English (PSEB 12th)

Section A (Lessons for Intensive study)

1. Hassan's Attendance Problem Sudha Murthy

2. The March King Katherine Little Bakeless

3. Thinking Out of the Box: Lateral Thinking (Adapted from the article from Internet)

4. Robots and People Isaac Asimov

5. On Giving Advice Joseph Addison

6. On Saying 'Please' A. G. Gardiner

7. The Story of My Life Helen Keller

8. Two Gentlemen of Verona A. J. Cronin

9. In Celebration of Being Alive Dr. Christian Barnard

10. Gadari Babas in Kalapani Jail Dr. Harish Puri

Section B (Poetry)

1. Prayer of the Woods Anonymous

2. On Friendship Khalil Gibran

3. The Echoing Green William Blake

4. Once upon a Time Gabriel Okara

5. Cheerfulness Taught by Reason Elizabeth Barret Browning

6. Father Returning Home Dilip Chitre

7. The Road Not Taken Robert Frost

8. On His Blindness John Milton

Section C (Lessons for Extensive study)

1. The School for Sympathy E. V. Lucas

2. A Chamelon Anton Chekhov

3. Bholi K. A. Abbas

4. The Gold Frame R. K. Luxman

5. The Barber's Trade Union Mulk Raj Anand

6. The Bull beneath the Earth K. S. Virk

Section D (Grammar and Composition)

Grammar

1. Determiners

2. Use of Non-finites (Infinitives, Gerunds, Participles)- 14 -

3. Transformation of Sentences

4. Voice

5. Narration

Composition

1. Précis writing

2. Letter writing (Official/Business/To Editors)

3. Applications

4. Explaining Newspaper Headlines

5. E-Mail writing