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: 10^th 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: 11^th 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: 11^th 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 20^th 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.