HSC Commerce: Marketing and Salesmanship १२ वीं कक्षा - Maharashtra State Board Question Bank Solutions

By quoting Camus, the writer has stated that travelling sets us free from circumstances and all the habits behind which we hide. Write in detail your views about that.

Read the following groups of words from the text.

Words crooked, censored and impoverished in group ‘A’ describe the nouns ‘angle’, ‘limits’ and ‘places’ respectively. They are past participles of the verbs ‘crook’, ‘censor’ and ‘impoverish’. But in the sentences, they act as adjectives. Similarly, in group ‘B’ wordswalking, living and searching are the present participles (‘ing’ forms) of the verbs walk, live and search. But in the above examples they function as adjectives.

Discuss in pairs and make list of some more adjectives like this and make sentences using them.

Combine two sentences into one. You may use the word given in the bracket.

I go to Iceland. I visit the lunar spaces within me. (to)

Combine two sentences into one. You may use the word given in the bracket.

We have the opportunity. We come into contact with more essential parts of ourselves. (of)

Combine two sentences into one. You may use the word given in the bracket.

Romantic poets inaugurated an era of travel. They were great apostles of open eyes. (being)

Combine two sentences into one. You may use the word given in the bracket.

The travel spins us around. It shows us the sights and values ordinarily ignored. (showing)

There is boom in ‘Travel and Tourism’ career. Find information about different options in this field.

Find information about Fa Hien.

Find information about Huen Tsang.

Find information about Ibn Batuta.

Find information about Marco Polo

Find information about Sir Richard Burton.

Further reading:

‘Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage’ – Lord Byron

Further reading:

‘Gulliver’s Travels’ – Jonathan Swift

Further reading:

‘Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea’ – Jules Verne

Further reading:

‘Travelling Souls’ – Brian Bouldrey

There are different ways to travel from one place to another for different purposes. Discuss with your partner and match the words given in table A with their meanings in table B.

Discuss the following with your partner and complete the web.

Upbringing plays a very important role in shaping one’s life. The teacher will form two groups in the class. One group will speak in favour of the above topic while the other will speak against it. Debate brings out different perspectives, it does not mean one is right and other is wrong. You can take help of the following points and have a debate on it.

Go through the text again and describe the second innings of the writer in your own words.