Class 9th English Chapter-2 The Swimmer Who Does Not Need Her Legs

D. Let’S Understand The Text:

Q(i). When did, Janaki get the idea of swimming in the English Channel?
Ans: Janaki got the idea of trying to swim the English Channel when she was.a child.

Q(ii). What did she plan to do then?
Ans: Janaki then conveyed her desire to swim the Channel to the English Channel Swimming Association for details.

Q(iii). Who said, bI was able to swim 10 hours at a stretch in the swimming pool’?
(a) Mr. Gopal
(b) Mr. Dinesh Suvarna
(c) Janaki
(Choose the correct answer)
Ans: (c) Janaki.

Q(iv). Where did she go with the help of Thimmaiah Academy of Adventure?
Ans: With the help of Thimmaiah Academy of Adventure, she went to the coastal town of Maipe for training in the Arabian Sea.

Q(v). What did she do there?
Ans: After arriving (J the coastal town of Malpe, she began training in the Arabian Sea. She spent three weeks there with a coach called Dinesh Suvarna. She learned to spend long hours in the sea by swimming a minimum of 20 kilometers a day.

(vi). Who contributed the money she needed for swimming the English Channel?
Ans: The government, a few private agencies, and several friends contributed the money she needed for swimming the English Channel.

Q(vii). Who was Stella Streeter?
Ans: Stella Streeter was the famous Channel coach under whom Janaki was trained for about three weeks in the English Channel.

Q(viii). What does ‘Janaki’s Maritime Express’ mean?
Ans: Janaki was selected to participate in the relay swim in the English Channel. She was one among the six swimmers in the relay team who was handicapped. Other members of her team were amazed to see that Janaki could swim. Therefore they named the relay team, ‘Janaki’s Maritime Express’ in order to pay a tribute to Janaki.

E. Let’S UnderStand The Text Better:

Q1. What were the conditions set by the English Channel Swimming Authority?
Ans: Two conditions were set by the English Channel Swimming Authority. They were as follows :
(i) The swimmer should be able to spend at least ten hours continuously in water.
(ii) The swimmer should be able to do marathon swimming which is for long hours at a stretch on the high seas.

Q2. Why were the officials of the English Channel Swimming Association shocked?
Ans: The officials of the Channel Swimming Association saw, for the first time, a physically handicapped girl who was trying to swim the English Channel. This, in fact, quite shocked them.

Q3. Why was it decided that Janaki would be part of a relay team?
Ans: The offIcials of the Channel Swimming Association were very worried (4) about Janaki. They had kept a sharp eye on her during her training runs. She was trained for about three weeks under Stella Streeter, the famous Channel coach. She wanted to make a solo attempt but was denied as they did not have a special boat to accompany her. That is why it was decided that she would be part of a relay team.

Q4.What were the Channel waters like?
Ans: The Channel waters were rather cold and salty. There were seaweeds and jellyfish in the water. They stood in the way of Janaki’s adventure of swimming in the English Channel.

Q5. What were the problems that Janaki faced while swimming the Channel in a relay team?
Ans: Janaki had to face a lot of problems while swimming the Channel in a relay team. The waters were so cold that she needed much more energy than usual to keep her arms moving. Her legs moved left or right way as the moving of waves also created a problem for her. Again the salty water entered her mouth which made her vomit (QI). There were the seaweeds and jellyfish which kept sticking to her body and thereby she felt very uncomfortable.

Q6. What were the feelings of Janaki’s parents when she was crossing the Channel waters?
Ans: Janaki’s parents were Mr. Nagappa and Mrs. Indiramma. They were standing on Dover beach and wondering at the things. They could not take a morsel of food because their daughter was doing such dangerous work. They looked worried till the end of the swimming. At last, they were very happy to see their daughter victorious.

Q7. What does the expression ‘Paraplegic Olympics’ mean?
Ans: The expression ‘Paraplegic Olympics’ means the participation of the physically. handicapped athletes in the mega events of the Olympics exclusively. The participants who suffer from paraplegia take part in different events and the winners are rewarded with medals and prizes.

