9th English - TamilNadu State Board

9th English - TamilNadu State Board

English 9th std - 9th English

UNIT 1

UNIT 1: Prose : Learning the Game - by Sachin Tendulkar

1. Warm Up - Learning the Game - by Sachin Tendulkar | Prose | English
2. Learning the Game - by Sachin Tendulkar | Prose | English
3. Glossary - Learning the Game - by Sachin Tendulkar | Prose | English
4. Answer the following questions - Learning the Game - by Sachin Tendulkar | Prose | English
5. Vocabulary - Learning the Game - by Sachin Tendulkar | Prose | English
6. Listening - Learning the Game - by Sachin Tendulkar | Prose | English
7. Speaking - Learning the Game - by Sachin Tendulkar | Prose | English
8. Writing - Learning the Game - by Sachin Tendulkar | Prose | English
9. Reading - Learning the Game - by Sachin Tendulkar | Prose | English
10. Anagrams
11. Preposition, Prepositional verbs - Grammar - Definition, Example, Sample Questions Answers
12. Letter Writing
13. Project - Learning the Game - by Sachin Tendulkar | Prose | English

UNIT 1: Poem : Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening - by Robert Frost

1. Warm Up
2. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening - by Robert Frost | Poem | English
3. Glossary - Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost | Poem | English
4. Answer the following questions - Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost | Poem | English
5. Answer the essay questions - Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost | Poem | English
6. Read and Enjoy - Leisure by William Henry Davies | Poem | English

UNIT 1: Supplementary : The Envious Neighbour - A Japanese Folk Tale

1. Warm Up - The Envious Neighbour - A Japanese Folk Tale
2. The Envious Neighbour - A Japanese Folk Tale
3. Glossary - The Envious Neighbour | A Japanese Folk Tale | Supplementary | English
4. Answer the following questions - The Envious Neighbour | A Japanese Folk Tale | Supplementary | English

UNIT 2

UNIT 2: Prose : I Can't Climb Trees Anymore - by Ruskin Bond

1. Warm Up - I Can�t Climb Trees Anymore - by Ruskin Bond
2. I Can�t Climb Trees Anymore - by Ruskin Bond | English Prose
3. Glossary - I Can�t Climb Trees Anymore - by Ruskin Bond | English Prose
4. Answer the following questions - I Can�t Climb Trees Anymore - by Ruskin Bond | English Prose
5. Speaking
6. Writing (Paragraph, Essay Answers, Letter writing) - I Can�t Climb Trees Anymore - by Ruskin Bond | English Prose
7. Grammar: Degrees of Comparison - Definition, Example, Sample Questions Answers
8. Listening - Listen the conversation | meaning for those words
9. Speech - I Can�t Climb Trees Anymore - by Ruskin Bond | English Prose

UNIT 2: Poem : A Poison Tree - by William Blake

1. Warm Up - A Poison Tree | Poem
2. A Poison Tree - by William Blake | English Poem
3. Glossary - A Poison Tree by William Blake | English Poem
4. Answer the following questions - A Poison Tree by William Blake | English Poem
5. Listening - Listening input for Anger Management
6. Think and Write - A Poison Tree by William Blake | English Poem
7. Read and Enjoy - The Power of a Smile by Tupac Shakur | English Poem

UNIT 2: Supplementary : The Fun They Had - by Isaac Asimov

1. Warm Up - The Fun They Had | Supplementary
2. The Fun They Had - by Isaac Asimov | English Supplementary
3. Glossary - The Fun They Had by Isaac Asimov | English Supplementary
4. Answer the following questions - The Fun They Had by Isaac Asimov | English Supplementary
5. Think and Write

UNIT 3

UNIT 3: Drama : Old Man River - by Dorothy Deming

1. Warm Up - Old Man River - by Dorothy Deming
2. Old Man River - by Dorothy Deming | English Drama
3. Glossary - Old Man River - by Dorothy Deming | English Drama
4. Answer the following questions - Old Man River - by Dorothy Deming | English Drama
5. Think and answer - Old Man River - by Dorothy Deming | English Drama
6. Listening - Listen to the paragraph and fill in the blanks
7. Writing, Creative Writing - conversation, poster, Describe, Identify character
8. Reading - Scaling Heights | passage about mountaineering
9. Poster Making
10. Grammar: Clauses, Phrases, Non-Finite Verbs, Infinitives and Gerunds - Definition, Example, Sample Questions Answers
11. Play the conversation

