Class 7 English Lesson 16

Reading I

Look at the picture and answer these questions.

a. Where do you think these people are?

Ans 👉 They are at home in their living room.

b. What is the boy with long hair doing?

Ans 👉 The boy is making a wooden plate for his father.

A. Find the words in the story above that have the following meanings.

a. a person who makes and repairs wooden objects

Ans 👉 Carpenter

b. social recognition by other people

Ans 👉 Reputation

c. clever, bright, brilliant

Ans 👉 Intelligent

d. strictly, harshly

Ans 👉 Severely

e. bring up and care for a child

Ans 👉 Reared

f. full of happiness and joy

Ans 👉 Joyous

B. Put the given sentences from the story in the correct order.

b. There lived a carpenter with his old father and a son.

a. Velan did not have good relationships with other people because he was a drunkard.

d. Velan gave a broken plate to his father.

e. While eating, Kuppan dropped his plate and his son scolded him badly.

f. The boy made a wooden plate for his father.

c. Velan realised his mistake and treated his father well.

C. Answer these questions.

a. How many members were there in Velan’s family?

Ans 👉 There were three members: Velan, his father Kuppan, and his son Mithu.

b. Why was the grandfather so weak?

Ans 👉 He was weak because Velan did not give him enough nutritious food and treated him badly.

c. Describe Mithu’s character.

Ans 👉 Mithu was intelligent, respectful, kind, and had great concern for his grandfather.

d. Why was Mithu making a wooden plate?

Ans 👉 Mithu was making a wooden plate for his father so that when he grew old, he would have a strong plate that would not break easily.

e. What were Velan’s childhood days like?

Ans 👉 Velan was reared with much care and attention by his father, Kuppan.

f. Did Velan correct his wrong doing in the end? How do you know?

Ans 👉 Yes, Velan corrected his wrong doing. He stopped drinking, treated his father with respect, and learned a lesson from his son.

D. Do you have a grandfather or a grandmother at home? How does your family treat him/her? Make a list. Using the list as a prompt, write a very short paragraph about how you should treat elderly people in the family.

Ans 👉 My grandfather lives at home. My family gives him proper food, helps him with daily work, and spends time with him. We should always respect our elders, take care of them, and make them feel loved and happy.

Pronunciation

a. /ˈvɪlɪdʒ/

Ans 👉 village

b. /ˈenə(r)dʒi/

Ans 👉 energy

c. /triːtɪd/

Ans 👉 treated

d. /ˈbrəʊkən/

Ans 👉 broken

e. /ˈwʊdn/

Ans 👉 wooden

f. /rɪˈspekt/

Ans 👉 respect

Writing I

A. We use past forms of verbs when we tell a story. Write all the past forms of the verbs from the story.

Ans 👉 lived, had, was, gave, appeared, did, treated, saw, fell, broke, worked, asked, replied, realised, remembered, became, learnt.

B. Put these new sentences in the correct order to make a new story.

e. A lion was once sleeping in the jungle when a mouse started running up and down his body just for fun.

h. The lion was about to eat the mouse when the mouse desperately requested the lion to set him free.

c. “I promise you; I will be of great help to you someday if you save me.”

b. Though the lion laughed at the mouse’s confidence, he let the mouse go.

a. Both of them sped off into the jungle.

i. Soon the mouse walked past and noticed the lion in trouble.

g. They tied him up against a tree.

f. The lion was struggling to get out and started to whimper.

j. The mouse quickly ran to set the lion free.

k. One day, a few hunters came to the forest and took the lion with them.

C. Develop a story with the help of the clues given. Give a suitable title.

Title: The Farmer and the Sticks

Ans 👉 A farmer with several sons saw that his sons always quarreled, which made him sad. One day he fell ill and was taken to the hospital. While dying, he called all his sons and gave them a bundle of sticks to break. They tried one by one but could not break the bundle. Then, the father gave them the sticks separately, and they broke them easily. Moral: Unity is strength.

Grammar I

B. Make at least 10 sentences from the given table.

Pasang was drinking tea when I arrived.

Yamuna was watching TV at night.

The students were having lunch when the teacher turned up.

 They were going to the cinema at this time yesterday.

Smith was studying algebra the whole day yesterday.

A cat was chasing a mouse yesterday.

Pasang was reading a story yesterday evening.

Yamuna was drawing a picture in the morning.

The students were playing football at school yesterday.

Smith was cooking food in the kitchen yesterday.

C. Put the verbs in the bracket in their correct forms. Use either was or were and present participle forms of verbs.

a. John was not playing cricket with his children. He was writing a poem.

b. When I entered the room, my parents were painting the wall.

c. Kites were not flying in the sky a few minutes ago.

d. The leader was giving a speech at this time yesterday.

e. My mother was cooking food in the morning but I was dancing.

f. Children were not doing their homework. They were watching a movie.

g. She was swimming in the pool when I saw her.

