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 LETTER TO EDITOR : Letter to editor is a type of formal letter, written to the editor of a newspaper or a magazine. It is written to highlight a social issue or prevailing problem. It can also be written in order to get it published in the newspaper or magazine to bring it to the knowledge of readers and concerned authorities. TIPS: As it is a formal letter, the format has to be followed strictly. Only formal language can be used i.e. abbreviations and slang language should be avoided. Use of passive sentences is preferred. Format of letter to editor is given below: Question: Apart from newspapers, 24*7 hour news channels on TV are a major source of knowledge for the common man. As compared to foreign news channels, the Indian channels are full of advertisements. Write a letter to the editor of a national newspaper urging the news channels to create a healthy balance between news and commercials. You are Jonathan,18, Police Lines, Mumbai. Answer: 18, Police Lines Mumbai. Mob no. 2 Jun

 PRACTICE WORKSHEET FOR CASE STUDY BASED FACTUAL COMPREHENSION WITH GRAPH INTERPRETATION: Read the following passage, study the graph and the MCQs given below: Demonetisation indicates an economic policy where a certain currency unit desist to be used as a legal tender. It occurs whenever there is a change in the national currency: The existing form or forms of money is pulled from circulation and retired, to be altered with new notes or coins. Sometimes, a country completely replaces the old currency with new currency. On 8 November, 2016, the Indian government decided to demonetize the 500 and 1000 rupee notes, the two biggest denominations in its currency system. These notes elucidate 86% of the country's circulating cash. With no warning, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi revealed to the citizen that these notes would be rendered immediately ineffective with immediate effect. People were given time till the end of the year to deposit or exchange them for newly introduced

CASE STUDY BASED FACTUAL WITH GRAPH INTERP RETATION COMPREHENSION; Along with textual content in the form of passage, graph is provided. Students have to understand the text along with graph interpretation to correctly answer the questions. Let's solve the following case study based factual comprehension with graph interpretation. Read the following passage and study the graph to answer the MCQ's  on the basis of understood comprehension:   Bank lockers have long been considered a safe option to store jewellery and important pa pers. However, in the recent past, there have been sever al instances of theft in bank lockers. Bank locker hiring agreements absolve banks of any responsibility for the losses. So it may be prudent to insure the contents of the locker. Home insurance policies cover jewellery too, but you could also look at specific insurance for a bank locker. Iffco-Tokio has recently launched a bank locker protection policy. COVERAGE A locker insurance policy covers je

Article writing is one of the writing skill task in Section B of Core English. An article is a written communication published in a newspaper or magazine. To score good in article writing, one should follow the format of article writing and use tips for effective article writing. TIPS FOR EFFECTIVE ARTICLE WRITING  1. Plan your article before you start. 2.Always begin with your most solid points. 3. Adhere to the word limit. 4. Feel free to give examples, quote proverbs or provide facts and figures. 5. Do not deviate from the topic. 6. Avoid repeating the ideas and opinions. 7.Underline crucial points. 8. Be grammatically correct  Refer the video by clicking on the link. https://youtu.be/k4NnBr8lHqI

Notice is a formal communication usually written or printed by an office, meant for a large number of people. It is written in brief and clear manner.  

 As per recent guidelines of CBSE, Term 1 Core English syllabus for grade 11 is as follows: SEC A -  Reading skills  • Unseen  Comprehension                                                                                                            Factual, literary, discursive,                persuasive or descriptive)                       8 • Case based factual, data, table, graph  interpretation passage.                                         5                                                                                                                                          13                                         Sec B    Creative Writing skills.                          3                                                                        • Notice writing.                          • Business / official letters                       5                                                                       • Speech writing Grammar                                 

  Read the case study based factual passage and study the table. Answer the questions given below on basis of the comprehension content: With credit card companies keeping limits high, many people are tempted to go for high-value purchases/shopping on credit using the cards. Often enough, the total dues are also not cleared by the due date and the card holder has to opt for  either revolving credit or convert the outstanding into EMIS. Now, if you can clear the dues by the second due date, then revolving credit may not be a bad idea, but if you do not expect to complete repayment in the near future, EMI is always a better option. "Technically, the entire outstanding balance on the card (and not just a particular purchase) can be converted into EMIS. Banks charge a monthly rate of interest on converted transactions,” says Aditya Kumar, founder and CEO of Qbera.com. Compared to revolving credit, in which people mostly pay minimum dues and the interest piles up, the EMI conversion op