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Comprehension Exercise – 14. Study the article below and answer the questions underneath. Write-up sourced from BBC “I was told I didn’t look like a gymnast. I was told I looked like I’d swallowed an elephant, or looked like a pig.” After a video of …
Comprehension Exercise – 13. Study the article and answer the questions that follow. This is the part of an article that appeared in BusinessLine dated 22.5.2019 With eight million tonnes of plastic dumped annually into the sea, the world is faced with the grim prospect …
Comprehension Exercise – 12. Study the article and answer the questions that follow. Article sourced from BBC Minutes before Mena Mangal, a prominent Afghan journalist and parliamentary adviser, was shot dead by two men in Kabul, she had left her parent’s home after reminding them …
Comprehension Exercise – 11. Study the article and answer the questions that follow. Excerpt sourced from BBC The marriage between a local Christian woman and a Chinese Christian man six months ago in the eastern Pakistani city of Faisalabad had all the signs of a …
Precis (Summary) Writing – 13 Creative Writing – 52 Tips on writing good precis Step by step guide 1. Read the whole passage mindfully to acquaint yourself with the subject matter. 2. Read any one random line and count the number of words in it. …
Comprehension Exercise – 10. Study the article and answer the questions that follow. Excerpt from a BBC article For many Sri Lankans, it was a horrific shock to learn that local Muslims could have been behind the suicide attacks that killed more than 250 people …
Precis (Summary) Writing – 12 Creative Writing – 50 Write the summery of the following article Passage taken from the web news magazine The Wire (sourced from Reuters) dated 25.2.2019 Kabul: Afghanistan began exports to India through an Iranian port on Sunday, an official said, …
Letter Writing – 5 Creative Writing – 49 Letter to Collector for library From The villagers of Kumbharapada Kumbharapada Date: To The Collector Khurda District Khurda Subject: Request for financial grant of Rs. 80,000 for starting a library Sir, We are the inhabitants of Srirampur …
Comprehension Exercise – 9. Study the passage and answer the questions that follow. Passage taken from BBC Cuba has long been renowned for its medical diplomacy – thousands of its doctors work in healthcare missions around the world, earning the country billions of dollars in …
Precis (Summary) Writing – 11 Creative Writing – 47 Passage A drop of water fell out of the cloud into the sea, and finding itself lost in such an immensity of fluid matter, broke out into the following reflection: ‘Alas! What an inconsiderable creature am …