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प्रश्न
Let's Play a Guessing Game:
Work in pairs: Study the pictures given below. Partner A can think of any
one of the personalities and describe the qualities for which he admires
him/her. Partner B must guess the person being described. You may give
a maximum of three clues in three chances to guess the answer correctly.
You may carry on the game with other famous personalities of your choice
Example: He is a national leader. I admire him for his vision, statesmanship and
intelligence. Who is he?
Ans: Is he Jawaharlal Nehru?
(Note: Even though someone is dead, we can still use the present tense when we talk about the qualities we admire)
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उत्तर
The people in the pictures are :
- Mahatma Gandhi
- Mother Teresa
- Amitabh Bachchan
- Charlie Chaplin
- Einstein
- Sachin Tendulkar
- Leander Paes
- Jawahar Lai Nehru
- Nelson Mandela
- Abdul Kalam
- Saina Nehwal
- Aung San Suu Kyi
Qualities :
1. Mahatma Gandhi : Patriot, saintly statesman, known for his emphasis on non – violence.
2. Mother Teresa : Came to India from a foreign land (Czechoslovakia); rendered great service to the poor in India ; established Nirmal Hridaya organization.
3. Amitabh Bachchan : A great actor of Hindi films, wife and son are also in the films ; son of a great Hindi poet.
4. Charlie Chaplin : The best known actor of English humour films ; was popular in India too. Indian film actor Raj Kapoor was his fan.
5. Einstein : The best known scientist of the 20th century ; theory of relativity ; a Jew.
6. Sachin Tendulkar : By far the most famous Indian cricketer ; set new records, member of the world cup winning team of 2011.
7. Leander Paes : Indian Tennis player ; of international fame ; often paired with Bhupati.
8. Jawahar Lai Nehru : He is a national leader. I admire him for his vision, statesmanship and intelligence.
9. Nelson Mandela : First black President of South Africa. He and UN were co-recipients of 2001 Nobel peace prize.
10. Abdul Kalam : Scientist; missile man ; ex-president of India.
11. Saina Nehwal : Indian Khel Ratna awardee ; Badminton player, currently no. 3 in the world ; First Indian woman to reach single quarter final at the Olympics.
12. Aung San Suu Kyi : Pro-democracy leader in Myanmar. Leader of Opposition.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Study the cartoons below:
What are the people trying to say? Study the first example and then
complete the rest of the sentences using the same pattem.
1. They are protesting against cutting down of trees______________
2. They are demanding--------------------
3. The boss insists on everyone------------------
4. They are worried about-----------------
5. The women are demanding safer----------------------
6. They want the Government to put a ban on-----------------
Combine the following sentence by nominalising the first verb.
Trees were ___________ along road sides . This made the surroundings look greener. Planting of trees along the road sides made the surroundings look greener.
Combine the following sentences by nominalising the first verb.
Thousands of people participated in the charity walk .This helped Cancer Aid
Society to raise funds for treatment of cancer patients. _______________ helped Cancer Aid Society raise funds for treatment of cancer patients.
Combine the following sentences by nominalising the first verb.
The eye witness described the accident scene vividly. This helped the police
find the culprit. The vivid -------------------------
Combine the following sentences by nominalising the first verb.
Vinod presented his project very effectively. He was able to bag the multimillion dollar order. Vinod 1s effective ___________ helped him _____ _
Combine the following sentences by nominalising the first verb.
He committed a series of crimes. He was given severe punishment.
He was _________________________
Combine the following pair of sentence by changing the adjective to a
noun.
3. The actor was famous. It got him many endorsements.
Combine the following pair of sentence by changing the adjective to a
noun.
4. The young businessman was extravagant. It led to his downfall.
________________________________________________________
Combine the following pair of sentence by changing the adjective to a
noun.
5. James was silent during the enquiry. It did not help the police in bringing the culprit to book .
______________________________________________________________
Look at these signs I notices used in different parts of the world . Guess
what they mean. Write your answers by using a word with an 'ing' form .
One example bas been done for you.
Now use your imagination and draw two of your own signs. Show them to
your partner and ask him to guess what they mean. He must give answers
using the 'ing' form.
| _____________________________ | |
| ______________________________ |
Read the list of activities given below. On an average which activity, according to you, uses the most energy. Order the activities from those that use most energy to the least. When you have finished, discuss the order with your partner using the 'ing' form eg:
Example: I think jogging uses the most energy.
No I don't think so. I think swimming uses more energy.
OK perhaps swimming is second. After that, I think cycling .. specially if it is
uphill.
| ACTIVITY | ORDER |
| climbing with backpack | |
| jogging | |
| cycling | |
| sweeping | |
| brisk walking | |
| playing tennis | |
| swimming fast | |
| watching television | |
| playing cricket |
Reorder the following words and phrases to make meaningful sentences.
1. the/ polluting/ sponge iron industry/is a heavily/ industry.
2. of the match/ the umpires'/ very good/ was/ handing.
3. bad manners/ interrupting/ when he is/ someone/talking/ is
4. acting / one and all/ his / by /was praised .
5. she/has decided/is so obsessed/not to join/with dancing/that she/
any college.
6. to live/in peace/forgiving/ of others/ and forgetting/best way /is the/the
wrongs
7. accolades/Sachin's/batting/one and all/has won him/from
8. playing havoc with /allowing the/to continue operations/polluting
industries /in the cities / the health of the citizens/ will mean .
9. news of rigging/the world of science/of climate change/took/by
storm/the
10. only by ensuring that/strengthen/an ordinary man's voice is heard/
can we /the processes of democracy
Complete the following sentences by mling the blanks with a word /words
from the box.
| resolutions, applause, devotion, burning of fossil fuels, probation |
1.The________is harmful for the environment.
2. Sachin's magnificent batting drew a lusty ____ from the spectators.
3. It is __________to work which motivates one to do different things.
4. I am guilty of making __________each new year which I let go easily.
5. Mahatma Gandhi served on ________for a period of one year before
becoming the member of the Servants of India Society.
Complete the following paragraph by filling in the blanks with the most
appropriate words given.
Scientists all over the world are trying to invent newer ways for (1)---------- of energy without harming the environment. In Netherlands a team of scientists is researching into (2)----------- the waters of the North Sea to generate enough energy for thousands of homes. The experiment involves (3)-------------- a battery ,using salt and fresh water streams and channelizing them over stacks of membranes .The salt water contains positively charged sodium ions and negatively charged chloride ions . Electrodes were set up to create a battery which would generate power. Through this research, the Dutch are aiming at setting up a 200 mW power plant which will generate enough power to cater for three provinces. Blue
Water energy will be 30-40% more efficient than burning coal. It is also (4 )------------
and (5)---------------- Scientists in other parts of the world are also busy finding ways and means to generate energy. The (6)-------------- of a childhood pastime of flying kites gave
the senior scientists of Delhi University a brilliant idea. They felt that this simple childhood game could be used to provide some kind of breakthrough . By (7)------------------ a few kites tethered to a generator, this team realized that they could produce 10 KW of power. This was sufficient to power 10 family homes . The researchers now plan to carry this (8)----------------- further . Using multiple kites, they plan to generate 50 KW of power . They call this invention ,
Laddermill .
| A | B | C | D |
| generate | generated | generating | generation |
| tapping | tap | tapped | to tap |
| made | making | make | to make |
| renewed | renewable | renewing | renew |
| sustain | sustaining | sustained | sustainable |
| observing | observe | observed | observation |
| flying | flown | fly | flyer |
| inventiveness | inventing | invention | invented |
