Youre a t eacher for all Season And you h s, ave my gr atitude!

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Through my tears I sh all reach my ideal, In my tears rests the po wer to crush steel and stone. My tears are my God. Never deprive of my te ars. Let my eyelids never get dry.

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4.1 A Teacher for All Seasons

A1. Role of a teacher and a student
Look at the following webs expressing what a teacher does for his/her students and what students wish to do for their teachers. Working in pairs, complete the web by adding some of your points.
develops personality

obey

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respect

A Teacher for All Seasons

A2. Listen to the poem and complete the following table

A teacher is like: A teacher is like Spring, A teacher is like: Who nurtures new green sprouts, A teacher is like: Encourages and leads them, Whenever they have doubts. A teacher is like: A teacher is like Summer, Whose sunny temperament Makes studying a pleasure, A3 Qualities Preventing discontent. List down the qualities of a good teacher A teacher is like Fall, Mentioned in the poem Not in the poem With methods crisp and clear, --------------------------- ---------------------------Lessons of bright colors --------------------- ---------------------------And a happy atmosphere. ----------------------- -------------------------A teacher is like Winter, While its snowing hard outside, Keeping students comfortable, As a warm and helpful guide. Glossary Teacher, you do all these things, nurtures : helps one to develop and be successful With a pleasant attitude; temperament : nature, behaviour Youre a teacher for all seasons, snowing hard: heavy snow fall And you have my gratitude! color = colour (American spelling) F. Joanna

A4. Listen again

Listen to the poem again and write what the following words really stand for. Discuss with your partner. Words They describe green sprouts sunny temperament bright colours different seasons
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A5. Matching
Listen to the poem again and match the three columns. Discuss with your partner. Season Nature Teacher Spring Keeps in comfort Makes studying easy Summer Sunny Encourages/leads Fall Nurtures Happy atmosphere Winter Bright colours warm/helpful guide

A6. Now read the poem and after discussing with your partner answer the following questions.
I. 1. Who is the poem addressed to? 2. How does a teacher encourage and lead students? 3. How can any teacher work as a guide? 4. How can any teacher be helpful in preventing discontent? II. 1. Why is a teacher called a teacher for all seasons? 2. Why is a teacher called a helpful guide? III. 1. Why should we show gratitude towards a teacher? 2. Imagine life without a teacher, discuss with your partner and write a few lines. 3. How can an ideal teacher play a significant role in society?

A7. Describing words

Glance through the poem and find the describing words used for the following words : Words sprouts temperament methods atmosphere guide attitude Describing words new, green

A8. Complete
Read and complete the following statements : = A teacher encourages ----= A teacher makes ----= A teacher keeps ----= A teacher prevents ---= A teacher nurtures ---= A teacher is ---- -------- guide

A9. Vocabulary
Match the following words with their meanings. Words Meaning discontent to promote development encourage wanting something more gratitude to give support nurture thankfulness temperament pleasantly sharp/ clear crisp ones nature

A11. Opposites
Look at the following words. Find the opposite meaning words for them from the poem. discourage X cloudy X satisfied X dark X uneasy X unpleasant X

A10. Music
Similar sounding words at the end of the lines create music. Write two pairs of such rhyming words. attitude gratitude -------- -- -------------- ---------

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A12. Vocabulary focus

Fill in the blanks blocks with proper letters so as to make meaningful words. Make use of clues to find the word. These are the words from the poem! 1. help someone to develop 2. give support or hope to 3. pleasantly hard 4. start to grow 5. feeling of being grateful 6. nature or behaviour of a person 1 2 3

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A13. Be a poet!
Working in pairs or groups fill in the following with appropriate expressions. One is done for you. = A father is like a guide. = A father is like a ---------------- . = A father is like a ----------------- . = A father is like a ------------------ . = A father is like a ------------------- . = A father is like a ------------------ . Compose a stanza or a poem with the help of these ideas. Think of some rhyming words. Display your poem on a school showcase. Look at one given below: My father means a friend to me, As excellent as he could be Through all odds he does console Striving hard to comfort my soul.

A14. Project
Here are some quotations on teachers and their profession. Collect more from various sources. Work with your partner and prepare your poster and display it on Teachers Day.

Teachers are like candles that burn themselves to light the path for others.

