A tsunami
A tsunami is a very large and powerful
wave caused by earthquakes under
the sea. On 26 December 2004,
a tsunami hit Thailand and parts
of India such as the Andaman
and Nicobar Islands, and the
Tamil Nadu coast. Here are
some stories of courage and
survival.
एक सुनामी
सुनामी समुद्र के नीचे
भूकंप के कारण होने
वाली एक बहुत बड़ी और
शक्तिशाली लहर है।
26 दिसंबर 2004 को,
एक सुनामी ने थाईलैंड
और भारत के कुछ हिस्सों
जैसे अंडमान और निकोबार
द्वीप समूह और तमिलनाडु
तट को प्रभावित किया।
यहाँ साहस और अस्तित्व
की कुछ कहानियाँ हैं
Adamans stories
First story is of manager of
cooperative society whose
name is Ignatius on the day
of Tsunami his wife at 6:00 a.m.
when she felt earthquake and
then family rush out of the house
when the earthquake tremors stopped,
after some times his wife was saying
sea was rising and in confusion
and Chaos two of his children got
the hand of their mother's father
and mother's brother and rush in
the opposite direction, after this
he never saw his two children
and wife, they were swept away
only three other children who
came with saved. The manager
lived in an incorporated katchal
society.
Next story is of a police man
named Sanjeev who first saved
himself, his wife and his baby
daughter but when a wife of a
guest House cook cried for help,
he jumped again in the water
but he was not able to save her
and himself and was swept away.
एडमन्स कहानियां
पहली कहानी सहकारी
समिति के प्रबंधक की है
जिसका नाम इग्नाटियस है,
सुनामी के दिन उसकी
पत्नी सुबह 6:00 बजे भूकंप
महसूस किया और फिर
भूकंप के झटके बंद होने
पर परिवार घर से बाहर
भाग गया, कुछ समय
बाद उसकी पत्नी समुद्र
कह रही थी बढ़ रहा था
और असमंजस में था
और उसके दो बच्चों ने
अपने माता-पिता और माँ
के भाई का हाथ पकड़
लिया और विपरीत दिशा
में भाग गया, इसके बाद
उसने अपने दो बच्चों और
पत्नी को कभी नहीं देखा,
वे केवल तीन अन्य बच्चों
के साथ आए जो बह गए थे
बचाया। प्रबंधक निगमित
कच्छल समाज में रहता था
आगे की कहानी संजीव नाम
के एक पुलिस वाले की है
जिसने पहले खुद को,
अपनी पत्नी और अपनी
बच्ची को बचाया लेकिन
जब एक गेस्ट हाउस के
रसोइए की पत्नी ने मदद
के लिए आवाज लगाई तो
वह फिर से पानी में कूद
गया लेकिन वह उसे और
खुद को नहीं बचा पाया
और बह गया था।
Thirteen year-old Meghna was
swept away along with her parents
and seventy-seven other people.
She spent two days floating in the
sea, holding on to a wooden door.
Eleven times she saw relief helicopters
overhead, but they did not see her.
She was brought to the shore by a
wave, and was found walking on
the seashore in a daze.
Last story of Andaman Islands
was of almas Javed who is 10
year old girl who went with the
father to her mother house
name the hila to celebrate Christmas
early morning Alama's father felt
the earthquake and seeing sea
water receding then he understood
sea would come back with the grate
force then he woke up everyone
and tried to rush up at some safe
place, during running towards a for
place almost grandfather hit head
on something and fell down and her
father rushed to help him but a joint
wave sweep them away. It hasn’t stopped
here Almas’s mother and aunts stood
clinging to the leaves of a coconut tree,
A wave uprooted the tree, and they
too were washed away.oo were washed
away. Almas saw a log of wood floating.
She climbed on to it. Then she fainted.
she woke up, she was in a hospital in
Kamorta.She is still traumatised.
