Class 10 English Words and Expressions II Unit 1, A Letter to God, is the official NCERT practice workbook companion to Unit 1 of First Flight (‘A Letter to God’, ‘Dust of Snow’, and ‘Fire and Ice’). It builds reading comprehension, storm and emotion vocabulary, grammar on relative clauses (who, whom, whose, which, that), editing skills, and formal letter writing.
What Class 10 English (Words and Expressions II) Chapter 1 Covers
Reading Comprehension & Vocabulary (Storms & Metaphors) Unit 1 opens with unseen reading passages on agricultural resilience, natural calamities, and human faith and kindness. Vocabulary exercises train students to distinguish storm terms—gale (a very strong wind), whirlwind (a rapidly rotating column of air), hurricane (a violent tropical storm with high winds), tornado (a funnel-shaped violent storm over a small area), cyclone, and typhoon—and to identify metaphors comparing natural phenomena to everyday objects (such as raindrops compared to ‘new coins’ and hailstones to ‘frozen pearls’).
Grammar & Writing: Relative Clauses, Editing & Letter Writing The grammar section focuses on defining and non-defining relative clauses using relative pronouns (who, whom, whose, which, that), helping students combine simple sentences into complex descriptive sentences. Writing and speaking tasks guide students through listening comprehension, error correction (editing passages), and composing a formal letter or reflective article on supporting victims of natural disasters.
Exercises in Chapter 1
- Workbook Exercises (Unit 1) cover unseen comprehension questions, matching storm vocabulary, identifying metaphors, joining sentences with who / whose / which / that, passage editing, and formal letter writing.
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FAQ
How do you combine sentences using a relative clause in Unit 1 of Words and Expressions II?
Place the relative pronoun (who, whom, whose for people; which or that for things) immediately after the noun it describes. For example: ‘Lencho was a hardworking farmer. He wrote a letter to God.’ becomes ‘Lencho, who was a hardworking farmer, wrote a letter to God.’
What is the difference between a gale, a whirlwind, and a tornado?
A gale is a persistent very strong wind; a whirlwind is a column of air moving rapidly round and round in a cylindrical or funnel shape; and a tornado is a violent, destructive storm with winds whirling at extremely high speeds around a small area of low atmospheric pressure.