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D.A. TRESSLER

N.M. NIBLETT

G o o d Luck D.A. TREsSLER

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Un1it 2 Coursebook:Shiva Keshavan-Indian Luge Pilot
Qualifies for Sochi Winter 0lympics

Workbook: Squash-The Healthiest Sport

Objectives

Reading: The students read two factual sports-related articles and learn about

two difficult games.

Read and Answer: The studentswrite short-answersand answer HOTSquestions.

Writing: Course Book: Writing a letterto the editor about encouraging sehools

to promote outdoor and indoor games other than cricket.
Workbook: Describing a squash ball; finding out more about squash players and

writing about them.

Spelling and Pronunciation: Course Book: The students read, spell and
pronounce words ending with words ending in
the silent 'b'; Reading rows of

ive and encircling the word in each row that rhynes with the others.
Workbook: The students read, spell and pronounce correctly words ending in
i'; they put them in alphabetic order and add more words to each list.

Vocabulary: Course Book: The studentsidentify wordsfromthespelling Section

C2 and match them with their meanings.

Workbook: Students identify words from the spelling Sections CI and C2 and

match them with their meanings.

Grammar: The students learn about different kinds of adverbs, adverb phrases

prepositional phrases acting as adverb phrases; they also learn comparison

of adverbs.

Listening: The students listen to the questions and answers, select the right

answers and write them down.

Speaking: The teacher leads a discussion on the talents each student possesses

and how they can make the most of it.
Life Skills: "The students talk about their aims and set goals.

II. Procedure

2-13 periods two weeks

Day One

Warm up: Ask the stud ents to name some i sports that Indians take part in tor
ation al Garne s' Ev ents
likethe Olympics,As an Games, Commonwealth Gam esetc.

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What are the luge sleds used in the Olympics, made of?
What are the different events in this winter sports'event?
Olympics?
Which new luge event was added in the Sochi nts) a t can ca.
the race. (3/4stude
Readingr from:'Lugeisoneof......allth rough Wh
e Winter Olympics.
Ask: Luge is one of the fastest sports of th

luger to slow down? a luger have to slide on his sled?
In what position does

What does the slider slide down on?

What are the speeds a luger can reach?'

What is the highest speed a luger has reached?

Who has achieved the highest Asian speed record? relaxed and yet mentally an
Why is it difficult for a luger to remain calm and

physically alert?

What does a luger have to do during the race? every stro ng.' (3/4students
bers press down..... .must also
Reading from: The slid urn th eir l uges leftor right?
s have to do when they need to t
Ask:What do the slider precis ely- timed sports?
Why is racing ona luge considered the one of the most

Why is the luge-racing track difficult for the slider to negotiate? the race
What is probably more difficult than anything else
for the slider during

Why does the slider need endurance training?

What kind of a body does the slider need to have and maintain?
Readingfrom: Natural-track luge.....hissports'manager:"(4/5 students)
Ask: What is thedifference between an artificial and natural track?

What have the athletes to do to go round tight corners?

What hclps them to brake in front of curves?

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Wat is natural track Juge
Whal is the snple fornmof naturalluge called

Who is India's own lugr slar
What dosthearticle tell usalout Shivakeshavan'sfamily anderuration
What tells 1uh that Keshavan is passjonate alout representing India?

Day Two

Reapitulate with a few questíosontheportion readtheprevious day.

Reading from: 'Keshavan hasnOw....this great adventure start (3/4 students)

Ask:What distinction does Keshavan have

What is the new record that Kesbavan has established in Asia"
Where did he win a gold and later a silver medal?

Reading from: 'Shiva and hisfriends....on hiscreations. (3/4 students)
Ask:How did the desire to compete in winter sports take birth in the heart of this

Ourageous man?

Who is Gunther Lemmerer and what task was he given?
Why did Keshavan never look back once he left the camp run by Gunther

TmIerer

What did Keshavan win that year

What inspired Keshavan

Why was it difficult to slide down the roads in Himachal?

