• Literary pieces (inside the book) by some great writers of all time • About the writer/poet: Ruskin Bond wrote his first novel, The Room on the Roof, when he was seventeen years old. Since then, he has written over 500 short stories and articles. Ruskin Bond received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1993, the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 2014. • Reading: Interesting selection of poems, prose and plays from across all genres and ages to help develop literary appreciation skills • Glossary: Meanings of all difficult words and phrases • Comprehension: Well-graded tasks including reference to context and factual questions - Objective, RTC, Subjective • Vocabulary/Literary devices: Wide range of vocabulary tasks to hone language and literature skills • Listening: Listening inputs involving a range of task types • Speaking: Speaking activities to help hone speaking skills of learners • Writing: Well-graded writing tasks with sample formats