Writing and Essays
Profile Writing
practice the students 4 types of profile writing. They are – Freedom fighters, authors, sportsmen and present persons like doctors, teachers etc.
Age : He/She is ...........years old.
Qualification: He/She is a/an ..........
Profession: He/She is a/an ..............
Working place: He/She is working at .........
Physique: He/She is .......
Family: He/she has ........
Reasons for popularity: He/She is popular because.........
Hobbies: Some of his/her hobbies are.............
Award: He/She was awarded with.........
Birth: He/She was born on ........
Died: He/She died on .............
Education: He/She had education at ...........
Known: He/She is known as ................
Nick name: His/Her nick name is ...........
Achievement: His/Her achievements are .............
Answer: Harish is 48 year old. He is working at Gandhi High School, Sirsi. He is tall and strong. He has a small family – wife, a son and a daughter. Both children are school going. Some of his hobbies are swimming, reading novels and stamp collection. He is very popular because he is never angry with the students, he is lenient and hard worker He was awarded with the Best State Level Teacher Award in 2014.
Answer: S. Radhakrishnan was born on 5 September 1888 at Thiruttani. He was a great philosopher and professor. He had education at Madras Christian College. His wife was Shivakamu. He was the first Vice President and the second President of independent India. He was awarded Bharata Ratna, Templeton Prize and Order of Merit. He died on 17 April 1975 in Chennai.
Answer: Mr. Kumar is a cricketer. He was born on 22nd March 1966. Apart from being cricketer he has many hobbies like listening to music, collecting stamps and reading books. He was awarded Arjun Award and Padmashree in 1991.
Answer: Dr. Samyukta is a professor in Physics in Manglore University. She is 42 years old. She is an M.Sc PhD. She has cultivated many good hobbies like singing, mehandi designing, dancing and reading. She is very popular among the students because she is soft spoken, warm hearted and helpful to students.
For practice
Write profile of below given person:
Name: Smt. Sowmya
Age: 45 years
Height and weight: 5.2 feet and 52 kgs
Qualification: M.A. in Economics and M. A. in Music
Occupation: Teaches music to children of all ages
Reasons for popularity: cheerful, gives individual attention
Hobbies: Painting and Doll making
Achievement: Paintings displayed in exhibitions
Letter Writing
Social Letter- steps:
From
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Date:---------------
My dear father\ mother\ friend,
I am fine here. I think you are also fine there. I read your letter and noted the content. I am studying well.
subject matter (Reason for writing letter)........
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Yours lovingly (For friend – Yours sincerely)
(sign)
To address-
To,
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Official letter: Steps
From,
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Date .............
To,
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Sir,
Sub: Requesting for....................... \ A request to ........................... \ Complaining about.....
I am ............................ (write from address) I kindly request you to OR I am complaining about .......................(Write the above sub). Please take proper action for my request. I hope you consider my request.
Thanking you.
Yours faithfully\ truly, (For Head Master – Yours obediently)
Sign (name)
For practice
1. Write a letter to the editor of a news paper complaining about illegal parking and encroachment of footpaths by vendors in your area.
2. Write a letter to the officer, Bellary Corporation, complaining about bad roads in your area.
3. Write a letter to the KPTCL, asking for street lights in your locality stating inconveniences suffered by the residents.
4. Write a letter to your headmaster requesting him to help your friend to pay the school fees as he/she is poor.
ESSAYS
Environment Pollution
We see many things around us. It is environment. It is being polluted. There are four types. Air pollution, Water Pollution, Land Pollution and Noise Pollution.
Causes: a. Deforestation b. Nuclear tests and wastes c. Industrial development d. Uses of chemicals e. Uses of plastics f. Old , non condition vehicles.
Effects: a. It affects on growth of living beings b. Causes diseases c. Damage to Ozone layer d. causes global warming.
