One student acts out an emotion or quality without speaking
Team members guess the Tamil word
Points awarded for correct guesses
Activity 2: Antonym Matching
Match the opposites:
அன்பு (love) ↔︎ ?
இனிய (pleasant) ↔︎ ?
பெருமை (greatness) ↔︎ ?
இன்பம் (pleasure) ↔︎ ?
Activity 3: Situational Role-play
Create scenarios that involve different emotions and qualities
Students act out the situations using the new vocabulary
Class discusses the appropriate use of words in context
Example Scenario: A student shows சோர்வு (fatigue) after a long day of studying, but their friend encourages them with அன்பு (love) and இனிய (pleasant) words.
Practice Time!
In small groups, create a short story using at least 7 words from today’s lesson.
Example: செருக்கு உடையர் பெருமை பேசினார். அவரது மடமை நகுப ஆனது. இன்பம் இன்மை ஆனது. (The arrogant person spoke of greatness. Their foolishness became laughable. Pleasure became lacking.)
Recap
We learned:
1. Vocabulary for positive and negative human qualities
2. Words related to emotions and states of being
3. How to use these words in context through role-play and storytelling
Homework
Write a paragraph describing a personal experience using at least 10 new words
Create a mind map of the emotions and qualities learned, grouping them by positive, negative, and neutral
Find 5 new words related to human qualities or emotions and share their meanings
Next Lesson Preview
We’ll explore:
- Verbs associated with emotions and qualities
- Compound words using today’s vocabulary
- More complex sentence structures expressing feelings and character traits