UNITONE

BlackBeauty
AnnaSewell
(anextractfromanabridgedversionoftheclassic,NewDawnPress,2006)

MODULETWO

VIII.PUNCTUATION:(capitalletters)
Putcapitalletterswherenecessary
1.georgegordonwastheonlysonofsquireGordon
2.themotheroftheblackhorsewascalledduchessbuthermastercalledherpet.
3.iwantyoutolistentowhatiamgoingtosaytoyou.
4.darkiewasablackhorsewhomthemasterloveddeeply.

5.annasewellwasborninenglandin1820.duetoaninjuryattheageoffourteen
shelosttheuseofherlegs.thisforcedhertomovearoundonlyonhorsebackorin
carriagesdrivenbyapony.shelearnttolovehorsesduetoheraffliction.the
novelblackbeautywaswrittenwhenannawasalmostaninvalid.thenovel
describesthetravailsofahorse.itisaclassicwhichhaschangedpeoplesattitudes
towardshorsesandotherdomesticanimals.

IX.PRONUNCIATION
Vowels
PracticeDrill
1. /I/:sit,live(v),lid,twin,trim,tinge,swim,stink,snip,skin,sink,pin,tip,hill
2. /i:/:seat,meat/meet,tree,tease,cream,steep,seem,seek,feel,deal,heal,
wheel
3. /U/:full,look,put,bull,should,hook,shook,pull,could,book,foot,good,
hood
4. /u:/:fool,loop,tooth,stool,spool,mood,rude,roof,tool,hoop,loose/lose
5. /e/:bed,mesh,met,tress,tell,stress,step,smell,set,pet,selves,meant,
bent,
6. /ae/:mat,trap,trash,talc,tax,tact,stand,stab,stamp,stag,slap,hat,lax,
wax,

Dividethefollowingwordsinto6groupsbasedonthepronunciationofthe
underlinedvowels:
1.ran

2.had

3.that

5.shed

6.stood
4.did
7.eat

8.stream

9.hedge
10.milk

11.trees

12.field
13.would

14.good

15.scent
16.held

17.two

18.still
19.who

20.bang

X.SPEAKING
RolePlay:
Enactthefollowinginyourclassingroups
1. Greetallyournewclassmatesonthefirstdayofcollege.
2. Greetyourteachers,mentors,director.
3. Greetyourfriendandtalktohim/heraboutapet/ananimalyoulove.

XI.WRITING
Writethethesissentenceofeachoftheparagraphsgivenbelow:

1. Breaking in means teaching a horse to wear a saddle and bridle and to carry
safelyonhisbackaman,womanorchild.Besidesthis,thehorsehastolearnto
wearacollar,acupper,andabreeching,andtostandstillwhilsttheyareputon.
Thenacartorachaiseisfixedbehindhim,andhemustgofastorslow,justas
the driver wishes. He must never start at what he sees, nor speak to other
horses,norbiteorkick,butalwaysdohismasterswill,eventhoughhemaybe
verytiredorhungry.
2. SPCA is an organization for the welfare of animals. The full form of the
abbreviationisSocietyforthePreventionofCrueltytoAnimals.Itisanonprofit
unitwhichisdedicatedtotheprotectionofanimalsaroundtheworld.Itgives
sheltertohomelessanimals.Ittakescareofthesafetyandsecurityofanimals.
InIndiatherearemanyunitsofSPCAindifferentcitiesandtowns.
3. Tiger reserves in India are maintained for ecological, scientific, economic and
culturalreasons.TigerreservesaregovernedbyProjectTigerwhichisawildlife
conservation movement initiated in India in 1972 to protect the Bengal Tigers.
Tigersareconsideredtobethenationalheritageofthecountry.Thelargesttiger

reserve in India is the NagarjunaSagarSrisailam Abhayaranyam of Andhra

Pradesh.

XII.SKILLSTRAINING
NonVerbalCommunication

CaseStudies:
1.Thechildusedtoliedownclosetohismother.Whatnonverbalmessagedoes
thiscommunicate?
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2.Themastergavethehorsesgoodfoodandlodging.Whatdidthehorsesinfer
abouthimfromthisaction?
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3.Observethenonverbalcommunicationofonepersonyouadmireandone
personyoudonotlike.Listtheirnonverbalskillsandsaywhetherthisisthe
reasonforyourlike/dislike.
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