XII - 2.6 - Money -( ICE BREAKERS & BRAINSTORMING )

2.6  Money

                          - William H. Davies

 ICE BREAKERS

         
          Discuss in the class about ‘Importance of money.’

(a)           Money is used as capital in business.

(b)           Money is used to maintain your status in the society.

(c)            Money is important for exchanging the goods.

(d)           Money is important for helping the needy people.

(e)           Money is important for fulfilling our desires.

            

       

       Make a list of the good qualities of your friend.

(a)     Honesty

(b)            Respectful

(c)       Helpful

(d)            Simple and straight  forward

(e)             Kind

(f)        Trustworthy

                     -Share your views on ‘Money is the root of all evils.’

-         Money is important for fulfilling our needs. As per my view, money is not the root of all evils.                     ‘People’s desire of money’ is the root of all evils. People need money to fulfill their basic needs but some people, due to their greed go on collecting money. For the desire of money, they follow the criminal ways like cheating, looting, theft, murder etc. If they are satisfied with the money sufficient for fulfilling their basic needs evils will not take place.  

           Do you lend money to your friend? Give reasons.

Yes	No
To solve some financial crises	has sufficient money
To help him to set up a new business	Wastes money unnecessarily
To Purchase new things	It is not in my nature to lend money

BRAINSTORMING –

 

(A2)  (i) State whether the following statements are True or   False.

             Correct the False statements with the help of the poem.

(a)           The poet knew no joy till he was rich.

-         False

-         The poet knew no joy till he was poor.

(b)           The poet felt that he should talk about his poverty.

-         False

-         The poet felt that he should not talk about his money.

(c)            When poet had money, he had many true friends.

-         False

-         When poet had money, he had many false friends.

(d)           When poet became poor he had a few real friends.

-         True

(ii) Write reasons for the following statements.

(a)           Friends came knocking all day at the poet’s door.

-         When the poet was rich at that time he had many friends. They were always around and were friendly with him. But according to the poet they were knocking door or connected because of his wealth. Those were false friends.  

(b)           Poor men’s wives hum like bees.

-         The poor men are satisfied in their life. They only think about their daily bread and butter. They do not accumulate wealth or think on protecting money.  They and their wives are busy in their daily works and satisfied in their life.

 (iii) Money makes the world go round. Explain it in the light of the poet’s  experience.

-         ‘Money makes the world go round,’ is truly said. Every man needs money but a few are satisfied. When the poet was rich, he had many friends. But they were false friends. He was unable to enjoy money. He had to safeguard it. But when he was poor he could enjoy his life.   

(iv)  Poor men need not go up so much as rich men should come down. Express your views regarding this statement.

-         Poor men always think about their daily bread and butter. They work hard, live simple life and are satisfied too in their lives. They don’t think about unnecessary things. On the contrary rich men’s life style is quite different from poor men.  Their necessities are beyond the necessities of poor man. But they are not happy and always worry about the safety about their wealth. So poor men need not go up so much as rich men should come down.

 

(A3) (i) Find out meanings of the phrases given below and use them in your own sentences.

(a)           Be in the money – have a lot of money

-I think he is in the money because he is purchasing costly things.

(b)           Win lots of money- hit a jackpot/ be lucky

-         I hope this ticket will help me to win lots of money.

(c)            For my money -  in exchange for / worth the amount

-         They are helping me for my money.

(d)           Money for old rope- money that is easily earned or gotten

-         Now a days mask sellers are getting money for old rope.

(e)           Put one’s money where one’s mouth is – To take appropriate action to support what one has said.

-  my father promised he would put the money where his   mouth is and purchase the gift of my choice.

(ii) Complete the crossword with the help of the clues from the poem.

1 T

5 R

U

8 M

P

E

6 T

9 K

E

A

2 H

U

M

7 B

N

A

N

I

E

O

L

Y

3 U

N

T

R

U

E

C

K

S 4

P

E

A

K

 

Across                                                                                    

(1)           A brass musical instrument - TRUMPET

(2)           A low steady continuous sound- HUM

(3)           False - UNTRUE

(4)           Say something - SPEAK

    Down

(5)        Not imaginary - REAL

(6)        Ponder - THINK

(7)        Stinging insects - BEES

(8)        In large number – MANY

(9)        Strike a surface noisily- KNOCK

 

 (A4) (i) Complete the following table.

Sr. No	Figures of speech	Line of the poem	Explanation
1	Inversion	Much have I thought of life, and seen	Element order is changed for poetic impact Correct order is – I have thought much of life and seen. So this figure of speech based on construction.
2	Simile	Then felt I like a child that holds	In this line ‘poet himself’ is directly compared with ‘child’. So this figure of speech based on ‘Resemblance.
3	Repetition	When I had money, money, O!	In this line the word ‘money’ is repeated. So this figure of speech based on ‘construction.’
4	Onomatopoeia	And how their wives do hum like bees	In this line the word ‘hum’ brings out the sound by bees. So this figure of speech based on ‘sound’.
5	Antithesis	Poor men. Think I, need not go up So much as rich men should come down.	In these lines two opposite words (poor men x rich men) are used. So this figure of speech based on ‘difference or contrast.’

 

(ii) Identify the rhyme scheme of all the stanzas of the poem.

-         First stanza –      abcb

-         Second stanza –  abcb

-         Third stanza –     abcb

-         Fourth stanza –  abcb

-         Fifth stanza –      abab

  iii)  Compose a short poem on ‘friendship’

-         Our friendship is true

Like the shining sun

Our bodies are two

But the soul is one.