You should say,
● where it is
● how often you go there
● what you do there
● and explain how you feel about this place.
(where it is) Though I prefer to read and write at the comfort of my home, I do have one other interesting place which is the Leeds Garden near my house. I usually go there at twilight when there are none. The garden has got securities operating both at night and day. So It is a safe place. (how often you go there) ( what you do there) I go there whenever I get up early. That is the best time to write poetry. I consider poetry to be a sudden outpour of thoughts. I should feel the urge in my hands. Whenever I visit this garden, the little flowers on the wayside seem to whisper something to me. The sweet fragrance of flowers from various trees is inviting. I choose a corner where there is a cemented chair which is surrounded by enchanting Ixora flowers. Mostly, I write poetry. The atmosphere makes me want to write one. Thoughts come one after the other in some order, and I pen them all. Later, when I look at it, I would be amazed at where the words and ideas originated from. Whenever I read a book on which the theme would be set in some English Village, the garden will seem like one. I will get absorbed in the book.
(explain how you feel about this place) I think it is a magical place. It can change your mind. Creativity would pour in. The silence of the place at twilight is something divine and ideal for reading and writing poetry.
VOCABULARY
Twilight (noun) – The soft glowing light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon, caused by the reflection of the sun’s rays from the atmosphere.
Eg: She stepped out at twilight.
Garden (noun) – a piece of ground adjoining a house, in which grass, flowers, and shrubs may be grown.
Eg: Tom gifted us Roses from his garden
Outpour (verb) – To pour out
Eg: There was an outpour of sympathy in Ram as he looked at the poor people in the Ashram.
Enchanting (adj) – delightfully charming or attractive.
Eg: The distant blue sky was an enchanting
view.
Divine (adj) – very pleasing; delightful
Eg: He had a divine smile.
Part 3
1. At what age children start reading and writing?
(Give a direct answer to the question) (Explain your reason or reasons) Children start reading and writing at the early age of 3. Some parents begin teaching even before that. Nowadays, playschools start accepting admissions at the age of two. Children are taught craftwork and basic arithmetic skills. Children are often taught with the help of toys, which makes learning fun to them.
2. What is more important, reading, or writing?
(Give a direct answer to the question) (Explain your reason or reasons) Well, I think you must be able to read to write. They are intertwined. The first word a kid writes is what he learnt, probably in their own spellings. Reading improves writing. At a later stage, it is writing that builds confidence.
3. Who needs to have good writing skills?
(Give a direct answer to the question) Almost everyone in the world. (Explain your reason or reasons) Everyone should know how to read and write a letter or compose an email, which is the basis of communication. It is a wrong notion that only poets or people involved in the literary world need writing skills. Writing improves thinking, which results in better expression. Writing paves, the way for better learning.
4. From what can people get more information – words or pictures?
(Give a direct answer to the question) I think it is pictures. (Explain your reason or reasons) People tend to infer more from pictures than from words. But there is a hidden danger with pictures. People can interpret it in their own ways, which would often cause misunderstanding. (Give an example) For example, when looking at modern art, the artist might have created it with some perception, but the person who looks at it may perceive it differently. Whereas writing is precise, and its interpretations cannot vary.
5. Is it the sole responsibility of the school to take care of reading and writing?
(Give a direct answer to the question) It is indeed true that children learn to write and read at school. But parents should take equal responsibility. (Explain your reason or reasons) In fact, it is at home that a child begins to scribble and later moves on to better versions of writing. So, it is the responsibility of parents to take care of the reading and writing of a child. School comes in at a later stage.
VOCABULARY
Playschool (noun) – a playgroup.
Eg: Seema put her two-year-old child in a play school.
Intertwined (verb) – connect or link (two or more things) closely.
Eg: Fact and fiction are intertwined in that novel.
Notion (noun) – a conception of or belief about something.
Eg: Sita and Ram had different notions of right and wrong.
Infer (verb) – deduce or conclude (something) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements.
Eg: From Galileo’s theory, we can infer that it is earth that revolves around the sun.
Scribble (verb) – write or draw (something) carelessly or hurriedly.
Eg: Tom scribbled the equations in his notebook.
