ICE BREAKERS
A1:- Narrate in your class any of the incidents of your life when you were extremely terrified or awestruck.
Ans:- I was travelling with my parents in our car to Matheran.
My father was driving the car. The hilly road had extremely steep turns. From
back seat of the car, I could see the cars coming up and I felt they were, as
if, bent on one side. I was terrified and was praying to God to reach our
destination safely.
A2:- Complete the given table regarding the factors/situations/reasons - why you sometimes get scared and the factors that add to it. Give possible solutions.
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A3:- Given below are various activities which you can pursue as your hobby, passion, or profession. Complete the table accordingly.
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A4:- Match the following ‘Wild-Life Sanctuaries’ with their locations.
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Activities beside the Text:-
A1:- Explain- I was alone here like a fox.
Ans:- . The narrator was alone in the jungle where there were
many wild animals. So he had to be as watchful as a fox because he was aware of
the fact that he could be suddenly attacked by animals like leopards. He had to
keep his eyes and ears open to save himself from wild animals who could catch
him unaware if he was not alert. The fox is an animal which is very cunning to
save itself from sudden dangers and so the narrator compares himself to a fox.
A2:- Guess the meaning of:-
Ans:- (a)
upheaval (noun): disturbance
(b) predator (noun): an animal that
naturally preys on others
(c) hovering (verb):
remaining/sticking around one place in the air
(d) antelope (noun): a mammal like a
dear with long thin legs- can run very fast
(e) In a jiffy (phrase)
in a very short time/ in a moment/ very quickly
(f) Feline (noun): a cat
or the other member of the cat family
(g) Chronicler (noun): a
person who writes accounts of important or historical events
A3:- Choose the correct option- ‘Spooked:- 1. frighten 2. happy 3. angry
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Frightened
A4:- What is called ‘silver lining’ of the trail by the writer? why?
Ans:- Silver lining means 'a hopeful solution to an apparently
difficult or gloomy situation'. The writer lost his way in the deep jungle. He
had tried and had no clue how to reach the village. So, when he saw a bright
red soil track and the marks of bicycle wheels on that track he was relieved
that he must be close to human habitat. He was sure that the village was not
far away and that gave him assurance that he would be able to find his way towards
the village.
A5:- Shaaz named the leopards as....
Ans:- 1) Saya
(2) Scarface (3) Pardus
A6:- The visitors are welcomed because....
Ans:- The
visitors at the Nagarhole resort are welcomed because they volunteer to teach
the local people any skills training class of their choice. The locals, after
being properly trained, could find employment with the wildlife resorts in the
region, or may be in a faraway city. The locals were also benefited by the
tourist currency.
A7:- Find- The bison is ...............
Ans:- The Bison is
a centre which trains the locals of the Nagarhole village the importance of
conservation. Since the locals are attacked quite frequently by wild animals
who take away their farm animals, they used to hate these animals. But the
training from The ‘Bison' has taught
them the value of protecting these animals. They are trained to love nature and
be naturalists.
BRAINSTORMING
(A1) (i) In pairs,
discuss the professions and challenges one can take happily if one is really passionate
about the job.
Ans:- The famous philosopher Carlyle said, "If your
passion matches with your profession. you are the luckiest person". When one is passionate about certain thing
and one has to work on that in one professional life, no amount of hard work
appears tiring. In fact, one's passion
will make one go into details of the subject and a wide spectrum of knowledge
will be unfolded. The person is happy to know so much about the subject he
loves and he never grumbles for overwork. He considers it his benefit as he has
come to know the unknown things about the subject he loves. He enjoys exploring
deep into the subject of his choice.
(ii) In groups, organize
a role play activity associated with ‘Wild Life Expert’/ ‘Wild Life Photographer’/
‘Wild Life Conservator’, explaining the differences and similarities involved
in their profession.
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(A2) (i) Arrange the following incidents in a proper sequential order as they have occurred in Part-I:
(a) Writer realized that
he was lost in the woods.
(b) The Langurs saw the
leopard.
(c) The author was
moving from the jungle as quietly as possible, finding his way through the
thicket.
(d) The author met a
villager.
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(c) The author was moving from the jungle as quietly as possible, finding his way through the thicket.
(b) The Langurs saw the
leopard.
(a) Writer realized that
he was lost in the woods.
(d) The author met a
villager.
(ii) Correct the False
statements. (Part-II)
(a) Earlier Shaaz was in
the field of finance.
Ans:-True
(b) BCRTI was founded
out of the genuine urge to conserve the habitat of the wild life.
Ans:- True
(c) Shaaz failed to utilize the finance incurred out of tourism.
Ans:- False
Correct sentence – Shaaz put tourist currency to good use.
(d) According to the local agriculturist seeing is more essential than
listening.
Ans:- False
Correct sentence - According to the local agriculturist listening is more
essential than seeing.