Q8. What is it you like most about Janaki? (Is it her determination, her courage, her hard work….?)
Ans: Janaki had many good qualities like strong determination, courage. self-reliance and hard-work. Among these qualities, courage is the most important. It needs high amount of courage. Only a fearless person can go for it. Hard-work and strong determination are necessary but without courage such a dangerous task QI) could not be undertaken. C.N. Janaki is the first Indian National who was able to swim in the Channel. She brought glory to the country and proved herself that being handicapped is flO bar to success.

F. Let’S Talk:

(a) Say whether the following statements are true or false. Discuss in groups.
(i) Janaki was struck by polio at the age of two.
(ii) Janaki was the first woman to swim the English Channel.
(iii) Janaki had begun training very hard before she attempted the Channel swim.
(iv) The Channel Swimming Association permitted Janaki to swim alone across the English Channel.
(y) All other members of the relay team were also handicapped like Janaki.
(vi) Janaki’s parents were worried about her when she was in the Channel waters.
(vii) The dream of Janaki was to swim the English Channel.
(viii) Janaki wanted to prove that to be handicapped is no bar to success.
Answer:
(i) False.
(ii) False,
(iii) True,
(iv) False,
(y) False,
(vi) True,
(vii) True.
(viii) True.

(b) Here are a few rules trekkers are expected to follow. Read the rules carefully. Discuss the rules in groups of three or four and say why each of them is necessary. Thereafter present your group’s views to the whole class.

Some Rule For Trekking

Follow the route given by the Department of Tourism.
Take an authorised guide and porter.
Do not cut any plants or trees.
Do not kill any wild animal or bird.
Be careful when you walk in a wooded or grassy area.

G. Learn To Listen:

The students of class-IX have decided to go trekking in the Barunei Hills. Bakul was absent from school when the class teacher had a meeting with the students to plan the trip. So he meets his classmate Rahul to know what happened at the meeting. Bakul collects the information from Rahul, Now help Bakul to fill in the details about the trip:

Answer:
1. The Bus/Train

Name	Leaving at	Leaving From
The Lingaraj Travels	6AM, Bhubaneswar	6 PM, Barunei Hills (Khurda)

2. Luggage to be carried in a backpack.
3. Items of luggage :

Clothes etc.	Personal	Bedding	food
Water-proof and	Equipment	Sleeping Beg	Dry foods and
Wind-proof jackets	Rucksacks	Pad	low water content
Inner layers	Pedometers		foods like cold
Trousers	A first-aid kit		cereal, powdered
Track-suits	and medicines		milk, cheese,
Head and hands	Full water bag		crackers, bread,
wear	Extra clothing		sausage, salami.
Footwear	A mobile phone		raisins, peanut,
Walking boots,	A torch light		butter pasta and
shoes and	A knife		quick energy giving
socks			foods

H. Let’s Learn Some New Words:

A. Mark the word in bold letters (para-13) below.
The word “impossible” is applied to something that has not been tried.
The root word of impossible is possible.
We add im with possible to get a new word and it gives the opposite in meaning of possible.
This addition is known as a prefix.
There are other prefixes that also convey the opposite meaning.
Can you give some examples?

improper	– im	proper
unable	– un	able
inessential	– in	essential
illegal	– il	legal
mismanage	– mis	manage
derecognize	– de	recognize

All these are negative prefixes. Study to know which of them will” go with which words. This depends on their use. For example, only dis will go with ‘order’. But there are some words that take either dis or un with a change in meaning. (For example) unlike. and dislike. If you read a lot of English. you can use them naturally without any problem.

