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SAI International School
Grade IX – English
Module 30 - A House is not a home by Zan Gaudioso

Introduction of the Lesson:

The story highlights the thin difference between a house and a
home. While a house is a building where people live, a home is a
place where a family lives together sharing the unique bond of love
and oneness. The narrator’s house gets destroyed by fire and he
gets a new house. Then he realizes that his home is the one built by
the love and affection of his family and loved ones. Love and
affection of one’s family is precious.

Lesson and Explanation

MY first year of high school felt awkward. After leaving junior high at the
head of my class with all the seniority the upper grade levels could afford

me, it felt strange starting over as a freshman. The school was twice as
big as my old school, and to make matters worse, my closest friends

were sent to a different high school. I felt very isolated.

Awkward: strange
freshman: a student in the first year of high school, college or university
Isolated: lonely

As the narrator entered high school, in the first year he felt strange. In

the junior school, he had been the head of the class and had enjoyed

the privileges given to a senior. It was uncomfortable to be a fresher at

the high school. The school was twice as big as the old one and to make

matters worse, his friends had got into other schools. So, he was lonely
too.

I missed my old teachers so much that I would go back and visit them.

They would encourage me to get involved in school activities so that I

could meet new people. They told me that in time I would adjust and