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Why We Travel -Words
Lesson | Difficult words | Pictures | Videos We travel, initially, to lose ourselves; and we travel, next, to find ourselves. We travel to open our hearts and eyes and learn more about the world than our newspapers will accommodate. We travel to bring what little we can, in our ignorance and knowledge, to those parts of the globe whose riches are differently dispersed. And we travel, in essence, to become young fools again -- to slow time down and get taken in and fall in love once more. The beauty of this whole process was best described, perhaps, before people even took to frequent flying, by George Santayana in his lapidary essay, "The Philosophy of Travel." We "need sometimes," the Harvard philosopher wrote, "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." I like that stress on work, since never more than on the road are we shown how proportional our blessings are to the difficulty that precedes them; and I like the stress on a holiday that's "moral" since we fall into our ethical habits as easily as into our beds at night. Few of us ever forget the connection between "travel" and "travail," and I know that I travel in large part in search of hardship -- both my own, which I want to feel, and others', which I need to see. Travel in that sense guides us toward a better balance of wisdom and compassion -- of seeing the world clearly, and yet feeling it truly. For seeing without feeling can obviously be uncaring; while feeling without seeing can be blind. Yet for me the first great joy of traveling is simply the luxury of leaving all my beliefs and certainties at home, and seeing everything I thought I knew in a different light, and from a crooked angle. In that regard, even a Kentucky Fried Chicken outlet (in Beijing) or a scratchy revival showing of "Wild Orchids" (on the Champs-Elysees) can be both novelty and revelation: In China, after all, people will pay a whole week's wages to eat with Colonel Sanders, and in Paris, Mickey Rourke is regarded as the greatest actor since Jerry Lewis. If a Mongolian restaurant seems exotic to us in Evanston, Ill., it only follows that a McDonald's would seem equally exotic in Ulan Bator -- or, at least, equally far from everything expected. Though it's fashionable nowadays to draw a distinction between the "tourist" and the "traveler," perhaps the real distinction lies between those who leave their assumptions at home, and those who don't: Among those who don't, a tourist is just someone who complains, "Nothing here is the way it is at home," while a traveler is one who grumbles, "Everything here is the same as it is in Cairo -- or Cuzco or Kathmandu." It's all very much the same. But for the rest of us, the sovereign freedom of traveling comes from the fact that it whirls you around and turns you upside down, and stands everything you took for granted on its head. If a diploma can famously be a passport (to a journey through hard realism), a passport can be a diploma (for a crash course in cultural relativism). And the first lesson we learn on the road, whether we like it or not, is how provisional and provincial are the things we imagine to be universal. When you go to North Korea, for example, you really do feel as if you've landed on a different planet -- and the North Koreans doubtless feel that they're being visited by an extra-terrestrial, too (or else they simply assume that you, as they do, receive orders every morning from the Central Committee on what clothes to wear and what route to use when walking to work, and you, as they do, have loudspeakers in your bedroom broadcasting propaganda every morning at dawn, and you, as they do, have your radios fixed so as to receive only a single channel). We travel, then, in part just to shake up our complacencies by seeing all the moral and political urgencies, the life-and-death dilemmas, that we seldom have to face at home. And we travel to fill in the gaps left by tomorrow's headlines: When you drive down the streets of Port-au-Prince, for example, where there is almost no paving and women relieve themselves next to mountains of trash, your notions of the Internet and a "one world order" grow usefully revised. Travel is the best way we have of rescuing the humanity of places, and saving them from abstraction and ideology. 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. I find that I always take Michael Jordan posters to Kyoto, and bring woven ikebana baskets back to California; I invariably travel to Cuba with a suitcase piled high with bottles of Tylenol and bars of soap, and come back with one piled high with salsa tapes, and hopes, and letters to long-lost brothers. But more significantly, we carry values and beliefs and news to the places we go, and in many parts of the world, we become walking video screens and living newspapers, the only channels that can take people out of the censored limits of their homelands. In closed or impoverished places, like Pagan or Lhasa or Havana, we are the eyes and ears of the people we meet, their only contact with the world outside and, very often, the closest, quite literally, they will ever come to Michael Jackson or Bill Clinton. Not the least of the challenges
