Class 8 English Unit 5: Reading I: The Old Woman and the Lime Trees

 

Unit 5

Getting Started

Let's observe the given pictures in the textbook. How would you convince them to do as in the example?

a.      Bikash, stop watching TV. Help your mother in the kitchen. (Pic. First)

b.     Students, stop crossing the road from other places. Cross the road from the Zebra crossing. 

c.      Dhan Bdr, stop carrying heavy loads. Use the vehicle to carry it.

d.     Farmer, stop plowing the field with the bull. Use a tractor for plowing the field.

Reading I: The Old Woman and the Lime Trees

Click for Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLBk6bUikXU 

Vocabulary

1.           chop /tʃɒp/ verb; cut

2.           frightened /ˈfraɪtənd/ adjective; scared

3.           dropped /drɒpt/ verb; let fall

4.           harnessed /ˈhɑːnɪst/ verb; controlled

5.           except /ɪkˈsɛpt/ preposition; excluding

6.           cave /keɪv/ noun; large hole

7.           hut /hʌt/ noun; small house

8.           livestock /ˈlaɪvstɒk/ noun; farm animals

9.           fowls /faʊlz/ noun; birds

10.       plenty /ˈplɛnti/ noun; abundance

11.       overjoyed /ˌəʊvəˈdʒɔɪd/ adjective; very happy

12.       stacking /ˈstækɪŋ/ verb (present participle); piling

13.       feared /fɪəd/ verb; was afraid

14.       begged /bɛgd/ verb; asked urgently

A.         Replace the words in red with their synonyms from the story

a.      The Old Bridge was going to collapse which terrified the people.

The Old Bridge was going to drop which terrified the people.

b.     The little girl pleaded with her parents to buy her a bicycle.

The little girl begged her parents to buy her a bicycle.

c.      The players were delighted after scoring the winning goal.

The players were overjoyed after scoring the winning goal.

d.     When I lost my passport I felt such an idiot.

When I lost my passport I felt such a fool.

e.      The mountaineer was scared as he tried to climb dangerous rock.

The mountaineer was frightened as he tried to climb dangerous rock.

B.          Put the following events in the correct order. (Answers only)

a.      There lived an old man and an old woman.

b.     The old man went to the forest to cut down a lime tree.

c.       The old woman sent her husband to ask for a horse and a cart.

d.     The old man asked for a new hut.

e.      The two old people were as happy as children.

f.       The old woman wanted to frighten everyone.

g.     Everything was lost at the end.

C.          Answer the following questions

a.      Why did the old man go to the forest with an axe?

The old man went to the forest with an axe to cut the lime tree.

b.     What did the lime tree tell the old man when he was about to cut it down?

The lime tree told him not to cut him when he was about to cut it down as he promised to do a good turn for him.

c.      List the things the old people received from the lime tree.

The things the old people received from the lime tree were a horse and a cart, a new hut, livestock, fowls, money, and gold coins.

d.     Do you like the old woman? Why?

No, I do not like the old woman because she was very greedy.

e.      What lesson did you learn from this story?

The lesson we learn from this story is not to be a greedy man.

D.         What would you do if you were the old woman? Discuss. 

If I were the old woman, I would be satisfied with whatever I had in my life because greediness destroys human life. I would only ask for the basic things required for our life If I had to ask for them.

Pronunciation

Make the students know that a single vowel sound forms a single syllable. Pronounce the words based on the syllables they have. Ask the students to follow while pronouncing the words and show the number of syllables in each word. 

Click for Video of Syllable: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vu6UVwkUgzc&t=4s 

Note: The vowel sounds in the words are highlighted and segmented with red color.

except /ɪkˈ-sɛpt/ - 2 syllables              frightened /ˈfraɪt-ənd/ - 2 syllables

harnessed /ˈhɑː-nɪst/ - 2 syllables                hardly /ˈhɑːd-li/ - 2 syllables

policeman /pə-ˈliːs-mən/ - 3 syllables          livestock /ˈlaɪv-stɒk/ - 2 syllables

soldier /ˈsəʊl-dʒə/ - 2 syllables          permission /pə-ˈmɪʃ-ən/ - 3 syllables

satisfy /ˈsæt-ɪs-faɪ/ - 3 syllables          punishment /ˈpʌn-ɪʃ-mənt/ - 3 syllables

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