‘Wunacademy Special class on LET'S CRACK ENGLISH GRAMMAR July 25, 2020 + Shipra MishraRead the passage given below. 1 New Year is holiday celebration that includes New Year's Eve and lasts through New Year's Day. New Year's celebrations have been around for a long time in one form or another. They can be traced all the way back to the Babylonians at around 2,000 B.C. New Year's Day was not always celebrated on January Ist as it is today. In its earliest times, the New Year was celebrated in the spring, as new life began to emerge in the world. 2. This tradition is quite sensible in relation to the seasons, however ancient cultures struggled to create a calendar that could retain alignment with the sun. The Romans went through several versions of calendars in which they inevitably changed the first day of the year to January‘Ts il ans other ns made yaa Cs et 8 ‘a Cosa spe ay hth fe ee The ‘le ah ot na Rw a a 2 Comin Romin nin fh or ahem an hy Ag ‘nem ps t p eag ‘tte cr ned Ta ie mofo tpi a ‘Seer eo a cng Tr et sc Wed | Tehama dentate ng ‘et ner ti Tr os bud a ‘yao ne mee en he a nao aon ‘iy mss ow ew Yes ten tn ay sate + Deen hyena pn ‘meches Nets Daphne ec shat ee Serie te thee pantera ‘nk Yew ptm ama Soe ron Nc np em ‘sy cto few ea on woul stot nse ‘any inn eg atu wig a Sa ‘ones prt an a ees amet Sa ee ‘Sia nj nee! ee eda * aig gan anew ate sha ann be tt aay ocak sen inchs yg ten pou ms re ‘Wier aime poten cso et shee oe SEE nese cy om scone presen dw pas an ‘ccm ein pings qa ol in he ‘ssf eae eae ‘ete ep a{M41 On the basis of your understanding of the above passage, complete the statements given belo ‘with the help of eptons tht fotow: Ya) Arion cultures struggled to create a cle @ the sun (i the moon iy stars (8) The word Jas is choney related tothe word radar that could retain alignment with (the spring season @ tolas (i) Sanvaty a) Julian) 3 (c) Fur successful accomplishment of goals it necesary to work om thetm () with colleagues) with frends (a) with family Go) personally to remember the goals one shoul () Inord (9 memorize them ‘sare them i) write hem on pape (0) post them | (Janus the two-headed God was considered the guardians of (doors and windows (gates and windows () windows and balconies (iy pates and doors 142. Answer the following () The Roman god Janus had two heads facing in font only. ro make false resolutions (6) A great adition at New Year {6 Though Roman cvlization i long over, is New Year traditions continue to influence New ‘Year celebrations. ‘tree o adopted January Ist asthe ist day ofthe year {() When goals are nt written down they ean be easly 143. Find words from the passage which mean the opposite of the following: (@) non-alignment (para) (i) discouraged (para 5) Ans 141 (0) ow © «i (@ (©) Gi 142 (2) Fike () False (©) Tue (4) Iaius Caesar (e) forgotten 143 (Alignment (i encouragedLetters to The Editor 1 Sender's Address Or Examination Hall Date The Editor Name of the newspaper Address (Salutation) (Dear Sir/Dear Madam) Subject: : Body of the letter + 3 paragraphs + leave one line between paragraphs + start fresh paragraph from the margin Yours faithfully (Name)Parts of a Formal Letter Sender's address Date Receiver’s name and address. lutation: Form of addresygreeting like ‘Dear Sir’. 1 z ai 4 5. Subjects Reason for writing the letter 6. ‘ody of the letter: This contains the description ofthe contents. It should be written in simple, dea ‘and formal language. The content should be conveyed in three paragraphs. The fi is introductory, a restatement of the subject. The second paragraph should state ‘ssue in detail, The third paragraph states what is expected of the receiver of the lett contain any suggestions that the writer wants to give, for example, to municipal authorities, ex Subscription: This isthe leave taking note and depends upon the relationship between the wre, and the addressee, such as ‘yours faithfully’ and ‘yours sincerely" Signature of the person and full name who has writen the letter, in capital letters within brackes below the signature, ts paragraph the problen ter. Tt head Apart from the format, expression is also an important part of letter writing, The ideas should b expressed ina logical sequence with coherence, using correct grammatical structures. A formal letet ‘hould always be precise to the point, crystal clear and easy to understand. It should be writen legible handwriting. Important: Note the openings and closings ~ yours faithfully Dear Mr. Lalit Gupta / Dear Mr. Gupta yours sincerely18, Civil Lines IFotengn Meerut 22 May 20XX ‘The Editor ‘The Indian Nation New Delhi Dear Sir Subject: To create a healthy balance between news and commercials ‘Through the columns of your esteemed daily, I would like to raise the issue of news channels in India, airing more advertisements in comparison to foreign news channels, The 24-hour TV news channels are @ major source of information for the common man. However, of late the so-called “News” on ‘TV has hit an all-time low. Driven primarily by ad sponsors and corporate lobbying, TV channels in India have been commercial-friendly. Look at the foreign news channels, news, prima facic, is more important than advertisements. The Indian TV news channels need to create a healthy balance between news and commercials. The main focus of TV news channels should be on education and entertainment. TV news channels should be entertainment-friendly rather than ad-friendly. Yours faithfully ElizabethYou have noticed many stray animals on the road during the busy hours of the day. These animals cause traffic jams as well as accidents. You have already written to the authorities concerned no action has been taken so far. Write a letter to the Editor, The Hindu, drawing attention of the Municipal Commissioner, Chennai. You are Shantha/Suresh, 12 M.G. Road, Chenn: {Dethi 2013} 12, MG. Road Chennai XXXXXX 25 January 20XX ‘The Editor ‘The Hindu ‘Chennai XXXXXX Dear Sir ‘Subject: Stray animals on the roads ‘Through the columns of your esteemed newspaper, I want to raise the problem of stray animals roaming the roads, causing traffic jams and accidents. Of late it has been found that during the busy hours of the day many stray animals roam the roads, cause traffic jams and sometimes accidents. It poses a serious threat to the people who are using roads daily to reach their destination of work and business ‘The matter has been taken up with the municipal authorities many a time but the problem remains. Itis time the authorities concerned took cognisance of the situation and dealt with it sternly. Punitive action to remedy the situation is most welcome. 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