What does Jerome say was Montmorency's ambition in life? What do you think of Montmorency and why?
Discuss in groups and answer the following questions in two or three paragraphs (100 ˆ’150 words)
1. Of the three, Jerome, George and Harris, who do you think is the best or worst packer? Support your answer with details from the text.
2. How did Montmorency ˜contribute' to the packing?
3. Do you find this story funny? What are the humorous elements in it?
(Pick out at least three, think about what happens, as well as how it is described.)
Match the words/phrases in Column A with their meanings in Column B.
A | B | ||
1. | slaving | (i) | a quarrel or an argument |
2. | chaos | (ii) | remove something from inside another thing using a sharp tool |
3. | rummage | (iii) | strange, mysterious, difficult to explain |
4. | scrape out | (iv) | finish successfully, achieve |
5. | stumble over, tumble into | (v) | search for something by moving things around hurriedly or carelessly |
6. | accomplish | (vi) | complete confusion and disorder |
7. | uncanny | (vii) | fall, or step awkwardly while walking |
8. | (to have or get into) a row | (viii) | working hard |
¢ Do you like going on trips? What kind of trips do you enjoy most?
¢ How do you feel about having to pack for a trip?
¢ Have you ever discovered on a trip that you have forgotten to pack a few things you very much need, or that you can’t find them easily?
¢ Does this make you angry or does it make you laugh at yourself?
Look at the sentences below. Notice that the verbs (italicised) are all in their bare form.
¢ Simple commands:
“ Stand up!
“ Put it here!
¢ Directions: (to reach your home)
Board Bus No.121 and get down at Sagar Restaurant. From there turn right and walk till you reach a book shop. My home is just behind the shop.
¢ Dos and don'ts:
“ Always get up for your elders.
“ Don't shout in class.
¢ Instructions for making a fruit salad:
Ingredients
Oranges “ 2
Pineapple “ one large piece
Cherries “ 250 grams
Bananas “ 2
Any other fruit you like
Wash the fruit. Cut them into small pieces. Mix them well. Add a few drops of lime juice. Add sugar to taste. Now add some cream (or ice cream if you wish to make fruit salad with ice cream.)
1. Now work in pairs. Give
(i) two commands to your partner.
(ii) two do's and don'ts to a new student in your class.
(iii) directions to get to each other's houses.
(iv) instructions for moving the body in an exercise or a dance, or for cooking something.
2. The table below has some proverbs telling you what to do and what not to do. Fill in the blanks and add a few more such proverbs to the table.
Positive | Negative | ||
(i) | Save for a rainy day. | (i) | Don't cry over spilt milk. |
(ii) | Make hay while the sun shines. | (ii) | Don't put the cart before the horse. |
(iii) | __________before you leap. | (iii) | __________a mountain out of a mole hill. |
(iv) | __________and let live. | (iv) | __________all your eggs in one basket. |