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PREFACE

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CONTENTS

No.

Topic Name

Page No.

SECTION ONE (PROSE)

1.1

Being Neighborly

1

1.2

On To The Summit: We Reach The Top

19

T 1.3

The Call of the Soil

35

N 1.4

Pillars of Democracy

45

1.5 Mrs. Adis

56

E 1.6

Tiger Hills

69

SECTION TWO (POETRY)

T 2.1

Cherry Tree

88

2.2

The Sower

98

N 2.3

There is Another Sky

108

O 2.4

Upon Westminster Bridge

115

2.5

Nose versus Eyes

124

C 2.6

The Planners

135

SECTION THREE (WRITING SKILLS)

3.1

Expansion of Ideas

147

E 3.2

Blog Writing

153

L 3.3

E-mails

167

3.4

Interview

180

P 3.5

Film Review

188

3.6

The Art of Compering

195

M SECTION FOUR (GENRE-DRAMA)

4.1

History of English Drama

202

A4.2

The Rising of the Moon

219

S4.3

Extracts of Drama

4.4

(A) A Midsummer ? Night's Dream

230

(B) An Enemy of the People

249

UNSEEN PASSAGES

262

GRAMMAR

1

Word Formation

267

2

Collocations

269

3

Prepositions

270

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

1 2

Conjunctions

271

Determiners

273

Verbs

276

Infinitives, Gerunds and Participles

278

T Modal Auxiliaries

280

Tenses

282

N Linking Words or Discourse Markers

286

Active and Passive Voice

288

Clauses

290

E Degrees of Comparison

295

Types of Sentences

297

T Transformation of Sentences

299

Rhetorical Questions

301

N Direct and Indirect speech

302

Figures of speech

304

LANGUAGE STUDY

308

O WRITING SKILLS

Note-making

310

C Letter Writing

313

3

Appeal

4

Report Writing

5

View-Counterview

E 6

Dialogue Writing

7

Drafting a Speech

L 8

Developing a Story

9

Narrating an Experience / Incident

P 10

Compose a Poem

M Note: 1. A2. S 3.

* mark represents Textual question. # mark represents Intext question. mark represents Modified textual questions

318 320 322 324 326 328 330 331

1.1 SECTION ONE (PROSE) Being Neighborly

Glossary

Word

bashfulness (n) be a pussy-cat (phrase) beckoned (v) behold (v) betokening (v) blanc-mange (n) blunt (adj) briskly (adj) coach house company (n) conservatory (n) courtesy (n) croaked (v) cross (adj) did honour

? Louisa May Alcott

T Meaning N shyness or discomfort with other people

here, laze around indoors invited or guided someone with a gesture of a hand

E see; witness

be a sign of almond flavoured milk pudding

T here, saying something honestly without trying to be polite

energetically a building where a carriage is kept

N here, guest

a greenhouse of glass for growing and displaying plants polite behaviour or action

O make a deep hoarse sound like a frog or a crow

here, annoyed or angry

C as a sign of respect; to show respect

dismal (adj) dismay (n) distracting (adj) dreadful (adj)

E dreadful (adj)

elated (adj)

L enchanted (adj)

fidgety (adj) flourished (v)

P flutter (n)

frolicked (v) geranium (n) good breeding (phrase)

M gravely (adv)

gravely (adv) grim (adj)

Agruff (adj)

hearth (n)

Shedge (n)

sad or gloomy distress caused by something unexpected taking someone's attention away from something that they are doing causing fear, shock or suffering frightening extremely happy and excited as if under a spell restless or uneasy because of nervousness here, wave something to attract attention here, shaking movement due to eagerness ran and played around happily a plant with red, pink and white flowers the quality of being well mannered as a result of being raised well in a serious or solemn manner seriously serious or gloomy rough and low in pitch floor of a fireplace a line of bushes or small trees

hoarsely (adv)

in a harsh or husky voice

hollow chairs (phrase) a large armchair

in a flutter of excitement extremely excited

listless (adj)

without any energy

mantelpiece (n)

shelf above the fireplace

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Std. XI: English Yuvakbharati

merriment (n)

amusement; joy

mind (v)

here, to convince someone to do something

obliged (adj)

grateful

parlor (n)

a drawing room; sitting room

pate (n)

a person's head; here, hair

perched (v) plumped (v) pranced (v) prim (adj)

T putting on a fresh color

quaint (adj) queer (adj)

N queer (adj)

raven (n) resolved (v)

E revelled (v)

row (n) sacque (n)

T sallied (v)

scandalizing (v) scrape (n)

N sharply (adv)

sly (adj) sociable (adj)

O solitary (adj)

spied (v) splendors (n)

C struck her fancy

suffering (v) tell on (phrase) to color up (phrase)

E to toast feet (phrase)

to wait on (phrase) tramping (v)

L trifle (adj)

twitching (v) velour (adj)

