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1 SCERT TELANGANAA braham Lincoln wrote this letter to his son s will have to learn, I know, that men are not just, all men arenot true. But teach him also that for every scoundrel there is a hero;that every selfish politician, there is a dedicated leader. Teach him thatevery enemy there is a friend. It will take time, I know, but teach him ifyou can, that a dollar earned is of far more value than five him to learn to lose and also to enjoy winning. Steer himaway from envy. If you can, teach him the secret of quiet laughter. Lethim learn early that bullies are the easiest to him if you can, the wonder of books; but also give himquiet some time to ponder the eternal mystery of birds in the sky, beesin the sun, and flowers on a green school, teach him it is farmore honourable to fall than to cheat.

2 Teach him to have faith in hisown ideas, even if everyone tells him they are wrong. Teach him to begentle with gentle people and tough with the to give my son the strength not to follow the crowd wheneveryone is getting on the him to listen to all men but teach him also to filter all hehears on a screen of truth and take only the good that comes him if you can, how to laugh when he is sad. Teach him there is no shame in tears. Teach him to scoff at cynicsand beware of too much him to sell his brawn and brain to highest bidders, but neverto put a price on his heart and soul. Teach him to close his ears to ahowling mob and stand up and fight if he thinks he is him gently, but do not cuddle fine steel.

3 Let him have thecourage to be impatient. Let him have the patience to be brave. Teachhim always to have sublime faith in is a big order, but see what you can do. He is such a fine littlefellow, my son!Teach my TELANGANAFree distribution by Government 2019-20 Our World through EnglishClass IXTEXTBOOK DEVELOPMENT & PUBLISHING COMMITTEEC hief Production Officer:Sri A. Satyanarayana ReddyDirector, SCERT, Production Organiser:Sri B. SudhakarDirector, Govt. Textbook Press, Incharge:Dr. Nannuru Upender ReddyProf. & Head, Curriculum and TextbooksDepartment, SCERT, byThe Government of TELANGANA , Advisor - Gender Sensitivity : Ms. Charu Sinha, , and Child Sexual Abuse Director, ACB, TELANGANA , TELANGANAFree distribution by Government 2019-20 Government of TELANGANA , Published 2013 New Impressions 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017,2018, 2019 All rights reservedNo part of this publication may be reproduced, stored ina retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by anymeans without the prior permission in writing of thepublisher, nor be otherwise circulated in any form ofbinding or cover other than that in which it is publishedand without a similar condition including this conditionbeing imposed on the subsequent copyright holder of this book is the Director ofSchool Education.

4 Hyderabad, in Indiaat the TELANGANA Govt. Textbook Press,Mint Compound, Hyderabad, book has been printed on 70 MaplithoTitle Page 200 White Art CardFree Distribution by Government 2019-20 IISCERT TELANGANAFree distribution by Government 2019-20 Textbook Development CommitteeClass IX - EnglishMembersSri Murthy, Staff Tutor, ELTC, DIET, Khammam K. Srinivasa Rao, , ZPSS, Thallada, Khammam Narasimha Rao, , ZPHS, Gadilanka, East Godavari K. Sudha, Officer- in-Charge, ELTC, DIET, Neredmet, K. Lavanya, Staff Tutor, ELTC, DIET, Neredmet, B. Tukaram, , ZPHS, Karivena, Mahaboobnagar V. Johnson, , ZPHS, Poranki, Krishna DistSri K. Danial Prabhakar, , ZPHS, Markapuram, Prakasam D. Aruna Devi, Lecturer, GIASE, Masabtank, B.

5 Ashok Reddy, SA, ZPHS, Battuguda, Nalgonda Khanderao Ramesh Rao, , GHS, Huzurabad, Karimnagar CoordinatorsSri G. Raghava Reddy, Lecturer, DIET, Nalgonda R. Manga Reddy, Staff Tutor, ELTC, DIET, Nalgonda Navuluri Peraiah, ,ZPHS, Ponnaluru, Prakasam CoordinatorDr. P. Jani Reddy, Lecturer, DIET, Vikarabad, Ranga Reddy D. Kanaka Durga, Rtd. Prof. Osmania University, D. Vasundara, Principal Govt. Degree College, Shadnagar, Saloni Jain, Vidya Bhavan Society, Udaipur, Amrit Lal Khanna, ELT Consultant, Rtd. Associate Prof., University of Anandan, Linguist and ELT Consultant, Jayaraj, Faculty, RIESI, EditorDr. Rama Kant Agnihotri, Rtd. Professor, University of Syed Hashmatullah, DM, GHS Kazipet (Jageer), Warangal K.

