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प्रश्न
Chris: Do you spend any of your free time playing Xbox Live?
Kane: Not so much online anymore, because I live in an area where I don't get broadband, I get satellite. I used to play Halo 2 and Ghost Recon online quite a bit.
Chris: What other games do you play?
Kane: Right now I'm playing THQ's Raw vs. Smackdown 2006, our game on the PSP. I'm not actually playing all that much console stuff because I've been on the road quite a bit...
Chris: Do you always play as yourself?
Kane: Yeah.
Chris: Are you going to be at the Wrestlemania?
Kane: Oh yeah.
Chris: Do you know who you're going to face?
Kane: Not yet.
Chris: Seems to be back in the day, there used to be a lot of tag teams, especially back in the Eighties. It seems like that's fallen off. Why do you think that is?
Kane: I don't know. You're right, I think. I watching a videotape of I'm not sure which year it was... I think it was Summer Slam 1986 or 87. It was The Rock and Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty and stuff, The Quebecers. It was just different, because it was a tag team match and you don't see that much anymore. I don't know the reason for that. I just don't know. I think you're right to some extent.
Chris: When you were in college, were you always aspiring to be a wrestler?
Kane: Yeah. I remember when I was a kid, I was a wrestling fan, and then actually my local stations didn't broadcast it for awhile, and then when I got back into college that's when Hulk Hogan was at the height of his career, so I became a wrestling fan again. I was very active in college. I wanted to play athletics and then I looked at wrestling as being a viable option to do that.
Chris: Was Hogan the person who inspired you, or were there others?
Kane: Oh no. You had Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, Ricky Steamboat, Ric Flair and the Four Horsemen, all those guys. Actually, when I was first getting into wrestling, the Undertaker was my favourite. Remember when he was building caskets for people and things like that? That was just classic... just awesome.
Chris: Did that play any role in your being cast as his half-brother?
Kane: No, that didn't. But I think it did play a role in the success that I have had, especially the way that I was introduced as the Undertaker's brother and all that, because I could relate to that. It was pretty natural for me.
Chris: How has the WWE changed in the past ten years?
Kane: In some ways, we've gone through an evolution. Actually, the biggest change I see, from when I first started with the company is our television products - we've become more and more television driven, and our television products have become stronger. When I first started with the company, the format of the show was a lot different than it is now. A lot of that was because of competition from formerly WCW. You know, we were able to overcome that... I think our television product's stronger. We've gone on to some of the best years the business has ever seen and it'll continue. I think the striking thing for me is that the television product has gone through such an evolution.
Chris: Are you happy with the way your character is shaping up?
Kane: Yeah, I've always been happy. Infact, it's been tremendous; more than I can ever hope for.
Chris: Were you scarier with the mask?
Kane: I get that question all the time. Actually I prefer it without the mask because as a performer I'm unlimited in what I can do, whereas with the mask I relied a lot more on body language. But, by the same token, the mask had a certain aura about it, there was mystery and all that stuff. I like it without the mask, but like you said, a lot of people like the mask, so it just depends... Of course, there are days, too, where I like the mask better. [Laughter]
Chris: Bret Hart is being inducted into the Hall of Fame. What's your favourite Bret Hart memory?
Kane: Oh, wow! I guess it would be the culmination when he beat Ric Flair for the World Championship, because that's the high point of someone's career. I'm glad to see Bret going into the Hall of Fame; I'm glad to see that happening.
Chris: With everything you've done in the world of wrestling, what more do you think you have left to accomplish?
Kane: I don't think I have anything left to accomplish, but the important thing for me is that I'm still having fun and that the people are entertained, and it's really gratifying for me now that our fans come up to me, and because I've stood the test of time, they have a respect for me. I may not be the hottest wrestler at the time, but I always knew that people are going to be with me because they've sort of grown up with me. So, I don't necessarily know that I've got a whole lot left to accomplish, but I'm still enjoying myself and I'm still entertaining the people, which to me is something basically you need to accomplish every night.
The teacher will ask the students to answer these questions based on an interview given above by the legendary WWE wrestler, Kane to Chris Carle of IGN. The students should be made to listen to the interview. Teacher /student will read it out for the class.
1. What were the video games that Kane liked playing earlier and which games later?
2. Who was Kane's favourite wrestler when he was first getting into wrestling and who were some of the other wrestlers who influenced him into taking up wrestling?
3. How according to Kane had the WWE changed in the past ten years?
4. Does Kane prefer performing with the mask or without the mask?
5. Why does Kane wrestle these days even though he has accomplished almost everything?
6. What is your impression of Kane as a person after you have heard this interview?
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उत्तर
1. Kane used to play Halo 2 and Ghost Recon online and later kane started playing THQ's Raw vs. Smackdown 2006.
2. Kane's favourite wrestler when he was first getting into wrestling was Undertaker, Kane was influenced by Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, Ricky Steamboat, Ric Flair and the Four Horsemen.
