The Wondrous Women
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Pre-Reading
Activity - 1
Look at the picture and answer the questions that follow.
1.Whom do you see in the picture ?
I see a rally in the picture.
2. Can you guesss what she is doing ?
The girl is offering jewellery to Gandhiji.
3. Do you think the girl has a kind heart ?
Yes, I think the girl has a kind heart.
I think she is offering her golden bangles to Gandhiji in support of Quit India movement.
5. Have you ever offered anything to the needy?
Yes, I have some times offered money to the needy.
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Comprehension
Activity 2
I. Answer the following questions.
2. Who talks about service to mankind?
Mother Teresa talks about service to mankind. She believed: “Helping hands are better than praying lips”.
3. Who was titled as the ‘Human-Computer’?
Shakunthala Devi was known as human computer.
4. Which revolt is mentioned in the text?
The 1857 revolt is mentioned in the text.
5. Why is Mary Kom called ‘Magnificent Mary’?
Mary Kom is a famous Indian boxer. She is called ‘Magnificent Mary’ because of her qualities in boxing and her interest in Marshal arts.
6. Do you know any such wondorous woman ? Write about her.
Savitribai Phule – First major woman teacher of modern India, pioneer of girls’ education and anti‑caste reform in Maharashtra
II. Write the correct answer.
1. Sarojini Naidu is called __________.
a) Magnificent Woman
b) Human-Computer
c) The Nightingale of India
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a) dance
b) songs
c) role play
3. Music _________ human beings as well as animals.
a) enthralls
b) invites
c) enhances
4. Practice makes a person ____________.
a) blunt
b) beautiful
c) perfect
a) a factory
b) school
c) a cinema
Activity 3 Vocabulary
I. Fill in the missing letters to form meaningful words. Write the words in the spaces provided. One has been done for you.
e.g. o _ c a s _ o n → celebration o c c a s i o n
1. d i _ l _ g _ e → conversation __________
Answer: d i a l o g u e
Answer: i m p o s s i b l e
3. c _ m _ i t m _ n t → dedication __________
Answer: c o m m i t m e n t
4. s u c _ e _ s f u l → fruitful __________
Answer: s u c c e s s f u l
5. m _ t h _ m a t _ c s → numbers _____________
Answer: m a t h e m a t i c s
6. c l _ s _ i c _ l → traditional _____________
Answer: c l a s s i c a l
7. c _ u r _ g e → fearless _____________
Answer: c o u r a g e
8. e x _ i b _ t → display _____________
Answer: e x h i b i t
9. a t _ i t _ d e → manner ____________
Answer: a t t i t u d e
10. e _ s _ n t _ a l → absolutely necessary _____________
Answer: e s s e n t i a l
II. Now, write sentences of your own using the
given words. One has been done for you:
e.g. excited: (thrilled)
Raju was excited with the gift from his father.
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1. faith: (trust)
Ans: Faith in God gives us confidence.
2. occasion: (a particular event)
Ans: I met Mahesh on the occasion of Independence day.
3. passion: (strong emotion)
Ans: Subramanian has a passion for music.
4. exhibit: (display)
Ans: Our batsmen exhibited their talent in batting.
5. urge: (a strong desire)
Ans: Artists have a natural urge to become perfect in their field.
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Activity 4 Grammar
Fill in the blanks with suitable modals given in
the brackets.
1. Raju is a clever boy, and he _____solve any problem, (can / can’t)
Ans: can
2. Last night, I was so ill that I ____ sleep, (can’t / could n’t)
Ans: couldn’t
3. John ____ ride a bicycle, when he was eight, (could / can)
Ans: could
4.The sweet tasted good. I ___________ stop eating, (can’t / couldn’t)
Ans: couldn’t
5. Rafi can play carroms, but he ____________ play chess, (can / can’t)
Ans: can’t
6. Children _____ play chess in their free time, (couldn’t / can)
Ans: can
Activity 5
Make a possible conversation on asking apology
for being late to school.
You: Excuse me, teacher! May I come in?
Teacher : Come in. Why are you so late?
You : My parents were not there at home. I had
to take care of my little brother at home.
Teacher : Really, you told me the same reason
yesterday also.
You : Really teacher My brother has been
suffering from fever for the past two days.
Teacher : It’s alright. Manage your time to be
punctual.
You : I am sorry madam. I will definitely be
punctual !
Teacher : That’s okay. You may take your seat.
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Activity 6
Now, write a speech on Independence Day
celebrations. The hints will help you to prepare the speech.
Answer:
Respected headmaster, teacher and parents and my
dear friends good morning!
This is Damini from class five. I came here to
talk about Independence Day Celebrations.
I would like to wish you Happy Independence Day
Celebrations. Today, I’m glad to be a part Independence Day Celebrations. We
all know, we have been celebrating our Independence since 1947. India became free from the British with the
sacrifices of many patriots like Mahatma Gandhi, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose,
Jawahar Lal Nehru, Bhagat Singh and others.
Let’s remember their sacrifices and be thankful
and responsible for our mother land.
With this, I’d like to take leave of you. I once
thank you all for giving me this opportunity to speak before you.
