Englishiseasynow: June 2013

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Darshni English 9th suffixes/etc

Potential/ity.
punctual/ity.
human/ity
personal/ity.
success/ful
astonish/ment
reason/able
great/ness
reflect/ion
human.ly
personal/ly
visual/ise
real/ly
ferocious/ly
enjoy/ment
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Don't break the brake.Use it when needed.
The eagle prayed for its prey.
The donkey can bray near the wall.
You can pray in the temple or at home.
I do not know whether the weather in Ooty is nice to-day.
Sunder was sitting near a big hole and was eating the whole cake himself.
The herd heard the voices of the drum and the crackers.
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Son- in -law and the sons-in -law must not stay in father-in-laws house for more than three days.
Alexander was the man- of- war.There were other men- of -war too.
A passer- by was staring at the sky.
The other passers-by also did the same thing.
The Government appoints Inspectors-General and they reward the best Inspector-general.
We have many commanders-in-chief in the defence forces.
Only the best commander-in -chief guides his team properly.
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plural of these words:
bacillus------ bacilli
crisis-------- crises
datum-------data
nucleus----- nuclei
radius------ radii.
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These words are the same in singular and plural.
We heard the NEWS and the INFORMATION that the SWINE invited the DEER. THE DEER called the SHEEP.
They all saw the nice SCENERY .
Ram went near the STATIONERY shop and he carried his LUGGAGE with him.
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Plural form of these words.
Axis- axes
analysis- analyses.
basis- bases
formula- formulae
fungus-fungi
index-indexes
medium-media
phenomenon- phenomena
thesis-theses
vortex-vortexes
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We normally scan through the Google search to find what we want.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/scan
When we read the whole subject we simply skim through at first.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/skim
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Prepositions of Time:
You can see the sun-rise if you get up early in
the morning.( in)
You must get up before 5.45.(before)
You can sleep at night for 6 hours.(for)
The school starts at 9 a.m.(at)
You must reach the school in time.(in)
You can learn faster and understand more if you are attentive till/ until the classes get over.(till?until)
You must not disturb or talk during the class hours.(during)
You can play after the classes are over.(after)
As soon as you get back home,wash your hands and face.(as soon as)
You can relax for some time since you have worked very hard.(since)
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I was born on 10 th December 1942.(on)
I was at the gate when I saw the snake.(at)
Chennai is on the east coast. (on)
Tamil Nadu is in India.(in)
You can sleep well between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.(between)
But you must get up before sun-rise. (before)
He studied at IIT in Coimbatore.(at) (in)
He stood near the port at Colaba in Mumbai.
(at)(in)
You can come in now.(in)
In many of the classes some boys talk more.(in)
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Were you living in Newyork?(in)
Since when?( since)
What were you doing before that?(before)
What did you see in the second floor?(in)
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Monday, June 17, 2013

know more synonyms or equivalents

words and meanings Darshini 9th

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Darshni English 5

Learn from this lesson.
bring about,fill with,know about,wake up,
surrounded by,play with, pass by,look around,look at,run away,leap about,walk away,aware of, good for, cut out, break from, blossom into,disheartened by, come across, turn into,

Darshni english 9th (4)

What did the farmer used to do?
fetch water in two buckets.
What was there in one bucket? a small hole
What happened when the farmer reached home?
One bucket was full and the other was half-full
Why was the bucket with a hole unhappy?
It was not able to fulfill the purpose efficiently.
What did the other bucket say?
"" You have spilled water all the way and you transformed a graveled road and made
a beautiful trail of green grass and colorful flowers.""
What do you learn from this?
See the positive side of everything.
See the good and positive side in the people and things.
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What have you at your disposal?
24 hours.24x60 1440 minutes 1440X60 = 86400 seconds.
What is precious? Time/TIME/T I M E.
What must you not do?
""Don't think of the past.
Don't worry about the future""
" Focus 100 percent in the present"""
" forget the past, live in the present and expect the best and best only in future""
What must you avoid?
to POSTPONE OR PUTTING OFF TILL TOMORROW.
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What is meant by endowed? blessed
Why are we all unique?
We may look alike, or resemble but we are all unique in one way or the other.
You will think in one way and I may think in another way.
What can you achieve because of this?
You are born to achieve, you have your own
individual talent ,integrity of word,action and humility.
How will you receive more blessings?
Be thankful when you receive and count your blessings.You will receive in thousand-folds.
What are attributes? qualities
Who were all the achievers?
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam,Mother Teresa and
A.R.Rahman,Saina Nehwal and Viswanathan Anand.
What is in you? the attributes, the charisma(power to get inspired) and the talents lie dormant(hidden) .
How can you make this world a better place to live in?
Know yourself.
Find out your talents.
Understand your true nature.
Nourish and nurture the good in you.
What you start, you must finish at any cost.
Make your mark and leave your footprints on the sands of time.
Dream big and try to put them in action, persevere and continue until you succeed.
Wish you good luck.

