Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
THINK IN ENGLISH WITH POEMS
1. The wonder of Earth!
What a wonder the earth is!Something's here for everyone
Only thing you have to find your place
And make life a thing of grace.
What a wonder the earth is!
Someone's here for everyone
Only thing when your time comes
Don't forget the ones around.
What a wonder the earth is!
Somebody said that a while ago
Only when he was about to go
To visit a paradise somewhere else...
2. A student
My school of thought, it’s beyond schools.My universe, it’s beyond universities.
My world, it’s everywhere.
I study, I am.
I am a student.
Newton, I made you OBSERVE gravity.
Faraday, I made you DISCOVER electricity.
Einstein, I made you IMAGINE relativity.
Darwin, I made you EXPLORE diversity.
They all are my avatars.
I study, I am.
I am a student.
Books, you feed my THOUGHTS.
Exams, you sharpen my SKILLS.
Society, you foster my HOPES.
Nature, you nurture my NATURE.
They all are my friends.
I study, I am.
I am a student.
Arjuna, your life redefines SUCCESS.
Ekalavya, your life redefines LIMITS.
Bapu, your life redefines SIMPLICITY.
Lincoln, your life redefines FAILURE.
They all are my role models.
I study, I am.
I am a student.
3. O! Passing Moment...
O! Passing Moment...
I don't fear of losing youI can breathe in you
I can live in you
I can sing you like a song
Which will echo in me for long...
O! Passing Moment...
I don't fear of missing you
I can shine you in my eyes
I can hold you in my heart
I can see you like a rainbow
Which will take me to the land of love...
O! Passing Moment...
I don't fear of leaving you
I can light you in my steps
I can meet you in my thoughts
I can be with you like a friend
Who will hold my hand till the very end...
4. A teacher's smile
She has a winning smile,
With no traces of bitterness
towards life.
Her smile does the effect of a sweet syrup,
Inspires you to smile as much as her,
She has the patience, the temperament,
which gives the feeling that she enjoys her work.
She is cool,
Never switching off her smile,
from her lips and --
from her heart,
She strikes a rapport with her students,
Gives them something they feel precious,
by her attitude,
gestures and
by her way of teaching.
And the smile,
Now smiles in a corner,
of their minds,
Never eroding by the waves of time
S h i n i n g on..............................!
5. A shooting star!
A shooting star,
It's coming down,
Look, it is glowing,
flowing and blowing.
Oh! how it is sacrificing
itself for the light,
The light is its life,
See, the light is increasing
But the star is beginning to vanish
Here it is... the dust from the sky
Yes, only dust particles.
But moments ago,
It was a shooting star,
Brighter and higher
Now, to the Earth,
Just like any other dust particle.
6. Eureka! Eureka!!
He criedEureka! Eureka!
When he saw the water spill!
It was Archimedes
And we discovered the hydraulic power!!
He cried
Eureka! Eureka!
When he saw the needle move!
It was Faraday
And we discovered the electromagnetic power!!
She cried
Eureka! Eureka!
When she saw the element shine!
It was Curie
And we discovered the atomic power!!
He cried
Eureka! Eureka!
When he saw the message flash!
It was Klienrock
And we discovered the cyber power!!
She cried
Eureka! Eureka!
When she saw her child walk
She was its mother
And we discovered the power of love...
They cried
Eureka! Eureka!
When they saw her winning smiles
They were her parents
And we discovered the power of a happy home...
7. Perceptions
Wow! How good is the rain?And how lucky I am to be out with nature!
While others are inside their houses,
Here I am enjoying this beautiful sight
Raindrops falling on me as if Rain Gods are blessing from the sky!
Hey! What is this?
Why is the rain increasing?
Oh God! Stop this shower fast,
I am not able to walk the road.
Raindrops falling on me as if someone's stopping my way!
Why me! Why it has to be always me?
Oh, this thunder and lightning!
My God! It can strike me any moment,
Will somebody come and save me?
Rain is now appearing like a monster going to swallow me...!
I ENJOY/FEAR EXERCISE
TO BE CONTINUED...
Monday, February 1, 2016
DRAMA FOR EC SKILLS
Using Drama in practicing English Communication skills in classrooms.
Number of students: 35
Duration of the class:2 hours
OBJECTIVE OF THE EXERCISE
To
give an opportunity to EC students to learn how to explore the
possibilities in a crisis/difficult situation as a team with the help of
role plays/drama.
Number of students participated: 35
Number of teams: 6
Members in a team:4-5
Focus of the exercise: Exploring the possibilities in a crisis/difficult situation as a team.
Manner of doing:
A team will perform 3 acts or scenes.
Act 1: Present a crisis or difficult situation.
Act 2: A solution being found
Act 3: Resolving the crisis.
Narration,songs and humour can also be used.
Some of the themes selected for doing this exercise are:
1. Alcoholism in society.
2. Lack of parental care and affection to children in nuclear families.
3. A rise after a fall.
4. Parents opposing a love marriage.
5. Inequality shown by parents while educating sons and daughters.
One of the most impressive team performances seen during this exercise was the role play based on the theme "Alcoholism". It went like this:
Alcoholism
Scene 1
A
family of four members. Father, mother, a daughter and a son. Father
coming home drunk and creating a nuisance at home. He shouts at his wife
and children and beats them without any provocation.
Scene 2
In
a classroom. The teacher calls one of his students who is sitting with
his face resting on the desk. He is shocked to find him drunk and unable
to even stand properly.
Scene 3
At
home. Again the father coming home drunk. He raises his hands to beat
his wife but the son takes the blow on himself. The father again lifts
his hands to hit his son but this time he has a few surprises in store .
His son blocks his every blow and finally overpowers him. The man falls
down crying "Oh my son forgive me! I am your father."
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THINK IN ENGLISH WITH SIMILES
Similes about "SOMEONE YOU LOVE"
Like a sweet song
Like a tender sight
Like a rising kite
Like a wandering ship
Like a singing spring
Like a fairy's flight
Like nature's delight
Like a misty morn
Like heaven above
Like a moonlit night
Like a cool surprise.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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