Article describing a festival that you celebrated recently.

 Q. Write an article describing a festival that you celebrated recently.
In your article you should include
1. the name of the festival
2. the occasion, day, time, season etc of the festival
3. Why it is celebrated and how
4. how you and your family or community celebrated it recently
5. how you felt about the celebrations

FESTIVAL THAT I CELEBRATED RECENTLY
By: Rohan

India is the land of festivals. There are various festivals are being celebrated here. Recently I celebrated holi with my family, friends and neighbours on Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. at the end of winter. We started this festival one night before with Holika Dahan. 

Interestingly, The story behind celebrating this festival is that the son of hiranyakashyap, Prahalad was forced to worship his own father but he refused to do so. His father became very angry and decided to kill his own son by various means. One of the means of killing his son through his aunt holika, by placing both in fire as she was given a boon to remain unharmed from fire. Fortunately, prahlad was saved. However, Holika (his aunt) was burnt. From that day, people celebrate Holika Dahan to remain healthy and happy by burning their sins. And the next morning, they celebrate colourful holi to show their happiness.

On the first day, we all assembled in the evening. we light a bonfire. ladies made sweet chapattis over it. Everone pray for their goodness. We went to our homes and slept.  

On the next morning, All ladies of my neighborhood went to temple. We all assemble in the street of our neighborhood with colours, water buckets, water guns and water balloons. People started dancing and filling colours on each other. Children threw balloons on everyone and outsiders. Some teenagers threw balloons, water and colours from the roof on them. Outsiders got confused on where the balloons, water and colours come from. After sometime we all had breakfast at our houses and come back.
In reality, this festival should be celebrated with natural colours. Alternatively, We can use tumeric, flour, flowers as substitutes of colours to play holi.

Everyone felt very happy. We enjoyed very much. This holi become memorial for all of us. 

Speech Writing on 'Road Safety for pedestrians'.

 Q. As part of the Road Safety Week, your school is organising a declamation contest. Your teacher has given you the topic “Road Safety for Pedestrians”. Taking ideas from the following points and together with your own ideas, write your speech in about 150 words. 
1. Don’t play near road
2. Don’t run across the road
3. Obey traffic signals
4. Cross at Zebra crossing
5. Do not get in or off a moving bus
Essentials for an accident free ride
1. Discipline
2. Alertness
3. Respect for other road users [6th BBC COMPACTA]

ROAD SAFETY FOR PEDESTRIANS

Respected Principal, My worthy teachers and Dear friends. Today I am going to share my views on ‘Road Safety For Pedestrians’.

Pedestrian is the most important part of traffic & are at a greater risk. Road accidents are increasing in today's world at a faster rate. The biggest problem is at crosswalks pedestrians are not be really safe. Pedestrians are not just walkers,  travel on foot they are people doing all kinds of activities, for example Bikers, Joggers, Roller bladers/roller skaters, Skateboarders, Walkers etc are the most vulnerable (able to be easily hurt, influenced or attacked) of those who use roads.

For this reason, they should be very well protected. In order to remain safe, pedestrians should inherit the habit of using road infrastructure properly.  Subways, Zebra Crossings, foot over bridges should be used to cross the road. Short cuts and easy options of crossing roads are dangerous and should not be preferred. One should walk with care and with all sense and look around on coming traffic. We must avoid crossing road where drivers may not be able to see you. In addition, we should wait for suitable gap in the traffic flow before crossing the road. & never jump over the divider railings, you may lose temper due to over traffic. Children are more sensitive to the dangers of road. Moreover,  It is not only the drivers of the vehicles who cause accidents but carelessness of children and lack of awareness which add up the cause of accidents on road. Always hold hands of children while crossing the road. Teach your child to walk on footpath, encourage them to use subways, zebra crossing etc. Teach them to look at your right, left and right again and make sure that  no vehicle is coming and then walk and cross the road. If you will do the right thing on road, your child will follow you and will remain safe in traffic. 

Furthermore, people should avoid using roads for morning walks and jogging. They must take extra care if they are crossing the road on or near a curve. Pedestrians should not use parking areas to cross the road. And don't think that crossing road by the shortest and  direct route reduces your time on road.
  

To sum it up, everyone must follow the road rules.  

Thank you 

How To Curb The Spread of COVID-19.

 Q. These days you read much about corona disease in news paper. As Principal of your school you have decided to deliver a speech  on how to curb the spread of covid-19 in an online class. Write your speech in about 150-200 words  You are Sukriti/Sushpal.

How To Curb The Spread of COVID-19

Dear students.

Today I am going to talk on how to curb the spread of covid-19.

Covid-19 is one of the most deadly virus or disease found in china and whole world is under its trap. It is a communicable disease and can cause an epidemic. This disease sometimes proves fatal, especially in the crowdy places (in the crowd). Covid spreads through droplets produced when an infected person coughs sneezes or speaks. It transmitted through air. Covid generally begins with one person and then spreads rapidly in the whole locality.

If unluckily a person feels a symptoms (fever, cough, shortness of breath) of covid he should immediately quarantine himself so that it can be prevented from spreading at the right time and inform the local health authorities about the case. One can prevent the outbreak (unwelcome) of Corona Virus by taking some measures.

To protect yourself, strictly follow the lockdown imposed by the government.  clean your hands with handwash, soaps and sanitizers thoroughly and frequently. Always put the mask and carry sanitizers while going out of home. It is advised to drink decoction काढ़ा 2-3 times a day and include cinnamon दालचीनी, tumeric, black pepper, licorice mulethi, tulsi leaves in regular regime (diet).

Even after taking these precautions, if one catches the virus, he should (immediately consult the doctor.) be taken to the doctor immediately and should be treated property. Remember 'Prevention is better than cure'. Prevention of covid-19 is as much in the hands of people as in the hands of the government or municipality. So, take no risk.

Thank you.

Letter to editor concerning hoarding of food items by individuals and appealing them to rise above selfish interest during lockdown due to COVID-19.

 Q. You are Aditiya/Aditi, you saw in the news out of sheer (total, pure, सरासर) panic, people have started hoarding food items. Not only individuals but retailers and wholesalers are also taking advantage of crisis. You are disgusted ( निराश, Hopeless, unhappy) at this attitude. Write a letter to the editor of a national daily expressing your concern and appealing to the citizens to rise above selfish interest, keeping the nation in mind, at this critical (सकंटपूर्ण) juncture (समय) of lockdown due to the deadly COVID-19 virus.  

405/7 Model Town
Panipat

Mar. 11, 20xx

The Editor
The Tribune
Chandigarh

Sir

Sub : Hoarding of food items during lockdown.

Through one of the columns of your esteemed newspaper, I want to share my concern about hoarding food items during the COVID-19 crisis.

The whole world is under the COVID-19 crisis. There is a lockdown in the whole country. Production is not taking place in the factories. Many People have lost their jobs. They have no food to eat. Authorities are doing their best. They are providing daily use items to the needy. But, shopkeepers have started hoarding food items out of the total panic. Even retailers and wholesellers have also started hoarding food items to sell it at higher prices at the time of scarcity. 

This covid crisis cannot be tackled by the government alone. All people should come forward and help each other. Through this column, I make an earnest appeal to the citizens to rise above selfish interest at this critical juncture of lockdown due to COVID-19 virus.

Yours truly
Aditya.