Activity Sheet no -2. On. A two billion dollar dream

Read the first activity read the extract and do all the activities.

A1) read the statements given below and find out whether the following statement are true or false.

i) in High School Michael had a job selling newspaper subscriptions.
ii) at the age of 29 Dell bought an expensive BMW car.
iii) she bought his first computer by selling stamps.
vi) like most post your student he didn't like earn money.

A few years later Michael had another good idea, to trade stamps by advertising in stamp magazines.  With the $2000 he made, he bought his first personal computer. Then he took it apart to figure out how it worked.
In high school Michael had a job selling newspaper subscriptions.  Newlyweds, he figured, were the best prospects, so he hired friends to copy the names and addresses of recent recipients of marriage licences. These he entered into his computer, then sent a personalized letter offering each couple a free two-week subscription.
This time Dell made $18,000and bought an expensive BMW car.  The car salesman was flabbergast when the 17- year-old paid cash.
The next year Dell enrolled at the University of Texas.  Like most first-year students, he needed to earn spending money.  Just about everyone on campus was talking about personal computers.  At the time, anyone who didn’t have a PC wanted one, but dealers were selling them at a hefty mark-up.  People wanted low-cost machines custom-made to their needs, and these were not readily available. Why should dealers get such a big mark-up f or so little added value? Dell wondered. Why not sell from the manufacturer directly to the end user?

A2) complete

1) He bought his first personal computer by selling ...........

2)she bought an expensive BMW car by selling........

A3) find out
      Good ideas Dell used for selling stamps and newspapers
a)..............................................................
b)......................./......................................

A4) vocabulary

 find from the passage similar word for

1) understand
2)greatly surprised
3)business
4)added large amount

A5)Do you think every student must earn his or her spending money ?explain.

A6) grammar

(do as directed )

1)The next year Dell enrolled at the University of Texas.
( rewrite the sentence as a simple future tense)

2) The car salesman was flabbergasted when the 17 year old paid the cash

(identify the clauses)

STUDENTS DAY SPEECH

Your college has observed doctor APJ Abdul Kalam's birthday 15th October as the 'world students day .'prepare a speech in about 100 words with the help of the following points

1.Importance of the day
2.overcoming the challenges in your learning
3. Dr Kalam's inspiration to students
4.your idea of serving India in various capacities

Speech

Honorable principal respected teachers and my dear friends,
As you know that today we gather here for celebrating students day. All of us know that the most loved President of India Dr APJ Abdul Kalam was a scientist .who made India proud with his missile defence programme .But his favourite job was teaching and that is how you he wanted the world to remember him.
Due to his love for students and focus on promoting education the United Nation declared his birthday 15th October as a world students day in 2010. But still it is not mentioned in the unit United Nations International day list.
Though United Nation is not mentioned it as we proud Indians we most proud our loved President and celebrate this day as a student day.
On this occasion  I request every student you must take oath to follow the way given by doctor APJ Abdul Kalam this is the real tribute to him. It is our duty to complete his dream.

THANK YOU
JAI HIND

Activity sheet on animal school

Read the first activity read the extract carefully then do all the activities.

A1) complete

complete the following statements with appropriate responses from the extract

i)Animals decided they must do something heroic to meet the problems of ............

ii)Duck was excellent in ..........

iii)squirrel got C in ........and D in.......

I've)at the end of the year................ was valedictorian.

A2) find out

find out from the extract the problem faced by animals (any two)

Animals.     Duck.         Rabbit.      Eagle

Problem .  ...........        ...........          ..........
They face

A3) give reason

 The animal wanted to start School...........

A4) vocabulary

Find out the words from the passage that mean the following

I)school topper
ii)pigs
iii) trainer
iv) management

A5) personal response state the difference between your school and animal School.

A6) grammar

1] The duck was excellent in  swimming (rewrite the sentence using infinitive form of the word underlined)

 2]They adopted an activity curriculum consisting of running

(rewrite it using modal auxiliary showing advice)

Group activity sheet made in teachers training Programme

Q. Read the post activity read the extract and do all the activities.

A1) complete
 complete the following web chart.

