TERM III - Play - Jane Eyre

TERM III - Play - Jane Eyre 

Discuss and Answer

1. Why does Jane want to go to school or learn anything in the first place?
Jane wants to go to school and learn because she desires independence, knowledge, and a better life. At Gateshead, she is treated poorly by her aunt and cousins, and she realizes that education is a way to escape her miserable life. Learning gives her a sense of purpose and hope for a future where she can support herself and live on her own terms.

2. Why does education become such an important issue for her as a child?
Education becomes important to Jane because it is her only path to freedom and self-respect. At Gateshead, she is constantly reminded that she is inferior because she is an orphan and has no wealth. She understands that knowledge and skills can help her become independent. Additionally, her time at Lowood teaches her discipline, endurance, and self-control, which shape her strong character.

3.What does Jane’s education at Lowood prepare her to do?
Jane’s education at Lowood prepares her to become a teacher and later a governess. The hardships she faces at Lowood, including strict rules, poor conditions, and the loss of her friend Helen Burns, teach her resilience, patience, and compassion. Her academic learning and teaching experience at Lowood help her secure a job as a governess at Thornfield Hall, where she teaches Adela and grows as a person.

 

Semantic Map

A. Read the list of words. Write down all the words related to those words. Create a “map” using a graphic organizer and discuss it in groups. One is done for you.

Library	building	Garden	student
Teacher	advertisement	Animal	Art

Library:

• Books, Reading, Librarian, Knowledge, Study, Quiet, Shelf, Borrow

Building:

• Structure, Architecture, Construction, Rooms, Foundation, Skyscraper, Apartment, Office

Garden:

• Flowers, Plants, Trees, Soil, Watering, Seeds, Vegetables, Nature

Student:

• School, Learning, Homework, Class, Uniform, Friends, Exams, Notebook

Teacher:

• Education, Classroom, Lessons, Knowledge, Chalkboard, Guidance, Test, Discipline

Advertisement:

• Marketing, Poster, TV, Slogan, Billboard, Product, Sale, Commercial

Animal:

• Mammal, Bird, Reptile, Pet, Wild, Habitat, Forest, Zoo

Art:

• Painting, Drawing, Creativity, Sculpture, Museum, Canvas, Colors, Exhibition

 

B. Look at the list of words. Read the instructions and make Vocabulary Frames.

Library

• Definition: A place where books, magazines, and other materials are available for people to read, borrow, or study.
• Opposite: Playground
• Sentence: I went to the library to borrow a book for my project.
• Graphic: ![Drawing of a building with bookshelves inside]

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Building

• Definition: A structure with walls and a roof, such as a house or school.
• Opposite: Open space
• Sentence: Our school building has three floors.
• Graphic: ![Sketch of a tall structure]

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Garden

• Definition: An area of land where plants, flowers, and vegetables are grown.
• Opposite: Desert
• Sentence: My grandmother grows roses in her garden.
• Graphic: ![Drawing of flowers and plants]

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Student

• Definition: A person who is learning at a school, college, or university.
• Opposite: Teacher
• Sentence: The student completed her homework on time.
• Graphic: ![Illustration of a child with books]

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Teacher

• Definition: A person who helps others learn new knowledge and skills.
• Opposite: Student
• Sentence: Our teacher explained the math problem clearly.
• Graphic: ![Drawing of a person at a chalkboard]

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Advertisement

• Definition: A public promotion of a product, service, or idea.
• Opposite: Silence
• Sentence: The advertisement for the new phone was very catchy.
• Graphic: ![Sketch of a billboard with a product]

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Animal

• Definition: A living creature that can move independently and is not a human or plant.
• Opposite: Plant
• Sentence: The animal ran freely in the forest.
• Graphic: ![Drawing of a cat or dog]

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Art

• Definition: The expression of creativity through painting, drawing, sculpture, or other forms.
• Opposite: Science
• Sentence: Her art is displayed in the local museum.
• Graphic: ![Illustration of a paintbrush and palette]

 

Syllable

C. Fill in the table with monosyllabic, disyllabic and trisyllabic words from the play ‘Jane Eyre’.

Monosyllabic Words	Disyllabic Words	Trisyllabic Words

 

book

Garden

dependent

 

red

Teacher

charity

 

room

Pupil

beautiful

 

Jane

picture

quietly

 

cry

supper

forgetting

 

stand

father

remember

 

 

paint

pretty

visitor

 

sit

quickly

exciting

 

door

dinner

wonderful

 

D. Listen to the conversation between a father and daughter and say whether following statements are true or false.

1. Dad hasn’t been to this fishing spot since last year.- False – Dad says he hasn’t been to the mountain since he was a young boy, not since last year.

