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ENGLISH
ACTIVE AND
L-6 Tansen and
PASSIVE VOICE
Deepak Raga
Learning Objectives
At the end of the chapter, the students will be able:
• To read the lesson with correct pronunciation, stress, intonation and
articulation of voice.
• To comprehend the story based on the theme of childhood.
• To recall factual details from the story to answer questions.
• To answer extrapolative questions.
• To develop comprehensive and composition skills.
• To enrich their vocabulary and effectively express in sentences.
• To develop communicative skills.
• To remove inhibition of students by inspiring them to communicate in English.
• To speak about helping at home.
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About the author

• Johanna Louise Spyri (12 June 1827 – 7 July 1901) was a

Swiss author of novels, notably children's stories, and is
best known for her book Heidi. Born in Hirzel, a rural area
in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland.
• In 1852, Johanna married Bernhard Spyri. Bernhard was a
lawyer. Whilst living in the city of Zürich she began to write
about life in the country. Her first story, A Leaf on Vrony's Grave,
which deals with a woman's life of domestic violence, was
published in 1880; the following year further stories for both
adults and children appeared, among them the novel Heidi,
which she wrote in four weeks. Heidi tells the story of
an orphan girl who lives with her grandfather in the Swiss Alps,
and is famous for its vivid portrayal of the landscape.
• Her husband and her only child, both named Bernhard, both
died in 1884. Alone, she devoted herself to charitable causes
and wrote over fifty more stories before her death in 1901.
 Let’s Recap

Q1. Have you ever stayed with your grandparents?

Q2. Did you enjoy it?

Q3. How did you spend the time with them?

Q4. Do you think grandchildren should spend more time with their grandparents?

Q5. How life in the mountains makes one sturdy and healthy?

Q6 Explain the atmosphere in the hills.

