Mohammed Suleman

The Tiger King “The Tiger King” is a story of an arrogant King who disproved the prophecy of the astrologer, but destiny proved to be powerful and the prediction which was made when the king was ten days old comes out to be true. The Maharaja Sir Jilani Jung Jung Bahadur was called “Tiger King”. When he was just 10 days old he asked intelligent questions to the astrologers and was told that he would be killed by a tiger. He uttered “Let tigers beware!” No other miracle took place, the child grew like any other Royal child drinking white cow’s milk, taught by an English tutor, looked after by an English nanny and watched English films. When he turned 20, he was crowned as the king. It was then the prediction of his death by the tiger reached the Maharaja’s ear and he in turn to safe guard himself killed a tiger and being thrilled he told the astrologer who replied that he can kill 99 tigers but should be careful with the 100th. From then on, he started killing tiger and none was all...

REPORTED SPEECH Following changes are made while changing a sentence in direct speech into indirect speech: 1. Change in reporting verb: Affirmative sentences: said, told, replied, informed, assumed, asserted, assured etc. Interrogative sentences: asked, enquired, demanded, wanted to know Imperative sentences: asked, ordered, commanded, advised, demanded, pleaded, threatened, implored, begged, wished, cursed, blessed etc. 2. Change of pronoun depends upon the subject of the reporting verb. (a) First person pronouns in the direct speech change according to the subject of the reporting verb in the indirect speech. Direct: He said, ”I’m going to Singapore”. Indirect: He said that he was going to Singapore. Direct: I said to him,” I am busy”. Indirect: I told him that I was busy. (b) Second person pronouns in the direct speech change according to the object of the reporting verb in the indirect speech. Direct: He said to me,” You have to join me”. Indirect: He t...

MODALS-EXPRESSING ATTITUDE Modals are special verbs in English. They are different from normal verbs like eat, play, sleep etc. They give additional information about the function of the main verb that follows it. They have a great variety of communicative functions. Here are some characteristics of modal verbs: They never change their form. You can't add "s", "ed", "ing"... They are always followed by an infinitive without "to" (e.i. the bare infinitive.) They are used to indicate modality and allow speakers to express certainty, possibility, willingness, obligation, necessity, and ability.   Mood Modal Intention Shall,will Probability Could,may,might Permission May,can,shall Ability Can,could Instruction Should Willingness Will Prediction Will Wi...

Writing an Essay An essay is a focused piece of writing that develops an argument or narrative based on evidence, analysis and interpretation. An essay aims to persuade readers of a position or perspective through informed arguments. There are three stages you need to follow to write an essay: Preparation: Think about the topic, assemble your ideas and prepare an outline of the essay. Writing: Set out your argument in the introduction, develop it with evidence in the main body, and wrap it up with a conclusion. Revision: Check the content, organization, grammar, spelling, and formatting of your essay.   Illustrative Example: Pollution Addition of harmful substances to nature is called pollution. Pollution is of different types. The smoke coming out from the chimneys of industries and the silencers of vehicles causes air pollution. We can check this by reducing the polluting factories and using good quality fuels and engines. Now we can plant trees which will conv...

Report Writing A report is a brief account of an event that has already taken place. Points to Remember: ·        Provide a suitable title/heading. ·        Write the name of the reporter. ·        Write in past tense. ·        Mention the place, date, time and other relevant facts about the event. ·        Develop ideas (causes, reasons, consequences, opinions) logically. ·        Write in a less formal and more descriptive manner, while writing a report for a school magazine. ·        Present your ideas and impressions to make the report interesting.   We have two types of reports in our syllabus: newspaper report & school magazine report. It is of 7 marks. Word limit: 100 words (Compulsory English); 150-200 words (English Literature) Illustrat...

Tips 1.      Begin your speech in a formal address to the audience, guests and fellow speakers.   “Good morning to respected Principal, teachers and my dear friends.” OR “Good Morning to one and all.” 2.      Introduce yourself. “I’m Neha, a student of XII Humanities” OR “My name is Neha and I’m a student of XII humanities.” 3.      Introduce your topic in a catchy manner. “We all like to eat fast food. Don’t we?” OR “Road accidents are reported everyday.”   4.      Use a conversational tone. Use proper intonation, pauses and punctuation as if you are talking to the audience. “What do you think when you read about killing of girls for dowry?” OR “Remember! The last time you saw a lion in a park.” 5.      Use quotations, anecdotes, news paper reports and data to make your speech effective. “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.”...