SEE English Book Class- 10

A ENGLISH, Class 10 213 B. Time for writing 1. The pie chart below shows the favourite sports events of the students of a school. Interpret the data given in the pie chart. Curriculum Development Centre C. Follow-up activity Work in a pair. Suppose there are 25 male and 20 female teachers, 450 girls and 425 boys in your school. Show this data in a pie chart. CDCProject work Work in a small group. Go to your own locality and collect the information based on the given clues, and show the information in a bar chart. Name of the community: ............................... Number of males below 20 years: ................. Number of males 20 or above: ...................... Number of females below 20 years: .............. Number of females 20 or above: ................... Fun corner Enjoy the following joke. Teacher: Maria please point to America on the map. Maria: This is it. Teacher: Well done. Now class, who found America? Class: Maria did. 214 ENGLISH, Class 10 Answers of the Riddles Unit 3, page 23: a. a stamp b. 12 (January 2nd, February 2nd ......) c. B d. because he is still living e. post of¿ce Curriculum Unit 14, page 164: a. a clockDevelopment Centre b. mushroom c. tomorrow d. palm e. ¿re Unit 17, page 191: a. rain b. candle CDCc. hole d. umbrella e. smile ENGLISH, Class 10 215 Curriculum GLOSSARY Development Centre A abstain: /ԥb‫ޖ‬steܼn/ (v) to decide not to do or have something, especially something you like or enjoy, because it is bad for your health or considered morally wrong accommodation: /ԥk‫ܥ‬mԥ‫ޖ‬deܼ‫ݕ‬/ (n) a room, group of rooms or building in which someone may stay or live ailment: /‫ޖ‬eܼlmԥnt/ (n) an illness that is not very serious airy: /‫ޖ‬eԥri/ (adj) spacious; well ventilated; well lit amendment: /ԥ‫ޖ‬mendmԥnt/ (n) a small change or improvement analyse: /‫ޖ‬ænԥlaܼz/ (v) to examine the details of something carefully, in order to understand or explain it angel: /‫ޖ‬eܼnd‫ݤ‬ԥl/ (n) DCa spiritual creature like a human with wings, who some people Cbelieve lives with God in heaven appalling: /ԥ‫ޖ‬p‫ޝܧ‬lܼƾ/ (adj) horrifying, shocking appealing: /ԥ‫ޖ‬pi‫ޝ‬lܼƾ /(adj) attractive, interesting appetite: /‫ޖ‬æpԥtaܼt / (n) a natural desire to satisfy a bodily need, especially for food attenuated: /ԥ‫ޖ‬tenjueܼtܼd/ (adj) extremely thin automatic: /‫ޝܧޙ‬tԥ‫ޖ‬mætܼk/ (adj) done as a natural reaction without thinking automobile: /‫ޝܧޖ‬tԥmԥbi‫ޝ‬l/ (n) a car awe: /‫ޝܧ‬/ (n) feelings of respect and slight fear 216 ENGLISH, Class 10 B bare: /beԥr/ (adj) without any clothes or not covered by anything barrier: /‫ޖ‬bæriԥr/ (n) a problem, rule or situation that prevents somebody from doing something berate: /bܼ‫ޖ‬reܼt/ (v) scold or criticize (someone) angrily beverage: /‫ޖ‬bevԥrܼd‫ݤ‬/ (n) a drink other than water blackmail: /‫ޖ‬blækmeܼl/ (n) Curriculum Development Centre demanding money from a person by threatening to tell somebody else a secret about them blissful: /‫ޖ‬blܼsf‫ݜ‬l/ (adj) extremely happy, full of joy C chimney: /‫ޖ‬t‫ܼݕ‬mni/ (n) a wide pipe that allows smoke from a ¿re to go