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प्रश्न
Discuss in groups
(a) Have you heard of the Bermuda Triangle? If so, what have you heard about it?
(b) Have you ever heard of an airplane or a boat disappearing without a trace?
(c) Can you think of an explanation for an airplane or a boat that disappeared without a trace?
उत्तर
- I have heard some stories of the Bermuda Triangle. All of them are full of planes and ships disappearing strangely near the Bermuda Triangle.
- There was a recent news of an Air France plane crashing after it took off from Rio de Janeiro.
- There can be air crash in some of the deepest trenches and the debris may not be found easily because of depth and ocean currents
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Have you made choices that are acceptable and less ‘risky’ or have you followed the beaten track? Why?
Identify the rhyme scheme of the poem.
Amit from Hyderabad has got admission in a college at Bengaluru. He has to share his room with another boy. When he arrives at the hostel he learns that his room mate has gone home for a few days. Based on his observations of the room, Amit writes a letter to his friend, Sumit, about his new room mate. (You may use some of the expressions suggested in C.3.) As Amit, write the letter.
In your writing, remember to follow CODER
Below are some incomplete sentences about the story. Complete each sentence appropriately, according to the story.
1. Slava Kurilov was in the water because he ...
Evidence for this is ...
2. His biggestmistakewaswhenhe ...
3. He decided to die because ...
4. He was carried towards the lagoon when he decided to ...
Read the following article on Global Warming and complete the Dow chart given below.
Global Warming is caused by the accumulation of Green house Gases - C02, and methane in the atmosphere, resulting in the rise of Earth's over all surface temperature. India, a low latitude country, would face much of the misery due to climatic changes. Rainfall pattern is expected to undergo a major change in areas like Kerala, MP and North East.
Himalayan glaciers are melting. This could prove catastrophic for those living downstream in the plains.
Due to global warming heat is trapped in the atmosphere causing the ice to melt. Rising sea levels would inundate many of the coastal cities. Extreme weather conditions such as heavy rainfall is expected to occur soon resulting in loss of life and property.
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 …………
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? |
Reporting 'Questions' and 'Requests'
The words in these sentences have been mixed up. Put them in the correct order. Direct questions (?) are followed by reported questions ( • ). Study the examples first.
Your seat comfortable is (?)
Is your seat comfortable?
Seat he if asked your comfortable was (•)
He asked if your seat was comfortable.
feeling are you better (?)
___________________________
she if feeling better were asked you (•)
___________________________
did kalias live where the (?)
___________________________
asked he the kalias where lived (•)
___________________________
they will be leaving when (?)
___________________________
asked be he when they leaving would (•)
___________________________
can open the please you window (?)
___________________________
you open asked window could she whether the (•)
___________________________
model how have finished that quickly so you (?)
___________________________
that model quickly so how had finished they asked you (•)
___________________________
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.
Class discussion
• Is a biography written in a particular order of events?
• Which is the most common tense?
