Mentor Note: Please send the entire lesson except the mentor note to your mentee.
In ‘A visit to the doctor’ please ask your mentee to substitute ‘a sore throat’ with ‘a cold’ or ‘dengue’ or ‘an asthma attack.’ Substitute the symptoms of flu with those of dengue, a cold or an asthma attack.
Explain the words in bold. Have your mentee make sentences with them. The sentences must demonstrate that he/she has understood the meaning of the word.
A Visit to the Doctor
One morning I woke up with a sore throat. When I swallowed, I felt great pain. I had a terrible headache too. My mother decided that I should skip school that day. She was going to take me to see a doctor.
At 9 am, my mother and I took the bus to the doctor’s clinic. We waited for a while to see the doctor. There were many patients waiting to see him. The waiting room was full. Many people were coughing and sneezing. It was flu season!
Dr. Mathur examined me carefully. I had a slight fever. The doctor said that all my symptoms indicated that I was coming down with the flu.
He gave me an injection and prescribed an oral medicine.
He also gave me a certificate so I could be absent from school for a couple of days.
I took the medicine diligently. I rested for a couple of days. Soon I was well again!
2. Written exercise
Use your imagination to complete these sentences.
Example: My friend…
My friend has gone to her village.
My friend is celebrating her birthday today.
1. I have never…
2. I would like to…
3. I once dreamt that…
4. When it is very hot…
5. … makes me hungry.
3. Oral exercise
1. If you had a business, what would it be?
Would you run a shop?
If so, what would it sell?
Does someone in your family own a shop? What does it sell?
2. What is your favourite meal? Is it breakfast, lunch or dinner?
Why is it your favourite meal?
Do you make it yourself?
4. Words which describe a person, place or thing, are describing words. They make our conversation and writing more interesting. These describing words are called adjectives.
Example: The beautiful park is filled with colourful flowers.
Fill in the blanks with suitable adjectives. Have fun with them. Try not to repeat words.
1. My brother is very__.
2. We should keep our city __.
3. A__boy helped the __ woman to cross the__road.
4. I do not like this kurta because my favourite colour is__.
5. Ram tells __jokes and makes us laugh.
6. The film was__ even though it had a __ ending which made me cry.
7. I see a __sky. I know it is going to rain.
8. Her dog is __. He frightens the __squirrels in the park.
9. It is so __ today. I need a __bath.
10. I love butterflies. They are __. They have __ wings.
Poem- I Asked the Little Boy Who Cannot See
I asked the little boy who cannot see,
‘What is colour like?’
‘Green,’ said he,
‘Is like the rustle when the wind blows through the forest;
Running water, that is blue;
Red is like a trumpet sound;
And pink is like the smell of roses;
I think that purple must be like a thunderstorm;
Yellow is like something soft and warm;