The Top 10 Benefits of Watching Television:

1. Intelligence – Complex TV series such as Lost, Heroes and Battlestar Galactica require a great deal of thinking to understand what is happening. In fact, this was the argument of author Steve Johnson in his book Everything Bad is Good for You: How today’s popular culture is actually making us smarter. See also 8 TV Shows That Make You Smarter.

2. Learn about different people and places – While nothing beats actual travel for this type of learning, most people are limited in the amount of travel they can do. TV opens up the world, whether through watching documentaries, or drama series with multicultural characters.

3. Water Cooler effect – TV can often give office mates with little in common, something to talk about. This is especially so with series that lend themselves to discussion such as American Idol, Lost or major events such as the finale of The Sopranos.

4. Laughter – Laughing is good for us. As the saying goes, laughter is the best medicine. It has been found to increase circulation, lower blood pressure and more. Watching a good comedy on TV can be a great way to find something to laugh about.

5. How-To – With cable channels such as HGTV and the Food Network, you can learn how to do almost anything from your TV.

6. Excitement – Contest shows such as American Idol, Survivor and The Amazing Race give you the fun and excitement of having favorites and rooting for a winner. The benefits of sports for non-sports watchers.

7. Educational and Informative – With cable channels such as Discover, National Geographic and the History Channels, watching TV can be as educational as going to school. Plus, how many times have you learned something while watching a regular TV series? If it weren’t for all the police and lawyer shows on TV, would anybody other than lawyers know what Miranda rights were?

8. Memory – With all the serial shows on television, from the complex like Lost, to the soapy, like Grey’s Anatomy, we need to remember what has happened from week to week to enjoy them.

9. Makes exercise easier – When doing a stationary exercise like a treadmill, it can get very boring. Reading is difficult because of the movement. Music helps but doesn’t give you anything to look at. There must be a reason why there are televisions in most gyms.

10. Gives families something to bond over – my favorite reason. From the time that I watched Sesame Street and Mr. Rogers with my kids to the current day when we spend hours talking about Lost, Chuck, The Big Bang Theory, Heroes and The Office, television has led to some great conversations. Often, talking about something that occurred in a TV show will lead to discussions of real life situations. If that isn’t a benefit, I don’t know what is.

You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.

Abraham Lincoln

Introduction:

Generally the major persons of a country are called her citizens. The constitution of India has defined the qualifications to be an Indian citizen. Generally those who are born in India, who are born of the Indian parents and who are the long time residents of India are accepted as the Indian citizens. Besides, there are some special categories too. Every citizen has certain rights to enjoy. So he would have the obligation to do certain duties to his country an nation.

Rights and duties play an important part in the development of a nation or the growth of an organization. Rights on the one hand give an individual an opportunity to be a part of development process while duties on the other hand make an individual obliged to play a part in the development. As a citizen of a democratic country we all are privileged to have some fundamental rights. But, apart from these rights we also have fundamental duties which we rarely talk about. Moreover responsible citizenship is not just about enjoying the fundamental rights and performing the fundamental duties mentioned in our constitution but it is about going beyond those duties.

Rights:

The Constitution of India has granted some fundamental rights to her Citizens. there are seven in number, such as; (1) right to equality, (2) right to freedom, (3) right against exploitation, (4) right to freedom of religion, (5) cultural and education rights, (6) right to property and (7) right to constitutional remedies.

Right to equality: It guarantees equality of opportunity to all in public employments, without discrimination of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth.

Right to freedom: It guarantees freedom of speech, peaceful assembly, formation of associations and unions, free movement in India, freedom of inhabitation anywhere in India, freedom of acquiring, holding and disposing of properties and freedom of practicing any trade or profession.

Right against exploitation: Forced labour and traffic in human beings are prohibited.

Right of freedom of religion: Freedom of religion is guaranteed subject to provisions for health, morality, peace and order.

Cultural and educational rights: Linguistic, cultural and religious interests of the minorities are protected. They an establish and administer their educational institutions.

Right to property: No person can be unlawfully deprived of this movable and immovable property.

Right to constitutional remedies: Any citizen can move the Supreme Court of India for the enforcement of his fundamental rights.

These rights are guaranteed by the Indian constitution. Any act of the Legislature which affects these fundamental rights can be challenged in a Court of Law.

