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Images Course Book 8

Images Course Book 8

Author(s):
  • Vasanthi Vasudev
  • Author: Vasanthi Vasudev
    • ISBN:9788131702819
    • Price:Rs. 156.00
    • Pages:160
    • Imprint:Longman
    • Binding:Paperback
    • Status:Available

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    Images is a series of English Course books, Workbooks and Literature readers meant for Classes 0–8, based on the National Curriculum Framework Guidelines, 2005. The course design focuses on developing basic language skills of listening, reading, speaking and writing, and lays equal emphasis on grammar structures and vocabulary building.

    While the course books focus on imparting training in language (LSRW) skills and phonics, the workbooks take up the additional skill coverage of reading, vocabulary, listening-speaking, and writing, etc. The workbooks also focus on grammar, with explanations and examples.

    Table of Content

    1. A Rose for the Queen (understanding India’s sociocultural heritage)
    2. Ozymandias (learning to be humble and compassionate)
    3. Dear Popat (relationship between father and son)
    4. Nimai Forever (understanding the need for trees)
    5. The Way Through the Woods (learning to appreciate nature)
    6. My Financial Career (appreciating humour)
    7. The Glove and the Lions (appreciating human relations)
    8. The First Four-Minute Mile (understanding the travails of a sportsperson)
    9. After Twenty Years (learning to be a honourable citizen)
    10. The Highwayman (adventure and imagination)
    11. Water Watch (understanding the need of water conservation)
    12. Coromandel Fishers (understanding India’s ethnicity)
    13. The Feeling of Power (science and technology)
    14. The Jumblies (appreciating spirit of adventure)
    15. An Insult That Created an Empire (understanding India’s heritage)
    16. Those People Next Door (learning to be compassionate)
    17. The Chimney Sweeper (learning to be sensitive towards the underprivileged)
    18. In Tiger territory (appreciating Nature)
    19. Tiger Poems (understanding conservation)
    20. A Basketful of Sea Trout (importance of retribution)

    Salient Features

    • Well graded and well balanced selections cover all genres of literature.
    • Selections cover themes laid down in National Policy of Education.
    • Text exploitation focuses on development of language skills.
    • Lessons have information on authors and poets.
    • All extracts have an introductory note, providing the background to the story.
    • Attractive and very colorful presentation of text is well-supplemented with lively illustrations.