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Why We Travel -Brainstorming (Questions and Answers.)
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Brainstorming (Questions and Answers.)
A1. (A1) Read the first two paragraphs and discuss the need to travel.
Ans: We travel first to escape from our daily lives and then to rediscover ourselves. Travel opens our hearts and minds and we learn more about the world than we can through news. Due to traveling we share what little we know about other cultures. Travel also makes us feel young again. It slows time down and helps us to experience life a new. As philosopher George Santayana said, we sometimes need to escape from the daily routine to refresh our lives, face challenges, and sharpen our sense of purpose and brings new experiences to help us feel alive.
(A2) (i) Read the sentence ‘If a diploma can famously in -------- cultural relativism.’ (If a diploma can famously be a passport, a passport can be a diploma.)
Pick the sentence which gives the meaning of the above statement from the alternatives given below.
(a) A diploma certificate can be used as a passport and a passport can be used as a diploma certificate.
(b) If one has a diploma, he does not need a passport and if he has a passport, he does not need a diploma.
(c) One can acquire permission to travel to foreign countries for educational purposes Based on her academic achievements and travelling to foreign countries enriches one the most regarding the knowledge and wisdom of the world.
Ans: (c) One can acquire permission to travel to foreign countries for educational purposes based on her academic achievements and travelling to foreign countries enriches one the most regarding the knowledge and wisdom of the world.
(ii) Prepare a list of the litterateurs and their quotations mentioned by the writer in the essay.
Ans:
Litterateurs | Quotations |
Sir Thomas Browne | 1] "We carry within us the wonders we seek without us.2] There is Africa and her prodigies in us." |
Henry David Thoreau | “Travelling is a fool's paradise." |
Ralph Waldo Emerson | 1] “The reality is our creation and that we invent places2] we see as much as we do the books that we read." |
Christopher Isherwood | “The ideal travel book should be perhaps a little like a crime story in which you are in search of something." |
Albert Camus: | "What gives value to travel is fear." |
Oliver Cromwell | "A man never goes so far as when he doesn't know where he is going." |
Hazlitt | 1] We travel, then, in search of both self and anonymity - and, of course, in finding the one we apprehend the other.2] Abroad, we are wonderfully free of caste and job and standing; we are just the “gentlemen in the parlour,” and people cannot put a name or tag to us. |
Proust | "The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeing new places but in seeing with new eyes.” |
George Santayana | 1] "We need sometimes to escape into open solitudes into aimlessness into the moral holiday of running some pure hazard, in order to sharpen the edge of life, to taste hardship, and to be compelled to work desperately for a moment at no matter what."2] “There is wisdom in turning as often as possible from the familiar to the unfamiliar; it keeps the mind nimble it kills prejudice and it fosters humour" |
(iii) ‘The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeing new places but in seeing with new eyes.’ - Marcel Proust. Justify with the help of the text.
Ans: Marcel Proust's says "The real voyage of exploration consists not only visiting new places, but in having new eyes, new energy or new interest, " It is a valuable way to look at places with a new interest. A new place may feel exciting, fresh, wonderful, with many details to notice, full of new experiences and beautiful cultures. We learn and grow our knowledge by visiting new things like art, dance, cities, food and people. Yet we can feel our own internal changes by returning to familiar past experiences.
(iv) Read the third paragraph and find the difference between a tourist and a traveler as revealed through the complaints made by them.
Ans: The only difference could probably be between Traveller and Tourist can be said.
1] Travelers are the people who leave their assumptions at home have a fresh approach to new places and new people and
2] Tourists ate those people who carry with them a lot of ideas or notions about the places.
3] A tourist complains: Nothing here is the way it is at home.
4] While a traveler complains: Everything here is the same as in Cairo or Cuzco or Kathmandu.
(v) Write four sentences with the help of the text conveying the fact that travelling brings together the various cultures of the different parts of the world.
Ans:
(a) We travel then, in part just to shake up (a complete change) our complacencies (कम्प्लेसन्सी /self-satisfaction) by seeing all the moral and political urgencies, the life-and-death dilemmas that we seldom have to face at home.
