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Look at the children playing in the park. Identify and name the games.

Discuss in class.Do you play any of these games or do these sporting activities? Where do you play them? What is the difference between these games and games such as Test Cricket, One-day Cricket, League Football or Grand Slam Tennis? 5

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The one street game every little child in India has played is Stapu, Ekhat-Dukhat or Paandi or as it is commonly known, Kith-Kith. Kith-Kith is played all over India on the streets and in playgrounds. It is known as Kunte Bille in Karnataka, Paandi in Tamil Nadu, Tokkudu Billa in Andhra Pradesh, and Khane in Kashmir. The game, called Hopscotch in English, is a part of our childhood.

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A street game is a sport or game that is played on city streets rather than a prepared field or area. Street games are usually simple playtime activities for children that can be played near where they live.

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To play the game a player needs a marker such as a flat stone, tile or shell. The player stands behind the starting line and tosses the marker into the first square. Then she hops over the first square to the second one, and continues hopping to the eighth square. At the eighth square the player turns around, hops through the squares once more to the second square. Here she pauses and picks up the marker from the first square, hops over the first square and steps out. Then she tosses the

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Escargot (snail) or Marelle Ronde (Round Hopscotch). In Germany, Austria and Switzerland it is called Himmel und Holle (Heaven and Hell). The first square is called Erde (Earth) while the second last square is the Holle (Hell) and the last one is Himmel (Heaven)!

The Numbers Hopscotch game is a fun variation on an old favourite. You don’t need to toss a stone or use a marker for this version of Hopscotch – just keep hopping on one foot and try not to step on the wrong square. Think it’s easy? Give it a try!

marker into the second square. The game continues like this, until all eight squares have been played and the player completes the lap successfully. All hopping is done on one foot, unless there are two lateral squares, where the player has to land on both feet, with one foot on each square.

Hopscotch is a simple yet a skilled game. It requires physical agility and nimbleness and tests the player’s balance and precision. A player is considered ‘out’ if the marker does not land in the right square, touches the line, or the player loses balance and touches the line accidentally. There are several other rules and variations of the game which add to the fun and difficulty level.

Many forms of Hopscotch are played across the globe. Stapu’s name in Persian is Laylay. A French variant is known as *For detailed instructions, see inside front cover.

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Read and Write A. In each pair of sentences, tick the statement that is more appropriate about Hopscotch.

1. Hopscotch is not a very popular game. It is a well-known and simple game. 2. It is easy and needs very little space to play. The preparation makes it easy to play. 3. The main aim of the game is to hop on one foot without touching lines. The main aim of the game is to hop across the squares of the grid. 4. After tossing the marker you must hop across 8 squares. After tossing the marker you must hop across 8 squares forwards and backwards. 5. The skills required for Hopscotch are nimbleness and balance in movement. The skills required for Hopscotch are speed and quickness in movement.

What you will need:ChalkA space – paved or made of flattened mudHow to Play By the Numbers HopscotchStep 1: Make a grid of 12 squares on the

sidewalk. (Squares of 2 feet by 2 feet are a good size.)

Step 2: Number the squares 1 to 12. (Do not number them in sequence, but

do make sure that a number isn’t more than one row away from the number that came before it.)

Step 3: Hop on one foot from square number 1 to square number 2 to square 3 and so on. A player is out when he or she accidentally steps out of a square or lands out of sequence.

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Does that seem too easy? Make it trickier for players by making them put their hands behind their backs and repeat the process or jump only on even or odd-numbered squares in sequence.

Such traditional games act as learning aids.

They teach us many things – to learn to win and lose, to observe keenly and to develop our Maths and sensory skills, to improve motor skills and hand-eye coordination, to plan and think logically and last but not least, to have fun!

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6. There are different rules for the game of Hopscotch. There are variations with different rules for the game of Hopscotch. 7. Children all over the world play this game. Children all over the world play some variation of this game. 8. Hopscotch is a street game because it is played only in the streets. Hopscotch is a street game because children can play it wherever convenient.

