BALGOVIND'S EDUCATIONAL TOUR

               Diary Entry  2. Imagine you are Gulliver. You have set sail for Japan. Write a diary entry about your thoughts of going to Japan. Mention the things you plan to do and see there as well as the number of days you wish to stay. August 31, 2023  Sunday Dear Diary  There are various thoughts regarding the journey to Japan, which I would like to share with you. I decided to visit Japan as it is a land of natural beauty in the North Pacific Ocean. Ever since I realized myself, I had the desire to visit Japan. I decided to collect information about their culture, tradition, food habits, religious faith, etc. I also planned to visit especially the two cities of Japan, Hiroshima and Nagasaki where America had dropped atom bomb during world war 2. I also know that they are very honest and sincere and hardworking, which created curiosity in me to meet and talk to them. In order to know all these I decided to stay there for at le...

   9. If Once You Have Slept on an Island . Word Meaning: 1. Wheeling → flying in wide circle → I saw birds wheeling in the sky.  2 lighthouse - A tower, built on a coast containing powerful Flashing → The light house guides ships. 3. Ship whistle - Shrill sound emitted by Ships: -- Ship whistle is very common on an island B. Oh, you wont know why, and you can't say how such change upon you came. a) What it that you won't know and can't say? Ans-It is the changes that you won't Know and can't say. b) What change is being referred to here? Ans- The change that is being referred here is that she hears the ship whistle and the light house bell through  of the her sleep even after returning from the island. c) Do you agree with the poet? Why? Ans- Yes, I agree with the poet because the calmness and the natural beauty of the island will certainly affect a little to the mind of someone.  C. Answer these questions. 1. What daily activities one may do on and island as p...

              11. The Bell Word Meaning 1. Sanctuary – the most holy part of a religious building - People are not allowed to enter the sanctuary wearing slippers. 2. Goaded - to cause somebody to do something by making him angry  - the leader goaded the common people into starting a revolt. 3. Menaced – threatened  - the police menaced the thief. 4. Precarious – likely to fall - She had to walk on a precarious floor. 5. Savage – severe - Farmers suffer a savage blow in absence of rain. 6. Major-domo -  a long serving servant  - my major domo is very honest. 7. Loathsome - extremely unpleasant - The child is disliked for his loathsome habits  8. Strategic- done as a part of plan - His strategic retreat save his life. 9. Facade - the front of a building  - The facade of the building is very attractive. 10. Revelling - taking delight  - A group of boys revelled all night. 11. Perfunctory - routine...

           8. Abhimanyu Word Meaning i. Customary salutation - a greeting according to the custom. --The soldier did customary salutation before addressing the king. ii. Inexplicable- puzzling -The event was inexplicable. iii. Incomprehensible - difficult to understand  --The passage was in comprehensible iv. Insinuation-  indirectly, hinting at something pleasant as true -She did not accept his insinuation- remarks. v. Devising- plannin -Scientists are devising ways to reach Mars. vi. Harrying - to carry on attacking -Army keeps on harrying the  terrorists. vii. Array- the way fighters arrange themselves on the battlefield -Dronacharya made an array to seize Yudhishthira. viii. Extrication- to free someone from something. - he did not know the art of extrication. ix. Valiant- brave  he was a really a valiant man. x. Impregnable- that which can’t be broken - The king made and impregnable fort. xi. Promise – skill -...

                 Narration The act of telling or narrating an event or a story is called Narration Direct Speech when we express someone's words as it is, it is called Direct Speech. we report the exact words of the speaker. Indirect speech when we express someone's words in our own words, it is  called Indirect speech. Rule-1. If the reporting verb is in the Present Tense, the tenses of the Direct speech do not change, but the pronouns of Direct speech are changed where it is necessary. Rule -2. The conjunction that is used before the indirect statement. He says, ‘ she is honest.’  He says that she is honest. She says:“ I got blisters on my hand when the hot oil fell on it." She says that she got blisters on her hand when the hot oil fell on it. The pronouns are changed according to the person of the subject of the reporting verb. If an object is there after the Reporting Verb say/ says /said, then it changes to tell/ tells/ told i...