English with Sathish!

  Grade 8 Unit 1 Lesson 1 "The Wit That Won Hearts" I. Characters: King Krishnadeva Raya ·          Role - Proud and artistic, wise and powerful monarch ·          Personality – gifted poet, proud, initially stubborn but fair ·          Action – quarrels with the queen over a yawn ·          Realization – understands his overreaction through Tenali’s wit. Learns to recognize his mistake and apologizes Queen Thirumalambal ·          Role - graceful and sensitive wife ·          Situation – distraught by the king’s silence, values relationships deeply ·          Action - willing to admit her mistake and seeks help humbly ·          Personality – ...

  Grade – 8 Unit - 1 A Concrete Example I. Read the names of items you usually find in a garden and write their names against each picture given below. garden hose, sapling, hedge, flower beds, flower pot, pebbles, rockery, fence, vine, wheelbarrow                                               Let us discuss (Pages 19-20) I. Complete the following summary with exact words from the poem. One example has been done for you. Share your answers with your classmates and teacher. The poem describes Mrs. Jones, the speaker’s next-door neighbour, who has a unique garden filed with 1. _________. Her garden includes a peculiar 2. _________, a pond, and a rockery, along with an unusual 3. _________ that she fids charming. Mrs. Jones plants tiny, 4. _________ plants between the stones, which the speaker th...