Village life is better than city life because......... The cost of living is very high in the city. Most goods are very expensive. There is no fresh air and pure water. The environment is polluted with dust, smoke, garbage and dioxide gases from factories. Most of the people who live in the city are corrupted. So there are lots of crimes in the city. Many thefts and murders often take place in the city. The city is always busy and noisy. There are a lot of vehicles and people in the road. The streets are dusty and unclean. So it is hard to lead a healthy life in the city. As well as there are so many advantages in the village life. Mainly the people of the village live in unity and peace. The villagers earn money very hard and earn money enough for live. So they live less competition with each other. So they can reach a good position. They have more friends in the community since it is small. The village people always try to protect their traditional habits and culture. The village...
Read the poem and do the following exercise: Leave This Chanting Leave this chanting and singing and telling of beads! Whom dost thou worship in this lonely dark corner of a temple with doors all shut? Open thine eyes and see thy God is not before thee! He is there where the tiller is tilling the hard ground and where the pathmaker is breaking stones. He is with them in sun and in shower, and his garment is covered with dust. Put off thy holy mantle and even like him come down on the dusty soil! Deliverance? Where is this deliverance to be found? Our master himself has joyfully taken upon him the bonds of creation; he is bound with us all for ever. Come out of thy meditations and leave aside thy flowers and incense! What harm is there if thy clothes become tattered and stained? Meet him and stand by him in toil and in sweat of thy brow. 1. Match the words in column A with their meanings in column 3. Column A Column B a) meditation (i) full of dirty marks ' _...
A. Match the words with their meanings. a. wind- iii. to have many bends and twists b. morn- v. morning c. inn- ii. a small hotel, usually in the country d. wayfarer- i. person who usually travels on foot e. seek- iv. look for B. Complete the summary of the poem using suitable words or phrases given below. (Please insert the words in the blanks) a. a journey b. the road ahead c. up-hill c. in the affirmative d. a place d. an inn e. on the way f. fellow travelers g. someone h. everyone C. Answer the following questions. a. How far is the road up-hill, according to the guide? Ans: According to the guide, the road winds up-hill all the way, to the very end. To travel the road, it takes the whole day, from morning to night. b. What does the speaker doubt about the place to rest? Ans: The speaker doubts whether the darkness will hide the place of rest from their view. c. Who has travelled the road before? And: Other wayfarers have travelled the road before. d. What is the speaker’s seventh ...
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