We observe Earth Day on 22 April across the world. Let’s help protect our planet in very simple ways like these .....
We commemorate so many special days such as Republic Day, Independence Day, Mothers Day and so on. Well here is one day that deserves not only a commemoration, but our total dedication- Earth Day, 22 April. At Sanctuary, we live our lives like everyday is Earth Day, but we all believe that it would be fantastic to remind our relatives, friends, neighbours, teachers and elders on this day that protecting Mother Earth can end up making us both happy and safe.

Will you do something this Earth Day? Here's a handy list of things you can do.

1. Cut Consumption: Consume as little as possible on Earth Day. This is a day when you can Refuse (to buy new things), Repair and Reuse (old stuff), Recycle (what you cannot reuse), Reject (stuff that is toxic or dangerous to the environment) and Renew (your purpose and resolve to protect the planet).

2. Cut Energy: a) Ditch the old incandescent bulbs and shift to CFLs / or LEDs (Google both to find out more) (b) Walk or use public transport, try not to use private cars to save fuel. Carpool. Cut down on trips. Use Skype instead of travelling for meetings. (c) Switch off unnecessary gadgets (don’t just use the remote... walk to the mains !).

3. Cut Waste: Start a waste segregation system in your building, school or neighbourhood. Compost organic waste, sell what you can to the raddi-wallab and give him a small token of appreciation also for he is protecting your world. Collect unused paper from old notebooks and make ne ones from them.

4. Cut out plastic : Speak to at least five shopkeepers in your area and tell them you and your fiends will only use their shops if they move away from wasteful plastic packaging, particularly thin plastic bags.

5. Cut litter: Shramdaan (voluntary service) is a great way to show your neighbours you care, and to ignite within others the desire to keep your neighbourhood clean. Inform people in advance and get your friends together to pick up litter in a public place near where you live, (perhaps a garden, beach or wooded area?

A2) find out

we can get litter by the ways
a)
b)
c)
d)

A3) Give reason
1)we should give a small token of appreciation to Raddiwala because......

A4) vocabulary

Give from the passage the examples of code mixing (any four)

A5) write down the steps we can take to protect our environment

A6) grammar
 Do as directed

1)switch off unnecessary gadgets.( begin your sentence with let ........)

2)we observe Earth day on 22nd April across the world
(rewrite using Present perfect tense)

Group members
1. Throat A.A.
2.Bathgate V.L.
3.Darekar S.V.
4.Baraskar Madam

Report Writing

(2) Imagine that your college arranged a Cleanliness Drive in which your Principal, a social activist, a local MLA, doctors, teachers and students participated on a large scale. The event was a grand success as it made people   aware ofcleanliness and social hygiene. Prepare a short report for your college magazine with the help of the  following points :
Venue, chief guest, inauguration, unique participation,  and conclusion.



Grand success of cleanliness drive

Mumbai 21st February 2018

Mumbai : cleanliness drive happened at MIT college on 20 February in the presence of Honorable principal teacher and students the chief guest of the drive was MLA Dinesh Gandhi and was supported by the social activist of Swach Bharat organisation.
The event started with the inauguration by the chief guest and a speech by him and a few student difference student participated by speaking about social hygiene and spreading awareness about cleanliness this was followed by a session of collecting garbage from the local Kamla Park.
The event was a grand success and drive attention of the onlookers.

Activity sheet- 1 on A two billion dollar dream

*Read the following extract and prepare activities.*

Q. Read The first activity ,read the extract and do all the activities.

A1) read the following statements se whether it is true or false correct the false statements.
i) at the age of 12 Michael rise from teen to tycoon.
ii) over dinner his family teased  Michael.
iii) Michaels father was stockbroker.
iv) he has become 4th largest manufacturer of personal computer in America.



