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Unit Titles Page No.

Prose His First Flight 1

Poem Life 4
1 Supplementary The Tempest 7
Grammar Modals 9

Prose The Night the Ghost Got in 11

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The Grumble Family 14
2 Supplementary Zigzag 17
Grammar Articles 19

Prose Empowered Women

Navigating the World 21

3 Poem I am Every Woman 24

Supplementary The Story of Mulan 27
Grammar Tenses 29

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Prose The Attic 32

Poem The Ant and the Cricket 35
4 Supplementary The Aged Mother 38
Grammar Phrases and Clauses 40

Prose Tech Bloomers 42

Poem The Secret of the Machines 45
5 Supplementary A day in 2889 of
an American Journalist 48
Grammar Reported Speech 50
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Prose The Last Lesson 53
Poem No Men Are Foreign 56
6 Supplementary The Little Hero of Holland 59
Grammar Subject - Verb Agreement 61

Prose The Dying Detective 63

Poem The House of Elm Street 66
7 Supplementary A Dilemma 68
Grammar Transformation of sentences 70

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PROSE
UNIT His First Flight
1

Aim
Make the students understand the given prose piece.

Learning Outcomes
General Objectives:
The students will be able to
›› Listen to story.
›› Speak effectively with the help of guidelines given.
›› Plan [Link]
organize and present ideas coherently in
different kinds of formats and genres.
›› Learn the meaning of new words and use them
when speaking and writing.
Specific Objectives:
The students will be able to
›› To obtain the knowledge how the young bird learns
to fly.
›› To know the struggles underwent by the young
seagull to overcome the fear of flying.

Teachings aids and Methods

›› PPTs, QR Codes.
›› Communicative Approach.

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Motivation
›› By showing the images of various explorers such as
Marco Polo, Coloumbus, Vespucci, ask the students
what is common among those individuals?
›› Discuss why it was considered as an adventurous
and dangerous thing to travel in those days.
›› Share a memorable trip in your life.
›› Have you ever been on an adventurous journey? If
yes, share your experience.
›› Have you ever seen a bird making its first ever
attempt to fly?

Presentation
The fear of the young seagull is explained by the
teacher. The steps taken by the mother seagull is vividly
explained. [Link]
How the young seagull managed to find
in his search for food on the ledge is also presented.
The care and affection of the mother seagull is also
explained. The teacher has to give a model reading and
then ask the students to have silent as well as loud
reading. Line by line explanation is done in the class
room.

New Words
New lexical competencies such as new words and their
different parts of speech are introduced to the students.
ÂÂ Ledge - a narrow shelf
ÂÂ Cackle - a sharp, broken noise
ÂÂ Plaintively - sadly
ÂÂ Trot - to run at the moderate pace

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ÂÂ Swoop - to move quickly
ÂÂ joyful - adjective; joy - noun; joyfully - adverb
Pictures with elaborate illustrations are shown to the
students to acquire different parts of speech.

Evaluation
The students are made to answer the following simple
questions.
1. Why did the seagull fail to fly?
2. What was the first catch of the young seagull’s older
brother?
3. Did the mother bird offer any food in the young
bird?
4. How did the bird feel when it started flying for the
first time?
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Assignment
›› How did the parents support and encourage the
young seagull’s brothers and sister?
›› Give an instance that shows the pathetic condition
of the young bird.
›› Do you think that the young seagull to fly finally?
›› What prompted in the young seagull to fly finally?

Follow up Activities
The students are asked to write a paragraph in about
150 words to describe the struggles underwent by the
young seagull to overcome its fear of flying.
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POEM
UNIT Life
1

Aim
Make the students enjoy and appreciate the poem.

Learning Outcomes
General Objectives:
The students will be able to
›› Listen to the poem.
›› Listen critically to understand content and
distinguish main points from supporting details.
[Link]
›› Discuss author’s intent / purpose or ideas.
›› Discuss texts using own knowledge and experience.

Specific Objectives:
The students will be able to
›› To obtain the theme of the poem.
›› To enjoy the poem in the form of aesthetic pleasure.

Teachings aids and Methods

›› PPTs, QR Codes.
›› Direct Method.

Motivation
›› Do you know what life is?
›› What kind of life do you want to lead?

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›› Do you want to live happy life or sorrowful life?
›› Do you consider life as a journey?

Presentation
At first the biography of the poet will be explained.
Then the central idea of the poem is to be introduced.
Model reading and silent reading are appreciated. Line
by line explanation will be done in the class room.

