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Have you ever changed your opinion about someone or something that you had earlier liked or disliked? Narrate what led you to change your mind.


Franz’s dislike for his teacher M. Hamel is nine out of ten opinions formed about people initially and change gradually in many cases. But same is very little true in case of opinion of likes changing to dislikes. But in case of majority of the students of my school it happened so. One always has a room for second opinion.

Next day after the summer vacation at school, we got a new teacher of History. He almost regularly spoke on typical events in the assembly. Not only I but many others also developed liking for him. But the time was not far off when we were astonished to hear him always boast of himself and his family and a foreign land all the time.

Soon all were taken aback to hear him uttering filthy words and abusive language all the time, for anyone whosoever and on every matter whatsoever. We even overheard other teacher¹s talk about his uncultured habits and uncivilized behaviour most of the time. Such persons betray others from their path of goodness and themselves would never shun their hypocrisy.

I changed my first opinion about him and now dislike him like most others because such persons incur more harm to students community than any benefit of their teaching. But like the village people the old Hauser, the former Mayor, the former postmaster and others, can anyone expect us, to thank and respect such a person truly. Of course, not.

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Write a paragraph of about 100 words arguing for or against having to study three languages at school.


Study Three Languages At School

India is a secular democracy comprising of people having faith in different religions and speaking different languages. Above all English is gaining good ground as one of the link language at national and international stage. Students of urban as well as rural areas have been going to live or travel throughout the length and breadth of the country on business, trade, tourism, education or professional requirements.

As different languages are spoken in each region, so the three language formula for school teaching, has been proving a boon. The three languages studied by students at school not only help better communication and understanding among people but also promote national integration. Therefore, the three languages study in their schools will go a long way in promoting national interests among the citizens and strengthening India.

Against :

To study Three Languages At School

“All work and no play makes Jack dull boy.” A kid at the age of three is sent to study at school. There the kid gets the lessons in English, a language mostly not spoken at home. In his high school, he is taught Sanskrit due to three language formula. This language is not spelhen publicly.

Most of the students settle in life in their native places and hardly get any chance to move out to the places where they can find the utility of the second and the third language they have studied at school. The time and labour spent by them could have been better used for imparting the know-how of one or the other professional skills. Every where one can see the school passouts, doing petty jobs for earning their livelihood. Of what use, they find having studied the two additional languages at school ? Of course it is a more wastage.

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Find out about the following: You may go to the internet, interview people, consult reference books or visit a library.

(a) linguistic human rights


Students’ exploratory activity: Do it yourself.

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Write a notice for your school bulletin- board. Your notice could be an announcement of a forthcoming event, or a requirement to be fulfilled, or a rule to be followed.


(i) Forthcoming Event

INTERNATIONAL CITIZEN SCHOOL, KANJHAWALA, DELHI

16th April, 200....

NOTICET OUR TO MUSSOORI

The students of senior classes are informed that a three day tour to Dehradun and Mussoori is being organised by the Historical Society of the school during the summer vacation as per schedule give below:

(1) Date of Departure 4th May from the school in a school bus at 4 O’clock in the evening upto the New Delhi Railway Station as the train leaves at 4.40 p.m.

(2) Means of Conveyance : Train and Buses

(3) Arrival : 10th May

(4) Charges per student : Rs. 2,500/-

Those interested deposit the above mentioned amount with a consent letter from their respective parents by 22nd April with the undersigned.

Manoj

Students’ Adviser

Or

(ii) A requirement to be fulfilled

SARDAR PATEL VIDYALAYA, KANGRA

20th February, 200...

NOTICE

All the students of X and XII standards are hereby informed to return the library books issued to them latest by 25th February otherwise they would not be issued their Admission Tickets for the Board Examination. A late fine of Rs. 5/- per day will be charged after that day.

Aman Saini

Librarian

Or

(iii) A rule to be followed

FERTILE VALLEY SCHOOL, NISHAT BAGH, JAMMU

4th November, 200...

NOTICE

In a meeting of Class Prefects and School Discipline Committee, it has been decided to improve the students discipline on all fronts. Acts of late coming, class-bunking, truancy, improper uniform and creating nuisance in school teaching block will be viewed seriously. All students are requested to note and co-operate. Sadhna Bose Chief Perfect.

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M. Hamel had said that he would question us on Participles. In the sentence above, the verb form “had said” in the first part is used to indicate an “earlier past.” The whole story is narrated in the Past. M. Ilamel’s “saying” happened earlier than the events in this story. This form of the verb is called the Past Perfect.

Pick out five sentences from the story with this form of the verb and say why this form has been used.


Past Perfect

Why used

1. I had counted on the commotion to get to my desk without being seen.

1. Little earlier past thought on.

2. Not till then, when I had got a little over my fright, did I see that our teacher had on his beautiful green coat.

2. Earlier past action of overcoming his fear.

3. Hauser had brought an old primer.

3. Earlier past action of bringing primer with.

4. In the same grave and gentle tone which he had used to me, said: “My children, this is The Last Lesson, I shall give you.”

4. To indicate a little earlier past action of speaking in gentle tone.

5. My book that had seemed such a nuisance a while ago...”

5. Till a little before the past thought of thinking books a nuisance.

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