PART- I

UNIT – I

COMPETENCIES:

1.1 Giving the meaning of unfamiliar words.

1.2 Identifying these words in different written/spoken
contexts.
2.1 Identifying the types of sentences.
2.2 Changing declarative into interrogative and vice-versa.
2.3 Using simple imperatives in classroom conversations.
2.4 Asking/Answering questions.
3.1 Articulating consonants properly / Discriminating
between problem sounds-consonants.
4.1 Greeting people using appropriate expressions.
4.2 Introducing oneself/ others.
5.1 Skimming a text to get the general idea.
6.1 Writing connected sentences.
7.1 Referring to a dictionary for meaning and spelling.
8.1 Presenting raw data in a systematic form.

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 SECTION - A
LISTENING / SPEAKING / DISCUSSION
(4.1, 4.2, 3.1)
I. The teacher will read the following dialogue. Listen
carefully.
AVVAIYAR’S ACHIEVEMENT

Velu : Hai Ranga, how are you?

Rangan : Hai Velu. Fine, thank you. It is early on Sunday.
What makes you come, here?
Velu : You know, I am going to talk on ‘Unity is
Strength’ in the inter school competition.
Rangan : So what?
Velu : I know something already but I need some more
information. I need some incident from ancient
literature.
Rangan : Well, I know my brother’s friend, a research scholar in
Tamil Literature. Let us ask him.
Velu : Can’t we meet him now?
Rangan : Yes, indeed. He is here with us today. Let us go
in and meet him in the room.
(They enter the room. Mr. Nathan is reading a
paper.)
Rangan : Mr. Nathan.
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Nathan : Yes, what can I do for you?
Rangan : This is Velu, my friend.
Nathan : Hello!
Velu : Pleased to meet you, sir.
Rangan: Velu is taking part in a speech competition on ‘Unity
is Strength’. Could you give a few tips from ancient
literature?
Nathan : You know how divided the Tamil kings were among
themselves.
Velu : They were usually at war with one another, weren’t
they?
Nathan : Yes, they were more at war than in peace. Here is an
incident of how the great poetess ‘Avvaiyar’ brought
about unity among the three kings.
Rangan : She must have been very popular
Nathan : She was a zealous poetess and humane too. Once the
ancient Chera, Chola and Pandya kings attended a
wedding arranged by her.
Velu : It must have been a unique event.
Nathan : All the three kings attended the wedding.
Rangan : Where was it?
Nathan : At Selaram, now known as Salem. After the wedding
Avvaiyar suggested that they stayed back for a few
days.
Velu : Where did they stay?
Nathan : The Chera king stayed at Salem, the Pandya king at
Veerapandi and the Chola king at Uthamacholapuram.
Probably you can build on this incident in your speech.
Avvaiyar worked for the unity among these Kings.
Her songs are full of humanism.
Velu : I have read ‘Athichudi’ and “Nalvazhi
Nathan : That’s good. Please read more about Avvaiyar and
also practise the values found in her poems.
For example, remember this adage.
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 “Know thee, there are only two castes or classes
Benefactors are the noble and others ignoble “.

Rangan : Thank you, Sir.

Glossary:
unique - /ju:|ni:k / only one of its kind
humane - /hju:|mein/ kind hearted
humanism - /|hju:m@nizm / respect for human interests
ancient - /|einS@nt / of the past
values - /|v{lju:z/ ideals and principles

II. Now practise the dialogue in groups taking roles. Then the
teacher will ask you the following questions. Answer them
orally.
1. Who is the poetess referred to in the dialogue?
2. Where did the three kings meet?
3. Can you think of another such event from history?
4. Describe a song of Avvaiyar you have read on
humanism.

III. The following phrase is used by Velu when he was

introduced to Mr.Nathan.
“Pleased to meet you, sir.”
There are different ways of introducing. Karim
introduces his friend Ram to his cousin.
Karim : Ram, meet my cousin Abdul
Ram : Glad to meet you.
Abdul : So am I.
Practise the above dialogue taking roles.

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IV. a. Listen to the teacher saying the following
pairs:

she see
full pull
zealous jealous
b. Listen to the teacher and repeat the pairs of words after
her’
/s/ z
/ / /f/ /p/ /z/ /d3/
save shave fan pan zoo jew
seat sheet fail pail zest jest
sign shine fill pill zinc jink
sort short fin pin zap jap

V. Group work:
1. Name four religions you know.
2. List the holy places and the festivals of these religions.
3. Sit in groups of five, compare your answers and
tabulate them as follows:

Student Religion Holy Place Festival

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 SECTION - B

READING AND WRITING

(1.1, 1.2, 5.1, 6.1)

SWAMI VIVEKANANDA SPEAKS

Sisters and Brothers of America,

You have given us a warm and cordial welcome. It fills

my heart with great joy to rise in response to your kind words. I
thank you in the name of the most ancient order of monks in the
world.

