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  You are the School Pupil Leader. You have been asked to write a report on the Inaugural Ceremony of English Literary Association of your school which was held recently. Write a report on the same in not more than 120 words. English Literary  Association - Inaugural ceremony - Lakshmi, School Pupil Leader                      Inaugural ceremony of English Literary  Association was conducted on Feb 17,  2021,  with an objective of  nurturing creative writing skills and elocution in English. The school pupil leader welcomed the gathering. Professor Ashwin, Head of English Department in Gandhi College of Arts and Science is the chief guest of ceremony. In his address, he stressed on  the necessity  of language skills in the present scenario as the world has shrunk into a global village. English serves as a language of communication to the world. He also insisted that the association should be utilised by the students to hone their creativity in their language. Students of  8th standard p

  Write a letter citing your resignation on grounds of sickness   From S. Ragavan, Assistant Manager, Punjab National Bank, Mettur, Salem.   25 June, 2022.   To Chief Regional Manager, Regional Office, Chennai.   Sir, Sub: tendering my resignation – Reg. With all due respect, I would like to inform you that I tender my resignation. I have already been in medical leave for the past two months due to lower back pain and neck pain. My doctor has advised me to be on complete bed rest and I am physically unfit to discharge my duties.   On account of this reason, having no other choice, I am resigning my job. I have performed my duties true to my conscience all through my tenure. I humbly request you to accept my resignation considering my physical ailment and relieve me from all my duties. I take this opportunity to thank you wholeheartedly for having given me such a wonderful chance to work with a great banking empire. Thanking you,   Yours truly

 A Nice Cup of Tea Tea is one of the mainstays of several civilizations. The best manner of making tea is the subject of violent disputes. According to the author, the phrase “a nice cup of tea” refers to Indian tea. Tea should be made in small quantities in a teapot which should be made of China or earthenware. This is the second golden rule in the preparation of tea. Army Tea is made in a cauldron that has a taste of grease and whitewash. Tea should be directly added to the pot or else it never infuses with water properly. The author prefers the cylindrical cup because it holds more tea and keeps it hot. Tea should be poured into the cup first, not the milk. Milk with cream always gives tea a sickly taste. So the author advises to remove cream from the milk. According to him, tea with sugar tastes only of sugar, not the flavour of tea. Sugar destroys the flavour of tea.

  Two Gentlemen of Verona                         The narrator met two small boys namely Nicola and Jacopo at the outskirts of Verona. The boys were wearing old and worn out clothes with tangled hair. The driver was disgusted at the shabby appearance of boys. The boys preferred to save money for their sister Lucia’s treatment. Lucia was suffering from tuberculosis. So they did not spend much on clothes and food. The boys did not disclose their problem to the narrator because they did not want anybody’s sympathy or charity. The narrator offered to help the boys before leaving the town.   Jacopo asked the narrator to drop them at Poleta by his car. Poleta was a countryside where their sister was under treatment. The author himself took them there in his car. The narrator came to know the story of the brothers from the nurse. The narrator admired their devotion, honesty and integrity. He understood that the boys did not want anybody’s sympathy or charity. He did not want to interfere in

  You are the head of the English department in a renowned institution. You are invited to preside over the inauguration of the English literary club in your alma mater. Respond to the letter accepting the invitation to attend the function. From N. Ravi Kumar, Head, Department of English, V. O. Chidambaram College, Thoothukudi. 25 July, 2022   To The Secretary, English Literary Club, S.N.M Matric. Hr. Sec. School, Sivakasi.   Respected Sir, Sub: Acceptance of invitation – Reg. I am so happy to know the successful functioning of the English literary club in our institution. Our school is an important reason for what I am now. My academic achievements share testimony to the knowledge acquired through our school. It is a great pleasure and moment of pride to inaugurate the English literary club in my alma mater. I thank you for the invitation and accept the invitation. I am eager to address the young minds of our school.   Thanking you,   Yours truly,

 The Castle One of the soldiers lodged in the castle is the narrator of the poem. The soldiers spent the summer days by laying down and taking rest. From the turret wall, they were able to watch the mowers and no enemy was found up to the distance of half a mile. The soldiers had a lot of weapons and a large quantity of food. The soldier stood on the towering battlement in order to shoot the enemy at sight. As the castle’s gate was strong and the walls were thick, no one can enter the castle. This was the firm belief of the soldiers. But the warder was disloyal, so the castle was captured and all were arrested. They could not do anything. The castle was defeated by the enemies in a crooked way. The soldiers could not accept this treacherous defeat. So they felt helpless. The citadel was captured by bribing the guard with gold. Gold is considered as a real enemy in this poem.

 The Grumble Family                  The Grumble family lives in ‘complaining street’. They always grumble on everything. They are unsatisfied. They scold the weather. They growl at the rain and the sun. If everything pleased them, they would growl that they had nothing to grumble. Their growling does not end. The queerest thing is that no one in that family would acknowledge their family name. If anyone stays with them, they will learn their way of grumbling. The wisest thing that the poet suggests is to stay away from the grumble family. The poet advises us not to growl on whatever we do. When things go wrong, we should not worry. The poet expects everyone to walk with a   smile and a song.

