TS 9th Class English Guide Unit 2A True Height

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TS 9th Class English Guide Unit 2A True Height

PRE-RERDING (Motivation/Picture Interaction) :

Read the following quotation and answer the questions that follow.

Question 1.
What, according to you, does this quotation express ?
Answer:
According to me this quotation expresses that one should have a dream. Dream means a goal or an ambition. If a person has a goal in life, he/she thinks about it seriously. When a person thinks about it he/she takes up a plan of action in order to get success. So, it is essential to have goal in life. And also everyone should set a higher goal to get the best out of him/her.

Question 2.
Is it essential to dream high? How can one make one’s dream come true?
Answer:
It is absolutely essential to dream high. When a person has higher dream he/she works to the best of their potential to realize it. Dream provides necessary motivation to work for it. The higher the dream the higher is the motivation.

ORAL ACTIVITY:

Question.
Speech – “The dream of my life and how I am going to achieve it.”
Answer:
Respected Principal, teachers and dear students.

I, Abhilash from the standard IX B, wish to speak on the dream of my life and how I am going to achieve it.

A dream, a vision, a goal, a desire these are all things most of us know we need when we are working. I have heard it said that the first ingredient of success is to dream a great dream. My dream is to become a successful Mechanical Engineer.

1 follow 7 steps to achieve my dream. In the first step I dream because everything begins in the heart and mind. Every great achievement begins in the mind of a person. They dared to dream to believe that it was possible. I think big. I don’t let negative thinking discourage me. I’want to be a dreamer. I dream of the possibilities for myself, my family and for others.

In the second step I believe my dream. Yes, my dream needs to be big. It needs to be something that is seemingly beyond my capabilities. But it also must be believable. I must be able to say that if certain things take place, if others help, if I work hard enough, though it is a big dream, it can still be done.

In the third step I see the dream. The great achievers have a habit. They see things, world class speakers picture themselves speaking with energy and emotion. All of this grooms the mind to control the body to carry out the dream.

In the fourth step I tell about my dream. One reason many dreams never go anywhere is because the dreamer keeps it all to himself. It is quiet dream that only lives in his mind. The one who wants to achieve one’s dream must tell the dream to many people. One reason as we continually say it, we begin to believe it more and more. If we are talking about, then it must be possible. Another reason it holds me accountable.

In the fifth step I plan it. Every dream must take the form of a plan. The old saying that “you get what you plan for” is so true. No one’s dream won’t just happen.. I need to sit down on a regular basis, and plan out my strategy for achieving the dream. I think through all of the details. I break the whole plan down into small, workable parts. Then I set a time frame for accomplishing each task on my. ‘dream plan’.

In the sixth step I work on my dream. Friends, wouldn’t life be grand if I could quit before this one. Unfortunately the successful are usually the hardest workers while the rest of the world is sitting on their sofas watching reruns of Gulliver’s Island, achievers are working on their goal – achieving their dream. I have an equation that I work with. Your short-term tasks, multiplied by time, equal your long-term accomplishments.

If I work on it each day, eventually I will achieve my dream. War and peace was written, in long hand, page by page. In the last step I enjoy my dream. When I have reached my goal and I am living in my dream, I shall be sure to enjoy it. In fact, if I enjoy the trip, I will get some rewards along the way. I shall give myself a huge reward when I get there. I help others enjoy it. I shall be gracious and generous and use my dream to better others.

Thank you.

Comprehension:

Answer the following questions.

Question 1.
What was Michael Stone’s dream ?
Answer:
Michael’s dream was to fly high.

Question 2.
What impact did the mother’s stories have on Michael ?
Answer:
Michael’s mother’s stories had a great impact on Michael since his childhood. She told him a number of stories about flying as he was growing up. She described the land from a bird’s- eye view. Her excitement and passion for details made Michael’s dreams full of colour and beauty. He developed passion and love for flying.

Question 3.
How did Michael prepare himself to become an Olympic champion?
Answer:
Michael worked hard from the age of fourteen. He began a very careful and regimented weightlifting programme. He worked out every other day with weights, and did running on alternate days. The programme was carefully monitored by Michael’s father who was also his coach and trainer. Constant preparation and determination were his vision.

Question 4.
Michael’s mother and father had different ideas about training. How did these two approaches help Michael fulfil his dream?
Answer:
Michael’s mother was a good motivator. She was very suggestive and encouraging. She used to advise him to be more relaxed like a free dreaming little boy. On the other hand Michael’s father was not a dreamer but he was a hard core realist. He believes in hard work and sweat. Michael drew inspiration from his mother to dream about his future and set a goal. And his father made him work hard to realize that dream. So both these approaches had helped him fulfil his dream.

