I often see flowers from a passing car
That are gone before I can tell what they are.
I want to get out of the train and go back
To see what they were beside the track.
Was something brushed across my mind
That no one on earth will ever find?
Heaven gives its glimpses only to those
Not in position to look too close.
— Robert Frost
🎭 Tom Paints the Fence
Characters: Tom Sawyer, Aunt Polly, Ben and Billy. (Adapted from the Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain)
Aunt Polly: Tom!... Tom!.. (No answer.) Where is the boy? Tom!
Tom: (appearing) Here I am.
Aunt Polly: Oh, you've been to that closetcloset /ˈklɒzɪt/ (n.): a small room or cupboard used for storage. What were you doing there?
Tom: Nothing.
Aunt Polly: Nothing! Look at your hands. (Tom looks at his hands.) And look at your mouth. What is that?
Tom: I don't know, Aunt.
Aunt Polly: Well, I know. It's jamjam /dʒæm/ (n.): a sweet food made by cooking fruit with sugar until thick, that's what it is. (Pointing to a switch on the floor.) Hand me that switchswitch /swɪtʃ/ (n.): a thin flexible stick used for punishment!
Tom: Oh, look behind you, Aunt!
(Aunt Polly looks behind her. Tom runs away. Aunt Polly stands surprised for a moment, then she breaks into a laugh.)
Aunt Polly: Tom, go and whitewashwhitewash /ˈwaɪtwɒʃ/ (v.): to paint a wall or fence white using a white liquid mixture the fence.
Tom: Oh, Auntie, I can't do it now….. tomorrow.
Aunt Polly: Whitewash the fence, I say! (Goes away.)
(Tom begins to whitewash the fence. Ben appears. He has an apple in his hand.)
Ben: What are you doing?
Tom: I am whitewashing the fence.
Ben: Do you want to say you like it?
Tom: Of course, I do. Does a boy whitewash a fence every day?
(Tom goes on whitewashing. He does not look at Ben.)
Ben: Tom, let me whitewash a little!
Tom: No, I can't. Jim also wanted to do it, but Aunt Polly did not let him.
Ben: Tom, do let me. I'll give you my apple.
Tom: All right. (He takes the apple, sits down and begins to eat it. Ben is whitewashing the fence. Billy appears.)
Billy: Hello! What are you doing here?
Ben: Tom and I are whitewashing the fence.
Billy: You don't think it is interestinginteresting /ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/ (adj.): attracting your attention and making you want to know more, do you?
Ben: We do. Jim wanted to do it, but Aunt Polly didn't let him.
Billy: Let me whitewash a little!
Ben: No. I won't! (They begin fighting.)
Tom: Stop that! Now it's your turn to whitewash, Billy. (Now, Billy is working.)
Tom: Now, it's your turn to whitewash, Ben. (Now, Ben is working.)
Aunt Polly: (Appearing) Oh, it's all done! You are a good boy, Tom. You can work when you want to. Now, you may go and play.
Tom: Hurrah! Let's run to the river!
(They run away.)
All the boys: Hurray!
📚 Glossary — Reading I (Drama Vocabulary)
✅ Activity B: Tick the best answer. 🤖 Auto
❓ Activity C: Answer the questions. (1 mark each)
Alisha: I want to play table tennis because it is easier to play.
Aman: I want to play football because it is very exciting and it is played in a team.
Structure: I want to / I won't / I am going to + because + reason
b. going to Kathmandu / see my brother
c. go to dance class / want to be a dancer
🤖 Fill-in-blank MCQs are AUTO-SCORED!
🎯 Activity B: Listen and complete the sentences. 🤖 Auto
- because + subject + verb (clause): I stayed home because it was raining.
- because of + noun/noun phrase: I stayed home because of the rain.
🔤 Activity B: Choose because or because of. 🤖 Auto
🔗 Activity C: Join the pairs of sentences. 🤖 Auto
✏️ Write your own: Write 4 sentences using because (2) and because of (2). (4 marks)
🏐 Volleyball: Our National Game
VolleyballVolleyball: a team sport where two teams hit a ball over a net, trying to land it on the opponent's court is the national game of Nepal. It is widely played in all the geographicalgeographical /ˌdʒiːəˈɡræfɪkl/ (adj.): relating to the physical features of an area regions of the country because it doesn't need a big space for setting its court. Moreover, its rules are simple.
It is a team sport which consists of two teams of six players each. The teams are separated by a netnet /net/ (n.): a piece of open fabric stretched between posts, dividing the court in volleyball. The net is positioned at 2.43 metres high in men's category whereas 2.24 metres high in women's. The major target of the teams is to try getting the highest point to win. A rallyrally /ˈræli/ (n.): the continuous hitting of the ball back and forth between two teams is begun by a server serving the ball into play. The ball is served over the net to the opposing team.
To score a point in volleyball, a team must win a rally. Each team tries to drop the ball on the opponent'sopponent's /əˈpəʊnənts/ (adj.): belonging to the other team playing against you court. Only three smashessmashes /smæʃɪz/ (n.): powerful hits of the ball directed downward over the net of the ball are allowed for a team before they pass it over the net. Most volleyball games today are rally scoring and played to 25 points. To win the game, a team must score 25 points. If both teams score 25 points, the winner must lead by two more points.
📚 Glossary — Reading II (Volleyball Terms)
✏️ Activity A: Choose the correct words. 🤖 Auto
❓ Activity B: Answer questions. (1 each)
👥 People
🐾 Animals
🌸 Things
b. A _______ of lions was resting under the tree.
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