Balbharati solutions for My English Book Ekatmik Standard 7 Maharashtra State Board chapter 3.2 - The Welcome [Latest edition]

Read aloud the central statement and the responses in A and B.

Now you have five conversations each for both 'A' and 'B'. Play a guessing game using these conversations. Different pairs of students should present these different conversations in the class. Others rate the response in each conversation using the following table, by putting a tick mark (✓) in the appropriate box.

See that all types of response are presented in the activity.

Where does this scene take place? 

What examination has Chaturbhuj passed?

What does Chaturbhuj have with him?

Who is Beni? 

Do you think Uncle Satu is highly educated?

What is the meaning of 'strides away'?

Who is Dada Babu?

Why does Chaturbhuj get angry with his mother? 

Is the cat really dead?

Why do the urchins tease Chaturbhuj?

List the characters in this play. Write how each is related to Chaturbhuj.

Find and list the incomplete sentences of Chaturbhuj. 

Form groups. Discuss and write what Chaturbhuj would like to hear from the following person:

Chaturbhuj: I have passed my MA examination. 

Nilratan: ....................................

Form groups. Discuss and write what Chaturbhuj would like to hear from the following person:

Chaturbhuj: I have passed my MA examination.

Uncle Satu: ....................................

Form groups. Discuss and write what Chaturbhuj would like to hear from the following person:

Chaturbhuj: I have passed my MA examination.

Aunt: ....................................

Form groups. Discuss and write what Chaturbhuj would like to hear from the following person:

Chaturbhuj: I have passed my MA examination.

Paran: ....................................

Form groups. Discuss and write what Chaturbhuj would like to hear from the following person:

Chaturbhuj: I have passed my MA examination.

Zamindar: ....................................

Form groups. Discuss and write what Chaturbhuj would like to hear from the following person:

Chaturbhuj: I have passed my MA examination.

Mother: ....................................

Form groups. Discuss and write what Chaturbhuj would like to hear from the following person:

Chaturbhuj: I have passed my MA examination.

Sadhucharan: ....................................

Enact the play.

Form pairs. Each person in the pair writes down a simple story, news item, report, etc. Then one of the partners tries to tell it to the other person. The other person shows through gestures that he is not interested - by yawning, looking away, frowning, doing something else, etc. 

Repeat the activity after changing the roles of the listener and the speaker. Then prepare two tables.

• How to be a good listener.
• How NOT to be a good listener.

Play the game of Right question, wrong answer: 

Form pairs: One person puts any one question to the other. The other person has to give a wrong answer QUICKLY. He / She is out if he / she gives the relevant / correct answer, or waits too long to give an answer. 

Example:

A: How much water do you need?
B: Near S.P. College.
A: Where's S.P. College?
B: At two o'clock.
A: Who was there?
B: I don't know.
A: Out!

Try to think of as many words ending in '-ing' as possible within two minutes.

Select any ten of the words ending in '-ing that you have come up with. Try to make a meaningful sentence using one or more of them, till you have a sentence for all ten words. Do it within two minutes. Write down the sentences.