Comprehension Test:: I Will Do It

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One-word Substitutes

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1.       Today he has become an icon of simplicity, uncompromising quality and fairness, apart from being a philanthropist.

2.       He became a pioneer of India's software industry and started the Information technology wave.

What is the meaning of ‘philanthropist’? A philanthropist is one who devotes his service or wealth for the love of mankind.

Who is a pioneer? A pioneer is a person who is the first to study and develop a particular area of knowledge, culture, etc. that other people then continue to develop.

You have observed that the meaning of a group of words is substituted with a word as in sentences (1) and (2). Words which replace a group of words or a full sentence effectively without creating any kind of ambiguity in the meaning of the sentences are called one word substitutes. The main purpose of using one word substitutes is to express the idea precisely and accurately.

Sl.No	Word	Meaning
1.	fatalist	a   person who believes in fate
2.	centenarian	a   person who is above hundred years
3.	omnipresent	one who   is present everywhere
4.	mercenary	a   person who can do anything for money
5.	misogynist	one who   hates women
6.	monogamy	a   practice of having one wife or husband
7.	autobiography	a life   history written by oneself
8.	biography	a life   history written by somebody else
9.	honorary	a   position for which no salary is paid
10.	ambiguous	a   sentence whose meaning is unclear

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Antonyms and Synonyms:: I Will Do It

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Word	Parts of speech	Synonym(s)	Antonym(S)
short	adj	small,   thick, tiny	tall,   lengthy
sharp	adj	perceptive,   quick-witted, bright, brilliant, lintelligent, smart	dull,   normal, stupid, unintelligent
bright	adj	brilliant,   sharp, smart	dull,   slow, stupid, unintelligent
senior	adj	elder,   leading	junior
difficulty	noun	adversity,   complication, crisis, hardship, hazard, trouble	advantage,   blessing
unnoticed	adj	unseen,   ignored, overlooked, undiscovered, unrecognized	noted,   noticed, seen
crowd	noun	crew,   group, mass, mob, party, people	individual,   one, single
spark	noun	flash,   flare, gleam, glitter, glow, sparkle	dullness
faster	adj	speedy,   brisk, quick, rapid, swift	slow
avid	adj	enthusiastic,   eager, keen, zealous	apathetic,quenched   disinterested,
entrance	noun	access,   entry	exit
friend	noun	acquaintance,   ally, buddy	foe,   enemy, stranger
appear	verb	arrive,   come, emerge	diappear,   conceal, abandon, leave
special	adj	distinguished,   distinctive, significant, specific, uique, unusual	common,   familiar, normal, ordinary, OK
aspirant	adj	applicant,   candidate, contestant	amateur
sleepy	adj	quiet,   silent	noisy
ultimate	adj	best,   greatest, utmost, superlative	inferior,   lowest
aim	noun	goal,   ambition, aspiration, desire, intent, purpose, target	aimlessness
struggle	verb	cope,   strive, tackle, toil, try	idle,   neglect
opposite	noun	antithesis,   contrary, antonym	same,   similarity, likeness
imply	verb	indicate,   mean, signify	define,   state
hurt	adj	agonized,   bruised, tortured	pleased
excellent	adj	superior,   wonderful, magnificent, outstanding, exceptional, superb	bad,   common, ordinary, poor
delight	noun	enjoyment,   happiness, joy, pleasure	discontent,   unhappiness, dissatisfaction
thrilled	adj	excited,   elated	bored
bitter	adj	painful,   distressing, cruel, harsh	pleasant
truth	noun	reality,   validity, fact	falsehood,   flaw
fond	adj	affectionate,   adoring, loving	hating
sorrow	noun	grief,   agony, misery, mourning, worry	blessing,   cheer, happiness, joyfulness, pleasure
introvert	noun	loner,   solitary	extrovert
angry	adj	enraged,   annoyed, furious	peaceful,   calm, cool
excited	adj	eager,   thrilled, delighted	unexcited,   calm
aware	adj	knowledgeable,   awake, mindful	ignorant,unaware
comfort	noun	ease,   contentment, amenity	discomfort,   discontent, displeaure
legally	adv	constitutionally,   lawfully	illegally,   unlawfully
ethically	adv	decently,   properly	unethically
equally	adv	fairly,   evenly, equitably	unequally,   unevenly
uncompromising	adj	determined,   rigid	flexible,   compromising

Typical Expressions:: I Will Do It

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The D-Day came.

It was opposite when it came to food.

His principle was never to hurt anyone.

