Orukkam 2009

QUESTIONS COLLECTED AND SHARED
BY M.J. MATHEW
ST. MARY'S GHS, CHERTHALA 2009
ENGLISH 2009
NINE SCHOOL CHILDREN KILLED IN ROAD ACCIDENT
Kannur: Nine children studying in a lower primary school at Peruman
were killed when a vehicle rammed them on Thursday. Eight of the
victims are girls. The children were on their way back from school at
4pm when a tempo taxi rushed over them, the police said. Twelve
seriously injured children were rushed to Pariyaram Medical College.
The police said, quoting eye witnesses, that the vehicle was on the wrong
side of the road. The driver told the police that the accident occurred
when he was trying to save a child who was crossing the road.
. What is reported here?
. Where did the accident happen?
. When did it happen?
. How did it happen?
. Who were involved in it?
. What are the other details given? Are they relevant?
Elicit answers.
Ask the learners to write the answers in their notebook.
Now, read the following notes taken by a reporter from police about another
incident.
. Two youth killed.
. Malappuram
. Wednesday, midnight
. Bodies on Kottackal road.
. Bike accident
. Lost control
Try to report the above details for a daily.
. How will you begin?
. What shall come next?
. What details should be given?
REPORT
. What must be the order?
. Find out a suitable title.
Elicit responses.
Group them into 5 or 6.
Ask the pupils to write the report.(Individually)
Group work- Learners share their report with other members in the group
and
refine their products. Teacher scaffolds wherever necessary.
Presentation by groups.
Editing- Teacher writes a group report (one of the best) on the BB and ask
the
pupils to refine it on the basis of the grading indicators.
After refinement the teacher can present the teacher’s version of the
report.
Teacher’s version
Malappuram: Two youth who travelled on a motor bike on
Wednesday night were found dead in a near by bush at Kottackal-
Perinthalmanna road. The bike on which they travelled was found
beside them. The police said the youth were in an intoxicated state
and had lost control of the vehicle.
Read the first paragraph of ‘On the Rule of the Road’ and write a newspaper
reportabout the ‘stout old lady’ incident.
Grading indicators:
Catchy headline
Good beginning
Content
Organisation of ideas
Language and style
Brevity
Event
Who ...?
When...?
Title
Where...?
How...?
What...?
Individual writing
Random presentation.
Group attempt.
Presentation.
Refinement.
Follow the process given earlier.
How will you assess the report that you have prepared?
Catchy headline
Has your title got the above features?
How did you begin your report?
Does it state the event? or Is that the expansion of the headline?
What is the content of the report you have written?
Does it answer the questions: What, Where, When, How etc.
Have you organised the ideas in the following way?
- Major details
- More details
- Minor details
How is the language and style of the report?
Consult it with your teacher/ friends and refine it.
SOME TEXTUAL QUESTIONS
The Cherry Tree
1. The nature club in your school conducted a seminar on ‘indiscriminate
felling of trees’. Prepare a seminar report.
Two Gentlemen of Verona
1. Jacopo and Nicola had become famous overnight. News of their hard
work and commitment appeared even in the newspapers. But your
friend missed the news. Can you reconstruct the newspaper report
about the two boys for your friend?
Brevity
Attractive
Appropriate
2. Jacopo and Nicola were finding it difficult to make both ends meet.
They were in search of more work. But how? Suddenly Nicola came up
with an idea to advertise their service in the news paper. Could you
please help them?
Three Days to See
1. Helen Keller graduated from Radcliff College in 1904. This was really
an achievement as she was blind, deaf and dumb. It was her will power
and determination that changed her life. One of the newspapers gives
a wide coverage of this news. Write the newspaper report.
The Hero
1. Swami’s father was reading news about the village lad’s encounter
with the tiger. Prepare the possible newspaper report Swami’s father
was reading.
2. Swami’s friends know about his bravery from the next day’s newspaper
before they reached the school. What would have been the news item?
3. Write a report of the function arranged by the PTA to congratulate
Swami.
The Sneeze
1. Suppose the unexpected death of Tcherviakoff appeared as a news item
in one of the dailies. Prepare the likely newspaper report.
2. A seminar on ‘Good habits’ was conducted in your class on 9.11.2007.
Write a report of the seminar using the hints given below.
Hints: Welcome speech – Drishya (Group B Leader)
Moderator – Anjali (Class leader)
Inauguration – Principal
Paper presentation – Anju, Divya, Geethu and Shereena.
Vote of thanks – Rajesh (Group A Leader)
CONVERSATION
Activity 1
Read the conversation between Tcherviakoff and his wife. After watching
the opera, he reached home in a dejected mood.
Let’s see how the conversation goes on...
Tcherviakoff: I am feeling tired. Can I have a glass of water?
Wife: Of course. Here you are. How was the opera? Could you tell me
about it?
Tcherviakoff: Certainly. But not now. May I have some more water?
Wife: By all means. Would you like to take rest for sometime?
Tcherviakoff: I think it’s better. Would you mind keeping my coat in
the shelf.
They used some expressions for making requests during the conversation.
Find and write them down.
eg: 1. Can I have a glass of water?
2. ………………………………..
3. ………………………………..
4. ………………………………..
Activity 2
One day A.J.Cronin visited the hospital at Poleta to meet Lucia in person.
But
strangers were not allowed meet the patient in the hospital. So he made
some
requests to the nurse to allow him to meet Lucia.
Prepare the conversation.
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Teacher will see that the pupils prepare the conversation on the basis of its
features.
Individual writing
Random presentation
Teacher elicits the features of a good conversation.
Apt initiation
Message/ Content
Proper leave taking
Note: Initiation refers to a good opening of the conversation.
Who will begin the conversation?
Consider the mood of the characters.
Message should be according to the context. It includes-
What do the characters want to convey?
What should each character speak?
What should be the response?
Which words do you select to be used in the content?
You may include - Yes or No questions like:
Cronin: Can you take me to a restaurant?
Rakesh: Will it grow again?
Short questions (Tags)
You have watched for the opera, haven’t you?
Let me sleep in the hall, shall I?
Wh questions
What can I do for you?
Why don’t you join the police?
Expressions
Oh! I spat on him.
Aiyo! Something has bitten me.
Discourse markers
Well, shall I apologise to him?
Alright, you spoil him as you like.
Contracted forms of words etc.
I didn’t mean.
I won’t come here again.
HOW CAN WE FRAME/ ASK ‘YES OR NO’ QUESTIONS
Read the following dialogue.
Granny: Are you already feeling sleepy, Swami? Don’t you want a story?
Swami: Please. Can you be silent, granny?
Leave taking is the concluding part of the conversation.
How will you conclude?
Who should you conclude?
Self Assessment
Yes No Somewhat
I began the dialogue well.
I was able to convey the message.
I used enough expressions
discourse markers, short forms etc.
I concluded the dialogue well
Granny: Don’t cover your face. Are you really very sleepy?
Swami: Would you please shut up granny? Don’t talk to me.
Father: Swami, get up.
Granny: Why do you disturb him?
Father: Get up Swami.
Swami: Will you please allow me to sleep here, father?
Father: Come with me.
Mother: Why do you take him to your office room? He can sleep in the
room, can’t he?
Father: I don’t think so.
Swami: Let me sleep in the hall, shall I? Your office is very dirty.
Father: There are no scorpions. Sleep on the bench.
Swami: Can I have a lamp burning in the room?
Father: No, you must learn not to be afraid of darkness.
Swami: Will you atleast leave the door open?
Father: All right. But you should not go to your granny’s side at night. If
you do so, I will make you the laughing stock of your school.
Try to identify the words used for making ‘Yes or No’ questions.
Activity 3
Read paragraphs 4 to 9 and prepare an imaginary conversation between
Cronin and Nicola using ‘Yes or No’ questions.
Individual attempt
Random presentation
Refinement in groups
Editing
Presenting the teacher’s version.
Teacher’s version
Cronin: May I help you?
Nicola: No sir.
Cronin: Can you take me to the park?
Nicola: Yes sir, with pleasure.
Cronin: Do you work to go abroad?
Nicola: No sir. We have some other plans.
Cronin: Shall I offer you a better job?
Nicola: No sir. Thank you. It’s very kind of you sir.
Cronin: Have you any problems at home?
Nicola: No sir. We don’t.
Cronin: Are you happy with the present life.
Nicola: Yes very much.
Cronin: Am I talking too much?
Nicola: No sir. We like your company.
Cronin: Is there a restaurant nearby?
Nicola: Yes sir. There is one near the fountain.
Cronin: Did you come to the city on Sunday?
Nicola: No sir. On Sundays we go to Poleta.
Cronin: Does Jacopo like this city?
Nicola: Yes, he likes this city very much.
Cronin: Will you come with me to the restaurant?
Nicola: Yes sir. Let’s go to the restaurant.
Activity 4
Complete the following conversation using ‘Yes or No’ questions and
answers.
Rakesh: Are cherry seeds lucky?
Grandfather: Yes they are. But you should plant it.
Rakesh: ……………………………………..?
Grandfather: Yes I like cherries very much.
Rakesh: ……………………………………..?
Grandfather: Yes I have seen cherry trees.
SOME TEXTUAL TASKS:
The Cherry Tree
1. Rakesh was on his way back from school when he bought some cherries.
Suppose a woman is selling cherries. What can be the dialogue between
Rakesh and the woman?
2. Grandfather scolded the grass cutting woman. What could be the
possible dialogue between them?
3. He stared at it for a moment, then ran to fetch grandfather calling
“dada come and look, the cherry tree has come up!”? Continue the
dialogue.
4. Rakesh was looking for grandfather, not finding him in any of his
favorite places around the house; he looked out of his bedroom window.
“Grandpa, are you reclining under the cherry tree?” Continue the
dialogue.
5. Rakesh planted the cherry seed and ran off to play cricket with his
friends. He was late. “Amal, sorry I’m late”. What could be the dialogue
between Rakesh and Amal?
Two Gentlemen of Verona
1. Hey! Wait! Who’s there? A policeman followed Jacopo and Nicola when
they were out selling newspapers at night. The policeman questioned
them. Write a likely conversation between them and the policeman.
2. A tourist enquires about the way to Kovalam and you give necessary
directions. Prepare a possible dialogue between the tourist and you.
3. The nurse tells the author more about Nicola and Jacopo. Write a
possible dialogue between the nurse and the author.
Three Days to See
1. Helen Keller goes out with one of her friends for a walk in the woods.
On the way she had a talk with her about her dream of regaining
eyesight. Prepare a likely dialogue.
2. After the walk Helen and friends discussed the things that they saw.
Complete the dialogue.
Helen Keller: What did you see?
Friend: Oh!... Nothing in particular.
Helen Keller: ..................................
3. After the second day of her imagined eyesight Helen Keller explained
what she had seen in New York City, to her teacher Anne Sullivan.
Prepare a likely dialogue.
The Hero
1. Swami’s father and mother argue about the way he is brought up. Write
the possible dialogue.
2. Write the possible conversation between Swami and his friends after
he caught the house breaker.
3. Swami’s father rings up to police station to inform them about the
burglar. Write the telephonic conversation between Swami’s father and
the Inspector.
On the Rule of the Road
1. Imagine your neighbour disturbs you by playing his TV in high volume.
Write a likely dialogue between neighbour and you.
2. The man in the train talked to his friend in a loud pompous voice. The
author was finding it difficult in reading his blue book. Write a likely
dialogue between the author and the man.
The Sneeze
1. On reaching home Tcherviakoff told his wife about the sneezing
incident. Write the possible dialogue between Tcherviakoff and his wife.
2. A news paper reporter interviewed Tcherviakoff’s wife after his death.
Write the possible interview.
3. Suppose after the sneezing incident Tcherviakoff decided to telephone
Brizjaloff for apology. Construct a telephonic conversation between
the two.
4. The news about Tcherviakoff’s death was shocking to General Brizjaloff
and he decided to explain his innocence to Tcherviakoff’s wife. So he
went to his house. Write a possible dialogue between them.
The Elixir of Life
You happened to see a friend of yours wasting water in the school
premises. Write a likely dialogue between him and you emphasizing
the importance of preserving water.
POEM
CO’s : the learners-
Appreciate and identify poetic devices and various figures of speech.
Grasps the theme of the poem.
Process
Teacher asks:
What are some of the techniques poet use to make a poem attractive?
Teacher elicit responses and consolidates.
Rhyming words
Rhyme scheme
Alliteration
Assonance
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Images
Symbols
Sounds etc.
Read a stanza from the poem ‘The Solitary Reaper’.
No nightingale did ever chaunt
More welcome notes to weary bands
Of travellers in some shady haunt
Among Arabian sands
A voice so thrilling ne’er was heard
In spring time from Cuckoo bird
Breaking the silence of the seas
Among the farthest Hebrides.
Poem
Appreciate and identify poetic devices and various figures of speech.
Grasps the theme of the poem. Process Teacher asks:
What are some of the techniques poet use to make a poem attractive?
Teacher elicit responses and consolidates.
Rhyming words Rhyme scheme Alliteration Assonance Simile
Metaphor Personification Images Symbols Sounds etc.
Read a stanza from the poem ‘The Solitary Reaper’.
No nightingale did ever chaunt
More welcome notes to weary bands
Of travellers in some shady haunt
Among Arabian sands
A voice so thrilling ne’er was heard
In spring time from Cuckoo bird
Breaking the silence of the seas
Among the farthest Hebrides.
DISCOVER THE CRAFT IN POETRY
Pick out the rhyming words from the stanza.
Note the rhyme scheme.
What pictures(images) do you get from the stanza?
Visual
Auditory
Pick out instances of alliteration.
Have you identify the rhyming words?
Rhyme is the identity of sounds in two or more words from the last
stressed vowel to the end, the consonant group proceeding not being same
in
both cases.
