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Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Into the wild 2

 Extract No. 02

Page No. 57/58  [Lines, “Meanwhile…………….alien to me”]





Read the first activity, read the extract and do all the activities that follow.

A1. True or false : (02)

1) Umbarzara is a safe place for predators. (T)

2) The Narrator was happy that he was completely lost in the jungle. (T)

3) The Narrator and Raju took the same route till last. (F)

4) The Narrator and Raju stopped in a Govt.Rest house for a break. (F)

Meanwhile, I saw a man standing at a distance with a stick in his hand. As I approached, he appeared spooked due to alarm calls of the Leopard. We greeted each other. He was Raju Iskape from Pitezari. He had come to collect logs but retreated due to the Leopard’s movement. Raju was amazed at my regular solitary visits to Umbarzara, the haven for Tigers, Leopards and Sloth Bears. We stopped under a Kusum tree to take a break. We both felt a bit relaxed. Now we were four eyes, four hands with a stick. Then we both resumed our walking tour.

There was one tiny track that broke out of the main trail. “I will take this route, you go straight.” said Raju and turned right. I kept walking straight until I climbed a familiar hillock. I crossed by Forest Development Corporation to mark the boundary of the forest compartment. Took another trial after climbing down. Walked across a beautiful Mahua tree loaded with reddish-brown leaves. The ground under the tree was cleaned very well. The thought instantly flashed in my mind- ‘I’ d lost my way.’ Next moment, I found another dusky trail. Hastily I took that trail which took me from a narrow gorge to an open field. The area was surrounded by hillocks of dry deciduous tropical forest. I turned back to spot the sun. Now, the geographical west was set. The dusky trail had vanished. Good Heavens! I was lost. Completely lost in the jungle, That too at a very dreadful time! The sun was melting down like a fleeting runner.

Soaked in my own sweat, I felt like shouting to my heart’s content. But there was no other soul to listen to my sound in this wilderness. I had two bags with me. The Shabnam bag having the camera and the other was a small colourful hand-made bag used in villages to carry tiffin. The tiffin still had some stuff, but I didn’t feel like having it. The blossoming Boxwood trees, the Bhoop Bhoop sound of Coucal bird, the song of Robin bird, all appeared alien to me.

A2. Find out : (02)

Find out the expressions that show that the Narrator was accompanied by a local person in the jungle…….

1. He was Raju Iskape from Pitezari.

2. He had come to collect logs but retreated due to the Leopard’s Movement.

3. We stopped under a Kusum tree to take a beak.

4. We both felt a bit relaxed.

5. We were four eues four hands.

6. We both resumed our walk.

A3. Give reasons : (02)

The writer felt like shouting to his  heart’s content because  ……………….

A4. Personal Response : (02)

Do you like forest/jungle life or city life/ share your views with proper justification.

A5. Language study : (02)

1) As I approached ,he appeared spooked due to alarms calls of the Leopard.

( Rewrite using,”As soon as/No Sooner……than”)

As soon as I approached,he appeared spooked due to alarm calls of the Leopard.

No sooner did I approach than he appeared due to alarm calls of the Leopard.

2) He had come to collect logs but retreated due to the Leopard’s movement.

(Rewrite the sentence beginning with,” Though/Although…..”)

Though/Although he had come to collect logs he retreated due to the Leopard’s movement.

3) “I will take this route, you go straight,” said Raju.   (Rewrite in Reported speech)

Raju said that he would take that route and suggested other to go straight.

4) The area was surrounded by hillocks of dry deciduous tropical forest.

(Begin the sentence with ,Hillocks of dry……)

Hillocks of dry deciduous tropical forest surrounded the area.

5) The sun was melting down like a fleeting runner.  (Frame a Rhetorical question)

Wasn’t the sun melting down like a fleeting runner?

6) The tiffin had some stuff but I didn’t feel like having it.

(Rewrite beginning with,” Althoguh/Though……)

Though/ although the tiffin had some stuff I didn’t feel like having it.

A6. Vocabulary : (02)

Find out words from the extract which mean the following.

a) Frightened = spooked

b) Moved back = retreated

c) Very dim = dusky

d) Short time = fleeting.

A6. Vocabulary : (02)

Chose appropriate phrases/expressions from the extract given in the brackets.

[ to one’s hearts content, retreated, soaked in sweat, amazed ]

a) The judges were amazed by the stunning performance of the artist.

b) The patient had a high fever and his clothes were soaked in sweat.

c) The man retreated from jungle due to the fear of Tiger.

d) The man ate food at the party to his heart’s content as the food was very delicious.




Activities prepared by 

TUSHAR J BAGWE

K J SOMAIYA COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND COMMERCE VIDYAVIHAR EAST MUMBAI 77

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E Mail ID: tushar@somaiya.edu







Wednesday, September 9, 2020

Into the Wild 1

*Extract No 01

Page No. 56 [ *Lines, “The eight …….. had moved away”]

Read the first activity, read the extract and do all the activities that follow.




