English-II

The Tribute

     The story 'Tribute' traces the process of repentance that starts for Babuli when he receives a letter from his elder brother about the partition of his village property amongst the three brothers.

Cutie Pie

     In Cutie Pie, the author describes the capture of an extra-terrestrial creature and his experiences on earth. The emphasis is on the basic human connection between the infant Winters and Cutie Pie, the E.T. creature.

The Letter

     'The Letter' is a touching story of an old man who is all alone and waits for his only daughter's letter for five long years. He receives that letter only at his grave but for that he pays a price.

The Ultimate Safari

     It is a heart-rending narration about the flight of war victims to seek refuge in a neighbouring country through a long journey all along the Kruger Park. The story is set in war-torn Mozambique.

Night of the Scorpion

     Poet communicates an experience. The poet's communication is received by our senses. The senses consist of seeing, hearing, smelling, feeling and touching. The poet has to create an image to stimulate any of these senses.

Ode to the West Wind

     The poet ends with the hope that the west wind will carry the poet's words over the entire universe and be the trumpet of his prophecy.

The Frog and the Nightingale

     The other creatures loathed his voice but their complaints, insults and brickbats couldn't stop him from croaking stubbornly and pompously, insensitive to the disturbance he was causing.

Mirror

     In this poem, the mirror is the speaker. It is an autobiographical poem. The mirror talks about itself, its surroundings and the woman who uses it. In this way, it gives its observations in an objective way without any personal bias.

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

     The first two parts describe how the old sailor (Ancient Mariner), defying laws of hospitality, cruelly kills a sea bird - an Albatross, and is then haunted and followed by the spirit of Albatross.

A Christmas Carol

     Scrooge is a miser. He makes his clerk, Bob Cratchit work hard for him, but pays him very less. In fact, he hates giving him a holiday even for Christmas. He does not believe in Christmas and calls it 'humbug' (meaning 'nonsense').

Julius Caesar

     Julius Caesar is the story of a man's personal dilemma over moral action, set against a backdrop of political drama.

Introduction to Grammar

     There is a set of rules, which govern how units of meaning may be constructed in any language.

Integrative Grammar Exercises

     Reading the daily newspaper has become an integral part of our lives. But we are so pressed for time that we can often only glance at the headlines and choose to read the news item that interests us.

Reported Speech

     When changing an interrogative sentence that is not used. If the question does not begin with an interrogative word (what, who) use of 'if' or 'whether' is required.

Extended Composition with Verbal or Visual Stimulus

     Many of us present here could be potential, promising town planners so we should commit ourselves to building sensible, eco-friendly cities habitable for us and a blessing for our future generations.

Reading

     What is reading? Is it something that one does only in the classroom to pass examinations? While reading, we are interacting with a written text.

Workbook

     A boy walked into an empty house. The house was well furnished. There was food on the dining table. The boy walked up to the table and took an apple. The apple was not sweet, so he put the half-eaten apple in the dustbin.