Question 5.
What was so special about Michael’s achievement?
Answer:
Michael Stone was a blind man. Though he was blind he had won the National Junior Olympics. And he had also set a National and International Olympics record by clearing a distance of 17 feet 6 1/2 inches.

Vocabulary:

I. Synonyms:

Use a thesaurus/dictionary to find out synonyms of these words from the story you have read and use them in your own sentences.

Answer:

Word	Synonyms
quench	satisfy, put out, cool, slake, appease
glamour	attraction, colourful, charm, magic, smart
passion	desire, eagerness, hunger, love, obsession, strong feeling
persistence	continuity, incessant action, relentlessness, ceaselessness, steadfastness
arrogant	boastful, haughty, highhanded, impudent, proud, egoistical
pounding	batter, beat, hammer, grind, crush

Own Sentences:

1. quench : When it’s hot, it’s best to quench your thirst with water.
satisfy : We were satisfied with the arrangements.
cool : A glass of water cooled his intensity.
slake : After our long game of tennis, we slaked our thirst with cool drinks.
appease : She claimed that the government had only changed the law in order to appease their critics.

2. glamour : Sunitha looks very appealing with her glamour.
attraction : Life in London has so many attractions.
charm : Kalyani is a woman of great charm.
magic : Although the film was made fifty years ago, it has lost none of its magic.
smart : Vijay looks very smart in his new suit, doesn’t he ?

3. passion : Politics and philosophy were his lifelong passions.
desire : There is a strong desire for peace among the people.
eagerness : In their eagerness to find a solution, they have overlooked certain difficulties.
hunger : Savitri has a hunger for knowledge.
obsession : He’s always wanted to find his natural mother but recently it’s become an obsession.

4. persistence : Her persistence and enthusiasm have helped the group to achieve its international success.
continuity : There has been no continuity in that class – they’ve had a succession of different teachers.
relentlessness : They found relentlessness in his criticism.
steadfastness : I like his steadfastness in supporting women’s rights.

5. arrogant : He always behaves in an arrogant way.
haughty : She has a rather haughty manner.
impudent : What you said is an impudent remark.
proud : She knows she’s lost, but she’s too proud to admit it.
egoistical : Some politicians have egoistical nature.

6. pounding : I would feel my heart pounding as I went on stage to collect the prize.
battering : Once again, their team had taken a battering.
grinding : The car engine was making a strange grinding noise.

Collocations :

A collocation is an arrangement of words or other elements, especially those that commonly co-occur.
e.g. : heart-felt congratulation.
There are certain word combinations.

• Adjective + Noun e. g. bright/harsh/intense/strong light
• Verb + Noun e.g. cast/emit/give/provide/shed light
• Noun + Verb e.g. light gleams/glows/shines
• Noun + Noun e.g. a light source
• Preposition + noun e.g. by the light of the moon
• Noun + preposition e.g. the light from the window
• Quantifier + noun e.g. (of) a beam/ray of light

Use a dictionary and write which word in column 1 can collocate with those in the next five columns. Put a tick (✓) mark in the relevant column. Use the apt collocations in your own sentences.

Answer:

Sentences using collocations :

1. The mother has heartfelt sympathy on her children.
2. I received heartfelt congratulations from my friends when I obtained good marks.
3. You have our deep sympathy on the loss of your father.
4. Becoming a police officer was my childhood dream.
5. He expresses his opinion on his marriage with Latha.
6. Expressing strong opinion on you is very difficult to me.
7. She received a warm welcome from her friends in America.

Grammar:

I. Look at the following sentences taken from the reading passage:

1. As he raced down the golden-lined wheat fields, he would always outrun the locomotives passing by.
2. When he heard the singing of some distant robins in flight, he knew it was his time to fly.
3. Since the other vaulter had fewer misses, Michael needed to clear this vault to win.
The above three sentences have two parts. In one part of the sentence is separated by ‘Comma’ which lacks complete sense. It has to depend on the other part of the sentence for complete sense.

The sentence part that is incomplete is dependent clause and the sentence part that has complete sense is independent clause.

In the above sentences the clauses with as and when denote time whereas since denotes reason. A® and when refer to time and the other parts state what happened at that time. In the third sentence, the clause beginning with since states the reason and the other states the consequence.

The words as, when, since are conjunctions, which connect two sentences (clauses). The clauses containing these words are called Adverbial clauses. These adverbial clauses cannot stand independently, so they are called Dependent clauses or Subordinate clauses. The clause that stands on its own is an Independent clause or Main clause.

