Play the Game

Get Set! 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

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.

The one street game every little child in squares on the ground like this. India has played is Stapu, Ekhat-Dukhat or Paandi or as it is commonly known, Kith-Kith. Kith-Kith is played all over India 7 8 on the streets and in playgrounds. It is 6 known as Kunte Bille in Karnataka, Paandi in Tamil Nadu, Tokkudu Billa in Andhra 4 5 Pradesh, and Khané in Kashmir. The game, called Hopscotch in English, is a part of 3 our childhood. 2

To play the game a player needs a marker such as a flat stone, tile or shell. The player stands behind the starting line

Scan Here* Scan and tosses the marker into the first square. Then she hops over the first square to the second one, and continues hopping It is a good game for children because to the eighth square. At the eighth square it needs very little space to play and can be the player turns around, hops through the played both outdoors and indoors. A chalk squares once more to the second square. is used to draw a course of eight numbered Here she pauses and picks up the marker from the first square, hops over the first a course a series square and steps out. Then she tosses the marker a counter used for playing the game 6 *For detailed instructions, see inside front cover.

© Ratna Sagar for Central Academy Jodhpur marker into the second square. The game Escargot (snail) or Marelle Ronde (Round continues like this, until all eight squares Hopscotch). In Germany, Austria and have been played and the player completes Switzerland it is called Himmel und Hölle the lap successfully. All hopping is done (Heaven and Hell). The first square is on one foot, unless there are two lateral called Erde (Earth) while the second last squares, where the player has to land on square is the Hölle (Hell) and the last one both feet, with one foot on each square. is Himmel (Heaven)! Hopscotch is a simple yet a skilled The Numbers Hopscotch game is a fun game. It requires physical agility and variation on an old favourite. You don’t need nimbleness and tests the player’s balance to toss a stone or use a marker for this version and precision. A player is considered ‘out’ of Hopscotch – just keep hopping on one if the marker does not land in the right foot and try not to step on the wrong square. square, touches the line, or the player loses Think it’s easy? Give it a try! balance and touches the line accidentally. There are several other rules and variations

of the game which add to the fun and lateral here, side by side difficulty level. skilled here, requiring a particular ability or expertise agility ability to move with ease and quickness Many forms of Hopscotch are played nimbleness swiftness and lightness of movement across the globe. Stapu’s name in Persian variant alternative version form or type *For detailed instructions, see inside front cover. is Laylay. A French variant is known as 7

© Ratna Sagar for Central Academy Jodhpur What you will need: Chalk A space – paved or made of flattened mud 10 12 11 12 How to Play By the Numbers Hopscotch Step 1: Make a grid of 12 squares on the 9 11 9 10 sidewalk. (Squares of 2 feet by 2 feet are 6 7 7 a good size.) 6 8 Step 2: Number the squares 1 to 12. 8 5 5 (Do not number them in sequence, but do make sure that a number isn’t more 3 2 3 4 than one row away from the number that 1 4 1 2 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.

Does that seem too easy? Make it They teach us many things – to learn to win trickier for players by making them put and lose, to observe keenly and to develop their hands behind their backs and repeat our Maths and sensory skills, to improve the process or jump only on even or odd- motor skills and hand-eye coordination, to numbered squares in sequence. plan and think logically and last but not least, Such traditional games act as learning aids. to have fun!

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. 8 The skills required for Hopscotch are speed and quickness in movement.

© Ratna Sagar for Central Academy Jodhpur 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? HOTS questions 2. Do you play these games with your friends? What games do you play?

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

Words in Use

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.

out body over ship some able

1. read, watch, think, enjoy

2. turn, do, come, with

3. took, draw, make, do

4. hard, head, wreck, yard 9

6. no, every, work, guard

Understand Grammar Words, Phrases and Clauses

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 thatgo 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.

of the house jack-fruit on including a world Granny cook casting shadow bungalow giant tree its rambling outskirts was town grounds were had best many most walls in trees large fruit

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.

