Syllabus For The Subject ENGLISH-1

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PROSE: THE LUNCHEON - SOMERSET MAUGHAM. IN PRISON - JAWAHARLAL NEHRU.

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PROSE: THE BEGGAR - ANTON CHEKHOV. CLIMATE CHANGE.

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PROSE: ON THE RULE OF THE ROAD - A.G. GARDINER. WHAT IS SCIENCE - GEORGE

ORWELL.

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POETRY: ALL THE WORLD`S A STAGE - WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE. BECAUSE I COULD NOT

STOP FOR DEATH - EMILY DICKINSON. THE WORLD IS TOO MUCH WITH US - WILLIAM

WORDSWORTH.

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POETRY: ON HIS BLINDNESS - JOHN MILTON. THE ROAD NOT TAKEN - ROBERT FROST.

MY DAYS AMONG THE DEAD ARE PASSED - ROBERT SOUTHEY.

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SHORT STORY: THE TELL - TALE HEART - EDGAR ALLEN POE.

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SHORT STORY: THE GIFT OF THE MAGI - O` HENRY.

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SHORT STORY: THE NECKLACE - GUY DE MAUPASSANT.

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SHORT STORY: HER FIRST BALL - CATHERINE MANSFIELD.

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SHORT STORY: THE MONKEY`S PAW - W.W. JACOBS.

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GRAMMAR: ARTICLES - PREPOSITIONS - ADJECTIVES - ADVERBS - INFINITIVE AND

GERUND -CONDITIONAL SENTENCES - TENSES - TAG QUESTIONS.

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COMPOSITION: NOTE - TAKING - READING COMPREHENSION - LETTER WRITING.

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