2. Dad used to go fishing with his father. -   False – Dad mentions going fishing with his brother, not his father.

3. Dad has talked a lot about this fishing spot in the past. - True – The daughter says they’ve heard the story many times since they were babies.   

4. The daughter also loves to fish. - False – The daughter doesn’t seem excited about fishing and asks if she has to fish.

5. Dad says his daughter MUST fish. - False – Dad changes his mind and asks her to cook the fish instead of fishing.

6. The daughter is going to cook the fish -   True – The daughter agrees to cook the fish for dinner.

7. Dad’s fishing place hasn’t changed since he was a boy. -   False – The dad is surprised to see a shopping centre where his old fishing spot used to be, so it has changed.

E.Imagine that below are some of the paintings of Jane Eyre. Discuss with your partner and describe the paintings.

  First Painting: This piece showcases a vibrant landscape with lush greenery, a flowing river, and a serene blue sky. The brushstrokes are bold, giving the painting an impressionistic feel. There are elements of light and shadow that add depth, and the overall atmosphere is calm and peaceful.

  Second Painting: This painting features an abstract composition with geometric shapes and vivid colors such as red, yellow, and blue. The arrangement of shapes creates a sense of movement and energy, with each section contrasting sharply with the others.

  Third Painting: A portrait of a woman in traditional attire. The artist has used soft colors and delicate brushstrokes to bring out her facial expressions. The background is minimal, drawing attention to the subject’s emotions and the fine details of her attire.

  Fourth Painting: This is a surreal artwork with dreamlike elements, including floating objects and distorted figures. The color palette is moody, with shades of purple, blue, and black, giving it an enigmatic and mysterious tone.

 G. Read the story and fill in the grid by ticking each character’s qualities.

Discuss in pairs to rate the characters and give marks from 1 to 10 depending on the grade of each quality.

Justify your views in one or two sentences.

Character	Arrogant	Bitter	Caring	Courageous	Cruel	Emotional	Friendly	Kind	Sensitive	Rich	Poor	Patient	Self-disciplined	Unjust
Jane Eyre			✓	✓		✓			✓		✓
Mrs. Reed	✓	✓			✓					✓				✓
Bessie			✓					✓	✓
Helen Burns			✓	✓				✓			✓	✓	✓

Justifications:

• Jane Eyre: Jane displays courage by standing up to her cousin John and later confronting Mrs. Reed. She is sensitive and emotional, evident from her reactions to mistreatment and her experiences in the red room.
• Mrs. Reed: Mrs. Reed exhibits arrogance and bitterness towards Jane, treating her cruelly and unjustly, as seen when she orders Jane to be locked in the red room without listening to her side.
• Bessie: Bessie shows care and kindness towards Jane, comforting her after the red room incident. She is also sensitive to Jane's feelings, staying with her during her illness.
• Helen Burns: Helen is caring and kind, befriending Jane at Lowood. She demonstrates courage in facing her illness and is notably patient and self-disciplined, accepting her fate with composure.

 H. Arrange the jumbled sentences and write a paragraph. Use appropriate conjunctions.

Jane Eyre is an orphan.

She lives with her aunt Mrs. Reed.

Mrs. Reed does not like Jane because Jane is not her daughter.

Jane’s uncle Mr. Reed likes Jane, but he dies.

He makes Mrs. Reed promise to take care of Jane, but instead she sends Jane away.

Jane is ten years old, she is sent to Lowood school.

Jane graduates and stays there to teach.

She leaves for Thornfield, where she is a governess.

She is very happy there.

