Prepare ten questions that you would ask the winner of the State level championships

1. Congratulations! How do you feel on winning this championship? 2. Have you won any other championships before? 3. How long have you played this game? 4. Who do you credit your success to? 5. Who has inspired you to take up this game? 6. What were the reactions of your family on winning this championship? 7. To what extent was your team involved in winning this game? 8. What are your future plans? 9. How much importance do you give to training and practice? 10. What message do you have for the youth of today? Brian Thankappan 92232 03441 Borivali, Mumbai

Unit 1 Lesson and exercises

Std.10 - Speech - the Importance of Kindness

Prepare a speech to be delivered in your school assembly on the topic 'The Importance of Kindness' Use the following points * Makes us happier * Kindness imporves relationships * Kindness slows ageing * Kindness is good for the heart Respected Principal, Teachers and my dear friends, Good Morning everyone! My topic for today's speech is 'The Importance of Kindness.' This quality is one quality which we must all develop for our own benefit. Let me explain this further. What does being kind to other give us? To begin with, it makes us happier and that is to our benefit, and this is just the beginning. It helps us improve our relationships. Let's not go far. How many of us have disagreements with each other and are rude to each other? If we look at the reasons why we do these things, we will realize how silly they are. So bieng kind helps us improve our relationships. The next one won't affect us right now but it we continue our insensitive ways, we will experience the next point sooner than necessary. That is kindness slows ageing. If we have silly reasons to avoid being kind now, these reasons only multiply as we grow older and then it shows. Let's be kind to one another and let's remain young as long as possible by just being kind. Finally, I have one more reason to add to this list. Being kind is good for the heart. Imagine, our good health is based on our feelings. Being kind is a feeling we express and that gives us a healthy heart and that in turn keeps us well, no doctors, no medicines. Think about this and start showing kindness to everyone around. I'm already feeling good by just giving this speech. Thank you for listening. I hope you will all make kindness a priority. Have a nice day!

Std.10 Question paper solutions

Prepare four letter words CONCERT core, tore, corn, torn

Past Perfect Continuous (I had been doing)

Past Perfect Continuous (I had been doing) 16.1 1. I was very tired when I arrived home. I had been working hard all day. 2. The two boys came into the house. They had a football and they were both very tired. They had been playing football. 3. There was nobody in the room but there was a smell of cigarettes. Somebody had been smoking in the room. 4. Ann woke up in the middle of the night. She was frightened and didn't know where she was. She had been dreaming. 5. When I got home, Mike was sitting in front of the TV. He had just turned it off. He had been watching TV. 16.2 1. We played tennis yesterday. Half an hour later after we began playing, it started to rain. We had been playing for half an hour when it started to rain. 2. I had arranged to meet Tom in a restaurant. I arrived and waited for him. After 20 minutes I suddenly realized that I was in the wrong restaurant. I had been waiting for 20 minutes when I suddenly realized that I was in the wrong restaurant. 3. Sarah got a job in a factory. Five years later the factory closed down. At the time the factory closed down, Sarah had been working there for five years. 4. I went to a concert last week. The orchestra began playing. After about ten minutes a man in the audience suddenly began shouting. The orchestra had been playing for about ten minutes when a man in the audience suddenly started shouting. 5. I began walking along the road. I had been walking along the road for sometime when I saw my school friend waving out to me. 16.3 1. It was very noisy next door. Our neighbours were having a party. 2. We were good friends. We had known each other for a long time. 3. John and I went for a walk. I had difficulty keeping up with him because he was walking so fast. 4. Mary was sitting on the ground. She was out of breath. She had been running. 5. When I arrived, everybody was sitting around the table and talking. their mouths were full. They were eating. 6. When I arrived, everybody was sitting around the table and talking. their mouths were empty but their stomachs were full. They had been eating. 7. Jim was on his hands and knees on the floor. He was looking for his contact lens. 8. When I arrived, Kate was waiting for me. She was rather annoyed with me because I was late and she had been waiting for a very long time. 9. I was sad when I sold my car. I had had it for a very long time. 10. We were extremely tired at the end of the journey. We had been traveling for more than 24 hours.

