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When Mr. Bramble Came to Know that He Was to Become a Father What Were Some of the Names He Decided Upon? Why?

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When Mr. Bramble came to know that he was to become a father what were some of the names he decided upon? Why?

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Mr. Bramble was a famous boxer. When he came to know that he was to become a father he had many names in his mind for his child. All of them were related to the world of boxing. He wanted his child to be named John, if a boy, after Mr. John L. Sullivan or if a girl, Marie, after Miss Marie Lloyd. But he had to sacrifice his choice when his wife opposed him.

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सीबीएसई English Literature Reader [English] Class 9
पाठ 1.4 Keeping lt from Harold
Exercise | Q 4.3 | पृष्ठ ४०

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(b) Something that lives for about two years              perennial
(c) Something that lives for more than two years        annual


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Which road would you choose? Why?


Answer the following question briefly.

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Wordsworth was so moved by this experience that later he wrote this poem as a
recollection of a memory. Think back in your own life and try to recall an
experience that affected you greatly and left a deep impression on you. Then
write a poem for your school magazine in which you describe that experience
and its impact.


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Answer the following question briefly.

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by this statement?


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Curious  thrilled  terrified  relieved 
felt euphoric  agonizing moments  insecurity  grateful 
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‘Since’or‘For’
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We use ‘since’ to express ______ in time, whereas ‘for’ is used to express ______ of time.

since for  
    last week
a short time
    a decade
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• A farmer 
• An environmentalist 
• Chairman of the Municipal Corporation 
• President of 'Save the Ganga Project' 
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Here are a few questions and statements written down by the Cultural Secretary that she/ he needs to share. Tick the correct words from those given in brackets:

  1. How (much/many) (chair/chairs) do we need?
  2. (Much/Several) (school/schools) will be participating.
  3. (Several/Much) (student/students) have arrived.
  4. How (much/many) (information/informations) does this brochure give?
  5. We have only (a few/a little) sponsors for (some/much) events.

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Did you know?
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ought to has an objective meaning whereas should is more subjective.
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Classification

Look at the table below, showing the different meanings of connectors. Put words from the box into the correct categories. Some have been done for you as examples.


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While your teacher reads the excerpt, complete the following statements. 

Aunt Petunia : Wizard, indeed! 
Hany Potter : You knew? You knew I'm a - a wizard? 
Aunt Petunia : (shouting angrily) Knew! Knew! Of course we knew! How cold you not be, my dratted sister being what she was? Oh, she got a letter just like that and disappeared off to that - that school - and came home every holiday with her pockets full of frog-spawn, turning teacups into rats. I was the only one who saw her for what she was - a freak! But for my mother and father, oh no, it was Lily this and Lily that, they were proud of having a witch in the family! (Drawing a deep breath) Then she met that Potter at school and they left and got married and had you, and of course I knew you'd be just the same, just as strange, just as - as - abnormal - and then, if you please, she went and got herself blown up and we got landed with you!' 
Harry Potter : (Listens in shocked silence). Blown up? You told me they died in a car crash!' 
Hagrid : (Angrily) CAR CRASH! (Jumping to his feet) How could a car crash kill Lily an' James Potter? It's an outrage! A scandal! Harry Potter not knowin' his own story when every kid in our world knows his name!' 
Harry Potter : But why? What happened? 
Hagrid : (Anxiously) I never expected this. I had no idea, when Dumbledore told me there might be trouble gettin' hold of yeh, how much yeh didn't know. Ah, Hany, I don' know if I'm the right person to tell yeh - but someone's gotta -yeh can't go off to Hogwarts not knowin'. Well, it's best yeh know as much as I can tell yeh - mind, I can't tell yeh everthin', It's a great mystry, parts of it ... ' (Hagrid pauses for a moment. Sound of chair being dragged). It begins, I suppose, with - with a person called - but it's incredible yeh don't know his name, everyone in our world knows-' 
Harry Potter : Who ?
Hagrid : Well - I don't like sayin' the name if I Can help it . No one does .
Harry Potter : Why not ?
Hagrid : Gulpin' gargoyles, Harry, people are still scared. Blimey, this is difficult. See, there was this wizard who went ... bad. As bad as you could go. Worse than worse. His name was .... (Hagrid gulps but no word comes out). 
Harry Potter : Could you write it down ?
Hagrid : (in a whisper) Nah - can't spell it. All right - Voldemort. (shudders) Don't make me say it again. Anyway, this - this wizard, about twenty years ago now, started lookin' fer followers. Got 'em, too - some were afraid, some 
just wanted a bit o' his power, "cause he was gettin' himself power, all right. Dark days, Harry. Didn't know who to trust, didn't dare get friendly with strange wizards or witches .. Terrible things happened. He was takin' over.' Course, some stood up to him - an' he killed" em. Horribly. One o' the only safe places left was Hogwarts. Reckon Dumbledore's the only one You-Know-Who was afraid of. Didn't dare try takin' the school, not jus' then, anyway. Now, yer mum an' dad were as good a witch an' wizard as I ever knew. Head Boy an' Girl at Hogwarts in their day! Suppose the myst'ry is why You-Know-Who never tried to get 'em on his side before ... probably knew they were too close to Dumbledore to want anythin' to do with the Dark Side. Maybe thought he could persuade 'em .. maybe he just wanted 'em outta the way. All anyone knows is, he turned up in the village where you was all living, on Hallowe'en ten years ago. You was just a year old. He came toyer house an' - an'-' (Blows nose with a sound like a foghorn). Soriy. But it's that sad - knew yer mum an' dad, an' nicer people yeh couldn't find - anyway"You-Know-Who" killed 'em. An' then - an' this is the real myst'ry of the thing - he tried to kill you, too. Wanted to make a clean job of it, I suppose, or maybe he just liked killin' by then. But he couldn't do it. Never wondered how you got that mark on yer forehead? That was no ordinary cut. That's what yeh get when a powerful, evil curse touches yeh - took care of yer mum an' dad an' yer house, even - but it didn't work on you, an' that's why yer famous, Harry. No one ever lived after he decided to kill' em, no one except you, an' he'd killed some o' the best witches an' wizards of the age - the McKinnons, the Bones, the Prewetts an' your parents Harry. 

1. Aunt Petunia did not like her sister and brother-in-law as ____________
2. Harry's mother had met his father at _______________
3. Harry had been told that his parents had ___________This was not the truth as ____________
4. The name of the Wizard who killed Harry Potter's parents was __________
5. Hagrid was reluctant to name _______ and called him _______
6. Harry got the scar on his forehead when _________


Prepositions of Location
Picture Dictation
Work in pairs - Student A and Student B. Student A only (picture given below) - . Keep the picture secret from Student B. Describe exactly what you see to Student B, who must draw the picture from the information given. At the end, compare the two pictures. Draw your picture in the box below.

 

e.g.
In the middle there’s a small house. Behind the house there are two hills. Several birds are flying over the house…


Use the adjectives and prepositions from the box above to fill in the gaps below. Add eight sentences of your own.

  1. Mary is bad ________ Maths.
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  3. Ram was married ________ Beena for 10 years. They were very happy.
  4. This tool is more ________ planing wood.
  5. What good news! I’m so ________ you.
  6. He’s ________ her; she looks ill.
  7. She’s ashamed ________ her bad behaviour.
  8. They are fond ________ dancing.
  9. He was absent ________ the Science Club yesterday.
  10. He is sensitive ________ criticism.

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