SUBJECT: ENGLISH LEVEL : B-2 CLASS VIII LESSON 1:HOW THE CAMEL GOT HIS HUMP

SKILL FOCUSSED TARGET LEARNING OUTCOME SUGGESTED STRATEGIES

 READING  ABLE TO COMPREHEND;  INDIVIDUAL TASK
 LISTENING  LISTEN WITH ATTENTION ;  TEAM TASK
 VOCABULARY  IMPROVE VOCABULARY;
 SPELLING  LEARN SPELLING ;
 SPEAKING  ABLE TO SPEAK SHORT SENTENCES;
 WRITING  IMPROVE HANDWRITING
 AWARENESS

T L O: Ability to comprehend passage; Learn value indicated ; Speak

ACTIVITY I short sentences

 Read the following fable and answer the questions as given below:

Kharanakhara was a lion who ruled over a certain part of a jungle. 

 One day, he could not prey upon a single animal after wandering around the jungle in search of food. It was
almost sunset, and the lion started returning in spite of being very hungry. 
 On his way, he saw a big cave, and thought to himself, "It is for sure that some animal must be living in this big
cave. Such a nice cave cannot be un-inhabitated. At sunset, whatever animal lives here is bound to return. I shall
hide inside the cave and wait for my dinner to arrive." 
 The cave was the home to a jackal, who arrived a while after the lion had hidden himself inside. While entering
he noticed the footprints of the lion leading into the cave, but could not find any footprint coming out. 
 He thought, "If a lion is indeed entered, I will be dead as soon as I enter. But, how can I be sure? There is no
reason for me to stay away from my home if there is no lion inside. I must find out a way to confirm if the lion is
still inside." 
 The jackal thought of a plan, and standing in front of the cave, began to shout, "Hello Cave! Hello Cave! Can I
come inside?" 
 For some moment, he waited in silence and shouted again, "Hello Cave! Have you forgotten our understanding
of all these years? I always wait for your reply before I enter. Why are you silent today? I shall then go to some
other cave if you do not reply." 
 On hearing this, the lion thought, "The cave must reply to the jackal when he returns at sunset. It is because I
am inside that the cave is not replying today. I must invite on behalf of the cave, or the jackal will go away." 
 So, the lion replied from inside the cave, "Hello Jackal, you may enter. It is safe inside." 

 The reply was even more frightening due to the echo from the walls of the cave. The jackal at once knew that
the lion was waiting for him to enter and make a meal out of him. He ran off, as fast as he could and saved
himself. 
 The wise indeed say:Use your tactics to protect yourself from destruction.
  Multiple choice questions
1. The Lion started back as
a) He got the food
b) It was getting dark
c) He wanted better food in dark
2. The cave was the home of the
a) Lion
b) Jackal
c) Hyena
3. The lion replied to the Jackal because
a) He thought cave had a habit of replying
b) He was scared of the Jackal
c) He wanted the eat the Jackal
 Answer the following questions orally in one sentence only :
1. Why did the lion hide into the cave ?
2. How the Jackal did made the Lion to speak?
3. What is the message given the story ?

T L O: Improve vocabulary ; Learn spellings

ACTIVITY II
 Match the following words with their best possible meanings:
SNO WORD MEANING
1 WANDERING TO MAKE SURE
2 HIDDEN MOVE HERE AND THERE
3 CONFIRM FEARFUL
4 FRIGHTENING UNSEEN

ACTIVITY III T L O: Ability to recall spelling ; learn spelling

 FILL IN THE BLANKS TO SPELL THE WORDS CORRECTLY:

1. I ___H A B I ___ A T __ D :________________
2. U _ D_R S __ A N D __ N __ :_______________
3. F O __G O __ T __ N: _________________
4. B E H__ L __ :______________________

T L O: Learn subject verb agreement; Able to form correct

ACTIVITY IV sentences
 Rearrange the following sentences in a meaningful order and say it aloud:
1.CAVE / LION/ INTO/ THE / HID / THE
2. CALLED / OUTSIDE / THE / FROM / JACKAL/ OUTSIDE
3. LION/ A/ FRIGHTENING/ THE / VOICE/ IN / REPLIED

We knew that solar system has nine planets, but did you know a surprising fact about our planet –
EARTH?
Our planet EARTH is the only planet that is not named after a GOD! Every other planet in the
solar system represents a GOD.
Sun, Mercury, Mars, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune and Uranus.
 T L O: Ability to classify types of books
ACTIVITY V
 Read the words given in the box and look at the pictures given below: Classify the
pictures with the types of stories given the box.

FABLE ; PARABLE ; SCIENTIFIC FICTION ; MYTHOLOGOCAL ; SOCIAL ; CARTOON

ACTIVITY VI T L O: Ability to comprehend passage; Learn value indicated ;

Speak short sentences
 Read the given poem with correct pronunciation and discuss the meaning of the poem
with your friends!
DON’T QUIT!
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest, if you must, but don’t you quit.

Life is queer with its twists and turns,

As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about,
When he might have won had he stuck it out;
Don’t give up though the pace seems slow–
You may succeed with another blow.

Often the goal is nearer than,

It seems to a faint and faltering man,
Often the struggler has given up,
When he might have captured the victor’s cup,
 And he learned too late when the night slipped down,
How close he was to the golden crown.

Success is failure turned inside out–

The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far,
So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit–
It’s when things seem worst that you must not quit.

ACTIVITY VII T L O: Reading for fun

What is a ghost’s favorite dish?

Ice-Scream!

Where did ghosts love to swim?

The Dead sea!
How can you identify a ghost’s mom and dad?
They are transparents!
Where did Mummy ghost take her baby ghost?
To the Day‘scare’!
Why don’t we see a bat alone?
Because bats always like to hang out with their friends!

ACTIVITYVIII T L O: Spoken Skill

 Can you say something about these pictures?

3. ________

1. __________________________-

2. ___________ 4. _________________

Most of the kids love to carry these keys. What are those keys?
Answer: Cookies!

SUBJECT: ENGLISH LEVEL : B-2 CLASS VIII LESSON 2:CHILDREN AT WORK

SKILL FOCUSSED TARGET LEARNING OUTCOME SUGGESTED STRATEGIES
 READING  ABLE TO COMPREHEND;  INDIVIDUAL TASK
 LISTENING  LISTEN WITH ATTENTION ;  TEAM TASK
 VOCABULARY  IMPROVE VOCABULARY;
 SPELLING  LEARN SPELLING ;
 SPEAKING  ABLE TO SPEAK SHORT SENTENCES;
 WRITING  IMPROVE HANDWRITING
 AWARENESS

ACTIVITY I T L O: Ability to comprehend passage; Learn value indicated ;

Speak short sentences

 Look at the following pictures and answer the questions ORALLY as given below:

 TRUE AND FALSE QUESTIONS:

1. The paragraph is about Child Labour. TRUE / FALSE
2. Child Labour is a social evil. TRUE / FALSE
3. Children up to fourteen years of age must go to school. TRUE / FALSE

ACTIVITY II T L O: Improve vocabulary ; Learn spellings

 Match the following words with their best possible meanings:

