For my darlings studying in 11th and 12th standards in Tamil Nadu and 10th students for your guidance
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Active and Passive voice
Monday, November 10, 2014
L &M Grammar
- What is a sentence? A sentence is a group of words, arranged in order and which makes a complete sense.
- The Sun rises. This sentence is complete.
- In the morning. These are group of words which does not make a complete sense.
- What happens in the morning? The sun rises.
- The Sun rises in the morning.This sentence is complete.
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- How many kinds of sentences are there? 5
- What are they? 1.Assertive or Declarative.
- These sentences make simple statements.
- I get up early in the morning.
- I pray to God.
- I wish all the people all the good.
- These can be a positive sentence or a Negative sentence.
- I wish you all the best.(positive)
- He will not read this.( Negative)
- He does not love hard work.(Negative)
- 2.Interrogative Sentences.??????
- Sentences asking some questions or queries.
- What's your ambition?
- Where do you want to go?
- Do you know where you are going?
- Do you know your destination?
- 3. Imperative:Sentences which give suggestions, advice, requests,orders and commands.
- Please help me.(request)
- Learn 10 words every day.(Suggestion)
- Don't Waste your precious time .(Advice)
- March fast.March quick.(order)( command)
- 4.Exclamatory sentences:
- Sentences expressing wonder, applause ,contempt, surprise, regret, sorrow, and joy and such strong feelings and emotions.
- Bravo!Well-done.
- Hurrah! We have won the match.
- Ah! what have I done.
- Congrats!
- What a beautiful sight!
- How nice is this scenery!
- 5. Optative sentences express a wish, boon, curse, or prayer.
- May God help you!
- May you be blessed with long life ,peace and prosperity.
- May God Bless you all!
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- Statements are completed with a Full Stop. . . . . .
- Interrogative sentences with a ?????( question mark)
- Exclamatory and Optative with an exclamation mark !!!!!
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- Try to do this exercise and find out the kind of sentence.
- for passing time and learning English.
- Why do you hate him?
- Where is God?
- How pleasant the weather is!
- May God be with you all the time!
- March, march ,march ahead!
- May I come with you?
- Could you help me?
- Please bring me a pen.
- Do not stamp or walk on the grass.
- Don't touch.Wet paint.
- Let us go to the movie.
- May you attain your ambition!
- Are you ready to learn English?
- Live and let live.
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- What are the two parts of a sentence?
- The subject: about which something is said in the sentence.
- It may be a person,place, thing or animal.
- It may be also a pronoun or noun.
- The Predicate shows what is said about the subject or what is done by the subject.
- The Sun rises in the morning.
- Which is the subject?The Sun.
- What does it do? rises in the morning.
- Rises in the morning. is Predicate.
- (The Sun rises early in the morning, gives light and warmth for all of us and sets in the evening.He does his duty.)
- (Follow the Sun and do your own duty at the right times.)
- It is 6 o'clock now. subject IT.
- It is not too late to start learning English.Subject IT.
- It is raining.It subject.
- Work hard. Try to improve your personality.Don't waste your precious life. In all these Imperative sentences YOU is implied and taken for granted.
- There are forty students in the class. Students is the subject and the word comes in the middle of the sentence
- There is always someone to help you. Someone is the subject.
- Try this Exercise and identify subject and predicate.
- Don't think the barking dogs will not bite too.
- Please do not make noise.
- Greediness and jealousy are the two worst enemies.
- Where can you find peace?
- They went to the zoo together.
- We should love our country.
- We must keep all the things in the proper places.
- Learn to keep the surroundings clean.
- How smart he looks!
- Please bring a glass of water.
- When you come to my house,bring something for me.
- When I come to your house, give me something.
- I will be very happy.
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- There was lion in a forest.
- There were many other animals in that forest.
- One day the lion was fast asleep after a hearty meal in his den.
- A mouse was running here and there.
- He saw the lion.
- He wanted to run on the lion's body and enjoy.
- He ran here and there on the lion's body.
- The lion got up and was very angry.
- It caught the mouse and wanted to kill the mouse.
- The mouse begged the lion to set him free.
- The lion left him.
- One day the lion was caught in the hunter's net.
- It roared loudly again and again.
- The mouse heard this.
- He with his five friends came there and started biting the nets.
