1. ¸üµÖŸÖ ×¿ÖÖÖ ÃÖÓãÖÖ, ú´ÖÔ¾Ö߸ü ×¾ÖªÖ¯ÖϲÖÖê׬֭Öß, ´Ö¬µÖ ×¾Ö³Ö֐Ö, ÃÖÖŸÖÖ¸üÖ Std. 8 Sub. EnglishChapter 2.1 Unit No 2. 1. Listen and read carefully: The Night Has a Thousand Eyes

2. ¸üµÖŸÖ ×¿ÖÖÖ ÃÖÓãÖÖ, ú´ÖÔ¾Ö߸ü ×¾ÖªÖ¯ÖϲÖÖê׬֭Öß, ´Ö¬µÖ ×¾Ö³Ö֐Ö, ÃÖÖŸÖÖ¸üÖ Std. 9 Sub. EnglishChapter 2.1 The night has a thousand eyes, And the day but one; Yet the light of the bright world dies With the dying sun. The mind has a thousand eyes, And the heart but one; Yet the light of a whole life dies When love is done. Francis William Bourdillon Std 8

3. ¸üµÖŸÖ ×¿ÖÖÖ ÃÖÓãÖÖ, ú´ÖÔ¾Ö߸ü ×¾ÖªÖ¯ÖϲÖÖê׬֭Öß, ´Ö¬µÖ ×¾Ö³Ö֐Ö, ÃÖÖŸÖÖ¸üÖ Std. 9 Sub. EnglishChapter 2.1 Answer the following questions. 1.What are the thousand eyes of the night? 2. What is the one eye of the day? 3. What is the one eye of the heart? 4. What happens when there is no love ? Discuss: What is more important _ the thousand eyes of the mind or the one eye of the heart ? ( picture of the sky with the stars ) Std 8

4. ¸üµÖŸÖ ×¿ÖÖÖ ÃÖÓãÖÖ, ú´ÖÔ¾Ö߸ü ×¾ÖªÖ¯ÖϲÖÖê׬֭Öß, ´Ö¬µÖ ×¾Ö³Ö֐Ö, ÃÖÖŸÖÖ¸üÖ Std. 9 Sub. EnglishChapter 2.1 2. Things to do every day : Just one new word a day : Write down the new word on a card. Look it up in a dictionary and learn it. You may talk about it to your teacher / friends / elders. Try to use it in a sentence of your own. Put all the words you have collected so far in alphabetical order. When you add a new word card to your collection, insert it at its proper place in alphabetical order. Std 8

5. ¸üµÖŸÖ ×¿ÖÖÖ ÃÖÓãÖÖ, ú´ÖÔ¾Ö߸ü ×¾ÖªÖ¯ÖϲÖÖê׬֭Öß, ´Ö¬µÖ ×¾Ö³Ö֐Ö, ÃÖÖŸÖÖ¸üÖ Std. 9 Sub. EnglishChapter 2.1 A Question a day. Frame or choose a simple question on your own. You should also know the appropriate answer to it. Practise using the question and answer with your friend. You may take the help of the questions given in Chatting Hour. You must use a new question every day. Std 8

6. ¸üµÖŸÖ ×¿ÖÖÖ ÃÖÓãÖÖ, ú´ÖÔ¾Ö߸ü ×¾ÖªÖ¯ÖϲÖÖê׬֭Öß, ´Ö¬µÖ ×¾Ö³Ö֐Ö, ÃÖÖŸÖÖ¸üÖ Std. 9 Sub. EnglishChapter 2.1 A sentence a day Frame a meaningful sentence in your mother tongue on your own. Translate it into English. Std 8

7. ¸üµÖŸÖ ×¿ÖÖÖ ÃÖÓãÖÖ, ú´ÖÔ¾Ö߸ü ×¾ÖªÖ¯ÖϲÖÖê׬֭Öß, ´Ö¬µÖ ×¾Ö³Ö֐Ö, ÃÖÖŸÖÖ¸üÖ Std. 9 Sub. EnglishChapter 2.1 Better your work Find words which sound the same, but have a different meaning. For example, ‘right’ and ‘write’. or Find words which have the same spelling but different prounciation. For example, read: pronounced as ‘reed’ and as ‘red’. or Find words which look the same, sound the same but have a different meaning. For example, ‘light’, which means ‘not heavy’ and also ‘the sun’s light, lamp’s light’, etc. Std 8