But the circumstances were like that.

The boy had to understand reality.

His heart sank in sorrow.

One of them noticed and said, 'You should have made it.'

But it is not the institution; ultimately it is you and you alone who can change your life by hard work.

Your best friend is yourself and your worst enemy is yourself.

He really believes in the motto, "Powered by intellect and driven by values".

Grammar:: Attitude is Altitude (Unit-1 Personality Development)(Defining and Non-defining Relative Clause

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Defining and Non-defining Relative Clauses

 Let us read the following sentences.

 1.     The woman who taught him surfing had been bitten by a shark.

 2.     Nick, who was teased and bullied, had an electric wheel chair for mobility…..

 What difference do you notice between sentence (1) and (2)? In sentence (1) the relative clause defines the woman. It is a Defining Relative Clause. In sentence (2) the Relative Clause adds extra information about Nick. This is a Non-defining Relative Clause.

 A Non-defining Relative Clause is preceded and followed by a comma or a hyphen.

 e.g: The brave 26- year- old -- who is mainly a torso -- plays football and golf, swims and surfs.

 I          Read the text again and identify some more Defining and Non-defining Relative Clauses.

 1.                  ________________________________________________________

 2.                  _______________________________________________________

 3.                  _______________________________________________________

 4.                  _______________________________________________________

 5.                  ________________________________________________________

 II       Complete the sentences with Defining or Non-defining Relative Clauses.

 1.             This is the peaceful place _____________________________________.

 2.             The ‘Mahaprasthanam’ is a popular book _________________________ .

 3.             Suresh ___________________________ has left the school just now.

 4.             Is this the street __________________________________________ ?

 5.             The express _________________________________ has just arrived.

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Glossary Video and Text:: I Will Do It

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GLOSSARY according to the context of   "I Will Do It"
Word	Parts   of speech	Meaning
grasp	noun	a sudden, short intake of breath
avid	adj	showing great enthusiasm for or interest in
aspirant	noun	a person who aspires, one who seeks or desires a career,advancement, status, etc.
sleepy	adj	quiet   / without bustle of activity
ultimate	adj	highest,   not subsidiary
D-Day	noun	any day of special significance, as one marking an importantevent or goal
imply	noun	(of words) to signify or mean
circumstances	noun	Usually circumstances. the existing conditions or state of affairssurrounding and affecting an agent
bitter	adj	hard   to bear; grievous; distressful
introvert	noun	a shy person
drizzle	verb	to rain gently and steadily in fine drops; sprinkle
legally	adv	permitted   by law, lawfully
ethically	adj	pertaining to,or dealing with morals or the principles of morality;pertaining to right and wrong   in conduct
pioneer	noun	one who is first or among the earliest in any field of inquiry, enterprise,or progress
philanthropist	noun	one   who devotes his sevice or wealth for the love of mankind
motto	noun	a   mxim adopted as an expression of the guiding principle of a person,   organization, city, etc.

Summary:: I Will Do It

I WILL DO IT

(Life of NR Narayana Murthy)

                 This passage or story is a selection from one of Sudha Murthy’s stories “How I Taught My Grandmother to Read and other Stories”. In this passage Sudha Murthy, wife of Narayana Murthy, gives a picture of life history of her husband and how he became the symbol of victory over difficulties and adversities.

She says that he was short but sharp. He was the brightest boy in his class i.e. whenever even his seniors got doubts or difficulties they used to ask Murthy for help. Murthy will be seen glow in his eyes when he was asked a question related to Physics or Mathematics. He got such a talent and interest in these two subjects.

She narrated an incident from Murthy’s life. He is a bright student and wanted to study at an IIT at Madras. He applied for the entrance test. He appeared the test staying at a relative’s home in Bengalore. You can expect the result. He got a high rank in entrance test and asked his father, who is a school teacher that he wanted to pursue his engineering at IIT Madras. But his father convinced Murthy stating his financial and family position.

Then Murthy decided to do big convincing himself that it is you, you alone can change your life with hard work. Then he started working hard and completed his education. He built a team who were equally good and started an Information Technology Company named INFOSYS. That is the starting point of technology wave in India.

Thus Murthy became a pioneer of India’s software industry. He shared his wealth among the needy and became a philanthropist.

I Will Do It (Read and Listen)

 I Will Do It

He was short. He was sharp. He was the brightest boy in his class. His seniors used to ask him to solve their difficulties in science. He could have gone unnoticed in a crowd, but once you asked him a question related to Physics or Maths, there was a spark in his eyes. He could grasp theories of science faster than the speed of light.