P whisked (v)

wistfully (adv)

sat on something high shook or patted to adjust the stuffing of a pillow walked in an energetic way formal and socially correct to put on fresh clothes here, old-fashioned and attractive strange or unusual here, extraordinary a large black crow-like bird decided here, enjoyed in a lively and noisy way without drinking and dancing here, loud noise short jacket for infants set out from a place to do something shocking someone by one's behaviour that is considered as immoral or wrong a difficult situation caused due to one's own actions harshly cunning or mischievous friendly here, lonesome saw richness; magnificence seemed extremely interesting here, craving; longing to report someone's misdeeds or bad behaviour blush due to embarrassment here, warming feet at a fireplace to attend to someone here, walking by making a noise slightly trembling a velvet-like fabric moved quickly and suddenly feeling of longing with a little bit of sadness

M Introduction

About the Poet

The extract, `Being Neighborly', is from the novel titled `Little Women' that was first published in

A1968. The novel revolves around the lives of four

sisters, Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy and their Marmee

S(their mother), who move into a new neighbourhood

Louisa May Alcott (1832 ? 1888) was an American novelist, story writer and poetess. Her literary works have garnered immense popularity amongst masses and critics alike. Her novel `Little Women' and its sequels `Little men' and `Jo's boys' have been

in Massachusetts. They find a friend in Laurie, their

engaging readers for more than a century and a half

neighbour, who belongs to the well-to-do Lawrence

now. Set in the Alcott family home, `Little Women'

family. The extract gives us an entry into the lives of

is loosely based on Louisa's childhood experiences

these relatable characters and their struggles. The

with her three sisters. Alcott was known for her

excerpt unfolds how an energetic and sensitive

feminist views and many considered her works to be

teenage girl, Jo, befriends a shy and timid lad Laurie.

ahead of her time.

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Chapter 1.1: Being Neighborly

Ice Breakers

Passage 1

*1. Read the following statements and mark those that apply to you.

i. I make friends easily. Ans: Yes, this applies to me. I make friends very

easily.

ii. I wish to be friends with someone but my friendship is rejected.

Ans: No, this does not apply to me. I am a very outgoing person and my friendship is often accepted.

iii. Someone has extended a hand of friendship towards me and I have not accepted it.

Ans: No, this does not apply to me. I accept and welcome new friends in my life.

iv. I have a large group of friends but no best buddy.

Ans: No, this does not apply to me. I have a large group of friends. Yet one of my school friends is my best buddy.

v. I have a small group of close friends and have

no wish to interact with anyone else.

Ans: No, this does not apply to me. Although I have

many friends, I am open to interacting with

everyone.

vi. I have cordial relationships with all but I cannot connect with anyone.

Ans: No, this does not apply to me. I have cordial relationships with everyone. But I can also

E connect at a deeper level with anyone.

*2. Complete the following web diagram.

L Ans:

Criticising

constructively

P Having long

conversations

M Giving and A receiving gifts

Friendship to me means

Comforting during tough times

Motivating each other

Sharing moments of joy

S*3. If you see someone lonely or sad you will ?

Ans: If I see someone lonely or sad I will ?

i. Greet him/her with a genuine smile and ask

about his/her well-being.

ii. Offer to go out for a walk with him/her.

iii. Ask him/her whether I can extend my help

with anything that has been bothering him/her.

Read the passage from line 1 to 54 on page

2 and 3 of your textbook and answer the

following questions:

[" "What in the world..................... .....................old gentleman so!" "]

T A. Complex Factual / Global Understanding

1. Complete the following sentences based on the extract.

N i. Meg advised Jo to _______.

*ii. Jo swept a path around the garden for _______ iii. The walls of the March's house looked as if _____.

E *iv. To Jo, the fine house seemed like _______

Ans: i. stay back at home and warm herself by the fire

T ii. Beth to walk in when the sun came out and the invalid dolls needed air iii. they were robbed of the vines that covered

N them during the summer

iv. kind of enchanted palace, full of splendors and delights, which no one enjoyed

O*2. Bring out the contrast between the two houses with the help of the following points.

C House of March

House of Lawrence

i. Old, brown house a.

ii.

b. Well kept grounds

iii. Children playing c.

all around

iv.

d. No motherly face

smiled at the windows

Ans:

House of March

House of Lawrence

i. Old, brown house a. Stately stone mansion

ii. Bare and shabby b. Well kept grounds

iii. Children playing c. Lonely and lifeless

all around

sort of house

iv. A warm household d. No motherly face

with an elderly lady smiled at the windows

3. Write who said the following sentences to whom.

i. `Going out for exercise'. ii. `I should think two long walks this morning

would have been enough!' iii. `That boy is suffering for society and fun'. Ans: i. Jo said this statement to Meg. ii. Meg said this statement to Jo. iii. Jo said this statement to herself.

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