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Communicative English GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU COMMUNICATIVE ENGLISH HIGHER SECONDARY - FIRST YEAR A publication under Free Textbook Programme of Government of Tamil Nadu Department Of School Education Unit-0_001_First Page - March-15-2018.indd 1 15-03-2018 19:40:58 Government of Tamil Nadu First Edition - 2018 NOT FOR SALE Content Creation The wise possess all State Council of Educational Research and Training © SCERT 2018 Printing & Publishing Tamil NaduTextbook and Educational Services Corporation www.textbooksonline.tn.nic.in II Unit-0_001_First Page - March-15-2018.indd 2 15-03-2018 19:40:58 THE NATIONAL ANTHEM Jana-gana-mana-adhinayaka jaya he Bharata-bhagya-vidhata. Punjaba-Sindhu-Gujarata-Maratha- Dravida-Utkala-Banga Vindhya-Himachala-Yamuna-Ganga Uchchhala-jaladhi-taranga Tava subha name jage, Tava Subha asisa mage, Gahe tava jaya-gatha. Jana-gana-mangala-dayaka jaya he Bharata-bhagya-vidhata Jaya he, jaya he, jaya he, Jaya jaya, jaya, jaya he. - Rabindranath Tagore. III Unit-0_001_First Page - March-15-2018.indd 3 15-03-2018 19:40:59 த뮿폍ததா뿍 வா폍த鏁 ꏀரா쏁柍 கட쯁翁鏍த ꎿலமடꏍைத埍 ெக펿ெலா폁埁믍 毀ரா쏁믍 வதனெமன鏍 鎿க폍பரத埍 க迍ட뮿鎿쯍 ெத埍கண믁믍 அ鎿쟍殿றꏍத 鎿ராힿடந쯍 鎿쏁நா翁믍 த埍க殿쟁 ꮿைறꏁத쯁믍 த쎿鏍தந쟁ꏍ 鎿லக믁ேம! ்த殿ய ஒ쏁்மꯍ㞪ாட翁 உ쟁鎿தமா펿 அ鏍鎿லக வாசைனேபா쯍 அைன鏍鏁ல埁믍 இꟍப믁ற எ鏍鎿ைச뿁믍 ꯁக폍மண埍க இ쏁ꏍதெப쏁ꏍ த뮿ழண柍ேக! ‘நாட羿ன உ쎿்ம வா폍்வ뿁믍 ஒ쏁்மꯍ㞪ாட்ட뿁믍 த뮿ழண柍ேக! ்㞪辿埍காத鏁 வ쯁ꯍ㞪翁தத母 த�ய쟍㞪翁்வன’ என쟁 உைமார உꟍ 毀쎿ளைம鏍 鎿ற믍ힿயꏍ鏁 ெசய쯍மறꏍ鏁 வா폍鏍鏁鏁ேம! நான உ쟁鎿 埂쟁垿்றன. வா폍鏍鏁鏁ேம! வா폍鏍鏁鏁ேம! ‘ஒ쏁்㞪ா鏁믍 வன믁்ற்ய நா்டன என쟁믍, �மய믍, தமா펿, வடடார믍 믁த쮿ய்வ காரணமாக எ폁믍 - ‘மேனாꟍம辿ய믍’ ெப. 毁ꏍதரனா쏍. ்வ쟁㞪ா翁க쿁埍埁믍 ꯂ�쯍க쿁埍埁믍 ஏ்னய அர殿ய쯍 த㞪ா쏁ைாதார埍 埁்ற㞪ா翁க쿁埍埁믍 அ்ம鎿 தந잿뾿쯁믍 அர殿ய쯍 அ்மꯍꮿன வ펿뾿쯁믍 ꎿன쟁 鏀쏍ퟁ கா迍்㞪ன’ என쟁믍 நான ்ம쯁믍 உ쟁鎿ய쾿埍垿்றன. உ쟁鎿தமா펿 இந鎿யா என鏁 நா翁. இந鎿ய쏍 அ்னவ쏁믍 என உடன ꮿறநதவ쏍க쿍. என நாட்ட நான த㞪쎿鏁믍 ்ந殿埍垿்றன. இநநாட羿ன 㞪ழ믍த㞪쏁்ம埍காகퟁ믍 㞪ன믁க மரꯁ母 த뮿폍鏍தா뿍 வா폍鏍鏁 - ெபா쏁쿍 殿றꯍꯁ埍காகퟁ믍 நான த㞪쏁뮿த믍 அ்ட垿்றன. இநநாட羿ன INVOCATION TO GODDESS TAMIL த㞪쏁்ம埍埁த த埁ந鏁 ힿை柍垿ட என쟁믍 㞪ா翁㞪翁்வன. ஒ쮿 எ폁ꯍꯁ믍 ꏀ쏍 ꎿைறꏍத கடெலꟁ믍 ஆைட뿁翁鏍鎿ய ꎿலெமꟁ믍 ெப迍迁埍埁, Bharat is like the face beauteous of Earth clad in wavy seas; அழ埁 뮿쾿쏁믍 殿றꯍꯁ ꎿைறꏍத 믁கமாக鏍 鎿க폍垿ற鏁 பரத埍க迍ட믍. அ埍க迍ட鏍鎿쯍, எனꟁ்டய த㞪쟍்றா쏍, ஆ殿쎿ய쏍க쿍, என埍埁 வய鎿쯍 Deccan is her brow