A day with a great teacher is better than a thousand days of diligent study.

The best teachers teach from the hearts not from the books.
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4.2 The Sadhu of Modern India

A1. Social Worker
Discuss with your partner the qualities that make people great social workers. Fill in your responses in the following web.
Patience

Social Worker

Sacrifice

A2. Contributions
Here is a list of the great Indians who are known for their social work. Discuss in pairs/groups and write about their contribution. Social activists Contribution Rajarshee Shahu Maharaj Maharshi Karve Mother Teresa Vitthal Ramji Shinde Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil Nafisa Ali

A3. Guess

Look at the title. You are going to read about one social worker who is referred to here as a Sadhu. Discuss with your partner and make a list of words that you think might appear in the extract. Dont read the text. Later on check whether all your words have appeared in the text or not?

A4. Complete

Read Part I quickly and choose the correct option. 1. He developed kinship and camaraderie with ---------------- a) the poor rural people b) the poor tribal people c) the poor oppressed people 2. Sane Guruji made Baba realize that the weak can indeed vanquish ---------------------- a) the rich with their strong will b) the strong with their own decisions c) the strong with their determination 3. The text is in the form of ----------------A5. Add your own ideas a) a story b) a news item Discuss with your friend the meaning of c) an article the word Sadhu. Following are some of d) a biographical sketch the qualities of a Sadhu. Refer to both 4. Sadhus are the people who--------Part I and II and add to the list: a) live a life praying to the God all the time = sacrifice b) live a selfless life helping common people = patience c) live a life in the company of nature
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The Sadhu of Modern India

India they say, is the land of sadhus, or what are commonly known as sages or mendicants. While probing, the history of ancient India will uncover great sadhus who renounced their everything and prayed for the welfare of the common man, modern India has, among its countless millions, a soul that is as pure as snow that falls from the winter skies. That soul is Murlidhar Devidas Amte, more popularly and with profound respect known as Baba Amte. The early years Baba was born in interior Maharashtra, a state of Independent India, on 26th December 1914, to wealthy Brahmin jahagirdar parents. One of eight children, Baba grew up with a hard, disciplinarian father and a sensitive, caring mother. Earning his initial qualifications in Wardha, he moved on to Nagpur where his father held a responsible position with the British crown. Armed with degrees and diplomas in agricultural sciences, law and literature from various universities in Maharashtra, Baba Amte set out to conquer the world, and found himself looking at the countrys poor and discovering the hard side of life. His transformation from a modern philistine who hunted boars and deer with his own gun at 14 years of age to a selfless social worker who has been living with social outcasts for the last 60 years has been documented in detail. It has truly been a remarkable journey. Even when he was surrounded by luxury and wealth, Baba, as a child, despised the segregation of children of his parents servants from his own brothers and sisters (and himself).Thus, the fire of concern for the underprivileged burned back then too. When he visited Shantiniketan, Tagores ashram in Bengal, and Sewagram, Gandhis ashram in Wardha, the young Baba was suitably impressed. He also avidly read and was awed by the works of Karl Marx and Mao Zedong. During the later years of adolescence, Baba used to roam around in the jungles and in tribal areas of eastern Maharashtra. During these sojourns, he developed kinship and camaraderie with the poor tribal people whose sufferings he saw vividly from up close. Babas life-defining years It is while enjoying the life of luxury that the inequities of life hit him strongly. He realized that while he earned comfortably by arguing cases in court, the farmers who worked at his fathers estates made a pittance for over 12 hours of daily toil. Telling lies to save his moneyed clients also ate at his conscience. He could not stomach all this without feeling the need to do something about it. Over the years, and more particularly after being imprisoned in the aftermath of the Quit India movement of 1942 (in which he participated as a lawyer to defend his fellow countrymen), he completely lost interest in his profession and began to appreciate the richness of the heart of the poor and the poverty of the heart of the rich. He decided to shun his wealth and his previous life-style and to become one with the poor and the downtrodden of the society. Baba was deeply influenced by a saint called Sane Guruji, whose selfless dedication for the downtrodden of the society he watched and admired unconditionally. Gurujis efforts at getting the upper classes to permit the untouchables to visit an important temple at Pandharpur touched a chord in Babas heart. The following words of Guruji made Baba realize that the weak can indeed vanquish the strong with their determination. Through my tears I shall reach my ideal; In my tears rests the power to crush steel and stone. My tears are my God. Never deprive me of my tears. Let my eyelids never get dry.

