Lesson 8 Buildings to Remember

Activity 1

Complete the table with information from the text. Work with your partners. One is done for you.

name of the monument visited	the Bandel Church
location of the monument	Bandel
number of team members	25
means of transport	Bus
the Mughal Emperor mentioned here	Akbar and Shah Jahan
the year the church was built	1599

Activity 2

Find out words with similar meanings from the text.

1. answered - explained

2. staring - looking

3. told - said

4. started - began

5. establish - build

6. carried on - continued

Activity 3

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the given verbs in the brackets:

1. Last Sunday, Reba visited (visit / visited) the zoo.

2. They drink (drink / drank) coffee everyday.

3. Farmers grow (grow / grew) crops in the field.

4. The boys enjoyed (enjoy / enjoyed) the football match yesterday.

5. Subir sang (sings / sang) a patriotic song yesterday.

6. We go (go / went) to school everyday by bus.

Activity 4

Answer the following questions:

1. Where did the bus stop?

Ans: The bus stopped in front of the church.

2. What were the names of the two friends of Mita?

Ans: Amina and Sunita were the names of two friends of Mita.

3. How many Christians were taken to the Agra fort?

Ans: A few thousand Christians were taken to the Agra fort.

4. Who were made to stand before the ferocious elephants?

Ans: Father Joan da Cruz and the captive Christians were made to stand before the ferocious elephants.

5. What did the elephant do with Father John da Cruz?

Ans: The elephant carried the Father upon his back and knelt down infront of the emperor in a manner of begging mercy.

6. Where was the fort of Shah Jahan located?

Ans: Shah Jahan’s fort is located in Agra.

Activity 5

Make a list of what Mita and her friends saw at the Bandel Church. One is done for you:

1. A huge clock with four faces.

2. Statue of Mother Mary.

3. The mast

4. Wall paintings of Christ

5. Prayer Hall

6. Cemetery

Activity 6

Fill in the blanks with proper words from the help box:

1. We have many historical places in our country.

2. Kaberi was very excited when she saw the museum in Kolkata.

3. There are many huge buildings in our town.

4. They were happy when they returned to their hometown.

5. Keep away from the ferocious animals.

6. There was a loud noise in the classroom just before the teacher entered.

huge, happy, loud, historical, excited, ferocious

Activity 7

Suppose you went to a zoo with your parents and saw many interesting things there. Write five sentences to describe your experience.

Hints: name of the zoo - time of visit - animals and birds seen - eating habits - your experience

A visit to the zoo

Last Sunday I went to the Alipur Zoo at about 9 am with my family. The animals were being given food then. I saw the tiger, lion, leopard, elephant, deer, ape, giraffe and hippopotamus. The tiger, lion and leopard eat flesh so they were given beef to eat whereas sweet grasses were given to deer and giraffes. The apes and elephants were given bananas to eat. I loved the trip and now it has become a memorable one.

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