SAM

X STD – ENGLISHUNIT I

SUPPLEMENTARY

IT WAS A CHILLY RAINY

MORNING. SHELLY WAS A SCHOOL BOY.

HE FOUND A WOUNDED LABRADOR

HE NURSED IT USING HIS FIRST AID KIT.

HE NAMED IT ‘GOLDY’.

MOM UNDERSTOOD THAT IT WAS SOMEONE’S DOG.

LATER SHE PUT A NOTICE IN THE NEWSPAPER.

NOTICENOTICEA LABRADOR FOUNDA LABRADOR FOUND

THE OWNER CAN CLAIMCONTACT: 98437541XX

BUT NO ONE CAME TO CLAIM GOLDY.

SHE PERMITTED SHELLY TO KEEP THE DOG.

GOLDY ACCOMPANIED SHELLY TO SCHOOL.

ONE DAY, DIANE (A BLIND LADY) OWNER OF THE DOG CAME TO CLAIM

GOLDY.

THEY CAME TO KNOW THAT IT WAS HER GUIDE DOG . SHE CALLED HIM

SAM.

DIANE AND SAM GOT

SEPARATED IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT.

SHELLY UNDERSTOOD AND ACCEPTED

THE SITUATION.

FINALLY SAM AND DIANE WERE HAPPILY REUNITED.

WORD GAME•DIVIDE THE STUDENTS INTO TWO GROUPS.

•A STUDENT FROM A GROUP HAS TO SHOW ANY ONE OF

THE PAGES TO A STUDENT OF THE OTHER GROUP AND

SHOULD CLOSE IT IMMEDIATELY.

•HE / SHE SHOULD HAVE A GLANCE AT THE PAGE FOR A

FEW SECONDS.

•HE/ SHE MUST REPRODUCE AS MANY WORDS AS

POSSIBLE.

•MARKS CAN BE AWARDED FOR EACH WORD.

Probing questions:

1. Who was Shelly?2. Where did he find the dog? 3. What happened to the dog?4. How did he treat the dog?5. Have you seen a Labrador?6. Why did he name the dog ‘Goldy’?

7. What were the games played by Shelly and Goldy?8. Who put a notice in the news paper ?9. Did they find out its owner?10.Whose dog was it?11.How did Diane miss her dog?12.What was the real name of ‘Goldy’?

ACTIVITIES:

1. Pick out the sentences given in ‘Direct Speech’ from the story and mention the ‘Speaker’.

2. Pick out the ‘Affirmative and Negative’ sentences from the story.

3. Pick out the ‘Interrogative’ sentences from the story.

GROUP ACTIVITYSAMPLES:

1. How Will You Show Your Love Towards Loveable

Creatures?( E.g. Parents, Nature,

Friends And Pet Animals)

SEE AND SAY

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NOTICENOTICEA LABRADOR FOUNDA LABRADOR FOUND

THE OWNER CAN CLAIMCONTACT: 98437541XX

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NOTE:WORD GAME:

The Word Game enhances the Students’ Scanning Skill And Memory in a short Span. The observation Skill is improved. It also improves their vocabulary.GRAMMAR:

The above grammar exercise strengthen their writing skill. If students are able to write without grammatical mistakes, their speaking skill will also be improved.SEE AND SAY:

It helps the students to comprehend the story thoroughly and they can reproduce the story without breaking the sequences. It also helps the students to improve their language skills. The teacher may guide the students to reproduce the sentences in right intonation.

PREPARED BY:

RMSATIRUVALLUR DISTRICT.TEACHERS:

1.P.A.YUVARAJA. P.G.ASST. GBHSS. R.K.PET.2.G.ROMUALD PHILOMIN RAJ. GBHSS. MANAVALA NAGAR.3.S.RANGANATHAN. GHS. THIRUPACHUR.4.V.THILAGAVATHY. GHSS. THANDURAI.5.C.MURALI. GHS. SENJI.6.B.BHUVANESWARI. G(G)HS. MANAVALA NAGAR.7.HELEN ESTHER THIYAGARAJAN GHS KADAMBATHUR

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