Fun corner Ask the students to observe the given sculpture very closely. Invite everybody to describe it using the adjectives. For example: This sculpture represents sad feeling of the human being. Or, the man in the sculpture is alone and not happy. Respect all the responses of the students. Now ask them to list down other adjectives (descriptive words) that can be used to describe this sculpture. Some adjectives absorbing, abstract, acclaimed, aesthetically pleasing, appealing, artistic, astonishing, atmospheric, award-winning, awe-inspiring, balanced beautiful, ceramic, classic, colorful
When they finish listing down the adjectives to describe the sculpture, ask them to use some of those adjectives, and describe the sculpture. Suggested answer This sculpture is very attractive. It is pleasing for the viewers. It presents a vivid scene of a man who is thinking deeply sitting alone on a giant stone. The art is very appealing: the face, body, look and posture of the man all are artistic and balanced. The candid presentation of the reality of human life can be understood from this sculptor. I feel this man is serious; he is in a difficult situation, and possibly he is planning for some ways out of terrible situation. This sculpture is indeed a candid portrayal of the life in the advent-grade society. It must be an award winning sculpture.
Extended activity Ask the students to write a couple of paragraphs based on the discussion of the picture. Lesson reflection Developing extensive reading habits should be one of the prominent goals of language teaching in the secondary/tertiary level. What challenges do you face while engaging students in extensive reading activities? What different resources are you in access of for this purpose?
Part 3: Additional Resources 1. Changing Direct Speech into Indirect Speech While changing sentences from direct speech to indirect speech, we need to follow some rules. These rules are different for different types of sentences. We normally have to make the following types of changes while changing sentences form direct into indirect: 1. Change of reporting verb 2. Change of tense 3. Change of persons 4. Change of adverbials We have to change the reporting verb, tenses, persons and adverbials to make clear who reported the speech and when and where it was reported. Look at the sentence: Tanka said to me, "I have no money." R.V. R.S. "I didn't eat food", said Tara 82