out through the roof chuck: /t‫ݞݕ‬k/ (v) CDC to throw something carelessly circumstance: /‫ޖ‬s‫ޝܮ‬kԥmstæns/ (n) the conditions and facts that are connected with and affect a situation, an event or an action cite: /saܼt/ (v) to speak or write the exact words from a book, an author, etc. cocktail : /‫ޖ‬k‫ܥ‬kteܼl/ (n) a drink usually made from a mixture of one or more alcoholic drinks and fruit juice cof¿n: /‫ޖ‬k‫ܥ‬fܼn/ (n) a box in which a dead body is buried coincidence: /kԥ‫ܼޖݜ‬nsܼdԥns/ (n) an occasion when two or more similar things happen at the same time, especially in a way that is unlikely and surprising colleague: /‫ޖ‬k‫ܥ‬li‫ܳޝ‬/ (n) coworker, partner commemorate: /kԥ‫ޖ‬memԥreܼt/ (v) to remember of¿cially and give respect to a great person or event, especially by a public ceremony or by making a statue or special building commercially: /kԥ‫ޖ‬m‫ݕޝܮ‬ԥli/ (adv) involving buying and selling ENGLISH, Class 10 217 compel: /kԥm‫ޖ‬pel/ (v) force to do something conference: /‫ޖ‬kԥnfԥrԥns/ (n) a large of¿cial meeting connoisseur: /‫ޙ‬k‫ܥ‬nԥ‫ޖ‬s‫ݜ‬r/ (n) an expert on matters involving the judgment of beauty, quality or skill in art, food or music consumption: /kԥn‫ޖ‬s‫ݞ‬mp‫ݕ‬n / (n) the act of using energy, food or materials; the amount used contemporary: /kԥn‫ޖ‬tempԥreri/ (adj) belonging to the same time convict: /kԥn‫ޖ‬vܼkt / (v) to decide and state of¿cially in court that somebody is guilty of a crime correspondence: /k‫ܥ‬rԥ‫ޖ‬sp‫ܥ‬ndԥns/ (n) an activity of writing letters cuddle: /‫ޖ‬k‫ݞ‬d(ԥ)l/ (v) hold close in one’s arms as a way of showing love or affection cursory: /‫ޖ‬k‫ޝܮ‬rsԥri/ (adj) done quickly and without giving enough attention to details DCcynicism: /‫ޖ‬sܼnܼsܼzԥm/ (n) Cbelieving that people are only interested in themselves and are not sincere Curriculum Development CentreD decent: /‫ޖ‬di‫ޝ‬snt/ (adj) of a good enough standard or quality degeneration: /dܼ‫ޙ‬d‫ݤ‬enԥ‫ޖ‬reܼ‫ݕ‬n/ (n) the process of becoming worse or less acceptable in quality or condition deity: /‫ޖ‬deܼܼti/ (n) a god or goddess desperate: /‫ޖ‬despԥrԥt/ (adj) hopeless destiny: /‫ޖ‬destԥni/ (n) the things that will happen in the future dietary: /‫ޖ‬daܼԥtԥri/ (adj) relating to your diet dilettante: /‫ޙ‬dܼlԥ‫ޖ‬tænti/ ( n) a person who does or studies something but is not serious about it ENGLISH, Class 10 218 Curriculum disappear: /‫ޙ‬dܼsԥ‫ޖ‬pܼr/ (v) Development Centreto become impossible to see; vanish discreditable: /dܼs‫ޖ‬kredܼtԥbl/ (adj) bad and unacceptable; causing people to lose respect diversity: /daܼ‫ޖ‬v‫ޝܮ‬sܼti/ (n) the fact of many different types of things or people being included in something; a range of different things or people dominant: /‫ޖ‬d‫ܥ‬mܼnԥnt/ (adj) main or most important double: /‫ޖ‬d‫ݞ‬blࡦ / (adj) grow to twice the size drastically: /‫ޖ‬dræstܼkli/ (adv) extremely; radically drizzling: /‫ޖ‬drܼzlܼƾ/ (v) raining lightly dysfunction: /dܼs‫ޖ‬f‫ݞ‬ƾk‫ݕ‬n/ ( n) the fact of a part of the body not working normally E DCemboldened: /ܼm‫ޖ‬bԥ‫ݜ‬ldԥn/ (v) Cto make somebody feel braver or more con¿dent enhance: /ܼn‫ޖ‬hæns/ (v) to