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Updated 24/10/2020
Only mask and social distancing is a vaccine for corona.
So in order to be safe-
1. Wear mask when you go outdoor.
2. Keep washing your hands with soap at intervals.
3. Keep social distancing.
4. Avoid ice- cream or other cold things.
5. Take warm water, tea or milk at intervals.
Remember lockdown is over, not corona.
We must have a positive attitude towards life and the world .
( On the Face of It) by Susan Hill
This lesson has three scenes and three characters; Derry, Mr.Lamb and Derry's mother.
Q1. What is it that draws Derry towards Mr.Lamb in spite of himself?
Ans. Mr. Lamb is very friendly to Derry. He is different from other people. He has a positive attitude to life. He welcomes Derry in his garden. Gates of his garden are always open. He encourages Derry to love himself. He says that outer beauty is not so important as inner beauty. He tells Derry that he should not hate his burnt face. He builds confidence in Derry. Derry finds himself changed after his meeting with Mr. Lamb. His encouraging words attract Derry towards him.
Q2. When does Mr. Lamb display signs of loneliness and disappointment? What are the ways in which he tries to overcome these feelings ?
Ans. Mr.Lamb lives alone in a garden. He has a positive attitude to life. He welcomes everyone in his garden . The Gates of his garden are always open. Derry enters his garden jumping over a wall. He encourages Derry to respect himself. His words change Derry . Derry promises him to come again. After Derry has gone , Mr. Lamb speaks to himself . He says, " Everyone says that he will come again but nobody comes again". These words show his loneliness and disappointment . But soon he overcomes his loneliness. He listens humming of bees . He enjoys watching and listening the nature. He finds no difference between flowers, trees, herbs and weeds. He considers them all living things. Such positive thoughts remove his loneliness and disappointment.
Q3. How did Mr. Lamb's meeting with Derry become a turning point in Derry's
life? Or
Derry is a victim of his own complex. Do you find some change in him in the end?
Ans. Derry is a victim of his own complex. We know that his face is burnt. He dislikes himself. But his meeting with Lamb becomes a turning point in his life. Lamb's encouraging words rebuild his confidence. His words fill Derry with jest for life. He talks nicely. He says strange things that attract Derry towards him in spite of his mother's warning. There is something in Lamb's personality that attracts Derry towards him. We find Derry a changed person after his meeting with Lamb.
Other important questions-:
1.Who is Mr.Lamb? How does Derry get into his garden?
Ans- Mr. Lamb is an old man. He has a tin leg. His leg was blown off in war. He has positive attitude to life. He is friendly with everyone. He has an apple garden. Derry enters his garden by jumping over a wall. He welcomes Derry in his garden. He encourages him. He is really a nice person.
2. How did Mr. Lamb take his handicap?
3. What does Lamb say about bees?
And He says that some people say that bees but. but for me they humm and human means sing. It all depends on our outlook to life.
4 Why did Derry start weeping in the end?
And. Derry feels much changed after his meeting with Lamb. He is a peculiar person and says peculiar things. Derry is much impressed with him . So he starts weeping when he came to know that Mr. Lamb had died .
5 How did Derry respond when he saw that the garden was not empty?
And -: Derry got afraid when he saw that the garden was not empty. He was startled when he heard Mr. Lamb saying ,"Mind the crab apples" He said that he thought that the garden was empty. He said that he had not come to steal.
6. What can be the other end of the story in your opinion?
And:- In my opinion, the story should have a happy ending. It would be nice if Mr. Lamb was unconscious and Derry would take him to hospital. After treatment he would have recovered and both of them lived happily. They would have motivated others to live a better life.
Word- meanings
Defiant- disobedient ( अवज्ञाकारी)
Tentatively- hesitantly(हिचकते हुए)
Trespassing- to enter without permission(अतिक्रमण करना)
Startled - surprised (चकित)
Crab- wild and sour( जंगली व खट्टे)
Swishes - loud hissing sound( सरसराना)
अन्य शब्द contributed by a student
Q1 How did Mr. Lamb try to give courage and confidence to Derry?
