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प्रश्न
Why should we not cut trees?
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उत्तर
We should not cut trees because trees give us many things such as fruit, fuel, valuable timber, medicines etc. They give us cool shade in summer. They purify air which we breathe.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Work in groups of four. Discuss how the story would have been different if.
Pongo had pardoned the narrator after scolding him.
Imagine you are going to celebrate your forthcoming birthday at an orphanage/old age home.
Deliver a short speech about your birthday celebration by using the following hints.
- The reasons for choosing an orphanage/old-age home.
- The people who accompany you.
- The food which you are going to offer them.
- The useful gifts/articles which you are going to give them.
- Other events like cake cutting, conducting games, etc.
Prepare a welcome address on the occasion of Republic day celebration.
“Where does Helen live?”
Jim wants to know where ______.
“Do you know why she is unhappy?”
He asked me if ______ unhappy.
Identify the poetic lines where the following figures of speech are employed and complete the tabular column.
| Figure of speech | Meaning | Lines |
| Synecdoche | A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa. e.g. “The Western wave was all a-flame. ” The “Western wave” is a synecdoche as it refers to the sea by the name of one of its parts i.e. wave. |
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| Paradox |
A figure of speech in which a statement appears to contradict itself. e.g. To bring peace we must war. Be cruel to be kind. |
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| Onomatopoeia |
A figure of speech wherein the word imitates the sound associated with the object it refers to. e.g. Pitter-patter, pitter-patter Raindrops on my pane. |
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| Rhetorical Questions |
A figure of speech in the form of a question that is asked to make a point rather than to elicit an answer. e.g. And what is so rare as a day in June? |
Imagine that below are some of the paintings of Jane Eyre. Discuss with your partner and describe the paintings.
Look at the picture. Work in groups and give a short talk about it using the words given below.
- sand
- waves
- when
- as soon as
- collect
- enjoy
- hatchlings
- basket
- boys
- night
- rough sea
- many
- eggs
- incubate
- hatchery
- after
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Volunteers of the Students Sea Turtle Conservation Network (SSTCN) release Olive Ridley hatchlings into the sea. |
Change the following into Indirect Speech.
The poor man exclaimed, “Will none of you help me?”
Change the following into Indirect Speech.
“Halt!” shouted the officer to his men.
Name the speaker.
| S.No. | Lines from the lesson | Speaker |
| 1 | “Do you do anything other than eating?" | |
| 2 | “Are you feeling unwell?” | |
| 3 | “I don’t have a camera phone “ | |
| 4 | “I told you I am thirteen, the same age as you." | |
| 5 | “You are a brave pair!” |
See how they speak at this situation and practise as if you were in that situation.
Using the following clues write about yourself in the space below — name, place you live in, physical features, habits, likes and dislikes, etc.
Did you hear what your tongue did?
Do you think that –
Do birds have secrets?
There are many reasons why something happens.
For example
| Event | Reasons |
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You are Mani/Megalai of Class XI, President of the English Club of your school. Draft a speech on the topic ‘Reading Maketh a Complete Man’, to be delivered in the school assembly
‘When the mouse laughs at the cat, there is a hole nearby.’ Explain the meaning of this statement to your friends.
Pair work: Practise the dialogue with another student. Then write a similar dialogue between a student and the class teacher regarding an educational trip.