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Expected Answers Section –I (Prose) (Reading for comprehension, Language study, Vocabulary, Summary, Note- Making or Mind Mapping) Q.1. (A) Read the given extract and complete the activity given below: (12 Marks) I was quite happy getting into IIT, but my joy was short-lived. At Solapur I had not seen any building which was more than three storeyed. Mumbai however was full of skyscrapers. At IIT, most of the students and professors used to converse in English whereas my English was very poor. I had my entire education in Marathi. My spoken English was quite pathetic. Not only did I have a very weak vocabulary, but, my pronunciation also was terrible and my construction of English sentences very awkward to say the least. Due to all this, I was feeling quite lonely and terrified in Mumbai in general and IIT in particular. I had developed an inferiority complex (feeling like less than other people, not as good as others etc.) and wanted to run away from IIT and even Mumbai. One day, I was sitting at my mess table in the hostel sipping tea when a senior guy came and sat on the chair adjacent to me. He was a convent educated guy with fairly sophisticated English- at least spoken or colloquial English. He was a bit arrogant and wanted to pull my leg. He tried to engage in some conversation with me and started pointing out errors in just about every sentence or everything that I said. After about 5 minutes he walked away after insulting me. I felt extremely humiliated and upset. As it is, I was feeling quite depressed and diffident and this incident was the last straw. I was almost broken. I felt out of place there and literally wanted to run away to Solapur that very moment. However, it was only my self-esteem which stopped me. Suddenly, a feeling of determination and strength came over me and gripped me. Al. Choose and rewrite the two correct statements from the following. (2 Marks) Ans; Correct Statements (b) The writer wished to run away from IIT and even Mumbai. (d) The writer could overcome his feeling of depression with his own efforts. A2. The writer developed an inferiority complex during his stay in Mumbai. Enlist the causes:(2 Marks)Ans: (a) The writer's Poor English skills, including a weak vocabulary, terrible pronunciation, and awkward construction of English sentences.(b) Most of the students and professors at IIT spoke in English, but the writer was not fluent in, because he had learned in Marathi medium school.(c) He was insulted by a senior student who pointed out errors in the writer's speech,(d) He was Feeling lonely and terrified in Mumbai and at IIT, A3. Point out the qualities of the writer that you have comeacross while reading the extract. (2 Marks)Ans: Negative qualities:(i) Poor communication skills(ii) Lack of Inadequate self-confidencePositive qualities :(i) Ambitious and willing to take risks to pursue his goals. (ii) Having strength and determination to overcome these difficulties. A4. Give any four suggestions to improve English communication skills. (2 Marks) Ans: 1] We should read the English materials such as books and newspapers regularly. 2] We should make practice of speaking English regularly with our teacher, friend or family member. 3] We should use language learning apps in which there are games, quizzes, and interactive lessons that can help improve your English skills. 4] We should record our speaking and listen to it to identify errors that need correction. A5. Language study: (2 Marks)(i) 'I was quite happy getting into IIT, but my joy was short-lived' (Choose the correct alternative showing proper use of 'though')(a) Though I was quite happy getting into IIT, but my joy was short-lived.(b) I was quite happy getting into IIT, though my joy is short-lived.(c) Though I was quite happy getting into IT, my joy was short-lived.(d) I was quite happy though getting into HIT, my joy was short-lived. (ii) 'I felt extremely humiliated and upset.'(Identify the correct exclamatory form of the above sentence.) (a) What humiliated and upset I felt ! (b) How humiliated and upset I felt !(e) How extremely humiliated do I feel!(d) What a humiliated and upset I felt ! A6. Match the following words in column 'A' with their antonyms in column 'B' A B a) diffident 1) humble b) humiliated 2) superiority c) arrogant 3) confident 4) inferiority 4) exhilarated Ans: A B a) diffident 3) confident b) humiliated 4) exhilarated c) arrogant 1) humble d) inferiority 2) superiority BI. Non-Textual Grammar -Do as directed:(1) Both the partners have signed this agreement in haste.(Identify the correct 'Passive Voice' form of the above sentence from the alternatives given below) -1(a) This agreement had been signed in haste by both the partners.(b) This agreement has been signed in haste by both the partners.(c) This agreement have been signed in haste by both the partners.(d) This agreement was signed in haste by both the partners. (i) I asked my sister, "What can I do for you in this matter?" (Identify the correct 'Indirect Speech' form of the above sentence from the alternatives given below) (a) I asked my sister what I could do for her in that matter. (b)He asked his sister what he could do for her in that matter. (c) I asked my sister what he could do for her in this matter. (d) He asked my sister what she could do for her in that matter. (Il) As soon as he left the house, he met with an accident. (Identify the correct 'No sooner. ... than' form of the above sentence from the alternatives given below.) -1 (a) No sooner does he leave the, house than he met with an accident. (b) No sooner had he left the house than he met with an accident. (c) No sooner did he leave the house than he met with an accident. (d) No sooner do he leave the house than he met with an accident. B2. Spot the error in