- The lion came out and was happy.
- The lion thanked the mice and said
"Now I know even the little beings too can help."
- What we can learn from this is this.
- "Live and let live."" Do as you would be done by."
- "Don't degrade anyone."
- There was lion in a forest.
- There were many other animals in that forest.
- One day the lion was fast asleep after a hearty meal in his den.
- A mouse was running here and there.
- He saw the lion.
- He wanted to run on the lion's body and enjoy.
- He ran here and there on the lion's body.
- The lion got up and was very angry.
- It caught the mouse and wanted to kill the mouse.
- The mouse begged the lion to set him free.
- The lion left him.
- One day the lion was caught in the hunter's net.
- It roared loudly again and again.
- The mouse heard this.
- He with his five friends came there and started biting the nets.
- The lion came out and was happy.
- The lion thanked the mice and said
"Now I know even the little beings too can help." - What we can learn from this is this.
- "Live and let live."" Do as you would be done by."
- "Don't degrade anyone."
Saturday, November 8, 2014
know meanings too 10th std lessons
- blade- reference to the river poem Going for water by Robert Frost.
- ere-before , soon- presently, loath- hate,dislike, gnomes- dwarfs.
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- Swept Away
- bedraggled- made wet by muddy water.
- buffeted- swung back and forth
- Deluge- rushing waters, floods
- jubilantly- victoriously
- man-hole- a hole, a cover under which drainage water flows.
- manoeuvered- moved skilfully
- squabble- noisy quarrel
- swirling- moving around quickly,
- stacked- arranged in piles.
- Wading- walking through the water.
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- Making visible the invisible
- Brutality- cruelty
- denied- refused
- sadistically- getting pleasure out of hurting someone
- shortcomings- defects
- tragedy- sad happening
- tortured- made to suffer.
- undervalued- importance, goodness,or value not recognised.
- Campaigned- carried out series of organised activities to achieve something.
- challenge- difficult task.
- documentation- being recorded in documents
- diligence- steady effort
- exceptional- unusual
- Legislated- made into law.
- implementation- carrying out
- initiating-starting
- intervene- become involved in
- plays hide and seek- evades
- persistence- continuous effort.
- penalised- punished
- surplus market- where several jobs are available
- Simultaneously- at the same time
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- The cry of the children
- Droning- making a continuous low sound
- drooping-closing due to tiredness
- moaning- expression of pain or regret
- stooping- bending forward
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- A close encounter
- bailed off- escaped
- contraption- device
- fender- mud guard
- flip- quick or light blow
- Schwinn bike- a bicycle manufactured in the U.S.A.
- sprocket- one of the teeth on the wheel of a bicycle.
- tinkers- persons who travel from place to place selling or repairing things.
- warped- bent, distorted
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- A flight with the moon on their wings
- breeding haunts- nesting places
- fascinating- very interesting
- foster parents- those who take parental care of the little ones
- higher reaches- on top of the mountains
- species-groups with biological likeness
- stresses- difficult conditions, hardships
- variation- degree of change
- well-defined- clearly marked
- excited- in a state of great activity
- Flocks- groups of birds of the same kind
- fluttering- moving lightly and quickly
- identification mark- mark showing who or what somebody or something is
- landmarks- objects clearly seen from a distance and helpful in finding a way to a place.
- nesting sites- places made or chosen by a bird for its eggs.
- restricted- limited
- seldom- not often, rarely
- twittering- chirping
- voyagers- travellers
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- Migrant bird
- breed- yield,produce
- brood- a flock
- din- loud, unpleasant repeated noise
- last- remain
- sojourn- camp, stay for a short time
- vigil- watchfulness, keeping awake when one should sleep.
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- Summer flight
- blurred- became uncleared, indistinct
- countenance=face
- cajoling- persuading by flattery or deceit
- congested- overcrowded
- enterprising- courageous,willing to involve oneself in undertaking a difficult project.
