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प्रश्न
Form groups and use the following topic for discussion. Take the help of your college library and your teacher.
Need for democracy
उत्तर
Need for democracy
- Democracy is a fair way to put people into power.
- Freedom granted to individuals to live a life of their choice.
- Criticism from opposition to the government in power
- Citizen's right to question every action of a democratic government.
- Disadvantages of other forms of government.
- Citizens of other countries suffering at the hands of supreme authority.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Find and discuss some examples of reports related to the given topic.
Any social issue
Imagine that you are a lawyer defending the case of the eyes in court. Present your counter statement in support of your client.
Form groups and use the ICT lab of your Junior College to make a short film on the script that you have prepared. There are several soft-wares that can be used for editing. You can take professional help. One can upload his/her film on mediums like Youtube and submit the link to the subject teacher.
Prepare a speech in about 80-100 words for the morning assembly, stressing on the importance of games and sports in ensuring a healthy body and mind.
You are visiting the primary school where you studied classes I to IV, after six years. You get a chance to go to your standard two classroom and you are permitted to sit at the same place where you used to sit.
Who do you miss very badly, your friends or teachers?
What type of tree fits in your hand?
A ____________ tree.
Figures of speech
Assonance: Repetition of similar vowel sounds in the neighbouring words
(e.g.) ‘T is the prettiest little parlour that ever you did spy; Pick out one more instance from the poem.
Divide the students into groups of five and conduct a group discussion on the topic "Importance of Mathematics in Our Everyday Life". The teacher will act as a moderator.
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.
I used to admire ______.
A road map is given below. Answer the questions that follow with the help of the road map. Work in pairs and discuss to give directions to get to one place from another.
- You are at the market. You need directions to go to the pharmacy.
- You are in a book shop. Ask your partner to direct you to the Art Gallery.
- Give your partner the directions to go from the Bank to the hotel.
- Direct your partner from the post office to the market.
- Your partner wants to go to the library from school. Give suitable directions.
Can you do an art work or a craft work on your own?
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? |
Answer the following
Complete this poem on your own with a abab rhyme scheme.
Peas porridge hot,
Peas porridge cold,
__________________
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Take something from your school bag. Describe it in three sentences. Ask the class to find out the thing you have described.
Work in pairs. Take turns and speak about spices.
| Saritha | Saritha: Hi Divya, how are you? |
| Divya | Hi, I’m fine Saritha. |
| Saritha | What did you have for breakfast? |
| Divya | ______ with onion chutney. |
| Saritha | Do ______ onions ______? |
| Divya | ______ Central Asia. |
| Saritha | Do you know chilli too has come from somewhere else? |
| Divya | Is it from______? |
| Saritha | Yes______right. |
| Divya | Many of the ______ came ______. |
Change the following into Indirect Speech.
“Run away, children,” said their mother.
Change the following into Direct Speech.
I wrote that I would visit him next day.
Change the following into Direct Speech.
Mervin said that he wanted to be a soldier.
Change the following an into Direct Speech.
I asked Mary if she would lend me a pencil.
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?
Present your sport to the class in four to five sentences.
These phrases will help you.
- I like to play ______.
- I play______ regularly with my friends.
- ______is an indoor/outdoor game.
- ______game requires______ players.
- ______has ______these equipments.
- ______ generally played in a court/ground.
- I enjoy playing______ game.
Travelling can help a person to understand and appreciate different places. Discuss in groups and talk about the places you have visited recently. Present your experiences to the class.
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!” |
What happened to the hole in the ground after the rain?
Join in either of the following groups and say some valid points to win.
| Group A. | I like to live in the Earth because ______ | |
| Group B. | I like to live in the Mars because ______ |
See how they speak at this situation and practise as if you were in that situation.
Speak and win.
Join in one of the two groups. Speak 4 to 5 sentences supporting and opposing the intelligence of the saparrow.
| I support the sparrow for her intelligence. | I oppose the sparrow for using her intelligence to cheat others. |
Let us learn to enact the story.
Learn how they speak in the bank and practise as if you were in that situation.
The Maharaja was a wise man and ordered the cook to use the vegetable scraps instead of throwing them away.
- Name some of the things which are thrown away at home or in school.
- Sit in groups of four and think of interesting ways in which they can be made useful.
- Put up your findings on the class board.
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.”
Now write a paragraph about your teacher with the information you have gathered.
My Teacher
Using the following clues write about yourself in the space below — name, place you live in, physical features, habits, likes and dislikes, etc.
Describe some of the sounds you hear at night.
What do you think Alice saw in the garden?
Are you afraid of the dark? Why?
Have you ever been very frightened? Tell your partner about it.
Say these words and feel what your tongue does when you say –
toe, top, tie, ten
Do you think that –
Do you know the secret language of any animal? Tell the class about it.
Tell the class a joke in your mother tongue.
Do you have a garden at home?
Tell the class about your favourite story book. Talk about the character you liked most in the book.
Every member contributes to forming a happy family. Share your views for a minute or two with your class.
Your friend competes with you in academics and sports. Think of the situation wherein you would not be affected by his/her victory and the ways in which you would encourage your friend to succeed.
Compose your own limericks on an elephant, a peacock and a butterfly. Read it out to your 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.)
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?’
Prepare a speech on “The importance of a reading habit” in about 100–150 words using the hints given below together with your own ideas.
- Introduction
- Suggested value points Knowledge enrichment – Skill development – Meaningful usage of time – Overall development
- Conclusion
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
Build a conversation for the following situation with a minimum of five exchange.
A father and his daughter about the advantages of the habit of newspaper reading.
Extend the conversation with two more relevant exchange
| Receptionist | Good evening, sir. Welcome to Chennai. |
| Traveller | I would like to book a deluxe room in your hotel for 3 days. |
| Receptionist | ______ |
| Traveller | ______ |
| Receptionist | ______ |
| Traveller | ______ |
Have you ever been on an adventurous trip? If so, share your success story with your friends.
Given below are a few proverb. Prepare a short speech of two minutes on one of the proverb.
Where there is a will there is a way.
Given below is a well-known quotation.
“Cowards die many times before their death”.
Study the quotations and identify the adverse human qualities that are worse than ‘death’ and discuss the underlying message conveyed.
