Thursday, June 15, 2017

EC - It's a Mind's Delight

Little drops of water,
Little grains of sand,
Make the mighty ocean
And the pleasant land.

Little deeds of kindness,
Little words of love,
Help to make earth happy,
Like the Heaven above.
Julia A. F. Carney
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Who has seen the wind?
Neither I nor you:

But when the leaves hang trembling,

The wind is passing through. 
Who has seen the wind?

Neither you nor I:

But when the trees bow down their heads,

The wind is passing by.

 Christina Rossetti 
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I am only one, but still I am one.
I cannot do everything, but still I can do something.
And because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something that I can do.

I thank God for my handicaps, for through them I have found myself, my work, and my god.
Helen Keller
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Two roads converged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by. And that has made all the difference.

The woods were lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep. And miles to go before I sleep. And miles to go before I sleep.
Robert Frost 
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Find a purpose, the means will follow.
Mahatma Gandhi
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You cannot teach a man anything;you can only help him/her to find it within him/her self.
 Galileo Galilei
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"Whenever anyone has offended me, I try to raise my soul so high that the offense cannot reach it."
Rene Descartes
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We have to be mature enough to realise that life is not fair. One can only give the best to the given situation s/he is in.
Stephen Hawking
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Life is... but a walking shadow...a poor player
who "struts and frets" his hour upon the stage.
And then is heard no more.
It's a tale, told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
signifying nothing.
Shakespeare
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Considering that, all hatred driven hence,
The soul recovers radical innocence
And learns at last that it  is self-delighting,
Self-appeasing, self-affrighting,
And that its own sweet will is Heaven's will;
She can, though every face should scowl
And every windy quarter howl
Or every bellows burst, be happy still.
From " A prayer for my daughter " by William Butler Yeats
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I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host of golden daffodils;
Besides the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

Continuous as the stars that shine

And twinkle on the milky way,
They stretched in never-ending line
Along the margin of a bay:
Ten saw I at a glance,
Tossing their in Sprightly dance.

The waves beside them danced; but they

Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:
A poet could not but be gay,
In such a jocund company:
I gazed-and-gazed-but little thought
What wealth the show to me had brought:

For oft, when on my couch I lie

In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils. 
William Wordsworth 


Monday, May 1, 2017

VIDEO BASED EXERCISE

Image result for matt abrahamsAsked the participants to do three exercises as mentioned in this video by

1. Shout the wrong name of things around you...SKY - LION - BULLDOZER - 

2. Give a gift (imaginary, of course!)....and then justify your choice...Oh! What a surprise! A pet giraffe....So you like it very much. I am so happy. And you know why I gave you this because.....

2. Communicate by spelling the words (and not by telling them)....W-H-A-T I-S Y-O-U-R N-A-M-E?


TO BE CONTINUED...

"WHAT IS SUCCESS" EXERCISE



Then....
Asked the students to speak about their idea about SUCCESS in life ie., how can one understand that s/he has got success in life. Is it about:

1. Feeling good/positive/proud about oneself ?
2. Feeling fearless and ready to face any situation in future ?
3. Proving that you are capable of doing "something" ?
4. Working for a bigger goal/purpose/mission ?

TO BE CONTINUED...

TRAIN OF THOUGHT EXERCISE

Image result for train of thoughtsAsked the students to speak to the audience about their train of thoughts when they see/hear/read about these things:

1. TRAIN
2. AEROPLANE
3. LUXURY BUS
4. SHIP
6. LIBRARY
7. AIRPORT
8. STAR HOTEL
9. RAILWAY STATION
10. SHOPPING MALL
11. A FILM SHOOTING
12. A BASKET BALL MATCH
13. A CROWD IN A MARKET PLACE
14. AN EXHIBITION
15. AN MULTIPLEX THEATRE

TO BE CONTINUED...

PRACTISING MES (Making English Sentences) @ CREST.

english sentences के लिए चित्र परिणामI am a student of 28 th batch of CREST.
I was in ______________ last year.
I will be in _____________ next year.
I have been interested in _______________ for __________ years.

