Iam the greatest magician in the world ' said the old man
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Answer:
Explanation:
A Japanese story — underscores values such as honesty,
compassion, diligence, etc. with a hint of magical realism.
The spirit of the dog is the old couple’s make-believe
determination to get past personal setbacks and
begin anew.
v Activity II under ‘Working with Language’ is about the
use of articles. The following explanatory notes may be
useful.
• the indefinite article ‘a’ is used before a singular
countable noun when it is used for the first time. When
the same item is referred to again, the definite article
‘the’ is used before it.
• ‘the’ is also used before an adjective like ‘poor’ or ‘rich’
to refer to the whole class.
– the poor and the weak
– the rich and the prosperous
– the down-trodden
v Articles used in connected sentences are better
understood than when used in isolated examples. Here
is an additional exercise. Use ‘a’/‘an’/‘the’ appropriately.
My neighbour is moving into new house next
month. He is taking some furniture from old
house, and is also buying some new furniture because
new house is bigger than old house.
Chivvy
v Groups of children jointly discuss the question without going
through the Introduction (Ask the question or write it on the
blackboard).
v Spend a few minutes to find out their real responses.
v Let them now read the Introduction silently. You may
ask the following questions about the joke given in the
Introduction.
• What was the child’s name?
• If it was Michael, why did he say it was Michael Don’t?
v Children will be keenly interested to discuss questions 2
and 3 in particular. Here is an excellent opportunity for
them (a) to assess the practical value of rules/
prescriptions, and (b) to get a bit of their own back by
laying down instructions for grown-ups.
Quality
v A story about dedication to work of high quality with the
passion of an artist and the eventual loss of art and quality
in a world of competition and consumerism.
v Re-read and discuss episodes where the author’s
admiration for Mr Gessler and his craft comes through.
v Using simple language, discuss the following points.
• Production of goods on a large scale is necessary,
though it goes against the interests of small-scale
industry.
• It is necessary to maintain quality of goods whether
they are produced on a big or small scale.
v Explain ‘accent’ with reference to spoken language. Make
a distinction between ‘accent’ and (word) ‘stress’.
• Mr Gessler speaks English with a German accent. I
speak it with an Indian accent.
What does ‘with a German/Indian accent’ really mean?
• Minimal pairs to be said clearly maintaining the
distinction between the two vowel sounds.
• The sound ‘sh’ as in shine, ashes and fish to be practised
carefully in the activity under ‘Speaking’.
Answer:
The old man said that he was the greatest magician in the world.