The NEW On Board! Communicate in English for Grade 10 is based on the latest CBSE Communicative English (Code No. 101) syllabus, and it adheres to the guidelines of NCF 2023. It has been developed keeping in mind the needs of modern learners who need comprehensive and accessible educational material to excel. The primary objective of this book is to develop learners’ ability to comprehend, compose, and participate in vocabulary tasks on their own.
In this book, every section addresses the learning objectives given in the syllabus. Precise and lucid strategies have been presented and ample examples have been provided. This book intends to lead learners towards greater proficiency in the language while developing their critical thinking skills. For students who find composition activities too complex, scaffolding has been provided to help them navigate it better.
Section A: Reading Skills acquaints students with a wide range of texts helps them strategize their responses the questions that follow. Section B: Writing Skills offers formats and guidelines for writing tasks and content development. Section C: Grammar provides students with notes to help them approach grammar questions autonomously and apply their grammar skills in different contexts. The primary objective of Section D: Literature Textbook is to develop learners’ ability to understand, analyse, infer, evaluate, and interpret literary material, and respond to questions independently. Themes, notes on literary devices, and character sketches have been provided in order to make the primary texts more accessible. A range of Enrichment Activities have been provided after each chapter in order to build the learner’s confidence and boost their competence.
Assessment of Listening and Speaking tasks as well as Periodic and Annual Test Papers have been provided. The test papers contain Very Short Answer Type Questions, Short Answer Type Questions, Long Answer Type Questions, as well as Questions based on Extracts — as per the CBSE guidelines. This comprehensive yet compact book is highly recommended for a learner’s holistic development.