FIRST FLIGHT SOLUTION

  SUMMARY Nelson Mandela became South Africa‘s first Black President after more than three centuries of White rule. Mandela had spent a life time fight against "apartheid". He had spent thirty years in prison fighting for the democratic rights of the Black and Coloured people of South Africa. Mr. Mandela‘s African National Congress (ANC) party won 252 of the 400 seats in the first democratic elections of South Africa‘s history. In this extract from his autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom, Nelson Mandela speaks about a historic occasion,"the inauguration on 10th May 1994". The inauguration ceremony took place in the Union Building‘s amphitheater in Pretoria, attended by politicians and dignitaries from more than 140 countries around the world. Oral Comprehension Check     (pg. 18) Q1 . Where did the ceremonies take place? Can you name any public buildings in India that are made of sandstone? Ans – The ceremony took place in the lovely sandstone amphitheater formed b...

 I. His First Flight SUMMARY The story is about a young seagull who is afraid to fly. He observes all his siblings take their first flight but he cannot get himself to take the plunge. He feels that his wings will never support him to fly into the sky and so he hesitates each time he runs to the brink of the ledge. However, his mother‘s ingenuity empowers him to soar into the boundless skies with the vast expanse of the sea stretched down beneath him. The lesson explicitly explains his fears and doubts initially and his exhilarated feelings, as he finally soars into the skies with his family beside him. Thinking About The Text Q1 . Why was the young seagull afraid to fly? Do you think all young birds are afraid to make their first flight, or are some birds more timid than others? Do you think a human baby also finds it a challenge to take its first steps? Ans – The young seagull was afraid to fly because he lacked self confidence. He believed that his wings would not support him ...

  SUMMARY This lesson is an excerpt from ―"Diary of a Young Girl" or ―"The Diary of Anne Frank".It is an autobiography that was first published in 1947. In this, Anne expresses her thoughts in a diary which was gifted to her on her thirteenth birthday. She names the diary ―"kitty" which she considers as her only true friend. She mentions about her childhood, her family and a lot other things that she told no one else. Anne Frank was born on 12th June 1929 in Frankfurt Germany. She was four years old when her father went to Holland to find a better place for them to live. She was very intelligent and always wanted to become a writer. She was a very good reader as well; she continued reading books, translated chapters, wrote down the vocabulary and worked hard on her skills. Like any child, she loved her parents but later grew a dislike towards her mother as she compared her to Margot. She was always jealous of her. She believed that time would come when the...