The children were playing and spending time happily under the banyan tree. They were playing, swinging, climbing the tree.
Yes, I like to be in the place and enjoy the pleasant nature and play with my friends.
Section – I
Discuss and Answer (Text Book Page No. 112)
Answer the following questions:
The garden became a happy place for the author when his grandfather joined him.
One reason the author gives for the plants moving towards grandfather may be light and warmth. The other reason may be that the plants wanted to be near grandfather.
Even when there is no breeze, their road-chested, slim-waisted leave will spin like tops determined to attract your attention and invite you into the shade.
Section -II
Discuss and Answer (Text Book Page No. 114)
We are planting trees for the forest and for the animals and birds. They live there and need more food and shelter. So the trees help them. Besides men need trees. We need trees to keep the desert away, to attract rain, to prevent the banks of the river from being washed away, for fruit and flowers, leaf and seed. We need timber too.
The thought of a world without trees became a sort of nightmare to the author and so he helped his Grandfather in his tree-planting with greater enthusiasm.
Grandfather saw a dry river-bed on a small rocky island. The river-beds are completely dry in summer but flooded during the monsoon rains. To make that rocky island a forest he planted saplings and cuttings.
Section – III
Discuss and Answer (Text Book Page No. 116)
Grandmother felt that trees growing in the house made it look like a roof brought down by jungle.
The Second World War came and so the author left the town.
The island became a small green paradise.
When the author went back to the island, it was like a small green paradise. He saw red blooms of the coral blossom. Then he saw squirrels living in the trees and a koel, a crow pheasant, etc, The trees seem to know the author. They seemed to beckon him nearer. So he saw a green forest on that island.
- A. needed light and warmth.
- B. did not like light and warmth.
- C. wanted to be near Grandfather.
- D. wanted to escape from the winter.
c) wanted to be near Grandfather
- A. she did not like trees.
- B. she wanted to grow flowers.
- C. it was an old tree.
- D. it was knocking down the bricks of the outhouse.
d) it was knocking down the bricks of the outhouse
- A. liked gardening.
- B. wanted to grow flowers to attract butterflies.
- C. wanted to beautify the garden.
- D. wanted to make the house green.
b) wanted to grow flowers to attract butterflies
- A. no one would come to see them.
- B. it was dangerous to enter the forest.
- C. it would not be of any use to them.
- D. no one would appreciate them.
a) no one would come to see them
- A. he wanted to make the view beautiful.
- B. the river-bed was dry.
- C. animals and birds in the forest would love him.
- D. the animals and birds would find it easier to live.
d) the animals and birds would find it easier to live
- A. old house had changed
- B. river was full.
- C. trees had red flowers
- D. forest covered the island.
d) forest covered the island
B. Read the story on your own. Discuss in a group and complete the story map below. (Text Book Page No. 118)C. Work in groups of five. Tell the story in ten sentences.
You can begin the story like this:
The author’s Grandfather served in the Indian Forest Service.
After his retirement he built
Now continue the story. Each one should say one sentence.
Grandfather built a bungalow and planted trees around it.
During the rains grandfather walked into the jungle and planted cuttings and saplings.
They found a small rocky island and grandfather planted plants to improve the view.
During the second world war, the author was sent to a boarding school.
Some years later, the author returned and saw the island.
He looked around and noticed a beautiful small green paradise.
D. Write a summary based on the story map.
Grandfather built a bungalow and planted trees around it. During the rains grandfather walked into the jungle and planted cuttings and saplings. They found a small rocky island and grandfather planted plants to improve the view. During the second world war, the author was sent to a boarding school. Some years later, the author returned and saw the Island. He looked around and noticed a beautiful small green paradise.
New Words
out
root
outhouse
river
wall
river bed
water
garden
waterfall
flower
body
flower garden
sun
hill
sunshine
aerial
bed
aerial root
busy
sill
busy body
window
house
window sill
foot
shine
foothill
compound
fall
compound wall
F. Look at the words in the box. Make new words by adding ‘ly’ wherever possible. It will not be possible with all the words.lonely, vigorously, constantly, completely, strongly, unlikely, greatly, immediately, broadly
G. Look at the words in the box. Fill the wheel with their antonyms. All the words begin with ‘S’ and are from the text.Answer”hard × soft
fat × slim
weak × strong
big × small
fast × slow
hide × show
rough × smooth
dull × smart
- A. How
- B. Wow
- C. What
- D. Hurrah
c) What
- A. You can
- B. Can you
- C. Have you
- D. You could
b) Can you
- A. Which
- B. Where
- C. What
- D. Who
b) Where
- A. Shall
- B. May
- C. Let
- D. Can
c) Let
- A. He
- B. She
- C. I
- D. Muthu
c) I
L. Look at the punctuation of these sentences. Why are they punctuated differently? Discuss in class.
Statement
Exclamatory
Question
Statement
M. Work in pairs and say the sentences to each other. Do you hear any difference in the way it is spoken? Discuss and share with the class. Discuss the difference in the meaning of the sentence.
It is a statement. It says that the tree is a banyan tree.
It is a question about the tree. It asks if the tree is a banyan tree.
It is an exclamation about the tree. It expresses that it is a beautiful banyan tree.
It is an imperative sentence asking the person to look at this banyan tree.
N. Read these sentences from the story carefully. Do they give commands or requests or make statements? Write ‘C’ for command and ‘R’ for request and ‘S’ for a statement.
(S)
(S)
(R)
(S)
(R)
(S)
(C)
(S)
(C)
(S)