The linkers as, when and since (Adverbs) are placed before the clauses to make them Subordinate clauses.

Now, read the biographical account once again and pick out the Adverbial clauses and Main clauses and write them in the table or in your notebook.

Answer:

Sentence from the text	Adverbial/ Dependent Clause	Main / Independent Clause
Michael’s mother read him numerous stories about flying when he was growing up.	when he was growing up	Michael’s mother read him numerous stories about flying
As he lay on his back he knew the other vaulter had missed his final jump	As he lay on his back	he knew the other vaulter had missed his final jump
When he heard the singing of some distant robins in flight, he knew it was his time to fly.	When he heard the singing of some distant robins in flight	he knew it was his time to fly.
As he began sprinting down the runway, something felt wonderfully different, yet familiar.	As he began sprinting down the runway	something felt wonderfully different, yet familiar.
When he took a deep breath, it happened	When he took a deep breath	it happened
Bert would always do that when he got excited, smile and then sort of giggle	when he got excited, smile and then sort of giggle	Bert would always do that.

II. Complete the following sentences with appropriate Adverbial clauses. Use the adverbs wherever they are given in brackets.

Question 1.
The teacher entered the class, ____________.
Answer:
The teacher entered the class, when the students were playing names.

Question 2.
The dog ran into a speeding car, ____________.
Answer:
The dog ran into a speeding car, as they were crossing the road.

Question 3.
I was in deep sleep, ____________.
Answer:
I was in deep sleep, when the telephone rang.

Question 4.
Someone knocked at the door, ____________.
Answer:
Someone knocked at the door, as Rani was preparing food for her husband.

Question 5.
The crowd cheered Michael Stone, ____________. (as soon as)
Answer:
The crowd cheered Michael Stone, as soon as he won the event. (as soon as)

Question 6.
It is high time the cricket board thought of different alternatives, ____________. (as)
Answer:
It is high time the cricket board thought of different alternatives, as the senior cricketers have announced their retirement. (as)

Editing:

Read the following passage. Every numbered sentence has an error. Identify and edit it.

(1) The fisherman has a daughter. She was seventeen years old. That was the age of marriage for girls in those days. (2) So the fisherman was looking for a good bride for his daughter. (3) He found several young men, but he does not have enough money to get his daughter married to one of them. (4) Some of his friend advised him to see the Raja who ruled the town and ask him for help. (5) He was ready to took their advice, but he did not wish to go to the Raja without any gifts.
Answer:
(1) The fisherman had a daughter. She was seventeen years old. That was the age of marriage for girls in those days. (2) So the fisherman was looking for a good bridegroom for his daughter. (3) He found several young men but he did not have enough money to get his daughter married to one of them. (4) Some of his friends advised him to see the Raja who ruled the town and ask him for help. (5) He was ready to take their advice, but he did not wish to go to the Raja without any gifts.

Writing:

I. You have read the story of Michael Stone. Think of some world-famous sporting personalities from India. Collect information about any one of them and write a biographical sketch.
You may include the following:

1. Date and place of birth
2. Information about the family
3. Hardships/difficulties faced
4. Achievements of the person : awards, prizes, honours, etc.
5. Important events in the life of the person – education, marriage, profession, etc.
6. Inspiration to others / message to the society
7. Contribution to his/her field and society

Answer:

Sachin Tendulkar

Tendulkar who is considered to be one of the greatest cricketers of the world was born on 24 April 1973 in Bombay. His father Ramesh Tendulkar was a reputed Marathi novelist and a professor while his mother Rajani worked for a life insurance company. Tendulkar has two elder brothers Nitin and Ajith and a sister Savita. On 24 May 1995, at the age of 22, Tendulkar married Anjali, paediatncian.They have two children, Sara and Arjun.

He started playing cricket when he was 11 years old. His brother Ajith introduced him to Ramakanth Achrekar a famous cricket coach of Bombay. Achrekar was impressed with Tendulkar’s talent and advised him to shift his schooling to Sharadashram Vidyamandir High School at Dadar which had produced many notable cricketers. Tendulkar would practise for hours in the nets.

At the age of 14 he scored 329 out of a world record in a school match. Tendulkar made his debut in international cricket at the age of 16 with a match against Pakistan in Karachi. Sachin Tendulkar is the most prolific run scorer in one-day internationals with 18,426 runs. With a current aggregate of 15,470 Test runs.

