English is an international language and the language of international communication. Its curriculum aims to ensure that all pupils
read easily, fluently and with good understanding…….acquire a wide vocabulary, an understanding of grammar and knowledge of
linguistic conventions for reading, writing and spoken language.
English is the language that connects countries from all over the world. Knowing English increases the chances of getting a good
job within home country or for finding work abroad. The only thing which makes the English a unique language is its absorbability. It
is unique because it has taken the words from different languages. It is the only language in the world which contains the words of
almost every language. Geoffrey Chaucer born in London sometime between 1340 and 1344, an English author, poet, philosopher,
bureaucrat and diplomat referred as ‘Father of English literature’.
English reader is prescribed and published by ‘National Council of Education Research and training’ New Delhi for class IX . This text book contains two parts:
Prose section
Poetry section
In prose section, each lesson contains about the author, conceptual understanding of chapter (notes) with main points, short summary, title, message and important questions/answers with plenty of additional questions/answers and RTC(reference to the context). The language used in the videos is lucid and according to the students’ level of understanding. We are sure that complete videos will meet the needs of the learners.
Ch.1) The fun they had (Issac Asimov)
Ch.2) The sound of music
Evelyn Glennie (Deborah Cowley)
Bismillah Khan
Ch.3) The little girl (Katherine Mansfield)
Ch.4) A truly beautiful mind
Ch.5) The snake and the mirror (Vaikom Muhammad Basheer)
Ch.6) My childhood (A.P.J. Abdul Kalam)
Ch.7) Packing (Jerome K. Jerome)
Ch.8) Reach for the top
Santosh Yadav
Maria Sharapova
Ch.9) The bond of love (Kenneth Anderson)
Ch.10) Kathmandu (Vikram Seth)
Ch.11) If I were you (Douglas James)
In poetry section, each poem contains about the poet, about the poem, theme, title, rhyming scheme and imagery /tone, poetic devices, short summary, notes with main points, important question/answers and RTC (reference to the context).
1. The road not taken(Robert Frost)
2. Wind (Subramania Bharti)
3. Rain on the roof (Coats kinney)
4. The lake Isle of Innisfree (W.B. Yeats)
5. A legend of the Northland (Phoebe Cary)
6. No men are foreign (James Kirkup)
7. The duck and the kangaroo (Edward Lear)
8. On killing a tree (Gieve patel)
9. The snake trying (W.W.E.Ross)
10. A slumber did my spirit seal (William Wordsworth)
Course Features
- Lectures 13
- Quizzes 2
- Duration 50 hours
- Skill level All levels
- Language English
- Students 10
- Assessments Yes