B. Discuss the answers in class and then write them in your notebooks.

1. Describe how you play a game of Hopscotch. 2. How is the game of Numbers Hopscotch different from the normal Hopscotch you play?

C. Think and discuss with your partner. Share your answers in class.

1. Do you think children still play street games? Where do they play them? 2. Do you play these games with your friends? What games do you play?

D. Discuss in class.

1. Why should children play informal, outdoor games with their friends? 2. Try out Numbers Hopscotch during your playtime. Discuss the experience in class.

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E. Sport and game mean more or less the same. Such words are called synonyms. Read these sets of synonyms. Look up their meanings in a dictionary. Add a third synonym of your own.

1. commonly, normally, 6. amazed, surprised,

2. variations, alternatives, 7. known, recognized,

3. lateral, adjacent, 8. toss, throw,

4. space, area, 9. balance, poise,

5. simple, uncomplicated, 10. agility, suppleness,

F. Which word from the box can you add at the beginning or at the end of each word in these sets to make a new word? Write the new words on the blanks.

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1. read, watch, think, enjoy

2. turn, do, come, with

3. took, draw, make, do

4. hard, head, wreck, yard

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WORdS, PHRaSeS and claUSeS Understand Grammar

G. Complete these sentences using the words in brackets.

1. Hopscotch, Stapu or Paandi (game children India) 2. It is (game played hopping squares grid) 3. Hopscotch is (a good test of and) 4. The game (fun interesting)

v Words are the smallest units of language that have a meaning.game played hopping squares grid fun interesting

We put words together to make a phrase or a single unit of meaning. An interest Hopscotch is played on a grid a hopping game v We join phrases to make a clause. A clause is a larger word group and has

more information than a phrase. A clause has a noun (and words that go with the noun) and a verb (and words that go with the verb)

We had no TV!We played Hopscotch.

v If we complete our meaning using one clause, it becomes a sentence. We played Hopscotch in the evening. v When the sentence is a part of a larger group of words, we call it a clause. We had no TV so we played Hopscotch in the

evening. We played Hopscotch in the evening because we had no TV. clause 1 clause 2

Use Grammar H. Use the words in the box below to make five phrases, five clauses and five sentences.

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I consider gulli-danda the king of all sports! Even now, whenever I see boys playing gulli-danda, I have a great desire to join them. You don’t need a lawn, a court, a net or any other expensive equipment. Just climb a tree, cut a branch, make a gulli and even if there are only two of you, you can start playing!

As a boy, I spent many happy and absorbing hours playing this game. Among my fellow-players was a boy named Gaya. He was a tall, thin fellow with the long, supple fingers of a monkey and with a monkey’s nimbleness and uncertain temper. Whatever the shape of the gulli, he would pounce on it the way a lizard pounces on an insect.

I didn’t know where Gaya lived, how he lived, or who his parents were. But he was the undisputed champion of our gulli club. Whichever side he played for was bound to win.

One day only Gaya and I were playing. He was batting. I was fielding. It was strange that one could spend the whole day batting, but even a minute of fielding seemed irksome. I tried all means,

including foul ones, which on such an occasion seemed permissible, to put an end to my fielding. But Gaya would not let me go until I had got him out.

When all my attempts to wriggle out of fielding failed, I tried to run home. Gaya caught hold of me and said fiercely, “Let me complete my turn before you go. You batted with great gusto. When it’s your turn to

Gulli-danda

Gulli-Danda is an amateur sport played rather like cricket. It is an informal street game played in the rural areas and small towns all over South Asia as well as Cambodia, Turkey and Italy. The game is played with two sticks: a large one called a danda, which is used to hit a smaller one, the gulli. This story written by the famous Urdu and Hindi author Premchand is a charming account of village life.

