2.4 Please Listen !
Difficult Words.
- Advice - guidance सल्ला
- Trampling - पायदळी तुडवणे
- Strange - विचित्र
- Discourage - lose confidence or enthusiasm. निराश
- Faltering - speaking hesitantly. गडबड, अडखळणे
- Contribute - provide something.योगदान देणे
- Inadequacy - deficiency कमतरता
- Irrational - not logical or reasonable. तर्कहीन
- Obvious - clear स्पष्ट
- Mute - silent शांत
Margin Questions
Q.1. What's the difference between 'hear' and 'listen'?
Ans. Hearing is the physical activity of sound falling on the ear and not paying attention towards the words. And listening is the activity deliberately done to understand the meaning of words.
Think, guess and answer :
Q.2. How old is the speaker in the poem?
Ans. The speaker must be a teenager.
Q.3. Who is he/she talking to?
Ans. He/she is talking to his/her parents, friends, relatives, and elders.
Q.4. What must have happened before the speaker says all this?
Ans. Before the speaker says all this parents/friends/elders must have advised him or her,Instead of listening his thoughts and feelings.
Think, guess and answer :
Q.5. Is the speaker aware of his shortcomings?
Ans. Yes, the speaker is aware of his shortcomings.
Q.6. Does he/she want to improve?
Ans. Yes, The speaker wants to improve.
Q.7. Is he/she confident that he/she can improve?
Ans. Yes, he/she feels confident.
Q.8. How does he/she want to work it out?
Ans. He/she wants to work it out by thinking and using the power that God has given. He/she wants to find out what is behind irrational feelings.
Q.9. In the poet willing to listen to others?
Ans. Yes, the poet is willing to listen to others. at of the poem, the poet says to his listeners that he/she would listen to them if they wished to talk.
ENGLISH WORKSHOP
Q.1. Complete the following with the help of the lines of the poem.
When, I ask you to listen to me, you start doing -
- Giving me advice you do not do what I asked to do.
- You feel you should do something to solve my problem.
- You tell me why shouldn't I feel that way.
Q.2. Write the opposite (antonyms) of the following.
- cheap ⅹ costly
- discouraged ⅹ encouraged
- inadequacy ⅹ adequacy
- accept ⅹ reject
- simple ⅹ complicated
- irrational ⅹ rational
- understand ⅹ misunderstand
- clear ⅹ dirty
Q.3. Use the following charts to prepare meaningful dialogues.
- Prepare a similar conversation about film.
Ans.
A : Have you seen the film, Hero?
B : No, have you?
A : Yes, I have, It's a nice film.
B : I want to see it.
A : It is entertaining as well as full of events.
B : OK. What is the story about?
A : It is about a patriot who saved our country at the cost of his life.
B : Oh, then I must watch the film.
A : You must because you like stories of freedom fighters.
B : Surely, I'll Watch it. Thank you.
B.
A : I had an argument with my Sister today.
B : Oh! What about?
B : Oh, no! Not again.
A : The usual.
I wanted to watch cartoons
She wanted to watch his
favorite serial.
So again we ended up fighting.
A : I tried to explain that I wanted to
watch cartoons but she didn't listen
and changed the channel
B : Why don't you talk to him peacefully ?
B : Sad!
A : I tried but it doesn't help.
A : I'll try.
Q.4. Maintain a diary at least for a week. Write about interactions with other people in your surroundings in 3-4 lines. Also write whether you find the interactions happy-unhappy, satisfactory-unsatisfactory, enjoyable-stressful,etc.
Ans.
- 1st Day : Today, I met our new neighbour. I become very happy to know that their son is of my age and studying in std. IX. I got a new friend.
- 2nd Day : Today, I gave a speech in my school assembly on the occasion of Teacher's day. Every appreciated my speech. I was too excited.
- 3rd Day : Today, My P.T. teacher gave me punishment. I become very nervous and sad because of this.
- 4th Day : Today, My 'MAMA & MAMI' came to our house. Really it was a great fun to have a company of them. I enjoyed a lot.
- 5th Day : Today, I was alone in the house. My 'PAPA & MUMMY' had gone to function. Didi had gone to class and I was very alone. Really, It was very boring day.
- 6th Day : Today, I was very excited because, I was getting the 1st prize in the sport.
Q.5. Write an informal letter from a teenager to his/her parent, expressing a few thoughts from the poem.
(My dear..../Dearest...../hi!... Are you surprised to see this letter? I wanted talk to you about this, but then I thought I will be able to express myself better in a letter.....Love,/Yours lovingly/Yours.....)
Ans.
211, Varsha Ingole,
B.T Kawade Road,
Pune
Date : 10th June 2020.
My dear Aai Baba,
Are you surprised to see this letter? I wanted to talk to you about this, but then I thought I will be able to express myself better in a letter. Whenever I have asked you to listen to me, you turned a deaf ear or were too busy to pay attention.
You have always wanted me to take up Science and become a doctor or an Engineer and join the IIT to fulfil your dreams. But frankly, I am interested in Humanities and would like to pursue Arts with Psychology as my major subjects. I have a flair for languages and also have observing people. All my friends come to ask my advice. I feel that I can make a difference in people's life if I become a counsellor. On doing my Ph.D I will still become a doctor, though not a medical one. I hope you think over, that I have taken great courage to write.
I love you both and thank you for everything.
Your loving son/daughter.
ABC
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