TS 7th Class English Guide Unit 5A A Trip to Andaman

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TS 7th Class English Guide Unit 5A A Trip to Andaman

Pre – Reading:

Look at the picture and answer the following questions :

Question 1.
What do you see in the picture ?
Answer:
I see a beautiful scene of beach. Some of the people are playing on the beach. Some others are swimming. Some people are taking photographs.

Question 2.
Have you ever been to a beach ? If yes, which beach did you go to ?
Answer:
Yes, I have been to a beach. When I was in fifth class I visited Rama Krishna beach in Visakhapatnam.

Question 3.
What do you guess this lesson is going to talk about ?
Answer:
This lesson is going to talk about a famous beach.

Oral Discourse:

Description – Describe the tourist place that you have visited.
Answer:
We have recently visited our state capital Hyderabad during summer holidays.

The city is noted for its monuments such as Charminar and the fort of Golkonda. Charminar is a major land mark of Hyderabad with four graceful minarets. It is built by Quli Qutb Shah as a memorial for plague victims. Golkonda fort is one of the most magnificient fortress complexes in India.

Salarjung Museum is the largest one man collection of antiques in the world. Nehru Zoological Park is a natural habitat housing a large variety of animals and birds. So many wonders are worth watching in Hyderabad such as Birla Mandir, Birla Planetarium, Hussain sagar, Necklace road, Shilparamam etc. It is a feast to our eyes.

We went for shopping to Laad bazaar, also called Chudi bazaar. Hyderabad is also known as ‘City of Pearls’ as there are so many pearl shops. Hitech city is the landmark of Hyderabad and also known as the Silicon Valley of Hyderabad. It houses a vast number of national and international software companies, providing jobs to lakhs of people.

Comprehension:

I. Answer the following questions :

Question 1.
Based on your reading of the passage, list the tourist attractions of Andaman Island. Which one of them has fascinated you the most ? Why ?
Answer:
The tourist attractions of Andaman Island are a famous national monument cellular jail built by the British, Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park, Havelock Island and Radhanagar Beach. I was fascinated by Mahatma Gandhi National Park because I watched coral reefs, sea turtles and a variety of colourful fishes through the glass-bottomed boats. Really, it is fascinating thing. Anybody can feel themselves as a part of them.

Question 2.
Would you like to go to Andaman during holidays ? Give reasons for your answer.
Answer:
Yes, I would like to go to Andaman during holidays. It has abundant plants, animals and marine life. Coral reefs, different kinds of colourful fishes, sea turtles can be observed. There are a lot of tourist places like cellular jail, Elephant beach, Radhanagar beach, Havelock Island etc.

Question 3.
Which means of transport is, in your opinion, more enjoyable for visiting a place like Andaman ? Give reasons for your answer.
Answer:
In my opinion, ship is the best means of transport to visit a place like Andaman because, it has full of exciting and thrilling experiences like dolphins swimming along the ship and springing and diving again and again. We can see the beautiful scenes of sun rising and sun setting. We can observe the vastness of ocean and its atmosphere.

Question 4.
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands have been called miniature India. Do you agree with this view ? Give reasons for your answer.
Answer:
Yes, I agree with this view because many people from different parts of India who settled here are following different cultures, languages and faiths living together happily. So, it is like a miniature India.

Question 5.
What does “I’ refer to in the passage?
Answer:
The word I refers to the author / narrator.

Question 6.
The writer saw many interesting things on the ship. But which one surprised him the most ? Why ?
Answer:
The writer saw many things like watching films, eating and drinking at restaurants. Some people were buying things in the fancy stores. The writer was surprised to see some people in a saloon getting their hair cut. As the writer was a kid and didn’t expect such kind of things in the ship, he was very much surprised.

Question 7.
How did the tourists enjoy on the beach ?
Answer:
Some foreign tourists on the beaches were basking in the sun and enjoying themselves. Some of the tourists were swimming in the sea and riding on elephants. Some of the tourists took lots of pictures of beautiful scenery.