 Introduction
• Heidi: Her father Tobias died in a work accident, which was the
last straw for Grandfather and prompted him to live in the
mountain. Later, his wife Adelheid dies of illness, and Adelheid's
sister Dete acts as a Parental Substitute until she dumps Heidi on
the old man.
• The orphan child Heidi first lives with her aunt Dete, but Dete
would like to concentrate on her career. So she brings Heidi to her
grandfather, a queer old man living in an alpine cottage far from
the next village (he is therefore called Alm-Uncle).
 Summary
• In the first chapter the reader is introduced to Heidi, a little girl who has been living
in the Alps with her Aunt after she became an orphan. In the first chapter Heidi's
aunt is taking her to live with her Grandfather because she wants to move to
Frankfurt. Heidi's grandfather is a reclusive old man who lives away from the rest of
the people on the mountain. Also, in this chapter the reader is introduced to Peter a
young goatherd who befriends Heidi. When Heidi's aunt first brings her to her
grandfather he is not very enthusiastic about taking care of the young child, but
Heidi's aunt quickly leaves before he can tell her to keep Heidi with her. That is the
summary of chapter one.
The second chapter begins with Heidi exploring the area around her grandfather's
house. After Heidi is done exploring the area she goes inside the house and starts
getting acquainted with what is inside. Heidi finds a place to sleep and has some food
with her grandfather. At this point the reader can tell that Heidi's grandfather is
starting to like having her there. Heidi gets to meet and play with the goats that her
grandfather owns. This is the end of chapter two.
This story is about six year old Heidi who comes to live
with her grandfather up in the mountains, after the
death of her parents. Do you think she will be happy
with her grandfather and will adjust easily ?
Heidi was enjoying herself in her new surroundings; she looked about
Her, and discovering the goat- shed, peeped in. Nothing could be seen
inside. She continued her search and saw the three fir trees behind
the hut. Here the wind was roaring through the branches, and the
treetops were swaying to and fro. Heidi stood still to listen. After the
wind had ceased somewhat, she walked round the hut back to where
her grandfather was sitting. Seeing that he was in exactly the same
position as when she left him, she stood in front of the old man, and
folded her hands behind her back. Her grandfather looked up and
saw the child standing motionless before him.
“What do you want to do now ?” he asked. Highlights of the paragraphs
“I want to see what’s in the hut,” replied Heidi.
• Heidi came to live with her
Glossary grandfather in the hills .
ceased- (verb) stopped continuing • She enjoyed her new
surroundings.
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“Come then!” and with that the grandfather got up and entered the
cottage. ‘ Take your things along,’ he commanded.
“I do not want them any more,” answered Heidi.
The old man turned and looked searchingly at the child, whose black
eyes were sparkling in expectation a of all the things to come.“She is
not lacking in intelligence,” he muttered to himself. Aloud , he added:
“ Why don’t you need them any more?”
“ I want to go about like the light-footed goats!”
“All right, you can; but fetch the things and we’ll put them in the
cupboard.”
The child obeyed the command. The old man now opened the door,
and Heidi followed him into a fairly spacious room, which covered the Highlights of the paragraphs
whole of the hut. In one corner stood a table and a chair, and in
another the grandfather’s bed. • Heidi wanted to see the hut from
Glossary inside .
muttered- (verb) spoke in a low voice • They entered into a fairly spacious
fetch- (verb) to go and get something room.
spacious- (adjective) having a lot of space
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Across the room a large kettle was suspended over the hearth, and
opposite to it a large door was sunk into the wall. This the grandfather
opened. It was the cupboard, in which all his clothes were kept. In one
shelf were a few shirts, socks and towels; on another a few plates, cups
and glasses; and on the top shelf Heidi could see a round loaf of bread,
meat and cheese. In this cupboard the grandfather kept everything that
he needed. When he opened it, Heidi pushed her things as far behind the
grandfather’s clothes as she could reach. She did not want them found
again in a hurry. After looking around attentively in the room, she asked:
“Where am I to sleep, Grandfather?”
“Wherever you want to,” he replied.
Highlights of the paragraphs
Heidi was delighted. She peeped into all the corners of the room and
looked at every little nook to find a cosy place to sleep. Beside the old
• In the cupboard grandfather had
man’s bed, she saw a ladder.
kept all that he needed .
Glossary • Heidi also kept her things in the
suspended- (adjective) hung cupboard.
hearth- (noun) the floor of a fireplace and the area in front of it • Grandfather asked her to sleep
nook- (noun) a small corner wherever she wanted.
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Climbing up, she arrived at a hayloft, which was filled with fresh and
fragrant hay. Through a tiny round window, she could look far down into
the valley.
“I want to sleep up here,” Heidi called down. “Oh, it’s lovely here. Please
come up Grandfather, and see it for yourself.”
“ I know it,” he said.
“I am making the bed now,” the little girl called out again, while she ran
busily to and fro. ‘Oh, do come up and bring a sheet, Grandfather, for
every bed must have a sheet.
“Is that so?’ said the old man. After a while he opened the cupboard and
rummaged around in it. At last, he pulled out a long, coarse cloth from
under the shirts. It somewhat resembled a sheet, and with this he
climbed up to the loft. Here a neat little bed was already prepared. On
top, the hay was heaped up high so that Heidi’s head would lie opposite Highlights of the paragraphs
the window.
• Heidi decided to sleep in the
Glossary hayloft .
hayloft- (noun) the area at the top of a farm building used for storing hay • She started preparing her bed.
