Importance of English Oral Test

We take much efforts to prepare students for BOARD Exam of 80 marks . Students also leave no stone unturned to prepare for the written exam. I think along with students we should think about preparing for oral test too. We conduct model exam/ prelims for written tests. Should we not conduct such practice for oral test? We should give students ample opportunity to listen English. It is possible when we speak with them in English in and outside the classroom. We need to play some audios in the classroom by using Bluetooth speaker and cell phone. Listening skill will lead to speaking skill as they are interlinked. Give them some topic to speak. To make him/her speak on the particular topic, ask him simple questions . He/she may answer easily and feel confident. Encourage them to say something about given topic. Let them believe that they can.If one fails to speak on given topic , let him/her choose the topic.
Loud reading is also one kind of speaking. So encourage them to read stories, news and coursebooks of primary schools. Loud reading by the student gives listening opportunity to him/her. When they read loudly , they listen themselves. These three basic skills of English language have great co-relation and linking. Though they are interlinked and co-related, for the testing they have to be tested separately. Conversation skill is the most important one. As a teacher of English we have to engage students in conversation. We can give certain situations and ask them to discuss. We need to initiate the discussion.

Practice Time : Traffic Problems

A1. Complete the following statements choosing the correct alternatives from those given.
1. The 165/156 citizens have been selected to provide help regarding traffic problems.
2. These volunteers would generate road safety and traffic discipline/indiscipline awareness.
A2. Complete the sentences in column 'A' by matching them with the points in the column'B'
Column A
i. The traffic police have promised
ii. If there is a traffic violation by an individual
Column B
a. the presence of the FOTP helps in diffusing the tension.
b. an action on all complaints made by FOTP about traffic problems and violation.
c. they will face action on any complaints by the FOTP.
A3. The purpose of this text is...........
a. to bring the awareness among the travellers.
b. to tell the people about the presence of FOTP at traffic junction.
c. to recruit more members for FOTP
d. to take precautions to avoid traffic problems.
A4. Find out two compound
s or compound words from the above extract . A5 Describe the activities of the Non-Government Organization (NGO) you know.
A6 Grammar: Do as directed
i) We will speak to people as well as work in coordination with the traffic police.
(Rewrite using 'not only ....but also')
ii) The issuing of identity cards has given them an added confidence.
(Begin the sentence with 'They ..............)

Practice Time : Marching Song

Read the extract and do all the activities that follow.
Activities based on First Two stanzas Marching Song by Nazrul Islam.
A1 Complete the following statements supplying the suitable words from the extract
1. The status on the earth is in ....................
2.The poem (extract)is addressed to...........
A1. Complete the listing of the ‘Do’s ‘The youth should do.
1.usher in glorious morn
2.fight all barriers
3._____________
4._________
A2 “Of the fresh and the new we shall sing . Name the figure of speech in the above line and find another example of the same from the extract and write it down.
A2 Find out an example of each following figures of speech 1. personification 2.transferred epithet
A2 “Storming the doors of the dawn” Name the figure of speech in the above line and find another example of the same from the extract and write it down.
A3. The song arouses the feeling of patriotism. Write your views. A3. The patriotic songs helped to win the battle. Support the statement with your views
A3. The youth should take up responsibility of the development of the nation. Explain.
A4 We shall usher in the glorious morn . We shall destroy the darkness of the night.Compose poetic lines by inversing word order.Rhyming words not necessary.
A4 Compose two lines on patriotism.
A4. Of the fresh and the new we shall sing, The dead to life shall we bring . Arrange the word order differently to make poetic rhetoric questions

If exam goes online.....

Views
 Advanced step to meet the need of time . Create jobs . Saves time , brings accuracy, quick result, paperless India would be digital with great equipment very soon. As it is we have higher level exam like JEE and other commerce, hv both d options. Instant result, present evaluation is snail like , foreign universities invading, good for English activities, offline for communication skills,control mass copy, going digital everywhere exams too. Initially create havoc. Real barometer for education as far result is concerned , it will curb unfair means.Good but infrastructure should be developed., computer literacy first, electric supply and internet connection needed in schools and colleges. Use of OMR will ease the evaluation. Early result, reduce stress of teacher and pupil, students need training, benefitial for teachers , objective type questions has become a part of the syllabus, no problem for online , convenient partially, no matter of rural and urban , will be helpful as many competitive exams are online, need of the modern days., it should have been introduced much before This is one of the best ways of evaluating language skills. As the IELTS and TOFEL has been testing and measuring the language skills accurately.The auto spell check facility can be blocked by the software. So it's not a big problem.Paper, system, accuracy everything is beneficial. CBSC is changing their pattern. It will be digital soon. Many online courses have this pattern . BC has this system. Very different and difficult.

