I WILL FLY -Dr.A.P.J ABDUL KALAM (LESSON-2)

                    PREPARED BY BHAGYARAJ.V.B

This is a speech by Dr.A.P.J AbdulKalam,the former President of India, to a group of school students @ Hydrabad.He talks about being successful and unique in life.

SUMMARY

Dr.A.P.J. Abdulkalam is talking on the topic' I am born with wings 'if we desire strongly and work,we can make anything happen.No youth today needs to afraid of  future.The youth has always contributed much to make the world a better one.The ignited mind of the youth is the most powerful resource on the earth.

Dr.Kalm describes an incident.

The year before, he went to a village to inaugurate the program  Sasthrayaan(Science Propagation).Sasthrayaan aimed at preparing about 2000 students from different schools to become engineers,doctors,scientists,managers and civil servants.This action would also empower two thousand families of the village.Five thousand  students and their family members were the audience.Dr.Kalam talked to them on the topic' Science Epowers Nation'

After the talk, a teenager asked  a shivering question.He came from far away hamlet(village) and nervous.The boy said he wanted to become marine engineer.But he had not gained any confidence even after years of education.He wanted to know what he should do for his dream.

It was most difficult question Dr.Kalam had since he received.He valued the question because  it reflected  the fear of many youth.

(The boy's question reveals that education fails in giving students the confidence that ' I can do it ')

Dr.Kalam's answer to the boy was the beautiful poem ' I will fly '.The poem was about having belief in our own qualities and the desire to fly high.

  GLOSSARY

*Unique--അതുല്ല്യമായ

*Assert--തറപ്പിച്ചുപറയുക

*Ignited--എരിയുന്ന

*Inaugurate--ഉദ്ഘാടനം ചെയ്യുക

*Empowers--ശാക്തീകരിക്കുക

*At Random--അവിടെ ഇവിടെ നിന്നൊക്കെ

*Nervous--പേടിയുള്ള

*Elegant--മെച്ചപ്പെട്ട

*Marine--സമുദ്ര സംബന്ധമായ

*Dignitaries--പ്രധാനപ്പെട്ട ആൾക്കാർ

*Dais--സ്റ്റെയ്ജ്

*Ancient--പ്രാചീനമായ,പഴയ

*Potential--കഴിവുകൾ

*Crawling-ഇഴയുക

*Decade--പത്തു കൊല്ലം

*Destined--മുൻപേ തീരുമാനിച്ച വിധി

1,The career guidence club of your school organizes a seminar on ' Road to Success'.You are asked to deliver the inaugural speech.Prepare the Script of the Speech.

ANS:

                       INAUGURAL SPEECH

Respected teachers and My dear Students,

Aristotle said,"There is no royal road to learning.''  I change it there is no royal road to success.To succeed we need the right attitude,planning,and hard work.Look at the lives of great men.They knew at an early age itself what they wanted out of life. They had high ideals.They knew their potential.They formed their lives in new ways.Thus,they contributed much to the society.we need to know our potential and find the opportunities to develop and use it.This is what career guidence aims at.I inaugurate this seminar with the hope that it will help us set an aim and succeed in life .

Thank you

2,Your school has decided to conduct a debate in connection with the celebrations of women's Day on the topic ' The social system of India does not instill confidence in women'.

You  are selected to speak for the motion.Draft the script for your arguments as you would like to present there.

ANS:

The social system of India does not help women to have confidence.In many parts of India basic human rights are denied to women .Crimes against them like sexual abuse,killing the girl child ,acid attack,dowry deaths,forced labour  and prostitution are on the rise.Women have to face these horrors silently.In most of the rural India they are denied land rights,education,employment,healthcare and justice.Laws in favour of women are often neglected.They suffer from harmful practices in culture and religion.They have only the status of second citizens.

3,Prepare an Interview with Dr.Kalam

        Qn :What  is requirement of the youth of today ?

Dr.Kalam:There are 60 millions of youth in India.They have to progress in life by setting a definite goal.You must have a definite determination to achieve your goal.

Qn:Which position do you cherish most - as scientist at ISRO ,as a teacher or as the president of India?

Dr.KALAM:Amidst the various positions I held as a scientist,as president of India and as a teacher,what I  cherish most is my role as a teacher.

Qn:What would be your advice to those youth who make rash decisions?

Dr.Kalam: One  can lead a life in the manner one likes.However,the youth have to decide upon a goal before the age of twenty.They  must continuously acquire knowledge and work hard with preseverance.

Qn:You inspire many,but who's it that you are inspired by ?

Dr.Kalam:my inspiration is my science teacher, Shri Sivasubramania Iyer,who taught me when I was in 8th standard at the age thirteen.

                  TEXTBOOK QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

1,Why does Dr. Kalam say that 'No youth needs to fear about the future ?'

ANS:Dr.Kalam says that ' No youth needs to fear about the future' because the ignited mind of the youth is the most powerful resource on the earth,under the earth and above the earth.

2,What was the mission of Sasthrayaan ?

ANS: The mission of Sashthrayaan was the prepartion of about 2000 students from different schools to be engineers,doctors,scientists,qualified managers and civil servants.This would ,in turn,empower 2000 families of the village.

3,Dr.Kalm's talk was on the topic ' Science Empowers the Nation'.How does science empower the nation?

