Doubt Solving Session

I conducted Doubt Solving Session for Std 12 in the Subject of English. We had conducted test series of 4 papers providing model answers in our college. Students got ample practice to write different papers and their speed of writing also increased. As a final touch I wanted to talk with them about their experiences of writing papers and stitch the lapses.
So I arranged Doubt Solving Session for them. They put forward their doubts and queries. Mainly their doubts were regarding summary, figures of speech, poetic creativity, rapid reading composition, view and counter-view, news writing, some grammar sentences, some activities in the paper they attempted. They were worried about vocabulary activity and personal response type activity. Many students complained about finishing the paper in 3 hours.

One by one I sorted out their doubts.
First of all students who are doubtful about completing the paper within time should begin to write paper in order as Q7, Q6, Q 5,Q.1, Q. 2, Q. 3, Q. 4. This strategy will help them to complete writing skills which prove crucial to score better. I advocate Q. 4 Poetry Section to be dealt with lastly because this question is quite difficult for most of the students.
Summary
Read the extract and find out what is it about. Look for key points given in the activity sheet. Explain those points without examples. Avoid repetition. Write simple and short sentences. The weaker students may resort to short cut by selecting 5 or 6 important sentences and making some changes. Grammatical changes can be made i. e. instead of active voice use passive, negative to Affirmative and vice versa. Use alternative words you know. Write single paragraph. Give title.

Rapid Reading Composition

Rewrite the extract from the point of view of…..
In this activity you are expected to convert the extract as if the given character is narrating it. Along with change in pronouns necessary changes should be made. Use first person pronoun for the character from whoose point of view the extract is to be written. Use third person pronoun for the narrator. Do not cover each and every line.
View and Counter-view
The main hurdle here is expressing in English. Secondly thinking and imagination also is a problem. Lastly the understanding of question is also sometimes poses as hurdle.
This question is like a debate. View section is given in the point form and counter-view has to be written. Here many students commit mistake by explaining the given points. Students need to write against the points. They should write opposite of what is suggested through points. They should think other side of the given topic and explain. If the topic is ‘science is blessings’, students should prove ‘science as curse’, For the topic ‘Homework is essential’, students should prove how homework is burdensome and useless.

To be continued

1.6 Tiger Hills

Icebreakers 

Ajoy and Sujoy went to watch a cricket match. They enjoyed it very much, but they missed their friends Vinay and Sunay. Next day, when the four friends met, Ajoy reported how the game was played, how the players performed and how the game ended. Sujoy told them that they missed Vinay and Sunay very much and they were eager to tell them about the enjoyments.
• (i) Now complete the following sentences.
(a) Ajoy reported about how the game was played, how the players performed and how the game ended.
(b) Sujoy reported about how they missed Vinay and Sunay and how they were eager to tell them about the enjoyments.

(ii) The word 'report' means-
(a) Give a spoken or written account of something.
(b) Cover an event or subject as a journalist or reporter.
• (i) Refer to a standard dictionary and find out the meaning of the following words:
(a) Reportage -
(b) Reporter
(c) Reported speech
(d) Reportorial
(ii) Find and discuss some examples of reports related to the given topics.
(a) Award distribution
(b) Bravery awards
(c) Any social issue
• You might have read war stories or watched war movies. Make a list of the factors which make them interesting.


Guess the meanings from the context: 
1. projected –presented
2. episode - event
3. assigned – given
4. Feature – property
5. Scout- explore
6. . orchestrated – planned
7. Spell – short period
8. Duels – combats
9. Casualties – people killed, injured

During the war the soldier need to plan strategies. Find some words related with such strategies from the text.

Ans: assigned , mission, deployed, probed, scout, guns ranged, firing targeted,

The enemy was taken aback due to the steps taken by the Indian Army. Support your answer.

Media supported and assisted the battle live. Guess the risk of the media people and the army.


A great humanitarian norm is maintained during the battle. Find out and comment on it.

Captain Karnal Sher Khan of the Pakistan Army was killed. His body was subsequently handed over to the Pakistani authorities. Other bodies of the Pakistani soldiers found scattered around the battleground were collected and buried appropriately.

