English : Unit 1 : Prose : His First Flight Glossary ledge (n)- a narrow shelf that juts outfrom a vertical surface shrilly (adv.)- producing a high-pitchedand piercing voice or sound herring (n)- a long silver fish that swimsin large groups in the sea devour (v)- to eat something eagerly andin large amounts, so that nothing is left cackle (n)- […]

English : Unit 7 : Supplementary : The Christmas Truce – by Aaron Shepard Warm Up  * Name one festival which you like the most.  * How do you celebrate that festival?  * Narrate a memorable incident which happened during that celebration. Glossary truce (n) – an agreement to stop fighting or arguing for a period of time dugout (n)

English : Unit 7 : Poem : The Stick-together Families – by Edgar Albert Guest Warm up At the heart of life lie the relationships you have with other people: with family, classmates and friends close-by and far away. All relationships are based on some commonly accepted values like respect, honesty, consideration and commitment. Think

English : Unit 7 : Prose : A Birthday Letter – by Jawaharlal Nehru Warm up * Have you ever received a personal letter from your friends or relatives? * If yes, from whom and about what? * Have you ever written a personal letter to anyone? * If yes, to whom and about what? It

English : Unit 6 : Supplementary : Mothers Voice – by Vasil Berezhnoy Warm up If you are given an opportunity to go on a one-way trip to Mars, will you accept it? Discuss. Glossary chore (n) – a routine task, especially a household one orchard (n) – a piece of enclosed land planted with fruit trees

English : Unit 6 : Poem : The Comet – by Norman Littleford Warm up Fill in the crossword puzzle using the clues given below. ACROSS 2. Earth’s only natural satellite 3. Morning star 6. Titan is the largest moon of ____ 9. Smaller bodies in orbit around the Sun 10. The star at the

English : Unit 6 : Prose : From Zero to Infinity – Biography of Srinivasa Ramanujan Warm up Solve this * Did you enjoy solving this? Answer: Yes/No * Was it easy or hard to solve? Answer: its hard / its easy * Do you like Mathematics? Give reasons. Answer: Yes I like. Solving answer to questions are

English : Unit 5 : Supplementary : Little Cyclone: The Story of a Grizzly Cub – by William Temple Hornaday Warm Up Work with a partner and discuss the following questions. Share your views with the class. * Why are some animals endangered? * Why do wild animals from the forest often enter the human

English : Unit 5 : Poem : The River – by Caroline Ann Bowles Warm up * Have you ever been to a river? * Describe the beauty of the river you have seen? * Do you think rivers have life like human beings? Glossary foliage (n) : a cluster of leaves, flowers and branches glancing (adj)

English : Unit 5 : Prose : Water – The Elixir of Life – by Sir C V Raman Warm up * Do you think the living organisms in this planet can survive without water? Why? * Where do you get your drinking water from? * Is the drinking water you use in your home treated?