flight attendants to enact the scene.
Inflight Passenger Announcements
Answer the following:
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A Tiny Little Plant Deep in the heart of a little seed, Out came the bright Sunshine, A little plant woke up to see, |
List the rhyming words in the first three lines.
Answer the following
Complete this poem on your own with a abab rhyme scheme.
Peas porridge hot,
Peas porridge cold,
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Figure of speech.
| The woods are lovely, dark, and deep, But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep, and miles to go before I sleep. |
Pick out any two lines of repetition from the poem.
Describe the things in the picture using the descriptive words given below.
| Descriptive words | |||
| Large | Small | Good | Happy |
| Big | Little | Great | Joyful |
| Enormous | Miniature | Fantastic | Delighted |
| Gigantic | Minute | Excellent | Thrilled |
| Huge | Petite | Amazing | Glad |
| Massive | Tiny | Wonderful | Pleased |
| Tremendous | Slight | Marvellous | Satisfied |
Change the following into Indirect Speech.
“What do you want?” he said to her.
Change the following into Indirect Speech.
The teacher said to him, “Do not read so fast.”
Change the following into Direct Speech.
Nevin asked his father when the next letter would come.
Change the following into Direct Speech.
I wrote that I would visit him next day.
Match the poetic lines with Figures of speech.
| 1) | So brainy | personification |
| 2) | Mountains | personification |
| 3) | It's so absent-minded | hyperbole |
| 4) | Computer gobbled a worm | metaphor |
| 5) | Very sick | metaphor |
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:
I like to go for a walk but my friend wants to work out in the gym.
Each person or a group chooses an item from the class and takes two minutes to prepare. He/she must promote and sell the same item in the most humorous way to convince the classmates to buy the product. You can choose items such as eraser, pencil, school bag, book, etc.
It can go like this.
Here I have a magical eraser for you. You can do whatever you want to do with this. You can rub anything that you don’t like. Just rub it against somebody’s hair and it will be gone forever. If you want to see somebody without hair, here you go. Buy this eraser and have fun with your friends.
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 |
Work in pairs.
- Ask your friend questions about all the things he does.
- Use question words such as where, what, how, who, when, why. One is done for you.
| Anu | I watch TV in the evening. |
| Amit | When do you watch TV? |
| Anu | I play games. |
| Amit | |
| Anu | |
| Amit | |
| Anu | |
| Amit | |
| Anu | |
| Amit |
Imagine you are Alice and your partner is a rabbit. What would you do?
What do you think the naughty boy would see in India?
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.
Have you ever seen a puppet?
You forget to wish your best friend on his/her birthday. He gets very angry. How will you try to pacify him/her? Construct a dialogue of about 4 to 5 exchanges and enact a role play
Extend the conversation with two more relevant exchange
| Receptionist | Good evening, sir. Welcome to Chennai. |
| Traveller | I would like to book a deluxe room in your hotel for 3 days. |
| Receptionist | ______ |
| Traveller | ______ |
| Receptionist | ______ |
| Traveller | ______ |
Imagine you are Baldwin and your partner is Gresham. Try your best to persuade your partner to confess the truth. Build a conversation describing how both of you would react in such a situation. Work in pairs.
Have you ever been on an adventurous trip? If so, share your success story with your friends.
Given below is a well-known quotation.
“Cowards die many times before their death”.
Study the quotations and identify the adverse human qualities that are worse than ‘death’ and discuss the underlying message conveyed.