Question 8.
Who guided the family on the Islands ?
Answer:
a) The narrator’s family was guided by a local tourist who was appointed by tourism department (or)
b) Perhaps the narrator’s father acquired himself the details about the tropography of the island with the help of guide books and maps. The narrator’s father might have guided the family.

Question 9.
Why do you think the Scuba divers need air cylinders ?
Answer:
Scuba divers dive into the sea by wearing a special suit. They have to stay beneath the sea for a long time. There oxygen is not available to breathe. Human beings can’t breath underwater like fishes. So, they carry oxygen cylinders along with them.

Question 10.
Have you ever visited any tourist place ? Share your experience.
Answer:
I visited the ancient historical place, Hyderabad. There are many great monuments. I visited Salarjang Museum. There a large number of collections are kept for exhibition. In that Museum, the clock is the main attraction to the people. Later I visited Golkonda Fort. It is a wonderful example for the architecture. In the old city Charminar is the great monument. It stands an evidence for the 400 years of history to Hyderabad city. Really Hyderabad is a wonderful tourist place.

II. Tick the correct answer.

Question 1.
How did the author feel, when the windows and doors of their cabin were closed.
A) The author felt the ship sinking
B) The author felt uncomfortable
C) The author did not feel the movement of the ship
D) The author felt the fast movement of the ship
Answer:
C) The author did not feel the movement of the ship

Question 2.
The most favourable time to visit Andaman is the …
A) winter season.
B) spring season.
C) summer season.
D) monsoon season.
Answer:
B) spring season.

Question 3.
Why did the family go to Andaman ?
A) to learn about the aborigines.
B) to watch how foreigners enjoy themselves.
C) to explore at tourist spot.
D) to view only the sea beaches.
Answer:
C) to explore at tourist spot.

Vocabulary:

I. Find the antonyms of the following words from the text and write them in your notebooks. Also, write one sentence each for the word and its antonym.

Impossible x possible
Eg: a) It is impossible to find a solution to the problem.
b) Hard work makes everything possible.

beautiful x ugly
Eg: a) What a beautiful scene it is!
b) There is an ugly scar on the face of the thief.

bright x dark
Eg : a) The unexpected rains brightened the Kharif prospects.
b) Be careful while walking in dark.

hostile x courteous
Eg : a) His hostile nature leads to a great havoc.
b) He is very courteous in his behaviour.

dim x bright
Eg : a) The dim lights in the streets cause more accidents.
b) Work hard. You will have a bright future.

above x beneath
Eg : a) 75% of students in our class got above 90 marks.
b) Some swimmers stay a long time beneath the sea.

cloudy x sunny
Eg : a) This sky is very cloudy today.
b) Yesterday, the sky was sunny.

notorious x famous
Eg : a) Mr. Dass was a notorious criminal.
b) Viswanadhan Anand is a world famous chess player.

suddenly x gradually
Eg : a) We heard a big sound suddenly.
b) The use of plastic is gradually decreasing.

tasteless x tasteful
Eg : a) The food item is tasteless.
b) My mother cooks tasteful dishes.

II. Read the following sentences and notice how the word ‘wave’ has been used differently:

1. My sister Amala and I too waved our hands while Mom and Dad smiled at us.
2. Silky sands, foaming waves and cool breeze of the sea attracted us very much.

In sentence 1 ‘wave’ is used as a verb in the past tense and in sentence 2, it is used as a noun in its plural form. As a verb, it means ‘to move hand or arm from side to side’ and as a noun, it refers to ‘raised lines of water that move across the surface of the sea or ocean.

Bank (n) : a place where money is kept and paid on demand.
Eg : I went to the State Bank to withdraw some money.

Bank (v) : depend on
Eg : I bank upon your assistance when the need arises.

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the words given in the brackets. They can be used both as nouns and verbs.