rummaged- (verb) searched among a lot of other things
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The grandfather looked happy with the arrangement. To prevent the hard
floor from being felt, he made the couch twice as thick. Then, he and
Heidi together put the heavy sheet on, tucking the ends in well. Heidi
looked thoughtfully at her fresh, new bed and said,“ Grandfather we have
forgotten something.”
“What?” he asked.
“ I have no cover. When I go to bed, I always creep in between the sheet
and the cover.”
“What shall we do if I haven’t any?” asked the grandfather.
“Never mind, I will just take some more hay to cover me,” and Heidi
reassured him, and was just going to the heap of hay when the old man
stopped her.
“ Just wait a minute,” he said, and went down to his own bed. From it he Highlights of the paragraphs
took a large, heavy linen bag and brought it to the child.
. • Grandfather helped her to prepare
her bed.
Glossary • Heidi asked her grandfather for a
reassured- (verb) to remove the doubts and fears of someone cover.
• He brought her a heavy linen bag.
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‘ Isn’t this better than hay?’ he asked.
The grandfather put the thick cover on the bed while Heidi watched him.
After it was all done, she said: ‘ What a nice bed I have now, and what a
splendid cover! I only wish the evening was here, that I might go to sleep
in it.’
“I think we might eat something first,” said the grandfather, “don’t you
think so?”
Heidi had forgotten everything else in her interest for the bed; but when
she was reminded of her dinner , she noticed how terribly hungry she
really was. She had only a piece of bread and a cup of thin coffee very
early in the morning, before her long journey. Heidi said approvingly: ‘ I
think we might, Grandfather!’ Highlights of the paragraphs
“Let us go down then, if we agree,” said the old man, and followed close
behind her. He went up to the fireplace and put out a kettle to boil. • Heidi was very excited about her
bed.
• Heidi was reminded of dinner.
Glossary
• She realised how terribly hungry
splendid- (adjective) very impressive
she was.
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Then sitting down on a three-legged stool, he kindled a bright fire. When
the kettle was boiling, the old man put a large piece of cheese on a long
iron fork , and held it over the fire, turning it to and fro, till it was golden
– brown on sides. Heidi had watched him eagerly. Suddenly, she ran to
the cupboard. When her grandfather brought a pot and the toasted
cheese to the table, he found it already nicely set with two plates and two
knives and the bread in the middle. Heidi had seen the things in the
cupboard and knew that they would be needed for the meal.
“I am glad to see that you can think for yourself,” said the grandfather,
while he put the cheese on top of the bread, ‘but something is missing
yet.’
Highlights of the paragraphs
Heidi saw the steaming pot and ran back to the cupboard. She returned to
the table with a little bowl and two glasses.
• Grandfather prepared the dinner
‘ You certainly can help yourself! Where shall you sit, though?’ asked the
and Heidi laid the table .
grandfather, who occupied the only chair himself.
• Grandfather was happy to see that
Glossary she could think for herself.
kindled- (verb) started a fire • Grandfather occupied the only
chair he had.
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Heidi flew to the hearth, and bringing back the little stool, sat down on it.
‘Now you have a seat, but it is much too low. Infact, you are too little to
reach the table from my chair. Now, you shall have something to eat at
last!’ and with that the grandfather filled the little bowl with milk. Putting
it on his chair, he pushed it as near to the stool as was possible, and in
that way heidi had a table before her. He commanded her to eat the large
piece of bread and the slice of golden cheese. He sat down himself on a
corner of the table and started his own dinner. Heidi drank without
stopping, for she felt exceedingly thirsty after her long journey. Taking a
long breath, she put down her little bowl.
‘How do you like the milk?’ the grandfather asked her.
‘I never tasted better,’ answered Heidi.
‘Then, you shall have more,’ and with that the grandfather filled the little Highlights of the paragraphs
bowl again. The little girl ate and drank with the greatest enjoyment.
• Heidi sat on the little stool .
• For dinner they had cheese, bread
Glossary and milk.
exceedingly- (adverb) extremely • Heidi ate and drank with the
greatest enjoyment.
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After she was through, both went out into the goat-shed. Here the
old man busied himself, and Heidi watched him attentively while
he was sweeping and putting down fresh straw for the goats to
sleep on. Then, he went to the little shop alongside and fashioned
a high chair for Heidi, to the little girl’s greatest amazement.
‘What is this?’ asked the grandfather.
‘This is a chair for me. I am sure of it because it is so high. How
quickly it was made!’ said the child, full of admiration and wonder.
‘She knows what is what and has her eyes on the right place,’ the
grandfather said to himself, while he walked around the hut,
Highlights of the paragraphs
fastening a nail or a loose board here and there.
• After dinner, grandfather made a
high chair for Heidi .
Glossary • She was full of admiration for
fashioned- (verb) built grandfather.
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He wandered about with his hammer and nails, repairing
whatever was in need of fixing. Heidi followed him at every step
and watched the performance with great enjoyment and
attention.
At last, the evening came. The old fir trees were rustling and a
mighty wind was roaring and howling through the treetops. Those
sounds thrilled Heidi’s heart and filled it with happiness and joy.
She danced and jumped about under the trees, for those sounds
made her feel as if a wonderful thing had happened to her. The
grandfather stood under the door, watching her. Highlights of the paragraphs