A1. Complete :

Complete the following sentences choosing the information from the extract.

a) The narrator stayed at ……Pitezari village.

b) Walking lonely in the forest needs…….more alertness.

c) Animals make alarm calls when they see …..Predators like Tiger or Leopard.

d) The narrator saw Leader of the Gang of Langurs was sitting on the tall tree making alarm calls.

Into The Wild

(Part I) Lost in the Jungle

The eight-and-a-half-hour-long day inside the hide was a fruitful as the Jambha tree standing tall on the edge of Umbarzara. Before wrapping up my day at this natural waterhole, I took entries of the avifauna in my field work. Since I was alone, I rushed to Pitezari village where I was stationed. I camouflaged the hide, took my essentials, came out of the hide and streched out to my heart’s content. I lifted my camera bag and took the familiar trail to Pitezari. Negotiating the webbed leaves of Teakwood and Moha trees, trying to make minimal sound, I was treading cautiously among the wood. Walking alone in a jungle needs more alertness than walking with a companion. I was alone here like a fox. Following the trail silently, watching with wide-open eyes, my ears were grasping a variety of sound stunned me...

‘Khyak! Khyak! KhyakoSS Khyak!’

It was a Langur alarm call. The leader of the gang of Langurs was sitting on the tall tree making alarm calls out of fear. Rest of the Langur brigade continued raising the alarm calls. The network of alarm calls was expanding its range as the petrified Langurs speeded to the trees near and far and secured their places on treetops. All this upheaval was created by only one animal’s presence- a Leopard. Many animals make alarm calls when they see a predator- Tiger or a Leopard nearby. The Langur is more reliable when it comes to finding clues about the presence of the apex predators in the jungle. The mighty elusive Leopard of Umbarzara was out of his liar. He was on the prowl. The stealthily moving figure in spotted gold- black cloak was spied by these Langurs. Even the small ones from the legions of Langurs were giving alarm calls.

‘Chyak ! Chyak !’

I stayed put. Gauged the leader Langur’s target sight and scanned the area visually. Took some steps. Stopped again. A fresh scat was lying before me on the trail. The bluish-purple flies were hovering over it. I was sure that the Leopard was somewhere near. The distant alarm call of four-horned antelope was adding to the chaos. I barely walked around 15 metres and stopped. I have apparently entered in the sanctum sanctorum of a miracle called Leopard. But the big cat was not visible. It is an elusive animal. The surroundings were reminding me that I was all alone time and again. As I moved forward on the trail to Pitezari, the fading alarm calls were still heard in the background. I could tell instinctively that the Leopard had moved away

A2. Find out : (02)

Write down the description of the forest as mentioned in the extract.

Webbed leaves of Teakwood and Maho trees.The writer was treading continuously among the woods. He was alone like a fox. The leader of the Gang of Langurs was sitting on the tall tree. Many animals make alarm calls when they see predators like tiger or leopard.

A3. Give reasons : (02)

The writer said that walking alone in jungle needs more alertness than walking with a companion………

A4. Personal Response : (02)

What precautions should be taken while venturing to an unknown place?

A5. Language study : (02)

a) I lifted my camera bag and took the familiar trail to Pitezari.

( Make a simple sentence)

Lifting my camera bag I took the familiar trail to pitezari.

b) I was treading cautiously among the woods.

( Rewrite using past perfect continuous tense)

I had been treading cautiously among the woods.

c) It was a langur alarm call.   ( Frame a Rhetorical question)

Wasn’t it a langur alarm call?

d) All this upheaval was created by only one animal’s presence.

( Begin the sentence with,only one…..”)

Only one animal’s presence created this upheaval.

e) Many animals make alarm calls when they see a predator.

( Use As soon as/No Sooner……………than construction)

As soon as many animals see a predator,they make alarm calls or 

No Sooner do many animals see a predator than they make alarm calls.

f) The langur is most reliable when it comes to finding clues about the presence of the apex predators in the jungle.  (Change the degree)

P.D. No other animal is as reliable as the Langur when it comes to finding clues about the presence of the apex predators in the jungle

C.D. :  The Langur is more reliable than any other animals when it comes to finding clues about the presence of the apex predators in the jungle.

g) I barely walked around 15 metres and stopped.  (Make a simple sentence)

walking around 15 metres I stopped.

h) But the big cat was not visible.  (Make it Affirmative)

But the big cat was invisible.

i) As I moved forward on the trail to Pitezari,the fading alarm calls were still heard in the background.  (Use As soon as/No Sooner……than)

As Soon as I moved forward on the trail to pitezari,the fading alarm calls were still heard in the background.

No Sooner did I move forward on the trail to pitezari than the fading alarm calls were still heard in the background.

j) I could tell instinctively that the Leopard had moved away.  (Use be able to)

I was able to tell instinctively that the leopard had moved way.