तेरह वर्षीय मेघना अपने
माता-पिता और सत्तर अन्य
लोगों के साथ बह गई।
उसने लकड़ी के दरवाजे को
पकड़े हुए, समुद्र में तैरते हुए
दो दिन बिताए। ग्यारह बार
उसने राहत हेलीकॉप्टरों को
ऊपर से देखा, लेकिन उन्होंने
उसे नहीं देखा। वह एक लहर
के द्वारा किनारे पर लाया गया था,
और एक अचंभे में समुद्र के
किनारे पर चलते हुए पाया गया था।
अंडमान द्वीप समूह की आखिरी
कहानी अलमास जावेद की थी,
जो 10 साल की लड़की है, जो
अपने पिता के साथ अपनी माँ
के घर गई थी, सुबह क्रिसमस
मनाने के लिए हीला नाम दिया
गया था। ग्रेट फोर्स ने सभी को
जगाया और किसी सुरक्षित
स्थान पर भागने की कोशिश
की, एक जगह की ओर दौड़ते
समय लगभग दादाजी का
सिर किसी चीज पर मारा और
गिर गए और उनके पिता
उनकी मदद के लिए दौड़े
लेकिन एक संयुक्त लहर
ने उन्हें दूर कर दिया।
बात यहीं नहीं रुकी अलमास
की माँ और मौसी एक
नारियल के पेड़ की पत्तियों
से चिपक कर खड़ी हो गईं,
एक लहर ने पेड़ को उखाड़
दिया, और वे भी बह गए।
अलमास ने देखा कि लकड़ी
का एक लट्ठा तैर रहा है।
वह उस पर चढ़ गई। फिर
वह बेहोश हो गई। वह जाग गई,
वह कामोर्टा के एक अस्पताल में
थी।वह अभी भी सदमे में है।
Comprehension Check Say whether the
following are true or false.
1.Ignesious lost his wife, two children,
his father-in-law, and his brother-in-law
in the tsunami.True
2.Sanjeev made it to safety after
the tsunami. False
3.Meghna was saved by a relief
helicopter. False
4.Alma's father realised that a
tsunami was going to hit the island. True
5.Her mother and aunts were washed
away with the tree that they were
holding on to.True
Part-2
Next story about the Tsunami
comes from Thailand. A girl
named Smith came with her
family, father, mother and
sister to Southern Thailand
to celebrate Christmas.
After the morning earthquake,
tilly Smith noticed something
wrong with the sea as water
was swelling and kept coming
in and beaches were getting
smaller and smaller. Then she
was able to remember her
geography class lesson about
Tsunami which she studied in
her geography class two weeks
ago before coming to Thailand.
She started screaming and telling
her parents and other people about
the morning earthquake and tsunami
coming so it was better to move to a
safer place and after listening to her
everyone went to the third floor of their
hotel and got safe from three gaunt waves
of sea.If they had stayed on the beach,
they would not have been alive.
सुनामी की अगली कहानी
थाईलैंड से आती है कृपया
स्मिथ नाम की एक लड़की
अपने परिवार के पिता मां
और बहन के साथ क्रिसमस
मनाने के लिए दक्षिणी थाईलैंड
आई थी।
सुबह के भूकंप के बाद, टिली
स्मिथ ने देखा कि समुद्र में
कुछ गड़बड़ है क्योंकि पानी
में सूजन आ रही थी और वह
अंदर आ रहा था और समुद्र
तट छोटे और छोटे होते जा रहे थे।
तब वह सुनामी के बारे में
अपने भूगोल वर्ग के पाठ
को याद करने में सक्षम थी,
जिसे उसने थाईलैंड आने
से दो सप्ताह पहले अपनी
भूगोल कक्षा में पढ़ा था।
वह चिल्लाने लगी और
अपने माता-पिता और
अन्य लोगों को सुबह के भूकंप
और सुनामी के बारे में
बताने लगी, इसलिए
सुरक्षित स्थान पर जाना
बेहतर था और उसकी बात
सुनकर सभी अपने होटल की
तीसरी मंजिल पर चले गए
और समुद्र की तीन भीषण
लहरों से सुरक्षित हो गए।
अगर वे समुद्र तट पर रुके
होते, तो वे जीवित नहीं होते।
Comprehension Check Answer the
following in a phrase or sentence.