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field, why are you running away?”“If you bat the whole day, do you expect

me to go on fielding the whole day?”“Yes, I do.” “I shouldn’t even go home to eat

or drink?” “No, not till my turn is over.” “I’m your slave, am I?” “Yes, you are.”“I’m going home. Let’s see how you

stop me. ”“How will you go home? Do you think

this is a joke? I gave you your turn. Now I’ll take mine.”

“All right. Yesterday I gave you a guava. Give it back to me.”

“It has gone into my stomach.”

“Take it out then. Why did you eat my guava? ”

“You gave it to me. So I ate it. I didn’t ask you for it.”

“You can’t have your turn till you return my guava.”

I tried to free myself from Gaya’s grasp, but he held on to me. I cursed him. He cursed me in return and slapped me. I bit him. He hit me on my back with his danda. I started howling. Gaya could not match this weapon of mine. He took to his heels. I promptly wiped my eyes, forgot the blow I had received and ran home laughing.

Soon after this incident, my father was transferred to another town. In the excitement of going to a new place, I quite forgot my old playmates . . .

Twenty years went by and I qualified as an engineer. While touring the district, I arrived by chance in the same small town that I had lived in as a child. I stayed in the dak bungalow. Eager to refresh old memories, I went out for a walk but was sorely disappointed. How the beautiful world of my childhood had changed!

Suddenly I saw two or three boys playing gulli-danda in an open space nearby. For a second I completely forgot myself. I went up to one of the boys and said, “Tell me, does a man named Gaya live here somewhere?”

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“You mean Gaya, the groom?” asked the boy timidly.

“Yes, I think so,” I replied. “Can you call him for a minute?”

The boy ran off and reappeared in a few minutes with a short, dark man. I recognized my old playmate straight away and wanted to fling my arms around him! But I stopped myself.

“Well, Gaya,” I said coolly, “Do you recognize me?”

Gaya bowed his head. “How could I not recognize you, Malik?” he said humbly. “I hope you are well.”

“I am fine,” I said. “Tell me about yourself.”

“I am Deputy Sahib’s groom, Sarkar,” he replied.

“And Matai, Mohan, Durga – where are they? Do you have any news of them?” I asked.

“Matai died. Mohan and Durga are both postmen. And you, Sarkar?”

“I am the engineer of this district. Do you still play gulli-danda?” I asked.

Gaya looked astonished. “Where is the time, Malik?” he said. “I have to earn my living.”

“Come,” I said. “Today you and I will play gulli-danda. You bat. I’ll field. I haven’t forgotten that I owe you a turn at batting!”

Gaya agreed to play very reluctantly. He was a labourer on daily wages. I was a senior officer. What did the two of us have in common?

I took Gaya back with me to the dak bungalow and then we both drove in my

car to the spot where we were going to play. We also took an axe with us. Despite my inner excitement, I managed to look very composed. Gaya’s face showed no sign of either eagerness or pleasure. Perhaps his mind was too oppressed by the difference in our status.

“Did you ever think of me all these years?” I asked. “Be truthful, Gaya.”

“How could I presume to think of you, Sarkar?” he said awkwardly.

“But I thought of you quite often,” I said, a little sadly. “I still remember that blow you gave me with your danda!”

“That was long ago, Sarkar. Please do not remind me of it.” Gaya looked very sorry.

“Wah!” I said. “Why not? That memory remains the sweetest memory of my childhood.”

We were now about three miles away from the town. Everything was quiet and peaceful. The sky was lit by the rays of the evening sun. I rapidly climbed a tree and cut a branch to make the gulli and the danda.

Then we began playing. I hit the gulli, making it leap up in the air. Gaya tried to catch it but it fell behind him. He seemed to have lost his old dexterity. No gulli had ever escaped Gaya when we were children!

I started batting. I was out of practice but I made up for my lack of skill by

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cheating at every opportunity. Gaya watched without saying a word. How accurate his aim used to be in the old days! His gulli had never failed to hit the danda. Now it missed the danda every time.