SNO WORD MEANING
1 LIBERTY ONE WHO WORKS UNDER OTHERS
2 EXPLOITATION THE ACTION OR FACT OF TREATING SOMEONE UNFAIRLY IN ORDER TO
BENEFIT FROM THEIR WORK
3 SLAVE RELATED TO HOME
4 DOMESTIC FREEDOM

ACTIVITY III T L O: know about Words often confused

advice – an opinion or suggestion (noun) affect – to change or make a difference to

advise – to tell somebody what to do (verb)
access- a way a reaching a place, a right to use
something
excess – more than necessary
accept – to take what is offered
except – not including
effect – a result; to bring about a result
aisle – a passage between rows of seats
isle – an island
all together – all in one place, all at once
altogether – completely, on the whole

T L O: Ability to reason out ; Learn classifying things

ACTIVITY IV
  Encircle the odd one out :

1. Socks Slippers Sandals Gloves Shoes

2.Optician Doctor Nurse Vet Surgeon
3.Van Bus Bicycle Lorry Car

 Write any one sentence related to the picture:

1. :____________________________

2. : ____________________________

3. : _____________________________

ACTIVITY V T L O: Short sentences construction; Picture reading

ACTIVITY VI T L O: Developing curiosity

Alexander Graham Bell

Did you know; the inventor of telephone, Alexander Graham Bell never made a call to his wife or
mother. Why? They both were deaf!

Fake Flamingos
Did you know; the number of fake flamingos in the world is almost double of real flamingos.

Berry
Did you know that Banana is actually a berry, but Strawberry is not!

Penguins

ACTIVITY VII T L O: Analytical reasoning; word power

 Find and circle all of the words that are hidden in the grid.
The remaining 55 letters spell a secret message.
 SEARCH THESE WORDS !!
ADDICTIVE CONFECTIONERY FILLING PUDDING
BAKING COOKIES FONDUE SEMISWEET
BARS CREAM PIE FOOD SUGAR
BITTERSWEET CUPCAKE FUDGE SWISS
BROWNIES DARK ICE CREAM SYRUP
CAKES DECADENT ICING TREAT
CANDY DELICIOUS INGREDIENT TRUFFLES
CHIPS DESSERT MILK UNSWEETENED
CHOCOLATIER DRINKS MOUSSE WHITE
S
COCOA
Ants Never Sleep!
Did you know, the ants never sleep! There are more than 1 million ants in the world for every human
being! Just imagine, how many ants survive in the world!
Butterflies!
Did you know butterflies have two eyes, which contain thousand lenses! Surprisingly, they can see
only red, yellow and green colours!
Elephants Can’t Jump!
Have you ever seen an elephant jump? Elephants cannot jump! In addition, it is the only mammal
that cannot jump!

ACTIVITY VIII T L O: Self awareness; Reading habit

 Read it out aloud!

 HOW UNIQUE ARE YOU REALLY?

Think what a remarkable, unduplicatable, and miraculous thing it is to be you! Of all the people who have come
and gone on the earth, since the beginning of time, not ONE of them is like YOU!

No one who has ever lived or is to come has had your combination of abilities, talents, appearance, friends,
acquaintances, burdens, sorrows and opportunities.

No one’s hair grows exactly the way yours does.

No one’s finger prints are like yours.

No one has the same combination of secret inside jokes

and family expressions that you know.

The few people who laugh at all the same things you do, don’t sneeze the way you do.

No one prays about exactly the same concerns as you do. No one is loved by the same combination of people that
love you – NO ONE!

No one before, no one to come. YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY UNIQUE!

Enjoy that uniqueness. You do not have to pretend in

order to seem more like someone else. You weren’t meant

to be like someone else. You do not have to lie to conceal

the parts of you that are not like what you see in anyone else.

You were meant to be different. Nowhere ever in all of history will the same things be going on in anyone’s mind,
soul and spirit as are going on in yours right now.

If you did not exist, there would be a hole in creation, a gap in history, something missing from the plan for
humankind.

Treasure your uniqueness. It is a gift given only to you. Enjoy it and share it!

No one can reach out to others in the same way that you can. No one can speak your words. No one can convey
your meanings. No one can comfort with your kind of comfort. No one can bring your kind of understanding to
another person.

No one can be cheerful and lighthearted and joyous in your way. No one can smile your smile. No one else can
bring the whole unique impact of you to another human being.

Share your uniqueness. Let it be free to flow out among your family and friends and people you meet in the rush
and clutter of living wherever you are. That gift of yourself was given you to enjoy and share. Give yourself away!

See it! Receive it! Let it tickle you! Let it inform you and nudge you and inspire you! YOU ARE UNIQUE!        

ACTIVITY IX T L O: Spoken skill; picture reading

  Speak out two sentences about the given pictures:

1.

6.

2.

7.

3.

8.

4.

9.

5.
SUBJECT: ENGLISH LEVEL : B-2 CLASS VIII LESSON 3:THE SELFISH GIANT
SKILL FOCUSSED TARGET LEARNING OUTCOME SUGGESTED STRATEGIES
 READING  ABLE TO COMPREHEND;  INDIVIDUAL TASK
 LISTENING  LISTEN WITH ATTENTION ;  TEAM TASK
 VOCABULARY  IMPROVE VOCABULARY;
 SPELLING  LEARN SPELLING ;
 SPEAKING  ABLE TO SPEAK SHORT SENTENCES;
 WRITING  IMPROVE HANDWRITING
 AWARENESS

 Listen and read the following story and answer the questions as given below:
ACTIVITY

T L O:: Listen attentively; Comprehend a small story; Correlate

Once upon a time, there was a selfish man. He liked everything to be his own. He could not share his
belongings with anyone, not even his friends or the poor.
One day, the man lost thirty gold coins. He went to his friend’s house and told him how he lost his gold coins. His
friend was a kind man. As his friend’s daughter was coming from an errand she found thirty gold coins. When
she arrived home, she told her father what she had found. The girl’s father told her that the gold coins belong to
his friend and he sent for him. When the selfish man arrived, he told him how his daughter had found his thirty
gold coins and handed then to him.
After counting the gold coins the man said that ten of them was missing and had been taken by the girl as he
had forty gold coins. He further commented that he will recover the remaining amount from him. But the girl’s
father refused. The man left the gold coins and went to the court and informed the judge there about what had
taken place between him and the girl’s father. The judge sent for the girl and her father and when they arrived
asked the girl how many gold coins did she find. She replied thirty gold coins. The Judge that asked the selfish
man how many gold coins did he lose and he answered forty gold coins.
The judge then told the man that the gold coins did not belong to him because the girl found thirty and not forty
as he claimed to have lost and then told the girl to take the gold coins and that if anybody is looking for them he
will send for the girl. The judge told the man that if anybody reports that they have found forty gold coins he will
send for him. It was then that the man confessed that he lied and that he lost thirty gold coins but the judge did
not listen to him. This story teaches us to be always honest as dishonest never pays.
1. Fill in the blanks using one appropriate word/ phrase:
a) The selfish man lost _______________________________.
b) The gold coins were found by _______________________.
c) The selfish man told the judge that he found : ________________.