ANS:Science Empowers the nation by making continuous progress in the fields of agriculture,medicine,nutrition,mining ,industries of various kinds,architecture,space exploration,defense,transportation ,communication and all such related matters that bring progress to the nation.

4,Why couldn't the boy gather confidence ?

ANS:The boy could not gather confidence because he did not get it through his education all those years.one of  the primary things education should do is to instill confidence in the students.The failure of the boy to gain confidence can be seen as the failure of the educational system and the teachers.

5,If  you were there ,would you dare to ask Dr.Kalam a question ?

ANS:Yes,I would I would ask him to tell me ways to abolish poverty from our nation.

6,What was the boy's concern?

ANS:The boy wanted to be a marine engineer.He wanted to travel in a ship.he wanted to be the captain of the ship.He wanted to build the engine of the ship.He wanted to know if he would be able to do all this and how to achieve his mission and what he should do to achieve it.

7,What did the audience look at Dr.Kalam when the boy completed the question?

ANS:The audience looked at Dr.Kalam when the boy completed the question because it was a very tough question to answer.The boy was from a remote hamlet and he himself admitted that he was nervous.He wanted to be a marine engineer,the captain of the ship and he wanted to build the engine of the ship.The audience was curious to know reply Kalam was going to give this young boy.

8,Why did Kalam value the boy's question?

ANS:Kalam valued the boy's question because it was the most difficult question among the many questions he had received from million of students he  had met.The boy was echoing the fear of many.

9,How can you unique ?

ANS:You can be unique by being yourself.The world around you wants  to be like others.At home,your parents will tell you to be like the children of the neighbours.At school,the teacher will tell you to be like the first five rankers of the class.All the people tell you to be somebody else.But kalam tell you to be 'YOU'.You should not be a copy cat.

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HIS FIRST FLIGHT .LESSON-1

                                                REVIEW

REVIEW of ‘His First Flight’ Liam O’Flaherty’s ‘His First Flight’ is one of his most famous works. It is a parable (a short moral story). It symbolizes the nervousness we experience before doing something new. The theme is ‘Overcoming fears in life’. We need to be independent and confident in life. We must not live away from family. Our family is a source of inspiration and motivation. Parental guidance, encouragement and discipline have a major role in shaping the future of children. Mother seagull does the trick to get her young son to fly. Leaving him alone on the ledge without food did not work well. She decided to exploit his hunger. A piece of fish right in front; he went for it, and he was in the air, making his first flight. The baby seagull faced a crisis, a do-or-die situation, fall or fly. He had good wings. But he was in a state of fear and ignorance. He had no belief in the strength of his wings. He knew their strength only when his life was in danger.  Flaherty creates effective word pictures. We have the feeling that we see what we read. Each and every movement of the birds is given in all its details. Bird life and habits are revealed clearly in the story. Flaherty’s seagull is not a bird. It is every beginner, always afraid of taking the first step. The story gives the message ‘Conquer fear; and we realize that we are born with wings’. 

                                         QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

  

  1,  What are the requirements to attain success in life?

 Answer: To succeed in life means to achieve our life goals. We must know our potential (കഴിവ്). We need to build self-confidence. It will help us set our goal in life. Good planning and hard work with patience should follow. We must be ready to take risks. Motivation will help the start. Parental guidance and support are also necessary.

 2: identify the factors that prevented the seagull from flying and those that favoured his flight. Answer: Failure: Lack of self confidence, fear and parents’ care. Success: Need, hunger, motivation and attempt. 

3. Why was the young seagull afraid to fly? Do you think all young birds are afraid to make their first flight? Do you think a human baby also finds it a challenge to take its first steps? 

Answer: The young seagull had the fear of falling into the sea. It is not a simple act of flying. It is about growing independent. Any animal or bird, including humans, is afraid to take the first step. A child cries on his first day to school. The child is going to face the outside world. Parents are not there to protect the child. So, the kid has some fear. Once you enter the college, you are anxious in the first few days. But overcoming that nervousness will give you confidence. 

 4. “The sight of the food maddened him.” What does this suggest? What compelled the young seagull to finally fly? 

Answer: If the seagull’s parents had continued to feed him, he would not have tried to fly. But hunger, along with the sight of food, compelled him to fly and reach for the sky. Too much of help from parents will not do good to children. 

are. Success: Need, hunger, motivation and attempt.

5, What lesson do you learn from this story? 

Answer: The writer talks about a young seagull that is afraid to fly. Through the story gives the moral of confidence and self-reliance. Parents cannot take the responsibility of looking after their children forever. So everyone should try to become independent. No task is too difficult to achieve; but we must take risk and try.

 6. Why do first attempts always appear difficult? Answer: It is very difficult to do something for the first time because of the fear of failure. It always seems impossible until it is done.

 7. Prepare a write-up on your initial attempts at learning a new skill. Answer: Experiences build our confidence. Like everyone, I too had difficult experiences in my high school classes. I was very nervous on facing and talking to others. But when days passed, that day came. Each student must make a speech. It was part of CE work. I was heartbroken when the teacher told us about the speech. I went home and talked to myself looking at the mirror. I took a topic for speech and prepared. Then I presented my speech before my family. Then that day came. I went to school. Then it was my turn. When my speech was over, the class was filled with applause. 

Prepared By Bhagyaraj.V.B