Rhymes can be Masculine rhymes, in which the final syllable of the word or
line is stressed. eg: king-sing
Feminine rhymes in which the first syllable is accented.
eg: retail-curtail
Triple rhymes in which all three syllables of a word are identical.
eg: flowery-showery
When vowels and the consonants are identical in two words even if spelled
differently they are called perfect rhymes. eg: two and too.
Eye rhyme: by which some words look as though rhymes eg: cove, dove.
Rhyme Scheme
A rhyme scheme is a regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem. To
indicate
the rhyme scheme of a poem, one uses lowercase letters. Each rhyme is
assigned a different letter. Try on…
Home they brought her warrior dead a
She nor swoon’d nor utter’d cry b
All her maidens, watching, said, a
She must weep or she will die. b
You may note the rhyme scheme as: abab
Alliteration
Alliteration is the repetition of initial consonant sounds. Writers use
alliteration to create musical effects to draw attention to certain words or
ideas.
And thoughts of sailors in distress
Longing for dawn to break
Disturb my mind and move my heart
And keep me wide awake.
Simile
A simile is a figure of speech that uses like or as to make a direct
comparison between two unlike ideas. Every day speech contains similes
such
as’ pale as a ghost’ ‘good as gold’ ‘spread like wild fire’ and’ clever as a fox’
Writers use similes to describe people places, and things vividly, poets,
espe-cially, create similes to point ouurse of new and interesting ways of
viewing the world in the following poem.
Rose a nurse of ninety years
Set his child upon her knee
Like summer tempest came her tears
‘Sweet, my child, I live for thee.’
Metaphor
A metaphor is a figure of speech in which something is described as
though it were something else. A metaphor, like a simile, works by pointing
out a similarity between two unlike things. The similarity is only imaginary.
eg. He is a tiger.
In simile the comparison becomes he is like a tiger metaphor is always an
implied or compressed comparison.
All the sense lamps that I did light
Sooted into worries.
Sitting at the door of my soul
Light Thy resurrecting lamp.
Image
An image is a word or phrases that appeal to one or more of the five
senses.
Writers use images to describe how their subjects look, sound, feel, taste,
and
smell.
There we will sit upon the rocks
Seeing the shepherds feed their flocks.
By the shallow rivers, to whose falls
Melodious birds sing their madrigals.
Speaker
The speaker is the imaginary voice assumed by the writer of a poem.
In other words, the speaker is the character who tells the poem. This
character,
or voice, often is not identified by name.
When I have crept into my bed
On a wild and windy night
When Dad has warmly tucked me in
And turned out every light.
Assonance
Assonance is the resemblance or similarity in vowel sounds repeated
in successive words containing different consanants.
The joy’s gone out of the world for me
And life’s as drab as can be. /a:/
I find no comfort night or day /ai/
When mother is away.
PROFILE
Activity 1- Guessing game
Learners are divided into four groups to play the game ‘Guess the Person’.
Half of the members from a group are given the picture of a personality
with
a profile. Use the photographs of eminent personalities and their bio-data.
They have to make atleast five clues from the profile to make others guess
the
person.
Then show picture and give the clue one after another to guess the person.
The other half of the team has to guess the person. If not, others are given
the
chance. Each group does this by turn.
Photo of Albert Einstein Profile of Albert Einstein
Let’s try.
We have enjoyed the story ‘The Cherry Tree’, haven’t you?
Who are the main characters in the story?
Introduce them and write their profile in your own words.
Process
Individual writing
Random presentation
Refinement in groups
Editing
Self evaluation
Self Assessment
Good Average Need improvement
Title
Sequencing of ideas
Use of linkers and cohesive devices
Do you know who wrote the story?
Here are some details about Ruskin Bond.
Can you make a profile with the given details?
Details
Name : Ruskin Bond
Year of Birth : 1934
Place of Birth : Kasuali
Books Published : The Room on the Roof
Award : John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize (1957)
Now, prepare a profile of R.K.Narayan the author of the story ‘The Hero’.
Details are given below.
Birth : 1906
Place of Birth: Chennai
Education : A Bachelor’s degree from the University of Madras
Works : The Guide, Swami and his Friends, The English Teacher,
Bachelor of Arts, Malgudi Days
Awards : Sahithya Academy Award 1961
Death : 2001
Prepare a profile of Sir C.V.Raman using the details given.
Birth : 1888
Famous Discovery : Raman Effect
Awards : Nobel Prize for Physics 1930
King George Knighthood
Bharath Ratna Award
Lenin Prize 1957
Death : 1970
Possible profiles from units.
Unit 1 Profile of Rakesh
Rakesh’s grandfather
Unit 2 Profile of Jacopo/ Nicola
Profile of Lucia
Profile of Cronin
Unit 3 Profile of Helen
Unit 4 Profile of Swami
Profile of father of Swami
Profile of R.K.Narayan
Unit 5 Profile of A.G.Gardiner
Profile of Wordsworth
Unit 6 Profile of Tcherviakoff
Profile of Brizjaloff
Unit 7 Profile of C.V.Raman
Profile of Tagore
SOME TEXTUAL QUESTIONS
The Cherry Tree
1. Write a profile of Ruskin Bond using the following hints
Name: Ruskin Bond
Place of residence: Kausali
Born on: 1934
Style: Simple, straight forward, narrative
Famous for: finest story teller (Short stories and books for children)
Award: John Llewellyn Rhys memorial prize in 1957
2. Write a profile of Rakesh
Name: Rakesh Menon
Place of birth: Nainital
Born on: 25-08-1985
Residing at: Kulu valley
Father: Ranjith Menon
Mother: Amitha Kulkarni
Job: Environmental activist
Hobbies: Jungle trekking and reading
Two Gentlemen of Verona
You quite interested and impressed the activities of Jacopo. You have
decided to present Jacopo to some of the friends. You may prepare a profile
of Jacopo from the given hints.
[Jacopo —— aged 12 ——— thin ——— 4 feet tall ——— brown
skinned —— tangled hair —— earnest eyes ——— steady and engaging
smile ——— dressed in khaki pants —— eager to work and help others.]
Three Days to See
Prepare a profile based on the given hints.
Name: Helen Keller
Born on: 1880
Place of birth: Alabama, USA
Edn. Qualification: Graduated from Radcliff college
Best friend: Her teacher, Anne Sullivan
Disability: Deaf, dumb and blind (Not by birth but after 19 months due
to an illness)
Dream: to regain sight for three days
Achievements: Published several books.
On the Rule of the Road
Read the following details of A.G.Gardiner and prepare a profile.
Name: A.G.Gardiner
Pseudonym: Alpha of the plough
Born: 1865
Died: 1946
Job: Editor of the ‘Daily news’
Famous works: The pillars of the society, Pebbles on the shore
The Sneeze
1. Write a profile of General Brizjaloff using the following hints.
Name: Brizjaloff
Age: 52
Profession: General, Dept. of Highways
Appearance: bald head stout, fair complexioned
Marital status: Married
Behaviour: very patient, reserved
2. Write a profile of Tcherviakoff using the following hints.
Name: Tcherviakoff
Age: 46
Profession: Minor official, Dept. of excise
Appearance: well dressed, wear spectacles
Character: very sensitive
3. Write a profile on Anton Chekhov using the following hints.
Name: Anton Chekhov
Known as: Greatest short story writer
Native place: Russia
Career: Dramatist and short story writer
Born: 1860
One act plays: Some hilarious and others are full length tragedies
Died: at the age of 44 in 1904
The Elixir of Life
1. Write a profile of Sir C.V.Raman using the hints given below
Born: 1888
Area of interest: Science
Famous discovery: Raman Effect
Awards: noble Prize for Physics in 1930, Bharath Ratna, Lenin prize
Death: 1970
NOTICE
C.O’s:
The learner-
. comprehends and recognizes the features of a notice
. prepares notices.
Activity
Teacher: English club of our school is organizing a seminar on “Child Labour
and Violation of Human Rights”. The programme is scheduled for 15th
February, 2009, in the school. Mr.Ramakrishnan the District Panchayath
president, will inaugurate the programme.
1. How can we inform this programme to all others?
Teacher concludes after a brief discussion that a notice can be prepared for
the same?
2. What are the details should you include in this notice?
(Teacher writes all the suggestions on the blackboard. Discuss the essential
features of a notice.)
Catchy Heading/ Headline
Content
a. Programme schedule (time, date, venue etc.)
b. Chief guest/ Chairman
c. Invitation
Place, Date
Issuing authority
Have you prepared the notice?
Compare your notice with that of your friends.
Assess your notice with the help of indicators.
Assessment
There is a striking headline
I have included the details of the programme like:
· Venue , time, day, date etc.
I have mentioned the names of invitees.
There are expressions for salutation and invitation.
The language I used is suitable for conveying the message.
I gave a suitable layout for my notice.
I concluded the notice well.
I included the name of the issuing authority.
Individual work
Random presentation
Self and pair assessment
Group refinement
(Copies of sample notices are supplied to each group while the work is in
progress)
Group presentation
Editing
(Selects one of the group products for this)
(See the detailed note of editing process)
Heading
Salutation
Content
what(programme), when(time, day date), where(venue) etc.
Conclusion
Place Issuing authority
Date
You have gone through the essential features of a notice.
Now, try to prepare a notice based on the hints below:
Imagine that Helen visits your school one day. The school plans to
honour Helen on that occasion. As the school leader you are asked
to prepare a notice to inform the programme to the general public.
Prepare the notice for the function.
More notices from other units.
1. The nature club of your school is going to be inaugurated by the district
agricultural officer on 15th February, 2009. Prepare a notice.
2. The English club organizes an essay writing competition on the Day of
Blinds. The topic for the competition is “Physically Challenged people
are not disable but differently able’. Prepare a notice, inviting
participants.
3. The Scouts and Guides Unit of your school conducts an elocution
competition on “Increasing Road Accidents”. Prepare a notice to inform
and invite participants.
4. NCC Unit of your school decides to raise a family relief fund to help
Tcherviakoff’s widows. Prepare a notice requesting the students to
donate generously.
5. Eco Club decides to organize “Each One Plant One”. Programme on
the World Environment Day. Prepare a notice requesting all students
to bring saplings.
SOME TEXTUAL QUESTIONS
The Cherry Tree
1. Your school authorities have decided to inaugurate the nature club on
5th July which will be held at the school auditorium. Rakesh, the
environmentalist will be presiding over the function. Ward member,
PTA president, HM, Staff Secretary, School leader, etc are participating
in the function. Prepare a programme notice to inform everyone.
Two Gentlemen of Verona
1. The resident’s association of Verona came to know about the hard work
and commitment of Nicola and Jacopo. They decided to arrange a
function in order to honour and congratulate them. For the purpose
they thought of publishing a notice. Please help them to prepare a notice.
2. The school committee of Lucia’s school decided to conduct a film show
to collect some money for her treatment. As the school leader of Lucia’s
school, prepare a notice for the same.
3. It has been decided to conduct a seminar on, ‘The impact of war’ in
your school auditorium. Prepare a notice for it.
4. Yesterday I had a dream. I saw Lucia hospitalized. She was sleeping. I
even had a glance of the hospital walls. There were some notices on
the wall. Can you help me in recollecting some of the notice which we
come across in the hospital walls?
Three Days to See
1. Imagine that Helen Keller came to your school to inaugurate the ‘World
disabled day’ on 3rd December. Prepare a notice for that.
2. The National Service Scheme of your school has decided to conduct an
eye donation camp in connection with the International Day for the
blind on 15th October. Prepare a notice for that.
3. The English club of your school has decided to conduct a seminar on
the topic ‘Disabled are specially abled’. Prepare a notice for it with
venue, time, date, agenda, etc.
The Hero
1. The sports and arts club in Malgudi has decided to admit elders in their
cricket team. Prepare a notice for the same to inform the public.
2. The PTA of Govt HSS Malgudi has decided to arrange a function to
congratulate Swami. Prepare a notice informing the public about the
function.
On the Rule of the Road
1. The PTA of your school has decided to conduct a seminar on ‘Road
Safety’. The local MP has agreed to attend the function. You may
prepare a notice regarding the programme (you may include venue,
time, date and details of the function).
2. Imagine that you are a newspaper reporter, you saw some children
riding their bicycles in a zigzag manner along the road causing
confusion to the traffic. How would you report this as a newspaper
report?
The Sneeze
1. Tcherviakoff went to the opera seeing a notice in the newspaper. Write
the notice for the opera using the following hints. Add other necessary
details.
Hints – [Opera: Twelfth Night, Theatre: Global opera house]
2. Suppose you are organizing a seminar on good habits in you class room.
Your group is asked to prepare the notice for it. Prepare a notice. Add
necessary details.
3. The resident’s association of your locality has decided to conduct a
condolence meeting on the death of Tcherviakoff. Imagine you are the
secretary of your resident’s association. Prepare a notice to inform this
matter to other residents.
The Elixir of Life
1. Prepare a notice to inform the students of your school about the seminar
on ‘water is the basis of all life’.
2. Your school echo club has decided to conduct a house campaign to
make the public aware of the importance of water preservation. Write
a notice to announce the programme.
DAIRY
C.O’s
Enable the learners
· to read and understand the features of a dairy
· to write a dairy
Entry
Teacher narrates
Helen wanted to see her teacher on the first day of her eyesight. She
thought it was her teacher who made life worth living for her. Helen
looked at the face of her teacher Anne Sullivan Macy with wonder
and awe of a new born child. She remembered the first her teacher
came to her like when she was a child. She was waiting for her teacher
with a rose in hand. She could still feel the warmth of her tender touch
when she held her close in a hug. Now she is going to see her teacher’s
face for the first time, the one who opened the outer world of her. She
held the face of her teacher in her arms and looked closely to see every
feature of her face to cherish in memory for all time to come. She drew
Helen closer and hugged her tightly. She said, “Honey, I love you so
much…..” “I’m so happy to see you today my little angle” Helen’s
eyes welled up with tears, her sobs subdued her attempt to speak. She
barely managed to say “I love you so much”. That day Anne Sullivan
Macy was extremely happy and contended . She was carried away by
the thoughts of Helen. She began to write them in her dairy.
