An Encounter of a Special Kind एक विशेष प्रकारची भेट
WARMING UP-
1) What do you see in the picture?
Ans: I see a girl in a flood or river carrying a puppy (baby dog) on her head.
2) What do you think the girl is trying to do? Why?
Ans: The girl is trying to save the puppy from drowning. Because the water is rising and she wants to ensure both her and the puppy remains safe .
3) If you were in the place of that girl, what would you do?
Ans: I would do the same thing and try to save the puppy from drowning. Or I would swim to reach fast guarding the puppy.
4) Do you think she will become successful in her mission?
Ans: Yes, why not? I think she will become successful in her mission.
Q 1) What was the profession of the writer’s father?
Ans: The writer’s father was a medical professional in a private company.
2) Describe the campus where the writer’s family lived.
Ans: The big campus where the writer’s family lived, housed individual bungalows. The writer’s house was in the corner of the campus with the officer’s club adjacent to their garden boundary wall. The campus had tall and majestic trees with luxurious green grass and colourful flowers.
3) How did the family relax after lunch?
Ans: The family relaxed after lunch by laying down for an afternoon nap (deep Sleep)
4) What wicked custom is practised by animal who live in groups?
Ans: The wicked custom practised by animal who live in groups is that the dominant male usually does not allow another male baby or adult to survive within its group.
5) What attempts helped the baby langur to revive?
Ans: The baby langur revived after he was provided first aid to clean his wounds and stop the bleeding. Splashes of cold water made the baby stir and sit up. He was also provided with a banana for food.
6) When did baby langur finally find comfort?
Ans: The baby langur finally found comfort when his mother cuddled him tightly in her bosom.
7) What truth about animal-human relationship did this incident reveal to the narrator?
Ans: The incident revealed to the narrator that interspecies communication and mutual trust is indeed a reality and should anyone strike the right chord, the relationship hums into action.
8) What did the mother seem to convey to the narrator?
Ans: The mother conveyed her gratitude to the narrator for saving her child.
An Encounter of a Special Kind
My father was a medical professional working for a private company in Raniganj in West Bengal.
The officers of the company were housed in individual bungalows inside a large campus.
माझे वडील पश्चिम बंगालमधील राणीगंज येथे एका खासगी कंपनीत वैद्यकीय अधिकारी म्हणून काम करत होते. अधिकारी निवासस्थान मोठ्या कॅम्पसमध्ये बंगल्यात होते आमचे घर कॅम्पसच्या एका कोप-यात होते. आमच्या बागेच्या भिंत जवळ .. शेजारी ऑफिसरचा क्लब होता.
मराठी आणि इंग्रजी मध्ये ऐका आणि पहा
शब्द अर्थ Commotion --गोंधळ
Profound effect -सखोल परिणाम, engrossed--मग्न
cawing of a crow--कावळ्याचा आवाज, काव काव करणे
State whether you agree or disagree with the following statements. Justify your choice with proper reasons.
(a) The compound where the writer was living was rich in nature’s bounty. – Agree
(b) Holidays provide the children an opportunity to read various magazines and storybooks. – Agree
(c) The incident occurred during summer vacation. – Disagree
(d) Magazines and storybooks were published specially for adults in the festive season. – Disagree
(e) Writer’s father was a medical professional. – Agree
आपली भाषा कौशल्य सुधारण्यासाठी भाषांतर मराठी व इंग्रजीमध्ये करा, एकाच वेळी इंग्रजी हिंदी आणि मराठी शिका.. मार्गदर्शन च्या मदतीने
Write in your own words. आपल्या स्वत: च्या शब्दात लिहा.
a) Why did the narrator ignore the barking of dogs?
क) कथावाचक ने कुत्तों के भौंकने की अनदेखी क्यों की
Ans: The narrator ignored the barking of dogs because:
i) He was engrossed in his book.
ii) Initially he thought the dogs were after a hapless pig.
कथावाचक ने कुत्तों के भौंकने की अनदेखी की क्योंकि: मैं) वह अपनी पुस्तक में तल्लीन था ।
ii) शुरू में उसने सोचा कि कुत्तों को एक असहाय सुअर के बाद थे ।
) Why did mother-langur make no effort to grab her baby from the coop?
ख) मां-लंगूर ने अपने बच्चे को कॉप से हड़पने के लिए कोई प्रयास क्यों नहीं किया?
( आई-लंगूरने आपल्या बाळाला कोपर्यातून पळवून लावण्याचा प्रयत्न का केला नाही?)
Ans: The mother-langur made no effort to grab her baby from the coop because:
i) She was convinced no harm was being done to her baby.
ii) She also realized the narrator was caring for her baby by providing first-aid and food.