 Which proverb can be used to define the theme of the story:

1. TIME AND TIDE WAIT FOR NONE
2. A FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND INDEED
3. HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY

ACTIVITY: II T L O:: Develop understanding of subject-verb agreement

 Fill in the blanks using correct form of the words given in the brackets:
 1. The selfish man ________________ [tell] his friend about his lost coins.
2. The little girl ________________ [ find] thirty gold coins.
3. The judge __________________[ understand ] the selfish man’s lie.

ACTIVITY: III T L O:: Develop thinking skill; Develop positive values; speak short
sentences

 What kind of friendship would you like to have and why? Write three sentences about
your idea of friendship and read them aloud to the class:

1. ________________________________________________
2. _________________________________________________
3. _________________________________________________

ACTIVITY: IV T L O:: Able to arrange letter ; learn spelling of words

 Below are some jumbled words. Arrange the letter and form a meaningful word:
1. R C R O E V E
2.S F O C F E N S
3. S O H N E T

ACTIVITY: V T L O:: Develop positive values; Learn classification

 Below given are the sentences which display good habits and bad habits. Before a good
habit , write POSITIVE , before a bad habit, write NEGATIVE:
1. Telling a lie :__________________
2. Taking care of others:___________
3. Greediness :________________
4. Kindness :_________________
5. Honesty :__________________

T L O:: Able to search words in every direction; Develop

ACTIVITY: VI concentration; learn word meanings
 P U P P Y O E F O A T Y F U K
F M T X W A L P O X Z E A T I
Q D M X T A D P O L E D W V T
Z V N J R D Q W G K J H N G T
C D R Y L P U G F C D E S X E
W A Y H J K L B S P I D E L N
V G L J N Y A E Q A S Z F V L
H J V F I P M F G J A S G B N
K I T T X W B D C U B W A P L
T N P G A D P Y G F V N M D R
E Z L A D G N I L R E D I P S
L H B C F N R S I L Z Q S P A
G F F O A L F X H G D E G A X
I R R U H V H C R A Y F I C R
P E Y I N C U G S Q C N I C K
 WORD SEARCH

PUPPY FOAL SPIDERLING KITTEN CHICK TADPOLE

CALF FRY LAMB PIGLET FAWN CUB

ACTIVITY: VII T L O:: Picture Reading; Writing short sentences

 Look at the above pictures and write a short paragraph based upon it:
Use the given guidelines:
It is evening time. The atmosphere is ______________________ [ cloud/cloudy] . It is
____________________ [raining / rainy] heavily. _____________________________ [ Buses/ cars]are
moving slow. People _____________________[crossed/ crossing] road carrying
_________________________ [ umbrella/books] to protect themselves from rain. Most of the people are
________________________ [indoors/outdoors].

ACTIVITY: VIII T L O:: Picture Reading; Writing short sentences

 Look at the following picture and describe the scene of a railway platform. Take help from the clues
 given:

 Can you identify a porter in the picture?

 Can you identify a ticket checker?
 Can you see the people sitting in the train?
 Can you see a man who has got down from the train?
 Can you see some people sitting on the bench waiting for their train?

TLO: Being Aware Of Prepositions

ACTIVITY 1X

 "At", "in" or "on"? Fill in the correct 11. Let's take the bus Columbus Street.
word.
12. Look, the water!
1. Did you learn something school?
13. There were no clouds the sky.
2. Don't put all your eggs one basket.
14. Matthew was work when I called.
3. Eric is studying the university.
15. Megan will be the office from nine to four.
4. I live 12 Columbus Street.
5. Is John still bed?
6. I've read it a book.
7. James met us the door.
8. Janet is home right now.
9. I was stuck that traffic jam for hours!
10. She fell asleep the armchair.

SUBJECT: ENGLISH LEVEL : B-2 CLASS VIII LESSON 4:THE TREASURE WITHIN

SKILL FOCUSSED TARGET LEARNING OUTCOME SUGGESTED STRATEGIES

 READING  ABLE TO COMPREHEND;  INDIVIDUAL TASK
 LISTENING  LISTEN WITH ATTENTION ;  TEAM TASK
  VOCABULARY  IMPROVE VOCABULARY;
 SPELLING  LEARN SPELLING ;
 SPEAKING  ABLE TO SPEAK SHORT SENTENCES;
 WRITING  IMPROVE HANDWRITING
 AWARENESS

ACTIVITY : I T L O:: Listen attentively; Comprehend a small story; Correlate proverb

 Read the following passage and answer the questions given below :

1. Answer the given questions orally :

a) What kind of words the poet wants to speak?
b) What do the inner voices do the poet?
c) Which lines shows that the poet is hopeful?

ACTIVITY : II T L O::Learn values; Learn to use appropriate words

 Encircle the appropriate choice given:

1. One should always be hopeless/ hopeful.
2. Negative/Positive thinking is important in life.
3. Faith and confidence are needed/not needed in life.

ACTIVITY : III T L O::Learn use of modals; Learn to make correct sentences

  Choose the correct answer (mustn't or needn't):
1. Nancy ______________________go to bed early; tomorrow is her day off.
2. You______________________ smoke on buses. It's forbidden.
3. You _____________________do it now; you can finish it later.
4. Students _________________use their mobile phones during the lessons.
5. You ___________________buy any meat.There is plenty of it in the fridge.
6. You _____________________bring a suim suit.
7. I can lend you one.It's a secret. You ___________________tell anybody.
8. You __________________do the washing up; we have a dishwasher.
9. Youreally ___________________be late again.

ACTIVITY : IV T L O::Learn correct spellings ; Learn words and meanings

 The letters of the words below are jumbled. Figure out what the word is and write in the
blank provided:

1. KIDN: ________________ 2. RSUT: __________________

3. RSHAK: ________________ 4. LEPSE: __________________
5. DURM: _________________ 6. LSKCI:__________________
7. PASO: __________________ 8. HDIS: __________________
9. TWIREN: _________________ 10. EEDR: ________________

HINTS:
1. CONSIDERATE AND GENTLE
2. 2. ORANGE COATING ON IRON SURFACE
3. A BIG FISH WITH AFIN ON ITS BACK
4. WE DO THIS AT NIGHT
5. A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT THAT KEEPS THE BEAT
6. SMOOTH OR GLOSSY
7. A SUBSTANCE USED FOR WASHING
8. A CONTAINER FOR SERVING FOOD
9. THE COLD SEASON BETWEEN FALL AND SPRING
10. AN ANIMAL WITH ANTLERS
ANSWERS:
1. KIND 2. RUST 3. SHARK 4. SLEEP 5. DRUM
6. 6. SLICK 7. SOAP 8. DISH 9. WINTER 10. DEER
Digital World
We live in a digital world with computers and smart phones. Reading habits shifted from newspapers
and magazines to computer.
Did you know that the speed of reading is 25% slower than a book? Yes, you cannot read faster when
compared to reading from the paper.