· Imagine and write how would be the diary entry of Anne.
Individual attempt.
Random presentation
Group refinement
Editing based on indicators
Indicators
Expression of personal feelings
Unity of thought
Use of suitable linkers
Cohesiveness of ideas and theme
Teacher distributes/ charts sample statements taken from some dairy
entries.
I made a mistake today.
I should not have done it.
My carelessness landed me in trouble.
I will be more careful here after.
I was frightened.
Fearful thoughts haunted me.
His words consoled me a lot.
It was really marvelous.
Make use of such sentences to express the personal feelings of the
characters
while writing the diary.
More Diaries
1. Imagine that you are Rakesh’s friend. He told you about the cherry
tree, he narrated and how the grass cutting women carelessly cut it.
He was about to break into tears. You couldn’t forget the incident and
how badly it affected Rakesh. You wrote in your dairy about the feelings
of Rakesh. What would be the dairy entry?
2. The misse in the story “Two Gentle Men of Verona” wrote a dairy on
the day she met the narrator and told about the boys and Lucia. The
suffering of the children touched her deeply. Can you imagine the dairy
she wrote that day? Write i
3. Your class made a skit based on the story “The Hero” you played the
role of Swami in it. Write your dairy on the day it was performed.
4. you are preparing for the SSLC examination. You have neighbor who
is in the habit of playing jazz at night. You talked to him lighten the
muisance, but he didn’t to you. How will you feel about it? Can you
write that in a dairy?
5. Tcherviakoff returned home from the general’s office, upset and tired.
His wife tried to consol him. But she failed. That day she wrote in her
dairy about her husband’s pathetic sate of mind………..
What would be her dairy entry?
Secrets - A diary is often a place where the writer can write down his or
her thoughts and secrets in confidence.
SOME TEXTUAL QUESTIONS
The Cherry Tree
1. How nice is the plant! It is about 4 inches high. I planted it. Rakesh’s
mind was filled with joy. Write the diary entry of Rakesh on that day.
2. “What has the goat done? It has eaten all the leaves. Only the main
stem and two thin branches are there...” Write the diary entry of Rakesh
that day.
3. A grass cutting woman cut the cherry tree into two. Rakesh couldn’t
sleep that night. Write the diary of Rakesh on that day.
Two Gentlemen of Verona
1. ‘Nicola and Jacopo are really amazing boys. At this age they are looking
after their sister. I’m really moved at their sacrifice. I think I should
make a note of them in my diary.’ Write the likely diary entry of the
author.
2. Lucia was really troubled at the sight of her younger brothers struggling
hard to help her instead of her helping them. But she had none to
express her sorrows. At last she decides to write her diary entry
expressing her sorrows. Help her to write the diary.
3. Nicola was really moved by the help rendered by the author and records
it in his diary. What could he have recorded?
Three Days to See
1. Helen had a dream; a dream of regaining eyesight. She wrote in her
diary her dreams and aspirations. Write the likely diary entry.
2. On the first day of her imagined eyesight she saw how those who were
near and dear to her looked alike. After that she made a diary entry.
What would be the diary?
3. On the second and third day she enjoyed tragedy and comedy
respectively. Then she visited New York City and got a glimpse of the
city life. She enjoyed sunrise and sunset. Her heart was filled with joy.
If she had got a chance to write a diary, what could be the diary entry?
The Hero
1. Swami was very happy to receive the prize from PTA. On that night
he made a diary entry about the unexpected turn of incidents. What
would be the diary entry?
2. Swami’s father is worried about the way the boy being brought up. He
makes a diary entry showing his anxiety. Write the possible diary entry.
On the Rule of the Road
1. The train journey has provided quite a lot of feelings and thoughts for
the author. He was quite disturbed by the happenings. That day he
wrote in his diary what had happened. Write the likely diary entry.
The Sneeze
1. Tcherviakoff was deeply ashamed after the sneezing incident. He
included that matter in his diary on that day. Write his diary entry for
that day.
2. The death of Tcherviakoff was a shocking matter to General Brizjaloff.
He could remember how he roared “get out” to him. He felt guilty.
Write his diary entry for that day.
The Elixir of Life
1. Imagine that you have visited a flood affected area. You were not able
to sleep that night. You started writing the diary. What would be the
likely diary entry?
2. While watching TV you had a chance to see people running for a drop
of water in an African country. You felt so sad at that sight. You felt
like shedding your thoughts into your diary. Write the likely diary entry.
LETTER
C.O.’s
To enable the learners:
· to read and understand different types of letters
· to write different types of letters
Activity 1
Teacher distributes/displays the letter written by Cronin to his wife.
Let the pupils read it.
Verona
28 Jan, 2009
Dear wife,
I’m fine here. Verona is a beautiful city. There are so many places
to watch. I like this city very much.
I’ve something special to share with you. I happened to meet two
boys on my way to Verona. I discovered that they were brothers,
Nicola and Jacopo who were of the age 13 and 12. They work hard
day and night to look after their only sister, Lucia who is
hospitalized for the treatment of tuberculosis. They have no parents
and lost their house in war. But these boys are ready to do any job
to earn money for their sister’s treatment. These boys were very
helpful for me. They took me to many places in and around Verona.
I’ll detail their story when we meet in person. How is life going on
there? I’ll be back after a week. Convey my best regards to all dear
and near.
With love
Cronin.A.J.
Let’s try
· What makes a good letter?
Elicits responses and consolidates.
Place
Date
Salutation
Content
· good beginning
· idea conveyed
· proper conclusion
Complementary close
Activity 2
Imagine that Swami wrote a letter to his friend after the burglar incident.
How would that letter be?
Individual attempt
Self and pair evaluation
Group refinement
Editing
SOME TEXTUAL QUESTIONS
The Cherry Tree
1. Rakesh saw the well rooted cherry plant. He was very happy. He was
eager to inform that to his mother. Write Rakesh’s letter to his mother.
2. Rakesh went to his village. Grandfather missed him a lot. He wrote a
letter to Rakesh. Write the likely letter.
3. Rakesh’s grandfather decided to celebrate the birthday of Rakesh in a
large scale. Rakesh was so happy about this. Write a letter for Rakesh
to inform his parents about this.
4. For several days there were no newspapers. Grandfather decided to
write a letter of complaint to the circulations manger. Write the letter
complaint.
Two Gentlemen of Verona
1. Poor Lucia! She must be feeling so lonely. Author felt so sorry for her.
He wished to write a letter to her. Can you help him?
2. You are unsatisfied with the sanitary conditions of the hospital where
Lucia is admitted. You decided to write a letter to District Medical
Officer. Write the likely letter.
3. The District Medical Officer gets the letter and writes a warning letter
to the authorities of the hospital. How would the letter be?
Three Days to See
1. On the first day of her eyesight Helen was very happy and she wrote a
letter to her dearest friend. Write the likely letter.
2. You know that Helen Keller is a very good writer though she is blind,
deaf and dumb. She has written all her experiences, feelings and
thoughts in the form of a book. She wants it to be published. Draft a
letter to the publishing company.
3. Imagine you are Helen Keller’s best friend. She has written a very
disappointing letter to you. Write a reply consoling her and reminding
her of the special gifts she has.
The Hero
1. The PTA decides to invite the Sub Inspector of Police to award the prize
to Swami in the function. They draft a letter of invitation. How would
the letter be?
2. Swami writes a letter to his cousin confessing what really happened
that night. Write the possible letter, Swami might have written.
3. Swami’s friend Muthu who lives in the nearby village read from the
newspaper about Swami’s bravery. He wrote a letter of congratulation
to Swami. Help Muthu to write the letter.
On the Rule of the Road
1. The incident of the stout lady walking down the middle of the road
was described in his letter to A.G.Gardiner by Mr. Arthur Ransom. How
would that letter be?
2. Imagine that you witnessed the Petrograd incident of the stout lady.
Write a letter to your friend describing this incident.
3. After watching the unruly scene on the road in Petrograd you have
decided to write to the traffic police regarding traffic offences. Write a
likely letter of complaint.
The Sneeze
1. Suppose Tcherviakoff wrote a letter to General Brizjaloff apologizing
for the sneezing incident. What could be the possible letter?
2. After the death of Tcherviakoff, General Brizjaloff writes a consoling
letter to his wife. Write the likely letter.
The Elixir of Life
1. Write a letter of complaint to the Panchayath President about the
scarcity of drinking water in your area.
PLACARD/ SLOGAN
C.O’s
Enable the learner
· to read appropriate slogans/placards to suit different situations
· to write different slogans/placards
Entry
Teacher distributes the following reading materials/displays on a chart.
A JOURNEY TO TRIVANDRUM
I jumped out of the bed hurriedly, hearing
the alarm. I was going to a tour to
Trivandrum, my dream place. First, I
visited the museum. There I walked
through the garden. I saw many beautiful
flowers of different colours. I wanted to
pluck a white rose. As I held out my
hands to pluck it I saw a placard. I
withdrew my hands. Then I walked to the
zoo. I saw many animals there. I moved
to the cage of the lion to throw some
eatable to draw its attention. I felt
ashamed. Then I entered into the place. There were
a lot of antique items. I was particularly
attracted to a royal crown. I wanted to
touch it. Suddenly I saw something
written on a label. I read it. I looked
around to see it someone saw me.
It was around 1.00 pm. I came out
of the museum and walked
towards the canteen. There I sat on the
cement bench and waited for snacks. I
looked around and saw plastic bags littered
around. I read a slogan on a sign board near it against the use of plastics.
I couldn’t help laughing. I left the zoo at around 2 pm. as I was walked
out of the front gate I saw a procession on road. I heard them shouting
the slogans against term attacks. I saw the placards they hold. Thought
how man can be so cruel to man.
Teacher asks:
· What did he read in the garden for not plucking flowers?
· What was the instruction on the fence before the cage of the
lion?
· What was written on the label near the crown?
· What was the slogan against the use of plastics?
· What was the slogan people shouted in the procession?
· What was written on the placards?
· The slogans-placards are given in jumbled orders to choose
Students are asked to select the appropriate ones.
1. Stop terrorism, save humanity.
2. Avoid plastics for a better tomorrow.
3. We want peace.
4. Don’t pluck flowers.
5. Keep away from the animals.
6. Don’t touch the antiques.
Let’s try
Teacher presents
· In the story “The Two Gentleman of Verona”, the children’s
father was killed in a war making them orphans and throwing
them to the street. War always causes death, distraction and
devastation to humanity.
· Don’t think to read against war?
Suppose your English Club decides to hold a procession against war and
you
are asked to prepare at least three slogans against war to write on the
placard.
Write it.
· What are the qualities of a good placard?
Teacher elicits the answers consolidates.
Brevity
Striking expressions
Message conveyed
Language used
Individual attempt
Random presentation
A discussion on the appropriacy of the placard presented.
Group refinement
Presentation
SOME TEXTUAL QUESTIONS
The Cherry Tree
1. The woman cut the cherry plant into two. I should protect it. It is better
to keep some placards giving warning. Prepare two placards to be kept
in the garden.
2. The nature club of your school is conducting a procession against
deforestation. Prepare some placards for it.
Two Gentleman of Verona
1. The life of Nicola and Jacopo says about the disasters of war. Prepare
two placards against war.
2. Child labour is a growing problem in the present society. Prepare some
placards to show child labour is evil to society and it destroys future of
children.
Three Days to See
1. Prepare two placards for an eye donation camp.
2. Prepare two placards exhorting the need for recognizing the disabled.
The Sneeze
1. Prepare two placards that we normally see in a cinema theatre.
The Elixir of Life
1. Prepare two placards showing the importance of Afforestation.
Prepare placards for preserving water.
LANGUAGE ELEMENTS
Activity 1
Vijitha wrote the following diary entry. But she omitted some words which
she marked using a box. Help her to fill up the boxes using the right word.
Today, the English club my school conducted English Fest. In
fest we had to present play. The play showed important
events Helen Keller’s life. I had to do the role Helen in
the play. the first two scenes, my stage fright vanished. I was
happy I became confident my friends said that it was
a flop.
Answers: in, a, in, of, After, and, but
Individual attempt.
Did you attempt finding the answers to fill up the boxes.
What kind of words did you use there?
Did you find any difficulty in finding the words?
Which words did you find difficult?
Now you may sit in pairs and see whether the words you have selected for
each box
is suitable.
Activity 2
Here’s another activity. Try to find the answers.
Olive is a woman (1) about 40. She is (2) the staff (3) a school for deaf
children
who cannot be cured (4) their trouble, and teaches 20 children, all (5) the
same age. She got (6) the staff (7) this school because she was trained to
teach,
and because (8) her good qualities is that (9) patience. She was chosen
(10) 20
women who signed (11) for teaching jobs at the employment office. There
are
120 in the school, (12) the staff, and 128 (13) the staff.
Olive lives in, and is paid Rs. 7500 a month, (14) lodging and meals,
and (15) addition she gets an allowance (16) Rs. 250 a week for her
daughter
Ruth, who lives with her in one room bare (17) all but the necessities. Not
much remains (18) Olive’s salary at the end of the
month. She has a car (19) moderate size, which belonged (20) her husband,
and that makes her independent (21) buses.
Olive has one day off (22) every six, and three weeks’ holiday a year.
There are 25 days before her holiday begins, and Ruth is getting excited,
because they are going to the seaside this year, to be free (23) household
duties.
Ruth is crossing each day (24) her calendar.’ They chose (25) among
several
towns, and found a hotel which took something (26) its prices for teachers
like Olive. One has to be careful, because some hotels cheat women (27)
their
money. Several of Ruth’s friends will be there, (28) them her best friend
Sally.