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5] Write a blog in proper format on “The online classes ” with the help of the following points. (Write in about 100 to 150 words) 1) Introduction 2) Any quote of great personality. 3) Experience 4) Lower total costs. 5) More comfortable learning environment. The online classes became an important part of learning for the students in India at least in the period of Covid. Students do online classes in order to increase their knowledge, because schools, colleges and tuitions classes were closed. The platforms like Google meet and Zoom are attracting the knowledge students around the globe. Now schools, colleges and tuitions classes have opened a new gate way of quality education through online education. The culture of online education has suddenly boomed in the past few months and has become a serious threat to traditional education system. Though there are advantages and disadvantages in both but I see online education as the future of education. Recently, I too attended a lot of online lectures and through my experience of online education; I would like to write down as my observations. Not only academic courses but also variety of programs and courses are taught now a day through online. Students not only study, but they can also earn every academic degree online, from a career certificate to a doctorate. Online classes prove more affordable ( किफ़ायती; सस्ता;) option than traditional classes. Online classes offer less tuition fees than traditional classes, associated expenses almost always cost less. For example, there are no commuting (travelling) costs, and no course materials, such as textbooks, are available online at no cost. “Online learning can be a lifeline (जीवन रेखा) for students.”– says Paul Levinson, a famous author of, “The Soft Edge” Online classes are more comfortable for learning. The students study in their homely environment. Students listen to lectures and complete assignments and send to the teacher electronically, with no need to fight with the traffic, or miss important family time. But students have to face some of the problems with online classes. First problem is not having proper internet connectivity. Second among them is syndrome. Third and the last I think is lack of motivation to complete such classes. Many students leave the online classes in between, losing some other useful topics, in many big cities which can never be completed again. Well the solution to the last two problems are easy, be punctual, be motivated and remain connected to the end.
Be able to
Be means am/is/are (present tense) and was/were (past tense) Can - am/is/are able to could - was/were able to can not/could not (negative) be unable to (affirmative) Note: use am/is/are able to instead of can and Use was/were able to instead of could. 1] The law cannot become the guardian of our private manners. (Use- Be unable to) Ans: The law is unable to become the guardian of our private manners. 2] I couldn’t pay the fare. (Use- Be able to) Ans: I was not able to pay the fare. 3] We cannot get them back by invoking the law. (Use- Be able to) Ans: We are not able to get them back by invoking the law. 4] He could not rest till he left it behind a couple of hundred miles. (Use- Be unable to) Ans: He was unable to rest till he left it behind a couple of hundred miles. 5] But no legal system could attempt to legislate against bad manners. (Use- Be able to) Ans: But no legal system was able to attempt to legislate against bad manners. 6] Wordsworth was able to gather lessons of wisdom. (Remove -Be able to) Ans: Wordsworth could gather lessons of wisdom. 7] How can you be otherwise with Saturn where he is? (Use- Be able to) Ans: How are you able to be otherwise with Saturn where he is? 8] If only he could reach a table in the restaurant unsuspected, success would be his. (Remove - could) Ans: If only he was able to reach a table in the restaurant unsuspected, success would be his. 9] The king is able to do nothing wrong. (Remove - Be able to) Ans: The king can do nothing wrong. 10] She was able to face the whole horror. (Remove - Be able to) Ans: She could face the whole horror. Examples: 11] she could not be fashionable. (Remove - Be able to) 12] You can’t get out of it now. (Use - Be able to) 13] Now she could see flies crawling slowly out of a saucer of milk with their wings stuck together. (Use - Be able to) 14]I can buy some jaggery and coconut tomorrow. (Use - Be able to) 15] can imagine that lift-man, (Use - Be able to) 16] he can have the service for asking(Use - Be able to) 17] It cannot be too widely diffused (spread) in a rather drab (gloomy) world. (Use - Be able to) 18] We cannot get them back by invoking the law. (Use - Be able to) 19] you can also track the condition of the goods. (Use - Be able to) 20] Why can’t we produce good toys in India? (Use - Be able to)
Blog- Trees are our friends
Question 2] Write a blog in proper format on “Trees are our best friends” with the help of the following points. (Write in about 100 to 150 words) discover more here Question 2] Write a blog in proper format on “Trees are our best friends” with the help of the following points. (Write in about 100 to 150 words) Question 2] Question 2] Write a blog in proper format on “Trees are our best friends” with the help of the following points. (Write in about 100 to 150 words) friends” with the help of the following points. (Write in about 100 to 150 words) 1) Introduction 1) Introduction 2) Any quote of great personality. 2) Any quote of great personality. 3) Significance of Trees 3) Significance of Trees 4) Over-exploitation of Trees. 4) Over-exploitation of Trees. 5) add your own points. 