I consider gulli-danda the king of all sports! including foul ones, which on such an Even now, whenever I see boys playing gulli- occasion seemed permissible, to put an end danda, I have a great desire to join them. You to my fielding. But Gaya would not let me don’t need a lawn, a court, a net or any other go until I had got him out. expensive equipment. Just climb a tree, cut a When all my attempts to wriggle out of branch, make a gulli and even if there are only fielding failed, I tried to run home. Gaya two of you, you can start playing! caught hold of me and said fiercely, “Let

As a boy, I spent many happy and me complete my turn before you go. You Scan page* absorbing hours playing this game. Among batted with absorbing engrossing my fellow-players was a boy named Gaya. He great gusto. supple easy to bend was a tall, thin fellow with the long, supple When it’s undisputed accepted irksome annoying, irritating fingers of a monkey and with a monkey’s your turn to gusto pleasure, enthusiasm 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,

*For detailed instructions, see inside front cover. © Ratna Sagar for Central Academy Jodhpur field, why are you running away?” “Take it out then. Why did you eat “If you bat the whole day, do you expect my guava? ” me to go on fielding the whole day?” “You gave it to me. So I ate it. I didn’t “Yes, I do.” ask you for it.” “I shouldn’t even go home to eat “You can’t have your turn till you return or drink?” my guava.” “No, not till my turn is over.” I tried to free myself from Gaya’s grasp, “I’m your slave, am I?” but he held on to me. I cursed him. He “Yes, you are.” cursed me in return and slapped me. I “I’m going home. Let’s see how you bit him. He hit me on my back with his stop me. ” danda. I started howling. Gaya could not “How will you go home? Do you think match this weapon of mine. He took to this is a joke? I gave you your turn. his heels. I promptly wiped my eyes, Now I’ll take mine.” forgot the blow I had received and ran “All right. Yesterday I gave you a guava. home laughing. Give it back to me.” Soon after this incident, my father “It has gone into my stomach.” 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?”

dak bungalow a resting place for government officials refresh brush up, remember 12

© Ratna Sagar for Central Academy Jodhpur “You mean Gaya, the groom?” asked the car to the spot where we were going to boy timidly. play. We also took an axe with us. Despite “Yes, I think so,” I replied. “Can you call my inner excitement, I managed to look him for a minute?” very composed. Gaya’s face showed no sign The boy ran off and reappeared in a of either eagerness or pleasure. Perhaps his few minutes with a short, dark man. I mind was too oppressed by the difference recognized my old playmate straight away in our status. and wanted to fling my arms around him! “Did you ever think of me all these But I stopped myself. years?” I asked. “Be truthful, Gaya.” “Well, Gaya,” I said coolly, “Do you “How could I presume to think of you, recognize me?” Sarkar?” he said awkwardly. Gaya bowed his head. “How could I not “But I thought of you quite often,” I recognize you, Malik?” he said humbly. “I said, a little sadly. “I still remember that hope you are well.” blow you gave me with your danda!” “I am fine,” I said. “Tell me about “That was long ago,Sarkar . Please do yourself.” not remind me of it.” Gaya looked “I am Deputy Sahib’s groom, Sarkar,” he very sorry. replied. “Wah!” I said. “Why not? That “And Matai, Mohan, Durga – where are memory remains the sweetest memory of they? Do you have any news of them?” my childhood.” I asked. We were now about three miles away “Matai died. Mohan and Durga are both from the town. Everything was quiet and postmen. And you, Sarkar?” peaceful. The sky was lit by the rays of the “I am the engineer of this district. Do evening sun. I rapidly climbed a tree and you still play gulli-danda?” I asked. cut a branch to make the gulli and Gaya looked astonished. “Where is the the danda. time, Malik?” he said. “I have to earn Then we began playing. I hit thegulli , my living.” making it leap up in the air. Gaya tried to “Come,” I said. “Today you and I will catch it but it fell behind him. He seemed play gulli-danda. You bat. I’ll field. I haven’t to have lost his old dexterity. No gulli had forgotten that I owe you a turn at batting!” ever escaped Gaya when we were children! Gaya agreed to play very reluctantly. I started batting. I was out of practice He was a labourer on daily wages. I was a but I made up for my lack of skill by senior officer. What did the two of us have groom here, a person employed to take care of in common? horses or a stable I took Gaya back with me to the dak oppressed burdened dexterity skill, cleverness bungalow and then we both drove in my 13

