I. Look at the pictures given below of persons engaged in the same profession. Discuss in pairs and share your answers with your classmates and teacher.
  1. Which profession do they belong to?
  2. Do they face any difficulties while doing their duty?
  3. How does their profession affect the people they meet?
How to answer: This is an observation-based answer. Identify the profession first, then mention difficulty and social effect.
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Sample answer The pictures show people connected with postal delivery or message carrying. They face difficulties such as long travel, weather conditions, physical fatigue, carrying loads and reaching remote homes. Their profession affects people deeply because they carry letters, official news, money orders, greetings and sometimes sad news. They help people remain connected.

II. Discuss in groups.
  1. How can ‘words’ be ‘carried’?
  2. Who could be a carrier of words?
  3. What are the means for people to stay connected?
How to answer: Answer all three sub-questions together. Keep the common thread: words move from one person to another.
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Words can be carried through letters, speech, books, newspapers, phone calls, messages and emails. A carrier of words could be a postman, messenger, teacher, writer, journalist, parent, friend or digital platform. People stay connected through letters, postal services, phone calls, video calls, emails, social media, newspapers and face-to-face conversation.

III. Read the words given in the box below and place them in their appropriate context in the following passage.
slumped, dunes, defying, hamlets, signals, devoid

We stepped out of the vehicle at the end of the road. Immediately, our body sent 1. _________ that our decision to visit the sand 2. _________ in the afternoon was insane. We had passed a few 3. _________ on our way to the desert. We could not find even a single soul outdoors, 4. _________ the blazing sun. Even the camels were 5. _________ in the little shade offered by the khejri trees. In this remote place people relied on Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) to connect to the world as the area was 6. _________ of any other network service.

How to answer: Use grammar and context. For example, “body sent ___” needs a plural noun, so “signals” fits.
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1. signals , 2. dunes , 3. hamlets , 4. defying , 5. slumped , 6. devoid .

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