Jane Eyre is an orphan who lives with her aunt, Mrs. Reed, but Mrs. Reed does not like Jane because she is not her daughter. Although Jane’s uncle, Mr. Reed, likes Jane, he dies after making Mrs. Reed promise to take care of her. However, Mrs. Reed breaks her promise and sends Jane away to Lowood School when Jane is just ten years old. After graduating, Jane stays at Lowood to teach for some time, but later she leaves for Thornfield, where she becomes a governess and finds happiness there.

I. Read scene I. Discuss with your partner what Mrs Reed might write about Jane in her letter to the owner of a school. Now complete her letter to Mr. Brocklehurst.

Gateshead Hall, Gateshead
Northumberland

Mr. Brocklehurst
Lowood Institution
Lowood, Durham

Dear Sir,

I understand that you have a school for orphaned and underprivileged girls, and I write to you regarding my niece, Jane Eyre, who is in need of proper education and discipline. Jane has been under my care since the death of her parents, but she has proven to be a willful and troublesome child. She lacks gratitude for the home I have provided her and often displays a rebellious nature that I find difficult to manage. I believe she would benefit greatly from the strict environment and moral instruction that your institution is known for.

It is my hope that, under your guidance, Jane will learn obedience, humility, and good behavior, which she so desperately needs. I trust you will find her a suitable pupil and will instill in her the values and discipline that she currently lacks.

Yours sincerely,
Mrs. Reed

Determiners

J. Read the passage. Choose between a little, a lot of, a few, few, fewer, many and much to fill in the gap.

DON’T CALL US, WE’LL CALL YOU!

Two years ago, I moved to a new neighbourhood. There seemed to be very ------people in this area without telephones, so I expected to get a new phone quickly. I applied for one as soon as I moved into my new house. ‘We aren’t supplying ------------- new phones in your area’, an engineer told me. ‘---------- people want new phones at the moment and the company is employing ------------ engineers than last year so as to save money. A new phone won’t cost you ---------------- money, but it will take ---------------- time. We can’t do anything for you before December. ‘You need -------------------- patience if you’re waiting for a new phone and you need --------- friends whose phones you can use as well. Fortunately, I had both. December came and went, but there was no sign of a phone. I went to the company’s local office to protest. ‘They told me I’d have a phone by December,’ I protested. ‘Which year?’ the assistant asked.

DON’T CALL US, WE’LL CALL YOU!

Two years ago, I moved to a new neighbourhood. There seemed to be very few people in this area without telephones, so I expected to get a new phone quickly. I applied for one as soon as I moved into my new house. ‘We aren’t supplying many new phones in your area,’ an engineer told me. ‘A lot of people want new phones at the moment and the company is employing fewer engineers than last year so as to save money. A new phone won’t cost you much money, but it will take a lot of time. We can’t do anything for you before December. ‘You need a lot of patience if you’re waiting for a new phone and you need a few friends whose phones you can use as well. Fortunately, I had both. December came and went, but there was no sign of a phone. I went to the company’s local office to protest. ‘They told me I’d have a phone by December,’ I protested. ‘Which year?’ the assistant asked.

Perfect Tenses

K. Read the Time Line of Harish. Write sentences using the present perfect tense.

 1971 – Harish is born in Maduari.

 1976 – Harish and his family move to Chennai.

 1993 – Harish finishes college and starts working for Indian Oil.

 1996 – Harish is promoted as a manager at Indian Oil.

 1997 – Harish meets Amina.

 2000 – Harish and Amina get married.

 2001 – They have a child.

  Harish has been born in Madurai in 1971.

  Harish and his family have moved to Chennai in 1976.

  Harish has finished college and has started working for Indian Oil in 1993.

  He has been promoted as a manager at Indian Oil in 1996.

  Harish has met Amina in 1997.

  Harish and Amina have gotten married in 2000.

  They have had a child in 2001.

L. Read the following passage and fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb.

Where had I gone? What had I done?
What had I seen?
I had never seen such beautiful sights before I visited Paris in 2012. I had been saving money for five years before I booked my trip to Paris. I was very excited! Before my trip to Paris, I had never been out of India. When I went to Paris, I spent many days touring the city. The city was big. Sometimes I got lost and asked for directions. I asked for directions in French. That was easy because I had been studying French for two years before I visited Paris.
By the time I left Paris, I had toured many beautiful places. The Eiffel Tower, the Notre Dame Cathedral, and the Luxembourg Gardens were just a few of the places I saw. Before I visited Paris, I had only seen those places on television.

