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One of the three classes in the school. Pens and
paper are not provided by the school so only the
lucky children have what they need.
Image: 083 Education Class
© Ann Adams at Keynotes Education cbn
Inside the school is one big room and the
classes are divided up by wooden partitions.
Imagine how loud it could get in there!
Image: 084 Education School
© Ann Adams at Keynotes Education cbn
Waving goodbye after our visit.
Image: 085 Education Goodbye
© Ann Adams at Keynotes Education cbn
Making clothes at one of Indias many
garment factories.
Image: 024 Jobs Sewing
© Ann Adams at Keynotes Education cbn
A small private ceremony
devoted to the God Ganesh.
Image: 046 Temple Ceremony
© Ann Adams at Keynotes Education cbn
These women are waiting to go into
Temple Studies classes.
Image: 047 Temple Studies
© Ann Adams at Keynotes Education cbn
Name: ____________________________
India
8
HOMES IN CHEMBAKOLLI, KOCHI AND HERE
Compare the homes in the village of Chembakolli, city of Kochi and here by finishing the table.
Chembakolli Kochi Here
_______________________
Homes have more than
Homes have lots of
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one room
rooms
No electricity
______________________
_____________________
_______________________
Running water
_____________________
Must boil water first
Have to buy bottled water
_____________________
_______________________
Corrugated iron roofs
Slates on roofs
_______________________
Some have TV
_____________________
No fridge or freezer
Some have a fridge
_____________________
No toilet or shower
Basic showers and toilet
_____________________
_______________________
Glass in windows
Double glazing
_______________________
Most homes are waterproof
_____________________
Wash clothes in bucket
Wash clothes in sink
_____________________
Draw your home here or use the back of the sheet.
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India 13
Name: ____________________________
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF MANJUBALA AGED 9
My name is Manjubala which means
beautiful girl! My family and I live in a
house made from mud and straw in rural
Southern India. I have two brothers and
a grandmother who also lives with us.
Everyday we get up at sunrise. There are
lots of jobs to do. I help my mother with
the cleaning, cooking on the open fire
and with the fetching of water. We collect
our water from the village tap which is
15 minutes walk away. Sometimes I have
to do this over 6 times a day as I can
only carry one big pot at a time.
My brothers and I have some boiled rice
before we head off for school. It takes
nearly an hour to walk there. We learn
about hygiene, growing food, boiling
water as well as maths and literacy.
Knowing all this extra information about
how to live more healthily means we
don’t get sick so often now and fewer
people die young.
After school we race home and change
out of our school uniform. I know I am
a very lucky girl as I get to go to school.
It costs a lot of money to go to school so
now we have to do more chores. I feed
and clean out the chickens, help wash
clothes and my brothers take the goats
out grazing. At 6pm we all sit down and
eat dinner. We eat rice with every meal
and if we are lucky we get vegetables or
fruit too.
Before we go to bed we play outside. The
boys play football and I like to skip with
the other girls. As it gets dark we all go
to sleep on the floor of our house.
Things to do!
On the back of this sheet write five statements that compare your life to the life
that Manjubala has.
E.g. Manjubala cooks on an open fire but I use a microwave oven.
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India 10
Name: ____________________________
CHEMBAKOLLI - FOOD IN INDIAN VILLAGES
Chembakolli is a very poor village in the hilly Tamil Nadu state of Southern India.
Nearly all food is eaten with the fingers and is often served on banana leaves rather
than on plates. As the staple diet is rice, steamed rice will be served along with a
variety of vegetable dishes like sambar or curry.
The people of Chembakolli regularly eat:
1. Rice
2. Fruit
3. Vegetables
4. Bread - Nann
5. Lentils
6. Spices such as ginger, garlic, coriander, cloves, pepper and cumin.
The people of Chembakolli sometimes eat:
1. Chicken
2. Mutton
3. Eggs
Food in Tamil Nadu is generally classified into six tastes. These tastes are sweet,
sour, salty, bitter, pungent and astringent. Each dish obtains its taste from different
ingredients such as the ones listed below.
• Sweet (Milk, butter, sweet cream, wheat, rice and honey)
• Sour (Limes, lemons, yogurt, mango and tamarind)
• Salty (Salt or pickles)
• Bitter (Bitter gourd, greens of many kinds and turmeric)
• Pungent (Chilli peppers, ginger, black pepper, cloves and mustard)
• Sharp/Astringent (Beans, lentils and vegetables like cauliflower and cabbage)
PROJECT: Write down how the food you eat compares to the food typically eaten in
Tamil Nadu. Cut out pictures from magazines to illustrate what you write.
Name these tropical fruits
You can check if you are right by looking at Page 16.
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