5) add your own points. Trees are our best friends Trees are our best friends Trees are our best friends Trees are our best friends As it is quite evident (clear), there are numerous similarities between a best friend and trees. We see how trees do the same things for us, as our best friends. Our friends are always there when we need them. Trees protect us from everything just like our friends. They benefit us in several ways and enhance (बेहतर बनाना; सुधारना) our lives by their presence, similar to best friends. As it is quite evident (clear), there are numerous similarities between a best friend and trees. We see how trees do the same things for us, as our best friends. Our friends are always there when we need them. Trees protect us from everything just like our friends. They benefit us in several ways and enhance ( बेहतर बनाना ; सुधारना ) our lives by their presence, similar to best friends. It is correctly said that “when you plant a tree, you plant a life”. Trees are one of the greatest blessings for humans from mother earth. They always give us everything without expecting a single thing in return. Trees are longer than humans; however, but humans forget this fact. They fail to recognize their significance and continue to exploit (ग़लत फायदा उठाना) them endlessly for short-term benefits. It is correctly said that “when you plant a tree, you plant a life”. Trees are one of the greatest blessings for humans from mother earth. They always give us everything without expecting a single thing in return. Trees are longer than humans; however, but humans forget this fact. They fail to recognize their significance and continue to exploit ( ग़लत फायदा उठाना ) them endlessly for short-term benefits. A friend always does a good to us even if we do harm to him. Similarly, a tree gives us fruits when we throw stones at it. So the tree is our friend. Not only human beings but also animals, insects and trees live on this earth. All these living beings are dependent upon one another. Among them tree is our best friend, because whatever livings being we find on the earth, they depend on tree. We get water, food, air, shelter etc. due to only tree. Great Saint Tukaram Maharaj in his era (period) realized the importance of tree hence He says, A friend always does a good to us even if we do harm to him. Similarly, a tree gives us fruits when we throw stones at it. So the tree is our friend. Not only human beings but also animals, insects and trees live on this earth. All these living beings are dependent upon one another. Among them tree is our best friend, because whatever livings being we find on the earth, they depend on tree. We get water, food, air, shelter etc. due to only tree. Great Saint Tukaram Maharaj in his era (period) realized the importance of tree hence He says, “ Rukshwalli amha soyare, wanchare” “ Rukshwalli amha soyare, wanchare” It is impossible for human life to function without trees as their principal source is of oxygen on earth. They even help in preventing natural calamities like droughts and floods. In other words, trees play the role of a best friend in every human being’s life. It is impossible for human life to function without trees as their principal source is of oxygen on earth. They even help in preventing natural calamities like droughts and floods. In other words, trees play the role of a best friend in every human being’s life. Despite holding such a great significance in our lives, humans have been overexploiting trees for the longest time. This constant practice is devastating for the earth and human life, both. For instance, the industrial sector is cutting down trees rapidly for attaining raw materials in bulk. Subsequently, even governments are contributing to deforestation by clear-cutting in order to build huge buildings, dams and roads. Without trees, this planet will turn into a desert. Despite holding such a great significance in our lives, humans have been overexploiting trees for the longest time. This constant practice is devastating for the earth and human life, both. For instance, the industrial sector is cutting down trees rapidly for attaining raw materials in bulk. Subsequently, even governments are contributing to deforestation by clear-cutting in order to build huge buildings, dams and roads. Without trees, this planet will turn into a desert. Click the following link for the Question first Click the following link for the Question first
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Q.4 (c) Blog Writing- 4 Marks Format of blog Marks : 2 Marks for navigation bar + sidebar + Footer 2 Marks for Blog writing (Write your answer in the following format) Answer writing Area 1] Write a blog in proper format on “Personality Development” with the help of the following points. (Write in about 100 to 150 words) 1) Introduction 2) Any quote of great personality 3) Barrier (बधाये) 4) Importance 5) add your own points Ans: Personality Development Everyone likes to interact with a person having an attractive personality. Personality is an important thing in the life of a person that determines not only his professional success but also his overall attitude in life. Personality means a combination of appearance, the pattern of thought, feelings, attitude, behavior and communication ability. A lot of people have a misconception that these personality skills are inborn and cannot be developed, but I think a proper training enhances our personality. Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam says "All of us do not have equal talent. But, all of us have an equal opportunity to develop our talents." A big barrier that stays in our way towards personal development is not taking responsibility for our actions. Negative Attitude, Lack of Skills, Lack of Discipline, Lack of Goals, anger and blaming others for your deeds. Personality Development is a tool through which makes your capabilities more confident to face the outside world. It is said that the personality of a person started formation from the childhood. but friends, teachers and the environment of the school have a great impact of various positive and negative factors in life. Personality development has become very important from the career point of view. There are a lot of people that still underestimate the importance of good personality, but they do not get much benefit in their job. For a good personality, what do we need? we need good communication skills, politeness, good listening skills, vocabulary, the art of engaging communication, neatness and positive attitude and knowing how to dress well. These are vital skills that will promote your objectives and also helps you in your day to day life mean in your career.
