KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA ASHOKNAGAR CHENNAI

HOLIDAY HOMEWORK 2021- SUBJECT ENGLISH

CLASS TOPIC RESOURCE/

VI Read panchatantra stories and come prepared to narrate Learning outcome –To speak/narrate fluently
one after holidays .You can give a different ending too. and think creatively . Prepare a ppt 3-4 slides to
Write about your pet animal and find out more about 4/5 present before class on the story you are going
different breeds of dogs . to narrate ,(time 2-3 min each)
Solve the PISA paper on reading literacy. Learning outcome: To write on a given topic and
PRESENTATION SKILL /SPEAKING SKILL ACTIVITY : develop their research skills
Prepare a PPT on any Musician of your choice and present
it in the class or on any cosmonaut/astronaut . (5 SLIDES )4
/5 LINES.
VII Write 5 facts about elephants and deserts . To develop their research skills and knowledge
Prepare a comic strip on your similar to Gopal and the beyond text books.
Hilsa fish Resource
Solve the PISA paper on reading literacy. :https://www.canva.com/create/comic-strips/
PRESENTATION SKILL /SPEAKING SKILL ACTIVITY https://www.pixton.com/
Review a story and prepare a (PPT) Include ,brief
biography of the author ,gist of the story,characters ,values
.
VIII PRESENTATION SKILL /SPEAKING SKILL ACTIVITY To develop their research skills and knowledge
Prepare a PPT on any Freedom Fighters. beyond text books.
Write facts on Tsunami .(speaking skill activity) To develop their reading competency and
Solve the PISA paper on reading literacy presentation skills
Write two idioms with meanings and sentences on animals
.
Solve the PISA paper on reading literacy
IX PRESENTATION SKILL /SPEAKING SKILL ACTIVITY To develop their research skills and knowledge
Write a biographical sketch of a musician /ppt and present beyond text books
in the class (3 min)(speaking skill) To develop their reading competency and
The Sound of Music’ is a biographical piece about Evelyn presentation skills.
Glennie, a famous percussionist, who listened to sound
without hearing it. Collect information about
people/children who have overcome their physical barriers
and have achieved success in their lives.
Complete the reading exercises in unit 2 of the book
Expressions .
Solve the PISA paper on reading literacy
X Make a ppt on any of the Freedom fighters and present it To develop their research skills and knowledge
in the class.(speaking skill) beyond text books
Complete the reading exercises from UNIT 1 &2 from To develop their reading competency and
expression book.Do it in your Note book presentation skills.
Work in groups of four. Find out about ‘The Bengal famine
of 1943’. It was a major famine in the Bengal province in
India during World War II. Collect information on the
following points on The Bengal famine of 1943 for the
project:
Solve the PISA paper on reading literacy
 Steps to prepare a PPT

● The presentation PPT should have 5/6 slides only.

● There should be less of text and more of pictures.
● The text should be bold and big.
● The content should be informative and interesting
● Avoid Animation

Suggested· Books to be read

For classes V and VI:

1. The Noddy Series – Enid Blyton

2. Tales from Panchtantra

3. Karadi Tales

4. The Young Visitors- Daisy Ashford

5. The wind in the Willows-Kenneth Graham

6. The Tale of Mr. Tod- Beatrix Potter

7. Gulliver’s Travels- Jonathan Swift

8. The Famous Five Series - Enid Blyton

9. The Happy Prince – Oscar Wilde

10. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory- Roald Dahl

For classes VII and VIII:

1. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer – Mark Twain

2. The Adventures of Hucklebury Finn – Mark Twain

3. Treasure Island – Robert Louis Stevenson

4. Around the World in 80 Days – Jules Verne

5. The Time Machine – H.G. Wells

6. Harry Potter – The Series – J K Rowling

7. Twenty Thousand Leagues under the sea – H.G. Wells

8. Books by George Herriott

9. The Curious Case of a Dog in the Nighttime – Alexander McCall Smith

10. Stories by Roald Dahl

For classes IX and X

1. Books by Agatha Christie

2. Books by Arthur Conan Doyle

3. The Room on the Roof – Ruskin Bond

4. Little Women – Louisa May Alcott

5. The Call of the Wild – Jack London

6. Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm – Kate Douglas Wiggin

7. The Canterville Ghost – Oscar Wilde

8. The Great Grammatizator and other Stories – Roald Dahl

Some more additions IX &X

The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collin
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
The Book Thief by Markus Zusa

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TGT English

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