T L O::Word attack; Ability to focus ;

ACTIVITY : V
  WORD SEARCH
N O J D W G I R B G
O D E E F O B H P L
G P L L P A L F N J
L O D Y G W E F W F
W L L Z O I I I U K
J F I T Z S M N I Q
L S H R H H Y S A F
F T C I I B S S L W
O B R P X P W C S D
Z A B L S N X U F C
ANS:
CHILD KISS FLAPWISH FEED FISH TRIP FLOP

ACTIVITY : VI T L O::Learn subject verb agreement ; Form meaningful

 Look at the words and phrases below. Rearrange them to form meaningful sentences.
Write the correct sentences in your answer sheet against the correct blank number.
(a)Enthusiasm/nothing/great/without/achieved/ever/is
(b)Excellence/desire/enthusiasm/average/changes/what/and/are/to
(c)Enthusiasm/in our lives/to do/helps us/this is/what
(d)feared by / snakes are / in our / worshipped / and / many / country
(e). of the / are venomous / only / 300 out / species / 2700 known
(f) which is / yellow liquid / water / snake venom / 90% / is a

ACTIVITY : VIII T L O::Learn subject verb agreement ; Form meaningful

 Describe an evening after you come back from the school.

 You may use the words and phrases given the box:
Take lunch ; rest awhile ; get up ; get fresh: drink milk; go out; cycling ; play with friends; come home;
complete homework; do self study; take help from parents; take dinner; brush teeth; go to bed

Begin like this:

I return from the school at ________ p.m Then I
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________

ACTIVITY : VIII T L O::Learn subject verb agreement ; Form meaningful

 Which is the scene described here?
a) Of a railway platform
b) Of a swimming pool
c) Of a vegetable market

 What is the old lady doing?

a) Selling vegetables
b) Singing songs
c) Sleeping
 What are few people doing?
a) Walking on the road
b) Purchasing vegetables
c) Simply talking
 Answer the following questions in one sentence:
a) Which fruit do you love the most?
b) Which vegetables can you see in the picture?
c) Who is sitting on a stool?

Popular Apple Proverbs and Sayings

Apple of an eye!
A pear tree cannot bear an apple.
An apple a day keep the doctor’s away.
Your neighbor’s apple is sweeter than yours.
Eat an apple before bed and make your doctor beg for bread.

The city that is named after apple the New York and it is called ‘The Big Apple!’
Match the correct complements from Table B with the
subjects and linking verbs from Table A. Use the
pictures in Table A to help. 4. The boy looks
Table A: Subjects and linking verbs

1. The mother and her little baby seem

2. That garbage smells

5. Peter is

3. In the evening, Geoff becomes Table B: Complements

a. sad.
b. very happy!
c. a farmer.
d. terrible.
e. tired.

Use the prepositions from the table to 1. Look at each picture and the bold words above it.
2. Make a sentence to describe the picture using these words.
complete the sentences below. The object of 3. Note that there is more than one correct answer for each picture!
the preposition is in bold. 4. There is a list of suggested answers at the end of this page.

to For example:
Dog, happy
between Answer:

on "The dog is happy."

for OR
into "The dog seems happy."
1.
(Or any other similar answer.)

Man, books, many Answer:

"The man has many books."

OR

"This man holds many books."

Ted threw a party _____ his best friend.
(Or any other similar answer.)

2.
Vocabulary Worksheet A:
 1) Man, surprised

The tourist carried his bags _____ the hotel.

2) Cake, candle

3.

3) Woman, ball

Lily is afraid to step _____ the ice.

4.

4) Lady, crying

He kicked his computer monitor _____ a big

trash can.

5. 5) People, clapping

Penny has to sit _____ her brothers.

SUBJECT: ENGLISH LEVEL : B-2 CLASS VIII LESSON 5:PRINCESS SEPTEMBER

SKILL FOCUSSED TARGET LEARNING OUTCOME SUGGESTED STRATEGIES

 READING  ABLE TO COMPREHEND;  INDIVIDUAL TASK
 LISTENING  LISTEN WITH ATTENTION ;  TEAM TASK
 VOCABULARY  IMPROVE VOCABULARY;
 SPELLING  LEARN SPELLING ;
 SPEAKING  ABLE TO SPEAK SHORT SENTENCES;
 WRITING  IMPROVE HANDWRITING
 AWARENESS
  Read and listen to the given poem and answer the questions given below:

Don’t ever underestimate the power

Of simple acts of kindness

It won a frail old lady named Mother Teresa

The Nobel Prize for peace’s progress

It armed a monk named Dalai Lama

The support to fight for the freedom of a nation

And it immortalized a young Lady Diana

In the pages of history, truly inspirational

The lesson to be learnt

From the life stories of these people

Is that the power of kindness is so strong

That it can even build cities from rubble

1. Name the people mentioned in the poem for their kindness.

2. Name two more people you have read about regarding their kindness.
3. Find the opposites of the following words from the given poem:
a) Overestimate b) strong

ACTIVITY : II T L O::Ability to speak short sentences ; Learn values ;

 Below given are some acts of kindness. Write any five sentences about the acts of
kindness you would like to do with others and what you expect from others too.
ACTIVITY : III T L O:: Listen attentively; Appreciate poem ; Learn rhyming

 Read out loud the given poem :

Do a kind favour today
Say a few sympathetic words to someone
Show a humble gesture right away
Be proud of a modest act you have done
Show empathy in each and every action
Integrate kindness in everything you do
Make humility a core part of your life’s celebration
One day it will all come back to you

ACTIVITY: IV T L O:Appreciatevalues and imbibe; Make short sentences

related to the context

 Below given is a list of kind acts. Add five more acts to the list and read out loud to the
Class:

1. Say good morning to your teacher, principal, school officials and classmates.
2.  Give someone a compliment at least once every day.
3. Donate your unwanted toys and books to the children in need.
4. Write a thank you note to your teacher, your coach, a firefighter, your mentor or someone who has
influenced you in a positive way.
5. Clean up the area around your school or a local park, picking up trash and putting it in the garbage can.
You can also help your teacher clean up the classroom.

ACTIVITY: V T L O:Using Connectors

 Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Use each sentence connector only once.

wherever finally
however in spite of
although as if
unless since
despite so as not to

1. The dog eats the food hungrily ______ it has been starved for months.
2. ______ all good things must come to an end.
3. All the students have been miserable ______ Mrs. Tan left the school.
4. Always stand up for yourself ______ lose your integrity.
5. Her baby remains as skinny as ever ______ the vitamins and expensive food.
6. Agatha won't go out with you ______ you promise to pay for the lunch.
7. Do remember to keep in contact ______ you are.
8. ______ he is sick, he still continues working.
9. ______ tough he appears to be, he still loses to the short man.
10. The plane managed to land ______ the heavy rain, thunder and lightning.

Answers

1. The dog eats the food hungrily as if it has been starved for months.
2. Finally all good things must come to an end.
3. All the students have been miserable since Mrs. Tan left the school.
4. Always stand up for yourself so as not to lose your integrity.
5. Her baby remains as skinny as ever despite / in spite of the vitamins and expensive food.
6. Agatha won't go out with you unless you promise to pay for the lunch.
7. Do remember to keep in contact wherever you are.
8. Although he is sick, he still continues working.
9. However tough he appears to be, he still loses to the short man.
10. The plane managed to land in spite of / despite the heavy rain, thunder and lightning.

