TS 8th Class English Guide Unit 3A The Selfish Giant Part 1 (One-act Play)
PRE-READING (Motivation/Picture Interaction)
Look at the picture given below and answer the questions that follow.
Question 1.
What do you notice in the picture ?
Answer:
I observe a little girl and an old man in the picture. The girl is trying to satisfy the hunger of the old man. I notice gladness in the girls face and eagerness to eat in the old mans face
Question 2.
What would be the feelings of the man in the picture?
Answer:
The man would be thankful to the girl. He would feel happy as he is satisfied with the food given by the girl. He would bless the girl to live long. He would be amazed by the humane nature of the girl
Question 3.
Have you ever seen such incidents ? Whats your opinion on them?
Answer:
I myself am a witness to such an incident. Once I went to a temple. I saw an old beggar who was going to be fainted. I understood his condition and I gave my food packet and water to him, when I made him to eat and drink he became a little bit active. According to me, many of the old beggars are the people who are ill-treated by their children. As they dont have energy to work, they are becoming beggars
ORAL DISCOURSE
Question.
Narrate an incident you have witnessed where people helped others?
Answer:
Last Sunday, I witnessed an incident in which an elderly woman was helped by our neighbours. It was about 9 a.m. and 1 was returning home from the stadium. When I turned right from the main line to enter into our street, I found an old woman lying on the floor in the corner. She was very thirsty and was asking for water. Mr. Rao, our neighbour saw the old woman and offered her cool water. It seemed that she had not taken food for a few days
She was not known to anyone in that street. So, Mr. Rao took pity on her and took her home. He offered some fruits to her. She eagerly ate all the fruits within a few minutes. How hungry she was ! Later she told that she was a resident of our neighbouring village. She had lost her husband five years ago. She has two sons and both of them are selfish. They grabbed her gold, money and other assets and threw her away. What a pity ! Mr. Rao comforted her that he would offer her shelter, food and clothing. Everyone appreciated him for his act of charity
The Selfish Giant (Part - I) Summary in English
Once there was a Giant. He was very selfish. He had a large lovely garden with soft green grass. There were beautiful flowers over the grass like stars. There were peach-trees with delicate blossoms of pink and pearl in spring time. They bore rich fruit in the autumn. The birds sat on the trees and sana so sweetly that the children used to stop their games in order to listen to them. The children usee .o go to the Giants garden and played every afternoon
One day the Giant came back from his visit to his friend the Cornish ogre. When he arrived, he saw the children playing in the garden. He became angry and shouted at them. He built a high wall around the garden. He put up a notice board, "TRESPASSERS WILL BE PROSECUTED. He did not allow anybody to play in the garden
The poor children had now nowhere to play. They tried to play on the road but it was very dusty and full of hard stones. So they used to wander round the high wall and talk about the beautiful garden
The spring came all over the country. There were little blossoms and little birds. Only in the garden of the selfish Giant it was still winter. The birds did not come to sing in it as there were no children. There was snow, frost, north winds and hails in the garden of the selfish Giant. He sat at the window and looked out sadly at his cold white garden. He hoped that there would be a change in the weather
About the Author
Oscar Wilde (16 October 1854 - 30 November 1900) was an Irish writer and poet. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of Londons most popular play wrights in the early 1890s. Today he is remembered for his epigrams and plays. Oscar Wilde is best known for the novel The Picture of Dorian Gray and the play The Importance of Being Earnest. The Happy Prince and Other Tales, a collection of childrens stories
Glossary
peach trees (n) : trees bearing round fruit with soft red and yellow skin
spring time (n) : the season between winter and summer when plants begin to grow
delicate blossoms (n.phr) : tender flowers
ogre (n) (in stories) : a cruel and frightening giant who eats people
castle (n) : : large, strong building with strong and thick walls
trespassers (n) : persons who go into land without permission
whispering (v) : speaking quietly
scatter (v) : disperse ; spread over
cloak (n) : a type of coat that has no sleeves
wrapped (v) : covered or dressed
rejoiced (v) : expressed great happiness
chimney-pot (n) : a short, wide pipe placed on top of a chimney
delightful (adj) : very pleasant, charming