Intermediate 1st year General English (Easy Notes)

PROS PROSE E LESS LESSON ON 3: 3:

ON TH THE E RUL RULE E OF TH THE E ROA ROAD D

Question Answers: Answers: (for all 4 uestions! A" The essay ‘On the Rule of the Road’ is written by A.G. Gardiner. He was a famous journalist and essayist.

‘On the Rule of the Road’ is a debate about the need to strike balance between individual liberty and social order. Once a lady was walkin! in the middle of the road. "he didn’t care about the traffic and the dan!er. "omeone told her that she should walk on the foot#ath. The lady an!rily re#lied that she has freedom to walk anywhere she wants. "he did not realise that if others also broke rules like her there would be accidents. To enjoy freedom we should not disturb others. $or e%am#le #layin! loud music at ni!ht would disturb the slee#in! nei!hbours. &ut we have many other freedoms. A #erson is free to eat what he wants dress how he wants marry any one he wants etc. Annotations: (for Annotations Annotations # an$ %!

Reference' This sentence is taken from the essay ‘On the Rule of the Road’ is written by A.G. Gardiner. He was a famous journalist and essayist. (onte%t' ‘On the Rule of the Road’ is a debate about the need to strike balance between individual liberty and social order. )%#lanation' ‘On the Rule of the Road’ is a debate about the need to strike balance between individual liberty and social order. Once a lady was walkin! in the middle of the road. "he didn’t care about the traffic and the dan!er. "omeone "omeone told her that she should walk on the foot#ath. The lady an!rily re#lied that she has freedom to walk anywhere she wants. "he did not realise that if others also broke rules like her there would be accidents. (for Annotations 3 an$ 4! :

Reference' This sentence is taken from the essay ‘On the Rule of the Road’ is written by A.G. Gardiner. He was a famous journalist and essayist. (onte%t' ‘On the Rule of the Road’ is a debate about the need to strike balance between individual liberty and social order. )%#lanation' To enjoy freedom we should not disturb others. $or e%am#le #layin! loud music at ni!ht would disturb the slee#in! nei!hbours. &ut we have many other freedoms. A #erson is free to eat what he wants dress how he wants marry any one he wants etc. &&&&&&&&&&& '''''' &&&&&&&&&&& &&&&&&&&&&& PROSE PROSE L LESS ESSON ON 4:

SPOEN SPOEN EN)L EN)L*S *SH H AND AND +RO +ROEN EN EN)L* EN)L*SH SH

Question Answers: Answers: (for all 4 uestions! A" Geor!e &ernard "haw is a famous &ritish dramatist. The essay is a s#eech !iven by him. *n his s#eech ‘"#oken )n!lish and &roken )n!lish’ "haw writes about the #roblems of the rules of correct s#oken )n!lish. He says that the #ronunciation is different from #lace to #lace. )ven sim#le words like ‘+)"’ and ‘,O’ are #ronounced differently. He tells forei!n visitors not to s#eak !ood )n!lish. Then the &ritish will immediately understand.

"haw says that when he !ives s#eeches he uses formal lan!ua!e. &ut at home he does not use full sentences also. He jokes that if he s#eaks formal )n!lish at home his wife will think he is mad. *n this s#eech "haw makes fun of both &ritish )n!lish and forei!ners )n!lish. Annotations: (for all 4 Annotations!:

Reference' Geor!e &ernard "haw is a famous &ritish dramatist. This essay is a s#eech !iven by him. (onte%t' *n his s#eech ‘"#oken )n!lish and &roken )n!lish’ "haw writes about the #roblems of the rules of correct s#oken )n!lish.

Reference' He says that the #ronunciation is different from #lace to #lace. )ven sim#le words like ‘+)"’ and ‘,O’ are #ronounced differently. He tells forei!n visitors not to s#eak !ood )n!lish. Then the &ritish will immediately understand. "haw says that when he !ives s#eeches he uses formal lan!ua!e. &ut at home he does not use full sentences also. He jokes that if he s#eaks formal )n!lish at home his wife will think he is mad. *n this s#eech "haw makes fun of both &ritish )n!lish and forei!ners )n!lish. &&&&&&&&&&& '''''' &&&&&&&&&&& POETR, LESSON 3: -L*.ATE -HAN)E Question Answers: (for all 4 uestions! A" The #oem ‘(limate (han!e’ is written by an unknown #oet. The #oem is about how man is destroyin! nature. -an is s#oilin! the environment. $orests are disa##earin! and rivers are becomin! smaller. Air and water has become #olluted. Global tem#erature is risi n!. ,ature is dyin!.

The #oet says that it is not too late to save earth. He says it is our duty to #rotect the environment. $or  that we must first hold a !lobal debate. Only then we can find solutions. Annotations: (for all 4 Annotations!:

Reference' This line is taken from the #oem ‘(limate (han!e’ written by an unknown #oet. (onte%t' The #oem is about how man is destroyin! nature. Reference' -an is s#oilin! the environment. $orests are disa##earin! and rivers are becomin! smaller. Air and water has become #olluted. Global tem#erature is risi n!. ,ature is dyin!. The #oet says that it is not too late to save earth. He says it is our duty to #rotect the environment. $or  that we must first hold a !lobal debate. Only then we can find solutions. &&&&&&&&&&& '''''' &&&&&&&&&&& POETR, LESSON 4: STOPP*N) +, /OODS ON A SNO/, E0EN*N) Question Answers: (for all 4 uestions! A" The #oem ‘"to##in! by oods on a "nowy )venin!’ is written by Robert $rost a famous American #oet. The #oem is about the clash between duty and #leasure. One winter evenin! the #oet was #assin! throu!h some woods. The whole #lace is covered with snow. There is no house nearby. He sto#s to enjoy the beauty there. His little horse is confused. *t thinks why its master sto##ed suddenly. *t shakes its harness bells to !et his attention.

