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Shameem SarwarLectuer in English. Dr. Maleka College

English first paper Class: xi

Rearrange Total Marks: 14

Story Title: Robert Bruce and the spider

Lesson OutcomeAfter this lesson, the leaners will be able to :

Tell the story -King Robert Bruce and the spider.

Write the story in order

Can detect the sequence of the story and mark the subsequent order of the story.

Say -Who the King Robert Bruce was.

(i) Then he saw a spider trying hard to reach the ceiling of the cave.(ii) But it did not give up hope.(iii) The spider failed again and again to succeed.(iv) Bruce saw the spider climbing to the ceiling after some unsuccessful attempts.(v) He gathered an army of strong men and attacked his enemies.(vi) This dauntless spider inspired Bruce to shake off the darkness of the despair.(vii) The enemies courted defeat and Robert Bruce regained his kingdom.(viii) The king fought bravely but lost the battle.(ix) Robert Bruce was a famous king.(x) He had to flee from his kingdom for his life.(xi) Enemies invaded his kingdom.(xii) And he took shelter in a remote cave.(xiii) Once he was lying in the cave.(xiv) The king was always in a gloomy state for his unhappy condition.

The following sentences are jumbled. Re-write them properly and make a continuous story.

Robert Bruce was a famous king.

King Robert the Bruce was born at Lochmaben castle in 1274, he was a knight and overlord of Annandale and was crowned as King of Scotland in 1306

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ix

Enemies invaded his kingdom.xi

Invade= attack, occupy

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ix xi

The king fought bravely but lost the battle.

viii

fought=past form of fight battle=fight

He had to flee from his kingdom for his life.

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x

Flee=escape

And he took shelter in a remote cave.

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ix xi viii x

xii

Shelter=somewhere to stay

The king was always in a gloomy state for his unhappy condition.

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ix xi viii x xii

xiv

gloomy=depressed, law spirited

Once he was lying in the cave.

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ix xi viii x xii xiv

xiii

Then he saw a spider trying hard to reach the ceiling of the cave.

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ix xi viii x xii xiv xiii

i

The spider failed again and again to succeed.

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ix xi viii x xii xiv xiii i

iii

But it did not give up hope.

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ii

Bruce saw the spider climbing to the ceiling after some unsuccessful attempts.

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iv

attempts=efforts

This dauntless spider inspired Bruce to shake off the darkness of the despair.

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ix xi viii x xii xiv xiii i iii ii iv

vi

despair=gloom inspire=stimulate

He gathered an army of strong men and attacked his enemies.

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ix xi viii x xii xiv xiii i iii ii iv vi

v

The enemies courted defeat and Robert Bruce regained his kingdom.

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vii

courted=saw regained=recovered

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Robert Bruce was a famous king. Enemies invaded his kingdom. The king fought bravely but lost the battle. He had to flee from his kingdom for his life. And he took shelter in a remote cave. The king was always in a gloomy state for his unhappy condition. Once he was lying in the cave. Then he saw a spider trying hard to reach the ceiling of the cave. The spider failed again and again to succeed. But it did not give up hope. Bruce saw the spider climbing to the ceiling after some unsuccessful attempts. This dauntless spider inspired Bruce to shake off the darkness of the despair. He gathered an army of strong men and attacked his enemies. The enemies courted defeat and Robert Bruce regained his kingdom.

If at first you don't succeed, try try and try again

Group Work

Robert Bruce and the Spider- narrate the story in proper order .

Class Evaluation

Tell the story -King Robert Bruce and the spider

Who was King Robert Bruce?

Tell the meaning of invade, battle, courted, flee

Assignment

Write a story reflecting the lesson “If at first you don't succeed, try try and try again”

Thank you