Easy English Class

RISING ABOVE TERROR ( Author - Shabnam Banerjee Wahi) DIFFICULT WORDS :- 1. Hues - colours 2. Silhouette-The dark shape or shadow of something. 3. Regal- royal 4. Tranquillity - the quality or state of being calm. 5. Foreboding- A strong unpleasant feeling that something very bad is going to happen soon. 6. Pent up - Strong feeling that is not expressed. 7. Transpired -happened 8. Transcend - Go beyond,Surpass. 9.Vivid - Splendour. 10. Splendour - Magnificent. 11. Meadows - A piece of grassland near river. 12.Paradise-Heaven. 13.Refugee - A person seeking 14. Attic- Party inside the roof of building. 15. Majestic - Showing impressive beauty. 16. Divine -Delightful 17. Creed -a set of beliefs or principles (religious) that strongly influence somebody's life. Complete the sentences :- 1. Children of service officers learn to stay with their mothers as their father often had to stay in sensitive areas leaving behind their family . 2. Two very strong antonyms with which the narrator co...

DETERMINERS Determiners   are words placed in front of a noun to make it clear what the noun refers to.  l A   determiner  is a word that introduces a noun. It always comes before a noun, not after, and it also comes before any other adjectives used to describe the noun. l Determiners are required before a singular noun but are optional when it comes to introducing plural nouns. A  determiner  is a word that comes before a noun or noun phrase. A determiner identifies whether the noun or noun phrase is general or specific.Let’s use the word “dog” for an example. “Dog” with determiners: A dog barked. The dog barked. In the first example, we do not know which dog barked.  The determiner , “a,” is general in nature. In the second example, a specific dog barked.  The determiner, “the,” is specific in nature. My brown dog barked. Here, “my” is the determiner and “brown” is the adjective. The word, “my” shows the dog’s relationship to the speaker, wherea...

The Kidnapping of Clarissa Montgomery Author:-   ROBIN KLEIN (born 28 February 1936) is an Australian writer.She is famous for writing books for children.Some of her famous works include Hating Alison Ashley , Halfway Across The Galaxy and Turn Left  and Came Back to Show You I Could Fly.She lives in Melbourne,Australia.She has won many awards for her books.She lives near Melbourne,Australia. Summary When Clarissa is kidnapped, she bosses her captors into doing the job right, or her way. But her parents don't want her back and the crooks are stuck with her. WORD MEANINGS :- Abduction-The action of taking someone away against their will. Snarled-Spoke in an unpleasant,angry way. Loaded-very rich (here) Scat-To tell someone to go away. Dealt out-Gave cards to Clarissa to play. Jeered-Shouted or laughed at the kidnappers. Corny-old fashioned,dull. Ambush-an attack from a hidden position. Pier-A structure built from the land over water and used for getting on and off boats. Dra...

CLASS VIII ENGLISH- LESSON 2  - MIKE TEAVEE....   ABOUT THE POET Roald Dahl  (1916-1990) was one of the most prolific British  modern writers in English and is well known as children’s author. He wrote novels,short stories,poems and screenplays ABOUT THE POEM 'MIKE TEAVEE  ’ is a famous poem of Dahl that advises and inspires to read books instead of watching the television. This is one of the most relevant poems of our time. The poem takes a comic look at a serious problem among young children today. It warns us about the dangers of watching television excessively. TV robs our minds of the power of imagination and creativity. POEM The most important thing we’ve learned, So far as children are concerned, Is never, NEVER, NEVER let Them near your television set — Or better still, just don’t install The idiotic thing at all.           In almost every house we’ve been,           We’ve watched them gaping at...

SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT                                                                                                                        The subject and verb have to agree with each other.  If the subject is plural, the verb should also be plural.   E.g.(i) Either he or his friends were culprit.                                                                                                            ...