Grade 07: Hindi

In this unit, 'Prose reading', you learn to read and summarise. You work with notes, a worked line and a self-mark. You see it, say it, then do it alone.

• Listen first: your teacher or a recording says the new words or sentences from 'Prose reading' twice. You repeat them aloud.
• Notice the pattern: find where the new sound, word form or sentence rule appears in a short text and mark it.
• Use it: read and summarise, first with help, then alone.
• Check and fix: read your work aloud once more; fix one thing you hear is wrong.

Step by step.

1. Step 1, Read the passage I wrote. हमारे स्कूल के पीछे एक छोटा-सा बगीचा है। हर सप्ताह सातवीं कक्षा के विद्यार्थी वहाँ पौधों को पानी देते हैं और सूखे पत्ते हटाते हैं। [Behind our school there is a small garden. Every week seventh-grade students water the plants there and remove dry leaves.]
2. Step 2, Read the rest. पिछले महीने लगाए गए टमाटर अब पकने लगे हैं। इस काम से विद्यार्थियों ने मेहनत और ज़िम्मेदारी का महत्त्व सीखा। [Tomatoes planted last month have now started ripening. Through this work the students learned the value of hard work and responsibility.]
3. Step 3, Find the main idea and key points. Main idea: बगीचे की देखभाल से बच्चे ज़िम्मेदारी सीखते हैं [Caring for the garden teaches children responsibility]. Key points: पानी देना, पत्ते हटाना, टमाटर पकना. Mark these in the passage.
4. Step 4, Write a summary. स्कूल के बगीचे की देखभाल सातवीं कक्षा के विद्यार्थी करते हैं। टमाटर पकने लगे हैं और बच्चों ने मेहनत व ज़िम्मेदारी सीखी। [Seventh-grade students look after the school garden. The tomatoes are ripening and the children learned hard work and responsibility.]
5. Step 5, Fix an error. A student writes a summary as long as the passage and adds मुझे बगीचा बहुत अच्छा लगता है [I like the garden very much]. Correction: a summary is about one third as long, in your own words, with no opinion.
6. Step 6, Your turn: answer what the students do every week and what they learned. Model answer: विद्यार्थी हर सप्ताह पौधों को पानी देते हैं और सूखे पत्ते हटाते हैं। उन्होंने मेहनत और ज़िम्मेदारी का महत्त्व सीखा। [Students water the plants and remove dry leaves every week. They learned the value of hard work and responsibility.]

Activity. About 30 to 40 minutes of class work, then one short practice task for home. Keep evidence: a worked task and a corrected copy.

Standard to meet. Read and summarise: at least 8 of 10 marks on a short task, with one line of reasoning for each answer.

In this unit, 'Grammar: case, sandhi, and sentence parts', you learn to use these in sentences. You work with notes, a worked line and a self-mark. You see it, say it, then do it alone.

• Listen first: your teacher or a recording says the new words or sentences from 'Grammar: case, sandhi, and sentence parts' twice. You repeat them aloud.
• Notice the pattern: find where the new sound, word form or sentence rule appears in a short text and mark it.
• Use it: use these in sentences, first with help, then alone.
• Check and fix: read your work aloud once more; fix one thing you hear is wrong.

Step by step.

1. Step 1, Case (कारक) shows the role of a noun using small words: ने, को, से, के लिए, का/की/के, में, पर. Examples: लड़के ने आम खाया। [The boy ate a mango.] माँ ने बच्चे को दूध दिया। [Mother gave milk to the child.] मैं पेंसिल से लिखता हूँ। [I write with a pencil.]
2. Step 2, More cases. पेड़ से पत्ता गिरा। [A leaf fell from the tree.] लड़की का भाई स्कूल में है। [The girl's brother is in school.] मेज़ पर किताब है। [There is a book on the table.] Name each word and its role: का shows relation, में shows place.
3. Step 3, Learn sandhi (joining of sounds). विद्या + आलय = विद्यालय [school], पुस्तक + आलय = पुस्तकालय [library], सूर्य + उदय = सूर्योदय [sunrise], महा + उत्सव = महोत्सव [grand festival]. Say each pair, then the joined word.
4. Step 4, A consonant sandhi: सत् + जन = सज्जन [good person], उत् + नति = उन्नति [progress]. Break the word the other way too: विद्यालय = विद्या + आलय. Then find parts of a sentence: लड़का (doer) आम (object) खाता है (action).
5. Step 5, Fix an error. A student writes लड़के ने रोटी खाया। Correction: लड़के ने रोटी खाई। because with ने the verb agrees with the object रोटी, which is feminine. Also write पुस्तक + आलय as पुस्तकालय, not पुस्तकआलय.
6. Step 6, Your turn: write a sentence with ने and का, then join देव + आलय. Model answer: लड़की ने भाई का बस्ता उठाया। देव + आलय = देवालय [temple]. [The girl lifted her brother's bag.] Check ने with the past verb.

