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What comes next

Connectors are indicators or markers of what comes next in a text.

Look at these extracts from longer texts. Decide which marker/connector could be used in the blanks to indicate what comes next. e.g.

There are many good players in the cricket team: for instance, Tendulkar and Dhoni.

    1. There are two main types of elephant in the world: ___________ , the Indian and the African.
    2. He is good at swimming, tennis and hockey. ___________, he has also represented the school in cricket.
    3. Many environmentalists strongly object to the mill being built at Srutipur, ___________ the unemployed are very happy at the proposal.
    4. Her performance in the Olympics did not match our expectations. ___________, she hasn’t improved much in the recent past.
    5. In the field of research the computer, has proved immensely useful. ___________, it has become an indispensable tool for all kinds of scientific endeavour
    6. The import of petrol has been banned in the Midlands. ___________, the price of it has gone up.
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  1. There are two main types of elephant in the world: namely , the Indian and the African.
  2. He is good at swimming, tennis and hockey. Furthermore/Moreover, he has also represented the school in cricket.
  3. Many environmentalists strongly object to the mill being built at Srutipur, whereas the unemployed are very happy at the proposal.
  4. Her performance in the Olympics did not match our expectations. Anyhow/obviously, she hasn’t improved much in the recent past.
  5. In the field of research the computer, has proved immensely useful. To conclude/Hence_, it has become an indispensable tool for all kinds of scientific endeavour
  6. The import of petrol has been banned in the Midlands. Consequently/Therefore, the price of it has gone up.
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पाठ 5.1: Connectors - Exercises [पृष्ठ ६९]

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सीबीएसई English Communicative Workbook Interact in English [English] Class 9
पाठ 5.1 Connectors
Exercises | Q 4 | पृष्ठ ६९

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

Listen to an excerpt from a news telecast on a national channel carefully and complete the table given below.

S. No. Name of the Brave-heart Place they belong to Reason for Award
1 Saumik Mishra Uttar Pradesh foiled theft
2 Prachi Santosh Sen   saved a child
3 Kavita Kanwar Chhattisgarh  
4   Jodhpur dodged marriage to 40 year old
5 Rahul-balloon seller Delhi/
National
Capital
 
6 M. Marudu Pandi Tamil Nadu averted rail disaster
7   Bangalore saved a baby caught in bull fight
8 Silver Kharbani Meghalaya  
9 Yumkhaibam Addison Singh   saved an eight year old from drowning
10   Uttar Pradesh saved people from drowning
11   Haryana/Jind helped nab armed miscreants
12 Kritika Jhanwar   fought off robbers

Answer the following question briefly:
(a) What is a ‘nickname’ ? Can you suggest another one for Private Quelch?


Answer the following question briefly:

 Private Quelch looked like a ‘Professor’ when the author first met him at the training depot. Why?


At first, Private Quelch was a hero in the eyes of his fellow soldiers. Support this observation with suitable examples from the story in about 100 words.


Answer the following question:

Do you agree with Harold’s parents decision of hiding from him the fact that his father was a boxer? Why/Why not?


A large part of the story is composed of conversation between the characters.
Can you convert it into a play and in groups, present your version of the play before the class? Before that, decide onthe members of cast, minimum props required and also the costumes.


Answer the following questions:

Bicker’ means ‘to quarrel’. Why does the poet use this word here?


Answer the following questions:

Where does it finally meet the river?


Simple Past and Past Continuous
There was a burglary in your neighbourhood. You saw something suspicious.
Tell the police officer all about it by filling in the blanks choosing the correct
forms of the words from the options given below.