- lavish- rich, extravagant
- pacifying- soothing,consoling
- remorse- bitter regret for having done something wrong
- sojourn- temporary stay
- scheming- planning secretly
- Utopia- an imaginary land of permanent happiness
- vivacious- enthusiastic, cheerful
- writ- very obvious, clearly recognisable
- Zoomed- made larger
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- Our Heritage
- cloisters- covered passages
- grandiose- impressive
- intricate- fine, delicate
- magnanimous- splendid
- munificence- generosity
- opulence- lavishness, richness
- reverence- a feeling of great respect
- renovated- repaired into good condition
- scantily- insufficiently
- staunch- steadfast
- valour- bravery
- contrivances- machines
- moat- a deep wide ditch filled with water dug around a castle as defence
- monolithic- a large single block of stone
- notching- cutting
- Sanctum Sanctorum--- the main place in which the idol for worship is positioned.
- Vimanam- the top of the seat of the deity.
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- Shilpi
- bleary- not focussing
- cacophony- a harsh mixture of sounds
- fickle- changing
- oblivious- not aware of what is happening around
- sinews- muscles
- stark- complete, sheer
- staccato- a series of sharp detached sounds
- Shilpi- sculptor, one who carves statues from stone or any hard material.
- taut-tense
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- Caught Sneezing
- hefty- big and heavy
- infested- filled
- impending- likely to happen soon
- lurk- present but hidden
- mansion- house
- palatial- huge like a palace
- plunder- rob
- retrieved- got back
- strategy- plan
- staggered- walked with difficulty
- waylaid- attacked
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Birds are happy when they are FREE.
- What did Robert find one day? A tiny bird.
- Where did he find it? on the road.
- Where was the road? near his house.
- From did the tiny bird had fallen? From its nest on one of the branches of the tree.
- What did Robert do with the bird? took it home carefully.
- To whom did he show the bird? to his mother.
- What did his mother do? took the bird from his hand and treated it.
- What else did she do? She fed the tiny bird with milk with a tea-spoon.
- What happened after 5 days? the tiny bird became healthy.
- What did Robert want to do? to keep it as his pet in a cage.
- What did his mother say? "Birds are happy only when they are free."
- What did Robert do?took the bird near the window to set it free.
- What did the bird do? flew away happily to be free.
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Friday, November 7, 2014
The Ordeal and plight of Chaya.
- brawl: a noisy and violent fight.
- cereal-pulses
- corridors: passages.
- decade: a period of 10 years.
- exodus: mass movement from one place.
- erupt:suddenly happen
- fanned out: spread out
- frenzied: involving a lot of activity that is often violent.
- heaving: fumingly crowded
- hauls back: pulls back
- jamming: pushing with force
- jostle: push roughly in crowd.
- lentil: a small seed,dried and used in cooking
- melee: a situation in which a crowd of people are rushing
- punch: hit
- panic: fear
- pursuit: chase
- rumour: false story
- soaring: rising, increasing
- scramble: struggle
- shooing: driving away, chasing
- stew: a dish of meat and vegetables cooked slowly in liquid
- to swarm: to crowd on to something
- Torrent: an outpour
- triumphantly: victoriously
- unsustainable: cannot be maintained.
- welt: mark
- yields: produce.
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- How far is Delhi from Himalayan Glaciers?just 180 miles
- Where was the Nehru Camp? a slum in the city of Delhi.
- How was the summer heat? 105 degrees in Fahrenheit.
- Who was Chaya? 25 years old and the wife of a fortune-teller.
- How long was she struggling for water? more than seven hours.
- When did her day begin? long before sun-rise.
- How many of her children spread out with plastic jugs of every size? Five of them.
- What made them stumbling through the narrow corridors?
- The rumour of tap with running water.
- Who said this and when? " We haven't even had any tea yet."
- Chaya.
- What was spotted? a water truck.
- What were the dozen boys doing? They crowded on the blue tanker jamming hoses in and siphoning the water out.
- What did the women do? They were shouting and pushing roughly with their containers.
- What happened? the tanker was empty in six minutes.
- From where the city's water drawn from? from the Yamuna and Ganges.
- What feeds these rivers? The Himalayan Ice.
- What did Diwan Singh say?
- "We are facing an unsustainable situation.Soon -not in thirty years but in five to ten- there will be an exodus because of lack of water."
- Who was he? A Delhi environmental activist.
- Why did the tension seethe? the last functioning tap ran for one hour a day.
- Who punches whom there? a man punches a woman and
- leaving a purple mark on her face.
- Who was Kamal Bhate? a local astrologer.
- Who said these words?" We wake up every morning fighing over water." Kamal Bhate.