After I had been batting for half an hour, the gulli did hit the danda once. But I refused to acknowledge the fact. Surprisingly Gaya did not argue.

Had we been children, Gaya would have climbed on my back by now and never allowed me to get away with such deceit! But now it was the easiest thing to make a fool of him. He had forgotten everything.

After a minute the gulli hit the danda again and this time as loudly and unmistakably as a pistol shot.

“It hit! It hit!” Gaya declared joyfully.“Did it?” I said, pretending to look very

puzzled. “I didn’t see it hit.”“But it made a loud noise,”

Gaya protested. “Perhaps it hit a brick,” I said. Even I was amazed at the extent of

my tampering with the truth! Both Gaya and I had seen as well as heard the gulli hitting the danda, but he accepted my preposterous suggestion about the brick.

I began batting again. But now I was feeling sorry for Gaya, the simpleton. So when he hit the danda for the third time, I graciously allowed him to bat.

“Should we not continue the game tomorrow?” asked Gaya. “It’s getting dark.”

“No, no,” I said, not wanting to give him a chance to play a good, long innings the following day.

Gaya started batting, but very poorly. In a few minutes he was out.

“You can bat again if you like,” I said generously.

“No,” he said. “It’s really getting dark now.

We drove back to the town as darkness fell and lamps were being lit. Before leaving me Gaya said, “There will be a gulli-danda match here tomorrow. All the old players will play. Will you come? Fix the time and I’ll tell the others.”

I told him to organize the match early in the evening and went to see it the following day. It was a group of about twenty players and included several of my old classmates. The rest were young men whom I did not know. The game began. I watched, sitting in my car.

Gaya’s performance that day astounded me. What skill! What grace! How his childhood talent had matured! All his awkwardness of the previous day had disappeared. Seeing the way he sent the gulli flying through the air like an arrow, I realized that had he played with me so expertly the day before, I would definitely have been reduced to tears.

During the game one of the young men tried to be a little high-handed. There was an argument between him and Gaya. But such was Gaya’s anger and authority that

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the youth had to retract his words.Now I knew that Gaya had not

played with me the day before. He had only pretended to play. I cheated but he showed no anger. That was because he was indulging me like you indulge a child, allowing me to win. I was an officer. He was a poor man. This fact stood between us like a wall. Now I could get indulgence

Read and Write

A. Tick the most appropriate options. You can tick more than one. Discuss your answers in class.

1. The writer a. is a small boy who lives in the village. b. remembers his days as a child as he wanders around. c. is the engineer of the district. d. was very happy with the changes in the village. 2. The writer was looking for his friends because he a. was touring his old village and he wondered how they were. b. could not bear to be alone and wanted to talk to them. c. was recalling old days and wanted to see them. d. wanted to play gulli-danda with them.

from him, politeness from him, but not comradeship. As children we were equals. But now I was no match for him, only an object of pity.

Gaya had grown bigger. I had become smaller.

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3. The writer specially remembered Gaya because a. Gaya had hit him when they were children. b. Gaya was the best gulli-danda player he knew. c. they used to play alone together. d. Gaya used to admire his skill a lot. 4. “But I thought of you quite often,” I said, a little sadly. The writer a. is sad that he thought of Gaya. b. did not want to think of Gaya as it made him sad. c. was sad to think maybe Gaya did not think of him. d. felt sad thinking of his happy childhood days.

B. Write the answers.

1. Gaya could not match this weapon of mine.

What weapon was it and why do you think Gaya couldn’t match it?

2. “Where are they? Do you have any news of them?”

Who is asking the question, of whom and why?

3. “That was long ago, Sarkar. Please do not remind me of it.” Who does not want to be reminded, of what and why?

4. Why did the writer leave his childhood home and go away?

5. “Gaya’s performance that day astounded me.” Why was the writer astounded?


