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GRAMMAR ACTIVITIES

REPORTED SPEECH

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They knew it was spring when the wild duck flew north again , to Siberia .Early in the morning ,when he got up to chop wood and light a fire,Rakesh saw the V-shaped formation streaming northwards and heard the calls of the birds clearly through through the thin mountain air.

1 What does “they” mean here?

2 How did they get the idea that it was spring?

3 Which word in the above paragraph means that “moves freely”

4 imagine that Rakesh is writing a letter to his friend about the new experince inthe spring time how would it be?

Can we try to report some dialogues in the story?

Rakesh : What can I do with a seed?

Grand father : Plant it

1. Rakesh asked his grand father that what he could do with a seed grand father replied to plant that

Look at the sentence which are the words we added?

A............. B................. etc

What are the changes happened to the words in the conversation ? List it.

What can I do-------What he could do

It----- that

NOW TRY TO DO THE FOLLOWING

RAKESH :Can I go to my home?

GrANDFATHER :Write to your father

Rakesh asked.....................................................

Grandfather replied...................

Now look at the following sentence

Are cherry seeds lucky?asked Rakesh.

How can we report this?

2 Rakesh asked if cherry seeds were lucky

List the words we added

A.............

What changes happened?

Are cherry seeds..........cherry seeds were

Try to do the following

Can I get a chocalate ?asked Rakesh

Sincerity insulted: A CLUSTER EXPERIENCE

2010 November 6, saturday was dawned wih a dullmood.To over come the bad mood I tried best to make my mind and body fresh.

When I reached the cluster centre ,there were three persons , me.Mustafa and Sunil “Subash, have you made all arrangements for the two batches?”.Mustafa raised his curiosity while he came fast to me

We came across the Principal of GVHSSBOYS koyilandy,our teacher empowerment programme centre chief.We disclosed our needs before her.

She smiled sarcastically and uttered silently with a pause.”You want two LCD projectors and two computers ....!.Dear friends here we are asked to host four cluster programme at the same time,all of them are in need of LCD projectors and computers....Mr Subash you know the reality ,we have only one LCDprojector in working condition”.When she paused her words Mustafa looked me with agony.TMSunil was in busy to collect the registration forms and attendance register

Dullness created a desolated pain in my vain.I just glanced through the state module for TEP November .The state Resourse Persons analysed the bygone Teacher Empowerment Programmes and reached a conclusion....”RP's in the TEP often fail to transact the content material in training sessions”.I felt insulted and called one of the DRG's.He replied”If you don”t want ,you can just avoid the statement” . I was boiled with self contempt

When the first bell had gone,around ten to fifteen teachers gathered there

Mustafa one of our DRG's started hesitatingly.

“Good morning every body.we move to the sesssions”.I just glanced the participants'faces ,it seemed to me as the dead cats

Mustafa handed over the chance to me .I started

“Dear friends how the last TEP helped you? .Was it benificial? If yes .......,why?

Seema smiled to me , others kept mum.... I continued...”To have a discussion on this issue we want a moderator,so I request one of you to be here as a moderator”.They didn't response.I just ran my eyes through the very familiar faces of me,mercilesslly they turned down.

We went on our pleading...

“ RP's are the most pitiable persons in the world” At last Seema uttered.... “Subash, there is nothing in this module,..the content of the module does not react significantly with our class room realities....then why should we?”

“You started talking about films and ICT since vecation classes......,we havn't had a meaningful discussion on the hard spots in the text book...grammar has been deliberately avoided by the cluster designers” Biju was in pressure

Time of intervell, we the pitiable persons went outside....Kunchi Moosa one of our DRGmembers joined us later reminded me about our DRG training.....Actually we exploded there.He quated one's expression

“Please don't compell us to go before our friends with these kinds of irrevalent,ineffective,insufficient modules because during the bygone TEP we were molested brutally by our colleagues.”

Mustafa tasted coffee murmering something against the prograam

“Actually 80 participants are to be there in the programme,,,,,only 33 teachers are there”Sunil lamented

Baffoonaisation continued after the lunch break.We vomited ICT,lamented how to limit the over emphasis of ICT.DDEvisited the programme.Some one disclosed their feelings against the irresponssible,irrevelant programme.Later QIPteam turned up ,The same thing was repeated

The needle of the clock reached '4' o clock.Silent spectactorsof the programme terribly stood up ....”Shall we get duty certificate right now?.”...

We returned with disappointment “Baffoonaisation”.....I couldn't help controle my emotion....and rode my bike very fast...

His words knifed my heart again and again”IF you don't want ...You can just avoid it” That shallow,irresponsible comment penetrated my sincerity but ..blood ...couldn't come out

YOU HAVE RIGHT TO TRIAL MY DEEDS

BUT.....

DON'T INSULT MY SINCERITY......