Awareness – 7th English – hulkutrischool.in

Awareness – Poetry

Before you read :

I. We celebrate World Water Day on March 22nd. In the same way, what do we celebrate on these days?
i. February 4th __________________ (World Cancer day)
ii. April 22nd __________________ (Earth day)
iii. December 3rd __________________ (International Day of People with Disability)

1. Why do we celebrate these days?

To eradicate cancer through the world and to create awarness about cancer.

i. We celebrate World Cancer Day on 14th Feb. of every year.

ii. Earth Day is celebrate to protect our earth.

iii. International Day of People with Disability is an opportunity for the community to make positive changes in breaking down barriers, opening doors and realizing inclusive society for all.

2. Is there any need for the celebration? Give two reasons to support your answer.

Yes, there is a need for celebration.

1) To increase awareness among people.

2) To bring more people to contribute to the causes.

II. Study the pictures given below and write two sentences about global warming in your notebook:

Ans : Due to Global warming, the temperature of the Earth rises. One of the effects of Global warming is that food production fluctuates and the rains do not occur in time.

AWARENESS – Sylvia Stults

Broken bottles and charred pieces of glass
Wadded up newspapers tossed on the grass
Pouring of concrete and tearing out trees
This is the environment that surrounds me? 4

Poisons and insecticides sprayed on our food
Oceans filling with thick oil crude
All sea life destined to a slow awful doom
These are the things we are to consume? 8

Mills pumping out iron expelling yellow fumes
Airlines emitting caustic gases from fuels
Weapons of destruction tested at desolate sites
And this is the air that’s to sustain life? 12

There has to be something that someone can do
Like raise the awareness to those around you
That if we don’t heed the problem at hand
It’s your life that’s at stake – the destruction of man. 16

Glossary:

charred : half-burnt / ಅರ್ಧ ಸುಟ್ಟ
wadded : papers bundled together / ವೃತ್ತ ಪತ್ರಿಕೆಗಳನ್ನು ಸೇರಿಸಿ ಕಟ್ಟಿರುವುದು
toss : throw carelessly / ಎಲ್ಲೆಂದರೆಲ್ಲಿ ಬಿಸಾಕುವುದು
insecticides : chemical used to kill insects / ಕೀಟನಾಶಕದ ಪುಡಿ ಅಥವಾ ದ್ರವ ಕೀಟನಾಶಕ
crude : not refined / ಕಚ್ಚಾ ಪದಾರ್ಥ
destined : determined earlier / ಮೊದಲೇ ನಿರ್ಧರಿಸಿದ
awful doom : great destruction / ಅಪಾರ ಪ್ರಮಾಣದ ಹಾನಿ
fume : a gas or vapour that smells strongly / ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣ ವಾಸನೆಯುಳ್ಳ ಅನಿಲ
emitting : giving out / ಹೊರಸೂಸುವ
desolate : empty/lonely / ನಿರ್ಜನ
caustic : burning by chemical action / ರಾಸಾಯನಿಕ ಕ್ರಿಯೆಯಿಂದ ಸುಡುವ ಪದಾರ್ಥ
awareness : having knowledge of / ಅರಿವು, ಜಾಗೃತಿ
heed : pay careful attention / ಗಮನ, ಲಕ್ಷ್ಯ ಕೊಡು
stake : put at risk / ತೊಂದರೆಗೆ ಒಳಪಡಿಸು