One afternoon in 1977, as his parents and two brothers fished in the Gulf of Mexico, 12-year-old Michael Dell sat on the beach, painstakingly putting together a trotline- a maze of ropes to which several fish hooks could be attached. You're wasting your time,” the rest of the family called to Michael, as they pulled in fish. Grab a pole and join in the fun.”
Michael kept working. It was dinner time when he finished, and everyone else was ready to call it a day. Still, the youngster cast the trotline far into the water, anchoring it to a stick that he plunged deep in the sand.
Over dinner his family teased young Michael about coming away empty-handed.  But afterwards Michael reeled in his trotline, and on the hooks were more fish than the others      had caught all together !
Michael Dell has always been fond of saying, “If you think you have a good idea,             try it! And today, at 29, he has discovered the power of another good idea that has helped him rise in just a few years from teen to tycoon.  He has become the fourth-largest manufacturer of personal computers in America and the youngest man ever to head Fortune 500 corporation.
Growing up in Houston, Texas, Michael and his two brothers were imbued by their parents, Alexander and Lorraine – he an orthodontist, she a stockbroker -with the desire to learn and the drive to work hard. Even so, stories about the middle boy began to be told early.

A2)Complete
Michael succeed in catching more fish than other members of the family by...
1).......................................................................
2)........................................................................

A3)Fine out

Find out from the passage various achievements of Michael.

A4) match the pair's
          A                           B

  i) painstakingly   1) network

 ii) maze.                2) with great care or                                                 trouble
                                 3) pain
A5) personal response

Personal qualities helpful for any person to fulfill his or her dream.
1).....................
2).................
3)....................
4)....................

A6) grammar
 1) I cast around desperately for something        to do and had a sudden idea
( make it   simple sentence)

2) may I speak to you for a moment?

   ( state the function of the underlined modal auxiliary)

Speech Writing on topic 'SAVE trees,Trees SAVE'

(B) Speech Writing :

Imagine that your college has organised an 'elocution competition' and the topic for competition is 'Save Trees,  Trees Save'. Prepare a short speech with the help of the points given below :
Providers ofhuman needs, ecological balance, rainshowers, etc. (3)

Honorable principal, respected teacher and my dear friends I would like to ask you a question what do you think of our friends ,trees?do u feel you are doing justice to them?
Trees provides us every basic need of human being. they give us fruits vegetables flowers quotes and many more things.
Please maintain the ecological balance of the nature the whole the soil with their roots and collect water underground the encourage rain and attract clouds.
They provide us with oxygen trees are the lungs of the environment trees provide us with so much. Yet we cut them down for our own personal materialistic need so I request you all of you stop being so selfish. They also in habit the plant.
So friends trees are the most important part of our ecological system so I request all of you save trees trees will save you.

Thank you very much

Jai Hind

TEXTUAL EXAMPLES : Indirect speech

 Indirect speech:Indirect speech

 I. "Our success has forced giants to become more competitive," Dell says.

Ans: Dell says that their success has forced giants to become more competitive.

2. "I will try," the shopkeeper smiled.

Ans: The shopkeeper smiled and said that he would try.

3. "Did you like the story,Meenu?" Raghu asked.

Ans: Raghu asked Meenu if she had liked the story.

4. "There was barely any breathing space," said Saraswati Devi.

Ans: Saraswati Devi said that there had been barely any breathing space.

5. He said "you are a fool/Sheku!"

Ans:He told Sheku that he was a fool.

 6. "You're wasting your time," the rest of the family said.

 Anc The rest of the family said that he was wasting his time.

7. "I couldn't bear to miss this chance," he says.

Ans: He says that he couldn't bear to miss that chance.

8. "1 have to quit college", he replied. "1 want to start my own company."  (Rewrite into indirectspeech.)

Ans.' He replied that he had to quit college and added that he wanted to start his own company.

9. "What exactly is it that you want to do ?" asked his father.

 Ans: His father asked What exactly it was that he wanted to do.

10. "Ihave the money", he solemnly told the owner.

Ans: He solemnly told the owner that he had the money.

11. He tumed to Chandan and said, "see how contented my people are." (Rewrite into indirect speech)

Ans: He turned to Chandan and told him to see how contented his people.were.

12. He said, 'you can easily borrow one for me.'
Ans: He said that he could easily borrow one for him.

13. My friend asked if I wanted fresh coconut water. (Change into direct speech)

Ans: My friend asked, "Do you want fresh coconut water

HSC BOARD EXAM.examples of Indirect Speech from 1996 to 2018

M.1996. 1. He would go straight up and ask him if he really knew what he was talking about. (Change into direct speech)

Ans-He would go straightup and ask him, "Do you really know what you are talking about?"

0.1996. 2. "The oracle", he said, "chose me as the wisest-Athenian."

