Class
- VIII
UNIT
– 1
FAMILY
SECTION
– 1
A) Write a few words about your
family and explain why you feel your family a special place for you ?
B) Write a few words about the
advantages of Joint family and small family
Advantages of Joint Family
Advantages of Small Family
- Read the following excerpt from the lesson “ The Tattered Blanket ” and answer the following questions :
When
he arrived unexpectedly at his home in the countryside in his office
car and got
down
at the gate, his mother, who was lying in an armchair on the veranda,
made a futile
attempt
to get up. ‘Kamala, there is somebody at the gate,’ she said,
‘somebody is in a car.’
Kamala,
her eldest daughter, a widow, who was sitting huddled up on the
thinna
on the veranda,
her head and ears covered with a thin bath towel, got up reluctantly,
walked slowly
to
the gate and screwing up her eyes peered into the darkness.
She
saw a bald, fat, middle-aged man walking in through the gate.
‘Oh,
Gopi!’ She said in her grating voice. ‘Why this sudden unexpected
visit?’
- Who was lying in the armchair ?
- Where did she sit ?
- Who was sitting on a thinna ?
- What was she covered with ?
- Who came in the car ? How was she ?
- Read the following excerpt from the lesson “ The Tattered Blanket ” .
She
saw a bald, fat, middle-aged man walking in through the gate.
‘Oh,
Gopi!’ She said in her grating voice. ‘Why this sudden unexpected
visit?’
‘Kamala,
who is it?’ Her mother asked loudly from the veranda.
‘Gopi,’
the man said. ‘There was a meeting in Thiruvananthapuram. I just
dropped in on
my
way back.’
‘Who?
Kamala, who is it?’ There was note of alarm in Amma’s
voice.
‘Amma,
why are you so scared?’ Kamala, Gopi’s eldest sister, asked
her a little
awkwardly.
‘As if you are seeing Gopi for the first time!’
‘Amma,
it’s me, Gopi,’ he said again.
He
bent down and brought his face close to her wrinkled cheeks. ‘Amma,
it’s me.’
‘Gopi?
Kamala, I can’t believe it! Has his school closed for vacation?’
‘Amma
is often like this these days. She doesn’t recognize anybody,’
Gopi’s sister
explained.
‘But sometimes her memory is quite sharp. Then she asks me if you
have sent
any
letter. I tell her everything is fine with you, Vimala and the kids.
What is the point of
telling
her that you haven’t written for a year? Poor thing! I wouldn’t
dream of making her
unhappy.’
Imagine that you were kamala and
express your personal feelings in the form of a diary entry
‘I
got a promotion last year. After that I am always on my toes. And
there are tours
quite
often. I don’t get any time to write letters.’
‘Why
don’t you ask Vimala to write, or doesn’t she get any time too?’
‘What
are you mumbling over there?’ Amma
said loudly.
‘I
heard somebody coming in a car. Who is it?’
‘I
told you, it’s Gopi.’
‘But
Gopi is in Delhi, isn’t he?’
‘Yes,
Amma,
it’s me. I’ve come from Delhi.’
‘Who
did Gopi marry?’ Amma
said, suddenly lowering her voice. ‘I mean, what’s his
wife’s
name?’
‘Don’t
say you’ve forgotten her name too. Don’t you remember, Vimala,
District
Collector
Nambiar’s eldest daughter?’ Gopi’s sister said.
‘Oh,
I forgot the name. Was there a letter from Gopi today?’
‘There
was. He writes every day.’
‘I’m
terribly upset if I don’t get a letter from him every day.’
‘He
knows it. That’s why he writes every day.’
‘Look
at the way she talks,’ Gopi’s sister turned to him. ‘Just as I
told you. You know
nothing
about what’s going on here, do you?’
‘Who
is that?’ Amma
said again. ‘Who is that in a car?’
‘It’s
me,’ Gopi said. ‘I had to come to Thiruvananthapuram. I thought I
should drop in
to
see you, Amma.’
Amma couldn't hear anything. If you
were in the place of Amma how do you feel . Write a letter to your
friend.
Do you love your mother if so why do
you love your mother and what are the qualities you love in your
mother.
Read
the following excerpt from the poem “ My Mother ” and answer the
following questions that follow.
I
cannot remember my mother,
only
sometime in the midst of my play
a
tune seems to hover over my playthings,
the
tune of some song that she used
to
hum while rocking my cradle.
I
cannot remember my mother,
but
when in the early autumn morning
the
smell of the shiuli flowers floats in the air,
the
scent of the morning service in the temple
comes
to me as the scent of my mother.
- What happens in the autumn ? Which reminds the poet of his mother ?
- What do you think the poet's mother did with the shiuli flowers ?
- When did the poet's mother hum the song ?
- What is the poet doing when reminds his mother ?
- Why do you think the poet does not remember his mother ?
Home
work
: Collect some of the childhood memories of your father and mother
and write them in the place provided. Compare those of yours with
them and what is the difference that you found :
Read
the following excerpt from the lesson “ Letter to a Friend ” and
answer the following questions :
Now
I am working at Microsoft, a software company, Hyderabad, as a
Computer
Programmer.