8. ¸üµÖŸÖ ×¿ÖÖÖ ÃÖÓãÖÖ, ú´ÖÔ¾Ö߸ü ×¾ÖªÖ¯ÖϲÖÖê׬֭Öß, ´Ö¬µÖ ×¾Ö³Ö֐Ö, ÃÖÖŸÖÖ¸üÖ Std. 9 Sub. EnglishChapter 2.1 3. read, match and practise. Read the following questions carefully. Find an appropriate response for each, from those given on page 53. Questions 1. Have you got a red pencil / 2. Why didn’t you come yesterday ? 3. Is the teacher giving us a test today ? 4. Can you swim ? Do you know swimming ? 5. Do you enjoy swimming ? 6. What do you like best about swimming ? Std 8

9. ¸üµÖŸÖ ×¿ÖÖÖ ÃÖÓãÖÖ, ú´ÖÔ¾Ö߸ü ×¾ÖªÖ¯ÖϲÖÖê׬֭Öß, ´Ö¬µÖ ×¾Ö³Ö֐Ö, ÃÖÖŸÖÖ¸üÖ Std. 9 Sub. EnglishChapter 2.1 7. Do you know any good books ? 8. What are you going to do tomorrow ? 9. When are you planning to do your homework ? 10. Aren’t you feeing well today ? Std 8

10. ¸üµÖŸÖ ×¿ÖÖÖ ÃÖÓãÖÖ, ú´ÖÔ¾Ö߸ü ×¾ÖªÖ¯ÖϲÖÖê׬֭Öß, ´Ö¬µÖ ×¾Ö³Ö֐Ö, ÃÖÖŸÖÖ¸üÖ Std. 9 Sub. EnglishChapter 2.1 Responses A) I was not feeling well./ I had a toothache. / I had gone for my cousin’s wedding. / There was a problem at home. B) Yes, I think I’ve got a temperature./ No, I just have a sore throat. / I have a bad cold. / I’m quite all right. C) I’m just going to relax and watch TV./ Nothing much. D) No, I’m sorry but I have a green one./ Yes, I have. E) No, I don’t think so./ Yes. Are you prepared ? Std 8

11. ¸üµÖŸÖ ×¿ÖÖÖ ÃÖÓãÖÖ, ú´ÖÔ¾Ö߸ü ×¾ÖªÖ¯ÖϲÖÖê׬֭Öß, ´Ö¬µÖ ×¾Ö³Ö֐Ö, ÃÖÖŸÖÖ¸üÖ Std. 9 Sub. EnglishChapter 2.1 F) Immensely!/ Oh, I love it./ No, I hate it. G) No, I don’t read much./ Have you read Wings of Fire ? I liked it very much./ I liked The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. H) I’ll do it tomorrow./ On Wednesday./ This evening, after school. I) I like the cool fresh water./ I can’t tell, but I know that I like it./ It feels nice. J) Yes, I can./ Yes, I do./ No, I can’t./ No, I don’t. Std 8

12. ¸üµÖŸÖ ×¿ÖÖÖ ÃÖÓãÖÖ, ú´ÖÔ¾Ö߸ü ×¾ÖªÖ¯ÖϲÖÖê׬֭Öß, ´Ö¬µÖ ×¾Ö³Ö֐Ö, ÃÖÖŸÖÖ¸üÖ Std. 9 Sub. EnglishChapter 2.1 4. Read carefully and enact: Explaining yourself to a teacher Student: May I come in, Madam? Teacher: Now? Don’t you think you are too early? Student: Pardon, Ma’am? Teacher: I mean, for the second period. You are too early for the second period. Student: I am so sorry! Ma’am. I am really sorry. I started well in time from home, but you won’t believe what happened. Teacher: Hmm. We’ll see. Let’s hear the story first. What happened ? Nothing short of an earthquake, I’m sure. Std 8

13. ¸üµÖŸÖ ×¿ÖÖÖ ÃÖÓãÖÖ, ú´ÖÔ¾Ö߸ü ×¾ÖªÖ¯ÖϲÖÖê׬֭Öß, ´Ö¬µÖ ×¾Ö³Ö֐Ö, ÃÖÖŸÖÖ¸üÖ Std. 9 Sub. EnglishChapter 2.1 Student: No, Ma’am, really, Ma’am. Honestly, Ma’am. Teacher: Go ahead. Go ahead. Student: I was walking to school as usual. I was half way down the narrow lane that leads to the market. Suddenly, I heard a scream from the main road. Teacher: And of course, you had to investigate! Student: Yes, Madam, I had to find out if someone needed help. And sure enough, there was this person lying near the pavement_ he was groaning with pain. Std 8

