1.2 The Fun They Had

1.2 The Fun they Had.

Difficult Words.

Real Book - printed book छापील पुस्तक 

Crinkly - a lot of thin folds. चुरगळलेला 

Gee - An expression of surprise आश्चर्य , 

          आनंद व त्रास   त्रास व्यक्त करण्यासाठी वापरतात 

A Waste - An unnecessary or wrong use of money, 

                Substances, time, energy. Etc

                व्यर्थ , वाया

Telebooks - A book made available in text on a  

                 Television.

                  टेलिव्हीजण वर उपलब्ध असलेले पुस्तक

An Attic - The part of building, especially of a house,  

               directly a room under the roof of the house.

                पोटमाळा 

Mechanical teacher - A teacher made of machine.

                                  यांत्रिक शिक्षक

Tools - A piece of equipment such as a hammer

          साधने , हत्यार 

Dial - The round part of a control on a machine.

       यंत्राच्या नियंत्रणासाठी असलेली गोलाकार तबकडी

Slot - To put something into a particular space that is

          designed for it. 

          एखादी गोष्ट तिच्यासाठी राखून ठेवलेली जागा . 

English Workshop

1. Use the proper punctuation mark.

1. Where did you find it
2. What's it about
3. They had a teacher 
4.  How could a man be a teacher 
5. Sure, if the were the same age

Answers

1. “Where did you find it?”
2. “What's it about?”
3. “They had a teacher”
4. “How could a man be a teacher?”
5. “Sure, if the were the same age.”

2.The following Sentences have an unusual meaning
in the context of the story. Write what these sentences
would mean today, and what they mean in the context
of the story.

1. She had been hoping they would take the teacher
2. away altogether.

Ans. Meaning today : She has been hoping they
would officially dismiss the teacher from his job
forever.

Meaning in the context of the story. : She has been
hoping they would remove the teacher from the
screen permanently.

2. They had taken Tommy’s teacher away for nearly
3. a month.

Ans. Meaning today : they had suspended Tommy's
teacher for nearly one month.

Meaning in the context of the story : They had
stopped screening Tommy’s teacher for nearly
a month.

   (c) It wasn’t a regular teacher. It was a man.

      Ans. Meaning today : It wasn;t the teacher who

      regularly did the teaching work in the school. It  

      was some person who taught the students.

Meaning in the context of the story : it was the

      mechanical teacher who gave lessons to two

      students on screen, regularly. 

   (d) How could a man be a teacher ?

    Ans. Meaning today : This question is

     meaningless in this day because stitching work is 

     always done by some person.

    Meaning in the context of the story : They had the 
mechanical teacher and they didn’t expect a man in
place of the mechanical teacher.

(e) A teacher has to be adjusted to fit the mind of each
boy and girl it teaches.

Ans. Meaning today : the teachers has to deal with the
students according to the need of the whole class and
use a suitable method of teaching.

Meaning in the context of the story : the mechanical
teacher has to be repaired and mad suitable according
to the need of individual students or the subjects or the
subject taught

3. Write words related to the following words.
( at least ten words each.)

Book	School	family
Reading	Teacher	Small
Author	Students	Relatives
Lesson	Benches	Joint
Pages	Playground	Clothes
Short Stories	Blackboard	Food
Poetry	Chalks	Furniture
Novel	Cultural Activities	Grandfather
Writer	Bell	Love
Library	Prayer	Uncle

Discuss How would you like to learn from a human
teacher or a mechanical teacher?

Present your arguments in the form of a chart.

Advantages	Disadvantages	Advantages	DisAdvantages
Communicates Directly.	Takes undue time	Saving Space	It will teach whatever is feeded.
There are feelings.	Some times punishes	No time wasting	Can not solve difficulties.

5. Rewrite the following using complete words instead
of contracted forms.

1. ....When you’re through.
2. ..and it’s good for plenty more.
3. I wouldn’t throw it away.
4. She hadn’t seen as many telebooks.
5. “What’s it about?”
6. I’ve slowed it up.
7. I don’t know.
8. It wasn’t a regular teacher.

Answers.

1. ....When you are through.
2. ..and it is good for plenty more.
3. I would not throw it away.
4. She had not seen as many telebooks.
5. “What is it about?”
6. I have slowed it up.
7. I do not know.
8. It was not a regular teacher.

6. Underline the verbs and choose the correct option
from the brackets.

‘a’

1. Margie even wrote about it. ( Present  

   Tense/Past Tense)

2. Today Tommy found a new book. ( Present  

   Tense/Past Tense)

3. My father knows as much as my teacher.

   (Present Tense/Past Tense)

‘b’

1. Margie was scornful. (Singular/plural)
2. This is the old kind of school.(Singular/plural)
3. And the teacher were people...(Singular/plural)

7. Rewrite the following sentences using the subject
given in the bracket.

1. I write a letter (she)

   She writes a letter.

2. She doesn’t buy. (I)

   I don’t buy.

3. They come on time. (he)

    He comes on time.

4. Sanika wants an apple. (Boys)

   Boys want apples.

8. Write in a step-by-step manner how Tejaswini and
Santosh bought a gift for Didi online.

Answer.

Tejaswini :- First we have to sign up and create an 

                    account, let’s create your account.

Santosh :- Okay, so here are my details.

Tejaswini :- So simple your account has been 

                   created, now browse and select the  

                  product of your choice from the given 

                  categories.

Santosh :- Yes, now lets me go through and see 

                  what didi will take.

Tejaswini :- Take your own time. You have a 

                   number of options and numbers of 

                  things to choose from. After you have 

                  decided what you want to buy, add your 

                   product to the cart.

Santosh :- Just give me 5 mins. I will choose the 

                   best thing for my Didi.

Tejaswini :- Ok, so are you done selecting.

Santosh :- Yes, I am.

Tejaswini :- Now go to the cart option and pay the 

                   total amount. Choose whether you want 

                  to pay via online banking debit card or 

                  pay cash on delivery.

Santosh :- Okay, I’m done.

Tejaswini :- Isn’t It simple. Now check your product 

                    when it is delivered to you.

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