{"id":45796,"date":"2024-02-19T05:44:58","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T00:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aplustopper.com\/?p=45796"},"modified":"2024-02-19T11:26:45","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T05:56:45","slug":"plus-one-english-textbook-answers-unit-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aplustopper.com\/plus-one-english-textbook-answers-unit-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Plus One English Textbook Answers Unit 1 Glimpses of Greatness"},"content":{"rendered":"
Let\u2019s begin<\/span><\/p>\n Question 1. Question 2. Question 3. Question 4. Question 5. Think And Respond<\/span><\/p>\n Question 1. Question 2. Question 3. Question 4. I. Read and Reflect<\/span><\/p>\n Question 1. Glimpses Of Greatness About This Unit<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cSuccess is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.\u201d Sir Winston Churchill.<\/p>\n Success is surely the fruit of perseverance. The great achievement of others can inspire us. Similarly, we can be an inspiration to many others. This Unit highlights the personality traits of some great people. It emphasises the qualities that are to be developed to become successful in life.<\/p>\n This Unit has the following: The Unit aims at equipping the students to face the challenges of life with courage, confidence and perseverance and to become unique in their own ways, upholding the values of life. The Unit also aims at building confidence in the students to use English effectively in different situations of their lives.<\/p>\n Glimpses Of Greatness About This Author<\/strong><\/p>\n Abraham Lincoln (Abe) is one of the greatest American statesmen. He is known for his famous speeches. Here is the story of his first speech as a small boy.<\/p>\n Abe\u2019S First Speech<\/strong><\/p>\n Abe made his first speech when he was a boy. He was without shoes. One suspender held up his trousers. He wore a cheap straw hat. Through a hole in it, some of his hair stuck out.<\/p>\n Abe attended a political meeting with his friend Dennis Hanks. Dennis was Abe\u2019s companion in splitting logs to make rail fences. The meeting was addressed by one stump speaker. Stump speakers were those trained political speakers who addressed the audience standing upon tree stumps. The speaker was shouting at the top of his voice and he was making wild signs with his hands.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n At the end of the speech, Abe and Dennis did not agree with the views of the speaker. Dennis thought Abe could make a better speech than what the speaker had made. He got a dry goods box and asked Abe to reply to the earlier speaker.<\/p>\n Abe threw his straw hat to the ground. He got on to the dry goods box and delivered a speech. The crowd listened to the speech attentively and applauded him. Even the first speaker admitted that Abe\u2019s was a fine speech and it answered every point in the speech made by him.<\/p>\n Dennis Hanks was very happy. He thought that Abe was the greatest man that ever lived. He went on saying how Abe was a better speaker than the trained campaign speaker.<\/p>\n (From \u2018Abe Lincoln\u2019s Anecdotes and Stories\u2019 by R.D. Wordsworth)<\/p>\n
\n\u201cSome are born great; some achieve greatness; some have greatness thrust upon them. \u201d-William Shakespeare (Twelfth Night).
\nIs greatness an innate trait? Is it acquired by the successful or thrust upon them? Discuss.
\nAnswer:
\nI don\u2019t think greatness is an innate trait. It is acquired by successful people. Look at the examples of Abraham Lincoln, Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Mother Theresa and Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam. They all acquired their success by hard work, perseverance, courage and determination. Success is not thrust upon them. They worked for it and they got it.<\/p>\n
\nWhat qualities make people great? Discuss with your friends and write them in the boxes below:
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\nWe strive to reach heights, achieve greatness and be successful \u00a1n life. But at times, it seems difficult. Now, look at the picture below:
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\nWhat thoughts and feelings does it evoke in you?
\nAnswer:
\nThe boy has stage-fright and he is not confident to perform before the judges and the audience. He is trying to get away but he is being forced by his teacher to say something or sing.<\/p>\n
\nGive a suitable caption to the picture.
\nAnswer:
\n\u201cThe Reluctant Performer\u201d.<\/p>\n
\nHave you had any similar experience? If so, share it with your friends.
\nAnswer:
\nYes, J had. I was in the 10th Standard and I was asked to make a Welcome Speech on the School Day. I was not keen on doing it. But my Principal insisted that I should do it. I prepared a speech and studied it by heart. When I got on the stage on the School Day, I started shivering and shaking and my mind went blank. I could not say a word. The Principal had to prompt me to speak some words. I somehow stammered something and fled from the stage. It was the worst day of my life as my classmates teased me about my \u2018Speech\u2019.<\/p>\n
\nWhat made little Abe stand on the dry goods box and deliver the speech?
\nAnswer:
\nLittle Abe stood on the dry goods box and delivered the speech because he was replying to a stump speaker, who made the speech standing on the stump of a tree.<\/p>\n
\nDo you think good dress, appearance, position in society, etc., are needed to present yourself before the public for a speech?
\nAnswer:
\nI think in normal circumstances good dress, appearance, position in society, etc., are needed to present ourselves before the public for a speech. But in the case of some famous people like Abraham Lincoln and Mahatma Gandhi, good dress, appearance, etc., did not seem to matter. But these are exceptions and not the rule.<\/p>\n
\nWhat is the role of Dennis in bringing out the best in young Abe?
\nAnswer:
\nDennis was like a catalyst in bringing out the best in young Abe. Dennis recognised the capabilities of Abe and encouraged him to show them to the public. Dennis was a good friend of Abe and he wanted Abe to shine.<\/p>\n
\nDo you think that everybody has some potential in them? Some people take the initiative, while others do not dare to showcase their talents. What do you think are the reasons for this? Write down your views.
\nAnswer:
\nI think that everybody has some potential in them. Some people do not dare to showcase their talents because of many reasons:<\/p>\n\n
\nWe are going to read the story of a young seagull. He was afraid to make his first flight. His parents helped him into action and thus made him ready to face the challenges of life.<\/p>\n
\na) An anecdote from the life of Abraham Lincoln – \u2018Abe\u2019s First Speech\u2019.
\nb) A Story by Liam O\u2019Flaherty – \u2018His First Flight\u2019.
\nc) A Speech by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam – 7 will Fly\u2019.
\nd) A Short Biographical Sketch of Stephen Hawking – \u2018Quest for a Theory of Everything’.
\ne) A Poem by Rudyard Kipling – \u2018If\u2019.<\/p>\n