STD 9 TH English Bridge Course
STD 9 TH English Bridge Course
STD 9 TH English Bridge Course
Bridge Course
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ENGLISH Class:- 9
िवषय : इं जी इय ा : नववी
6. This course will be very important for the students to understand exactly what they have learned in the
previous academic year, to test it and for the students to understand the curriculum for the next class.
7. Teachers and / facilitators should make every student to learn and study this Bridge course as per day wise
plan.
8. Pay attention to the fact that the student will solve each task in a given worksheet on his / her own, help the
students wherever necessary.
9. Research Department, SCERT, Maharashtra, Pune will be conducting Pre and Post test for the said Bridge
Course.
Best wishes to all the children for the successful completion of this Bridge Course!
Best wishes to you all for the successful completion of this Bridge Course!
Index
3 Jokes 5 and 6
7 An Interview 13 and 14
10 My Thoughts 20 and 21
13 Creative Thinking 27
14 Emoji Riddles 28
Learning Activity:
2. Learn the following words along with their meanings representing the feelings
of happiness.
international company.
Practice:
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Q3.What other words for joyful feelings do you know?
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Make a list of at least 10 words of joyful emotions, construct the sentences by using
these words and then present it orally in front of the class.
Learning Activity:
II. Learn the following things that generally make people sad:
4. When parents don't give liberty or permission to seek a career in favourite field.
Situation: You reached late at the bus stop and missed the bus.
Response: Oh God! I missed the bus. I should have reached out in time.
Response: Oh no! How did I forget my pen in the class? It shouldn't have happened.
Practice:
Q1.What different feelings and emotions did you hear about sadness?
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Extension Activity /Parallel Activity/ Reinforcement:
Parallel Activity:-
Dear Maa,
I have never truly told you how much I love you. You gave me a life and made it
beautiful for me. You always motivated me to build my confidence and supported
me to become a good human being. Thanks, Maa!
Day-5 and 6
Activity: 3
Title: Jokes
To enable students to speak and narrate jokes with proper intonations and gestures.
Learning Activity:
A JOKE*
A sales representative, an administrative clerk and a manager were walking to lunch when
they found an antique oil lamp. They rubbed it and Genie came out. The Genie said, "I will
give each of you just one wish.”
"Me first! Me first!" said the admin clerk. "I want to be in the Bahamas, driving a speedboat
without a care in the world." Puff! She’s gone.
"Me next! Me next!" said the sales representative. "I want to be in Hawaii, relaxing on the
beach with my personal assistant away from the daily chores of the office." Puff! He’s gone.
"Okay, you're up", Genie said to the manager. The manager said, "I want those two back in the
office after lunch."
Facilitator will encourage students to play the role of the four characters with natural
expressions in the classroom.
Practice:
1. How many characters are involved in the humour (joke)?
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2. What did the Genie announce?
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3. What did the administrative clerk wish?
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4. What was the desire of the sales representative?
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5. What did the manager say?
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6. Who was the most sensible among the three employees?
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7. What lesson do we take from this humour?
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Extension Activity /Parallel Activity/ Reinforcement:
The facilitator will instruct and encourage the students to share other jokes.
E.g.
Teacher: If a lion is chasing you, what would you do?
Teacher: If the lion also jumps in the water and swims after you?
Day- 7 and 8
Activity:4
You are all welcomed in the premises of Aurangabad bus stand. Dear
passengers, Aurangabad-Pune Bus No. 1233 is coming on platform number 5.
All passengers are requested to follow the following guidelines:
Beware of pickpockets.
Do not eat any food items offered by strangers.
Facilitator asks students to listen to the transcript of the bus stand announcement.
Task No. 2: Listen to the announcement and tick the correct answer
Stand in groups.
Practice:
Watch the videos of general announcements given at the railway stations, bus stands,
airports, school assemblies etc. Imitate it and present it in front of the class.
Activity: 5
Title: Public Announcements
Learning Activity:
A] Facilitator asks all the students to match the words with their appropriate
definitions.