Alphabet - The first thing that everyone learns. The term alphabet is derived from Greek - Alpha and
Beta. The first two letters of Greek becomes the alphabet that covers all the 26 letters in English
This is quite an amazing fact about English. Around 90 percent of everything that is written in English
(Except the typical medical terms) uses only 1000 common words in English.

ACTIVITY: VI T L O:Picture Reading

  Look at the above pictures and write a short paragraph based upon it:
 Use words from the box:
Houses ; carrying ; holding ; pouring ; bathing ; reading ; waashing
Use the given guidelines:
It is the scene of a village. The ____________________________ mud. A lady is
____________________ on her head. A lady is ______________________________a baby on her
waist. A lady is ____________________ water into a pot. A man is _____________________ from
the water of handpump. Few stray _______________ are strolling on the street. Two kids
_____________________. A woman is ________________________utensils.

ACTIVITY: VII T L O:Picture Reading

Describe the picture in your own words using

short sentences and your imgination:

SUBJECT: ENGLISH LEVEL : B-2 CLASS VIII LESSON 6:THE FIGHT

SKILL FOCUSSED TARGET LEARNING OUTCOME SUGGESTED STRATEGIES

 READING  ABLE TO COMPREHEND;  INDIVIDUAL TASK
 LISTENING  LISTEN WITH ATTENTION ;  TEAM TASK
 VOCABULARY  IMPROVE VOCABULARY;
 SPELLING  LEARN SPELLING ;
 SPEAKING  ABLE TO SPEAK SHORT SENTENCES;
 WRITING  IMPROVE HANDWRITING
 AWARENESS

 Read the given poem and answer the questions given below:
Stand tall oh mighty oak, for all the world to see,
your strength and undying beauty forever amazes me.
Though storm clouds hover above you,
your branches span the sky,
in search of the radiant sunlight you
T L on
count O::toListen attentively; Appreciate poem ; Learn
survive.
rhyming words
ACTIVITY 1
 When the winds are high and restless and
you lose a limb or two,
it only makes you stronger, we
could learn so much from you.
Though generations have come and gone
and brought about such change,
quietly you've watched them all yet still
remained the same.
I only pray God give to me the strength he's
given you,
to face each day with hope, whether
skies are black or blue,
Life on earth is truly a gift
every moment we must treasure,
it's the simple things we take for granted
that become our ultimate pleasures.
1. Answer the following questions orally in one sentence only :
a) What surprises the writer?
b) What can be the possible meaning of losing limb ?
c) What is the prayer of the poet?
2. There are few words of hope, belief and kindness given below. Add five words on your own to the
series :
Sympathy ; Goodness : Politeness ; Courtesy; __________________; ________________;
__________________;_________________;__________________.

ACTIVITY : II T L O::Word attack ; learn using appropriate connectors

 Choose the correct answer using : who, whom, which or whose:

1. He bought all the tools ____________________ are required to fix his old car.
2. This is the doctor  _________________helped Sara recover from her illness.
3. This is the girl __________________ which  he fell in love with in Madrid.
4. She managed to pass the exam in spite of all the difficulties, ________________didn't surprise people
who knew her.
5. These are the kids ________________parents are abroad.
6. Give me the plate ______________is on the table.
7. I don't know ______________did it.
8. The criminals, two of ___________________managed to escape, broke into a bank downtown.
9. I know the candidate ________________I am going to support in the next elections.
10. This is the book ________________ I had kept safe since so long.

ACTIVITY : III T L O::Word attack ; learn using appropriate connectors

 WORD SEARCH
ACTIVITY : IV T L O::Word attack ; learn difference between use of words as
noun and verb

 Choose the appropriate word (affect or effect):

1. The government's new economic policy had a noticeable __________________ on households.
2. Falling on his head had a bad _______________ on his cognitive abilities.
3. Her illness will undoubtedly ________________ her productivity at work.
4. Flowers ______________my mood and make me feel happy.
5. The _______________ of flowers on my mood is incredible.
6. High cholesterol can  ___________________ the heart.
7. Researchers are concerned with _____________of caffeine on the nervous system.
8. I think that the _____________ of high prices will be detrimental to the economy.
9. Regular physical exercises can have positive _________ on the immune system.S
10. Smoking cigarrettes always ___________ the lungs.

ACTIVITY : V T L O::Word attack ; learn using appropriate connectors

 Helping others is a noble task. Below are given few examples. Write five sentences how
would you like to help others.
 1. __________________________________________________________--
2. __________________________________________________________
3. __________________________________________________________
4. __________________________________________________________
5. __________________________________________________________

T L O::Sentence construction; Imagination

ACTIVITY : VI

EX. DESCRIBE THE JOURNEY FROM YOUR SCHOOL TO HOME USING THE PICTURE CLUES:

 Most commonly used alphabet is ‘E’

Most commonly used Vowel is ‘E’
Most commonly used consonant is ‘R’
How many words you can tell ending with ‘GRY’? Only TWO! - ANGRY and HUNGRY
Name the longest word that doesn’t contain the repetition of any alphabet! –
UNCOPYRIGHTABLE
ACTIVITY : VII T L O::Word attack ; learn using appropriate connectors

 Read this poem loudly and share the message with your friends :
I HAVE A DREAM
By Michael Sage

I have a dream, it’s about the past,

Where anger and hurt, no longer last
I have a dream, where there is no hate,
For that is the day, I can no longer wait.

I have a dream, it’s about today,

It’s about the things, we do and we say,
I have a dream, it’s about what’s in our mind,
Where we consciously try, to be thoughtful and kind.

I have a dream, it’s about tomorrow,

Filled with happiness, where there is no sorrow,
I have a dream, it’s to do with peace,
Where love and joy, will never cease.

I have a dream, that the things that I dream,

Are about reality, and not just a dream,
I pray to “ GOD ”, that my dreams may come true,
 I pray this for everyone, but especially for you!!

ACTIVITY : VIII T L O::Word attack ; learn using appropriate connectors

 Put the verbs in brackets in their correct 11. you (recognize) this painting now?
form. Some verbs are stative verbs and
12. He (appear) a bit snobbish.
some are dynamic verbs. Use the simple
present or present progressive tense. 13. She (not wash) the dishes now.

1. Actually, that (sound) wonderful. 14. it really (matter) now?

15. Right now it seems (seem) cold outside.
2. We (cook) right now.
16. I (suppose) we could do that, too.
3. I (promise) to be back soon.
17. Janet (not realize) how much he loves
4. Frank and his wife (disagree) on this matter. her.
5. He (own) several large companies. 18. this dog (belong) to you?
6. you (hear) Richard's voice now? 19. It (rain) right now.
7. you (study) at the moment? 20. I (not know) the right answer right now.
8. I (mean) to hurt you.
9. you (mind) taking out the garbage?
10. I seriously (doubt) it.
SUBJECT: ENGLISH LEVEL : B-2 CLASS VIII LESSON 7:THE OPEN WINDOW

SKILL FOCUSSED TARGET LEARNING OUTCOME SUGGESTED STRATEGIES

 READING  ABLE TO COMPREHEND;  INDIVIDUAL TASK
 LISTENING  LISTEN WITH ATTENTION ;  TEAM TASK
 VOCABULARY  IMPROVE VOCABULARY;
 SPELLING  LEARN SPELLING ;
 SPEAKING  ABLE TO SPEAK SHORT SENTENCES;
 WRITING  IMPROVE HANDWRITING
 AWARENESS

ACTIVITY I T L O : Learn conversation; Write dialogues ; make

short sentences

 Look at the following pictures and fill in the blanks with a single line conversation.

