1.6 Into The Wild by Kiran Purandare

 PART 1 - LOST IN THE JUNGLE

Part I -  As the name suggests, the excerpt is an amazing experience of the writer where Kiran Purandare, the solitary traveller, is completely lost in the jungles of Umbarzara. He narrates how he lost his way at the fall of the dusk and the terrifying turmoil he underwent thereafter. Shouting for help would literally mean ‘crying in the wilderness’. He also gives a detailed description of how he found his way towards the Pitezari.

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Into The Wild

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ICE BREAKERS

1) Narrate in your class any of the incidents of your life when you were extremely terrified or awestruck.

I was walking outside of the airport. I was busy in texting my friends. My friend was with me and he was telling numerous incidents about airplane crashes. So, I was keen on listening to that at the same time I am busy with texting people over social media. Suddenly "we heard a loud" noise, it was an aero plane that flew aiming towards us. We don't know what to do. I recollected the airplane crashes my friend was saying to me. So we were terrified with fear. It came much closer to us. At the last moment, we realised it is landing in the airport. I learned one thing that airplanes will never crash in an airport.

2) Complete the given table regarding the factors/situations/reasons - why you sometimes get scared and the factors that add to it. Give possible solutions.

Sr. No.	Reasons	Factors which add to it	Solutions
1	While discussing about strange creatures	At midnight/ In the absence of parents	Avoid such discussions/ stories as they are baseless
2	Travelling alone	At night	Avoid secluded areas/ always keep someone informed about whereabouts
3	The thought of drowning in water	While travelling in a ferry/boat in seas	Learn swimming under correct supervision

 3) Given below are various activities which you can pursue as your hobby, passion, or profession. Complete the table accordingly.

Sr. NO.	Activities	Hobby	Passion	Profession	Reason/Challenge/Both
1	Painting	√	√	√	(R) I can express myself well through the strokes of brush
2	Travelling	√	√	√	(R) In tourism, there is great demand for professional tourist guides.
3	Wild life  Photography	√	√		(C) In the age of computers limited professional scope
4	Conserving  environment	√	√	√	(C) It’s a challenge to save the earth. I can get job in soil and conservation department.
5	Bird- Watching	√	√		(R) Good and interesting work but has little scope to get the job.

 4) Match the following ‘Wild-Life Sanctuaries’ with their locations.

Wild Life Sanctuary	Location
1. Bandipur National Park	(a) Uttarakhand
2. Kaziranga National Park	(b) Madhya Pradesh
3. Jim Corbet National Park	(c) Karnataka
4. Ranthambore National Park	(d) Assam
5. Kanha National Park	(e) Rajasthan

Answers:

Wild Life Sanctuary	Location
1. Bandipur National Park	(c) Karnataka
2. Kaziranga National Park	(d) Assam
3. Jim Corbet National Park	(a) Uttarakhand
4. Ranthambore National Park	(e) Rajasthan
5. Kanha National Park	(b) Madhya Pradesh