III DO

Completed 'The Bet' for II BAs.For the Pbt vs Zoo class, started the essay "The Case for Short Words", which was followed by thier weekly quiz, wherein the Zoology students gave a tough fight to the Pbt class, before bowing out with grace in the final round. 

Score: Pbt - 100 points, and Zoology - 70 points. Kudos to the dynamic teams.

I DO Summing up: I BSc Pbt/Zoo..:

Completed the essay by Cardinal Newman, where he talks about the qualities of a gentleman (mcc-ian i mean)

Some of the beckoning and engaging qualities of a gentleman are:

He never inflicts pain.

He is seldom prominent in conversation.

He never speaks of himself except when compelled.

He has no ear for slander or gossip.

He is never mean.

He is patient, forbearing, and resigned. 

He accounts for the mistakes of others.

He respects piety and devotion.

He is a friend of religious toleration.

And, well, these are part of a series of lectures given by Newman in Ireland, titled, "The Idea of a University"

Newman's thoughts still speak..!

Results of the Newspaper Quiz:

Pbt students did an astounding display in the Newspaper Quiz round, and won with elan.Kudos. 

Results of the Dumb Charades and Dictionary Quiz

Congrats to the I BSc Zoology (Reg) students for winning the first round of the Dumb Charades Competition held today. The competition had three rounds each on Films, Personalities and Proverbs.

The I BSc students did an upturn in the Dictionary Round, winning the first ten rounds with aplomb. Congrats to the Pbt Students.

Results of the Dumb Charades Competition:

I BSc Zoo - I Place (89 seconds)

I BSc Pbt - II Place (166 seconds)

Results of the Dictionary Quiz Competition:

I BSc Pbt -  I Place (110 points)

I BSc Zoo - II Place (10 points)

Winners... keep winning... Losers cheer up.. cos' the best is yet to come..!

Regards, 

English Professor

News Reading Competition - Audio Relay - Round I

Audio Recording of News Reading Competition conducted for the I yr Pbt Students

News Reading Competition - Audio Relay..:

This audio recording is part of the News Reading Competition Round I, conducted for I yr Zoo (Reg) students. The audio part for the Pbt class follows soon...

Competitions - Reg:

Dear Students, 

The Dumb Charades and Dictionary Quiz Competitions will be held on Tuesday, 26 July, as per schedule. Kindly come to class a bit earlier than usual for better coordination.

Wishing you all the very best, 

Rufus, English teacher

News Reading Competition..:

Dear Students,

The News Reading competition - Round I got over today, with both Zoology and Pbt students doing an excellent job. You can expect the results shortly. I am also planning to upload the audio version of the news reading, once i master the uploading techniques.

Keep up the spirit.
The next round will be the Dumb Charades and the Dictionary Round.
Wishing you the very best...
Regards,
Rufus

Score Card - Newspaper Quiz

Today, continued with the first poem by Nissim Ezekiel, where he takes it out on the interesting array of Indian English varieties. 

Then, the first of the Group Competitions for the Part II English took off to a slow but steady start, on Friday, 01 July, with the Pbt gentleman bagging the honours on the first day's Newspaper Quiz. On majority vote, it was agreed that The Hindu will be the official class newspaper.

The Zoology gentlemen were not far behind. Of course, with a neck-to-neck tie, Pbt clinched it only in the last round.

The Scores:

Zoology GM - 38

Zoology LD - 10

Pb&Pbt GM - 58

Pb&Pbt LD - Nil

The next class will feature a round on Spell Bees. So gear up, and the losers cheer up.. cos the best is yet to come..!

Regards, 

Rufus

Class Teacher