Olive has made Ruth a pretty skirt (29) an old dress, and she has several
blouses made (30) thin cotton, so she will be all right if it is hot.
Ask the pupils to read the passage 2/3 times.
Let them find out the words individually.
Ask them to be in pairs and read the passage again.
Share their answers and refine it
Answers: 1. of 2. on 3. of 4. of 5. of 6. onto 7. of 8. among 9. of 10. out of
11. on 12. without 13. with 14. with 15. in 16. of 17. of 18. of 19. of
20. to 21. of 22. in 23. from 24. off 25. from 26. off 27. from 28. among
29. from/ out of 30.of
Activity 3
Read the following passage and fill in the blanks.
Here’s another passage of the same kind. Try to answer it. Teacher can give
the activity to be done at home.
Joan is a teacher (1) profession. She examined my daughter Edith (2)
Mathematics last year. They are short (3) good Mathematics teachers
nowadays, so she is kept busy. I have shares (4) several companies, and
Joan
has helped me to make quite a profit (5) them by buying and selling at the
right time. I lose (6) a few, but gain (7) most. I have difficulty (8) doing the
complicated sum;, and because (9) this, Joan does them for me. If
everything
goes according (10) plan, I will soon have doubled my money, and then I
will set (11) doubling it again.
Joan always inquires (12) Edith when she visits me. She is a kind woman
(13)
heart, and family connections mean a lot (14) her. It probably has
something
to do (15) the fact that she has never
married. She is over six foot (16) height, and well above average (17)
intelligence, and that frightens a lot of men off. (18) for me, I am really fond
of Joan and stop any attempt (19) the part of men to laugh at her. I am also
in
sympathy (20) her ideas (21) regard to education. She has managed to
interest
me (22) the teaching of mathematics owing (23) Edith’s own difficulties and
I am now quite familiar (24) the new ways of teaching it, even though the
gaps (25) my own knowledge of simple arithmetic are terrible! Joan is going
to see (26) trying to get Edith a job when she finishes at the university.
According (27) her, she should become a good teacher. I think I agree (28)
her. Edith has no objection (29) teaching, and she is accustomed (30)
school
life, so she should try the job to see whether she likes it.
Answers: 1. by 2. in 3. of 4. in 5. on 6. on 7. on 8. in 9. of 10. to 11. about
12. after 13. at 14. to 15. with 16. in 17. in 18. as 19. on 20. with 21. with
22. in 23. to 24. with 25. in 26. about 27. to 28. with 29. to 30. to
STUDY SKILLS
Read the following advertisement of a college.
TAGORE COLLEGE OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION
M.G.ROAD, ERNAKULAM
Applications are invited for admission to the 2 year Diploma Course in
Automobile and Electronics Engineering under the norms of the
Government.
Eligibility: +2 Science with 50% marks.
Age: 19 to 25
Last date of application: 30.01.2009
Five applications were received.
The details of the applicants are given below.
Read it carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Sl.No. Name of Age Qualifications Optional % of
Candidate Subject marks
1 Prasanth 19 +2 Science 47
2 Nibina 19 +2 Commerce 52
3 Rahul 20 +2 Science 55
4 Nazruddin 18 +2 Science 60
5 Sruthi 27 B.Sc Science 68
1. Nibina has got 52% marks, but she is not eligible to apply for the
course. Why?
2. Rahul was eligible to apply last year itself. Why?
3. Nazruddin could not apply for the course. His application was
rejected. Why?
4. Of the five candidates, who is the overaged for the course?
Given below is the interview schedule for some posts in a company in
Technopark at Thiruvananthapuram. Study the table and answer the
questions
in a word or phrase.
Discipline Qualifications Vacancy Interview Salary
(No.) Date
Software Engineer B.Tech/M.Tech 6 1.3.2009 36000
Hardware Engineer B.Tech/M.Tech 7 2.3.2009 38000
System Manager M.Tech 5 3.3.2009 42000
Accountant M.Com/MBA 3 1.3.2009 40000
Electrical Engineer B.Tech(Electrical) 1 1.3.2009 38000
a. How many vacancies are there in the company?
b. Which discipline is not associated with technology?
c. Which disciplines should report for interview on 1.3.2009?
d. Which discipline is given the highest salary?
See, another activity. It can be given as an assignment, if the teacher feels
it so.
Look at the timetable given below. The details of the flights operated by
Indian
Airlines from Delhi to various cities in India is given. Read it carefully.
Day Departure time Destination Arrival Time
Monday 9.50 Mumbai 11.50
Tuesday 10.00 Kolkotha 11.20
Wednesday 15.00 Chennai 17.00
Thursday 10.10 Banglore 11.50
Friday 14.25 Cochin 16.25
Saturday 8.30 Hyderabad 10.50
Sunday 17.30 Trivandrum 19.30
Did you find any difficulty in finding the answers. Now refine your answer
with
the answer of the learner sitting near to you.
Now, here is another activity which you can do more easily.
Refer to the timetable and answer the questions that follow.
1. What day does the flight to Banglore leave?
2. At what day and time does Chennai flight leave Delhi?
3. Which flight takes off at 15.00 of every Wednesday?
4. Which flight reaches the destination at the least time?
Study skills aim to develop the ability to get (to browse) the desired
information
from a given text.
Refer maps, graphs, timetables, brochures etc.
Make notes from reference materials.
Gather in formation from tables, maps, timetables, pricelist etc and make
notes.
SUPPLEMENTARY READER
Activity 1
Narrate the summary of ‘The Merchant of Venice’ in the class.
Asks the learners to write the important events in the story individually.
Share their notes with other members in the group.
Tell them to group the events into three subtitles.
Subtitles:
The Bond Episode
The Casket Episode
The Court Episode
Each group presents their version.
For eg:
The Bond Episode
Antonio was a Christian merchant of Venice.
Antonio had a good friend, Bassanio.
Bassanio was in need of money and he approached Antonio.
Antonio’s ships were in sea and had no money at that time.
Antonio went to Shylock for getting money.
Shylock was a Jewish moneylender and a miser.
He had enmity to Antonio.
Shylock asked Antonio to sign a bond.
Antonio signed a bond with Shylock.
Ask the learners to develop these notes into a readable paragraph.
Antonio was a Christian merchant of Venice. Bassanio, his dear friend,
asked for some money to Antonio. Antonio at that time didn’t have
money. So he approached Shylock, a Jewish moneylender for getting
money. The greedy money lender who had an enmity with Antonio asked
him to sign a bond. Antonio signed the bond with Shylock.
Ask the learners to organize their points of Casket Episode into a
paragraph.
Assess their product on the basis of the following tool.
Suitable Needs improvement
Sequencing of ideas
Linkers used
Language and style
Let the learners continue the same process in other stories too.
The lesson ‘King Lear’ may not be included. It is excluded from this year’s
evaluation.
Worksheet 1
Casca stabbed Caesar.
Cassius decided on a plan to kill Caesar.
Caesar went to the Senate house.
Antony fled to his house.
Brutus, Cassius and others crowded together.
The conspirators washed their hands in Caesar’s blood.
The soothsayer warned Caesar.
Read the part I of the story ‘Julius Caesar’. You can narrate the part of the
story in
your class.
Julius Caesar, the Roman General and statesman, after his great victory
returned to Rome. He had defeated the sons of Pompey. The common
people
celebrated his victory. Flavious and Marullus suspected Caesar to be
ambitious
and they hated him. They tried to turn the people agains Caesar
Lupercal, a yearly festival of purification was held at that time. People
believed that the touch from the young noble men who run around the city
would bring the women what they wished. Mark Antony, Caesar’s friend
also took part iii the race. Calphurnia, wife of Caesar was touched by Mark
Antony.
Meanwhile a soothsayer warned Caesar to be aware of the Ideas of
March (March 15th). People became sad. Brutus, one of the senators,
disapproved of the idea of rejoicing as he was upset Cassius and Brutus
talked
against Caesar. The games were over and Caesar returned home.
When Caesar and his followers walked past, Casca told about the game
to Brutus. Even though Antony offered a crown to Brutus three times; he
refused it Brutus because anx-ious when Casca told him that Caesar may
accept the course if it is offered to him again.
Cassius planed to write some forged letters which Brutus may thing to
be written by his admirers requesting him to save Rome from Caesar. He
planned to throw the letters through the window to Brutus.
That terrible night Casca was upset due to the strange sights. Cicero
was left unaffected. Cassius interpreted that those strange slights warned
Rome that one man is gong to rule Rome. It was known to them that the
senators were going to crown Caesar the next day. Cassius talked about
committing suicide. Casca and Cinna also agreed and were ready to join the
conspiracy against Caesar. Cassius gave the letters to Cinna. Cassius and
Casca
went to see Brutus. They thought of planning together.
I hope you understood the story. Let me ask a few questions, Shall I?
* Who was Casesar?
* What is Lupercal?
More questions can be framed and asked to the class.
SPEECH
A few tips for writing a speech
For presenting an effective speech, you should answer the following
questions:
What? - The overview of the speech
Why? - Why is the speech/subject important?
How? - The format of speech to be used
Who? - The speaker and the audience.
· Be brief and to the point. Be clear.
· Give listeners an overview of where the speech will go, particularly
for longer presentations.
· Introduce your speech in such a way that your audience will listen
to you.
· Don’t read the speech when you give an oral presentation—learn
the speech beforehand, and use the written speech only to refresh
your memory.
The following outline would help you for preparing a speech
1. Introduction
1. Open with salutation, ‘respected chief guest and my dear friends’
2. Begin with a quote/anecdote
3. State the main reason for your speech
2. Body
1. First point – start with your strongest point. Give your listeners
something to grab on to.
2. Second point – this is the weaker point. Keep it between the
stronger points.
3. Third point – come back with another strong point.
3. Conclusion
1. Re-state your three main points
2. Summarize the ideas you’ve presented
3. Conclude with a call to action
SOME TEXTUAL QUESTIONS RELATED TO SPEECH
The Cherry Tree
1. You are the secretary of the environmental club. You have to deliver a
speech regarding the importance of planting trees at the inaugural
function. Prepare the speech for the function.
2. Rakesh prepared a speech on how he planted and protected the cherry
tree to be delivered at the school assembly. You may prepare the likely
speech.
Two Gentlemen of Verona
1. War has shattered the dreams of Nicola and Jacopo. I can’t understand
why people and countries fight against each other. I should find out
and let others know about it. I need to present this speech in the
morning assembly. Could you please help me in preparing the speech?
Three Days to See
1. After publishing her book Helen took part in a meeting arranged to
congratulate her. Prepare a speech by Helen exhorting people to make
use of the god given gifts of senses.
2. A meeting was arranged to honour Helen Keller in your school. Imagine
that you are the school leader. Prepare a welcome speech for the speech.
The Hero
1. As the school leader of Govt. HSS Malgudi, you are asked to deliver a
congratulatory speech for Swami in the function arranged by the PTA.
Prepare the speech.
2. Swami was given a prize for his bravery in the function arranged by
the PTA of the school. After receiving the prize, Swami delivered a
speech about his act of bravery. How would his speech be?
On the Rule of the Road
1. Imagine that you are asked to prepare a short speech on the importance
of social liberty and social order. You may prepare it in the light of the
lesson ‘On the Rule of the Road’.
2. Imagine that you are the school leader. Your headmaster wants you to
deliver a speech in the assembly on ‘Road Safety’. You may prepare
the speech.
The Sneeze
1. Suppose your class teacher asked you to deliver a speech on ‘Good
Habits’. Prepare the speech.
2. Your resident’s association has decided to conduct a condolence
meeting on the death of Tcherviakoff. Being the secretary of the
resident’s association, you are asked to deliver a condolence speech at
the meeting. Prepare the speech.
The Elixir of Life
1. Prepare a speech on the importance of preserving water, to be presented
at the school assembly on the world water day (March 22nd).
Sample Question Paper SSLC English
Total score: 80
NS Time: 21/2
Instructions:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. You are not expected to write during the first 15 minutes.
3. This time is to be used in reading the questions and planning the
answers.
(Qn 1- 4) Read the following passage from ‘On the Rule of the Road’
and
answer the questions that follow.
At the next station in came a couple of men, one of whom talked in a
loud and pompous voice. As I wrestled with the clauses and sections in the
Blue-Book, his voice rose like a gale, and his family history, the deeds of his
sons in the war, and his criticisms of the Generals and politicians
submerged
my poor attempts to hang on to my job. I shut up the Blue- Book, looked out
of
the windows, and listened wearily to his thundering voice. It was like a
barrelorgan
groaning out some banal song of long ago.
1. Why was the narrator not able to read the Blue- Book? (2)
2. Pick out the word from the passage which means ‘self important’. (1)
3. What does the narrator compare the thundering voice of the speaker in
the
passage to? (1)
4. Imagine that the narrator decides to talk to the passenger in the train
who
was talking in a thundering voice. What would be the likely dialogue
between the narrator and the passenger? Write at least four exchanges.
(4)
(Qn 5- 8) Read the following lines from ‘A stormy night’ and answer
the questions that follow
I lie and listen to the wind
As it blows in gusts and squalls,
And rattles all the window- frames,
And shake the very walls.
I hear the dreary drops of rain
A -drumming on the glass,
And drowning all the noises of
The vehicles that pass.
5. How does the wind blow? (1)
6. What is the effect of wind on the window- panes? (1)
7. What drowns the noises of vehicles? (1)
8. What is the theme of the poem? (1)
(Qn 9- 11) Read the following lines from the poem ‘Home they
Brought
her Warrior Dead’ and answer the questions that follow.
‘Stole a maiden from her place,
Lightly to the warrior slept,
Took the face- cloth from the face;
Yet she neither moved nor wept.
Rose a nurse of ninety years,
Set his child upon her knee-
Like summer tempest came her tears“
Sweet, my child, I live for thee.”
