Unit 3
Reprint 2025-26
The story of 'The Little Girl' is about the changing attitude of a girl child towards her father. It explores the complex relationship between parents and children and how perceptions can change as we grow and understand each other better.
In this lesson, we will explore the story's themes, analyze the characters, and understand the importance of family relationships and communication.
The story of 'The Little Girl', in Beehive, is about the changing attitude of a girl child towards her father.
As you are grown up now, you may want to interact with your parents on many issues. How will you go about it?
Do you feel a communication gap between you and your parents which leads to unpleasantness?
Think about your relationship with your parents. Have there been times when you misunderstood them? How did you resolve those misunderstandings?
Look at the words — see, watch, look at, view, observe, catch, glimpse. These are all synonyms. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words. You can change the tense where it is required.
We a television programme on tourism in India. It was very informative.
Somebody is keeping a over the tower.
The from the cliff is panoramic.
You can't afford to fall sick again, your diet.
She the amazing view and drew a picture.
If you are able to a of dancing dolphins, you are lucky.
Look at the following sentence:
By that time he had his spectacles on and looked at her over them...
Here, look means lay one's eye on or to direct one's gaze in a specified direction.
Use appropriate words from the synonyms given below in the following sentences.
glance, gaze, stare, peep, watch, see, observe
Ginny at her watch. (take a brief or hurried look)
The door was ajar and she couldn't resist in. (look quickly and furtively at something)
Lucy him playing. (look at or observe attentively over a period of time)
He could only at her in astonishment. (look steadily and intently, especially in admiration, surprise or thought)
Read the following passage and underline the reporting verbs.
(i) Anu's mother agreed that Anu could go to the party but cautioned her not to have too many sweets. The dentist has advised her not to eat too many sweets.
Now, read the following sentences and choose the correct reporting verb from the options given against each sentence.
He _________________ me against eating junk food.
The teacher _________________ me to telephone my mother.
He _________________ to get me a cup of tea.
Use capital letters, full-stops, commas and inverted commas wherever necessary in the following paragraph.
My little 10 years daughter Sarah was born with a muscle missing in her foot and wears a brace all the time ⬚ she came home jumping up and down one beafutiful spring day to tell me that she had competed in field day , that's where they have lots of races and other competitive events ⬚ because of her leg support my mind raced as I tried to think of encouragement for my sarah ⬚ i wanted to tell some hard facts of life not letting this to get her down ⬚ But, before I could get my word out, she said, Daddy, I won two of the races! I couldn't believe that! and then Sarah came out with a declaration, I had an advantage.
Listen to the song "Que Sera, Sera" and answer the questions that follow.
Write a letter to your parents appreciating them for all the little things they do. You appreciate them, but have never had or taken the time to express it to them.
Your address
Date: ___________________
My Dear____________________________(Salutation)
(Introduction)
Yours affectionately,
____________________
Conduct an interview with your parents and find out how things have changed over time. Your project must contain a minimum of 10 questions.
Some ideas/topics you could include in the questionnaire are:
Write the interview in the form of a newspaper article. You could submit it to your school's newspaper or website, or in audio or video form which can be posted on your school's website.
Share key moments and insights from the interview, and then discuss ways to bridge the generation gap and find common ground.
Contradictory proverbs
"The best things in life are free."
but
"There's no such thing as free lunch."
"Birds of a feather flock together."
but
"Opposites attract."
Hyphen and En dash
A hyphen (-) is the shortest dash most commonly used to combine words.
Example: well-being, mid-October, two-thirds, far-off, deep-fried, in-depth, mother-in-law.
En dash (–) is slightly longer than a hyphen, and is used for page ranges, years and months.
Example: 20–50, 2015–16, July–August 2018