UNIT 3: Poem : On Killing a Tree - by Gieve Patel

1. Warm up - On Killing a Tree - by Gieve Patel
2. On Killing a Tree - On Killing a Tree - by Gieve Patel | English Poem
3. Glossary - On Killing a Tree - by Gieve Patel | English Poem
4. Answer the following questions - On Killing a Tree - by Gieve Patel | English Poem
5. Listening - On Killing a Tree - by Gieve Patel | English Poem
6. Writing - On Killing a Tree - by Gieve Patel | English Poem
7. Speaking - On Killing a Tree - by Gieve Patel | English Poem
8. Read and Enjoy - Advice from a tree by Ilan Shamir

UNIT 3: Supplementary : Earthquake - by M.S. Mahadevan

1. Warm Up - Earthquake - by M.S. Mahadevan
2. Earthquake - by M.S. Mahadevan | English Supplementary Story
3. Glossary - Earthquake by M.S. Mahadevan | English Supplementary Story
4. Answer the following questions - Earthquake by M.S. Mahadevan | English Supplementary Story

UNIT 4

UNIT 4: Prose : Seventeen Oranges - by Bill Naughton

1. Warm up - Seventeen Oranges by Bill Naughton
2. Seventeen Oranges - by Bill Naughton | English Prose
3. Glossary - Seventeen Oranges by Bill Naughton | English Prose
4. Answer the following questions - Seventeen Oranges by Bill Naughton | English Prose
5. Vocabulary: synonyms, antonyms
6. Listening - the play | The Red Peacock
7. Speaking: Group Discussion
8. Writing: Group Discussion
9. Reading
10. Grammar: Auxiliary Verb - Definition, Example, Sample Questions Answers | Primary Auxiliary, Modals

UNIT 4: Poem : The Spider and the Fly - by Mary Botham Howitt

1. Warm up - The Spider and the Fly by Mary Botham Howitt
2. The Spider and the Fly - by Mary Botham Howitt | English Poem
3. Glossary - The Spider and the Fly by Mary Botham Howitt | English Poem
4. Answer the following questions - The Spider and the Fly by Mary Botham Howitt | English Poem
5. Figures of speech, Appreciate the poem
6. Listening - Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks
7. Speaking - Discuss in pairs and share your experience in the class
8. Writing - Write in your own words
9. Read and Enjoy - Poem: Never Trust a Mirror by Erin Hanson

UNIT 4: Supplementary : The Cat and the Painkiller - by Mark Twain

1. Warm up
2. Novel: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - by Mark Twain | A Note about the Novel
3. The Cat and the Painkiller - (An Extract from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer) | by Mark Twain | English Supplementary Story
4. Glossary - The Cat and the Painkiller (An Extract from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer) | by Mark Twain | English Supplementary Story
5. Answer the following questions - The Cat and the Painkiller (An Extract from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer) | by Mark Twain | English Supplementary Story
6. Role Play - Tom and Peter
7. Read the passage - answer the questions

UNIT 5

UNIT 5: Prose : Water - The Elixir of Life - by Sir C.V. Raman

1. Warm up - Water - The Elixir of Life
2. Water - The Elixir of Life - by Sir C.V. Raman | English Prose
3. Glossary - Water - The Elixir of Life by Sir C.V. Raman | English Prose
4. Answer the following questions - Water - The Elixir of Life by Sir C.V. Raman | English Prose
5. Vocabulary: idioms
6. Listening - listening passage, Answer questions briefly
7. Speaking - Deliver your speech
8. Project - A Class of Superheroes
9. Grammar: Tenses - 12 Types, Definition, Example, Sample Questions Answers
10. Grammar: Tenses - Questions Answer

UNIT 5: Poem : The River - by Caroline Ann Bowles

1. Warm up - The River - by Caroline Ann Bowles
2. The River - by Caroline Ann Bowles | English Poem
3. Glossary - The River by Caroline Ann Bowles | English Poem
4. Answer the following questions - The River by Caroline Ann Bowles | English Poem
5. Read and enjoy - Poem: Nature, The Gentlest Mother by Emily Dickinson