9. Why did the maiden remove the face- cloth of the dead warrior? (1)
10. What did the old nurse do? (1)
11. What was the impact of the sight of the child on the lady? Explain in
two or three sentences. (2)
(Qn 12 – 16) Read the following passage and answer the questions
that
follow.
There was once a sad and lonely nettle in the field. Nobody liked it
because of its stings. One day, a butterfly came to it and asked, “Will you
keep
my eggs safe during the winter?” The nettle plant was thrilled and said it
would do so happily. No one had asked it for help before. And so, all through
the snow and storms, the nettle kept the eggs safe and dry under its
leaves,
where no animal could eat them. As the weather grew warm in the spring,
the eggs hatched out into caterpillars. Then in the middle of the summer,
each caterpillar turned into a beautiful butterfly. “Thank you for looking
after
us all winter,” said the butterflies. “We think your leaves are the strongest
and safest leaves in the whole wide world.” The nettle was never sad or
lonely
after that. From that day, every winter, nettles look after the eggs of the
beautiful peacock butterfly.
12. The nettle was sad and lonely (1)
(a) as it was winter
(b) because nobody liked it
(c) because butterflies laid eggs on it
13. The butterfly asked the nettle to (1)
(a) keep their eggs safe
(b) give them shelter
(c) give them food
14. Why do you think the eggs were safe with the nettle from animals? (1)
15. What did the butterflies say about the nettle’s leaves? (1)
16. “The nettle was never sad after that”. Why? (1)
(Qn. 17) Look at the front covers of the following books and answer
the
questions that follow.
Netin Books The Midsummer Night’s Dream
Beyond The Moons A play in five acts
A brief history of Space travel By William Shakespeare
By Prof. Reghunandan Oxford University Press
a
a
b
Essential English Grammar NMP
By KALARI
David Green Manoj Gurukkal
English Language Book Society A detailed description of
martial arts in Kerala
17. If you plan a project on ‘Traditional practices of Kerala’ which book
will you refer to? (1)
18. Which of the above books deals with science? (1)
19. A friend of you wants to present a play. Which book will you suggest?
(1)
20. You want to learn something about English language forms. Which
book will you refer to? (1)
21. Which book is written by a University teacher? (1)
(Qn. 22) Answer any of the following. (6)
A. Tcherviakoff accidentally sneezes on general Brizjaloff in the story ‘The
Sneeze’. Later he narrates this incident to his wife. How would he
narrate it? Begin like this “Yesterday I went to a theatre....
[Hints: Sneeze- accidentally- fell on Brizjaloff- apologized- heavy heartplans
for more apologies at the General’s office.]
OR
B. “Water is the backbone of the life and civilization.” — examine this
statement in the light of the lesson ‘Water- the Elixir of Life’.
[Hints: Precious fluid- protects life- rain water- protect it for tomorrow]
23. Swami’s aunt living in Mumbai heard about his heroic act of catching
the thief. She writes a letter to him, congratulating his heroism. Write
the likely letter. (5)
24. Your class is organizing a programme to protect trees. Prepare three
slogans for placards to be used in the campaign. (3)
25. Major events of the “Julius Caesar” are listed below. But they are not
in order, sequence them and write a paragraph. (5)
(a) Calphurnia implores Caesar to stay at home.
(b) Cowards die many times before their death the valiant never
tastes but once.
(c) Decius takes the charge of bringing Caesar to the capitol.
(d) Brutus debates with himself about Caesar in the orchard.
(e) Servants warns Caesar not to go to Capitol
(f) Caesar decides to go to Capitol.
(g) Decius persuades Caesar with eloquence.
(h) Calphurnia gets bad dreams of murder.
(i) Conspirators arrive and take the oath of faithfulness.
(j) Caesar tells no to Decius.
26. On the first day of her sight, Helen Keller saw her near and dear ones.
She felt thrilled and made a diary entry. Prepare the diary entry for
her. (5)
27. The headmaster decided to congratulate Swami at a special assembly.
He put up a notice about the special assembly on the school notice board.
Prepare the notice giving all the details. (5)
28. The beginning of a story is given below. Complete it suitably and give
it a proper title. The questions given below may help you. (6)
Manoj and his friends went on a field trip. After their visit they were
about to return to school. Suddenly they noticed that Rajeev was
missing from their group. They searched around. But they couldn’t
find Rajeev. The students were frightened .....................
(a)......................... (b)......................... (c).........................
· What happened to Rajeev?
· Where did he go?
· What happened at the end?
29. The following passage is written by Roopesh. The errors in it are
underlined. Correct the mistakes and rewrite it. (21/2)
I used to playing football when I was a little boy. If you ask me to
play now I wouldn’t be able to play. There are a little friends of mine who
can
play the game well even now. Many people are thinking that I am also a
good
footballer. Some even respect me because I were a soccer star.
30. In the following passage one word has been omitted in each line. Supply
the right word where a ‘/’ is given. (21/2)
The bomb blast / (a) happened yesterday killed / (b) lot of people. It is
said /(c) terrorists are behind / (d) attack. The government have
ordered / (e) give Rs.1 lakh each / (f) the victims.
(a) which (b).......... (c).......... (d).......... (e).......... (f)..........
31. Read the following dialogue and answer the questions that follow.(3)
Jim: “Where are you going?”
John: “To the railway station.”
(a) What did Jim ask John?
Answer: Jim asked.................................
(b) What was John’s reply?
Answer: John replied.............................
32. The dialogue between Helen Keller and her teacher Anne Sullivan is
given
below. But it is not complete. Complete it suitably. (4)
Helen: Hello teacher, Nice............. (a)..............
Anne: ........... (b)............, how are you?
Helen: I have regained my eyesight.
Anne: .................... (c)..................
Helen: Today I have seen my near and dear ones.
Anne: It is a pleasant experience, ........... (d)..........?
Helen: I am fortunate to see you, ............ (e)..........?
33. The following part of a letter written by Harry has a few words missing
from it. Write words that are opposite in meaning to the words in the
box to fill in the blanks. (2)
Useful, bright, appeared, new
It was a (a).............. room. Nothing could be seen. There were some
(b).........
newspapers lying on the floor. They were really (c)...... I lighted up a candle.
The darkness soon (d)............
34. You are conducting a seminar on the stories of Ruskin Bond. Prepare a
brief profile of Ruskin Bond, to be read out before the seminar session.
Make use of the hints given below. (5)
RUSKIN BOND
Born: 1934, Kausali, UP
Career: Novelist, short story writer, author of children’s literature.
Works: The room on the roof, Collected stories of Ruskin Bond,
Stories from Dehradun
Awards: John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize (1957)
Narration style: Simple, Straight forward.
2008
Report
Present the following narrative in the class.
It was quite dark. Utter silence. The ticking of the clock was like drum beats. Swami
was lying under the bench. He could hear his heart beats clearly. Swami heard the
sounds of footsteps coming nearer and nearer.” I will be killed sure... No I won’t let
him finish me..........”He used his teeth as a mortal weapon and attacked it. Hough!
There was a loud cry.Swami’s father, mother, cook and servant rushed to the office
room. They jumped upon the figure and caught it. He was a notorious burglar and
Swami became a hero overnight.There were reports in the newspapers about this
incident. Let’s also make one. report
Process
1. Ask the learners to write the report individually[Allow five to six minutes]
2. Random presentation (3 or 4)
3. Ask questions to help learners to refine their report. These questions should
highlight the features of a good report.
4. For e.g.: Have you given a title to the report?
5. Pupils say it aloud and the teacher writes it on the blackboard.
6. Ask people to select the best title.
7. • Initiate a discussion on the features of a good title.
• Ask questions like
1. Is the title suitable to the
theme?
2. . Is it brief?
3. . Does it create interest and
curiosity among the readers?
4. Elicit responses from om pupils .
1. . Ask questions like
2. Where did the incident happen?
3. When did it happen?
4. What happened?
5. Who else were involved?
6. How did it happen?
7. . Elicit responses from pupils.
8. . Ask them to sit in groups and
refine their individual reports in
the light of the discussion
9. (Allow 5 to 10 minutes – interact
with the group)
1. How did you begin the report?
2. What are the details given?
3. Are they relevant?
4. How did you conclude?
5. Presentations in the groups.
6. Let other groups grade them
(A,B,C etc)
7. . Write the grading indicators to
grade the report on the
blackboard.
8. Grading Indicators
1. . Catchy headlines
2. . Good beginning – expansion of headlines.
3. . Brevity and clarity
4. . Language and Style
5. . Let’s edit the report.
6. (Editing - Refer Error treatment given in the appendix)
7. Give the following worksheet to the learners to prepare a report of their own.
Report
1. People in Mussourrie suffered a lot during winter. The heavy snowfall made life
very
Difficult. Rakesh never experienced such a winter.
2. Prepare a news paper report about the troubles caused by the snowfall in
Mussourie.
3. Report the traffic block the Stout lady caused at Petrograd.
4. Report a drought condition by the problems of the shortage of water, in your
locality.
Self assessment A B C
1. Title A – apt/excellent
2. Beginning B - good/satisfactory
3. Relevance C – needs
improvement
4. Languag
RARE ACT OF BRAVERY
Swami, a twelve year old boy caught a burglar. It was a rare act of bravery. The boy
was sleeping alone in his father’s office room. He noticed that man had entered the
room and waited till the man reached near him. He bit the man on his leg and the
man screamed. Hearing the scream, the boy’s parents rushed to the room and
caught the man. It was revealed later that the man was a notorious burglar who
was in the most wanted list of the police. Police and public congratulated the boy on
his bravery.
DIARY- Present the following telephonic conversation in the class.
“Hello, can I speak to General Brizjaloff?”
“Speaking”
“Sorry sir. I have sad news to tell”
“Tell me, what’s the matter”?
“Mr. Tcherviakoff the minor official, who was with you this morning, died at his
Home in the evening.”
“Really… I can’t believe it, what happened to him?”
“I heard that he died with a broken heart.”
Hearing this, Brizjaloff placed the phone on the cradle and sat down in the sofa
desperately. The news touched his heart. It troubled his mind. His meeting with
Tcherviakoff came to his mind. He couldn’t control his emotions… He wanted to
share his thoughts to somebody…As he was alone at home he took his diary and
started to scribble.
1. What would be the possible diary entry?
2. . Let them begin writing the diary entry individually. Give them five minutes.
3. . Invite 4 or 5 learners to present their diary notes.
4. . Write the beginning sentences of the diary presented, on the blackboard.
5. . Initiate a discussion on the beginning of the diary. How did you begin the
diary?
6. Is it appropriate to the context?
7. Have you written the sad feelings of Brizjaloff?
8. How did you reason it?
9. Have you written the thoughts about his meetings with Tcherviakoff?
10.Elicit responses
11.Discuss in detail the thoughts of Brizjaloff…
12.Let the learners sit in pairs
13.(Allow 5 to 10 minutes to refine their diary – entry in the light of the
discussion.)
14.Interact with the learners in pair.
15.Tell them to present the refined diary – entries at random.
16.Let other pairs assess the diary notes (A, B, C etc)
17.Write the grading indicators to grade the diary on the blackboard.
Grading indicators
1. Events other than routine ones.
2. Expression of personal feelings / Reflections
3. Appropriateness of expressions.
4. Linkage between sentences.
5. Language used.
1. Group them-
2. Go to each group.
3. Assess their diary notes.
4. Grade them, Award them.
5. Give positive re–enforcement.
6. Attend individual learners who
struggle to communicate.
7. Show the teacher version of the
diary.
8. Tell them to grade it based on
the above indicators.
Teacher’s version of the diary
It was a dark day in my life. I don’t know really what caused his life. Am I
responsible for his death? Never can be it. How can it be? I pardoned him many
times. I told him to forget the sneezing incident. But today when he came to my
office I asked him to go out. I felt irritated by his repeated apologies. But I didn’t
really mean to hurt him. I just warned him. He made mountain out of a mole… And
it caused his life. What I can do? I can only consider his family situation. Revisit all
the units in the course book. Identify the situations/context where we can find
meaningful context for writing diary notes. Introduce the situation in a simple
narrative in the worksheet along with self assessment indicators. [If worksheets are
not available write the situation on the BB, should not introduce the worksheet
without familiarizing the process/ of constructing the discourse and its features.
Dairy questions
1. Rakesh’s dairy notes on the day in which women cut the cherry plant into two in
which
Diary notes of the author (A.J.Cronin), he left the city Self-assessment.
2. Diary notes of Swami on the day in which he was congratulated by his HM and
parents.
3. Diary notes of Tcherviakoff on the day of the sneezing incident.- Self
assessment.
4. Life of Helen was really pathetic. How much she might have wished for the light
in her eyes. Even the dreams of vision would have revealed her a lot. Write Helen’s
diary notes of the first day of her imaginary vision.
Self assessment
1. Personal reflections: yes/no
2. Expressed the feelings of Helen:
yes/no
3. Relevant to the context: yes/no
4. Language used: apt/needs
improvement.
SLOGANS / PLACARDS
Introduce / present some famous slogans in the class Eg:
1. Do or Die
2. Swaraj is my birth right
3. Chalo Dhili
4. Stop War
a) Ask learners to write / say some familiar slogans.
b) Write them on the Black board.
c) Elicit the contexts where it was raised.
d) Initiate the discussion on the purpose /usefulness of slogans and
placards
e) Now introduce a situation in the class. You may present a conversation.
f) Listen to the two boys who were on their way to school.
Akhil: ‘Oh! What a nasty smell’, who put all these garbage on the road?
Pranav: ‘They are all from the hotels nearby’.
Akhil: ‘How can people live here? I heard that Chikun Guniya is fast spreading in this
town’.
Pranav: ‘Yes, you’re right. These wastes and garbage in the open may lead to
deadly
epidemics’.
Akhil: ‘Can we do something against this?’
