SOME USEFUL PHRASES FOR JOB APPLICATION

Sentence 01:

I wish to apply for the post of…which you advertised in…on…

I am writing in response to your advertisement in…

I would like to apply for the vacancy advertised in….

With reference to your advertisement in…

Sentence 02:

Currently I am working for… and my responsibilities include…

Having graduated from …… in……, now I am working…..

Sentence 03:

I am particularly interested in this job, as…

I would be well suited to the position because…

Although I have no previous experience in…, I have had…

My professional qualifications / skills appear to be well suited to your company's requirements.

As you can see from my enclosed résumé, my experience and qualifications match this position's requirements.

In addition to my responsibilities as..., I also developed…skills

Sentence 04:

I look forward to the opportunity to personally discuss why I am particularly suited to this position.

I would be happy to attend an interview at any time convenient to you.

Sentence 05:

Please find my résumé / CV attached

Thank you for reviewing my letter and my enclosed CV

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The Enemy (Notes)

The Enemy (Notes)
1. How did the servants express their displeasure?
Answer: The servants did not like the idea of helping an enemy. Yumi refused to wash the white man. They stopped working; but became watchful as long as a white man was harboured there. Later they left the house as a protest against their master’s decision to house the enemy.
2.What did Dr Sadao do to send off the man?
Answer: As soon as it was dark Dr Sadao dragged the stout boat down to the shore. He put food, bottled water and two quilts. He medically examined the man. Then gave him his own little flashlight to signal for food, gave him Japanese clothes, covered his blond head and let him go.
3.What message does ‘The Enemy’ give?
Answer: ‘The Enemy’ gives the message that humanism transcends all man made prejudices and barriers. Here Dr Sadao upholds the ethics of medical profession in treating an enemy. The story is a great lesson of peace, love, sympathy, fellow feeling and humanism.

4. There are moments in life when we have to make hard choices between our roles as private individuals and as citizens with a sense of national loyalty. Discuss with reference to the story you have just read.

Answer: Dr Sadao was caught between his duty as a doctor and loyalty towards his nation. Nonetheless, Sadao emerges a champion in this regard. As an ethical and sincere doctor, he saved the life of the soldier and as a responsible citizen, he also informed the General about the presence of the soldier. Next, when the General’s men did not arrive to kill the enemy, Sadao was again caught in a conflict as to how to get rid of the white man. His innate virtues of compassion and benevolence forbade him from killing the man. Thus, he decided to let the prisoner escape by sending him off to an unguarded island.

5. Dr Sadao was compelled by duty as a doctor to help the enemy soldier. What made Hana, his wife, sympathetic to him in the face of open defiance from the domestic staff?

Answer: Dr Sadao and Hana knew that their decision to save the enemy soldier would be questioned by everyone. However, they firmly followed their sense of duty. For Dr Sadao this sense of duty came from the profession he was in; but for Hana, the duty was purely humanitarian. From bearing the unrest in her domestic staff to being forced to do all the chores of house-hold herself, she does all with grace and dignity. Hana’s loving, considerate and sympathetic nature shines out. She washed and fed the soldier although it was not her job. Her care helped recuperate the soldier fast. It is also apparent from the story that she respected her husband, and as a sense of duty towards him, did the needful.

6. How would you explain the reluctance of the soldier to leave the shelter of the doctor’s home even when he knew he couldn’t stay there without risk to the doctor and himself?

Answer: When the American war prisoner came to consciousness and realized that his life had been saved by a Japanese family, he feared that he would be soon handed over to the army. Then he noticed the amount of concern and care given to him by Sadao and his wife Hana. He understood that he was in safe hands. He also knew that although he was a threat to the doctor’s family, his own life might be saved there.

7. What explains the attitude of the General in the matter of the enemy soldier? Was it human consideration, lack of national loyalty, dereliction of duty or simply self absorption?

Answer: The General was totally governed by self absorption. He was a patient of Dr. Sadao, who was a skilled surgeon and did not trust anyone except him when it came to his health. For this reason only Sadao had not been allowed to go with the troops. He had personal assassins whom he promised to use for killing the injured soldier. But ironically, he ‘forgot’ his promise to help the doctor. Human consideration was not his agenda.

8. While hatred against a member of the enemy race is justifiable, especially during war time, what makes a human being rise above narrow prejudices?

Answer: It is obvious that the countries at war are enemies and hatred is a part of this enmity. However the success of humanity comes when we rise above this enmity and show our love towards the civilization as a whole. Dr Sadao did the same. He did whatever he could to save the life of a man whom he knew was a war prisoner.

9.Do you think the doctor’s final solution to the problem was the best possible one in the circumstances?

