Unit 19 Travel and Tourism : English NEB Class 11

Ways with words

A. Find the words form the text which mean the following.

a. became fuller and softer by shaking – fluffed

b. sound mental health – sanity

c. consisting of or easily breaking into small pieces – crumbly

d. neither very hot nor very cold – temperate

e. land that does not have enough water to support the growth of plants – arid region

f. only slightly warm – lukewarm

B. Find the meanings of the following words in an English dicitonary, write their word classes adn use them in your own sentences.

a. hazy (adjective) :

not clear, especially because of heat
The mountains were hazy in the distance.

b. frontier (noun) :

a line that separates two countries, etc.; the land near this line
Many people travelling across the frontier were illegal immigrants.

c. lush (adjective) :

covered in healthy grass and plants
He glanced at the lush green hills.

d. flipflops (noun) :

open shoes
She took off her flipflops before crossing the stream.

e. altitude (noun) :

height above sea level
My friends are flying at an altitude of 10000 m.

f. fatal (adjective) :

causing death
If her sister gets ill again it could prove to be fatal.

g. magnificent (adjective) :

extremely attractive and impressive
Pashupati temple looks magnificent in the evening.

C. make a list of the Nepali words used in the text and write their English equivalents.

bideshi : foreign
Tatopani : lukewarm water
raksi : wine
bahini : younger sister
mathi : up
tala : down
sutne : sleep
panipuri : water balls/water bowels
pani – water

Comprehension

Answer these questions.

a. How did the author feel when she saw a colourful rooster in the western Himalayas?

The author felt amused when she saw a colourful rooster in the western Himalayas. Furthermore she felt the roster glancing her for a brief moment and winked at her.

b. How does she describe the houses on the trails of western Nepal?

She describe the house on the trails of western Nepal as made by the stones under a rock over a river. They looked too crumble to live in but people were comfortable with them.

c. What does she mean when she says "I walked towards a village15 kilometres further as the crow flies?"

When she says "I walked towards a village 15 kilometres further as the crow flies" she means the distance she had to cover was measured between two places.

d. Describe the village Thankur in brief.

The village Thankur have had only two houses. The village is located in an arid region. There is not much human mobility. Shiny and rainbow colored large birds called Himalayan monal are found there.

e. What happened when she reached Jumla and how was she relieved?

When she reached Jumla she was ill with an unknown virus and a bad tummy. She was relieved after having medicine and pani puri.

f. How does the author describe the bucket water in Khali Lagna?

The water surface on the bucket was frozen. When she cracked it, she felt satisfied as the water underneath was surprisingly lukewarm.

g. How was Rara Lake on the day she reached there?

The water in Rara Lake was glistening in its dark blue glory when she reached there.

Critical Thinking

a. It is said that travelling a place equals to reading three books. Do you agree? Why?

b. The author spent five-week long walk along the western Himalayas. Do you think it was adventurous? Why?

Writing

A. Write a travelogue of your recent visit to a natural/religious place in about 300 words.

B. Write an essay in about 500 words on ‘Importance of Tourism in Nepal’.

Grammar

B. Complete these sentences using the verbs given in the brackets.

a. Letters are delivered by the postman every day. (deliver)

b. This bag was found in the bus yesterday. (find)

c. The gate is locked at 7:00 pm every evening. (lock)

d. I was invited to the party last week. (invite)

e. The telephone was invented by Graham Bell. (invent)

f. Muna Madan was written by Devkota. (write)

g. How much money was stolen in the robbery? (steal)

h. Do you know cheese is made from milk? (make)

i. I was born in Kathmandu, but was grown in Dhangadhi. (grow)

C. Change the following sentences into passive.

a. I didn’t fix the problem.

The problem wasn’t fixed by me.

b. Police protect the town.

The town is protected by police.

c. John’s mother raised him in a small town.

He was raised in a small town by John’s mother.

d. Someone painted the building last year.

The building was built last year.

e. Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928.

Penicillin was discovered in 1928 by Alexander Fleming.

f. Some students study grammar on the Internet.

Grammar is studied on the internet by some students.

g. Someone had broken the window by 3:00 p.m.

The window had been broken by 3: p.m.

h. A strange man was watching us.

We were being watched by a strange man.

i. Tokyo will hold the Olympics in 2020.

The Olympics will be held in 2020 by Tokyo.

j. We are working on the report right now.

The report is being worked in right now by us.

k. My manager has told him to arrive earlier.

He has been told to arrive earlier by my manager.

l. They could not have made the mistake.

The mistake could not have been made by them.

m. I hope they are going to hire me soon.

I hope I am going to be hired soon by them.

n. I don’t like people staring at me.

I don’t like being statered at.

o. She likes people waving at her.

She likes being waved at.

p. Who told you the story?

By whom were you told the story ?

q. Is he repairing the bicycle?

Is the bicycle being repaired by him?

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