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NAME OF THE BOOK: HONEYDEWCLASS: VIIIPUBLISHER: NCERTDownload the text of ‘The Best Christmas Present in the world’ and ‘The Tsunami’ from - 1: THE BEST CHRISTMAS PRESENT IN THE WORLDDay 1: Read Page no. 9 and 10 (Part I)Word meanings:Roll-top desk: a desk with a flexible sliding cover.Stuck fast: shut tight.Clumsily: awkwardly.Brute force: exceptional physical strength.Reveal: make known or show something that is surprising or that was previously a secret.Junk shop: a shop selling miscellaneous second hand or old out of use materials.Parapet: a low protective wall at the edge of the trench.Outstretched: extend or stretch out(something, especially a hand or an arm)Gripping: a tight hold; a firm prehension Check Part I:1. What did the author find in a junk shop?2. What did the author find in a secret drawer? Who do you think had put it in there?Day 2: Read Pg. no. – 10-14 (Part – II)Word Meanings:Bathsheba: Bathsheba Everdene, beautiful heroine of ‘Far from Madding Crowd’.Gabriel Oaks: a farmer, hero of ‘Far from Madding Crowd’.Sergeant Troy: the villain of ‘Far from Madding Crowd’.Huddles: crowd prehension Check – Part II1. Who had written the letter, to whom, and when?2. Why was the letter written? What was the wonderful thing that had happened?3. What jobs did Hans Wolf and Jim Macpherson have when they were not soldiers?4. Had Hans Wolf ever been to Dorset? Why did he say he knew it?5. Do you think Jim Macpherson came back from the war? How do you know this?Day 3: Read Pg. No. – 14 – 16Word Meanings:Conservatory: a room having glass roof and walls, typically attached to a house on only one side.Lopsided: one-sided.Wicker chair: a chair made of wicker (cane) and thus ventilated and useful under hot and humid conditions.Wispy: thin strand of hair.Suffused: gradually spread through or prehension Check - Part III1. Who did Connie Macpherson think her visitor was?2. Which sentence in the text shows that the visitor did not try to hide his identity?Answer the following questions in about 30-40 words:What was the condition of the roll-top desk?Why did the author think that buying the roll-top desk was a risk?How did the author open the last drawer?Explain the line- “I should have stopped them there and then, I suppose, but the truth is that is never ever occurred to me I should.”Which incident did Jim talk about at the beginning of the letter?CHAPTER 2: THE TSUNAMIDay 1: Read Pg. No. 25 – 27 Word Meanings:Whirlpool: anything that revolves in water. Whirlpools alarm people about the coming of tsunami or other natural calamities.Daze: in a state of prehension Check – Part I1. What is a tsunami?2. Why did Ignesious give priority to taking his television set off the table?3. What did the family members of Ignesious do when the tremor stopped? 4. Who was Sanjeev and how did he sacrifice his life? 5. How was Meghna saved in the Tsunami?Day 2: Read Pg. No. 27 & 28Word Meanings:Resort: a place where people go on holiday.Surge: a large wave or prehension Check - Part II1. Why did Tilly’s family come to Thailand?2. What were the warning signs that both Tilly and her mother saw?3. Do you think Tilly’s mother was alarmed by them?4. Where had Tilly seen the sea behaving in the same strange fashion?Day 3: Read Pg. No. 29 & 30Word Meanings:Enticed: attract by offering something pleasant or desirable.Perished: (literally) die; suffer complete ruin or destruction.Sixth sense: a supposed ability to know things by intuition rather than by sight, prehension Check - Part III1. In the tsunami 150,000 people died. How many animals died?2. How many people and animals died in Yala National Park?3. What do people say about the elephants of Yala National Park?4. What did the dogs in Galle do?Answer the following questions in about 30-40 words:1. Do you think Ignesious immediately worried about a tsunami when he felt the earthquake?2. How are Meghna and Alma’s stories similar?3. What happened after Tilly and her family left the sea beach?4. What are the two different ideas about why so few animals were killed in the tsunami?5. How was the Sri Lankan gentleman saved by his two dogs?WRITING SKILLSDIARY ENTRY:Day 1:Diary Entry is a short composition. It is a written record of personal experience, thoughts, feelings and reactions during the course of a particular day.It is introspective in nature. Language is informal. Written in the first person (I/ we). Facts are written in chronological order.FORMAT:1. Date and Day are written in the left hand corner. Time is mentioned on the right hand corner.2. Salutation:(Optional) eg: Dear Diary3. Content/Body4. Name (Optional)Word limit for a diary entry is 100 - 120 words.Day 2:CW- Q1. You paid a visit to an 'Old Home' with your classmates. Using the hints given below together with your own ideas, make a diary entry of what you saw and experienced there.Hints: Old Home - mostly senior citizens above 60 -peaceful surroundings - spacious - clean rooms and baths - regular medical check-ups - a good library - means of recreation - A home away from home. HW -Q 2. Indian summers are really unbearable. One day the maximum temperature shot up to 44°C. It was the most miserable day of the year for you. Record the experience in your diary.FORMAL LETTER (TO THE EDITOR):Day 1:A letter to the editor is an outlet for expression of opinions or a written way of talking to readers on current events or social issues of a regular publication.FORMAT:?Sender’s Address (2-3 lines)?Date (Expanded form)?Receiver’s Address (2-3 lines)?Salutation ?Subject?Body of the letter: 3 paragraphs ?Introduction of the topic ?Expansion of the topic ?Conclusion-suggestions, conclusions, etc?Thanking you in anticipation/Thank you ?Complimentary close/ Subscription (Yours sincerely/faithfully/truly)?Sender’s name? Designation (if applicable)Word limit: 100-120 wordsDay2:Teacher asks students to do one letter as class assignment and the other as home assignment.CW: Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper about the bad condition of the government hospital in your locality.HW: Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper complaining against the misuse of microphones.************** ................
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