Duties:

A citizen should have duties and responsibilities for his country. He should try to do the public good. He should control his conduct on the light of the good of his country. He should exercise his rights with proper judgment and obey the law of road and the like. He should try to build himself to do the best service for the country. He should have patriotism and fellow-feeling. As a citizen, he should know his responsibility to discharge his duties.

We always harp on our rights where ever we can and neglect the duties we generally have. As a citizen of our country we enjoy the rights of a privileged citizen and often we complain of the government's inability to provide services. Similarly in an organization, as an employee or a student in an institute we complain about the inadequacies of the system. But when it comes to our duty for the nation or institute, most of the times we are not aware at all. For instance as a responsible citizen, we have the duty of protecting the public properties, which we do not hesitate to destroy while protesting or demanding our rights. Destroying street lamps, burning tyres and vehicles, disrupting traffic are the common phenomena seen at the protest sites. Do we really need to do this? Have we ever realized the losses we cause to our country or organization in this manner? Do we ponder for a moment, how much effort it takes to build those structures?

Conclusion:

It is a matter of regret that most of the Indian citizens are neglectful of their duties to India. However, it is hoped, our student community will do their duties to the country, while enjoying the rights, guaranteed by the Constitution.

We the  People, recognize that we have responsibilities as well as rights; that our destinies are bound together; that a freedom which only asks what's in it for me, a freedom without a commitment to others, a freedom without love or charity or duty or patriotism, is unworthy of our founding ideals, and those who died in their defence. We are empowered by the constitution where we have been given the rights are given but the same constitution is also having the duties of a citizen which however is ignored  by our generation.

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 GERUNDS Worksheets 3

1. I like ___________(leave) home before 8.15 in the morning.

2. I don't like __________ (sit) in traffic

3. when I know I could be ________(do) something useful at work.

4. The secretary also objected _________(change) the date of the hearing.

5. Fortunately I remembered ___________(bolt) the door,

6. but _________ (be) honest,

7. I don't remember  _______________ (do) so.

8. Nobody owned up  __________ (take) the bag.

9. Vyom, have you ever considered ______________(move) to New York?

10. It is considered (be) one of the nicest cities in the world.

ADVERB WORKSHEET 2

Circle the adverb that describes the verb. Frame your own sentences using the adverbs.

 1. My grandpa snored loudly.

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2. Koel played on the beach yesterday.

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 3. I will visit my friend tomorrow.

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4. Vyome, will you come here?

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5. My sheepdog sat lazily in the pool.

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6. Neil slowly placed a card on the card house.

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7. Vyome stopped suddenly and listened.

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 8. Vyome stamped his feet angrily.

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 9. Vyome carefully glued the last piece onto the model.

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10.Vyome accidentally slipped on the ice.

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11. Yesterday, we  played a game.

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12. The engine grumbled loudly.

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13. We will go to the concert soon.

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14. Vyome waited patiently for the computer to load.

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15. Ramya finally arrived at the park.

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16. My mother nicely reminded me to do my homework.

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17. The astronaut easily fixed the problem.

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18. I usually hug my mother when I get home.

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19. My dog always barks.

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20. Vyome neatly wrote a shopping list.

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·         ADVERB WORKSHEET

Adverb Worksheet

Adverbs are words that describe or modify verbs and sometimes adjectives and other adverbs. They often answer the questions HOW, WHERE, or WHEN.

For example:

·         Even after one year of lessons, Luke plays the piano badly.

“Badly” is an adverb that modifies the verb “play” and tells us how Luke plays the piano.

·         The class is very difficult. Many students don’t pass it.

“Very” is an adverb that modifies the adjective “difficult” and tells us how difficult the class is.

Now let's get some practice using adverbs!

Worksheet to Test Adverbs Skills

I. Fill in the Gap

 Complete the sentences with the best adverb.

    Hint: Not every adverb is needed.

slowly     carefully   beautifully      well        loudly        carelessly       easily       excitedly       finally      suddenly       quickly           quietly

1.     Come here ____________. You have to see this!

2.     We knew that she had got the job when we saw her _________ talking on the phone.

3.     He ______________ put the vase on the table. It fell to the floor.

4.     Sharon is throwing a party on Saturday. She ___________ finished her PhD.

5.     Let’s walk ________________. I don’t want to be the first one at the meeting.

6.     Alex _____________ put up the bookshelves. It was too difficult for me to do on my own.

7.     Every thing happened so ______________. We had to move to California in less than a month.

8.     Why does he always have to talk so ____________. You can hear him in the next room!

9.     Although she speaks five languages, she did not do ___________ on the translation exam.

10.          I was so surprised. His new apartment was _____________ decorated.

Answer Key: 1. quickly, 2. excitedly, 3. carelessly, 4. finally, 5. slowly, 6. easily, 7. suddenly, 8. loudly, 9. well, 10. beautifully

II.  Adverb or Adjective?

Complete the sentence using an adjective or adverb.

