His first flight Class X

PPT on His First Flight

1. His First Flight Prepared by Sharwan Kumar

2. Liam O’Flaherty  Liam 0′ Flaherty was an Irish novelist and short story writer. He was born on 28 August 1896 and breathed his last on 7 Sept. 1984. He was born in a remote village of Gort Nag Capall in Galway. In 1908, he went to Rockwell College. He became a popular literary figure with his best selling novel ‘The Informer (1925). The next novel Return of the Brute was also a great success. 0’ Flaherty will be remembered as a major voice in the Irish literary renaissance

3. Every first step in life needs courage and self confidence .To cover a distance of hundred miles we have to take a first step . His First Flight

4. His First Flight In this story the young seagull was afraid to fly. He lacked confidence .He was fearful of the vast expanse of sea beneath him. He was not trying. His parents ,brothers and sister tried their level best to encourage and boost his morale.

5. His First Flight But he failed to collect courage .He was very hungry .He tried to attract the attention of his family members.

6. His First Flight Only his mother felt pity on him. But she taught him a lesson in the process of giving food. She tempted him to dive on the food and fly.

7. His First Flight The intelligent act of the young seagull’s mother prompted him to make his first flight .

8. His First Flight SANJAY MISHRA TGT{ENGLISH} JNV WARASEONI BALAGHAT THE YOUNG SEAGULL MAKING HIS FIRST FLIGHT

9. Mo ral Lesson Ultimately our own efforts could lead us to the path of success. At the end, the young seagull could fly because he himself made an attempt.

10. This is an imaginary story. The story conveys the message that one learns by taking courage and not by sitting idle. A young seagull is fed lovingly by his parents. But when the time comes for him to fly, he feels afraid. His parents try many tricks to teach him to fly. But he is so afraid that he refuses to fly. At last, his mother hits upon a plan. She tempts him with food in her beak. But she only flies near his ledge but does not and there. In order to get food, the hungry seagull comes to the edge of the rock and falls from it. At first, he is terrified but then he opens his wings and starts flying. He is happy to note that he did not fall in the sea. In this way, the young seagull learns how to fly. An insight in the story

11. Seagull =a seabird ledge = a part of a rock that is jutting out brink= edge flap = move expanse = stretch beneath = under muster = gather courage = boldness desperate = full of disappointment Shrilly = in a sharp voice upbraiding = rebuking watched = saw perfecting = making perfect skim = touch lightly herring = fish devour = eat cackle = sound of a bird plateau = level stretch on a mountain dived = jumped scream = Cry swoop = fly swish = soil sound monstrous = very big stomach = belly soaring = flying gradually = slowly curveting = jumping commended = praised shrieking = crying Vast = big ridges = small Waves beckoning = calling fright = fear exhausted = tired Belly = stomach floating = swimming praising = admiring scraps = pieces Vocab Time

12. Young Seagull Afraid to Fly:  The young seagull was alone on his ledge. His two brothers and his sister had already learnt the art of flying only the day before. He did try. He had taken a little run forward and tried to flap his wings. But that was all he could do. He became afraid. He felt that his wings would not support him. So he bent his head and ran away back to the little hole where he slept at night. His brothers and his sister had wings far shorter than his own wings. But he failed to muster up courage and fly. His parents taunted, scolded and threatened him to leave him starving at the ledge unless he flew away. But nothing could make him fly. Main Points of the Story

13. Parents Perfecting Brothers and Sister:  The seagull helplessly watched his parents flying with his brothers and sister. They were Perfecting them in the art of flying. They were teaching them how to skim the waves and how to dive for fish. The whole family went on taunting him for his cowardice.

14. Maddened by Hunger, He Dived at the Fish:  Only his mother was looking at him. She had picked a piece of fish. She was flying across to him with it. He leaned out eagerly. The mother was very near to him with the fish in her beak. Maddened by hunger, he dived at the fish. With a loud scream, he fell outwards and downwards into space. A terror seized him. His heart stood still. His mother swooped past him. He answered her with another scream. He saw his two brothers and sister flying around him. Main Points of the Story

15. First Flight:  The seagull completely forgot that he was not able to fly. He let himself free to dive, soar and curve at will. He was shrieking shrilly. He saw a green sea beneath him. His parents, his brothers and sister were beckoning to him calling shrilly. He was tired and weak with hunger. His feet sank into the green sea and his belly touched it. He sank no farther. His family were praising him and their beaks were offering him scraps of fish. He had made his first flight. Main Points of the Story

16. The young seagull was sitting alone on his ledge. His two brothers and his sister had already learnt how to fly a day before. The young seagull was hesitant and afraid of flying. He thought that his wings would not support him. His parents, brothers and sister regularly taunted him for his cowardice. He saw his mother holding a piece of fish in her beak. Story in Points

17. Maddened by hunger, he dived at the fish. With a loud scream, he fell outwards and downwards into space. He was seized with terror. His wings were cutting through the air and he was not falling headlong now. Then he completely forgot that he had never flown before. Now, he was flying over the sea. He was floating on the sea and his family was praising him, offering him pieces of fish. Story in Points

18. 1.Who was there on the ledge with the young seagull for the last twenty-four hours?        (A) his two brothers                                             (B) his sister        (C) his parents                                                      (D) he was alone        2. How did the young seagull feel to fly?        (A) afraid                                                              (B) enjoyed        (C) willing                                                              (D) all of the above        3. There was a great expanse of stretched down beneath.        (A) land                                                                (B) rocks        (C) sky                                                                  (D) sea        4. What were the young seagull’s parents doing to him?       (A) calling to him shrilly                                       (B) upbraiding him        (C) threatening him                                             (D) all of the above       5. Nobody had come near the young seagull for the last :        (A) ten hours                                                        (B) twelve hours       (C) twenty hours                                                   (D) twenty-four hours       Ans . (D) twenty-four hours RECAPITULATION

19. 6. His parents were perfecting his brothers and sisters in the art of       (A) flying                                                               (B) hunting       (C) swimming                                                        (D) chirping       7. Only one family member was looking at the young seagull. It was his :       (A) father                                                              (B) mother       (C) brother                                                            (D) sister       8. Whom did the young seagull beg to bring him some food?       (A) his father                                                         (B) his mother       (C) his brothers                                                     (D) his sister     9. The young seagull dived at the fish maddened by        (A) hunger                                                            (B) heat        (C) tiredness                                                         (D) sleep         10. How did the young seagull fall into the air?        (A) upward                                                           (B) downward        (C) both (A) and (B)                                             (D) none of the above