1.
 LITTLE BOY: ____________________________________________
MAN: ________________________________________________

2.
BOY :________________________________________________________________

3. LITTLE
GIRL:_______________________________________________________________
___
4. KITTEN
:_______________________________________________________________

T L O : Learn correct spellings ; Find errors in

ACTIVITY II sentences

 In the passage given below, there is one error in every line. Find out and write both
correct and incorrect words in the space provided:
INCORRECT CORRECT
Owls spends most of their time in the a) ___________ _________

dark and has an acute sense of b)___________ _________

hearing. They can detect there prey just c)___________ _________

by hear them move in the complete darkness. d)___________ __________

Owls have two ears, one on neither side e)__________ __________

of a head. They also have f)___________ __________

a dish like structure at the head. g)___________ _________

ACTIVITY III T L O : Learn focus; Find words ; Classify things

  WORD SEARCH

T L O : Learn correct use of words; Able to identify

ACTIVITY IV difference between words

 Choose the appropriate word (advice or advise) :

1. I  ____________________ you to exercise regularly.
2. He is always ready to offer  _________________ .
3. She  ________________ him to wake up early.
4. What do you _____________ me to do?
5. He is always ready to take my ___________________       
6. Can you ______________ me on which car to buy?
7. You should listen to your father’s  ________________.
8. The doctor ________________ Sue to give up smoking.
9. I need your ______________ on what to wear for my job interview.
10. He is the best person to ask for _______________ on cars. .

ACTIVITY V T L O : Learn conversation; Write dialogues ; make short

sentences

 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets. Use the present
simple or past simple. One has been done for you:
1 I don't like (not like) the food in the school cafeteria because our cook (1) ______________ (not be) very good.
But I usually eat there.
2 Yesterday we (2)_________________ (not eat) there because the cook had a disaster!
3 At about 10.00, the fire bell rang and we (3) _______________(leave) the building.
4 Of course, we wanted to leave class, but we (4) ______________(not want) to have a fire in the school.
5 When we got outside, we (5) ______________(see) a lot of smoke coming from the school kitchen.
6 We (6) ___________(wait) for a few minutes 
7 and then the cook (7)______________ (come) out and talked to the principal.
8 The principal (8)________ (shout) at the cook. I think she was fed up with him.
9 Fortunately, it wasn't a big fire, and soon, we (9)__________ (go) back to class, but we didn't eat in the
canteen yesterday.
10 In fact, now I (10) _______________(not want) to eat there again!

Ostriches are one of the fastest running animals; they happen to run faster than horses.
Houseflies have an extremely short lifespan of 14 days. While they are alive, they always hum in the ‘F’
key.
Although they belong to the same family, snow leopards are different from lions and tigers when it
comes to roaring. Snow leopards cannot roar because of their under-developed vocal cords.
Bats are the only mammals that possess the ability to fly.
Everybody knows that kangaroos hop to move from one place to the other. However, very few know
that they use their tail in order to hop.

ACTIVITYVI T L O : Learn conversation; Write dialogues ; make short

sentences
  Read the following poem loudly :

God The Artist

By Angela Morgan

God, when you thought of a pine tree,

How did you think of a star?
How did you dream of the Milky Way
To guide us from afar.
How did you think of a clean brown pool
Where flecks of shadows are?

God, when you thought of a cobweb,

How did you think of dew?
How did you know a spider's house
Had shingles bright and new?
How did you know the human folk
Would love them like they do?

God, when you patterned a bird song,

Flung on a silver string,
How did you know the ecstasy
That crystal call would bring?
How did you think of a bubbling throat
And a darling speckled wing?

God, when you chiseled a raindrop,

How did you think of a stem,
Bearing a lovely satin leaf
To hold the tiny gem?
How did you know a million drops
Would deck the morning's hem?

Why did you mate the moonlit night

With the honeysuckle vines?
How did you know Madeira bloom
Distilled ecstatic wines?
How did you weave the velvet disk
Where tangled perfumes are?
God, when you thought of a pine tree,
How did you think of a star?

SUBJECT: ENGLISH LEVEL : B-2 CLASS VIII LESSON 8:JALEBIS

SKILL FOCUSSED TARGET LEARNING OUTCOME SUGGESTED STRATEGIES

  READING  ABLE TO COMPREHEND;  INDIVIDUAL TASK
 LISTENING  LISTEN WITH ATTENTION ;  TEAM TASK
 VOCABULARY  IMPROVE VOCABULARY;
 SPELLING  LEARN SPELLING ;
 SPEAKING  ABLE TO SPEAK SHORT SENTENCES;
 WRITING  IMPROVE HANDWRITING
 AWARENESS

ACTIVITY I T L O : Ability to comprehend a story ;Learn use of adjectives

 Read the given story and listen to its audio version and answer the questions that are
given below:

Once upon a time all the spirits set about building two palaces; a palace of truth, and a palace of lies. Every time
a child told the truth, a brick was created for the palace of truth. The spirits of truth would then take it and add
it to the growing walls.

In just the same way was the palace of lies built. Each brick was created when a child told a lie. Both palaces
were impressive - the best in the world - and each group of spirits worked hard to try to make sure that their
own palace was the best. So much so that the lying spirits, who were much more tricky and deceitful, sent a
group of spirits to the world to get children to tell more and more lies. These spirits were successful, and started
getting many more bricks. As a result, their palace became bigger and more spectacular.

But one day, something strange happened in the palace of lies. One of the bricks turned into a cardboard box. A
little later another brick turned into sand, and then another turned into glass, and smashed. And so, little by
little, it became clear that whenever a lie was discovered, the brick that it had created changed its form, was
crushed, and finally disappeared. In this way, the palace of lies became weaker and weaker, and in the end it
completely fell to pieces.

At this, everyone, including the lying spirits, understood that you cannot use lies for anything. They are never
what they appear to be, and so you never know what they will turn into.

1. Answer the questions orally in one sentence only:

a) Which two palaces were built by the spirits?
b) How would each palace grow?
c) Which spirits were cunning and wicked?
2. Find out any two adjectives from the second paragraph and speak out.
_______________; ____________
 T L O : Learn use of appropriate words; Learn the difference
between words
ACTIVITY II
 Choose the appropriate word (accept or except) :
1. Please, ______________________our apologies.
2. They  _________________ American Credit Cards in this restaurant.
3. They invited all their friends ______________ Alice who was on a trip to Africa.
4. Leila would do anything _____________ take care of her little brother.
5. Don't worry! They will  _______________ our offer.
6. They  _____________ children from this offer.
7. All the children went to the game ______________ Amy.
8. He couldn't _____________the job.
9. He was so furious that he wouldn't  _______________anything from her.
10. I had the same problems, _______________that I was younger than you.

