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Make small groups and share.
An experience that taught you a lifelong lesson.
Solution
Anita, who was in my painting class, had a real talent for painting, but she was always late for the class. The teacher told her that she could leave the class, if she was not interested in the class. After that, Anita stopped coming to the class for a few days. Then one day, she came to class before time. On being asked by the surprised teacher, Anita told her that she lived with her grandmother and that she had not been keeping well the past few days. So, Anita had to do all the chores and cook food for her grandmother before coming to class. However, her grandmother passed away a few days ago and that’s why she had to miss a few classes. And now that she doesn’t have to cook food or do the chores, she can come to class on time. Shraddha’s story made me realise that all of us judge people based on what we see. The truth is that we have no idea what they are going through in their lives. That was one experience that taught me a lifelong lesson, of not judging people right away. We should try and understand the difficulties people face instead of judging them harshly
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| Optimist | Pessimist | |
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| Lose a good amount of cash | ||
| Unexpected rainfall/bad weather | ||
| Illness | ||
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Complete the following table.
| Utterance | Who said | To whom |
| “Shwetha is a very beautiful girl, isn’t she ?” | ||
| “When a pony is young, he looks handsome ?” | ||
| “It’s a beautiful day.” | ||
| “No, the sun is too hot.” | ||
| “I’m all excited, it’s nice to meet old friends.” | ||
| “Let’s chat.” | ||
| “We won’t get a taxi in this rain.” | ||
| “Then, what’s the secret of your energy?” | ||
| “A beggar changed my life.” |
The author and Meena were great enemies.
Meena was a very cheerful person initially.
Meena was the second child of her parents.
Meena stayed alone in an appartment in Delhi.
The author spotted Meena at Bombay’s Flora Fountain.
The scene of the beggar and the girl made Meena peep into her own life.
The beggar became Meena’s role model
It took Meena almost two years to put the change into effect.
Meena, who is an LIC officer, is ____________.
The writer was standing near Akbarallys, a popular department store because - __________________
Meena sponsored the granddaughter of the beggar because __________________
How did the beggar change Meena’s attitude? Discuss with your partner and complete the following web.
Write in your own words:
How did Meena show her gratitude to her guru?
Go through the points below showing Meena’s encounter with the beggar that transformed her completely. The sequence of events are jumbled up below. Arrange the events according to the occurence. Fill in the number as per sequence.
How did the beggar change Meena’s attitude towards life? Write it down in 5 to 6 lines. One is done for you.
- The incident made Meena to look at her own life
- ______________________________
- ______________________________
- ______________________________
- ______________________________
- _______________________________
Summarise the story with the help of the points given below.
- Meena’s initial attitude
- Meena’s meeting with Sudha Murthy in Mumbai
- Beggar’s incident
- Change in attitude
Summary Maker
| Dos | Don’ts |
| Use important/relevant points/ incidents/ events short forms of the text. | Select irrelevant/less important points/ incidents/events |
| Make a paragraph containing the message, theme etc | exceed the word limit |
| Use your own language taking help of the sentences in a topic and key words | reproduce/copy the text |
Write the above summary making Meena the narrator. Begin with ‘I worked in Bangalore in LIC. Sudha was my friend.__________________
Read the following passage and do the activities:
B1. Complete the following sentences: (2)
- Meena stayed alone as ______.
- Meena had the habit of ______.
- The narrator was caught in ______.
- Seeing Meena the narrator's first reaction was ______.
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That was Meena. She stayed alone in an apartment as her parents lived in Delhi. She was an only child and had the habit of complaining about anything and everything. Naturally, she wasn't very pleasant company and nobody wanted to visit her. Then one day, Meena was transferred to Bombay and soon we all forgot about her. Many years later, I found myself caught in the rain at Bombay's Flora Fountain. It was pouring and I didn't have an umberella. I was standing near Akbarallys, a popular department store, waiting for the rain to subside. Suddenly, I spotted Meena. My first reaction was to run, even in that pouring rain. I was anxious to avoid being seen by her, having to listen to her never-ending complaints. However, I couldn't escape. She had already seen me and caught hold of my band warmly, What's more, she was very cheerful. |
B2. Describe Meena's character. (2)
B3. Find similar words: (2)
- pleasant
- Heavy rainfall
- well known
- noticed
B4. Do as Directed: (2)
(i) She wasn't a very pleasant company. (Choose the correct question tag)
- did she?
- can she?
- can't she?
- was she?
(ii) I spotted Meena. (Rewrite the sentence beginning with 'Meena....')
B5. Personal Response: (2)
In your opinion, how should a friend be?
Read the following passage and do the activities:
B1. Complete the following table: (2)
| Utterance | Who said | To whom | |
| i. | Meena, did you know Rakesh has come first in his school? | ||
| ii. | Naturally, his father is a school teacher. |
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Meena is a good friend of mine. She is an LIC officer earning a good salary. But there was always something strange about her. She was forever unhappy. Whenever I met her, I would start to feel depressed. It was as though her gloom and cynicism had a way of spreading to others. She never had anything positive to say on any subject or about any person. For instance, I might say to her, ‘Meena, did you know Rakesh has come first in his school?’ Meena’s immediate response would be to belittle the achievement. ‘Naturally, his father is a school teacher’, she would say. If I said, ‘Meena, Shwetha is a very beautiful girl, isn’t she?’ Meena would be pessimistic. ‘When a pony is young, he looks handsome. It is age that matters. Wait for some time. Shwetha will be uglier than anyone you know.’ ‘Meena, it’s a beautiful day. Let’s go for a walk.’ ‘No, the sun is too hot and I get tired if I walk too much. Besides, who says walking is good for health? There’s no proof.’ That was Meena. She stayed alone in an apartment as her parents lived in Delhi. She was an only child and had the habit of complaining about anything and everything. |
B2. Describe Meena’s character. (2)
B3. Find from the passage the antonyms of: (2)
- bad × ______
- never × ______
- happy × ______
- optimistic × ______
B4. Do as Directed: (2)
- Shwetha is a very beautiful girl. (Make it exclamatory)
- Meena is an LIC officer. (Frame a 'Wh' question to get the underlined part as an answer)
B5. Personal Response: (2)
If you have a friend like Meena, what would be your attitude towards her?
