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LITERATURE READER Lesson 3                                  Leg Trap Learning objectives: 1. They will be able to understand that the presence of mind is what makes a person different from others. 2. They will be able to understand that honesty ,presence of mind and hard working lead to success. Read the extracts  and  answer the following: A:  ” Dhira was about to go towards the  jewellery  shop to find out more details  when a customer accosted him”. 1Q: Who   was  Dhira? Why did he polish shoes? A   : Dhira was a shoeshine boy. He polished  shoes for a living. 2Q: Describe the customer who came to Dhira ? A   : The customer looked like a rich man. He was wearing a blue suit and a red tie. B: “That’ll do boy. It’s time,” 1Q: Who said these words to whom? A   : The customer said these words to Dhira. 2Q:  Wha...

Tenses: I.Fill in the blanks with the SIMPLE PRESENT or PRESENT CONTINUOUS tense. 1. The children ………………………….. (play) outside now. 2. She usually ………………………. (read) the newspaper in the morning. 3. I …………………………… (do) my homework now. 4. I ………………………… (eat) my dinner now 5. They …………………………….. (watch) TV now. 6. I ……………………………. (not / like) spaghetti. 7. The baby …………………………. (sleep) now. 8. My mother usually …………………. (cook) dinner in the evening. 9. He …………………….. (write) a letter to his pen-friend every month. 10. Mary ………………………….. (listen) to music now. 11. Tom usually ……………………(drink) coffee, but he …………………. (drink) tea now. 12. We ………………………. (go) to the disco tonight. II.Fill in the blanks with SIMPLE PAST or PAST CONTINUOUS tense: 1.George ________________ off the ladder while he ________________ the ceiling. (fall, paint) 2.Last night I ________________ in bed when I suddenly ________________ a scream. (read, hear) 3.________________ TV when I ________________ you? ...

TENSES I.Fill in the blanks with simple present tense form of the verbs given in brackets 1.My grandmother ----------- care of herself. (take) 2.Children ------------ to watch magic shows. (like) 3.I ----------- to my friend’s house every Sunday. (go) 4.This market ----------- many shops.(have) 5.He ------------ the instructions given by his mother. (follow) II.Fill in the blanks with present continuous tense form of the verbs 1.I -------------- a novel. (read) 2.They --------------- a shopping complex here. (construct) 3.She -------------- a picture. (paint) 4.My family -------------- a party. (organise) 5.The children -------------- on an excursion. (go) III.Fill up using simple past tense form of the verbs given in bracket 1.We -------------- chocolates. (distribute) 2.She -------------- well. (dance) 3.Kiran ------------ to the shore. (swim) 4.Anita ------------- noodles in the morning. (eat) 5.The birds ----------- away. (fly) IV.Fill in the blanks with...

LESSON 12                            Mukesh starts a zoo                                                                                       Ruskin Bond   STORY MAPPING  CHARACTERS: 1.       Mukesh 2.       Teju 3.       Koki 4.       Granny 5.       Sitaram ANIMALS: 1.  ...

                                                                       UNIT 1 SECTION ONE.                                                    THE CONJURER’SREVENGE . LEARNING OBJECTIVES. 1 Able to draw a conclusion that ‘laughter is the best medicine’. 2 Able to recollect and show a few magic tricks that have seen. I MEANINGS (REFER TEXT) II EXTRACT ‘The reputation of the conjurer was rapidly sinking below zero’. Why was conjurer’s reputation at stake? A. The conjurer was the master of the magic show. At first, the audience were thril...