(b) "Everything here is the same as it is in Cairo or Cuzco or Kathmandu." It's all very much the same.
(c) Travel is the best way we have of rescuing humanity of places and saving them from abstraction and ideology.
(d) And in the process, we also get saved from abstraction ourselves and come to see how much we can bring to the places we visit and how much we can become a kind of carrier pigeon-an anti-Federal Express, if you like - in transporting back and forth what every culture needs.
(vi) By quoting Camus, the writer has stated that travelling emancipates us from circumstances and all the habits behind which we hide. Write in detail your views about that.
Ans: Camus suggests here that traveling makes us free from the limitations of our circumstances and daily habits that often controls us. When we travel, we change our routines and comfort zones, exposing ourselves to new environments, cultures, and ideas and we break away from the roles and identities we maintain at home. It encourages us to face the unfamiliar qualities which we hide behind us and encourages personal growth and a deeper understanding of both the world and our place within it.
(vii) Complete the following web chart showing difference Between "Tourists" and "Travelers"
(A3)(i) Read the following groups of words from the text.
Words crooked, censored and impoverished in group ‘A’ describe the nouns ‘angle’, ‘limits’ and ‘places’ respectively. They are past participles of the verbs ‘crook’, ‘censor’ and 'impoverish’. But in the sentences, they act as adjectives. Similarly, in group ‘B’ words-walking, living and searching are the present participles (‘ing’ forms) of the verbs-walk, live and search. But in the above examples they function as adjectives.
Discuss in pairs and make list of some more adjectives like this and make sentences using them.
Ans:
(a) He took a gardening class at the community centre. Here gardening' is present participle and class is a noun.
(b) The dyed fibric should not be washed in hot water. Here dyed' is past participle and 'fabric' is a noun.
(c) The winning athlete gets a trophy. Here winning is present participle and athlete' is a noun
(d) The dish which I ordered had a burnt garlic flavor. Here burnt is past participle and garlic is a noun.
e) The virtue of finding a gilded pavilion in Kyoto is that it allows you to take back a more lasting, private Golden Temple to your office in Rockefeller Center. Here gilded is past participle and pavilion is a noun.
(ii) The verbs in bold letters are made up of a verb and a small adverb. (adverb particle. Adverb particles are not the same as prepositions.). For example, shake (verb) + up (adverb). These are called "phrasal verbs". The meaning of a phrasal verb may be idiomatic-different from the meanings of the two separate words.
Read carefully the following sentences from the text and underline the phrasal verbs.
(a) We travel, then, in part just to shake up our complacencies. कम्प्लेसन्सी
(b) Abroad is the place where we stay up late.
(c) I remember, in fact, after my first trip to Southeast Asia, more than a decade ago. how I would come back to my apartment in New York.
(d) All, in that sense, believed in, “being moved”…..
(e) But there is, for the traveler at least, the sense that learning about home and ……
(A4) (i) The words in bold type show to+ verb form. These are infinitives. An infinitive is the base form of the verb. Infinitive is formed from a verb but it does not act as verbs because an infinitive is not a verb; 's', 'es', or 'ing' cannot be added to that.
However, sometimes infinitives may occur without „to‟. For example, Thus even as holidays help you appreciate your own home more –….. In this sentence, though „to‟ is skipped off, „appreciate‟ acts as an infinitive‟.
Read the following sentences carefully from the text and find out the infinitives.
(a) We travel, initially, to lose ourselves; and we travel, next, to find ourselves.
Ans: to lose, to find
(b) We travel to bring what little we can ….. Ans: to bring
(c) Yet one of the subtler beauties of travel is that it enables you to bring new eyes to the people you encounter.
Ans: to bring
(ii) Combine two sentences into one. You may use the word given in the brackets.
(a) I go to Iceland. I visit the lunar spaces within me. (to) Ans: I go to Iceland to visit the lunar spaces within me.