To make adverbs we often add –ly at the end of an adjective (words that describe a noun)

Example: beautiful (adjective) girl (noun) 

               beautiful + ly = beautifully (adverb)

1.     He’s always in a rush. I don’t understand why he walks so ____________ (quick/quickly).

2.     I prefer studying in the library. It’s always_______________ (quiet/quietly).

3.     Michael __________ (happy/happily) took the assistant job. He had been looking for a position all summer. 

4.     Marta dances _____________ (beautiful/beautifully). She’s been taking ballet since she was five years old.

5.     They speak French very ____________ (good/well). They lived in France for two years. 

6.     My neighbor always plays ___________ (loud/loudly) music on the weekends. It’s so annoying.

7.     Please be __________ (careful/carefully) in the hallway. The walls have just been painted.

8.     Dan is very smart, but he is not a very___________ (good/well) student.

9.     He reacted __________ (angry/angrily) to the news. I have never seen him so upset.

10.          We didn’t ______________ (complete/completely) understand the teacher’s instructions. Most of us did not finish the assignment.

Answer Key: 1. quickly, 2. quiet, 3. happily, 4. beautifully, 5. well, 6. loud, 7. careful, 8. good, 9. angrily, 10. completely

Adverbs

Carol drives carefully. (How does she drive?)
I looked for her everywhere. (Where did you look for her?)
She came to London yesterday. (When did she come to London?)


Adverbs are generally divided into seven groups:

1) Manner: slowly, bravely, carefully, simply, quietly...
2) Place: there, here, up, down, near...
3) Time: yesterday, tomorrow, now, yet, still...
4) Frequency: never, always, often, once, twice...
5) Sentence: actually, really, obviously, evidently...
6) Degree: very, quite, rather, fairly, hardly...
7) Focus: just, only, simply, even, also...

Forming Adverbs

They are generally made from adjectives.


Many adverbs of manner and degree are formed by putting -ly at the end of an adjectives.

slow - slowly	happy - happily
cold - coldly	rapid - rapidly
bad - badly	kind - kindly

I don’t know why, but they spoke to me coldly.
The weather was awfully cold.
You should treat people gently.
Please, drive the car slowly.

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When an adjective ends in consonant + y, it becomes -ily.

busy - busily
happy - happily
easy - easily
heavy - heavily

She is working busily.
Chuck passed the test easily.

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When an adjective ends in -le, we omit -e and add -(l)y 

noble - nobly
possible - possibly
simple - simply
gentle - gently

Ex: My mom brushes my hair gently every day.

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When an adjectives ends in -e, we keep -e and add -ly.

extreme - extremely
free - freely
brave - bravely
safe - safely

His political ideas are extremely dull.
Our army fought bravely.

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When an adjective ends in -ic, we add -ally.

Systematic - systematically
Phonetic - phonetically

We searched the attic systematically.
Mrs. Burns wanted us to write the words phonetically.

Degrees of Adverbs

• Positive : Expresses a quality without a comparison.
  
  Ivan walks slowly. 

• Comparative : Expresses a higher or lower degree than the positive.
  
  Ida walks faster than Ivan.

• Superlative : Expresses the highest or the lowest degree when comparing more than two things/persons.
  
  Brad walks the slowest. 

1. Adverbs having the same form as adjectives:

POSITIVE	COMPARATIVE	SUPERLATIVE
fast	faster	the fastest
early	earlier	the earliest
late	later	the latest
hard	harder	the hardest
They came earlier than me. Kenyans always win prizes in marathons because they run the fastest of all. My parents’ plane will arrive later than my uncle's.	COMPARATIVE	SUPERLATIVE
easily	more easily	most easily
quickly	more quickly	most quickly
fluently	more fluently	most fluently
carefully	more carefully	most carefully

Linda drives more carefully than her husband.
Elizabeth speaks English the most fluently.