ICSE EDITION NEW ENGLISH COURSE COURSEBOOK8 ASHIMA BATH SASWATI DASGUPTA Consulting Editor: ANAHITA LEE CB 8_prelim.indd 1 31/08/17 4:08 PM 3 Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers the University’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide. Oxford is a registered trade mark of Oxford University Press in the UK and in certain other countries. Published in India by Oxford University Press Ground Floor, 2/11, Ansari Road, Daryaganj, New Delhi 110002, India © Oxford University Press 2011, 2015, 2018 The moral rights of the author/s have been asserted. First Edition published in 2011 Second Edition published in 2015 This New ICSE Edition published in 2018 All rights reserved. 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Illustrations by Vikas Upadhya and Sapna Advertising Company CB 8_prelim.indd 2 31/08/17 4:08 PM New Mulberry English Course New Mulberry English Course is an easy-to-use integrated language and literature course. With grammar at its core, the course is based on sound language learning principles, literary content, multicultural themes and inclusive learning. is new edition is completely aligned to the ICSE curriculum released in November 2016. e reading passages and the tasks have been carefully chosen to a ain the learning outcomes de ned in the curriculum, employing the suggested transactional processes and learning resources. Features of the ICSE Curriculum eme-based selections Child-centred approach • Selections curated from the ICSE reading • Course designed so as to develop skills list and aligned to the interdisciplinary required by the learners at each level themes recommended by the ICSE • Progresses from immediate to external curriculum environment, simple to complex, familiar to unfamiliar Spiralling Variety of learning • Topics are carefully graded to provide experiences a spiral of cumulative learning • Wide range of tasks, such as projects, interviews, presentation, reports, posters etc. Integration • Learning is linked across various subject Inclusivity areas through activities and projects • Caters to diff erent learning styles Social-constructivist • Based on Howard Gardner’s theory of approach Multiple Intelligences • Promotes inclusivity and respect for all • Projects involve learning by doing • Research-based tasks Contextualization Life skills • Universal themes, relevant to the learners • Integrated life skills such as communication, • Content provides the fl exibility to be critical thinking, caring, self-awareness adapted to individual’s needs 3 CB 8_prelim.indd 3 31/08/17 4:08 PM Course Features Areal Workbooks Digital Coursebooks Classes 1–8 support Primers A & B • ICSE based grammar and writing for students Classes 1–8 • Multiple Intelligence based writing tasks • Animation • ICSE recommended • Life skills • Audio selections—prose, poetry, • Interactivities drama and graphic stories • Intercurricular projects • Slide shows • ICSE curriculum suggested • Special grammar revision • Video vocabulary, grammar, writing, and listening and speaking Teacher’s tasks Oxford Educate Resource Packs • Interdisciplinary integrate Digital support for Primers A & B section teachers Classes 1–8 • Intercurricular projects • Animation and audio • Teacher’s Resource Books • Life skills • Interactivities and slide • Posters that explore the shows • Audio CD elements of a story • Video and worksheets • Oxford Educate and Test Generator • Special grammar revision • Lesson plans • Answer keys • Test Generator Life Skills are Intercurricular categorized as Logic projects and the integrate communication, sections blend language GK Math Science logic and emotion to learning with other encourage learning Emotion subjects such as GK, math, science and beyond Social Extracurricular the book. social science. science activities Communication Th e course content takes into account Intrapersonal Interpersonal Visual-spatial Musical Dr Howard Gardner’s theory of Multiple Intelligences that includes a focus on eight skills. Linguistic Math-logical Kinaesthetic Naturalistic 4 CB 8_prelim.indd 4 31/08/17 4:09 PM Coursebook Structure Each coursebook has selections from a variety of genresReference and to context are organized into ten prose, six 3. At the age of four, she naturally began wanting books. poems, one play and one graphic story, based on the a.ICSE Who began syllabus. wanting books? Six of the twelve are new The Miracle 4 b. What could she do before the age of four? c. How did she read the only book in the house? prose units. ‘I loved it,’ she said to Mrs Phelps. ‘Could 4.you I’m wondering what to read next,’ said Matilda. choose another for me?’ a. Where was Matilda? b. Why was she wondering what to read next? With Mrs Phelps help, Matilda read lots and lots c. Who helped her choose another book? Spot the not. Which of the following statements are not true? of famous books. Ruskin Bond is one of India’s most loved children’s authors. He lives in Mussoorie. Cocoa is made from the seeds of the eobroma Cacao tree. He has wri en over 500 short stories and essays. Many of his stories are about his life • ‘Some writers say a lot of things I don’t Read, ref lect and write eobroma means food of the gods in Greek. in the hill stations where he grew up. He says book readers are special people and • understand,’ Matilda saidthat to a greatMrs book Phelps. is like a friend.5. Why do you think the children’s books were on the lower shelves of the library?About the author gives e majority of the world’s cocoa beans come from Africa. c. A person who reads a lot. • 6. What did Matilda do whenever she visited the library? • Cocoa is used to make white chocolate. ‘A good writer will always make you feel that,’ Mrsbook information about the lives • e Swiss eat the most chocolate. Phelps said. ‘Don’t worry about the bits you7. Howcan’td. A didbook Mrs of blankPhelps pages help inMatilda which becomewe draw. a better reader? and works of authors. understand. Sit back and allow the words8. to wash e story tells us that through the book stories she read, Matilda travelled all over the world while sitting in her little room in a village. How can we travel through a story? around you, like music.’ e. A book of lined pages in which we write. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is about an eleven year old boy named Charlie Bucket‘Did you know,’ said Mrs Phelps, ‘that librariesLike to + action word book Warm-up gets Integrate do + not = don’t who lives in a small house with his parents and four grandparents. Willy Wonka, a ratherallow you to borrow books and take themWe use home?’f. like A to book + action used wordfor the to study talk or of write a subject. about things we strangelearners chocolatier, ready has hidden ve golden tickets in chocolate bars. ose who nd the enjoyTo doing. print books, we use machines called printing presses. e printingdoes press + not was = doesn’t invented tickets win a visit to the chocolate factory and get a lifelong supply of chocolate.IN-TEXT Four‘I didn’t QUESTIONS know that,’ said Matilda. by a man named Johannes Gutenberg. book Look around you and write down the names of ticketsfor have learning. been found. Now let’s read what happens when Charlie tries for the last ticket Wemachines useg. don’t A bookthatlike to you of + recipes. actionuse in yourword everyday for things life. we Find do not out enjoy who doing.invented these machines. Share Heidi looked carefullywith round a few coins the that room, he has. and asked,From then ‘Where on, Matilda am would I visit the library only once a week in order to take out new books Reference to context the information with your classmates. book Integrate section and return the old ones. Her own small bedroom now became her reading-room. roughI the I to sleep, grandfather?’ harlie entered the shop and laid the3. dampAt the agefi fty of pencefour, she on naturally the counter. began wanting books. h. A book of blank pages for sticking cuttings, drawings, or pictures in. stories she read, Matilda travelled all over the world while sitting in her little room in aYou village. You suggests intercurricular a. Who began wanting books? Which word tells us that like don’t C‘One Wonka’s Whipple-Scrumptious Fudgemallow Delight,’ he said, remembering how WORDWe WALLto exercise book We In-text questions b. What could she do before the age of four? Extract taken from Matilda to eat junkactivities food. related to the ‘Wherever you like,’ he answered. Heidi is happy? e y every day. e y much he had loved the one he had on his c.birthday. How did she read the only book in the house? 2. From the story, fi nd words opposite in meaning to the likewords givento tellbelow.