GSEB Std 7 English Sem 1 Unit 3 The Guardians of the Green Solution | ધોરણ 7 અંગ્રેજી

3 THE GUARDIANS OF THE GREEN

GLOSSARY (Vocabulary)

Word (English - Meaning)	Synonym (સમાનાર્થી)	Antonym (વિરોધી)
a plastic recycling unit - પ્લાસ્ટિક પુનઃઉપયોગ એકમ	plastic reuse facility	-
a rainwater harvesting system - વરસાદના પાણીના સંગ્રહની વ્યવસ્થા	water collection system	-
announced - જાહેર કર્યું	declared, proclaimed	concealed, hid
annual - વાર્ષિક	yearly	-
aware of - થી માહિતગાર હોવું	conscious, mindful	ignorant, unaware
banned - પ્રતિબંધિત	prohibited, forbidden	allowed, permitted
cardamom - એલચી	spice	-
cheap - સસ્તું	inexpensive, low-cost	expensive, costly
confidently - આત્મવિશ્વાસપૂર્વક	boldly, assuredly	nervously, doubtfully
conservation - સંરક્ષણ	preservation, protection	destruction, waste
crushed - ભુક્કો કર્યો	mashed, squashed	intact, whole
curious - જિજ્ઞાસુ	inquisitive, interested	uninterested, indifferent
damaged - નુકસાન થયેલ	broken, harmed	repaired, perfect
divide - ભાગ કરવા	separate, split	unite, combine
fried - તળેલું	deep-fried, cooked	raw, uncooked
garbage - કચરો	trash, waste	valuables, treasure
hardships - મુશ્કેલીઓ	difficulties, struggles	comforts, ease
headquarters - વડુમથક, રાજધાની	main office, base	branch
heritage - વારસો	legacy, inheritance	-
huge - વિશાળ	enormous, massive	tiny, small
immediately - તરત જ	instantly, promptly	later, eventually
impact - અસર	effect, influence	-
innovative - નવોત્તર	inventive, original	traditional, uncreative
jaggery - ગોળ	cane sugar, sweet	-
lectures - પ્રવચન	speeches, talks	-
leftovers - બાકી રહેલ / બચી ગયેલ / વધેલું	remains, remnants	whole, finished
meadows - ઘાસના મેદાનો	pastures, grasslands	-
means of communication - સંદેશાવ્યવહારના માધ્યમો	ways of contact, media	-
medicinated - દવાવાળું	medicated, healing	-
nervous - ચિંતિત	anxious, tense	calm, confident
organic farm - જૈવિક ખેતી	chemical-free agriculture	-
palm - હથેળી	hand surface	-
pleasant - ખુશનુમા/સુખદ	enjoyable, nice	unpleasant, awful
polite - વિનમ્ર	courteous, respectful	rude, impolite
poverty - ગરીબાઈ	destitution, poorness	wealth, richness
public toilets - જાહેર શૌચાલય	washroom, restroom	private bathroom
queue - હરોળ	line, row	-
reduce - ઘટાડો	decrease, lessen	increase, expand
renewable energy - નવીનીકરણીય ઊર્જા	sustainable energy	non-renewable energy
reuse - પુનઃઉપયોગ	recycle, use again	discard, waste
ripe - પાકેલ	mature, ready	raw, unripe
shape - આકાર આપો	form, mold	-
statue - મૂર્તિ	sculpture, figure	-
streets - શેરીઓ	roads, avenues	-
surroundings - આસપાસનું	environment, vicinity	-
sustainable - ટકાઉ	maintainable, eco-friendly	unsustainable
thumb - અંગૂઠો	digit	-
tiny - ખૂબ નાનું	small, miniature	huge, massive
tough dough - કઠણ લોટ	stiff batter	soft dough
unique - અજોડ	one-of-a-kind, rare	common, ordinary
well-maintained - સુ-વ્યવસ્થિત	well-kept, orderly	neglected, unkempt
wheat flour - ઘઉંનો લોટ	wholemeal	-
wrist - કાંડું	carpus	-

LISTENING

PRACTICE

6. Find from the given box:

1. night - fight
2. right - night
gum - some
4. mill - hill - will
4. building - building (As given in text)

5. Complete the table:

Example: Patel colony
1. old bridge
2. new hill road
2. market - market
3. school - school
3. s.p. road
4. merry market
5. green field

A. Answer the questions:

1. What is the map about?

Ans. b. town

2. Where will the tiny roads go?

Ans. - The tiny roads will go up and down and left and right.

3. Have you ever visited a market? With whom?

Ans. I have visited market with my parents.

4. Complete the words using a, e, i, o, u:

1. road - road
2. market - market
3. school - school
4. building - building

PRACTICE

A. Answer the questions:

1. Where did Dhirendrabhai live?

Ans. - Dhirendrabhai lived in a big city.

2. What did Ravish see in Sukhpur?

Ans. - Ravish saw big river, dogs, parrots, crow, cat and a rabbit.

3. Was Uttambhai poor? Why?

Ans. No, Uttambhai is not poor because he lived very happy and healthy life.

4. Real happiness comes only from a ground house and a big car. True or false?

- false

5. Match 'A' with 'B':
1. hardships
2. value
3. happiness
4. huge
5. rich

1. d (difficulties)
2. a (worth)
3. e (feeling joy)
4. b (very big)
5. c (having a lot of money and prosperity)

B. Find and write sentence with the following punctuation marks from the story:

Find punctuation marks: ? , . , "" , !

