The Story of Munira: I Learn English Book in 7 Models

By Madhavi Malhotra

Dr. Madhavi Malhotra is a poet and a researcher. By simplifying English grammar in a new approach, she evolves as a teacher.
The book is a collection of poems with a new message of love and and exercises written for series of English classes.
Munira opens her window each day to welcome the sun .Goddess Sarasvati inspires her to dance, sing and learn.

She has a deep friendship with the butterfly .In in her mother`s lap she is in fact the butterfly enveloped in the flower.
Her toys teach her meaningful lessons. Munira experiences triumph and defeat while flying kite but learns to smile. Do you think the balloons fulfill their promise to fly her to the sky?
Today Munira is fifteen .Imraan has left for Saudi Arabia and mother is no more.
Is the moon real, she asked but she sees a different light.
On her fathers birthday the butterfly meets a tragic end, leaving a message but
Then hundreds of butterflies arise from amidst the flowers.

Make dialogues
The butterfly loves the flower.
Does the butterfly love the flower?
No the butterfly does not love the flower.
The butterfly loves the flower.
Why does the butterfly love the flower?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Partridge Publishing India
• Release date: Mar 29, 2018
• ISBN: 9781482871265

Madhavi Malhotra

The book is a creative, artistic learning by Dr. Madhavi, a teacher, poet , economist and researcher. Easy English in Seven Models` is her contribution after long years of experimentation. Shikshadeep meaning Light in Learning is her dream to simplify English for all and evolve as a teacher.

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Copyright © 2018 by Dr. Madhavi Malhotra.

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Godddess Saraswati,

Raise me from darkness,

Sing your song,

Play your veena,

I will sing with you,

I will merge with you.

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The Story of Munira

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The butterflies take birth.

Do the butterflies take birth?

How do the butterflies take birth?

In which season do the butterflies take birth?

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How is the moon an illusion?

Why is the moon an illusion?

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There is a little girl.

She is Munira

She lives in a cottage.

She has a kind mother.

There is a temple in the hill.

The temple is old.

The temple bells ring.

The temple has bells.

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There is a little boy.

He is Imraan.

He plays with Munira.

He has a kite.

There is a message.

The message is for Munira.

The butterfly brings the message.

The message has a meaning.

There is a painting on the wall.

The painting is beautiful.

The butterfly visits the painting.

The painting has pots.

There is a butterfly.

The butterfly is colorful.

The butterfly loves the flower.

The butterfly has a message.

Introduction

The Real Problem

A wide section of the Indian population with the exception of a small elite section though learning the English language is unable to speak the language. Those studying in government schools (where education is free) and in remote villages are not comfortable with the language. They are unable to frame a sentence correctly. When they reach the college level, they are again at a disadvantage. Even the students in English medium schools are not free from the problem. Professionals hailing from remote small towns and villages, too, have a difficulty with the language.

Being aware of the problem, a remedial teaching programme was introduced in colleges, which gives extra lectures to those facing the language problem, but is rather implemented ineffectively. The attendance is poor and the course is a repetition of that certain basics taught earlier.

India is a labour-intensive economy, where labour is our asset and labour needs the training to enable our youngsters to penetrate the international market. It is heart-rending to know that a few organisations and NGOs are working in this direction of helping the underprivileged sections. This book lays down a format to work upon.

In this book, I have suggested the Dialogue Method in Seven Models to overcome the problem. It would be an advantage to have a 50-100 marks assessment on the exercises in the book; else, it may not be taken seriously. The models are intended to sort out the confusion and make a road to clear thinking. May the students understand what they learn in its entirety. The teaching methods have been experimented upon, but further experimentation in a wider scene will be fruitful. The authorities have to be convinced about the practical unfolding of the results of the method.

The book is a collection of poems written in a simple language, for series of English classes. These are related to life-experiences of Munira. Munira’s mother leaves her a legacy of poems, her lessons for life. For her, each day begins with welcoming arms to embrace the sun’s rays. Goddess Saraswati inspired her to dance, sing and learn. She experienced triumph and defeat while flying the kite, but also learned to smile. Her toys taught her meaningful lessons The student learns grammar, as he flies on the wings of poetry.

