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Coursebook, , SEMESTER 2, , 1. Nat at School, WARM-UP, , Student's work, , IN-TEXT QUESTIONS, page 9: Where was Nat seated on the first day of school?, at the back, , page 10: Why must Nat work hard? to catch up with, the others, , page 10: What is Jack good at? numbers, page 10: Which instrument does Nat play? violin, , page 11: What value did Mr Bhaer impart to the, students? to help one another, , LET'S LOOK IT UP, , grateful: thankful, , intrinsic: essential; necessary, despair: hopeless; be without hope, incredulous: not believing; disbelief, , impart: inform; communicate something, , EXERCISES, , 1. Choose the correct answer and fill in the blanks., (a) back (b) work (c) Jack (d) violin (e) Nat, , , , 2. Put a (Y) if the sentence is right or a () if, wrong., (av bx (ov, , (a) * (ev, , 3. Answer the following questions., , (a) Nat’s problem was that he underestimated his, own abilities. He was afraid that he would be, , laughed at by his fellow classmates., , Nv, , . Add the prefix ir-, il-, or im- to the following, words and write their opposites., , (a) irregular, (d) irresponsible, , (b) impossible (c) illegal, (e) immobile _(f) immortal, , », , . Form new words by adding any of these, suffixes—-ing, -ed, -es, able, -ful, or -less— to the, following words., , Answers may vary. Accept suitable answers., Suggested answers: hopeless, hopeful, talking,, talked, valuable, lifted, boxing, comfortable,, boxing, playful, , Pronunciation, Listening Skills, Student's work, , Speaking Skills, calling, comfortable, delightful, helping, spending,, watching, played, useless, , Writing Skills, , Answers may vary. Accept suitable answers., , A Value for Life, Life Skills, , Answers may vary. Accept suitable answers., , 2. The Cow, WARM-UP, , Answers may vary. Accept suitable answers., , EXERCISES, , Answer the following questions., , . The three words the poet uses to describe the cow, in the first line of the poem are friendly, red, and, white,, , N, , . The cow gives the poet cream to eat with his, apple tart., , », , . The cow wanders here and there among the grass, in the pleasant open air and eats the meadow, flowers during the daytime., , , . In these lines, the poet tries to bring out the, calm nature of the cow independent of the, harsh changes in the weather—strong winds, and pouring rainfall. She does not stop grazing, whatever be the weather., , , , —, , (b) Nat looked ‘utterly incredulous’ because he, was surprised to hear from his teacher that, he was good at certain things which the other, boys couldn’t match up to. Nat's desire to, always learn new things and his wish to work, hard set him apart., , (c) Mr Bhaer told Nat that there are many things, that he is good at, but he is not aware of, those qualities. Nat can keep his temper, and, play the violin. He cares to learn new things,, which shows his spirit. Mr Bhaer told Nat, that things will look difficult and he will, feel discouraged, but Nat should not feel, discouraged and keep trying,, , , , (d) Mr Bhaer made use of the opportunity, to address the boys by making such an, interesting and touching little story out of, Nat's situation that the fellow classmates all, promised to help out Nat with his difficulties, , (e) Answers may vary. Accept all suitable, answers. A few suggestions are: shy and hard, working., , Grammar, Fill in the blanks with suitable adverbs., l.extremely 2.why — 3. How, 4. beautifully 5. up 6. Never, , Vocabulary, , 1. Find the answers for the following words. The, answers start with the prefixes in-, un-, mis-, or, dis-. The first column has the clue. The second, column has the answer in jumbled form. Write, the answer in the third column., , (b) disorder (c) inactive —_(d) unsafe, , (e) misunderstand, , , , TEACHER'S RESOURCE [f, , , , Student's work, , 3. A Castle in the Air, WARM-UP, , tree house, , IN-TEXT QUESTIONS, , page 30: How many sons does the storyteller have? What, are their names? four sons; Fritz, Jack, Ernest, and, Franz,, , page 31: Why does the storyteller decide to make a ladder, of ropes? because the branches of the tree were too, high for them to reach, , page 31: Why did the storyteller send the thick thread, over the fig tree branch? to pull up the ladder, , page 32: How many times does the youngest boy, Franz,, appear in this story? twice, , LET'S LOOK IT UP, , bank: side of the river; place where money is kept, bark: outer cover of a tree; sound made by dogs, bat: a mammal; device to play cricket, , bear: an animal; endure, , fine: high quality, , EXERCISES, , 1. Choose the correct answer and fill in the blanks., , (a) journey (b) hammocks (c) bamboo shoot, , (d) ladder (e) clothes, 2. Put a (v) if the sentence is right or a (*) if itis, wrong., (a)v — (b) * ()¥ (d) * (ev, , 3. Answer the following questions., , (a) The narrator’s family loaded all their bags, on their animals and set out with their brave, dogs. His wife and his eldest son, Fritz,, led the way. The youngest son, Franz, was, seated on one of the donkeys. The other, animals followed. Jack and Ernst, the other, two sons, took care of the cattle. The narrator, supervised it all.