(b) We have the opportunity. We come into contact with more essential parts of ourselves. (of)
Ans: We have the opportunity of coming into contact with more essential parts of ourselves
(c) Romantic poets inaugurated an era of travel. They were great apostles of open eyes. (being)
Ans: Romantic poets inaugurated an era of travel being great apostles of open eyes.
(d) The travel spins us around. It shows us the sights and values ordinarily ignored. (showing)
Ans: The travel spins us around showing us the sights and values ordinarily ignored.
(iii) Read the sentences given below and state whether the underlined words are gerunds or present participles.
(a) As it's a hot day, many people are swimming Ans: Gerund
(b) This is a swimming pool.
Ans: Present Participle
(c) It's very bad that children are begging.
Ans: Gerund
(d) Begging is a curse on humanity.
Ans: Gerund
Online Test
#1. Why do we initially travel, according to the passage?
#2. What is one reason we travel, as per the passage?
#3. The passage suggests that newspapers cannot give detail information of?
#4. We travel to experience -----------
#5. What does George Santayana describe travel as in his essay?
#6. Travel is related to ---------------------
#7. What is considered the first great joy of traveling for the author?
#8. What is the result of feeling without seeing, according to the passage?
#9. What effect does travel have on time, according to the passage?
#10. What does the author say travel helps us do, like young fools?
#11. The passage suggests that newspapers fully capture the richness of the world.
#12. The word “travail” has no connection to travel in the passage.
#13. Travel helps us achieve a better balance of wisdom and compassion.
#14. Seeing without feeling is described as caring in the passage. Answer: False
#15. The passage suggests that travel helps us rediscover ourselves.
#16. The passage suggests that we leave our beliefs at home while traveling.
#17. What metaphor is used to describe travel in the passage?
#18. How does the author describe the relationship between travel and newspapers?
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Personal Response
1] Why do people travel?
Ans: People travel for various reasons, including leisure and recreation, adventure, exploring new cultures and communities, personal growth and self-discovery, education and learning, and work or business.
2] What are the benefits of travel?
Ans: Travel offers a wide range of benefits, including the opportunity to experience new and different cultures, gain exposure to new perspectives and ways of life, learn new languages and develop communication skills, improve physical and mental health, and build memories and relationships that can last a lifetime.
3] How does travel affect personal growth?
Ans: Travel can have a significant impact on personal growth by challenging one's comfort zone, providing new experiences and perspectives, building confidence, and fostering independence and self-reliance. It can also help individuals discover new interests, talents, and passions, as well as broaden their understanding of the world and their place in it.
4] What are some of the challenges of travel?
Some of the challenges of travel include language barriers, navigating unfamiliar environments, cultural differences, financial constraints, and health and safety concerns. Additionally, travel can also be stressful and time-consuming, and may involve dealing with issues such as jet lag, illness, and homesickness.
5] What is the purpose of traveling?
Ans: The purpose of traveling varies from person to person, but some common reasons include seeking new experiences, making memories, taking a break from daily routines, exploring new cultures, visiting friends and family, or pursuing personal or professional goals.
6] Why is traveling important for mental health?
Ans: Traveling can have a positive impact on mental health by reducing stress, promoting relaxation, and providing a break from daily routine. It can also provide new experiences and perspectives that can broaden one's understanding of the world and improve their overall well-being.
7] How does travel impact the economy?
Ans: Travel can have a significant impact on the economy, both in terms of direct spending by travelers and indirect effects such as job creation and increased economic activity in the tourism industry. Travel also generates significant tax revenues for local communities, and can contribute to the development of new businesses and industries.
8] Why is cultural exchange important through travel?
Ans: Cultural exchange through travel is important because it allows individuals to gain exposure to new cultures, beliefs, and ways of life. It can broaden perspectives, challenge prejudices, and promote understanding and tolerance. Cultural exchange can also foster economic, political, and social connections, leading to a more connected and harmonious world.
9] How does traveling bring people together?
Ans: Traveling can bring people together by providing opportunities for shared experiences, fostering new relationships, and promoting understanding and tolerance among different cultures and communities. Traveling can also provide a sense of common purpose and can help to break down barriers and build bridges between people from different backgrounds.
