Can you live alone? – Good Citizens This class is about “Can you live alone?”. “Can you live alone?” is part of Lesson-1, of Unit-1 (Good Citizens) of SSC English 1st Paper. This book is a lesson of English Today at SSC. That means “Can you live alone?” class is useful for students of Class 9 and Class 10.
Can you live alone? – Good Citizens
Learning outcomes
After we have studied the unit, we will be able to
narrate incidents.
participate in discussions,
listen, and understand others.
describe something in writing.
Lesson 1: Can you live alone?
- Look at the pictures and discuss in pairs the following questions.
- Can you live alone in a house?
- Make a list of the problems you think you will have if you live alone in a house, e.g. having accidents, cooking, etc.
- Read the story and answer the questions that follow
Long ago, a young man who lived in a village, found his life full of problems and suffering. Quarrels, ill feelings, jealousy, enmity – all were part of everyday life there.
So he left his house and went to a jungle to live by himself. There he made a nice little hut with wood, bamboo, and reeds. “Ah, how happy I am here!” said the man to himself.
But one day he found some mice in his hut. The little creatures soon made holes in his blanket. So he brought a cat to kill the mice. The cat needed milk. So he brought a cow. The cow needed grass and hay. So he brought a cowboy.
The cowboy needed food. So he took a wife to cook meals. Then children were born to them, and the man found himself again in a family.
So nobody can live alone unless that person is either angles or a devil. People need food, shelter, companions, and cooperation. They need to help each other. And if they live in a family or community, their need can be fulfilled. Hence living in society can make people good and happy citizens.
1. Close your book and answer the question. What five things did the young man do in the jungle? Now divide into groups of five. Tell the story to the groups sequentially.
2. Answer the following questions. First, discuss in pairs, then write the answers individually.
- Why did the young man leave his house?
- Where did he make a hut? What did he make the hut with?
- Was the man happy in his hut?
- How did he find himself again in a family?
- Where and how can a person be happy?
- What is the moral of the story?
1. Look at the pictures (a—j). Read the following texts (1—10). Match the pictures with the texts. Write the numbers of the texts next to a, b, c, etc. The first one is done for you.
