Balbharati solutions for Integrated 7 Standard Part 1 [Hindi Medium] Maharashtra State Board chapter 1.2 - Warm up with Tara and Friends [Latest edition]

One - Two - Three!

• Step One: Letters
  Form pairs. One person says the alphabet from A to Z in his mind till the other person stops him. Write down the letter you get. 
  
• Step Two: Words
  Both partners write 3 words each beginning with that letter.
  
• Step Three: Phrases
  Exchange the words you write. Then use the words you get to write meaningful phrases. 
  

Be quick!

Form groups of 5. Choose one of the following tables at a time. Each one in the group reads aloud the words from the table as fast as possible. Who can read all the words in one table within 15 seconds? Practice reading these words aloud correctly till you can do so in 15 seconds.

Who scores the most?

Fill in the above table within 2 minutes using words of at least 3 letters each. Words ending with plural s/es, -ing, -ed, -en are not allowed. Use the following chart to calculate the score. 

Form pairs. Exchange your notebooks and cross-check your scores. 

Activity: Word Art

Prepare attractive English labels for your notebooks. Make a bookmark for your textbook by writing the letters in your name/the title of the textbook one below the other. Try to use decorative shapes for the letters.

Scenes out of the hat!

Write the following titles of different scenes on slips of paper. Fold the slips and put them in an upturned hat. Form pairs. Draw lots. Each pair should enact the scene written on their slip. Each speaker should get a chance to speak at least 2-3 times.

Asking a friend for his postal address.
Asking a friend for his telephone number.
Talking to a friend only in exclamations, while you are walking around in a garden.
Inviting a friend to your birthday party.
Asking a friend to lend you her notebook.
Saying sorry to someone for trodding on his/her foot.
Offering a glass of water to a guest.
Asking your teacher's permission to enter/leave the class.
Answering the phone.
Thanking your neighbour for giving you sweets.
Interrupt your friends twice while he/she is telling you something.
Asking your teacher about the meaning or pronunciation of a word.
Asking your teacher to explain something to you again.

A friendly challenge!

Form pairs. Write a wrong sentence and ask your partner to correct it. If necessary, refer to the following tables, but feel free to frame your own sentences. But remember, you must be able to correct your own 'wrong sentence'.

Please correct their sentences.

Questions Race

Write one meaningful question each beginning with the following words. The first one to do so is the winner! You must use new ideas in each question. 

• Who ...................?
• What ...................?
• Where ...................?
• WHen ...................?
• Why ...................?
• How ...................?
• Are ...................?
• Is ...................?
• Have ...................?
• Has ...................?
• Do ...................?
• Does ...................?
• Aren't they ...................?
• Isn't he ...................?
• Don't you ...................?
• Doesn't she ...................?
• Can't we ...................?
• Won't you ...................?
• Can ...................?
• Will ...................?
• May ...................?
• Could ...................?
• Did ...................?

Mirror, mirror, on the wall.

Within five minutes, write down as many sentences as you can, replacing the words in the boxes with those given below each box. Translate your sentences into your mother tongue and have fun! 

The tree figure shows the different parts of speech and their examples given in the poem. Write appropriate labels in the tree figure with the help of the poem.