New Words
New lexical competencies such as new words are
introduced to the students.
ÂÂ mourning - sadness
ÂÂ veils - to hide or cover
ÂÂ crown - a prize or position offered for
being the best
[Link]
ÂÂ quest - a long search
ÂÂ unreluctant - willing to do something

Evaluation
The students are made to answer the following simple
questions.
1. What kind of life does the poet want to lead?
2. Why do you think the poet is not in a hurry?
3. Is the poet afraid of future?
4. How is the way of life?

Assignment
›› How should be the journey of life?
›› What is the poet’s hope?

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SUPPLEMENTARY

UNIT Zig Zag

2

Aim
To comprehend the story.

Learning Outcomes
General Objectives:
The students will be able to
›› Read short stories and other longer, standard
literary pieces.
›› Read for pleasure and general understanding.
[Link]
Specific Objectives:
The students will be able to
›› Read literary books in English, interpret, evaluate
and respond to the characters, plot and setting.
›› To sketch the characters of the play.

Teachings aids and Methods

›› PPTs, QR Codes, relevant videos if any.
›› Narration method.

Motivation
›› Do you love pet?
›› What pet do you have?
›› List out some domestic animals.
›› Why are they termed pet?

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Presentation
The story in brief is narrated to the students.
Gradually the characters are slowly introduced to the
students. The teacher will give the model reading. Then
the students are asked to read loudly one by one in
turn. Then the students are asked to read silently so
as to enable them comprehend the story. Seminars can
be conducted among the students. The best performer
can be awarded.

Evaluation
The students are made to answer in test questions and
global comprehension questions.

Assignment
Narrate the story of zigzag in your own words.
[Link]
Follow up Activities
The students are asked to write a passage in your
own words on various commotions by Zigzag at
[Link]’s residence.
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GRAMMAR
UNIT Articles
2

Aim
To acquire the knowledge of articles in the language
usage.

Learning Outcomes
General Objectives:
The students will be able to
›› Practice the articles in speaking and writng.
›› To have a better proficiency in English language.
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Specific Objectives:
The students will be able to
›› To comprehend the usage of articles 'A', 'an' and
‘the' in a sentence.
›› To analyze the usage of Articles in English language.

Teachings aids and Methods

›› PPTs, Quiz.
›› Articles – ICT Corner QR Code.
›› Inductive method.

Motivation
›› Numerous picture are shown to the students and
made them recognize the pictures.

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›› Recognized pictures are written on the black board
such as a book, an orange, a rabbit, a school, an
aeroplane, etc.

Presentation
The students are made to understand the usage
of articles before a noun. The students are made to
analyse the usage a when it precedes a word that
begins with consonant and the usage of ‘an’ when it
precedes a word that begins with a vowel. The students
are given a brief description on the indefinite article
that a noun referred to a general idea rather than a
particular thing. The indefinite article only appears with
singular nouns. The definite article is the word ‘the’. It
limits the meaning of a noun to one particular thing.
Numerous examples are given with wide illustrations
to the students.
[Link]
Evaluation
The students are made to response the online quiz
using QR codes. Scores of the students will be tracked
and the wrong responses will be corrected through
discussion in the class.

Follow up Activities
The students are asked to complete the worksheets
and textual exercises.
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PROSE
UNIT Empowered Women
Navigating the World
3

Aim
Make the students understand the given prose piece.

Learning Outcomes
General Objectives:
The students will be able to
›› Listen to story.
›› Speak effectively with the help of guidelines given.
›› Plan and organize and present ideas coherently in
[Link]
different kinds of formats and genres.
›› Learn the meaning of new words and use them
when speaking and writing.
Specific Objectives:
The students will be able to
›› To obtain the knowledge about the empowerment of
women in Navy.
›› To know the struggles underwent by the women to
achieve their feats.

Teachings aids and Methods

›› PPTs, QR Codes.
›› Communicative Approach.

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Motivation
›› Discuss the role of women in building family.
›› What do you think of the status of women in the
modern society?
›› Compare the status of women in the past with the
present.
›› Discuss the role of women in modern society.

Presentation
INSV is explained to the students. The role of women
in the Navy is also vividly explained. The achievement
of All Indian Women Crew is narrated to the students
/ The teacher has to give a model reading and then
ask the students to have silent as well as loud reading.
Line by line explanation is done in the class room.

