Dorji Dema's English Class

Sunday, August 18, 2013

Active - Passive ; Rule

Active Voice	Passive Voice
Simple present (love)	am/is/are + Pp
Simple past (loved)	was/were + Pp
shall/will + V	shall/will + be + Pp
are +..ing	is/am/are + being + Pp
was/were + ing	was/were + being + Pp
shall + be + ing	No Passive
has/have + Pp	has/have + been+ Pp
had +Pp	had + been + Pp
shall/will + have + Pp	shall/will + have + been + Pp

Writing a Good Book Review

Writing a Good Book Review

Introduce the type of book.

Identify the book by author, title, and sometimes publishing information.
Specify the type of book (for example, fiction, nonfiction, biography, autobiography). Help your readers to review with perception.
Mention the book's theme.
Sometimes you will need to include background to enable reader to place the book into a specific context. For example, you might want to describe the general problem the book addresses or earlier work the author or others have done.

Briefly summarize the content

For a nonfiction book, provide an overview, including paraphrases and quotations, of the book's thesis and primary supporting points.
For a work of fiction, briefly review the story line for readers; be careful not to give away anything that would lessen the suspense for readers.

Provide your reactions to the book

Describe the book: Is it interesting, memorable, entertaining, instructive? Why?
Respond to the author's opinions: What do you agree with? And why? What do you disagree with? And why?
Explore issues the book raises: What possibilities does the book suggest? Explain. What matters does the book leave out? Explain.
Relate your argument to other books or authors: Support your argument for or against the author's opinions by bringing in other authors you agree with.
Relate the book to larger issues: How did the book affect you? How have your opinions about the topic changed? How is the book related to our own life.

Conclude by summarizing your ideas

Close with a direct comment on the book, and close together issues raised in the review. Briefly restate your main points and if you like, you can offer advice for others who might want to read.

Key Questions to be answered:

1. What was the story about?

2. Who is the main character in the story?

3. What do the characters do in the story

4. In which point of view the story is written?

5. Who all are the minor characters in the story?

6. Who is your favorite character in the story?

7. What is the theme of the story?

8. Who is the author?

SYLLABLES

We pronounce (speak) words through sounds. These sounds are carried by vowels and consonants. We know that vowels are the very soul of a language. No word can be formed without a vowel-sound. But a word may have two or more vowels. Each vowel is generally attached to one or two consonants. These consonants and the vowel attached to them form a unit of pronunciation. This unit is called a syllable. Remember that a syllable may be a complete word in itself; as-

a so cat sky but lot

or may form a part of a word. In this case, the word may have more syllables; as-

a) sis - ter b) hap – py c) vo - wel

1 2 1 2 1 2

a) un – der – stand b)yes – ter – day c) in – tel – li - gent

1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 4

d) in – ter – nation – al – ism

1 2 3 4 5

What is a syllable?

A syllable is the smallest unit of pronunciation forming a complete word or part of a word.

Activity:

Syllabicate the following words:

a) father

b) crocodile

c) pronunciation

d) holiday

e) re-commendatory

Friday, April 19, 2013

8C

State your case !! 8B students

The following pictures were taken when the class was asked to state their case to the jury in the class. Pardon the poor quality of the picture... it was taken from my mobile. Sorry class the video could not upload.

Tsimalakha LSS at top 10

Writing formal letters

BLOCK FORM (leave letter)

Teachers' Colony
House # F-101
Tsimalakha
Chukha, Bhutan

April 19, 2013

The Class Teacher
8B
Tsimalakha LSS
Chukha

Dear Madam,

I am Sonam Pema of your class, roll number 12. As I have been suffering from fever and head-ache since yesterday, I am unable to attend my classes. So, I request you to grant me leave for two days from today so that i can go for a check up at Thimphu hospital. After that, I will attend my classes as regularly as I do now.

Sincerely,

Sonam Pema

INDENTED FORM

                                                 Teachers' Colony
   House # F-101
                                                       Tsimalakha
                                                       Chukha, Bhutan

                                                         April 19, 2013

The Class Teacher
8B
Tsimalakha LSS
Chukha

Dear Madam,

              I am Sonam Pema of your class, roll number 12. As I have been suffering from fever and head-ache since yesterday, I am unable to attend my classes. So, I request you to grant me leave for two days from today so that i can go for a check up at Thimphu hospital. After that, I will attend my classes as regularly as I do now.

                                                              Sincerely,

                                                                   Sonam Pema

I am an (your class level) student at (School/collegename). I am enrolled in the (Degree/program name) and my (Roll number or student ID). Due to (reason for leave) on the (Date of event/issue), I will not be able to attend classes from (Dates of leave)

Read more at: Template of a Student Leave Letter http://www.stepbystep.com/template-of-student-leave-letter-2764/