Where did Keshavan get his first slides from?

Rreading from: 'It has been uphill......twenty official runs.'(4/5students)

Ask:What does the phrase, it has been uphill all the way, mean

What does'Hesped downhill......and made History,'mean?

What problems did Keshavan have to face?

What does the phrase, 'Where there is a will there will always be a way,' mean? (5

ints, 5 students to answer)

When did Keshavan receive recognition by the Indian Government?

Who was he supported by at that time?

Who is he being supported by now

"re taking part in the Sochi Olympics, what did Keshavan have to do?

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Readmgfrom'He has, however.. . We are with you Keshavan!'
(3/4studeenntsts)sk Why

conditioropriateWhy is it
is Keshavan carrying his tool with him to Sochi? in appron
beneticial for competitors to
be able to practice

With properequipment
What are the Germans ensuring tor competitors who represent tthheeiirr.country?
What does Keshavan mean when hesays, Itis not a level playing field

How did Keshavan honour the peoplewho sponsored him to get to Sochia

What is Keshavan's fervent hope

How has India supported Keshavan?
What support is every Indian giving Keshavan?

Day Three

Reeapitulate by askinga few questions.

Read and Answer: Most of the questions havealready been answered orallu

Ask the students to answer the following questions in their notebooks:

Section A1:C,e,f,gandj

Section A2: Answer b,d, and e
(Both sections to be corrected by the teacher)

Day Four

Writing: Talk about the fact that only a few games, especially cricket, are given

Importance in India.

Tell the students how to write a letter to the editor. Read out an example of aletter

to the editor of a newspaperT.

Once the discussion and instructions and the reading of a model letter is over,the

students may write the letter in their rough notebooks. They may take it homea

polish it and read it for grammatical and spelling errors and then write it in ther

notebooks. (To be corrected by the teacher)

Day Five

Spelling and Pronunciation: Sections CI and C2 may be done as per P

procedure followed by self-correction. un

Additional words for Section C1: aplomb, bomb, climb, comb, crumb, doub

jamb, numb, plumb, plumber, succumb, tomb, thumb

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Vocabulary: ctions Di and D2 may be done by the students followed by self-

correctio.

Day Six

Grammar:leach the students the use of different kinds of Adverbs and
dyerb/prepositional phrases. Sections E1 and E2 may be done orally with answers

peing called out by volunteers. The students will then do the exercises followed by self-

correction.

Day Seven

Grammar: Teach the students comparison while using adverbs. Section E3 may be

done independently followed by self-correction.
Listening: The students listen to each question and the answers. They write only the

orrect answers followed by self-correction.

Day Eight

Speaking: The teacher leads the discussion about the talents that diferent students

oflave and how well they are able to do things they are good at. Adverbs/phrases

manner may be used.
Life Skills: The speaking activity can be linked to the topic in this section as there

may be students who are good at something, but reticent to improve in it or excel in it.

The teacher will lead a discussion on goal setting and planning to work towards

chieving ones aims and aspirations.

Day Nine

Workbook Uit: Thestudents maybeasked to read the pasage silently. As it is most
robably quite an unknown sport for most students, it might be better to ask the

ollowing questions to ascertain if the text has been understood by the students. Let

hem find the answers as you keep asking the questions.
Ask: Why is squash called a racquet sport?

Where was it invented?

How many players can play a game of squash?
Towhich two games has squash been compared?

How is the game of squash different from badminton and tennis?

What is struck by a racquet in tennis and what is struck in badminton?

What is struck by a racquet in squash?

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How is a squash ball made ball and what is its weight?
What is
the diameter of a squash the same material1?

ofWhy are all squash balls not made times before beginnin..
categories, recooniroLi
ball a u m b e r of
balls of ditferent
Why do players need to hit the 1atch?

ognizableby playergiWhat has Dunlop done to make
asaWhy has the squash court been referred to 'cramped place'?

ofWhat does the front line on the surtace the court do?P

What does the halt court line do?