Book review - ‘Shyamchi Aai’
Book Review Q. Review of the book ‘Shyamchi Aai’ by Sane Guruji. Ans: Introduction Shyamchi Aai,(meaning Shyam's Mother) is an autobiography of Sane Guruji. Sane Guruji, fondly called Shyam during his childhood, is narrating his memories to a group of children in a nightly sitting. Shyamchi Aai has been a Marathi classic by the freedom fighter and social reformer, Sane Guruji. Most Marathi-speaking children must have read this book at home or in school. The book describes about the Mother’s positive figure so the title of the book is Shyamchi Aai, Story: The book is about the author’s childhood in Palgad village in Konkan, which later became famous as Sane Guruji’s birthplace. The book presents a core relationship between Shyam and his mother, a woman both deeply traditional and independent. For Shyam, she is no less than god. Whatever he is, he attributes to her. She teaches him to do what is right, be it helping her in her endless household works or performing her rituals for her. The bond between Shyam and his mother is sometimes unbelievable. One of the episode of this book is very close to heart, shyam fears water so he avoids swimming in water and shyam is teased by his friends as coward boy. How can a mother tolerate it? shyam' mother dragged him to the well where he finally learns swimming. language : The language of the book is very simple and sentimental. Conversational tone has been used in the book which captures the reader to read it in a single sitting. The book is filled with tear-filling conversations between mother and son, like: “Are you disappointed in me?’’ or “When I see the love in your eyes, I feel strengthened?". Due to the language Sane Guruji managed to keep the book in the mind of today’s young readers also. Message: ‘Shyamchi Aai’ spreads a strong message of humanity, the value of a father’s praise and the fear of his anger, the value of mother and her love as well as benefits of the honesty about childish wrongdoings. ‘Shyamchi Aai’ shows that if love is present in a person's life, the person can be content; no matter how poor he is. Everyone must read this book. My rating will be 10/1
Book Review
Q. You have recently read a book. Write a ‘Review’ on the same with the help of the following points: (1) Title of the book (2) Subject/Story/information (3) Language/Style/Presentation (4) Benefits/Message Ans: Book Review: Wings of Fire by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Introduction Wings of Fire is an autobiography of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam; a renowned (famous) Indian scientist and the 11th President of India, written jointly by Arun Tiwari and Abdul Kalam. It covers Kalam’s life before he became president of India and his work in Indian space research and missile programs so the title is Wings of Fire. Subject/Story/information : Wings of Fire is the story of a boy from a humble background who went on to become a key player in Indian space research/Indian missile programs and later became the president of India. It gives a vivid picture of our country during 1930 –1950s. Kalam was born in Rameswaram, a southern religious town in Tamilnadu. The initial chapters provide an interesting glimpse of religious harmony (unity) which existed before India’s partition. The book covers a lot of information and technical details about India’s satellite and missile program. Language/Style/Presentation: The book itself is written in simple English and it seems as if the author is speaking out to the reader directly to create positive thinking. It is autobiographical account. Considering that this book comes from a scientist, this book does have little scientific narration Benefits/Message: This book gives us message that how great things can be achieved through simple thoughts. How to face life, keep clear goals and keep head high and feet firmly in ground, motivate people and guide with vision. It is the most inspiring book which gives us Leadership lesson. I strongly suggest that everyone should read this book. My Rating: 10/10