LESSON PLAN ----- Greshma Clement

LANGUAGE LAB

Use of Language Lab in Developing English Language skills

English is the language which is most widely used in communicating around the world. As it is such a global language, it is very important to learn this language with good fluency, correct pronunciation and rich vocabulary. Here comes the role of a language lab. A language lab or language laboratory is a special room or hall arranged to provide various audio-visual materials based on the target language to the learners. Individual computers, headsets, microphones and so on are made available.

Language labs are becoming more common at academic institutions as they offer students a virtual environment where they can listen and practise the language they intend to learn. While learning a new language, the mere mugging up of the dull theories is not enough to excel in that language. To excel in any language, one should practise it in everyday life. Language labs provide that practice in very entertaining and interactive way.

Though English is being taught from first standard, the proficiency needs considerable improvement, especially in communicational aspects such as listening, speaking and phonetics. This is mainly due to the lack of continuous practice in communication. Thus, students should be given opportunity to practice listening and speaking in English language. Moreover, nowadays, English has become very necessary for survival. So, it is an evitable kindred even for monolinguals. In order to solve this tension, language labs are introduced as they can make English learning process highly effective and interesting for learners. As practice leads to the success in language learning, a language lab does the same. The language lab helps students to learn much faster than in a regular classroom setting. At the lab, the students can watch videos, practice their pronunciation through a speech recognizer, learn new vocabulary and much more.

In short, language lab is a very innovative and cost-effective tool for all academic institutions, from school to college. It is very helpful in improving the students' oral communication and comprehension skills. As the lab is introduced to cater the individual needs of language learners, it is learner-friendly too. So, one can easily become proficient in a language with the help of language laboratories.

ONAM

THIRUVONAM 2020

Onam is the harvest festival of Kerala. It reminds us the beauty and importance of our green state, KERALA, my homeland. Though, the 2020 Onam was in the middle of Corona pandemic time, the colour of the festival didn't fade. Even though we were all sitting at home without going out for fun, we celebrated Onam with much love and hugs of our Family. We prepared an elegant floral carpet (pookalam) and a splendid feast (onasadya) containing more than 10 dishes. The festival also reminded of the maveli, oonjaal, thiruvaathira, onathallu, pulikali and vallamkali.

""HAPPY ONAM""

MY FAMILY

Pearls of Home

Family makes a home complete.
In our family, 1) we can speak out 2) we can chill & enjoy 3) we can shed our tears 4) we can release our anger 5) we can do whatever we like 6) we can flourish our best hobby 7) we can enjoy everything we like 8) we can have any dish and
any dress 9) we can
debate and
raise our
opinion
10) we can
follow our
ideologies
and so on. Here are some photos
of my beloved family.

NEW YEAR 2020

HAPPY NEW YEAR - 2020

Let me announce 📢 that,

           I have become,

           Ms. Greshma Clement M.A., NET

I thank God Almighty, parents, teachers, sibling, grand parents, friends, neighbours, family relatives and other kith and kins. It's your guidance, prayer and help that made me what I am now. Thank you so much for all your efforts and thank you myself for working hard towards the goal with determination.

🎤🙋📝📚

Pencil Sketch - Peter Handke

Portrait of 

Peter Handke

Nobel Laureate (Literature) - 2019

 

I did this pencil sketching of Peter Handke.

He is an Austrian novelist, playwright and translator.

His famous works are:

• The Goalkeeper's Fear of the Penalty
• A Sorrow Beyond Dreams

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WORKBOOK - (B.Ed)

KERALA READER
ENGLISH - PART I


UNIT - 1

Nature’s Plenty

Chapter 1

How Far is the River?

Summary:

Ruskin Bond’s short story “How far is the River” is taken from a volume of his collection. The short story reflects the writer’s understanding of the psychology of a 12-year-old boy who longs to go out and explore Nature. Between the boy and the river stood a mountain. The boy was young and the river was small but the mountain was high. The mountain concealed the river and so the boy had never seen the river but had heard a great deal about it, of the fish in its waters, of its rocks and currents and waterfalls. The boy felt a great desire to touch the water of the river and ‘know it personally’. This short story deals with an unnamed twelve-year-old boy, a sturdy boy with untidy black hair and shining eyes, sharp features and a clear brown skin. How he undertakes a long and arduous walk to locate the river in the absence of his parents in the house that day forms the plot of the short story. As he walks towards the river, he meets woodcutters, milkman and mule drivers. Unfortunately, the boy is not able to get clear directions about the river and its exact location. But he still continues to walk, suddenly he encounters a village boy who smiled in a friendly way and told him that the river was not very far away. They have lunch together, and then walk for some time. Soon his companions had to diverge along another path and the boy was again on his own. He felt tired, lonely, miserable and hungry and tempted to return to his house. But if he failed he would always be ashamed of the experience. Finally, to his great delight the boy heard a sudden roaring sound, the sound of the river. It tumbled over rocks and the boy gasped and ran towards it. Although he slipped and tumbled, he still ran forward. Then he was ankle deep in the bitter cold mountain water which was blue and white and wonderful. At last the boy fulfilled his dream. The conclusion is abrupt and leaves the reader to draw

his /her own conclusion.

AUTHOR

ACTIVITY 1

Here are the thoughts of a boy after his nature-walk. Help him fill up the gaps of his thoughts with suitable words.

        Recently, I visited a …………, the magnificent Munnar.

          It is famous for its …………… estates, exotic lush greenery 

         and craggy peaks. And it is …………. in the Western Ghats, 

         in the state of …………. For a moment, I wondered whether 

          I was in heaven. Really, Munnar is a land of paradise.

ACTIVITY 2

You have read the story, “How Far is the River?”, haven’t you? Now, try to remember the story and complete the given word-puzzle with the words from the story using the clues given below.

B		R		F			T
			D			T			R
H		S		T				O
	O			L				S	S

 CLUES

Row 1: Wearing nothing on the feet.

Row 2: Person who cuts down trees.

Row 3: Doubt or reluctance.

Row 4: Isolation or lack of friends.

ACTIVITY 3

In association with World Nature Conservation Day (July 28), your school Nature Club plans to conduct a rally. For the rally you have to make some placards. So pick out suitable slogans from table given below and prepare a few placards.

       

BOX OF SLOGANS

Do not cut trees.

Do not litter.

Do not waste water.

Save animals.

ACTIVITY 4

Read the description about the path in the story, “How far is the river?”.

The path was steep, and the boy had to run most of the time. It was a dizzy, winding path, and he slipped once or twice. The hill was covered with lush green ferns, the trees were wound in creepers, and a great wild dahlia suddenly reared its golden head from the leaves and ferns.

Write down the words used to describe the path?

1)    ………………………………………….

2)    ………………………………………….

3)    …………………………………………