Warm-up Activity :
Task A : With the help of your teacher try to know what work has been done in Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
Work done by ISRO :
ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) is the space agency of Government of India. Its Headquarters is in Bangalore here the scientists work to develop space technology for national development.
ISRO built India’s first artificial satellite, ‘Aryabhata’, and was launched from Russia on 19 April 1975. The satellite “Rohini” was the 2nd satellite launched by an India made launch vehicle. ISRO has developed Polar Satellite Launch vehicles (PSLV) for launching satellites into polar orbits. It has also developed GSLV (Geostationary Satellite Launch Vehicles) for pricing satellites into orbits.
Honest Success Series – ISRO has sent one launch orbiter ‘Chandrayaana-1’ and one Mars orbiter on 15th February 2017. ISRO launched 104 satellites in a single rocket and created a world record.
Work done by DRDO :
DRDO (Defense Research and Develop Organisation) is an agency which does military research and development. It has 52 laboratories were scientist are engaged in developing defense technologies. It has developed a missile named “Prithvi” in 1980 and Akash, Trishul and Nag missiles in 2010.
Task B : Look at this word – SATELLITE. How many smaller words can you make from this one word?
SATELLITE – sat, salt, tell, ate, lit, tale, all, lite, it, state
Competency – Past tense form
Present Tense – Past tense
involve – involved
develop – developed
take – took
make – made
work – worked
leave – left
think – thought
come – came
ask – asked
promise – promised
allow – allowed
reply – replied
permit – permitted
start – started
bother – bothered
complete – completed
look – looked
close – closed
remember – remembered
feel – felt
wonder – wondered
reach – reached
find – found
see – saw
sit – sat
expect -expected
surprise – surprised
say – said
know – knew
come – came
happen – happened
grant – granted
decide – decided
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Words to Know :
Thumba : a village near Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala
Space Centre : a place where studies are conducted about outer space, ಅಂತರಿಕ್ಷ
involved : engaged, ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುವ
task : job, ಕೆಲಸ
consumed : used up, ಬಳಸಿದ
rocket : a vehicle used to put a satellite into space, ರಾಕೆಟ್
adventurous : daring, ಸಾಹಸ
quitting : to leave the job, ಕೆಲಸ ತೊರೆ, ಕೆಲಸ ಬಿಟ್ಟುಬಿಡು
verbally : orally, by using words, ಮಾತಿನ ಮೂಲಕ
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