I am married and we have a child. My wife works at Dell, Hyderabad as
a
System
Analyst. You know the city life is quite busy. We start in the
morning; leave our
child
at the baby care centre and come back in the evening with faded
faces. We hardly find
time
to sit together. How disgusting! We work with computers, think like
computers and
live
like computers. We have forgotten our family.
- What is the writer ?
- What is the writer's wife ?
- What is their daily routine ?
4.How
do they work ?
- What do they forget ?
Read
the following excerpt from the lesson “ Letter to a Friend ”.
How
happy we were in our school! We used to sit in the same row, did all
the work
together
and took part in the events. I remember how Padmanabhaiah Sir, our
class teacher,
appreciated
us when we got the first prize in District Science Fair. I remember
we went on
a
picnic to Koil Sagar. There we went boating. Our tour to Srisailam
was memorable. Still
I
remember the green hills full of trees that almost touched the sky! I
remember the roaring
of
the Krishna River at the dam. There is nothing here! I wonder at my
child‘s silence. He
always
sits in front of the computer and plays games, never caring for
anyone.
I
remember the happy moments when our uncle visited us. He brought toys
and fruit
for
us. Our aunt brought me a new dress for Dasara.
How we enjoyed Depavali!
Still I
hear
the sound of crackers, I can see the rockets flying into the sky
making the night full of
light!
Where are those days? My child doesn’t know his uncle or aunt. For
him, uncle and
neighbour
are the same.
Remember
your childhood memories and write any one of the incident that you
feel is really memorable
Vocabulary
I.
Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words from the box.
Remember,
the box has some extra words.
irritation
huddled awkwardly
futile
vacation
reluctantly
exasperatedly mumbling
|
1.
All my attempts to make him happy proved ___________.
2.
It was very cold. So, I ___________ in a corner.
3.
Forced by her parents, Sita _______________ took the diploma course.
4.
What are you ____________________? I can’t hear you.
5.
The news that he was denied promotion caused _______________ to him.
II.
Tick the words that are similar in meaning ( contextual meaning) to
the underlined words.
1.
His mother made a futile attempt to get up.
a.
barren b. limited c. useless d. empty
2.
It’s all tattered now.
a.
spoiled b. old c. dirty d. torn
3.
There is a cold mist in the mornings.
a.
ice b. snow c. fog d. win
4.
It’s just like a ball of knotted yarn.
a.
very small b. rounded tightly c. joined d. tied.
5.
I can’t make both ends meet with my salary.
a.
earn a lot of money b. spend a lot of money
c.
earn just enough money d. give all that one has
Grammar
Phrase
A
phrase is a group of words that stand together as a single unit,
typically as part of a clause or a sentence.
A
phrase does not contain a subject and verb and, consequently, cannot
convey a complete thought.
For
example : He is laughing at
the joker.
A
phrase functions as a noun, verb, adverb, adjective or preposition in
a sentence. The function of a phrase depends on its construction
(words it contains). On the basis of their functions and
constructions, phrases are divided into various types i.e.
noun phrase, verb phrase, adverb phrase, adjective phrase, appositive
phrase, infinite phrase, participle phrase and gerund phrase.
Noun
Phrase
A
noun phrase consists of a noun and other related words (usually
modifiers and determiners) which modify the noun. It functions like a
noun in a sentence.
A
noun phrase consists of a noun as the head word and other words
(usually modifiers and determiners) which come after or before the
noun. The whole phrase works as a noun in a sentence.
Noun
Phrase = noun + modifiers (the modifiers can be after or before
noun)
Examples
:
He
is wearing a
nice red shirt. (as
noun/object)
She brought a glass full of water. (as noun/object)
The boy with brown hair is laughing. (as noun/subject)
A man on the roof was shouting. (as noun/subject)
She brought a glass full of water. (as noun/object)
The boy with brown hair is laughing. (as noun/subject)
A man on the roof was shouting. (as noun/subject)
A
sentence can also contain more noun phrases.
For
example : The
girl with blue eyes bought
a
beautiful chair.
Complete
the sentences with noun phrases using the words given in brackets.
1.
I bought _______________________________ (beautiful/a/umbrella/red).
2.
We saw ___________ in the zoo. (baby/a/elephants/of/couple).
3.
Our grand father lives in ______________ (big/house/a/stone-built).
4.
Ramya has __________________ (nice/a/sari/silk).
Noun
Phrase Apposition
The
placement side-by-side of two coordinate
elements (usually noun
phrases),
the second of which serves to identify or rename the first.
Adjective: appositional.
Rewrite
the following sentences using Noun Phrase in Apposition.
1.
Mahesh is my elder brother. He lives in Delhi.
Mahesh,
____________________, lives in Delhi.
2.
Sarojini Naidu is popularly known as the Nightingale of India. She
wrote many
poems
in English.
Sarojini
Naidu, _____________, wrote many poems in English.
3.
Rabindranath Tagore is called Gurudev. He was awarded the Nobel
Prize for
literature
in 1913.
Rabindranath
Tagore, ________________, was awarded the Nobel Prize for
literature
in 1913.
4.
Mount Everest is the highest peak in the world. It is located in
Nepal
Mount
Everest, ______________, is located in Nepal.
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ReplyDeleteWhy didn't the mother recognise gopi? How did he feel
ReplyDeleteMother didn't recognise Gopi due to her old age. He felt no difference nor least bothered. He felt his visiting is not at all necessary as the mother any failed to recognise.
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