Class 10 English Unit 10 Describing Events (Yogmaya Class 10 English exercise)
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Vocabulary in use.
Find the words from the text above that gives similar meaning to the following.
a. having to projecting, pointed parts=>Two pronged
b. treating people in a cruel and unfair way=>Punish
c. twist or twine together=> Intertwined
d. to remove completely or get rid of something=> Embody
e. behaviour or attitudes that so high moral standards=>Virtue
2. Match the following.
a. Utopian =>Satisfying one's conception of what is perfect, most suitable
b. Ideal => Imaginary state in which everything is perfect
c. Ultimatum => A final demand, the rejection of which will result in a retaliation or a break done in relation
d. Parity =>the state or condition of being equal, specially as regards status
e. Convention =>A large meeting or conference
f. Feminist =>A person who supports or recommends for the rights of women
3. Fill in the blanks.
a. The first target of yogmaya was cultural and religious oppression of the time.
b. Yogmaya's political campaign took place during 1930s and ended in 1940s.
c. Her poetry carries message of justice and equality.
d. Yogmaya devised to bring political strategy.
e. Her movement it went father because it included an appeal to end injustice against girls and women.
Yogmaya question answers Class 10 English
a. Who is Yogmaya? Who is Manamaya?
Ans-Yogmaya is a poet, teacher and insurgent. Manamaya is the follower of Yogmaya.Ans- The two main reasons that made Yogmaya a rebel were corruption and religious and cultural oppression.
c. What was Yogmaya's demand with the government?
Ans- Yogmaya's demand with the government was reform and justice.d. What is Hajurbani? How is it popular?
Ans- Hajurbani is a powerful verse composed by Yogmaya.It is popular because it reminds us about our common needs and reforment that needs to be brought by the government.
e. Why do you think Yogmaya stopped her revolt?
Ans- I think Yogmaya stopped her revolt because the government did not fulfill her demand and also her protest was round off by armies. f. How did Yogmaya die?
Ans- Yogmaya died by jumping in the thundering current of the Arun river.
g. After Yogmaya's death, what might have been the reaction of the government?
Ans- After Yogmaya's death, the government tried their best to cover that incident and banned all mention of her.
h. What lesson did you learn from the Yogmaya text?
Ans- I learnt that we should Revolt against injustice to bring reform.C. Follow-up activities
Do you know any social reformers of our country Nepal? Write down their important contributions.
Sankhadhar Sakhwa:
A Social Reformer of Nepal
Sankhadhar Sakhwa was a great social reformer of Nepal. He
paid off the debt of the Nepalese people during the reign of King Raghav Dev in
879 AD. Sakhwa was a trader. On a special day, the king of Bhaktapur sent a
team of porters to Kathmandu to collect sand from a particular spot. At that
time, Sankhadhar Sakhwa saw them resting with their baskets of sand. The men
were taking a break before returning to Bhaktapur. Sankhadhar thought it
strange that people should come all this distance just to get sand. Thinking
that the sand might be special, he asked the porters to dump their load at his
home, convincing them that they could always get more.
Later, Sankhadhar found gold in his sand, while the king of
Bhaktapur was left with a pile of ordinary sand that his porters had dug up
after the auspicious hour had passed. With that surprising gift, Sankhadhar
repaid the debts of the poor peasants. In memory of the day, a new calendar of Nepal
Sambat was used.
Grammar
A. Engage yourself
1. Look at the pictures below, and find what the photographer makes/gets a model to do. Match the sentences with the correct picture.
Picture A=>The
photographer gets the model to stand near the tree.
Picture B=>The
photographer has the model walk on the bank of the river.
Picture C=>The
photographer makes the model stand on the boat.
Picture D=>The
photographer has got the model to remove her sunglasses.
The verbs in italics in the above sentences are causative
verbs. A causative verb is defined
as a word, typically a verb, which has the meaning of someone causing someone
to do something. They are: make, get and have. Some other verbs that are used as
causative verbs are: allow, help, keep, let, force, etc.
B. Time for grammar
1. Make as many sentences as you can from the table below.
Ramesh has made Kiran trim his hair.
Anju got somebody to send the message.
Binita has Mina clean the table.
Sagar has had somebody clean the table.
2. Change the verbs in the following sentences into active voice.
a. English is taught in every school in the country.