Question 1.
The volleyball team of our school _________ four matches. The fourth day’s _________ was excellent, (play)
Answer:
played, play

Question 2.
Latha _________ a lot of problems. I am sorry to see tears on her lovely _________ (face)
Answer:
facing, face

Question 3.
My grand-daughter said, “Grandpa, you look very sweet when I see a _________ on your face.” On hearing this Grandpa _________ at once, (smile)
Answer:
smile, smiled

Question 4.
Suresh _________ that he would pass the examination. But his _________ disappeared when he saw the question paper, (hope)
Answer:
hoped, hope

Question 5.
When I answered a question correctly, the English teacher _________ me on my back and said, “Well done, Smarty.” Her made me feel very happy and proud (pat)
Answer:
patted, pat

III. Read the following sentences from the passage.

1. The ship set out after sounding a loud horn.
2. People who came to see off their friends and relatives cheered them up by waving their hands.
set out = to start journey
Eg : The ship set out after sounding a loud horn.

set out = to arrange / display things
Eg: Her work is always very well set out.

see off = to say good bye to somebody
Eg : We went to the railway station to see off my brother.

cheer up = to make somebody cheerful
Eg : Give Mary a call, she needs cheering up.

The set of words underlined above are ‘phrasal verbs’.

Pick out from a dictionary more phrasal verbs beginning with the words ‘set’, find out their meanings, and use them in sentences of your own.

set about = start doing something
Eg : She set about the business of a dry cleaning.

set aside = not consider something (because other things are more important)
Eg : Let’s set aside our personal feelings.

set back = to delay the progress of something
Eg : The bad weather set back the building programme by several weeks.

set down = to stop and allow somebody to get off;
Eg : The driver set the passengers down at the bus stop.

set in = to begin and seem likely to continue;
Eg : The monsoon has set in a bit early this year.

Grammar:

I. Simple Past Tense
Read the following lines taken from the lesson :

Soon after the examinations were over, Mom made preparations for the trip. On the 25th of April, we took the Pinakini Express from Vijayawada and reached Chennai by 1 p.m.

The underlined words are verbs in the simple past tense and refer to actions that took place in the past. The Simple Past Tense is used here to talk of completed actions in the past.

Given below is the action plan prepared by the Headmaster of Mahatma Gandhi Zilla Parishad High School, Quthbullapur for a tour to Nagarjuna Sagar Project. They finished the tour on 15th October. Describe the tour in the past tense by making appropriate changes in the verbs given in the action plan.

6.00 a.m. – board the bus at the school
8.00 a.m. – stop at Chintapalli for breakfast
12.00 noon – reach the spot
1.00 p.m. – take lunch
1.30 to 3.30 p.m. – visit the Nagarjuna Sagar Project
3.30 – 4.30 p.m. – visit the museum
4.40 p.m. – visit Ettipothala falls
5.00 p.m. – board the bus
8.30 p.m. – take supper at Chintapalli
10.30 p.m. – reach the school.

On 15th October, the students of Z.P.H. School, Quthbullapur started their tour to Nagarjuna Sagar Project. They boarded the bus at the school at 6 a.m. They stopped at Chintapalli for breakfast at 8.00 a.m. They reached the spot at 12.00 noon. They took their lunch at 1.00 p.m. They visited Nagarjuna Sagar Project from 1.30 p.m. to 3.30 p.m. They visited the museum between 3.30 p.m. and 4.30 p.m. They visited Ettipothala falls at 4.40 p.m. Again they boarded the bus at 5.00 p.m. They stopped at Chintapalli to take supper at 8.30 p.m. At last they reached the school at 10.30 p.m.

II. Past Continuous Tense

Read the following lines taken from the lesson:

Some foreign tourists on the beaches were basking in the sun and enjoying themselves. The underlined verbs ‘were basking1 and ‘(were) enjoying’ are in the Past Continuous Tense. The Past Continuous Tense is used to talk about or describe an action which someone was doing or an event which was happening at a particular time in the past.

Past Continuous Tense:
Structure : Sub + was / were + V1 + ing + object
Eg: He was watching TV.
We were discussing a problem.
Eg: I was doing home work then.

Case – I : To denote two simultaneous actions which were going on Past Continuous + Past Continuous
Eg : 1. While I was watching TV, my mother was cooking.
2. When my mother was sleeping, I was playing chess.