The butterflies take birth, somewhere, on the bosom of the earth and spread the message of love. Munira had a deep friendship with the butterfly and is, in fact, the butterfly enveloped in the everlasting love of the flower. The butterfly, as if, seeking something desperately from the depth of the heart, enclosed. in the flower of the golden vase, and finally lost her breath on a moonlit night. That was the tragic end of the butterfly. Is the moon real, Munira asked but saw a different light. The light was the message from heaven, for the butterfly was a true messenger of God.

On one rainy day, the thief stole into Munira’s cottage, escaped in his raincoat, and was caught later when he narrated his true story in the passive voice. On very special occasions, the Pizza man has a prompt and ready service to serve at Munira’s door. The clouds plan a holiday for Munira, and on the flooded street, Imraan, then, has an adventurous sail to Munira’s cottage. Munira merges with the song of Goddess Saraswati. She sings, and dances in glory with the butterfly from heaven.

I hope, that the reader also wears the wings of poesy, and is transcended into a new world, where Munira lives. The exercises on dialogue making, and identifying the sentences in the model chain would help in the construction of correct meaningful sentences. Smart World, which is a training institute, has adopted the method with good proven results. This is the beginning of a long journey, which the author wishes to tread.

The grammatical dialogues should be practised by writing them several times according to the need of the individual learner.

The tables should be memorised, understood and written for greater clarity.

Best Wishes to every student, learner, teacher and reader.

Dr. Madhavi Malhotra

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introductory Chapter

The Smiling World of Munira

Learn to question

Grammar

1. Simple Inversion Rule to make Questions

2. Exception to the Simple Inversion Rule

3. Introduction to Pronouns

4. Subject, verb, predicate, extension in the form of an adverb or adjective clause.

5. Formulation of four different kinds of sentences

Section-A Group A Models

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Chapter 1

Model A1–Verb Model 1

Poems

1. Prayer to the Fairy of Knowledge

2. The Sun Shines Bright

3. I Thank You, Oh God!

4. It is Raining. I am Getting Wet

5. My Balloons

6. Mother’s Forbidding Finger

Grammar    Pronouns and nouns with the right verb.

1. The change in verb with respect to change in singular and plural.

2. The change in verb with respect to change in the second and third person.

3. Verb Model A1

4. Dialogue Building - Formulation of 17 types of different sentences with their questions and answers

5. Listing of adjectives elaborated in Section B, Chapter 1

6. Formulation of four different kinds of sentences with questions

Chapter 2

Model A2 — The Pizza Man Visits Munira’s Cottage

Verb forms - have, had, had, having

1. I Have Expertise

2. I Have toOrder Pizza

3. I Have to Deliver Pizza

4. I Have a Voice to Answer your Call, My Dear Grandmother

Grammar

1. Verb Model A2

2. Sentences expressing possession, relation, consumption and enjoyment

3. Dialogue Building - Formulation of different types of sentences with their questions and answers

4. Sentences expressing incomplete action, duty and necessary action. Verb forms - have to, had to, will have to, may have to

Model A3 — Sentences expressing action of nature or those happening by norms

Verb forms – get, got, got, getting

Chapter 3

Make do, made do, made do, making do

Poems

1. Munira Flies a Kite –I am flying a Kite

2. The Broken Grill

3. A Visit to a Circus

Grammar

Dialogue Building - Formulation of 17 different types of sentences with their questions and answers

Model A4 - Sentences expressing events and occurrences of nature. Birth, death, full moon, party etc.

