CLASS : 6th By ABDUL QYOOM LECTURER DIET POONCH SUBJECT: ENGLISH 27/04/20 LESSON: 1 TITLE: ”A DIFFERENT KIND OF SCHOOL” INTRODUCTION :The lesson written by E.V Lucas is in simplified form . The

lesson as it indicates is a story about a school in which the schooling is

different from the nature of other schools.

GIST OF THE LESSON: The writer says that he had heard about the schooling

system of ONE MISS BEAM’S school. He got a chance to visit the school the

previous week .When he arrived at school, he saw a girl of about 12 years

whose eyes were covered with a bandage, and a boy about 4 years younger

than her was leading her between the flower beds. She asked to the boy about

him and then passed away. When he reached school he found Miss Beam a

kind, middle aged woman full of authority. He asked her about the teaching

methods and got the answer simple spelling, adding, subtracting, multiplying

and writing. He was told that the real aim of teaching is to teach

thoughtfulness. He was shown beautiful grounds by Miss Beam, where to his

surprise he saw handicapped children. Miss beam told him that they are not

really handicapped; this is only their handicap’s day.

This part of schooling system of ours is very important and it makes the school

different from other schools.

Here children are made to experience and understand misfortune turn wise

and by becoming handicapped in different way they come to know about the

problem faced by the handicapped. By this method they become kind hearted

and sharp minded.

Then he made friendship with a little girl whose day was blind day .He walked

with her for sometime to know how she felt being a blind. She was jolly.

Therefore after his visit to the school he came to know that the school is really

different.

QUESTIONS AND THEIR ANSWERS

1. Why do you think the writer visits Miss beam’s school?

Ans. The writer visited the miss beam’s school to know the methods of

teaching

2. What was the game that every child had to play?

Ans. The game was that every child had to experience a handicap’s day by

becoming blind, lame, deaf, dumb and injured one.

3. Which day was the hardest? Why?

Ans. The dumb day is the hardest because the children are to be silent without

tying their mouth on that day.

4. What was the purpose of these special days?

Ans. The purpose of these special days was to make students to understand

misfortune.

MATCH OF WORDS WITH THEIR MEANINGS:

1. HOMESICK: Intense feeling of returning home after being away from it

2. PRACTICALLY: Almost or very nearly

3. IT PAINS ME: It hurts me

4. JOLLY: Happy

5. THOUGHTLESS: Not very caring

6. CRUTCH: T shaped support for lame person fitting under the arm pit

7. MISFORTUNE: Bad luck

8. GHASTLY: Frightful

GRAMMAR

ADVERB: A word used to add something to a meaning of verb, adjective or

another adverb. Usually the adverb of manner are formed by adding –ly to the

adjective.

ADJECTIVE ADVERB

Careful Carefully

Serious Seriously

Cross out the wrong words in the following sentences

1. All the children in Miss Beam’s school took the game serious/seriously.

Seriously

2. The bandaged girl walked careful/carefully to avoid hitting a thing.

Carefully

3. Miss Beam bandaged the girl complete/completely.

Completely

4. Miss Beam expected her children to arrive punctual/punctually

Punctually

Question making in present continuous tense

We use is/am/are in the beginning of sentence or Wh- word before is/am/are

in the beginning

Let us make the following questions by using is/am/are or Wh word

1. Is Majid writing a letter to his father?

2. Where are you going this morning?

3. Are your friends coming to the picnic?

4. Is Tasha visiting Leh again?

SUBJECT:- ENGLISH

CHAPTER:- 01 A DIFFERENT KIND OF SCHOOL

Activity Based Assignment

ROLE PLAY

Develop a virtual school at home involving all your family members by

assigning different characters of the Miss. Beams school and perform a role

play and record the same.e.g

Miss Beam Character will played by your Mother.

Your sister can play the role of 12 year old girl.

Like wise you can assign different character.

COMPREHENSION FOR SELF SOLUTION.

1. Write How Miss Beams School is different from yours?

2. Some special days were celebrated in Miss Beams School do you celebrate

such if yes then write why and when they are celebrated.

3. Find out the meaning of given words

a. Misfortune b. Jolly c.Bandage d.Ghastly e. Crutch

4. In Miss Beams school some games were played do you play any such game ,

describe in 100 words the game you play.

5. Write adverbs for the following words.

a. Absolute b.Easy c.Angry d.Neat e.Slow

Class 6th By Abdul Qayoom

Subject English Lecturer DIET Poonch

Chapter-1 Short stories

Title: - A tale of two birds.