Case – II : To denote a longer duration action and a shorter duration action.
longer duration action (Past Continuous) + shorter duration action (Simple Past)
Eg : When he was watering the plants, I visited him.
While the teacher was teaching, a peon entered the class room.
While I was going to market, I met my old friend.

I. Fill in the blanks with appropriate forms of the verbs given in the brackets.

Question 1.
They _________ with each other when the police _________ (fight, arrive)
Answer:
were fighting, arrived

Question 2.
When Rajesh _________ , he _________ down and _________ his leg (run, fall, injure)
Answer:
was running, fell, injured

Question 3.
While he _________ it _________ to rain (play, begin)
Answer:
was playing, began

Question 4.
The children _________ a film when the lights _________ off (watch, go off)
Answer:
were watching, went

Question 5.
My mother was _________ when the guests _________ (still cook, arrive)
Answer:
was still cooking, arrived

Question 6.
The teacher _________ when the principal _________ the room. (teach, enter)
Answer:
was teaching, entered

Question 7.
Father was _________ the TV when the telephone bell _________ (watch, ring)
Answer:
was watching, rang

Question 8.
We _________ ready for our journey when the power _________ off. (get, go)
Answer:
were getting, went

Work in Pairs:

II. Narrate what your family members were doing yesterday when you reached home after school.
Answer:
Yesterday after the school was over, I went home. To my surprise everyone in the house was busy in doing some work. My grandmother and mother were cooking some delicious sweets and boondi mixture. My eldest sister was packing all those things in small tins. My father was talking to somebody over a phone.

He was enquiring about some tourist places and accommodation. I couldn’t understand all these things. My mother asked me to pack all my new clothes in a suit case. After an enquiry my father planned suddenly to visit Bhadrachalam, as we got two days holidays. Then I understood that they were making preparations to visit Bhadrachalam.

Writing:

I. Arrange the following sentences in proper sequence using appropriate connectors and replacing ‘we’ with ‘they’. You can add some more information you may have liked in the passage.
1. We visited a beach called Elephant beach.
2. We reached Port Blair.
3. We travelled by a ferry from Port Blair to a place called Havelock island.
4. In the evening we boarded a ship for Port Blair.
5. We visited Radhanagar beach.
6. After a while we reached an exciting place, the Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park.
7. We had been longing to make a trip to Andaman.
8. We visited a famous national monument, the Cellular jail.
Answer:
a) Correct order:
1. We had been longing to make a trip to Andaman.
2. In the evening we boarded a ship for Port Blair.
3. We reached Port Blair.
4. We visited a famous national monument, the Cellular jail.
5. After a while we reached an exciting place, the Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park.
6. We travelled by a ferry from Port Blair to a place called Havelock Island.
7. We visited a beach called Elephant beach.
8. We visited Radhanagar beach.

b) Replacing ‘we’ with ‘they’
The writer and the members of his family had been longing to make a trip to Andaman. They reached Chennai sea port by taxi. In the evening they boarded a ship for Port Blair. They reached Port Blair after two days. They visited a famous national monument, the Cellular jail and after a while they reached an exciting place, The Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park. Later they travelled by a ferry from Port Blair to a place called Havelock Island. They saw a majestic light house. Later they visited a beach called Elephant beach. Finally they visited Radhanagar beach.

II. Describing a place
You have read about a famous tourist place, Andaman. After reading the description don’t you feel that you have actually visited the place ? This is because the author has given a vivid picture of the place through the description of the place and the activities. When you want to describe a place you need to find answers for the following questions:

1. Where is the place located ? What is it famous for ?
2. How can one reach there ? How is the weather during the time of the visit ? What is the best time to visit ? What things to carry ? What sort of accommodation is available?
3. What places and things can be seen on the way to the place ?
4. What are the major tourist attractions ?

One of your friends wishes to visit the place you have visited recently. Write a letter to your friend describing the details mentioned above to help him make his/her trip successful.
Answer:

Nizamabad,
10-8-2016.

