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Question
Did you hear what your tongue did?
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Solution
Do it yourself.
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Deliver a short speech for about five minutes on the following.
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Figures of speech
Consonance: Repetition of similar consonant sounds in the neighbouring words.
(e.g.) It's the prettiest little parlour that ever you did spy; Pick out one more instance of consonance from the poem.
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Answer the following
Complete this poem on your own with a abab rhyme scheme.
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Peas porridge cold,
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Change the following into Indirect Speech.
“Don't you know the way home?” asked I.
Change the following into Indirect Speech.
“Take off your hat,” the king said to the Hatter.
Change the following into Indirect Speech.
“Go down to the bazaar. Bring me some oil and a lump of ice.” ordered his master.
Look at these images of different kinds of sports. Identify and name as many as you can with your partner.
Describe any one of them to your partner.
- Name of the sport.
- What equipment is used to play the sport?
- What kind of area/ground/field it is played in?
- How is it played?
Imagine a world with no books, but only e-books. How would you find such a world? Deliver a two-minute talk.
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hat, house, hen, hide, horse, heart, hand etc.
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Happy Hiawatha, hungry hippopotamus, high horse, heavy hand.
What is your mother tongue?
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Compose your own limericks on an elephant, a peacock and a butterfly. Read it out to your class.
Speaking Activity
Based on your understanding of the play ‘The Never – Never Nest’, organise a classroom debate on the topic: ‘Is Equated Monthly Instalment Scheme - a boon or bane to middle-class families?’
You are rushing to attend to an important work and you witness an accident on your way. Will you go to the rescue of the injured person? Share your views with the class.
Pair work: Practise the dialogue with another student. Then write a similar dialogue between a student and the class teacher regarding an educational trip.
- The Vellore was h held in 1801.
- The family members of Tippu were imprisoned at Vellore Fort after the fourth Mysore war.
- At the time of Vellore revolt, the Governor of Madras was lord William Bentinck.
- The victory of revolt of Vellore against British was one of the significant event in the history of india.