New [Link]
New lexical competencies such as new words and
Idioms and Phrases are introduced to the students.
ÂÂ indigenously - naturally
ÂÂ expedition - journey or voyage made for war
or exploration
ÂÂ apprehensive - anxious
ÂÂ anticipate - to foresee
ÂÂ ran out - to use completely
ÂÂ lend an ear - listen
Pictures with elaborate illustrations are shown to the
students to acquire varieties of Idioms and phrases.

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Evaluation
The students are made to answer the following simple
questions.
1. What does INSV stand for?
2. Who is Tara Tarini?
3. Where did the crew undergo the training?
4. Which skill is considered important in the selection
process?

Assignment
›› What challenging tasks did the team face during
their voyage?
›› Mention the celebrations which the crew enjoyed
during their expeditions.
›› What does the term circumnavigation mean?
›› How did [Link]
the crew members work as a team to make
their expedition successful?

Follow up Activities
The students are asked to write a paragraph in about
150 words to highlight the factors responsible for the all
Indian Women Navy Crew to carry out their expedition.
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POEM
UNIT I am Every Woman
3

Aim
Make the students enjoy and appreciate the poem.

Learning Outcomes
General Objectives:
The students will be able to
›› Listen to the poem.
›› Listen critically to understand content and
distinguish main points from supporting details.
[Link]
›› Discuss author’s intent / purpose or ideas.
›› Discuss texts using own knowledge and experience.

Specific Objectives:
The students will be able to
›› To obtain the theme of the poem.
›› To enjoy the poem in the form of aesthetic pleasure.

Teachings aids and Methods

›› PPTs, QR Codes.
›› Direct Method.

Motivation
›› What is the status of modern women?
›› Are today’s women take part in all fields?

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›› How do you want a modern woman to be?
›› Mention the characteristics of modern women.

Presentation
At first the biography of the poet will be explained.
Then the central idea of the poem is to be introduced.
Model reading and silent reading are appreciated. Line
by line explanation will be done in the class room.

New Words
New lexical competencies such as new words are
introduced to the students.
ÂÂ innate - inborn and natural
ÂÂ stake - risk
ÂÂ persistence - determination
ÂÂ moans - grieves
[Link]
ÂÂ groans - complains and grumbles

Evaluation
The students are made to answer the following simple
questions.
1. What does the phrase 'spring will come again'
mean?
2. How does today’s woman deal with the adversities
in life?
3. Is she complaining about the problems of life?
4. What is the tone of the author?

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Assignment
›› How should a woman be treated?
›› Is the poet talking about the women of the previous
generation?
›› What do the word thaw and saw mean?
›› What does the word summer mean?

Follow up Activities
The students are asked to write a paragraph in about
150 words to mention the qualities which made heaven
more powerful.
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[Link]

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SUPPLEMENTARY

UNIT The Story of Mulan

3

Aim
To comprehend the story.

Learning Outcomes
General Objectives:
The students will be able to
›› Read short stories and other longer, standard
literary pieces.
›› Read for pleasure and general understanding.
[Link]
Specific Objectives:
The students will be able to
›› Read literary books in English, interpret, evaluate
and respond to the characters, plot and setting.
›› To sketch the characters of the play.

Teachings aids and Methods

›› PPTs, QR Codes, relevant videos if any.
›› Narration method.

Motivation
›› Do you like reading stories?
›› If so what type of stories do you read?
›› What do you know about classic story?

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›› Do you know the legend of Hua Mulan?
›› Define legend.

Presentation
The story in brief is narrated to the students.
Gradually the characters are slowly introduced to the
students. The teacher will give the model reading. Then
the students are asked to read loudly one by one in
turn. Then the students are asked to read silently so
as to enable them comprehend the story. Seminars can
be conducted among the students. The best performer
can be awarded.

Evaluation
The students are made to answer in test questions and
global comprehension questions.
[Link]
Assignment
Do you agree with Mulan’s decision to go to war?
Justify.

Follow up Activities
The students are asked to write the detailed character
sketch of Mulan.
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GRAMMAR
UNIT Tenses
3

Aim
To understand the effective usage of Tenses.

Learning Outcomes
General Objectives:
The students will be able to
›› Use tenses in an accurate structure.
›› To have a better proficiency in English language.

[Link]
Specific Objectives:
The students will be able to
›› To create more complex sentences using the suitable
tense forms in a sentence.
›› To analyze the usage of tenses in English language.

Teachings aids and Methods

›› PPTs, Quiz.
›› Tenses - ICT Corner, QR Code.
›› Inductive method.

