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प्रश्न
Say HOW?
Jobs reacted later on, after the shock of being fired from Apple.
उत्तर
After he overcame the shock of being fired from Apple. Jobs felt the lightness of being a beginner again. He feels free to enter one of the most creative periods of his life. He started two companies - Next and Pixar.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Connect the dots to get what means a lot to you.
The word is ___________.
Complete the web by filling the various benefits of computers.
Read the third story again. Complete the flow-chart given below.
Go through all the three stories. Identify some qualities of Steve Jobs and complete the web chart.
Say HOW?
Jobs was cured of rare cancer.
Besides those given at the end of the talk by Steve Jobs, pick out other pieces of advice that Jobs gives in his speech.
(a) _______________________________________________________
(b) _______________________________________________________
(c) _______________________________________________________
Project :
Collect more information about Steve Jobs with the help of the Internet. Complete it with images into a file.
Do you remember doing some activities in your childhood that you didn’t like it? Form pairs and make a list of all those activities. Do you think, any one of these activities has helped you in solving your problems? Share your experience with the class.
Read the following passage and do the activities.
A1. Complete the following statements with the help of the passage:
- The heaviness of being successful was replaced ______.
- The technology we developed at Next ______.
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My second story is about love and loss. I found what I loved to do early in life. Woz (Steve Wozniak) and I started Apple when I was 20. In 10 years, Apple had grown from just the two of us in a garage into a $2 billion company. And then I got fired. It was devastating. But something slowly began to dawn on me – I still loved what I had did. And so, I decided to start over. The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again. It freed me to enter one of the most creative periods of my life. During the next five years, I started a company Next, a company named Pixar, and fell in love with an amazing woman who would become my wife. Pixar is now the world’s most successful animation studio, bought Apple next. I returned to Apple and the technology we developed at Next is at the heart of Apple’s current renaissance. And Laurene and I have a wonderful family together. Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith. The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. |
A2. The writer Steve Jobs gives the readers some advice for life, list at least two of the important advices given by him in the passage:
- ______
- ______
A3. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words given below:
(devastating, renaissance, current, creative)
- The invention of the internet has brought about a ______ in communication.
- We should read the newspaper to keep ourselves updated on the ______ affairs.
- The earthquake had a ______ effect on the life of the people.
- The Art teacher is very ______, she always comes up with new ideas.
A4. Do as directed:
- Pixar is the world’s most successful animation studio.
(Rewrite the sentence in Positive degree) - Don’t lose faith.
(Rewrite as an Assertive sentence)
A5. What does the second story of Jobs convey to you?
Read the following passage and do the given activities:
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My second story is about love and loss. I found what I loved to do early in life. Woz (Steve Wozniak) and I started Apple when I was 20. In 10 years Apple had grown from just the two of us in a garage into a $2 billion company. And then I got fired. It was devastating. But something slowly began to dawn on me - I still loved what I did. And so I decided to start over. The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again. It freed me to enter one of the most creative periods of my life. During the next five years, I started a company Next, another company named Pixar, and I fell in love with an amazing woman who would become my wife. Pixar is now the world’s most successful animation studio, Apple bought Next. I returned to Apple and the technology we developed at Next is at the heart of Apple’s current renaissance. And Laurene and I have a wonderful family together Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith. The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. |
(A1) Name the following with reference to the passage: (2)
| Activity | Name | |
| i. | The company started by the narrator and Woz. | |
| ii. | The second company started by the narrator. | |
| iii. | An amazing woman the narrator fell in love with | |
| iv. | World’s most successful animation studio. |
(A2) Complete the following web diagram: (2)
(A3) Fill in the blanks choosing the correct phrases in their proper form from the bracket. (2)
(to get fired, devastating, begin to dawn on)
- On committing persistent mistakes the employee ______ from his post.
- When the teacher explained the solution of the problems in Maths, it ______ the students that the problems were easy.
(A4) Do as Directed: (2)
- Identify the tense of the underlined verb:
If you haven’t found yet, keep looking - I found what I loved to do early in life.
(Identify the main and subordinate clause.)
(A5) Personal Response: (2)
‘Failure is the key to success.’ Explain in your own words.
