Lesson – 1
Another Chance
अनॉदर चान्स
द्वितीय अवसर

What should we do to correct our mistakes ?
व्हाट शुड वी डू टू करेक्ट अवर मिस्टेक ?
हमें अपनी गलतियों को सुधारने के लिए क्या करना चाहिए ?

What should we do to change our failure into success ?
व्हाट शुड वी डू टू चेंज अवर फेलुअर इन टू सक्सेस ?
हमें अपनी असफलता को सफलता में बदलने के लिए क्या करना चाहिए ?

How often we wish for another chance-
हाउ वी विश फॉर अनदर चांस -
हम किस प्रकार प्रायः द्वितीय अवसर की इच्छा रखते हैं

To make a fresh beginning.
टू मेक ऑफ फ्रेश बिगिनिंग.
एक ताजी, नई शुरुआत करने के लिए |

A charge to bolt out our mistake.
ए चार्ज टू बोल्ड आउट अवर मिस्टेक |
हमारी अपनी गलतियों को सुधारने का एक अवसर |

And change failure into winning .
एंड चेंज फैलियर इन टू विनिंग.
और अपनी पराजय को विजय में बदलने की |

It does not take a new day.
इट नॉट टेक ए न्यू डे.
किसी नए कार्य को करने के लिए |

To make a brand new start,
टू मेक ए ब्रांड न्यू स्टार्ट,
किसी नए दिन की आवश्यकता नहीं पड़ती,

It only takes a deep desire.
इट ओन्ली टेक्स ए डीप डिजायर
इसके लिए सिर्फ गहरी इच्छा होना चाहिए |

To try with all our heart.
टू ट्रायविद ऑल अवर हार्ट.
पूरे तन मन से प्रयास करना चाहिए |

To live a little better, and to be always forgiving, and to add a little sunshine. To the world in which we are living.
तू लीवर लिटिल बेटर, एंड टू बी ऑलवेज फॉरगिविंग, एंड टू ए लिटिल सनशाइन. टू द वर्ल्ड इन व्हिच वी आर लिविंग.
जिन संसार में हम रहते हैं उसके लिए थोड़ा अच्छा बने रहना, हमेशा क्षमाशील बने रहना और थोड़ा प्रकाशमान होते रहना चाहिए |

So never give up despair, and think you are through for there's always a tomorrow and the hope for starting new
सो नेवर गिव अप डिस्पेयर एंड थिंक यू आर थ्रू, फॉर देयर्स ऑलवेज ए टुमारो एंड द होप फॉर स्टार्टिंग न्यू
इसलिए उस कार्य को कभी भी निराश होकर नहीं छोड़ना चाहिए और सतत प्रयत्नशील बने रहना चाहिए यह सोचकर कि हमेशा एक कल आता है जो नवीन प्रारंभ की आशा लेकर आता है |



Lesson -1

Another Chance



1.    What should we do to correct our mistakes?

2.    What should we do to change our failure into success?





How often we wish for another chance

To make a fresh beginning,

A chance to blot out our mistakes

And change failure into winning.
It does not take a new day
To make a brand new start,
It only takes a deep desire

To try with all our heart.

To live a little better

And to be always forgiving,

And to add a little sunshine

To the world in which we're living.

So never give up in despair
And think you are through,
For there's always a tomorrow

And the hope of starting a new.


 - Helen Steiner Rice

(B)       Match the following :
EXERCISES

Listen and Repeat

beginning
start
better
deep
winning
heart
letter
keep
forgiving
part
fetter
beep

Word Power

(A)       Read the poem and write the antonyms of the following words:

Example : good  -  bad













(B)    Fill in the blanks with appropriate vowels:



oft e n                  bl o t                     w i sh            forg i ve               m i stake


(C)    Find words that rhyme with the following:






Comprehension

(A)       Answer the following questions:

a)           Why do we wish for another chance?
Ans. -  We wish for another chance to bolt out our mistakes and to change failure into winning.

b)          What does it take to make a brand new start?
Ans. -  Deep desire takes to make a brand new start.

c)           What does the poet mean by adding a little sunshine to the world?
Ans. -  The poet mean by adding “a little sunshine to the world” that we should live a little better and to be always forgiving.

d)          Why should we never give up in despair?
Ans. -  We should never give up in despair because there’s always a tomorrow and the hope of starting new.

e)           What should we hope for our future?
Ans. -  We should hope of starting a new for future.






Let's Read

Read the passage carefully.

Two crows challenged each other to see which of them could fly higher, while carrying sacks of the same size.

The first crow filled his sack with cotton and laughed at the other crow who had filled his with salt which was much heavier.


However, when it began to rain, as the second crow had expected, the salt began to dissolve. The cotton absorbed the rain water and became so heavy that the first crow did not even have the strength to get off the ground and he had to admit defeat.

Now answer the following questions:

(i)               What was the challenge?
Ans. - The challenge was to see which of the crows could fly higher while carrying the sacks of same size.


(ii)            What was there in the first crow's sack?
Ans. - There was cotton in the first crow's sack.


(iii)   What was there in the second crow's sack?
Ans. - There was salt in the second crow's sack.


(iv)          Who was expecting rain?
Ans. - The second crow was expecting rain.

(v)            Who was defeated?
Ans. - The first crow was defeated.

Let's Write

Write a paragraph on ‘A night before the examination’, using the expressions given below:





Ans - Ram read in class VIII. His board examinations will start from tomorrow. The first paper is Maths. It was his last revision. A night before the examination he is preparing expected question. Through he is cramming the theoretical questions again and again but he is forgetting them. He is very fearful for examination so he was left food sleep. His books and notes are scattered here and ther in his study room. His parents are angry from him about this attitude. He has lack of self-confidence. He should be confident about his own preparation. He should have relaxation. He should eat and sleep properly. He should not hesitate.


Let's do it

A number has been given to each letter of the alphabet in the table below. Read

the table and decode the message.