14. ¸üµÖŸÖ ×¿ÖÖÖ ÃÖÓãÖÖ, ú´ÖÔ¾Ö߸ü ×¾ÖªÖ¯ÖϲÖÖê׬֭Öß, ´Ö¬µÖ ×¾Ö³Ö֐Ö, ÃÖÖŸÖÖ¸üÖ Std. 9 Sub. EnglishChapter 2.1 Teacher: So you took him to Dr. Jadhav. Student: No, Ma’am, I didn’t get the chance. Just as I reached that man, another man came running out of the shop there, with a packet in his hand. And the shopkeeper also ran out shouting, “Chor! Chor! Catch him!” Teacher: Amazing! Quite a handful for you to deal with and all at once ! What did you do then? Student: Yes, Ma’am, but the most amazing thing happened then. That man near the pavement– he, too, got up and began to run with the thief. Without losing a moment, I ran after them. Std 8

15. ¸üµÖŸÖ ×¿ÖÖÖ ÃÖÓãÖÖ, ú´ÖÔ¾Ö߸ü ×¾ÖªÖ¯ÖϲÖÖê׬֭Öß, ´Ö¬µÖ ×¾Ö³Ö֐Ö, ÃÖÖŸÖÖ¸üÖ Std. 9 Sub. EnglishChapter 2.1 Teacher: And then you caught them and took them to the police station! Student: We couldn’t do that Ma’am. They just vanished around the corner. All this happened so fast. Teacher: Then why are you so late? Student: That’s not all. I realized that I had left my bag at the shop in the mad rush. So I ran back to get it---- Teacher: And it was’t there ! Student: No, Ma’am, it was there all right, but there was a huge, hairy, black dog sitting on it. I didn’t know what to do. Std 8

16. ¸üµÖŸÖ ×¿ÖÖÖ ÃÖÓãÖÖ, ú´ÖÔ¾Ö߸ü ×¾ÖªÖ¯ÖϲÖÖê׬֭Öß, ´Ö¬µÖ ×¾Ö³Ö֐Ö, ÃÖÖŸÖÖ¸üÖ Std. 9 Sub. EnglishChapter 2.1 Teacher: Interesting ! A dog on a bag in a shop ! Student: Yes, Ma’am. Even the shopkeeper was surprised. He didn’t know where the dog had come from. How that dog growled! We tried all kinds of things to make it move – whistling and clapping, and showing him the stick but he wouldn’t budge, and I couldn’t leave without my school-bag. Teacher: But I see that you got your bag finally. Student: Yes, Ma’am. Finally the shopkeeper gave me some biscuits. I offered the biscuits to the dog and lured him away from the bag. Std 8

17. ¸üµÖŸÖ ×¿ÖÖÖ ÃÖÓãÖÖ, ú´ÖÔ¾Ö߸ü ×¾ÖªÖ¯ÖϲÖÖê׬֭Öß, ´Ö¬µÖ ×¾Ö³Ö֐Ö, ÃÖÖŸÖÖ¸üÖ Std. 9 Sub. EnglishChapter 2.1 Teacher: OK. So let’s say that accounts for fifteen minutes. Student: But there’s more, Ma’am. The poor dog began to follow me to school. It looked so poor and lonely and small…. Teacher: Small ? Did you say small ? Student: I mean young, Ma’am. It was big in size but it was only a puppy, really. And it looked lost. Maybe it was looking for its mother or owner and I thought it was asking for my help. So I began to enquire with the other shopkeepers and passers by, but nobody could tell and I couldn’t leave it behind. Std 8

18. ¸üµÖŸÖ ×¿ÖÖÖ ÃÖÓãÖÖ, ú´ÖÔ¾Ö߸ü ×¾ÖªÖ¯ÖϲÖÖê׬֭Öß, ´Ö¬µÖ ×¾Ö³Ö֐Ö, ÃÖÖŸÖÖ¸üÖ Std. 9 Sub. EnglishChapter 2.1 Teacher: And then you found the owner ? Who was it ? Student: That’s the funny part, Ma’am. The puppy itself found the owner. It saw someone across the road and just bounded towards the person. I was so relieved. Then I turned and ran straight to school. Teacher: Good boy! Now that all your good deeds are done, there’s something else you can do. There’s a story-writing competition coming up. Would you like to send an entry ? Std 8

19. ¸üµÖŸÖ ×¿ÖÖÖ ÃÖÓãÖÖ, ú´ÖÔ¾Ö߸ü ×¾ÖªÖ¯ÖϲÖÖê׬֭Öß, ´Ö¬µÖ ×¾Ö³Ö֐Ö, ÃÖÖŸÖÖ¸üÖ Std. 9 Sub. EnglishChapter 2.1 Student: Who, Ma’am ? Me, Ma’am ? Now… I wouldn’t know what to write. I’m not good at making up stories. Std 8