Given below is a list of words. You have to tick the negative prefix — which goes with each of them. (Some of them take more than one such prefix.) The first one has been done for you.
Answer:

Words	un	im	in	dis	mis	de	il	ab
Possible		✓
Courage				✓
Sufficient			✓
Connect				✓
Personal		✓
Successfully	✓
Comfortable	✓			✓
Worthy	✓
Obey				✓
Able	✓			✓
Understand					✓
Honest				✓
Count	✓			✓	✓
Valid			✓
Fit	✓				✓
Used	✓				✓
Manage					✓
Essential			✓
Believe	✓			✓
Appear				✓
Mindful	✓
Proper		✓
Normal								✓
Efficient			✓
Suitable	✓

B. Certain words or groups of words occur together very frequently. These groups of words are called phrases. Make sentences of your own using the phrases given below.
(a) at a stretch
(b) leave for
(c) in spite of
(d) a lot of
(e) keep a sharp eýe

Answer:
(a) at a stretch – Satya can run ten miles at a stretch.
(b) leave for (set out – Ramesh will leave for Delhi day after tomorrow.
(c) in spite of – In spite of his old age. he leads an active life.
(d) a lot of – There are a lot of flowers in the garden.
(e) keep a sharp eye – The police have kept a sharp eye on the criminals.

I. Let’S Learn Language:

Study the following sentence showing the use of:
Could and be able to

(i) I (Janaki) was able to spend ten hours at a stretch in the Swimming pool.
ability + performance = be able to
(ii) When Bakul was 16, he could run 100 metres in 11 seconds.
(iii) Somdev played very well but in the end Mahesh was able to beat him.

Could	be (was/were) able to
past ability

(iv) Even though I had hurt my leg , I was able to (not cou1d) swim back to the shore (past ability + action) (v) Rajesh fell into the water, but luckily he was able to hold onto the boat.

But could’ is used in the sense of past ability + past action with the following verbs.

(i) Verbs of perception : see, hear, smell, taste, feel

(ii) Verbs of mentality: understand, know, remember, etc.

Examples:

(i) I could hear the sound of a plane from a distance.

(ii) Father could remember every happy moment of his childhood days.

Complete the following sentences with could, was! were able to/couldn’t.
could, was/were able to/couldn’t .

(i) The fire spread quickly but everyone escaped.
(ii) He _______ drive when he was sixteen, but he _______ because he didn’t have a license.
(iii) They didn’t have any tomatoes in the first shop 1 went to. but I _______ get some in the next shop.
(iv) The boy fell into the river hut fortunately we _______ rescue him.
(y) He had hurt his leg. so he ______ walk very slowly.
(vi) I looked everywhere for the book but I _______ find it.
Answer:
(i) The fire spread quickly but everyone was able to escape.
(ii) He could drive when he was sixteen, but he couldn’t because he didn’t have a license.
(iii) They didn’t have any tomatoes in the first shop 1 went to. but I was able to get some in the next shop.
(iv) The boy fell into the river but fortunately, we were able to rescue him.
(y) He had hurt his leg, so he was able to walk very slowly.
(vi) I looked everywhere for the book but I couldn’t find it.

J. Let’s Write:

You would like to learn to swim. Fill in the details in the Letter to the Thimaiah National
Academy of Adventure about one of the courses listed:
In your letter, ask for the following points:

Who can apply for the course — minimum age, etc.
What is the duration of the course?
How much do you have to pay for the course.
What kind of food and accommodation you will be given.
Whether you need to give a medical certificate or not.

Answer:
To
The Director
Thimaiah National Academy of Adventure
Bangalore, Karnataka
Sir,
I have read your advertisement about the three courses you offer at your institute.
I am interested in doing the course in adventure. Could you please give me the information about the following?
I would like to know the details of the course. May I know
(i) What is the minimum age for admission into the course?
(ii) What is the duration of the course?
(iii) What is the fee package for the course?
(iv) What kind of food accommodation facilities are provided?
(v) Whether the medical certificate is required?
I should be highly grateful if you would kindly send me your reply at an early date as I am very much interested to join the course.
I look forward to your kind reply.
Buxi Bazar
Cuttack
18 December 2019

Yours faithfully
Rama Chandra Hota

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