Remedies: Planting trees b. create awareness c. stop testing bombs d. educate the people d. reducing chemicals
National Festivals
We observe two types of festivals. National festivals and social festivals. Independence Day, Republic Day and Gandhi Jayanthi are national festivals. We got freedom on 15th August 1947. So every year we celebrate 15th August as Independence Day. Our constitution came into force on 26th January 1950. So we celebrate 26th January as Republic Day. Gandhiji was born on 2nd October. So we celebrate that day as Gandhi Jayanthi. National Festivals bring patriotic feelings. It creates oneness in people’s mind. It helps to bring national integration.
Mass Media
News papers, Radio, Television and Computers are effective mass medias. They help to know world affairs.
Advantages: They give entertainments, weather forecast, education, all types of news, knowledge, information about sports and games.
Disadvantages: They corrupt mind, affect on eyesight, make people lazy, wasting time, destroy our culture, lead to unemployment, addict to bad habits. We should make the good use of them.
Internet
Meaning – The internet is a global wide area network that connects computer systems across the world.
Advantages: - It is used to send e-mail, research, download filing, interactive games, education and self improvement, friendship, electronic newspapers and magazines, job hunting and shopping. For students – clarify their doubts, career growth and get knowledge.
Disadvantages: time waster, students neglect studies and work, curbs physical activities which lead to diseases, negative influence on children, lead to depression, loneliness, and social isolation.
Mobile Phones
A mobile phone is a voice communication device.
Advantages:
*It connects to the world
* It provides entertainment
* It is useful for data transfer
* It gives information and knowledge
* helpful for self studies
* Send text message
* Taking pictures
Disadvantages:
* It leads to distraction and isolation
* Leads to health problem like eye problem, sleeplessness and nerves problem
* develops laziness and addictive nature
* affects on studies.
Sports and games
Sports and games are very essential for human beings.
Advantages:
* It improves health and fitness
* Improves mental skills and concentration
* It develops social skills.
* It prevents diseases
* Reduces over weight, obese, heart problem and BP
* Relief from stress
* Develops leadership quality
* Develops spirit and friendliness
* Develops mental and physical toughness.
National Symbols
Every country has its national symbols like national flag, national emblem, national anthem, national animal national bird etc. Our national flag has tricolour – saffron at the top, white in the middle and green at the bottom. There is Ashoka chakra in the middle of white band. Our national emblem is Dharma Chakra. Our national anthem is Jana Gana Mana written by Rabindranath Tagore. Our national animal is tiger. Our national bird is peacock.
Story Expansion
How to expand and get at least 2 marks? -- First write the story in present tense or past tense. Usually start the story with once \ Once up on a time. Where ever blank is given fill them up with noun or pronoun (it \ they \ he \ she) or verbs or articles (a \ an \ the)
Answer: Once a crow was thirsty. It searched for water. It saw water but it was at bottom of a pot. It made an idea. It put some pebbles in to the pot. The water came up. It drank it and flew away.
Answer: Once a fox was hungry. It looked for food. It came to a garden. It saw grapes but they were high. It jumped three times but could not reach. It said, “Grapes are sour.”
Answer: Once there three cows lived near the forest. They grazed together. So the lions could not kill them. One day they quarrelled themselves. They grazed separately. Lions saw it. They killed them one by one.
Answer: Once an ant was sinking in water. A dove saw it. It threw a leaf. The ant climbed up the leaf and reached the bank safely. Another day a hunter was aiming an arrow at the dove. The ant saw it. It bit his feet. He missed his aim. The dove flew away. It thanked the ant.
Answer: Once there lived a cricket which was very silly. It used to sing all summer without doing anything. It did not store any food for winter. When the winter came, it found no food to eat. It was dying of hunger. So it decided to go to an ant. It begged the ant for food. But the ant refused to give anything. It remarked that the cricket must dance in the winter as it did during summer. Saying these, the ant turned out the cricket.
For practice
An old woman.......greedy.............a goose laying a golden egg every day...........sold earned her living..........not contented............... all of a sudden rich...............thought of hundred of golden eggs in its stomach..........killed....... got only one.............. moral
