Class 7 English Unit 1, Learning Together, opens NCERT’s Grade 7 Poorvi textbook (2026-27) with three inspiring selections about curiosity, perseverance and kindness: Kamala Nair’s story The Day the River Spoke, Eleanor Farjeon’s poem Try Again, and the fable Three Days to See.
What Class 7 English Unit 1 Covers
Prose: The Day the River Spoke (by Kamala Nair) tells the story of young Jahnavi in a coastal village who longs to go to school like her brothers Ettan and Ramu; encouraged by the gentle voice of the River, she gathers courage to slip into the classroom and wins her teacher’s and parents’ support.
Poem: Try Again celebrates perseverance and resilience—showing why temporary failure is no disgrace when we keep striving with patience and courage until we succeed.
Prose: Three Days to See (by Helen Keller) reflects on how Helen Keller, though blind and deaf, experiences the beauty of leaves, birds and human kindness through touch and urges sighted people to cherish their five senses.
Exercises in Unit 1
- 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.
Read Class 7 English Unit 1 Online
More Chapters
- Next: Unit 2: Wit and Humour
- All English chapters and the other Class 7 books: Class 7 NCERT books 2026-27
- All Class 1 to 12 NCERT Textbooks: NCERT Books PDF (Class 1–12)
FAQ
What are the three selections in Class 7 English Poorvi Unit 1 (Learning Together)?
Unit 1 contains the story ‘The Day the River Spoke’, the poem ‘Try Again’, and Helen Keller’s reflective essay ‘Three Days to See’.
How does the River help Jahnavi in ‘The Day the River Spoke’?
Seeing Jahnavi cry because she is kept home to mind her younger brothers while yearning to learn, the River advises her to stop being afraid, walk into the school classroom and listen—leading the teacher to convince her father to enrol her.