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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
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 sentence by nominalising the first verb.
The bomb exploded. This shattered the window panes.
The window panes were shattered due to ----------
Combine the following sentence by nominalising the first verb.
The committee must approve our plan. We cannot launch our project till then.
We _______ till we get the _______ o.f the committee for our
plan.
Combine the following sentences by nominalising the first verb.
There has been a rise in crime rate in the last two years. The police are very concerned.
The police _____________ about the _______________ years .
Combine the following sentences by nominalising the first verb.
The number of young people consuming drugs is growing .This has become an
issue of social concern. ______________ by a growing ---------- concern.
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.
Mandela had spearheaded the fight against apartheid. He was jailed for
this. Mandela was jailed for __________________
Fill in the blanks with the noun forms of the verbs given in brackets.
Hema: Recently I read an article about the _____ (improve) taking place in
the health services.
Neena: When people get proper health care, it is bound to increase their life
___ (expect).
Hema: Of course doctors have to show greater ____ (dedicate} to their profession, particularly by (bestow) greater ___________(attend) on the rural areas.
Neena: I agree. But, at the same time the government should also make adequate ___ (provide) for decent living conditions for the doctors serving in
villages.
Hema: Besides sending doctors to rural areas, steps should be taken for the_________ (supply) of standard drugs to primary health centres._____ (contaminate) of intravenous fluids and even vaccines due to non __________(available) of _____________(refrigerate) facilities continues to
pose a severe threat to people.
Neena: Besides health, we should also address the needs of people in ___________
(educate) and ___________(employ). Only then can we achieve substantial
_____ (develop) of the human resource.
Now write five sentences about the jobs you like doing or do not like doing.
1. _________________________
2. _________________________
3. _________________________
4. _________________________
Combine the following pair of sentence by changing the adjective to a
noun.
1. He was honest. The Principal commended him at the assembly.
_____________________________________________________________________
Combine the following pair of sentence by changing the adjective to a
noun.
2. Rajesh is a very amiable person. It has endeared him to his colleagues.
________________________________________________________________________
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 .
______________________________________________________________
What type of people do you like most? In the box below there are some suggestions about different types of people. Discuss with your partner and tell him at least five qualities that you like and five that you do not like. You may add more words to the list given below.
|
extravagant honest smart intelligent compassionate ruthless stubborn miserly witty responsible sincere lively reserved diplomatic generous shy talkative handsome arrogant patient ambitious |
Now share your suggestions with the rest of the class. Your teacher will build up a list of qualities (adjectives) on the blackboard. Add them to the adjectives
above and classify them under two columns, namely desirable and undesirable.
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.
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 |
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.