Pranav: ‘Surely, let’s meet our class teacher… We can conduct a campaign for
keeping
the surroundings clean’.
Akhil: ‘Yes, yes. It’s a good idea. In the afternoon we can write some slogans and
make placards for the campaign’.
Pranav: ‘Oh! We reached the school. Come on let’s meet our class teacher’.
Now – shall we prepare some placards for campaigning against – polluting air,
water?
and soil or campaigning for keeping the premises clean?
Ask learners -the essential features of a slogan. List them
1. What do you want to say the
people? Write them.
2. Can you write all your ideas in a
placard?
3. So make it brief.
4. How can we make it attractive?
5. Does it inspire the readers?
Now write four or five slogans to observe a public hygiene day.
1. Individual attempt
2. Random- Presentation.
3. Discussion on the features of a
slogan.
4. Refinement in pair
5. Preparation of placards in group
6. Show the teacher’s version
7. .
a) health is wealth
b) prevention is better than
cure
c) clean habits better life
d) protect public health
e) keep your surroundings
clean
f) don’t throw waste in open
Slogans / Placards
Against Child Labor, Deforestation, War, for preserving water resources
Grading Indicators
1. Striking (Attractive)
2. Brevity
3. Clarity of Idea/ Expression
CONVERSATION Present the following Conversation in the class.
A: “Alas! Can I believe my eyes? How much I longed for this moment. My dearest
Teacher…, I can see you well now”.
B: “It’s a great surprise. Your eyes are very bright now. They are full of love”.
A: “I wish I could see the whole nature at a glance. How beautiful our earth is! I
can
see strange things…”
B: “There are so many things here. You can see many wonders of the world”.
A: Now I want to see the blessings of nature. I hope you will help me….”
B: “Sure, I will. We will go for an outing now itself”.
A: Thank you teacher, thank you very much”.
Ask questions:
1. Who are the speakers?
2. When did they meet? Where did
they meet?
3. What is their relationship?
4. Who began the conversation?
5. Is it appropriate in the context?
6. Is it apt to the mood of the
characters?
What are the characteristics of a good conversation? Elicit answers
1. Apt initiation and response
2. Content relevant to the situation
3. Natural Language
4. Appropriate Expressions
5. Proper Conclusion
A.J.Cronin was very sad to hear the story of Nicola and Jacopo. He decided to meet
their sister, Lucia, alone before leaving Verona. What would be their likely?
conversation?
1. Individual Attempt
2. Random Presentation
3. ask four or five learners to read
out the beginning of the
conversation
4. Assess them based on the
features of a good conversation.
5. Group the learners to refine their
conversation.
6. Interact in group
7. Random Presentation
8. Do adequate scaffolding
(refreshing or raising
confidence)
9. Editing
10.Process – Refer the appendix.
11.Present the teacher’s version of
the conversation processed in
the class
Conversation between Lucia and the author
Cronin: Hai Lucia, how are you?
Lucia : I’m fine sir. I am sorry. I couldn’t make out who you are.
Cronin: I’m Cronin, A visitor to this city. I came here along with your brothers.
Lucia : Oh! Do you know them? Did they trouble you in any way?
Cronin: No. They didn’t. They are very good children. I like them very much.
Lucia : Poor children. They work hard for me.
Cronin: Yes. They are very happy to work for you. You are lucky to have such
brothers.
Lucia : But they are not caring themselves. Please ask them to take care of
themselves too.
Cronin: Of course I will. But I’m leaving the city today. Can I help you in any
way?
Lucia : No sir, Thank you. It is very kind of you.
Cronin: I wish you a speedy recovery. O.K. see you bye.
Provide tips/expressions to help the low performers in the class.
To emphasis the use of
Tag questions-
Rakesh : You have cut my cherry plant, haven’t you?
Woman: I’m sorry. Let’s plant another tree, shall we?
1. He is your brother, ________?
2. They are good friends, ________?
3. It is raining, ________?
4. Your uncle is in Kuwait, ________?
5. I’m not your servant, ________?
6. You are not my master, ________?
7. I’m your friend, _________?
8. Parents participated in the
programme, ________?
9. Let’s go to the library, _________?
10.Open the door, _________?
11.Hello, keep it there, ________?
12.He missed the bus, ________?
Frame Questions
1. _____________________________________ (How often)
Ans. I visit public library every Sunday.
2. _____________________________________ (Where)
Ans. He is in the office room.
3. _____________________________________ (When)
Ans. It is on 14th March.
4. _____________________________________ (Why)
Ans. I missed the bus.
5. _____________________________________ (How)
Ans. She is fine.
6. _____________________________________ (How far)
Ans. My house is 2 kms away from the school.
7. _____________________________________ (How long)
Ans. I took one hour to reach there.
8. _____________________________________ (Who)
Ans. The education minister inaugurated the function.
9. _____________________________________ (How much)
Ans. This shirt costs Rs. 200/-
Prepare worksheets based on the questions given in the appendix.
LETTER
Present the following context in the class.
You know that A.J.Cronin left Nicola and Jacopo without hinting anything about the
secret of their lives. But after reaching home, he decided to write a letter to them
appreciating their selfless devotion to their sister. What’d be his possible letter
written?
PROCESS
1. Let the learners write the letter individually (allow 5 – 6 minutes)
2. Random presentation
3. Discuss the features of a letter such as:
a) Where to place the
address and date?
b) How to address?
(Salutation)
c) How to begin?
d) What to communicate
/convey? (Content)
e) How to conclude?
f) Where to place the name
of the sender?
g) Where to sign?
h) Where to write the
sender’s address?
4. Now ask the children to sit and refine the letter in the light of the above
discussion.
5, Let the group present their versions.
6. Allow other groups to grade the presentation on the basis of :
Grading Indicators
1. Good beginning
2. Ideas Conveyed
3. Organization of Ideas
4. Language suitable to the
Context
7. Exhibit the best letter to the class and edit it. (For editing strategy refer
newspaper
Report section)
8. Teacher’s version.
Gardner’s Garden,
London
25.1.2008
Dear Nicola
How are you? Are you still working hard to raise money? My dear
friend I am really proud of you. I don’t know whether you have
understood that I know your story from the nurse. You and your brother
Jacopo are really great. In this selfish world, your deeds shine like a
diamond. I appreciate it. As a token of my love and admiration, please
accept this small amount for the treatment of your sister, Lucia.
I pray for her speedy recovery. Let all the good things happen in
your life.
With prayers
Yours lovingly
A.J.Cronin
PROBABLE QUESTIONS
Unit 1
After reaching the village Rakesh wrote a letter to his grandfather about the
cherry plant he had planted. How that letter would be?
Unit 3
After the second day of gaining eyesight Helen decides to write a letter to
her friend. Help Helen to write the letter.
Unit 4
Swami plans to write a letter to the Editor of the News Paper, which trapped
him to sleep alone, Help Swami to draft the letter.
Unit 5
Imagine that the author decided to write letter to the man who spoke loudly
in the train. What would be that letter?
Unit 6
Imagine that Tcherviakoff wrote a letter to the General after reaching home.
What would be the letter written by Tcherviakoff to General Brizjaloff?
Unit 4
After the horrible night Swami wrote a letter to his friend in Chennai. How
that letter would be? Dear friend
Self evaluation
Apt Good Need improvement
1. Beginning of the letter
2. Message Conveyed
3. Concluding part of the letter
4. Organization of Ideas
5. Language Used
PROFILE
In the course of our study we have come across some interesting characters.
We have also familiarized with profiles of great men. Now let us try to write a profile
of grandfather from the story ‘The Cherry Tree’
Provides data
Age - 60 years
Job - Retired Forest Ranger
Place of Birth - Mussorie
Habits - reading newspaper, telling stories
Leisure time activity - watching nature
Personal Status - loving/ caring
1. Pupils are asked to write the profile individually
2. Random presentation by three or four
3. Then ask questions that will help the pupils to refine their work
4. These questions should help them to understand the features of a profile for
eg.
a) Have you given a title?
b) How old was he?
c) What was he?
d) Where did he live?
e) What were his habits?
f) How did he spend his leisure time?
g) What kind of man was he?
5. Elicits responses from the pupils
6. Grouping and refining the individuals products
7. Presentation in groups
8. While presenting ask other groups to grade them
9. Select the best and exhibit it.
10.Editing (Refer the appendix)
Note- We can write the profile of eminent persons by finding out answers to the
following questions.
a) Who is he/she?
b) What is he?
c) When was he born?
d) Who was his father?
e) Who was his mother?
f) What was his father?
g) What was his mother?
h) Where did he complete his
studies?
i) What is he famous for?
j) What are/were his
achievements?
k) Did he write any books? Which
are they?
l) Did he invent anything? What
are they?
m)Did he win any award? / honors?
n) When did he die?
profile:Questions
1. Lucia
Age - 20 years
Interest - Music
Father - Musician
Brothers - Jacopo, Nicola
Health - TB patient
2. Anne Sullivan Macy
Occupation - Teacher
Specialized - Baily Script
Quality - Patience, Strength of
characters, compassion for all
Humanity
3. Swami
Age - 11 years
Student - 2nd form
Father - Advocate
Mother - House wife
Nature - Cowar
4. Swami’s father
Advocate – married – two children – swami – a baby – mother – very strict
5. General Brizjaloff
General – High way department – loves opera - duty bound – disciplinarian
6. Ivan Tcherviakoff
Minor official – loves opera – wife- simple thinking – innocent
m Teacher version
Mr. Dwivedi (Rakesh’s Grand Father)
Mr. Dwivedi was a sixty years old, retired forest officer. He lived at Mussorie on the
Himalayan foot hills. He read news paper everyday. He is interested in telling stories
her grandson Rakesh. He was very loving and caring. He spent his leisure time
watching nature and caring plants in his garden.
NOTICE
Presents the following context in the class - In your school there is water scarcity. So
the school authorities gave a memorandum to the District Panchayat. The officers
visited your school and gave sanction for constructing a rain harvesting unit. The
work began.
It was completed within a month. A day was fixed for the inauguration. The
honorable chief minister will be the chief guest. You are selected as the convener of
the programme.
How will you draft a notice for the function?
1. Pupils write individually
2. Random presentation by three or four
3. Ask questions that will help the pupils to refine their work?
4. The questions should highlight the features of a good notice.
a) Is there a title? Do we
need a title?
b) Does it convey the
purpose?
c) Have you written the
date?
d) Time?
e) Venue?
f) Programme?
g) Chef Guest?
h) Facilitators?
i) Welcome?
j) Prayer?
k) Vote of thanks?
l) Who issued it?
5. Elicit responses from the pupils.
6. Sit in groups and refines their
individual products.
7. Presentation in groups
8. Let others grade the notices.
9. Select the best and exhibit it.
10. Edits (Refer the Appendix)
NOTICE Questions
1. The teachers saw Rakesh nurturing the cherry tree. They were very happy
because it was the time the Govt. had come with the ‘Ente Maram’ project. So they
decided to hold a meeting in the school to appreciate Rakesh and to encourage this
project. Draft a notice?
2. The author happened to see the brothers self less action. So he decided to help
them. He plans to conduct musical night to raise funds for Lucia’s treatment. Make
a notice for the function?
3. We have seen that Tcherviakeff was in the opera house when he sneezed. He
went to see the opera on seeing a notice. How would that notice be?
4. Hazlitt was looking for an institution where he could learn some musical
instruments. One day one of his friends gave him a notice. It was on the
inauguration of such an institution. How that notice would be?
5. The captain of Swami’s cricket club told that they were going to admit elders in
their cricket club. He asked Swami to draft a notice. You help Swami to draft the
notice?
6. Helen was very much interested in reading books. So as the first day of her
gaining eyesight she happens to see a notice on book exhibition. Can you imagine
how that notice would be?
Teacher’s version. NOTICE
It is decided to conduct the inaugural function of the rain harvesting unit of our
school auditorium on 28th December 2007 at 10 am. The programme will be
inaugurated by the honorable Chief Minister of Kerala Sri.V.S.Achuthanandhan. Sri.
M.A.Baby, Minister of Education and other dignitaries will felicitate the function. All
are cordially invited.
Keralapuram. Convener.
24.12.2007 Organizing Committee.
LANGUAGE ELEMENTS
The diary entry of Lucia on the day her brothers visited is given below. The mistakes
in it are underlined. Edit and re-write the diary entry. They have visited me
yesterday also. They came here every Sunday. Are they come next Sunday also?
They were struggling hard now for my treatment. Poor children!
Class room Process
1. Ask the learners to attempt individually
2. Ask them to sit in group (4-5 member groups)
3. And share their findings
4. Ask groups why certain words and expressions are considered as mistakes?
If children are able to edit the diary entry and justify the corrections they have
made.
You can give them fresh worksheets of editing tasks or else you have to explain why
the underlined parts are considered as errors. While leading them to the correct
answers if possible multiple options can also be given. Care must be taken not to
develop these sessions as a session for teaching all tenses in English.
EDIT the given passage
1. Our teacher asked reading the story of Julius Caesar. I read it already. The play
wrote by Shakespeare. I like the story very much.
2. Kottalida: Jan 20: A bike steals from the Civil Station compound yesterday.
Later the same see parked in the bus stand. The owner of the bike complains
that the police not take any action.
ORUKKAM – ENGLISH
1. Report on Swami became a hero over night. Rare act of bravery of Swami and he
was congratulated by the school.
Writing a report
Process
Individual report
Random presentation
Features of good report –write on BB
Suitable title
Elicit responses to questions with Where, when, what, who and how
Interact with the group with questions with how , what, how, Yes/No questions
Presentation in the goups
Grade them
Grading indicators – catchy headlines, good beginning –expansion of headlines,
brevity and clarity and language and style.