(iii) Complete the given
web (Part-I).
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(iv) Complete the following (Part-II).
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(v) Complete the flow-chart stating the reactions of the petrified Langurs due to the presence of the Leopard.
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(vi) Complete the web, describing each step taken by the writer as a solitary traveller while moving in the jungle with great precaution:
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(a) I
was on diet for some days but today I am going to eat to my heart’s content.
(b) Every mother scolds her children time and again for the overuse of the mobile phone.
(c) All their educational problems were sorted in a jiffy because of the funds given by an NGO.
(d) Raj ran at a frantic speed
to catch the train.
(A4) (i) Begin the following sentences with the words given in the brackets.
(a) I can
guide visitors. (Visitors)
Ans:- Visitors can be guided by me.
(b) Animals
are paying me back. (I)
Ans:- I am
being paid back by the animals
(c) The
behaviour of the first Black Panther is being documented. (They)
Ans:- They
are documenting the behaviour of the first Black Panther.
(d) All the
research on the animal has been done through camera traps. (They)
Ans:- They
have done all the research on the animal through camera traps.
(e) Madegowda
is employed by the Bison. (The Bison)
Ans:- The
Bison employs Madegowda.
( f) The
surroundings were reminding me. (I)
Ans:- I was
being reminded by the surroundings.
(g) Raju was
amazed at my solitary visit to Umbarzara. (My solitary)
Ans:- My solitary visit to Umbarzara amazed Raju.
(h) I found a
bright red soil trail. (A)
Ans:- A
bright red soil trail was found by me.
(i) Order
leopards like Pardus carry away livestock from villages. (Livestock)
Ans:- Livestock is carried away from villages by older leopards like Pardus.
(j) I have
lost almost 80 percent of a season's yield of sugarcane. (80 percent)
Ans:- 80
percent of a season’ s yield of sugarcane has been lost by me
(k) Tracking
an animal also teaches you life lessons. (Life lessons)
Ans:- Life
lessons are also taught to you by tracking an animal.
(l) Many
things have been taught to me by the forests. (The forests)
Ans:- The
forests have taught me many things.
(m)
Resentment among locals towards the animals is created by this. (This)
Ans:-This
creates resentment among local towards the animals.
(ii) Rewrite the sentences by using ‘not only….but also’:
(a) The
petrified Langurs speeded to the trees near and far and secured their places on
the treetops.
Ans. The petrified Langurs not only speeded to the trees near and far but also secured their places on the tree tops.
(b) Umbarzara
is the haven for Tigers, Leopards and Sloth Bears.
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Umbarzara is the haven for not only Tigers, Leopards but also for Sloth Bears.
(c) I crossed
the cement pillar and stoned stacked by the Forest Development Corporation.
Ans. Not only
did I cross the cement pillar but also stones stacked by the Forest Development
Corporation.
(A5) (i) Your college has decided to celebrate the World Environment Day Mr Kiran Purandare has been invited as the ‘Chief Guest’ for the event. Imagine you are the Secretary of the ‘Nature Club’ of your college and you have to conduct an interview of Mr Kiran Purandare. Frame 8/10 questions for the same.
Ans:- Friends, we are
fortunate to have with us the well-known Environmentalist Mr Kiran Purandare, who
has kindly consented to be the Chief Guest of today's World Environment Day
celebration in our college. I am indeed blessed to get a chance to talk to him
and I am very sure, you all will be very happy to listen to him.
Good Afternoon Sir. I am Naina Rane,
Secretary of the 'Nature Club of our college. It is a pleasure to have you
amongst us and my friends and I will have an interesting time listening to you.
Let me start with the basic question, Sir, why did you decide to take up
Environment Studies?
1. Was it
your passion to connect with environment right from your childhood? When you
decided to take up such an unusual course at your time, what was the reaction
of your parents?
2. You have
so many passions - a bird catcher, a wild life expert, a writer. Which one of
these you enjoy the most and why?
3. Your book
has got many narrations of your adventures in the jungle. Tell us any one
spine- thrilling episode which still haunts you.
4. You have
founded Kika's Bird (hub to spread bird farming among school-going children in
Maharashtra). How is the response? How
do you motivate today's children who are blamed for being couch-potatoes?
5. You are
the founder of Nisarg Wedh Organization,
please tell us about this organization.
6. You are
passionate about Nature and fortunately you have chosen a profession connected
with it. What are the benefits of choosing one's profession according to one's
passion?
7. Please
guide the students on the prospects of Environmental Studies and how to proceed
about it?
Friends, Mr Purandare has won a number of
awards for his work in the field of protecting environment as well as a writer.
Please give him a big hand.
Thank you sir, for spending time with us,
sharing your experiences and guiding us to protect our environment.
(ii) Imagine you have visited the jungles of Nagarhole. Write a report, to be published in your college magazine / in a local newspaper.