The narrator uses selective words to express the victory. They are…
Ans: Captured, Tiger Hill recapture, likely outcome of the war

BRAINSTORMIMG

(A1) (i) Narrate in your own words a similar based on text to the class.
(ii) Imagine that you are about to interview the writer. Write 10 to 15 questions regarding the operation.
(A2) (i) Enlist any four facts which made the capturing of Tiger Hill a national challenge.
Ans : Tiger Hill extends about 2200 meters from west to east ,1000 metres north to south, prominent protrusions 500 meters India Gate and Helmet. These are the facts that made Tiger Hill a national challenge.
(ii) Different arms and ammunitions are mentioned in the excerpt. Find their names.
Ans: The following arms and ammunitions are mentioned in the excerpt. Artillery , Bofors guns field and medium guns, individual guns, 122-mm multibarrelled Grad rocket launchers and mortars .
(iii) Wars are not fought only on the battlefield. Comment.
(iv) Prompt reporting is of strategic importance during a war. Refer to the above extract and explain.
(iv) Read the extract and do the following activities.
Make a list of the preparations made for an assault on Tiger Hill.
(a) Throughout the last week of June 1999, 18 Grenadiers…..
probed to establish the extent of the enemy’s defences and
(b) They also explored to………. scout for suitable routes for the assault.

(c) After confirming the multidirectional assault as the best strategy the commanding officer……. of 41 Field Regiment drew up an elaborate artillery
(d) Individual guns…… were ranged so as to cover each objective.
(e) Bofors guns……. were used in a direct firing role



(v) Complete the flow chart showing the events on the day of the assault.


(vi) Rewrite the given statements in their order of occurence.
The most difficult task of maintaining the hold on Tiger Hill was achieved in this way:
(a) 8 Sikh was ordered to attack and capture Helmet and India Gate.
(b) Bodies of the Pakistani soldiers were collected and buried appropriately.
(c) During the ferocious artillery duels the Grenadiers hung on their precarious perch with grit and determination.
(d) Sikh fought back successfully two counterattacks with forty to fifty personnel.
(e) An adhoc column of 8 Sikh climbed the steep rock and captured India Gate.
(f) In spite of heavy casualties, 8 Sikh captured Helmet on 5 July.
Ans : (c) During the ferocious artillery duels the Grenadiers hung on their precarious perch with grit and determination.
(a) 8 Sikh was ordered to attack and capture Helmet and India Gate.
(e) An adhoc column of 8 Sikh climbed the steep rock and captured India Gate.
(f) In spite of heavy casualties, 8 Sikh captured Helmet on 5 July.
(d) Sikh fought back successfully two counterattacks with forty to fifty personnel.
(b) Bodies of the Pakistani soldiers were collected and buried appropriately.


(A3) (i) Discuss the meanings of the following idioms/phrases and use them in your own sentences.
(a) To hit the bull’s eye - get something exactly right
He worked hard and hit the bull's eye in the exam.
(b) To be taken by surprise- to encounter someone who is not prepared
Enemy was taken by surprise with the advent of Indian army.
(c) To get a toehold - to obtain an initial, stable position
We got a toehold in learning English with activities.
(d) Under the cover of - being kept secret
Thieves moved under the cover of darkness.
(e) A spell of - a short period
India emerged as a winner under  a spell of Harbhajan.
(ii) Read the following words :
Brigadier, Commander, capture, evicting, enemy, defense
All these words are related to the war affairs and war.
Find more such words from the passage.
(iii) Understand the usage of the words given:
After consulting him and Nirmal Chander Singh, we decided to await confirmation from the GOC and Mountain Division.
You know the verb ‘wait’. But it is an intransitive verb. It doesn’t take a direct object; consequently it cannot be cast into passive voice. Also, the past participle of the verb ‘to wait’ cannot act as an adjective.
‘The mother waited eagerly’ is a correct sentence as there is no direct object. But ‘The mother waited eagerly the answer from her son.’ is a wrong sentence. ‘The answer’ is the direct object. This sentence can be written by using the phrase ‘wait for’ as ‘The mother waited eagerly for the answer from her son.’ ‘Wait for’ can be taken as the transitive phrasal verb.
‘To await’ is a transitive verb and it does take a direct object.
For example, ‘The mother awaited the answer eagerly.’
The past participle of it can be used as an adjective.
The most awaited programme started very late.
Note that the object of verb ‘await’ is usually an inanimate object. We don’t usually await a person, but we await his answer/ call/ arrival/ letter.
There are more such words in English. All of them are not verbs.
For example: Aside, Ashore, Anew, Awake, Afoot.
Prefix ‘A’ provides certain purpose in the formation of the word.
(a) Aside- to the side
(b) Ashore- towards the shore
(c) Afoot-on foot
(d) Anew- of new
(e) Apolitical- not political
(f) Asleep- in a state or manner
Share with your friends few more words.