I am proud to belong to a land which has taught the

world both tolerance and universal acceptance. We believe in
universal toleration. We accept all religions as true.

I will quote to you, brethren, a few lines from a hymn. I

remember to have repeated it from my earliest boyhood. It is
repeated everyday by millions of people: “As the different
streams mingle their water in the sea, so, Lord, the different
paths which men take, all lead to Thee”.

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 You have heard the speaker who has just finished say,
”Let us cease from abusing each other.” He was very sorry that
there should always be so many differences among us. But I
think I should tell you a story now. It would illustrate the cause
of these differences.

A frog lived in a well. It had lived there for a long time.

It was born there and brought up there, and yet was a little frog.
It cleaned the water everyday of all the worms that lived in it. In
this way it went on and became a little sleek and fat. Well, one
day, another frog that lived in the sea came and fell into the
well.
“Where are you from?”
“I am from the sea”.
“The sea! How big is that? Is it as big as my well?” And
he took a leap from one side of the well to the other.

“My friend,” said the frog of the sea , “how do you

compare the sea with your little well?”
Then the frog took another leap and asked, “Is your sea
so big?”
“What nonsense you speak, to compare the sea with your
well!”
“Well, then”, said the frog of the well, “nothing can be
bigger than my well, there can be nothing bigger than this; this
fellow is a liar, so turn him out.”
That has been the difficulty all the while. We sit in our
well thinking that the whole world is the little well.

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Glossary:

Cordial - /|kO:di@l/ friendly

response - /ris|pOns/ reply
monk - /mVnk/ saint
tolerance - /tQ@rans/ accept without protest
universal - /ju:ni|v@:sl/ relating to all
acceptance - /@k|sept@ns/ agreeing
hymn - /him/ a song of praise to God
mingle - /miNgl/ mix with
cease - /si:s/ come to a stop
abusing - /@|bju:ziN/ wrong treatment
sleek - /sli:k/ soft
leap - /li:p/ jump
liar - /lAi@/ one who tells lies

I. Comprehension

a. Answer each of the following questions in one or two

sentences.
1. What is the main idea presented in the lesson “Swami
Vivekananda speaks”?
2. What are streams and the sea compared to?
3. Did the frog of the sea come to the well willingly?
How do you know?
4. Which of the two frogs has seen both the well and the
sea?
5. What is great about India according to Swami
Vivekananda?
6. Mention at least two things great about India not given
in the lesson.
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b. Choose the appropriate answer.

1. Swami Vivekananda _________ to illustrate the reason for

differences among people. [ ]
a. gives a lecture b. tells a story
c. thanks the people of the USA d. quotes from a hymn

2. The frog of the well ____________ . [ ]

a. calls the other frog a liar b. accepts what the
frog of the sea says
c. is happy meeting the other frog d. disagrees with
the frog of the sea

3. _________ said, “Let us cease from abusing each other.”

[ ]
a. Swami Vivekananda b. The frog of the well
c. The frog of the sea d. The person who spoke
before Swami Vivekananda

c. Fill in the blanks:

1. _______________ gave Swami Vivekananda a warm

welcome.
2. India has taught the world ____________________
and _____________________.
3. One frog was born and brought up in the well and the
other was ____________________.

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II. Writing

Your sister has written a day’s events in her diary. They

are not separated into what happened at school and what
happened at home. The sentences are also jumbled. Help her to
tabulate them and then rewrite them in two separate paragraphs.

- The first period was English.

- I played chess with my classmates.
- I had a bath.
- We learnt some new words from that.
- I went to bed at 9 p.m.
- After study I had breakfast.
- I reached the school at 8:30 in the morning.
- I got up at 5 in the morning.
- I had lunch at 1 o’ clock.
- I finished my home work.
- I watched a film on TV at night.
- We played a language game.

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 SECTION-C
OTHER ACTIVITIES ON SPECIFIC
COMPETENCIES
(1.1,1.2,2.1,2.2,2.3,2.4,7.1)

I Vocabulary

Read the dialogue in Section A and write the words which

mean the following:

happiness -
happening -
being united -
enthusiasm -
known widely -
propose -
marriage ceremony -

II. Grammar

Read the following sentences taken from the text.

1. A frog lived in a well.

2. How big is the sea?
3. Turn him out.
4. What nonsense you speak!

Sentence 1 is a declarative sentence. It is usually used to give

information.
Sentence 2 is an interrogative sentence. It is usually used to ask
for information.
Sentence 3 is an imperative sentence. It is usually used to get
things done.
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Sentence 4 is an exclamatory sentence. It is usually used to
express strong feelings.