6 Srinivas, Artist, APOSS, SCERT, J. Venkata Swamy, SA, Govt High School, Farooq Nagar, Mahabubnagar K. Nookaraju, ZPHS, Katheru, Rajahmundry, EG DesignKurra Suresh Babu, , , (Journalism).IIISCERT TELANGANAFree distribution by Government 2019-20 PrefaceThe State Council of Educational Research and Training has developed the StateCurriculum Framework - 2011 and Position Papers in tune with the National CurriculumFramework - 2005 and the Right to Education Act - 2009. Accordingly a new set of textbookshas been designed to be introduced in a phased manner. In the year 2012-13, the first of thisseries of textbooks has developed for classes I, II, III, VI, and VII. In the year 2013-14 forthe remaining classes IV, V, VIII and IX textbooks have developed.

7 Practicing teachershave been involved in the production of the textbooks along with the state level and nationallevel , English was introduced in Non-English Medium Schools in class III. The StateGovernment introduced English for the first time in class I in 2011-12 in all Non-EnglishMedium Schools also. In the year 2012-13, English has been introduced in class II in allNon-English Medium Schools. With this, all classes from I to X will have English as one ofthe subjects, irrespective of the medium of instruction. Therefore, in order to have parityamong students of English and non- English medium, a common English textbook wasintroduced in all media from June 2012. Moreover, since IT enabled learning, multilingualism,and language across the curriculum would greatly enhance the child's learning, it would not bea problem for the non- English medium child to learn English as effectively as the child inEnglish medium does.

8 This single textbook norm is already in practice in many states includingTamilnadu, Bihar, and Kerala. Further, students of all media have a common English Textbookat Intermediate level in our textbook, Our World through English class IX, is an integrated one in thesense it has The Main Reader component, The Supplementary Reader component and TheWorkbook component interwoven into a single textbook. Hence, these components arefound in each and every unit. The language skills listening, speaking, reading, and writing areintegrated in the larger context of the themes as suggested in NCF - 2005. The activities areso designed as to ensure the holistic treatment of of Gender Sensitivity and Child Sexual Abuse in School Text Books publishedby School Education Department with support of UNICEF are taken up to ensure protectionof children through various interventions like personal safety rules, gender sensitivity, childsexual abuse, self esteem and life skills.

9 In these areas safety mechanisms and laws related tochild protection are taken care of. Hence, the teachers must know about these things andbring awareness among all the main aim of teaching English is to help learners evolve themselves as independentusers of English. I hope this textbook will help teachers and students achieve this by makingthe teaching-learning process thank all the institutions and experts at the state and national level, the members of theTextbook Production and Development Committees, the staff members of the SCERT, and all others who have contributed directly or indirectly for the successfulproduction of this suggestions for the improvement of this book are , TELANGANAFree distribution by Government 2019-20 CONTENTSVUnit ThemeContentsSyllabusPage The Snake and the MirrorJune1-24B.

10 The Duck and the Kangaroo (Poem)C. Little Bobby2. Games and SportsA. True HeightJuly25-44B. What Is a Player ? (Poem)C. Laxman, Very Very Special3. School LifeA. Swami Is Expelled from SchoolAugust45-64B. Not Just a Teacher, but a Friend (Poem)C. Homework4. EnvironmentA. What Is Man Without the Beasts?September65-86B. The River (Poem)C. Can t Climb Trees Any More5. DisastersA. A Havoc of FloodOctober87-106B. Grabbing Everything on the Land (Poem)NovemberC. The Ham Radio6. FreedomA. A Long Walk to FreedomNovember107-126B. Where the Mind is Without Fear (Poem)DecemberC. An Icon of Civil Rights7. TheatreA. The TrialDecember127-146B. Antony s Speech (Poem)JanuaryC. Mahatma Gandhi, Pushed out of Train8.