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7th Std English, , —, , Lesson 5. India through the Eyes of a Foreigner, , Answer these questions., "That, of course, is only part of the truth," he says. What is the, ‘part of the truth'?, The part of the truth is that the foreigner is staying in India because of, his friends. The other part is that he is drawn to India by its beauty., , He watched the sunset in two places. What was the difference?, , 1. Inthe Great Himalayan National Park, the snow-covered mountains, glitter in the sunset., , 2. In Kerala over the Arabian sea, the sun slid like a great red dome, below the horizon, , He says he liked the early summer smells of India. What are they?, Why do they evoke nostalgia in him?, , The early summer smells are dry scents in Delhi as the blue jacarandas,, the scarlet gulmohars and other trees come into flower, the sweet smell, of the queen of the night and the freshness of first of pine trees in the, foot-hills of Himalayas after a long, hot and dusty drive across the plains., There are folk songs and the classical music with ragas that start with, such austerity and end in ecstasy evokes nostlalgia in him, as he is, rerginded of such beautiful sights back in England., , Why was the smell of pines particularly refreshing for him?, After a long, hot and dusty drive across the plains, the freshness of first, of pine trees in the Himalayas refreshes him., , Mark tells us about these things - the great works of our literature,, our folk art, ways of worship, our monuments and the Indian food., Give examples of these things in your own words., , The great works of our literature are great epics like Ramayana and, Mahabharatha and the love of poetry. Folk arts like folk songs and the, classical music with ragas that starts with simplicity ends in happiness., Ways of worshipping are in mosques, worshippers bowing their heads, in prayer and the colourful informality of the priests performing the
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10, , evening rites in Hindu temple, the sound of priests singing the Sikh, scriptures carrying across the water of the sacred tanks. About our, mnouments, he says nobody will be disappointed by the Taj Mahal or, the forts of Rajasthan. About food, he says there are fresh cooked, parathas for breakfast in the open-air dhabas or restaurants along the, Grand trunk road and there's the delicacy of vegetarian thali in Gujarat., , 6. | Why do you think, we Indians accept Mark, a foreigner, as one of, , us?, We Indians accept Mark as one of us because, India is a country of, unity in diversity. He loves India, Indians, our art, culture, festivals,, , food and literature. He feels that there is no place in the world like India, and Indians., , Exercises : 1, , Answer these questions using the present participle., 1. What is the Peacock doing?, The Peacock is dancing., 2. What was the bird doing?, The bird was flying in the sky., 3. | What will you be doing this evening?, I'll be going for a walk., 4. What is mother cooking all morning?, Mother is cooking breakfast., , Exercises : 2, Respond to the given sentences using the present participle., Example : Some birds don't fly. Some birds are not flying birds., 1. The peacock dances., The Peacock is dancing., , 2. Is that book good?, Is that book good. for reading ?, , 3. There are no buses today. How did you come?, There are no buses for travelling today., , 4. Why did you open the door?, I heard someone calling.
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Use these jumbled phrases and make sentences :, , 1., , Mahabaleshwar / If you are game / is the place for you / farmfresh strawberry munching / located close to the bustling city of *, Mumbai / not to mention spectacular views /and monkeywatching afternoons / for wonderful walks and treks, , If you are a game for wonderful walks and treks Mahabaleshwar is, the place for you. Located close to the bustling city of Mumbai not, to mention spectacular views of farm-fresh strawberry munching, , and monkey watching afternoons., , made narrow in the middle / can run slowly / An ‘hourglass’ /, from the top half to the bottom /like a figure 8/is a glass, container / taking just one hour / so that the sand inside, , An hourglass is a glass container made narrow in the middle,, , like a figure 8, so that the sand inside can run slowly from the top, , half to the bottom taking just one hour., , used especially in former times / on a scaled dial / which shows, the time / is an apparatus / by the shadow of a rod / A sundial, , A sundial is an apparatus used especially in former times, which shows the time by the shadow of a rod on a scaled dial., , of, ro. RP2,