 Once upon a Time i. Explain the things the poet has learnt when he grew into an adult.  ii. T his poem is nothing but a criticism of modern life. Justify this statement.  iii. ‘ Face is the index of the mind.’  Does this adage concur with the views of the poet?                                            In this poem, the poet explains the behaviour of the past and present people. The poet is talking to his son. The people of the past laughed wholeheartedly. Nowadays, people laugh showing only their teeth. Their eyes are without any warmth of feeling. People shake hands artificially which expresses their fake intimacy. In the good olden days, when people shaked hands with love and affection. They say “come again” only from their mouth and not from their hearts. They have a cocktail face – a face showing mixed emotions.  They say “good bye” in words with “good riddance” in mind. The poet has also learned to wear an artificial smile on his face. The poet wants to relearn how to laugh f

       The Portrait of a Lady                   The author’s parents went to live in the city. Hence the young author was left with his grandmother till his parents settled well in the city. During his childhood, the author studied in the village school which was attached to the temple. As the author was young and the school was attached to the temple, the grandmother accompanied the author to school. The grandmother carried stale chapattis and fed the dogs while returning home from school. When the author went abroad for higher education, the grandmother knew that she could not help the changes and accepted the fact. So the grandmother did not feel sentimental. Every afternoon, the grandmother spent half an hour for feeding the sparrows. That half an hour was the happiest time of the day for grandmother. After five years, the author came back home. The next morning, she fell ill and she predicted her death. In the evening, thousands of sparrows sat scattered near the grandmother’s cor

  Independence Day Speech - 2022 Good morning to all dignitaries.. Independence was the word of every Indian before August 15th of 1947. They yearned for the privilege of self-governance. India, being a nation with enormous wealth, was plundered by the foreign rulers. As a consequence of the unbearable agony borne by the numerous people, a great agitation emerged. They stood up against oppression. They were even ready to risk their lives and many lost it. Their only motive is to ensure the upcoming generation to breathe the air of freedom. Leaders like Gandhi, Nehru and Subash Chandra Bose led the masses in the fight against the colonial rulers. Our history of freedom struggle is written with the sweat and blood of countless freedom fighters. Relentless efforts of selfless leaders made the dream into reality. Midnight of August 15, 1947 marked the day of glory restored. The life of slavery came to an end.   The day witnessed the birth of new India, that is, a free India. We celeb

    Describe the funny incident that caused the confusion in the house. (or) Narrate the extensive search operation made by the policemen in the house.   The author was in the bathroom when he heard the noise. At first, the narrator thought that the unusual sound was created by his father or his brother, Roy. Later he felt that it was a burglar or a ghost. The author alerted his brother, Herman. When the brothers went downstairs, they heard the footsteps circling the dining room table like a man running and it started up the stairs towards them. Herman and the author slammed the doors because of their fear of the ghost. Slamming of the doors by the narrator and his brother woke up their mother. Author’s mother did not want to take risk by getting down. At the same time, she wanted the police to come there. So, she threw the shoe at neighbour’s home to seek help. Finally the cop arrived and broke the front door. Thus they managed to enter the locked house. During the search, t

Tenses  (All T enses) I. Mention the name of the tense. 1. They are drafting a proposal. 2. Jonathan will have met his client. 3. Ruth was shopping for the ceremony. 4. I bless you. 5. He had assisted Peter in the project. II. Fill in the blanks with appropriate tense. 1. We ……………………………… (not/receive) any mail yet. 2. Joseph ………………………. (decide) on the issue later. 3. Matthew …………………………………. (leave) the office a few minutes ago. 4. While the mother …………………………………… (wash) the clothes, the child cried. 5. We …………………………………………… (live) in Chennai for four years. 6. Naomi …………………………. (eat) her breakfast now. 7. I went to buy vegetables but my mother…………………….. (buy) it. 8. Amy ………………………………… (work) in the company for five years when he joins. 9. He ……………………….. (repent) if Joel had realized his mistake. 10. ………………………………… (pray/ he) regularly?

  Read these lines and answer the questions given below. 1. How cheerful he seems to grin Who does ‘he’ refer to?    The word ‘he’ refers to the crocodile 2. And pour the water of the Nile What is the Nile? In which country is it? Nile is a river. It runs through Egypt and 10 more countries. 3. And welcomes little fishes in   With gently smiling jaws! Who welcomes the fish? Why? The crocodile welcomes the fish to make them his food. Which line tells you that the crocodile is hungry? The second line tells that the crocodile is hungry.   Answer the following questions. 1. What is the poem about? The poem is about a crocodile. 2. How does the crocodile’s tail look? The crocodile’s tail looks shining. 3. What does ‘improve his tail’ mean? The crocodile improves its tail by pouring the water of Nile on it. 4. How does he spread his claws? He spreads his claws neatly. 5. Why does he welcome little fishes? He welcomes the little fishes to eat th