There were no railways laid for fifty miles from Kholby to Allahabad. So the train stopped.
The tickets were sold covering the distance from Bombay to Calcutta. The papers also announced the opening of the railway throughout. The papers were mistaken. So, Sir Francis was angry.
Section – III
Textual Questions (Text Book Page No. 85)
Discuss and answer:
Mr. Fogg chose to travel by elephant.
Mr. Fogg wanted to hire Kiouni. Since the owner of the elephant refused, for it. he purchased the elephant.
The owner sold the elephant at the excessive sum of 2,000 pounds. So he was happy.
Problems Faced By Mr. Fogg And His Team.
Solution
The train stopped in the middle of the forest.
The passengers found out their own conveyance.
They couldn’t hire the elephant.
The owner of the elephant refused to hire the elephant for the group of Mr. Fogg. So the elephant was purchased.
They were in need of an elephant driver.
The young man offered his service as guide to Mr. Fogg.
B. Answer the questions briefly.
Snakes, tigers, and elephants inhabited the jungles that the train passed through.
The elephants stood gazing with sad eyes at the train as it passed. This was the reaction of the elephants.
Mr. Fogg meant that some difficulty or the other would sooner or later arise on his route.
The elephant driver was a young man. He appeared to be intelligent. He voluntarily came forward to help Mr. Fogg as his guide in the forest. He was a skilled person. He equipped the elephant. His zeal was increased with the promise of a good reward from Mr. Fogg.
C. Think and Answer.
Mr. Phileas Fogg was a rich, English man. He was a member of the Reform Club of London. He orders his life precisely by the clock and makes a bet with fellow club members that he can travel around the world in 80 days. He travels with his French servant Passepartout. He is a precise and intelligent man. He is perfect in his manners and is very punctual as well as particular about what he wants. This is evident in this extract when he is determined to travel to Allahabad as planned. He even goes to the extent of purchasing an elephant for 2000 pounds to continue his travel to Allahabad. These qualities of Mr: Fogg are highlighted in his extract.
Section – A
Section – B
Phrasal Verbs
Meanings
Creative Writing (Text Book Page No. 91)
L. You are waiting to board a train at a railway station. The train is delayed by an hour. Write a paragraph about the crowded scene in the railway station based on your observation.The railway station is a place of activity. We can see many people on the platform. Some wait for the train to arrive. Some stand in a queue at the ticket counter to get their train tickets. There are vendors on the platform. Here we see a fruit vendor. She sells bananas. There are porters . They help the people in carrying their luggage to the train. There are railway tracks find on either side of the platform. There is a loudspeaker to give the announcements . There is a railway worker working On the platform with his scroll board . There is a tea vendor with his tea can. Many people travel with their families . They may be going to attend marriages or some other purpose. We see piles of luggage on the platform. The modem way is to use trolley bags as our luggage.
Journey by Train Summary in English
An Englishman, Mr. Phileas Fogg, and his attendant Passepartout attempt to go round the world in eighty days, one wager of $ 20000 set by his friends at the Reform Club. They travelled on a train from Bombay to Calcutta Via Surat. The train stopped near a hamlet of Kholby. Their Co¬passenger, Sir Francis Cromarty asked for the reason for the halt. The railway lines were not yet finished. So the passengers must provide means of transportation to themselves up to Allahabad. But Mr. Fogg was cool and said that they would reach Calcutta on 22nd. They could leave Calcutta for Hong Kong on 25th.
Journey by Train Summary in Tamil
பிலியஸ் பாக் என்ற ஆங்கிலேயர் தன் உதவியாளர் பாசபார்ட் அவுட் என்பாருடன், உலகத்தை எண்பது நாளில் சுற்றி வருவதாகப் பந்தயம் கட்டுகிறார். தன் நண்பர்களுடன் பந்தயம் கட்டுகிறார். அந்த நண்பர்கள் ‘ரிபாம் கிளப்’ என்ற கிளப்பை சேர்ந்தவர்கள். 20000 டாலர் பணம் பந்தயத்தில் ஜெயித்தால் பிலியஸ் வெல்ல முடியும். எனவே, அவர்கள் புகைவண்டியில் பாம்பேயில் இருந்து கல்கத்தாவிற்கு சூரத் வழியாகச் செல்கிறார்கள். ரயில் கோல்பி என்ற ஊரின் அருகே உள்ள கிராமத்தில் நின்று விடுகிறது. அவர்களுடன் பயணம் செய்பவரான, சர். பிரான்சிஸ் சென்று காரணம் கேட்கிறார். ரயில் பாதை முடிக்கப்படாது உள்ளது என்றும் பயணிகள் தங்கள் பயண ஏற்பாட்டை தாங்களாகவே, அலகாபாத் வரை செல்ல ஏற்பாடு செய்து கொள்ள வேண்டும் என்றும் கூறப்படுகிறது. ஆனால் திரு. பாக் நிதானமாய் இருந்தார். அவர்கள் 22ம் தேதி கல்கத்தா செல்ல இயலும். 25ம் தேதி கல்கத்தாவிலிருந்து ஹாங்காங் செல்ல இயலும் என்றும் கூறினார்.
Journey by Train About the Author in English
Jules Verne was a French novelist, poet, and playwright. He was born on 8.2.1828 at Nantes in France. He has written many short stories like ‘Runners’. His stories had been made in movies too. He died on 24.3.1905 in Amiens, France. He is famed for revolutionary science fiction novels. He was a prolific French author whose writings laid much of the foundation of modem science fiction. The extract is given in section I is taken from the novel ‘Around the World in Eighty days’.
Journey by Train About the Author in Tamil
ஜூல்ஸ் வெர்னே என்ற பிரெஞ்சு ஆசிரியர் கவிஞர், நாடக ஆசிரியர், எழுத்தாளர் என்ற பன்முகதிறன் வாய்ந்தவர். 8.2.1828 அன்று பிரான்சில் உள்ள நான்டேஸ் என்ற ஊரில் பிறந்தார். ரன்னர்ஸ் போன்ற பல சிறுகதைகளை எழுதியுள்ளார். இவரது கதைகள் திரைப்படமாகவும் ஆக்கப்பட்டுள்ளன. இவர் 24.3.1905 பிரான்சில் உள்ள எமியன்சில் இறந்தார். புரட்சிகரமான அறிவியல் புதினங்கள் எழுதியமைக்காக இவர் புகழ் பெற்றார். நிறைய எழுதிய இந்த ஆசிரியரின் எழுத்துக்கள் அறிவியல் புதினங்களின் அடிப்படையை உருவாக்கின. நமக்கு கொடுக்கப்பட்ட பகுதி, ‘எண்பது நாளில் உலகத்தைச் சுற்றி’ என்ற புத்தகத்திலிருந்து எடுக்கப்பட்டது.
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