and those from abroad they have introduced new activities which are easy for those who follow the language the book also has a drama section that introduces the history of english language he said the writing section however might be a challenge for students from vernacular mediums the evaluation pattern has changed and the writing section has more weightage this might affect the performance of these students in termend examinations joshi saidsathe said the new textbooks for standard xii would carry forward the writing skills segment and introduce more concepts we are still brainstorming about it but there will be a writing skills segment with contemporary topics for example we can introduce the concept of being a radiojockey or something that the current generation is interested in she said