Lesson 11
Leisure
Special English
Online Lecture
Textual Exercise
GLOSSARY
Beneath – to a lower position, under
Boughs –
large branches of a tree
Broad –
wide
Care – attention,
a feeling of worry
Daylight –
light that comes from the sun during the day
Enrich – to
improve the quality
Glance – to
look quickly
Hide – to keep
in a place where it cannot be seen or found
Nut – small
hard fruit with a very hard shell that grows on trees.
Squirrel –
a small animal with a long thick tail and red, grey or black for
Stare – to look
at for a long time
Steam –
small narrow river
Turn- to
move around
Wait – to hope
or watch to happen
Watch – to look
for a time
EXERCISE
1.
2. Comprehension
A. Answer the questions given below.
1. Why does the poet say that it is a poor life?
Ans. The
poet’s life is full of care. He has no time to watch the beauties around him.
Therefore, he says that it is a poor life.
2. What do
the busy and anxious people miss daily in their lives?
Ans. The
busy and anxious people miss the general happenings around them, daily in their
lives.
3. Do the
people have time to see the beauty of nature?
Ans. No,
the people do not have time to see the beauty of nature.
4. How does
the poet present scenic beauty of nature?
Ans. The
poet presents the scenic beauty of nature as enchanting. The grooves, woods and
streams are full of eye catching beauty.
5. What do
you understand by the lines, ‘No time to wait till.............. began.’?
Ans. The
smile appears in the eye before it reaches the mouth. It takes a few moments.
But the poet has no time even to see that
smile.
6. What is
the central idea of the poem O’ Leisure?
Ans. The
theme of the poem is that a care worn life is a miserable life.
3. Word Power
Use the
words given below and complete the sentences:
Full of ,
no time, beneath, woods, hide, a long as
Example :
We cannot go outside as long as it rains.
1. People
stand............... the roof when it rains.
2. The
rabbits run around in the .........................
3. The
river is ............. pebbles.
4. The man
has ................. to wait and watch.
5. The
birds ............. their eggs in nests.
6.
................ you do not hurt animals, they do not harm you.
Ans. 1. Beneath
2. Woods, 3. Full of 4. no time 5. Hide 6. As long as
4. Let’s
Talk
Visit a
river side lake nearby and talk about it.
Find
answers to the following:
1. Did you see any birds, fish etc. near the
lake?
Ans. I saw
many birds, fish etc. near the lake.
2. What trees grow near the water body? Find the
names, if possible.
Ans. Many
trees grow near the water body. They are neem, peepal, mango etc.
3. What was
most interesting in the visit?
Ans. The
sight of visitors and the boating was the most interesting in the visit.
4. Do a lot
of tourists come there? Why?
Answer :
Yes, lot of tourists come there. They come there to learn about the eating and
clothing habits of the local residents. They also learn about their way of
living traditions and cultures.
5. Let’s
Write
A. Write
three sentences about the woods.
Ans. The
Woods.
1. The
woods look pleasant only in the pictures.
2. All
sorts of trees are found in the woods.
3.
Dangerous animals live in the woods.
B. Write
three sentences about the sky.
Ans. The
Sky
1. The sky
is above the earth.
2. It is
full of stars at night.
3. Clouds
roar in the sky during rainy season.
6. Let’s Do
It
Draw a
picture of different images that appear in the poem and name them.
Ans.
(Students are requested to do self)