When the writer talks about his childhood, he describes Gaya as a tall, thin fellow but when he meets him as a grown man he describes him as a short, dark man. Why do you think he does this?

D. Complete this table and discuss in class.

The story constantly contrasts the relationship and position the two characters had as young children and as adults. Write the sentences that bring out this contrast.

As young friends As adults

“I’m your slave, am I?” “How could I presume to think of you, Sarkar?

“Yes, you are.”

How does the last sentence of this story highlight the contrast and the change in the writer’s feelings and ideas?

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Words in Use VOcabUlaRy in cOntext

E. Read this sentence. Note the words the author uses to describe Gaya‘s fingers.

the long, supple fingers of a monkey What kind of fingers do you think the following would or should have?

a carpenter, a drummer, a sitar player a weaver Give two words each to describe their fingers.

SUbject – VeRb aGReement Understand Grammar

F. Correct these sentences.

1. The person in this room have a very easy job.

2. All of them has to clear up their own desk at the end of the day.

3. That way, our classroom will always remains neat and tidy.

4. I watched the game sit in my car.

5. Vijay is the boy who live in the village.

The verb in a sentence must agree with the subject in number and person. v A plural subject takes a plural verb.

As children we were equals. v If there are two nouns and both refer to the same thing or person, the

verb is in the singular.The singer and music director of this song is A. R. Rahman.

v Two or more subjects connected by and take a plural verb.Mohan and Durga are both postmen.

v Nouns such as mathematics, news and measles require singular verbs.The news is that there will be a cricket match tomorrow.

v Two or more singular nouns or pronouns connected by or or nor take a singular verb.

Neither Mohan nor Durga was in town. v Words such as each, neither, everyone, everybody, anybody, anyone,

somebody, someone, no one, nobody and each one require a singular verb.Everyone is invited for the game.

v Collective nouns refer to more than one noun in number, but take a singular verb.

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Use Grammar G. The verbs in this summary of the story have been highlighted. There are mistakes in the use

of some of the verbs. Cross them out and write the correct verb.

The writer, now the district engineer, come to a village where he had lives as a young boy.

He tries to find his old friends but they seems to have disappeared. Finally he locates the

boy Gaya, now a man, who were the champion of the gulli-danda team, which is the writer’s

favourite game.

As a boy Gaya often beat him at the game. Gaya was from a poor family and as an adult does

not treats him like a friend but as a rich person. The writer make him play a game of gulli-

danda with him and cheats shamelessly but Gaya does not seem to be the champion player

he used to be. He lose and then invites the writer to see a gulli-danda game in the village.

The writer is amazed when he see Gaya play. He did not seem to have lost any of his ability

and was as skilful as ever. He realised that Gaya had deliberately lost to him out of kindness,

maybe because he did not want him to feel bad.

H. Divide the class into two teams. The teacher or the teams may give each other a starter from these phrases. The teams score one point for each correct sentence and two if they correct the other team’s sentence.

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Writing composition

I. I consider gulli-danda the king of all sports! - What reasons does the writer give for this statement? Do you agree with him?

Write a short paragraph about why you agree or disagree with the writer.

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Write a paragraph about one of the games you play in the park, in the parking lot, in front of your house etc with your friends. What game do you like to play and how do you play it?

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A. Listen to your teacher read out descriptions of the variations of hide-and-seek. Complete these sentences with one word.

1. Playing with a home base means have to get back to home base. 2. In the variation, multiple seekers become seekers. 3. In Jailbreak, free hiders can those in jail. 4. When you have one hider to start with instead of a seeker, it is called 5. The variation played with two teams is called

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B. Look at this picture. What is it about?

v What do you think is happening here?

v Do you face such situations at home sometimes?

v What do your parents say or do? What is your usual reaction?

v Discuss in your group.

