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प्रश्न
Read the passage and name the following.
In his first reading, the review writer was left.
उत्तर
Moved and unimpressed.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Read the following passage and do the activities.
Social/Historical Context: Hemingway’s novel is based on real events and it also draws heavily on his own life. He had experience of fishing in the Cuban waters and like the old man he was also a fan of baseball. He worked for the Red Cross during the First World War and was injured by shrapnel when he was in Italy. Hemingway always talks about the need to struggle against defeat or death and how determination and endurance can help one to win in
this struggle. The old man is at the end of the novel very near death, but we know that the story of his suffering and loss will live on in the memories of the people of his village. Ultimately his story becomes one of triumph because the tales of his life will live on even after his death. The novel was published in 1952, when people were trying to recover from the mass destruction wrought by the two world wars, and this tale of endurance and ultimate triumph immediately struck a chord with the readers.
Writing Style: Hemingway’s language is simple and pithy. He mostly writes in short and straight-forward sentences and practises an extreme economy in his
use of words. This simplicity is deceptive and a reader can read his work again and again and find new layers of meaning every time.
(A1) Complete the following sentences.
(a) Hemingway had experience of ……………..
(b) He worked for …………………… during the First World War.
(c) ‘The Old Man And The Sea’ was published in ………………….
(d) After reading his work reader can find ……………………..
(A2) Complete the following web.
(A3) Find the synonyms for the following from the passage.
(i) The ability to do something difficult for a long time.
(ii) Formed or worked
(iii) Brief
(iv) Likely to make someone believe something that is not true.
(A4)
(1) The old man is at the end of the novel very near death, but we know that the story of his suffering and loss will live on in the memories of the people of his village. (Rewrite the sentence using ‘Though’.)
(2) During the First World War Hemingway was injured by shrapnel. (Begin the sentence with ‘Shrapnel ………….)
(A5) Write four to five sentences about your favourite writer.
Pair up with your partner and answer the following question :
Which animal would you relate yourself to and why?
Pair up with your partner and answer the following question :
Do you have a hero or a role model to look up to? Who is he/she?
Pair up with your partner and answer the following question :
Have you ever read any book review? If yes, which one? If no, make it a point to read one.
Correct the following sentence using facts from the review.
Hemingway's style of writing does not unfold the hidden meaning.
Compare the points that you would use for a book review with those of the review of a play and write in your notebook.
The line - ‘I first read this novel years ago, when I did not understand it at all and was left unimpressed.’ tells us about the book reviewer’s opinion about the book. Complete the following sentences using the expressions.
(1) In my opinion, every hard-working person achieves success in life.
(2) I strongly feel that ____________
(3) I wish I could ____________
(4) As far as I know you ____________
(5) I think ____________
The review mentions the struggles of both the writer, Ernest Hemingway, and the old man. Fill the incidents of the struggle of Hemingway in table A and those of the old man in table B.
| Table A | Table B |
| Ernest Hemingway | Old man |
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You know the essential points required for a book review. Now form pairs and find essential points required for a play review and film review. You can take the help of your teacher, library, or the internet.
| Book Review | Play Review | Film Review |
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Classroom Library :
Ask all your classmates to donate a book to the class. In this way, everyone will have a book of his/her own to read. Read the book in a week or two. After reading it, exchange your book with your classmate. Keep exchanging and reading books for the whole year. Every fortnight gives the book review of the book that you have read recently in the form of a presentation.