I have classes everyday from ___________ to ______________.
I had ________ classes yesterday.
I will have _____ classes tomorrow.

There are ___________ students in my class.
Yesterday there was an interesting _____________ at _____________
Tomorrow/today there will be _________________ at ______________

I come from ________________ in Kerala.
I like ____________________
I am attending EC class now.
I am having/attending _____________ classes today.
I have done _____________ in _______________
I have been studying ______________for _____ years.
I got a prize in ______________
I was studying/working as ________________ (last year).
I will improve _________________ at CREST.
I will be working as ________________/ doing _______________ (next year).

RE-ARRANGED THE SENTENCES TO SUIT A SELF-INTRODUCTION EXERCISE : 
a)
I am _____________ , a student of 28 th batch of CREST.
I come from ________________ in Kerala.
There are _______students in my class.
I have classes everyday from _____ am to _______ pm.
b)
I was in ______________ last year.
I was studying/working as ________________ (last year).
I have done ____________in _____________________.
I have been studying _________________for _____ years.
c)
I will be in _____________ next year.
I will be working as ___________/ doing _________(next year).
Yesterday there was a ____________ at CREST.
Tomorrow there will be a ___________ at CREST.
d)
I am attending EC class now.
I am having/attending _____classes/sessions today.
Yesterday I had ____ classes.
Tomorrow I will have ______ classes.
e)
I will improve ___________ in CREST.
I like __________(Cricket). (Hobbies/Interests)
I have been interested in __________ for ____ years/since my ____________ (childhood/school/college days).
I got  a ________( I/II/III) prize in _____________ (last year).
f1)
I was always encouraged to study at home and I am expected to _______________. 

I am being trained in English by  Mr. _____________ at CREST now.
In the afternoon we are being trained in ________________ by ________.
f2)
We were taught _________________ by _______________yesterday.
I was being trained in Maths by Mr. ______________ at CREST (before this session).
Tomorrow I will be trained in Computers by Mr. ____________ at CREST.
We have also been asked to attend many other programs like talks, seminars and workshops conducted by CREST.
g)
How many modal verbs can you find here?

g1
You might be asked some questions after this self-introduction. Can I start? Would you like to speak about your family? Could you please tell me about your siblings? 
g2
May I ask you another question? Do you have to come here everyday? Do you need to cook your own food? Do you ought to read newspapers everyday?
g3
You used to be a good Badminton player in college days. So you must show interest in Badminton. I shall provide you all the facilities and you should practice daily.  

english sentences के लिए चित्र परिणामSo we have used here a pattern of 40 English Sentences(ES).









Now let us practice making these "Basic 40 SENTENCES" using the VERB "PLAY"

I STATE

1. I am a Cricket player.
2. I was a Cricket player.
3. I will be a good Cricket player.
4. I have been a State level Cricket player for the last five years.


II POSSESSION

1. I have good players in my team now.
2. I had good players in my team in last match.
3. I will have good players in my team during finals.


III REALITY

1. There is a playground nearby.
2. There was a playground nearby around ten years ago.
3. There will be a playground in this school next year.

IV ACTION

PRESENT 
1.Habit - I play Cricket.
2.Attitude - I like playing Cricket.
3.Present live action - I am playing.
4.Future action in present - I am playing tomorrow.
5.Past action in present - I have played well.
6.Present live action plus time taken - I have been playing since morning.

PAST
7.Past action - I played today.
8.Live action in past - I was playing just now.

FUTURE
9.Future action - I will play. 
10.Live action in future - I will be playing in the evening.

MODALS

1. Can I play?
2. May I play?
3. Shall I play?
4. Could you please play with me?
5. Should I play?
6. Would you like to play?
7. I might play today.
8. Do I have to play?
9. Do I need to play?
10.Do I ought to play?
11.Did you use to play Cricket?
12.Must I play?

PASSIVE VOICE

1. Cricket is played here.
2. Playing Cricket is considered as a good hobby.
3. Cricket is being played now.
4. Cricket is being played here tomorrow.
5. Cricket has been played here many times.
6. Cricket was played here.
7. Cricket was being played here.
8. Cricket will be played here.


TO BE CONTINUED....