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TALk TO THE CLASS

C. Think about the given topic. Talk to a partner. Then talk to the class.

v What is your favourite game to play with friends in the park? v How do you play the game? v Why do you enjoy it?

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When we express our views on something, we use phrases such as

I think, In my opinion, I guess, I believe, There is a possibility

D. Work with a partner. Use phrases such as the ones given and do a role-play for any one of the following situations.

1. Your classmate has had a fight while playing a game. He feels the other person was being unfair. 2. The examinations are around the corner but your friends want to play as usual in the evening.

You feel you should stay in and study. 3. Two of your playmates are not talking to each other. 4. Your partner is in the habit of playing tic-tac-toe in class all the time.

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The sun does arise,And make happy the skies.The merry bells ringTo welcome the Spring.The sky-lark and thrush,The birds of the bush,Sing louder around,To the bell’s cheerful sound.While our sports shall be seenOn the Echoing Green.

Old John with white hair Does laugh away care, Sitting under the oak, Among the old folk, They laugh at our play, And soon they all say. ‘Such, such were the joys, When we all, girls and boys, In our youth time were seen,On the Echoing Green.’

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In this poem, William Blake talks about merry sounds and images of spring that accompany the children playing outdoors. Then, an old man happily remembers when he enjoyed playing with his friends during his own childhood. The last stanza depicts the little ones being weary when the sun has descended and going to their mother to rest after playing many games.

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enjoy the Poem A. Write the answers.

1. Give titles to the three verses of the poem using some of these words:beginning, during, end, morning, evening, afternoon, of the day

2. What is the Green? What does the Green echo with?

B. Tick all the things the poet is describing in the poem.

1. a beautiful, sunny, spring day 2. people playing in the meadow 3. children playing games in the meadow 4. older people watching 5. older people thinking about their youth 6. older people asking children to rest 7. children tired at the end of the day

C. The lines in the poem are quite short and also rhyme regularly. pick out three set of rhymes.

Till the little ones weary No more can be merry The sun does descend, And our sports have an end: Round the laps of their mothers, Many sisters and brothers, Like birds in their nest, Are ready for rest; And sport no more seen, On the darkening Green.

William Blake

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enrichment activities

A. Work with your partner. Look up a dictionary for the meanings of these words. Make as many sentences as you can with each word to bring out the different meanings.

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B. Work in pairs or divide the class into two teams. Team A will read out a sentence and give a new subject or predicate. Team B has to form another correct sentence with the new subject or predicate. The two teams can then reverse their roles and repeat the activity.

TEAM A: This fruit is very popular with children. New subject: Fruit smoothies TEAM B: Fruit smoothies are very popular with children. TEAM B: All the answers seem correct. New predicate: seems correct TEAM A: Only one answer seems correct.

Speaking

C. Think of a situation in the past when you felt that your good manners helped you to win a teacher’s/relative’s/friend’s or your parents’ heart. Narrate the incident to the members of your group. Include the following:

v When it happened v What you did v How others reacted v How you felt

claSS PROject more to do D. Imagine a new school is opening in your neighbourhood. You have been selected to write

the text for an advertisement for the school. Use this format.

OpENING SHORTLY School

C bLoCk, AMALTAs roAD, jeevANPurA For parents who want their children to enjoy a happy childhood, here is an excellent

opportunity. our school offers the following unique features. sTress-Free eDuCATIoN v No homework v

TeCHNoLoGY-BAseD TeACHING, MoDerN FACILITIes For sPorTs v

vArIeD CuLTurAL ACTIvITIes oFFereD v

Contact the Principal immediately for admission enquiries.

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E. Time for self-evaluation! Read the following statements carefully and tick the ones you think are correct for you.

1. I’ve learnt how to say No to things I don’t want to do. 2. I am learning how to be a patient listener. 3. I have to realize that though I am a good human being, sometimes my

behaviour is not good. 4. I am trying to control my anger and not react rudely. 5. I know I need to be more focussed in my studies.

