WELCOME What do you see in the pictures

WELCOME

• What do you see in the pictures? • What are they doing? • Have you seen them in your locality? • What are they called?

OUR TOPIC OF TODAY IS ABOUT AMERIGO, A STREET CHILD

What Are We Going to Learn Here? • identify the synonyms & antonyms of the new words • use new words in answering the questions • make a dialogue • differentiate between the students’ lives & Amerigo’s life • summarize Amerigo’s story

13 Years old wants a peaceful home of his own lives in streets Amerigo suffered from diseases separated from his parents works- selling ice cream, collecting trash, shoeshining

New Words to Learn Synonyms detached, cut in two, disconnected Separate d (adj) Antony ms associated, united, joined Now they are separated

Synonyms Waste, Rubbish Trash(n)- Antonym Cleanliness, sanitary, dirt-free Removing trash is a great

Synonyms Seller, Hawker, Dealer Vendor(n)Antonym Customer, Buyer A vendor is a person selling

Synonyms Sickness, Illness, Unsoundness Disease (n) Antonyms Soundness, Good health Diseases can

Synonyms Freezing, Snowy, Icy, Frosty Cold (adj) Antonyms Hot, Warm Winter is very cold in

SILENT READING

GROUP WORK Answer the following questions: 1. What is your impression about Amerigo’s parents? (Group-1) 2. What was Amerigo’s first job? What made him stop doing that job? (Group-2) 3. How is Amerigo’s experience of selling ice cream? (Group-3) 4. How does Amerigo evaluate his life now? Does he have any option to change it? (Group-4)

Evaluation • Who is Amerigo? • Why don’t his parents want him? • Where do street children sleep? • What is the condition of them in the winter? • What is your suggestion to improve their condition?

HOME WORK Summarize Amerigo’s story in 150 words and give it a title of your own.

Thank You Created by: M@hfuz, Lecturer, MHM