1 Platform Travellers
2 Passengers Leave
3 Depart Roughly
Your attention, please! Good morning to all! This is a platform for all the passengers who are
going to Aurangabad. Train number 1240 is delayed by approximately 10 minutes. The train
will now depart from platform no. 10. Passengers for 1240 to Aurangabad, please make your
way to platform no. 10.
You are requested to cover your mouth with masks. Use sanitizer to clean your hands.
Please maintain proper social distance to avoid infection of covid-19.
Task No.-1. Say whether the following sentences are true or false.
* Mumbai
* Nashik
* Pune
* Aurangabad
2] The passengers are waiting for…….
*afternoon
* morning
*night
* midnight
-Beware of beggars.
station.
● · Beware of strangers.
Standard operating protocols for the passengers traveling in special trains are as
follows:
2. Passengers should reach the departure station 45 minutes before the departure
time of the train.
3. Hand sanitizer and masks will be given to the passengers at entry points.
4. Passengers must cover their faces at railway stations and while traveling in trains.
3. Passengers will not be allowed on the premises of the railway station without
confirming e-tickets.
1.May I have………………….
3.Which is scheduled………
1. Listen to the announcement of the bus stand and rewrite it in your words.
2. Enlist the instructions given in your school by your sports teacher.
3. Copy the announcement given by the Board exam building conductor, before
entering the examination hall.
Day- 11 and 12
Activity: 6
Learning Activity:
The facilitator will read the following extract in a very clear voice explaining why we
Time has changed so has education. Some years ago students wanted to become
either engineers or doctors, but nowadays several opportunities are there in several
sectors of education. Including the main streams of Arts, Commerce and Science there
and industry, mass communication, public relations, defence services and so on. The
availability of various options leaves students confused. And here is the need for career
guidance.
After completing matriculation and junior college studies, students are more
confused. The decision taken at this stage is really a crucial one. At this stage career
guidance or vocational guidance plays a vital role. It tests the students’ potential and
shows them the correct path as per as his/ her career is concerned. Apart from it, a
number of colleges, availability of seats, fee structure, application duration and job
prospects are also given due focus in career guidance. It also focuses proper light on
In the case of pursuing higher studies abroad, the road map is clearly mentioned
in career guidance. It not only shares the information on admission criteria, scholarships
but also placement opportunities. In this regard, career guidance is playing a very
5. One can easily seek his/ her future with the help of career guidance.
6. Career guidance should be taken while one is studying in class X and class XII.
Practice:
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Collect the news and articles based on career guidance published in various
Day-13 and 14
Activity-7
Title:- An interview
Learning Outcome(s)/Competency Statement(s):-
● Introduces guests in English, and interviews people by asking
questions based on the work they do. (8.2)
● Engages in conversations in English with people from different
professions such as bank staff, railway staff, etc., using appropriate vocabulary. (8.3)
● Initiates a conversation in English (with friends, elders, etc.,)
(speaking - 9.2)
● Sustains a conversation. (speaking -9.3)
● Contributes meaningfully to a conversation. (speaking 9.4)
Learning Activity/Experience:-
Work in pairs. One of your school-mates has received ‘The student of the year award’.
Frame 8 to 10 interview questions that you would ask when you interview him/ her in
the school assembly.
(Encourage the learners to develop a conversation by using the following questions
with their peers.)
Eg.
lot.
award?
In this way, learners will develop a conversation with proper vocabulary and proper questions
with the pair.
Practice:--
Write 10 questions to interview the T.V. actor/actress you like.
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Extension Activity/ Parallel Activity/ Reinforcement:-
Interview ‘The Best Teacher’ who has got an ideal teacher award recently.
Or
Day 15 and 16
ACTIVITY -8
Title:-
Guess the meaning.
Learning Outcome(s)/Competency Statement(s):-
● Infers the meaning of unfamiliar words by reading them in
context. (8.16)
● Learns new words, and expressions and enriches his/ her
vocabulary through reading (Reading 9.9)
3. Learning Activity/Experience:-
Facilitator will ask to read the story one by one and instruct all the others to listen
carefully and write difficult/new/unfamiliar words in the notebook.
