WORKING WITH THE TEXT PAGE
78
Answer the following questions.
1. What was the author’s opinion about Mr. Gessler as a bootmaker?
Answer: According to the author, his boots, as well as the way he made them, were both mysterious and wonderful until recently. He discovered that his boots were the best and that they always fit the owner. They were made only on demand and with the highest quality materials. They lasted for such a long time.
2. Why did the author visit the shop so infrequently?
Answer: Mr. Gessler's boots were always a perfect fit and used to last for a long time. As a result, there was no need to go to the store on a regular basis.
3. What was the effect on Mr. Gessler of the author’s remark about a certain pair of boots?
Answer: Mr. Gessler looked at the author for a long time after hearing the author's remark about a particular pair of boots, as if expecting him to retract his remarks. Then he speculated that the author might have gotten them wet. He instructed the author to return with the boots so that he could repair or adjust the price of the boots in the bills.
4. What was Mr. Gessler’s complaint against “big firms”?
Answer: Mr. Gessler claimed that large corporations were only concerned with the quantity of money and products, not the quality of the boots. Instead of improving the quality of their products, they concentrated on advertising. These forms were only as wealthy as they were because of their advertisements, not because of their work. He complained that people who are passionate about bootmaking don't get as many customers as the big companies do as a result of this. He was not earning enough money because of this.
5. Why did the author order so many pairs of boots? Did he really need them?
Answer: He felt bad for Mr. Gessler, the author ordered so many pairs of
boots. To give him money, he ordered a large number of pairs so that the
shoemaker could earn more. Furthermore, the author must have reasoned that
ordering a large number of pairs of boots would keep the shoemaker busy and
happy.
No, they were not required by the author. He ordered so many boots for the shoemaker's sake, not for himself.He wanted to help the bootmaker financially.
WORKING WITH LANGUAGE PAGE 78
1. Study the following phrases and their
meanings. Use them appropriately to complete the sentences that follow.
look after: take care of
look down: disapprove or regard as on inferior
look in: make a short visit (on someone)
look into: investigate
look out: be careful
look up: improve
look up to: admire
(i) After a very long spell of heat, the weather is ______________ at last.
(ii) We have no right to __________________ people who do small jobs.
(iii) Nitin has always ______________ his uncle, who is a self-made man.
(iv) The police are _________________________ the matter thoroughly.
(v) If you want to go out, I will _________________ the children for you.
(vi) I promise to _________ on your brother when I visit Lucknow next.
(vii) _________________________when you are crossing
the main road.
Answers:
(i) looking up (ii) look down (iii) looked up
(iv) looking into (v)
look after (vi) look in
(vii) look out
2. Read the following sets of words loudly and clearly.
Cot – coat
cost – coast
tossed – toast
got – goat
rot – rote
blot – bloat
knot – note
Answer: Do it yourself.
3. Each of the following words contains the sound ‘sh’ (as in shine) in the beginning or the middle or at the end. First, speak out all the words clearly. Then arrange the words in three groups in the table.
sheep
trash
marsh
fashion
anxious
shriek
shore
fish
portion
ashes
sure
nation
shoe
pushing
polish
moustache
Answer:
|
Initial |
Medial |
Final |
|
Sure |
Ashes |
Polish |
|
Shore |
Anxious |
Trash |
|
Sheep |
Fashion |
Fish |
|
Shoe |
Nation |
Marsh |
|
Shriek |
Pushing |
Moustache |
|
|
Portion |
|
4. In each of the following words ‘ch’
represents the same consonant sound as in ‘chair’. The words on the left have
this sound initially. Those on the right have it finally. Spaek each word
clearly.
Choose bench
Child march
Cheese peach
Chair wretch
Charming research
Underline the letters
representing this sound in each of the following words.
Answer:
(i) feature (iv) reaching (vii)
riches
(ii) archery (v) nature (viii)
batch
(iii) picture (vi) matches (ix)
church
SPEAKING PAGE 80
1. Do you think Mr. Gessler was a failure as a bootmaker or as a competitive businessman?
Answer: Mr. Gessler was a fantastic bootmaker, to say the least. His customers were extremely pleased with the quality of his boots. As a competitive businessman, he was a failure. He didn't have much cash to spend on advertisements. He put all of his earnings into raw materials and rent.
2.
What is the significance of the title? To whom or to what does it refer?
Answer: Mr. Gessler's boots are of exceptional
quality, as evidenced by the title "Quality." He was an expert at it.
He wouldn't let anyone near the boots until they were ready. He was a true
perfectionist who valued quality above all else. Despite the fact that his
business was declining, he never compromised on the quality of the boots he
produced.
The big firms are unconcerned about quality. Customers are attracted to them by advertisements.
3. • Notice the way Mr. Gessler speaks English. His English is influenced by his mother tongue. He speaks English with an accent.
• When Mr. Gessler speaks, p,t,k, sound like b,d,g. Can you say these words as Mr. Gessler would say them?
It comes and never stops. Does it bother me? Not at all. Ask my brother, please.
Answer: Mr. Gessler used to have a German accent when he spoke English. His English was amusing and a little difficult to comprehend.