3. According to Kane the WWE changed in the past ten years, the biggest change he can see, from when he first started with the company is our television products - He've become more and more television driven, and our television products have become stronger,the format of the show was a lot different than it is now. He've gone on to some of the best years the business has ever seen and it'll continue. He think the striking thing for me is that the television product has gone through such an evolution.
4. Kane prefers performing without the mask.
5. Kane has accomplish everything, but he's still enjoying hisself and he's still entertaining the people, which to him is something basically you need to accomplish every night.
6. Kane is very different compared to his character in the WWE. He is a well spoken and knowledgeable man. He is proud of his accomplishments in his career and now feels he has nothing more to accomplish. Even so, he still enjoys wrestling and entertaining people.
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(a) Write down the positive and negative traits of Private Quelch’s character instances from the story.
| Positive traits | Instances from the story |
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| Negative traits | Instances from the story |
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(b) Now, share your notes with the class. Add details if you need to.
(c) Attempt a character sketch of Private Quelch using your notes in about 100 words.
In the sixth line of the first stanza, we read:
"... and sings a melancholy strain,..."
This "s" sound at the beginning of sings and strain has been repeated. Poets often do
this. Do you know why? Do you know what this "poetic repetition" is called? Can you
find other instances of this, in The Solitary Reaper?
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would you associate with each stage? (e.g., childhood: innocence, joy
Answer the following question.
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Answer the following question.
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Answer the following question briefly.
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examples from the text.
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Present Continuous
Look around your classroom and observe the activities in your school in this
period. Describe what you, your teacher or class are doing in the form of a
paragraph.
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which is playing patriotic tunes, in the playground.
Below are some incomplete sentences about the story. Complete each sentence appropriately, according to the story.
1. Slava Kurilov was in the water because he ...
Evidence for this is ...
2. His biggestmistakewaswhenhe ...
3. He decided to die because ...
4. He was carried towards the lagoon when he decided to ...
The Environment in Danger
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Choose four, and write one sentence about each using the modals below and/ or expressions from 10.
(a) The ozone layer
(b) The Taj Mahal
(c) The Maldives
(d) The rainforests
(e) Weather patterns
(f) Fossil fuels
(g) The Ganges delta
e.g. In my opinion, the hole in the ozone layer will grow bigger and more people will get skin cancer.
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Maintaining a Point of view
(a) Read the following passage. Underline the verbs in the active voice and put circles around verbs in the passive voice. The first two have been completed.
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| Expressions | D or s |
| X is different from Y in that _______ | |
| X and Y are alike in that ______ | |
| X and Y have _____ in common. | |
| Whereas X _________ , Y _____________ | |
| Compared to X, Y ________ | |
| X ____ In contrast, Y ____ | |
| X _____ However, Y _____ | |
| X and Y both |
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Reported speech in Extended practice.
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Mr C : Come in, Miss Banerjee.
R : Thank you.
Mr C : Please sit down. Can I get you a cup of coffee or a cold drink?
R : Yes thank you. A cold drink, please.
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R : I’ve had private as well as school lessons for 14 years.
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R : I’ve always enjoyed drama, and also debating.
Mr C : Why do you wish to obtain a scholarship to study in Britain?
R : Well, I’m interested in studying Immigration Law, and there are several good colleges in Britain dealing with his.
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R : My sister will pay for my personal expenses.
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Fill in the [boxes] with reporting verbs.
Given below is some information about Jesse Owens, one of the most famous athletes of all times. His friend is planning to write his biography. Using information from the table, complete the biography. (The first gap has been completed for you, as an example.)
James Cleveland Owens (J.C. Owens) became famous as Jesse Owens
| 1913 | Birth, Alabama, USA. |
| 1934 | After First World War - goes to school, teachers recognise and develop his athletic talents. |
| 1935 | Six world records |
| 1936 | Berlin Olympics, four gold medals |
| 1950 | Sports experts vote him Greatest Track Athlete of the half Century. |
| 1960 | Another athlete breaks Owens' last Olympic record . |
| 1980 | Dies oflung cancer. |
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On 25th May 1935, Jesse Owens performed athletics' greatest feat when he (2) _________ at the Ohio state University Athletics Championships. A year later, at the Berlin Olympics, his greatness was confirmed; he (3) __________ for 100m, 200m, long jump and sprint relay.
Because of his achievements in track and field events, in 1950 he (4) _______ .His last Olympic record (5) ___________ only in 1960. This great athlete (6) ______________ 1980.
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| were |
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(b) This will help you choose the good type of pen.
(c) However, advertisements can be harmful when it try to exploit the public.
(d) It had found that young people, especially teenagers, are affected the most by advertisements.