10] What is the impact of travel on the environment?
Ans: Travel can have both positive and negative impacts on the environment, depending on how it is managed and sustained. For example, eco-tourism can help to protect and preserve natural habitats, while mass tourism can result in environmental degradation and overcrowding. Travelers can minimize their environmental impact by choosing sustainable travel options, such as low-carbon transportation and eco-friendly accommodations.
11] Why is solo travel important?
Ans: Solo travel can be important for personal growth, self-discovery, and building confidence. It provides the opportunity to travel at one's own pace, make decisions independently, and experience new places and cultures on one's own terms. Solo travel can also help individuals break out of their comfort zones, learn to rely on themselves, and gain a greater sense of independence and self-reliance.
12] What are some of the benefits of group travel?
Ans: Group travel provides the opportunity to share experiences and make new friends, as well as benefit from the support and camaraderie of a shared travel experience. Group travel can also make travel more accessible and affordable, as it often involves shared costs for transportation and accommodations. Group travel can also help to reduce the stress and uncertainty of traveling, and provide a sense of security and companionship for those who might otherwise travel alone.
13] What are some tips for sustainable travel?
Ans: Some tips for sustainable travel include choosing low-carbon transportation options, such as trains, buses, or electric vehicles, whenever possible. Additionally, travelers can choose eco-friendly accommodations, such as sustainable hotels or homestays, and support local communities by eating at local restaurants and purchasing locally-made products. Travelers can also minimize waste by avoiding single-use plastics, and by supporting conservation efforts in the places they visit.
14] What is religious travel?
Ans: Religious travel refers to travel for the purpose of experiencing or exploring religious sites, events, or practices, and connecting with one's faith and spirituality.
15] What are some popular religious destinations for travelers?
Ans: Some popular religious destinations for travelers include the Vatican City (Catholicism), Jerusalem (Judaism, Christianity, Islam), Mecca (Islam), Varanasi (Hinduism), and Bodh Gaya (Buddhism).
16] What is the significance of the Vatican City for Catholic pilgrims?
Ans: The Vatican City is the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church and the residence of the Pope. For Catholic pilgrims, visiting the Vatican can be a spiritual and cultural experience, as they can see significant religious landmarks such as St. Peter's Basilica and the Sistine Chapel, and connect with other members of their faith.
17] What are some common activities for religious travelers?
Ans: Common activities for religious travelers include visiting religious sites, participating in religious ceremonies and events, attending worship services, and engaging in spiritual reflection and practices.
18] What is Buddhist travel?
Ans: Buddhist travel refers to travel for the purpose of visiting significant Buddhist sites, learning about Buddhist teachings and practices, and connecting with the Buddhist community.
19] What are some popular Buddhist destinations for travelers?
Ans: Some popular Buddhist destinations for travelers include Bodh Gaya (India), where the Buddha attained enlightenment; Lumbini (Nepal), where the Buddha was born; Sarnath (India), where the Buddha delivered his first sermon; and Dambulla (Sri Lanka), home to a UNESCO World Heritage Site of cave temples.
20] What is the significance of Bodh Gaya for Buddhist pilgrims?
Ans: Bodh Gaya is considered one of the most important pilgrimage sites for Buddhists, as it is believed to be the location where the Buddha attained enlightenment. Pilgrims come to meditate, offer prayers, and participate in other spiritual practices at the Mahabodhi Temple, which marks the spot where the Buddha is said to have achieved enlightenment.
21] What are some common activities for Buddhist travelers?
Ans: Common activities for Buddhist travelers include visiting Buddhist temples and pilgrimage sites, participating in meditation and mindfulness practices, learning about Buddhist teachings and history, and visiting local communities to meet and interact with Buddhists.
22] How does Buddhist travel promote mindfulness and personal growth?
Ans: Buddhist travel can promote mindfulness and personal growth by providing opportunities for spiritual reflection, meditation, and learning about Buddhist teachings. Traveling to Buddhist sites can also help deepen one's connection to the Buddhist community and foster a sense of connection and compassion.
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