1.Why did Tilly’s family come to Thailand?
Answer- Tilly’s family come to Thailand
to celebrate Christmas and New
year over there.
2.What were the warning signs
that both Tilly and her mother saw?
Ans- Penny Smith mother of tilly Smith
saw water was swelling and kept
coming in the beach was getting
smaller and smaller.
Tilly smith saw the sea was slowly
rising and started to foam, bubble
and form whirlpools.
3.Do you think Tilly’s mother was
alarmed by them?
Ans- Yes,Tilly’s mother was
alarmed by something serious
that must be going on.” Tilly’s
parents took her and her sister
away from the beach.
4.Where had Tilly seen the sea
behaving in the same strange fashion?
Ans- she had seen this in class in a
video of a tsunami that had hit the
Hawaiian islands in 1946. Her geography
teacher had shown her class the video
, and told them that tsunamis can
be caused by earthquakes,
volcanoes and landslides.
5.Where did the Smith family and the
others on the beach go to escape
from the tsunami?
Ans- the Smith family and the others
on the beach went to escape
took refuge in the third floor of
the hotel. The building withstood
the surge of three tsunami waves.
If they had stayed on the beach,
they would not have been alive.
6.How do you think her geography
teacher felt when he heard about
what Tilly had done in Phuket?
Ans- Tilly’s geography teacher must
have felt very proud of her when
she heard about what Tilly had done
in Phuket. She was happy that
because of her lesson and video,
the young girl was able to save
her family and the lives of many
others by warning them of the
tsunami waves.
Part-3
This part of the story tells about
the sixth sense of animals and birds,
wild and domestic animals seemed
to know what was about to happen.
They fled to safety.Many people
believe that animals possess a
sixth sense and know when the
earth is going to shake.
India’s Cuddalore coast, where
thousands of people perished,
buffaloes, goats and dogs were
found unharmed. The Yala National
Park in Sri Lanka is home to a
variety of animals including elephants,
leopards, and 130 species of birds.
Sixty visitors were washed away
from the Patanangala beach inside
the park; but no animal carcasses
were found.
कहानी का यह हिस्सा जानवरों
और पक्षियों की छठी इंद्रिय
के बारे में बताता है, जंगली
और घरेलू जानवरों को पता
चल गया था कि क्या होने वाला है।
वे सुरक्षित भाग निकले। बहुत
से लोग मानते हैं कि जानवरों
में छठी इंद्रिय होती है और वे
जानते हैं कि पृथ्वी कब हिलने
वाली है।
भारत का कुड्डालोर तट, जहां
हजारों लोग मारे गए, भैंस,
बकरियां और कुत्ते बिना
नुकसान के पाए गए।
श्रीलंका में याला राष्ट्रीय
उद्यान हाथियों, तेंदुओं
और पक्षियों की 130 प्रजातियों
सहित विभिन्न प्रकार के
जानवरों का घर है। पार्क के
अंदर पतनंगला समुद्र तट
से साठ आगंतुक बह गए;
लेकिन कोई जानवर का शव
नहीं मिला।
Comprehension check Answer
using a phrase or a sentence.
1.In the tsunami 150,000 people died.
How many animals died?
Ans- Not many animals have been
reported dead. The exact count of
dead animals is not known
compared to human casualties.
2.How many people and animals
died in Yala National Park?
Ans- The Yala National Park in
Sri Lanka is home to a variety
of animals including elephants,
leopards, and 130 species of birds.
Sixty visitors were washed away
from the Patanangala beach inside
the park; but no animal carcasses
were found, except for two water
buffaloes.
3.What do people say about the
elephants of Yala National Park?
Ans- People at Yala National Park
had observed three elephants running
away from the Patanangala beach.
4.What did the dogs in Galle do?
