Unit 7
Reprint 2025-26
In the story 'Madam Rides the Bus', you'll learn about a young girl named Valli who is fascinated by the bus that passes by her street. After months of careful observation and saving money, she finally embarks on her first solo bus journey.
This lesson explores themes of curiosity, independence, and the experiences that shape our understanding of the world. Through Valli's adventures, we'll examine various aspects of English language, including reading comprehension, vocabulary, and communication skills.
In the story 'Madam Rides the Bus', Valli took a bus ride on the bus that she wanted to for last several months. She knew that she had to buy tickets for this. So she saved money suppressing all temptation to buy things like peppermints, toys, balloons, etc., and paid for the ticket.
What all exciting things did she see from the bus? Was the excitement the same on her return journey? Discuss with your classmate and write a paragraph based on your discussion on the above mentioned questions.
Have you undertaken any journey by bicycle, boat, bus, train, or on an elephant back? Share your experience with your friends in the class.
Find out the words from the text 'Madam rides the Bus' that match with the given meanings.
inquisitive =
intricate =
mesmerizing =
immense =
hardly =
Read the two sentences given below. The groups of words in italics are phrasal verbs.
This way she picked up various small details.
Valli said, "I am the one to get on."
The verbs picked and get are combined with up and on respectively. Together they make phrasal verbs.
Now, complete each sentence using a verb from box A and a word from box B (by making a phrasal verb). Use the correct form of the verb wherever necessary.
It was evening. She the light. Do not Ramesh. He was studying late at night yesterday. The school bus and had to be towed to the garage for repair. You have to the form yourself.
Use capital letters and full stops wherever necessary and correct the spelling errors as well, in the following paragraph.
An exciting boat journey gliding crosswise the river from Godkhali jetty will take to a place of incredible mystic beauty of Nature.
The sundarbans a unesco World Heritage Site is located at the South eastern tip of the 24 Paraganas district about 110 km from Kolkata it got its name from one of the mangrov plants known as Sundari (Heritiera Minor) Sundrbans are a part of the world's largest delta, formed by the mighty rivers ganga, brahmaputra and meghna it is one of the most attractive and alluring places remaining on earth, a truly undiscovered paradise the Sundarbans is the largest singl block of tidal, halophytic mangrove forests in the world.
Tongue twister: "We surely shall see the sun shine soon"
Idiom: "Turn a blind eye" — to ignore situations, facts, reality