 Counterview :

 Online exams would not test motor skills, grammatical correctness because of spell checker, hamper writing, consequences of online assessment of Mumbai University should be considered. Due to lack of computer labs in schools , students may not get ample practice. Problematic for bigger and remote colleges. Electricity and network and even power failure are great hurdles.Are the teachers competant to conduct online exams? Not possible for communication skills.Do you think, on line exam should be the justification with the language? Language isn't the technical subject like maths or, ,,so not possible online exam. It will kill the beauty of evaluation and objective of language learning. Teachers will be overburdened of online work. The creativity and actual skill of the students is not given due consideration under this new method. Even youngster would get spoiled. In the name of practice and examination they may get carried away. ICT Subject is outbusted from the syllabus. students will face so many dificulties in online exams. First ICT subject should be reinducted and think of online exams.

Interview questions

Prepare a list of questions to interview a social worker.

1. Why have you selected a career in social work?
2. How is your previous experience applicable to the work you do here?
3. Have you had the experience of working with people of a race or sexual orientation different from yours?
4. How does culture impact our work ?
5. What do you hope to accomplish as a social worker?
6. What do you judge to be your major successes or accomplishments in your fieldwork?
7. How did you achieve these?
8. What major disappointments/failures have you had in fieldwork?
9. Is there something you would do differently in your field?

Vocabulary: One Word Substitution

Given below are a number of phrases and a single word substitute for each of them.

Bureaucracy

Phrases/expressions	One Word Substitution
1. One who knows many languages.	Linguist.
2. Being unable to pay one's debts.	Insolvant.
3. Having an evil reputation.	Notorious
4. One who leaves his country to settle elsewhere,	Emigrant .
person who lives at the same time as another	Contemporary
A person whocan neither read nor write	Illiterate.
A person who spends his moneyrecklessly	Spendthrift.
8. A person who lives by himself.	Recluse.
9. A woman whose husband is dead.	Widow.
10. A man whose wife is dead.	Widower .
11. A child whose parents are dead.	Orphan.
12. A minister representing a sovereign or state in a  foreign country.	Ambassador.
13. A person sent on a mission (usually official).'	Emissary.
14. A person who is indifferent to pleasure or pain.	Stoic.
I5.One who defends or is zealous for his country's  freedom or rights.	Patriot.
16. One who makes an eloquent public speech,	Orator.
17. One who undergoes penalty of death for sticking to his faith	Martyr.
18. One who abandons his religious faith.	Apostate.
19.One who is given to questioning the truth of facts and the soundness of inferences.	Sceptic.
20.Belonging to all parts of the world; a person familiar with many different countries.	Cosmopolitan
21.One who resides in a country of which he is not a citizen	Alien
22. One who comes as a settler into a foreign country.	Immigrant
23. Being present everywhere.	Omnipresent
24.Being ail-powaful.	Omnipotent
25 .One who knows everything.	Omniscient
26. Beyond making a mistake.	Infallible
27. One who eats human flesh.	Cannibal
28. One who looks at the dark side of things.	Pessimist
29. One who looks at the bright side of things	Optimisit
30.  Not being able to be elected or selected under the rules.	Ineligible
31. One who loves and Works for bis fellow men.	Philanthropist
32. One who hates mankind.	Misanthropist
33.One who lives on vegetables.	Vegetarian
34.  One who has belief in the existence of God.	Theist
35.One who has no belief in the existance of God	Atheist
36. One who believes in fate	Fatalist.
37.One who plays a game for pleasure and not professionally.	Amateur
38.One who has grown old in orhas long experience of (specially military) service or occupation	Veteran
39.One who lends money atvexhorbitant rates of interest.	Usurer
40.  A person who collects fares on a public Vehicle.	Conductor
41.The practice of having more than One wife at the same time.	Polygamy
42.A general pardon ofpolitical offenders.	Amnesty
43.Fond of entertaining guests.	Hospitable
44.  One who totally abstains from alcoholic drinks.	Teetotalier
45.One who walks on foot.	Pedestrian
46.Taking ofone's own life,	Suicide
47. Murder of a king.	Regicide
48.Murder of a new-born infant.	Infanticide
49.Murder of one's own father /mother/brother.	Patricide/Matricide/Fratricide
50. The killing of human beings.	Homicide
51. A child born after the death of his father or a book  published after the death of its author.	Posthgmous
52 Forbidden, prohibited by law.	Illicit
53. A man whose manners are more like those of a woman.	Effiminate
54. A midicine to counteract the effect of poison.	Antidote
55.  A speech made without preparation.	Extempore
56.  A language that is no longer spoken.	Dead
57.The word which is no longer in use.	Obsolete
58.The motive merely to get money.	Mercenary
59. Existing for ever — without any beginning or end.	Eternal
60. Subject to death.	Mortal
61. Resulting in death.	Fatal or mortal
62. Property inherited from one's father or ancestors.	Patrimony
63.A paper written by hand.	Manuscript
64. The result of the match where neither party wins.	Draw
65. Animals which give suck to their young	Mammals
66. Method of sending messages without the help of wires.	Wireless or radio
67. A place for burial of dead bodies.	Cemetery
68. Counterfeiting of document.	Forgery
69. Of one's own free will.	Voluntary
70. Give tit for tat.	Retaliate
71. The cessation of warfare before a treaty is signed.	Armistice
72. The science of reasoning.	Logic
73. Belonging to all parts of the world.	Universal
74. A figure with many angles or sides.	Polygon
75. An instrument for measuring temperature.	Thermometer
76. Compulsory enlistment for military or other service.	Conscription
77. A place where young plants are reared.	Nursery
78. ne absence of government in a country.	Anarchy
79. A state in which the Government is carried on nominally. and usually in fact also, by the people or their elected representatives without a monarch.	Republic
80. Government carried on by an absolute ruler.	Dictatorship
81. Government by the representatives of the people.	Democracy
82. Government by officials.
83. An absolute government.	Autocracy
84. ne life history of a person written by another.	Biography
85. The life history of a person written by himself.	Autobiography
86. Conferred as an honour. or performed without pay.	Honorary
87. The yearly return of a date.	Anniversary
88. Of unknown or unadmitted authorship.	Anonymous
89. Allowing the passage of light.	Transparent
90. Not allowing the passage of light.	Opaque
91. A substance that kills insects.	Insecticide
92. Occurring at the same time.	Simultaneous
93. An assembly of worshippers.	Congregation
94. An assembly of listeners.	Audience
95. A substance that kills germs.	Germicide
96. A cure for all diseases.	Panacea
97. All of one mind.	Unanimous
98. Contrary to law.	Illegal
99. Not definitely or clearly expressed.	Inexplicit
100. That which cannot be excused.	Inexcusable
101.That which cannot be taken by force of arms.	Impregnable
102. That which cannot be admitted or allowed.	Inadmissible
103.That which cannot be reached.	Inaccessible
104. That which cannot be perceived by sense.	Imperceptible
105. That which cannot be destroyed.	Indestructible
106. That which cannot be altered or recalled.	Irrevocable
107. That which cannot be dispensed with.	Indispensable
108. That which cannot be burnt.	Incombustible
109. That which cannot be divided.	Indivisible
110. That which cannot be reconciled.	Irreconcilable
111. That which cannot be recovered.	Irrevocable
112. That which cannot be seen.	Invisible
113. That which cannot be read	Illegible
114. That which cannot be heard.	Inaudible
115. That which cannot be conquered.	Invincible
116. That which cannot be w	Invulnerable
117. That which cannot be believed.	Incredible
118. That which can be easily set on fire.	Inflammable
119. That which cannot be avoided.	Unavoidable
120. That which cannot be expressed in words	Inexpressible

