3 L s of women empowerment-video for revision

3 L s of women empowerment-A video for  revision / INTRODUCTION



BY THOMAS THOTTIPPAL

THE PLOT OF THE STORY- THE PRICE OF FLOWERS : XI :worksheet

THE PLOT OF THE STORY- THE PRICE OF FLOWERS

1.The story revolves round the superstitious act of telling future by crystal gazing.

2.This happens when an Indian writer visits a poor British family in London.

3.Maggie as well as her mother has been anxious about her brother Frank because  they have not heard about him for many days.

4.The narrator tells that Frank ,the soldier fighting in India is alive .It was a lie told to save Mrs. Clifford ,the sick mother of the main character in the story ,the teenage girl –Maggie.

5.The words have a magical effect on the old woman and she recovers soon.

6.Later it turns out that Frank had been dead for a few weeks .The death would have occurred at about the same time when the narrator gazed  into the crystal and saw him alive .

7.By then it was time for the writer to go back to India.

8. Maggie hands him over a shilling to buy flowers and place them at her brother’s grave in India.

9.He learns that the girl had to work hard for three days to earn the shilling. 

10. The narrator is moved by her love and dedication for her brother.

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THE PLOT OF THE STORY- THE PRICE OF FLOWERS.-  work sheet

1.The story revolves round the superstitious act of telling future by crystal gazing.

*.This happens when an Indian writer visits a poor British family in London.

*.The words have a magical effect on the old woman and she recovers soon.

*.By then it was time for the writer to go back to India.

*. Maggie hands him over a shilling to buy flowers and place them at her brothers grave in India.

*. The narrator is moved by her love and dedication for her brother.

*.The narrator tells that Frank ,the soldier fighting in India is alive .It was a lie told to save Mrs. Clifford ,the sick mother of the main character in the story ,the teenage girl –Maggie.

*.Later it turns out that Frank had been dead for a few weeks .The death would have occurred at about the same time when the narrator gazed  into the crystal and saw him alive .

*.He learns that the girl had to work hard for a few days to earn the shilling. 

*.Maggie as well as her mother has been anxious about her brother Frank because  they have not heard about him for many days.

E MAIL TO IRFAN ALAM ( 12 UNIT 3 / LESSON 1/ACTIVITY 1 )

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Sub :suggestions

Dear Irfan ,
it has been a great day as I got an opportunity to travel in a rikshaw under the Samman scheme.It was a pleasant experience.Water,snacks and newspapers available in a rikshaw ! well that a was  nice idea.Still I feel I felt  like  missing something ..Can we have gears in the rikshaw ? Another idea is that advertisements can be placed using led boards.It would be a good thing if some basic medicines are also available in the rikshaw like paracetamol tablets, pain balms and so on.

With regards,

Radhakrishnan  C K

SEMI FORMAL ENGLISH

Formal, Semi-Formal, & Informal English

Why is it important?

Would you wear this to a job interview? No, because it's too informal.

Would you wear this to the beach? No, because it's too formal.

In the same way, using English that is too formal or too informal for the situation can cause a bad impression.

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Semi-Formal English

1. Phrasal verbs & contractions = OK

Could you look over this report?

look over = review and check for errors

She came up with a great idea.

came up with = created, invented, thought of

To learn phrasal verbs,

I'm available on Friday morning. The directors weren't happy. take the Phrasal Verbs

This project is on the back burner.

in Conversation Course! 2. Some idioms are OK, but avoid slang and text speak

in the red = no money, negative cash flow

on the back burner = not a priority at the moment We're operating in the red.

Informal (inviting your best friend): "Hey, wanna grab a bite to eat?"

Semi-formal (inviting your boss): "Would you like to join me for lunch?" Semi-formal: "Hello, how are you?" Informal: "Wassup?"

Semi-formal: "The conference was great!" Informal: "It was awesome!" "It was the bomb!" 3. Use polite English

commands: Say "Could you please call me later?" and not just "Call me

Say "I'd like..." instead of "I want..." When making requests, use "could you" and "please," don't just give later."

I'm of a different opinion. / I see it differently.

Another part of polite English is making criticisms and negative comments in an indirect way: You're wrong. I'm afraid you're mistaken. I disagree. This is terrible work.

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