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Unit 1 - Preparatory Lessons
Unit 1 - All 5 Lessons Explanation Video 1.3.1 - COMPETITION MATTERS - Suzanne Sievert SYNOPSIS Suzanne recalls the incident where her five year old kid participated in pumpkin decorating contest at his school. He made a wild combination of carving, pa...
Unit II - Prose
2.3.1 - MY GREATEST OLYMPIC PRIZE – Jesse Owens SYNOPSIS “My Greatest Olympic Prize” is a true story of the writer’s life – an autobiographical account of Jesse Owens’ experience of true friendship in the Berlin Olympics 1936 where he won four gold medals. ...
Unit III - Poetry
3.3.1 - PULLEY OR THE GIFT OF GOD - GEORGE HERBERT Book Back Questions 1. How far is the title of the poem “The Pulley” justified? The title “The Pulley” is fully justified because the pulley is the central metaphor of the poem. George Herbert compares ...
Unit IV - Short Story
4.3.1 - MRS PACKLETIDE’S TIGER - SAKI Book Back Questions 1. Consider Mrs. Packletide’s Tiger as a social satire. Mrs. Packletide’s Tiger is a social satire because it exposes the vanity and hypocrisy of upper-class society. Mrs. Packletide wants to sho...
Unit V - Grammar
5.1.1 - PHONETICS Write two words pronounced with /p/ • pen• paper /f/ • fan• fish /θ/ • think• thin /s/ • sun• sit /ʃ/ • ship• sheep /aɪ/ • time• fine /z/ • zoo• zero /£/ ( = /l/ sound ) • lip• love /§/ ( = /ŋ/ sound ) • sing• king /ð/ ...
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1.3.1 - The Refugee by K.A. Abbas
SYNOPSIS ‘The Refugee’ by Abbas, is a moving and thought provoking story of people who were uprooted from their home and family. It tells the story of Maanji, the author’s friend’s mother as a refugee. It all happened in the year 1947 with the impending part...
1.3.2 - The Lion and the Lamb by Leonard Clark
SYNOPSIS Conqueror’s Escape: The Bostock and Wombwell’s with their men and animals were on the way to their destination – the village of Little Dean. The journey was intercepted by bad weather and caused undue delay and hardship to the showmen. The snow had ...
1.3.3 - The Lady or the Tiger? by Frank R. Stockton
SYNOPSIS The story revolves around a semi-barbaric king who tries to reform and refine his subjects through a special kind of punishment. The King’s peculiar way of meting out justice is narrated in an interesting manner. Semi-barbaric king: The king was a ...
1.3.4 - The Sky is the Limit by Kalpana Chawla
SYNOPSIS Kalpana Chawla was an Indian-American astronaut who was a mission specialist on the space shuttle, Columbia. She first flew on the Columbia in 1997 as a mission specialist and primary robotic arm operator. She was one of seven crew members killed in ...
2.3.1 - The Solitary Reaper by William Wordsworth
Book Back Questions 1. How does Wordsworth use imagery to bring out the main idea in the poem “The Solitary Reaper”? In “The Solitary Reaper”, William Wordsworth uses rich visual and auditory imagery to bring out the beauty of the poem. The poet presents...
2.3.2 - Gift by Alice Walker
Book Back Questions 1. Justify the title “Gift”. The title “Gift” is justified because the poem is based on the idea of a lover offering his soul as a gift to the lady. The lady is surprised by this unusual gift, as she never actually asked for his soul....
2.3.3 - O What is That Sound by W. H. Auden
Book Back Questions 1. How does the poem “O What Is That Sound” contrast the male world of the warrior with the human cry of a female lover? In the poem “O What Is That Sound”, W. H. Auden clearly contrasts the male world of war with the emotional cry of...
2.3.4 - Ode to the West Wind by P. B. Shelly
Book Back Questions 1. What aspects of the wind does Shelley emphasize? In “Ode to the West Wind”, Percy Bysshe Shelley emphasizes the power, energy, and dual nature of the West Wind. He presents the wind as wild, proud, and untamed. It is shown as a pow...
3.3.1 - The Fortune Teller by Karel Capek
Book Back Questions 1. Write an essay on the irony in “The Fortune Teller”. “The Fortune Teller” by Karel Capek is a story filled with irony. Mrs. Myers is a fake fortune teller who cheats people by making common predictions. Inspector MacLeary traps her...
3.3.2 - The Postmaster By Rabindranath Tagore
Book Back Questions 1. Why did the postmaster speak of his family to Ratan? The postmaster spoke of his family to Ratan because he felt lonely in the remote village of Ulapur. He was from the city of Calcutta and found it difficult to adjust to rural lif...
3.3.3 - The Model Millionaire by Oscar Wilde
Book Back Questions 1. What makes you feel Alan was a good painter? Alan Trevor is shown as a good painter because of his professional success and skill. His paintings regularly sell for two thousand guineas, which proves that his work is highly valued. ...