1. Collect information on similar judgements being taken in the context of river Ganga, and discuss in class.
2. Talk about the condition of Bagmati river in Kathmandu written by Vikram Seth.
Reading Comprehension
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow
1. Tourism is about taking a tour
(a) to a place under an expert guide
(b) for hiking in remote places
(c) for visiting a place for sightseeing
(d) All of the above
2. By ‘hiking in wilderness’ the author means
(a) taking a long distance walk in abandoned areas
(b) walk in the forest areas
(c) marathon in uninhabited areas
(d) sprinting in abandoned, uninhabited areas
3. A cruise ship is
(a) a large ship that carries people on voyages of pleasure. Costs an arm and a leg Very expensive It’s a piece of cake It’s easy Fun fact chairlift: a series of chairs hanging from a moving cable, for carrying people up and down a mountain Rationalised 2023-24 114 Words and Expressions 1
(b) a big ship that carries people and goods on special mission.
(c) a large watercraft for carrying passengers from one point to another.
(d) a large ship that carries mail, goods and first aid facilities.
4. What all activities do tourists engage in? _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________
5. What are the forms of transportation tourists use for visiting places? _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________
Read the excerpt and answer the following questions
1. Why is Saturday described as that distinguished Saturday?
(a) because the much awaited Saturday has come when the voyage has to start.
(b) because Saturday was a holiday.
(c) because it is on Saturday that people were allowed to board the ship.
(d) because it is in the afternoon on Saturday that ship would start the voyage.
2. Who are excursionists?
(a) They are the research students.
(b) They are pilgrims.
(c) They are musicians.
(d) They are tourists on a leisure trip.
3. What was the mood of the people on the ship? _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________
4. What was the author looking forward to? _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________
5. Match the words/phrases in Column A with pictures in Column B.
Vocabulary
1. Match the phrasal verbs in Column A with the meanings in Column B.
2. Rewrite the following words by removing the suffix ‘age’.
(a) carriage ___________________
(b) coverage ___________________
(c) hermitage ___________________
(d) marriage ___________________
3. Rewrite the following words by adding the suffix ‘ful’.
(a) beauty ___________________
(b) colour ___________________
(c) duty ___________________
(d) revenge ___________________
(e) help ___________________
(f) mouth ___________________
(g) mercy __________________
Grammar
1. Read the following passage carefully. What is the event described in the passage? Guess when it took place. Underline and name the tenses in the following passage.
Editing
1. Punctuate the following passage with appropriate punctuation marks.
This passage is taken from the text ‘Kathmandu’ by Vikram Seth. You can compare and check your rewritten passage with the passage in the textbook and see how far you are correct. __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________
Listening
Listen to the passage and answer the questions that follow.
1. Where was the author going?
_____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________
2. Where was the forest rest-house? How did the group manage to get there? _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________
3. Which creature did they see first?
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4. What does the author mean by ‘the magnificence of nature’? _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________
5. How are the kingfishers and the open-billed storks described? _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________
6. What were the chital deer and the wild boar doing when the motorboat went past them? _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________
Speaking
Prepare a short speech on the following and share it in the school assembly.
1. “Travelling––it offers you a hundred roads to adventure, and gives your heart wings.”
“Travelling––it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.”
2. The tourism sector can be aligned with the policies of sustainable development. __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________
Writing
1. Read/watch the advertisements on tourism. You can also watch the Kerala Tourism advertisement film ‘A Reading Room With a View’ which is on the cultural diversity of Kerala. The film is awarded the best film in 60 second category at the prestigious Kyoorius Awards.
Now create an advertisement for your city or state for promoting tourism.
2. Write a paragraph describing a journey, imaginery, or you have undertaken. You can follow the steps given below:
1. Prepare an itinerary.
2. You can make use of the following expressions, phrases and proverbs frequently used by the travellers.
Project
1. You have read about the mesmerising effect of the music of flute on Vikram Seth in ‘Kathmandu’.
Do you know the instruments for Sufi music differ from one culture to another? In Turkey, Iran and North Africa, the most prominent instrument is the ‘Ney’ which is the reed flute. In Sufi music the ‘Ney’ is accompanied by string instruments like saz, santoor, rubab, etc. Create a class magazine on music and artists. Some suggestions are given below.
• Collect information on the commonly used musical instruments in the following categories:
Indian classical music
Ghazal singing
Bharatnatayam, Chau and Kathak dance
Folk music
Jazz
• Collect photographs of musical instruments.
• Prepare brief biographical sketches of musicians, dancers, costume designers, artists, etc. You can meet some of them or collect information from sources like books, Internet, magazines, newspapers, etc.
• Give a suitable name to the magazine.
2. Plan a trip to the North-east region of the country by road. Explore the various possibilities of the travel. Also, create a map of your travel.
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