The #oet hears the !entle sound of the bree/e and the snow. *t is becomin! dark. &ut he does not want to !o from there. &ut he remembers that he has many duties. "o he must !o back. Thou!h the woods are beautiful he cannot stay. &efore he dies he has to fulfil his duties. Annotations: (for all 4 Annotations!:

Reference' These lines are taken from the #oem ‘"to##in! by oods on a "nowy )venin!’ is written  by Robert $rost a famous American #oet. (onte%t' The #oem is about the clash between duty and #leasure. )%#lanation' One winter evenin! the #oet was #assin! throu!h some woods. The whole #lace is covered with snow. There is no house nearby. He sto#s to enjoy the beauty there. His little horse is confused. *t thinks why its master sto##ed suddenly. *t shakes its harness bells to !et his attention. The #oet hears the !entle sound of the bree/e and the snow. *t is becomin! dark. &ut he does not want to !o from there. &ut he remembers that he has many duties. "o he must !o back. Thou!h the woods are beautiful he cannot stay. &efore he dies he has to fulfil his duties. &&&&&&&&&&& '''''' &&&&&&&&&&&

NON1DETA*L LESSON 3: THE .EDAL Question Answers: #A" The short story ‘The -edal’ was written by &ibhuti &hushan &andyo#adhyay. "uren is a school teacher in a villa!e. One day in his class two students 0amakhya and "udhir were fi!htin!. 0amakhya was tryin! to take "udhir’s medal. *t belon!ed to his !randfather. *t was very bi! and old medal. *t had the #icture of 1ueen 2ictoria on one side. On the other side ‘"er!eant ".&.3arkins 4567 was written. %A" The short story ‘The -edal’ was written by &ibhuti &hushan &andyo#adhyay. "uren is a school teacher in a villa!e. He went to his villa!e for the weekend. He took the medal with him. hen he was !oin! to meet his friend across the river he feels uncontrollable desire to jum# into the river. At his friend’s house he feels uncontrollable desire to jum# from the terrace. "uren is confused by his own behaviour. 3A" The short story ‘The -edal’ was written by &ibhuti &hushan &andyo#adhyay. "uren is a school teacher in a villa!e. "uren feels stran!e fear as he enters his house. hen he !oes to bed he feels as if  someone is watchin! him. He closes his eyes in fear. "uddenly his room starts smellin! like rotten flesh iodine and ointment. He is unable to slee# all ni!ht. 4A" The short story ‘The -edal’ was written by &ibhuti &hushan &andyo#adhyay. "uren is a school teacher in a villa!e. hen "uren had the medal with him he had stran!e feelin!s. He felt like j um#in! into the river and jum#in! from the terrace. He feels someone is followin! him. He feels someone is followin! him. "uren !oes to return back the medal to "udhir’s !randfather. The !randfather tells him that there is a curse on the medal. He says that if any outsiders took the medal they died. "uren returned the medal and felt ha##y that he was safe. NON1DETA*L LESSON 4: THE ANT*DOTE Question Answers: #A" The short story ‘The Antidote’ was written by R.0.,arayan. Go#al is an actor. One day the director told him that he has act a dyin! scene. Go#al was nervous. He didn’t want to act the scene. He says that it is his 78 th birthday. He was told that if that day went well he would be ha##y for the rest of his life. *f he does anythin! unlucky that day he would die. "o he be!s the director to chan!e the scene. %A 2 3A" The short story ‘The Antidote’ was written by R.0.,arayan. Go#al is an actor. One day the director told him that he has act a dyin! scene. Go#al was nervous. He didn’t want to act the scene. He be!s the director to chan!e the scene. After !ettin! to know the reason the director tries to chan!e the scene. &ut the scri#t writer and the boss don’t a!ree. He tries to #ost #one the scene to the ne%t day. &ut the assistant tells that the shootin! has to be com#leted that day itself. Thus Go#al is unable to !et the endin! scene chan!ed. 9nable to do anythin! he unwillin!ly a!rees to act the scene 4A" The short story ‘The Antidote’ was written by R.0.,arayan. Go#al is an actor. One day the director told him that he has act a dyin! scene. Go#al was nervous. He didn’t want to act the scene. He says that it is his 78 th birthday. He was told that if that day went well he would be ha##y for the rest of his life. *f he does anythin! unlucky that day he would die. "o he be!s the director to chan!e the scene. &ut the scri#twriter the boss and the assistant don’t a!ree. 9nable to do anythin! he unwillin!ly a!rees to act the scene. &ut before the director says ‘(ut’ he winks at the camera. He  believes that this action would be an antidote and he will be safe.