1. ? - Did you get well?
2. . - My eyes always burn in it.
3. , - A week later, he went to pick up his son.
4. "" - "Tell me son, did you get well?"
5. ! - look! How red I have become in a week.

READING

PRACTICE

A. Replace the underline words and recite the stanza:

All things bright and colourful,
All creature big and small,
All things nice and wonderful,
The God created them all.

B. Answer the questions:

1. Who made all things bright and beautiful?

Ans.- God made all things bright and beautiful.

2. What did God make for the bird?

Ans. God made tiny wings (and glowing colors) for the birds.

3. What brightens up the sky?

Ans. The sunset and the morning brightens up the sky.

4. Match the pairs:

Fruits - ripe, wind - cold, birds - singing, trees - tall

5. Where do the tall trees grow?

Ans. The tall trees grow in the greenwood.

6. Classify the words in the given table: Natural / Man made

Natural: Tree, cow, star, mountain, river
Man made: Table, pen, radio, car, swimming pool

7. Complete the mind-map as per the example: OUR SENSES

TASTE: fruits, vegetables
SMELL: Flowers, wet earth / fresh rain
SIGHT: Rainbows, stars, bright green trees
HEAR: birds chirping, flowing river waves
TOUCH: Soft green grass, cool river water

PRACTICE

A. Answer the questions:

1. What was the theme of Vidisha's science project?

Ans. b. clean and green village

2. Write innovative solutions given in Vidisha's project?

Ans. The innovative solutions included:
- Solar panel for clean power.
- A plastic recycling unit.
- A rainwater harvesting system.
- Organic farms using modern eco-friendly techniques.

3. Complete the table: Vidisha's Project vs Your Dream Project

Vidisha's Project:
1. Plastic recycling unit
2. Rain water harvesting system
3. Organic farm

Your Dream Project:
1. E-waste management and gadget recycling center.
2. Smart drip-irrigation network and greywater filtration.
3. Vertical rooftop hydroponic gardens using solar sensors.

B. Underline similar sentences from the story:

Underline matching sentences:

1. She was nervous but firm to showcase her project to a wider audience.
"She was a bit nervous but excited to present her model to more people."

2. Vidisha's school companions and teacher were inspired by her work.
"Her project inspired other school. The school started using some of her ideas."

3. She worked hard on her project for many days.
"She spent several weeks researching and working on her idea."

4. Her project indicated all the facilities for green and clean village.
"Her model included solar panels for power, a plastic recycling unit, a rain water harvesting system and organic farms using modern techniques."

C. Complete the words:

project - project
smart - smart
village - village
school - school

WRITING

A. Label the message to the most appropriate picture:

(Students will label based on textbook images)

B. Study the poster and write sentences about it:

1. We must turn off the lights when leaving a room.
2. We should actively practice the three R's: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.
3. We can utilize wind energy as a safe and clean source of power.
4. We used to work tighter to protect and save our earth.

C. Write a text message to your friend inviting him/her to your home for pooja:

Hey, Sunday we are hosting a pooja at our home this Sunday at 5:00 pm. I would absolutely love for you to join us, participate in the prayers, an have dinner with us afterwards.
Please try to come! See you soon.

LANGUAGE FUNCTION

A. Complete the table as per the given example:

Match the instructions:

1. Go -> Go upstairs (d. upstairs)
2. Brush -> Brush your teeth regularly (c. your teeth regularly)
3. Switch off -> Switch off your mobile (g. your mobile)
4. Follow -> Follow the instructions (a. the instructions)
5. Drive -> Drive slowly (b. slowly)
6. Do not -> Do not waste water (f. waste water)
7. Clean -> Clean your room (e. your room)

B. Classify the instructions in the following table:

School	Home	Public Places
Stand in a queue sit properly take off your shoes don't talk when others speak	Go and bring 1 kg potato. turn off the lights close the door	Keep quite don't smoke use green and blue dustbins don't throw rubbish and there switch off your mobile don't shout book your tickets here wait for your turn.

C. Respond to the situations and complete the sentences:

Complete the sentences:

1. Someone is cutting trees. -> don't cut trees.
2. Someone throws garbage on the road. -> use dustbins.
3. Someone puts the taps open. -> turn off the taps.
4. Raj eats food with dirty hands. -> wash hands.

D. Unscramble the words and make meaningful sentences:

Unscramble words:

1. pass/please / salt / the. -> Please pass the salt.
2. your/switch off / phone. -> Switch off your phone.
3. your/forget/keys/ don't. -> Don't forget your keys.
4. eating/your/wash/ before / hands. -> Wash your hands before eating.
5. water/bring/a glass/of/me. -> Bring me a glass of water.
6. that/don't/statue/touch. -> Don't touch that statue.

VOCABULARY

A. Match the hand-washing technique steps with the picture.

(Students will match based on textbook images)

B. Study the picture of different types of dustbins and classify the words given in the brackets:

Wet Waste	Dry Waste	Sanitary Waste	E-Waste
banana peels vegetable waste fruit leftovers	Waste papers plastic bags wooden items glasses wrappers	Used sanitary pads First aid waste Used bandage	battery not working broken calculator damaged clock

C. Complete the word pyramid with the given clues:

Solve the word pyramid clues:

1. Don't stand, SIT.
2. The dog will BITE you. Be careful!
3. Use a pen to WRITE.
4. A cat's baby is a KITTEN.
5. Mother cooks food in a KITCHEN.
6. The headquarters of a country / states is called CAPITAL.
7. When you are ill you go to a HOSPITAL.