Lesson.2 Sports
Lesson.2.1> Sports – The Strength in his Weakness
My Little Pictionary
 | Judo (n) : a sport where one tries to unbalance the opponents by using arms and legs. |
 | Archer (n) : a person who shoots with bow and arrows. |
 | Gourd (n) : a large vegetable with hard skin. |
 | Audience (n) : people who come together to watch something. |
 | Victory (n) : winning an opponent. |
Glossary
- passion – strong emotion
- inspiration – mentally stimulated to do something creative
- wondered – to think with a feeling of surprise
- excel – exceptionally good
- ridiculed – teased
- upset – disappoint
- energise – get encouragement
- annoy – disturb
- ridicule – make joke of
Let Us Understand
A. Choose the correct option.
1. His father wanted him to do well in ______.
- cricket
- studies
- Kabadi
Ans : studies
2. Akilan’s passion is to learn ______.
- Karate
- Judo
- Kalari
Ans : Judo
3. Master trained Akilan ______.
- two strokes
- many strokes
- single stroke
Ans : single stroke
4. Akilan learnt judo for ______.
- three years
- two years
- one year
Ans : two years
B. Who said?
1. “Believe yourself.”
Ans : Master
2. “Learn well, live well!”
Ans : Akilna’s father
3. “How did I win the competition with a single stroke?”
Ans : Akilan
4. “My dear, you learnt the most difficult stroke in Judo.”
Ans : Master
C. Answer the following questions
1. Who was Akilan’s inspiration?
Akilan’s inspiration was his physical education teacher.
2. How did he lose his hand?
He lost his hand in an accident.
3. What was his master’s advice?
The master adviced Akilan to believe in himself and focus on his strengths.
4. Why did everyone ridicule the boy?
Everyone ridiculed the boy because they were not sure how a boy with one hand could win a national competition.
5. How did he win the match?
He won the match using the most difficult stroke in Judo.
Additional
Answer the following questions.
1. What kind of boy was Akilan?
Akilan was an active and energetic boy.
2. What did the master teach him first?
The master first taught him the basics before teaching the advanced skills.
3. How may contend did Akilan defeat?
Akilan defeated six contend
Let Us Build
Read the sentences and write the word with same meanings for the underlined words.
| small | sick | large | glad | stone | leap |
| I ate the big apple. | large | |
| This is a little dog. | small | |
| I threw a rock in the lake. | stone | |
| I am so happy. | glad |
Read the sentences and write the word with same meanings for the underlined words.
| In picture 1 | In picture 2 |
| The sun is happy. The tree is tall. The pond is full of water. | The sun is sad. The tree is short. The pond is empty. |
The words that denote differences in the above pictures give the opposite meaning.
| Happy is the opposite of sad. | Happy x sad |
| Tall is the opposite of short. | Tall x short |
| Full is the opposite of empty. | Full x empty |
Fill in the blanks with correct opposites.
( bright huge full bottom )
| Is this bottle empty? No, it is full. |  |
| Is this a small tree? No, it is huge. |  |
| Is he standing on top? No, he is at the bottom. |  |
| Is this a dark room? No, it is bright. |  |
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