- What happened one day in a nearby slum? a teen age boy was beaten to death for cutting in line.
- What does Peter Gleick say? " We're going to see rising tension over shared water resources, including political disputes between farmers, between farmers and cities and between human and ecological demands for water, and I believe more of these tensions will lead to violence."
- What is he? a water expert and President of the Pacific institute in Oakland,California.
- Why the residents in Nehru camp not worried about geopolitical concerns? Because of their lot of activities sometimes violent chasing and pursuing water.
- What happened in the after-noon? A tap outside the slum suddenly turned on.
- What did Chaya do? she pulled back a ten gallon jug on the top of her head and brought water.
- What could she give her children? Their first meal of the day. a piece of bread and a few spoonfuls of lentil/pulse stew.
- What does Chaya say? "They should be studying but we keep shooing/driving them away for water."
- "Who knows if we'll find enough water tomorrow."
Know the meanings and 12+!
- Rising- replying, responding
- My duty on rising is to tender.
- tender- offer
- Discharged- carried out dis(prefix)
- privilege- special right, benefit
- privileged- prestigious
- suffice- be enough for, be adequate for,
- exacting- demanding
- truism- a statement that is obviously true
- invidious- unjust
- indispensable- absolutely essential( in prefix)
- earnestness- seriousness( ness-suffix)
- prosecute-continue, pursue,
- subordinates-treats as of lesser importance
- unsophisticated-simple, natural (un prefix)
- prey- victim,
- unfits- does not suit ( un-prefix)
- acquiescence-acceptance ,without protest.
- Redress- compensation.
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- lesson. The Judas Iscariot. The last supper. 12+1!!!!!!!!!!
- countenance- face, appearance
- diligently-Showing care and effort
- enfeebled-made weak or feeble
- gaunt- made thin by hunger or illness
- languor-tiredness,laziness of mind and body.
- mural- painting done on a wall.
- profligate-shamelessly immoral person
- stuporous-dazed by shock.
- tavern- inn or public house
- warped- distorted
- Judas Iscariot-Remember this person who betrayed Jesus for 30 pieces of silver.He was one of the apostles along with 11.
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- Who was engaged to paint a mural? a great artist.
- What was the mural about? The life of Jesus.
- Where was it supposed to be painted? in the cathedral in the Sicilian town.
- What two important figures /models he was searching for?
- The infant/child Jesus and Judas Iscariot.
- Where did he find the 12 years old boy?near the children playing in the street.
- Did he finish the painting with this model? yes.
- What kind of model for Judas was he searching for?
- He envisioned him as a man warped(distorted) by life,enfeebled(made weak or feeble) by surrender to greed and lust.
- Where did he find his model? in a Tavern(inn or public house)
- How did he find him? as a gaunt(made thin by hunger or illness).He fell on the floor.He begged,""Wine, wine.""
- When he looked into a face it seemed to bear the marks of every sin of mankind.
- What did the painter do? He helped him to his feet, that shameless person.
- Who said to whom?"Come with me and I will give you wine,food and clothing."
- Was he able to finish this painting? yes
- What replaced later? a strange tension on the face of the model.He was shocked.(dazed)
- Why? He saw the painting with his bloodshot eyes and it was his replica.
- Who said to whom?" My son, I'd like to help you.What troubles you?"
- The painter asked the model.
- What did the model do? He sobbed and buried his face in his hands.
- Who said to whom? "Do you not remember me? years ago I was your model for the child Jesus?"
- The twelve years old boy, after many years because of hunger and poverty, who was weak and also a drunkard .
- who became the model for painting of Judas Iscariot.
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A small story for a change- ONLY 5
What was the lion doing?Standing in a line, in the queue.
Why was he standing there? To buy 5 tickets.
Which tickets did he want to buy? Rs.120 tickets/ for the balcony
For which show? The second show. The Evening show. 6.30 p.m. show.
Was he able to get the tickets? Yes, but with great difficulty.
Why? There were only 5 tickets left.
How many tickets did he want? only 5
For Whom? For his wife( the lioness) and his 3 kids.
What happened when they reached the entrance? They were only 4 with 5 tickets on hand.
Who was missing? The last kid.
Where did they search him? here, there and everywhere.