Motivation
Ask the students various questions so as to enable
them use some correct forms of verbs in their response.

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Presentation
The definition of tenses will be explained. Tenses
represent the time. The students are made to
understand the different usages of tenses.
Tenses:
Tenses are a means of putting a sentence into a time
frame.
According to these times, there are three kinds of
tenses which are:
›› Present (the time that is running)
›› Past (the time that is gone)
›› Future (the time that is to come)
These tenses indicate the time in which the action
is taking place. Each tense has four sub-kinds that
[Link]
exactly express the degree of completion of an action.
They are as follows:
›› Simple tense
›› Continuous tense
›› Perfect tense
›› Perfect Continuous tense

Evaluation
The students are made to response the online quiz
using QR Codes. Scores of the students will be tracked
and the wrong responses will be corrected through
discussion in the class.

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Follow up Activities
The students are asked to complete the worksheets
and textual exercises.
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[Link]

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PROSE
UNIT The Attic
4

Aim
Make the students understand the given prose piece.

Learning Outcomes
General Objectives:
The students will be able to
›› Listen to story.
›› Speak effectively with the help of guidelines given.
›› Plan and organize and present ideas coherently in
[Link]
different kinds of formats and genres.
›› Learn the meaning of new words and use them
when speaking and writing.
Specific Objectives:
The students will be able to
›› To obtain the knowledge about the story prescribed.
›› To know how to realize the self mistakes committed
by human beings.

Teachings aids and Methods

›› PPTs, QR Codes.
›› Communicative Approach.

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Motivation
›› Pick out the qualities you possess.
›› What are the qualities that you expect from your
siblings / friends?
›› Find out the mutual qualities that you and your
friend share.
›› Discuss on the need of human values.

Presentation
The story in brief is narrated to the students.
Introduction of main character is done. The teacher
has to give a model reading and then ask the students
to have silent as well as loud reading. Line by line
explanation is done in the class room.

New Words
[Link]
New lexical competencies such as new words and
Compound words and affixes are introduced to the
students.
ÂÂ crumbled - broken
ÂÂ bifurcated - divided into two
ÂÂ ascertained - confirmed
ÂÂ dilated - widened than usual
ÂÂ unperturbed - undisturbed
ÂÂ affluent - wealthy
Pictures with elaborate illustrations are shown to the
students to acquire varieties of compound words and
affixes.

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Evaluation
The students are made to answer the following simple
questions.
1. When did Aditya leave the school?
2. What did Aditya visit?
3. Who were Aditya”s ancestors?
4. Besides tea, what did Nagen uncle have in his shop?

Assignment
›› Write a few lines about the owner of the shop.
›› What was the daily routine of Sanyal?
›› Why did Aditya decide to visit his ancestral home?
›› “Your grievances are absolutely justified” Who says
this to whom? Why?

Follow [Link]
Activities
The students are asked to write a paragraph in about
150 words to give a detailed account of all thoughts and
questions in the narrator’s mind while accompanying
Aditya from the tea shop to Sanyal’s house?
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Motivation
›› Do you like to read poem?
›› How do you operate machines?
›› Are you careful of handling of the machines?
›› Mention the characteristics of modern machines.

Presentation
At first the biography of the poet will be explained.
Then the central idea of the poem is to be introduced.
Model reading and silent reading are appreciated. Line
by line explanation will be done in the class room.

New Words
New lexical competencies such as new words are
introduced to the students.
[Link]
ÂÂ wrought - beaten out of shape
ÂÂ haul - pull or drag
ÂÂ vanish - disappear suddenly or
completely
ÂÂ comprehend - grasp, understand

Evaluation
The students are made to answer the following simple
questions.
1. Who are the speakers and listeners of this poem?
2. What metals are obtained from ores and mines?
3. Mention a few machines which are hammered to
design.
4. Are machines humble to accept the evolution of
human brain?

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Assignment
›› Do the machines serve us twenty four hours a day?
›› Mention the names of few machines that run on
water, coal or oil.
›› Mention a few machines used for pulling, pushing,
lifting, driving, printing, ploughing, reading, writing
etc.
›› Whose task is referred to as our task?

Follow up Activities
The students are asked to write a paragraph in about
150 words to write the feeling evoked in us by the
machines in the poem “The Secret of the Machines”.
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[Link]

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SUPPLEMENTARY

UNIT A day in 2889 of an

American Journalist
5

Aim
To comprehend the story.

