SSC English First Paper | Unit: 1, Lesson: 1 | Good Citizens | Can you live alone?

A. Look at the pictures below and discuss in pairs the following question and suggestion.

1. Can you live alone in a house?

2. Make a list of the problems you think you will have if you live alone in a house, e.g. having accidents, feeling lonely, etc.

B. Read the story and answer the questions that follow.

Long ago, a young man who lived in a village, found his life full of problems and sufferings. Quarrels, ill-feelings, jealousy, enmity— all were part of everyday life there. So he left his house and went to a jungle to live by himself. There he made a nice little hut with wood, bamboo and reeds. "Ah, how happy I am here!" said the man to himself.

But one day he found some mice in his hut. The little creatures soon made holes in his blanket. So he brought a cat to kill the mice. The cat needed milk. So he brought a cow. The cow needed grass and hay. So he brought a cowhand.

The cowhand needed food. So he took a wife to cook meals. Then children were born to them, and the man found himself again in a family.

So nobody can live alone, unless that person is either an angel or a devil. People need food, shelter, companions and help. They need to look after each other. And if they live in a family or community, their needs can be fulfilled. Hence living in society can make people good and happy citizens.

C. Close your book and answer the question. What five things did the young man do in the jungle? Now divide into groups of five. Tell the story to the groups sequentially.

D. Answer the following questions. First discuss in pairs, then write the answers individually.

1. Why did the young man leave his house?

2. Where did he make a hut? What did he make the hut with?

3. Was the man happy in his hut?

4. How did he find himself again in a family? *

5. Where and how can a person be happy?

6. What is the moral of the story?

E. Look at the pictures (a—j). Read the texts that follow (1—10). Match the pictures with the texts. Write the numbers of the texts next to a, b, c, etc. The first exercise is done for you.

1. People living in a community or society often have problems. A family may have a problem with a particular member (a son / daughter) who keeps bad company. So they talk to each other to solve the problem.

2. To prevent theft or robberies, constant security measures are often necessary within the village / city area.

3. A community may have a problem-like it doesn't have a primary school in the village or locality. So the community members need to discuss the issue in a meeting and find out how to set up a school for their children.

4. Cooking should not be exclusively a woman's job.

5. Young learners must cultivate virtues and acquire knowledge and skills to prepare themselves to carry out their roles as good citizens. So they need to study formally in institutions.

6. To establish peace and harmony among the people in a locality / village, experienced and elderly people often mediate between quarreling parties.

7. Only studying at school is not enough for young learners. They must also acquire knowledge and skills at home as well as from the media, clubs, games and sports, libraries and so on.

8. People in a society / locality often need to buy things at home. So there are vendors who sell necessary things.

9. In a village or locality roads often need repairing for easy movement of people and transport.

10. Along with acquiring knowledge and skills, the youth must cultivate good qualities like genuine sympathy for the weak and the poor. They should help the needy, show respect to others and have a strong sense of dignity of work.

F. Discuss in pairs and write the answer to the following question: What can we do at home and in the locality to become good citizens?

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Lesson: 2 | Knowledge, skills and attitudes