LITERACY MISSION (+1 ENGLISH NOTES UNIT 4 AND 5 BY JOY PETER C
Q.3 A large
crowd has assembled on the open ground to watch the first public launching of
Mehmood’s dragon kite. You are a tourist guide who has taken a group of tourist
to the launching of Mehmood’s Dragon Kite. You are a tourist guide who has
taken a group of tourists to the launching. Write an introductory speech
welcoming the tourist and describing the event to them.
A) Ladies
and Gentlemen,
A warm good morning to all who are
gathered here to watch the first public launching of Mehmood’s Dragon Kite.
It’s a real wonder from the great Kite maker “Mehmood”. The Kite called “Dragon
Kite” consists of a series of small very light paper discs, trailing on a thin
bamboo frame.
First of all
I welcome you all for witnessing this great event. The surface of the disc is
slightly convex. As You see it now, a fantastic face is painted on it, with two
eyes made of small mirrors.
Now let’s
wait for the wind. The wind will take this dragon kite to soar into the sky.
This requires great skill to raise this kite from the ground. Only Mehmood can
manage it. Let’s wait patiently.. Wish you all a nice time …watch and enjoy…
UNIT 4
STARINS OF AGONY
THE BEGGAR By
GUY De Maupassant.
1. “He lived like the beasts of the field”.
Describe in a paragraph why is the beggar compared to a beast?
A) The beggar is compared to a beast
because he was living in the midst of men, but he didn’t know anyone. At the
age of 15, both his legs had been crashed by a carriage. He started begging,
dragging himself along the roads and through the farmyards. His shoulders were
up to his ears. His head looked as if it were squeezed in between two
mountains. Everybody hated him. He did not love anyone. He got nothing but
contempt and hostility. The villagers nicknamed him “Bell” because he hung
between his two crutches like a church bell. He was even called as ‘lazy
brute’. His stomach and his pocket were equally empty. He got hard words at
every door. Though he rounded the whole village he didn’t receive even a half
penny for his pains. Once his crutches slipped to the ground. Then he remained
motionless. He was tortured by hunger. But he was not intelligent enough to
realise his miserable condition.
2. Prepare a character sketch of the
beggar
A) Maupassant’s short story “The Beggar”
illustrates that man is alone and
helpless against the hardships of life. Both his legs were crushed at the age
of fifteen by a carriage. After that he could move about in wooden-crutches. He
was baptized “Nicholas Toussaint”. He was treated as a vagabond all his life.
He knew only one thing in his life. It was to hold out his hand for alms. He
was considered as an orphan. He dragged his deformed and tattered person from
door to door. They nicknamed him as Bell.
At last he was sent to a country side. Bell collapsed in a ditch.
Finally he became a thief out of his hunger. His hunger made him a thief. He
killed one of the fouls using a rock.
3) Ours is a world of ‘live’ telecasts. What would have been
the scroll news, if there is a live telecast about?
A) 1.The ‘heroic’ capture of the beggar by the police
2. The astonishing
news of the beggar’s death.
3. The Bell made
his final bell to death.
4. The beggar
starved to death in prison
4) The beggar is dramatically caught by the police. Imagine
yourself to be the local correspondent of that village. How will you report the
event in the newspaper the next day? Attempt the likely newspaper report.
A) THE BELL MUTED BY THE POLICE
By
Gregory Issaac, special correspondent
France: 10th October 2018. Poor-crippled Bell
having no shelter and food was imprisoned yesterday. He was accused of killing
one of the fowls in the country side. It is said that he killed the fowl at the
first shot.
It is a pity that he had been starving for months. But nobody
knew him well. He was caught on the spot itself by farmer Chiquet. He cuffed
and kicked the Bell with all the fury. Then all other farmers joined and beat
him mercilessly. Bell was half dead and perishing with hunger. The police
arrested him and dragged to the prison between his two guards.
People whom he met on the road stopped to watch him. The
peasants muttered and called him as a thief. He reached the country town in the
evening. He could not understand what was happening to him. He was shut up in
the town jail. The police did not understand that he was hungry.
In the early morning next day, the authorities examined him
and found dead on the floor.
5. Read the passage from “The Beggar” and answer the
questions that follow.
“He lived like the beasts of the filed. He was in the midst
of men, yet knew no one, exciting in the breasts of the peasants only a sort of
careless contempt and smoldering hostility. They nicknamed him “Bell” because
he hung between two crutches like a church bell between its supports.