Ans: He said that the oracle had chosen him as the wisest Athenian.

M.1997 . 3. "Did you visit the Tower when you were inParis Iast year?" I aksed my friend.
(Change into indirect speech)


Ans-I asked my friend ifhe had visited the Tower when he had been inParis last year. 
0.1997. 4. Doctor said to Meena, "You will have to stay in bed for a week or more." (Change into indirect speech)

Ans: Doctor told Meena that she would have to stay inbed for a week ormore.


0.1998. 5. Father said to the teacher, " Is my son doing well

Ans: Father asked teacher if his son was doing well.

 M.1999. 6. "I bought a new dress yesterday," said she.

Ans: She said that she had bought a new dress the day before.

0.1999. 7. "Don't argue with your father", Mrs Goel said to her son.

Ans: Mrs Goel told her son not to argue with his father.

M.2000. 8. The customs officer said, "1 like the old Parsi."

Ans: The customs officer said that he liked the old Parsi.

0.2000. 9.  He said, "What a foolish job he has done !."

Ans: He exclaimed that he had done a very foolish job.

M.2001. 10. "I know Hidden Treasure like my own backyard." he told the dispatcher.

Ans: He told the dispatcher that he knew Hidden Treasure like his own backyard.

0.2001. 11. The principal said to Rahul, "Obey your teachers."

 Ans: The principal told Rahul to obey his teachers.

M.2002. 12. "How amazing itis !", I said.
Ans: I exclaimed that it was very amazing.

0.2002. 13. He said to her, ' You will get a letter tomorrow."
  He told her that she would get a letter the next day.

M.2003. 14. The   father said to his son, '"I shall buy a bicycle for your birthday."

  The father told his son that he would buy a bicycle for his birthday:

0.2003.   15. I said to him, "I don't think this case should be taken to the court at all." (Change into indirect speech)

I told him that I didn't think that case should be taken to the court at all.

M.2004. 16. "Have you finished the job, David ?" asked John.

 Ans: John asked David if he had finished the job,

0.2004, 17, Mohan said, "l am hungry, I want something to eat,"
Mohan said that he was hungry and he wanted something to eat.

2005. 18. "Are you her husband?" I said to the man.
Ans: I asked the man if he was her husband.

0.2005. 19. "Do you wish to open an account?" The clerk said to the man.
Ans: The clerk asked the man if he wished to open an account.

M.2006.  20. "What do you want ?", he said to her.
He asked her what she wanted.

0.2006. 21. "How will the confession made before me avail you.",l said to him.
(Change into indirect speech)

Ans: I asked him how the confession made before me would avail him.

0.2006. 22. "You have wronged not me but GovernmenV', I replied gently.

Ans: I replied gently that he had wronged not me but Government.

M.2007. 23. "Dear students, how did you enjoy your trip?", said the teacher.

Ans: The teacher asked students how they had enjoyed their trip.

M.2007. 24. His friend said to him, "Please wait here for me till I return."

Ans: His friend requested him to wait there for him till he retumed.

M.2007. 25. Sachin said to Sarika, "Will you dance with me?"

Sachin asked Sarika if she would dance with him.

 M.2007. 26. Ravi asked Meena what her favourite game was.

Ans: Ravi asked Meena, "What is your favourite game?"

0.2007. 27. Manish said to Manisha, "How are you?"

 Ans: Manish asked Manisha how she was.

0.2007. 28. The customs officer said, "1 like the old Parsi."

Ans: The customs officer said that he liked the old Parsi.

M.2008.  29. The doctor said, "I have given an injection and it will make you sleep"  (Change into indirect speech)

Ans: The doctor said that he had given an injection and it would make him/her sleep.

0.2008. 30. "Who are you and what are you doing here?", She aksed him. "I am a painter and I'm drawing pictures on my pitcher", he said. (Change into indirect speech)
  She asked him who he was and what he was doing there. Thereupon he replied thathe was a painter and he was drawing pictures on his pitcher.

M.2009. 31. "I did not come to college, yesterday." Lata said to the teacher.
(Change into indirect speech)

Lata told the teacher that she had not gone to college the previous day.

