Transcript Two Stories about Flying

Class-10 Sub.-English Time:35 Minutes
Two Stories about Flying
His First Flight
By Liam O’Flaherty
Prepared By :
1. Mr. Gulab Singh Mehta Lect. in English GSSS Duttnagar, Rampur
2. Mr. Tilak Raj Lect. in English GSSS Bhalei , Chamba .
3 Mr. Sunil Dutt Lect. In English GSSS Raipur , Chamba.
4 Mr. Nikhilesh Thakur Lect. In English GSSS Bhangrotu (Mandi)
General Objectives
• 1To make students enjoy and appreciate the
English prose.
• 2 To encourage them to express their ideas
and feelings.
• 3 To develop the imaginative power and
enrich their vocabulary.
• 4 To enable the students to speak and write
correct English.
Specific Objectives
• To help the students to understand feelings of
fear , hesitation, thrill and excitement before
starting a new activity.
• To acquaint them with the activities of seagull
and his family.
• To enable them to read the lesson aloud with
correct pronunciation.
Motivation
• By putting easy questions and praising the
students for correct responses.
• By showing them necessary audio-visual aids.
• By giving examples related to our daily life
experiences.
• By comparing and contrasting the old and new
knowledge.
Previous Knowledge Testing
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1 Name the birds you have seen.
2 Do you know any bird that lives on sea?
3 Have you ever heard about Seagull?
4 Do you like to watch a video or picture of
Seagull?
Seagull in Flight
Introduction
• Seagull is a medium to large sized bird found
near seas ,size about 12 to 30 inches. Gray or
white with black markings on head and wings
with longish bill ,webbed feats, carnivore ,eats
crabs and fish ,lives up to 49 years . Like
human beings seagull lives in a family.
• It is the most important event in the life of a
seagull when he is to take his first flight ,most
vital for his survival .
Summary of the text
• The seagull is to fly for the 1st time . He is scared to
take off. His two brothers and sister have already done
their 1st flight . The seagull is encouraged by the family
in many ways . He watches his family flying , hunting
and enjoying flying but fails to join them . He lacks
confidence . He is scared of height . He feels that his
wings are not strong enough to make him fly . This is a
natural reaction while doing any activity for the first
time . Ultimately, it is a trick played by his mother that
he launches into his maiden flight. She deliberately lets
the food fall down in front of seagull to tempt him to
catch it . In order to catch it he makes his maiden
attempt to fly.
Thoughts and Feelings of Seagull on
his First Flight
Group Activity
• The students will be divided into four groups:
• 1st group will locate difficult words and consult
dictionary to find meanings and pronunciation.
• 2nd group will write few sentences on the pictures
shown to them.
• 3rd group will frame questions on the basis of
four stanzas.
• 4th group will identify different parts of speech ,
classify them and tell about the tenses used in
the stanzas.
Student’s Responses
The leader of the first group will provide the list of
difficult words with their meanings . The words will
be written on the black board ,explained and
pronounced loudly by the whole class subsequently.
The 2nd group will provide sentences on seagull.
The 3rd group will pose questions based on the text.
The teacher will suggest some more questions later
on . The students will come up with replies .
The 4th group will present the list of important verbs
and phrasal verbs relevant to the chapter.
Home Assignment
• Write about the feelings of the seagull before
he leaves his abode to catch a fish offered by
his mother.
• Use phrasal verbs in your own sentences.
• 1 to muster up courage
• 2 to take a plunge
• Write about the feelings and emotions you
experienced while doing something important
for the first time in about 50 words.
Time Management
P.K. Testing
-2Minutes
Introduction of the Chapter -3 Minutes
Summary of the Text
-3Minutes
Display of Pictures
-2 Minutes
Student’s Reactions
-2 Minutes
Group Activity
-10 Minutes
Students Responses
-10 Minutes
Teacher’s Reinforcement
Teacher’s Recapitulation and
Home Assignment
- 3Minutes
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