How many boxes are created on the court?

What is there in each of the side boxes?

How many parallel lines are thereonthefront wall?

Which one is the out-line and where does it extend?

Which shot is said to be out?

Which one of the lines on the front wall is the service line?

What is the area below the lowest line on the front wall?

What happens if the ball strikes the tin?
What has the player serving have to be aware of?
On being served, where has the ball to strike the wall?

What happens if the server wins thepoint?

What happens after the ball strikes the front wall in the right place?

Why is squash called a challenging game?

Why has squash been called a strenuous gamer

When and by which business magazine was squash rated as the healthiest game

Who is Joshna Chinappa and what has she achieved?
Who is Dipika Rebecca Pallikal and what has she achieved?

Day Ten

Reeapitulate by asking afew questions.

Read and Answer: Section A1: The students may answer the last two
the excrcise.

etin A2:The students may answerthese questions. (Both section1s tobecorrec

by the teacher)

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D a yE l e v e n

e students may do both Se tions Bi and B2 or they may be told to tind

1 riting The

t the progress ot the two Indian women who have excelled in squash in India.
t about who squash players.
be told to find out and write about Indian men are
Theymav aallsseo
may be done as a homework exercise and the students may be asked to hand in the

tin a week. (To be corrected by the teacher)

Day Twelve

Spelling and P'ronuneiation: Section C1: The words mav be read. spelled and
conounced correctly, after which they may be placed in alphabetic order.
This may be

lowed byself-correction.

Section C2: More words may be added and then read. spelled and pronounced

rrectly.

Additional words: Arabic. ascetic, basic, biopic. cannibalistic. climatic, domestic.
pidemic, exotic, fantastic, heroic, horritic, magnetic

Vocabulary: Sections Di and D2 may be started in class and completed at home.

elf-correction may be carried out as and when required.)

Day Thirteen

Grammar: Sections E1. E2 and E3 may be done independently tollowed by self-

rrection.

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COURSE BOOK 7 ANSWER KEY

AppreciatingThe Poem

1 . In 1924.in Chamonis,France.

b Luge, l'reestyle skiing and short-track speed skating
luge is the P'rench wordfor sledging

d. A teamrelay event was added to the ist of Iuge events at the Olympics oc

The luger lies on his back on theluge and slides down the iced track feet-fiir.st.

t. An artiticial luge track is a man-made track. It is an artificially refriggoerrated

unit that is about 1.5 km long. A natural luge track is adopted where tthherreare
mountain roads and paths. This horizontal track is naturally covered withiiccee..
. Because it is one of the fastest sports,the highest recorded speed being at 15,

kmph. It is also a dangerous sport. The luger has to be aware of every curve

and straight stretch. The luger has to keep his head up to see where they are

going and steer the luge using their shoulders and calves. All the whilehe is

strapped to the luge.

. Because he is an Indian and has now represented India in Winter Olympics
since 1998.

He has won the Junior National Ski championship in 1995, he is the fastest

slider in Asia, he won a Gold Medal at Nagano, Japan in the Winter Olympies

in 2011, a gold again in the 2012 with a new Asian track record and a silver
medal in 2013.

J. Luge is an expensive sport. Lugers in countries like Germany have state of art

cquipment. Tools are required as a luge may have to be modified forvarying

conditions of the ice. In order to get all that Keshavan needed, he had tostart

an lnternet campaign. In order to thank those who supported his campaig

heshavan was planning to write all their names on his uniform.

k. Because a delay of a hundredth or thousandth of a second can make a slider

los e the competition. Competitors fronm developed countr ies have the
art
cqu ipment. To compete Kes havan needs the sam e kind state oof supeerieor

cquipment.

1. Gunther Lemmerer was sent by IsnptoerrtnadteinotniafiledLuKgeeshFaveadneraat e

athletes with the potential for the

tourteen.