0.2009. 32. 'Brush your teeth and gargle with a moutwash after every meal.' said the dentisttC Meena. 'I will make it my habit,' said Meena. (Change into reported speech)

Ans: The dentist advised Meena to brush her teeth and gargle with a mouthwash after every meal. Thereupon Meena assured the dentist that she would make it her habit.

 M.2010. 33. "Something is burning", said the man. "Can you smell it, Vinay?"  (Change into indirect speech)

Ans: The man said that something was burning and asked Vinay if he could smell it.

0.2010. 34. "Where did you find your lost ring, Neha?" said Saniya.

Saniya asked Neha where she had found her lost ring.

M.2011. 35. "Father", he said, "Tell me honestly. Do you think I can ever be a doctor?" (Change into indirect speech)

Ans: He asked his father to tell him honestly if he thought he could ever be a doctor.

Magic English Grammer-XII 65 PLpn
M.2011. 36. Thevioletsaid, "What anunfortunatefloweramlamongtheseflowers!" (Change into indirect speech)

 The violet exclaimed that she was an unfortunatefloweramong those flowers.
 37. "What are we going to do about that bloody eagle?", he asked Carter.
(Change into indirect speech)
 He asked Carter what they were going to do about that bloody eagle.

0.2011. 38. "How did you prepare for yourexam?" asked the teacher. "I practised writing of answers to the key questions", said Ruby. (Change it into indirect speech)

 The teacher asked Ruby how she had prepared forherexam. Thereupon Ruby answered that she had practised writing of answers to the key questions.

M.2012. 39. "Would you like to come with us to a service in the Maori Church?" asked my hostess. "Indeed, I would", I replied.

My hostess asked me if I would like to go with them to a service in the Maori Church. Thereupon I replied that I would like to go.

0.2012. 40. The teacher took him to task : "Why don't you ply your books with more care?" He replied: "My interests aren't confined to books alone."

Ans-  The teacher took him to task and asked why he didn't ply his books with more care. Thereupon he replied that his interests weren't confined to books alone.

M.2013. 41. "What do you want?" he said to her. "Give me a glass of water," said she.
(Change it into indirect speech)

He asked her what she wanted.Thereupon she requested him to éve her a glass of water.

0.2013. 42. I asked Granny "Why do these snakes have to löse their skin?"

 I asked Granny why those snakes had to lose their skin.

M.2014. 43. I whispered to him hesitantly, "Could you stay here for a day ?" Gandhiji said, "Itis very difficult."

 Whispering hesitantly I asked Gandhiji if he could stay there for a day. There upon Gandhiji replied that it was very difficult.

0.2014. 44. "Why did you throw itaway said the fathertohisson.
"1 didn't like it", said the son. (Change it into Indirect speech)

 The father asked his son why he had thrown it away. Thereupon the sonreplied thathe didn't liked it.

M.2015. 45. "How did you enjoy yourcollege picnic?" Said Mohini toMeena.

"It was wonderful. I can never forget it." (Change it into indirect speech)

 Mohini asked Meena how she had enjoyed her college picnic. Ihereupon, Meena replied that, that was wonderful and she could never forget it.

0.2015. 46. "Boys", said the tutor, "sit on the benches. I have got s  omething interesting for you." (Change it into indirect narration.)

The tutor told the boys to sit on the benches and added that he had got something interesting for them.

F.2016. 47. Change the following into indirect speech:
Mother said, "Sunita, what did you buy from the market
She said, "I bought a dictionary."


Ans; Mother asked Sunita what she had bought from the market. Thereupon she replied tha she had bought a dictionary.

J.2016. 48. Teacher : "How far is your home from your college ?"
Rupali : More than 2 km Sir. (Change into Indirect narration)

Teacher thatit was asked moreRupali than how 2 km.far herhome wasfromber college. Rupalirespectfully replie

F.2017. 49. "Where and are you I'm going?" he"asked. "Pune, Sir, my husband is starting a company called infosys I am shifting to Pune
Ans: He asked me where I was going. I respectfully told him that I was going to pune.

 further told him that my husband was starting a company called Infosys and I Vas shifting to Pune.

M.2018.50. Why Are you crying said the woman to little boy .I want a balloon he said
Ans- the woman asked the little boy why he was crying .Thereupon he replied that he wanted balloon