crescent-like on which the fragrant ‘Tilak’ is the ெதꟍனா翁믍 அ鎿쯍 殿றꏍத 鎿ராힿட쏍க쾿ꟍ ந쯍ல 鎿쏁நா翁믍, ெபா쏁鏍தமான ꮿைற 믂த்தா쏍 அ்னவ்ர뿁믍 ம鎿ꯍ்㞪ன; எ쯍லா쎿ட믁믍 அனꯁ믍 Blessed Dravidian land. ேபாꟍற ெந쟍잿யாகퟁ믍, அ鎿쮿翍ட மண믍 ퟀ毁믍 鎿லகமாகퟁ믍 இ쏁埍垿ꟍறன. Like the fragrance of that ‘Tilak’ plunging the world in joy supreme reigns ம쎿யா்த뿁믍 காட翁்வன. அꏍத鏍 鎿லக鏍鎿쯍 இ쏁ꏍ鏁Goddess வ쏁믍Tamil with வாசைனேபால, renown spread farஅைன鏍鏁லக믁믍 and wide. இꟍப믍 ெப쟁믍 வைக뾿쯍 எ쯍லா鏍Praise unto 鎿ைச뾿쯁믍‘you, Goddess Tamil,ꯁக폍 whoseமண埍埁믍ப羿 majestic youthfulness, (ꯁக폍 ெப쟍쟁) inspires இ쏁埍垿ꟍற என நாட羿쟍埁믍 என ம埍க쿁埍埁믍 உ்ழத鎿ட 믁்னந鏁 ெப쏁ைம뮿埍க த뮿폍ꯍ ெப迍ேண! த뮿폍ꯍawe and ெப迍ேண! ecstasy’. எꟍ쟁믍 இளைமயாக இ쏁埍垿ꟍற ꎿ쟍்㞪ன. அவ쏍க쿍 நல믁믍 வை믁믍 த㞪쟁வ鎿்லதான உꟍ 殿றꯍபான 鎿றைமைய ힿயꏍ鏁 உꟍ வயꯍப翍翁 எ柍க쿍 ெசய쯍கைள மறꏍ鏁 உꟍைன வா폍鏍鏁ேவாேம! வா폍鏍鏁ேவாேம! வா폍鏍鏁ேவாேம! என쟁믍 ம垿폍母殿 கா迍்㞪ன. 鏀迍டா்ம மꞿத ்நயம쟍ற த�ய쯁믍 த㞪쏁柍埁쟍ற믁믍 ஆ埁믍 IVV VI 00-FirstUnit-0_001_First9th tamil Page.indd new -.indd Page 4 5 - March-15-2018.indd 4 06-03-201815-03-201826-02-2018 09:56:1319:40:5916:24:19 9th tamil new -.indd 6 26-02-2018 16:24:20 த뮿폍ததா뿍 வா폍த鏁 ꏀரா쏁柍 கட쯁翁鏍த ꎿலமடꏍைத埍 ெக펿ெலா폁埁믍 毀ரா쏁믍 வதனெமன鏍 鎿க폍பரத埍 க迍ட뮿鎿쯍 ெத埍கண믁믍 அ鎿쟍殿றꏍத 鎿ராힿடந쯍 鎿쏁நா翁믍 த埍க殿쟁 ꮿைறꏁத쯁믍 த쎿鏍தந쟁ꏍ 鎿லக믁ேம! ்த殿ய ஒ쏁்மꯍ㞪ாட翁 உ쟁鎿தமா펿 அ鏍鎿லக வாசைனேபா쯍 அைன鏍鏁ல埁믍 இꟍப믁ற THE NATIONAL INTEGRATION PLEDGE எ鏍鎿ைச뿁믍 ꯁக폍மண埍க இ쏁ꏍதெப쏁ꏍ த뮿ழண柍ேக! “I solemnly‘நாட羿ன pledgeஉ쎿்ம to workவா폍்வ뿁믍 with dedication ஒ쏁்மꯍ㞪ாட்ட뿁믍 to preserve த뮿ழண柍ேக! and்㞪辿埍காத鏁 strengthen theவ쯁ꯍ㞪翁தத母 freedom and த�ய쟍㞪翁்வன’ integrity of the என쟁 nation.” உைமார உꟍ 毀쎿ளைம鏍 鎿ற믍ힿயꏍ鏁 ெசய쯍மறꏍ鏁 வா폍鏍鏁鏁ேம! நான உ쟁鎿 埂쟁垿்றன. வா폍鏍鏁鏁ேம! “I further affi rm that I shall never resort to violence and வா폍鏍鏁鏁ேம! that all diff‘ஒ쏁்㞪ா鏁믍 erences and வன믁்ற்ய disputes relating நா்டன to religion, என쟁믍, language, �மய믍, regionதமா펿, or otherவடடார믍 political or 믁த쮿ய்வeconomic grievances காரணமாக should beஎ폁믍 - ‘மேனாꟍம辿ய믍’ ெப. 毁ꏍதரனா쏍. settled்வ쟁㞪ா翁க쿁埍埁믍 by peaceful and constitutionalꯂ�쯍க쿁埍埁믍 means.” ஏ்னய அர殿ய쯍 த㞪ா쏁ைாதார埍 埁்ற㞪ா翁க쿁埍埁믍 அ்ம鎿 தந잿뾿쯁믍 அர殿ய쯍 அ்மꯍꮿன வ펿뾿쯁믍 ꎿன쟁 鏀쏍ퟁ கா迍்㞪ன’ என쟁믍 நான ்ம쯁믍 உ쟁鎿ய쾿埍垿்றன. A STUDENT’S VOWஉ쟁鎿தமா펿 BEFORE MOTHER INDIA Nameஇந鎿யா : என鏁 நா翁. இந鎿ய쏍 அ்னவ쏁믍 என உடன ꮿறநதவ쏍க쿍. என நாட்ட நான த㞪쎿鏁믍 ்ந殿埍垿்றன. இநநாட羿னClass : 㞪ழ믍த㞪쏁்ம埍காகퟁ믍School : 㞪ன믁க மரꯁ母 த뮿폍鏍தா뿍 வா폍鏍鏁 - ெபா쏁쿍 殿றꯍꯁ埍காகퟁ믍 நான த㞪쏁뮿த믍 அ்ட垿்றன. இநநாட羿ன த㞪쏁்ம埍埁த