Where did they find him at last? in the ice-cream parlour.
Did they enjoy the movie? yes.
When did they reach their home after the movie?
At 10 P.M.
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Thursday, November 6, 2014
Learn these new words 1oth std,Tamil Nadu
- Buy a good dictionary or visit
- http://www.thefreedictionary.com/
- And know the meanings.
- Observe how these words are used in the text.
- Try to use them in your day to day writing and conversation.
- you can improve your vocabulary too.
- Accomplishment:
- Alms:
- coarse:
- colonel:
- Coppers:
- forlorn:
- freckled:
- glum:
- ineffectual:
- piteous:
- parchment
- profile:
- ragged:
- Sovereign:
- Wizened:
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- Collar:
- driveway:
- frisbee:
- harness:
- mended:
- porch:
- show up:
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- Articulate:
- SAT:
- figure out:
- profound:
- Quartet:
- repertoire:
- fanatic:
- unquenchable:
- irreverent:
- master(V)
- master:
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- appassionato:
- cosy:
- clamour:
- glamour:
- hymns:
- insidious:
- parlour:
- vista: a view, range.
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- Bash:
- belting a tune:
- croon:
- A cat in a fish shop:
- clip-clopped:
- ivories:
- precariously:
- plinked:
- plonked:
- pleased as Punch:
- Punch:
- squealed:
- Tenacity:persistence, determination
- tickled pink:
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The Summer Flight
Where was Kumar standing and what was he doing?
He was standing near the window and staring out.
Where was he? In New York , in a very comfortable ,fully furnished apartment.
What was he? An intelligent and enterprising young man.
How old was he? He was in his late twenties.
How did he own the flat? By his hard earned earnings.
What did he feel in his heart? An emptiness.
Where did his thoughts drift? To a place with its continuous honking of water tankers, a babble of voices,,Men and women jostling their way towards the tanker,racing after it.
Why did they do this? They never knew where it would stop.
Describe his family in India:
They all lived in a cramped flat ,two flight of stairs upwards and that too in a narrow congested street.
There was no study room and the door was always ajar.The reason his family members went out and came in.
What was his grand pa doing? sat on the armchair watching T.V.
What was grand ma doing? ever serving coffee, pakodas, dosas, snacks etc.,
What was his dad doing? had a serious face striding to work.
What were his brother and sister doing? busy with their school activities.
Why he called his mother,"OH!Ma! How I miss you!"
Because she was the soft,sweet creature ,ever loving and caring.She was attending endlessly to all members of the family,cooking,cleaning and running errands.
What did he recall then pensively?His preparations for his trip to the United States Of America.
How was he able to get a wonderful career in an MNC?
His outstanding performance at college.
Where was he deputed on? Deputed on an assignment to the States.
What was he assured of? a promising career there.
How was he able to do that? His dad squeezed out funds from every possible source.He had put in a lot of efforts.Scheming and cajoling convincing mother was a great ordeal.
His brother ans sister had also to sacrifice their needs.
What did he witness in the airport? Tear stricken faces at the time of farewell.
What was Kumar's condition then? His mind was engrossed in the glorious career in States.
What did he obtain after some time? The Green Card.
What is it? it is the preliminary requirement for gaining citizenship of America.
How did he enjoy his new country? A full purse and a lavish lifestyle.
What was he doing when he arrived there? He used to talk to his mummy on the phone for half-an-hour,pacifying her and waiting for sobs to subside.
What happened then? He drifted from her because of the work and lifestyle.
What made him to talk to his mother less and less?
Because she was calling him to come back to India to her.
He made calls daily , then weekly, then monthly and then rarely
making his mother waiting anxiously for his calls.
Why was he having a wave of guilt? His mother sitting near the telephone till night waiting for his calls.
What did he do then? With a shudder(changing of mood,disgust) he again turned to the window.
What did he see? the birds flying in a streamlined "V" shape.
How were the birds flying? hurrying,with one mind,with an important goal to pursue.
What was the time of the year? When the migratory birds returned to their homes after a five month warm sojourn.(temporary stay)
What did it remind him? His childhood picnic days with his parents to Vedanthangal.
What did he see there? Flocks of birds nestled among the trees.
What did Kumar's father give him? A telescope.
What closer view did Kumar have? tiny little nestlings of 5 of them.