It (a) was raining last night. I (b) _________ TV. I (c) _________ a little restless. I (d) _________ to the window and was looking out when I (e) _________ that Mr Sharma, my neighbour (f) _________ near the door. I thought he had gone to shut it. I also (g) _________ Mrs Sharma walking up and down in her garden. Then I heard Mr Sharma calling his wife to come in. I (h) _________ back to my table and opened my book. I (i) _________ when I heard a thud and a scream. I (j) _________ out of the house and saw a man in a black coat and hat running towards the gate. Mr and Mrs Sharma (k) _________ in the street. I saw a car speeding away with the burglar.

(a) (i) raining                  (ii) was raining                          (iii) were raining                      (iv) rained
(b) (i) were watching      (ii) watched                               (iii) was watching                    (iv) watching
(c) (i) has felt                  (ii) felt                                       (iii) was feeling                        (iv) feel
(d) (i) had gone              (ii) went                                    (iii) was going                          (iv) gone
(e) (i) noticing                (ii) was noticing                        (iii) were noticing                     (iv) noticed
(f) (i) stood                     (ii) were standing                      (iii) was standing                     (iv) were stood
(g) (i) seeing                   (ii) saw                                       (iii) was seeing                         (iv) seen
(h) (i) had come             (ii) was coming                          (iii) came                                  (iv) were came
(i) (i) hadread                 (ii) was reading                         (iii) were reading                       (iv) read
m (i) rushed                   (ii) was rushing                         (iii) were rushed                         (iv) rushing
(k) (i) had screamed      (ii) was screaming                     (iii) screamed                              (iv) were screaming


The residents of Kanpur decide to approach the Chairman of the Municipal Steps which can be taken problem of pollution in their city. In groups of six, play the role of the following : (Cue cards may be given by the teacher)  

• A farmer 
• An environmentalist 
• Chairman of the Municipal Corporation 
• President of 'Save the Ganga Project' 
• A Human rights activist 


Choose a suitable word from the options given and complete the story from Tunisia.

A weary traveller stopped at a Bedouin’s tent and asked for shelter for the night. Without (a)_______ delay, the man killed (b) _______chicken and handed it to (c)_______ wife for (d)___________ guest’s supper. As the woman stirred the meat in (e) _______ copper cooking pot, she smelled the rich steam and could not resist tasting (f)________ of the meat and soup, to see if it was soft and tasty. But mouthful followed mouthful, and there wasn’t (g)__________chicken left but for the neck piece, which she gave to her little son to nibble. The boy found it so tasty that he whined, “Give me (h)_______ more chicken, mother!” The woman slapped the little boy and scolded him: “It’s a shameful habit (i)______ father taught you, enough of it, I tell you!” On the (j) _______ side of the wooden hanging which screened the woman’s part of the tent from the rest, the traveller overheard them. “What habit has (k)______ father taught (l) _______ child?” he asked curiously. “Oh,” said the woman, “whenever a guest arrives at (m)_______ tent, he cuts off his ears and roasts them over the fire for (n)______ son to eat.” Making not a sound, the traveller picked up (o)_______ shoes and ran.

(a) (i) no any (ii) little (iii) any (iv) no
(b) (i) a few (ii) some (iii) few (iv) a
(c) (i) his (ii) her (iii) their (iv) there
(d) (i) the (ii) a (iii) theirs (iv) their
(e) (i) her (ii) hers (iii) the (iv) an
(f) (i) some (ii) few (iii) a few (iv) more
(g) (i) any (ii) some (iii) a few (iv) few
(h) (i) little (ii) a little (iii) a few (iv) some
(i) (i) hers (ii) yours (iii) their (iv) his
(j) (i) another (ii) another (iii) other (iv) one
(k) (i) hers (ii) her (iii) him (iv) his
(l) (i) a (ii) an (iii) the (iv) x
(m) (i) x (ii) our (iii) ours (iv) their
(n) (i) their (ii) his (iii) him (iv) our
(o) (i) her (ii) his (iii) our (iv) x

After reading the information given in Question 8, complete the table given below by filling in the blank spaces. 