Put ‘a/an’ or ‘the’ at proper places. Put a cross (X) where no article is applicable.
1. Ravi walked up to…… Principal’s cabin.
2. Ahmed lives in….. small town
3. Can I use your…… cell phone ?
4. Who’s ………woman in your office ?
5. I need ………English-Marathi dictionary.
(A5) (i) Imagine that you are one of the soldiers from 18 Grenadiers on the mission Tiger Hill. Narrate your experience of the war to your friend.
(ii) Would you like to join Indian Army/Navy/ Air force? If not, suggest other ways in which you could serve your nation.

Dealing With News Report Writing

Objectives: 1. Encourage students to read newspaper.
2. Enable students to understand parts of news (headline, dateline, intro and main body)
3. Enable students to note down features of headlines.
4. Enable students to prepare news report.
Method: 1. Distribute newspapers to students.
2. Introduction of news, letters to the editor, editorial, article, ads, weather report, classifieds, leaflets, book review, film review if any.
3. Discussion on news.
Time : 1:30 hrs
Execution: About 30 newspapers of the month (The Lokmat Times and The Indian Express) were distributed in the class XII Arts A. One newspaper at one bench and one page one student was the plan. Students were shown different contents of the newspaper. They were introduced with the editorial section, classifieds, letters to the editor, news etc. Later on I zeroed on news. I asked them to find out the brief news of accident, celebration, theft, drowning, strike, arrest and lightening. Students started searching for it. Amazingly they were looking headlines only to guess the news. They pointed out such different news. I asked students to read headlines loudly one by one and wrote those headlines on white board. We held discussion on those headlines. I initiated the discussion by asking them about the tense, voice used in the headlines. I drew their attention towards the omission of article and use of concrete words. Students pointed out the use simple present tense in headlines. One of the students raised the query about the use of simple past tense used in one of the headlines. I explained how it is simple present tense and shortened form of passive voice.
However, I let the students know about the date line and intro. They observed the datelines (Name of the town/city and date, name of news agency) and noted down. Thereafter I led them to the intro/lead. I asked them to read the intro silently. After reading I asked them find out what happened in the news, who involved, where and when. I asked them to relate headline with the intro. I explained how the intro is an extended headline. The headline is converted into intro by using simple past tense, necessary articles, mentioning the place and time indicating with proper prepositions. I had some headlines and shot intros ready with me. I used them to match the pair activity. I asked students to guess the meaning of the headlines. It was not easy for some students. But they tried differently. Instead of telling them the meaning directly I provided the clue.
Lastly students were taken towards the main body. As usual students read the main body. I brought their attention towards how main body is written giving details of the event or story. With this workshop students were given the exposition the news writing and live English.

Second Unit Test

Q.1. Read the extract and then do all the activities: Marks 11

If we wish to maintain democracy not merely in form, but also in fact, what must we do ? The first thing in my judgement we must do is to hold fast to constitutional methods of achieving our social and economic objectives. When there was no way left for constitutional methods for achieving economic and social objectives, there was a great deal of justification for unconstitutional methods. But where constitutional methods are open, there can be no justification for these unconstitutional methods. These methods are nothing but the Grammar of Anarchy and the sooner they are abandoned, the better for us.
The second thing we must do is to observe the caution which John Stuart Mill has given to all who are interested in the maintenance of democracy, namely, not “to lay their liberties at the feet of even a great man, or to trust him with powers which enable him to subvert their institutions.” There is nothing wrong in being grateful to great men who have rendered life-long services to the country. But there are limits to gratefulness. As has been well said by
the Irish Patriot Daniel O’Connel, ‘No man can be grateful at the cost of his honour, no woman can be grateful at the cost of her chastity and no nation can be grateful at the cost of its liberty.’ This caution is far more necessary in the case of India than in the case of any other country, for in India, Bhakti or what may be called the path of devotion or hero-worship, plays a part in its politics unequalled in magnitude by the part it plays in the politics of any other country in the world. Bhakti in religion may be a road to the salvation of the soul. But in politics, Bhakti or hero-worship is a sure road to degradation and to eventual dictatorship. On the 26th of January 1950, we are going to enter into a life of contradictions. In politics we will have equality and in social and economic life we will have inequality. In Politics we will be recognizing the principle of ‘one man one vote’ and ‘one vote one value’. In our social and economic life, we shall, by reason of our social and economic structure, continue to deny the principle of one man one value. How long shall we continue to live this life of contradictions ? How long shall we continue to deny equality in our social and economic life ? If we continue to deny it for long, we will do so only by putting our political democracy in peril. We must remove this contradiction at the earliest possible moment or else those who suffer from inequality will blow up the structure of political democracy which this Assembly has so laboriously built up.
A1. Complete the following statements
1. We must hold fast to …….. achieve our social and economic objectives.
2. …….. are the grammar of Anarchy.
3. John Stuart Mill has given caution regarding the maintenance of ………..
4. No man can be grateful at the cost of his …………
A2. Give reason : The caution by the Irish Patriot Daniel is more necessary in India .
A3. Complete the table :

Column A	Column B
Bhakti	Lands in
1.
2.

A4. Suggest some ways to make India a strong nation.
A5. Language Study
1. How long shall we continue to live this life of contradictions?( Choose the assertive sentence meaning the same.)
i.) We shall continue to live this life of contradictions?
ii.) No longer we shall continue to live this life of contradictions..

A6. Find out 2 homographs having two different meanings .
Q.2 A. Read the extract and do the activities given below. Marks 4

Earth has not anything to show more fair:
Dull would he be of soul who could pass by
A sight so touching in its majesty:
This city now doth, like a garment, wear
The beauty of the morning; silent, bare,
Ships, towers, domes, theatres, and temples lie
Open unto the fields, and to the sky;
All bright and glittering in the smokeless air.
Never did sun more beautifully steep
In his first splendour, valley, rock, or hill;
Ne’er saw I, never felt, a calm, so deep!
The river glideth at his own sweet will:
Dear God! the very houses seem asleep;
And all that mighty heart is lying still!
A1. Choose the appropriate alternatives and rewrite the statements.
1. One who does not stop on Westminster bridge is of dull/cool soul.
2. The sight is majestic enough to touch/to hurt the heart.
3. The city wears the beauty of evening/morning.
4. The air is smoky/smokeless .
A2. Pick out the lines from the extract that add pictorial effect to the poem.

Q. 2. B Write an appreciation of the sonnet with the help of following points. Marks 4
• About the poem, poet and title • Theme
• Poetic style, language, poetic devices used in the poem
• Special features
• Message/values/morals in the poem
Q. 3 Drama Genre Marks 2
A1 Match the characters with their identity.

Column A	Column B
Theseus	carpenter
Egeus	father of Hermia
Quince	king of fairies
Oberon	Duke of Athens

Q. 4 Writing Skills Marks 4
Compose email to The Principal of Janata College, Chandrapur (principaljanatacollege@rediffmail.com) requesting him to be the chief guest on the occasion of annual day to be held on 23rd January 2020 in your college /school.

OR
Write a blog post on any one of the following topics.
1. My Village :Clean and Green
2. Democracy :The best governance

Key to the Activity  sheet 

Q.1 A1. Complete the following statements
1. We must hold fast to ……constitutional methods .. to achieve our social and economic objectives.
2.Unconstitutional methods are the grammar of Anarchy.
3. John Stuart Mill has given caution regarding the maintenance of Democracy
4. No man can be grateful at the cost of his honesty/honour.
A2 Bhakti or what may be called the path of devotion or hero-worship, plays a part in its politics unequalled in magnitude by the part it plays in the politics of any other country in the world.
A3

Column A	Column B
Bhakti	Lands in
1.In religion	Salvation of the soul
2. In Politics	Degradation or dictatorship

A5 I) ii.) No longer we shall continue to live this life of contradictions.

A6. 1. Form 2. Fast

Q2 A1 1. One who does not stop on Westminster bridge is of dull soul.

2. The sight is majestic enough to touch the heart.
3. The city wears the beauty of morning.
4. The air is smokeless .
A2 Ships, towers, domes, theatres, and temples lie
Open unto the fields,

The river glideth at his own sweet will:
These lines add poetic to the poem.

Q2B. The extract is taken from the poem 'Upon Westminster Bridge' .The poem is written by William Wordsworth. The type of poem is a petrachan sonnet . It is consisted of fourteen lines divided into octave and sestet .
The poem describes the beauty of the bridge and the surrounding areas. The poet makes the ordinary things look beautiful with his imagination. Poetic devices like personification, metaphor and simile add pictorial effect to the poem. The use of rhyming words and inversion create musical notes.
The poem enthrals us with the imagination of poet. Everyday things which we neglect are beautiful if we stay and observe .

Q. 3

Theseus	Duke of Athens
Egeus	father of Hermia
Quince	carpenter
Oberon	king of fairies

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2.4 Upon Westminster Bridge

Std 11 English Yuvakbharti

Short Notes on Poem Upon Westminster Bridge

ICE BREAKERS
• (i) A bridge connects people at either sides of a river or valleys in cities or villages. Discuss with your partner the importance of a bridge to both-the cities and the villages and complete the table.
Cities
Helps to reach other part
Helps to cross the road
Overbridge helps to smooth traffic
Avoids accidents

Villages
Shortens the distance
Saves time
Saves life
Increases contacts


(ii) Building a bridge needs careful planning. Think about what goes on before the actual construction begins.
Proper planning
Inspecting sights
Measurement
Drawing of the bridge (Blueprint)
Estimate
Purchasing land
Tendering

• You might have visited a bridge. Complete the web describing the sights you could see from the bridge.

BRAINSTORMING
Complete the following statements.
1. He would be dull soul who .......
2. ....... lie open to field and sky.
3. ....... never steeped so beautifully.
4. The city wears.......



1. The garment is compared with morning
2. The morning looks beautiful because it is silent.
3. Guess the meaning of ‘glideth’. It is archaic word meaning glide , here swim .
4. Guess what is referred to as the ‘Mighty heart’. People of the city

(A1) For preparing questions based on the poem, overall understanding of the poem is a must. Discuss with your partner and prepare a set of five questions.
For example:
a. What is the name of the bridge?
b. What does the city wear?
c. What is the beautiful morning compared to?
d. Mention the beautiful sights referred to in the poem.
e. State beautiful sights that can be seen from the bidge
f. How is the river?
g. What does the poet tell to the god?

(A2) (i) Choose the correct alternative for the given lines. Focus on the inference of the poet.
(a) ‘Earth has not anything to show more fair:’
The line means-
(1) The poet thinks that the place was not so good.
(2) The poet thinks that there is another place which is more beautiful than this.
(3) The poet thinks that there is no place on the earth which is as beautiful as this one.
(b) ‘Dull would he be of soul who could pass by’
The line means-
(1) One can walk over the bridge and ignore the surrounding beauty.
(2) One can halt at the place to enjoy the beauty.
(3) Anyone with an appreciative mind would not be able to ignore the beauty.
(c) Never did sun more beautifully steep. The line means -
(1)The sun did not shine so beautifully.
(2) The sun rise was more beautiful the poet had ever seen.
(3) The sun did not rise more beautifully that morning.
(d)
(ii) ‘Earth has not anything to show more fair.’
This line expresses the poet’s feelings. The sight he saw from the bridge is beautiful. There are a few more lines similar to the above. With the help of your partner find them and discuss what they express.

Never did sun more beautifully steep

Ne’er saw I, never felt, a calm, so deep!

The river glideth at his own sweet will:



(iii) The poem creates a delightful picture of the city, rich in its natural beauty. Work in pairs, groups and pick out the lines from the poem which give the pictorial effect to the poem. Write it in your own words.

This city now doth, like a garment, wear
The beauty of the morning;


Ships, towers, domes, theaters, and temples lie
Open unto the fields, and to the sky;

(A3) Find out the words and phrases which describe the following. One is done for you.
sight touching in its majesty
air smokeless
river sweet will
house asleep
morning like a garment
sun steep in his splendour
Heart mighty
Sky bright




(A4) Read the line :
(i) ‘The city now, doth, like a garment wear’. The poet imagines that the city is wearing a beautiful garment. Hence, the figure of speech is personification. Find out more examples of personification from the poem.

Never did sun more beautifully steep
In his first splendour
(ii) ‘Dull would he be of soul who could pass by.’
This line of the poem can be rewritten as:
'He would be of dull soul.'
The figure of speech is known as ‘Inversion’.
Find out one more example of Inversion from the poem.
Never did sun more beautifully steep

Ne’er saw I
(iii) The poem is a Petrarchan Sonnet. The poem is divided into two parts-
(a) An Octave
The first part comprising eight lines.
(b) A sestet
The second part comprising six lines.
Read the first four lines of the poem. The rhyme scheme is a b b a. Read the rhyme scheme for next four lines. It is a b b a. Now read the first three lines of the sestet and note the rhyme scheme. It is c d c. The rhyme scheme of the last three lines is d c d. This is the common design of a Petrarchan Sonnet.
(A5) (i) Write the appreciation of the poem.
The poem ‘Upon Westminster Bridge’ is a Petrarchan sonnet. In this poem the poet describes the beauty of the bridge. It is a romantic poem. The poet was mesmerised with the panoramic landscape, beauty, calm and quiet nature seen from the Westminster Bridge.
Theme: The theme of the poem is the beauty of the common things seen from the poet’s eyes. The nature is filled with varied beautiful object. The beauty lies in the eyes of beholder.
Poetic Devices:
The use of poetic devices like metaphor, simile, personification adds pictorial beauty to the poem.
The poem is a sonnet (14 lines) which is divided into two parts i.e Octave and sestet . The rhyme scheme is abba abba cdc dcd. The figures of speech like inversion adds special effect. There is use of archaic words. The poet has used simple and lucid language.
Message
Ordinary things also look beautiful if seen from the poet’s eye.

Audio Files of the Poem 

Compering for Prize Distribution Ceremony

Imagine that you are a compere of a ‘Prize Distribution Ceremony’ of your college. Write a script of the same.

1. Introduction – A brief introduction of the programme / function / show.

Good morning to one and all present here. We are gathered here for ………. . The guests have arrived here. Let’s welcome them with a thunder of applause.
2. Lighting the lamp
I call upon the honourable chief guest ……. And the Principal of our college ........to light the lamp and garland the photos of Mahatma Gandhi, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, Savitribai Fule and Fatima Sheikh.
I request all the dignitaries to take their respective seats on the stage. Please come over here sirs.

3. Welcome song
Now I request Mrs. ………. Madam and her team to recite the welcome song.

4. Welcome speech – Welcome of all guests. Felicitation – felicitation of the guests (the principal, vice principal etc.)
I request honourable Prinicipal ….. to welcome the chief guest honourable ……. with bouquet and book, also felicitate with shawl and shreefal.
I urge the vice Principal ….. to welcome The Principal by offering bouquet . ……… Thank you.

5. Main events
Now I request the honourable principal …… to deliver an introductory speech on the occasion.
Thank you sir for apprising us with achievement of our college.
Now the Prize Time .
1. I request the honourable chief guest to confer the award of sports.
I call upon SushilKumar and team to receive the trophy for cricket .

Mohan Kusale and team for Kabbadi.

Suhas Aswale and team for volleyball

2. I request honourable principal to confer award for cultural events and academic events.
I call upon Juhi and team to accept the trophy for group dance .

Manish Vasake for Individual dance.
Shruti Thamke for student of the year.

3. I request honourable chief guest ….. to guide us with his mesmerising speech.
Thank you sir for this guidance.

6. Vote of thanks
I call upon Suraj Nahate to propose vote of thanks.

Mrs. Adis : Ice breakers and Brainstorming

Activities from the margin of the lesson 

The writer describes Mrs. Adis as -

• a small woman
• Thin woman
• Brown hard face
• Hair like wrinkles

Mrs. Adis asks Peter crouch whether he has had a quarrel with the keepers. This shows that

1.  Peter Crouch is hot temper
2.  He gets into quarrel easily.
3.  Mr. Adis knew his nature.

List some characteristics of Mrs. Adis based on this incident.
Faithful , trustworthy, good , helpful , forgetful
Give reason :
Vilder guessed that Crouch has taken refuge at Mrs. Adis’ house because he was a friend of Mrs. Adis’s son Tom. Crouch didn’t know that he had shot Tom dead.

The row took place because the keepers scared Peter Crouch who fired the gun in darkness.


Mrs. Adis unlocked the door because she had forgiven Peter and wanted him to run away safely.

Guess the meaning: ‘wrung’ here means
Find the difference between: shivering and trembling



BRAINSTORMING
(A1) (i) Discuss with your partner and describe the atmosphere in the woods when Peter Crouch was heading towards Mrs. Adis’s House. It was-
(a) a dark moonless night.
(b) a few stars in the sky
(c) windless , silent and clear night
(ii) Peter Crouch didn’t knock before entering Mrs. Adis’s house.
The reason was-
(a) Peter Crouch didn’t want to make noise.
(b) He wanted nobody to hear the noise of knocking
(c) He was in haste.
(iii) Go through the text again and find the reasons that forced Peter to shoot down a person.
(a) The keepers spotted him.
(b) He had fears of being caught.
(c) They were more in numbers.
(iv) Mrs. Adis didn’t hand over Peter Crouch to the keepers because-
(a) He was her son Tom’s friend.
(b) Tom would want her to stay by him.

(A2) The writer has used a phrase ‘Thudding Heart’ which means pounding, or beating of heart. Do you know ‘Thud’ is an onomatopoeic word which means a heavy sound made by an object falling to the ground. Discuss with your partner and make a list of Onomatopoeic words that you find in the text.
(a) crackling
(b) rustling
(c) bark

Activities other than the text 

A1 Choose the correct alternative and rewrite the following statements.
1) Peter/ Mrs. Adis was stooping over the fire.
2) Peter knocked the door/walked straight in the cottage.
3) Peter thought he killed/ shot a man.
4) Mrs. Adis was a woman with a hard/soft face.
A2. Complete the statement: Peter was in trouble because …………
A3. The kettle boiled over and Mrs Adis mechanically put it at the side of the fire. Find the deeper meaning of this statement.
A4. Imagine a young man comes to you pleading to protect him from police. Write how you will react.
A5. Language Study.
1. He did not knock, but walked straight in. (Rewrite into simple sentence.)
Ans. Without knocking he walked straight in.
2. I shot a man. (Rewrite into passive voice.)
Ans. A man was shot by me.
A6. Vocabulary.


Across.                                                                         
2.  a line in the skin of face                               
3, overcrowded
4. too many to be counted

Down
       1. reluctant to do something

Vocabulary Test

Choose appropriate words from the given WORD BANK and  complete the test.

( intensified, innumerable, ceased, stooping over, stuffy, shrug, wrinkles, knell, snap, deserved, huddled down, on the threshold, escape, hesitated, anxiety, straining, refuge, fetch, beseechingly, close at hand)

1. What word MOST NEARLY means: stroke?

2. What word MOST NEARLY means: very near?

3. What word MOST NEARLY means: appealingly?

4.What word MOST NEARLY means: bend over?

5.What word MOST NEARLY means: shrink oneself?

6.What word MOST NEARLY means: streching?

7.What word MOST NEARLY means: make a sharp sound?

8.What word MOST NEARLY means: sharpened?

9.What word MOST NEARLY means: get free of?

10.What word MOST NEARLY means: bring in?

11.What word MOST NEARLY means: nervousness?

12 What word MOST NEARLY means: small ridges in the skin?

13. What word MOST NEARLY means: competent ?

14. What word MOST NEARLY means: boundary?

15. What word MOST NEARLY means: to delay momentarily?

16. What word MOST NEARLY means: lacking in vitality?

17. What word MOST NEARLY means: too many?

18. What word MOST NEARLY means: shelter?

19. What word MOST NEARLY means: stopped

20. What word MOST NEARLY means: lift the shoulders?

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