WRITING-RELATED WORK
Third Quarter First Year Hindi.
(The activity takes place in the Computer Lab. Student work in pairs.)
(available from here)
Task: Choose a picture and write up a story based somehow on the picture. Your story should have a beginning and end, at least two characters, dialogues and a plot. Draw ideas from the Pancatantra stories we read in class.
Purpose: To create a meaningful environment for developing awareness of written and oral Hindi, recycling vocabulary, practice the use of the perfect tense, and work with dictionary.
Target: vocabulary and writing skills.
Beautiful Girl
There was a house in the jungle. A girl lived in it. Her name was Namita. She lived with her step-mother. Her name was Mia. Mia treated her bad. Namita was very beautiful, but she wasn't happy. She couldn't go out much. Mia envied Namita for her beauty.
One day when Mia was sleeping, Namita went outside. She was singing with the birds. Then, she heard a scream. A man was sinking in quicksand. She ran quickly and pulled him out. Then he said, "Thank you for saving my life". Namita asked, "What is your name...
Mia
Iffat
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