F. There are things that you HAVE TO DO and those that you WANT TO DO. Write HAVE TO or WANT TO against the following.

1. be with friends. 2. eat well and look after my personal hygiene. 3. read storybooks the whole evening. 4. Complete homework daily. 5. Sleep well. 6. Watch television till late at night. 7. Play computer games.

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G. Read about the two situations given below. Work in pairs. One of you can be Student A and the other Student B.

Situation 1 for Student A

You have been invited to a birthday party. Your mother is unwell and your father is away on an official tour. Will you

v go to the party? v apologize to your friend and stay at home with your mother?

Tell your partner about your decision and give reasons for it.

Situation 2 for Student B

Your grandfather has come on a two-day visit to your house. He wants to spend time with you. Your classmates are going for a picnic and have asked you to join them. Will you

v stay at home and spend time with your grandfather? v go for the day-long picnic with your friends?

Tell your partner about your decision and give reasons for it.

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On the move2Get Set!

Many years ago in 1873, Jules Verne, a French writer wrote about a gentleman who travelled around the world in eighty days.

Work with a partner. Look at this collage. In two minutes identify these pictures of some of the places/countries the gentleman visited.

Share your answers in class.

Take turns to say what you know about these places.

Do you think the above journey actually happened?

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Monday, 22 July 2013Clouded skies and rains bring excitement and joy with them. Today dark, clouds appeared on the horizon.

I felt cheerful all of a sudden. The sweet smell of wet earth invigorated me. At last the monsoons had arrived in Delhi. And what a monsoon! The rain lasted for over an hour; umbrellas were of no use. Suddenly there were traffic jams everywhere. Buses and cars began to honk rudely. Children had trouble going to school and older people to office.

But the first monsoon showers always bring great joy, and many children decided to play in the rain on their way to school.

Tuesday, 23 July 2013I went for my music lessons. I sat down with the other students to sing songs to welcome the first showers of rain. Sweet, lilting music filled the air. The soft patter of raindrops on the windows and the cool breeze added to the charm of the atmosphere. Music can be very soothing and give one solace and peace. When I pick up my sitar and sing sweet melodies, I forget all my worries and feel at peace.

Wednesday, 24 July 2013My family decided to take a holiday and visit my grandparents who stay on a farm in Shimla. We wanted to enjoy the rain drizzling over the trees, which is hard to experience in the midst of all the pollution and crowds that fill Delhi today. On our way we crossed many villages. The grass

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A young student wrote these diary entries when she went on a road trip with her family. What were her experiences like? Was the trip as she expected? Read on as she takes us through the various scenes the family came across.

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invigorated rejuvenated, energized lilting music music that’s pleasing to the ears solace a feeling of calmness

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running around with sticks in hand to grab the kites cut by their rivals. I too tried my hand at kiteflying. The kite took some time to get off the ground and when it finally went up high in the sky, my heart too soared with joy.

Saturday, 27 July 2013Early morning we left for home. It had been a pleasant holiday but we had to get back to school on Monday. When we reached home we were very tired. We had a light dinner and then my mother asked us to go to bed. When I looked out of my window the sky was lit with bright stars. My little brother was sitting near the window and gazing at the sky when my mother came and stood next to him. The sight of them standing close together touched me and made me realize how contented and blissful my world is.

Neha Sakhuja

on the hills was still a pale yellowish-green tinged with brown, but the monsoon would soon change it into a deep green. We saw women gracefully swinging by with pitchers perfectly balanced on their heads.

On the way we stopped the car, as we couldn’t resist the pleasant scene around us. My mother took out the eats and within minutes we had a nice spread in front of us. We enjoyed sandwiches and fruits and played on the lush green grass. The freshness of faintly tinted buds and the beauty of the place were breathtaking.

