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Find and discuss some examples of reports related to the given topic.
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Form groups and use the following topic for discussion. Take the help of your college library and your teacher.
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Find and discuss some examples of reports related to the given topic.
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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. |
Work in groups of four. Discuss how the story would have been different if.
Pongo had pardoned the narrator after scolding him.
The cunning spider was waiting for a chance to pull the fly into its web and it used all the possible ways to trap her. Have you ever been trapped by flattery to do something you did not want to do? Discuss in pairs and share your experience in the class.
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Anaphora: Repetition of a word or a phrase at the beginning of a sequence of sentences, paragraphs, and lines.
(e.g.) How handsome are your gauzy wings, how brilliant are your eyes!
Identify the figures of speech.
”Your eyes are like the diamond bright, but mine are dull as lead!”
Identify the character or speaker of the following line.
‘That is, I believe they do.’
Last year at this time I ______.
While I was ______.
“Who took my English book?”
He was curious to know who ______.
“Where does Helen live?”
Jim wants to know where ______.
Read the different verb form where they remain the same in the direct and indirect speech in the following case. Fill in the blank with missing indirect speech.
With modal verbs would, might, could, should, ought to, used to.
Present the review of a movie that you have watched recently.
Mathew is a very busy man.
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.
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. |
Discuss in groups of five. Make a story about the comic strip. Then share it in the class.
Change the following into Indirect Speech.
“Bring me a glass of milk,” said the swami to the villagers.
Change the following into Indirect Speech.
“Take off your hat,” the king said to the Hatter.
Change the following into Indirect Speech.
“Hurry up,” he said to his servant, “do not waste time.”
Change the following into Indirect Speech.
He said, “Daughter, take my golden jug, and fetch me some water from the Well.”
Change the following into Direct Speech.
Nevin asked his father when the next letter would come.
Change the following into Direct Speech.
The stranger asked Nasrin where she lived.
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?
Look at the picture of a village festival carefully. Talk about the activities that are going on by using the hints given in the help box.
About the place and the people — what is happening: what do the children and the adults do? – kind of shops – performances
Name the character or speaker.
“Let me try pulling this lever.”
Pick and support any one of the three daughters. Say some sentences for the one you support and say some sentences against the other two to win.
| I support the first daughter because ....... | I support the second daughter because ....... | I support the third daughter because ....... |
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Is there any place near?
Let us learn to enact the story.
Learn how they speak in the bank and practise as if you were in that situation.
Borrowing a book from public Library.
Sometimes we join two words to make a describing word. For example, Rip was a good-natured man, everybody liked him. Here are some more describing words. Use them to complete the given paragraph.
| long-sleeved | high-heeled | well-dressed | open-mouthed |
| sweet-looking | odd-looking | part-time |
Mrs. Das has a _______ job in a clothes shop. Yesterday, an _______ woman walked into the shop. She was wearing _______ . shoes. A _______ dog was with her. “I want a _______ shirt for my dog, please,” she said. “For your dog?” asked Mrs. Das, _______ in surprise. “Yes,” replied the woman. “I want him to be for my next party.”
Interview your teacher and get her responses for the following questions.
- Why did you become a teacher?
- How do you come to school every day?
- Do you have any pets?
- What kinds of books do you like to read?
- What are your hobbies?
Now write a paragraph about your teacher with the information you have gathered.
My Teacher
Some letter are missing in each word.
t ______ ch
How could Alice have got into the garden?
Do you think that –
Do birds have secrets?
Do you have a garden at home?
At the end of the play, only the stump of the tree is left. Find out if it will grow into a tree again.
Tell the class about your favourite story book. Talk about the character you liked most in the book.
What do you think the naughty boy would see in India?
There are many reasons why something happens.
For example
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Work in pairs and arrive at five points that bring out the benefits and challenges of living in either a nuclear family or a joint family. Share your views with your class.
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
‘Forgetfulness is the beginning of happiness’- Do you agree or disagree? Discuss in class.
Is there a link between intelligence and absent-mindedness? Share your views on this subject, with the class.
Speak to the class for a minute, as to how one should conduct oneself on formal occasions. (You could talk about table manners especially while eating, general appearance, manner of speaking, etc.)
Now use these ideas and prepare a speech on the topic ‘The importance of developing a positive attitude’ and deliver the speech in the school assembly
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.
Every person should take up the responsibility to serve the society in his or her own way. Discuss the various ways in which you can serve the society
Now, write a set of 8 to 10 instruction for the following situation.
A doctor instructing a patient regarding a healthy diet and proper care after a surgery.
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Reason: The SI unit of temperature is kelvin.