© Ratna Sagar for Central Academy Jodhpur cheating at every opportunity. Gaya “Should we not continue the game watched without saying a word. How tomorrow?” asked Gaya. “It’s getting dark.” accurate his aim used to be in the old days! “No, no,” I said, not wanting to give him His gulli had never failed to hit the danda. a chance to play a good, long innings the Now it missed the danda every time. following day. After I had been batting for half an Gaya started batting, but very poorly. In hour, the gulli did hit the danda once. a few minutes he was out. But I refused to acknowledge the fact. “You can bat again if you like,” Surprisingly Gaya did not argue. I said generously. Had we been children, Gaya would have “No,” he said. “It’s really getting climbed on my back by now and never dark now. allowed me to get away with such deceit! We drove back to the town as darkness But now it was the easiest thing to make a fell and lamps were being lit. Before leaving fool of him. He had forgotten everything. me Gaya said, “There will be agulli-danda After a minute thegulli hit the match here tomorrow. All the old players danda again and this time as loudly and will play. Will you come? Fix the time and unmistakably as a pistol shot. I’ll tell the others.” “It hit! It hit!” Gaya declared joyfully. I told him to organize the match early “Did it?” I said, pretending to look very in the evening and went to see it the puzzled. “I didn’t see it hit.” following day. It was a group of about “But it made a loud noise,” twenty players and included several of my Gaya protested. old classmates. The rest were young men “Perhaps it hit a brick,” I said. whom I did not know. The game began. I Even I was amazed at the extent of watched, sitting in my car. my tampering with the truth! Both Gaya Gaya’s performance that day astounded and I had seen as well as heard the gulli me. What skill! What grace! How his hitting thedanda , but he accepted my childhood talent had matured! All his preposterous suggestion about the brick. awkwardness of the previous day had I began batting again. But now I was disappeared. Seeing the way he sent the feeling sorry for Gaya, the simpleton. So gulli flying through the air like an arrow, when he hit the danda for the third time, I realized that had he played with me so I graciously allowed him to bat. expertly the day before, I would definitely have been reduced to tears.

deceit cunning During the game one of the young men preposterous senseless, laughable tried to be a little high-handed . There was simpleton fool high-handed tactless and inconsiderate an argument between him and Gaya. But 14 such was Gaya’s anger and authority that

© Ratna Sagar for Central Academy Jodhpur the youth had to retract his words. retract take back Now I knew that Gaya had not played with me the day before. He had from him, politeness from him, but not only pretended to play. I cheated but he comradeship. showed no anger. That was because he As children we were equals. But now was indulging me like you indulge a child, I was no match for him, only an object allowing me to win. I was an officer. He of pity. was a poor man. This fact stood between Gaya had grown bigger. I had us like a wall. Now I could get indulgence become smaller. adapted from the story by Premchand

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. 15

© Ratna Sagar for Central Academy Jodhpur 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?

C. Think and discuss with your partner. Share your answers in class. HOTS When the writer talks about his childhood, he describes Gaya as a tall, thin fellow questions 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. critical appreciation 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 16 feelings and ideas?

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.

Understand Grammar Subject – verb agreement

. 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 takea singular verb. The pile of clothes is lying on the floor.

© Ratna Sagar for Central Academy Jodhpur 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. comes 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. Neither the students nor the teacher The disease mumps Each of the girls The bunch of keys Both flu and polio My friend and guide Hydrogen and oxygen The Prime Minister as well as his ministers

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. Or 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?

for Listening & Speaking

Listening*

. 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

Speaking Talk in a group . 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.

Father: You are late, my son! Where were you?

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© Ratna Sagar for Central Academy Jodhpur Toalk t 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?

I like to play. . .

I enjoy running I love to play seven around in the park. stones because . . .

TAL K TO YOUR PARTNER 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.

20 4. Your partner is in the habit of playing tic-tac-toe in class all the time.

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.

