CLASS 10 · WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS 2 · CHAPTER 9

The Proposal — Workbook Unit 9

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Discussion and Reading

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Question Let’s Begin

How can facial expressions show anger, impatience, or surprise during a discussion?

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Give the main idea and one relevant reason or example.

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A frown or tense jaw may show anger; raised eyebrows may show surprise; crossed arms may suggest impatience.

Question Let’s Begin

Why do Lomov and Natalya forget the marriage proposal and begin quarrelling?

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Give the main idea and one relevant reason or example.

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They become absorbed in proving that they are right about the land and later about their dogs.

Question Text I: How Can We Control Anger?

Why does the passage say anger is normal, how can it harm us, and what is the only thing we can control?

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Anger is normal, but an uncontrolled response can hurt people. We cannot control every situation; we can choose a calm, assertive response.

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Anger is normal, but an uncontrolled response can hurt people. We cannot control every situation; we can choose a calm, assertive response.

Question Text I: How Can We Control Anger?

Name two useful ways to manage anger.

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Give the main idea and one relevant reason or example.

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Pause and breathe before speaking; then explain the problem calmly or take a short break. Ask a trusted person for help if needed.

Question Reading and Discussion

How does the argument over the land reveal the characters’ priorities?

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Give the main idea and one relevant reason or example.

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The characters treat ownership and family pride as more important than listening to each other.

Question Text I: How Can We Control Anger?

Answer the five questions: What is anger? Give four strategies to manage it. How can we develop strength of character? What does anger management help us do? What is under our control, and how can we make it positive?

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1. Anger is a normal feeling when we lack peace. 2. Breathe/count, drink water/change place, exercise, consider other views. 3. Learn from shortcomings, tolerate, avoid grudges, seek help. 4. (d) Learn how to respond. 5. Control our response and make it patient and understanding.

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Question Text II: On Violence

Answer the six questions about physical and inward violence: define physical violence; explain inward violence; choose the causes of war; describe the feelings of rich and poor people; explain the role of education; and say how students can create a new world.

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1. Hurting or killing people, or cruel words. 2. Hidden dislike, hatred, criticism, and inner conflict. 3. (e) All listed causes. 4. The rich may want to keep the poor poor; the poor may resent the rich. 5. Education should develop compassionate, rational people. 6. Build a peaceful culture through care and non-aggression.

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Question Listening: Vanka

Answer the questions about Vanka: Why does he go to bed early on Christmas Eve? Why does he write to his grandfather? What made his grandfather lovable? How often and why is he beaten? What would he do if taken away? Why was he sent to Alyakhin? Whom does he remember besides his grandfather? How does he address the letter? What happens after he posts it?

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Vanka writes secretly because he is lonely and abused and hopes his grandfather will rescue him. He remembers his grandfather’s kindness and Olga. He addresses the letter “To Grandfather in the Village, Konstantin Makarich”; it is incomplete. He sleeps and dreams his grandfather is reading it.

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Vocabulary and Grammar

Textbook pages Vocabulary and Grammar

Question Reading and Discussion

Why does the argument about the dogs add humour to the play?

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Give the main idea and one relevant reason or example.

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The characters make an ordinary comparison sound like a great personal insult.

Question Reading and Discussion

Does the play present the proposal as romantic? Explain your view.

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Give the main idea and one relevant reason or example.

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The proposal is presented comically rather than sentimentally.

Question Discussion

What qualities help two people manage disagreements in a relationship?

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Give the main idea and one relevant reason or example.

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Patience, respect, honesty, and a willingness to listen help people disagree without hurting each other.

Question Vocabulary

Use words from the unit to describe anger and ways of calming down.

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Give the main idea and one relevant reason or example.

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Use words that fit the context: “irritated” means mildly annoyed; “furious” means extremely angry. To calm down, pause, listen, and resolve the issue.

Question Vocabulary

Give a verb, noun, and adverb from the same word family where possible.

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Give the main idea and one relevant reason or example.

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Example: argue (verb), argument (noun), argumentatively (adverb). Some word families do not have a natural adverb form.

Question Grammar: Reported Speech

Report what one character said in the play.

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Give the main idea and one relevant reason or example.

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Natalya said that the Oxen Meadows belonged to her family. Change pronouns and tense to fit the reporting speaker and time.

Question Vocabulary: word forms

Write the noun and adverb forms of encourage, excite, trouble, beautify, and tremble.

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encourage—encouragement—encouragingly; excite—excitement—excitedly; trouble—trouble—troublingly; beautify—beauty—beautifully; tremble—trembling—tremulously.

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encourage—encouragement—encouragingly; excite—excitement—excitedly; trouble—trouble—troublingly; beautify—beauty—beautifully; tremble—trembling—tremulously.

Question Grammar: reported speech

Report the seven children’s statements at the health clinic: Ashish feels sleepy; Neha gets leg pain when running; Sonal is fine; Ritu had fever last week; Akash asks why he coughs; Rehman asks whether he should walk daily; Sumi thanks the doctor and says she now knows the cause of her stomach-ache.

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Ashish complained he felt sleepy; Neha said her legs hurt when she ran; Sonal said she was fine; Ritu said she had had fever the week before; Akash asked why he coughed; Rehman asked whether he should walk daily; Sumi thanked the doctor and said she knew the cause.

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Question Grammar: said, told, and asked

Choose said, told, or asked in the six sentence-completion items about a scientist, teacher, bookshop, student, truth, and school fees.

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(a) said; (b) told; (c) tell; (d) asked; (e) tell; (f) asked. “Ask” reports a question, “tell” takes a listener, and “say” does not need one.

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(a) said; (b) told; (c) tell; (d) asked; (e) tell; (f) asked. “Ask” reports a question, “tell” takes a listener, and “say” does not need one.

Listening, Speaking, Writing, and Project

Textbook pages Listening, Speaking, Writing, and Project

Question Grammar: Reported Speech

Report a question asked by one of the characters.

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Give the main idea and one relevant reason or example.

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Natalya asked Lomov whether his dog was better than her dog. Use statement word order after “asked”.

Question Writing

Write a short plan for what to do when you feel angry during an argument.

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Give the main idea and one relevant reason or example.

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Pause, take slow breaths, name the problem calmly, listen to the other person, then suggest a fair solution or return to the talk later.

Question Speaking

Role-play a calmer version of the land or dog argument.

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Give the main idea and one relevant reason or example.

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Lomov: “Could we check the map?” Natalya: “Yes, let us look together.” Lomov: “Our dogs both have strengths.” Natalya: “Agreed; we need not quarrel.”

Question Project

Prepare a short class poster or presentation about healthy ways to handle anger.

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Give the main idea and one relevant reason or example.

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Poster: Pause and breathe; use respectful words; listen; seek help when needed. Add one short example of a disagreement solved calmly.

Question Editing: jumbled sentences

Join the word groups to make five meaningful sentences.

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(a) Inner determination can express the infinite potential of a person. (b) The sun teaches us to keep rising after we go down. (c) It is not how much we give, but how much love we put into giving. (d) Tomorrow’s citizens would mould the world into a globe fit for human habitation. (e) A great leader hears people’s unspoken joys and pains.