=>We
teach English in every school in the country.
b. My jacket was made in Thailand.
=>They
made my jacket in Thailand.
c. Paper was invented by the Chinese.
=>The
Chinese invented paper.
d. His interview is
being televised throughout the world.
=>People
are televising his interview throughout the world.
e. This street has been surfaced by the municipality.
=>The
municipality has surfaced this street.
f. This problem
cannot be solved by John.
=>John
cannot solve this problem.
g. Have you been awarded by the university?
=>Has
the university awarded you?
h. You could see that the dress was going to be washed by
him.
=>You
could see that he was going to wash the dress.
i. Let the assembly begun.
=>Begin
the assembly.
j. Food would have been cooked by Justine.
=>Justine
would have cooked food.
3. Complete each of the following sentences with an appropriate relative clause.
Example: The man who
is sitting on the chair is a businessman.
a. The day when we went for the school excursion
is still fresh in my mind.
b. The back of the
yard where the orchards stand is my favourite place.
c. President Bhandari, for whom the government asked
to lead a delegate, is representing us.
d. My best friend, whose name is printed on this album,
is a famous singer.
e. The town where the streets used to be bumpy
has changed a lot.
C. Follow-up activity
Complete the given conversation using appropriate expressions given in the box.
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makes us pronounce -
have somebody fix - made us stay -
get somebody to fix -
makes us do -
made my best friend memorize -
makes us learn - have your project work done and designed |
Mother: What’s up? Is there anything wrong today?
Son: Mother, I don’t
like my English language teacher. He always makes us do a lot of
things.
Mother: I don’t think he’s wrong. Can you tell me in detail?
Son: He makes us learn vocabulary every day.
Besides, he makes us pronounce new words from the dictionary.
Mom, not only that, once, he made us stay late to complete our writing exercise. Last
month, he made my best friend memorize a long poem within two
days. Now, he has given us project work. How shall I do it? My computer isn’t
working. It’s ridiculous, mom. How can I have somebody fix it in
this short period of time?
Mother: Oh! In fact, I was also planning to got
somebody fix it. But, don’t worry. You can have your project work
done and designed in Cybercafe.
After all, your teacher is helping you in your study differently. Take it easy,
boy.
Son: OK, mom.
Listening
A. Engage yourself
Look at the following informal English words, and try to
find out their meanings.
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Casual forms |
Standard forms |
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Dunno |
don' know |
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Gonna |
is/am/ are going to do |
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Gotta |
have got |
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Yeah |
I agree with |
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Info |
information |
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Cell |
mobile |
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Cos |
because |
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Telly |
television |
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loads of |
a lot of |
Class 10 English Unit 10 Describing Events (Listening Exercise with audio)
B. Study time
1. Listen to the telephone conversation, and fill in the
blank spaces using the
suitable informal forms of words from the brackets below.
(uni, gonna, dunno, yeah, loads of, info, cos, gotta)
a. I’m gonna email you again.
b. Oh, yeah!
c. Dunno! Where’s it?
d. It’s gonna be late for my college cos it’s
already 8.
e. I’ve found loads of great info and stuff on
the net.
2. Listen to the telephone conversation again, and answer
the following questions.
a. Who are talking on the telephone?
Siblings (brother and sister) are talking on the telephone.
b. Why is the girl sending the email again?
The girl is sending the email again because the brother
hasn’t received the one she had sent before.
c. What did the boy write for the magazine?
The boy wrote about the importance of the English language
for the magazine.
d. From where did the boy get information to write the
article?
The boy got information to write the article from the net.
e. Who does the brother meet at the university?
The brother met a guy in the bio department, possibly his
sister’s classmate in the university.
Speaking
A. Engage yourself
1. Work in a pair. One of you describe any two pictures
and the other write the description as your partner describes. Reverse your
roles.
Picture A
Student A: This is a stadium with several layers of stairs.
There are two large poles
standing to project the electricity. It is empty.
Student B: (Listens to A, and writes after him/ her.)
Picture B
Student A: This is a bookshelf in the library. There are
stacks of large book arranged
systematically. A girl is choosing one book.
Student B: (Listens to A, and writes after him/ her.)
Picture C
Student A: There is a scene of a beautiful house. It has a
garden in the front, and
terraced land behind it.
Student B: (Listens to A, and writes after him/ her.)