Practice Time : Mumbai's Dabbawalas

Activity 1 A : Read the activity. Read the extract and do all the activities.  (12)
A1 : State whether the following statements are true or false       2
1. Small army of dabbawalas delivers lunches sharply at 12:30 a.m. on the dot.
2. Lunches can be ordered over Internet.
3. Mumbai Dabbawala Association is a streamlined organisation with 5000 illiterate members.
4. At Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus BBC crew found other fast moving Dabbawalas.


Hungry? Would you like to have a fresh, hot meal from home? Most managers don't have that choice. It's either a sandwich, a pizza or a trip to a restaurant, unless you live in Mumbai, that is, where a small army of 'dabbawalas' picks up 300,000 lunches from homes and delivers them to students managers and workers every working day at their desks, 12.30 pm on the dot. Served hot, off course.
And now you can even order over the Internet. The Mumbai Dabbawala Association is a streamlined organization with 5000 semiliterate members providing a quality door-to-door service to a large and loyal customer base. What should we learn from this unique, simple and highly efficient120-year-old logistics system? How has it managed to survive through these tumultuous years? The answer lies in at win process that combines competitive collaboration between team members with a high level of technical efficiency in logistics management. It works like this. After the customer leaves for work, the lunch is packed into a tiffin box provided by the dabbawala. A colour-coded notation on the lid identifies its owner, destination and dabbawala. Once the dabbawala has picked up the tiffin, he moves fast using a combination of bicycles, trains and his two feet.A BBC crew filming dabbawalas in action was amazed at their speed. "Following our dabbawala wasn't easy, our film crew quickly lost him in the congestion of the train station. At Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus we found other fast moving dabbawalas, but not our subject... and at Mr. Bapat's ayurvedic pharmacy, the lunch had arrived long before the 'film crew” the documentary noted wryly. This efficiency has marvelled all management gurus. So, how do they work so efficiently?

A2:Describe briefly the working of Dabbawala in the following flowchart    2


A3 : Read the statement and point out the conclusion by selecting appropriate
options: 2        
Hungry.Would you like to have a fresh, hot meal from home? Most Managers don't have that choice.
 1. All managers can have fresh hot meal from home.
2. A few managers can have a fresh hot meal from home.
 3. All managers cannot have a fresh hot meal from home.
 4. Some managers cannot have afresh hot meal from home.
A4 :  Write the antonyms of the following words       2
i) Efficient       ii)loyal      iii) management                   iv)  technical
A5: List the qualities that you learn from dabbawalas    2
A6:  Grammar: 1.The lunch is packed into tiffin box.(Identify the tense)  1
 2. Following our dabbawalas wasn't easy. (Replace ‘easy’ with ‘difficult’)  1