Sachin received Padma Vibhushan award in 2000 and Padma Shri in 1999.. The Indian Government honoured him with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, India’s highest honour in sports. He was also awarded the Arjuna award in recognition of his outstanding achievement in sports inl994. Recently he has been nominated as a member of Rajya Sabha. In 2015, the Indian Government honoured him with Bharat Ratna award.

Study Skills:

You have finished reading the text “True Height”. Write a few lines about your¬self. Use the following ideas to complete your summary effectively.

• What is your goal at present?
• How could you go about achieving it?
• Which famous personality would be your inspiration?
• How will achieving this goal benefit you/others?

Note :
Use appropriate linkers.
Focus on the words/ phrases that express the essence of the text.
Present the ideas briefly in your own words.
Answer:

MYSELF

I am Dhanush. I am studying in class IX at ZPH School, Shamirpet, Rangareddy district. I love fny school. Our teachers are sincere and hard-working. I love to play cricket. I want to become a batsman. My dream is to represent Indian cricket team at the International level. To achieve my goal, I practise every evening. At first I want to become, a member of state cricket team. Sachin Tendulkar, the famous Indian cricketer, is my source of inspiration. I admire him for his qualities of determination, dedication and discipline. If I represent Indian cricket team at international level, it will benefit me in many ways. I will become rich. I shall fulfill the needs df my family members who depend upon me. I shall become famous. I shall become a source of inspiration to many others. I shall be well satisfied.

Listening:

Listen to the commentary on a cricket match read by your teacher and answer the questions.

Cricket Commentary

Hello, good morning, viewers. This is Sunil Gavaskar with Ravi Sastry. Welcome to Uppal Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad. It is a sunny morning. Electrifying atmosphere in this jam- packed stadium. The crowd is expecting an exciting match-a war of nerves between the arch rivals, India and Pakistan. The local boy V.V.S. Laxman is the centre of attraction as it is his home ground.

Having won the toss, India elected to bat first. The in-form openers Gambhir and Sehwag are at the crease.

The first ball of the day, an in-swinging yorker into the pads of Sehwag from Umar Gul. He is all hands up. There is a loud appeal for lbw. Luckily, for Sehwag and for India it is a no-ball. There is absolute silence in the stadium.
Here comes Gul again! Sehwag is ready. Gul pitches the ball at the good length area. Sehwag goes back foot, plays it gently to the square leg area. The batsmen cross for a quick single. Sehwag opens his account with that single. India is 2 for no loss of a wicket.

This brings Gambhir on to strike. The third ball of the over. This time a slightly misdirected ball on the leg stump and Gambhir comes forward and hits straight ovef the head of the bowler for a four.

Gul changes the guard. This time a very well-directed short-pitch delivery. Oh! What a delivery. But Gambhir connects the ball. What a sweet timing! In a flash the ball disappears into the stands. The umpire Steve Buckner declared it a six. The crowd jump on to their feet. With that Gambhir quickly moves on to 10 and India 12 without loss. There is a conversation between Gul and Shahid Afridi. It seems the captain has a piece of advice. And there is some field adjustment for Gambhir. Now let’s see how it works.

Umar Gul comes in and bowls to Gambhir. What a cracking delivery! It breaks the defence of Gambhir. Oh! The middle stump goes cart-wheeling. He’s out. Pakistan celebrates. The jubilant Gul runs to hug his captain. The crowd is dumbstruck. But the umpire Buckner signalled it a no¬ball. Gambhir survives. A great sigh of relief on his face. How lucky this man is! The crowd comes alive again and cheers up. What an excitement in the very first over itself!

The fourth ball of the over. This time it Is a slow ball from Gul. Gambhir elegantly pushes the ball to the onside and completes the run but there is a fumble by the fielder. The batsmen try for the second. Will they complete it? Yes. Now the score moves on to 15. Gambhir is on 12.

I. Tick (✓) only the correct ones from the statements given below.

Question 1.
Sachin and Gambhir opened the Indian innings.
Answer:
✗

Question 2.
Umar Gul opened the Pakistan’s attack.
Answer:
✓

Question 3.
Laxman is one among the Indian squad.
Answer:
✓

Question 4.
Gul bowled out Gambhir.
Answer:
✗

Question 5.
India is 15 without loss after the fourth ball of the first over.
Answer:
✓

II. Answer the following questions.

Question 1.
Which two world teams of cricket do you like ? Why?
Answer:
I like India and Pakistan cricket teams because they are neighbouring countries. They are treated as arch rivals in Cricket. It is always prestigious for India arid Pakistan to win the match played between the two teams. People watch it with a lot of enthusiasm and excitement.

Question 2.
Who are the openers?
Answer:
Gambhir and Sehwag are the openers of the match.

