GSEB Std 8 English Sem 1 Unit 3 What Were You Doing ? Solution | ધોરણ 8 અંગ્રેજી

UNIT 3: WHAT WERE YOU DOING?

GLOSSARY (Important 50 Words)

Word (અંગ્રેજી)	Meaning (ગુજરાતી)	Synonym (સમાનાર્થી)	Antonym (વિરોધી)
advice	સલાહ	suggestion	-
answer	જવાબ આપવો	reply	question
branch	ડાળી	bough	root
broke	તોડ્યું	fractured	repaired
buy	ખરીદવું	purchase	sell
clap	તાળી પાડવી	applaud	boo
climb	ચડવું	ascend	descend
continue	ચાલુ રાખવું	carry on	stop
convey	પહોંચાડવું	transfer	-
counter	કાઉન્ટર	desk	-
couple	બે / જોડી	pair	single
cut	કાપવું	chop	join
demonstrate	નિદર્શન કરવું	show	hide
different	અલગ	various	same
electronic	ઇલેક્ટ્રોનિક	electric	manual
end	અંત	finish	beginning
evening	સાંજ	dusk	morning
excitement	ઉત્તેજના	thrill	boredom
experience	અનુભવ	knowledge	inexperience
fair	મેળો	exhibition	-
fall	પડવું	drop	rise
fast	ઝડપી	quick	slow
found	મળ્યું	discovered	lost
giant	વિશાળ	huge	tiny
glass	પ્યાલો	tumbler	-
ground	મેદાન	field	sky
household	ઘરવપરાશનું	domestic	commercial
huge	વિશાળ	large	small
items	વસ્તુઓ	goods	-
joy	આનંદ	happiness	sorrow
juggler	જાદુગર	magician	-
laugh	હસવું	chuckle	cry
loudly	મોટેથી	noisily	quietly
machine	મશીન	device	-
noise	ઘોંઘાટ	sound	silence
open	ખુલ્લું	unclosed	closed
order	આદેશ / ઓર્ડર આપવો	request	-
outside	બહાર	exterior	inside
parents	માતા-પિતા	father and mother	children
people	લોકો	public	-
picture	ચિત્ર	image	-
ride	સવારી	journey	walk
row	હરોળ	line	-
savour	સ્વાદ માણવો	taste	-
shopkeeper	દુકાનદાર	merchant	customer
shout	બૂમ પાડવી	yell	whisper
stall	દુકાન (સ્ટોલ)	stand	-
surrounded	ઘેરાયેલું	enclosed	free
visit	મુલાકાત લેવી	tour	-
wonderful	અદ્ભુત	amazing	awful

ACTIVITY - 1

Answer the following Questions.

1. What do you see in this picture?
2. Where is it found?
3. Have you ever taken a ride in it ?
4. Tell your class about your experience riding on it.

(The picture is of a giant wheel or chakhdol)
1. I see a giant wheel in this picture.
2. It is found in a fair (mela).
3. Yes, I have taken a ride in it.
4. It was a thrilling experience. When the wheel went up, I felt a little scared, but when it came down, I enjoyed it a lot.

ACTIVITY - 2

Read this story: Vinu

Vinu climbed up a tree. He sat on a branch. He was cutting the same branch. An oldman saw the boy. He said, "Oh Vinu! Don't cut that branch. You will fall." The boy laughed at the old man. He did not follow his advice. He continued to cut the branch. He fell down and broke his leg.

Now, Look at the following pictures and write appropriate sentences below each picture.

Write sentences for the 6 pictures based on the story of Vinu.

Picture 1: Vinu climbed up a tree and sat on a branch. He was cutting the same branch.
Picture 2: An old man saw the boy.
Picture 3: He said, "Oh Vinu! Don't cut that branch. You will fall."
Picture 4: The boy laughed at the old man. He did not follow his advice.
Picture 5: He continued to cut the branch.
Picture 6: He fell down and broke his leg.

ACTIVITY - 4

Find out similar phrases from the letter in Activity-2 and 3. Follow the example.

1. came back from Amreli: came back in the evening.
2. fell down from the giant wheel: _________
3. looking at the birds: _________
4. laughed at my friend: _________
5. a couple of days: _________
6. end of the movie: _________
7. full of water: _________
8. climb up the hill: _________
9. row of trees: _________
10. sat down on the road: _________

2. fell down from the giant wheel: fell down and broke his leg
3. looking at the birds: looking at a small plane
4. laughed at my friend: laughed at the old man
5. a couple of days: a couple of sweet shops
6. end of the movie: end of the fair
7. full of water: full of people / full of noise
8. climb up the hill: climbed up a tree
9. row of trees: row of stalls
10. sat down on the road: sat down for a while

Mark T for True or F for False in the brackets against each:

1. Tina visited Dhola Veera.
2. Meena visited the Trade fair in March 2014.
3. Meena visited the Village fair with her parents.
4. The Trade Fair was in Halol.
5. Meena ate Jalebis.

1. F (Meena visited Dhola Veera)
2. F (Tina visited the trade fair in Vadodara)
3. F (Tina visited the village fair with her parents)
4. F (The Trade Fair was in Vadodara)
5. F (Tina drank a glass of lassi and ate pizza. She didn't buy sweets)

ACTIVITY - 5

ટીનાનો પત્ર ફરીથી વાંચો અને નીચે આપેલા ત્રણ કૉલમમાં મુદ્દા નોંધો.

Fill the columns: માત્ર Village Fair ની વિગતો | માત્ર Trade Fair ની વિગતો | બંનેને લાગુ પડતી વિગતો

માત્ર Village Fair ની વિગતો:
- outside a small village
- toy shops, sweet shops, household items
- merry-go-round, juggler
- loud noise

માત્ર Trade Fair ની વિગતો:
- in Vadodara (city)
- no entry fee
- electronic goods stalls (TV, fridge)
- fast-food stalls

બંનેને લાગુ પડતી વિગતો:
- Many stalls/shops
- Full of people/crowd

ACTIVITY - 6

Manisha is comparing what she was doing yesterday and today at the same time. Re-write the sentences.

Ex. Yesterday at 7.00 am Manisha was reading a book.
Today at 7.00 am Manisha is helping her mother in the kitchen.
Make sentences for 11.00 am, 1.30 pm, 6.00 pm, 7.30 pm.

1. Yesterday at 11.00 am Manisha was drawing a picture.
Today at 11.00 am Manisha is attending a prayer.

2. Yesterday at 1.30 pm Manisha was making a paper bag.
Today at 1.30 pm Manisha is present in her class.

3. Yesterday at 6.00 pm Manisha was playing kho-kho.
Today at 6.00 pm Manisha is talking to her friend.

4. Yesterday at 7.30 pm Manisha was watching a movie.
Today at 7.30 pm Manisha is doing her homework.

ACTIVITY - 7

Write a letter to your friend about a place you visited.

Write a letter using these points: Which place, When, How, Who went, What you liked/disliked.

(Example Letter)
Ahmedabad,
10th August, 2024

Dear Rahul,
How are you? Last Sunday, I visited the Kankaria Lake in Ahmedabad. I went there with my parents and my younger sister. We went there by bus.
We reached there at 5 PM. It is a very big and beautiful lake. I liked the toy train ride very much. We also saw the zoo and many different animals. We ate popcorn and drank juice. The only thing I disliked was that it was very crowded and noisy.
We came back home at 8 PM. It was a wonderful trip.

Yours sincerely,
Aarav.