Download Follow That Dream – NCERT Class 9 English Chapter 8 PDF from the new NCERT Class 9 English book Kaveri (2026-27). Read the chapter online or download the free PDF. Follow That Dream (letter, Irene Chua): a mother writes to her teenage daughter Ming, “By all means follow that dream.”
Follow That Dream PDF – Chapter 8 of Kaveri
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| Chapter | Download | |
|---|---|---|
| Chapter 8 PDF | Follow That Dream | View PDF |
| Full book | NCERT Class 9 English – Kaveri | View Book |
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What Is in Follow That Dream? (Class 9 English Chapter 8)
- Follow That Dream (letter, Irene Chua): a mother writes to her teenage daughter Ming, “By all means follow that dream.”
- She warns that success needs about ten years of focused effort, sacrifice and a support network; for many people dreams stay wishful thinking.
- Life may change a person’s dreams: her own new dream, publishing her book, took ten years to realise.
- Believe in Yourself (poem, Robert Langley): leave the comfort of the status quo, take the hard first step and trust yourself. Always Believe in Yourself (Dorothy Hewitt, extra reading) says the same: persist and think big.
- Language work: -scape words, idioms, the first conditional with an imperative, uses of could, Latin expressions, rhetorical questions; an email and a speech. Listening transcripts are on printed pages 275–276.
Quick revision – Follow That Dream
| Text | Type | Key idea |
|---|---|---|
| Follow That Dream (Irene Chua) | Letter | A mother tells her daughter to chase her dream, but first to count its cost in years, effort and sacrifice. |
| Believe in Yourself (Robert Langley) | Poem | Leave the comfort of the status quo and take the hard first step; self-belief keeps your future on track. |
| Always Believe in Yourself (Dorothy Hewitt, extra reading) | Poem | Trust your abilities, persist through hard times, think big and stay open to life’s gifts. |
Old NCERT vs New – Class 9 English
This chapter is from Kaveri, the new NCERT Class 9 English book (NCF-SE 2023, used from 2026-27). It replaced the old book “Beehive and Moments”, so chapter numbers and names differ from older PDFs.
Solutions and All Chapters
Answers to the exercises and the full chapter list of Kaveri:
Follow That Dream – Overview
| Class | Class 9 |
| Subject | English |
| Book | Kaveri – new NCERT book |
| Chapter | 8 of 7 – Follow That Dream |
| Book pages | 231 – 258 |
| Edition | Latest NCERT edition (2026-27) |
| Session | 2026-27 |
| Free – read online or download |
Class 9 English Chapter 8 – FAQs
Where can I download Follow That Dream Class 9 PDF?
From the download table on this page – the chapter PDF is free, and the full book is linked too.
What is Class 9 English Chapter 8 about?
Follow That Dream (letter, Irene Chua): a mother writes to her teenage daughter Ming, “By all means follow that dream.”
Is Follow That Dream from the new NCERT Class 9 English book?
Yes. It is chapter 8 of kaveri, the new NCERT Class 9 English book for 2026-27.
Is this the latest NCERT edition for 2026-27?
Yes – the PDF is NCERT’s latest edition for the 2026-27 session.
Where are the NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English Chapter 8?
Open the NCERT Solutions link above for answers to the exercise questions.