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A 6.Read Part I again and after discussing with your partner answer the following questions.
I. 1. 2. 3. 4. II. 1. 2. 3. 4. III. 1. 2. What did great Sadhus renounce? Whose work awed Baba Amte? What did Baba Amte decide to shun? Who deeply influenced Baba more? When did the fire of concern for the underprivileged come to Baba? What did Baba realize while he earned comfortably? Why did Baba lose interest in his profession after Quit India Movement? What are the tears like to the poet? What inspiration will you take from Baba? What qualities of Baba Amte do you come across in Part I?

A7. Prefixes

Look at the underlined word in the following sentence. It is while enjoying the life of luxury that the inequities of life hit him strongly. The word inequities is made from in + equity = inequity Now make new words by adding in + --i. able ii. capable iii. active iv. digestion v. definite vi. humanity Now make use of the words in your own sentences. A8. Dialogue A9. Qualities
Your school has invited Mr. Prakash Amte for a cultural programme. There will be an Open Forum with him. In a small group of four students each discuss and frame the questions that you would like to ask. Later on write an imaginative dialogue. Make use of the following points. = early life = education = plan of life = life with Baba = mission of life = future plans = message to the youths of Maharashtra Glance through Part I and II and complete the following web pointing the qualities of Baba Amte personality:

Baba Amte Social worker

A10. Read the text again and complete the following by selecting the proper option:
1. Baba began to read extensively about a) cancer b) leprosy c) pneumonia d) Tuberculosis 2. Lepers needed not just medication but a home where they could recover with--a) own will and determination b) dignity and self-respect c)the help of A11. Antonyms sympathetic people d) their strong will-power 3. The title of the text The Sadhu of Modern India refers to The opposite meaning words a) social reformer b) a saint c) a national leader for the following are used in the 4. The text is in a form of text. Glance through the text a) an article b) a story c) an autobiographical sketch and write them. Compete with 1. Baba saw a dying man suffering from polio. 2. Baba began to read extensively about leprosy. 3. Lepers needed not just medication but a shelter, a home, where they could recover. 4. Person cannot live without fingers. 5. Hemalkasa is situated to south. 6. Leprosy is incurable.
1. ancient X -- 3. luxury X -- 5. protect X -- 7. grant X -- 2. tribal X -4. poverty X -6. dignity X -8. young X --

A12. Read part II and state whether the following the rows and find out which row finds first! statements are true or false.

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Part II The turning point The turning point in Babas life came one rainy evening, when he Glossary was returning home. A huddled figure lay on the roadside. At first it huddled: person held arms and legs seemed like a bundle of rags. But then he noticed some movement. close to his body Baba looked closer and recoiled instantly. Lying before him was a man maggots: creature like a small, short in the last stages of leprosy. The dying man had no fingers. Maggots worm crawled over his naked body. Horrified by this sight, terrified of self-loathing: strong feeling of infection, Baba ran home. But he could not run away from the self- hatred for oneself loathing which began to hound him. How could he have left a lonely forsaken man to lie there in the rain? So he forced himself to return and feed the man. He also put up a bamboo shed to protect him against the rain. That man, Tulshiram, died in Babas care and irrevocably changed young Amtes life. Baba had faced the demon of fear for the first time in his life! Baba began to read extensively about leprosy. He offered his services to the leprosy clinic at Warora. Soon, his work expanded to opening of several clinics. Around the same time, medical treatment in the form of a drug called DDS became available. Its use made it possible to achieve a cure of this deadly disease. However, and this is what differentiated Baba from the hundreds of medical efforts to treat the disease, lepers needed not just medication but a shelter, a home, where they could recover with dignity and self-respect; where they could work to earn their livelihood; where they could create, manage and support activities that could lead to sustenance of the entire community of their brothers and sisters. Baba said, Person can live without fingers, but not without self-respect. - Dr. Taher Kaglawala

A13. Now read Part II and after discussing with your partner answer the following questions:
I. 1. When did Babas life take a turning point? 2. What did he appeal to the government? 3. Where did Baba offer his services? 4. What did Baba begin to read extensively? II. 1. Describe the turning point in Babas life. 2. What differentiated Baba from the hundreds of medical efforts? III. 1. Why do you think Baba Amte is called a Sadhu of Modern India? 2. What lesson do you get from Baba Amtes work?

