Assignments in Communicative English Class-IX (Term 2)

Section-BWriting
(Article)
ASSIGNMENT 1
Sunderlal Bahuguna started the Chipko movement in 1972 to save the forests of the Himalayas. This
campaign is still relevant after thirty-nine years to save our very beneficial trees which provide us with
5 Fs - food, fodder, fertiliser, fuel and fibre. Write an article in about 100-150 words to create
environmental awareness amongst the people and to emphasise the need of afforestation. You are
Suhani/Sujay. Refer to the Sub-Unit, Save Mother Earth from Environment of M.C.B. (CBSE 2010)

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 ASSIGNMENT 2
You are Aditi/Amit. You feel strongly about the exploitation of children, especially when they ought
to be going to school. You decide to write an article highlighting the injustice they face in this
cruel society. (CBSE 2010)
You may take help of the clues given below :

Reveal the inhuman and irresponsible attitude towards the children in our community.

Children are compelled to take up hazardous professions to support their families.

Exposed to diseases of skin and lungs.

Deprived of their basic right to education.

Cannot enjoy their childhood.
You can take clues from the Sub-unit, Children of India from M.C.B.

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 ASSIGNMENT 3

1. Yogesh/Yogeeta, a student of Class IX of Pragati Public School, Rohtak feels highly disturbed to
see that many students and other people in society have taken to smoking. Being aware of the adverse
effects of smoking, he/she decides to write an article on the hazards of smoking. Using ideas from
the Unit Childhood of your Main Course Book, the visual given below and your own ideas, write
an article for a national daily in not more than 200 words. [CBSE 2010 (TERM I)]

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2. Pranab/Purnima writes an article voicing his/her concern about the Commercialisation of Education.
Write this article in about 150 words.
High fees, running as a profitable business, promoting inequality, out of the reach of poor, creating
two groups [CBSE 2010 (TERM I)]

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3. Recently you read in the newspaper an incident in which the children tried to imitate the stunts
shown on television and embraced death. You have decided to write an article on the hazards of
television watching for kids. Using ideas from the Unit Childhood of your Main Course Book,
the visual given below and your own ideas, write an article for a national daily in not more than
200 words.
[CBSE 2010 (TERM I)]

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4. India is likely to do better in the field of games and sports after its commendable performance in
Commonwealth Games2010 specially by the young athletes and shooters as well as boxers and
weightlifters.
Write an article on the topic Future of Games and Sports in India (150 words).
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