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B. Work in pairs and answer the questions.
The couple faced stiff resistance not only from outsiders, but also from their own family What was the result of the opposition the Phules foced from within their family ?
Answer:
His father told them to leave their family house and they had to leave. They moved to Phule's friend Usman's house.
2 Bathwate became a role model who brought about positive changes in the lives of his students Why was E R Braithwote a role model for his students? What did he teach them?
Answer:
He treated his students with patience, confidence and affection. He taught them for their over all growth and development.
C . Discuss in groups or as a dess
1 What are the similarities between Savitribai Phule and E R Brothwote?
Answer:
Both are very confident and never lose their hope even in the difficult time.
2. Both Savitribai Phule and E R Brothwaite faced many difficulties in their work. List them.
Answer:
They were rejected by the society. People pelted stones and dung on her. She had to leave her house. E R Braithwaite was rejected due to his black skin.
D. Write the answers.
1. What did Savitribai and Jyotirao Phule start? When and where did they do so?
Answer:
They opened one of the first schools for girls at Pune in India in 1848.
2. Why did Savitribai carry an extra sari to school?
Answer:
Savitribai carried an extra sari to school because People pelted (threw) stones and dung on her. She got it change in the school.
3. Why was ER Brothwote unable to get a job even though he was a qualified engineer?
Answer:
He was unable to get a job though he was a qualified engineer because his skin colour was black.
4. Why was being a teacher not an easy proposition for E R Braithwaite?
Answer:
It was not an easy idea/ plan Because 46 white teenagers came to his class from very poor families and he had to be taught everything from personal hygiene to Shakespeare.
5. What did ER Braithwaite leam from his students?
Answer:
He learnt empathy and self respect from his students.
Decoding Words
E Read and understand. Discuss in class
The future belongs to us believed Savitriba better later;
we will change our future by getting educated: we will be in charge of this? Which of these does this line mean things are not great now but they will
The future does not belong to one person or group, so what does Savitribal meanown future because we will be empowered?
Answer:
She means to say that we can change our future by getting educated.
2 The couple faced stiff resistance..
Stiff usually means difficult to bend or move. What does it mean here- tight, rigid
severe? Why do you think it has been used with the word 'resistance?
Answer:
Stiff means rigid . It is used to show
the hardness of work/ not moving easily
or smoothly.
3. jol state in which the child feels free to work, play and express himself withou fear-
Which of these words can best replace state in this sentence - [an] environment
conditions, or school? Why do you think so?
Answer:
Environment' can be replaced with it as it is the first priority for better development of the child.
4. direct and stimulate his efforts into constructive channels.
Channels means passages. When used as a verb, it means to send along a particula
path or push towards a clear purpose. Which noun can replace the word in this series - ways, routes, paths or roads?
Answer:
Ways
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