class 8 English supplementary lesson comet 1 for skit with dialogue i make u branillest
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THE COMET I
objectives
to enable the students to get knowledge of science fiction.
to enable the students to get knowledge of comets.
to enable them to express themselves in grammatically correct language.
to enable the learners to extrapolate from the given text.
to make conscious the students about pre-existing superstitious beliefs.
to enable the students to think the power of science.
to enable them to use new words and phrases in their own language.
new words
Hobnob – (with sb)-to spend a lot of time with somebody
Repress – to try not to have or show an emotion, feeling etc. he burst in, making no effort to repress his fury.
Precautions - preventive measures
Tete-a-tete –(noun)(from french) private meeting
Ensnared – trapped
Amateur – a person who is not skilled. this work was done by a bunch of amateurs.
Eccentric – unusual/strange. most people considered him a harmless eccentric.
Orbit – path of revolution
Gigantic – huge
key points
Comets are like small planets and they revolve round the sun. But they come from afar, and so they appear after years, and even after centuries. Then they disappear. That is why; you can always discover a new comet.
Duttada is an amateur scientist. He has a small telescope. his secret ambition of life is to discover a comet. He watches the dark night skies. One day he discovers a new comet. It is called ‘comet Dutta.
Many people, like Dutta’s wife, Indrani Devi, cherish superstitions about comets. They think that comets bring calamities in the world. But the scientists do not believe that comets have any harmful effect. But ‘comet Dutta’ is surely dangerous. it is calculated that in ten months time it is going to be collide with earth. And if it does, it will mean the end of life on the earth.