Oxford Progressive English Class 7th
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Unit #2 War and peace
Lesson 1
Origami
Words
Meanings
Poignant
Emotional
Significance
Importance
Surrender
Hand over
Untested
Not tested
Conventional
Standard
Exploded
Blow up
Instantly
Right now
Terrible
Fearsome
Victim
Fatality
Contamination
Poison
Fatal
Deadly
Atrocity
Cruelty
Answer the following questions.
1. What is origami and what are its essential rules?
Origami is the art if paper folding. The two essential rules are:
No scissors
No glue
2. What did the Japanese legend have to say about folding origami cranes?
Japanese legend said that whoever folds one thousand origami cranes will live a long life.
3. What happened in Hiroshima in Japan in 1945?
Unites states of America dropped untested weapon in Hiroshima on 6th August 1945.
4. What were the immediate and long-term consequences of this event?
Thousands of people were killed instantly while death toll rose between 180,000 to 200,000 over the following year.
5. Why did Sadako develop leukaemia?
Sadako developed leukaemia because of the direct result of contamination by atomic bomb.
6. How did Sadako’s wish change as she folded her cranes in hospitals?
Sadako’s friends were died in the hospital that’s why she changed her wish.
7. How have her friends from all over the Japan and the world helped to keep her story and her wish alive?
People from Japan and all over the world fold paper cranes and send them to Sadako’s monument in Hiroshima.
Lesson 2 The battle of Panipat, 1526
Words
Meanings
Subdued
Dejected
Subjugate
Conquer
Inferiority
Lowliness
Tactical
Politic
Harass
Torment
Incite
Provoke
Hesitate
Nervous
Pillage
Robbery
Assult
Physical attack
Terrorized
Frighten
Erected
Build
Estimate
Approximate
Answer the following questions.
What was Babur’s purpose in marching on Delhi?
Babur and his army marched on Delhi in order to defeat Sultan Ibrahim Lodhi once and for all.
Explain one advantage and one disadvantage which Babur had over Ibrahim Lodhi before the battle of Panipat?
The disadvantage was that Babur only had 15000 men in army in which only half were fit for attack and while advantage was that Babur is skillful and strategist.
Why were the Turkish gunners so useful to Babur?
The Turkish gunners had mastered the art of using the using canons in warfare that’s why they were so useful to Babur.
How many men was Babur outnumbered by Ibrahim Lodhi?
700 men were outnumbered Babur by Ibrahim Lodhi.
Why did Ibrahim Lodhi find it impossible to make an attack with his elephants?
Ibrahim Lodhi hesitated to fight because he did not want to provoke his enemy.
How were the cavalry and archers important to the battle?
Cavalry and archers were the strength of the king. Babur had won the battle due to his archers and cavalrymen.
How does the writer emphasize the value of the Koh-I-Noor?
The writer explained the worth of the Koh-I-Noor as the whole world’s expenditure for half a day.
Book-work
Answers:
The Paper Cranes of Peace
Vocabulary: (Page 32)
a) poignant b) conventional c) contamination d) atrocity
e) inspiration f) unveiled g) extinguished h) eliminated
The Battle of Panipat
Vocabulary: (Page 45)
1:d 2:e 3:f 4:g 5:b 6:c 7:a
Lesson 1
Origami
Words
|
Meanings
|
Poignant
|
Emotional
|
Significance
|
Importance
|
Surrender
|
Hand over
|
Untested
|
Not tested
|
Conventional
|
Standard
|
Exploded
|
Blow up
|
Instantly
|
Right now
|
Terrible
|
Fearsome
|
Victim
|
Fatality
|
Contamination
|
Poison
|
Fatal
|
Deadly
|
Atrocity
|
Cruelty
|
Answer the following questions.
1. What is origami and what are its essential rules?
Origami is the art if paper folding. The two essential rules are:
No scissors
No glue
2. What did the Japanese legend have to say about folding origami cranes?
Japanese legend said that whoever folds one thousand origami cranes will live a long life.
3. What happened in Hiroshima in Japan in 1945?
Unites states of America dropped untested weapon in Hiroshima on 6th August 1945.
4. What were the immediate and long-term consequences of this event?
Thousands of people were killed instantly while death toll rose between 180,000 to 200,000 over the following year.
5. Why did Sadako develop leukaemia?
Sadako developed leukaemia because of the direct result of contamination by atomic bomb.
6. How did Sadako’s wish change as she folded her cranes in hospitals?
Sadako’s friends were died in the hospital that’s why she changed her wish.
7. How have her friends from all over the Japan and the world helped to keep her story and her wish alive?
People from Japan and all over the world fold paper cranes and send them to Sadako’s monument in Hiroshima.
Lesson 2 The battle of Panipat, 1526
Words
|
Meanings
|
Subdued
|
Dejected
|
Subjugate
|
Conquer
|
Inferiority
|
Lowliness
|
Tactical
|
Politic
|
Harass
|
Torment
|
Incite
|
Provoke
|
Hesitate
|
Nervous
|
Pillage
|
Robbery
|
Assult
|
Physical attack
|
Terrorized
|
Frighten
|
Erected
|
Build
|
Estimate
|
Approximate
|
Answer the following questions.
What was Babur’s purpose in marching on Delhi?
Babur and his army marched on Delhi in order to defeat Sultan Ibrahim Lodhi once and for all.
Explain one advantage and one disadvantage which Babur had over Ibrahim Lodhi before the battle of Panipat?
The disadvantage was that Babur only had 15000 men in army in which only half were fit for attack and while advantage was that Babur is skillful and strategist.
Why were the Turkish gunners so useful to Babur?
The Turkish gunners had mastered the art of using the using canons in warfare that’s why they were so useful to Babur.
How many men was Babur outnumbered by Ibrahim Lodhi?
700 men were outnumbered Babur by Ibrahim Lodhi.
Why did Ibrahim Lodhi find it impossible to make an attack with his elephants?
Ibrahim Lodhi hesitated to fight because he did not want to provoke his enemy.
How were the cavalry and archers important to the battle?
Cavalry and archers were the strength of the king. Babur had won the battle due to his archers and cavalrymen.
How does the writer emphasize the value of the Koh-I-Noor?
The writer explained the worth of the Koh-I-Noor as the whole world’s expenditure for half a day.
Book-work
Answers:
The Paper Cranes of Peace
Vocabulary: (Page 32)
a) poignant b) conventional c) contamination d) atrocity
e) inspiration f) unveiled g) extinguished h) eliminated
The Battle of Panipat
Vocabulary: (Page 45)
1:d 2:e 3:f 4:g 5:b 6:c 7:a
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