increase or further improve the good quality, value or status of sb/sth enticement: /ܼn‫ޖ‬taܼsmԥnt/ ( n) persuasion equip: /ܼ‫ޖ‬kwܼp/ (v) to prepare sb for an activity or task, especially by teaching them what they need to know etiquette: /‫ޖ‬etܼket/ (n) the formal rules of correct or polite behaviour exacerbate: /ܼܳ‫ޖ‬zæsԥrbeܼt/ (v) to make something worse exceed: /ܼk‫ޖ‬si‫ޝ‬d/ (v) to be greater than a number or amount, or to go past an allowed limit exceedingly: /ܼk‫ޖ‬si‫ޝ‬dܼƾli/ (adv) extremely; very; exceptionally ENGLISH, Class 10 219 Curriculumexcellent: /‫ޖ‬eksԥlԥnt/ (adj) Development Centreextremely good excessive: /ܼk‫ޖ‬sesܼv/ (adj) greater than what seems reasonable or appropriate exit: /‫ޖ‬eܳzܼt/ (v) to go out; to leave a building, stage, vehicle, etc . exposition: /‫ޙ‬ekspԥ‫ޖ‬zܼ‫ݕ‬ԥn/ ( n) a clear and full explanation of an idea or theory expostulation: /ܼk‫ޙ‬sp‫ܥ‬st‫ݕ‬u‫ޖ‬leܼ‫ݕ‬n/ (n) argument, disagreement or protest about something extend: /ܼk‫ޖ‬stend/ (v) to make something longer or larger extraction : /ܼk‫ޖ‬stræk‫ݕ‬n/ (n) the action of removing body part F fabrication: /‫ޙ‬fæbrܼ‫ޖ‬keܼ‫ݕ‬ԥn/ (n) production faculty: /‫ޖ‬fækԥlti/ (n) Ca group of departments in a college that specialize in a particular Dsubject or group of subjects Cfake: /feܼk/ (adj) not genuine fatal: /‫ޖ‬feܼtl/ (adj) causing death federal: /‫ޖ‬fedԥrԥl/ (adj) relating to the central government, and not to the government of a region, of some countries such as the US: ¿scal: /‫ޖ‬fܼskԥl/ (adj) connected with (public) money: Àourish: /‫ޖ‬À‫ݞ‬rܼ‫ݕ‬/ (v) to grow or develop successfully Àourish: /‫ޖ‬À‫ޝܮ‬rܼ‫ݕ‬/ (v) to develop quickly and be successful or common fraternity: / frԥ‫ޖ‬t‫ޝܮ‬rnԥti/ (n) a group of people sharing the same profession, interests or beliefs; brotherhood 220 ENGLISH, Class 10 Curriculum fume: /fju‫ޝ‬m/ (v) Development Centreto produce smoke or fumes G generate: /‫ޖ‬d‫ݤ‬enԥreܼt/ (v) 221 to cause something to exist gigantic: /d‫ݤ‬aܼ‫ܳޖ‬æntܼk/ (adj) extremely large; enormous , huge glaring: /‫ܳޖ‬lerܼƾ/ (adj) very easily seen; obvious gloom : /ܳlu‫ޝ‬m/ (n) a feeling of being sad and without hope granite: /‫ܳޖ‬rænܼt/ (n) a type of hard grey stone, often used in building gravelled: /‫ܳޖ‬rævld/ (adj) covered with small stones growl: /ܳra‫ݜ‬l/ (v) to say something in a low angry voice H DCharmony: /‫ޖ‬h‫ޝܤ‬mԥni/ (n) Ca pleasant musical sound made by different notes being played or sung at the same time hazard: /‫ޖ‬hæzԥrd/ (adj) a thing that can be dangerous or cause damage heed: /hi‫ޝ‬d/ (v) to pay attention to something, especially advice or a warning hilarious: /hܼ‫ޖ‬leriԥs/ (adj) extremely funny I imaginative: /ܼ‫ޖ‬mæd‫ܼݤ‬nԥtܼ/ (adj) having or showing new and exciting ideas imitate: /‫ܼޖ‬mܼteܼt/ (v) to copy somebody/something immense: /ܼ‫ޖ‬mens/ (adj) extremely large or great; enormous incentive: /ܼn‫ޖ‬sentܼv/ (n) a thing that motivates or encourages someone to do something ENGLISH, Class 10 Curriculumincrement: /‫ܼޖ‬ƾkrԥmԥnt/ (n) Development Centre one of a series of increases infection: /ܼn‫ޖ‬fek‫ݕ‬n/ (n) an illness