A14. Meaning
Read paragraph of Part II and find the words/ phrases from it, which are nearest in meaning to the following: widely = extensively a special hospital = fatal = attempts = recognize the quality of being different = sense of ones own importance = provide help for = whole = get well =

A15. Phrases
Fill in the blanks choosing a suitable phrase from those given below. You may work in pairs/groups: awed by, concern for, looking at, surrounded by, influenced by 1. They were ------ me and started whispering. 2. She seemed ----- the presence of so many famous people. 3. Parents -----their children. 4. The lake is-----trees on all the sides. 5. The committee was-----the government policy.

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A16. Sketch
Based on your reading about Baba Amte complete the following in the form of a brief sketch. You may collect some more information by visiting a library or through internet. Baba Amte: A Sadhu of Modern India = Birth and childhood: = Family: = Education: = Difficulties and hardships: = Social work: = Honours received: = Death: = Add your own points

A17. Vocabulary
Look at the words/phrases underlined in the following sentences and decide which is the nearest in the meaning from the options given below: 1. Telling lies to save his moneyed clients also ate at his conscience. a) made him feel guilty b) made him feel sorry 2. Baba realized that the weak can indeed vanquish the strong with their determination a) overcome b) overpower c) defeat completely 3. That man, Tulshiram, died in Babas care and irrevocably changed young Amtes life. a) alternatively b) permanently c) temporarily

A 19. Paragraph
Read about Anandvan and Hemalkasa where Baba Amte offered yeoman service for a social cause. Discuss with your partner the points given below and develop two paragraphs.

A18. Speech
The common man is always confronted with many problems. In the elocution competition you are expected to deliver a speech on Problems of a Common Man Follow the steps and prepare a speech. You may freely discuss with your partner.

Anandvan
Health Care Programme: leprosy patients, eye hospital, mobile dental unit, rehabilitation of leprosy affected people, initiatives for the differently abled orchestra of the disabled Educational initiatives: schools for the hearing and vision impaired children Agricultural Development Programme: land and water resource development, eco friendly innovation, plastic reuse and biological waste management, biogas plant and composting, low cost housing Yoga and Meditation Programme:

Hemalkasa
Hospital: taking care of the tribal Educational Development: Residential school for tribal children Training: Training for the farmers, seed production, art craft production, etc. Preservation of wild life: Orphaned babies of wild animals, providing medical facilities Ashram: Ashram for the development of local tribals

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A20. Class Magazine

You have to plan to publish a class magazine. With the help of the group leaders and your teacher, design the magazine, design the cover page. Preparation = Collect all the project reports = Activity reports = Information regarding eminent persons in Maharashtra = Poems that you composed = Sportspersons = Social workers = Nature, Values = Jokes, cartoons = Drawings

Presentation
1. Write all these on manuscript papers. 2. Give a suitable title to your magazine. 3. Make it attractive with colours and design of your choice. 4. Arrange for publication programme in the presence of your Headmaster/Headmistress.

A21. Gerund
Look at the following sentences from the text. Observe the underlined part and discuss the following questions: Note the observations: Earning his initial qualifications in Wardha, he moved on to Nagpur. Telling lies to save his moneyed clients ate at his conscience. = = = = Do the underlined words function like a verb or noun? What are the original forms of the verbs underlined? What is added to change the form? How can you begin your sentences with such forms?

aComplete the following sentences with -ing form. 1. --------------is injurious to health. (smoke) 2. -------------tobacco is to invite for cancer. (chew) 3. --------------everyday gives you the best exercise. (walk) 4. -------------- discipline helps for the progress. (follow) 5. --------------during examination is a bad habit. (copy) 6. -----------into others answer sheets is liable for punishment. (look) aCombine each pair of sentence by using the gerund form of a proper verb. One is done for you. For example: Baba served the leprosy people. He wished them to live a respectful life. Serving the leprosy people, Baba wished them to live a respectful life. 1. My grandfather took his umbrella. He went out for a walk. 2. Baba Amte met the people of leprosy. He treated them well. 3. Baba began to read extensively about leprosy. He offered his services to the leprosy clinic. 4. Baba completely lost interest in his profession. He began to appreciate the richness of the heart of the poor. 5. Baba strived day and night. He worked for the upliftment of the leprosy patient.

