Syllabus

RULE NO. 1

SIMILAR TYPES- CHANGE FROM ONE TYPE TO THE OTHER

• TYPE 1- AS SOON AS…, (COMMA is used in between)

• TYPE 2-NO SOONER…THAN (NO COMMA)

• TYPE 3-HARDLY/SCARCELY…WHEN (NO COMMA in between)

• Hardly/Scarcely is followed by when

• No sooner is followed by than.

• As soon as stands on its own.

• Generally we start a sentence with No sooner/Hardly/Scarcely/As soon as. Avoid using these words in the centre.

• No sooner/Hardly/Scarcely is followed by the verb. (For eg: Hardly had…, No sooner does….)

• If the core sentence is in the past tense, the verb will be in the past. For eg: No sooner had he../Hardly had I)

• If the core sentence is in the present tense, the verb will be in the present. For eg: No sooner does she / Hardly/Scarcely do I…

• If the core sentence is in the perfect tense form (has/have/had), then the verb that will follow No sooner/Hardly or scarcely will be has/have/had respectively.

For eg: As soon as I had entered the room, I was surprised to see the guests. (Begin with: No sooner/Hardly)

ANS: No sooner had I entered the room than I was surprised to see the guests.

ANS: Hardly had I entered the room when I was surprised to see the guests.

• If the core sentence is in the (past/present) simple tense form (NO has/have/had), then the verb that will follow no sooner/hardly or scarcely will be does/do/did respectively.

For eg: As soon as I entered the room, I was surprised to see the guests. (Begin with: No sooner/Hardly)

ANS: No sooner did I enter the room than I was surprised to see the guests.

ANS: Hardly did I enter the room when I was surprised to see the guests.

• Please note: ‘did’ is followed by a verb present tense (for eg: No sooner did I go) and ‘has /have/ had’ is followed by the third form of the verb. (for eg: No sooner had I gone)

ASSIGNMENT WEEK 8 (LANGUAGE)

In your language copy, do the following assignment (Week 8)

1. Read and copy the rules from the lesson. (Week 8)

2. Do as directed:

a) No sooner had I switched on the radio than I heard a melodious song. (Begin: Hardly…)

b) Hardly did Ben enter the room when his phone started ringing. (Begin: No sooner…)

c) As soon as my father returns from the office, I give him a glass of water. (Begin: No sooner ...)

d) Hardly do I finish my homework when I help my mother to clean the house. (Begin: As soon as...)

e) As soon as the teacher enters, she is greeted by her students. (Begin: No sooner…)

f) As soon as she went to the market, it started to rain. (Begin: Hardly…)

COPY THIS INFORMAL LETTER FORMAT IN YOUR LANGUAGE EXERCISE COPY. WHILE COPYING, PLEASE BE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT THE CAPITAL LETTERS, SMALL LETTERS, SPELLINGS, SPACING AND PUNCTUATION MARKS.

52, Aster Apartment,

Park Street,

Kolkata-700016.

(LEAVE A LINE)

27th April, 2020.

(LEAVE A LINE)

My dear Mother/Rohan,

1st paragraph…

(LEAVE A LINE)

2^nd paragraph… (Longest)

(LEAVE A LINE)

3^rd paragraph…

(LEAVE A LINE)

Yours affectionately/lovingly,

Sajal.

NARRATIVE AND ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAYS

1. Keep the composition within the word limit. (300-350 words)

2. Every composition should have minimum 3 and maximum 5 paragraphs.

3. The composition that you write has to be original, it cannot be a rephrased version of other published works/movies.

4. The composition should not be a dream sequence.

5. Please write the composition from the view point/perspective of a class 1X-X student.

6. Narrative Essay:

• This is a first person account (use of first person pronouns like ‘I’, ‘we’, ‘our’, ‘my’ etc.) where one must narrate a particular event within the circle of his/her experience from his/her point of view.

• A detailed account of the event must be given.

• Past tense must be used if you narrate something that you have already experienced.

• The event might be imaginary but should be presented as if the narrator had actually experienced it.

• Details about the people present, the sequence of the events, the atmosphere, feelings of the narrator and the impact of the event on the narrator are necessary.

• Read only: Example of a narrative essay (I.C.S.E. 2020): Have you ever said or done something that changed the life of another person? Give an account of your words or actions that led to this change and describe how the experience made you feel.

7. Argumentative Essay:

• Generally it is a debatable topic where students have to take a stand. (either in favour /against)

• The stand must be clearly stated in the first line and in the conclusion.

