II PU English -Match the expression with its meaning ( Solved )

 Lesson :  Japan And Brazil ....

1. Laid down                  - to establish

2. Straighten up             - to stand erect 

3. Clear cut                       - to define

4. All & sundry               - everyone 

5. Tread on                      -  to step on/ stumble 

6. be inclined                  - likely to believe 

7. Leaps and bounds     - rapidly or quickly 

8. Look-out                      - to be vigilant/careful 

9. Turn a deaf ear          - Refuse to listen 

10. Cut in                         - interrupt 

11. Get into                      - affect / influence 

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Lesson :Where There Is A Wheel

1. Zip a long      - move quickly 

2. Give up          -  cease / stop

3. Swept across-  spread/cover smoothly 

4. Put up with   -  tolerate

5. Turned out    - emerge / happen 

6. Run into         -  meet 

7. Taken to         -   to become fond of/ begin                                              something 

8.. Hit out           -  criticize/denounce/attack 

9. Cut Off            -  stop/discontinue 

10. Paid no attention - ignore

Match the following (with answers)

1.  When You Are Old - W.B Yeats 

2.  Romeo And Juliet  - William Shakespeare 

3. On Children             - Khalil Gibran         

4. Water                        - C.S Rani

5.  Poet                          - Creates heaven on Earth 

6.  Bow                          - Parents

7. Arrow                       - Children

8. Archer                      -God

9. Snowy Dove            - Juliet 

10. Day in night         - Romeo

II PU English:Instructions For The Examination

Instructions :

Question Paper is reduced to 80 marks.

1 marks.     :  Be thorough with the text book.

4 / 6 marks : Read the summary of all the poems  Overall / important part of the lesson as mentioned  in the blog  notes .

Grammar :   

 -Report/speech writing is deleted.

+Letter Writing is an expected question so  be ready to attempt.

+Linker/reported speech/passive voice - Refer blog for further notes.

Better start now 🙂

                   

To The Foot From Its Child : Pablo Neruda

 The poem, To The Foot From Its Child by Pablo Neruda, expresses the  realities of life imposed on human by the society. Through the image of  foot, being a metaphor for the child, describes the various stages of life ; infancy, childhood, adulthood, maturity and finally death.

To begin, foot is unaware it's a foot and wishes to be a butterfly or an apple; to fly high and to lead a fruitful life.  The innocent foot believes that its imagination will be turned into reality. But as time passes by it realises the harsh realities of life; stones ,bits of glasses , that it cannot be a butterfly or an apple. Here the foot feels defeated in the battle of life and made to lead a life of prisoner, within the boundaries posed by the society. 

Being in the shoe, it grows in the darkness and the humdrum realities of life and acts as a blind man . Slowly the foot changes itself in to a hard substance which depicts the agony and hardships undergone by the foot. 

The foot walks without rest and respite scarcely giving time to feel the joy of life. It's busy in working as it's dreams are crushed and forced to dance on the tune of the society. 

The foot is ignorant that it is dead, buried underground and ceased to be a foot. Inspite of this , it wishes to be a butterfly or an apple . It's hope and aspirations are still alive and remain forever.