ACTIVITY III T L O : Learn use of appropriate phrasal words

 Fill in the blanks with the appropriate phrasal verbs from the list:
Turn down – get on well with – come across- pass out  –   

1. I _____________ an old friend while I was walking down the street the other day.
2. She ._____________.. when she heard of her father's death.
3. The company will certainly _____________ your application if you don’t have the required qualifications. 
4. All Leila's colleagues respect her because she _____________ everybody.

If there are 50 students in a class then it is a certainty that at least two will share the same birthday?
A number is divisible by three if the sum of its digits is divisible by three (3)?
Among all shapes with the same area circle has the shortest perimeter?
The smallest ten prime numbers are 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, and 29?
The number Pi (the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle) cannot be expressed as a
fraction, making it an irrational number? It never repeats and never ends when written as a decimal.
Trigonometry is the study of the relationship between the angles of triangles and their sides? Pythagoras,
the famous Greek mathematician had used little rocks to represent numbers, when working out
mathematical equations? Hence, the name Calculus was born, which in Greek means pebbles.

ACTIVITY IV T L O : Comprehend pictures; Learn values

 From the given pictures, identify good habits and bad habits. For good habit. Write
POSITIVE in the blank, for bad habit, write NEGATIVE in the blank.
 _________________________

________________________

_______________________

_______________________

________________________

________________________

_____________________________

ACTIVITY V T L O : Poem appreciation; awareness of the planet

 Read the poem and try to find the underlying message. Discuss with your friends.
 A Light Exists In Spring

By Emily Dickinson

A Light exists in Spring

Not present on the Year
At any other period --
When March is scarcely here

A Color stands abroad

On Solitary Fields
That Science cannot overtake
But Human Nature feels.

It waits upon the Lawn,

It shows the furthest Tree
Upon the furthest Slope you know
It almost speaks to you.

Then as Horizons step

Or Noons report away
Without the Formula of sound
It passes and we stay --

A quality of loss
Affecting our Content
As Trade had suddenly encroached
Upon a Sacrament.

How many ducks would there be, if you saw two

ducks in front of two ducks, two ducks between
two ducks, and two ducks behind two ducks?

Answer: 4 ducks-because they are in a row !!

SUBJECT: ENGLISH LEVEL : B-2 CLASS VIII LESSON 9: THE COMET

SKILL FOCUSSED TARGET LEARNING OUTCOME SUGGESTED STRATEGIES

 READING  ABLE TO COMPREHEND;  INDIVIDUAL TASK
 LISTENING  LISTEN WITH ATTENTION ;  TEAM TASK
  VOCABULARY  IMPROVE VOCABULARY;
 SPELLING  LEARN SPELLING ;
 SPEAKING  ABLE TO SPEAK SHORT SENTENCES;
 WRITING  IMPROVE HANDWRITING
 AWARENESS

ACTIVITY I T L O : Make short sentences; Develop imagination ;

 Look at the following pictures. They show meeting of Raju and an alien. Compose a
story based upon the pictures.

Begin the story like this: One day Raju was returning from the school when he
saw behind the tree, there was______________________________________

ACTIVITY II T L O : General awareness ; Raise curiosity

  Write the correct answer from these multiple choice questions :
Question 1.
We live on a __________ called Earth.
a) MOON
b) STAR
c) PLANET
Question 2.
__________ is the largest planet in the solar system.
a) SATURN
b) JUPITER
c) MERCURY
Question 3.
There are __________ planets in our solar system:
a) SEVEN
b) NINE
c) EIGHT
Question 4.
__________ is the closest planet to the sun.
a) MERCURY
b) VENUS
c) EARTH
Question 5.
__________ is the farthest planet from the sun.
a) NEPTUNE
b) JUPITER
c) URANUS

T L O : General awareness ; Raise curiosity

ACTIVITY III
 Below given is a Planet Quiz. Try to find the answers of as many as possible:
1. Now that Pluto is no longer included, how many planets are there in the Solar System?
2. What is the smallest planet in the Solar System?
3. What is the largest planet in the Solar System?
4. What is the hottest planet in the Solar System?
5. The sixth planet from the Sun features an extensive ring system, what is the name of this planet?
6. The chemical element uranium was named after what planet?
7. What planet in the solar system is farthest from the Sun?
8. What is the second smallest planet in the solar system?
9. What planet is closest in size to Earth?
10. The moon Titan orbits what planet?

Planet Quiz Answers

1. 82. Mercury3. Jupiter4. Venus5. Saturn

6. Uranus7. Neptune8. Mars9. Venus10. Saturn
 T L O : General awareness ; Raise curiosity
ACTIVITY IV
 Write TRUE/ FALSE in the blanks for the facts provided :
 Astronauts weigh the same on other planets as they do on Earth. (True/ False)
 Mercury is the planet closest to the sun. (True/ False)
 The surface of Earth is mostly land. (True/False)
 Astronauts have landed on Mars. (False/True)
 There are no planets beyond our solar system. (False/True)

ACTIVITY V T L O : General awareness ; Raise curiosity

 WORD SEARCH
A I U B K J Z Y R T M G K C X X V O
X S I P Y J E T G T E E A Y Q M E R
W T T T T N E I H U S L R L V W N B
H Z W R U R F V T A R I E C A Q U I
B F F T O Y Q A E N A F E S U X S T
I W P T H N Y R M O M H W A C R Y S
G E J M R R O G O R K U S B F O Y X
N H X A L U H M C T O A S Q I Q P M
E S R E V I N U Y S S H U T T L E E
T E N A L P M N U A D I O R E T S A
M H G M W D O U Z R F M A S T A R Q
S A T U R N O S S K M U R I L G T A
R O E T E M N U F A V U A N D S X C

ANSWERS”:

ASTEROID ASTRONAUT ASTRONOMY

COMET GALAXY GRAVITY
MARS MERCURY METEOR
MOON NEPTUNE ORBIT
PLANET SATURN SHUTTLE
STAR SUN TELESCOPE
UNIVERSE VENUS

ACTIVITY VI T L O : Infer headlines ; make short sentences

  Reading the titles given below, predict the news and speak it out:
1. KARNAM MALLESHWARI WINS BRONZE IN OLYMPICS
Clues: _______________________ is an Indian sportswoman. She went to play in _____________________.
She won __________________ medal.

2. NASA SENT ANOTHER SPACESHIP FROM USA TO MARS

Clues: ________________, the Satellite launching Centre , has ____________ another __________________ to
____________ from ________________.

3. 50% SALE ON GARMENTS TILL FRIDAY ON EID

Clues: There will be a ______________ of _____________ on ___________ till __________on the occasion of
______________.

ACTIVITY VII T L O : Learn subject verb agreement

 Re-arrange these words phrases to make meaningful sentences.

E.g. since times immemorial/have been respected/teachers.
Techers have been respected since times immemorial.
(a)a special / child’s life / in every / teachers hold / place
(b)for his or her / it is they / in the society / who prepare / life / the child
(c) progressive society / teachers are / of a sound / one of the / and / main pillars

Assuming that a pizza which has a radius of [z], and a height [a]. In which case, it will have a
volume of [Pi × z × z × a]. This is because the area of a circle is Pi multiplied by [z] squared,
multiplied by the height [a] to get the total volume – There you are Area = Pizza!