Dear Mahi,

I received your letter dt. 6.8.2016.1 came to know that your family wishes to visit Araku. I visited Araku recently. It is a nice place. It is located 200 kms from Visakhapatnam. Araku is inhabited by tribal people. We can reach Araku from Visakhapatnam by train and by bus. But, train journey thrills us as we go through tunnels. We can see different waterfalls on the route. The best time to visit Araku is January to June. The climate drops down to 5° also. The AP Tourism is maintaining resorts there. We can get accommodation there.

The ‘Thimsa’ dance, the music of tribal people, their folk songs all thrill us. Borra Caves are worth visiting places. Chaparai is famous for water stream where one can take bath in the medicinal waters.

Please dont forget to carry with you umbrella, camera, water bottle, sweater etc.
Plese do drop a letter about your experiences after visiting Araku.

Thanking you,

Your loving friend,
Shyam Arya.

To,
B.Mahesh,
11-8-24,
J.B. Colony,
Hyderabad.

Study skills:

I. This table shows the climate of Port Blair.

Write briefly in your own words the best and the most uncomfortable time to visit Port Blair. Give reasons.
Answer:
To visit Port Blair either February or March is the best because the atmosphere is pleasant. The maximum temperature is between 28°C and 29°C, the minimum temperature is between 23°C and 24°C. The most uncomfortable time is September because there is a heavy snow fall at this time. It is very uncomfortable.

Listening And Speaking:

Gulliver in Lilliput

Gulliver was a doctor on a ship. He was an Englishman, There was a bad storm and the ship hit a rock and broke into two pieces, it was right time. However, Gulliver swam forward and at last reached an island called Lilliput. The people were called Lilliputains. Gulliver was too tired. He could not open his eyes. He soon went to sleep. Next morning when he woke up he could not move. He was held down by some ropes. His long hair was also pinned to the ground. Then something climbed on to his leg and came up to his chin. It was a little man about fifteen centimetres high. He carried a bow and an arrow in his hand.

Then forty more little people climbed onto Gulliver’s body. He was very surprised and gave a loud shout. Immediately all the little men ran away. But they came back soon.

At first the ropes were too strong for him to break. But somehow, after a long struggle Gulliver broke some of them. He could move one of his arms. When they saw this, the little people shouted and shot their little arrows into him. But the arrows did not hurt Gulliver very much. They were like little pins.

Gulliver lay still. He did not move. After some time the little people stopped shooting arrows at him. Gulliver asked for some food. Over a hundred people brought baskets full of meat and loaves of bread. Gulliver ate them and fell asleep.

The little men took Gulliver to their king. The king liked Gulliver very much. He told his officers to take Gulliver to the biggest building in the land. No house was big enough for Gulliver to live in, but he was able to creep inside the building and lie down. The beds were too small for Gulliver, so they took hundreds of beds and joined them together!

Gulliver lived among the little people for some time. He wanted to go home. Fortunately, oneday Gulliver found a boat floating near the seashore. He sailed put to sea in that boat, later a big ship found him and took him back to England.

I. Your teacher will read the story ‘Gulliver in Lilliput’. Listen carefully and answer the following questions:

Question 1.
Why did Gulliver go to Lilliput ?
Answer:
When he was travelling in a ship, it hit a rock and broke into two pieces in a bad stormy night. However he swam forward and at last reached an island called Lilliput.

Question 2.
Why did the little people shoot arrows at Gulliver ?
Answer:
When Gulliver broke some of the ropes which were tied to him, the little people began shooting arrows at him.

Question 3.
What do you think is the size of the Lilliputian’s house ?
Answer:
It is hardly 6 inches.

Question 4.
How many Lilliputians can you carry in your bag ?
Answer:
Some hundreds of Lilliputians can be carried in my bag.

Question 5.
Would you like to live among such strange people ?
Answer:
No, I don’t like to live among such strange people.

Question 6.
Pygmies are also very small people. Find out who is smaller ? A pygmy or a Lilliputian ?
Answer:
Lilliputian is smaller than pygmies.

Question 7.
Why did the king like Gulliver ?
Answer:
The king liked Gulliver because he didn’t do any harm to Lilliputs even though they shot arrows at him.