He came from a poor but educated family. His father was a high-school teacher and an avid reader of English literature. He, like all the boys in his class, was trying to get admission into some engineering college. The brighter ones wanted to study in the Indian

Institutes of Technology, or the IITs. There was an entrance test for IIT. This boy, along with his friends, applied to appear for the test. They did not have any special books or coaching. All these IIT aspirants would sit below the shade of a stone mandap close to Chamundi Hills in the sleepy town of Mysore. He was the guide for the others. While the others struggled to solve the problems in the question paper, he would smile shyly and solve them in no time. He sat alone below a tree and dreamt of studying at IIT. It was the ultimate aim for any bright boy at that age, as it still is today. He was then only sixteen years old.

The D-Day came. He came to Bangalore, stayed with some relatives and appeared for the entrance test. He did very well but would only say 'OK' when asked. It was the opposite when it came to food. When he said 'OK' it implied 'bad', when he said 'good' it implied 'OK', when he said 'excellent' it implied 'good'. His principle was never to hurt anyone.

The IIT entrance results came. He had passed with a high rank. What a delight for any student! He was thrilled. He went to his father who was reading a newspaper.

‘Anna, I have passed the exam.’

‘Well done, my boy.’

‘I want to join IIT.’

His father stopped reading the paper. He lifted his head, looked at the boy and said with a heavy voice, 'My son, you are a bright boy. You know our financial position. I have five daughters to be married off and three sons to educate. I am a salaried person. I cannot afford your expenses at IIT. You can stay in Mysore and study as much as you want.'

Indeed it was a difficult situation for any father to say 'no' to his bright son. But circumstances were like that. It was common then for the man to be the single earning member with a large family dependent on him.

His father was sad that he had to tell the bitter truth to his son. But it could not be helped. The boy had to understand reality.

The teenager was disappointed. It seemed his dreams had burnt to ashes. He was so near to fulfilling his fondest hope, yet so far. His heart sank in sorrow.

He did not reply. He never shared his unhappiness or helplessness with anybody.

He was an introvert by nature. His heart was bleeding but he did not get angry with anybody.

The day came. His classmates were leaving for Madras (now Chennai). They were taking a train from Mysore to Madras. They have shared good years in school and college together. He went to the station to say goodbye and good luck to them for their future life.

At the station, his friends were already there. They were excited and talking loudly. The noise was like the chirping of birds. They were all excited and discussing their new hostels, new courses etc. He was not part of it. So, he stood there silently. One of them noticed and said, 'You should have made it.'

He did not reply. He only wished all of them. They waved at him as the train slowly left the platform.

He stood there even after he could no longer see the train or the waving hands. It was the June of 1962 in Mysore city. Monsoon had set in and it was getting dark. It had started to drizzle. Yet he stood there motionless.

He said to himself, without anger or jealousy, 'All students from the IITs study well and do big things in life. But it is not the institution; ultimately it is you and you alone who can change your life by hard work.'

Probably he was not aware that he was following the philosophy of the Bhagavath Gita: 'Your best friend is yourself and your worst enemy is yourself.'

Later he worked very hard, and focused on one thing, never bothering about his personal life or comforts. He shared his wealth with others. He never used the help of any caste, community or political connections to go up in life.

A son of a school teacher showed other Indians it was possible to earn wealth legally and ethically. He built a team of people who were equally good.

He became a pioneer of India's software industry and started the Information Technology wave. Today he has become an icon of simplicity, uncompromising quality and fairness, apart from being a philanthropist. He really believes in the motto, 'Powered by intellect and driven by values'.

He is none other than Nagavara Ramarao Narayana Murthy, the founder of Infosys, a leading IT company in the world.

By Sudha Murthy

HOW POSITIVE WE ARE? తెలుసుకుందాం! (I will do it - Personality Development)

HOW POSITIVE WE ARE? తెలుసుకుందాం!