Jai Hind!!
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Activity 7
Developing a conversation on stating plans:
Imagine that you are going on a picnic with your
class on Sunday. Now, develop a conversation by stating plans.
Answer:
Sruthi
: Hi Preethi! Good Morning!
Preethi
: Hi Sruthi ! Good morning! How
come you are here.
Sruthi
: I am waiting for our classmate
Ravali. She proposed that our class should go on a picnic.
Preethi
: Yes ! She told me that. But
where do we go ?
Sruthi
: We will discuss that. Shall we
go to Bhavani island?
Preethi
: That’s nice. We can also visit
Undavalli caves from there. Is it the next Sunday ?
Sruthi
: Yes. We will take a bus. 50 of our class.
Preethi
: We have to take lunch, snacks
along with us, right ?
Sruthi
: You are right. Tell our
friends. We will all meet in the evening. Then, we will finalise the other
details.
Preethi
: Sure, Sruthi. Bye.
Activity 8
Speak on the following
1. Have you ever helped a needy person? How did you feel?
Ans:
I am Harish. I want to share one experience with you.
When I was a child, I went to my grand parents
house in Gudivada. I went there to spend my summer vacation. There, I helped an
old woman. She was waiting on one side of the road. She wanted to cross the
road. She was not able to walk. She was not able to see.
I saw this. I held her by hand and helped her
cross the road. I was very happy. I was happy that the old woman was able to
cross the road with my help. Even now, I keep on remembering that incident.
2. In what way do you respect your country?
Answer:
Hello, Good morning. I am Shalini. I respect my
country. This a country with thousands of castes. There are several religions.
We have hundreds of languages. The climatic conditions are different. My
country is a land with suitable climate for cultivating a Variety of crops.
The food habits, and dressing patterns are
surprising. The people of this country are very tolerant. Different festivals
are celebrated in this country. People take part in these celebrations. For all
these reasons, I respect my country.
3. How is your mother managing the family altogether?
Ans:
Good Morning all. I am Abdul here. I want to
share my feelings towards my mother with you. She is a very hardworking person.
She is a loving mother. She supports my father as he goes to office. I have a
sister. I am in class five. My sister is in class three. My mother supports
both of us very much. She never gives any trouble to us. She spends money
carefully. She comforts us in the times of stress. For all these reasons, I
love my mother very much.
4. Describe a successful personality that you know.
Ans:
Hi all! I am Sharmila. I am here to speak about
a great leader. He is a very famous personality. He is none other than Mahatma
Gandhi. He was a true patriot. He was a successful lawyer in South Africa. But,
later he left his practice and returned to India. He wanted to devote his time
for the sake of India and its freedom.
Gandhiji always preached non-violence and
non-cooperation. He preached what he practiced. He stood for Hindu Muslim
Unity. He lived and died for the sake of truth. He died on January 30,1948 in
New Delhi.
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Activity 9
Fill in the blanks with the right word from the
list of words given below:
khadi exhibition needs welfare money stopped
1. Once, Jawaharlal Nehru came to the khadi exhibition
2. He had neither a ticket nor the money to buy one.
3. A girl stopped Nehru at the gate.
4. Nehru said that the country needs a girl like Durgabai.
5. Durgabai Deshmukh did many things for the welfare of women.
Activity 10 Language Game
Title of the Game : Pick and Say
Required time
: 15 minutes
Required material :
Written topic in slips
Topics to be written on the slips :
Talk about a sports person.
Talk about a singer.
Talk about a movie you watched.
Talk about a freedom fighter.
Talk about a great person you have seen.
Talk about your parents.
Talk about a successful woman.
Talk about your best friend.
Talk about your school.
Talk about your favourite hero / heroine.
Talk about your teachers.
Talk about your village / town.
1. Sports
Person : .
I would like to talk a few things about P.V
Sindhu. She is a famous badminton player. She is the first badminton champion
from Indial Her parents were famous Volley Ball players. They palyed at
international games. But Sindhu chose badminton. She was inspired with the
success of Pullela Gopichand, another badminton player,;She won the silver
medal in the 2017
Olympics. She continues her success even now.
2. Talk about a singer :
I am very keen to speak about a singer – S.P.
Balasubramaniam is a popular singer. He sang nearly 50000 songs. He is a very popular in Telugu, Hindi,
Tamil, Kannada languages. He made entry with the film Sri Sri Sri Maryada
Ramanna. He was able to sing for most of the popular heroes like NTR, ANR,
Krishna, Sobhan Babu, Chiranjeevi, Chandra Mohan etc. His voice matched very
well to all these heroes equally. His greatest work is the TV serial ‘Paadutha
Theeyaga’. The serial inspired hundreds of young people to take up music as
profesion/hobby.
3. Talk
about a movie you watched :
I am very eager to share my opinion about the
film”Taare Jameen Par”. It means in English – “Stars on Earth”. It was produced
and directed by Aamir Khan. The film is about an 8-year old boy. the boy was excellent in art. But
because he had a disability called ‘dyslexia’, he was poor in subjects. The
parents send him to a boarding school.