த埁ந鏁 ힿை柍垿ட என쟁믍 㞪ா翁㞪翁்வன. INVOCATION TO GODDESS TAMIL “I shall overcome the obstacles raised by caste and ஒ쮿 எ폁ꯍꯁ믍 ꏀ쏍 ꎿைறꏍத கடெலꟁ믍 ஆைட뿁翁鏍鎿ய ꎿலெமꟁ믍 ெப迍迁埍埁, Bharat is like the face beauteous of Earth clad in wavy seas; communal prejudices and work for the greatness of my அழ埁 뮿쾿쏁믍 殿றꯍꯁ ꎿைறꏍத 믁கமாக鏍 鎿க폍垿ற鏁 பரத埍க迍ட믍. அ埍க迍ட鏍鎿쯍, எனꟁ்டய த㞪쟍்றா쏍, ஆ殿쎿ய쏍க쿍, என埍埁 வய鎿쯍 Deccan is her brow crescent-like on which the fragrant ‘Tilak’ is the ெதꟍனா翁믍 அ鎿쯍 殿றꏍத 鎿ராힿட쏍க쾿ꟍ ந쯍ல 鎿쏁நா翁믍, ெபா쏁鏍தமான ꮿைற 믂த்தா쏍Motherland அ்னவ்ர뿁믍 putting to the ம鎿ꯍ்㞪ன; fullest use எ쯍லா쎿ட믁믍 the benefi ts thatஅனꯁ믍 I derive Blessed Dravidian land. ேபாꟍற ெந쟍잿யாகퟁ믍, அ鎿쮿翍ட மண믍 ퟀ毁믍 鎿லகமாகퟁ믍 இ쏁埍垿ꟍறன. through education. Like the fragrance of that ‘Tilak’ plunging the world in joy supreme reigns ம쎿யா்த뿁믍 காட翁்வன. அꏍத鏍 鎿லக鏍鎿쯍 இ쏁ꏍ鏁Goddess வ쏁믍Tamil with வாசைனேபால, renown spread farஅைன鏍鏁லக믁믍 and wide. இꟍப믍 ெப쟁믍 வைக뾿쯍 எ쯍லா鏍Praise unto 鎿ைச뾿쯁믍‘you, Goddess Tamil,ꯁக폍 whoseமண埍埁믍ப羿 majestic youthfulness, (ꯁக폍 ெப쟍쟁) inspires இ쏁埍垿ꟍற என நாட羿쟍埁믍 எனVandae ம埍க쿁埍埁믍 mataram! உ்ழத鎿ட 믁்னந鏁 ெப쏁ைம뮿埍க த뮿폍ꯍ ெப迍ேண! த뮿폍ꯍawe and ெப迍ேண! ecstasy’. எꟍ쟁믍 இளைமயாக இ쏁埍垿ꟍற ꎿ쟍்㞪ன. அவ쏍க쿍 நல믁믍 வை믁믍 த㞪쟁வ鎿்லதான உꟍ 殿றꯍபான 鎿றைமைய ힿயꏍ鏁 உꟍ வயꯍப翍翁 எ柍க쿍 ெசய쯍கைள மறꏍ鏁 உꟍைன வா폍鏍鏁ேவாேம! வா폍鏍鏁ேவாேம! வா폍鏍鏁ேவாேம! என쟁믍 ம垿폍母殿 கா迍்㞪ன. 鏀迍டா்ம மꞿத ்நயம쟍ற த�ய쯁믍 த㞪쏁柍埁쟍ற믁믍 ஆ埁믍 Untouchability is Inhuman and a Crime IVV VI V 00-First9th tamil Page.indd new -.indd 4 5 06-03-201826-02-2018 09:56:1316:24:19 9thUnit-0_001_First tamil new -.indd Page 6 - March-15-2018.indd 5 26-02-201815-03-2018 16:24:2019:41:00 PREFACE XI – COMMUNICATIVE ENGLISH A textbook of English should equip the learners with adequate ability to use the language accurately and kindle their interest in reading. Expertise in all the four skills, namely Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing, is a pre-requisite to acquire uency and gain con dence in using the language. Besides enabling acquisition of skills, humane values have to be inculcated in students through the text. Students should be able to link their experience with various situations and contexts that occur in everyday life. Hence, it is essential HOW TO USE THE BOOK for the children of this century to learn • e textbook is thematic as the