“There’s a new teacher in school,” Sonu called through the open door. “Are you coming
today?”
“Na,” Sambha grunted from his cot. He had no plans to go to school, ever.
“Fools,” Sambha mumbled and huddled into bed. In school, they repeated alphabets and
tables, and the teacher scolded anyone who didn’t sit still.
Sambha liked being outside. Sometimes he helped his father in the field. Most days he picked
or stole fruit from trees, watched birds, caught fish from streams and kept an eye on termite
hills and beehives.
He imagined the teacher getting off the local bus and walking...
On the tarred road, then along a muddy track that wound up, down and around. Brambles and
thorns would catch at her clothes. A snake would cross her path. The teacher would scream
and run back the way she had come.
“You’re going with me to school!” said a woman at the door. Sunita teacher led him toward
school.
“Have you had breakfast?” she asked. Sambha’s stomach grumbled in response. Aayi had
passed away when Sambha was a baby. Baba was hardly ever at home. At school, Samba took
a quick bath at the pump and then Sunita teacher gave him a new uniform. She handed him
roti and usual from her tiffin box.
The facilitator will elicit the meaning of words by asking them questions and make them able
to guess the meaning by discussing with the group, with the help of their experiences,
interpreting by referring to the previous and next word.
For eg.
ACTIVITY -9
Title:--
Write an Essay.
Learning Outcome(s)/Competency Statement(s):-
● Writes a coherent and meaningful paragraph through the process
of drafting, revising, editing and finalizing. (8.21)
● Writes short paragraphs coherently in English with a proper
beginning, middle and end with appropriate punctuation marks. (8.22)
● Writes email, messages, notice, formal letters, descriptions/
narratives, personal diary, report, short personal/ biographical experiences etc.(8.24)
● Write an essay. (writing- 9.8)
3. Learning Activity/Experience:-
Write an Essay with the help of given points
'My favorite game'
Which game do you like?
-Who is your favorite player?
-Do you participate in a school competition?
-Do you practice regularly? Where?
Facilitators will help them to write properly and coherently.
4. Solved Activity/ Demo:-
I like to play badminton. My favorite player is Steffi Graf. I participate in school competitions
also. I regularly play badminton on the playground near my house. There, I have a coach too.
Likewise, they will write a short paragraph. The teacher will help them to complete it
coherently.
5. Practice:-
Write an essay on 'My favorite festival' with the help of the following points.
My favorite festival is…….
Why do you like it most?
What do you enjoy at the festival?...
Is there any history/background behind the festival.?.....
What is the most interesting thing about the festival?...
How do you celebrate it?
Are there any special memories?…..
Students will get ample opportunities to write essays.
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6. Extension Activity/ Parallel Activity/ Reinforcement:-
Write a short description/essay on 'My memorable moment' on your own.
Day- 20 and 21
ACTIVITY -10
1. Title:- My thoughts.
2. Learning Outcome(s)/Competency Statement(s):-
● Uses formal/polite expressions to communicate such as ‘May I
borrow your book?’, ‘I would like to differ’ etc.
● Participates in grammar games and kinaesthetic activities for
language learning.
● Asks questions in different contexts and situations (e.g. based on
the text / beyond the text / out of curiosity / while engaging in the conversation using
appropriate vocabulary and accurate sentences)
● Participates in different events such as role-play, poetry
recitation, skit, drama, debate, speech, elocution, declamation, quiz, etc., organized by
school and other such organizations
● Choose appropriate vocabulary/expressions in various
formal/informal situations.
3. Learning Activity/Experience:-
Work in two groups. Discuss the following with your friends in the group and then complete
the sentences. make your own points by using the following expressions.
I would like to talk to my…….about……
I would like to learn to …...from my…….
May I borrow your ….?
I think, I can't…….it, because I can't……..It.
May I know your…….?
I agree, I disagree
4. Solved Activity/ Demo:-
A. Do you like to share your thoughts?
B. Yes, I would like to talk to my mother about Abacus lessons.
A. Oh, do you like to study Abacus?
B. I think, I can't learn it, because I can't understand it.
A. May I know why you are not able to understand it?
B. Yes, I think it needs practice, and I can't give more time to the practice.
A. I agree with you. After school and studies of regular subjects, swimming class, cricket
you don't have enough time to practice.