Chapter 4

The Verb Forms - take place, took place, taken place

Poems

Munira Meets the Butterfly

1. The Birth of a Butterfly

Grammar

Dialogue Building

Questions and Answers

SECTION-B Group B Models

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Chapter 1

Model B1 - Descriptive Sentences, Verb form is, was, will be, can be, should be___ explain adjectives and common nouns, time and place

Poems

1. My Dear Mother

2. Is the moon an illusion?

3. Sita – I Became aChild once more

4. A Promise to Fulfil

5. A Sage without a Shirt

6. I Can be a Pizza Man

7. A Gift of Love

Grammar

List of adjectives used in the Story of Munira

Dialogue Building

Formulation of four different kinds of sentences with questions

Model B2_Existential Sentences — noun as the object

Chapter 2

Poems

1. Come Butterfly Come! –

The Butterfly Loves Munira’s Mother

The Message of the Butterfly

Imraan Buries a Baby Butterfly

2. Rain Made a Holiday for Munira

Imraan Rows a Boat

A New Sunshine

3. Clouds Play a Game of Hide and Seek

A Two Verb Model

Grammar

Existential Sentences with a noun as the object.

List of nouns used in the story of Munira… Common noun, proper noun, collective noun, material and abstract noun.

Dialogue Building

Questions and Answers

Chapter 3

Model B3 – Passive Sentences - third form of the verb

Poems

1. The Stolen Tomatoes

2. The Pizza was Served

3. The Melody was Played by Lord Krishna

Grammar

Dialogue Building

SECTION C

Learning to Identify

Different Sentences in the Model Chain

Chapter 1

Poems

1. The Return and Departure of the Butterfly—The Message of the Butterfly

The New Light

2. Munira has a Dream-A Choice to Make

3. A Strange Guest at Munira’s Cottage-A Gift and a Kind Offer

4. The Lost Ring-Munira Finds Imraan’s Ring

5. Munira Continues to Smile in Her Evergreen Garden

6. The Painting on the Wall

Grammar

Classification of Sentences

Identifying the sentences to make similar sentences

SECTION D

Tables to Summarise

Chapter 1

Group A Models

Table 1 – Model A1

Exercises on Dialogue Making

Table 2 – Model A2

Exercises on Dialogue Making

Table 3 – Model A3

Exercises on Dialogue Making

Table 4 – Model A4

Exercises on Dialogue Making

TABLE A

Chapter 2

Group B Models

Table 5 – Model B1

Exercises on Dialogue Making

Table 6 – Model B2

Exercises on Dialogue Making

Table 7 – Model B3

Exercises on Dialogue Making

TABLE B

Table A – Summary of Present, Past and Future in the Group A model and B

Table B – Summary of Present, Past and Future in the Group B model

SECTION E

Transformation of Sentences

A Comparative Approach

Chapter 1

Transformation of Sentences from Model A to Model Transformation of sentences from the verb model A to B1 (Descriptive sentences)

Transformation of sentences from the verb model A to B2 (Existential Sentences)

Chapter 2

Transformation of sentences from A to B3 that is from Active to Passive (A to B3)

Listing of verbs used in the poems in their three forms

Chapter 3

Transformation from Direct and Indirect Speech

Table 8 – Conversion of Sentences in Model A1, A2, A3, A4 from Direct to Indirect Speech

Table 9 – Conversion of Sentences in Model B1, B2, B3, B4 from Direct to Indirect Speech

List of Parts of Speech used in the book

Verb 1,8,23,25,73, 83, 84,92,96,99,100,196,207,210,228—239,277

Nouns 16,118,119,122,196,272

Pronouns 11,12,197,252,268

Preposition 148

Adjectives 23,83,88,89,92,96,104,196,268

Adverbs 119

SECTION F

Revision Exercises

TABLE AB    An outline of models in Group A and Group B

Revision of Pronouns

Sentences in A1, A2, A3, A4 — Dialogues on past, present and future

Sentences in B1, B2, B3 — Dialogues on past, present and future

Revision Exercises on Passive Sentences

Five Sentences in a Sequence

Revision of Direct and Indirect Speech

Introductory Chapter

Meet Munira and Imraan

The Smiling World of Munira

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T his is Munira’s little cottage. Her window opens towards the lake, surrounded