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Do you like to watch plays? - English (Second/Third Language)

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Do you like to watch plays?

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I enjoy watching plays. Live theatre's effortless, unfiltered performances have a strong emotional connection for me. A normal evening is transformed into a remarkable event by combining storyline, acting talent, and stagecraft magic. Each play is a unique adventure, and I value the opportunity to be taken to other worlds and times.

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पाठ 2.5: A Play - Warming up! [पृष्ठ ५४]

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बालभारती My English Coursebook 9 Standard Maharashtra State Board
पाठ 2.5 A Play
Warming up! | Q 1 | पृष्ठ ५४

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

Fill in each of the numbered blanks with the correct form of the word given in brackets. Do not copy the passage, but write in the correct serial order the word or phrase appropriate to the blank space. 

Example : 

(0) roamed 

Once upon a time, in the days when genies and giants (0) ____________ (roam) the land, there (1)________ (live) a farmer (2) _____________ (name) Baba Ayub. He lived with his family in a little village by the name of Maidan Sabz. Because he had a large family to feed, Saba Ayub (3)________ (see) his days (4) ________________ (consume) by hard work. Every day, he (5) _________ (labour) from dawn to sundown, (6) ___________ (plow) his field and (7) __________ (turn) the soil and (8) __________ (tend) to his meagre pistachio trees. 


Explain the importance of rythm in the poem.


What point is the author trying to make?


What does the word “clipped” mean in this poem?


What is the central idea of the poem?


How does the seemingly small incident described in the story reveal a significant truth about life?


What does Hemingway want to convey about the affects of war through the story?


Discuss the theme of the story ‘ Hearts and Hands.’


Fill in the blank with an appropriate word: 

The school playground is out __________ bounds for the pupils of the primary school.


Write an original short story that begins with the words: “It's not my fault”, he shouted………”


The tree grew at a dangerous slant and had to be cut ________


Given on the next page is a picture of a yacht. Label the parts of the yacht using the terms given in the box

Bow

cabin

rudder

cockpit

stern

boom

mainsail

mast


Locate Ile Amsterdam on the world map.


There are many instances of gentle humour in the story. Point out some of these and state how this contributes to the interest of the narration.


In her message to students of her college, Kalpana Chawla said, “May you have the vision to find the path from dreams to success … Wishing you a great journey.”

Form pairs. Use “May you…” and “I wish you/Wishing you” to wish your partner good luck and success in

  • a sports event,
  • a quiz or a competition, and
  • a test or examination.

Be sure to thank your partner when she/he wishes you in turn. You may also look up a telephone directory, or go to a post office, and get a list in English and Hindi of standard phrases that can be sent in greeting telegrams anywhere in India. Discuss which of these you might use, and when. Compare the English and Hindi phrases for expressing good wishes. Do you know such phrases in any other language?


The cherry tree is a narrative poem. Features that make it a narrative poem are given below. Justify them with proper examples.

Different places are mentioned.


Make a ‘pair presentation’ of the poem, in the class.


Prepare a formal invitation card for the Art Festival.


Complete the remaining blocks determining the types of news.


Write a paragraph and give an appropriate title to it. Use the following points.

Birds and Animals Love and Affection
Loyal Our Best Friends
Serve us Protection and Security
Kindness, honesty, compassion Do not hurt or destroy us
Loneliness Avoided

Read the given slogans and match them appropriately with their theme.

1. One for all and all for one Junk food
2. Limit your fast food otherwise, it would be your last food Save water
3. Restricting a woman restricts the growth of the family Cleanliness
4. Clean and green makes perfect scene Woman empowerment
5. It takes a lot of blue to stay green Unity

Read the jumbled lines from the poem and rearrange them in correct order.

1. cinnamon, betel leaves
2. and ginger and garlic”
3. Go to Muthu’s
4. My mother would say:
5. and get some
6. “Little boy Raj…
7. And so I go to the shops
8. singing all the way
9. tomatoes and pickles”
10. “Sesame seeds, onions
11. I rattle off a list:
12. what I’d want
13. and when Muthu asks me
14. my mother twists my ear
15. and back home
16. ouch!

Now complete the following suitably.

_______ a dog ran out onto the road.


Now complete the following, in the same way, using the words easy or strong.

Skipping is ______.
Jumping is ______ than skipping.
Walking is the ______ of all.


Answer the question by looking at the picture.

Example: What is happening in picture 5?

The girl is diving into the water.

What are Anil and his friends pulling in picture 3?

______are pulling______


Now make one more question for each picture. Write the question in the space below each picture. Use how many, what are, where are/is, how, why, to make questions.


Write these sentences in the correct order. Also, choose the right word from the box and add it before each sentence. Remember to put a comma after it, for example, Finally...

First, Then, After, that, Finally
  1. It gave him its branches to make a house.
  2. It asked him to sit on the stump.
  3. It gave him its trunk to make a boat.
  4. The tree gave its apples to the boy.

Now complete the following, in the same way, using the words juicy or exciting. The order may vary according to your choice.

apple ______

orange ______

sugarcane ______

rock climbing ______

skiing ______

river rafting ______


Do you like stories from the past? What type of stories do you like?


Imagine someone has invited your family to a programme and you were the only person at home when the invitation was given orally. Write a note (4-5 lines) to pass on the message to the other people in your family. Or, Write an imaginary conversation in which you pass on the message to your parents.


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