CLASS 8 · KARNATAKA STATE BOARD

English Second Language,
made clear.

Complete Grade 8 English Second Language across prose, poetry, supplementary reading, comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, listening, speaking and writing. Learn at your own pace, ask questions and always know what to study next.

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YOUR LEARNING PATHAaEnglish Second Language
01Prose & poetry02Vocabulary03Grammar04Composition05Practice06AI tutor
20 chapters6 resource typesAI subject tutor
Learning outcomes

A complete path from reading to confident recall.

01

Read with understanding

Explore prose, poetry and literary ideas chapter by chapter.

02

Build language fluency

Strengthen vocabulary and use words accurately in context.

03

Apply language skills

Practise grammar, composition and structured written responses.

04

Prepare with confidence

Revise key ideas and practise with quizzes and exercises.

Complete syllabus

Course syllabus

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20 chapters · Free preview available
TEXTBOOK-ALIGNED STRUCTUREEnglish Second Language, Part 1 · English Second Language, Part 2 · English Second Language, Part 1 · English Second Language, Part 2

Chapters and published learning resources are organised in the textbook sequence.

English Second Language

English Second Language, Part 1

8 chapters
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A Day in the Ashram

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Beauty

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Sir C. V. Raman

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The Little Busy Bee

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Jamaican Fragment

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No Men Are Foreign

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The Boy Who Asked for More

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For a Five Year Old

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English Second Language

English Second Language, Part 2

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The Swan and the Princes

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Somebody's Mother

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All the World Her Stage

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Coromandel Fishers

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The Emperor's New Clothes

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Machine

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Luther Burbank

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The Axe in the Wood

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English Second Language

English Second Language, Part 1

2 chapters
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The Story of Dharmavyadha

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The Earthquake

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English Second Language

English Second Language, Part 2

2 chapters
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Lal Bahadur Shastry

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The First Woman in Space

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