The document outlines the components and passages of a Class 6 lesson on desert animals. It includes reading texts about desert animals like rattlesnakes and mongooses, comprehension questions, vocabulary exercises, and pronunciation drills. The passages describe how rattlesnakes and mongooses survive harsh desert conditions, such as through burrows that provide shelter from the scorching sun. Students are asked questions about the animals and complete vocabulary and pronunciation activities.

1. CLASS-VI LESSON-9 Desert Animals

2. COMPONENTS Of THE LESSON 1- Reading of the text (Model/ loud / Silent) 2- Comprehension 3- Pronunciation Drill 4- Vocabulary ( Verbal & Visual ) 5- Recapitulation 6- Activities cum Assignment.

3. PASSAGE - ONE Deserts are the driest places on earth------------and it can strike with lightning speed. Questions : 1- What are the deserts? 2- Can desert animals survive without water? 3- How do desert animals cope with the harsh conditions? 4- How many kinds of snakes are there around the world? 5- Which evil looking snake has bad reputation in America? 6- How does a rattle snake strike?

4. PASSAGE - TWO But the rattlesnake, or ‘rattler’----------------they spot anything suspicious. Questions : 1- What does a rattler prefer? 2- How does the rattle warn the intruder? 3- How do the snakes hear? 4- Name the part of the American continent where the rattlesnakes are common. 5- What do the rattlers eat? 6- How do the rattlers kill their prey? 7- How do mongoose warn one another?

5. PASSAGE - THREE Mongooses are famous for being able------------------that even the sharp thorn can not pierce through. Questions : 1- Why do mongooses make a nuisance of themselves? 2-Where are their kittens raised and how ? 3-What are the two kinds of camels? 4- What do camels have to keep them warm in winter? 5- How much water can a camel drink in just ten minutes? 6- Where does it get the moisture it needs from? 7- How do the humps help the camel to survive in the desert? 8- What happens to the hump when food is scarce?

6. PRONUNCIATION DRILL Desert------dessert Noses-----------roses Scorch------ torch Kitten-----------bitten Harsh------- Marsh Termite---------hermit Burrow---- furrow Hump----------dump Trickle------ pickle Nourish--------flourish Dunes------ tunes Coil------------soil Spring------ string Threat---------thread Rocky------ hockey Thorn---------- horn Prey--------- pray muse---------- amuse Hope------- cope hind----------- kind

7. GLOSSARY { Verbal } 1- Cope with--- To manage, Handle 2- Sprinkle--- To Spray, shower 3- Poisonous--- Venomous 4- Reputation--- Fame 5- Intruder--- Trespasser 6- Widespread--- Something found in a larger area 7- Swallow--- Gulp down 8- Forage--- Search 9- Suspicious--- Doubtful 10- Dodge--- Avoid 11- Domesticated--- Tamed

8. WORD - MEANING (VISUAL) Scorching sun Sand dunes Burrows Voles Chipmunk Termite mound Hollow log Eagle Mongoose Camels Hawk sprinkle

9. Desert Sand dunes Chipmunk Eagle Camel burrows

10. Activity-1 Look at these sentences: 1. Deserts are the driest places on earth. 2. Gerbils spend the hottest part of the day in cool underground burrows. Complete the following questions using the suitable form of the words given brackets and answer them as done in the first sentence : 1- Which animal is the … tallest ….( tall ) ? Ans- Giraffe 2- Which animal runs the …….( fast ) ? 3- Which animal is the …….( large ) ? 4- Which is the ……..( tall ) mountain In the world ? 5- Which is the ………( rainy ) place on earth ? 6- Which is the ………( old ) living animal ? 7- Which is the ………( deep ) ocean in the world ? 8- Which is the ………( long ) river in India ?

11. Activity-2 Complete the table of the Country and its people as shown below : NAME OF THE COUNTRY PEOPLE China Chinese 1- Japan ---------- 2- Africa ---------- 3- Russia ---------- 4- India ---------- 5- America ---------- 6- Canada ---------- 7- Sri Lanka ---------- 8- Australia ---------- 9- Germany ---------- 10- English ----------