D. Write at least 10 sentences about what was going on when you arrived at your school this morning.

Ans 👉 I saw the students were reading in the classroom. The teacher was writing on the blackboard. Pasang was cleaning the floor. Yamuna was watering the plants. The students were chatting quietly. Some were drawing pictures. The principal was talking to the staff. The library was open and students were studying. The playground was empty. Some students were arranging books in the library.

Listening

A. Look at the picture and guess the answers to these questions.

a. Where are these people?

Ans 👉 They are at school.

b. What are they doing?

Ans 👉 They are doing different school activities like reading, writing, and drawing.

c. What games do you play at school?

Ans 👉 I play football, cricket, and dodgeball at school.

B. Listen to the audio and tick the right answers.

a. Besides paper books, the little girl also made …………… at school.

Ans 👉 iii. an animal

b. The girl used crayons, paper and ……………………………..

Ans 👉 ii. glue

c. In addition to playing games, she …………………………

Ans 👉 ii. rode her bicycle

d. The girl played with her ……………………. at the school.

Ans 👉 iii. cousin

e. The conversation most probably took place at ……………………

Ans 👉 ii. a school

C. Make a list of the activities that you did at school and after school yesterday.

At school: Reading, writing, drawing, playing football, studying in the library.

After school: Riding my bicycle, completing homework, helping parents, watching a short educational video, watering plants.

Reading II

Answer the questions.

a. Do you or anyone you know celebrate birthdays?

Ans 👉 Yes, I and my friends celebrate birthdays.

b. What do they do on their birthdays

Ans 👉 They cut cakes, decorate the room, sing songs, and enjoy food with friends and family.

A. Find and write the words from the text which mean the following.

a. make it a happy occasion – celebrate

b. knew – recognised

c. wait – hold on

d. going to – about to

e. amounts – quantities

B. Answer the following questions.

a. Where was the restaurant?

Ans 👉 The restaurant was in a quiet part of town.

b. Why did the writer like the restaurant?

Ans 👉 The writer liked the restaurant because the food was good and the waiters were friendly.

c. Why did he not book a table before they ordered?

Ans 👉 He did not book a table because the restaurant was hardly ever crowded and Thursday was not a busy evening.

d. Were the tourists already in the restaurant when they arrived?

Ans 👉 Yes, the tourists were already in the restaurant when they arrived.

e. What food did they order? Did they get the food they ordered?

Ans 👉 They ordered meat and fish, but they did not get it because there was no meat or fish left.

f. Did the speaker and his friends want to eat an omelette? What do you think? Why?

Ans 👉 I think they did not want to eat an omelette because they had gone there for a special birthday dinner and expected a proper meal.

C. Say why:

a. The writer invited some friends out to supper.

Ans 👉 Because it was his birthday and he wanted to celebrate it.

b. He chose that restaurant.

Ans 👉 Because it was his favourite restaurant where the food was good and the waiters were friendly.

c. The restaurant was full that evening.

Ans 👉 Because a party of tourists had come in about half an hour earlier.

d. The writer and his friends were able to get a table after fifteen minutes.

Ans 👉 Because the people at the corner table paid their bill and left after fifteen minutes.

e. The waiter didn’t come to their table for nearly an hour.

Ans 👉 Because all the waiters were busy serving the large group of tourists.

f. The writer was able to advise his friends about the food.

Ans 👉 Because he was familiar with the restaurant and knew the best dishes to order.

g. The waiter who took their order came back and apologised.

Ans 👉 Because there was no meat or fish left and all they could offer was an omelette.

Writing II

A. Arrange the sentences to make a story.

e. One day Ram saw Anu riding on his lost donkey.

b. Ram told Anu to return the donkey to him.

d. Anu insisted that the donkey belonged to him.

f. Ram covered the donkey’s eyes and asked Anu the colour of its eyes.

a. He said that they were brown but they were actually black.

c. Anu was caught and Ram got his donkey back.

B. Your friend Anjali was going to school yesterday. On the way, she saw an incident. The following pictures show the sequence of events. Now, write a story based on the pictures above.

Ans 👉

Yesterday, my friend Anjali was going to school. On the way she saw a small boy trying to cross the road. Suddenly, a car came very fast towards him. The boy got scared and dropped his schoolbag. Luckily, a traffic police officer saw the incident and stopped the car quickly. He helped the boy to cross the road safely. Anjali thanked the police officer for his quick action and continued her way to school.

Grammar II

B. Fill in the blanks with the suitable forms of the verbs given in the brackets. Use simple past or past perfect tenses.

a. Fred had spent his holiday in Italy, he wanted to learn Italian.

b. Jill had phoned her dad before she left her office.

c. When she arrived, the match had already started.

d. Before she sang the song, she had played the guitar.

e. They watched a video after all the children had gone to bed.

f. After Eric had prepared the delicious meal, he called his friends.

g. I was very tired as I had studied too much.

h. They had painted their house before they moved in.

i. After the man had come home, he fed the cat.