LESSON: THE EARTH IS NOT OURS
1.
Who wrote the essay 'The Earth is not ours'
Ans. Kofi Annan.
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2. What change has come about in the prese?
Ans. Groups and individuals can interact
almost
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3. What is ‘Globalization’?
Ans. Treating the entire world as the
field of an activity
Q.
4. What are the benefits of globalization?
Ans. Faster growth, higher living
standards and new on
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5. What is the problem about opportunities in the pre?
Ans. They are not equally
distributed.
Q.
6. What kind of freedom does the writer want for future ge
Ans. The freedom to sustain their
lives on this planet.
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7. What is the basic worry of poor people?
Ans. To get meals for their children.
Q.
8. What constant fear do we have?
Ans. The fear of wars.
ards and new opportunities.
is in the present-day wodi
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9. Where do most conflicts take place?
Ans. In poor countries which are
badly governed.
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10. What things should we keep in mind in our economic policy?
Ans. Environmental costs and
benefits.
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11. What is the old African wisdom that the author refers?
Ans. The earth is not ours.
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12. What was founded in the name of common people?
Ans. The United Nations. Author refers to in this chap
A1- The coming together of different
cultures and economic systems around the world is called globalization.
A2-Crimes, drugs, terrorism, diseases
and weapons are the dangers of Globalization.
A3-The benefits of globalization are
faster growth, higher living standards and new opportunities.
A4-The overarching challenge of our
times is to make globalization mean more than bigger markets.
A5-The author talks about freedom
from want, freedom from fear and the freedom of future generations to sustain
their lives on the earth.
A6-It is because over a billion of
them survive on less than one dollar a day and live without safe drinking water
and sanitary conditions.
A7-Internal wars have claimed more
than five million lives and many more have been driven from their homes.
A8-Most conflicts happen in poor
countries because they are badly governed.
A9-To prevent such conflicts, a new
political system should be promote in which all groups are fairly represented.
A10-It is the freedom of future
generations to sustain their lives on earth.
A11-The third freedom is threatened
because we are robbing future generation of their share of natural resources to
pay for our unsustainable practices.
A12-The wisdom is that the earth is
not ours, but we hold in trust for the coming generations.
LONG Q/A
A1- The coming together of different
cultures and economic systems around the world is called globalization. But
crimes, drugs, terrorism, diseases and weapons are the dangers of
globalization.
The benefits of globalization are
faster growth, higher living standards and new opportunities. The overarching
challenge of our times is to make globalization mean more than bigger markets.
A4- The title ‘The Earth Is Not Ours’
me
Ans that it is not a personal
property of anyone. We hold in trust for the coming generations. We have no
right to exploit it. We are robbing future generation of their share of natural
resources to pay for our unsustainable practices. We should remember that the
earth is not ours. We should take steps to save the earth. Thus the title
sounds a note of warning.
A5- Environment pollution is the
biggest problem facing the modern man. There was time when we have fresh and
pure air. But we are cutting down trees, polluting, rivers, oce
Ans and other water resources. There
is a noise pollution also. We must stop all this. The smoke from factories and vehicles
should be checked. We must preserve our forests and environment. It is a
treasure which we hold in trust for the coming generations.
Vocabulary Ex’s Pg-51
Ex-1 Antonyms
1. Harm 6. Rare
2. Peace 7. Demote
3. Die 8. Encourage
4. Insufficient 9. Remember
5. Previous 10. Construction
Ex-2 Use a prefix to form antonyms
1. Injustice 4. Inconvenience
2. Unpleasant 5. Polite
3. Undignified
Grammar Ex’s
Ex-1 Prepositions
1. With 4. in
2. In 5. after
3. On
Ex-2 Narration-
1. The boy asked the girl if she
wasn’t happy to see him.
2. The Colonel saw and told that I
didn’t know how to return a salute.
3. I asked him where he came from.
4. The old woman wished that I might
live long.
5. The policeman ordered the driver
to show him his licence.
Ex-3 Use Noun and an adjective
1. Public-N- The public likes honest
leaders.
Adj. – There is a public park in our
colony.
2. Round-N- The Principal is on the
round.
Adj.- The earth is round.
3. Crime-N- The police tries to
control the crime.
Adj.- Hari is a crime reporter.
4. Back-N- There is pain in my back.
Adj. – Ravi entered through the back
door.
5. Future-N- Gita’s future is bright.
Adj.- Let us make future pl
Ans.
Questions:
1 – 4
Choose the correct letter,
A, B or C.
1 The talk is about the
_______________.
A national issue B UNO C gobal issues
2 In ___________ 2000, the Secretary
General of the UNO grouped the gobal issues.
A November B September C
May
3 The goba issues were divided under
_____________ headings.
A three B four C five
4 The headings were reated to
fundamenta ___________ freedom.
A human B Roman C common
Questions:
5 – 10
Compete the following
information.
Write
NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each
Answer.
The three types of freedoms talked
about are
freedom from 5 ____________.
freedom from 6 ____________.
freedom of 7 ____________.
How can we ca human beings free and 8
_________ in dignity when over a billion of them are struggling to 9 ________
on less than one dollar a day without
safe drinking 10________ and half of a humanity lacks adequate sanitation?
READING
(PASSAGE)
Globalization is the growing
interdependence of the nations of the world. In one word it can be encapsulated
as the changes we are living through. We live in a world that is interconnected
as never before and where groups and individuals interact more and more directly.
Of course, globalization has its dangers. These days crime, narcotics,
terrorism, disease, weapons etc. are in greater numbers than in the past. On
the other hand, the benefits of globalization are obvious too. Faster growth,
higher living standards and new opportunities are some of the benefits which
are not only for individuals but also for better understanding between nations
and for common action. At present these opportunities are far from equal
distribution. Over a billion people are still struggling to survive on less
than one dollar a day, without safe drinking water and lack of adequate sanitation.
Some have much more basic worries, such as where their children’s next meal is
coming from while some are worried about stock market crash or are struggling
to master the latest computer.
Questions
1- 10
Compete the notes below.
Choose
ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each
Answer.
Globalization is the growing 1
_______ of the nations of the word or we can say that 2 _______ is the change
that we are enduring. This has helped groups and 3 ________ to interact more
and more 4 _________.
Disadvantages of globalization
crime
5 _________
6 _________
7 _________
weapons
Benefits of globalization
faster 8 _________
higher 9 _________ standards
new 10 _________
WRITING
l How can you save your planet, the
earth? Explain.
