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STUDENT LEARNING UNIT 6

Taking Care of Others and Oneself

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Taking Care of Others and Oneself

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Before we start…..

What is our relationship with the people we are close to - those who are older or younger than us? How do we feel about them, how are they different from ourselves in what they need, how they feel and think? What are some of the things we need to know and think about in order to look after them? And how do we look after ourselves? These are some of the questions we will look at in this SLU, 'Taking Care of Others and Oneself'. It has activities that deal with making decisions, solving problems, finding out about how life has changed over the years in your village or town.

Activity – 1 :

How much do you know about cooking? Here are some words that describe what you do in thekitchen. Do you know the meanings of these words? Look up the dictionary to find out themeanings that you don't know. This will be good practice for you so that whenever you don'tunderstand a word in your textbook, you can always check the dictionary.

cutting chopping peeling stirring boiling

cleaning heating mixing putting pouring

filling stuffing frying steaming freezing

shredding pounding grinding grating kneading

draining mashing seasoning beating churning

baking roasting rolling powdering soaking

measuring

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Now try to answer these questions.

What are the words related to making roti?

In the list there are at least three words related to making tea. What are they? Can you find any more?

Which words are related to making daal?

Make more such questions for your friends.

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Activity – 2 : Given below is a list of vegetables and how much they cost per kilo. You can change the prices according to how much they cost in your area. You may add more vegetables to the price list. Then answer the questions below. Potato Rs 20 (Rupees per kilo)

Tomato Rs40

Onion Rs60

Bhindi Rs50

Chilli Rs30

Rs40 Cabbage

You have Rs 100. You have to buy vegetables for a week for your family. Which vegetables will you buy and how much of each?

How much money will you need to buy vegetables for your family for a month?

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Activity - 3 : You have fallen sick and your mother takes you to the doctor. The doctor examines you. She says you need to take an injection and some medicines. You want to ask her some questions before agreeing to take the injections and the medicines.

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What questions would you ask the doctor?

Activity – 4 : Read the passage below and answer the question that follows.

My younger sister loves to ask questions. And I love to answer questions. I feel proud and like to show that I am the older brother. But sometimes her questions really create ... a problem! Like the day she asked me -

'Bhaiyya, why are people poor?'

'Because they don't have money.'

'Why don't they have money?'

'Because they are not working.'

'Why are they not working?'

'Because there are no jobs here for them

to do.' 'But why are there no jobs for

them?'

What a problem she is, my younger

sister! What would you have told her?

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Activity – 5 : How well do you know yourself? Who are you like in your family? Or are you like your friend? In what ways are you similar or different? Fill in the table below.

In the first column put in the words that describe you. In the second column fill in words that describe someone in your family or a close friend. In the third column write down the qualities that both of you have in common. You can use the

words given below or add your own. responsible; cheerful; funny; practical; stubborn; helpful; creative; loyal; honest; relaxed; thoughtful; enjoy working with others; self-confident; proud and vain; gives up easily; does not hesitate to act; thinks carefully about things; serious; selfish; lazy; impulsive; bossy; neat; ambitious; hard-working; dreamer; untidy; not sensitive; nervous Qualities that describe me Qualities that describe my

Qualities we share

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Now write a paragraph describing yourself and your family member or friend. Remember to write about how you and your mother/brother/sister/friend, etc. are similar. ...........................................................................................................................................................................

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Activity – 6 : Many older people say that life was easier in the past when they were young. If you were to inter-view your grandparents, older aunts and uncles, what questions would you ask them? How willyou find out in what ways life was easier in their younger days and about the difficulties they facetoday?

You could make a list of questions under the headings given below. Two examples have beengiven under 'daily life'. Can you think of more questions to add?

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Values of people .............................................................................................................................................

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What were young people like in your days? ..............................................................................................................................................

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Questions to ask the elders in the family. Daily life i. Did you have enough water for the family's needs?

ii. Was there enough food available? Did you have any vegetables or grains which are no longer available?

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Do you agree that life was easier earlier? In what ways has life become more difficult? In what ways has it become easier? Write 2 or 3 important points you have discovered through your interviews. Activity – 7 : What are three things young people can teach older people? Write them in the space below. 1……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

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Being with very old people, like my grandparents, makes me feel... Activity – 8 : Can you describe how you feel in different situations by adding one or two lines to complete these sentences? Old people, like my parents, are sometimes ... I feel happiest when I'm with ... Activity – 9 : Here are some pictures of things we use in our daily lives. Can you answer the questions following each of these pictures?

1.What is the price of this tea pack? ..................................................................................... 2.What is the date of packaging given on the pack? ………………………...................................................

 

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3. How many grams of tea does the pack contain? .......................................................................................

1. What is this medicine for? ...................................................................................... 2. What must you be careful about when you use this medicine ?

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3. How many times a day can you use this medicine ? ......................................................................................

1. Find out what this medicine is used for.

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2. What is the cost of this bottle of medicine?

.......................................................................................... 3. Is it safe to use this medicine in December 2013 ?

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4. Find out why a person should not drive a car soon after taking this medicine.

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5. Which date is more important for you to know - the manufacturing date (Mfg date) or the Expiry date ?

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Activity – 10 : Here are some interesting pictures. Doesn't each picture tell a story? Look at them carefully. What stories do they tell you? Can you give each of these pictures a title?

Write three or four sentences about each of these pictures. What do you feel when you look at them? Do you think you can do anything about the situations in some of the pictures? Write your thoughts about each picture in the space next to it.

 

 

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Did you find this SLU interesting? Which activity did you enjoy most? Can you find some interesting pictures about which you can write your thoughts?

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