A-Precious-Gift

Welcome

English Language Class



What is the most precious gift
you have received so far? What
made it so special?

Lesson 2

A Precious Gift

New Vocabulary

1. wealthy 6. host
2. bouquet 7. unwrapped
3. ceiling 8. velvet
4. starving 9. livelihood
5. mouth-watering

Meanings

wealthy

rich

bouquet

a bunch of cut
flowers

ceiling

the overhead closure of
a room

starving

to be very hungry

mouth-watering

smelling or looking
delicious

host

one who receives or
entertains a guest

unwrapped

to open or undo, as what is
wrapped or folded

velvet

a cloth that is soft and
thick on one side

livelihood

a way of earning money to
live on









Answer these questions.

1.Who was Mr Jain?
2.When is his birthday?
3.What did his family and friends do on

his birthday?



Answer these question.

1.What did Mr Jain see while he was

smelling the roses?

2.Where was the man hiding?
3.What did Mr Jain tell his cook to do ?



Answer the following.

1. What did Mr Jain tell the thief ?



Answer these questions.

1. What did the thief do?
2. How did Mr Jain talk to him?
3. What did Mr Jain give him?
4. Did he give him this gift because:
 the thief had no money?
 he didn’t want the thief to steal?
 it was his birthday?



Answer these questions.

1. When did the bell ring?
2. Who came to Mr Jain’s house several years later?
3. What did he bring?
4. What was inside the bag?



Answer the following.

1. What made the thief an honest
man?



Answer the following.
1. Why was Mr Jain proud of the stranger?

1. What was Mr Jain’s most precious gift?

•the gold coin?
•the bouquet of white roses?
•the fact that the thief had turned into

a good man?

Who do you think was a better human being:

Mr Jain the stranger

Fill in the blanks.

1. Mr Jain’s birthday is on the tenth of ……………………. .
2. The man was hiding in the ……………………. .
3. ……………………. was an excellent host.
4. Mr Jain talked to the thief ……………………. .
5. Mr Jain gave the thief a bag of ……………………. coins.

Fill in the blanks.

6. The bell rang at .……………………. .
7. A ……………………. came to Mr Jain’s house several year later.
8. The stranger bought a lovely ……………………. of white roses and a gift.
9. There was a ……………………. coin inside the bag.
10. One little act of ……………………. had multiplied a
…………………….. .

Think and say

1. Do you think the man in the ceiling planned to steal

after Mr Jain had gone to bed?

2. When do you think the thief got into Mr. Jain’s house?
3. Mr Jain saw the shadow of the thief. If you had been Mr

Jain, what would you have done?

Thank you