Class 09 English

… Warming Up …  1. Read the following proverb that has a biblical reference.  ‘Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.’ Now find at least 5 other proverbs/ axioms/quotations which convey the same message. Search the internet/dictionary of proverbs. Ans. ‘Do good for others. It will come back in unexpected ways.’ ‘If […]

… Warming Up …  It is our world, too!  1. Observe the following photographs. What is common among all these animals? They are all endangered species. They are likely to die out completely, one of the reasons being human activity in their habitat. If these animals could think and speak like humans, what would they

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyvbLZrGBCz3JmCbNDi9Hyxb-QC93tYsU … Warming Up … Let’s introspect!1. Think and respond with ‘YES’ or ‘NO’. When you are faced with a very serious problem or some grave danger, what do you experience? Ans.           ♦ Write about your feelings and reactions in 4-5 lines. You may describe your feelings and reactions using

Grammar (Click here) … FACTUAL QUESTIONS … (1) What efforts did Loisel make to find the necklace? Ans. They looked in the folds of dress, in the folds of cloak, in  pockets, everywhere. M. Loisel went to the police, to the newspapers to offer a reward, to the cab companies, everywhere the tiniest glimmer of

Grammar (Click here) … WARMING UP! … Write a few lines about yourself – your name, appearance, family, the place where you live, your school, your friends, neighbours, relatives, your likes, dislikes, hobbies, what you are good at, etc.         Now create an imaginary ‘persona’ for yourself. It can be quite different from

ENGLISH WORKSHOP 1.  Add your own sentences to those given in the passage to illustrate the uses of ‘have’. (a) to show possession: Ans. I have a an Apple phone. My father has a flat in Chennai. You have a sweet voice. They have a nice apartment in the city. We have a car. (b)

Grammar (Click here) Warming up ! 1. Words that have the same spelling, but differ in meaning when used in different contexts are called homographs. For example, (a) A temple fair attracts a lot of crowd.      Her performance in the test was fair.(b) A rose is the king of flowers.     The sun

Grammar (Click here) Warming up ! 1. Do you know any stories about people who were lost in uninhabited places and were later rescued? Name them.   Ans. Yes, Captain Nemo, Gulliver, The family who survived on turtle blood while lost at sea for 38 days, etc. The family who survived on turtle blood while lost