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Part II Coorg

                    Thinking About The Text          (Page 92)

                    Question 1.Where is Coorg?
                    Answer: Coorg or Kodagu is the smallest district of Karnataka. It is situated midway
                    between Mysore and the coastal town of Mangalore.

                    Question 2.What is the story about the Kodavu people’s descent?
                    Answer: The fiercely independent people of Coorg are descendents of Greeks or Arabs. A
                    section of Alexander’s army moved South along the coast and settled here only when they
                    were unable to return to their country. These people married among the locals. This is the
                    story about the descent of Kodavu people.

                    Question 3. What are some of the things you now know about?
                    1. the people of Coorg?
                    2. the main crop of Coorg?
                    3. the sports it offers to a tourists?
                    4. the animals you are likely to see in Coorg?
                    5. its distance from Bangalore and how to get there?
                    Answer:
                    1. They are fiercely independent people and have descended from the Greeks or the Arabs.
                    2. Coffee is the main crop of Coorg.
                    3. It mostly offers adventure sports which include river rafting, canoeing, rappelling, rock
                    climbing and mountain biking.
                    4. The animals likely to be seen in Coorg are macaques, Malabar squirrel, langurs, slender
                    loris, elephants etc.
                    5. By road, it is around 250 – 260 kilometers from Bangalore.


                    Question 4. Here are six sentences with some words in italics. Find phrases from the text that
                    have the same meaning. (Look in the paragraphs indicated)
                    1. During monsoons it rains so heavily that tourists do not visit Coorg. (Para 2)
                    2. Some people say that Alexander’s army moved south along the coast and settled there.
                    (Para 3)
                    3. The Coorg people are always ready to tell stories of their son’s and father’s valour. (Para
                    4)
                    4. Even people who normally lead an easy and slow life get smitten by the high energy
                    adventure sports of Coorg. (Para 6)
                    5. The theory of the Arab origin is supported by the long coat with embroidered waist-belt
                    they wear. (Para 3)
                    6. Macaques, Malabar squirrels observe you carefully from the tree canopy. (Para 7)
                    Answer:
                    1. to keep visitors away…
                    2. As one story goes…
                    3. are more than willing to recount…
                    4. The most laidback individuals …
                    5. draws support from…
                    6. keep a watchful eye…
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