3. • Pseudonym of William Sydney Porter
• American short-story writer.
• His works romanticized the life of ordinary
people in New York City.
• His works express the effect of coincidence on
character through humour.
• Surprise endings of the stories become
identified with his name as the O.Henry twist.
7. Conversation
• Sue: Doctor, How is Johnsy?
• Doctor: Sorry to tell you, her condition is bad.
• Sue: What can I do for her doctor?
• Doctor: You create a positive attitude in her.
• Sue: Sure doctor, I will give her strong mental
support.
• Doctor: Thus we can save her from
pneumonia.
12. HELEN STEINER RICE
• Born in Lorain, Ohio.
• American writer of inspirational poetry.
• Acclaimed as ‘America’s beloved inspirational
poet laureate’
16. Messages
• May all your wishes come true, today and always.
Happy birthday
• Don’t count the years; count the wishes and all
the cheers.
• HAPPY BIRTHDAY. May all your wishes and
dreams come true.
• Thanks for giving me the best things in life-your
time, your care, and your love.Happy Mother’s
day.
• I wanted to let you know that I have the best
Mom in the world.
17. Match the following
• Theme of the story
• O.Henry
• Johnsy
• Old Behrman
• Sue
• Column A • Column B
• Caring friend
• Joanna
• Power of Hope
• William Sydney
Porter
• A failure in art.
18. Read the following sentences.
• I can remember turning over and
over again.
• I can remember thinking that the
jungle trees below looked like
cauliflowers.
19. Check your answer
Sentence stating ability
• I speak Spanish and German
• Ahmed writes stories
• John sings beautifully.
Sentence indicating ability
• Reshma can write stories in
English.
• Mary can sing English songs.
• Renu can speak Spanish and
German.
20. Conversation
• Meenu: Hi, Jeenu. Welcome to my house.
What would you like to have, tea or coffee?
• Jeenu: I would rather have a cup of coffee.
Jeenu prefers coffee to tea.
21. Here is your choices………
• Eat at home
• hire a taxi
• go alone
• Wait a few minutes
• watch a film
• Go for a swim
• Stand
• Wait till later
22. Sentences
• I would prefer to complete my assignments.
• I would rather read a story.
• I would prefer to play cricket.
• I would rather watch a movie.
• I would prefer to go to park.
24. Complete the table
• The exam was so difficult that most of the
students failed.
• He was so weak that he had to be rushed to a
hospital.
• The tea is so hot that we cannot drink it.
• He drove so fast that no one could overtake
him.
25. Cause/reason
The exam was difficult
He was very weak
The tea is very hot
He drove very fast
Result
• Most of the students failed.
• He had to be rushed to the
hospital.
We cannot drink it.
No one could overtake him.
26. Answers
• The air was so turbulent that the plane started
to move up and down.
• Jungles are so attractive that you forget the
dangers lurking in them.
• The men were so helpful that J uliane’s life
was saved.
• Behrman’s painting was so realistic that it
saved Johnsy’s life
27. Parts of Speech
Words are divided into different kinds or classes
according to their use. They are called parts of
speech.
The parts of speech are 8 in number.
1.Noun. 4.Verb. 7.Conjunction.
2.Adjective. 5.Adverb. 8.Interjection.
3.Pronoun. 6.Preposition.
28. • The pot is full of water
• I prefer milk to tea
• I called at his office yesterday.
• The book is in the bag
• He came from Karnataka
29. Read the sentence.
• “I had to wade through the water because
huge, rotted tree trunks barred my way”
55. Insructions for preparing Write-up
• It must must have a heading, introduction,
relevant points in the body and a conclusion.
• It is a group of sentences expressing a
connected series of thoughts relating to one
topic.
• It is the development of a single main thought
or idea or experience.
57. • Richard Feynman was a famous American
theoritical physicist.
• He was ranked one of the ten greatest
scientists of the world.
• Feynman also became known through his
autobiographical books- ‘Surely You’re Joking,
Mr. Feynman’
• He received the Nobel Prize for Physics in
1965.
60. Hints for preparing Telephonic
Conversation
Introducing…….
Hello, Mr. Ronald, this is Meena calling.
This is Meena, can I speak to Mr. Ronald.
Hi Mr. Ronald, This is Meena calling.
Connecting someone…….
Please hold on, I’ll get him.
Hang on a second.
One second please.
61. Hints for preparing Telephonic
Conversation
• Concluding conversation
Thanks for calling
We’ll meet in person.
OK, see you soon.
All right. May I hang up?