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A22. Infinitives
Look at the following sentences from the text. Observe the underlined words and discuss the questions given below with your partner. Later note your points. He decided to shun his wealth and his previous life-style and to become one with the poor. He also put up a bamboo shed to protect him against the rain. Discuss = What is added in the beginning of the verbs underlined? = What do they suggest about the action? aUsing the given words and phrases make sentences as per the given model: to read /Baba extensively began/ about leprosy. Baba began to read extensively about leprosy. 1. success in life / one can work hard/ to achieve. 2. to achieve a cure /Its use made it possible/ of this deadly disease. 3. lepers needed not just medication/ to treat the disease/ but a shelter, a home, 4. Baba Amte set out/ the world/ to conquer. 5. to roam around in the jungles and /Baba used/in tribal areas of eastern Maharashtra.

A23. Definite or Indefinite

Look at the following sentence from the text and afterwards discuss the following questions with your partner. Note down the points of your observation and discussion. Lying before him was a man in the last stages of leprosy. The dying man had no fingers.

Discuss
= = = = = = What is the meaning of the underlined letter in the first sentence? What is the meaning of the underlined word in the second sentence? Why is a used in the first sentence and the in the second sentence? When do we use a and the? Where do we use them in a sentence? What will be the meaning of a sentence without the use of these?

= Now look at the following sentence. Something is missing in it. What will make the sentence meaningful? Baba grew up with hard, disciplinarian father and sensitive, caring mother. = Go back to the text and find as many sentences as you can where a, an or the are used. Try to understand their use.

Choose the correct form with or without the.

1. Baba Amte sacrificed his life for-------(a welfare/ the welfare) of------(a common/the common) man. 2. Florence Nightingale was ---(a lady/the lady) with-----(a lamp/the lamp). 3. Baba Amte was -----(a man/the man) who fought against-------(A British/the British) empire. 4. He opened -----(a school/the school) for children. --------(a school/the school) is for the children suffering from leprosy. 5. Sane Guruji dedicated his life for---------(a downtrodden/the downtrodden)people of society.

Change the following sentences into a singular form. One is done for you.
a. There are many students in classes. b. There is a student in a class. 1. Baba Amte saw persons suffering from diseases. 2. Children were reading incidents from Shyamchi Aai. 3. He built Anandvan with the help of men, women and oxen. 4. Farmers cut many dried trees to build ashrams. 5. Baba Amte ran hospitals, ashramas, universities, schools and orphanages for the poor people.

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4.3 Breathtaking Feat!

A1. Players and their games
In the following table the names of some upcoming sports persons are given. Match their names with the sports that they are associated with.

Names of the Players

Kavita Raut Abhinav Bindra Virdhawal Khade Saniya Mirza Abhijit Kunte Rani Sarnobot Athletics Swimming

Sports/Games known for

Chess Tennis Shooting Distance Running

A2.Guess and Check

Look at the list of the following words from the text. What do you think will be the text about? Discuss with your partner and write. para jump; awarded, free fall; aircraft; parachute; first woman

A3. Type of text

Look at the text and find out what the form of the text is. What has helped you to decide the answer? a) a story b) a news item c) an article d) a biography

A4. Vocabulary
Match the words in column A with their meanings in column B A B sponsor conveyance of property mortgage promoter expedition next below wing commander accelerate journey for particular purpose squadron leader unskilled person amateur increase speed

A5. Records & Awards

Glance through the text quickly and find out Sheetal Mahajan jumped from: 1. 2. 3. Sheetal Mahajan got the awards: 1 2 3.