• In the second line of the essay, students must define the terms in the statement. (explain the meaning of the statement)

• Logical and coherent thinking is necessary.

• Give as many arguments you can. Elaborate 4 arguments at least. Do not repeat the same argument multiple times in different words. (common error)

• Give examples/anecdotes/statistics to support your stand.

• Do not contradict your stand anywhere in your essay.

• In the conclusion, give a concise summary of your arguments and express a firm opinion about your conviction.

• Read only: Example of an argumentative essay (I.C.S.E. 2020): ‘A family without pets is an incomplete family.’ Express your views either for or against this statement.

ASSIGNMENT (LANGUAGE)

1. Copy the format of the informal letter in your language copy. (PLEASE BE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT THE CAPITAL LETTERS, SMALL LETTERS, SPELLINGS, SPACING AND PUNCTUATION MARKS.)

2. Copy the pointers of the essays (From week 7 lesson) in your language copy.

3. Read and learn the format and the pointers.

4. Mail the scanned images of (1, 2) to your respective teachers.

Quick recapitulation (INDIRECT AND DIRECT SPEECH)

SOME CHANGES THAT TAKE PLACE FROM DIRECT TO INDIRECT SPEECH

• is/am- was

• are- were

• has/have-had

• do/does-did

• can- could

• shall- should

• will-would or should (depends on the sentence)

• may-might

• here-there

• now-then

• this-that

• these-those

• ago- before

• today –that day

• yesterday- the previous day/ the day before

• tomorrow- the next day/ the following day

• last night/month- the previous night/month

SOME CHANGES IN TENSE: (Note the changes in pronouns as well)

• Simple Present-Simple Past

Example:

DIRECT: He said, “I cook the dinner.”

INDIRECT: He said that he cooked the dinner

• Present Continuous- Past continuous

Example:

DIRECT: My teacher said to me, “I will be teaching a poem today.”

INDIRECT: My teacher told me that she would be teaching a poem that day

• Present Perfect- Past Perfect

Example:

DIRECT: My brother said, “I have completed my work now.”

INDIRECT: My brother said that he had completed his work then.

• Simple Past- Past Perfect

Example:

DIRECT: The old man said, “The horse died last night.”

INDIRECT: The old man said that the horse had died the previous night.

OTHER IMPORTANT RULES THAT YOU MUST KNOW

• The tenses generally do not change if it is a universal truth.

EXAMPLE:

DIRECT: My teacher said, “The Earth goes round the sun.”

INDIRECT: My teacher said that the Earth goes round the sun.

• If the reporting verb is in present tense, the tenses of the direct speech do not change.

EXAMPLE:

DIRECT: He says, “My mother is unwell.”

INDIRECT: He says that her mother is unwell.

• In reporting questions, the indirect speech is introduced by some verbs as asked/ enquired. When the question is not introduced by an interrogative word, the reporting verb is followed by whether/if. Note the change in punctuation too.

EXAMPLES:

DIRECT: He said to me, “Where are you going?”

INDIRECT: He asked me where I was going.

DIRECT: He said, ‘Will you talk to him?”

INDIRECT: He asked him whether he would talk to him.

• In reporting commands and requests, the indirect speech is introduced by some verb expressing command or request like ordered/requested.

EXAMPLE:

DIRECT: She said to me, “Please wait here till I return.”

INDIRECT: She requested me to wait there till she returned.

• In reporting exclamations and wishes, the indirect speech is introduced by some verb expressing exclamation or wish like exclaimed.

EXAMPLE:

DIRECT: He said, ‘Alas! I am undone.”

INDIRECT: She exclaimed that he was undone.

ASSIGNMENT (DIRECT-INDIRECT SPEECH)

1. My brother said to me, “I am writing a letter to my friend now.”

(Begin: My brother told me that….)

2. I said to my mother, “Can you give me hundred rupees today?”

(Begin: I asked my mother ……)

3. My friend says, “I go to the temple with my brother.”

(Begin: My friend says that……)

4. The old man said, “I ate a piece of bread last evening.”

(Begin: The old man said that…….)

5. The teacher said, “The Sun rises in the east.”

(Begin: The teacher said that …….)

6. Little Tina said to her sister, “Our mother has gone to bring some vegetables.”

(Begin: Little Tina told her sister ……)

WEEK 5 (15th to 20nd April, 2020)

WEEK 4 (6th to 12th April, 2020)

KEY POINTS:

• In English Paper 1 question paper, Question number 4 is comprehension and summary writing. It has three parts.