 

Prepositions

M. Look at the picture and write eight sentences using prepositions.

Where is the rabbit? 

1. The rat is near the bag.

2.The rabbit is behind the bag.

3. The rabbit is under the bag.

4. The rabbit is inside the bag.

5. The rabbit is on the bag.

6.The rabbit is between the bags.

7. The rabbit is in front of the bags.

8. The rabbit is running around the bag.

 

Comparative and Superlative Survey

N. Answer the questions below. Write your answers in the second column of the table.

a. How old are you?

b. How tall are you?

c. What bicycle do you have?

d. How many languages do you speak?

e. At what time do you usually wake up?

f. How far is your home from school?

	You
Age	12
Height	450cm
Bicycle	Atlas
Number of Languages	Two
Wake Up Time	6 o’clock
Distance to	3 kms

O. Work in groups of six. Write the other students’ names at the top of the table. Interview each student using the above questions and complete the table with their answers.

When you have all the answers, use the results to write three comparative and three superlative sentences about the students in your group.

Examples:

I am the oldest in my group.

My bicycle is more colourful than Jane’s bicycle.

Comparative Sentences:

1. My height is taller than Rahul’s height.
2. Priya’s bicycle is faster than my bicycle.
3. I wake up earlier than Ananya every day.

Superlative Sentences:

 4. Rohan is the tallest student in our group.
5. Meera speaks the most languages among all of us.
6. My home is the farthest from school compared to my friends.

Passive Voice

P. Read the following article about the amazing similarities between the assassination of John F. Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln; then underline the passive forms.

Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846. Voters elected John F. Kennedy to Congress in 1946.
Lincoln was elected president in 1860. Voters elected Kennedy president in 1960.
Both men were particularly concerned with civil rights.
Both wives lost their children while living in the White House.
Lincoln was shot on a Friday. Someone shot Kennedy on a Friday.
Lincoln was shot in the head. The gunman shot Kennedy in the head.
Lincoln’s secretary was called Kennedy. Kennedy’s secretary was called Lincoln.
Lincoln was assassinated by a Southerner. A Southerner assassinated Kennedy.
Lincoln was succeeded by a Southerner named Johnson. A Southerner named Johnson succeeded Kennedy.
Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808.
Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.
John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln, was born in 1839. Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born in 1939. Both assassins were known by their three names and both names are composed of fifteen letters.
Lincoln was shot at a theatre named “Ford.” The gunman shot Kennedy in a car called a “Lincoln” that the company Ford made. Booth ran from the theatre and was caught in a warehouse. Oswald ran from a warehouse and the police caught him in a theatre. Booth was assassinated before his trial. Someone assassinated Oswald before his trial.

Change the following into direct speech.

1. Jane told Bessie that she would hide herself in the library with Uncle Reed’s book.

Jane said to Bessie, “I will hide myself in the library with Uncle Reed’s book.”

 2. John ordered Jane to come there when he called her.

John said to Jane, “Come here when I call you.”

3. Eliza asked Jane what she was doing then.

Eliza said to Jane, “What are you doing now?”

4. Mrs. Reed told Bessie to take her away to the red room and lock her in there.

Mrs. Reed said to Bessie, “Take her away to the red room and lock her in there.”

5. Miss. Temple asked Jane whether she could read and write.

  Miss Temple said to Jane, “Can you read and write?”

6. Miss. Miller asked Miss. Temple where she should put Jane.

Miss Miller said to Miss Temple, “Where should I put Jane?”

7. Jane asked Helen why they called it an institution.

    Jane said to Helen, “Why do they call it an institution?”

8. Helen asked Jane why she had come there.

  Helen said to Jane, “Why have you come here?”

9. Jane asked Mrs. Fairfax whether she would have the pleasure of seeing Miss. Fairfax that night.

Jane said to Mrs. Fairfax, “Will I have the pleasure of seeing Miss Fairfax tonight?”

10. Miss. Adela told Jane that she could sing and dance also.

 Miss Adela said to Jane, “I can sing and dance also.”