Sub species Countries Estimated    Population
Minimum Maximum
P .t. altaica Amur (a)…………………………………………….. (b)……… (c)………
Royal Bengal Tiger India (d)……… (e)………
P. t. corbetti
(Indo­Chinese tiger)
China (f)………… 40
P. t. sumatrae
(Sumatran Tiger)
(g)…………………………………. 400 (h)…………

Work in pain and complete the table of the supernatural theories and logical explanations as presented in 'The Mystery of Bermuda Triangle'. 


Probability

The following statements express varying degrees of certainty. Look at the underlined modals in each of the statements. Then number the sentences in order of certainty. Mark the sentence No. 1 if it is most likely certain and the least likely as no. 5.

(a) The lady in the formal attire may be Mr. Chawla’s secretary. (a) ___________
(b) The foreigners accompanying him could be the (b) ___________ newly appointed interpreters
(c) The man in the safari talking to someone on the (c) ____________ cell phone mustbe Mr. Chawla.
(d) Mr. Chawla will be the chief guest. (d) ___________
(e) The people following him might be from the media. (e) ___________


Prevention is better than cure.
Swine flu has been declared (as) a pandemic.
In groups of four discuss the following.

(a) What has been done by the authorities to cope with the problem?
(b) What are the consequences of such a major world-wide infection?

Write out the answer to the questions as a flowchart using the passive form of the verb.


Fill in the empty bubbles in Column C with reports of what was said in Column A, as in the box given above.


Now prepare a graph based on the students' response to the survey you conducted in Question 2. Then write a report for the newspaper taking the help of Question 5, Question 3 and Question 6. You may follow this pattern: 

Paragraph 1 : A suitable introduction as in B.4. 
Paragraph 2 : Hours per week spent on different activities - classes VI, IX and XI compared. 
Paragraph 3 : How extra time would be used - Classes VI, IX and XI compared. 
Paragraph 4 : Boys and girls compared - Classes VI, IX and XI 
The following words and phrases will be useful to you: 

To express proportion 
Most __
Many __ 
The majority of ___ 
A large number of ___ 
A small number of ___
Very few ____
Only a few ___ 
To express frequency 
Most of the time ___ 
Frequently ___
Occasionally ___ 
Often ____
At times ___ 
To express comparison and contrast 
__ compared with __
On the other hand, ___ 
In contrast, ___ 
By comparison, ___
___ however, ___
____ in comparison with ___ 
You may also find some of the phrases from B.5 useful. 


Based on the information on your completed scorecard, write a short report for the Danapur local newspaper about the Annual Athletic Meet of the school. Remember 'CODER'. Some further advice ... 

• Give an interesting heading 
• By line (who has written the report) 
• Answer the 'WH' questions - Who? Why? When? Where? 
• Overall result 
• Aim of the Meet 


Sports Day at school is always great fun. Along with the excitement of the events, there is the added desire to know if your House has won the Sports Championship Cup! 
Teacher/ student can read out the Sports Day commentary and fill in the House positions for each event - 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Then calculate the points to find out which House has won the Sports Championship Cup. 
GOVERNMENT SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL, DANAPUR 
                        ANNUAL ATHLETIC MEET 
                                   SCORECARD 

House  NEHRU  RAMAN  TAGORE  SHIVAJI 
Events  Position  Points  Position  Points  Position  Points  Position  Points 
(Previous tally)                 
March Past                
800m (Boys)                 
1OOm (Girls)                 
High jump (Boys)                 
Javelin (Girls)                 

 

House  NEHRU  RAMAN  TAGORE  SHIVAJI 
Events  Position  Points  Position  Points  Position  Points  Position  Points 
Shot put (Boys)                 
400 relay (Girls)                 
TOTAL                 

 

RESULT  HOUSE 
Champions   
2nd   
3rd   
4th   

 

SCORING (POINTS)       
Event  1st 2nd  3rd 
March Past  10 x x
Track and field  10 5 3
Relay  15 10 5

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.


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