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PROFILE
Prepare a short profile of Ruskin bond using the hints given
below
Name : Ruskin Bond
Born : 19 May 1934 Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh in India
Lives : in Mussoorie
Occupation : Novelist, Short story writer
Major Works : The Angry River, Our Trees still Grow I Dehra, A short Story
Collections
Honours : Padma Shri(1999), Life Time Achievement Award(2017)
Ruskin Bond
The famous Indian writer Ruskin Bond was born on 19 May 1934 at
Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh, in India. He is famous as a novelist and a
short story writer. His notable works are ‘The Room on the Roof’, ‘The Angry
River’ and our Trees Still Grow in Dehra. Ruskin Bond won the Sahithya
Akadami Award in 1992, Padma Shri in 1999 and Lifetime Achievement Award in
2017. Ruskin Bond now lives in Mussoorie.
Prepare a short profile of William Wordsworth using the hints given
below
Born : 7 April ,1770, Cocker mouth, England
Occupation : Romantic English poet
Major works : Daffodils, Lucy grey, Tintern Abbey, the Prelude
Honours : poet laureate in 1843
Death : 23April, 1850
William Wordsworth
The famous poet, William Wordsworth was born on 7 April, 1770 at Cocker
mouth, in England. He was a great romantic poet. His major works
were Daffodils, Lucy Grey, Tintern Abbey and The Prelude etc. He was
the poet Laureate of England in 1843. He died on 23 April 1850.
Write the short profile of VaikomMuhammad Basheer using the hints
given below
Birth : January 19,1908, Thalayolaparambu, Vaikom
Occupation : Novelist, short story writer
Other activities :humanist, freedom fighter
Famous as :Beypore Sultan
Works :Balyakalasakhi, Shabdangal, PathummayudeAadu, Mathilukal
Awards :PadmaShri(1982),Kerala State Film for best
story(1989),LalithambikaAntharjanam Award (1992),vallathol Award(1993)and
MuttathuVarkey Award(1993)
Death :July 5, 1994, Beypore, Kozhikode
Vaikom Muhammad Basheer
The famous Indian writer ,Vaikom Muhammad Basheer was born on
January19, 1908 at Thalayalaparambu in Vaikom. He was a humanist,
freedom fighter, novelist and short story writer. He was famous as
Beypore Sultan. His major works are Balykalasakhi, Shabdangal,
Pathummayude aadu and Mathilukal. He was awarded Padmasri in 1982. Kerala
state Film Award for the best story in 1989,Lalithambika Antharjanam Award
in 1992, Vallathol Award in 1993 and Muttathu workey Award in 1993. He died
on July 5, 1994 at Beypore in kozhikode.
Notice
The English club of your school has decided to conduct a film festival.
Prepare a notice with all details
NOTICE
ABC SCHOOL,GOA
FILM FESTIVAL
Dear friends,
The English club of our school has decided to conduct a film festival in our
school.
Date :05/9/2022
Inauguration: :MLA
Time :10.00 am
Venue: :School Auditorium
All are welcome.
Goa
Secretary
1-9-2022
English club
The English club of your school decided to stage the play the snake and
the mirror. Prepare a notice
NOTICE
ABC SCHOOL,GOA
THE SNAKE AND THE MIRROR
Dear friends,
The English club of our school has decided to stage the play
“The snake and the mirror” in our school.
Date 15 /7/2022
Inauguration :Headmaster
Time: 10.00 am
Venue: School hall
All are welcome.
Goa
Secretary
10/7/2022
English club
The English club of your school has decided to conduct a seminar on child
labour. Prepare a notice.
NOTICE
ABC SCHOOL, GOA
SEMINAR
Dear friends,
The English club of our school has decided to conduct a seminar on ‘child
labour’ in our school.
Date: 15.9.2022
Time : 10 AM
Inauguration : Headmaster
Venue : School hall
All are welcome
Goa,
Secretary
1/9/2022.
English club
INFORMAL LETTER
1. The boy in the story’ Adventures in a Banyan Tree’ was very excited
and thrilled at his friendship with the squirrel. He writes a letter
to his friend.
Garden villa,
M.G. Road,
Mumbai
12th March 2022
Dear Fasil,
How are you? Hope you are fine. I am writing this letter with a special
purpose. I want to share an interesting experience with you. I am happy and
excited. I am enjoying my vacation with my grandpa. I got a new
friend. It is a small squirrel. It is my close friend.
Hope to meet you soon.
Yours lovingly,
Name
Sd
2. The doctor wishes to write a letter to his friend describing his
terrible experience.
Rose villa
Main Road
Goa.
17th August 2022.
