Lesson 3 Who has seen the Wind?
Beginners English // Class -4 // Lesson 3
For the teacher
Listening and Speaking
The
poem "Who has seen the Wind?" by Christina Rossetti is a very good
poem for recitation. The teacher will recite with proper intonation, rhyme and
rhythm, while learners will listen and follow.
Activity
11 is an exercise (in the form of tongue twisters) for practising words
beginning with the same sounds. In Activity 8, learners will look at the
picture of the spring season and talk about it with their teacher and peers.
Reading Several reading texts
have been included for learners to read and comprehend. Activity 9 is a news
item from a newspaper clipping. Through this activity the teacher will ensure
that learners read news items from newspapers.
Writing In
Activity 14, the teacher will help learners to write questions in order to
complete the conversation. Activity 15 is an exercise that will inculcate in
learners the habit of conservation of water. This will be followed by giving
learners practice in drawing a picture on water conservation.The teacher will
guide and monitor learners while they write three things that they should do to
keep the environment clean.
Vocabulary Activities 2, 7 and 4
will equip learners with the knowledge of different words related to the spring
season, insects, the wind and the storm.
Grammar focus The
teacher will help learners to understand the use of punctuation marks (fullstop,
question mark, comma, colon).
In
Activity 6, learners will be introduced to the use of 'neither you' 'nor I'.
Learning Outcomes
The learner.
1.
describes briefly, orally/in writing about events, places and/or personal
experiences in English
2.
shares riddles and tongue twisters in English
3.
solves simple crossword puzzles, builds word chains, etc.
4.
infers the meaning of unfamiliar words by reading them in context
5.
speaks briefly on a familiar issue like conservation of water; and experiences
of day to day life like visit to a zoo; going to a mela
6.
uses punctuation marks appropriately in writing such as question mark, comma,
full stop and capital letters
7.
uses linkers to indicate connections between words and sentences such as
'First', 'Next', 'But', etc.
8.
writes/types dictation of short paragraphs (7-8 sentences)
Who has seen the Wind?
Do
you remember the story “The Sun and the Wind”?
Yes,
I do. I like the Story.
Have
you seen the sun?
Of
course. But have you seen the wind? Let’s recite a poem by Christina Rossetti.
The title of the poem is, “who has seen the wind?”
Let's recite:
Who has seen the wind?
Who
has seen the wind?
Neither
I nor you;
But
when the leaves hang trembling,
The
wind is passing through.
Who
has seen the wind?
Neither
you nor I:
But
when the trees bow down their heads,
The
wind is passing by.
Christina
Rossetti
ACTIVITIES
1. Listen and say these words after your teacher:
a) Cow how
now bow
b) show grow
row blow
know bow
2. Look at the words given in the word web:
April Cuckoo
Rain Spring season Monsoon
Storm Wind Kopou flower
Now, complete the following word web by writing the names of the
insects you see in the pictures. One is done for you.
Butterfly Bee Cockroach
Grasshopper insect
Ant House fly Mosquito
3. Read the sentences in box A. We can join each of them with a
matching part in box B by using the word 'but'. One is done for you.
A B
The grasshopper has wings. the ant does not
We cannot see the wind.
The ant is tiny. but the grasshopper is small
It was a sunny day.
The grasshopper has wings but the ant does not.
Now,
make three more sentences from the boxes using the word 'but'.
We cannot see the wind but we can feel it.
The ant is tiny but the grasshopper is small.
It was a sunny day but the wind was cold.
4. Read these words. They describe the wind and the storm.
Wind Soft Cold Mild Gentle
Storm Sudden Violent Strong Heavy
Now,
write two sentences to describe the pictures given above.You can begin like this.
A cold wind is blowing. A heavy storm broke out.
Ans:
A soft wind is blowing.
A gentle wind is blowing.
A sudden storm broke out.
A violent storm broke out.
5. Read the poem '' who has seen the wind?'' and underline the following:
full stop . question mark ?
comma , colon :
Let us remember:
Colon (:) is generally used
- to introduce a list.
- to introduce a summary.
- before direct speech. etc.
6. Match the following:
Neither
you nor I played in
winter.
Neither
hop nor Annie knew
how to read.
Neither
he nor his mother have seen the
wind.
Ans:
Neither
you nor I have seen
the wind.
Neither
hop nor Annie played in winter.
Neither
he nor his mother knew how to read.
7. Read:
The
spring season comes to Assam in April. 'Bordoisila' is the wind that passes
through Assam in spring. It makes the coming of the monsoon. It comes with
heavy rainfall and strong winds.
8.
Look at the picture above. It is the spring in Assam.
a)
Name the festival that celebrates during this season.
Ans:
The festival that celebrates during this season is Bihu.
b)
Name the flowers that bloom during this season.
Ans:
The flowers that bloom during this season are Kopou flower/Orchid.
c)
Name the bird/birds that visit us during this season.
Ans:
The birds that visit us during this season is Cuckoo.
d)
What do you like to do during this season?
Ans:
I like to enjoy Bihu during spring season.
9.
Read this newspaper clipping. It describes what happened after a storm:
Two killed and eleven injured after severe
storm lashes in several parts of the
state
Golaghat,
March 14: at least two persons were killed and eleven others were injured in
yesterday’s storm. Several houses were damaged when a storm followed by heavy
rains hit Golaghat district last night. The district administration visited the
area this morning. The deputy commissioner has called on the army to help the
people.
10.
Collect similar news items from newspapers and paste themin your exercise book
under the heading ''natural disaster''.
11. Listen and say:
Kitten in the kitchen.
She sells sea shells on the sea shore.
Big black bug.
Incey wincey spider.
12. Riddle:
I am in the pistol, not in the gun
Double in the moon, but not in the sun.
what am i?
Answer: The letter ‘O’
13. Puzzle Rearrange the
letters in the conversation. Find out what they are saying:
woh
era uoy?
i
ma enif, knaht uoy!
Ans:
Who
are you?
I
am fine, thank you!
14. Write questions to complete the conversation. Practise the
conversation with your partner:
Anil
: I fell down yesterday and broke my leg.
Amol
: What were you doing?
Anil
: I was climbing a tree.
Amol
: Why did you climbing a tree ?
Anil
: I was trying to bring down my kite.
Amol
: What did your friends doing?
Anil
: My friends were flying kites.
Amol
: Where did you flying kite?
Anil
: I was flying kite in the football field.
15. Look at the pictures. Read the signs given below each
picture:
Shut off the tap after use.
Store rainwater.
Water is precious. Save it.
16. Draw a picture in the box to match the caption.
Water
is precious, conserve it.
17. Write three things you should do to keep the environment
clean:
a)
We should reduce the usage of chemicals and pesticides.
b)
We should use reusable water bottle.
c)
We should plant more trees.
18. Look at the picture and write a few sentences on it:
Two girls are playing in a garden. There is a coconut tree. It is raining there. There was a river near them.
Thank you...
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