Note:
1. An interrogative sentence is followed by a question mark (?)
2. An exclamatory sentence is followed by an exclamation
mark(!)
3. The subject is implied in an imperative sentence.

a) Here is a conversation between two students in the class.

The sentences are in a jumbled order. Rewrite them in the
correct order.

Pradeesh : Why are you waiting outside? Come in. When did
you return from Chennai?
Prasanna : Fine, thank you. How are you?
Pradeesh : Then go home and take rest.
Prasanna : Oh, it was horrible. In fact I am not well because of
this. But how pleasant it is here!
Pradeesh : Hai, Prasanna, how are you?
Prasanna : Yes, I think, I should excuse myself from the class
today. I’ll meet the teacher and seek permission to go
home.
Pradeesh : Did you have good weather on your trip?
Prasanna : Just this morning.

b) The following is a conversation between a teacher and

Shyam. Correct the sentences of Shyam.
Shyam : Good morning. I can come in, sir?
Teacher : Please do. How was your picnic yesterday?
Shyam : How nice was it!
Teacher : So you had a good time. All right. I hope you have
done your home work.

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Shyam : You gave us any home work, sir?
Teacher : Haven’t you done the sums I gave you?
Shyam : Oh, how forgetful am I!

III. Study skills:

Write as many words as possible using the letters in the

word “TEACHER, “An example is given for you.

eg. 1. ache 9. ___________

2. ___________ 10. ___________
3. ___________ 11. ___________
4. ___________ 12. ___________
5. ___________ 13. ___________
6. ___________ 14. ___________
7. ___________ 15. ___________
8. ___________

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 SECTION - D

ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES
(1.1, 1.2, 8.1)

I. Vocabulary:

The following are the words taken from the text “Swami
Vivekananda Speaks” under Section B. Find out the word /
words from the same text with the same meaning and write
them down.

Kind -

Say -

Small -

Paths -

You -

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II. Writing:

Sit in groups of six. Discuss with your friends the

annual expenditure of Thiru Naveen last year as given in the
table:
Mon- Gro- Educa House Books Dress Tra
th Cery -tion Rent -vel
(Rs.) (Rs.) (Rs.) (Rs.) (Rs.) (Rs.)
Jan. 6,000 1,000 1,000 - 8,000 1,000
Feb. 3,000 1,000 1,000 - - -
Mar. 2,000 4,000 1,000 - - -
Apr. 4,000 1,000 1,000 - - -
May 5,000 1,000 1,000 2,000 - 7,000
June 3,000 6,000 1,000 2,000 2,000 -
July 1,000 4,000 1,000 - - -
Aug. 5,000 1,000 1,000 - - -
Sept. 2,000 2,000 1,000 1,000 - 1,000
Oct. 1,000 1,000 1,000 - - -
Nov. 2,000 1,000 1,000 - - -
Dec. 1,000 2,000 1,000 - 3,000 -

Write a sentence each on the following. Then the group leader

can rewrite them as a paragraph.
1. The money spent by Naveen for the whole year.
2. The month when he spent most.
3. The month when he spent least.
4. Did he spend more on grocery or education?
5. The item on which he spent most.

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6. The item on which he spent least.
7. When did he travel a lot?
8. Why do you think he spent more in June?
9. When do you think his children were the happiest?
10. What would you suggest to Naveen about his
expenditure and budget?

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 SECTION - E
O God Beautiful ‘*

O God beautiful, O God beautiful,

At Thy feet, O I do bow!
O God beautiful, O God beautiful,
In the forest Thou art green;
In the mountain Thou art high;
In the river Thou art restless;
In the ocean Thou art grave.
O God beautiful, O God beautiful,
At Thy feet, O I do bow!
To the serviceful Thou art service;
To the lover Thou art love;
To the sorrowful Thou art sympathy;
To the yogi Thou art bliss.
O God beautiful, O God beautiful,
At Thy feet, O I do bow!
O God beautiful, O God beautiful!
-Guru Nanak
Translated by Paramahansa Yogananda and taken from Words
of Cosmic Chants’
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Glossary:

bow - /bau/ bending the head or body as a

sign of respect
grave - /greiv/ serious
sympathy - /simp@Ti/ feeling of pity
bliss - /blis/ great joy

I. Answer each of the following questions in a sentence or two:

1. Is God at rest in the river? Give a reason or two for your
answer.
2. Who does he show sympathy?
3. Who enjoys bliss?
4. God is Love. What else is He?
5. Does the poet see himself as a lover and a yogi? Why?
6. Where does the poet find God?

II. Match the following words with their suitable qualities.

mountain - restless
ocean - service
serviceful - love
forest - green
lover - grave
sorrowful - high
yogi - sympathy
river - bliss

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