UNIT 5: Supplementary : Little Cyclone: The Story of a Grizzly Cub - by William Temple Hornaday

1. Warm Up - Little Cyclone: The Story of a Grizzly Cub
2. Little Cyclone: The Story of a Grizzly Cub - by William Temple Hornaday | English Supplementary Story
3. Glossary - Little Cyclone: The Story of a Grizzly Cub by William Temple Hornaday | English Supplementary Story
4. Vocabulary, Answer the following questions - Little Cyclone: The Story of a Grizzly Cub by William Temple Hornaday | English Supplementary Story

UNIT 6

UNIT 6: Prose : From Zero to Infinity - Biography of Srinivasa Ramanujan

1. Warm up - From Zero to Infinity
2. From Zero to Infinity - Biography of Srinivasa Ramanujan | English Prose
3. Glossary - From Zero to Infinity - Biography of Srinivasa Ramanujan | English Prose
4. Answer the following questions - From Zero to Infinity - Biography of Srinivasa Ramanujan | English Prose
5. Listening - Two Geniuses
6. Speaking - Importance of Mathematics in Our Everyday Life | group discussion on the topic
7. Reading - Answer the following questions based on the given passage
8. Writing: Paragraph Writing
9. Grammar: Connectors, Active Voice and Passive Voice - Definition, Example, Sample Questions Answers
10. Project - scrapbook of Famous Biographies | biographies of famous scientists

UNIT 6: Poem : The Comet - by Norman Littleford

1. Warm up - Fill in the crossword puzzle
2. The Comet - by Norman Littleford | English Poem
3. Glossary - The Comet by Norman Littleford | English Poem
4. Answer the following questions - The Comet by Norman Littleford | English Poem
5. Listening - Listen to the passage on Comet
6. Speaking - interviewing an astronaut about his/her experiences in space
7. Writing - write a letter thanking him for visit another planet
8. Read and Enjoy - Poem: The Star by Jane Taylor

UNIT 6: Supplementary : Mother's Voice - by Vasil Berezhnoy

1. Warm up - Mother's Voice - by Vasil Berezhnoy
2. Mother's Voice - by Vasil Berezhnoy | English Supplementary Story
3. Glossary - Mother's Voice by Vasil Berezhnoy | English Supplementary Story
4. Answer the following questions - Mother's Voice by Vasil Berezhnoy | English Supplementary Story
5. Think and answer - Mother's Voice

UNIT 7

UNIT 7: Prose : A Birthday Letter - by Jawaharlal Nehru

1. Warm up - A Birthday Letter - by Jawaharlal Nehru
2. A Birthday Letter - by Jawaharlal Nehru to his daughter Indira | English Prose
3. Glossary - A Birthday Letter by Jawaharlal Nehru to his daughter Indira | English Prose
4. Answer the following questions - A Birthday Letter by Jawaharlal Nehru to his daughter Indira | English Prose
5. Listening - A Dialogue between Brothers
6. Reading - Diary Entry about her birthday
7. Speaking - Deliver a short speech about your birthday celebration
8. Writing - Developing Hints
9. Grammar: Determiners, Reported Speech - Definition, Example, Sample Questions Answers
10. Project - Write a Diary entry each day for a month

UNIT 7: Poem : The Stick-together Families - by Edgar Albert Guest

1. Warm up - The Stick-together Families
2. The Stick-together Families - by Edgar Albert Guest | English Poem
3. Glossary - The Stick-together Families by Edgar Albert Guest | English Poem
4. Answer the following questions - The Stick-together Families by Edgar Albert Guest | English Poem
5. Listening - Listen to the Passage Family
6. Speaking - The building actually rests on the well laid out foundation and hence is strong and still
7. Writing - four-line poem with rhyming
8. Read and Enjoy - Poem | Memories of My Dad by Rebecca D.Cook.

UNIT 7: Supplementary : The Christmas Truce - by Aaron Shepard

1. Warm Up - The Christmas Truce
2. The Christmas Truce - by Aaron Shepard | English Supplementary Story
3. Glossary - The Christmas Truce by Aaron Shepard | English Supplementary Story
4. Answer the following questions - The Christmas Truce by Aaron Shepard | English Supplementary Story
5. Think and answer