A New Day, A New Way
Activities:
1) Answer the following questions from the lesson:
a) Why was Seema upset?
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b) What did Swati suggest to her mother?
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c) What happened when Seema met the lady at the office of the NGO?
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d) What did the women of Brave Mothers do?
Brave Mothers
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e) What was Seema interested in doing?
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f) How did the NGO help Seema?
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2. Cheek your comprehension.
Find out the meanings of the words in italics and select the correct answer from the options:
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A) Seema looked at Swati’s calm and resolute face
Ans: Determined, Firm
B) ” I would like to choose culinary training as a vocation”
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C) Her heart brimmed with new dreams
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3. Here are some more words from the lesson.
Read the words in column A and find out their meanings in column B. Draw lines to match each words with it’s meanings.
4. Sit in groups. Each group will take up one of the following points for discussion. The leader of each group will present the answers to the class on behalf of the group:
A) What, according to you, are the qualities of a good daughter/son?
Ans: (i) A good daughter/son should respect his/her parents.
(ii) A good daughter/son should take care of his/her parents.
(iii) A good daughter/son should behave properly to his/her parents.
(iv) A good daughter/son should obey his/her parents.
B) Do you think Swati is a good daughter? Why do you think so?
Ans: Yes, I think that Swati is a good daughter.
I think this way because Swati was concerned about her mother’s problem and tried to console her by showing the solution of the problem. Swati was a mature girl who knows how to take responsibility of her mother.
C) What are the good qualities do you have that match with Swati’s?
Ans: (i) I love my parents like Swati do.
(ii) I take care of my parents as Swati.
(iii) I ask my parents whenever they are upset like Swati does.
D) What will you do to become a better daughter/son?
Ans: (i) I will always speak truth to my parents.
(ii) I will always take their responsibilities.
(iii) I will always try to keep them happy.
5. Let’s learn some grammar:
Look at the underlined words in the following sentences from the lesson.
“Seema Deka drew the window curtains of her living room. Without switching on the light, she sat on the edge of her bed, lost in thought”
The underlined words on , of and in are prepositions. A preposition is a word usually placed before a noun or a pronoun to show it’s relation to a place, time, cause, purpose or means.
Here are some common types of preposition. They denote:
A) Place or position:
Eg: in, on, at, over, under, above, below, behind, between, beyond
(i) The book is on the table.
(ii) He is at school now.
B) Time সময়
Eg: at, on, in, for, from, to, since, during, till/until
(i) She will go to office in the morning.
(ii) She sat there for three hours.
C) Cause
Eg: because of, on account of, from, out of, of
i) The match had to be stopped because of the rain
ii) Our school is closed on account of Bihu.
d) Purpose উদ্দেশ্য
Eg: for
i) I am waiting for the taxi.
e) Means
Eg: by, with, on, in
i) I go to school by bus.
ii) I will cut the cake with this knife.
Now fill in the blanks with the correct preposition from the choices given in brackets:
1) Seema was upset with the information.
2) Swati told her about a lady who lived here.
3) She asked Seema to see the lady at her office.
4) She was the boss of the NGO.
5) Swati goes to school by bus.
6. As you know, there are different ways of presenting the same idea. Find a sentence in the text that has the same meaning as each of the following statements. The first one has been done for you :
A) She was very wise for her age. Seema thought.
Ans: She looked so mature. Seema thought.
B) He had expired a few years ago.
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C) Depending on Seema’s success, she would be given more work.
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D) Her heart was filled with new hopes and desires.
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7. Read the lesson carefully once again. Working with your partner, use the information given in it to design a signboard for the NGO ‘Brave Mothers’ which will be displayed near the gate.
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8) This is the copy of a letter that Seema wrote to the Branch Manager of Assam Co-operative Milan Bank for the sanction of a loan. Read it.
To
The Branch Manager
Assam Co-operative Milan Bank
Naharguri, Assam
Date- 1 January 2019
Subject- Application for sanction of a loan amount of Rs. 10,000/-
Sir,
I have been a customer with your bank for over five years. I would like to apply for a personal load of Rs. 10,000/- to set up a catering business. I have done the necessary market survey and have submitted all the necessary documents.
I will be very grateful if you could sanction the loan at the earliest. Thankyou, and looking forward to hearing from you.
Yours faithfully,
Seema Deka.
Now write a similar letter to Brave Mothers asking for a loan to set up your toy making business. Carefully note how to begin and end a letter. Also note how the date, subject line and salutation are written.
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9. In the lesson, Swati tells her mother that she would call up the NGO ‘Brave Mothers’. She would seek help from the representative from the NGO who had visited her school to create awareness on “Entrepreneurship Development and Self Reliance”.
Now work in pairs. Imagine one of you is Swati’s mother and the other is the lady from Brave mothers. Write a telephonic conversation between Swati’s mother and the lady. Note down the conversation and enact it before the class.
10. Find out from your teacher/parents/nearest bank/internet how to open an online bank account. Write out the instructions in clear steps below and tell your classmates how to open the account.
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