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TEAM WORK- EDGAR A.GUEST ·        The poet tells about the importance of Team work in this poem. ·        The poet explains the true meaning of victory. He says that everyone wants to win, to be at the top. In that stress of being at top, we did not see around and care about other people that are in our team. ·        He explains that it matters that how we stand up as a team. Either we get succeeded or defeated, it matters that how we pull our team with us. ·        He tells about helping the fellowman to score when his chances are less and fighting for the team till the game is over. About the Poet: ·        Edgar A.Guest began his career at the age of 14 in 1895 at the Detroit Free Press. ·        He is known as the “ The Poet of the People”. ·      ...

TERM- II- STD VI – ENGLISH SPORTS STAR ·        Mirroring – in games like passing the ball, karate kicks, batting..in which one person makes a movement, the other tries to mirror the movement or copy it exactly. Cricket ·          Indian women’s cricket team captain- Mithali Dorai Raj. ·        Mithali started   playing cricket at the age 10 and was selected to the Indian Team in the age 17. ·        Mithali lives in Hyderabad- her mother tongue is Tamil- Highest run scorer and the only women to surpass the 6000 run marks in ODIs ·        Mithali is the First player to score 7 consecutive 50s- Nicknamed as “ Tendulkar of Indian women’s cricket”. ·        Her famous quote “I want people to know me for my own identity. I would rather not be compared to a male crickete...

SPICES OF INDIA ·        Spices like Cumin, Mustard, Pepper, Fennel, Cinnamon, Cloves and Turmeric are very important in Indian Foods. ·        In Tamil Kari means “sauce”. ·        The colonization of the Americas and Asia had its roots in the spice trade. ·        In 1492-   Christopher Columbus went in search of India but found the America and the Chilli instead . ·        Around 1498-   Vasco d agama went around Africa to reach Kozhikode, Kerala- the Home of Pepper. ·        They were followed by the Arabs and the Romans. ·        Even before the Greek and Roman civilizations about 7000 years ago- spices from India were traded with Mesopotamia, China, Sumeria, Egypt and Arabia. ·        The 1 st centur...

I DREAM OF SPICES- RAJ ARUMUGAM ·        The poem is about the author Raj going to shop to but some spices. ·        His mother would say him to buy cinnamon, betel leaves, Garlic and Ginger from Muthu’s shop. ·        But he would buy instead the Sesame seeds, onions, tomatoes and the pickles.

A VISITOR FROM DISTANT LANDS ·        Mani’s family lived near Senji in Villupuram district. ·        Mani ‘s teacher taught about vegetables that came far from India and advised to eat locally grown vegetables. ·        Vegetables from abroad were: Potatoes, Lady’s finger, Tomatoes. ·        His parents said him that many merchants sailed to India in search of spices mainly black pepper. ·        A Portugal merchant Vasco da Gama sailed to kerala in search of spices and took lots of spices from India. ·        Like this they also introduced many of their native vegetables to India. ·        Chillies from South America- Christopher Columbus sailed to South America instead of India and found the America and the Chilli ·     ...

THE APPLE TREE AND THE FARMER ·        Once there lived a farmer who lived up in the hills. ·        He grew many vegetables and a apple tree, he played in the apple tree when he was a kid with his friends and also when he grew old he took upon the farm and continued to enjoy its fruits. ·        That apple tree was home to many small animals and birds, his children also played in the apple tree with their friends. ·        As years passed by, the tree grew older and it could bear no fruits in it, so he decided to cut it and take its woods to built a new room in his house. ·        But when the farmer lifted the axe to cut down the tree the birds, animals and insects in the tree came down running around in alarm, chirping and squeaking all over the place. ·        This made the farme...

TREES-  SARA COLERIDGE  The Banyan is the largest of trees, The Peepul  quivers  in the breeze, The Coconut grows up straight and tall,  The Neem tree's fruits are very small,  The Tamarind gives us  pleasant  shade,  The Date’s leaf is as sharp as a blade,  The Teak tree gives us useful wood,  The Mango gives us fruit that is good. Summary - * The poet tells about the characteristics of various trees like Banyan, Peepul, Cocunut, Neem, Tamarind, Date, Teak, Mango. *  The method  of  tree ring dating     is called “Dendrochronology”

WHEN THE TREES WALKED- RUSKIN BOND * The story is about the author and his Grandfather who likes to plant trees all around. * His grandfather has served many years in Indian Forest Service and after his retirement he has built an Bungalow in the Outskirts of Dehradun and has planted many varieties of trees. * Trees like lime, mango, orange & Guava, Eucalyptus, Jacaranda & Persian lilacs. * An Old peepul tree also was growing through the abondoned outhouse, which his Grandmother wished to cut as she preferred only to grow flowering plants. * His grandfather also grew trees in the forest where many trees were cut down. * One day the author and his grand father found an small island which was completely dry and only one mango tree was growing, so they decided to plant more trees there after the monsoon. * They cut saplings of tamarind, Laburnum and coral trees. * The peepul tree would take a root to the ceiling, the mango will sprout on the window-sill. * After ...

THE OWLIE- VIJAYA GHOSE * The story is about an Owl named Owlie who is rescued by Payal and her mother. * Payal's mother is a very generous person that she always nurtures lost dogs, injured cats and baby birds etc., * The small brown and grey owlet was brought to payal's mother by an neighbour. * But this was the first time her mother is going to handle an Owlet. * Payal's house was pure vegetarian, but for the cause of Owl which is an hunter by birth, they decided to get minced meat and her mother fed that to the owlet. * Payal discovered that the Owlet was an Spotted Owlet which had Grey-brown coat, heavily spotted with White with white neck band and yellow eyes. * Now that the Owlet had grown, Payal took over the job of looking after the Owl. * Inorder to make the Owl learn to fly, she was kept in the library with the cage open and all other doors closed. * But one day, she was no where to be found in the library, as the garden gate was also found ope...

THE CROCODILE- LEWIS CARROLL * The Poet is an English writer.This Poem appears in "The Alice In Wonderland". * The Poet is talking about the crocodile that lives in the river Nile. * The crocodile pours the water on its body so that it shines and can look attractive for the fishes he want them as prey. * The crocodile cheerfully grins and smiles, but behind that it is a fake smile to attract the fishes. * He neatly spreads his claws and wait for the right moment to catch the little fishes that swim near him. * The poem is of PARODY - A Parody is an imitation of writing a drama/music by mocking the original in an amusing way. * Facts - The Madras Crocodile bank is the one of the Largest reptile zoos in the world. Its also a safe nesting beach for Olive Ridley Turtles. It is located in ECR, Kovalam, Chennai.

SEA TURTLES- SHEKAR DATTARI * Sea Turtles spend most of their life in the sea. * There are 7 species of marine/sea turtles in the      world. * Of them 5 are in India:                  1. Olive Ridley                 2. The Hawksbill                 3. The Green SeaTurtle                 4. The Loggerhead                 5. The Leatherback * Fully grown Olive ridley weighs- 35 kg * The Largest is Leatherback- Grows to 2.2m &     weighs at 700 kg. * They come ashore to lay eggs. * Odisha in India is known for Mass nesting/     Arribada for Olive Ridley Turtles. * The other four species of turtles have become     extremely rare in India. * During the months of January and March,     F...