A. Answer the following questions.
1. Where was Kalpana Chawla born? Why is she called an Indian - American?
Ans:-Kalpana Chawla was born at Karnal in the state of Haryana. She married an American flight instructor and has legally become a citizen of America. This is why she is called an Indian - American.
2. When and why did she go to the U.S.? Who did she marry?
Ans:-After the completion of her Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautical engineering, she went for her Master's degree in the United States of America. She married flight instructor Jean-Pierre Harrison.
3. How did she become an astronaut? What gave her the idea that she could be an astronaut?
Ans:-Kalpana Chawla got her Ph. D in aerospace engineering after the completion of a Master's degree in aeronautical engineering in the U.S. She was licensed to fly land airplanes. She was a certified flight instructor. On her applying to NASA's space shuttle program, she was hired as a research scientist and selected for training as an astronaut. She was very much impressed with the people around her who encouraged her to be an astronaut.
4. What abilities must an astronaut have, according to the journalist?
Ans:-According to the journalist an astronaut must have enough knowledge of biology, astrophysics, and aeronautical engineering.
5. Describe Kalpana Chawla's first mission in space.
Ans:- Kalpana Chawla initiated her first mission in the space shuttle, Columbia, with a Japanese and a Ukrainian astronaut. It was 15 days, 16 hours, and 34 minutes long. During her first mission, she went around the earth 252 times and traveled 10.45 million kilometers. They made experiments for pollinating plants to observe food growth in space, making stronger metals, faster computer chips, etc.
6. What does Kalpana Chawla say about pursuing a dream? Do you agree with her that success is possible?
Ans:-Kalpana Chawla said to the students of Chandigarh, "The path from dreams to success does exist. May you have the vision to find it... Wishing you a great journey."Yes, I agree with her that success is possible. One must have a glorious vision to achieve it.
B. Read the newspaper report to find the following facts about Columbia's ill-fated voyage.
1. Date and place of liftoff: 16 January 2003
2. Number of astronauts onboard: Seven
3. Number of days it stays in space: About 16 days
4. Number of experiments done by scientists: Eighty experiments
5. Date of return Journey: 1 February 2003
6. Height at which it lost its contact: 200,000 feet
Working with language.
A. Match the following.
1. unprecedented space tragedy. a sad accident of a kind that has never happened before in space
2. certified flight instructor. a person with the correct qualification to teach people to flight planes
3. space mission. a set of jobs to be done in space by a group
4. super specialization. great expertise in a limited field or a particular subject
5. encyclopedic knowledge. having knowledge of a wide variety of subject
6. awe-inspiring. something that causes a feeling of respect and wonder
7. in this age. nowadays, in these times.
B. Use these phrases in sentences of your own, after finding out their meanings.
1. broke apart:-(disconnected) The wheels of my vehicle have broken apart.
2. streaked over:-(left a thin mark) The plane streaked over this area.
3. spread across:-(extend over a wide area) The water of the flood spread across the area
3. lifted off:-(took off) The plane has just lifted off the port.
5. blast off:-(take off with a strong gust of air) The space shuttle has just blasted off.
6. went on:-(took place, happened, proceed) The debate went on for consecutive three periods
7. cheered along:- (made someone hopeful, encouraged) All the winners were cheered along by the Annual Sports viewers
8. onboard:-(inside the airplane) There were 60 passengers on board.
9. carry on:-(to manage, to continue) You have done well in the examinations, carry on.
WRITING
B. Given below are some words that are spelled differently in British and American English. Fill in the blanks accordingly.
American
1.color
2. labor
3. traveler
4. counselor
5. center
6. theater
7. organize
8. realize
9. defense
10 offense
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