A6. Agree or Disagree

Read the following statements and decide whether you agree or disagree with them. Put a tick mark or cross. Later on read the text and find out whether Shital Mahajan agrees or disagrees with your opinion. If your agreement or disagreement matches Sheetals opinion then you are also a sportsperson in a true sense.
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Pune, Apr. 19, 2008 Sudesh Malhotra Sheetal Mahajan, has made a record by becoming the first woman in the world by a free fall para-jump over the North Pole on April 18, 2004 from 2400 feet, in minus 37 degree Celsius temperature. She was awarded the Shivchhatrapati State Sports Award in 2004-05 by Government of Maharashtra . On Dec. 15, 2007, she jumped from 15,000 feet over the South Pole at minus 38 degrees Celsius. She was awarded the prestigious Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award by the then president A. P. J. Abdul Kalam. Sheetal became the first amateur woman in the world to jump over both poles without trials. Sheetal Mahajan has quite a few records in her sights. In this, I want to be on television generation, youngsters are taking up unusual challenges. Sheetal Mahajan is no different. This coming week the 24-year-old will make an accelerated free fall parachute jump over the white continent of Antarctica. Never before has any man or woman dared to make the first free fall jump of life over the worlds most demanding drop zone where temperature ranges between minus 40 and minus 50 degrees Celsius. As a youngster, I wanted to be in news. First I thought of talent shows where one has to dance or sing. Then one day I met my friends brother who is a squadron leader in the Indian Air Force. He told me about parachute jumping. The concept excited me and I decided to do it, says Sheetal before taking a flight to the U.S. On December 10, she is supposed to start from Chille, the last camp for the South Pole. Then she will take the jump according to the weather conditions. Her first target was to jump over the North Pole, which she successfully completed in April 2004. Recently she has been awarded the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure award for the feat. I discovered that one Indian woman; Rachel Thomas has already achieved the feat. So the only way I could have gone into the record books was by making it the first jump of my life. I learnt that Rachel had some 15 years of professional para jumping experience before she undertook the North Pole expedition. I had never set foot on an aircraft before taking the expedition. The only advantage she had was that she was allowed to have a parachute that opens automatically. There was no fear, she exclaims. Nobody had to push me, as I was waiting for the opportunity to come. This time, however, she has to open the parachute herself. I will jump from a height of 12000 feet and the parachute will open after 4000 feet of free fall. She will jump with two instructors who will be guiding her throughout the free fall.The moments would be captured by experienced free fall cameraman Mustafa Karampurwala through the camera attached to his helmet.

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If she completes the feat, Sheetal says she will become the first woman in the world to jump over both the poles without any practice. She shares that the expedition requires a lot of money. Tata Motors, r enGlossary something fo g in o d n o rs where my father is employed, is sponsoring me. Then I am us- amateur: pe t as a job ing the National Award Money. Also, I have taken an education joyment or interest; no at happens something th f o ct a : loan by mortgaging the house. d te accelera ed r than expect ie rl Talking of other challenges involved, Sheetal says during the a pure r o r e fast urney with a jo d e iz n a rg o first jump she was supposed to wear seven layers of clothing. expedition: place an unknown d This caused skin problems, because you cant take out some n fi which a pose to reement by g a l a g le : g layers even in the tent. Thankfully, my brother is an Ayurveda mortgagin ou money doctor, so I recovered soon. This time I am taking along silicon bank lends y thermal wear, sumps up Sheetal.

A7. Read the text again and after discussing with your partner answer the following questions:
I. 1. 2. 3. 4. II. 1. 2. 3. III. 1. 2. Who normally take up unusual challenges? When will Sheetal take the jump? What was Sheetals first target? Why did Sheetal want to perform adventuring activity? What did Sheetal say before taking a flight to the U.S.? How did Sheetal succeed in her first target? Why had Sheetal to mortgage her house? What lesson do you learn from this text? What do you think are challenges involved in adventure sports?

A8. Glance and find out

Glance through the write-up again and find out the following: All about Sheetal = Hardships faced by Sheetal: .. = Sheetals achievements: . = Persons that helped Sheetal in achievements: = Reasons for Sheetals success: = Sheetal is the first:

A9. Imagine
You have read about the different records that Sheetal has broken. Discuss the following points in your group and prepare a small paragraph on: Adventure of Para Jumping! = Challenges and difficulties = Preparation required = Training expected = Qualities required = Add your own points

A10. Vocabulary
= = = = = = Look at the following sentences: Her first target was to jump over the North Pole, which she successfully completed in April 2004. Recently she has been awarded the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award for the feat. The underlined words tell you more about the words in bold. Now go through the text again and find similar examples. Underline the word that describes the action. Frame sentences of your own using the following words: bravely, boldly, adventurously, automatically, successfully

