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Each piece of the Prose has the following sections:
 Introductory Listening Activity (ILA) or/and
 Introductory Reading Activity (IRA)
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 A note on the writer/author
 Main text with paragraphs numbered
 Comprehension exercises at different levels
 Glossary
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 Vocabulary Exercises
 Suggested Reading
Each poem has the following sections:
 A note on the poet
 The text of the poem with stanzas numbered
 Glossary
 Comprehension questions at different levels
 Additional Reading wherever desirable
 Suggested Reading
The supplementary Reader
This unit consists of four pieces of writing; an episode from the epic the
Mahabharata; a folk tale; a biographical sketch of an eminent person; and the saga
of a daring space traveller. Once again, the objective of this Part is to pave the way
for an enjoyable and instructive reading as a habit, and also as a skill.
salient features:
The book is prepared to facilitate learning of language skills, competencies and
use-language functions-through meaningful tasks and activities. This Part has eight
units. Each unit comprises the following linguistic sections.
A. Listen and Speak D. Language (grammar)
B. Spoken English E. Writing
C. Reading
a. listen and speak
Listen and Speak section is designed in such a way that the learners, after
sufficient practice, will be familiar with the basic sounds of English. A word of caution
here may not be out of place. That is, attempts should not be directed just to write
Phonemic symbols to the exclusion of oral practice. For, it is the aural - oral drilling
that is emphasized, not the ability of phonetic transcription in writing. So, the more
the oral practice, the better will be the fluency of speech. Note that the listening script
for each unit is given at the end of the text. Teachers read the script; students listen
and answer the questions.
B. spoken English
This section addresses not just supra segmental features of speech such as

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