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First, read the incomplete sentences given below. Listen to two interesting anecdotes about two scientists, that your teacher will read aloud or play on the recorder. Then, based on you - English

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First, read the incomplete sentences given below. Listen to two interesting anecdotes about two scientists, that your teacher will read aloud or play on the recorder. Then, based on your understanding, complete the sentences suitably.

Thomas Alva Edison stepped from a train in Orange, New Jersey and walked down the platform. The station master knew how forgetful the famous inventor was. Therefore, he would always ask him a customary question. He asked Edison if he had left anything behind. Edison confidently replied that he had not left anything and everything was safe with him. Then, he began taking a count of his suitcases. As he was doing so, he happened to look up at the train. With a start, he dropped his bags and raced back to the car in which he had been travelling. What prompted that burst of activity was the face of his bride, with whom he had just married and returned from a honeymoon trip, staring from a window.

Albert Einstein was working at the Princeton University. One day when he was going back home he forgot his home address. The driver of the cab aid not recognize him. Einstein asked the driver if he knew Einstein’s home. The driver exclaimed that there could be no one who did not know Einstein’s address. He added that everyone in Princeton knew where Einstein lived and asked him if he wanted to meet Einstein. Einstein with a sheepish grin replied that he was Einstein and he had forgotten his residential address. He requested the cabbie if he could take him there. The astonished driver drove him home and dropped him safely. The cabbie considered driving Einstein a great honour and refused to charge him for the service.

  1. Edison travelled to New Jersey by ______.
  2. The station master enquired Edison if ______.
  3. Edison raced back to the car when he saw ______.
  4. Albert Einstein was working in ______.
  5. One day, when he was going back home, he ______.
  6. Einstein asked the cab driver if he knew ______.
  7. The driver was so good that he ______.
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उत्तर

  1. Edison travelled to New Jersey by a train.
  2. The station master enquired Edison if had left anything behind.
  3. Edison raced back to the car when he saw the face of his bride.
  4. Albert Einstein was working in Princeton university.
  5. One day, when he was going back home, he forgot his residential address.
  6. Einstein asked the cab driver if he knew Einstein’s residence.
  7. The driver was so good that he refused to charge him for his
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अध्याय 3.1: Forgetting - Listening Activity [पृष्ठ ७५]

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सामाचीर कलवी English Class 11 TN Board
अध्याय 3.1 Forgetting
Listening Activity | Q A. | पृष्ठ ७५

संबंधित प्रश्न

Listen to the stories carefully, as your teacher reads them aloud. Note down the new words, ideas, or concepts. Discuss them in the class. 


Here is a travelogue by the student of Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Pattukkottai after their trip to Darjeeling. Listen to the travelogue and answer the following question.

Fill in the blanks with a suitable word.

The students visited ____________ city.


When people betray you learn from the ______.


The wedding anniversary is on ______.


A person is valued based on his ______.


The three boys went for ______ in the sea.


What happened?


On the cycling holiday after the accident, Santhiya phoned for ______.


Do you like mysteries? What is your favorite kind of story? Explain.


Shorter bird vocalizations are ______.


Announcement 1

What are the things to be kept ready?


Listen to the flash news. Read the question given below, then listen to the flash news again and complete the response.

What escaped from the zoo?


Listen to the flash news. Read the question given below, then listen to the flash news again and complete the response.

What did the zoo-keeper do?


Road users can show that they are considerate on the road by.


The box fell out of a truck.


Whose speech is this?


The maximum summer temperature of Udagamandalam is______.


Choose the correct one after listening the movie clip.

The can is in the fridge.


It is the first day at school.


She hold her mom's hand very tight.


Teacher smiles at Rani.


Listen to the audio and respond to the following question.

It is so cloudy in ______.


If there is no clock in the house to wake you in the morning, how will you wake up?

Will you continue to sleep or....


Listen to the words

Come in, come in Go out, go out

What word signs have you seen or heard –

at home   
at the vegetable shop  
at the library  
at the doctor’s place  
at the bus stop  
at the toy shop  

Listen to the passage read out aloud by the teacher or played on a recorder and answer the questions that follow.

