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STD. VII My English Book

Written as per the new syllabus prescribed by the Maharashtra State Bureau of Textbook Production and Curriculum Research, Pune.

Printed at: Repro India Ltd., Mumbai

P.O. No. 59401

10801_11671_JUP

No. Topic Name Page No.

Unit One

1.1 It’s a small world… 1

1.2 Warm up with Tara and Friends 6

1.3 Little Girls Wiser than Old People 10

1.4 Journey to the West 18

1.5 Children are going to school… 25

1.6 In a Class of their Own! 30

Unit Two

2.1 We shall overcome… 42

2.2 Two Fables 45

2.3 Teeny-tiny 54

2.4 Putting together a Class Magazine 60

2.5 Windy Lines 66

2.6 Great scientists have a questioning mind 69

Unit Three

3.1 Sleep, Baby, Sleep! 76

3.2 The Welcome 80

3.3 News Analysis 88

3.4 Please don’t read this poem! 94

3.5 The Red-headed League 100

Unit Four

4.1 Double Standards 114

4.2 Baby Pangolin’s Night Out 118

4.3 Chasing the Sea Monster 126

4.4 A Parody 134

4.5 From The Selfish Giant 139

Grammar

1 Parts of Speech 145

2 Types of Nouns 148

3 Types of Verbs 150

4 Tenses 152

5 Prefix and Suffix 15

6 Phrases 156

7 Subject and Predicate 157

8 Positive and Negative Sentences 159

Note: Textual Questions are represented by * mark.

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Words Meanings aware (adj) to know about (peeCeerJe DemeCes, ceenerle DemeCes.) divide (v) to separate into different parts (JesieUs keÀjCes, efJeYeeieCes.) fear (n) the feeling of being scared (Yeerleer, Ye³e) hope (n) the feeling that a wish will come true (DeeMee, Gceso, DeekeÀeb#ee)

Read the extract from line 1-22 on page 1 of your textbook and answer the following questions. [‘‘It’s a world of……..……..……..……...…………..…….. small world.’’] I. Do as directed. 1. Find the opposite of the following words from the extract. i. unite ii. narrow iii. large Ans: i. divide ii. wide iii. small 2. Pick out three adjectives from the extract. Ans: small, golden, wide

Glossary

Summative Assessment

Extract I

Paraphrase `It’s a small world' ns efj®e[& Sce. Mesjceve DeeefCe je@yeì& Mesjceve ³ee DecesefjkeÀve ieerlekeÀej yebOetbveer efueefnuesues SkeÀ DeefleMe³e ÒeefmeodOe ieerle Deens. ³ee ieerlee®ee DeveskeÀ Yee<eebceO³es DevegJeeo Peeuee Deens. DecesefjkesÀleerue ef[mves ue@C[ (Disneyland) ³ee DeodYegle jc³e DeMee efLece Heeke&À (mebkeÀuHe Goîeeve) ceOeerue `It’s a small world'

³ee®e veeJee®³ee jeF[ceO³es ns ieeCes ueeJeues peeles. ns peie KetHe ueneve Deens DeeefCe DeeHeCe meJe&peCe SkeÀceskeÀebMeer pees[uesues Deenesle. peiee®³ee keÀesCel³eener keÀesHeN³eele / peiee®³ee keÀeveekeÀesHeN³eele jenCeejs meJe& ceeveJe SkeÀe®e ÒekeÀej®³ee YeeJevee J³ekeÌle keÀjleele. l³eecegUs®e, DeeHeu³ee meJee¥ceO³es JesieUsHeCeeHes#ee (efYevvelesHes#ee) SkeÀmeejKesHeCee®e DeefOekeÀ Deens, Demee mebosMe ³ee keÀefJelesle efouee Deens. Deevebo, og:Ke, DeeMee DeeefCe Yeerleer, F®íe ³ee ceeveJeer YeeJevee peieele meJe&$e Deensle. DeeHeCe meJe&®e peCe SkeÀceskeÀebHeeMeer J³ekeÌle keÀjle Demeuesu³ee DeveskeÀ iees<ìer meceeve Deensle. DeeHeu³eeleerue ³ee meejKesHeCee®eer peeCeerJe DeeHeu³eeuee Demeueer Heeefnpes. SkeÀe®e met³ee&®³ee DeeefCe ®ebêe®³ee ÒekeÀeMeele DeeHeCe peerJeve J³eleerle keÀjlees. kesÀJeU SkeÀ ceOegj nem³e DeeHeCe peieele keÀesþsner Demeuees lejer DeeHeu³eeceO³es cew$eer®es veeles pees[C³eeme Hegjsmes þjles. HeJe&le, mecegê DeMee YeewieesefuekeÀ IeìkeÀebcegUs J³ekeÌleer keÀoeef®ele SkeÀceskeÀebHeemetve JesieUîee nesleerue; HeCe lejerner DeeHeu³eele SkeÀceskeÀebceO³es Demeuesues meejKesHeCe keÀe³ece jenerue. mejles MesJeìer ns SkeÀ uenevemes peie Deens.

1.1 It’s a small world…

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*3. Note down pairs of rhyming words from the extract. Add one more rhyming word to each pair.

