1. Go through the following images and try to link them with our lives. For example, Storm – Hardships that we face in our life. Ans. 2. You may have often indulged in talking to yourself audibly. For example,♦ “Oh, dear! Why didn’t I get up sooner?”♦ “Let me finish this quickly and then I’ll […]
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BLENDING WORDS Brunch (Breakfast + Lunch)Smog (Smoke + Fog)Motel (Motor + Hotel)Infomercial (Information + Commercial)Blog (Web + Log)Spork (Spoon + Fork)Glamping (Glamorous + Camping)Braver (Break + Flavor)Edutainment (Education + Entertainment)Mockumentary (Mock + Documentary)Ginormous (Gigantic + Enormous)Chillax (Chill + Relax)Frappuccino (Frappe + Cappuccino)Frenemy (Friend + Enemy)Smaze (Smoke + Haze)Braver (Break + Flavor)Glitch (Gleam + Itch)Jeggings (Jeans
Here are 30 examples of sentences where a gerund is used, followed by the solution of that sentence using an infinitive: 1. Gerund Sentence: Running marathons requires discipline.– Infinitive Solution: To run marathons requires discipline. 2. Gerund Sentence: I enjoy dancing at weddings.– Infinitive Solution: I enjoy to dance at weddings. 3. Gerund Sentence: Cooking
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1. (A) Connect the dots to get what means a lot to you. Ans. Success (B) With your benchmate, use the letters given above to make a word register of ‘computers’. Set a time -limit of 5 minutes and compare your list with that of other classmates. Ans. Computers – Mouse, C. P. U. ,
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1. Expressions in English classified under different heads. Pair up with your partner, guess and match the columns. (Use a dictionary.) Ans. (1 – h), (2 – f), (3 – g), (4 – e), (5 – b), (6 – c), (7 – a), (8 – d) 2. Read the polite requests/suggestions and complete the gaps
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1. Get into pairs and attempt the following :“The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog.”- Mark Twain.– Discuss with your partner what Mark Twain means from the above quote.Write in your own words.…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Ans. The writer Mark Twain expresses his view saying that the more he learns about people, he
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1. Rearrange the good qualities in each set, so that the first letter of each of the words should make a meaningful word. Join the sets and get message. Ans. Set 1Neat / Adaptable / Tolerant / Understanding /Resourceful / EncouragingThe word is – Nature Set 2Inspiring / SelflessThe word is – Is Set 3Modest
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1. Discuss in groups/pairs and make a list of the weapons used in the old times and in the present times. Ans. 2. Imagine that you are the captain of your school Kabaddi team. Your final match is against a very strong team. Your team members are sure that you will lose. How will you
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1. Pair work ♦ Talk to your friend about all the things related to ‘Seven.’ For example : Seven wonders of the world.♦ Pair up with your partner and name those given below all of the under :(a) The seven wonders of the world ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….(b) The seven continents ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….(c) The seven colours of the rainbow
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1. The ranks of officers in Indian Army, Navy and Air Force are jumbled up. Discuss with your group and put them in the appropriate boxes. Ans. 2. Homophones/ Homographs(A) Make sentences to bring out the difference between- (i) (a) wear: We wear cotton clothes in summer.(b) ware: He sells his wares at the weekly
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