Oxford Progressive English Class 7th 

Here are the notes of Oxford Progressive English subject for class 7th. This is the "Unit #2" entitled by "war and peace". These notes are productive for teachers and as well as for the students. Have a look and share are these helpful to you or not. Your opinion matter for the better creativity of the work. Thank you!



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

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