Learning Outcomes
General Objectives:
The students will be able to
›› Read short stories and other longer, standard
literary pieces.
›› Read for pleasure and general understanding.
[Link]
Specific Objectives:
The students will be able to
›› Read literary books in English, interpret, evaluate
and respond to the characters, plot and setting.
›› To sketch the characters of the play.

Teachings aids and Methods

›› PPTs, QR Codes, relevant videos if any.
›› Narration method.

Motivation
›› What does this story speak on?
›› Do you know any other work written by Jules Verne?
›› What is the genre of this story?

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Presentation
The story in brief is narrated to the students.
Gradually the characters are slowly introduced to the
students. The teacher will give the model reading. Then
the students are asked to read loudly one by one in
turn. Then the students are asked to read silently so
as to enable them comprehend the story. Seminars can
be conducted among the students. The best performer
can be awarded.

Evaluation
The students are made to answer in test questions and
global comprehension questions.

Assignment
Give three instances of how mechanization has changed
life at home in 2889.
[Link]
Follow up Activities
How is advertising in this age different from what we
have today?
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GRAMMAR
UNIT Reported Speech
5

Aim
To understand the effective usage of reported speech.

Learning Outcomes
General Objectives:
The students will be able to
›› Use reported form in an accurate structure.
›› To have a better proficiency in English language.

[Link]
Specific Objectives:
›› To create more complex sentences using the suitable
reported speech forms in a sentence.
›› To analyze the usage of direct and indirect speech
in English language.

Teachings aids and Methods

›› PPTs, Quiz.
›› Reported Speech - ICT Corner QR Code.
›› Inductive method.

Motivation
Ask the students various questions so as to enable
them use correct structure of reported speech in their
response.

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Presentation
When the reporting verb is in past tense, then the
tense in direct speech will change as follows in reported
speech.

Indirect Speech
Direct Speech
(Reported speech)
present tense past tense
past tense past perfect tense
future tense past future (would + present)
present perfect past perfect
past perfect past perfect
future perfect would + present perfect
present continuous past continuous tense
[Link]
past continuous past perfect continuous
future continuous would be + ing form
present perfect past perfect continuous
continuous
past perfect past perfect continuous
continuous
future perfect would have been + ing form
continuous

Evaluation
The students are made to response the online quiz
using QR Codes. Scores of the students will be tracked
and the wrong responses will be corrected through
discussion in the class.

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PROSE
UNIT The Dying Detective
7

Aim
Make the students understand the given prose piece.

Learning Outcomes
General Objectives:
The students will be able to
›› Listen to story.
›› Speak effectively with the help of guidelines given.
›› Plan and organize and present ideas coherently in
[Link]
different kinds of formats and genres.
›› Learn the meaning of new words and use them
when speaking and writing.
Specific Objectives:
The students will be able to
›› To obtain the knowledge about the sickness of the
great detective Sherlock Holmes.
›› To obtain the knowledge about how Watson helped
his master who was seriously ill.

Teachings aids and Methods

›› PPTs, QR Codes.
›› Communicative Approach.

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Motivation
›› What do you mean by investigation?
›› Have you read any detective stories?
›› Have you met any detective?
›› Do you want to be a detective?

Presentation
A brief introduction about the detective Sherlock
Holmes is given The story in brief will be narrated to
the students. The teacher has to give a model reading
and then ask the students to have silent as well as
loud reading. Line by line explanation is done in the
class room.

New Words
New lexical competencies such as new words and
[Link]
Homophones are introduced to the students.
ÂÂ gaunt - lean
ÂÂ twitched - gave short, sudden jerking
movements
ÂÂ plague - a contagious bacterial disease
ÂÂ frail - weak and delicate
Pictures with elaborate illustrations are shown to the
students to acquire varieties of Homophones.

Evaluation
The students are made to answer the following simple
questions.
1. How did Watson feel when he heard of Holmes’
illness?

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2. Why didn’t the landlady call the doctor?
3. What according to Holmes was the disease he was
suffering from?
4. What were the instructions given by Holmes to
Watson?

Assignment
›› Why did Holmes plead with Smith?
›› Who did Watson see when he entered the room?
›› Who was responsible for the death of Victor Savage?
›› What was the evidence for it?

Follow up Activities
The students are asked to write a paragraph in about
150 words : How did Watson help his friend to arrest
the criminal?
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POEM
UNIT The House on Elm Street
7
Aim
Make the students enjoy and appreciate the poem.

