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प्रश्न
Name one thing that, at present, you are craving to possess, most of all?
उत्तर
I hope to travel abroad.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
What do you often, complain to your parents/elders about?
Name some of the things, you have in your possession, which your younger brother/sister does not have.
Read the translated Arabic proverb given below and discuss what it means to convey -
‘I complained that I had no shoes until I met a man who had no feet’.
Read the poem below and fill in the gaps choosing the appropriate words, to make it meaningful. Also suggest a title of your own:
(hours/ fall/ flowers/ at all/ birthday/ years/ tears/ shadows)
Count your garden by the ____________
Never by the leaves that ____________
Count your days by golden ____________
Don’t remember clouds ____________
Count your nights by stars, not ____________
Count your life with smiles, ____________
not And with joy, on every ____________
Count your age by friends not ____________
Fill in the table on your own.
| What makes me extremely happy? | What makes me extremely sad? |
| ____________ | ____________ |
| ____________ | ____________ |
| ____________ | ____________ |
| ____________ | ____________ |
Make the world a happy place by changing negative things into positive ones.
| Sad world | Happy world |
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The poet saw a lovely girl hobble down ____________
The poet wanted to buy from the lad ____________
The poet told the boy to join others to play but he couldn’t _______.
The poet requests ___________ to forgive him.
Match the following.
| (A) | (B) | ||
| (a) | The beautiful girl... | (i) | he can experience the beauty and gifts of his life. |
| (b) | The lad who was selling sweets... | (ii) | was hearing impaired. |
| (c) | The child, watching others play... | (iii) | was very thankful to the speaker in the poem. |
| (d) | The poet says ‘The World is Mine’ because... | (iv) | had a handicap in her legs. |
What is the theme of the poem?
Do you think people with some handicap should beg for money? Justify your response.
What is better?
- To completely take over the work and responsibility of a disabled person in order to help (OR)
- Encourage such a person to do it himself/herself in a different way. Justify your choice.
Pick out 4 lines that contain Imagery.
- __________________
- ___________________
- __________________
- __________________
Recite/Read your favourite or any English poem before the class. Take help of the following points while reciting the poem.
- Confidence and fluency
- Appropriate pronunciation and intonation
- Take proper pauses/stresses
- Proper voice and tone
- Pay attention to the music and rhythm of words and lines.
Read the following stanzas and do the activities.
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Today on a bus, I saw a lovely girl with silken hair And then I stopped to buy some sweets, The lad who sold them had such charm |
1. Match the following (2)
| A | B |
| 1) The poet stopped to buy | a) Was very thankful to speaker |
| 2) The lad who was selling sweets | b) Some sweets. |
| 3) The poet says “The world is mine” because | c) Calm and blind |
| 4) The poet talked to lad who was selling sweets seem | d) He can experience the beauty and gifts |
2. Complete the following web diagram (2)
| The young girl on the bus | was ______ |
| was ______ | |
| had ______ | |
| had ______ |
3. Write the rhyming word from the above stanzas for: (1)
- hair -___________
- blind -__________
Read the following poem and write an appreciation of it with the help of the points given below:
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The World is Mine Today on a bus, I saw a lovely girl with silken hair And then I stopped to buy some sweets, The lad who sold them had such charm Later walking down the street, T saw a child with eyes of blue With legs to take me where I'll go - Joy Lovelet Crawford |
- Title (½)
- Name of the poet (½)
- Rhyme scheme (1)
- Figure of speech (any one) (1)
- Theme/Central idea (in 2 to 3 lines) (2)
Read the following stanzas and do the activities:
A1. Choose the correct word from the brackets and complete the sentences: (2)
- The girl on the bus wore a _______. (crutch/new dress)
- The lad seemed so ______. (shy/calm)
- The poet stopped to buy some _______. (books/sweets)
- The poet wants the God to forgive him when he _______. (cheers/whines)
| Today on a bus, I saw a lovely girl with silken hair When suddenly she rose to leave, I saw her hobble down the aisle. She had one leg and wore a crutch, but as she passed – a smile O God, forgive me when I whine I have two legs, the world is mine And then I stopped to buy some sweets, The lad who sold them had such charm I talked with him, he seemed so calm, and if I were late, it would do no harm, And as I left he said to me “I thank you, you have been so kind” It’s nice to talk with folks like you. You see, I’m blind O God forgive me when I whine I have two eyes, the world is mine. |
A2. Complete the following web: (2)
A3. Write the rhyming words for the following from the extract: (1)
- hair ______
- mine ______
Read the following stanzas and do the activities:
A1. Complete the sentences: (2)
- The poet saw a lovely girl on ______.
- The poet stopped to buy _______.
- The poet requests ________ to forgive him.
- The lovely girl in a bus wore _______.
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Today on a bus, I saw a lovely girl with silken hair |
A2. Complete the following web: (2)
A3. Write any two pairs of rhyming words from the stanzas. (1)
