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Grammar - Conjunctions - Introduction

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Conjunctions Read the following paragraph paying attention to the highlighted words. Last week Pavan visited the village where his grandmother lives. He went there with his father and mother. His sister did not join this trip nor his brother. His brother and sister wanted to visit their grandmother but they could not because they had classes to attend. His grandmother’s village can be visited by bus or by train. Whenever they visit the village, they travel by train they always decide to go by train for it is comfortable and also it is a long journey. On that day the train was to leave by 6 o'clock in the morning so they left home even before the dawn. The train was ready to leave when they reached the station. The guard blew the whistle and then he waved the flag so they hurried to the train. As soon as they got in the train started to glide forward. Both Pavan and his mother found seats together but his father had to sit away from them. Pavan saw many things whi...

Grammar - Adjectives

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Adjectives Read the following paragraph paying attention to the words highlighted.   This is Samanali. She is a clever girl. She is pretty and smart child too. She has long hair and round face with blue eyes. She has thin lips and rosy cheeks. She is a tall g irl with a slim build. She is one of the smart students in her class. She is not only pretty but also kind and helpful person. Her friends like her a lot because she is a very talkative and outgoing girl. She lives in a small house in a remote village, her house is in big garden. There are many and colourful flowers in her garden. Those flowers are very beautiful . There are also many kinds of plants and huge trees in the garden. There is also a deep well. Ask mall brook flowers beside her garden. There is clear blue water in the brook. There are also colourful fish in it. There are many mango trees in her garden and they are filled with ripe mangoes during the fruit season. There are two cows in a s...

Literature - G.C. E. (O/L) Poems on Conflict -The Terrorist, He’s Watching

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The Terrorist, He’s Watching By Wislawa Szymborska Wislawa was a Polish poet, essayist, translator and recipient of the 1996 Nobel Prize in Literature. She was born in Prowent which is now part of Komuk. She later resided in Krakov.   Look at the word, The terrorist What do you feel when you hear the word terrorist?   What are the words that come to your mind can you make a list of those words. Are you familiar with the words terrorist and terrorism? What do you know? Do you know or have you heard about any terrorist attacks in our country?   Do you know how people were devastated by those attacks?   Who is a terrorist? A person who uses unlawful violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.     In this poem  we see a terrorist watching after planning a deliberate assault by setting a bomb and watching being at a safe distance to see the destruction which might occur in few s...