2. People in Mussorrie suffered a lot during winter.
The heavy snow fall made life very difficult. Rakesh never experienced such
a winter. Prepare a news paper report about the troubles caused by the
snowfall in Mussourie
Self assessment
3. Report the traffic block at Petrograd caused by the stout lady
4. Report a drought condition problems of th shortage of water in your locality
Writing a Diary
Process
Present the following telephone conversation in the class
Grading indicators – events other than routine ones, Expression of personal
feelings/reflextions, Appropriateness of expressions and linkage between sentences
Group them
Assess their diary notes
Grade them , award them
Give positive reinforcement
Attend individual learners who stuggle to communicate
Show the teacher version of the diary
Tell them to grade it
Diary –teacher version
A dark say in my life
I don’t know really what caused his life
Am I responsible for his death? Never, How can it be? I pardoned him many times. I
told him to forget the sneezing incident. But today when he came to my office I
asked him to go out. I felt irritated by his repeated apologies. But I didn’t really
mean to hurt him. I just warmed him. He made mountain out of a mole. And it
caused his life. What I can do ? I can only consider his family situation.
Diary worksheet -1
1. life of Helen was really pathetic. How much she might have wished for the
light in her eyes. Even the dreams of vision would have revealed her a lot.
Write Helen’s diary notes of the first day of her imaginary vision.
Self assessment – personal reflections yes/no, Expressed the feelings of Helen –
yes/no, relevant to the context- yes/no, language used – apt, needs,
improvement
2. Diary – worksheet 2 – Rakesh’s dairy notes on the day in which the women
cut the cherry plant into two
3. Diary notes of the author (A.J. Cronin) on the day, in which he left the city
4. Diary notes of Swami on the day in which he was congratulated by his HM
and parents
5. Diary notes Tcherviakoff on the day of the sneezing incident
SLOGANS/PLACARDS
Introduce some famous slogans
Ask them to write similar slogans
Write them on BB
Initiate the discussion on the usefulness of slogans and placards
Introduce the situation in the class a conversation between two boys
Ask the learners the essential features of a slogan
Write 4/5 slogans to observe a public hygiene day
Individual attempt
Random presentation-discussion on the features of a slogan
Refinement in pair
Show teacher's version
Health is wealth , Prevention is better than cure, clean habits is better life, protect
public health, keep your surrounding clean, don't throw waste in open.
Grading indicators of slogans - striking or attractive, brevity, clarity of
idea/expression
CONVERSATION
Present a dialogue
Ask questions who, when, what, who,
What are the characteristics of a good conversation?
Apt initiation and response
Content relevant to the situation, natural language, appropriate expressions ,
proper conclusion
STUDY SKILLS
Aim to develop the ability to get the desired information
Refer maps, graphs, timetables, brochures
Make notes from reference materials
Gather information from tables, maps, timetables, pricelists etc and make notes
Present a table and elicit answers from learners
APPENDIX
Contents – guidelines for setting question paper for English STD X
Sample placards for various occasions
Text based discourses and questions
Error treatment
No fixed pattern
Language has to be treated at the discourse level
Labeling of grammar items may be avoided
Reading PASSAGES- 8 scores
A passage is taken from the text
Questions to test different levels of comprehension
Items to test vocabulary and language elements
Different discourse type such as dialogues, messages, captions, slogans, diary,
letter etc
POEMS -8 scores
Two poems
a items to test comprehension of the themed/idea
b. Questions to test the learner's Reponses to the poetic craft such as
images/rhyming words, rhymes scheme
c other poem to test learner's appreciation ability
LETTER WRITING -6 scores
There will be questions such as
a. essay related to the reading passages in CB
b. One from a story and other from an expository passage in CB
c. It can be in the form of preparing speeche3s, interviews, rewriting a story
from a different point of view, writing one's own responses etc
d. There will be another question offering a choice
e. Hints shall be provided
Making various discourses-14 scores
Slots for discourse production such as letter/diary
entry/notice/profile/placards/dialogue/message etc. will be identified from the
lessons and any 3 items may be tested
SUPPLEMENTARY READER -5 scores
A major event from any of the 3 stories of the supplementary reader will be taken
and such events can be given in jumbled order or with gaps in the sequences of
events
LANGUAGE ELEMENTS -12 scores
1 editing passage with morphological errors
2. Test articl3s, preposition and linkers
3. Reporting dialogues, /passive formula
4. Dialogue to test tags, question framing/if clause, other commonly used structures
5. The items to test the learner's competency in using phrasal
verbs/opposite/similar words
STUDY SKILLS - 5 scores
1. A Passage will be given to prepare notes/fill in flow charts etc.
2. pie diagram/tree diagram/histogram/front covers or blurbs of books biodata/
brochures/weather reports/advertisements etc can be given to interpret
and gather information form
CREATIVE WRITING - 6 scores
Study writing /completion
Verbal or visual inputs can be given in hints
The beginning of a story can be given
Some probing question can be given to trigger the thought process of the learners
UNFAMILIAR PASSAGE-6 scores
An unfamiliar passage will be given ( The passage shall be simple based on familiar
theme/subject)unfamiliar words/expressions should be glossed
This will be followed by
1. The questions to test different levels of comprehension.
2. Writing responses
3. Making discourses (like reports/diary entry/placards/notice/dialogue etc.)
FREE RESPONSES-5 scores
A news paper report or striking pictures can be given to test the free-response of
the learner based on an issue or context. It should Be in relation to the theme of
the units in the CB
PROFILE - 5 scores
Profile of renowned personalities known to the learners shall be given. All possible
hints should be provided
3. Swami (Age-11 yrs, Student-2nd form, Father-Advocate, Mother-House
wife,Nature-coward)
4. Swami's father-Advocate married, two children, swami, a baby, mother, very
strict
5.. General, high way department, loves opera, duty bound , disciplinarian
6. Ivan Tcherviakoff (minor official, lover's opera, wife simple thinking, innocent)
Teacher's version
Mr. Dwivedi (Rakesh's Grand father)
Mr. Dwivedi was a sixty yrs old, retired forest officer. He lived at Mussorie on the
Himalayan foot hills. He read news paper very day. He is interested in telling stories
her grandson Rakesh. He was very loving and eating. He spent his leisure time
watching nature and caring plants in his garden.
SPECIMEN PLACARDS
1 Against war
1. stop war bring peace
2. preach peace
3. no war
4. live and let live
5. no more Hiroshima no more Nagasaki
6. war our enemy
7. war is destructive
8. war solves no problems
9. war our end
2. Against deforestation
5. protect trees
6. don't cut trees
7. save trees save earth
8. plant more trees
9. trees give us life
10.preserve trees protect nature
11.trees real wealth
12.trees gift of nature
13.trees lungs of nature
14.no trees? no life
15.keep the earth green
3. To preserve water
1. save water save life
2. preserve rain water
3. preserve water protect life
4. no water/ no life
5. water is precious
6. water , the elixir of life
7. don't waste water
8. Don’t pollute water
4. Against child labour
1. Send children back top school
2. curb child abuse
3. children the wealth of the nation
4. save children save nation
5. love children love future
6. ban child labour
7. protect child's right
8. child is the father of man
9. love children save children
10.protect children protect the country
11.free the child from chain
12.child labour social evil
5. To observe public hygiene day
5. Keep the surroundings clean
6. prevention is better than cure
7. cleanliness is next to Godliness
8. clean habits clean life
9. use waste bin health is wealth
10.protect public health
11.clean oneself clean the surroundings
TEXT BASED DISCOURSES AND OTHGER QUESTIONS
Unit 1 : The Cherry Tree
13.dialogue between grandfather and the grass cutting woman
14.letter from Rakesh to grandfather
15.Rakesh 's letter to his friend about the cherrty tree
16.Diary entry of Rakesh
17.Slogans against deforestation
18.Describe how Rakesh and his grandfather brought yup the cherry tree with
loving care
19.Man's relationship with nature as seen in "The Cherry Tree"
20.Imagine that you are regular visitor to Rakesh's house. Narrate in your own
words how the cherry tree became special for Rakesh and Grand father
21.Ruskin Bond's story "The Cherry Tree" establishes the truth that man should
always live in harmony with nature. Discuss.
Unit 2 The Two Gentlemen of Verona
1. Dialogue between the narrator and the nurse
2. letter from the narrator to Lucia
3. Dialogue between Jacopo and Lucia about the author
4. Diary notes of the narrator after his visit to the hospital
5. Report on the activities of the two brothers
6. Slogans against war
7. Profile of Nicola and Jacopo
8. The war in the early life of Nicola and Jacopo
9. Narrate the story of the "Two Gentlemen of Verona" beginning with their
experiences during the war
10.The two boys were very much attached to their sister, Lu cia . Write an essay
on their love and family relationship.
11.Narrate the effect of war in t5he life of Nicola and Jacopo.
12.The story of the Two Gentlemen of Verona is based on the theme. War solves
no problem. Narrate briefly the hardships that the two boys had to face on
account of war
Unit 3 Three Days to see
1. Helen's diary entries (1, 2, 3 day of her imaginary vision)
2. Diary between Helen and her teacher Anne Sullivan/friends
3. Prepare a speech to be delivered on the day for physically challenged on the
importance of senses
4. The dreams cherished by Helen Keller for the three days when she would be
blessed with eyesight
5. Suppose Helen has decided to write a letter to her uncle describing her plans
for the first day of regaining eyesight what would be the letter?
6. What are Helen's plans for the third day of her imaginary vision?
Unit 4 The Hero
1. report the bravery of swami
2. speech congratulating swami for his bravery
3. dialogue between swami and his friend/teacher about his act of bravery
4. You are Swami, Narrate to a friend the horrible moments in the office room
5. What were Swami's thought when he was lying alone in his father's office
room?
6. Do you think that it was chance that made Swami a Hero? Narrate the event
that made him a hero overnight
7. You are Swami in the story. The Hero' Describe how you react if a thief came
to the office room when you were sleeping alone.
8. Describe how Swami became a hero in the end
9. What impression do you get about Swami's character from his behavior at
home?
10.Swami, the hero, tells you how he became the hero overnight. Quote Swami's
own words. You may begin like this usually I sleep beside my granny……..
11.Narrate the circumstances that made swami sleep alone in his father's office
room.
12.How did the newspaper report put swami into trouble?
Unit 5 On the Rule of The Road
1. Prepare a letter to the principal on the violation of social liberty in your
school.
2. Liberty is not a personal affair. It is a social contract, Prepare a speech on
your experience on this regard to deliver in the morning assembly.
3. You are familiar with the lesson "On the rule of the road by A.G Gardiner
imagine that you are gardener, prepare a brief letter to a neighbor
mentioning his use of trombone without disturbing the liberties of others
4. Liberty is not a personal affair only but a social contract. It is an
accommodation of interest. Justify the statement on the light of the article
"On the rule of the road
5. Describe the Blue book incidents as described by Gardiner.
6. according to Gardiner, what will happen if everybody starts walking through
the middle of the road
7. What would be your arguments against individual liberty ? Explain on the
light of the article " on the rule of the road
8. I'm going to walk anywhere like. we have got liberty now Do you agree to
the lady's statement why?
Unit 6 The Sneeze
1. complete the unfinished letter of Tcherviakoff
2. Tcherviakoff's diary entry after the sneezing incident
3. Brizjaloff"s diary entry on the death of Tchedrviakoff
4. Dialogue between Tcherviakoff and his friend on the sneezing incident
5. Dialogue between Tcherviakoff and his wife
6. You are Tcherviakoff Prepare a diary entry of the next day of sneezing whenb
he went to see General Brizjalloff
7. Do you blame Brizjaloff for the edeath of Tcherviakoff, Why ?
8. Tcherviakoff wanted to wetie a letter of apology to the General . Write the
letter for Tcherviakoff
Unit 7 The Elixir of Life
1. slogans/posters on preservation of water/against wastage of water
2. Report on water pollution/shortage of water /drought condition
3. letter to authorities about shortage of water/destruction of pipelines
4. Speech on the importance of water
5. The commonest and the uncommenest liquid your speech shou7ld be based
on the extract. the elixir of life
6. Your school is conducting an essay competition on the topic. Save Rain water
for tomorrow your friend Abhilash is participating in the competition Help him
to prepare the essay.
Some hints
Seasonal rainfall, harnessing rivers, collecting asnd utilizing rainwater, A
forestation, civilized forest5, conservation of rain water, make canals, the elixir of
life
Questions
1. Complete the passage choosing the right phrases from the box
2. Substitute the underlined word from the set of word given below
3. A few replies are given to teacher by Susan, what would be the possible
questions asked by her teacher
4. Frame questions to get the italicized words as answers
5. Pick out the right prepositions from the box given
6. Rewrite the passage the underlined wrongs with corrections
7. Edit the mistakes in the following passage
ERROR TREATMENT
a. Thematically/conceptual/semantic
b. Syntactic
c. Morphological
d. Phonological/spelling
Don't give negative evidence or direct correction or explanation but indirect
negative evidence
Process for editing
1. select a product presented by the group
2. Go for thematic editing - sharing of ideas are done in group presentation
that results at the refinement . By Teacher's presentation, learners note the
difference eg. nevertheless, you may ask questions like, have all the ideas
come in this, do you want to include some more ideas
3. Take up syntactic editing –
4. wrong word order
5. missing words
6. Using Excess words ( eg This is a an umbrella)
NOTICE
Present the following context in the class
In your school there is water, So the school authorities gave memorandum TO THE
distinct panchayat. The officers visited your school and gave sanction for
constructing a rain harvesting unit. the work began it was completed within a
month. day was fixed for the inauguration,. The honorable chief minister will be
the chief guest. You are selected as the convener of the programme.
How will you draft a notice for the3 function?
Individual attempt
Random presentation by 3/2 students
Ask them to refine their work
Give features of a good notice
Title
Purpose,
Date
Time, venue, programme, chief guest, facilitators welcome, prayer, vote of thanks,
who issued it
Sit in groups and refine their work
Select the best and exhibit it
edit,
WORKSHEET
1. Draft a notice for meeting at the school for appreciating Rakesh and to
encourage the project ENTE MARAM PROJECT (Rakesh nurturing the cherry
tree)
2. Author happened to see the brothers self less action. So he decided to help
them. he plans to conduct musical night to raise funds for Lucia's treatment .
make a notice for the function?
