1. Prose: Trip to My Grandparents' Village
Theme: This story describes a young boy named Santosh’s visit to his grandparents' village during the summer vacation. It highlights the beauty of nature, traditional lifestyle, and family bonding.
Key Vocabulary (Glossary):
Eager: Very interested (ஆர்வமுள்ள).
Vacation: Holiday (விடுமுறை).
Numerous: Many in number (ஏராளமான).
Threshing: Separating grain from the corn (கதிர் அடித்தல்).
2. Poem: Farmer's Friend
Subject: This poem is about the Earthworm (மண்புழு), which is often called the "Farmer's friend."
Central Idea: The poem explains how the earthworm stays underground, works hard to make the soil fertile without expecting any reward, and helps the farmer grow crops.
Rhyming Words:
Humble - Crumble
Wealth - Health
Reward - Backward
Figures of Speech:
Personification: Giving human qualities to the earthworm (e.g., "Works for the farmer").
3. Grammar: Singular and Plural (Nouns)
This unit focuses on some specific rules for changing singular nouns to plural:
Rule 1 (Add -es): Nouns ending in -ch, -sh, -s, -x, -z add '-es'. (e.g., Bench - Benches, Brush - Brushes).
Rule 2 (Change -f/-fe to -ves): Nouns ending in '-f' or '-fe' change it to '-ves'. (e.g., Leaf - Leaves, Knife - Knives).
Rule 3 (Irregular Plurals): Nouns that change their spelling completely. (e.g., Child - Children, Man - Men, Ox - Oxen).
4. Supplementary: The Farmer and His Two Daughters
Moral: "Hard work never fails." (உழைப்பே உயர்வு தரும்).
Plot: A farmer tests his daughters by giving them grains of millet. The younger daughter, who sows them and grows more grain, is rewarded with the farm.
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