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प्रश्न
Answer the following question briefly.
Why is Gaston not interested in buying the villa in the beginning?
उत्तर
Gaston is not interested in buying the villa in the beginning. He is very clear that his wife Jeanne is not buying the villa for themselves. She wants to put her father and mother in it. Her parents would take possession of it every year from April to September. They would also bring all her sister’s children with them. Therefore, he starts finding fault with the villa and its excessive price.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Complete the following paragraph with suitable words/ phrases highlighting the
theme of the play. You can do it in pairs.
The play deals with a _________ and _________ Bishop who is always ready to lend a
__________ hand to anyone in distress. A __________ breaks into the Bishop's house
and is __________and warmed. The benevolence of the Bishop somewhat
_____________ the convict, but, when he sees the silver candlesticks, he
________them, and runs away. However, he is __________ and brought back. He
expects to go back to jail, but the Bishop informs the police they are a ___________.
The convict is_________by this kindness of the Bishop and before he leaves he seeks
the priest's blessing.
Answer the following question briefly.
Why does Persome feel that the people pretended to be sick?
Answer the following question briefly.
Why was the convict sent to prison? What was the punishment given to him?
As a resident of Kanpur, write a formal letter to the Editor of a prominent newspaper highlighting the problem discussed in Question 2. Also give some suggestions on how this problem can be reduced.
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FORMAL LETTER A-43 Civil lines |
Work in pairs. You and your partner are made in charge of your school. What will you change?
Discuss and then write about the decisions you would make.
Use the various verb forms available for future time reference.
e.g. Now we are in charge of the school, we shall…
This is an account of Sir James' flight across the Atlantic Ocean. Complete the following using words from Question 1.
Captain James was enjoying the (a) ______ party hosted by his neighbour Mr. Samuel. Suddenly, he got a call from his boss who wanted him to fly across the Atlantic with a reputably renowned investigator to (b) _________into the (c) ____ of an heiress. He immediately got ready for the assignment. While intializing the flight he checked the radar controllers. He found that routine traffic was proceeding undisturbed, in their (d)_______ . There was no difficulty in the (e) and he (f) ____. All of a sudden there was a (g)______ and communication was abruptly cut off. He checked the radar screen and it was moving (h)________ . He experienced a strange (i)___________ . He stepped into a mist and claimed to arrive at a time period after the French- Revolution. However, his U) ____ theory was not convincing. He claimed that he just remembered being (k) ____ in a big cloud. Nevertheless, people were happy to see him return after a month.
Discuss in groups.
- Have you heard a story, seen a film, or read about someone becoming invisible?
- Did he/she use his/her power for good or for evil?
Interactive practice
Individually, write down four sentences as in column A in 3.
| A (First speaker) | B (Questioner) | C (Reporter) | |
| 1. | What did he say? | ||
| 2. | What did she say? | ||
| 3. | What did he say? | ||
| 4. | What did the notice say? |
Divide yourselves into groups and collect information on the use of computers from three students, each from classes VI, IX and XI. Compile and summarise your answers to the questions above in the following table
| Class | Name Girl/Boy | Hours per week | If you reduce your computer time , how will you spend your leisure time ? | Why do you like to spend time at the computer ? | |||
| At the computer | Studying at home | Internet | Leisure | ||||
Either in groups or individually, make a power-point presentation on either of the two games. Incorporate points from the table above and any other interesting information I detail.