• Grandfather wandered about fixing

and repairing his hut .
• The wind was roaring and howling.
Glossary • Heidi was very happy. She danced
thrilled- (verb) to have a sudden feeling of excitement and pleasure and jumped and her grandfather
watched her.
 Grammar used in these paragraphs
1- Let us identify the words with its antonym and synonym

Words Synonym Antonym

ceased stopped

spacious cramped

admiration disgust

suspended hung

delighted happy

mighty tiny
Notice the adjectives for the following nouns
while reading the paragraphs

Adjective Noun
fragrant ma mar hayen
spacious house
large door
tiny window
 Check for Understanding
Answer the following questions-

Q1. Why has Heidi come to stay with her grandfather?

Q2 What does her grandfather think of Heidi?

Q3. Where does she keep her things?

Q4. Where does she choose to sleep?

Q5. What did her grandfather make for Heidi?

True or False

1. Heidi was seven year old girl.

2. Heidi decided to sleep in the hayloft.

Check For Understanding

Choose any
five words
and frame
them into
meaningful
sentences.
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Project work or SEA

Read the novel ‘HEIDI’

and write it’s summary
 Project work or SEA

• Draw a family tree, and discuss its branches.

• Most families are a lot bigger than we tend to perceive. Students

should sit with their grandparents and go over a little family history.

• Make a nice, colourful card for your grandparents and show them how
important they are.
 Extended Activity

• Share old photos and talk about the stories behind them.
• Each photo is worth a thousand words, but often times we don’t know
the real story behind the photos we see. Stick an old photo of your
grandparents and write the story behind it.
Assignment
1.
ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE
ACTIVE VOICE
• DEFINITION
• Generally, we tend to use the active voice – one of the two voices
of verbs (active and passive voice). When the verb of a sentence is in
the active voice, the subject performs the action denoted by the verb.
• Active voice examples:
• She would type the letters.
• I visited my uncle last week.
ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE
PASSIVE VOICE
• DEFINITION
• The passive voice is a grammatical voice of verb where what would be the
object of a corresponding active sentence becomes the subject of a sentence
in the passive voice. The passive voice is formed with the
appropriate tense of the verb to be + past participle.
• Passive examples:
• The letters would be typed by her.
• My uncle was visited by me last week.
• https://www.educaplay.com/learning-resources/1025705-passive_voice.html
(Enhance your vocabulary)
ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE
• We can change active voice into passive voice by making the object in
the active voice the subject in the passive voice.
•
E.g:-1. Our team won the match. [ active voice ]
• The match was won by our team. [ passive voice ]
•
2. The police has arrested all the thieves. [ active voice ]
• All the thieves have been arrested by the police.
• [ passive voice ]
ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE
• How does the object becomes the subject in the passive voice?
•
When a transitive verb has two objects, either the direct or the indirect
object may become the subject of the sentence in the passive voice.

E.g:- 1. Active voice:- I gave her ( indirect object) music lessons(direct object)
• Passive voice:- She was given music lessons by me.
OR
• Music lessons were given to her by me.
Let’s Poll
• Q. State whether this sentence is active voice or passive voice.
•
‘’The government will announce the relief measures.’’
•
a. Active voice
• b. Passive voice
ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE
• The passive voice is generally used when the doer of the action is unknown, unimportant or vague [that is
somebody, they, people, we etc.] In such cases the agent with by is usually omitted as shown in the
sentences given below.
Eg: PASSIVE VOICE ACTIVE VOICE
• 1. He was crowned King [ by them ] They crowned him King.

2. Someone has stolen my watch. . My watch has been stolen

[by someone]

3. We expect good news. . Good news is expected [ by us ]

Check for understanding:- Rewrite the
sentences in the passive voice
• 1.She kept us waiting.
• 2. In summer people use air-conditioners to keep cool.
• 3. They found him guilty of theft.
• 4The headmaster promised us a holiday.
• 5. We expect to get a good result.
• 6. Do not mock the weak.
• 7. One cannot gather grapes from thistles.
• 8. We cannot agree to your proposal.
Check your answers
• 1. We were kept waiting [by her ]
• 2.Air conditioners are used in summer to keep cool.
• 3. He was found guilty of theft.
• 4. A holiday was promised [ to us ] by the headmaster.
• 5. Good result is expected by us.
• 6. The weak must not be mocked.
• 7. Grapes cannot be gathered from thistles.
• 8. Your proposal cannot be agreed to.
Check for understanding:- Rewrite the
sentences in the active voice
• 1.He was made the general manager.
• 2. A new company has been floated.
• 3. The fans were switched off.
• 4. Let this post be advertised.
• 5. They were refused admission.
Check your answers
• 1.They made him general the general manager.
• 2. We have floated a new company.
• 3. Switch off the fans.
• 4.Advertise this post.
• 5. Admission was refused [ to them ].