A6. Vocabualry : (02)

Find out words from the extract which mean:


a) Putting down your feet while walking = treading

b) Sudden change = upheaval

c) An animal that kills or eats animals = predator

d) Not easy to catch = elusive.






 

Activities prepared by

TUSHAR JAISINHA BAGWE.

K J SOMAIYA COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND COMMERCE VIDYAVIHAR EAST MUMBAI 77


Mobile 9820928141

E Mail ID tushar@ Somaiya.edu






Sunday, September 6, 2020

Big Data - Big insights 4

 Extract No. 04                     [Lines, “Advertising……mankind”] 



Read the first activity, read the extract and do all the activities that follow. 

A1.Web :                                                                                                                (02) 

Complete  

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6.Advertising : 

Advertisers are one of the biggest players in Big Data. Be it Facebook, Google, Twitter or any other online giant, all keep a track of the user behavior and transactions. These internet giants provide great deal of data about people to the advertisers so that they can run targeted campaigns. Take Facebook, for example, here you can target people based on buying intent, website visits, interests, job roles, demographics and what not. All this data is collected by Facebook algorithms using Big Data analysis techniques. The same goes for Google, when you target people based on clicks you will get different results and when you create a campaign for leads then you will get different results. All this is made possible using Big Data. 


7.Entertainment and Media : 

In the field of entertainment and media, Big Data focuses on targeting people with the right content at the right time. Based on your past views and your behavior online you will be shown different recommendations. This technique is popularly used by Netflix and YouTube to increase engagement and drive more revenues. Now, even television broadcasters are looking to segment their viewer’s database and show different advertisements and shows accordingly. This will allow better revenue from ads and will provide a more engaging user experience. 


8.Education Industry : 

Big Data has inundated the education industry. It has transformed it in leaps and bounds. Now we have information about the students, their study patterns, and we can now prepare customized and dynamic learning programs according to the need of an individual student. Every student’s comprehension level is different. The course material can now be designed catering to different requirements of the students. Big Data makes it convenient to understand their choices, their difficulties, information regarding various courses and their specialties; we also have an access to the results. From the results we can gauge the progress of the students, understand his strengths and weaknesses. This will also help in guiding the student regarding the best career for him based on his mental make-up and abilities depth study of all this would definitely give new insights into the education industry and help in improving the operational effectiveness and working of educational institutes. This would in general, enhance progress of all students. Big Data has provided a solution to one of the biggest pitfalls in the education industry that is one size- fits- all. We have innumerable uses of Big Data. It is helpful in scientific researches, understanding geographical phenomena, helping in the smooth working of the government machinery etc. It is a genie in our hands. It lies in our hands to make the optimum use of it for the benefit of mankind. 


A2.Web :                                                                                                                   (02)

Complete the web by writing down ways how people can be targeted. 


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A2.Describe :                                                                                                                (02)

Write down the techniques used by media people to attract and engage viewers. 

In the field of entertainment and media, Big Data focuses on targeting people with the right content at the right time. Based on your past views and your behavior online you will be shown different recommendations. This technique is popularly used by Netflix and YouTube to increase engagement and drive more revenues. 


A3.Give reasons :                                                                                                         (02) 

One-size-fits all is the biggest pitfalls in the Education Industry ………… 

Every student’s comprehension level is different. The course material can be designed according to the IQ of the student. From the results we can have analysis and evaluation of students. We can surely frame syllabus, curriculum as per the likes, dislikes and understanding of our students. 


A4.Personal Response :                                                                                            (02) 


Do you think Netflix and YouTube surpassed the traditional entertaining medium like Television ? 

Justify your answer with suitable examples. 


A5.Language study :                                                                                                (02) 

a)Advertisers are one of the biggest players in Big Data. 

(Change the degree)

 

P.D  : Very few players in Big Data are as big as Advertisers 

C.D :  Advertisers are bigger than many other/most other players in Big Data. 


b)When you target people based on clicks, you will get different results. 

(Frame a conditional sentence) Or ( Rewrite using,” If…..not”) 


If you target people based on clicks, you will get different results. 

If you do not target people based on clicks, you will not get different results. 


b)When you create a campaign for leads then you will get different results. 

(Frame a conditional sentence) 


If you create a campaign for leads, you will get different results. 


c)This technique is popularly used by Netflix and You Tube to increase engagement and drive more revenues. 

(Begin the sentence with,” Netflix and You Tube………..”) 


Netflix and You Tube popularly use this technique to increase engagement and drive more revenues. 


A6.Vocabulary :                                                                                                           (02) 

Find out words from the extract which mean the following. 

a)Covered over a large area = Inundated 

b)To measure/to guess = gauge 

c)Drawbacks = pitfalls 

d)A spirit with magical powers = genie 







Activities prepared by
TUSHAR JAISINHA BAGWE
K J SOMAIYA COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND COMMERCE VIDYAVIHAR EAST MUMBAI 77

Mobile : 9820928141
E Mail ID tushar@somaiya.edu












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