And. Mr. Lamb is an optimistic person. He fills Derry's heart with optimism. He is not shocked on seeing his burnt face. Rather he talks to him in a friendly manner. He says that Derry has two arms, two legs, eyes , ears and a younger and brain. He can do better if he focuses on his positive things. He says that handsome is that handsome does. In this way Mr. Lamb tries to give courage and confidence to Derry.
Q2. What change took place in Derry when he met Mr. Lamb?
Ans- Same as and of question 1.
Q3. Both Derry and Lamb are victims of physical impairment,
( On the Face of It) by Susan Hill
Mr. Lamb's garden .
Derry's meeting with Mr. Lamb
This lesson has three scenes and three characters; Derry, Mr.Lamb and Derry's mother.
Q1. What is it that draws Derry towards Mr.Lamb in spite of himself?
Ans. Mr. Lamb is very friendly to Derry. He is different from other people. He has a positive attitude to life. He welcomes Derry in his garden. Gates of his garden are always open. He encourages Derry to love himself. He says that outer beauty is not so important as inner beauty. He tells Derry that he should not hate his burnt face. He builds confidence in Derry. Derry finds himself changed after his meeting with Mr. Lamb. His encouraging words attract Derry towards him.
Q2. When does Mr. Lamb display signs of loneliness and disappointment? What are the ways in which he tries to overcome these feelings ?
Ans. Mr.Lamb lives alone in a garden. He has a positive attitude to life. He welcomes everyone in his garden . The Gates of his garden are always open. Derry enters his garden jumping over a wall. He encourages Derry to respect himself. His words change Derry . Derry promises him to come again. After Derry has gone , Mr. Lamb speaks to himself . He says, " Everyone says that he will come again but nobody comes again". These words show his loneliness and disappointment . But soon he overcomes his loneliness. He listens humming of bees . He enjoys watching and listening the nature. He finds no difference between flowers, trees, herbs and weeds. He considers them all living things. Such positive thoughts remove his loneliness and disappointment.
Q3. How did Mr. Lamb's meeting with Derry become a turning point in Derry's
life? Or
Derry is a victim of his own complex. Do you find some change in him in the end?
Other important questions-:
1.Who is Mr.Lamb? How does Derry get into his garden?
Ans- Mr. Lamb is an old man. He has a tin leg. His leg was blown off in war. He has positive attitude to life. He is friendly with everyone. He has an apple garden. Derry enters his garden by jumping over a wall. He welcomes Derry in his garden. He encourages him. He is really a nice person.
2. How did Mr. Lamb take his handicap?
3. What does Lamb say about bees?
And He says that some people say that bees but. but for me they humm and human means sing. It all depends on our outlook to life.
4 Why did Derry start weeping in the end?
And. Derry feels much changed after his meeting with Lamb. He is a peculiar person and says peculiar things. Derry is much impressed with him . So he starts weeping when he came to know that Mr. Lamb had died .
5 How did Derry respond when he saw that the garden was not empty?
And -: Derry got afraid when he saw that the garden was not empty. He was startled when he heard Mr. Lamb saying ,"Mind the crab apples" He said that he thought that the garden was empty. He said that he had not come to steal.
6. What can be the other end of the story in your opinion?
And:- In my opinion, the story should have a happy ending. It would be nice if Mr. Lamb was unconscious and Derry would take him to hospital. After treatment he would have recovered and both of them lived happily. They would have motivated others to live a better life.
Word- meanings
Defiant- disobedient ( अवज्ञाकारी)
Tentatively- hesitantly(हिचकते हुए)
Trespassing- to enter without permission(अतिक्रमण करना)
Startled - surprised (चकित)
Crab- wild and sour( जंगली व खट्टे)
Swishes - loud hissing sound( सरसराना)
अन्य शब्द contributed by a student
Some important questions prepared by a student
And. Mr. Lamb is an optimistic person. He fills Derry's heart with optimism. He is not shocked on seeing his burnt face. Rather he talks to him in a friendly manner. He says that Derry has two arms, two legs, eyes , ears and a younger and brain. He can do better if he focuses on his positive things. He says that handsome is that handsome does. In this way Mr. Lamb tries to give courage and confidence to Derry.
Q2. What change took place in Derry when he met Mr. Lamb?
Ans- Same as and of question 1.
Q3. Both Derry and Lamb are victims of physical impairment,
