Class 7 English Unit 2, Wit and Humour, brings together Hugh Lofting’s classic story Animals, Birds, and Dr. Dolittle, a humorous poem on family and everyday quirks, and the witty play Say the Right Thing.
What Class 7 English Unit 2 Covers
Prose: Animals, Birds, and Dr. Dolittle (by Hugh Lofting) recounts how John Dolittle gives up being a people’s doctor to become a legendary animal doctor after his parrot Polynesia teaches him the ABCs of bird language and animal body language—helping him prescribe green spectacles for a plough horse.
Poem: A Funny Man delights readers with topsy-turvy nonsense imagery and playful rhymes that celebrate joyful humour.
Play: Say the Right Thing follows young Mary as her mother coaches her on polite conversation before Mrs. Harding and Mrs. Lee visit—only for Mary’s literal attempts to ‘say the right thing’ to go hilariously wrong.
Exercises in Unit 2
- Let us discuss and Let us think and reflect comprehension and extract-based questions.
- Let us learn (vocabulary & grammar), Let us listen, Let us speak, Let us write and Let us explore.
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- Next: Unit 3: Dreams and Discoveries
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FAQ
How did Doctor Dolittle learn to talk to animals in Unit 2?
His pet parrot Polynesia explained that animals have their own language using words, ears, feet and tails, and spent a rainy afternoon teaching Doctor Dolittle the Birds’ A.B.C.
What is the main lesson of the play ‘Say the Right Thing’?
It shows with gentle humour how speaking boasts or thoughtless remarks in front of guests creates awkward situations, teaching tact, empathy and polite conversation.