unit 7

Sir. C.V Raman says about the importance of protecting water and
its resources in his essay ‘The Elixir of Life’
Let’s prepare a notice
Two discourses are given below. Read it.
SAVE WATER
SAVE EARTH
PROTECT OUR EARTH
SEMINAR
25-11 2010
It has been decided to conduct a seminar on the topic
Environmental Pollution. Our Headmaster Dr.
Premachandran has consented to inaugurate the
seminar.
Date: 18-12-2010
Time: 10.00 PM
Venue: School Auditorium
All are requested to participate.
Kottayam
12.09.10
Convenor
Environment club
Have read the above given discourses carefully?
Which is a notice? Why?
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Given below are two notices. Go through them.
Notice-1
DEBATE
11-11-2010
The English club of our school has decided to conduct
a debate on the The Use of Helmet. All are requested
to participate.
Venue: School auditorium
Date: 23.11.2010
Time: 2pm
Kozhikode
21.11.2010
Sd/
School leader
Notice-2
It has been decided to conduct a seminar on air
pollution.
All are requested to participate.
Convenor
Eco club
Now, Let’s analyse the two notices.
Notice
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2
Heading
Date of Programme Date of the Venue Time Invitation Conclusion
the programme
notice
Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No
Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Which is the best one? Why?
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Fill in the given notice choosing correct forms of verbs
from the brackets
It................[decided ,,has decided, has been decided] to
form a film club in our school. Those who..........
[interesting, interested, are interested] to participate
can register their names .......[to, on, of] the Malayalam
teacher.
Now let us draft a notice for a seminar on the
importance of water.
Points to remember:
*Title
*What is the notice about.
*Time
*Venue
*Who drafts the notice?
*Place and date of issuing the notice.
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Now have a look at the given notice:
Notice
The importance of water
11-11-2010
Dear friends
The Nature Club of our school has decided to conduct
a seminar on the topic ‘The Importance of Water’.
Our PTA president Mr.Asokan has consented to
inaugurate the function. Mr.Reghunathan, the District
Medical officer will moderate the seminar.
Date:14.10.2010
Time:2pm
Venue: School Auditorium
All are welcome.
Kozhikode
08-11-2010
Convenor
Nature club
Activity-5
You and your friends decided to form an environment
club in your school. Draft a notice for its inauguration.
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Self evaluation questions;
1. Have I given a suitable title?
2. Is the information clear?
3. Have I written the place and date of issuing the
notice?
4. Have I mentioned the name of the issuing authority?
Try the following:
1. Your school has decided to conduct a seminar on
Dignity of Labour. Draft a notice requesting the
participation of all the students in your school.
2. Inspired by the lesson On The Rule of The Road, you
and your friends decided to conduct a debate on
individual and social liberty. Draft a notice inviting all.
Read the given paragraph
Helen Keller was born in Alabama USA
in 1880.When she was 19 month old, she became deaf
and blind. When she was seven Anne Sullivan came to
teach her. Sullivan would spell the words to Helen’s
hand. But Helen became angry when she could not
explain what she meant. Later, Helen graduated from
Radcliff College. She published several books. Helen
Keller’s life is a testimony to will and courage.
Using the information from the above paragraph, try
to fill in the given notes
HELEN KELLER
Birth: ........................
Happenings in life: ....................
Teacher: .......................
Education: .............................
Her life: .........................
The profile of K.J. Yesudas is given below.
Fill in the blanks using correct words.
K.J. Yesudas
The famous playback singer K.J. Yesudas............... [was
born, born] in Cochin...... [on, in] 10th January,1940 as
the son of Augustine Joseph. He had his musical
training from music academy, Thiruvananthapuram.
He......... [developed, develop] his talent under the
guidance of Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar.
He........ [won, was winning] National award for five
times and state award for 18 times. He............... [was
honoured, honoured] with many titles like Padmasree,
sangeetha chakravarthy and asthana gayakan.
The details of M. T Vasudevan Nair is given below.
Write the profile
Birth : 15th July 1933
Place: Koodalloor
College: Victoriya College, Palakkad
Famous as:
teacher, novelist, writer and film director
Works:
Nalukettu, Randamoozham,
Iruttinte Athmavu, Gopuranadayil etc.
Manhu,
Awards: Kerala sahithya academy award, Kendra
sahithya
academy
award,
Jnanapeetam,
Padmabhooshan etc.
Now, try to prepare the profile of M.T
M. T.Vasudevan Nair
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The details of the life Sir.C.V. Raman is given below.
Prepare the profile of him.
Birth: 1888
Nationality: Indian
Profession: Scientist
Famous discovery: Raman effect
Awards: Nobel prize for Physics, Bharath Rathna
Death: 1970
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Self evaluation
1. I have used proper linkers in the profile. Yes/No
2. I have sequenced the data properly. Yes/No
3. I have given a title to the profile. Yes/No
Try this:
1. Prepare the profile of Ruskin Bond using the
given details.
Place: Kasauli
Birth: 1934
Famous as: Best story writer
Style: simple, straight forward, narrative
Award: John Liewellyn Rhys memorial prize in 1957.
2.Write the profile of R. K Narayan.
Born:
1906
Schooling: Chennai and Mysore
Famous works: Swami and friends, The Guide,
Waiting for the Mahatma, Malgudi days
Style: Simple words and direct narrative style.