जवाब: मां-लंगूर ने अपने बच्चे को कॉप से हड़पने के लिए कोई प्रयास नहीं किया क्योंकि: मैं) वह आश्वस्त था कि उसके बच्चे को कोई नुकसान नहीं किया जा रहा था । ii) वह भी कथावाचक का एहसास प्राथमिक चिकित्सा और भोजन प्रदान करके अपने बच्चे की देखभाल कर रहा था
उत्तर: आई-लंगूरने आपल्या बाळाला कोपरातून पकडून घेण्याचा कोणताही प्रयत्न केला नाही कारणः
i) तिला खात्री होती की तिच्या बाळाचे नुकसान होणार नाही.
ii) तिलाही कळले की निवेदक तिच्या बाळाची काळजी घेत आहे प्रथमोपचार आणि अन्न देऊन.
4) Read the text carefully and arrange the occurrence of happenings in the text in a sequential order.
Corrected order given below:
पाठ को ध्यान से पढ़ें और अनुक्रमिक क्रम में पाठ में घटनाओं की घटना की व्यवस्था करें। नीचे दिया गया सही आदेश:
6 – I was engrossed in various magazines and story books.
5 – I became deeply absorbed in the book.
3 – I heard the disturbance approaching closer.
10 – I saw something horrible.
4 – I recalled the terrible custom in the animal clan.
9 – I gathered a stout stick and then started throwing stones.
12 – I managed to catch hold of the baby langur’s tail.
1 – I took the baby langur to the backyard.
7 – I offered him a peeled banana.
13 – I allowed the mother, access to her baby.
2 – I cannot forget the look in her eyes.
11 – I was showed that food was not the only means of communication.
8 – I still fondly remember that encounter.
5) Discuss the following and write about it in your own words in 5-6 lines.
5( चर्चा करा आणि त्याबद्दल आपल्या स्वत: च्या शब्दात 5-6 ओळींमध्ये लिहा.)
a) What would you do, if you found an injured bird while returning from your school?
Ans: If I found an injured bird while returning from school, first I would pick the bird up and get it to my home. I would then try to provide first-aid on the bird’s injured parts and check if it can move its parts properly. I would also try to feed the bird some food and provide water. If the bird is still not able to move properly, I would ask my parents to take us to a vet so that the bird could get proper medical attention.
b) What opinion do you form about the narrator, from the story?
Ans: I feel the narrator was a kind and caring person. He could have easily ignored the barking of the dogs and continued with reading his book. However, when he found out about the baby langur being mercilessly attacked by the adult male langur, he ensured he helped the baby survive and scare the bad langur away. He also took the baby langur to his backyard and provided first-aid and food till the baby felt better and was able to go to his mother. All this showed the kind and caring nature of the narrator.
6) Complete the following and write a paragraph on each of the given activities.
a) Mother-Child –> Relationship
Love and affection.
Bonding and caring
Protection
Warmth
Supportive
Mother-child relationship is one of the most special relationships in the world. The love and affection between a mother and her child is incomparable to any other relationship. No one can care for their children like a mother and this forms an unique bond between the mother and child. Children also continuously look for protection as well as support from their mother as they grow and well into their adult life as well. The warmth of the mother and child relationship is truly something to celebrate.
b) Injured Animal –> How will you help?
Provide first-aid.
Clean the wound.
Provide water/food.
Provide shelter.
Take to vet.
When an animal is injured, we must do our best to care for them. Firstly we need to ensure they are given first-aid as soon as possible. The injured part or wound needs to be cleaned before applying any kind of medicine. We also need to provide both food and water so that the animal does not become too weak and is able to get better soon. If possible, we must provide shelter to the animal till it is able to move around on its own. If the injury is severe, we should take the animal to a vet so that they can get professional medical assistance.
7) Work in pairs and make as many words as you can, using letters in the word ‘ENCOUNTER’.
Three letter words:
Ten
Run
Nut
Con
Ton
Net
One
Nor
Cot
Not
Four letter words:
Torn
Noun
Tour
Corn
Cent
Tree
Tone
Tune
True
Teen
Five/Six letter words:
Enter
Count
Center
Court
Route
8) Translate the following proverbs in English.
Direct answers provided below:
i) Social service is true service to God.
ii) Reap as you sow.
9) Write a paragraph and given an appropriate title to it. Use the following points.
Birds and Animals
Loyal
Serve Us
Kindness, honest and compassion
Love and Affection
Our Best Friends
Protection and Security
Do not hurt or destroy us
Loneliness avoided
Title: Our Relationship With Our Animal Friends
The relationship between humans and the animal kingdom including birds is a special relationship. Although birds and animals may not be able to communicate in words, they can do so using gestures and eye contact. Unlike what many people believe, animals do not hurt or try to destroy us just like that. In fact they are usually extremely loyal and have love and affection for us in their hearts. Some animals can be our best friends by being there for us, provide protection and security and help us avoid loneliness by always being around. In fact animals serve us in several ways in which we do not even come to know in our daily lives. We owe it to our animal friends to have a relation with them that is full of kindness, honesty and compassion.
10) A) Complete the remaining blocks determining the types of news.
Types of News:
Business
Finance
Entertainment
Sports
Politics
National and International news