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The mice who stood upside down
Textbook: Part 1, pp. 16–20
GoalUnderstand that we must stay calm and judge a situation correctly; tell apart “ixtiro” and “kashfiyot”.
New words
calm · xotirjamreflection · akspanic · vahimainvention · ixtiro
Explanation
When we are afraid, we cannot think properly. First we breathe deeply, look around and draw a conclusion. The textbook has a story by the British writer Roald Dahl, famous for his book “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”. We do not repeat the story; we read our own story. An invention (ixtiro) is something new made in science or technology (for example the telephone). A discovery (kashfiyot) is finding something that already existed but was unknown.
Worked examples
“The boy at the puddle”. After the rain Komil looked at a puddle in the yard. In the water the roof of the house seemed to be below and he himself seemed to hang head down. He panicked and shouted: “I am hanging!” His sister came and touched the puddle. The reflection rippled and vanished. Komil felt his feet on the ground and laughed. “If you stay calm, you see the truth,” said his sister.
Conclusion: even if the world looks upside down, check that your feet are on the ground.
Class activity
“Stay calm”: the teacher names a sudden situation (the light went out) and children discuss how to act calmly.
Practice
1
What did Komil see in the puddle?
Upside-down reflections of himself and the house
2
Why did he panic?
He felt as if he was hanging upside down.
3
How did his sister make the reflection disappear?
She touched the puddle.
4
What conclusion do we draw from the story?
We should stay calm and check the truth.
5
Is the telephone an invention or a discovery?
An invention