The number 5 is pronounced as 'Ha' in Thai language. Hence, 555 is also used by some as slang
for [HaHaHa].

ACTIVITY T L O : LEARN SENTENCE CONSTRUCTION

 Use the parts of sentences below to 6.

complete the sentences about each
picture.

a) gossiping about people he knows.

b) keeping me company all the time.
c) to win the prize for the best story.
d) to get a very good grade from her teacher.
e) to sell four more cars by tomorrow.
f) needing to go to the grocery store on her way home.
g) to tell people how much weight he can lift.
h) spending even one day away from them. I love my dog! He is wonderful and loyal. I appreciate
i) celebrating until the weekend so that she could be him ___________
with her family.
j) to make eggs and pancakes for them. 7.

1.

Peter is a car salesman, and it is the end of the month.

He needs ___________

2.

Helen loves her family. She cannot imagine

___________

8.

Phil wrote a very good story for the contest. He

deserves __________

3.

Lilith worked very hard on her class project. She

intended ___________

9.
Maggie's birthday was last week, but she postponed
_______

4.

Ned works out a lot. He never hesitates __________

Karen talks about other people a lot, but George dislikes 10.
___________
5.

Liam is preparing a surprise breakfast for his family. He

decided __________ Francine is a bit late. Oh, I remember now she
mentioned ____________

ACTIVITY IX T L O : LEARN PRONOUNS

 Complete the sentences under each 6.

picture by choosing the correct pronoun.

1.

Keith is very organized. __________ writes everything down on

his calendar.

a) it
Look at all these wonderful books! I borrowed _________ from
b) he
the library last week.
c) they
d) we
a) it
b) him
c) they
d) them

2.
7.

Wow, Jim! __________ make excellent pizza!

Flynn has a new tractor. __________ works very well.
a) he
a) she b) it
b) it c) you
c) they d) she
d) we
8.
3.

This is a picture of my singing group. _________ sing together

Quentin is an excellent athlete. Everyone likes to play with
every Thursday.
_________.

a) they
a) them
b) we
b) him
c) he
c) he
d) us
d) her

9.
4.

Pauline and Vernon play tennis together. Sometimes _________ Phyllis is very intelligent and professional. Everyone respects
fight about the result of the game. _________.

a) she a) her
b) he b) him
c) we c) them
d) they d) us

5. 10.

Bernadette loves adventure stories. __________ reads all the

time. Don had lots of papers in his hands, but he dropped _________.

a) she a) us
b) it b) it
c) they c) him
d) the d) them

ACTIVITY X T L O : LEARN SENTENCE CONSTRUCTION

  Match the sentences below with the sentences 6.
under each picture so that they make sense
together to describe the picture.
a) She has a lot of work, but I have none.
b) Everything seems so strange and different!
c) I will get you another.
d) Others do not always arrive on time.
e) I have enough already!
f) Some are red, some are yellow, and some are
brown.
g) No one told me about it!
h) Somebody broke it!
i) There is nothing in the refrigerator.
j) I will lend you one. Is there a meeting today? __________

1. 7.

Gina is very punctual. __________

I cannot get used to this new city! __________

8.
2.

In the fall, the leaves turn different colors. ___________

You do not have good book to read? I have lots of books! 9.

__________

3.
Joyce is very busy. ___________
What happened to this chair? __________
4.
10.

I do not want any more papers to carry! __________

Are you still hungry after eating that apple? ___________

5.

Where is all the food? __________

6.
Sentence Completion
A word is missing in each sentence. Below the sentence
is a word with the part of speech in parentheses. Write
the complete sentence with this word in the correct
place.

1.
 Her scooter is new, she really likes it.

and (conjunction)

___________________________________________

7.

Gerald is running his pajamas.

in (preposition)

___________________________________________

2.

Milton is going to history class.

his (pronoun) 

___________________________________________

8.

Elaine reads books.

interesting (adjective)

___________________________________________

3.
He does not really like the tie I gave him.

Christmas (adjective)

___________________________________________

9.

Betty a really terrible gift.

received (verb)

___________________________________________

4. Will you work in your garden?

tomorrow (adverb)

___________________________________________

10.
 

She is the rugby player on her team. Riding a motorcycle can be dangerous, he always wears
a helmet.
best (adjective)
so (conjunction)
___________________________________________

5.

She knows a lot cutting hair.

about (preposition)

___________________________________________
  Read and answer the questions given below:

Brian is a very silly, funny student. What he loves most is to make people laugh. All his friends love his
jokes, and even the teachers think he is very funny. Brian knows that comedy is what he likes best.
When he hears about the school's talent show, he decides to sign up so that he can share his comedy
from the stage. He has never done real stand-up comedy before, and he is very excited. But when
some of the students find out he will participate, they laugh at him. Brian thinks it does not feel very
good when someone laughs at you in a mean way!
"You are not funny," the students tell him. "You will do a terrible job. No one will like what you do!"
Brian cannot understand why they are being so unkind to him. For a moment, he thinks about telling
the talent show organizers he will not participate. But then he remembers how much his friends and
teachers like his jokes. He does not know why these other students are being so negative, but he
decides to go ahead and prepare his comedy routine for the talent show.
Brian decides to do a great job at the talent show to prove to the mean students that they are wrong.
Everyone loves his routine, and he wins first prize! Even so, the same students tell Brian he is dumb
and that he will never be a successful comedian. Brian just shakes his head and wonders what their
problem is. He does not understand, but he realizes that it has nothing to do with him. He happily
continues to work towards his goal.
As the years go on, Brian meets more people like that. Luckily, they are the minority, and as he works
hard to become a comedian, most of the people he meets encourage him and help him to become
even funnier. He gets more and more opportunities to perform, and he is even invited to appear on
television and act in movies.
His fans thank him for making them laugh, and they tell him that his comedy makes them feel better
when they are sad. He likes to tell funny stories in his acts about how hard he had to work and
overcome the silly, nasty things people said to him along the way. He never listened to them, and now
he is a big comedy star!
He followed his heart to flourish and prosper doing what he loves the most. And he really thinks he
chose the best career in the world. He never feels stressed like those negative people, and he laughs all
day long!
 And now, practice:

Exercises
Vocabulary Questions Grammar Questions
1. What does "flourish" mean? 1. As the years go ________, Brian meets
a) to grow well and be healthy more people like that.
b) to be very successful a) of
c) to do very well in life b) in
d) all of the above c) on
2. What does "prosper" mean? d) at
a) to succeed at an activity
b) to make a lot of money 2. His comedy makes them feel ________
c) to become strong, active, and healthy when they are sad.
d) all of the above a) better
3. What does "encourage" mean? b) gooder
a) to explain how to do something c) best
b) to make someone more confident and d) goodest
determined
c) to try something new 3. He ________ know why these other
d) to have an idea students are being so negative.
a) do not
b) did not
Comprehension Questions
c) not does
1. What is Brian's favorite thing to do?
d) not do
2. How did Brian decide to deal with the negative comments?
3. In your opinion, why is it important to flourish and prosper?