Activity. About 30 to 40 minutes of class work, then one short practice task for home. Keep evidence: a worked task and a corrected copy.

Standard to meet. Use these in sentences: at least 8 of 10 marks on a short task, with one line of reasoning for each answer.

In this unit, 'Poetry', you learn to read and explain. You work with notes, a worked line and a self-mark. You see it, say it, then do it alone.

• Listen first: your teacher or a recording says the new words or sentences from 'Poetry' twice. You repeat them aloud.
• Notice the pattern: find where the new sound, word form or sentence rule appears in a short text and mark it.
• Use it: read and explain, first with help, then alone.
• Check and fix: read your work aloud once more; fix one thing you hear is wrong.

Step by step.

1. Step 1, Read the lines I wrote. दीपक जला है अँधेरी रात में, कहता है जग से, मैं अकेला नहीं हूँ। हर किरण मेरी दूसरों की राह है, जो बाँटता है उजाला, वही महान है। [A lamp burns in the dark night, saying, I am not alone. Each ray is another's path; one who shares light is great.]
2. Step 2, Understand the words. दीपक [lamp], जग [world], किरण [ray], राह [path], उजाला [light], महान [great]. Write each meaning and read again. Notice the poem has no strict rhyme, so it is read by its meaning and rhythm.
3. Step 3, Find the symbols. The lamp stands for a helpful person; the dark night stands for difficulty or ignorance; light stands for kindness and knowledge. Write: दीपक उस व्यक्ति का प्रतीक है जो दूसरों की मदद करता है। [The lamp is a symbol of a person who helps others.]
4. Step 4, Explain the message. कवि कहता है कि सच्ची महानता अपना सुख बाँटने में है। [The poet says true greatness lies in sharing one's happiness.] Point to the last line as the key line. Identify personification: the lamp speaks like a person.
5. Step 5, Fix an error. A student explains only that a lamp burns at night. Correction: that is the literal meaning; add the deeper meaning: the lamp shows a person who gives help, so the poem is about sharing and kindness.
6. Step 6, Your turn: say what the dark night stands for and what the poem teaches. Model answer: अँधेरी रात मुश्किल समय का प्रतीक है। कविता सिखाती है कि हमें दूसरों के जीवन में उजाला बाँटना चाहिए। [The dark night stands for a difficult time. The poem teaches that we should share light in the lives of others.]

Activity. About 30 to 40 minutes of class work, then one short practice task for home. Keep evidence: a worked task and a corrected copy.

Standard to meet. Read and explain: at least 8 of 10 marks on a short task, with one line of reasoning for each answer.

In this unit, 'Letters and applications', you learn to write formal letters. You work with notes, a worked line and a self-mark. You see it, say it, then do it alone.

• Listen first: your teacher or a recording says the new words or sentences from 'Letters and applications' twice. You repeat them aloud.
• Notice the pattern: find where the new sound, word form or sentence rule appears in a short text and mark it.
• Use it: write formal letters, first with help, then alone.
• Check and fix: read your work aloud once more; fix one thing you hear is wrong.

Step by step.