Answer: The doctor tried his best to save the injured soldier as a part of his duty. It cannot be said that he betrayed his country as he told the truth to the General. However when he noticed that the soldier was to be killed not for the benefit of the country but only to save the doctor’s life, he decided to help him flee. In such a situation, the doctor’s final solution to the problem was the best possible one.

We’re Not Afraid to Die…if We Can All Be Together

We’re Not Afraid to Die…if We Can All Be Together

1. List the steps taken by the captain

(i) to protect the ship when rough weather began.

(ii) to check the flooding of the water in the ship.

Answer(i) In order to protect the ship from rough weather, the capitan slowed down the ship, dropped the storm jib and lashed heavy mooring rope in a loop across the stern. Then they double-fastened everything and went through their life-raft drill.

(ii) To check the flooding of water in the ship, he and his crewmen continuously pumped water out of the ship. He put waterproof hatch covers across the gaping holes.When the two hands pump blocked and electric pump short circuited, he found another electric pump, connected it to an out-pipe and started it.

2. Describe the mental condition of the voyagers on 4 and 5 January.

Answer: On January 4, the voyagers felt relieved after rigorous practice of continuous pumping. They had their first meal in almost two days. Their respite was short-lived. They faced dangerous situation on January 5, and they thought they were going to die. They were under great mental stress.

3. Describe the shifts in the narration of the events as indicated in the three sections of the text. Give a subtitle to each section.

Answer: The first section: The first section opens on a cheerful note. They begin the voyage and despite of the bad weather, they celebrate Christmas on the ‘Wavewalker’.

The second section: This part of narration covers the hazards faced by the voyagers. There is a shift in the narration from cheerful to intensity. But as they continue to face bad weather conditions the narrator loses hope. The children remain fearless, courageous and optimistic throughout.

The third section: The children provide moral support to the narrator and he continues with his efforts. Under the captaincy of the narrator, they manage to reach Ile Amsterdam. This section is filled with emotions.

Subtitle: (Please attempt it yourself)

Talking about the Text

1. What difference did you notice between the reaction of the adults and the children when faced with danger?

Answer: There was lot of difference between the way in which the adults and children reacted when faced danger. The adults lost hope and waited for their end with a heavy heart. At this point, they are motivated by the children. The children offered moral support to the adults. They displayed maturity and tolerance

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ENGLISH (CORE)- 301 – Blue Print (CLASS XI AND XII)

ENGLISH (CORE)- 301 (2019-20) – Blue Print

CLASS – XI

80 Marks                                                                                                             03  Hrs

SECTION – A (20 Marks) - READING COMPREHENSION

1. The passage of 550-600 words –                                        08 marks

a. Note-making –                                                        05 marks

b. Summarizing. –                                                       03 marks

2. The passage of 350-400 words/An unseen poem of 28-35 lines

a. Multiple Choice Questions                                      (1x6=6marks)

b. Objective Type Questions                                       ( 1x6= 6marks)

 SECTION B (30 Marks) - WRITING SKILLS AND GRAMMAR

Writing

3 . Notice/ poster/ advertisement-                                           04 Marks

2. Two Long Answer Questions: Letters                               (6x2=12Marks)

 (a) business or official letters (for making enquiries, registering complaints, asking for

and giving information, placing orders and sending replies)

(b) letters to the editor (giving suggestions/opinions on an issue)

(c) application for a job with a bio-data or résumé

(d) letter to the school or college authorities, regarding admissions, school issues,

requirements / suitability of courses, etc.

3. Article/speech/report writing or a narrative-                       08 Marks

GRAMMAR ( 6 Objective Type Questions)

A. Error Correction, editing tasks

B. Re - ordering of sentences,

C. Transformation of sentences

SECTION C (30 Marks) - LITERATURE

1. Two Objective Type Questions out of three - Based on an extract from poetry

(1x2=2 Marks)

2. Five Short Answer Questions out of six (3 questions should be from Hornbill) -

Based on prose, poetry and plays from both the texts. (2x5=10 marks))

3. One Long Answer Question out of two from Hornbill (120-150 words)                                                                                                                                      6 Marks

4. One Long Answer Questions out of two from Snapshots (120-150 words)                                                                                                                                  6 Marks

5. One Long Answer Question out of two from Hornbill (120-150 words) -Based on understanding appreciation, analysis and interpretation of the characters/ events/ episodes/ incidents .                                                                            6 Marks

CLASS – XII

80 Marks                                                                                                             03  Hrs