B. I hesitate to talk with my mother about this because she will think I am giving excuses.
A. I think you have to talk to her.
Likewise, students will make their own conversation pieces and ask them to practice them.
5. Practice:-
Teacher/facilitator will make some sentence cards where half part of the sentence will
be on one card and the other part will be written on another card. Students should find the
correct part to make appropriate sentences.
For eg.
I would like to go to………. To see……..
I would like to play ……... With my ….
I think…..
6. Extension Activity/ Parallel Activity/ Reinforcement:-
Write your own conversation with the help of these expressions. Make a skit and present it in
the school assembly/or make a video and post it on WhatsApp group.
Day- 22
ACTIVITY -11
1. Title: Qualities of the best friend
2. Learning Outcome-:
Write a coherent and meaningful paragraph through the process of drafting, revising, editing
and finalizing.
Stage-3.Edit the draft, add some ideas or remove some words or sentences.
Learning Activity-: 01
Let’s find the good qualities of our best friend.
Eg. honest, smart, kind, loving, hardworking, polite, helpful, arrogant, happy, tall, short,
punctual, active, talkative etc.
You may use the following conjunctions to connect the sentences.
Eg .and, however, as well as, though, thus, but, then, according to me, as, so, yet, still etc.
Demo Activity-:
My best friend
Manthan / Smita is my best friend. He/she is talkative but very clever. He/she is very
punctual about the homework. He/she is polite and helpful. He/she is hardworking as well
as helpful to others. Though, he/she is active but arrogant sometimes. Yet, he/she helps me
in my need. According to me, a friend in need is a friend indeed.
In this way, I love my friend as he/she is very kind as well as honest. Thus, everyone
should have a friend.
Practice Activity-:
Smart, helpful, clever, strict, punctual, hardworking, master of the subject, honest, kind, angry,
talkative, respectful etc.
You may use the conjunctions given in the bracket. (according to me, thus, and, so, as well as,
however, though, as, yet etc.)
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Extension Activity-:
Write a paragraph about, My school.
You can use the points: Name, location, number of students, number of teachers, library,
laboratory, playground, classrooms, other facilities etc.
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Day-23
LearningActivity -:02
e.g. big animal, gray color, very strong, long and white tusks, long trunk, big ears,
small eyes, beautiful etc.
Demo Activity-:
An Elephant
This is a picture of an animal. It is an elephant. It has long white tusks and a huge
trunk. It is a wild as well as a pet animal. It is a very beautiful and attractive animal. It
is a gray coloured animal. Though it has big ears, its eyes are very small. It is a very
powerful and strong animal. Thus, I like this animal very much.
Practice Activity-:
Use the following points to describe the above picture.
Huge shady tree, many branches, sweet mangoes, huge trunk and green branches,
evergreen tree, flourished, beautiful, strong, gives oxygen, purifies air etc.
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Extension Activity-:
Describe the following picture with the help of the given points:
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Day-24
Learning Activity-:03
Write a paragraph about your favorite season. You may use the following
points.
Summer, rainy, spring, winter, autumn, longer days, weather, warm, trees
bear new leaves./ bees and butterflies appear as chirping birds, beautiful
nature, etc.
Demo Activity-:
Spring
Main topic sentences-There are five seasons: summer, winter, monsoon,
spring and autumn. But the spring season is my favorite season.
Other sentences-During the spring season the days are longer but
warmer too. Trees start blooming with buds and buds start blooming as well as
lavishing the beautiful sweet smell. Bees and butterflies start to hum to inform
us that the summer season is approaching. Birds chirp merrily as they migrate
toward the warmer habitat.
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Concluding sentences-
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Extension activity-:
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Day-25
ACTIVITY -12
2. Learning Outcome-:
Write a paragraph.
