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A Strange Truth - ‘Handicapped are those who refuse to take up challenges, even with all their senses and physiology in perfect condition.’
- Understand and discuss the above truth.
- How can you encourage such people to change and become confident? Discuss at least 4 to 5 ways you can do the above.
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Match the following.
| Group A | Group B | ||
| 1. | Galileo | (a) | the concept which helped Stephen to get his Ph.D. |
| 2. | Dr. Stephen Hawking | (b) | music and mathematics. |
| 3. | Black Holes | (c) | the greatest scientist of this century. |
| 4. | Stephen’s favourite subjects | (d) | the greatest scientist 300 years before Hawking. |
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Complete the following web chart containing the qualities of Dr. Stephen Hawking.
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Arrange the following statements according to the occurrence in the life history of Dr. Stephen Hawking.
- At the age of 17, Stephen noticed that he fell down a couple of times for no reason.
- He became a fellow of the Royal Society and a member of the US National Academy of Science.
- He believes that in the next millenium, science will discover the core secrets of the universe.
- Stephen was born on 8th January 1942 and then grew up like an average child and a normal teenager.
- The disease worked its way into Stephen’s body and left him disabled.
- Stephen decided to continue his doctoral research work with renewed vigour.
- Stephen was diagnosed with a rare disease - ALS or LOU.
- Though confined to a wheelchair he worked on computer and expressed his thoughts.
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quirk of fate
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confined to
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exaggeration
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an epitome of
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millenium
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| If you fall ill during your final exam | - First step/what to do support/help |
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| If you meet a disabled person who needs help |
- Act/behave - Contact whom? |
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| If your friend is in trouble |
- Gestures/Body language Patience/Tolerance |
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| If you meet a great person like Dr. Stephen Hawking |
- Plan/organise - Face/Handle/Overcome Succeed/accomplish |
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Form groups of 3 to 4 and share the following with your groups.
- Your favourite book
- Type of book (short stories/ biography/ thriller/adventure/science fiction/historical)
- Author/Writer
- Main character
- Background (Time and place)
- Problem/dilemma
- Any special message
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You have recently read a short story/novel/drama/science fiction/ghost-story. Write in short 3 of its strong points that made you like the book and 2 or 3 drawbacks it has. Fill them up in the tree - diagram given.
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* Poor * * Average * * * Good * * * * Very Good * * * * * Excellent |
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Refer to the story ‘The Boy who Broke the Bank’ by Ruskin Bond. Read it carefully and write a Review of the same, keeping the following points in mind.
- Name of Story and Writer/Author
- Type of story
- Background and setting (Time and Place)
- Main characters
- Problem faced
- Language used
- What you liked about the story
- What you did not like about it
- Your general opinion of the story
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Identify the new words and phrases which seem to be important, in the review. Try to guess their meaning from the context. You can use a dictionary to confirm it. Fill up the table.
| Word | Meaning conveyed | One Synonym/ Antonym | Word Class | Other forms | Translation in Mother tongue |
| 1. mischievous | naughty but innocent | Synonym naughty, troublesome Antonym good and well- behaved | Adjective | mischief mischievously |
शरारती (Hindi) खोडकर (Marathi) |
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I can talk about the world:-
Form groups of 6 to 8 students. Each group should select any one Continent and share the following information about each.
- Important cities
- Sight-seeing places of tourist interest
- Food speciality-cuisine
- Wild life
- Different types of region and vegetation.
- Human life
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Now each group representative from the previously formed groups, should narrate the information to the class, using proper attractive sentences.
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Prepare a Travel Brochure or Leaflet of your native place or any town/historical place/hill station to attract tourists using the points below.
| Nearest Railway Station ________________________ Nearest Air Port ________________________ Nearest Bus Stand ________________________ |
| Top five spots to visit ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ |
| Special features of this spots ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ |
| Have Fun! Entertainment ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ |
| Mouthwatering/special cuisine ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ |
| Other nearby sight-seeing spots ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ |
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