Speaking

SPEAKING

E. Look at the story board. Read the description of the simple machines. Take roles to play. Then discuss in pairs to describe any simple machine. Create your own story board and take roles to play.

Simple Machines

Prakash : Grandma! What are you doing?

Grandma : I'm drawing water from the well.

Prakash : Don't you have a water tank or tap?

Grandma : No, my child. Ours is a very small village. It is isolated from towns.

Prakash : How do you get water for drinking and cooking?

Grandma : We draw water from this well.

Prakash : Grandma! What is this wheel? What is it for?

Grandma : It's called a pulley. It has a groove. A rope passes along the groove.

Prakash : Should you use a pulley to draw water?

Grandma : Of course. The pulley is a simple machine. It makes my work easy. Have you studied about it in your science class?

Prakash : Yes, grandma. The scissors, lemon crusher, crowbar, the forceps etc are all simple machines.

Grandma : Well said, Prakash! You're an intelligent chap. 

F. Ask the students to tell a story. It may be a true story or an imaginative story. Choose one of the titles from the following.

* A time I was very late

* A funny story about my friend

* I met someone very interesting

* An unusual event

* A funny story about my life

A time I was very late

It happened last Friday morning. I was at the bus stop waiting for the bus. A little girl was also standing there. All of a sudden a motorbike hit her down and sped away. The girl fell to the ground. She was bleeding. I lifted the girl. I summoned an autorickshaw and took the girl to the nearest hospital. The doctors gave her first aid and they informed her parents about the accident. The parents of the girl came soon. They were tearful. They thanked me for my timely help. I went to school late that morning. The teacher did not rebuke me for my late-coming. He praised me for the help I rendered.

Think about your story

* When did it happen?

It happened last Friday morning.

* Where were you?

I was at the bus stop.

* Who was there?

A little girl was there.

* What happened?

A motorbike hit the girl down. I took the girl to hospital and saved her life.