7.1 Fear At The TopbyBernard HoweThere seems to be a momentwhen everything stands still.Your heart begins to race,as you look down the hill.With the ski poles by your sideas you try to loose your ear.!aking one more gut checkyou hope it"s not to severe.With the new snow blowingas the wind goes whistling by.You hope to make it downas you turn to say goodbyeYour adrenalin starts to pumpas you push o# down the hill.And all o your emotions buildinto this heightened thrill.Then as you reach the bottomand your heart rate settles down.Then you get this big smileas you slowly turn around.Ski- long fat narrow piece of wood metal or plastic that are fastened to boots so that one can More easily on the snow or water Severe very hard Thrill a sudden feeling of excitement Emotions a feeling such as happiness love fear or hatred !ut- reaction or feeling that you are right although you cannot give reasons for it "drenalin- chemical produced by your body when you are afraid angry or excited which makes your heartbeat faster A-2 match the instruments & games #acket #acket $at $at Stick Stick %lub %lub Ski Ski Skiing Skiing &ockey &ockey Tennis Tennis %ricket %ricket !olf !olf %ues %ues Snooker Snooker %ross country skiing %ross country skiing 'own hill skiing 'own hill skiing (ce- skating (ce- skating Sur)ng Sur)ng *n ice *n ice +ogging on skis+ogging on skis*n mountain with skis*n mountain with skis*n water *n water A-3 match"-, "s you come down your heart begins to race The ski poles are held tight The wind makes a whistling sound -ou getbig smile when you reach the bottom of the hill "s you come down you hope that it will soon beover"s you come down your heart begins to race The ski poles are held tight The wind makes a whistling sound -ou getbig smile when you reach the bottom of the hill "s you come down you hope that it will soon beover"-. ( /0 when does the poets heart begins to race 1 The poets hearts begin to race when he looks down the hill ( /0 when does the poets heart begins to race 1 The poets hearts begin to race when he looks down the hill &ow does the poet try to loose fear 1The poet tries to loose fear by comforting himself that it is not too hard &ow does the poet try to loose fear 1The poet tries to loose fear by comforting himself that it is not too hard 2hat does the poet hope1The poet hopes that he would be able to go down the hill without any problem 2hat does the poet hope1The poet hopes that he would be able to go down the hill without any problem 2hen does the poet get a smile on his face1The poet gets a smile on his face when he reaches the bottom of the hill02hen does the poet get a smile on his face1The poet gets a smile on his face when he reaches the bottom of the hill0&ow can we relate the poem to human life1&uman life is also very much like the sport of skiingbefore actually taking up an activity we are nervous whether we will be able to make it up or not i0e whether we will be successful or not we may come across some obstacles or we may stumble down0 2e may have to leave it in between0 "s is the case of skiing we 3ust need to gather courage and give a little push up from the top0 2e shall gradually come to the winning point4of course a little balancing and alertness is very important50"ny activity we wish to start we should get the courage and we will do it 0 Things will go smoothly0 6ife is sport en3oy it &ow can we relate the poem to human life1&uman life is also very much like the sport of skiingbefore actually taking up an activity we are nervous whether we will be able to make it up or not i0e whether we will be successful or not we may come across some obstacles or we may stumble down0 2e may have to leave it in between0 "s is the case of skiing we 3ust need to gather courage and give a little push up from the top0 2e shall gradually come to the winning point4of course a little balancing and alertness is very important50"ny activity we wish to start we should get the courage and we will do it 0 Things will go smoothly0 6ife is sport en3oy it 'o you feel there is fear at the top 1 Explain07ear is feeling that grips a person who is not con)dent about his capabilities0 7or a person who is there at the top for the )rst time gets ba8ed 4confused5 and frightened by the breathtaking height 0 &e feels that he may stumble down leading to a serious accident0 $ut once he 3umps o9 he )nds it very exciting and fear gets converted into a 3oy of ride 0 So in fact there is no fear but 3ust a false feeling of it0'o you feel there is fear at the top 1 Explain07ear is feeling that grips a person who is not con)dent about his capabilities0 7or a person who is there at the top for the )rst time gets ba8ed 4confused5 and frightened by the breathtaking height 0 &e feels that he may stumble down leading to a serious accident0 $ut once he 3umps o9 he )nds it very exciting and fear gets converted into a 3oy of ride 0 So in fact there is no fear but 3ust a false feeling of it0&ow far do you agree with the feeling of poet1 !ive reasons0( agree with the poet completely0 (nitially everybody seems to get frightened by the height through which they have to go but later on they seem to en3oy it and when they touch the )nishing line0 They come out with a big smile showing feeling of a great achievement0&ow far do you agree with the feeling of poet1 !ive reasons0( agree with the poet completely0 (nitially everybody seems to get frightened by the height through which they have to go but later on they seem to en3oy it and when they touch the )nishing line0 They come out with a big smile showing feeling of a great achievement0"-: 6ife is sportCricket %ricket is a challenging game 0 There should be a co-ordination among all of us to win the game Targets are set in cricket that has to be achieved (n cricket we need to save each and every run or fours so that opponents should not score more 2e should have a positive and winning attitude in cricket and life %ricket is a challenging game 0 There should be a co-ordination among all of us to win the game Targets are set in cricket that has to be achieved (n cricket we need to save each and every run or fours so that opponents should not score more 2e should have a positive and winning attitude in cricket and life Life 6ife is also challinging (n life we need to co-ordinate with all peopletime and other small things to get our work done0 Same is the case with lifewe need to set target and work towards its achievement (n real life we need to save each and every rupee4i0e we should not waste money5 in order to make huge pro)t0 2hereas in life we shall lose the reputation and the entire buisness too0 6ife is also challinging (n life we need to co-ordinate with all peopletime and other small things to get our work done0 Same is the case with lifewe need to set target and work towards its achievement (n real life we need to save each and every rupee4i0e we should not waste money5 in order to make huge pro)t0 2hereas in life we shall lose the reputation and the entire buisness too0"-; Musical words2hich words are rhyming Still-hill 7ear-severe$y-goodbye&ill-thrill'own-around2hich words are rhyming Still-hill 7ear-severe$y-goodbye&ill-thrill'own-around2hy do rhyming words create music1#hyming words are the words which have same tuning at the end 0 2hen we read a poem having words it please the ears and thus createsa musical e9ect 2hy do rhyming words create music1#hyming words are the words which have same tuning at the end 0 2hen we read a poem having words it please the ears and thus createsa musical e9ect 2hat is e9ect of such music while reading 1The musical e9ect soothes the ears and develops interest in reading0 (t helps to memori