Learning Outcomes
General Objectives:
The students will be able to
›› Listen to the poem.
›› Listen critically to understand content and
distinguish main points from supporting details.
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author’s intent / purpose or ideas.
›› Discuss texts using own knowledge and experience.

Specific Objectives:
The students will be able to
›› To obtain the theme of the poem.
›› To enjoy the poem in the form of aesthetic pleasure.

Teachings aids and Methods

›› PPTs, QR Codes.
›› Direct Method.

Motivation
›› Who is the poet?
›› How do you react with your friends and relatives?
›› Do you live in a separate house or compound house?

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Presentation
At first the biography of the poet will be explained.
Then the central idea of the poem is to be introduced.
Model reading and silent reading are appreciated. Line
by line explanation will be done in the class room.

Evaluation
The students are made to answer the following simple
questions.
1. What does ‘it’ refer to?
2. In what way the tree is a mystery?
3. Does the house remain the same every day?
4. What is mysterious about the house?

Assignment
›› Pick [Link]
the line that indicates the size of the house.
›› Why does the poet consider the house to be a
mystery?
›› Does the poet know what happened in the house?
›› Who does ‘I’ refer to?

Follow up Activities
The students are asked to write a paragraph in about
150 words on how mystery is depicted in the poem.
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SUPPLEMENTARY

UNIT A Dilemma
7

Aim
To comprehend the story.

Learning Outcomes
General Objectives:
The students will be able to
›› Read short stories and other longer, standard
literary pieces.
›› Read for pleasure and general understanding.
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Specific Objectives:
The students will be able to
›› Read literary books in English, interpret, evaluate
and respond to the characters, plot and setting.
›› To sketch the characters of the play.

Teachings aids and Methods

›› PPTs, QR Codes, relevant videos if any.
›› Narration method.

Motivation
›› What do you mean ancestral property?
›› How do you feel when you get the property of your
ancestors?

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Presentation
The story in brief is narrated to the students.
Gradually the characters are slowly introduced to the
students. The teacher will give the model reading. Then
the students are asked to read loudly one by one in
turn. Then the students are asked to read silently so
as to enable them comprehend the story. Seminars can
be conducted among the students. The best performer
can be awarded.

Evaluation
The students are made to answer in test questions and
global comprehension questions.

Assignment
Describe briefly the contents of the letter written by
Tom’s uncle.
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Follow up Activities
Explain the efforts taken by Tom to open the iron box.
Did he succeed? Why?
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GRAMMAR
UNIT Transformation of sentences -
Simple, Compound & Complex
7

Aim
To understand the effective usage of Transformation of
sentences.

Learning Outcomes

General Objectives:
The students will be able to
›› Use transformation of sentences in an accurate
structure.
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›› To have a better proficiency in English language.
Specific Objectives:
The students will be able to
›› To create more complex sentences using the rules
of transformation of sentences.
›› To analyze the usage of transformation of sentneces
in English language.

Teachings aids and Methods

›› PPTs, Quiz.
›› Transformation of sentences - ICT Corner QR Code.
›› Inductive method.

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Motivation
Ask the students various questions so as to enable
them use correct structure of transformation in their
response.

Presentation

Simple sentence:
›› A single sentences consists of only one main clause
with or without a phrase.
eg: I got back the money.
They gave him a warm welcome.
Compound sentence:
›› A Compound sentence consists at lust two main
clauses and more than but no sub ordinating
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clauses.
›› These main clauses are looked with co-ordinating
conjunctions like but, and, or, otherwise, and so,
and immediately.
eg: I got the money back but my friends lost their
money.
They gave him a warm welcome and they
listened to him with regard.
The following table will help you to transform the
sentences:
Complex Compound Simple
though/ but/yet/still inspite of + v + ing
although/
even though despite of + v + ing

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if and incase of + v + ing

unless (If .... or/ incase of + not + v +
not) otherwise ing
after (sub + and then after + v + ing/having
perfect + tense) + PP
as/since/ and so v + ing
because
when and on + v + ing
as soon as and on + v + ing
immediately
before and before before + v + ing
that
till/untill and till thentill + v + ing
that of/to
so .... that .... very .... and too .... to
not so
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Evaluation
The students are made to response the online quiz
using QR codes. Scores of the students will be tracked
and the wrong responses will be corrected through
discussion in the class.

Follow up Activities
The students are asked to complete the worksheets
and textual exercises.
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NOTES

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