9th English Notes of lesson English October 4th week

9th-English the October 4th week- The Cat and the Painkiller.

Teaching of Supplementary

Standard : IX,

Topic : The Cat and the Painkiller,

Page : 108,

Theme : “The joys of childhood when the world is full of wonders and children are free

of the heavy responsibilities of adulthood.”

Learning Outcomes:

E-901: Listens to announcements, reads aloud texts, audio /video for information, gist and

details; responds by answering accordingly Listens and reads to gather information and

answers questions.

Competency

• Read short stories and other longer, standard, literary pieces.

• They can explain a story with simple words.

• Engages in conversation with family and friends.

• Responds to different kinds of instructions in varied contexts.

• Read literary books in English, interpret, evaluate and respond to the characters, plot and setting.

 

TLM

▪ Videos, PPT, Online resources and images.

▪ News paper articles about sports and games.

 

Motivation and Introduction:

There has always been a close bonding between children and animals. Studies have revealed that living with pet animals increases empathy, compassion and self-esteem among children.

▪ Do you have a pet at home?

▪ If yes, what animal is it and what is its name?

▪ Did you have any humourous moments

▪ with it? If yes, what was it?

▪ How do you care for your pets?

 

Guided Reading:

I read the supplementary with proper stress, pause and intonation. Students listen silently at the first time. Second time they repeat after me. They read in small groups.

Teacher’s activity:

Before explaining this supplementary, the teacher also explains the new words with the help of chart.

The teacher explains the lesson in simple words through video.

Student’s activity:

Asking the students to act out what they would do in the classroom when an earthquake occurs

Volunteer students to briefly explain the content explained by the teacher in front of other students.

 

Presentation:

• Tom Sayer stayed with his aunt he never liked to go to school unless one day a girl name Becky started to come to school.

• Becky stopped coming to school due to some reason, and Tom again went back to his tantrum for not going to school. His aunt loved him very much and tried her best to coax him to be happy and go to school.

• Aunt Polly came to know about new types of medications and tries it on Tom Sawyer as she could not see him dull. Initially, she started some water treatment like sitz baths, shower baths, hot baths, etc., but to no avail.

• Then she started giving him some painkillers. Tom played a prank on his aunt and gave the painkillers to her cat "Peter". Peter reacted mysteriously, and aunt saw them all. When confronted Tom, said that he was trying to be the cat's aunt.

• Aunt Polly felt bad for him and stopped him from taking medicines further.

 

New words

infatuated (v) : inspired with an intense but shortlived passion or admiration for someone or

something

plunges (n) : act of casting or thrusting forcibl or suddenly into something liquid

quack (n) : a fraudulent or ignorant pretender to medical skill

professing (v) : claiming often falsely, that one has a quality or feeling

frenzy (n) : a state of uncontrolled excitement

somersaults (n) : an acrobatic movement either forward or backward in which the body rolls

end over end, makes a complete revolution

petrified (adj.) : extremely frightened

Reinforcement:

▪ Cats can drink sea water.

▪ The ridged pattern on a cat’s nose is as unique as a human fingerprint.

▪ Cats can’t taste sweet things.

▪ A female cat is called a “molly” or a “queen”.

▪ Most female cats are right pawed, and most male cats favour their left paws.

▪ Male cats are called “toms”.

▪ Cats can make over 100 vocal sounds.

 

Evaluation:

LOT

Why did Aunt Polly try different remedies on Tom?

Why did Peter wish to taste the painkiller?

MOT

How did Aunt Polly discover the reason for Peter’s absurd behaviour?

 

HOT

Why did Aunt Polly’s eyes water?

Assignment

Write a paragraph about 80-100 words

1. Describe the different types of remedies tried by Aunt Polly on Tom.

2. Narrate the funny sequence between Tom Sawyer and Peter, the cat.

Writing:

They write the writing practice by follow the teacher. They write book back exercises, fill in the blanks, write the answers for the questions.

Follow up work:

Write an essay on the incident when you refused to go to school even though you were in good health.

 

Prepared by…

Sethuraman Ramalingam, Learner, BT Asst, (Eng.),

Model School,

A. Kumaramangalam,

Ulundurpet Taluk,

Kallakurichi (DT)-606107.