ACTIVITY 1: Meanings
of the words as used in the lesson (noun, verb, adjective, etc.)
Single-use-
(adjective)
Lasts- (verb)
Forever-
(adverb)
Oceans- (noun)
Tangles- (verb)
Travel- (verb)
ACTIVITY 3: Write
meaningful sentences of the words given.
1. Epidemic- The village was ruined by an epidemic of
plague.
2. Jury- The jury announced the decision.
3. Draw- The match ended in a draw.
4. Catalogue- The librarian added a new book in the
catalogue.
5. Illiterate- No one should be left illiterate.
6. Manuscript- I have lost the manuscript.
7. Anonymous- ‘The Earth Needs You’ is an anonymous
poem.
8. Polyglot- My friend Rahul is polyglot.
9. Teetotaller- He is not a teetotaller.
10. Bookworm- Don’t be a bookworm; go out and play.
11. Pilgrim- Muslim pilgrims travelled to Mecca.
12. Widow- The young widow wept bitterly.
13. Brittle- The branches are dry and brittle.
14. Artist- The painting is signed by the artist.
15. Glutton- Don’t be a glutton.
16. Wardrobe- Hang the clothes in the wardrobe.
17. Patriot- Rohit is a big patriot.
18. Bankrupt- He became bankrupt.
19. Audible- Please, speak louder; you are not
audible.
20. Calligraphy- I like calligraphy.
ACTIVITY 4: Read
the poem carefully and answer the following questions.
Q.1. Who is
‘you’ in the first line?
Ans. ‘You’ is every human being on the Earth.
Q.2. What does
the Earth want from human beings?
Ans. The Earth wants human beings to change their ways
of living and save the Earth.
Q.3. What
difference can you and I make to save the Earth?
Ans. One and one make eleven. So, one should take an
action to save the Earth. Everyone can contribute by doing even small efforts.
Q.4. What are
some single-use plastic things that we buy and use?
Ans. Water bottles, polythene bags, straws, food
wrappers and plastic cutlery are some single-use plastic things.
Q.5. ‘But it’s
not very clever’. What according to the poet is not very clever?
Ans. According to the poet, single-use plastic is not
very clever.
Q.6. What
happens to the single-use plastic after it is thrown? Where does it end up?
Ans. It travels around. It ends up in oceans, rivers,
seas and trees.
Q.7. What harm
does it do to the oceans, rivers and trees?
Ans. It pollutes oceans and rivers. It tangles in
trees and harms the environment.
Q.8. Does it
stay where you throw it? Why?
Ans. No, it doesn’t stay where we throw it because it
is garbage. It is collected by garbage collectors and thrown further into
rivers, seas and oceans. It can also travel with the wind.
Q.9. What does
the poet want you to cut down?
Ans. The poet wants us to cut down the usage of
single-use plastic.
ACTIVITY 5: Think
together and make a list of things that ‘you’ and ‘I’ can do to make a difference to save Earth. You
must write complete sentences.
|
Sr. No |
Things we must do every day to make a change
to save the Earth. |
|
1 |
We
should stop using single-use plastic things. |
|
2 |
We
should plant trees in our surroundings first. Then we can proceed towards
other areas. |
|
3 |
We
should not waste water |
|
4 |
We
should clean our surroundings. We should not throw plastic anywhere. |
|
5 |
We
should aware others. We can start from our family members, our neighbours. |
|
6 |
We
should use paper-bags or fabric bags. |
ACTIVITY 6: Given
below are some words. Categorize them as nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs,
adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions or interjections.
pen, dog, big, badly, red, music, teacher, you, John,
(to) be, he, have, do, good, she, like, work, sing, can, throughout, must, your,
town, ouch, and, but, although, when, or, however, nevertheless, hi, therefore,
yet, so, oh, London, quickly, we, silently, well, very, really, some, they,
interesting, I, to, at, after, on, before, around, over, of, in, for, with,
from, beneath, wow
Ans
|
Nouns |
Pronouns |
Adjectives |
Verbs |
|
Pen,
dog, music, teacher, john, town, London. |
you,
he, she, your, we, they, I |
big,
red, good, interesting, some |
(to)be,
have, do, like, work, sing, can, must. |
|
Adverbs |
Prepositions |
Conjunctions |
Interjections |
|
badly,
throughout, quickly, silently, well, very, really, however, nevertheless,
when. |
to,
at, on, around, over, of, in, with, from, beneath, before, after. |
and,
but, although, or, therefore, yet, so, for, when. |
ouch,
hi, oh, wow |
ACTIVITY 7: Given
below is a chart. Write three sentences for each part of speech in the given space. You must
underline the word that represents its category.
Parts of Speech
Nouns
1. David is a football player.
2. I have a pen.
3. This is a poem.
Pronouns
1. He is my friend.
2. I have a book.
3. This is a chair.
Adjectives
1. He is a good painter.
2. Give me a red pen.
3. This is an interesting story.
Adverbs
1. He runs fast.
2. He came in silently.
3. I will come tomorrow.
Verbs
1. He works hard.
2. I can do it.
3. Give him a chance.
Interjections
1. Wow! It’s beautiful.
2. Oh! I missed the chance.
3. Hurray! We won the match.
Conjunctions
1. I cannot come because I am busy
2. He will read and answer the questions.
3. He is capable but he will not do it.
Prepositions
1. He is on duty.
2. Write down in your notebooks.
3. I am with you.
ACTIVITY 10: Write
a letter to your friend telling him why it is important to stop using single-use plastic.
21, GTB Nagar
Jalandhar
April 19, 2021
Dear Sameer
I am fine and hope the same for you. I have read a
poem and want to share the ideas with you. I have found that there is problem
of single-use plastic garbage. Daily we use and throw away single-use plastic
items. It becomes plastic garbage.
This plastic garbage travels to oceans, seas, rivers.
It creates harmful pollutants. It harms our Earth. So, if we want to save our
Earth, we should stop using single-use plastic. We should use paper and fabric
bags. I hope you will agree with my ideas.
Your friend
Ajay
Chapter-2
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The Earth Needs You
Pre-reading
Dictionary
Reference : Learning New Words
Look up
the following words in a dictionary. You should seek the following information
about the words and
put them in your WORDS notebook.
1. Meaning of the word as used in the poem
(adjective/noun/verb, etc.)
2. Pronunciation (The teacher may refer to the dictionary or
a mobile phone for correct
pronunciation.)
3. Spellings
Reading
Let us read the poem
The Earth Needs You
The Earth needs you
To change your ways,
Month by month
And day by day.
The changes are easy.
Just look and you'll see
The differences that can be made
By you and by me.
Single-use plastic
Lasts almost forever.
It might be cheap
But it’s not very clever.
It can end up in oceans, rivers and seas.
The wind sometimes carries it
And it tangles in trees.
When people drop it on the ground,
This is not where it stays,
It travels around.
If people used less,
The better place the world would be.
The future is in your hands;
Cut down and you'll see.