Ans:- Visit
to the jungles of Nagarhole
Ajay Pawar
The NCE unit of XYZ College, Nashik,
planned a visit to the jungles of Nagarhole. Only twenty-five students were
allowed to go on a first come first served basis. The college
had arranged our stay in a beautiful resort in the vicinity of the
jungle.
The programme was checked down by our
college NCE coordinator Mr. Prashant Kulkarni, with the help of a tour guide.
We reached around 8 pm at night, had early dinner and went to sleep since the
next day was going to be a busy day for us as it would be our first day of the
visit to the jungle. The next morning, we started our journey in a bus to the
jungle. Our tour guide informed us that the name Nagarhole came from two words,
Naga (snake) and hole (stream). This park is also known as Rajiv Gandhi
National Park.
While going by the bus, we saw
elephants, cheetah, sambar and deer roaming around the park peacefully. They
seemed to be used to the tourists visiting the place and so our bus did not
disturb their freedom of movement. Our tourist guide told us that Nagarhole has
been declared as the 37th Tiger Reserve of India. He was telling us
that if we were lucky, we could see Bengal Tiger, Indian Leopard, striped
hyena, Sloth Bear which are sometimes spotted in the park. For the sake of an
adventurous experience, we were praying to have a look at any one of them at
least. But on the first day, luck did not favour us to have a glimpse of any of
them.
Nagarhole jungle is also famous for
sandalwood and teak wood. On our way to the jungle, we saw many of these trees.
The guide also informed us that from these two trees the Karnataka state
government earns a good amount of revenue.
He also told us to buy sandalwood sticks as souvenirs, from the village
bazaar. The natural beauty of the jungle is breathtaking. We saw small streams,
hills, valleys and waterfalls. And a surprise was waiting for us on our visit
on the next day; we saw a Bengal Tiger sitting quietly on the bank of a stream.
I was impressed to see the majesty of the animal in its natural habitat. We all
were very excited, but our guide instructed us to maintain silence and not
disturb the wild life. We also saw many langurs hanging from the trees. Some
jumped on the top of our bus but did not harm us in anyway. There were a
variety of birds but we could not recognize most of them. As it was not safe to
stay out of the bus for a long time, bird-watching was not possible.
The tribals who live in the jungle
are called Jenu Kurubas. They are mainly honey- gatherers. 'Jenu’ means honey
in Kannada. The human-wild life conflict is a major problem in this jungle as
wild animals raid the human habitation. The Karnataka Government is taking
steps like solar fencing, digging of trenches for the safety of the tribals.
Our experience in the Nagarhole jungle was a memorable one. We did a bit of
trekking also. Most importantly, we had a good training of how to stay
together, enjoy travelling in a group and co-operate with one another. These
were the bonuses apart from being so close to Nature and wild life.
(iii) Shaaz has contributed towards conserving the wild animals and their habitat. Your college has decided to spread the message in the society and arrange a rally. Prepare an ‘Appeal’ to ensure maximum participation informing about the day, date and other relevant details.
Ans:- ‘Leopard in
the IIT Campus', reads the headline of a leading daily.
Friends, have you ever thought why
the leopard should leave its own habitat and the human territory? Aren't we to
be blamed for that? We are encroaching upon their habitat and they have no
choice but to come out and enter into our jurisdiction.
Tigers are an endangered species today.
The day may not be far away when the kids of tomorrow will only know the names
of the tigers like they see the photographs of dinosaurs. Friends, we are
fortunate to have among us Mr. Shaaz Jung, a wildlife photographer,
Cinematographer, big cat-tracker, who believes in 'shooting with a camera and
not shooting with a gun.
Our college is going to arrange a
rally along with Mr. Shaaz to create awareness about wild life conversation.
This is the need of the hour and Mr. Shaaz has kindly consented to lead the
rally in spite of his busy schedule. We want huge response from all of you.
Come and join us in this noble cause.
On Friday, 12th of July,
the rally will start from our college premises (XYZ. College, Fort) at 9 am. Please be there on time. Wild
life conservation is our duty because-
‘Save it to cherish
(iv) Nature is a great teacher and a guide. Complete the mind map as instructed as per the titled concept:
(A6) (i) Surf the net
and obtain more information about the conservation work done by Shaaz. Prepare
posters to inspire others and display them on your college notice board.
Ans:- विद्यार्थ्यांनी इंटरनेट वर वरील कृतीची माहिती शोधून वहीत लिहायची आहे.
(ii) Find out the information about the qualification and eligibility required in the professions related to wild life such as …
● Forest Officer / Ranger
● Wildlife photographer
● Environmentalist
● Geologist ● Tour Manager
Ans:- विद्यार्थ्यांनी इंटरनेट वर वरील कृतीची माहिती शोधून वहीत लिहायची आहे.
