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The English Route Teacher’s Manual 7 (An imprint of New Saraswati House (India) Pvt. Ltd.) New Delhi-110002 (INDIA) R (An imprint of New Saraswati House (India) Pvt. Ltd.) Second Floor, MGM Tower, 19 Ansari Road, Daryaganj, New Delhi-110002 (India) Phone : +91-11-43556600 Fax : +91-11-43556688 E-mail : [email protected] Website : www.saraswatihouse.com CIN : U22110DL2013PTC262320 Import-Export Licence No. 0513086293 Branches: • Ahmedabad (079) 22160722 • Bengaluru (080) 26619880, 26676396 • Bhopal +91-7554003654 • Chennai (044) 28416531 • Dehradun 09837452852 • Guwahati (0361) 2457198• Hyderabad (040) 42615566 • Jaipur (0141) 4006022 • Jalandhar (0181) 4642600, 4643600 • Kochi (0484) 4033369 • Kolkata (033) 40042314 • Lucknow (0522) 4062517 • Mumbai (022) 28737050, 28737090 • Patna (0612) 2570403 • Ranchi (0651) 2244654 First published 2016 ISBN: 978-93-5199-807-5978-93-5199-793-1 Published by: New Saraswati House (India) Pvt. Ltd. 19 Ansari Road, Daryaganj, New Delhi-110002 (India) ©Reserved with the Publishers All rights reserved under the Copyright Act. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transcribed, transmitted, stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language or computer, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual, photocopy or otherwise without the prior permission of the copyright owner. Any person who does any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. Printed at: Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., Sahibabad (Uttar Pradesh) Preface The English Route, a multi-skill structured course in English, launched by New Saraswati House is designed to accomplish this goal while implementing the recommendations of the National Curriculum Framework. The course applies universal pedagogic principles vis-à-vis the theory of multiple intelligences and retention pyramid to ensure acquisition of language skills through the media of oral-aural, print and digital resources. The English Route comprises two Primers and a Primer Practice book, eight Coursebooks, eight Practice books and eight Literature Readers. An Interactive Student CD and a Teachers’ Manual CD at each level aid the teaching-learning process. Primers include activities, games, and poems to introduce the alphabet, graded pre- reading skills, vocabulary build up, motor skills and simple writing tasks. Coursebooks contain thematically laid texts that practise the main skills and sub skills with a definite focus on the learning and usage of grammar structures. They build ability in students to apply language skills in all real-life situations. Practice books have worksheets that link with Coursebook chapters thematically for reading and connect skills practice of the same topics in grammar, vocabulary and writing skills. Literature Readers expose readers to stories and poetry from around the world. They aim to inculcate a love and appreciation for literature and the metaphor of language. Student Interactive CDs provide animated versions of poems from the Coursebook, interactive language games along with auditory rendition of phonic drills and listening texts related to activities in Coursebooks for each level. Teachers’ Manual CDs aid teachers by providing printable PDFs of teaching techniques, lesson plans, language games and activities. They present the principles and the thought which are the cornerstone of the course. Projects, listening texts, evaluation samples and keys are included in them. Contents Main Coursebook UNIT 1 The Scent of My Land 1 SECTION 1. A Nation’s Strength 1 SECTION 2. Pongal O Pongal 3 SECTION 3. India’s Pride 8 UNIT 2 Earth Day 13 SECTION 1. A Night-Rain in Summer 13 SECTION 2. Lovely Leftovers 15 UNIT 3 Adventure Thrills 20 SECTION 1. The Lake Isle of Innisfree 20 SECTION 2. Nik Wallenda: Life on a Wire 22 SECTION 3. Uncle Podger Hangs a Picture 27 UNIT 4 We are Tech-Savy 33 SECTION 1. Modern Popularity 33 SECTION 2. Appan Samachar 36 SECTION 3. Around the World in Eighty Days 41 UNIT 5 We are Equal! 