What counts is TryingA1. Good and Bad Sportsman: Working in pairs, write the qualities of a sportsman in the web by filling the call outs:Web Good Sportsmen Bad sportsmenA2. My Experience: Look at the following points. Share your experiences in pairs for about 2 minutes: The game you played firs t in your life. Your feelings when you won a match Your feelings when you won a match Your feelings when you lost Your preparation and readiness Is winning always important?A3. Winning and losing: Share your experience with your partner about the game you played last. Now use the words given below and categorize them into two columns:Happy, sad, dejected, angry, jubilant, determined, overjoyed, frustrated, low, proud, in air.When you wonWhen you lost_____________________________

A4. Listen and Check:First look at the words of advice normally given by the parents. Ask one of your friends to read the poem aloud in the class. As you listen put a tick mark for the advice given by the parent to t he child in this poem.1. Dont be afraid2. Lose like a champion3. Perform your best 4. Pray before you start5. What courts is trying6. Dont give up7. Dont cry8. Blame others for your failure

What counts is TryingThis is your first game, my child. I hope you win.I hope you win for your sake, not mine.Because winnings nice.Its a good feeling.Like the whole world is yours.But it passes, this feeling.And what lasts is what youve learned.And what you learn about is life.Thats what sports is all about, Life.The whole thing is played out in an afternoon.The happiness of life.The miseries.The joys.The heartbreaks.Theres no telling whatll turn up.Theres no telling whether theyll toss you out in the firstFive minutes or whether youll stay for the long haul.Theres no telling how youll do.You might be a hero or you might be absolutely nothing.Theres just no telling.Too much depends on chance.On how the ball bounces.Im not talking about the game, my child.Im talking about life.But its life that the game is all about.Just as I said.Because every game is life.And life is a game.A serious gameDead serious.But, thats what you do with serious things.You do your best.You take what comes.You take what comesAnd you run with it.Winning is fun.Sure.But winning is not the point.Wanting to win is the point.Not giving up is the point.Never being satisfied with what youve done is the point.Never letting up is the point.Never letting anyone down is the point.Play to win.Sure.But lose like a champion.Because its not winning that counts.What counts is trying.

A5. One linersDivide the class into six groups. Write one liner related to life and discuss the one liner within groups and make a presentation in the class. Life is an ice-cream, enjoy it before it melts! Life is _____ Life is _____ Life is _____Glossary:1) Lasts:continues for a particular period of time.2) Toss:throw carelessly3) Haul.Distance or route which one travels in particular journey4) Counts:consider in a particular way

Winning is fun.Sure.But winning is not the point.Wanting to win is the point.Not giving up s the point.Never being satisfied with what youve done is the point.Never letting up is the point.Never letting anyone down is the point.

Play to win.Sure.But lose like a champion.Because its not winning that counts.What counts is trying.

A6. Prepare a poster You know, for success, trying is important along with many other things. Complete the following with your own expressions.

What counts is trying What counts is ________ What counts is ________ What counts is ________ What counts is ________

A7. Vocabulary:Work in pairs and match the phrases/idioms given under column A with their meanings given under column B.

Column AColumn B1. Turn upa. in order to help somebody2. Giving upb. to accept something3. Letting upc. happen especially by chance4. Letting anyone downd. it happens5. For ones sakee. continue to be in a place6. Take what comesf. accept something7. Played outg. failing to help or support8. Stay forh. stop trying to do something9. Run withi. making less efforts

A8. The point:Read the poem and complete the following. You may work in pairs.Go through the poem and write down.What is the pointwhat is not the point to*_______ _________ *_______ _________ _________ _________

A9. Read the poem and answer the following questions:1. What cannot be predicted?2. What kind of a game is life, according to the speaker?3. Is the speaker talking only about the game? What else is he talking about?4. What is the parent preparing the child for?5. How is the parent preparing the child to be ready to accept defeat in his life?6. What is the significance of the title of the poem?7. Winning is not the point. Why, do you think, the poet says so?8. Imagine that you are about to appear for your Board Exam/any competitive exam. How would your parents encourage you?9. What message does the poet want to give?10. What will you do when you are o the verge of losing any match?

A10. RepetitionSearch for the lines that are repeated and write them. Now discuss with your partner the following and write: Purpose of the repetition Effect of the repetition Look at the punctuation Call it as Repetition A11. Sound alike.Find the words following each other with a similar sound. Write them and discuss with your partner the following and write. Purpose Effect Call it as AlterationA12. Comparison.Life is a game1. What is compared to what?2. What is common in both?3. Why is such a comparison made?4. What is the effect when you compare?5. Is it direct comparison?6. What is it called?7. Discuss with your friend the above questions and write your responses.A13. Comparison Lose like a champion1. What is compared to what?2. What is common in both?3. Why is such a comparison made?4. What is the effect when you compare?5. Is it direct comparison?6. What is it called?7. Discuss with your friend the above questions and write your responses.8. Compare A12 with A139. Frame your own responses10. Lose like a ..A14. Read Read the poem again and complete the following statements:1. Lot of things in life, according to the poet, depend on __ __ __2. The poet is talking about ___ and not about__ __3. According to the poet life is a __ __ __ game,4. Winning is not the point says the poet but __ __ __ __ __ to win is the point.5. The poet wants us to lose like a __ __ __ __ __ __ __.

A15. There are many similarities and differences between life and Sports, categorize them into two balloons.Two BalloonsSportsLife

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