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A11. Complete
Read the text again and complete the following by choosing the correct alternative. 1. ------------------was conferred on Sheetal Mahajan recently. a. National Bravery Award b. National Sports Award c. National Adventure Award 2. Sheetal became the first amateur woman in the world to jump over - a. North pole with trials b. both poles without trials c. both poles having previous trials 3. 24 year old will make an accelerated free fall parachute jump over the - a. blue continent of Antarctica b. white continent of Antarctica c. continent of Antarctica 4. She will jump according to the a. uncongenial weather conditions b. weather conditions c. congenial weather conditions

A12. Doer of action

I. Look at the following sentence and the underlined part. Later discuss with your friend the questions given below: a) Sheetal was awarded the Shivchhatrapati State Sports Award. Who was awarded? Who awarded? Now, look at the following sentence b) The Chief Minister awarded Sheetal Shivchhatrapati State Sports Award. Who awarded? What is the difference between sentence a and b? Since, the doer of the action in sentence (a) is not given or is unknown therefore, the verb used is in passive voice. In sentence a, the doer of the action is given in the beginning; therefore, it is in Active Voice. II. Look at the following sentences and underline the verbs. Then decide whether they are in active voice or passive voice. Put them in two columns as active or passive. 1. Sheetal Mahajan has made a record. 2. She was awarded the prestigious Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award. 3. She has broken many records. 4. She was allowed to have a parachute that opens automatically. 5. The friend told me about parachute jumping. 6. The concept excited me. 7. The moments would be captured by the experienced free fall cameraman Mustafa Karmpurwala. III. Look at the beginners of sentences and the verbs given in the brackets. Complete them by looking at the sentences in II. 1. A record ----------------------------- (make) 2. They ------------------------- (award) 3. Many records -------------------------- (break)

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4. They -------------------- (allow) 5. I ------------------- (tell) 6. I ------------------- (excite) 7. The experienced free fall cameraman Mustafa Karmpurwalla --------------- ( capture) IV. Look at the following verbs. Use them in sentences of your own. Make use of the clues given. Give your own meaningful responses. For example: ------------- was given ------------- Rohan was given a rifle as a gift. 1. ----------- made a record ------------2. ----------- is awarded --------------3. ----------- is interviewed --------------4. ----------- are advised ----------------5. ----------- has been covered ------------V. Match the parts to make complete sentences A B The parachute was inaugurated by the Principal The competition opens automatically The further information are requested to keep quiet The visitors is not provided in the book Using mobile should be sent directly Applications for the post is totally banned in a school campus

A13. Short questions

Look at the following questions. Discuss with your partner the points given below the questions. Note down your observations and points. Was Sheetal given a state award? Did Sheetal jump from the height of 15,000 feet? Did she want to be in news?

Points for discussion

Probable answers to these questions The sentences begin with -The sentences end with -The formation of these sentences -Name this type of sentences --

Is she supposed to start from Chillie? Will Sheetal become the first woman to jump over such a great height?

aConvert the following statements in questions which will get either yes or no as your answer. 1. She was supposed to wear seven layers of clothing. 2. Sheetal Mahajan is no different. 3. He told me about parachute jumping. 4. She will jump with two instructors aNow work with your partner and frame as many questions of this type as possible. Write them down. Later ask them as a rapid fire of questions for the other pair of partners in your class. Have a competition.

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A14. Find it for yourself

Meet your sports teacher and find out more about adventure sports. Frame a few questions that you may ask him/her. Later on prepare your report and read out to the class. Look at the following points: = meaning of adventure sports = the difference from other sports = adventures in them = the risks involved in them = training places = add your own points

A15. Report
Your school has recently organized Adventure Sports Day. The children in your school have enjoyed every moment of it. Prepare a report for the school magazine.

Preparation
Purpose for arrangement Place where it was held Kind of sports arranged Participation of students Remarkable moments Parents, visitors, guests Prize distribution

Presentation
use Past tense use variety of sentences use different paragraphs use proper joining words give importance to facts give the maximum details

Adventure

Sports Day

REPORT
School: Student: Div.:

Name of the

Name of the Std.:

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