harshith the legend

 PACKING                Summary: The narrator of the story, Jerome, was proud of his packing skills. He was supposed to go on a trip with his friends George and Harris. He told them to leave the whole matter of packing to himself, to which they readily agreed. George sat on the easy chair and Harris cocked his legs on the table and watched Jerome do the packing. But this wasn’t what Jerome wanted. When he said that he wanted to do all the packing himself, he meant that he was willing to be in charge of everything and direct his friends to work efficiently under his supervision. When Jerome packed the bag, Harris pointed out that Jerome had forgotten to pack the boots. So, he had to open the bag again and pack his boots in, and just he was going to close it, he doubted if he had packed his toothbrush. Whenever he would be about to travel, he would get nightmares of forgetting to pack his toothbrush. Then he would wake up and go on to hunt for ...

THE SOUND OF MUSIC part-2 [CONCLUSION]   Question and Answers Tick the right answer. i. The (shehnai, pungi ) was a ‘reeded noisemaker.’ ii. (Bismillah Khan, A barber, Ali Bux) transformed the pungi into a shehnai. iii. Bismillah Khan’s paternal ancestors were (barbers, professional musicians). iv. Bismillah Khan learned to play the shehnai from (Ali Bux, Paigambar Bux, Ustaad Faiyaaz Khan). v. Bismillah Khan’s first trip abroad was to (Afghanistan, U.S.A., Canada).  Answers: 1. pungi 2. A barber 3. professional musicians 4. Ali Bux 5. Afghanistan Find the words in the text which show Ustaad Bismillah Khan in the correct column. Discuss your answers in class. His feelings about the items listed below. Then mark a tick  ( ü ) in the correct column. Discuss your answers in class. Bismillah Khan’s feelings about Positive Negative Neutral 1. teaching children music       2. the film world        3. migrating to the U.S.A.     ...

  THE SOUND OF MUSIC part-1 Answer these questions in a few words or a couple of sentences each. 1. How old was Evelyn when she went to the Royal Academy of Music? Evelyn was seventeen years old when she got admission in the Royal Academy of Music, London. 2. When was her deafness first noticed? When was it confirmed? When Evelyn was eight years old, her mother, Isabelle Glennie noticed that Evelyn did not respond to her name being called out at the piano class. It was found that she could not hear properly. Evelyn’s loss of hearing was gradual. Initially, she hid the fact from her teachers and friends. When she was eleven, her parents took her to a doctor as she was getting less marks. Then, it was discovered that Evelyn was profoundly deaf. Answer each of these questions in a short paragraph (30–40 words). 1. Who helped her to continue with music? What did he do and say? Evelyn was discouraged by her teachers. Master-percussionist Ron Forbes spotted her talent and potential. He g...

  wind  Introduction:  We all know that wind is a natural occurrence. In this poem, the poet talks to the wind. He also describes the power of the wind. The poet says that the power of the wind is destructive.  The poet compares the destructive power of the wind to the adversities of life. He says that the weak people break down, but stronger people emerge out of adversities, stronger.  The poem gives an important message that we should be mentally tough and physically strong in order to survive the hardships of life. A weak person breaks down like a weak building and crumbles. We must make these destructive forces our friends, with our strength and determination.  Literary devices:   Rhyme scheme  -  Rhyme:  A rhyme is a repetition of similar sounds in the final stressed syllables and any following syllables of two or more words. The entire poem is written in free verse.  There is no rhyme scheme in the poem. The literary devi...

THE FUN THEY HAD   Thinking about the Text (Answers for the questions given on Page 10) I. Answer these questions in a few words or a couple of sentences each. 1. How old are Margie and Tommy? Margie is eleven and Tommy is thirteen years old. 2. What did Margie write in her diary? Margie wrote in her diary. “Today, 17 May 2157, Tommy found a real book.” 3. Had Margie ever seen a book before? No, Margie had never seen a book before. 4. What things about the book did she find strange? The book had yellow and wrinkled pages. The words of the book were still. They did not move as the words move on the computer screen. She found these things strange. 5. What do you think a telebook is? A telebook is displayed on the television screen and the text of a telebook is similar to a book. 6. Where was Margie’s school? Did she have any classmates? Margie’s school was near her own bedroom. She did not have any classmate. 7. What subjects did Margie and Tommy learn? Margie learned Geography and M...