SECTION – A (20 Marks) - READING COMPREHENSION

1. The passage of 350-400 words/An unseen poem of 28-35 lines

a. Multiple Choice Questions                                      05 marks

b.  Objective Type Questions                                      07 marks

2. The passage of 400-500 words –                                        08 marks

a. Note-making –                                                        04 marks

b. Summarizing. –                                                       04 marks

SECTION B (30 Marks) - WRITING SKILLS

3. Advertisements/ notices / posters/ formal and informal invitations and replies. One out two

4 Marks

4. Letters based on verbal / visual input.- One out two -120-150 words:      6 Marks

Letter types include

• Business or official letters (for making enquiries, registering complaints, asking for

and giving information, placing orders and sending replies)

• Letters to the editor (giving suggestions or opinion on issues of public interest)

• Application for a job

5&6. Two compositions based on visual and/or verbal Input may be descriptive or

argumentative in nature such as an article/a debate/ a speech or a report- Two Very

Long Answer Questions containing internal choice, to be answered in 150-200 words.

(10x2=20 Marks)

SECTION C (30 Marks) - LITERATURE

7&8. Eight Objective Type Questions – 4 from one poetry and 4 from one prose extract to

test comprehension and appreciation.                                                             (8x1=8 Marks)

9. Five out of Seven Short Answer Questions based on prose / drama / poetry from both

texts                                                                                                                (5x2=10 Marks)

10. One out of two Long Answer Questions (120-150 words- Flamingo)    (6marks)

11. One out of two Long Answer Questions (120-150 words- Vistas)         (6marks)

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Note-Making (SAMPLE)

Note-Making (SAMPLE)

1. “The Battle of Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton.” These words have been attributed to the Duke of Wellington. Certainly one does not play games in order to win battles; neither does the  curriculum include them for that reason. But the importance of games in life should not be underestimated, for without them it is harder for a person to be sound in body and mind.

2. For one thing, if a person is to fulfil all the duties that society expects of him, it is important for him to keep healthy. He may be very intelligent, but that has little meaning if he cannot make use of his intelligence, because he is always suffering from bad health. In some ways, the human body is like a machine. If it is not made use of, it starts to work badly. People who are not fit grow weak and become more susceptible to disease. Any form of game is useful, provided it gives the body an opportunity to take regular physical exercise.

3. Secondly, playing — and therefore experiencing winning and losing — encourages the spirit of sportsmanship, thus enabling one to deal with life’s problems in a wise and natural manner. Games teach the truth embodied in the Olympic motto: ‘The important thing in playing is not the winning or the losing, but the participation’ — and, I may add, doing the best one can.

4. We have to remember some other things about playing games, however. First, it is the physical exercise that is important for health, not the games themselves, and there are other ways of getting this. Is not India the home of yoga? It is also possible to be too interested in games. When we think of the Greek ideal expressed in the Latin phrase, ‘mens sana in corpore sano’ (a healthy mind in a healthy body), we should not forget that it is the mind which is mentioned first. And if we let games become the most important thing in our lives, we may be in danger of changing the Olympic motto to ‘the important thing is winning’.

5. Nevertheless, in spite of these dangers, playing games can be a valuable activity, and if we take part in them wisely, we can gain great benefits. (Courtesy: Hornbill, NCERT)

THE IMPORTANCE OF GAMES

1. Imp. of games

                1.1. games are not to win battles

                1.2. helps to keep sound body and mind

2. Benefits of games

                2.1. one plays games to:

                                2.1.1 . discharge social duties

                                2.1.2. make use of one’s intlgnce.

                                2.1.3. keep away from diseases

                2.2. games imp.-if physical excs. is provided

3. Moral benefits

                3.1. increase sportsmanship

                3.2. able to deal life’s prblms. wisely

                3.3. teaches the olympic motto-participation is imp.

                3.4. do the best one can

4. Disadv. & dangers

                4.1. yoga is neglected for games

                4.2. too much interest in games

                4.3. don’t neglect mind for body

                4.4. too much stress on winning

5. verdict

5.1. valuable activity

5.2. great benefits

Key to Abbreviations 1.       imp.       -impotance 2.       intlgnce.- intelligence 3.       excs       -exercise 4.       incr        -increase 5.       prblms.  -problems 6.       Disadv.  - disadvantages 7.       &            - and

SUMMARY

Games are played not to win battles, but to keep sound body and mind. Games are played for various reasons. First, they provide us health to discharge our social duties, to make use of our intelligence, and to keep ourselves away from diseases. Any game is useful if it provides physical exercise. Games inculcate sportsman spirit and thus prepare us deal with life’s problems. Participation in and doing the best of one’s ability is important in games. However, there are other ways to get exercise. Dangers of games include too much indulgence in games and too much stress on winning. Still, playing game is a valuable activity with great benefits.

Prepared by Jineesh Sebastian, KV Coimbatore