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Unit 4: Up High

Chapter 10: The Swing

Let us recite

How do you like to go up in a swing,
Up in the air so blue?
Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing,
Ever a child can do!

Up in the air and over the wall,
Till I can see so wide,
Rivers and trees and cattle and all,
Over the countryside.

Till I look down on the garden green,
Down on the roof so brown,
Up in the air I go flying again,
Up in the air and down!

- Robert Louis Stevenson

Teacher's Note

Notice how each stanza takes you higher and then brings you back down, just like a real swing. Read the poem aloud and clap softly on the words that rhyme, such as "blue" and "do", or "wide" and "countryside". This will help you feel the rhythm of the poem.

New Words

• pleasantest
• cattle
• countryside

Let us Think

A. Answer the following.

1. What does the poet see when the swing goes over the wall?
2. Does the poet enjoy swings? Which lines tell us that?
3. "Up in the air so blue" Why do you think the poet says the air is blue?

B. Think and discuss.

1. Have you seen a swing? Where have you seen it? What was it made of?
2. What would you like to see when you are up in the air on a swing?

Let us Learn

Stringing together.

Jeevan waited.
Jeevan waited for the bus.
Jeevan waited for the bus all morning.
Jeevan waited for the bus all morning in the rain.
Jeevan waited for the bus all morning in the rain because his scooter was in the garage being repaired.

Frame a set of sentences as shown in the example. Make sure that each sentence is longer than the previous one.

Let us Listen

Read the following sentence.

I swing on a swing.

The first 'swing' is an action word(verb). It means to move forward and backward.

The second 'swing' refers to an object.

There are many words that can be used both as a verb and a noun. You are already familiar with such words.

Now, read the following sentences. Circle the verbs and underline the nouns. One has been done for you.

A. Word: dance

The dance begins in an hour. (noun: underlined in the book)

My friends and I dance when we are happy. (verb: circled in the book)

Teacher's Note

When a word like "swing" or "dance" can be both a noun and a verb, check how it is being used in the sentence. If it names a thing, it is a noun; if it shows an action someone is doing, it is a verb. Try this test with any new word you come across: ask yourself, "Is this a thing, or is this an action?"

Key Points

• The poem describes the joy of going up and down on a swing and seeing the countryside from high up.
• New words from the poem include pleasantest, cattle and countryside.
• Sentences can be made longer step by step by adding more details, such as time, place or reason.
• Some words, like "swing" and "dance", can act as both a noun and a verb depending on how they are used in a sentence.

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