6 the wonderful words

1. THE WONDERFUL WORDS poet : MARRY O’NEILL Prepared by : Mr. S.A.Siddiqui (TGT ENG.) Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya , Nabarangpur , Odisha

2. POEM : Never let a thought shrivel and die For want of a way to say it For English is a wonderful game And all of you can play it. All that you do is match the words To the brightest thoughts in your head So that they come out clear and true And handsomely groomed and fed- For many of the loveliest things Have never yet been said.

3. Words are the food and dress of thought They give it its body and swing And everyone’s longing today to hear Some fresh and beautiful thing ; But only words can free a thought From its prison behind your eyes May be your mind is holding now A marvellous new surprise ! M ARY O ’ N EILL

4. O B J E C T I V E : To make the children well aquainted with the wonderful words and its significance. The wonderful words help everyone to express his views in different ways.

5. WORDS MEANINGS SENTENCES Shrivel Dry up The lips Shrivel in cold. Groom Polish The child should be groomed in his childhood. Swing Movement The good bowlers swing their ball. Longing Desiring She is longing for good result. Marvellous Wonderful English is a marvellous language .

6. Mind is full of thoughts. The people constantly try to translate their thoughts into words. The poet wants these efforts to carry on. No thought should die for lack of proper words.

7. English is a wonderful language as well as a wonderful game. New thoughts always come to mind. Sometimes many beautiful thoughts do not find expression. Everyone should try to give his thoughts a body of proper words. Words are the food and dress of thought. They supply the thought its body and energy.

8. Everyone is fond of hearing new and beautiful things . The thoughts are imprisoned in our minds . We can liberate them only with the help of appropriate words.

9. Answer the following Questions : How does a thought shrivel? What is a wonderful game? Where do thoughts lie? What are the food and dress of thought? Where are the thoughts imprisoned?

10. THANK YOU