These are the lines that Mr. Gessler would have said. Id shows up but never sdobs. Is it true that Id boggles my mind? All of a sudden, there's a nod. Please inquire from my brother.
4. Speak to five adults in your neighborhood. Ask them the following (in any language they are comfortable in). Then come back and share your findings with the class.
(i) Do they buy their
provisions packed in plastic packets at a big store, or loose, from a smaller
store near their house?
(ii) Where do they buy
their footwear? Do they buy branded footwear, or footwear made locally? What
reasons do they have for their preference?
(iii) Do they buy ready-made clothes, or buy clothes and get their clothes stitched by a tailor? Which do they think is better?
Answer:
(i) Yes, they prefer to buy their groceries in
bulk from smaller stores close to their home.
(ii) They get their daily footwear from local stores. They prefer to buy it from branded stores for office and personal use.
They don't like to spend too much money on their everyday shoes. As a result, they purchase it from local stores.
(iii) They want to look good at work and parties,
and they want their to last a long time and be comfortable. As a result, they
don't mind spending money on it.
They are capable of doing both. They buy ready-made clothes at times and have them stitched by a tailor at other times. It is simple for them to purchase ready-made clothing. They get the most up-to-date fashion while also saving time.
5. Look at the picture.
Let pairs of students talk to each other about leaving the country. One student repeats Ajit’s statement. The other gives a reason for not agreeing with Ajit. The sentence openings given below should be used.
• If I leave this country, I’ll miss…
• There are some things which you can get only here,
for example…
• There are some special days I’ll miss,
particularly…
• Most of all I’ll miss…because…
• I think it’s impossible for me to leave my country
because…
• How can you leave your own country except when…?
• Depends on one’s intention. I can’t leave for good
because…
• Maybe for a couple of years….
Answer:
Ajit: I’ve decided to
go abroad for higher studies.
Anisa: Have you? I don’t think I’ll ever do that. I love my country.
• If I leave this country, I’ll miss my friends with whom I’ve played and spent so much time.
• There are some things which you can get only here, for example, snacks and Indian food that are particularly prepared here, our traditions, festivals, etc.
• There are some special days I’ll miss, particularly festivals and celebrations like Lohri, Holi, Deepawali, Independence Day, etc.
• Most of all I’ll miss my younger sister because we spent almost the entire day together.
• I think it’s impossible for me to leave my country because I can’t go away from my family and I can’t spend such a long time without them.
• How can you leave your own country except when there is truly no way you can stay here?
• Depends on one’s situation. I can’t leave for good because I can’t even wonder how I will survive so far from my close ones.
• Maybe for a couple of years I can stay this far from home.
WRITING PAGE 82
1. Based on the following points, write a story.
• Your aunt has gone to her mother’s house.
• Your uncle does his cooking.
• He is absent-minded.
• He puts vegetables on the stove.
• He begins to clean his bicycle outside.
• The neighbor calls out saying something is burning.
• Your uncle rushes to the kitchen.
• To save vegetables, he puts some oil on them.
• Unfortunately, it’s machine oil, not cooking oil.
• What do you think happens to the vegetables?
Begin like this:
Last month my aunt decided to visit her parents…
Answer: My aunt decided to pay a visit to her parents last month. My uncle used to cook for himself because he was alone at home. He was a little sloppy in his thinking. He once went outside to clean his bicycle after putting vegetables on the stove. After a while, a neighbor alerted him to the fact that something was on fire. Uncle dashed into the room. He sprayed some oil on the vegetables to save them. Unfortunately, it was not cooking oil, but rather machine oil. The vegetables were no longer fit to eat. Uncle had no choice but to discard everything.
Poem: Trees by Shirley Bauer
WORKING WITH THE POEM PAGE
84
1. What are the games or human activities
which use trees, or in which trees also “participate''?
Answer: The following are sports or human activities in which trees
are used, or in which trees 'participate' as in the poem:
· Children use
trees to hide while playing hide & seek.
· To play,
children build tree houses.
· Tea gatherings
for adults are held in the shadow of the trees.
· Adults also
use them to paint scenes.
· Swings are
also made from the branches.
2. (i) “The trees are to make no shade in
winter.” What does this mean? (Contrast this line with the line immediately
before it.)
Answer: The trees provide shade during the hot summer months. This
shade is unnecessary in the winter. As a result, people enjoy the warmth of the
sun by standing in it. Hence, trees are to make no shade in winter.
(ii) “Trees are for apples to grow on, or pears.” Do
you agree that one purpose of a tree is to have fruit on it? Or do you think
this line is humorous?
Answer: Yes, I agree that one of the functions of a tree is to
provide fruits and other eatables. Trees provide a lot of food for humans. This
is not a humorous line. Trees are a source of food for humans. Humans do rely
on trees for food and various things.
3. With the help of your partner, try to
rewrite some lines in the poem, or add new ones of your own as in the following
examples.
Trees
are for birds to build nests in.
Trees
are for people to sit under.
Now try to compose a similar poem about water or air.
Answer:
Air air everywhere
Air allows us to breathe
Air helps Kites to fly high in the sky.
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