that is caused by bacteria or a virus infectious: /ܼn‫ޖ‬fek‫ݕ‬ԥs/ (adj) liable to be transmitted to people ingrained: /ܼn‫ܳޖ‬reܼnd/ (adj) (of beliefs) so ¿rmly held that they are not likely to change innovative:/‫ܼޖ‬nԥvԥtܼv/ (adj) featuring new models innumerable: /ܼ‫ޖ‬nu‫ޝ‬mԥrԥbl/ (adj) too many to be counted; countless insecticide: /ܼn‫ޖ‬sektܼsaܼd/ (n) a chemical used for killing insects inspiration: /‫ܼޙ‬nspԥr‫ޖ‬eܼ‫ݕ‬ԥn/ (n) someone or something that gives you ideas for doing something: integrity: /ܼn‫ޖ‬teܳrԥti/ (n) Chonesty and the ability to do or know what is morally right CDintercultural: /‫ܼޙ‬ntԥr‫ޖ‬k‫ݞ‬lt‫ݕ‬ԥrԥl/ (adj) existing or happening between different cultures interpreter: /ܼn‫ޖ‬t‫ޝܮ‬prܼtԥ(r)/ (n) a person whose job is to translate what somebody is saying into another language investigate: /ܼn‫ޖ‬vestܼܳeܼt/ (v) to carefully examine the facts of a situation, an event, a crime, etc. to ¿nd out the truth about it or how it happened invigorate: /ܼn‫ޖ‬vܼܳԥreܼt/ (v) to make sb feel healthy and full of energy K kiln: /kܼln/ (n) a type of large oven used for making bricks and clay objects hard after they have been shaped L laburnum: /lԥ‫ޖ‬b‫ޝܮ‬nԥm/ (n) a small tree with groups of yellow Àowers hanging down lacunae: /lԥ‫ޖ‬ku‫ޝ‬ni / (n) gaps 222 ENGLISH, Class 10 lanky: /‫ޖ‬laƾki/ (adj) ungracefully thin and tall leap : /li‫ޝ‬p/ (v) to make a large jump or sudden movement, usually from one place to another leer : /lܼԥ/ (v) look in an unpleasantly way legendary: /‫ޖ‬led‫ݤ‬ԥndԥri/ (adj) Curriculumvery famous Development Centrelingua franca: /lܼƾܳwԥ ‫ޖ‬fræƾkԥ / (n) a shared language of communication used between people whose main languages are different lock up: /l‫ܥ‬k ‫ݞ‬p/ (phr v) to lock all the doors and windows of a building when you leave it lost: /l‫ܥ‬st/ (adj) off the right track; unable to ¿nd one’s way M magnum opus: /‫ޙ‬mæܳnԥm ‫ޖ‬ԥ‫ݜ‬pԥs/ (n) a large and important work of art Cmasterpiece: / ‫ޖ‬ma:stԥrpi‫ޝ‬s/ (n) CDa work of art that is an excellent, or the best, example of the artist's work meditative: /‫ޖ‬medܼteܼtܼv/ (adj) thinking very deeply; involving deep thought; thoughtful microorganism: /‫ޖ‬maܼkrԥ‫ܳޝܧޖݜ‬ԥnܼzԥm/ (n) a very small living thing that you can only see under a microscope miscarriage: /‫ޖ‬mܼskærܼd‫ݤ‬/ (n) the process of giving birth to a baby before it is fully developed and able to survive munch : /m‫ݞ‬n(t)‫ݕ‬/ (v) eat steadily and often audibly N NASA: /‫ޖ‬næsԥ/ National Aeronautics and Space Administration (a US government organization that does research into space and organizes space travel) necessary: /‫ޖ‬nesԥsԥri/ (adj) essential negligence: /‫ޖ‬neܳlܼd‫ݤ‬ԥns/ (n) the failure to give somebody/something enough care or attention ENGLISH, Class 10 223 CurriculumO Development Centre oft: /‫ܥ‬ft/ (adv) often (old use) overcast: /‫ޙ‬o‫ݜ‬vԥr‫ޖ‬kæst/ (adj) covered with clouds overwhelm: /‫ޙ‬o‫ݜ‬vԥr‫ޖ‬welm/ (v) to have such a strong emotional effect that it is dif¿cult to resist or know how to react P pass away: /p‫ޝܤ‬sԥ‫ޖ‬weܼ/ (phr v) die peep: /pi‫ޝ‬p/ (v) to secretly look at