ఈ క్విజ్ మన ATTITUDE గురించి తెలుపుతుంది. ఎన్ని ఎక్కువ POINTS సాధిస్తే అంత ఎక్కువ POSITIVE ATTITUDE ఉన్నట్టు లెక్క. ఇది కేవలం ఒక చిన్న పరీక్ష మాత్రమే. (ఇది కేవలం మనలని మనం తెలుసుకోవడానికి ఒక ప్రయత్నం మాత్రమే మన ATTITUDE కాక పోవచ్చు) ఇది ఎవరినీ ఉద్దశించినది మరియు ఇబ్బంది పెట్టేది కాదు.ఇది ఎవరినీ కించపరచడానికి ఉద్దేశించినది కాదు. దీని ఫలితాలు మీకు మాత్రమే కనిపిస్తాయి. దీని కోసం మీరు ఎలాంటి సమాచారం ఇవ్వవలసిన అవసరం లేదు

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Comprehension Test:: Every Success Story is Also a Story of Great Failures

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Typical Expressions - Every Success Story is Also a Story of Great Failures

Typical Expressions - Every Success Story is Also a Story of Great Failures

Failure is the highway to success.

If you want to succeed, double your failure rate.

He remembered his mother's recipe and went out selling.

Successful people don't do great things; they only do small things in a great way.

Learn from your failures and keep moving.

There is great value in disaster. All our mistakes are burnt up. Thank God we can start anew.

Setbacks are inevitable in life.

Setbacks can act as a driving force and also teach us humility.

Fear and doubt short-circuit the mind.

Motivation comes from the burning desire to achieve a purpose.

A burning desire is the starting point of all accomplishments.

Glossary Video and Text :: Every Success Story is Also a Story of Great Failures

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Word	Parts of speech	Meaning
nervous	adj	highly   excitable; unnaturally apprehensive
quit	verb	to   give up or resign; let go; relinquish
defeat	verb	to overcome in   a contest, election, battle, etc.; prevail over; vanquish
detour	noun	a roundabout or circuitous way or course, especially one used temporarilywhen the main route is closed
dead-end	noun	something that has no exit
charge	verb	to instruct authoritatively, as   a judge does a jury
attorney	noun	a   lawyer
fraudulent	adj	deceptive,   false
humiliate	verb	to cause (a person) a painful loss of pride, self-respect, or dignity; mortify
beat-up	adj	dilapidated;   in poor condition from use
recipe	noun	a set of instructions for making or preparing something, especially a fooddish
minister (church)	noun	a person authorized to conduct religious worship; member of the clergy;pastor
infest	adj	(of   insects or animals) be present (in a place or site) in large numbers,   typically so as to cause damage or disease
inspired	verb	to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence
bounceback	noun	the act or   an instance of bouncing back or recovering
go up	verb	to   be consumed by fire
anew	adv	again   / once more / over again
attitude	noun	manner,   disposition, feeling, position, etc., with regard to a person or thing;   tendency or orientation, especially of the mind
altitude	noun	extent or distance upward; height
broke	adj	lacking   money
fire	verb	to   terminate an employment contract of an employee especially for cause of   misconduct or poor performance
inevitable	adj	unable to   be avoided, evaded, or escaped; certain; necessary
setback	noun	a check to progress; a reverse or defeat
humility	noun	the quality or condition of being humble; modest opinion or estimate of one'sown importance, rank, etc
overcome	verb	to prevail over (opposition, a debility, temptations, etc); surmount
stumbling block	noun	an obstacle or hindrance to progress, belief, or understanding
conceive	verb	to hold as   an opinion; think; believe
gasp	verb	a   sudden, short intake of breath
duck	verb	to   lower something into water
turn blue	idiom	oxynated   blood is drained i.e., needed oxyzen
cinch	noun	certain   to happen
outclassed	verb	to surpass in excellence or quality, especially by   a wide margin; be superior
short-cut	noun	a method, procedure, policy, etc., that reduces the    time or energy needed toaccomplish something
victor	noun	a winner in any struggle or contest
victim	noun	a person who suffers from a destructive or injurious action or agency

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Every Success Story is Also a Story of Great Failures

Summary of Every Success Story is Also a Story of Great Failures

(A motivational collection of stories)

             It is an essay concentrating the point to motivate us by giving historical examples of the great personalities and their failure stories faced before their grand success.

            It gives a complete picture of the failure story of Abraham Lincoln. He failed many a time in different elections, business and even lost his sweetheart. But finally he became the president of US.

            Then it narrates the hardships of Lee De Forest for his triodes tube invention and how he was humiliated and charged by the attorney claiming him a fraud but where we would be without his invention. The telecommunications now a day we are enjoying is the gift of Forest.

            This passage gives an incident in the life of Wright Brothers. They had been questioned their wisdom in an article but in a week they proved by flying the first flight in the air.

            At the age of 65 Colonel Sanders with little money started selling recipes of his mother style. He had knocked more than 1000 doors to get his first order. Now every corner of the world tastes his recipes in the name of KFC.

