Lesson 7: Under the Full Moon

Key words: relaxed, laugh, one’s head off

A

Answer these questions.

1. Can you see the full moon from your house or yard?
2. Discuss in pairs or groups and answer this question: What activities of the moon are noticed in the following stanza?

Slowly silently, now the moon Walks the night in her silver shoon;

This way, and that, she peers and sees Silver fruit upon silver trees. [Walter de la Mare]

Note:

• shoon = shoes
• peer = to look closely at something

B

Read the passage silently.

It was Zishan’s grandparents’ house in the village. The night sky was clear. The full moon was shining brightly. All the family members had delicious supper and sat in the yard. Zishan’s cousins, Jahid and Shima, were very excited. They are the same age. They were also studying at a village school. Their grandparents gladly joined them. They were sitting on a bamboo mat. Everybody felt relaxed. They were talking, laughing, and joking. The children’s voices were the loudest. Jahid described how he played for his school in the Upazila Inter-School Tournament.

“What sports do you take part in, Zishan?” asked Jahid. Zishan could not answer. There was no playground in his school and around his house. Shima also told them how she won the first prize for the 100-meter sprint in her school annual sports. She sang a beautiful Bhawaiya. Everybody clapped their hands in delight.

Julie’s aunt, Mrs. Jahanara Khan, told some funny jokes that made them laugh their head off. The family gathering went on far into the night.

C

Tick the best answer.

1. What made Jahid and Shima excited? a. the shining of the full moon b. meeting with their cousins c. sitting on the mats d. delicious supper

2. Everybody was feeling relaxed. This means everybody was: a. wearing nice clothes b. talking and enjoying themselves c. having no work to do d. sitting under the full moon

3. Zishan could not reply to Jahid’s question, “What sports do you take part in?” because: a. he does not like sports. b. his school does not organize any sports. c. sports are not part of examinations. d. his parents don’t like sports.

4. Julie’s aunt’s funny jokes made everybody laugh their head off. Here “laugh their head off” means laughing: a. slowly. b. moving their heads. c. loudly. d. with a headache.

D

Listen and say these words.

• witch, ditch
• each, lunch
• touch, much

E

Discuss in groups. Write a paragraph about leisure activities at your school and home. Also, write who helps you with these activities. If you cannot do any of these activities, write why.