Composed Upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802

Reading II: Composed Upon Westminster Bridge

A. Consult a dictionary and write the meanings of the following words.

Answer:

a. doth: does

b. majesty: high quality; royal dignity

c. domes: upper half of a sphere; rounded roof

d. glittering: shining with bright, sparkling light

e. splendour: great light, grandeur

f. glideth: glides, flows

g. mighty: powerful

B. Complete the summary of the poem choosing the correct words/phrases.

[magnificence, Westminster Bridge, straightforward, the bustling city, the countryside, the morning's beauty, happily asleep, the most beautiful scene] Answer:

A speaker shares his impressions of the view from Westminster Bridge in the poem 'Composed Upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802' by William Wordsworth. The speaker finds the city of London the most beautiful scene on Earth. According to him, anyone who does not stop at Westminster Bridge to see the scene that morning should be dull of soul. The city wins the heart of the speaker as it is wearing magnificence.

It is early morning when the speaker describes the majesty of the city. The various landmarks visible from the bridge stand before him in all their morning's beauty in the morning light. The speaker finds himself lucky as there is no "London fog" to hide the view.

According to the speaker, the sun shines on the buildings as it shines on the countryside. He is also surprised to feel more peace in the bustling city of London than anywhere else. The River Thames moves slowly beneath him. He also thinks that the city is happily asleep before another busy day.

C. Answer these questions.

Answer:

a. When was the poem composed? Ans: The poem was composed on September 3, 1802.

b. According to the speaker, who is dull of soul? Ans: According to the speaker, anyone who does not stop at Westminster Bridge to see the scene that morning should be dull of soul.

c. How does the poet describe the beauty of morning? Ans: The poet describes the beauty of morning as bright, glittering and majestic.

d. What does the word "garment" refer to? Who is wearing it? Ans: The word 'garment' refers to the beautiful clothes. The city is wearing it.

e. How does the poet feel when he sees such a beautiful sight? Ans: The poet feels awed and happy when he sees such a beautiful sight.

f. Why does the poet use the words like valley, rock and hill? Ans: The poet uses the words valley, rock and hill to indicate the geography of that place.

g. What impression of London does the speaker create? How does he do that? Ans: The speaker creates an everlasting beautiful impression by using similes, metaphors and animation techniques.

h. What is the main theme of the poem? Ans: The main theme of the poem is that we enjoy nature; nothing is as beautiful as nature.

D. Does your city or village look similar to London early in the morning? Tell your friends.

Answer:

It is a universally accepted idea that beauty is light. Where there is the sun, there is beauty because there is light. If the sun rays are colourful, the world seems prettier. So, the sunrise time is beautiful everywhere. Obviously, my village can look as pretty as London in the morning.

Grammar II

A. Circle the correct words to complete these sentences.

Answer:

My uncle's family usually comes to stay with us for Dashain, but this Dashain we are going to visit them instead. They live in a village. I can hardly wait. I will be having a fantastic time there. School holidays are going to start on Friday, and we are going to leave the following morning. At this time next week, I will be trekking to a lake with my cousin, Ram. He's an experienced trekker, and I am going to practise rock climbing with him every day. On the last day of our visit, Ram's dad is going to take us to visit the district headquarters. I hope by then I will have explored a lot about the life of people in the region. I will have got a lot of experience of trekking by the time we get back after Dashain.

B. Complete each sentence using the correct form of the verb in brackets. Use the future simple, be going to, future continuous, future perfect or future perfect continuous tense.

Answer:

a. Tennis practice starts at 10, and we plan to play for two hours. (finish) By 12 o'clock, we will have practised for two hours.

b. The phone is ringing! (answer) I will answer the phone. / I am going to answer the phone.

c. Do you want to come to the disco with us? (come) Are you coming with us?

d. Look at those clouds. (rain) Do you think it is going to rain?

e. Let's hurry up. The children are alone at home. (stay) By the time we reach home, the children will have been staying alone at home for two hours.

f. Their plane lands at 7.30. Let's get there earlier. (wait) At 7 o'clock, we will be waiting.

Writing II

B. Imagine you are the secretary of the Child Club of your school. Write a notice on behalf of your Child Club about a programme that you are going to organise soon.

Answer:

Notice

Date: 2079-12-13

Dear all,

We, the members of the Child Club, would like to inform you about an upcoming community hygiene programme. This programme aims to create awareness about maintaining hygiene and cleanliness in our community.

The programme will take place on 2080-01-30 at 8:00 AM at our locality. We encourage everyone in the community to participate and learn about the importance of hygiene and cleanliness. The programme will consist of various activities such as informative sessions, group discussions, and practical demonstrations.

We request all members of the community, especially children and youth, to attend this programme and contribute towards making our community a cleaner and healthier place to live in. We hope to see you all at the programme and make it a success.

Thank you.

Secretary
ABC Child Club