The book consists of three distinct sections one each for prose, poetry and writing skills. Major literary forms like prose, poetry, drama, fiction and non-fiction have been suitably used in the book to focus on various themes and issues. The texts of prose and poetry sections have been chosen from popular works of renowned foreign and Indian writers of English presenting themes and issues of wider variety and social milieus to enable our learner to develop deeper insight into them. Each lesson deals with a new theme or issue and provides the student greater exposure to acquaint him/her with that theme or issue. These mainly deal with effective reading, human psychology, socio-cultural and national ethos, conservation of environment and water, India's gifts of Yoga, Purity, Meditation and Concentration, Mahatma Gandhi's first success with Civil Disobedience, physical impairment and sense of alienation, adventure, global warming, joy of freedom, and the power of hope.