1. Who is the person mentioned in the
above passage?
A) The person mentioned in the above
passage is the beggar.
2. What nickname did the villagers give
him and why?
A) The villagers gave him the name
‘Bell’ as nickname, because he hung between his two crutches like a church bell
between its supports.
3) Pick out the words from the passage which mean:
a) A very strong feeling against somebody
A) Exciting
b) The feeling that one does not deserve any respect or is of
no value.
A) Hostility
REFUGEE MOTHER AND CHILD BY Chinua Achebe
1. You are a newspaper reporter
reporting the events at the Biafra refugee camp in Nigeria. Prepare a newspaper
report on the sad lives of the refugee in the camp.
(Hints: Sufferings and hardships everywhere……miserable living
conditions…..unhygienic living conditions---children dying of
diarrhoea…..threat of epidemics……starvation……large number of people in the
camps)
By Raj Muthu special correspondent
A) Biafra: 11th October
2018. Suffering and hardships find a new
dimension at the Biafra refugee camp here in Nigeria. The poor people living in
this camp are the victims of starvation and other epidemic diseases. Wherever
we look, we can see unhygienic living conditions. Children are dying of
diarrhoea and dysentery.
All the refugees are
living here without basic needs. There is no provision for water. Many new born
babies are cryingaloud and struggling for life. Most mothers in the camp have
stopped caring their children. In the midst of these, a mother is remaining
different. She is holding a ghost smile between her teeth. She is caring and
combing her new-born baby. She knows well that her baby would die soon. The
threat of epidemics is not yet under control. Children are dying of diarrhoea
and dysentery.
2. Read the lines from the poem “Refugee
Mother and Child” and answer the questions that follow.
A) “No Madonna and Child could touch
That picture of a mother’s tenderness
For a son she soon will have to forget.”
1. Who is the Madonna and Child referred
to here?
A) Virgin Mary
2. What is the meaning of the word
‘odours’?
A) Unpleasant smell.
3. Who is the poet who shares this
experience?
A) Chinua Achebe
4) Who is the mother in the camp compared to?
A) The mother in the camp is compared to Madonna.
4. Which refugee camp is mentioned here?
A) Refugee camp in Biafra.
3. Most mothers there had long ceased
To care but not this one; she held a ghost smile between her teeth
1. What is the meaning of the word ‘ceased’?
A) Stopped
2) What is the poetic device used in the
second line?
A) Metaphor (Ghost smile)
In another life this would have been a little daily
Act of no consequence before his
Breakfast and school; now she did it like putting flowers on
a tiny grave.
1. What does ‘another life’ stand for?
A) Another life stands for life after
death.
2) What is the act referred to here?
A) The act referred to here is the act of combing her child’s
hair
3) What is the figure of speech in ‘rust coloured hair’?
A) Metaphor
4) What is the mother doing as she sings in her eyes?
A) The mother is combing the rust-coloured hair of her child.
5) Why is the air heavy with odours?
A) The air is heavy with odours because of the diarrhoea and
dysentery.
3) Prepare a critical appreciation of the poem “Refugee
Mother and Child”.
4) A doctor visits the refugee camp depicited in the
poem”Refugee Mother and Child” . He examines the dying baby and asks some
questions to the mother. Prepare a conversation between the doctor and the
mother.
A) Doctor: How do you feel about your child’s health now?
Mother: I am very anxious thinking about my child. He has got
diarrhoea.
Doctor: When did he get diarrhoea?
Mother: He got it only two days ago. But he has not got any
medicines.
Doctor: Did you give boiled water to the child?
Mother: No, I did not get even water. It’s very miserable
here.
Doctor: Why couldn’t you inform me earlier?
Mother: I had informed the authorities in the camp two days
ago. But they couldn’t contact you that day. There was no range for mobile.
Doctor: I will help your child. I have brought a medicine for
your child. Can you give this medicine to him after food?
Mother: Of course, I will give this medicine after his food.
Thank you so much for your help doctor. May God bless you….
MATERNITY By Lilika
Nakos
1.
Read the following excerpt from the
story “Maternity”. There are some mistakes in it. Edit them.
It was more than a month since they were at Marseilles and
the camp of armenian refugees in
the outskirts of the town already looked like a small village. They have settled down in any way they
could: the richest under tents; the others in the ruined sheds; but the
majority of the refugees, having found nothing better, was sheltered under carpets held up at the four corners by sticks.
