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Pronunciation Practice • Syllables

A. We discussed in the previous class that a syllable is the sound a vowel makes when a word
is pronounced. It is a single unit of speech. A word may have one or more syllables.

Examples: One-syllable words: fan, coat, pin (called monosyllabic words)

Two-syllable words: hotel (ho/tel), canvas (can/vas) (called disyllabic words)

Three-syllable words: invited (in/vi/ted), penicillin (peni/ci/llin) (called trisyllabic

words)

Punctuation • Capital letters, punctuation marks

A. Punctuate the passage and use capital letters wherever required.

art is a diverse range of cultural activities involving creative expression and
imagination it can include visual arts like painting sculpture and architecture it
also encompasses performing arts like theatre dance music and more some famous

artists are raja ravi varma pandit bhimsen joshi rabindranath tagore lata mangeshkar
jamini roy amitabh bachchan rukmini devi and many others from various fields
india is known for its rich cultural heritage and different art forms

Write Well • Creativity
• Communication Skills
• Writing a paragraph
A. Imagine you were present when the boy was in the shepherd’s stead with the sheep.
Write a short paragraph of about ten sentences giving details of what happened
and all that you saw there. You may begin by writing:

The boy reached a meadow and saw many…

• Creativity
AIL Activity • Communication Skills
• Collaboration
• Enacting a scene from the story
A. Work in groups of eight. Let one group member act as the king. Enact the scene from the
story when he sneezes, and the messengers announce it to the subjects of his kingdom.
Also depict what and how they say in response. Have fun! Have a good laugh!

• Communication Skills
Values and Life Skills • Critical Thinking
• Information Literacy
• The power of music
A. Do you think that music has great power to influence others? Does music also impact
animals? Collect information from the Internet, books, magazines and newspapers to
support your views. Discuss in class.

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