Sri Rama Raksha Stotram

darshni English 9th (3)

Every one is indispensable to the world. why?
Without us the world will be short of one person and his/her contribution.
What must we all do?
Set our goals high.
march towards that goal each day.
Develop a passion for your goal.
Have faith in yourself.
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What was the village afflicted by?(troubled by)
by drought.
What did the king order?
He ordered his subjects to gather in one place for a mass prayer.
Why did he do that?
to invoke the blessings of the Rain God.
How did the people assemble?
in large numbers with flowers, incense sticks and lamps.
Why did a little girl bring an umbrella?
She had full faith in the prayer and she
expected a torrential downpour. (heavy rain)
she also brought it to go home without getting wet.
What does this story reveal?
the power of strong faith.
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What did a man do one day?
some one told him about the gold at the foothills of the mountain. He collected his tools ,dug for gold.
How long did he dig? for a week.
Why did he stop digging on the 8th day?
He became suspicious and he thought it was a fool's errand..
What did the stranger do?
he saw the big pit. He came to know that someone had dug there for a week for finding gold and left the place with regret.
What did he do?He started digging for a couple of days.
He did that with great faith .
Did he find gold? yes.
What did the first man come to know?
He was foolish. He should have dug for another two days.He felt sorry for leaving the work half-done.
What did Thomas Edison say?
"" Many of life's failures are experienced by people who did not realise how close they were to success when they gave up."""
What is the meaning of perseverance?
continuing with determination.
What will the hard work and positive energy
create?
A ripple(wave) of change across the world.
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Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Darshni English 9th phrasal verbs

Bring up.He was brought up in an orphanage.
Bring in.Bring in your dog only tomorrow.
Bring about It brought about a new change in the policy.
Give away He gave away all his properties.
Give up I gave up smoking and drinking.
Give in He gives in when he is requested.
Look at please look at me.
Look into I will look into this matter at 10 a.m
Look through please look through this file
Pass on please pass on this message.
Pass by He passed by the race course.
Pass away.she passed away at the age of ninetynine.
put off please put off the fire and the light.
put in Please put in more efforts to get good marks.
Put up.

Darshni English 9th ( 2)

Why should I spread my wings?
to discover new horizons in the journey of life with lots of promises
What are impediments? They are obstacles.
What must I do in case of impediments and obstacles?
I must not get disheartened and I must face the challenges.
What are benefits of the impediments?
They will transform me from ordinary to extra-ordinary beings.
What makes a skilled sailor? The rough sea.
Why is the ship built? to sail across the rough seas and reach the harbor safely.
What if the coal thinks it is ugly?
It cannot become a sparkling diamond.
What did Helen Keller do?
She thought and knew it was possible for her
to read and write and that's how she championed the cause of the visually challenged.
What did Arjun Bajpai do?
He was successful in scaling the Mount Everest at a tender age of sixteen because
he did not think his age is an impediment.
What is meant by irrefutably?
convincingly.
What lessons do you learn from Helen Keller and Arjun Bajpai?
Any one can aim high and achieve success against all odds.
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Darshni English 9th 1

How is the bud? small and delicate
How will it bloom into a blossom?
You have to nourish it and nurture it.
What does it create when it becomes a flower?
creates joy and spreads its fragrance
What must you also do?
Fill this world with love, kindness and happiness.
How will you attain success?
Think well, Plan ahead, Decide what to do,
Act on your right decision,
Success is really yours.
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What lived in a forest? A pride of lions.
How was the cub? very curious
What did it do one day? chased the butterfly
Why could it not catch the butterfly?
Because he could not fly.
Why was he very tired? he ran and ran for a long time
What did he lose? lost his way back.
Why had he fallen asleep?
because he was a cub and he was too tired.
In which strange company was he when he woke up?
Surrounded by a flock of sheep.
Note: a pride of lions. a flock of sheep.
Why did he like the new company?
He had many lambs to play with him.
Did the sheep accept him? yes
Note: one sheep, five sheep in plural.
Why did he develop the qualities of a sheep?
"When in Rome do as the Romans do."
He was in the company of the sheep.
How was his roar? like the bleat of the sheep
Note: lions roar and the sheep bleat.
What was he ignorant of? His mighty roar
would make the sheep shudder and that he was a lion.
Shudder: shiver
What did he do like the other sheep?
crouched( lower the body close to the chest and move when in fear or afraid of a wild animal)
Why did the old lion roar?
Because he saw the lion cub.
What did he understand when the cub did not roar back?
He knew that the cub was in the company of the sheep and that cub also thought like the sheep.
What do you mean by a conditioned mind?
The mind finds it difficult to believe his/its own nature.
Where did the old lion take the cub?
to the nearby pool
What did the cub see in the water? its own image
What did the old lion do?
It roared .
What did the cub also do? It also roared.
Why did his sheep friends panicked and ran away?
Because he gave such a ferocious cry or roar.
Ferocious: wild
Why did he leap about in joy?
Because he realized his true nature.
What did the cub do?
He accompanied the old lion and walked away majestically as the king of the jungle.
What must you not do like the cub?
"Don't say I am not cut out for this"
"I am good for nothing"
" This is impossible for me"
" Luck does not favor me"
Never impose limitations on yourself.
What must you think instead?
you are like the pretty buds and you will turn into beautiful flowers.
What is hidden in the seed?
infinite potential of a mighty tree.
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