The sun does arise, And make happy the skies. The merry bells ring To welcome the Spring. The sky-lark and thrush, Scan page* The birds of the bush, Sing louder around, To the bell’s cheerful sound. While our sports shall be seen On 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.’

Does laugh enjoys himself and away care forgets about his worries

21 *For detailed instructions, see inside front cover. © Ratna Sagar for Central Academy Jodhpur 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

weary become tired

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.

. 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.

look bright uniform break corner

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. T eam A: This fruit is very popular with children. New subject: Fruit smoothies T eam B: Fruit smoothies are very popular with children. T eam B: All the answers seem correct. New predicate: seems correct T eam A: Only one answer seems correct. Speaking C. Think of a situation in the past when you felt that your good manners helped you towin 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

More to Do class Project . 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.

© Ratna Sagar for Central Academy Jodhpur Life Skills self-evaluation 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. E at well and look after my personal hygiene. 3. R ead storybooks the whole evening. 4. Complete homework daily. 5. Sleep well. 6. Watch television till late at night. 7. Play computer games.

Values G. Read about the two situations given below. Work in pairs. One of you canbe 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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Get 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?

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.

Monday, 22 July 2013 But the first monsoon showers always bring Clouded skies and rains bring excitement great joy, and many children decided to and joy with them. Today dark, clouds play in the rain on their way to school. appeared on the horizon. I felt cheerful all of a sudden. The Tuesday, 23 July 2013 sweet smell of wet earth invigorated me. I went for my music lessons. I sat down At last the monsoons had arrived in with the other students to sing songs to Delhi. And what a monsoon! The rain welcome the first showers of rain. Sweet, lasted for over an hour; umbrellas were of lilting music filled the air. The soft patter no use. Suddenly there were traffic jams of raindrops on the windows and the everywhere. Buses and cars began to honk cool breeze added to the charm of the rudely. Children had trouble going to atmosphere. Music can be very soothing

Scan page* Scan school and older people to office. 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 2013 My 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

invigorated rejuvenated, energized lilting music music that’s pleasing to the ears solace a feeling of calmness 26 *For detailed instructions, see inside front cover. © Ratna Sagar for Central Academy Jodhpur 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 running around with sticks in hand to grab beauty of the place were breathtaking. the kites cut by their rivals. I too tried my Thursday, 25 July 2013 hand at kiteflying. The kite took some time We reached the farm and more delights to get off the ground and when it finally awaited us there. Trees were laden with went up high in the sky, my heart too fruits in the orchard. My grandparents were soared with joy. very happy to see us. All of us got together Saturday, 27 July 2013 to pick the fruits. It was heavenly to sink Early morning we left for home. It had my teeth into the juicy apples and creamy been a pleasant holiday but we had to guavas fresh from the trees. We helped get back to school on Monday. When pack the fruits into baskets. The fruits filled we reached home we were very tired. the air with a delightful fragrance. I decided We had a light dinner and then my to carry back some fresh fruits for all my mother asked us to go to bed. When friends and neighbours. I looked out of my window the sky was lit with bright stars. My little brother Friday, 26 July 2013 was sitting near the window and gazing at In the morning we went to a village nearby. the sky when my mother came and stood Boys were out in the fields flying kites. next to him. The sight of them standing Kiteflying is a very popular sport in India. close together touched me and made me In some states people love to fly kites on realize how contented and blissful Raksha Bandhan and Independence Day. my world is. But today, the children are making full Neha Sakhuja use of the pleasant weather. It seems a kiteflying competition is being held. One laden with heavily loaded with blissful full of joy can see colourful kites in the sky and boys 27

. 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. C. Think and discuss with your partner. Share your answers in class. 1. How do you think the family travelled from Delhi to Shimla? What makes you think so? HOTS 2. List the sentences from the piece that tell you that the writer is aware questions of and sensitive to her surroundings. D. Discuss in class. critical appreciation 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. 28 a. not heavy – a light suitcase; b. pale – a light blue, c. small/not much – a light dinner

© Ratna Sagar for Central Academy Jodhpur 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.

Understand Grammar WORd order

. 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. Role-play the conversation with other questions and answers. 29