Vol - II - IT@School
Vol - II - IT@School
Vol - II - IT@School
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VOCABULARY<br />
Activity 1<br />
Look at the word, ‘undertake’ (Para 1)<br />
….he would never fail in anything he<br />
might undertake.<br />
This word can be split into two<br />
meaningful words – ‘under’ and ‘take’.<br />
Here are a few words from the lesson.<br />
Split them into meaningful parts. Write<br />
the meanings of each of these words you<br />
identify and say how the meanings are<br />
different from the original words.<br />
throughout - _________ __________<br />
beforehand - _________ __________<br />
everything<br />
therefore<br />
warfare<br />
bodyguard<br />
- _________ __________<br />
- _________ __________<br />
- _________ __________<br />
- _________ __________<br />
handkerchief - _________ __________<br />
meanwhile<br />
- _________ __________<br />
Activity 2<br />
Read the following sentence.<br />
The hermit lived in a wood which he<br />
never quitted.<br />
‘quit’ here means ‘leave a place’.<br />
Sometimes it means ‘to give up<br />
something’.<br />
The box below contains a few words<br />
similar in meaning to ‘quit’. Match them<br />
with the words given in column B and<br />
use them in meaningful sentences.<br />
quit<br />
leave<br />
abdicate<br />
dismount<br />
alight<br />
A B<br />
a place<br />
a throne<br />
a job<br />
a train<br />
a horse<br />
Activity 3<br />
Look at the underlined words in the<br />
following sentences.<br />
1. Others declared that it was impossible<br />
to decide beforehand the right time for<br />
every action.<br />
2. …. and before reaching the hermit’s<br />
cell dismounted from his horse.<br />
3. the king and the hermit unfastened the<br />
man’s clothing.<br />
154 English Coursebook V<strong>II</strong>I
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