Learning outcomes
After we have studied the unit, we will be able to
- narrate incidents.
- participate in discussions.
- listen and understand others.
- describe something in writing.
Lesson 1: Can you live alone?
A Look at the pictures and discuss in pairs the following questions.
1 Can you live alone in a house?
2 Make a list of the problems you think you will have if you live alone in a
house, e.g. having accidents, cooking, etc.
B Read the story and answer the questions that follow.
Long ago, a young man found life in the family in his village full of problems and
sufferings. Quarrels, ill-feelings, jealously, enmity - all were part of everyday life
there.
So he left his house and went to a jungle to live by himself. There he made a nice
little hut with wood, bamboo and reeds. “Ah, how happy I am here!” said the man to
himself.
But one day he found some mice in his hut. The little creatures soon made holes in
his blanket. So he brought a cat to kill the mice. The cat needed milk. So he brought a
cow. The cow needed grass and hay. So he brought a cowboy.
The cowboy needed food. So he took a wife to cook meals. Then children were born
to them, and the man found himself again in a family.
So nobody can live alone, unless they are either angels or devils. People need food,
shelter, companions and cooperation. They need to help each other. And if they live
in a family or community, their need can be fulfilled. Hence living in society can
make people good and happy citizens.
C (Books shut) What five things did the young man do in the jungle? Now divide into groups of five. Tell the story to the groups sequentially.
D Answer these questions. First discuss in pairs, then write the answers
individually.
1 Why did the young man leave his house?
2 Where did he make a hut? What did he make the hut with?
3 Was the man happy in his hut?
4 How did he find himself again in a family?
5 Where and how can a person be happy?
6 What is the moral of the story?
E Look at the pictures (a---j). Read the following texts (1---10) and match
the pictures with the texts. Write the numbers of the texts next to a, b, c,
etc. The first one is done for you.
1 As people live in a community or society, they often have problems. A
family may have a problem with a particular member (a son / daughter) who
keeps bad company. So they discuss to solve the problem.
2 To prevent theft or robberies, constant security measures are often
necessary within the village / city area.
3 A community may have a problem like they don’t have a primary school in
the village or locality. So the people need to discuss the issue in a meeting
and find out how to set up a school for their children.
4 Cooking should not be exclusively a woman’s job.
5 Young learners must cultivate virtues and acquire knowledge and skills to
prepare themselves to carry out their roles as good citizens. So they need to
study formally in the institutions.
6 To establish peace and harmony among the people in a locality / village,
often experienced, elderly people mediate between quarrelling people.
7 Only studying at school is not enough for the young learners. They must
also acquire knowledge and skills at home as well as from media, clubs,
sports, libraries and so on.
8 The people in a society / locality often need to buy things at home. So
there are vendors selling necessary things.
9 In a village or locality often roads need reservicing for easy movement of
people and transport.
10 Side by side with acquiring knowledge and skills, the youths must cultivate
good qualities like having genuine sympathy for the weak and the poor,
helping the needy, showing respect for others and having a strong sense of
dignity of work.
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