1. Step 1, Learn the layout of a formal application. Start with सेवा में [To], then प्रधानाचार्य महोदय [The Principal, Sir], then the school and town. Next comes the subject line, विषय:, and then the greeting महोदय [Sir]। Formal letters have no personal chatting, so stay brief and respectful.
2. Step 2, Write the subject line so the reader knows the point at once. विषय: तीन दिन के अवकाश हेतु प्रार्थना-पत्र [Subject: application for three days' leave]। Underline it. The subject line names the request in one phrase, never a full story.
3. Step 3, Write the body. सविनय निवेदन है कि मुझे तेज़ बुखार है, इसलिए मैं 12 नवंबर से 14 नवंबर 2026 तक विद्यालय नहीं आ सकूँगा [I humbly submit that I have a high fever, so I will not be able to attend school from 12 to 14 November 2026]। That is three days, counting both dates.
4. Step 4, Close properly. अतः आपसे प्रार्थना है कि मुझे तीन दिन का अवकाश प्रदान करें [So I request you to grant me three days' leave]। आपका आज्ञाकारी शिष्य, अमित, कक्षा सात, दिनांक: 11 नवंबर 2026 [Your obedient student, Amit, class seven, dated 11 November 2026]।
5. Step 5, Compare a second formal letter, to an editor: सेवा में, संपादक महोदय, विषय: गली में कूड़े की समस्या [Subject: the problem of rubbish in our street]। Close with भवदीय [Yours faithfully]। Common errors: using तुम instead of आप, casual greetings, and a missing subject line.
6. Step 6, Your turn: write the subject line, body and closing for two days' leave, 20 to 21 November 2026, for a family function. Model answer: विषय: दो दिन के अवकाश हेतु प्रार्थना-पत्र। सविनय निवेदन है कि पारिवारिक समारोह के कारण मैं 20 और 21 नवंबर को नहीं आ सकूँगा। कृपया अवकाश दें। आपका शिष्य।

Activity. About 30 to 40 minutes of class work, then one short practice task for home. Keep evidence: a worked task and a corrected copy.

Standard to meet. Write formal letters: at least 8 of 10 marks on a short task, with one line of reasoning for each answer.

On the slide: L1 Basic · Greetings and first words

Notes: Greet people politely, say your name and name five family members in Hindi. Notes: teach नमस्ते (namaste, hello) and मेरा नाम ... है (mera naam ... hai, my name is ...) by ear; learners greet a partner and point to family photos while saying each word.

On the slide: L2 Awareness · The Devanagari script

Notes: Recognise the vowels and first consonants of Devanagari and copy them neatly under the top line. Notes: show how letters hang from a horizontal line, then write क (ka) with correct stroke order; learners find it in three printed words and read each one aloud.

On the slide: L3 Foundation · Simple sentences and postpositions

Notes: Read and write short sentences with verb at the end and use postpositions such as में (in) and पर (on). Notes: model किताब मेज़ पर है (kitaab mez par hai, the book is on the table); learners make five sentences about a classroom and draw each one.

This course: Grade 07 Hindi is at this level. Its units include Prose reading; Grammar: case, sandhi, and sentence parts; Poetry; Letters and applications.

On the slide: L4 Practitioner · Daily conversation and tenses

Notes: Hold a short conversation about daily life using present, past and future tenses with correct gender agreement. Notes: contrast वह जाता है (he goes) with वह जाती है (she goes); learners ask a partner what they did yesterday, then write six sentences marking each verb ending.

On the slide: L5 Specialist · Reading, writing and register

Notes: Read a news article and write a formal letter of about 200 words, choosing between polite and casual forms. Notes: compare आप, तुम and तू (you, three levels of respect) in one dialogue; learners rewrite it for a teacher, a friend and a child.

On the slide: L6 Advanced · Literature and linguistics

Notes: Analyse a Hindi poem or story for theme, form and vocabulary origins, and write a critical essay in Hindi. Notes: use a short poem; learners sort ten words into Sanskrit-derived, Persian-derived and English-derived, then argue in 500 words how word choice shapes tone.

On the slide: L7 Super expert · Research, translation and teaching

Notes: Design a research or translation project on Hindi language or literature, justify the method and present findings to peers. Notes: pick a topic such as code-switching in advertising; collect forty examples, classify them, discuss limits of the sample, and have a fluent reviewer check every claim.