Introduction: - It is a story about two birds who were the babies of same

mother. In a storm the mother was killed and the young bird separated

and found different homes. Each of them developed different characters

when they became big birds. The possession of different characteristics

was due to adoption of different environment and this justifies that “One

is known by the company one keeps.”

Gist of the story: - Once a mother bird and her two young ones lived in

a forest. Once there happened a storm in which the mother was killed

and the young birds were separated from each other. After their

separation they found different homes, as the strong wind blow them

away and put one of them down near a cave and other outside a Rishi’s

(Saint) ashram (a place of religious retreat for Hindus ) Each of them

developed different characteristics when they became big birds.

One day the king of the country ran deep into the forest for hunting a

deer. He lost his way and rode on for a long time till he came to the other

side of forest he was very tired and got off his horse sat down near a

cave under a tree.

From the tree he heard a voice crying out that there is someone under a

tree, come and take his jewels and the horse. The king was amazed

(Surprised ) and saw a big brown bird sitting on the tree He also heard

faint noises from the cave and got on to his horse rode away very fast

.Then he reached near a rishi's ashram and sat down in the shade of a

tree,where he heard a gentle voice ,that welcomed him to the ashram to

take rest and offered cold water .The king saw up the tree and found a

big bird that looks like the other bird outside the cave .The bird told the

king that he is my brother but has friends with robbers.

Then rishi came and took him at home ,made him to take rest and

offered food. On listening the story of the two bird the rishi told the king

that " one is known by the company one keeps". The first thing birds has

always heard the robbers and hence spoken like them while the second

bird heard the rishi and hence welcomed you to ashram.

From the story we came to know thatone is known by the company one

keeps" hence we should live in the company of good people .

comprehension questions with answers.

1.How did the two baby birds get separated?

Ans. They separated in a stormwhere the strong wind blew them at

different places.

2.where did each of them find a home?

Ans. One of them found home near a cave ,and the other found a home

near a rishis's ashram

3.What did the first bird say tothe king ?

Ans. He said to the cave dweller to come and take his jewel and the

horse.

4.What did the second bird say to him?

Ans .The second bird welcomed him in the ashram.

5.How did the rishi explain different ways in which the bird behaved?

Ans the rishi told thatOne is known by the company one keeps ",as the

first bird lived in the company of robbers hence behaved like that and the

second bird lived in the company of rishi hence spoke like that.

6.Which statement sums up the story the best?

Ans .One is known by the company one jeeps.

Blanks filled

(1)The strong wind flew the birds away.

(2)One of the birds landed outside rishi's ashram

(3) The king seemed amazed to hear a similar voice again.

Class 6th English

ADJECTIVE

1. A word used with a noun to describe or point out, the person, animal place or thing

which the noun names, or to tell the number or quantity, is call an adjective.

2.An adjective is a word used with a noun to add something for its meaning.

Examples:-

1. She is a clever girl.

2. He gave me five mangoes

3. Ram is a good boy.

4. The boy is lazy

Note: - The definition of adjective at point no. 1 is for teachers to explain the concept

and definition no.2 is for students to understand the main point.

KINDS OF ADJECTIVES

1.Adjective of quality: -Tells the kind or quality of a person or thing;

Examples

1.He is an honest man

2.Kolkata is a large city.

Note: -Adjective of quality answer the questions: of what kind?

2.Adjectives of Quantity:

Tells how much of a thing is meant ;

Examples

1. He has lost all his wealth

2. He has little intelligence

3. I ate same rice

4. She showed much patience

Note:-Adjectives of quantity answer the question? How much?

3.Adjectives of number:-Tells how many persons or things aremeat or in what

order a person or thing stands.

Examples

1. There are no Pictures in the book

2. The hand has five fingers

3. Sunday is the first day of the week.

Note:- Adjective of number answers the question? how many?

4.Demonstrative adjectives :-Point out which person or thing is meant ;as.

These mangoes are sour

This boy is stronger than Govind

I like such things

Note:- Demonstrative adjectives answer the questions? Which?

Class 6th

Subject English

Session T1

BEAUTY

HI ,Students how are you ?

I hope you will be fit and fine staying at home .

STAY AT HOME AND BE SAFE

Dear students have you seen these things ;

1 Sun

2 Moon

3 Trees

4 Birds

5 Actors

Who do you think is the most beautiful ? Yes, of course your answer

is right . Some of you like moon others sun or actors but dear

students in this poem which is written by Mr. E-Yeh Shure ,Poet

describe it in an other way.

According to Poet beauty is seen in light ,in trees or birds

.He also tells that it can be seen in corn growing crops and in those

persons who are working in the fields to harvest crops .