• Question 4a) Give the meaning of the following words (3) as used in the passage. Kindly note One-word answers or short phrases will be accepted. The meaning should be in the same tense and form.

• DO NOT WRITE SENTENCES – 3 MARKS.

For Eg.: assigned-

• (right) allotted

• (wrong) to allot something to someone

Ques 4b) Five short questions of 9 marks. Keywords from the passage are very important. If you are asked to give/ quote any word/phrase/sentence from the passage, use quotation marks positively.

Ques 4c) Summary writing (8 marks) In not more than 50 words, the students must give answers to the question asked in the paper.

Common error- Children write the summary of the entire passage which is wrong.

• Make a grid of 5 columns and 10 rows with a pencil and a ruler. Number the columns and rows. Write the answer with a pen in the grid.

• Rough grid is not compulsory.

• Write (50 words) below.

• Students must not exceed 50 words.

• Do not write an introduction or a conclusion.

• Answer the question asked in the paper in the grid.

• Take keywords/phrases from the passage.

• Give correct punctuation marks.

• Do not give a title and justification.

• Marks division is 6 for content and 2 for expression.

• Students must write SIX DISTINCT POINTS /KEYWORDS as applicable.

• Use conjunctions to add more points within 50 words.

DO NOT COPY THE PASSAGE. COPY THE QUESTIONS BEFORE ANSWERING.

FROM I.C.S.E. PAPER (2019):

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:

Billy Weaver had travelled down from London and by the time he arrived it was nine o’clock in the night and the moon was coming up.

“Excuse me,” he asked a porter “but is there a cheap hotel nearby?”

“Try The Bell Hotel,” the porter answered, pointing down the road.

Billy thanked him, picked up his suitcase and set out to walk the distance to The Bell Hotel. He had never been to Richmond before. But the man at the Office had told him it was a splendid city.

Billy was seventeen years old. He was wearing a new navy-blue overcoat, a new brown hat, and a new brown suit, and he was feeling fine. He walked briskly down the street. He was trying to do everything briskly these days. The big shots up at the Head Office were fantastically brisk all the time. They were amazing.

The road was lonely and dark with a few scattered houses.

Suddenly, in a downstairs window Billy saw a printed notice propped up against the

window glass. It said Bed and Breakfast.

He moved a bit closer and peered through the window into the room, and the first thing he saw was a bright fire burning in the hearth. On the carpet in front of the fire, a little dog was curled up asleep with its nose tucked into its belly. The room in half-darkness was filled with pleasant furniture. There was a piano and a big sofa and several plump armchairs; and in one corner he spotted a large parrot in a cage. Animals were usually a good sign in a place like this, Billy told himself and it looked to him as though it would be a pretty decent house to stay in.

Then a queer thing happened to him. He was in the act of stepping back and going away from the window when he felt a strange urge to ring the bell!

He pressed the bell. He heard it ringing, and then at once the door swung open and a woman was standing there.

She gave him a warm welcoming smile.

“Please come in,” she said pleasantly. Billy found himself automatically moving forward into the house.

“I saw the notice in the window,” he said, holding himself back.

“Yes, I know.”

“I was wondering about a room.”

“It’s all ready for you, my dear,” she said.

She had a round pink face and very gentle blue eyes.

“How much do your charge?”

“Five dollars a night, including breakfast.”

It was fantastically cheap. He could easily afford it.

(a) Give the meaning of the following words as used in the passage: One-word answers or short phrases will be accepted. [3]

(i) splendid

(ii) spotted

(iii) automatically

(b)Answer the following questions briefly in your own words.

(i) How did the porter assist Billy? [2]

(ii)Why did Billy want to do everything briskly? [2]

(iii)Why did Billy think animals were a good sign in a place like this? [2]

(iv)Which sentence tells you that something strange happened to Billy? [2]

(v) How much did the room cost? [1]

(c)In not more than 50words, give a brief account of what Billy saw as he looked through the window of the room. [8]

(a) Fill in each of the numbered blanks with the correct form of the word given in brackets. Write in correct serial order the word or phrase appropriate to the blank space. Example: (0) sitting [4]

He had been (0) .......(sit) on the bank of a small irrigation canal. He was (1)…… (gaze) at a couple of herons (2)……. (fish) in the muddy water when he (3)...... (feel) something bump his elbow. (4)…….. (look) around, he (5)……. (find) at his side a little goat, jet black and soft as velvet with lovely grey eyes. Neither her owner nor her mother (6)....... (be) around. She continued to (7)....... (nudge) Mukesh, so he (8)......(look) in his pocket for nourishment.