20. ¸üµÖŸÖ ×¿ÖÖÖ ÃÖÓãÖÖ, ú´ÖÔ¾Ö߸ü ×¾ÖªÖ¯ÖϲÖÖê׬֭Öß, ´Ö¬µÖ ×¾Ö³Ö֐Ö, ÃÖÖŸÖÖ¸üÖ Std. 9 Sub. EnglishChapter 2.1 4 Listen carefully, read aloud and enact. Looking for a Taxicab This simple extract has been taken from George Bernard Shaw’s well-known play; Pygmalian. The play was later turned into the popular film My Fair Lady. It has been translated into several languages including Marathi,Gujarati and other Indian languages. The ploay is set in London. It begins with the following scene.The time is 11.15 pm and it is raining heavily. Just outside a church building near a vegetable market, people are waiting for the rain to stop.Some are looking for a taxicab but it is difficult to get one in the rain. The Daughter:- I’m getting chilled to the bone. What can Freddy be doing all this time? He’s been gone twenty minutes. The Mother:- Not so long. But he ought to have got us a cab by this. A Bystander:- He won’t get no cab not until half past eleven, missus, when they come back after dropping their theatre fares. The Mother:- But we must have a cab. We can’t stand here until half past eleven. It’s too bad. Std 8

21. ¸üµÖŸÖ ×¿ÖÖÖ ÃÖÓãÖÖ, ú´ÖÔ¾Ö߸ü ×¾ÖªÖ¯ÖϲÖÖê׬֭Öß, ´Ö¬µÖ ×¾Ö³Ö֐Ö, ÃÖÖŸÖÖ¸üÖ Std. 9 Sub. EnglishChapter 2.1 The Bystander: Well, it ain’t my fault missus. The Daughter: If Freddy had a bit of gumption, he would have got one of the theatre door. The Mother: What could he have done, poor boy ? The Daughter: Other people got cab. Why couldn’t Freddy ? (Freddy rushes in out of the rain and comes between them closing a dripping umbrella. He is a young man of twenty in evening dress, very wet round the ankles ) The Daughter : Well, haven’t you got a cab ? Freddy : There’s not one to be had for love or money. The Mother: Oh, Freddy, there must be one. You can’t have tried. The Daughter; It’s too tiresome. Do you expect us to go and get one ourselves ? Std 8

22. ¸üµÖŸÖ ×¿ÖÖÖ ÃÖÓãÖÖ, ú´ÖÔ¾Ö߸ü ×¾ÖªÖ¯ÖϲÖÖê׬֭Öß, ´Ö¬µÖ ×¾Ö³Ö֐Ö, ÃÖÖŸÖÖ¸üÖ Sub. EnglishChapter 2.1 Freddy: I tell you they’re all engaged. The rain was so sudden: nobody was prepared and everybody had to take a cab. I’ve been to Charing Cross one way and nearlyto Ludgate Circus the other; and they were all engaged. The Mother: Did you try Trafalgar Square ? Freddy: There wasn’t one at Trafalgar Square. The Daughter: Did you try? Freddy : I tried as far as Charing Cross Station.Did you expect me to walk to Hammersmith? Std 8

23. ¸üµÖŸÖ ×¿ÖÖÖ ÃÖÓãÖÖ, ú´ÖÔ¾Ö߸ü ×¾ÖªÖ¯ÖϲÖÖê׬֭Öß, ´Ö¬µÖ ×¾Ö³Ö֐Ö, ÃÖÖŸÖÖ¸üÖ Sub. EnglishChapter 2.1 The daughter: You haven’t tried at all. The Mother: You really are very helpless, Freddy. Go again; and don’t come back untilyou have found a cab. Freddy: I shall simply get soaked for nothing. The daughter: And what about us? Are we to stay here all night in this draught, with next to nothing on? You selfish pig – Freddy: Oh, very well; I’ll go, I’ll go. Std 8

24. ¸üµÖŸÖ ×¿ÖÖÖ ÃÖÓãÖÖ, ú´ÖÔ¾Ö߸ü ×¾ÖªÖ¯ÖϲÖÖê׬֭Öß, ´Ö¬µÖ ×¾Ö³Ö֐Ö, ÃÖÖŸÖÖ¸üÖ Sub. EnglishChapter 2.1 ( He opens his umbrella and dashes off, but comes into collision with a flower girl who is hurrying in for shelter, knocking her basket out of her hands. A blinding flash of lightning, followed instantly by a rattling peal of thunder, orchestrates the incident.) The flower girl: Nah than, Freddy, look wh’y gowin, deah. Freddy: Sorry. ( He rushes off.) Std 8