Practical English Book 1 - 1921 Author:William D. Miller Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Lesson 9 October If no one told you, how should you know that it is October? In what ways is October different from September? How do the weather, the l... more »ength of days, the leaves and flowers of October all differ from those of September? Tell all the ways that you can think of. Have you noticed the October sunsets? If you see a beautiful sunset, tell the class about it the next day. Here is a beautiful poem that tells you about October. Does it tell the things that you thought of? Learn to repeat the poem. In what ways do the fall days differ from the days in spring? What month in spring is October most like? Tell why these months are alike. MOVING PICTURES —A PROJECT 35 OCTOBER'S SUNSHINE A tingle in the air so clear, That's how we know October's here. A golden bloom on peach and pear, And sunshine everywhere. A world of leaves, a golden haze, The woods with sunset tints ablaze, What makes October's days so fair? There's sunshine, sunshine everywhere. Selected. Lesson 10 Moving Pictures Do you like to see moving pictures? How should you like to have real moving pictures in your schoolroom? To-day you may act a story without talking, just like the moving pictures. Then your teacher will choose a few pupils to prepare and to act a story for the next lesson, and the others in the class may see if they can tell the story from seeing it acted. Farmer Brown's Apples is the story that you or some of your classmates may act to-day. First you must read the story; then your teacher will choose the ones to take part in the play. Remember that you are not to speak at all, but you must act every part so that those who are watching the play will see the whole story just as you do in moving pictures. FARMER BROWN'S APPLES Farmer Brown had a la...« less