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2. PRESENTED BY
PRIYA S. PILLAI
B.Ed ENGLISH
N.S.S. TRAINING COLLEGE,
PANDALAM

3. THE STORY TELLER
SAKI

4. HECTOR HUGH MUNRO
(1870-1916)
 Hector Hugh Munro was
well known by the pen
name ‘Saki’.
 He was a British writer.
 He is often considered a
master of the short story.
 In addition to short
stories, he has written
plays and novels.

5. FIND OUT THE
MEANING OF THE
GIVEN WORDS

6. CORRESPONDINGLY

7. As the price of crude oil
dipped, the rates of
petroleum products were
correspondingly lowered.

8. MEANING
SIMILARLY OR IN A
MATCHING WAY

9. SULTRY

11. On a sultry day, people
usually sweat a lot.

12. MEANING
WEATHER THAT IS
UNPLEASANTLY HOT
WITH NO WIND.

13. SMACKING

15. Ramu smacked his fist
against his palm.

16. MEANING
TO HIT SOMETHING
AGAINST SOMETHING
ELSE SO THAT IT MAKES A
SHORT LOUD NOISE

17. Scaffolding Questions
Mention the characters in the story.
What were the usual remarks of aunt
and children?
Whether the boy was satisfied with the
answer of aunt?

18. DISCOURSE CONSTRUCTION
 Perform a skit showing the usual incidents in a railway
station.(Hint-announcement,tea supplier,passengers
of varied life style etc.)
 Imagine you have got a chance to travel in a train and
you met a stranger who was sitting at the opposite
corner of you. What would be your reaction on seeing
the stranger?Prepare a write up.
 Write about a funny incident you experienced while
travelling in a train or bus.
 Prepare a conversation between aunt and children
with the remarks ‘don’’t and ‘why’.

19. ASSIGNMENT
List the characters in the story
and write out at least one of
their attributes.