The police interview Chetan to get an eyewitness account of the kidnapping. In pairs conduct the interview. One of you can play the role of Chetan and tell your partner, who plays the role of the police officer, what happened when the kidnapping occurred.
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प्रश्न
Answer the following question briefly.
Mrs. Al Smith makes many statements about the French. Pick out any two and explain
them.
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उत्तर
- “You French people have a cute way of doing business"
It suggests that French people are clever since they do not provide all of the information at once. For example, there is a board that says 'Villa For Sale'. But it does not have a price tag. - "Frenchmen usually have to consult about ten people before they get a move on"
This indicates that French people cannot make their own decisions. However, they rely on a large group of people to make decisions. She suggests French people are extroverted. They rely on others for decisions.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
On the basis of your understanding of the poem, answer the following question
by ticking the correct choice.
The title 'Oh, I wish I'd looked after me teeth' expresses __________.
You are JEANNE. After coming home you realize that the Villa was not actually
bought and your husband has fooled both you and the landlady of the Villa. You
are filled with rage, disgust and helplessness because of your husband's
betrayal. Write your feelings in the form of a diary entry.
Past Continuous
A young girl was kidnapped from the main street of Srutipur at 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon. Chetan was there at that time.
Now that you have seen some techniques for creating vivid images with language, try to compose a poem or write a short descriptive paragraph using similes and colourful expressions. Work in pairs if you prefer. Then read it out to the class.
Choose one of these themes: waves, stars and moon, rocks, sunset or sunrise.
Consider the following for your chosen theme:
• What does it look like?
• What does it feel like?
• What does it sound like?
• How does it move?
• Where do we see it?
• When do we see it?
Now read this extract from a story and draw arrows (as in the example above) to show how the personal pronouns refer to the different people and things.
Leena was on her annual visit to her uncle's house. She always enjoyed it because she was allowed to spend most of the day down at the mango grove. Leena's uncle was a friend of the man who owned the grove and he always gave a special rate. This year Leena's aunt joined her, and together they set off across the fields to the grove. The branches of the trees were covered with fruits, and so bowed down with the weight that they almost touched the ground. They spent hours picking fruit, eating most of it and sleeping in the shade.
Simple Present and Present Continuous
Mr. Madan is going on tour next week. Look at his itinerary.
| Mr. Madan | Tour of North India and Nepal | ||
| Mon | 7th | Mumbai 06:30 Peace Conference |
Delhi 08:30 |
| Tues | 8th | Delhi 07:30 Cultural Centre |
Agra 10:30 |
| Wed | 9th | Agra 09:30 Local School Head Teacher |
Varanasi 13:30 |
| Thurs | 10th | Varanasi 08:00 Discuss Trade Unions |
Patna 18:30 |
| Fri | 11th | Patna 14:00 Himalayan Project |
Kathmandu 17:00 |
| Sat | 12th | Kathmandu 11:00 | Delhi 14:00 |
Describe Mr. Madan’s schedule for next week. Use verbs from the table below.
Work in pairs. Tell your partner what you are not able to do now because of the fast-paced life.
e.g. I could play in the open ground but now I can’t.
I could visit my aunt on weekends but …………
Write a paragraph about a newly devised robot that can be of great help to home-makers.
Zoomo, the robot can make tea when guests arrive …………
On a cold winter night you hear a loud shrieking noise at repeated intervals. What might have caused this?
Write down your ideas using the pattern below.
| it |
might could must |
have been |
the owl hooting a ghost____________ |
Look at the pictures of people talking to each other. With your partners, discuss what they are telling each other. Share your ideas with the class.