It is also heard at night when winds are blowing and rain

is falling producing sweet voices. It is also seen in singers who are

trying their best to learn the songs by repetition and seriousness.

Again the poet thinks Beauty is something else also as

it exists inside ourself when we do good deeds and enjoy happy

thoughts .This beauty is also seen we have big dreams and for them

do hardwork take rest after achievement with calm.

WORDS WITH MEANINGS

Harvest cutting and collection of crops

Sigh breathing

Chant to sing again again

Earnest serious

Deed good works

Repeat to happen again and again

Q 1 Who is the writer of this poem ?

Ans Mr E-YEH SHURE

Q 2 Can you hear beauty ?

ANS It can be seen in sunlight ,sounds of nightangle,or in the shape of good

works and pure thinking .

Q 3 If we add FUL to the Beauty it becomes beautiful.

Then, HAND + FUL = ------------

HARM + FUL = ------------

Q 4 Complete it ;

1 Beauty is seen,

------ ------- sunlight.

Q 5 BEAUTY;

1 It is very sweet .

2 It is seen in everyone.

3 It can be heard .

4 It exist in our inside.

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Simple present tense:-

Introduction:- word tense comes from Latin tempus, means time.

Therefore a verb that refers to past time is said to be in the past tense.

The verb that refers to present time is said to be in the present tense,

And the verb that refers to future time is said to b in the future tense.

Therefore tense is that form of verb which shows the time and state of an

action or event.

There are three kind of tenses ,each of which has four different types that

shows the time and the state of an action.

Let us study about simple present tense:-

It is a type of present tense and is used :-

1. To express a habitual action. ;as

He drinks tea every morning.

2. To express general truth; as

The sun rises in the east.

3. In exclamatory sentences beginning with here and there to express what

is actually taking place in the present time;as

Here comes the bus!

There she goes!

4. To express the a future event that is a part of a fixed programme. ;

The train leaves at 5.20.

How a sentence of simple present tense is formed .

This is the method used in formation a sentence in simple present tense.

Subject+ first form of verb + object.,;as

You(subject)+(verb)write+(object) a letter.

If the subject is third person singular ,then sor es is used with first form of

verb. ,;as

He writes a letter.

English class 6th By Ab. Qyoom

Lecturer DIET

Poonch

Present continuous tense

Usage:-

For an action going on the time of speaking;as

She is cooking food.

The boys are playing volley ball.

For a temporary action which may not be actually happening at the time

of speaking.;as

I am reading Shakespeare ( but I am not reading at this moment).

For an action that has already been arranged to take place in the near

future;as

I am going to the cinema tonight.

Note:- The following verbs on account of their meaning are not normally

used in continuous form.

1. Verbs of perception, as :- see,hear,smell,notice,recognize.

2. Verbs of appearing,as:-appear,look,seem

3. Verbs of emotion,as:-

want,wish,desire,feel,like,love,hate,hope,refuse,prefer.

4. Verbs of thinking;as:-

think,suppose,believe,agree,consider,trust,remember,forget,mean,imagi

ne,underst-and,mind.

5. Have(possess),own, belong to, contain consists of.

Example:-

These grapes are tasting sour.(wrong)

These grapes taste sour.(right)

I am thinking you are wrong.(wrong)

I think you are wrong.(right)

She is looking sad.(wrong)

She looks sad.(right)

However these verbs can b used in continuous form with a change of

meaning:

She is tasting the soup to see if it needs more salt.(taste=test the flavour

of)

They are having lunch.(have=eat)

How to make sentences in English in present continuous tense.

Method:-

Subject + is,am ,are ,+first form of verb with ing+ object.

Example

1. He is writing a letter.

2. I am playing hockey.

3. They are eating apples.

Simple present tense:-

Let us make different sentences in simple present tense using different verbs.

As we know the method is:-

Subject +first form of verb+ object and if the subject is third person singular

noun or pronoun then s or es is used with first form of verb.

As:-

1. I play cricket.

2. You wash clothes.

3. He drinks tea.

4. The girls sing a song.

5. You go to school.

6. They dig a well.

7. We sleep early.

8. I read a book.

9. Youteach the students.

10. We learn Arabic.

Present continuous tense.

As the method of making sentences in present continuous tense is:-

Subject + am,is,are,+first form of verb followed by ing + object.

Let us form different sentences using different verbs.

1. I +am +read+ing+a book.

2. We are learning English.

3. You are doing homework.

4. He is giving money.

5. They are watering the plants.

6. Cows are grazing in the field.

7. Men are bringing goods.

8. They are beating the animals.

9. I am writing a letter.

10. He is driving a car.