Ans- A Sri Lankan gentleman who
lives on the coast near Galle said
his two dogs would not go for their
daily run on the beach. On that day
they refused to go, and most probably
saved his life.
Discuss the following questions in class.
Then write your own answers.
1.When he felt the earthquake, do
you think Igneous immediately
worried about a tsunami? Give
reasons for your answer. Which
sentence in the text tells you that
the Igneous family did not have any
time to discuss and plan their course
of action after the tsunami struck?
Ans- No, Ignesious did not realise a
tsunami had struck when he felt the
earthquake initially and he took his
television set off its table and put it
down on the ground so that it would
not fall and break.
They saw the sea rising. In the chaos
and confusion, two of his children
caught hold of the hands of their mother’s
father and mother’s brother, and rushed
in the opposite direction. He never saw
them again. His wife was also swept away.
2.Which words in the list below describe
Sanjeev, in your opinion? (Look up the
dictionary for words that you are not s
ure of.)
Use words from the list to complete
the three sentences below.
(i)I don’t know if Sanjeev was cheerful,
ambitious or humorous.
(ii)I think that he was very brave,
heroic and selfless.
(iii)Sanjeev was not heartless,
brash or careless.
3.How are Meghna and Almas’s
stories similar?
Ans- Both Almas’ and Meghna’s
families were swept away by the
tsunami waves and they were the
only survivors in their respective
families. Both of them floated in
the sea for many days. Meghna
spent two days floating in the sea,
holding on to a wooden door and
being brought to the shore by a wave.
Similarly, Almas also climbed a
log of wood and fainted.
4.What are the different ways in
which Tilly’s parents could have
reacted to her behavior? What
would you have done if you were
in their place?
Ans- Tilly’s parents could have also
reacted in a different manner by
not paying heed to her frightened
behavior. If they would have tried
to calm her down, probably if they
would have got washed away
along with the tsunami waves.
5.If Tilly’s award was to be shared,
who do you think she should share
it with — her parents or her
geography teacher?
Ans- Tilly should have shared her
award with her geography teacher
who made her aware of what a
tsunami is and its various effects.
Due to this awareness, she was
able to save the lives of so many
people.
6.What are the two different ideas
about why so few animals were
killed in the tsunami? Which idea
do you find more believable?
Ans- fristly, Not many animals were
killed by the tsunami because most
of them have a sixth sense working
in them. Second Some experts
also believe that animals have an
acute sense of hearing that helps
them to hear or feel the earth’s vibration.
They have the ability to sense an
approaching disaster long before
humans realise what’s going on
and they are able to move to safer
places.
I believe plus its scientifically proven
they can sense disturbances and
hear low frequency sounds which
is not within the capacity of humans.
1.Go through Part-I carefully, and make
a list of as many words as you can
find that indicate movement of different
kinds. (There is one word that occurs
repeatedly — count how many times!)
Put them into three categories. fast
movement slow movement neither
slow nor fast Can you explain why
there are many words in one column
and not in the others?
Ans- Answer:
2.Fill in the blanks in the sentences
below (the verbs given in brackets
will give you a clue).
Ans- (i) The earth trembled, but
not many people felt the trembling.
(ii) When the zoo was flooded, there
was a lot of confusion and many
animals escaped into the countryside.
(iii) We heard with relief that the lion
had been recaptured.
(iv) The zookeeper was stuck in a
tree and his rescue was filmed by
the TV crew.
(v) There was much excitement in
the village when the snake charmer
came visiting.
3.Say whether the following sentences
are in the Active or the Passive voice.
Write A or P after each sentence as
shown in the first sentence.
Ans- (i) Someone stole my bicycle.
__A__
(ii) The tyres were deflated by the traffic police.
______P________
(iii) I found it last night in a ditch near my house.
_____A__________
(iv) It had been thrown there.
______P_________
(v) My father gave it to the mechanic.
_____A__________
(vi) The mechanic repaired it for me.
_____A__________
