Summary: Saying without Speaking | EVS for Class 3 PDF Download

Summary

• This chapter teaches us to say anything without speaking.
• The eyes, ears, tongue, nose, and skin are our five sensory organs.
• Eyes help us see things.
• Ears help in hearing.
• Tongue helps us to taste and speak.
• Nose helps in smell.
• Skin helps in feeling touch.
• It is important to have all sense organs.
• But some people lack some of them.
• Those who cannot see are called blind.
• Deaf people are those who are unable to hear.
• Those that are unable to speak are referred to be dumb.
• So, for such people, there are some facial expressions and techniques so that they can understand us.
  
  Sign Language

Dumb Charades

• In this chapter, a game is played called dumb charades.
• In this game, everyone has to make others understand what they want to say without speaking.
• Divide yourselves into groups of seven.
• Your teacher will distribute a sheet of paper to each group with a situation written.
• Each group will read what is written on it and prepare a silent act.
• Remember that you cannot speak.
• You can express yourself through your face and actions.
• When all groups are ready with their acts, they must perform in front of the other groups one by one.
• The other will have to guess what is being performed.

Learning from the Game and “I have a sister, my sister cannot hear”    

• The majority of us can hear and talk.
• But some people cannot hear or speak.
• These people talk through actions.
• They understand what the other people are saying by studying their lip movements.
• All of us cannot do everything nicely.
• Some of us sing well, others write good stories.
• Some people can quickly climb trees, while others are quick runners.
• Some people have good drawing skills, while others can sing in proper tune.
• We all are different from each other in our ways.
• So we can learn from one other.
• All children who cannot hear and speak also go to school to read and write.
• A girl is talking about her sister, who cannot hear but can do many good things.
• But she can play the piano very nicely.
• She cannot hear the tune, but she understands it.
• Sign language is taught to them in schools.

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