Listen to the views of a leading economist R. Azhagarasan about EMI in an interview.
We live in a world where everyone likes to lead a comfortable and luxurious life, though our salaries are not enough to meet our needs. In such a situation, the EMI seems to be the only option. It helps people pay for the expensive things, they have purchased, in parts as installments. It gives monetary power to buy expensive things beyond the capacity of a common man. Otherwise, many people will never be able to buy such things. This proves beneficial for people in purchasing a house and other essential appliances and accessories.

It also has some negative unavoidable results. If people are not able to pay EMI on time, they have to keep on paying the loan amount for years together with interest. If people are not able to pay EMI on time, they may face serious problems such as the penalty for default, repossession of the purchased items, and might even be subjected to legal actions. Moreover, people may have the tendency to buy things that are not at all necessary, paying EMIs over a longer period of time. This may lead them into never ending debts. Hence, people should learn to spend within their means.

i. The speaker says that our income is sufficient to meet our needs. Is it true or false?

ii. EMI is the only ______for people who buy very expensive things.

  1. consolation
  2. setback
  3. option
  4. debt

iii. One is able to buy costly things with ______power offered by EMI.

  1. physical
  2. withstanding
  3. honorary
  4. monetary

iv. If people fail to pay EMIs, they may be subjected to ______.

  1. expulsion
  2. high pressure
  3. legal action
  4. dejection

v. People should learn to spend ______their means.

  1. within
  2. beyond
  3. above
  4. beneath

Listen to the passage about the ‘Significance of Tea’ and answer the questions.

Tea has been an important beverage for thousands of years. It is consumed by two-thirds of the world’s population. India is the second-largest tea producer in the world after China, although over 70 percent of its tea is consumed within India. Tea has been proved to offer numerous health benefits. Scientists and researchers have found that drinking tea could reduce the risk of heart diseases. The antioxidants in tea might prevent cancer. Regular tea drinking might help one in lowering blood sugar and blood pressure. Tea might be an effective agent in the prevention and treatment of neurological disorders. The consumption of tea results in the strengthening of one’s teeth, bones, and immune system. However, drinking too much tea may prove to be harmful to one’s health. So, drinking tea moderately could make one healthier. Researchers have confirmed the significant overall health benefits of drinking tea.

Questions

  1. Which country is the largest tea producer in the world?
  2. ______ percent of the tea produced in India is exported.
  3. What is the role of antioxidants in tea?
  4. Drinking tea strengthens one’s ______, ______and ______.
  5. How does drinking tea help a diabetic?

The oath taken by Graduates of Medicine is given as Listening passage.

Hippocratic Oath:

I solemnly pledge myself to consecrate my life to the service of humanity;

I will give to my teachers the respect and gratitude which is their due;

I will practice my profession with conscience and dignity; The health of my patient will be my first consideration;

I will maintain by all the means in my power, the honour and the noble tradition of the medical profession;

My colleagues will be my brothers; I will not permit considerations of religion, nationality, race, party politics or social standing to intervene between my duty and my patient; 

I will maintain the utmost respect for human life, from the time of conception, even under threat. 1 will not use my medical knowledge contrary to the laws of humanity; 

I make these promises solemnly, freely and upon my honour.

After listening to the pledge played on the tape recorder carefully, fill in the following statements with the right options given:

a) The medical graduates take oath to dedicate their ______to the service of humanity. 

  1. money 
  2. talent 
  3. life 
  4. nation

b) The ______of the patient should be the doctor’s greatest concern. 

  1. dignity 
  2. gratitude 
  3. health 
  4. honour

c) The would-be graduates promise to practise their profession with ______and dignity.

  1. conscience 
  2. knowledge 
  3. understanding
  4. respect

d) They should respect the ______of the patients.

  1. age 
  2. wealth
  3. background 
  4. secrets

e) The pledge is also to treat the patients without any ______

  1. fee
  2. discrimination
  3. interest
  4. hatred

Some words have been left out in the poem below. First, read the poem. Then, fill in the missing words on listening to the reading or the recording of it in full. You may listen again, if required.

The Drum

John Scott (1731–83)

I hate that drum’s ______ sound,

Parading round, and round, and round:

To thoughtless ______ it pleasure yields,

And lures from cities and from fields, sell their ______ for charms

Of tawdry lace, and glittering arms;

And when______ voice commands,

To march, and fight, and fall, in______.

I hate that drum’s discordant sound, Parading round, and round, and round; To me, it talks of______plains, And burning towns and ruin’d swains, And all that Misery’s hand bestows, To fill the______of human woes.


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