something for a short time, usually through a hole perplexed: /pԥ‫ޖ‬plekst/ (adj) confused and anxious because you are unable to understand perspective: /pԥr‫ޖ‬spektܼv/ (n) a particular attitude towards something; viewpoint pesticides: /‫ޖ‬pestܼsaܼd/ (n) Ca chemical used for killing pests , especially insects CDplaque: /plæk/ (n) a Àat piece of stone, metal, etc., usually with a name and dates on, attached to a wall in memory of a person or an event preach : /pri‫ޝ‬t‫ݕ‬/ (v) deliver a sermon or religious address to an assembled group of people prevailing: /prܼ‫ޖ‬veܼlܼƾ/ (adj) existing in a particular place or at a particular time preventable: /prܼ‫ޖ‬ventԥbl/ (adj) that can be stopped process:/‫ޖ‬prԥ‫ݜ‬ses/ (v) to deal with documents in an of¿cial way profoundly: /prԥ‫ޖ‬fa‫ݜ‬ndli/ (adv) extremely prolonged: /prԥ‫ޖ‬l‫ܥ‬ƾd/ (adj) continuing for a long time prosecute: /‫ޖ‬pr‫ޝܤ‬sܼkju‫ޝ‬t/ (v) to of¿cially charge somebody with a crime in court 224 ENGLISH, Class 10 Q qualm: /kw‫ޝܧ‬m/ (n) a feeling of doubt or worry about whether what you are doing is right R rami¿cation: /‫ޙ‬ræmܼfܼ‫ޖ‬keܼ‫ݕ‬n/ (n) complication; dif¿culty recruitment: /rܼ‫ޖ‬kru‫ޝ‬tm(ԥ)nt/ (n) the action of ¿nding new people to join an organization or support a cause reluctant: /rܼ‫ޖ‬l‫ݞ‬ktԥnt/ (adj) Curriculum Development Centrehesitating before doing something because you do not want to do it republican: /rܼ‫ޖ‬p‫ݞ‬blܼkԥn/ (n) a supporter of government by elected representatives of the people rather than government by a king or queen; a member of the Republican Party of the US resolution : /rezԥ‫ޖ‬lu‫ݕ‬ԥn/ (n) an of¿cial decision that is made after a group or organization has voted reverence: /‫ޖ‬revԥrԥns / (n) a feeling of great respect or admiration for sb/sth Crobin: /‫ޖ‬r‫ܥ‬bܼn/ (n) CDa small, brown European bird with a red front rush: /r‫ݕݞ‬/ (v) to (cause to) go or do something very quickly S slender: /‫ޖ‬slendԥr/ (adj) slim, (of the body) with little Àesh on the bones sacred: /‫ޖ‬seܼkrܼd/ (adj) considered to be holy and deserving respect, especially because of a connection with a god sales representative: /‫ޖ‬seܼlz ‫ޙ‬reprܼ‫ޖ‬zentԥtܼv/ (n) an employee of a company who travels around a particular area selling the company's goods to shops/stores, etc. scared: /skeԥd/ (adj) frightened or worried scary: /‫ޖ‬skeԥri/ (adj) striking or surprising, fearful scoundrel: /‫ޖ‬ska‫ݜ‬ndrԥl/ (n) being dishonest or immoral ENGLISH, Class 10 225 Curriculumsculptor: /‫ޖ‬sk‫ݞ‬lptԥr / (n) Development Centre a person who makes sculptures segment: /‫ޖ‬seܳmԥnt/ (n) one of the smaller groups or amounts that a larger group or amount can be divided into self-esteem: /‫ޙ‬selfܼ‫ޖ‬sti‫ޝ‬m/ (n) con¿dence in one’s own worth or abilities; self-respect: self-restraint: /‫ޙ‬selfrܼ‫ޖ‬streܼnt/ (n) control of your own actions seminar: /‫ޖ‬semܼn‫ޝܤ‬r / (n) a meeting for discussion or training shiver: /‫ܼݕޖ‬vԥ(r)/ (v) to shake slightly shrine: /‫ݕ‬r‫ܼݞ‬n/ (n) a holy place associated with a sacred person shufÀe: /‫ݞݕޖ‬À / (v) to walk slowly without lifting your feet completely off th ground