My dear friend,
How are you? Hope you are fine. I want to tell you a shocking experience. I
was sitting on the chair. I reached my room after dinner. I heard the
noise from the roof. I was shocked to see a snake. I ran to my
friend’s home. I don’t know anything. I saved my life.
Hope to meet you soon.
Yours lovingly,
Name
Sd
Diary
1. Prepare the likely diary entry of the boy on his friendship with the
squirrel.
27th March 2022. Monday
It is an unforgettable experience. I am happy and excited. I got a new
friend. It is a small grey squirrel. I am giving biscuits and cakes to
eat itNow it is my close friend. I am enjoying my friendship with it.
2. The doctor prepares a dairy entry after his encounter with a
snake.
27th March 2022. Monday
It is an unforgettable experience. I was sad and upset. It is a
shocking experience in my life. A cobra fell on my shoulder. After some
time, it moved towards the mirror. I could not move. I was scared. I
ran to my friend’s house. I saved my life. Thank God for saving my
life.
Character sketches
THE BOY
The boy is the chief character in the story ‘Adventures in a Banyan Tree’.
He is a student. He is a great lover of nature. He lives closely with
animals and birds with him. The banyan tree gives him much pleasure and
enjoyment. He was watching the strong fight between the mongoose and the
cobra. He was glad to see the enchanting beauty of nature. He enjoys
his friendship with animals and birds there. He spends his free time for
reading books. He built a small platform half up the tree. He spends his
free time there. He enjoys the loving sights and sounds of
nature.
THE HOMEOPATH
The Homeopath is a chief character in the story ‘The snake and the Mirror’
written by Vaikom Mohammed Basheer. It deals with a fight between a
doctor and a snake. The doctor is a young and poor. He was living in a small
rented room. The room was full of rats. He was a handsome bachelor
doctor. He has a good humor sense too. He would marry a young doctor.
She had a plenty of money and a good medical practice.
INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
- What was your dream?
- Who is your role model?
- What is your next project?
- Tell us more about yourself?
- What is your hobby?
Narration
Narrate the fight between mongoose and cobra
‘Adventures in a Banyan Tree’ is an interesting story. The boy was sitting
his grandfather in his vacation. The boy was sitting in an old banyan tree.
It was his grandfather’s plot. He got a new friend there. It was a small
grey squirrel. He feeds it with cakes and biscuits. It takes food from his
pocket. The tree was full of small red figs. Different kinds of birds and
animals come there every day. It becomes the noisiest place
there.
The boy reads many books. He sits on the platform on the tree. He watches
the fight between cobra and the mongoose. It was a fight between two
warriors. It was an exciting experience to see the fight. The mongoose won
the fight. Grandfather was happy with it.
The doctor encounters with snake
The story was about a young and poor doctor. He was the narrator of the
story. He lives in a small rented room. It was full of rats. It had troubled
the doctor very much. He could not sleep properly. He likes the beauty
very much. He likes to marry a fat and rich lady. He wants to look more
handsome.
He was sitting on a chair. He heard a sound from above. He looked back
and saw a snake. It fell on his shoulder. It moved towards the mirror. He
sat like a stone image. He was shocked to see a snake. He ran to
his friend’s house. It was a shocking experience. He had no medicine his
room to treat him for the bite.
Appreciation of poem
Lines written in Early Spring Appreciation of poem
Lines written in Early Spring is a beautiful poem by famous nature poet,
William words worth. It describes about the beauty of nature. It is an
interesting poem. The poet stresses the relation between the man and nature.
The poet looks at the happy birds, animals flowers and plants. They are
really happy and excited. The poet was listening to the sights and sounds of
nature.
The poet was sitting with full of satisfaction .He was in a sweet mood. He
was a nature lover. He says that nature is for us. The poet wants to do good
things for nature. He says that our life is closely connected with nature.
It is our duty to protect nature from all harm. But the poet was sad at the
wrong doings of man to the nature. He destroys the nature. The man is cruel
to nature. So our happiness is lost forever. It is against the holy plan of
nature. It pains the poet very much. The poem is full of rich images.
It makes the poem more appealing.
INFORMATION OF TRANSFER
1. Read the newspaper headline and answer the questions given
below
- Three express trains will be introduced.
- Messi scored 23rd goal in the match.
- Onion price rises in India.
- Free sports kit for all students
- Kohli hits a sparkling century.
- The headline that is related to football is -------------
- What will cheer the students?
- Which is the glad news for the passengers?
- Which headline is related to cricket?
- What is shocking news to customers?
Prepared BY
Ashraf VVN
Hst, DGHSS, Tanur Malappuram
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