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PACKING Jerome K Jerome (2 May 1859 – 14 June 1927) Jerome Klapka Jerome

PACKING Jerome K Jerome (2 May 1859 – 14 June 1927) Jerome Klapka Jerome was an English writer and humorist, best known for the comic travelogue Three men in a Boat (1889). He wrote a number of plays, essays, and novels. He was born in Calmore, England. The family fell into poverty owing to bad investments in the local mining industry, and debt collectors visited often, an experience that Jerome described vividly in his autobiography My Life and Times (1926). The young Jerome attended St Marylebone Grammar School. He wished to go into politics or be a man of letters, but the death of his father when Jerome was 13 and of his mother when he was 15 forced him to quit his studies and find work to support himself. He was employed at the London and North Western Railway, initially collecting coal that fell along the railway, and he remained there for four years.

PACKING Jerome K Jerome OBJECTIVES : Developing skills of writing a memoir–first person narrative

PACKING Jerome K Jerome OBJECTIVES : Developing skills of writing a memoir–first person narrative (using humour) Developing communication skills Enhancing vocabulary Developing packing skills

PACKING Jerome K Jerome Before You Read: • Do you like going on trips?

PACKING Jerome K Jerome Before You Read: • Do you like going on trips? What kind of trips do you enjoy the most? • How do you feel about having to pack for a trip? • Have you ever discovered on a trip that you have forgotten to pack a few things you very much need, or that you can’t find them easily? • Does this make you angry or does it make you laugh at yourself?

PACKING Jerome K Jerome Introduction : “Packing” reveals that routine tasks are not as

PACKING Jerome K Jerome Introduction : “Packing” reveals that routine tasks are not as easy as they seem to be. The humorous account amuses the readers with the chaotic and confusing situations created by the clumsiness of three friends, all of whom consider packing to be child's play.

PACKING Jerome K Jerome Theme – The art of packing before a journey, routine

PACKING Jerome K Jerome Theme – The art of packing before a journey, routine tasks are not as easy as they seem to be Sub-Theme – Over-confidence as a hindrance to success Characters. Jerome K Jerome – the narrator George Harris Montmorency Video link - https: //youtu. be/d. QUHZdi. Pdf 8 Audio Link - https: //youtu. be/51 JRuow. Yohw

PACKING Jerome Key points : Narrator’s over-confidence in his packing skills His desire for

PACKING Jerome Key points : Narrator’s over-confidence in his packing skills His desire for supervising Attitude of George and Harris Narrator’s disaster while packing Became a stock of laughter Casual attitude of George and Harris How they exposed the narrator’s miserable skills in packing Packing by George and Harris A funny episode A chaotic state of affairs Narrator’s observation Montmorency, the dog His nature Montmorency’s role in packing A wondrous packing comes to an end late night Impact of the packing Funny sleeping arrangement Wake-up schedule

PACKING Questions to test comprehension : 1. Why did the narrator (Jerome) volunteer to

PACKING Questions to test comprehension : 1. Why did the narrator (Jerome) volunteer to do the packing? 2. How did George and Harris react to this? 3. Did Jerome like their reaction? 4. What was Jerome’s real intention when he offered to pack? 5. How many characters are there in the narrative? 6. What is your impression of the narrator and his friends? 7. What did Harris say after the bag was shut and strapped? 8. Why do you think he waited till then to ask? 9. What “horrible idea” occurred to Jerome a little later? 10. Where did Jerome finally find the toothbrush? 11. Why did Jerome have to reopen the packed bag? 12. How did the narrator become a stock of laughter? 13. How did George and Harris expose the narrator’s real abilities? 14. What did George and Harris offer to pack and why? 15. While packing the hamper, George and Harris do a number of foolish and funny things. Tick the statements that are true. (i) They started with breaking a cup. (ii) They also broke a plate. (iii) They squashed a tomato. (iv) They trod on the butter. (v) They stepped on a banana.

PACKING Questions to test comprehension : (vi) They put things behind them, and couldn’t

PACKING Questions to test comprehension : (vi) They put things behind them, and couldn’t find them. (vii) They stepped on things. (viii) They packed the pictures at the bottom and put heavy things on top. (ix) They upset almost everything. (x) They were very good at packing. 16. How did George and Harris perform while packing? 17. Who had better skills of packing? 18. What does Jerome say was Montmorency’s ambition in life? 19. What do you think of Montmorency and why? 20. How did Montmorency ‘contribute’ to the packing? 21. What did Montmorency do with the lemons? 22. How was he driven away? 23. Of the three, Jerome, George and Harris, who do you think is the best or worst packer? Support your answer with details from the text. 2. Do you find this story funny? What are the humorous elements in it? (Pick out at least three, think about what happens, as well as how it is described) 24. How were the sleeping and wake-up schedule arranged?