Thursday, 25 July 2013We reached the farm and more delights awaited us there. Trees were laden with fruits in the orchard. My grandparents were very happy to see us. All of us got together to pick the fruits. It was heavenly to sink my teeth into the juicy apples and creamy guavas fresh from the trees. We helped pack the fruits into baskets. The fruits filled the air with a delightful fragrance. I decided to carry back some fresh fruits for all my friends and neighbours.

Friday, 26 July 2013In the morning we went to a village nearby. Boys were out in the fields flying kites. Kiteflying is a very popular sport in India. In some states people love to fly kites on Raksha Bandhan and Independence Day. But today, the children are making full use of the pleasant weather. It seems a kiteflying competition is being held. One can see colourful kites in the sky and boys

laden with heavily loaded with blissful full of joy

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Read and Write

A. Tick the most appropriate options.

1. This piece of writing is a/an a. essay. c. series of diary entries. b. report. d. story. 2. We know that the rain on Monday was very heavy because a. there was an earthy smell. c. the umbrellas were useless. b. there was a traffic jam. d. the cars were honking rudely. 3. The family decided to go on a holiday to a. visit the writer’s grandparents at their farm in shimla. b. enjoy the coming of the monsoons in Shimla. c. get away from the crowds and pollution of Delhi. d. enjoy a long drive and feel the drizzle on the trees.

B. Write opinion or fact for these statements. Discuss with a partner.

1. Clouded skies and rains bring excitement and joy with them. 2. At last the monsoons had arrived in Delhi. 3. But the first monsoon showers always bring great joy. 4. I went for my music lessons. 5. Music can be very soothing and give one solace and peace. 6. We enjoyed sandwiches and fruits and played on the lush green grass. 7. The freshness of faintly tinted buds and the beauty of the place were breathtaking. 8. The fruits filled the air with a delightful fragrance. 9. I carried back some fresh fruits for all my friends and neighbours. 10. People love to fly kites on Raksha Bandhan and Independence Day.


1. How do you think the family travelled from Delhi to shimla? What makes you think so? 2. List the sentences from the piece that tell you that the writer is aware

of and sensitive to her surroundings.

D. Discuss in class.

1. What do you feel about road trips? Do you think this piece effectively brings to our mind the nice things about travelling?

2. What are some of the negative aspects of road trips? Have any been mentioned in the piece? Can you think of any?

Words in Use decOdinG WORdS

E. The word light used as an adjective can mean many things. a. not heavy – a light suitcase; b. pale – a light blue, c. small/not much – a light dinner

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Work with a partner. Write a, b, or c next to each noun. Discuss your answers in class.

1. a shirt 4. a snack 7. a school-bag 10. work 2. a green shirt 5. a table 8. breathing 11. eyes 3. a saucepan 6. sky 9. rain 12. a pencil

Think of some more nouns with which you can use light. Share your list with the class.

WORd ORdeR Understand Grammar

F. punctuate the following.

1. We can sit under the trees 6. This is a good place to start 2. Can we sit under the trees 7. Is this a good place to start 3. Why do we have monsoons in India 8. Where are you going for your holidays 4. Do we have monsoons in India 9. Are you going to Shimla for your holidays 5. We do have monsoons in India 10. I am going to Shimla for my holidays

What do you notice about the word order in the sentences? Discuss with a friend.

v When we ask questions, we change the order of the words. The helping verb comes before the subject.

We can sit under the trees. Can we sit under the trees?This is a good place to eat. Is this a good place to eat?

v When we use interrogatives or question words, we place them at the beginning of the sentence.

The farm is in Shimla.

Where is the farm?

Use Grammar G. Work with a partner. Complete this dialogue between Neha, the girl whose diary you read,

and her friend, using suitable questions or statements of your own.

Friend: Where did you go this weekend?

Neha:

Friend:

Neha: It was beautiful! My grandparents live on a farm there.

Friend: Did you drive all the way?

Neha:

Friend:

Neha: We helped pick fruits and pack them.

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