CARD NO.

99
A. LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Dear Sir
Children are assets of our country .They should enjoy their childhood and not work in any hazardous jobs.
Child labour remains a serious problem in many parts of the world. Many of these children live in
underdeveloped countries. Their living conditions are crude and their chances for education are minimal.
Child labour, designation formerly applied to the practice of employing young children in factories, non
used to denote the employment of minors generally, especially in work that may interfere with their
education or endanger their health. The use of child labour was not regarded a social problem until the
introduction of the factory system. Children in dire circumstances lead to poor health and suffer from
various diseases such as malnutrition, skin diseases etc. Due to lack of literacy level and poverty, parents
force their children to work and earn some money. Preventing children from enjoying their childhood,
hampering their development and causing lifelong physical or psychological damage is not only
determinate to families but also to communities and to society as well.
Child labour should be banned so that children cannot be exploited by traders and industrialists. For this
govt. should provide free education systems to the children.
Thank you
Yours sincerely
B. COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
1. What is most important in childhood?
2. Where does child labour prevail the most?
3. What is the result of child labour on children?
4. What is the main reason behind child labour?
5. What can the government do to curtail child labour?
C. VOCABULARY

WORDS MEANING PRACTICE

1 dangerous Its hazardous to break the rules of the road.
Hazardous risky
unsafe Mining is an extra-hazardous occupation.
2 Basic They were very rough and crude, but strong enough.
Crude Rude
Rough There was a crude map to the Pacific Crest Inn.
3 Terrible His childhood was passed in dire poverty.
Dire dreadful
horrible It is of dire importance.
4 To Hinder The complications of Chinese writing greatly hamper
Hampering To obstruct education.
To inhibit Wasting time hampers completion of work.
5 utilize We must not exploit weakness of others.
Exploit make use of
put to use One should exploit time to gain the best.
Source: MS Office Thesaurus, Collins Dictionary
D. STRUCTURE FOR PRACTICE

1 She began singing

2 He has finished talking
3 I hate borrowing money
4 You mustnt miss seeing him.
5 Mr.Amit loves teaching
6 My brother enjoys playing cricket
7 I suggest burning that letter
8 He dont keep saying that

E. PRONUNCIATION
Learning Pronunciation through word game

Jumbled Words SELECT THE CORRECT PRONUNCIATION

1 oncnrec
2 usiovbo
3 tpruisd
4 Nenarm
5 yrurh
Worry, Anxiety, concern, Distress, apprehension
Clear, Palpable, obvious, Evident, observable
Interrupt, Disorder, disrupt, Dislocate, disturb
Manage, Ways, Manner, Management, organize
Urgency, Quickly, Speedily, hurry, suddenly

Source :-Ms Office Thesaurus

E. LEARNING TENSES
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs given in brackets:

1. The President ________________ here tomorrow. (arrive)

2. The sun ________ in the east. It _________ now. (rise, rise)
3. She ________ well. She _________ at the moment. (sing, sing)
4. She _________ that she _________ now. (say, leave)
5. Someone __________ Go and open the door. (knock)
Source :- Wikipedia