3. We have seen that Tcherviakoff was in the opera house when he sneezed . He
went to see the opera on seeing a notice. How would that notice be?
4. Hazlitt was looking for an institution where he could learn some musical
instruments. One day one of his friends gave him a notice. It was on the
inauguration of such an institution. How that notice would be?
5. The captain of Swami's cricket club told that they were going to admit elders
in their cricket club. He asked Swami to draft a notice. You help Swami to
draft the notice?
6. Helen was very much interested in reading books. So as the first day of hewr
gaining eyesight she happens to see a not ice would be?
Teacher's version
GHS KERALAPURAM
NOTICE
It is decided to conduct the inaugural function of the rain harvesting unit of our
school auditorium on 28th Decembver 2007 at 10 am . The programme will be
inaugurated by the honorable Chief Minister Kerala Sri V.S Achuthanandhan. Sri
M.A. Baby, minister of Education and other dignitaries will felicitate the function
all are cordially invited
Convener
LANGUAGE ELEMENTS
The diary entry of Lyucia on the day her brothers visited is give below. The
mistakes in it are underlined. Edit and re write the diary entry.
They have visited me yesterday also. they came here every sunday. Are they
coming next sunday also? They were struggling hard now for my treatment , poor
children?
Process in the class room
Individual attempt
Group attempt
Share their findings
Why certain words and expressions are considered as mistakes?
Justify the correction the children and final correction
WORKSHEETS
1. Our teacher asked reading the story of Julius Caesar. I read it already. The
play wrote by Shakespeare. I life the story very much
2.
Teachers version of letter ( a letter is given)
PROBABLE QUESTIONS
Unit 1
after reaching the village Rakesh wrote a letter to hi s grandfather about the cherry
plant he had planted. How that letter would be?
Unit 3
After the seconday of gaining eyesight Helen decides to write a letter to her friend .
help Helen to write the letter.
Unit 4
Swami plans to write a letter to the Editor of the news paper which trapped
Unit 5
Imagine that the author decided to write letter to the man who spoke loudly in the
train . What would be that letter?
Unit 6 – letter
Imagine that Tcherviakoff wrote a letter to the General after reaching home what
would be the letter written by Tcherviakoff to General Brizjaloff
Unit 4 – letter
After the horrible night Swami wrote a letter to his friend in Chennai. How that
letter would be?
PROFILE
Unit 1 – Profile
Write a profile of grandfather from the story "The cherry tree"
Hints – age- 60 yrs, job-retired forest ranger, place of birth – Mussorie, habitsreading
news paper, telling stories, leisure time activity-watching nature, personal
status-loving/caring
Individual attempt
Random presentation
Refine work by teacher's question
Features if profile
Title, age, job, living place, habits, leisure time-spending, what kind of man was he ?
Elicits responses from pupils
Grouping and refining the individual products
Presentation in groups
Grade the presentation
Select the best and exhibit it
Editing
Profile writing accessible questions
Who is he?
What id he
When was he born?
Who was his mother, what was his father, what was his mother, where did he
complete his studies, what is he famous for, what are his achievements, did he
write any books, which are they, did he invent anything, what are they, did he win
any award or honors, when did he die ?
1. Profile of Lucia – 20 yrs, Music interest, Musician father, Jacopo, Nicola
brother, TB patient
2. Profile of Anne Sullivan Macy- Teacher, specialized in Brail script, quality –
patience, strength of characters, compassion for all humanity
3. Swami – 11 yrs, 2nd form student, father advocate, mother house wife,
coward nature
4. Swami's father- advocate, married two children , very strict father etc
LETTER
Unit -2
A.J. Cronin writes letter to Nicola appreciating their selfless devotion for their sister,
what would be the possible letter . After class room process, select and exhibit the
best letter
Gardener's garden
London
14/3/08
Dear Nicola
How are you? Are you still working hard to raise money? My dear friend I am really
proud of you. I don't know whether you have understood that I know your story
from the nurse. You and your brother Jacopo are really great. I this selfish world,
your deeds shine like a diamond I appreciate it. As a token of my love and
admiration, pl4ease accept this small amount for the treatment of your sister, Lucia
I pray for her speedy recovery. Let all the good things happen in your life
With prayers yours lovingly
A.J. Cronin
Conversation between Lucia and the author
Cronin : Hai Lucia, how are you ?
Lucia : I'm fine sire, I am sorry, I couldn't make out who you are
Cronin : I'm cronin. A visitor to this city, I cam here along with your brothers
Lucia : Oh! Do you know them? Did they trouble you in any way
Cronin : NO. they didn't They are very good children. I like them very much
Lucia : poor children. They work hard for me
Cronin : Yes They are very happy to work for you. You are luchy to have such
brothers
Lucia : But they are not caring themselves. Please ask them to take care of
themselves too.
Cronin : Of course I will. But I'm leaving the city today. Can I help you in anyway?
Lucia : No sir, thank you . It is very kind of you
Cronin : I wish you a speedy recovery. OK See you bye
Lucia : I'm fine sire, I am sorry, I couldn't make out who you are
ENGLISH 2007
Notice
COs
1. Expresses ideas in a proper sequence
2. Uses polite expression in appropriate situations
3. Writes notices for a given situation
4. infers and understands the intended meaning of discourse
5. Grasps the central idea of reading materials and prepares notes
Planning
8. Photocopy of the situations, given with questions
9. Photocopy of different notices
10.Charts
a. features of a good notice
b. blank charts
c. sketch pens
Situations
1. UNIT 1 Rakesh was a good farmer and he was awarded Karshakasree.
Imagine the function of congratulation. Prepare a notice
2. UNIT 2 Nicola and Jacopo joined your school for continuing their studies. You
,the school leader decided to congratulate them for their achievement. draft a
notice
3. UNIT 3 – Anni Sullivan got the national award for the best teacher. Your school
decided to congratulate her. prepare a notice for the function.
4. UNIT 4 Imagine Swami is your classmate. Don't you feel to congratulate him
for his bravery? If so, prepare a notice for the function
5. UNIT 5 A debate is conducted in your school on Social Liberty Vs Individual
Liberty You want to inform the matter to the parent. Prepare a notice for
invitation.
6. UNIT 7 a trips to Thenmala Eco Tourism Centre is planned. There are many
beautiful picnic spots at Thenmala. In the Thenmala there is boating,
trekking, ride in battery van, and are arranged. The rate per head is Rs 500
per student. Draft a notice for the tour program to be published in the notice
board
Notice Activity Response
1.Distribute the situations and questions and
assigns them to select any one of them and
prepare a notice individually
2. Have you ever seen a notice? Distribute
some sample notices, and asks them to study
it
3. Some notices will be included in the
appendix
4. Teacher – discussion on features of a good
notice
5. Is there a heading for the notice?
6. What would be the heading of our notice
(elicit answers)
7. Who to the noticed is addressed? (elicit
answers)
8. Is there any special lay out for our notice?
9.Teacher allows the learners to read their
work done in the pair group and further
reinforcement and motivate the learners to
present the pair works (Random) How the
day, date and time is shown in the sample
10. How can we include all these details in
our notice?
11. What message does the sample notice
convey?
12 What is the message our notice wants to
convey?
13 Teacher exhibits a chart showing the
features of a notice
Chart 1
Features of a good notice
5. striking heading
6. venue
7. time
8. day
9. date
10.salutation who to address
11.Brevity of the language used for
Learners starts
preparing notices after
selecting one item from
the list
Pupils go through the
sample notices
Yes
Provides suggestions
Provides suggestion
who to the question
demands
Sudents suggest their
planning
Pair work- notice
( random presentaion0
Pupils respond according
to the notice which they
possess
Reads the chart and
compares it with their
notice
Work in group and
prepare notice
conveying the message
12.Suitable layout
13.Name of the person who invites
14.Details of the program
Parts the learners and assign them to share
manuscripts and select the best among them.
Then make the further refinement on it by
studying the given chart
Distribute blank charts and asks them to take
fair copy of it. Teacher compliments the
presentation and exhibits his version of notice
Group presentation
A sample notice1
Thituvananthapuram
25/1/06
Sir,
With immense pleasure announce that our college has been elevated to the status
of Research Centre in Education by the University of Kerala. As part of our research
activities we are publishing a bi-annual Research Journal entitled GCTE
Journal or Research and extension in Education from January 2006. A function on
this behalf will be held on 2nd February 2006 at 1.30 pm which will be presided
over by the Honourable MLA Sri.B. Vijay Kumar
Honorable Member of Parliament Shr, Panniyan Ravindran has consented to release
the journal which will be received to Shri. A Ajith kumar IAS Director of Collegiate
Education
The occasion will also witness the launching of the college website by Dr. M.K
Ramachandran Nair, Honouable vice chancellor of University of Kerala
Grace the occasion with your esteemed presence
G. Gopinanthan Prof. K Jacob Mathew
PTA Vice President Principal
Program
1. Prayer
2. Welcome
3. Introduction of the journal
Etc.
2008
Sample notice 2
We the headmaster, the staff and students of St. Mary's G.H.S earnestly solicit your
esteemed presence on the auspicious occasion of Platinum Jubilee Celebration to be
held at 2 pm on Saturday 2nd February, 2008
Cherthala principal, Staff & students
9/1/2008
Program
2. Pm
1. Prayer –
2. Welcome speech-
3. Presidential address-
4. Platinum Jubilee inauguration-
5. Send-off ceremony-
6. Felicitations-
7. Vote of thanks-
8. National Anthem-
7.00pm
Variety Entertainments
LETTER
COs
1. Write letter for the appropriate situation
2. Enjoy communication in English language
3. Give proper and accurate interpersonal communication
4. Acquire the ability to skin, scan and read and locate specific information
5. Reads and infers passages and interprets them
Planning
1. Photocopy of the following passages from the course book along with the
question
2. Photocopy of different letters formal and informal
3. Charts a) format of the letter – informal
b) Format of the letter – formal
4. Style of language in letters
UNIT 1 Paragraph No. 25
1. After reaching the village Rakesh writes a letter to his grandfather about the
cherry plant the planted. How that letter would be?
UNIT 2 Paragraphs No. 23
2. After reaching home the author decided to write to Jacopo and Nicola. Write
the likely letter
UNIT 3 Paragraphs No. 13
3. After the second days of gaining eyesight Helen decides to write a letter to
her friend. help Helen to write the letter
UNIT 4 Paragraphs No. 19
4. Swami plans to write a letter to the Editor of the New paper, which trapped
him to sleep alone. Help Swami to draft the letter
5. Para No. 21. Next day after the horrible night Swami wrote a letter to his
friend who is in Chennai. How that letter would be?
UNIT 5 Paragraphs No. 6
6. Imagine that the next day author decided to write letter to the man who
spoke loudly in the train. What would be the letter?
7. The author decided to complain to the railway authorities in Petrograd about
the misconduct of the passenger. How that letter would be?
UNIT 6 Paragraph No.11
8. Imagine that Tcherviakoff wrote a letter to the General after reaching home.
What would be the letter written by Tcherviakoff to General Brizjaloff?
Formal
From place
Date
To
Respected Sir,
Sub----
Ref----
Body
Signature
Informal
Place
Date
Dear,
Body or message
Leave taking
Address
Signature
Letter Activity Response
Teacher presents different situation cited above to the
learners
Pupils are instructed to select a situation to write a letter
Here are some sample letter it may help you to continue
your work and distributes the letters
What type of letter is with you?
Elicits answers like official or formal and informal letter
Why do we call it a formal or informal letter
What is the format of a letter?
Teacher explains through discussion
Chart 1
1) What type of letter are you going to write?
2) How does the sample letter begin /
3) How are you going to begin your letter/
4) How the body of the sample letter begins?
5) How are yopu8 going to begin you letter?
6) What message does the sample letter want to
convey
7) What do we want to convey
8) And how are you going to write it?
* Teacher allows the individual presentation (random)and
make a pair for the remaining
* Have you noticed any specialty for the language used
in the sample letter?
Chart 2
Teacher exhibits a chart
Style of language in letters
1. Polite
2. Need not be long sentence
3. Use of tags
4. use of contracted forms
5. Use of informal expressions
6. Simple and brief sentences
Teacher makes 6 member group by clubbing 3 pair and
Individually attempts
Learners go through
letters
Format of friendly and
informal letters
Dear friend 2. dear
father etc
Gives apt salutation
suitable for the
situation
With an enquiry about
the well being of the
recipient
Pupils reads and
responds
Reads and suggests
Learner make use the
idea to develop the
letter assigned
Responds by reading
the sample letter
'
make modification
needed
Letter Activity Response
* How is the leave taking done in the sample
letter?
* How are you presenting your leave taking in the
letter
Name, signature, place, and date have to be
placed in the area
Presentation by the group after writing in the chart
distributed
Sample letter 1
Address
Date
Dear Sir,
I am writing this letter in reply to your
advertisement in last Tuesday's Malayala
Manorama
At present I am working for "Daily travels" a
company in Kochi. I have been working there for
3 years before I joined there; I had worked for
"Lilly travels" in Kottayam. I worked there for a
year. Now I would like to settle in Calicut. So I am
looking for a job with a travel company in Calicut.
My bio-date is attached
Yours faithfully
Sd/-
Name
Sample letter 2
21, Saronini Street
Kochin-23
28th June 06
Dear Ram,
Trust this letter finds you in good health. Though
you are away at hostel, all our thoughts are
always about you. Your mother and I are thrilled
over your selection for the state cricket team.
Hearty congrats!. When and where is the
selection coaching camp. Please let me know if
Prepares the fair
copy for
presentation