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The Tiger by William Blake – Audio Lecture 1

     TheTiger by William Blake – Audio Lecture 1

TIGER, tiger, burning bright
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?

In what distant deeps or skies
Burnt the fire of thine eyes?
On what wings dare he aspire?
What the hand dare seize the fire?

And what shoulder and what art
Could twist the sinews of thy heart?
And when thy heart began to beat,
What dread hand and what dread feet?

What the hammer? what the chain?
In what furnace was thy brain?
What the anvil? What dread grasp
Dare its deadly terrors clasp?

When the stars threw down their spears,
And water’d heaven with their tears,
Did He smile His work to see?
Did He who made the lamb make thee?

Tiger, tiger, burning bright
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Dare frame thy fearful symmetry?

Nouns – Common and Proper

  • Look at the following sentences:

 

  1. Jack is boy.
  2. Tom is a boy.
  3. John is a boy.
  4. Dick is a boy.

 

  • The word boy occurs in all the four sentences. It is a common name used for all the boys. But all boys have special names too. Jack, Tom, John and Dick are special names of these four boys.
  • Pets and places also have special names. Cat and dog are common names used for all cats and dogs. But we often give special names to our pets:

       1.   My cat’s name is Silky. 

      2.   I call my dog, Naughty.

  • Jackie, Jimmy, Buddy, Molly, Rover, Rustam, Rosebud, Tiger, Pussy, Snowy, Snowball, Rocky, Jumbo, Appu, are some special names of our pets.
  • Places also have both common and special names. The words village, city, town, country, school, college, hospital, park, street are common names. But India, Australia, Delhi, Aton School, Sony Hospital, White Park are special names of places.
  • Similarly books, newspapers, magazines, days, months, festivals, institutions, companies, products etc. also have special names .The Bible, The Gita, Great Expectations, Harry Potter, The Times, Femina, Sunday, January, Christmas, Diwali, are all special names.
  • These special names are called Proper Nouns and common names are called Common Nouns.
  • Special names or Proper nouns always begin with a capital letter.
  • Some examples:
  1. Susan is a good girl.      
  2.  Peter is a smart boy.
  3. Bombay is a big city.
  4. Jackie is my dog.     
  5. Ganga is a holy river
  6. Femina is a woman’s magazine.

 

Susan, Peter, Bombay, Jackie, Ganga and Femina are Proper Nouns and girl, boy, city, dog, river, woman, magazine are Common Nouns.

 

  • A Proper Noun is the special name of a particular person, place or thing.
  • A Common Noun is a name given in common to all persons or things of the same class or kind.

 

 

 

Animals / Birds and their young ones

Animals / Birds and their young ones

There are different species of animals and birds on this earth. Some animals can be tamed and are kept as pets at home. They are called domestic animals. There are others which cannot be tamed. They are called wild animals.

Animals / Birds                                         Young ones

Cow                                                                       Calf

Cat                                                                         Kitten

Dog                                                                        Puppy (Pup)

Goat                                                                       Kid

Sheep                                                                     Lamb

Horse                                                                     Foal / Colt (Male)

Filly (Female)

Pig                                                                         Piglet

Deer                                                                      Fawn

Lion                                                                      Cub

Bear                                                                      Cub

Elephant                                                             Calf

Camel                                                                   Calf

Hen                                                                       Chicken

Duck                                                                     Duckling

Butterfly                                                             Caterpillar

Goose                                                                   Gosling

Kangaroo                                                             Joey

Koala                                                                    Joey

Monkey                                                                Infant

Penguin                                                                Chick

Rabbit                                                                   Bunny / Kit

Tiger                                                                     Cub / Whelp

Toad                                                                     Tadpole

Whale                                                                   Calf

Dolphin                                                                Pup / Calf

Bird                                                                      Hatchling / chick

Owl                                                                      Owlet / fledgling

Hare                                                                     Leveret

Squirrel                                                                Pup / Kitten / Kit

Zebra                                                                    Colt / Foal

Exercise 1 :- Match animals and their babies:-

  1. Butterfly                                                             1.  Bunny
  2. Kangaroo                                                           2.  Whelp
  3. Owl                                                                       3.  Chick
  4. Frog                                                                     4.  Calf
  5. Goose                                                                  5.  Calf
  6. Whale                                                                  6.  Caterpillar
  7. Zebra                                                                  7.  Joey
  8. Bird                                                                      8.  Owlet
  9. Tiger                                                                    9.  Tadpole
  10. Rabbit                                                                10.  Gosling

Exercise 2 :- Fill in the blanks with appropriate words:-

  1. The young one of a _______ is called a Kitten.
  2. The young one of a cow is called a ________ .
  3. The young one of a _______ is called a lamb .
  4. The young one of a _______ is called a foal .
  5. The young one of a elephant is called a ______ .
  6. The young one of a _______ is called a pup .
  7. The young one of a _______ is called a kid .
  8. The young one of a deer is called a ________ .
  9. The young one of a lion is called a ________ .
  10. The young one of a _______ is called a duckling .

Exercise 3 :- Here is a list of animals. Put them in the right column :

Bear             Goat             Lion            Horse           Elephant              Sheep

Cat               Fox               Zebra          Tiger            Cow                    Dog

Farm Animals Wild Animals