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HOME WORK FOR SUMMER VACATION-2023

Subject: English
(Classes XII- A,B,C & D)
(10+10+10+10=40 Days)
(P-I)
#. Write the summary of the following taught chapters using key sentences /elements (plot.
Setting,theme,conflict,initiating event and main events as shared in E-content )

1. The Last Lesson (https://youtu.be/QChFKRLfC3s

2. Lost spring : Stories of Stolen Childhood (https://youtu.be/X4PxDmq8yqM)
3. The Third Level (https://youtu.be/1JklxTege08)
https://youtu.be/VaMvrC-bFpY

4. My Mother at Sixty Six https://youtu.be/JTNFbVQIAzo

Solve Last Five Years CBSE Board Questions like:

2019 (The Last Lesson)
1. Who did M .Hamel blame for the neglect of learning on the part of boys like Franz? [Delhi]
2. Everyone during the last lesson was filled with regret. Comment [All India]
2017
1. Why did Franz not want to go to school that day? [Delhi]
2. Why was Franz not scolded for reaching the school late that day?
2017 (compartment))
1. How is the title ‘The Last Lesson’ appropriate? [Delhi]
2. How different did M. Hamel look that particular morning in ‘The Last Lesson’? [All India]
2016
1. Our language is the part of our culture and we are proud of it .Describe how regretful M.
Hamel and the village elders re for having neglected their native language, French. [Delhi]
2015
1.Who occupied the back benches in the class room on the day of the last lesson ?why? [Delhi]
2. Everybody during last lesson is filled with regret . Comment. {All India }
3. How different from usual was the atmosphere at school on the day of the last lesson ? [All
India]
Group-Wise quiz:

Students have been divided into groups. Each group is consisting of 4-5 students.

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Each group is instructed to prepare at least 50 questions. Each member has to frame 20
questions for every chapter.

(for the above chapters)

Groups leaders are instructed to collect questions from their concerned members and get them
corrected/verified by me.

Date of Quiz will be intimated later through whatsapp and will be monitored by the subject
teacher himself/herself.

# Solve at least 4 case based Unseen Passages

(P-II)

Grammar

1. Use of Verb ‘Be’ https://youtu.be/iAN51HxY54o

My dear students as you are aware that generally a main verb has 3 basic forms :

Such as follows : verb ‘Go’

Present /V1 Past/V2 Past Participle/V3

Go Went Gone

In the same way Verb “BE” has also 3 forms such as :

Present /V-1 Past/V-2 Past Participle/V-3

Is/am/are Was/were Been
Now, Think what about ‘Future??

Simple just .. Put ‘be’ with will/shall (means: Shall be / will be as per subject of the sentence)

Present:

Ex. 1. Virat Kohli is the captain of Indian Cricket team.

2. We are indians .

Past.
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1. Pt.Jawahar Lal Nehru was the first prime Minister of free India.
2. Mahatma Gandhi ji and Sardar Patel ji were great Indian freedom fighters.

Now, pick out five sentences from the taught stories with this form of verb’ be’ (containing
is/am/are or was/were as main verbs). Sentences for each category.

2. Read the sentence and notice form: https://youtu.be/bPY9v_0Q3KE

M.Hamel had said that he would question us on participles.

Ist part

In the sentence above the verb form “had said” in the first part is used to indicate an “earlier
past” (past perfect.)The whole story ‘The last lesson’ is narrated in the past. M.Hamel “saying”
happened earlier than the events in this story. This form of the verb is called the past perfect.
Now pick out five sentencs from the taught story(‘ The last lesson’ ) with this form of verb and
5 sentences for simple past(past indefinite: subject+V2+object+etc).

3. Pick out 5 sentences from each chapter showing the different tenses.
4. Different parts of speech

Writing :- Solve the writing section of the previous 5 years questions.

(Letter to the editors and Articles only)
(P-III)
Reading :- Read any two standard English novel/story books of your choice and share their
themes and summaries with other students.
Read any English news paper daily and pick out important articles related to Education, saving
water, environment and energy, importance of cleanliness and other educational articles for
English project files.(at least 5 articles)
(P-IV)
Speaking :- Debate :- Online Education is good for students in the present scenario.
You may record your arguments for or against the motion and may keep it for presentation once
the school reopens.
And
@ Write notices on
A. Blood donation camp to be organized
B. Power cut for 5 hours

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C. Admissions open in DPS, Jodhpur for classes1-9

D. Social science Exhibition/Science Exhibition
E. Inter-House Football Competition in your school
F. Meeting of class monitors to be conducted on Google Meet
G. Important documents lost at bus stand

Listening :- Please tune in to the DD National news channel (ENGLISH) or AIR NEWS
(ENGLISH) daily and note down two headlines each day.
PART B
Project Work (To be done in a separate file)
INTERNAL ASSESSMENT -20 MARKS
PROJECT WORK- 10 MARKS IN BOARD RESULT

NOTE: - External examiner will now be appointed for English Core Practical & will take
viva of your project.
5 Marks- File
5 Marks – Viva
FILE :-
PAGE 1 - ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
PAGE 2 – INDEX
PAGE 3 to 5 – Your project details- Right side
Graphs & Picture – Left side

You have to make Pictorial as well as Graphical presentation on left hand side of file. All
data should be collected authentically & hand written essay of 1000 words on right side.
List of Topics has been uploaded into the Google Class room.
Prepared by :-
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(PGT- ENG)
Important links:
https://swayam.gov.in/
https://www.swayamprabha.gov.in/index.php/program/current/32
https://diksha.gov.in/
ONLINE TESTS FROM FLAMINGO, VISTAST AND UNSEEN PASSAGES THROUG
GOOGLE FORM WILL BE CONDUCTED AS PER DISCUSSED SCHEDULE.

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