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Put into Practice

Look at this little boy and read what he is saying sobbingly. Criticise him
using: You should/should not: you should have/should not have

I have lost the money mother gave me for
buying tiffin. I put it in my shirt pocket and
came to school playing with my friends on the
way. Now it’s not there. I am hungry.
Writing

Think and Act

The topic of the debate is called the motion. Have you ever
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participated in a debate?
a. What was the motion for the debate?
b. Did you speak for the motion or against it?

c. Think of the points you put forward.

Study Time

Choose any one of the motions you have practiced above or any other
you have spoken on. Write a debate on the topic with your own ideas fol-
lowed by two other speakers.

Put into Practice

Take your teacher’s help to decide a motion. Organise a debate in the class
and put forward your point of view. You can use: I think,--------, I strongly
believe, It is as clear as day that,-------------------. There is no doubt that-----
---, etc. to make your points strong.

Creative Task

Talking about the activities in your area:
Language in focus: criticising

Things needed: chart paper, pencils and a pen.
Procedure: Individual work. Draw the picture of your locality
including all the bad activities that have happened or are happening.
( cutting down trees, using pesticides and chemicals in the fields, children
not going to school, people wasting time playing cards, quarrelling, dried
water resources , landslides in many places, etc.)

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