A) It was more than a month since they
were at Marseilles and the camp of Armenian
refugees on the outskirts of the
town already looked like a small village. They had settled down in any way they could: the richest under tents;
the others in the ruined sheds; but the majority of the refugees, having found
nothing better, were sheltered under
carpets held up at the four corners by sticks
2. Imagine that Mikali tells the
Chinaman about the hardships he had suffered. Narrate his story in your own
words.
A) Mikali was one among the Armenians
who had fled from Turkish Invasions. At that time he found shelter with his
brother in a refugee camp on the outskirts of Marseilles. Most of them had
settled in their own ways. But for Mikali alone, life was like a nightmare. His
mother had died soon after giving birth to another child. The responsibility of
looking after this baby fell on Mikali. The baby went on wailing day and night.
So Mikali bore him on his back in a sack. Sometimes he stole food remnants from
hotels or begged for it. But Armenians had chased him and his brother away.
They were unable to bear the uninterrupted wailing of his brother. They even
wished it would die. No woman in the camp was ready to give milk for his
brother. It was at that time Mikali went to the camp of Anatolian refugees. He
had heard of a nursing mother. At that time a mother came forward to give milk.
But when they saw his brother, they gave cries of horror. They chased them
away. It was at that time you appeared like an angel.
3. Imagine that you are a newspaper
reporter and you visit a refugee camp. Prepare a newspaper report on the life
of the refugees in the camp.
(Hints:- large number of inmates…..pathetic living conditions…..dirty
surroundings…….scarcity of food threat of epidemics…..unhealthy
children…….diseases and death everywhere..)
` MISERABLE LIFE IN THE REFUGEE
CAMP
By
Abin Jose
Uthradatoor: 11th October
2018. Life in a
refugee camp is always miserable. After the heavy flood in August all the camps
are very crowded. Large number of inmates causes lots of problems in the camp.
It is very pathetic to report the real picture of the camps. There are only two
small halls for the 1000 flood-victims living there. It is very difficult to
sleep in such a condition. The dirty surroundings make the life of the people
very miserable. People find very difficult to get sufficient food for their
living. Everybody is afraid of epidemics. Many children are not healthier.
Wherever we look we can see diseases and death. The local Panchayath President
is making temporary arrangements for the victims.
The NSS volunteers of the nearby Schools are very active to provide food
and other stationary items. They are working day and night to collect food
packets from the well- wishers. They also chlorinate water in the wells and
conduct awareness classes. I hope all these terrible conditions will be under
control within weeks. The Health Inspector is also supervising the activities.
UNIT 5
MEDITATION OF VISUALS
LESSON 1 DENSITY OF VISUAL
IMAGES
1.
Advertisements enhance the awareness
of the public on various products and facilities available in the market. Prepare FOUR points FOR and AGAINST this
topic
FOR
A.
Advertisements introduce a new
product in the market
B.
It helps the expansion of the market.
C.
It helps to increase the sail of the
products.
D.
It educates the consumers
AGAINST
1.
Advertisements mislead the people
2.
It is very costly business to do
advertisements.
3.
It encourages the monopoly.
4.
It corrupts the values of the
society.
2.
Berger is talking about the undue
importance given to sexuality in advertisements. We know that most of the
advertisements present women in a bad light. Conduct a seminar on the topic
“Representation of Women in Advertisements” and present papers on various
aspects of the topic.
A)
SEMINAR PAPER:-
Women got much importance in advertisements since 20th
century. Some people don’t like the traditional way of women in their
advertisements. But some other sections of the society prefer latest trends in
their advertisements. They give undue importance to sexuality for the sale of
their products.
B)
The main roles of women in
advertisements are role of wife and mother. Some products are advertised to
attract the attention of the women. Women are tempted to buy those things.
C) There is a trend in society to give
more importance to sexuality. The main purpose is to sell any product or
service. But in this situation, the moral values of the society will be lost.
3. After winning the Pulitzer Prize,
Kevin Varter was interviewed by the Press> Write down TWO questions to ask
him and their possible answers.
Q1. What is your feeling now after the great Pulitzer Prize?
A) I feel totally happyand excited now. The
Pulitzer prize picture created so much popularity for me.
Q2. What do you think about the picture you took?
A) I think the picture really brings out
the miserable and the pathetic conditions of Sudan during war times. After this
picture, my confidence went sky high.
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