What did his father tell him?Those birds would soon go back to their homes far in the cold regions of the planet.
Which words of his father ring clear in his ears?"You see Kumar,Though they have stayed here for almost a year and enjoyed our climate and food available,they know that their home is in the Arctic. And there's no place like home,is there?"
"Home is where heart is." why did Kumar think like that?
After gazing at the birds flying until they looked like specks on the distant horizon, his vision blurred(became unclear or indistinct)as tears filled his eyes.
Then what did Kumar do? left the room with a sure stride(walked with long steps) and a strong determination writ on his countenance(face).
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Blurred: became uncleared or indistinct.
cajoling: persuading by flattery or deceit.( Remember the Fox and the Crow story)
congested: overcrowded.
countenance: face
enterprising: courageous, willing to take reasonable risks and venture.
lavish: rich, extravagant
pacifying:soothing,consoling
rang clear in his ears: sounded heavily
Remorse: bitter regret for having done something wrong.
scheming:Planning secretly
sojourn: Short stay
Utopia:An imaginary land of permanent happiness.
vivacious:enthusiastic, cheerful
writ:very obvious, clearly recognisable
Zoomed: made larger.
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Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Hector Hugh Munro
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Saki
Writer
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Hector Hugh Munro, better known by the pen name Saki, and also frequently as H. H. Munro, was a British writer whose witty, mischievous and sometimes macabre stories satirize Edwardian society and culture.Wikipedia
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Born: December 18, 1870, Sittwe, Myanmar
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Died: November 13, 1916, Beaumont-Hamel, France
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Nickname: H. H. Munro
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Full name: Hector Hugh Munro
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Characters: Mrs.Sangrail, mother of Clovis.
Clovis: son of Mrs.Sangrail.
Troublesome guest: Jane Martlet
Dora: The daughter of Mrs.Sangrail,sister of Clovis.
Mr.Sturridge, the butler.
The Hen: Bronze Leghorn, a kind of breed of hens.
The Abstainer from the egg habit., one that did not lay eggs.
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Vocabulary:
Orderliness: habit of being organised.
A flutter of enquiry: Tone of collecting information.
Sane: sensible
Obstinate delusions: stubborn and false beliefs.
Glowering: looking angrily
Busy with the silver: cleaning the silver cutlery ornaments
putter: the stick or club used to hit a golf ball.
lightning rapidity: swiftness
awfully vexed: thoroughly annoyed.
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- Who said this to whom? Clovis said to his mother Mrs.Sangrail.
- "Jane Martlet has only been here five days, and she never stays less than a fortnight.You'll never get her out of the house by Thursday."
- Who are very good friends? Dora and Jane.
- Why are they cross now? A absinate Bronze Leghorn hen came between them.Dora sold it to Jane for an exotic price.
- That hen does/did not lay eggs.
- What does Clovis's mother say ?
- "I have already put off her(Jane's) visit once and only a miracle would make Jane leave before her self-allotted fortnight is over"
- What did Clovis say to Jane?
- " Servants are a bit of nuisance."
- What did Clovis say about Mr.Sturridge, the butler?
- "Even though he had been with us for many years,that is just the trouble."
- What did Jane say about Mr.Sturridge?
- "The excellent Sturridge a nuisance! I can't believe it."
- What did Clovis say about Mr.Sturridge?
- "On most points he's thoroughly sane ,sensible and reliable.
- but at times he is subject to the most obstinate, stubborn delusions and false beliefs."
- What did Jane say to Clovis when he said Mr.Sturridge take a fancy on the guest?
- "Who on earth does he think I am?"
- Clovis said," The dead Queen Anne."
- What makes him think that Jane may be a ghost of Queen Anne??
- " Mr.Sturridge had heard you talks of gay time you had at the Dublin Horse Show, and from the time I caught him looking angrily and glowering at you and muttering"" ought to be dead long ago." so said Clovis.
- Jane told," He might kill me at any moment."
- Clovis said," You have to keep a sharp look-out all the time and be on your guard."
- What did Clovis ask the butler when he was removing rust spots from an old putter ,the club used to hit a golf ball?
- " Where is Miss.Martlet?"
- The butler replied," writing letters in the morning-room."
- What did he ask the butler to do?