Past Perfect (I had done)

Past Perfect (I had done) 15.1 1. You went to Jill's house but she wasn't there. She had gone out. 2. You went back to your hometown after many years. It wasn't the same as before. It had changed a lot. 3. I invited Reachel to the party but she couldn't come. She had arranged to do something else. 4. You went to the cinema last night. You arrived at the cinema late. The film had already begun. 5. I was very pleased to see Tim again after such a long time. I had not seen him for five years. 6. I offered Sue something to eat but she wasn't hungry. She had just had breakfast. 15.2 1. The man sitting next to me on the plane was very nervous. It was his first flight. He had never flown before. OR He hadn't flown before. 2. A woman walked into the room. She was a complete stranger to me. I had never seen her before. OR I hadn't seen her before. 3. Simon played tennis yesterday. He wasn't very good at it because it was his first game. He had never played tennis before. OR He hadn't played tennis before. 4. Last year we went to Denmark. It was our first time there. We had never been to Denmark before. OR We hadn't been to Denmark before. 15.3 1. We arrived at work in the morning and found that somebody had broken into the office during the night. So we called the police. 2. I tried to phone Ann this morning but there was no answer. She had gone out. 3. I met Jim a few days ago. He had just come back from holiday a few days ago. He looked very well. 4. Yesterday Kevin had a phone call from Sally. He was very surprised. He had written to her many times but she had never replied to his letter. 15.4 1. 'Was Tom at the party when you arrived?' 'No, he had gone home.' 2. I felt very sorry when I got home, so I went straight to bed. 3. The house was very quiet when I got home. Everybody had gone to bed. 4. Sorry I'm late. The car broke down on my way here. 5. We were driving along the road when we saw a car which had broken down, so we stopped to see if we could help.

How to improve your English Language Skills Let's start with some tips. The past of WIN is W O N and this is pronounced as 1. That's it. 1. Now let's talk about the past tense E D. There are three sounds here ED as just D. Clean - cleaned, arrive - arrived. ED as t, stop - stopped, dance - danced. ED as id, paint - painted, depart - departed. These are examples of the past tense pronunciation. The first thing to do is to learn grammar lessons, especially if our schooling is of vernacular medium. This has to be done regularly, I mean that regular practice is necessary. The reading habit has to be developed. No excuses here. Robin Sharma in 'The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari' says 'if you want to lead, you have to read.' When you read you will learn something new. Now what to read? An English newspaper, everyday for an hour. Two things will happen. The first is you will know what's happening in your city and country. Second your English will improve. Your vocabulary and sentence formation will improve. Remember this takes time for everyone, but the ones who do it regularly will show marked improvement. What to read next? When we start traveling again in buses and trains, we must use that time to read. No listening to songs and watching videos on the mobile phone. Use that time to read. Again, the newspaper and then books, fiction, self-help books. If your choice is religious books, go for it. Reading books helps your imagination grow. Watching videos or films is only entertainment. It's needed on weekends only. Not everyday. There will come a time when you will enjoy reading and that's when growth begins. Now let's talk about business English. Read the business pages of any newspaper and write down one sentence thrice a week, 52 weeks x 3 sentences is 156 sentences. Gradually as you learn you will speak and your English will get better. If we want to work in multinational companies we need to be worth employing. No references and recommendations needed. Amir Khan is 3 Idiots says, 'Kabil bano.' Success follows. Keep upgrading yourself, once you reach a certain position, working will mean 'communicating or talking' most of the time. At this time, your language skills have to be excellent. People must be convinced on the phone. No physical or Zoom meeting. I want to tell you all that I have started this journey and it all depends on my efforts now. I read a little in the morning and again after work. From where I was to where I am, the difference is my ability to speak English. Brian T. 9223203441 / 7710027662