Question 3.
Who are the commentators?
Answer:
Sunil Gavaskar and Ravi Sastry are the commentators.

III. Complete the Score Board given below.

Answer:

Oral Activity:

Imagine, you were listening to the commentary, your father came there and reminded you of the ensuing examinations. He said, “Listening to cricket commentary is a waste of time.”

Now develop a conversation between you and your father and role play it.
Conversation between father and son :

Father : Rahul, what are you doing?
Rahul : I am listening to commentary.
Father : What are you listening to ?
Rahul : I am listening to the cricket commentary between India and Pakistan.
Father : I think you have exams from tomorrow.
Rahul : Yes, dad.
Father : Don’t you think listening to commentary is a waste of time before exams?
Rahul : But it is very exciting and interesting.
Father : Your exams are more important than listening to cricket commentary. You can watch cricket and listen to commentary even after your exams. But you can’t get this time back. You should not waste your time at this stage of the year.
Rahul : OK dad. It is true. I’ll get back to preparation for exams. Thanks dad for your advice.
Father : OK my son.

True Height Summary in English

This story talks about the feelings of an athlete as he pursues his dream. Read about a nerue- uiracking day in Michael Stone’s life as he prepares to take the ultimate test of his sports career. It is an awe-inspiring achievement that will leave you breathless.

Michael Stone was a blind man who had a dream of flying. He wanted to become a pole vaulter to fulfil his dream. Pole vaulting is truly the glamorous event of any track and field competition. The sportsman has to combine the grace of a gymnast with the strength of bodybuilder. Pole vaulting has the element of flying. The thought of flying as high as a two-storeyed building is a mere fantasy to anyone watching such an event.

Michael had drawn inspiration from his mother. She used to tell him numerous stories about flying as he was growing up. She used to describe the landscapes from a bird’s eye view. They were very fascinating for the young Michael. Her excitement and passion for details made Michael’s dreams full of colour and beauty. He had this recurring dream of flying over the beautiful landscapes.

He could feel the rocks and chunks of dirt at his feet while he was running down a country road. As he raced down the golden-lined wheat fields, he would always outrun the locomotives passing by. He would begin soaring like an eagle. She also advised him to be a relaxed and ‘free dreaming boy’. She used to tell him to take deep breaths when he felt tense or scared.

Bert Stone, his father was not a dreamer. He was a hard-core realist. He believed in hard work and sweat. His motto was, ‘If you want something, work for it’. Michael did a very systematic practice in weightlifting and running. The programme was carefully monitored by his father who was also his coach. Michael showed a lot of dedication, determination and discipline.

Besides being an honest student he used to help his parents in farm tasks. He always strove hard with obsession and passion for perfection.

Michael cleared the bar at 17 feet 2 inches and 17 feet and 4 inches in his first two trial jumps. He wanted to win the first place. So in the final jump he cleared 17 feet 6V2 inches. He not only won the National Junior Olympics but also set the new National and International Olympic record.

He was delighted at a smile on his mother’s face. His father, Bert Stone could not control his emotions and hugged his wife and cried. He shed the tears of pride. The people hugged him and congratulated him heartily on the greatest accomplishment of his life. It was not because he had just increased his personal best by 91/2 inches. It was because he was blind.

Glossary:

sweat (v) : perspire
quench (v) : satisfy
intensity (n) : quality of being intense
astroturf (n) : a type of artificial grass surface used especially for sports grounds
confronted (v) : to deal with a problem or difficult situation
pole vault (n) : a sport in which you use a long pole to swing over a high barrier
fantasy (adj) : an act of imagining things
quest (n) : a long search for something that gives happiness
numerous (adj) : many
a bird’s-eye view (n.ph) : view of something from a high position looking down
passion soaring (u) : to rise quickly and smoothly up into the air
hard-core (adj) : strong
motto (n) : a saying that expresses aims and beliefs of a person
regimented (adj) : strict and organized
chores (n) : a task that we do regularly
persistence (n) : the fact of continuing to try to do something ip spite of difficulties
obsession (n) : a state in which a person’s mind is completely filled with a thought of one particular thing/person
oblivious (adj) : not aware of something; unaware
ritual (n) : any customary observance or practice
finger-tipped (adj) : the tips of fingers touching the ground
runway (n) : (here) running track
envision (v) : have a vision of somebody or something
pounding (v) : to beat quickly and repeatedly
sprinting down (v) : running very fast
eruption (n) : outburst
giggle (n) : a slight silly repeated laugh
swarmed with (v) : surrounded by