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Listening

Dorothy meets the Scarecrow on her way to the Emerald City. It suddenly starts

talking to her. Listen to their conversa on and answer the following ques ons.

1. Why was the Scarecrow not feeling very good?

2. What was the Scarecrow’s first request to Dorothy?

3. When did the Scarecrow feel like a new man?

4. Why was Dorothy going to the Emerald City?

5. Why didn’t the Scarecrow know about the Emerald City?

6. What did Dorothy offer to do for the Scarecrow?

Speaking

Spin a Yarn

Form groups of five or six students each and sit in circles. Each group will choose the
beginning of a story. One student will add a sentence to that and the next student will add
another sentence. This will continue till the story reaches a conclusion. If it is a known
story, follow the plot. You can also create your own story. Here is a cue for one story:

Once upon a time, there lived a cruel lion in a jungle. One day, he called all the animals of the jungle
and said, ‘I am tired of hunting every day. From now on, I want you to choose someone amongst

yourselves and send them to me as a meal . . .

Writing

The story ‘The Cyclone’ is in the form of a comic strip. Rewrite the en re story in
the form of a short story.

Activity

Pick any character from ‘The Cyclone’ and role-play the story in class in groups of
four or fi ve.

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