signi¿cance: /sܼܳ‫ޖ‬nܼfܼkԥns/ (n) importance slat: /slæt/ (n) a thin, narrow piece of wood, plastic, or metal used to make Àoors, furniture, window coverings, etc. DCsmuggle: /‫ޖ‬sm‫ܳݞ‬l/ (v) Cmove illegally into or out of a country snatch: /snæt‫ݕ‬/ (v) grab; steal soot: /s‫ݜ‬t/ (n) a black powder produced when coal, wood, etc. is burnt sophisticated: /sԥ‫ޖ‬fܼstܼkeܼtܼd/ (adj) having, revealing, or involving a great deal of worldly experience and knowledge of fashion and culture sore: /s‫ޝܧ‬r / (adj) painful speedometer: /spi‫ޖޝ‬d‫ܥ‬mܼtԥ(r)/ (n) an instrument in a vehicle which shows how fast the vehicle is going spirit: /‫ޖ‬spܼrܼt/ (n) a particular way of thinking, feeling, or behaving, especially a way that is typical of a particular group of people, an activity, a time, or a place sponsor: /‫ޖ‬sp‫ܥ‬nsԥ/ (v) to pay the costs of a particular event, programme, etc. 226 ENGLISH, Class 10 Curriculum staggering: /‫ޖ‬stæܳԥrܼƾ/ (adj) Development Centreso great, shocking or surprising that it is dif¿cult to believe stroll: /stro‫ݜ‬l/ (v) to walk somewhere in a slow relaxed way 227 stunning: /‫ޖ‬st‫ݞ‬nܼƾ/ (adj) extremely attractive or impressive; beautiful suspect: /sԥ‫ޖ‬spekt/ (v) to have an idea that something is probably true or likely to happen sustain: /sԥ‫ޖ‬steܼn/ (v) to cause or allow something to continue for a period of time T temptation: /temp‫ޖ‬teܼ‫ݕ‬ԥn/ (n) the wish to do or have something that you know you should not do or have thoroughly: /‫ޖ‬ș‫ݞ‬rԥli/ (adv) completely, very much thug: /ș‫ܳݞ‬/ (n) a violent person, especially a criminal Ctrait: /treܼt/ (n) CDa quality, good or bad, in someone's character transaction: /træn‫ޖ‬zæk‫ݕ‬ԥn/ (n) the buying or selling of something, or an exchange of money transit: /‫ޖ‬trænsܼt/ (n) place people use to travel cross an area transnational: /trænz‫ޖ‬næ‫ݕ‬nԥl/ (adj) existing in or involving many different countries tweak: /twi‫ޝ‬k/ (v) to make slight changes to something to improve it; twist U unintelligible: /‫ݞ‬nܼn‫ޖ‬telܼd‫ݤ‬ԥbl/ (adj) impossible to understand undoubtedly: /‫ݞ‬n‫ޖ‬da‫ݜ‬tܼdli/ (adv) certainly, without doubt unscrupulous: /‫ݞ‬n‫ޖ‬skru‫ޝ‬pjԥlԥs/ (adj) without moral principles; not honest or fair ENGLISH, Class 10 CurriculumV Development Centre vanish: /‫ޖ‬vænܼ‫ݕ‬/ (v) to disappear suddenly vicinity: /vԥ‫ޖ‬sܼnԥti/ (n) the area around a particular place vindictive: /vܼn‫ޖ‬dܼktܼv/ (adj) trying to harm or upset somebody W wanderer: /‫ޖ‬w‫ޝܤ‬ndԥrԥr/ (n) a person who keeps travelling from place to place with no permanent home wear: /wer/ (v) wear something to have something on your body as a piece of clothing, a decoration, etc. wisdom: /‫ޖ‬wܼzdԥm/ (n) the ability to make sensible decisions and give good advice because of the experience and knowledge that you have workshop: /‫ޖ‬w‫ޝܮ‬rk‫ܥݕ‬p/ (n) a period of discussion and practical work on a particular subject, in which a group of people share their knowledge and experience CY CDyeah: /jeԥ/ (adv) yes (informal) yell: /jel/ (v) to cry out or speak with a strong loud clear sound; shout 228 ENGLISH, Class 10