"........... CHANGED THE WORLD" EXERCISE

Asked the students to give a speech on .................. that changed the world and that something can be one of these:

1. A song
2. A movie
3. A leader
4. A woman
5. A game
6. A society
7. An invention
8. A discovery
9. A philosophy
10. An event

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"KNOW THE NATIVE CULTURE" EXERCISE

Asked the students to talk about their native place and its culture. The questions were like:

1. What is the main occupation of the people there?

2. Which are the main institutions there?

3. Why is the place historically/culturally/religiously/politically important ?

4. Which are the interesting sights for visitors?

5. Do you have any special dish/festival/community celebrations/rituals/plants?

6. Who are the famous leaders/singers/actors/personalities from that place?

7. How did the place get its name?

8. When did you start living there?

9. Where is this place exactly located?

10. Whose contribution has been the greatest in making the place famous?

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WRITING A LEAVE LETTER

From

Rajashri Thekkayil

Thekkayil House

Post: Edakkara

Via: Chelannur

Dt: Calicut

PIN - 673616

To

The Principal

ABC School

Calicut-1

Date: 21st Dec 2013

Dear Sir/Madam

SUBJECT: Requesting for a day’s leave (on 20^th Dec 2017)

May I request you to grant me a leave on 20^th Dec 2017 to attend a family function.

Thanking you

Yours sincerely

Rajashri Thekkayil

Sign:

Date:

Place:

THINK IN ENGLISH WITH TED SPEAKERS (INDIA)

MEET SOME OF THE GREAT SPEAKERS AT TED FROM INDIA

Click SANDEEP MAHESHWARY

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CONTEMPORARY DEBATE EXERCISE

I. SPEECH ROUND

Asked the students to form teams and speak about either the positive or negative effects of :

1. TV serials

2. Social Media

3. New Movies

4. Fast Food culture

5. Superstar culture in movies

6. Love marriages 

7. Mobile phones

8. Grand family functions

9. Hartals

10. Demonetisation 

II. INTERACTION ROUND

After the speech given by a team on one of the topics, the audience will ask questions to test their logical reasoning and verbal reasoning skills.

III. INDIVIDUAL SPEECHES

After both the above rounds, all the participants would give a one minute speech on any one of the 10 topics which were debated in this exercise.   

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SWOT-BASED ROLE PLAY

Asked the students to form teams and then present role plays before the audience showing Strengths/Weaknesses of a character while they face an imaginary situation. The situation becomes an opportunity if the character uses it to test his/her strength and a threat if it reveals a weakness of the character.

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KEYWORD CONVERSATIONS

Asked the students to write a list of keywords (around ten each) related to their Personal/Family/Education/Career aspects in an A4 sheet paper using tables and then give it to their partner who has to go through it, study it and then strike a conversation touching all the given keywords. Both the persons having the conversation will cover all the keywords and get an experience of the power of an in depth heart to heart conversation.

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