NCERT solutions for इंग्लिश फर्स्ट फ्लाइट कक्षा १० chapter 5 - Glimpses of India [Latest edition]

Discuss in class:

What images - of people and of places - come to your mind, when you think of our country?

Discuss in class:

What parts of India have you lived in, or visited? Can you name some popular tourist destinations?

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You may know that apart from the British, the Dutch and the French, the Portuguese have also played a part in the history of our country. Can you say which parts of India show French and Portuguese influences?

Discuss in class:

Can you say which parts of India grow (i) tea, (ii) coffee?

Is bread-making still popular in Goa? How do you know?

Match the following. What is a must

What did the bakers wear: (i) in the Portuguese days? (ii) when the author was young?

Is this statement correct?

The pader was an important person in the village in old times.

Is this statement correct?

Paders still exist in Goan villages.

Is this statement correct?

The paders went away with the Portuguese.

Is this statement correct?

The paders continue to wear a single-piece long frock.

Is this statement correct?

Bread and cakes were an integral part of Goan life in the old days.

Is this statement correct?

Traditional bread-baking is still a very profitable business.

Is this statement correct?

Paders and their families starve in the present times.

Tick the right answer. What is the tone of the author when he say the following?

The thud and the jingle of the traditional baker’s bamboo can still be heard in some places.

Tick the right answer. What is the tone of the author when he say the following?

Maybe the father is not alive but the son still carries on the family profession.

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I still recall the typical fragrance of those loaves.

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The tiger never brushed his teeth. Hot tea could wash and clean up everything so nicely, after all.

Tick the right answer. What is the tone of the author when he say the following?

Cakes and bolinhas are a must for Christmas as well as other festivals.

Tick the right answer. What is the tone of the author when he say the following?

The baker and his family never starved. They always looked happy and prosperous.

In this extract, the author talks about traditional bread-baking during his childhood days. Complete the following table with the help of the clues on the left. Then write a paragraph about the author’s childhood days.

Compare the piece from the text (on the left below) with the other piece on Goan bakers (on the right). What makes the two texts so different? Are the facts the same? Do both writers give you a picture of the baker?

Now find a travel brochure about a place you have visited. Look at the description in the brochure. Then write your own account, adding details from your own experience, to give the reader a picture of the place, rather than an impersonal, factual description.

In groups, collect information on how bakeries bake bread now and how the process has changed over time.

There are a number of craft-based professions which are dying out. Pick one of the crafts below. Make a group presentation to the class about the skills required, and the possible reasons for the decline of the craft. Can you think of ways to revive these crafts?

1. Pottery
2. Batik work
3. Dhurri (rug) weaving
4. Carpentry
5. Bamboo weaving
6. Making jute products
7. Handloom

Where is Coorg?

What is some of the thing you now know about the people of Coorg?

What is some of the thing you now know about the main crop of Coorg?

What is some of the thing you now know about  the sports it offers to tourists?

What is some of the thing you now know about the animals you are likely to see in Coorg?

What is some of the thing you now know about its distance from Bangalore, and how to get there?

Here is sentence with some words in italics. Find phrases from the text that have the same meaning. (Look in the paragraphs indicated)

During monsoons it rains so heavily that tourists do not visit Coorg. (para 2)

Here is sentence with some words in italics. Find phrases from the text that have the same meaning. (Look in the paragraphs indicated)

Some people say that Alexander’s army moved south along the coast and settled there. (para 3)

Here is sentence with some words in italics. Find phrases from the text that have the same meaning. (Look in the paragraphs indicated)

The Coorg people are always ready to tell stories of their sons’ and fathers’ valour. (para 4)

Here is sentence with some words in italics. Find phrases from the text that have the same meaning. (Look in the paragraphs indicated)

Even people who normally lead an easy and slow life get smitten by the high-energy adventure sports of Coorg. (para 6)

Here is sentence with some words in italics. Find phrases from the text that have the same meaning. (Look in the paragraphs indicated)

The theory of the Arab origin is supported by the long coat with embroidered waist-belt they wear. (para 3)

Here is sentence with some words in italics. Find phrases from the text that have the same meaning. (Look in the paragraphs indicated)

Macaques, Malabar squirrels observe you carefully from the tree canopy. (para 7)

Here are some nouns from the text.

Work with a partner and discuss which of the nouns can collocate with which of the adjectives given below. The first one has been done for you.

1.  culture        :    unique culture, ancient culture
2.  monks         :    __________________________________
3. surprise        :    __________________________________
4. experience   :    ___________________________________
5.   weather      :    __________________________________
6. tradition       :    ___________________________________

Complete the following phrases from the text. For each phrase, can you find at least one other word that would fit into the blank?

(i) tales of _______________

(ii) coastal _______________

(iii) a piece of ______________

(iv) evergreen ______________

(v) _____________ plantations

(vi) _____________bridge

(vii) wild __________________

You may add your own examples to this list.

Look at these words: upkeep, downpour, undergo, dropout, walk-in. They are built up from a verb (keep, pour, go, drop, walk) and an adverb or a particle (up, down,under, out, in).

Use these words appropriately in the sentences below. You may consult a dictionary.

(i) A heavy ___________ has been forecast due to low pressure in the Bay of Bengal.

(ii) Rakesh will ___________major surgery tomorrow morning.

(iii) My brother is responsible for the ______________of our family property.

(iv) The ____________rate for this accountancy course is very high.

(v) She went to the Enterprise Company to attend a _______________ interview.

Now fill in the blanks in the sentences given below by combining the verb given in brackets with one of the words from the box as appropriate.

(i) The Army attempted unsuccessfully to ___________ the government. (throw)

(ii) Scientists are on the brink of a major ___________in cancer research. (break)

(iii) The State Government plans to build a ______________for Bhubaneswar to speed up traffic on the main highway. (pass)

(iv) Gautama’s ____________on life changed when he realised that the world is full of sorrow. (look)

(v) Rakesh seemed unusually _______________ after the game. (cast)

Think of suitable −ing or −ed adjectives to answer the following question. How would you describe

a good detective serial on television? ___________________

Think of suitable −ing or −ed adjectives to answer the following question. How would you describe

a debate on your favourite topic ‘Homework Should Be Banned’?_______

Think of suitable −ing or −ed adjectives to answer the following question. How would you describe

how you feel when you stay indoors due to incessant rain?_____________

Think of suitable −ing or −ed adjectives to answer the following question. How would you describe

how you feel when you open a present? __________________

Think of suitable −ing or −ed adjectives to answer the following question. How would you describe

 how you feel when you watch your favourite programme on television? _______________

Think of suitable −ing or −ed adjectives to answer the following question. How would you describe

the look on your mother’s face as you waited in a queue? ______________

Think of suitable −ing or −ed adjectives to answer the following question. How would you describe

how you feel when tracking a tiger in a tiger reserve forest? ______________

Think of suitable −ing or −ed adjectives to answer the following question. How would you describe

the story you have recently read, or a film you have seen?

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