47 SECTION 1. I’m Just a Little Bird 47 SECTION 2. Fluttering Moths 49 SECTION 3. He Had Wings of Fire 53 UNIT 6 Health is Wealth 58 SECTION 1. The Enchanted Shirt 58 SECTION 2. Know Your Food 60 SECTION 3. Fitness Secrets of the Greats 64 UNIT 7 Let’s Salute Peace 69 SECTION 1. The Charge of the Light Brigade 69 SECTION 2. For Our Tomorrow 71 SECTION 3. A Chakravarti Maharaja 74 Practice Book UNIT 1 Diversity in Unity 77 UNIT 2 Use the Waste 81 UNIT 3 The Sea 84 UNIT 4 Viewing Venice 89 UNIT 5 Inspiration 93 UNIT 6 Nutrition 98 UNIT 7 The Khaki Boys 101 Literature Reader Sympathy 105 1. The Art of Archery 106 A Whisper on the Wind 107 2. The Story of Re 108 Coromandel Fishers 110 3. The Nightingale 111 The Lotus 113 4. Lessons for Car Drivers 114 The Sands of Dee 115 5. The Happy Price 116 Solitude 118 6. Father Milon 119 Model Test Paper - I 121 Model Test Paper - II 125 UNIT 1 Th e Scent of My Land Starter • air pollution • paddy fi elds • open earthen oven • modern kitchen • high rise buildings • thatched roof Th ink and Say Accept all correct answers. SECTION 1 A Nation’s Strength LEARNINGLEARNING OUTCOMESOUTCOMES By the end of this lesson, the students will be able to: understand that citi zens alone can make a nati on great or small. study metaphors in detail. Reading Get the class to discuss the factors that, according to them, would make for a great nation. Tell the students that Emerson uses vivid imagery and metaphors to convince the reader that the strength of a nation lies not in its wealth or military prowess, but in its people. Once done, ask them to attempt the exercise. MAIN COURSEBOOK MAIN Comprehension A. 1. a. strong b. gold c. grand Kingdom d. People who fi ght for truth and honour 1 e. hard working f. daring g. and honour of the 2. a. i. A Nation’s strength by WR Emerson ii. a. Gold b. truth and c. honour d. work hard e. ready to dare iii. • make: cake, shake • strong: wrong, gong b. i. The two kinds of men that the poet feels can build a nation are mentioned in the following lines: Brave men who work while others sleep Men who dare while others dare not attempt. ii. a. They are daring. b. sleep c. honour iii. The phrase ‘while others fly’ means that the people flying away from daring acts. Appreciation Other than what is mentioned in the textbook, tell students that a metaphor is a figure of speech containing an implied comparison, in which a word or phrase ordinarily and primarily used of one thing is applied to another. For example, ‘all the world’s a stage.’ After the explanation, ask them to attempt the exercise in their notebooks. B. 1. a. not an abiding rock b. is it the sword? c. bright crown d. glory to decay e. pillars C. Accept all correct answers. 2 SECTION 2 Pongal O Ponga l LEARNINGLEARNING OUTCOMESOUTCOMES By the end of this lesson, the students will be able to: learn about the myth behind Pongal, its signifi cance, and know how people cele- brate the festi val. know the diff erence between—and how to use—a hyphen and long dash. realise the importance of questi on tags or tail questi ons. know how to create iti neraries. Reading Encourage students to raise their hands and talk about the festival of Pongal. Ask them what they know about it. Do they have friends who celebrate this festival? If so, in what way is it celebrated at their friend’s place? Th e lesson introduces students to the Tamil festival of Pongal. Ask the class to fi nd out the answer to the questions posed to them in the textbook. Having done this, ask the class to read the passage on how it is celebrated in Tamil Nadu. Comprehension A. 1. a. rains b. winds c. they were over worked. d. earth became dry and hard. Crops stopped growing. e. they decided to cancel their vacation. 2. First day: old clothes and discarded items Second day: Pongol o Pongal! COURSEBOOK MAIN Th ird day: the cattle are thanked for their selfl ess service Fourth day: Kannum Pongal, the fourth day; neighbours and friends for their support during harvest. B. 1. Lord Shiva was curious that everywhere the earth was parched and crops had stopped growing, even then why did the farmer continue to plough. 3 2. When Vayu and Varun decided to cancel their vacation wind swept over the fields. Dark clouds gathered in the skies and soon it began to rain their produce. 3. Exactly one year from the day Vayu and Varun cancelled their vacation, the farmers were ready to harvest their produce. Hence, they decided to celebrate that day of harvest as Pongal. 4. The burning of old clothes and discarded items on Bhogi show cleaning up of homes and hearts, by discarding hatred and greeting each other with love. 5. Freshly-painted homes are decorated with flowers and sugarcane, indicating bountiful harvest. 6. Rice from the first harvest is cooked in new pots, and milk and jaggery are added to it. The auspicious pot is decorated by tying a turmeric plant around it. Freshly harvested sugar canes are placed on either sides of the pot. As the contents of the pot boils over people shout ‘Pongal o pongal!’ 7. The cattle are thanked for their selfless service on the fields. 8. People thank their relatives, neighbours and friends for their support during harvest. Handicrafts, kitchen vessels and other household items are exchanged as gifts and offerings are made in the fields and temples.