(b) Fill in each blank with an appropriate word:- [4]

1. There was a steep rise......the price of onion.

2. Air pollution is responsible for the spread.......bronchitis.

3. He was ........pressure to complete the work.

4. Joan jumped......the river to rescue the child.

5. His teacher is very pleased.......him.

6. Ali took.......his cap and wiped his face.

7. The old woman could not get......the shock.

8. He should not get.......with such rudeness.

(c) Join the following sentences to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so.

1. My grandfather is very old. He is very active.

2. Mala is not in the classroom. Mala is not in the library.

3. She was very excited about her performance. She could not sleep at night.

4. Mumbai is densely populated. It is one of the major cities in the country.

(d) Rewrite each of the following sentences according to the instruction in brackets:- [8]

1. The book was so interesting that I could not put in down. (Begin: The book was too.....)

2. The Principal said, "All the prizes will be distributed tomorrow. (Begin : The Principal said that....)

3. The dinner was being cooked by father. (Begin : Father........)

4. If Mary catches the first bus, she will be on time for school. (Begin : Unless.......)

5. In spite of having high fever, the girl came to school.(Begin : Despite.......)

6. No other girl in our class is as tall as Rima. (Use: tallest)

7. Hardly had the teacher left the room when the children started to yell. (Use: No sooner)

8. This is the funniest movie I have ever seen. (Begin: Never.....)

WeeK 2 (23^rd to 29^th March, 2020)

A. Fill in each of the numbered blanks with the correct form of the word given in brackets. Do not copy the passage but write in correct serial order the word or phrase appropriate to the blank space. [4]

Nepolean was i.___(involve) in a conversation with a colonel of a Hungarian battalion who ii.____(take) as a prisoner in Italy. The colonel mentioned that he iii.___(fight) in the army of Maria Teresa." You must have a few years under your belt!," iv.____(exclaim) Nepolean. "I'm sure I've lived sixty or seventy years", v. _____(reply) the colonel. "You mean to say", Napoleon continued, "You vi.____(not keep) track of the years you vii.____(live)?"The colonel promptly replied, "Sir, I always count my money, my shirts, and my horses, but as for my years, I know nobody, who wants viii. ____(steal) them, and I shall surely never lose them."

B. Fill in each blank with an appropriate word: [4]

i. Arun walked ahead _____ me without noticing me.

ii. She looked _____ me as if I were a thief.

iii. The soldier was relieved ___ the post.

iv. She assisted me _____ my work.

v. This is a luxury ____ my income.

vi. My brother takes _____ my mother in appearance.

vii. I wonder what he is aiming _____.

viii.Our team is confident ______ winning the match.

C. Join the following sentences without using ‘and, but or, so’: [4]

i. He is bold. He can face any problem.

ii. I was driving the car. The car was gifted to me by my father.

iii. I do not like History. I do not like Science.

iv. Take a cheque. The cash may not be sufficient.

D. Rewrite the following sentences according to the instructions given after each. Make other changes that may be necessary, but do not change the meaning. [8]

i. He is inviting each of his friends. (Begin: Each…)

ii. I bought a dress. I bought a beautiful bag. ( Begin: Not only...)

iii. Work hard and you will succeed. (Begin: Unless…)

iv. There is nothing brighter than hope. ( use ‘bright’)

v. Hurry up or you will miss the train. (Use: lest)

vi. Mumbai is the most vibrant city in India. ( Begin: No...)

vii."Can I have a new dress?” said Tara to her father. (End: … new dress.)

viii. The teacher made the pupil empty his bag. (Begin: The pupil…)

Please Note- Copy the topic in your exercise copy before writing the assignment.

Q .Write a composition (Narrative Essay) on any one of the following topics (300-350 words) in your English Language school exercise copy. Click a clear picture /scan it. Mail it to your respective teacher's mail Id.

(a)Narrate an incident from your own experience when you expected to perform very well but for some reasons, you were unable to do so. Explain what happened and why it happened. What lesson did you learn from it?

OR

(b) You had booked a ticket on an early morning train. However, you woke up late and missed it. You then decided to run to catch a bus to the next station where you hoped to catch up with the train. Narrate the entire event, how you felt and the effort you made. Mention whether you were successful at the end. What did you learn from this stressful experience?