The art teacher in that school finds the boys
problem. He helps boy out to overcome the problem. Aamir Khan took the role of
the art teacher. Darshed Safary plays the role of 8-year old Ishan. Amole Gupte directed this film.
This film deals with an important problem in children.
4. Talk
about a freedom fighter :
Alluri Seetarama Raju is the brave freedom
fighter from Andhra. He was bom ‘Mogallu’ village. He grew up as a young man in
the British mle. He understood that Indians were oppressed by the British. The
wealth of India was robbed off the British. He understood that freedom from the
British mle was the only way for India.
So, he decided to join the fight against the
British. He led the tribal people. The fight by Seetharama Raju was well known.
He had a group of followers. Finally he was killed by the British. But his name
and work will be alive among the people of Andhra.
5. A great person you have seen.
Sri P.V. Narasimha Rao is great person. I like
him for his ability as ruler. He knew several languages. He knew many Indian
languages and some foreign languages. He was an able ruler also. He acted as
the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh for some time. Later he acted as Minister
for external affairs in Indira Gandhi’s cabinet.
Later , he became the prime minister of India.
During his rule, he brought so many changes in Government policies. He
translated Viswanadha Satyanarayana’s ‘Veyi Padagalu’ into Hindi with the title
‘Sahasra Phan’. This year we are celebrating his 100th birth anniversary.
6. Parents
:
I have loving parents. They look after us very
carefully. My father is a farmer. He works-on the farm and runs some business
also. My mother is a home maker. Both of them are helpful to each other. They
help us very much. They always encourage us in our studies. They encourage as
we play in the evening. My mother is a very good story teller.
She narrates stories from Panchatantra, Akbar
and Birbal, Vikram Betal, Tenali Rama Krishna etc. My father tells us how to
behave in the society. My mother tells us what to eat and what not to. She also
tells us manythings about clothes, relatives, festivals neighbours. Both of
them are a God’s gift to us.
7. A
successful woman :
Indra Nooyi is one of the successful women. She
is the Chief Executive Officer and chairperson of Pepsico. She was bom in
Chennai in 1955. She
studied in Madras Christian College, Chennai and Indian Institue of Management
in Calcutta. She became the Chief Executive Officer, Pepsico in 2006. Nooyi was named on
Wall Street Journal’s list of 50
successful women.
She is the president of World Justice Project,
in June 2018,
Nooyi joined the International Cricket Council Board as the first independent
female director. Also, she became a member of the board of directors at Amazon.
In India, she used to play cricket. She is still active as a Chief Executive
Officer. Girls of this generation can leam a lot from the life of Indra Nooyi.
8. My
best friend :
Mahesh is my best friend. He and I studied
together in a primary school. In secondary school, we studied separately. Now,
he is an officer in a bank. I work as a teacher in a Government school. He is a
fun loving person. He is always kind to others. He never hurts anybody. He is a
blend of good habits. He has the habit of rising early. He regularly takes
exercise. He is healthy because of his food habits. He eats food very
limitedly. He spends his free time in library. For all these good habits, 1 like Mahesh very well.
9. My
School:
My school is MPP School, Kothapalli. It has two
buildings. There are 56
students going to this school. All the children are regular in attending the
school. There are three teachers working in this school. Our school has a big
playground. There are many trees in our school. There are many colourful birds
in the trees. In the afternoon, we have our lunch supplied in the school
itself. Our teachers teach very well. I like our school very much.
10. Favourite
hero / heroine :
Savitri is my favourite heroine. She acted in
Telugu and Tamil films. Savitri acted as heroine in many popular films. She was
the most popular heroine of the past. She was known as ‘Mahanati’. A film
called ’Mahanati’ was a success a few years ago. The film was the biographical
picture of Savitri. She was a well known artist and a good director. Savitri’s
acting was excellent in most of the films. She was a very generous person also.
She donated her valuable ornaments for welfare of army. She will be remembered
for ever with her range of films.
11. Our
teachers :
We have very good teachers in our school. All of
them are highly educated. They are very friendly to the children. They explain
the lessons very well. They are very carefbl about the slow learners. Also
that, our teachers allow us to play in the evenings. In our school, there is a
craft teacher. She teaches several things like embroidery, origami, weaving,
gardening etc. The children are very happy to water the plants in the guidance
of these teachers. In our school, teachers help us play indoor games and out
door games. The teachers guide the students as they play. They use good
teaching aids to make concepts clear to children. We all love our teachers.
12. My village / town.
I live in a small village. The village has
nearly 2000
population. Most of the families live on agriculture. The village is located in
the middle of three hills. There is river flowing through our village. The
farmers in our village grow paddy. Some people also have cattle. They sell milk
to Government milk centre and get money. Some people sell things in shops. Our
village has very good roads, the village panchayat keeps the surroundings clean.
There is a school in our village. There is an
anganwadi centre near our school. The teachers teach very well. They don’t live
in the village. They come from outside. They teach lessons excellently. There
are some elders in the village. All the people in village follow the advice
given by them. Our village is a very good village. The people are very kind to
each other.