II. Oral Activity :

Work in pairs. Ask and answer the following questions :

Question 1.
If you were the king, how would you use Gulliver ?
Answer:
If I were the king I would use Gulliver as a protector of my kingdom.

Question 2.
If you lived in Lilliput, what problems would you face ?
Answer:
I would face the problem regarding food, clothes, shelter and above all language and no companions.

Question 3.
In stories, we often come across very small people like elves and dwarfs. How are they different from Lilliputians ?
Answer:
Elves and dwarfs are shorter than normal human beings. But Lilliputs are very little people. They are hardly 4 inches tall.

III. Here is a list of places of South India Tourism. Tell your group about the city you would like to visit and why. What is special about the city? What should visitors do there ?

Answer:

Tirupathi:
Tirupathi is a famous piligrim place. It is situated 60 km away from Chittoor. Famous Lord Venkateswara temple is situated on the Seshachal hill. The temple was built so many thousands of years ago. Everyday thousands of people visit Lord Venkateswara from different parts of India as well as from other countries. The Seshachal hills contain huge number of wild animals, rare herbs.

We can enjoy the beautiful scenes of Seshachal hills when we were passing through ghat roads. If anybody visits once this place, he cherishes to visit once again. That is the greatness of Tirumala. The visitors offer their hair to Lord Venkateswara as a token of leaving all their vices.

Warangal:
It is famous for historical temples, forts and lakes. Thousand pillar temple, Ramappa lake, Warangal fort are the major tourist attractions in Warangal. Eturunagaram wild life sanctuary offers breath taking views. The animals found here are tiger, panther, jackals, wolf, deer and many more.

A Trip to Andaman Summary in English

The narrator narrated his trip to Andamans like this:

We wished to have a trip to the Andamans during the summer holidays. Father and mother prepared everything ready. We started from Vijayawada by Pinakini Express and reached Chennai. We went to the port in the evening and boarded the ship bounded to Port Blair. The ship was very big with four storeys.

It was dark around the ship but inside the ship it was bright. We enjoyed the trip ourselves well seeing the dolphins and fish. Some people were eating and some were watching the cinema. Medical staff treated those who had sea-sickness. On the third day, we reached Port Blair.

There are six hundred islands. Only 37 of them are inhabited. There are trees, animals and marine life. Aboriginal tribes are living there. They are away from civilised society. There are different languages and cultures. We saw the famous cellular jail constructed by the British. We visited the Mahatma Gandhi National Park which extends upto 15 islands.

The creeks, coral reefs, coloured fish and sea- turtles attracted us. Then we came to Havelock island. The beauty of the island seemed to welcome us. Some foreigners were basking and some were riding elephants. Then we visited the Elephant Beach. Swimmers wearing particular dress were diving, which is called Scuba diving.

Lastly, we visited Radhanagar Beach. It was very beautiful. We had enjoyed Thanduri and sea-foods. I can never forget my trip to the Andaman.

Glossary:

longing = strong feeling or desire
Usage: I have a longing to visit the U.S.A.

vanish = disappear
Usage: My fear vanished when I knew the reality.

treating = curing an illness of injury
Usage: The doctor, on duty, is treating the patients.

inhabited = lived
Usage: People of different languages and cultures inhabited in India.

aboriginal = original people belonging to a place
Usage: There are aboriginal tribes living in the Araku valley.

creek = a narrow area of water where the sea flows into the land
Usage: There are many creeks in the coast of the Pacific Ocean.

coral reef = a hard substance that is red, pink or white in colour and that focuses on the bottom of the sea
Usage: We can see coral reefs in Andaman

ferry = a boat or a ship that carries people, goods, vehicles across a river;
Usage: We have many ferry services along the river Godavari.

hired = used on payment
Usage: We hired an auto to visit all the temples in Chennai.

pleasant = happy
Usage: It was a pleasant experience to us.

courteous = respectful
Usage: We should be courteous towards elders.

queries = questions
Usage: All my queries are answered.

spectacle = scene
Usage: It was a wonderful spectacle

located = situated
Usage: The Himalayas are located to the North of India.

greeted = welcomed
Usage: I greeted my headmaster when I saw him.