
Unit-4, Lesson-3
Question no. 2
Read the following passage and make a flow chart mentioning Brojen Das’s experiences of crossing the English Channel on 22 September 1961. (No. 1 has been done for you.)
I could hear very faint voices as if coming from the other side of the world. The time was about 4:00 in the morning and the date 22 September 1961. I was feeling tired and exhausted and was encountering stiff opposition from the strong tide. I looked towards my accompanying motorboat carrying my manager Quazi Mohammad Ali, skipper Len Hutchinson and the official observer Mr. J. U. Wood. They were allpointing towardsthe Kent shore. As I looked up, I could see flashes. I realized I was very close to the shore.
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Question no. 3
Write a summary of the following text.
I could hear very faint voices as if coming from the other side of the world. The time was about 4:00 in the morning and the date 22 September 1961. I was feeling tired and exhausted and was encountering stiff opposition from the strong tide. I looked towards my accompanying motorboat carrying my manager Quazi Mohammad Ali, skipper Len Hutchinson and the official observer Mr. J. U. Wood. They were allpointing towardsthe Kent shore. As I looked up, I could see flashes. I realized I was very close to the shore. They told me that if I put the last ounce of energy into my swimming, I wouldset a new world record for France to England swim. This electrified me. The goal for which I had been striving for the past four years could be mine. The aim, which goded me o swim the Channel six times, each time risking my life and reputation, was so close. Yet it could be far.
Ans. In early dawn on 22 September 1961, Brojen Das, having the aim of making a new record for France to England swim, was trying hard to reach the Kent shore within time. However, he had to fight adverse weather of strong tide from the opposite side. For that reason, he felt exhausted, but he did not lose heart. He asked the people who were on a motorboat about the time and distance ahead. From their answer, with a little apprehension, he could hopefully realize that he was going to make a new record.
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