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Write a paragraph about yourself so that people who read it will get to know you better.

You could write about yourself from any point of view, or choose one of the following topics.


● What I enjoy doing most


● What makes me angry


● What I hate to do


● What I want to become


(Remember to give reason or details of what you write about, so that anyone reading it will understand you better.)


After you have finished your paragraph affix your photo on the sheet and display it on the wall. Read each other’s paragraphs. Did you understand someone else better after you had read what he/she wrote?

I like to read. During summer vacations when it was too hot to go outside to play in the park, I would sit down on the cool marble floor with a glass of lemonade and read story books. I enjoy reading about treasure hunts and adventure. I like science fiction comics too. My uncle who was visiting us from Shimla had brought me a few books written by Ruskin Bond. He is an Anglo-Indian author who lives in the hills and writes children stories. The books had no pictures or drawings and I was a bit disappointed but I liked the stories. I read out these stories to my younger sister before we go to bed. She cannot read on her own yet and likes how I tell her these stories with sounds and actions.


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Fill in the blanks to name the different kinds of intelligence. One has done for you.

When I enjoy listening to people and solving their problems I use my interpersonal intelligence.


(i) When I enjoy dancing or physical activity, I use my ______ intelligence.


(ii) When I enjoy looking at maps and examining pictures I use my ______ intelligence.


(iii) When I enjoy working with numbers and solving maths problems I use my ______ intelligence.


(iv) When I enjoy telling a story or arguing, I use my ______ intelligence.

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Match the job on the left with its description on the right.

(i) Navigator_____(a) Advises people what to do about jobs, personal problems etc.


(ii) Architect _______(b) Works in politics, usually by standing for election.


(iii) Politician _____(c) Finds and monitors the route to get to a place, or the direction of travel.


(iv) Engineer _____(d) Reports on recent news for newspaper, radio or TV.


(v) Computer programmer ___(e) Plans the design of a building, town or city.


(vi) Athlete ________(f) Controls and puts together a programme of music.


(vii) disc jockey______(g) Works in sports or activities such as running, jumping, etc.


(viii) Composer ______(h) Designs and builds things like roads, bridges or engines.


(ix) Counsellor ______(i) Makes up notes to crate music.


(x) Journalist _______(j) Designs the system by which a computer runs or gives information.

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Read these columns about careers in environment, that is, working to keep our world – the land, air, water and the people, animals and plants – safe from natural and man-made dangers. Check out the personality profiles needed to be successful at different kinds of careers in the environmental field. Find out whether you are more adventurous than your partner, or whether your partner is a better inquirer than others. You may wish to prepare a personality profile of yourself/your partner. In groups, attempt some of the activities suggested at the end.















Word-finders group



1.Thinker becomes Tinker if we leave out an ‘h’. Who is a thinker?


2. Make a list of words what your classmates want to find out the meanings of. Then find out the meanings by consulting a dictionary or asking your teacher. Tell your classmates what you have found out.



People-finders group



Find people in the jobs mentioned here. They may be people you know, or people mentioned in newspapers, etc. Make a chart.



Picture-finders group



Get pictures or photographs of the kinds of people, subjects, activities, places, etc., mentioned above.


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Why does Radha’s mother tell her that it is not suitable for girls to climb trees? Find points to agree with Radha or her mother. Plan what you will say by making notes like this:

● Girls should be able to climb trees if they wish


1. Because it is fun


2. Because one feels like they rule the world when at the top


3. ___________________________________


● Girls should not be allowed to climb trees


1. Because they might fall down and hurt themselves


2. ____________________________________


3. ____________________________________
Now divide the class into two groups. Present to the rest of the class the opinion of Radha who thinks there is no harm in girls climbing trees and of her mother who thinks girls should not do this.