Picture D
Student A: This is a scene from an office. There is a
wheelchair on which a man is
sitting facing a large office table.
Picture E
Student A: There is a mountaineer ascending a tall mountain.
The man is equipped
with mountaineering customs.
Student B: (Listens to A, and writes after him/ her.)
Picture F
Student A: This is a scene of a city road. There are
vehicles going on the street. There
are a hospital and a supermarket. A man is standing opposite
the buildings and
observing them.
Student B: (Listens to A, and writes after him/ her.)
Picture G
Student A: This is a scene from an airport. One aeroplane is
flying, whereas another is
about to fly. The airport office is visible.
Student B: (Listens to A, and writes after him/ her.)
Picture H
Student A: This is a scene of an early morning, in which the
sun is just shining. It
seems the sun is coming out of a lake, as it fully reflects
into the water.
Student B: (Listens to A, and writes after him/ her.)
B. Time for speaking
2. Look at the pairs of pictures which describe different
events and situations. Describe each pair using who, whose, whom, that, which,
etc. Say at least three sentences for each of them. One has been done for you.
a. The small beautiful town, which was very peaceful and
attractive, has been expanded into
a large downtown these days. Now it can be a crowded and
exotic city. People who want to cross the road find it really difficult there.
b. The man who is planting flower seedlings in the first
picture is watering them. The plant,
which grew so fast, however, is not giving much yield.
c. The girl who is sitting on the last bench is Manisha. She
is very good at her studies. Along with studies, she plays football too. She
played well yesterday with the boys which didn’t surprise me.
d. Do you see the banana peel lying on the road? The man,
who threw it, is Min. It was ironic that he slipped on the same banana peel.
e. The children, who are learning computer classes, are from
humble background. Theirparents are farmers, who can barely fulfill all the
expenses need for a good life.
f. The boy wants to play in such a place where no one
disturbs him. The place, where he goes for play, is usually far off. The boy
also has a sister, who has to climb to the top of a ladder to call her brother.
C. Follow-up activity
Work in a pair, and find out at least four differences in the following pictures.
Picture A: The dog is in front of the table.
Picture B: The
blanket is a spotted one.
Picture A: There is a photograph hanging on the wall.
Picture B: The view from the window has a scene of trees.
Writing
A.Before you write
Go through the guidelines below and prepare your outline to write a description of a place.
Introduction: Your destination Where is it? How do we reach
there?
Body paragraph-1 : Purpose of the visit religious significance
natural sites historical significance personal interest
Body paragraph-2:
Your findings/observation What do you see, hear, taste, smell and feel?
Conclusion Why should people visit this place?
B. Time for writing
Read the description of Devghat, and write a similar type of
description of the place you are familiar with based on the information that
you have collected in exercise.
Bhaktapur Durbar Square
Bhaktapur Durbar Square is located in the current town of Bhaktapur. This city is also known as Bhadgoan, which lies 13 km east of Kathmandu. The complex consists of at least four distinct squares: Durbar Square, Taumadhi Square, Dattatreya Square and Pottery Square, the whole area is informally known as Bhaktapur Durbar Square.
The Durbar Square houses the 55-window Palace which was constructed by King Jitamitra Malla and was home to royalty until 1769. It is now a national gallery. Close by is the Golden Gate which leads into Mulchok Court which is home to the Taleju Temple. This temple, like others in the main towns of the Kathmandu Valley is dedicated to the goddess Taleju Bhawani and includes shrines to both Taleju Bhawani and Kumari. Entrance to the temple is restricted to Hindus and the living goddess strictly cannot be photographed.
The Durbar Square at Bhaktapur was severely damaged by an earthquake in 1934. At first, there were 99 courtyards attached to this place, but now only 6 remain. Before the earthquake, there were 3 separate groups of temples. Currently, the square is surrounded by buildings that survived the quake.
Bhaktapur Durbar Square has great historical and cultural importance. It has been proved a great tourism spot of Nepal as it is visited by thousands of foreign visitors every year. It is a good source of income for our government. If such places are preserved, they can be a great treasure for the nation. The surrounding of Bhaktapur Durbar Square is densely populated that has adverse effects on the site. So the government must take some steps to control it. Local people should be more careful about the cleanliness of the surrounding. People must be aware of the cultural and historical importance.