Revision Notes
Class – 3 Environmental Studies
Chapter 7 – Saying Without Speaking
Summary of Saying without Speaking
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.
Image: Sign language: Talking with actions
Dumb Charades
In this chapter, a game is played called dumb charades.
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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.
Solved Examples:
Q 1. Have you ever seen someone expressing themselves through actions?
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Ans: Yes, people who are dumb talk through actions
Q 2. When is it necessary for people to talk in this manner?
Ans: People who are unable to speak talk in this manner.
Q 3. Look for children aged six to eight months in your neighbourhood. What
are their ways of expressing themselves?
Ans: Face expressions and hand gestures are how they speak.
Q 4. Have you ever done something wrong, and your mother understood it
just by glancing at your face?
Ans: Yes, this has happened to me many times.
Q 5. Did you find any problem while acting without speaking?
Ans: Yes, I found it hard to act without speaking.
Word-Meanings:
WORDS MEANING
Sense An organ of the body that responds to something by sending a
organ message to the brain.
Expression The action of making thoughts or feelings.
Action The process of doing something.
Movements An act of moving.
Rumbling A continuous deep, resonant sound.
Leap Jump or spring a long way to a great height with great force.
Tumble Falling suddenly.
Practice Questions:
Q 1. Name some mudras which you can show.
Ans: Some mudras which I can show
1. Flower bud
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2. Flower
3. Snake
4. Fish
Q 2. What can deaf people not do?
Ans: Deaf people cannot hear.
Tips to remember:
Meet some children who are deaf or blind.
Help and love these children.
Try to learn some sign languages.
Visit schools of deaf and dumb people.
Play some games with them.
Ask your teacher to arrange some activities with them.
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