WELCOME
Introduction
Class: Nine
Subject: English First Paper
Unit: One
Lesson: 2
Duration: 45 Minutes
Enlightened Societal Aspects
Knowledge
Figure 2. Acquiring
Figure1. Books -Source
of knowledge
knowledge
Skills
Figure 4. Hands on
activity
Figure 3. Technical and
Vocational Skills Dev.
Attitudes
Figure 5. Helping to cross a
small river
Figure 6. Police helping to
cross a road
Knowledge, skills
and attitudes
Let’s know the meaning of some new words
Constitutio
n
A set of principles by
which a state or an
organization is governed
Executive
Relating to or having the
power to put plans or
actions into effect
Legislativ
e
Having the
make laws
power
to
Let’s know the meaning of some new words
Judicial
Administrative of
justice
Attitude
A feeling or opinion
about something or
someone
Democratic
The principle of political
or social equality for all
i.e. education for all
Look at the pictures and say what they are about:
1. Students in a classroom
acquiring knowledge
2. Students in a study tour to
know culture and history
3. Students in a lab trying to
investigate a theory
4. Students in a group activity
Read the passage
To be a good citizen, you have to prepare
yourself to do good work in society. Well,
then how can you prepare yourself?
First, you need knowledge. Today’s
society is knowledge-based. Without
knowing modern sciences, technologies
including ICT and other necessary
subjects, you will have difficulty living a
good life. The other areas you, as a good
citizen, should have knowledge about are:
our country, its constitution, geography and
people
 our state, its executive and legislative powers
 our judicial system
 our government and its structures and functions
 our history, cultures, traditions, literature, moral
values and religions
 our socio-economic activities and educational
system

Second, you need skills to do things.
Knowledge is not enough. You must be
able to apply your knowledge to do
things practically.
Finally, knowing and doing things will
bring about a change in your behavior
towards others. This behavioural change
will show your attitudes towards others,
that is, it will show how you think and feel
about a person or thing.
You will develop the attitude of freely mixing
and talking with your classmates and
teacher. Your shyness will gradually
disappear.
You will develop the attitude of helping and
cooperating with each other.
You will learn to behave in a democratic
way.
Most
importantly,
these
behavioural
changes taking place in you inside the
classroom will be carried over outside the
classroom, in real-life situations.
Choose the best answer from the alternatives
1. The word ‘structure’ meansi) Ethical belief
ii) traditions
iii) Forms
iv) functions
2. The phrase ‘knowledge-based’ meansi)Founded on knowledge ii) bounded on knowledge
iii) abounded with knowledge iv) associated with
knowledge
3) Behavioural change will show youri) Skills to do things
ii) knowledge to do things
iii) Attitudes towards others
iv) Ability to do good work
4. Which of the followings best reflects the message of the
passage?
i) Behavioural changes ii) knowledge about a country
iii) Preparation for being a good citizen iv) group work more
5) The word ‘moral values’ refers to –
i) Mathematical values ii) social values
iii) sports principles
iv) ethical values
6) We must be able to apply our knowledge to do thingsi) Virtually ii) skillfully iii) clearly
iv) practically
7) What is the main purpose of the author of the passage?
i) To highlight how be a good student
ii) To highlight how to be a good teacher
iii) To state how to be a good citizen
iv) To sketch how to be a good leader
a) ‘Knowledge is not enough’ – explain the statement in 2/3
sentences .
Ans. The statement is appropriate. Although society
is knowledge based, mere knowledge is not enough.
Skills are needed to do things. Application of
knowledge is very important to do things practically.
Knowing and doing things can bring a change in
one’s behavior towards others. Therefore only
knowledge is not enough to do good work in society.
b) What is a group work?
Ans. Group work is a kind of activity done by a
number of people together in co-operation.
Fill in the gaps with suitable words
One needs to take a good a)-------------------preparation to
be a good citizen. Since today’s society is
knowledge-based, one needs to acquire
knowledge about science, technologies
including ICT. Besides gaining knowledge, one
needs to know how to use them b)--------------practically
-------. All these will bring about a change in c)--------------------. This change in behavior will
attitudes
show one’s attitudes d)-----------------others. It
towards
will e)------------------how one thinks and feels
show
about a person.
Pair work
Look at the pictures and tell what they are about.
Food
Shelter
What do you need in addition to food,
shelter, accompany? Make a list except
these.
Accompany
Grammar Focus
Although the man is rich, he is
unhappy.
Finally, we won the match.
What do the two italic words Although and Finally indicate?
Linking words help us to connect ideas and sentences so that people can
follow our ideas.
Let’s know about some examples of linking words:
Sequencing ideas
.
The former, … the latter, Firstly, secondly,
finally, The first point is, Lastly, The following
Example: Firstly, … secondly, … finally (or lastly)
are useful ways to use our times .
Group Work
Write and tell how K (Knowledge), S (Skills) and A (Attitudes)
can be shown in the following topics:
Group A
Orsaline
Group B
Debate
Group C
E-mail
Evaluation
1. What do you mean by knowledge?
2. Why should you acquire different facts of learning?
3. What will happen if you share with your friends of your problems and
prospects?
4. How will you make illiterate people aware to cast their votes to the
corrupt free people?
Home work
Write a paragraph about
‘How to be a good citizen’
Thank you