Ans: tears — fears — cheers share — aware — care sun — one — run divide — wide — hide

*II. Guess the meaning of the following lines. 1. It’s a world of laughter 2. A world of tears 3. It’s a world of hopes 4. And a world of fears Ans: 1. The line ‘It’s a world of laughter’ means that laughter can be heard in any corner of the world. It

means that there is happiness everywhere. 2. The line ‘A world full of tears’ means that every person cries at some point in his or her life. Tears,

which translate to sorrow and pain, can be found in every corner of the world. 3. The line ‘It’s a world of hopes’ means that no matter how bad a situation is, one can always find a

will to survive. There is still hope and goodness in this world, no matter where we are. 4. The line ‘And a world of fears’ means that everyone in this world has some or the other fear. It’s

not a completely safe world. There are dangers and negative things happening all the time, which may vary from place to place.

III. Answer the following in 1-2 sentences. 1. What should we be aware of? Ans: We should be aware of the fact that it is a small world and that we share a lot in common with

people around the world. 2. What does a smile mean to everyone in this world? Ans: A smile is a sign of friendship for everyone in this world. 3. Name the natural elements that are mentioned in the extract. Ans: Moon, sun, mountains and oceans are the natural elements mentioned in the extract. 1. Have you ever met someone unexpectedly and felt that it is a small world? Share your experience. Ans: Yes, I have felt it a lot of times that we live in a small world. Once, I was on a family trip to Kerala and I

accidently met a school friend while boating in the backwaters. I hadn’t seen her since she left school in standard III for Indore. She told me that she, too, was on a visit with her family.

1. Think of five adjectives that you could use to describe ‘world’. Ans: beautiful, big, wide, round, miraculous 2. Think of the phrases related to ‘world’ that you know. Ans: ‘world apart’, ‘for all the world’, ‘a world of difference’, ‘out of this world’

Open Ended Question

Oral Work

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*1. The poem says ‘And a smile means friendship to everyone’. Give examples of other actions or gestures that mean the same in all parts of the world. Give three examples of gestures or actions that have a specific meaning only in certain regions. One such example would be the ‘Thumbs up’ sign.

Ans: Actions or gestures that mean the same in all parts of the world:

*1. Sing the song. [Students are expected to attempt the above activity on their own.]

Formative Assessment

Study Skills

Speaking Activity

i. clapping — clapping is used as a form of appreciation or approval.

ii. shrug — a shrug (lifting one’s shoulders up) is widely used to convey that something is not understood or not known.

iii. thumbs down – it is a gesture used to reject an idea or discourage someone from doing something.

Actions or gestures that have a specific meaning only in certain regions:

i. namaste — namaste is used while greeting people in India.

ii. ok sign — the hand gesture where the thumb and finger are joined and the other three fingers are open, is used widely to say ok, but it symbolises money in Japan and zero in France and Belgium.

iii. fist and hand salute — the fist of one hand covered with the palm of the other hand is used by the Chinese to greet someone, congratulate or say thank you.

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*1. The following sentences were heard in a school on the first day. Use these expressions to prepare simple conversations between two or more speakers. You may use the same expressions more than once, and add your own lines. Form pairs or groups and present the conversations in the classroom.

Write down three of the conversations you have prepared / presented / heard. Ans: i. Arya : Hello! My name is Arya. I’m new here. What’s your name? Bhavik : Hi! I’m Bhavik. Meet my friends, Rhea and Abhishek. Arya : Hi Rhea! Hi Abhishek! Rhea : Are you new to the town as well? Arya : Yes, my father recently got transferred here. We lived in Ranchi earlier. Abhishek : Even my uncle stays in Ranchi. I have been to the place once. Arya : That’s great! Abhishek : If you need any help, let us know. Bhavik : Yes, don’t worry. We are all your friends. Arya : Thank you so much. ii. Raghav : Hey! I am so glad to see you all! Abhishek : Hi Raghav! Vaishali : Hello, there. Karan : It’s so nice to see you again. Rhea : Raghav, this is Arya. She is our new friend. Raghav : Hi, Arya! Arya : Hello! Abhishek : It’s nice to be back in school. Karan : How was your journey to Assam, Rhea? Rhea : Oh, it was wonderful. My cousin had come along with us. We had so much fun

together! Raghav : There goes the bell. Let’s go! We will talk during the recess.

Writing Activity

Hello! Hi!

I’m………. .

How was your journey to …?

How are you? It’s nice to be back in school. Meet my friends … and …… .

We had so much fun together! So nice to see you again.

This is ……… . We went to …. In the vacation How was your holiday?

I spent my holiday at …. .

I am so glad to see you all!

How did you spend your holiday?

I’m new here. My name’s … . What’s yours?

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iii. Sanjana : Hi Prateek! How are you? Prateek : Hi Sanjana! I’m fine. How was your holiday? Sanjana : It was great! We went to Coorg during the vacation. Prateek : Wow! Did you have a good time? Sanjana : Yes, I did. It’s a beautiful place. I did not feel like coming back. How did you spend

your holiday? Prateek : I spent my holiday at my grandparents’ house in Pune. I painted, went out for

trekking with my cousins, had delicious food and even watched some good movies. I too did not want the vacation to end.

Sanjana : I know. The daily routine is so boring. Prateek : Yes. I am already waiting for the next vacation to begin. Sanjana : Me too. I have to go now. See you later. Prateek : Bye.