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Spelling and Pronunciation Nuccunb, thumb, tomb, womb

doubt, cOmb, nunnb C,skylive d. alive e. derive

D urvINC

VOcabulary

b allirmative/negative C passive/active d. captive

NeuNIV skydive 8attentive h. survIve

a(0) b(10) (8) d.(1) c. (9) 1.(2) g(5) h.(3) i. (7) Í-(4)

Grammar Adverbs/adverb phrases

Verbs In thegarden P, for an hour ID, inside IP

b. sat, came reallyfast Dg/M, ina few minutesT

T'an, gol in the garden ; for two hoursD
into the room 1; happily M, down P at thetable P
. has been working
again and again F
Walked, sat
in the park ),once in a way F
keeps ringing up
softly M, in my ear Poutside ,
meet
without disturbinganyone M
h. whispered, went
in t i m e T
reaclhed
prettily M, before the king P
boWed

i. down Into restaurant

b. outside under the bed
the bridge
C nderneath underncath

d.

upstairs

up up the coconut tree
bag, his shoulder
h. down 1n, Over

E. a. more loudly b. more politely C. peacefully d. most patiently

e. fastest f. more honestly g. more frequently h. later

Listening
. All the lugers do not have thesame facilities.

b. sliders C. ready to face any challenge

d. to the thousandth of a second e. natural track luge

put in a greater ettort to do some tlhing well.

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WORK BOK 7 NSWER KEY

Read and Answer

1. . Because it involves a racquet hittinga bal.

north west ofb. At an English independent school for boys at Harrow in northw

London.

T'wo players for a singles' match and four players for a doubles' match.

d. Because it is enclosed in four wallsand there is a small place for the plaven..

ers to

move n.

e. lt separates the front and the back of the court.

f. Because the ganme is played by two teams.
g.There are three lines on the front wall. The top line is the out-line, themidd

line is the service line and the lowermost l1ne markS the halt-metre metallie

area called the 'tin'.
h. Only one line, the out-line
i. He has to ensure one of his feet is touching the service box, but not touching

its lines. As he serves the ball, it is required to strike the firont wall above the
middle or service line and below the out line and land in the opposite back

quarter court.

J I f the ball hit by theserver strikes the front wall between the out-line and the

service line to land in the opposite quarter back and the opponent is not able

to return the strike, the server wins the point

k. Thecourt is small, the ball is low-bouncing, making it ditlicult. The ralliesare
longer requiring stamina, making the game challenging and strenuous.

1. Because aplayer may burn up to 600 to 1000 calories in a game of an hour.

Spelling and Pronunciation

C. 1. academic, acidic, acrobatic, acrylic, aerobic, allergi, alphabetic, antibiotic

antiseptic, atmospheric

C.. angelic, athletic, barbaric, basic, botanic, carbonic, climatic, cyclonic, diabeti

diplomatic, dyslexic, forensic, linguistic, magnetic, phonetic, romantic, rhythmie

symbolic

Vocabulary b. metallic C. aerobic d. acrobatic
f. characterstic h. barbaric
D. 1. a. atmospheric g allergic

e. antiseptic

United Nations Organisation
United Nations Educational, Social, and Cultural Organisation

U'nited Nations Children Emergency Fund

Light Amplification by Stimulated. Emission of Radiation
Radio Detection and Ranging

South-East Asia Treaty Organisation
South-Asian Association of Regional Cooperation

Board of Control for Cricket in India
Indian Olympic Association

rammar P

M a. to the edge of the cliff

1. b. dangerously f. in the dark moonless sky

C. very meticulously g. before we went to bed

d. fluently

e. tenderly gently

f. brilliantly

gsecurely

h. unimaginably

a. up P the stars
down
b. in the kitchen
C.inside Inside chair
my sisteer
d. on
e. before the road
before
f.along.up
along
h. about

3 a . mostconveniently b. fast C. more smartly d. earlier
. quickly h. better
e. more brightly g near

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