3. Learning Activity-:01
Demo Activity-:
My favorite game
I like to play cricket but I like to watch a football match. I like to play
kho-kho and kabaddi too. Marbles, skipping, hopscotch, galli danda,
lagori, and hide and seek are our local games. My favorite sportsperson is
Virat Kohli.
5. Practice Activity-:
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6. Extension Activity-:
4. Do animals speak?
Day -26
Learning Activity-: 02
Early Success-:5th Servo All India Ranking Championship for the under
10 categories.
In 2016, she also received the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.
Demo Activity-:
P. V. Sindhu
Pustaka Venkata Sindhu is a badminton player. She was born and brought up
in Andhra Pradesh. Her father's name is P.V. Ramana and her mother's name is
P. Vijaya.
In her early childhood, she succeeded to stand fifth in the Servo All India
Ranking Championship for the under 10 categories. She won the singles title at
the Ambuja Cement. Her recent recognition is, that in 2012 she won the Asia
Youth (under-19) Championship. She has won many awards including the
Padmashree in 2015. In 2016, she also received the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
award.
Practice Activity-:
Read the following points and write sentences in a paragraph to develop
an essay. Suggest a suitable title for the paragraph.
Related sports-
Early career -
Coach –
Struggle –
Guidance –
Achievement -
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Extension Activity-:
Your passions-
Your hobby-
Spending time-
Learning skills-
Individual/group work-
Get recognition-
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Day-27
ACTIVITY No. 13
1. Creative thinking
2. Learning Outcome-: Expand the theme with our own creative thinking.
Story-01
3. Learning Activity-:01
Here are ten words related to Indian independence. These words are
arranged alphabetically on the right side. With the help of these words write an
essay about," Indian Independence."
Rebel: British
1. Colony Colony
2. Independence Country
3. Declaration Declaration
4. Patriotic Dignity
5. Tiranga flag Freedom
6. British Independence
7. Freedom Patriotic
8. Dignity Rebel
9. Country Tiranga flag
4. Demo Activity-:
Indian independence
India is my country. But it was ruled by British rulers. We were slaves for
150 years. Britishers established their colony here. British rulers tortured us.
Great patriots of India fought for freedom. The Indian freedom movement is the
largest movement in the world. We rebelled against Britishers. We fought with
dignity.
At last, the Britishers declared freedom for India. Tiranga was hoisted on 15th
August 1947.
5. Practice Activity-:
Arrange the following words alphabetically, and then write an essay
about," Mahatma Gandhi " with the help of these points.
1. Truthful
2. Leader of movement
4. Great patriot
5. Salt movement
10. Assassinated
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6. Extension Activity-:
List the words related to the Diwali Festival, then arrange them alphabetically
and write an essay about Diwali Festival.
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Story-02
Learning Activity-:02
The old man..... four sons... lazy..... don't listen father.... quarrel among each
other... Father worried... father decides to teach a lesson..... brings sticks....
gives a stick to each son..... tells to break it... sons easily break it.... then father
gives a bundle.... nobody can break.... sons understand..... unity is strength.
Demo Activity-:
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Day-28
ACTIVITY – 14
2. Learning Outcome-:
Attempt using different and creative styles of writing or solving the riddles
based on emojis.
3. Learning Activity-:
(Facilitator shows the Emoji-based riddles to students for guessing the
vegetables)
1. + = Carrot.
2. +E + = Cauliflower.
5. Practice Activity-:
vegetables to guess.
Eg.
1. + =? Eggplant
2. + +N= ? Greenbean
6. Extension Activity-:
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Day-29
ACTIVITY – 15
1. Title-Idiomatic expressions/Quotations/Proverbs
2. Learning Outcome-:
3. Learning Activity-:01
In our day to day conversation, we use idiomatic expressions. Here are
some popular idiomatic expressions.
2. And you all students should be familiar with such Idiomatic expressions.
5. Practice Activity-:
This means we should not waste our time doing useless things.
6. Extension Activity-:
Prepare a poster of idiomatic expressions with pictures to display on your
classroom walls.
Day- 30
Learning Activity-02
2. Learning Outcome-:
2) “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the
world.”
4. Demo Activity-:
6. Extension Activity-: