Speaking
i.
What
would you remember?
ii.
Describe
your feelings at that time.
iii.
Who do
you miss very badly , your friends or teachers?
iv.
Share
your thoughts with the class.
a.
Imagine yourself as the writer. Narrate the story of your visit to your
ancestral house.
b. The
man who came to the house gave the cross as a gift to the girl. Why did he do
this? What do you think would have happened if he had taken back the cross with
him?
C. What
are the benefits of growing and preserving trees? Use ideas from what you have
read so far and your own ideas.
J. Write a letter to your friend
describing your ancestral house.
The Spirit of Adventure
Match the headline to the passages and write it in the space
provided.
Scaling Heights
1. Mountains
have a great fascination for men and people. Mountain climbing, however, is not
without risks. It is a challenge to the unconquerable spirit of man and his
love of adventure. That it is a dangerous sport cannot be denied. As one climbs
higher and higher, breathing becomes more and more difficult. Some climbers,
therefore, carry a heavy apparatus from which they inhale oxygen.
2. Mountain
climbing is dangerous in the extreme. There are snow storms and blizzards. It
is difficult to walk through the snow. It is still more difficult to climb on
ice because it is difficult to keep foothold and cut steps with axes in order
to make progress. The cold is so severe that the climber’s skin, feet, toes,
fingers and tissues freeze, become numb and they may suffer frostbite. The most
serious difficulty is the climber at a high altitude gets exhausted with a
little effort.
3. Mountain
climbing requires proper training, skill and knowledge. The climbers must be
well-equipped. They must be in good physical condition and should possess
courage, perseverance and power of endurance. They should carry with them maps,
compasses and other equipment so that they are able to find out where they are
in the absence of any tracks. They must travel through dense woods as they
approach a mountain and then climb steep rocks. Near the summit of a high peak,
the climbers have to move over snow fields and glaciers. In dangerous areas
they use ropes to tie themselves in groups.
4. The
climbers carry with them packs loaded with first-aid supplies, food and extra
clothing for sudden changes of weather. They display spirit of sportsmanship
and fellow-feeling and face the severe risks of life undaunted. Mountain
climbing is a common sport in Europe. There are mountaineering clubs where
training in mountaineering is imparted.
5. There
are high peaks in India and there have been successful expeditions to scale
these highest peaks. After the conquest of the Everest by Tensing and Hillary
in 1953, the Mountaineering Institute at Darjeeling was established to develop
interest in mountain-climbing among the Indians. Expeditions have been sent to
climb the highest peaks in the country.
6. Mountain
climbing is a thrilling adventure. It brings into play the heroic qualities of
humankind. Mountaineers deserve all praise for their courage and heroism. In
recent years Mt. Everest has been scaled several times by foreign climbers.
India too has organized several expeditions to Everest. Lately an Indian Sherpa
scaled the Everest without the use of oxygen. Mrs. Bachchendri Pal also
succeeded in scaling the Everest. She is the first Indian woman to do it.
You can use a variety of reading strategies to help you
understand a text better. Your teacher will now explain how to ‘skim ‘and
‘scan’ a text for information.
M. Based on your reading answer
the following questions in a sentence or two.
·
Is mountaineering a dangerous sport?. Why? (para 1)
·
What is frostbite? (para 2)
·
What are the qualities of a good climber? (para 3)
·
What do climbers carry with them? (para 4)
·
Where are the highest peaks in India? (para 5)
·
What qualities of humankind are brought out by this adventurous
sport? (para 6)
·
Why do mountaineers deserve praise? (para 6)
·
What kind of visitors does Mt. Everest get? (para 6)
N. Here is a story about a
holiday adventure. The paragraphs are jumbled. Rearrange them to form a
meaningful story.
Posters are a mixture of notices, advertisements, and
invitations. They may be in the form of large hoardings to be put up on walls,
or the size of handbills and charts to be displayed on notice boards. Hence,
they have to be captivating, attractive and persua-sive so as to infl uence a
large number of people.
O .The Adventure Club of your
school is organising an expedition to Kolli hills. Design an attractive poster
for the same, giving relevant details. (The following table will help you
design your poster.)
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