             This passage illustrates that famous Walt Disney had faced many rejections in his life. But he had become the famous cartoonist and introduced the animated movies to the world.

            It tells the failure stories of great Thomas Edison. He was rejected by his teacher from the school. But he had become the light of the world.

            And finally this passage narrates a story of Socrates. He demonstrates a young man by ducking him in the water the secret to success.

            Lastly it is said that a burning desire is the starting point of all accomplishments. Just like a small fire cannot give much heat, a weak desire cannot produce great results.

Every Success Story is Also a Story of Great Failures (Listen and Read)

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Every Success Story Is also 

a Story of Great Failures

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        Failure is the highway to success. Tom Watson Sr. said, “If you want to succeed, double your failure rate.”

        If you study history, you will find that all stories of success are also stories of great failures. But people don’t see the failures. They only see one side of the picture and they say that person got lucky: “He must have been at the right place at the right time.”

        Let me share someone’s life history with you. This was a man who failed in business at the age of 21; was defeated in a legislative race at age 22; failed again in business at age 24; overcame the death of his sweetheart at age 26; had a nervous breakdown at age 27; lost a congressional race at age 34; lost a senatorial race at age 45; failed in an effort to become vice-president at age 47; lost a senatorial race at age 49; and was elected president of the United States at age 52.

This man was Abraham Lincoln.

Would you call him a failure? He could have quit. But to Lincoln, defeat was a detour and not a dead end.

In 1913, Lee De Forest, the inventor of the triodes tube, was charged by the district attorney for using fraudulent means to mislead the public into buying stocks of his company by claiming that he could transmit the human voice across the Atlantic. He was publicly humiliated. Can you imagine where we would be without his invention?

 New York Times editorial on December 10, 1903, questioned the wisdom of the Wright Brothers who were trying to invent a machine, heavier than air, that would fly. One week later, at Kitty Hawk, the Wright Brothers took their famous flight.

Colonel Sanders, at age 65, with a beat-up car and a $100 cheque from social security, realized he had to do something. He remembered his mother's recipe and went out selling. How many doors did he have to knock on before he got his first order? It is estimated that he had knocked on more than a thousand doors before he got his first order. How many of us quit after three tries, ten tries, a hundred tries, and then we say we tried as hard as we could?

As a young cartoonist, Walt Disney faced many rejections from newspaper editors, who said he had no talent. One day a minister at a church hired him to draw some cartoons. Disney was working out of a small mouse infested shed near the church. After seeing a small mouse, he was inspired. That was the start of Mickey Mouse.

Successful people don't do great things; they only do small things in great way.

One day a partially deaf four year old kid came home with a note in his pocket from his teacher, "Your Tommy is too stupid to learn, get him out of the school." His mother read the note and answered, "My Tommy is not stupid to learn, I will teach him myself." And that Tommy grew up to be the great Thomas Edison. Thomas Edison had only three months of formal schooling and he was partially deaf.

Henry Ford forgot to put the reverse gear in the first car he made.

Do you consider these people failures? They succeeded in spite of problems, not in the absence of them. But to the outside world, it appears as though they just got lucky.

All success stories are stories of great failures. The only difference is that every time they failed, they bounced back. This is called failing forward, rather than backward. You learn and move forward. Learn from your failure and keep moving.

In 1914, Thomas Edison, at age 67, lost his factory, which was worth a few million dollars, on fire. It had very little insurance. No longer a young man, Edison watched his lifetime effort go up in smoke and said, "There is great value in disaster. All our mistakes are burnt up. Thank God we can start anew." In spite of the disaster, three weeks later, he invented the phonograph. What an attitude!

Below are more examples of the failures of successful people:

1.     Thomas Edison failed approximately 10,000 times while he was working on the light bulb.

2.     Henry Ford was broke at the age of 40.

3.     Lee Iacocca was fired by Henry Ford II at the age of 54.

4.     Young Beethoven was told that he had no talent for music, but he gave some of the best music to the world.

Setbacks are inevitable in life. A setback can act as a driving force and also teach us humility. In grief you will find courage and faith to overcome the setback. We need to learn to become victors, not victims. Fear and doubt short-circuit the mind.

Ask yourself after every setback: What did I learn from this experience? Only then you will be able to turn a stumbling block into a stepping stone.

The motivation to succeed comes from the burning desire to achieve a purpose. Napoleon Hill wrote, "Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe the mind can achieve."

