You have read an account of the final stages or Amelia's life. It had been a saga of struggle and courage. Read about her early life - the factors that inspired her to become an aviator and the difficulties she raced. Make a project on her life. Here is a list or the reference books and websites which will guide you in your endeavour. It can also be in the form or a CD.
REFERENCE ON AMELIA EARHART
o The Sound of Wings by Mary S. Lovell, 1989, Century-Hutchinson Ltd., ISBN 0-09-1 73596-3
o Last Flight by Amelia Earhart (arranged by George Palmer Putnam from correspondence), 1988, Crown Publishers, ISBN 0-51 7-56794-6
o The Epic of Flight: Women Aloft by Valerie Moolman, Time/ Life Books, ISBN 0-8094-3289-7
o Biography: Amelia Earhart by Blythe Randolph, 1987, Frankin Watts Publisher, ISBN 0-531-100331-5
WEBSITES
1) `"www.ellensplace.net/eaeintr.html"`
2) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelia_Earhart
3) `"www.acepilots.com/earhart.html"`
Amelia Earhart was born in a rich family. Her grandfather left her a rich fortune which helped her finance her early flying career. Her father was having a modem outlook and he always encouraged his daughters to move ahead of boys. She was a tomboy in all senses. She was suffering from sinusitis which always affected her flying exploits. Once, her father spent a fortune of $ 10 so that she could experience the joy of flying. This was the incident when the flying bug bit her. Being a woman was a major stumbling block for her but because of support from her father she could realize her dreams. Later on she was criticized for her lack of sense of flying but it did not deter her.
Once her flying career started she became a celebrity in America. She utilized her celebrity status to endorse products which gave her enough money to finance her flying ambitions. She also authored many books and earned handsome royalties. She was a pioneer in many senses. Those were the early days of development and people were apprehensive of flying. She gave confidence to people. Apart from flying Amelia also advocated women liberation. Two men in her life, her father and her husband, were crucial in helping her realizing her dreams. Memorials have been built at several places in America after her name.
Why did the women at the temple discuss the latest episode of ‘Kashi Yatre’?
Answer the following question briefly.
What made Triveni a popular writer?
The sequence of events has been jumbled up. Rearrange them and complete the given flowchart.
(1) Major Percy and Bill come to the house.
(2) Harold comes to know that his father is a boxer.
(3) Bill tells his wife that he is doing it for Harold.
(4) Jerry Fisher tries to convince Bill to reconsider.
(5) Mrs. Bramble is amazed to think that she has brought such a prodigy as Harold into the world.
(6) Harold wants to know what will happen to the money he had bet on Murphy losing.(7) Mrs. Bramble is informed that Bill had decided not to fight.
(8) Mrs. Bramble resumes work of darning the sock.
(9) Harold is alone with his mother in their home.
A large part of the story is composed of conversation between the characters.
Can you convert it into a play and in groups, present your version of the play before the class? Before that, decide onthe members of cast, minimum props required and also the costumes.
Answer the following questions:
How many hills and bridges does the brook pass during its journey?
Complete the web chart showing choices and decisions you may have to make in the next few years and the factors that affect these choices:
Share your choices and decisions with your partner.
Answer the following question briefly.
Which road does the speaker choose? Why?
The poet draws conclusions about the family without having met them. He does this in lines such as :
Something went wrong, says the empty house
in the weed-choked yard ...
This is a style of English that is very suitable for a poem. But in ordinary speech or writing we use expressions such as :
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So it is Therefore it is |
probable likely possible |
that |
| It |
seems appears |
that....... | because..... |
| This suggests that ... |
For example, we could say :
• There are large shoes in the farmhouse. So it is likely that the farmer was a big man.
• It seems that they had a child, because there is a sandbox made from a tractor tyre.
• The kitchen shelves were covered with oil cloth. This suggests that a woman lived in the farmhouse.
Make other sentences like this, using ideas from the poem.
Answer the following question briefly.
Mrs. Al Smith makes many statements about the French. Pick out any two and explain
them.
Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow by choosing the
correct options.
She sent little Jean to Monseigneur to ask for help.
(a) Who sent little Jean to the Bishop?
(i) Mere Gringoire
(ii) Marie
(iii) Persome
(iv) Marie's mother
(b) Why did she send Jean to the Bishop?
(i) so that he could pray for her.
(ii) as she knew that he was a generous person.
(iii) as she was a greedy woman.
(iv) as she was a poor woman.
Look at the verbs in the box and put them in the correct columns in the table that follows
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believe wish see belong |
hate own regret measure |
know understand forget touch |
weigh prefer hear
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smell find imagine
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think cost remember
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suppose like taste
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| thought | emotion | possession | perception (often used with can) | measurement |
Some verbs, like the ones mentioned above, are not normally used in the continuous (- ing) form. However, we do sometimes use such verbs in the continuous form. Look at the following examples.
1. “I can’t concentrate on my work because I’m thinking about that beautiful scene.”
2. “I think it is beautiful.”
In pairs, match A and B to produce likely phrases.
| A | B |
| A(n)
Some A pair of A piece of |
horse |
There is sometimes more than one sensible combination as in the example.
(a) Write three similar quiz questions on a piece of paper as part of homework.
(b) Pairwork: Swap questions with your partner. Write the answers to your partner’s questions and return them to be marked by your partner.
After reading the information given in Question 8, complete the table given below by filling in the blank spaces.
| Sub species | Countries | Estimated Population | |
| Minimum | Maximum | ||
| P .t. altaica Amur | (a)…………………………………………….. | (b)……… | (c)……… |
| Royal Bengal Tiger | India | (d)……… | (e)……… |
| P. t. corbetti (IndoChinese tiger) |
China | (f)………… | 40 |
| P. t. sumatrae (Sumatran Tiger) |
(g)…………………………………. | 400 | (h)………… |
Work in pairs. You and your partner are made in charge of your school. What will you change?
Discuss and then write about the decisions you would make.
Use the various verb forms available for future time reference.
e.g. Now we are in charge of the school, we shall…
The table below provides you with a list of modals that are used to express necessity and permission.
| Necessity I obligation | Permission |
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Positive must obeying have to authority need to ought to right thing should to do |
Positive can (less formal) may (more formal)
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Negative must not cannot ought not to |
Negative need not do not have to
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In Question 3, you read an eye-witness account of a robbery. On the basis of your reading of the Birlstone tragedy, in about 125 words, write Dr Wood's account of the discovery of John Douglas's body.
At a party, Gautam met a friend (Ravi) who talked about his experiences in staging a play.
Read the dialogue.
Gautam : It’s quite some time since we met. I guess it’s because you’ve been busy as usual.
Ravi : Yes, I’ve been directing a play – Tagore’s Chandalika. Did you hear about it?
Gautam : Yes, I heard it was a great hit. In fact, I was planning to get in touch with you to ask for your help, to put on a play for our Annual Open Day. How did you go about staging your play?
Ravi : Well …. First, we chose three possible plays, and divided ourselves into reading groups. Then we exchanged views and arrived at a decision.
Gautam : What was your next step?
Ravi : Casting, of course. Once we’d got the script ready, we selected the cast.
Gautam : And then?
Ravi : We held auditions for the main parts and then made a preliminary selection. Eventually we were able to make a final choice and assign the roles.
Gautam : How did you plan your rehearsals?
Ravi : We met for a couple of hours every evening. As the play took shape, we held longer and more intensive rehearsals.
Gautam : Who else was involved in the production?
Ravi : The stage crew and the technicians. But they didn’t come in until we were out of the initial phase.
(The conversation continues.)
Gautam decides to make a written record of how Ravi produced a play in order to try it too.
Write this record, using the passive where appropriate. The first few words have been provided for you.
Listen to the song and check whether you have guessed right in Question 1. Listen again until you are ready to sing along with it.
On the basis of your reading of the exctract on Chess , complete the following table with your partner .
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