- "I wish you take the sword hanging on the wall without the sheath, to her to write the inscription on the sword."
- What did Jane do after seeing the butler with the sword?
- Through the door leading to aback stairway vanished with great swiftness.
- What did Clovis do? He was driving her to the station.
- He also told her that his mother would be thoroughly annoyed at her speedy departure.
- And that he would make up a story for her.
- Why Clovis effort was a failure?
- Dora wrote to them she was postponing her visit.
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Saki
Writer
Hector Hugh Munro, better known by the pen name Saki, and also frequently as H. H. Munro, was a British writer whose witty, mischievous and sometimes macabre stories satirize Edwardian society and culture.Wikipedia
Born: December 18, 1870, Sittwe, Myanmar
Died: November 13, 1916, Beaumont-Hamel, France
Nickname: H. H. Munro
Full name: Hector Hugh Munro
Silent night holy night origin
- What happened on 24th December 1818?
- Father Joseph Mohr was reading The Holy Bible
- Where was he? In his study room, in Hallein.
- Where is Hallein? it is a village In the Austrian Alps
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallein
- Why were the children and all filled with excitement? because it was holy eve.
- Where did they all go? to the Midnight Mass.
- What was he reading? The story of the shepherds.
- what did the angel say to them?"Unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour".
- Who knocked at his door suddenly? A peasant woman.
- What did she tell him? "A child is born at the other side of the mountain.They want him to come and bless the infant.
- Where did he go? Father Mohr went to a ramshackle ,old and rickety hut.
- Whom did he meet there? The young mother smiling happily.
- What was he reminded of? The words from the Bible.
- " Unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour".
- What did he see on his return to the valley?
- The dark slopes were alight with the torches of the villagers on their way to the church.
- What happened suddenly then? Bells began to ring from all the villages far and near.
- What did he do after midnight service?He wrote a poem.
- What was the next day?Christmas day.
- Who came to visit Father Mohr?
- Franz Xavier Gruber, the music teacher at the village school.
- What did he do? He read the poem, composed music to fit the verses.
- What happened to the poem? It became a song.
- What were they both doing? Singing the song.
- Who joined them? The village children.
- Why did they play guitar? The church organ,which has keys like Piano and is played at the church was out of order.
- Who came to repair the church organ? The organ builder.
- What did they do then? They all practised this song along with the organ.
- What did the organ builder do? he took the song with him to his village.
- In which village was the organ builder? In the valley of Zillertal.
- What was it called there? "Song from Heaven".
- Who were the four Strasser children?Caroline, Joseph,Andreas and little Amalie.
- What was Amalie called? Maly
- What did the people say about these children? They sing just like Nightingales.
- Where was the annual Trade Fair? In Leipzig.
- What were their parents? the glove makers
- How did the children help them? They helped display and sell soft gloves.
- What did they do there? They sang together.
- Wha happened then? Passer-by stopped to listen and enchanted by the beautiful melodious tune.
- Who introduced himself as the Director General of music in the kingdom of Saxony.? An elderly gentleman.
- What did he give the children? tickets for one of the concerts ,he conducted.
- Why were they rapt,absolutely dazed and engrossed?
- They entered a brilliantly lit auditorium filled with silk-hatted men and ladies in gowns.
- What did the director do?He introduced the children to the crowd by calling them all on the stage.
- What did he ask them to do? To sing the song for the king and queen of Saxony.
- Maly and others whispered among themselves and what did they say among themselves?"Let's just shut our eyes and pretend we are singing at home."
- Wha happened when they finished the song? there was a great applause.The children sang all the songs they knew.
- finally they sang once again the song,"Song from Heaven."
- Who said to the majesty about the song and what did he say? when introduced to the king,Joseph said,"It is a folk song,your Majesty."
- What did the queen ask of them? "Won't you come to the castle and sing it in Christmas."
- When did the Strasser children sing this song and where?
- On the holy eve of the year 1832 .in the Royal Saxon Court Chapel..at the end of the Christmas Service.
- What happened afterwards? Until Gruber lived this song was sung in the village of Hallein.
- then it went on airs on the radio all over the world.
- What is happening Now?
- The Song from Heaven is sung all over the world like the Christmas message itself.
- My hearty thanks are due to the author Hertha Ernestine Pauli 1906-1973.