 

A young man asked Socrates the secret to success. Socrates told the young man to meet him near the river the next morning. They met. Socrates asked the young man to walk with him towards the river. When the water got up to their neck, Socrates took the young man by surprise and ducked him into the water. The boy struggled to get out but Socrates was strong and kept him there until the boy started turning blue. Socrates pulled his head out of the water and the first thing the young man did was to gasp and take a deep breath of air. Socrates asked, “What did you want the most when you were there?” The boy replied, "Air." Socrates said, “That is the secret to success. When you want success as badly as you wanted the air, then you will get it. There is no other secret”.

A burning desire is the starting point of all accomplishments. Just like a small fire cannot give much heat, a weak desire cannot produce great results.

       

Typical Expressions - Attitude is Altitude

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    I call it my chicken drumstick.

    I'd be lost without it.

    Nick and his parents spent many years asking why this cruel trick would happen to them.

    I felt cold and bitter.

    I fest there was no purpose when you lack purpose and strength. It is hard to hold on.

    Nick managed to pull through to become an international symbol of triumph over adversity.

    I decided to be thankful for what I do have, not get angry about what I don't.

    The challenges in our lives are there to strengthen our convictions. There not there to run us over.

    If I fail I try again and again and again. 

    The human spirit can handle much worse than we realize.

  

Attitude is Everything (A Listening Passage - Audio)

Listen to the Story - Attitude is Everything

There was a farmer in Africa who was happy and content. He was happy because he was content. He was content because he was happy. One day a wise man came to him and told him about the glory of diamonds and the power that goes along with them. The wise man said, "If you had a diamond the size of your thumb, you could have your own city. If you had a diamond the size of your fist, you could probably own your own country." And then he went away. That night the farmer couldn't sleep.

 

He was unhappy and he was discontent. He was unhappy because he was discontent and discontent because he was unhappy. The next morning he made arrangements to sell off his farm, took care of his family and went in search of diamonds. He looked all over Africa and couldn't find any. He looked all through Europe and couldn't find any. When he got to Spain, he was emotionally, physically and financially broke. He got so disheartened that he threw himself into the Barcelona river and committed suicide.

 

    Back home, the person who had bought his farm was watering the camels at a stream that ran through the farm. Across the stream, the rays of the morning sun hit a stone and made it sparkle like a rainbow. He thought it would look good on the mantel piece. He picked up the stone and put it in the living room. That afternoon the wise man came and saw the stone sparkling. He asked, "Is Hafiz back?" The new owner said, "No, why do you ask?" The wise man said, "Because that is a diamond. I recognize one when I see one." The man said, “No, that's just a stone I picked up from the stream. Come, I'll show you. There are many more.” They went and picked some samples and sent them for analysis. Sure enough, the stones were diamonds. They found that the farm was indeed covered with acres and acres of diamonds.

Unit-1 Vocabulary:: Attitude is Altitude (Personality Development)

1) Select the qualities of Nick Vujicic:

2) Write an example sentence from the text for each attribute of Nick Vujicic:

 

3. Select the word or expression which is nearest in meaning to the word in bold in each sentence given in the quiz:

4. Read the following description about persons and fill in the blanks with the words that match with these descriptions in the quiz:

Summary of "Attitude is Altitude"

Attitude is Altitude

(A life of a miracle - A summary of the text)

It is a short biographical sketch of the life and inspirational story of Nick Vujicic. He was born in Australia but now lives in US. He was born without limbs i.e. he has no arms and legs, medically it is called – Phocomelia.

Though he has not got any limbs he can do many. He can swim, surf, skateboard, play golf, and football. He can write and type on a computer. All this is possible only because of his small foot which is on his left hip.

His father is a computer programmer and accountant. He gave courage to swim and taught how typing on a keyboard of a computer. His mother is a nurse. She invented a plastic device that helps him to hold a pen or pencil between his toes and write.

Initially Nick and his parents felt very bad and spent many years asking why this cruel trick would happen to them. But the religious beliefs, mother, father, teachers, friends and education helped Nick to become an independent personality in his life.

Once he read a news article about a disabled man who succeeded in his life doing small things in a great way. Nick after going through the article realized the purpose behind his birth. Then he started concentrating on good that he had and to make them strengthen. He realized that he has born to give hope to the people who lost their spirits or hopes in life. Since then he became a motivational speaker.

He says ….

“If I fail I try again and again and again. If you fail are you going to try it again?”

“I tell people to keep on getting up when they fall and to always love themselves.”

“If I can encourage one person then my job in this life is done.”

“Challenges are there in our life to strengthen our convictions. They are not there to run us over.”