1. EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES 1
Solar thermal power – Cloud computing – Nanotechnology
Compound nouns
Imperatives
Writing instructions
Interpreting charts and pictures
Note-making
Role play
Prefixes
Subject–verb agreement
2. SPACE TREK 17
Hubble telescope – Chandrayaan-2 – Anusat – Living quarters –
Space tourism
Group discussion
Affixes
Double consonants
Debates
Writing a book/film review
Predicting and problem-solving
Future tense Adverbs
3. GLOBAL ISSUES 33
Child labour – Food crisis – Genetic modification – E-waste –
Assistive technology
Making conversation
Homonyms and homophones
SMS and use of emoticons
Past participle for irregular verbs
Group discussion
E-mail communication
Antonyms
Preparing projects
4. ENVIRONMENTAL CONSCIOUSNESS 51
Climate change – Green cover – Pollution
Paragraph writing
Writing letters
Role play
Reading graphs
Prepositions
Designing posters
Tenses
Making recommendations
5. MEDIA MATTERS 71
H istory of media – Language and media – Milestones in media –
Manipulation by media – Entertainment media – Interviews
Compare and contrast
Effective writing
Group discussion
Writing reports
Writing advertisements
Tweeting and blogging
Types of interviews
Framing questions
6. LESSONS FROM THE PAST 93
I mportance of history – Differing perspectives – Modern corporatism –
Lessons from the past
Group discussion
Cause and effect
Events and perspectives
Debate
If conditional
Essay writing
7. ENERGY 107
Renewable and non-renewable sources – Alternative sources –
Conservation – Nuclear energy
Idioms
Essay writing
Listening and rewriting Modals
Debate
Preparing summary
Role play
Group discussion
Conversation
8. ENGINEERING ETHICS 123
Challenger disaster – Biotechnology – Genetic engineering –
Protection from natural calamities
Vocabulary
Impromptu speech
Creative writing
Direct and indirect speech
Fixed expressions
Developing creative writing skills
Accents
Presentation skills
Making posters
Report writing
9. TRAVEL AND TOURISM 139
A dvantages and disadvantages of travel – Tourism – Atithi devo bhava –
Tourism in India
Vocabulary
Conversation
Collocation
Group discussion
Note-making
Clauses
Interpreting charts and tables
Report writing
10. GETTING JOB-READY 159
SWOT analysis – Companies and ways of powering growth –
Preparing for interviews
Vocabulary
Phrasal verbs
Writing a profile
Connectives
Discourse markers
Problem-solving
Telephone skills
Application letters
Curriculum vitae
Interviews (telephonic and personal)