lessons English with the focus on the acquisition centre around a theme, revolving around of communicative skills. real life contexts enabling students to move from known to the unknown. Based on the themes listed out in the National Curriculum Framework, 2005, • A variety of tasks are designed to the texts have been chosen with great encourage students to practice speaking care and diligence, aiming at promoting and listening, reading and writing to the values of kindness, humane feelings, be able to communicate with ease and a ection, loyalty, appreciation and concern respond in a meaningful way. for Nature, handling problems with ease in • Grammar is introduced through real an optimistic manner and portraying other life contexts to enable students acquire such essential virtues. uency and accuracy in the use of the language. • e tasks also include di erent learning modalities such as aural, oral, visual and kinesthetic. • A salient and unique feature of the book is the ICT code and Career Guidance corner which o ers a plethora of opportunities for the students to explore new vistas in learning. Lets use the QR code in the text books ! How ? Download the QR code scanner from the Google PlayStore/ Apple App Store into your smartphone Open the QR code scanner application Once the scanner button in the application is clicked, camera opens and then bring it closer to the QR code in the text book. Once the camera detects the QR code, a url appears in the screen.Click the url and goto the content page. 2 Unit-0_002_Preface - March-11-2018.indd 2 15-03-2018 19:17:25 CONTENT PAGE THEME TITLE NO. ‘I Would Like To Rise And Chapter 1 Travel and Tourism 8 Go!’ English For the Chapter 2 ‘ Think Globally! Act Locally!’ 25 Workplace Confronting Critical Chapter 3 Dare the Waves ! 55 Situations Chapter 4 Brave the Challenge You Can Make A Difference 74 Chapter 5 Mass Media Reaching Beyond The Horizon 96 Responding to the Chapter 6 Spare A Thought 113 World Around You E-Book Assessment Digi Links Unit-0_003_Content - March-11-2018.indd 3 15-03-2018 20:55:23 (Travel and Tourism) Chapter 1 ‘I Would Like To Rise And Go!’ Warm Up a.
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