a present participle. It is most commonly used as part of continuous tenses and after verbs of perception such as see, hear, notice and watch
Examples: 1. I saw him crossing the road
On the other hand, the -ing form in the second sentence is called a gerund. It acts as a noun. It is used as the subject, or object of a sentence and after prepositions
Examples: 1. He likes swimming. 2. He is fond of swimming.
In both cases, the form is the same. The difference is in their functions in a sentence
Hospitals: Keep absolute silence
Banks: Switch off vour cell-phones
Public places: Dont Dark vour vehicles here
Schools: Dont throw waste material in school premises
At home: Beware of dogs
Listening
Listen to a description and answer the following questions
Lal Bagh
Dear Students, now we are in Lal Bagh Garden, Bengaluru. It means "The Red Garden" in English. It is one of the famous gardens in India. It is located to the South of the city centre and Bengaluru main attraction
Hyder Ali, the ruler of Mysore commissioned the building of the garden in 1760. His son Tippu Sultan completed it by importing trees and plants from several countries. The garden has over 1,000 species of flora. The garden is spread over 240 acres. The Glass House is the main attraction in this garden, modeled on London Crystal Palace
Look there, you can see a 300 year old "Christmas Tree". There are many such old trees we can find in the garden. Children, look there, you can find the scientific name tag to each tree
Now we are moving towards the Rose Garden, which is another highlight of Lai Bagh. It has almost all the species of roses available worldwide
Now we are at the giant Electronic Quartz Flower clock built by HMT. In this garden flower shows are conducted every year to educate people about different flora and help cultivate the habit of growing plants among the public
1. Where is the garden located?
ans:The garden is located to South of Bengaluru
2. What is so special about it?
ans:The Glass House, the 300 year old Christmas Tree, the Rose Garden and the giant electronic Quartz Flower clock are the specialities of the garden
Oral Activity
Talk about any garden you have visited
ans:In the last summer when I went to my uncle city, Mysore, I visited Brindavan Gardens. These gardens are the most famous gardens of Mysore. These gardens are located about 19 kms. from the heart of Mysore. These gardens are laid out below the Krishnaraja Sagar dam built across the river Cauvery. These gardens are famous for the ilium :nated dancing fountains that come to life after sunset. Brindavan gardens are noted for their beauty. These gardens are full of life both in the morning and evening
These gardens are a boon for Mysore people. We entered the garden after sunset as it is the best time to visit the gardens. At that time all the bright colourful fountains usually come alive and seem to dance with joy to the accompanying music. At that time the entire gardens are transformed into a fairy land. There are beautiful lawns and shrubs with colouful lamps around them. There are so many tall, green trees. The flower-beds are a store house of beauty. They add a splash of colour to the fresh green of the lawns. We find a great peace there. The sweet and merry notes of the birds are very pleasant to the ears. We enjoyed ourselves visiting such a beautiful garden. We played for about two hours in the evening. Really it is a memorable thing in my life. I am very much thankful to my uncle as he gave me an opportunity to visit such a wonderful garden
Study Skills
Read the play The Selfish Giant once again and summarize it. Remember to follow the points given below
- Identify the main and subordinate ideas, section wise/part wise
- Separate the main idea from the subordinate ideas
- Identify the words/phrases which carry ideas
- Link your ideas properly with appropriate linkers
- Use the words/phrases that express the essence of the text
- Present the ideas briefly
ans:A Giant who lived in a big house had a beautiful garden. Whenever he was away, chil-dren used to come there to play. One day the Giant went to visit his friend the Cornish ogre and came after seven years. When he arrived, he saw the children palying in his garden. He angrily chased them away and built a high wall around his garden. After the children stopped coming to the garden, the trees and flowers were so sad that they lost their beauty and were covered with snow and frost. There was no singing of birds. The spring was there all over the country but in the Giant garden it was still winter
One morning, the Giant heard the lovely singing of a linnet bird and thought that the spring had come at last. He saw children playing in the garden. The children had crept in through a little hole in the garden. He understood that he had been selfish and was very sorry for what he had done. He saw a little boy who was too small to get into a tree and that tree was still covered with frost and snow. The Giant put the little child into the tree gently. He knocked down the wall and the children were allowed to play there in his garden whenever they pleased. But the little boy whom he helped was never seen again in his garden. The Giant grew old and feeble
He sat there watching the children at their games. One morning he saw the little boy under a tree and ran to him. When he went near to the little child, he saw wounds on the child hands and feet. He got angered and asked the little child who had hurt him. He wanted to kill the person who had wounded the little child. But the little child told him that he should not do that and those were the wounds of love. The little child took the Giant to Paradise
The Selfish Giant Part 2 Summary in English
One morning, when the Giant was lying awake in bed, he heard some lovely music. It sounded very sweet to the Giant ears
A little linnet was singing outside his window. The Giant thought that the spring had come at last
The children had crept in through a little hole in the wall
They sat in the branches of the trees and the trees were so glad to have the children back again
In the farthest corner of the garden it was still winter
In that corner, a little boy was trying to reach up to the branches but he couldnt as he was so small. The Giant heart melted
He understood that he had been selfish
He was really sorry for what he had done
He went into the garden and the frightened children ran away and the garden became winter again
Only the little boy was there and the Giant put him gently up into the tree
The tree broke at once into blossom, the birds sang and the boy kissed him. The other children saw that and came running back. With them the spring came
The Giant was no longer wicked. He took an axe and broke the wall. He started playing with them. In the evening, the Giant came to know that the little boy whom he put into the tree had gone away
Every afternoon, the children came and played with the Giant. But he never saw again the little boy who he loved. The Giant had grown old and feeble. So, he sat there watching the children at their games
One winter morning, the Giant filled with wonder to see the little boy standing under a tree in the farthest comer of the garden
In great joy, the Giant ran downstairs out into the garden and went near to the child. His face grew red with anger when he saw the wounds on the boy hands and feet
The Giant cried that he would kill the person who had wounded the little boy. The child asked the Giant not to do that as those were the wounds of love. The little boy asked the Giant to come with him to his garden
The child climbed into the old Giant arms and they both walked into the garden of Paradise
About the author
Oscar Wilde (16 October 1854-30 November 1900) was an Irish writer and poet. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London most popular playwrights in the early 1890s. Today he is remembered for his epigrams and plays. Oscar Wilde is best known for the novel The Picture of Dorian Gray and the play The Importance of Being Earnest. The Happy Prince and Other Tales is a collection of children stories
The Selfish Giant Part 2 Glossary
linnet bird (n): a small brown and grey bird
hail (n): small balls of ice that fall like rain
cease (v): stop happening
twittering (v): making a series of short high sounds
sneeze (v): suddenly expel air from the nose and mouth due to irritation in
one nostrils
feeble (adj): lacking strength
hath (v): has (old usage)
thee (pro): you (old usage)
slay (v): kill
thou (pro): you (as the singular subject of a verb)
blossoms (n): flowers
farthest (adj): at the greatest distance
admire (v): to respect somebody for what they are
marvellous (adj): wonderful, extremely good
draw (v): to move in the direction mentioned
art (v) (old use): are
melt (v): to become liquid