Solution of Meaning Into Words- Class XI (Compulsory English) Unit 16

Solution of Meaning into Words of Class XI

Unit 16

16.7 DESCRIBING COUNTRIES
Nepal is in Southeast Asia. It's a land-locked country. It borders on China and India. It's hot in the Terai and cool in the mountainous area. It's wet in the rainy season but dry in other seasons. Nepal has three principal regions; the Himalayas, the hills and valleys, and Terai. The Himalayas are not good for agriculture. The other two regions are good for agriculture. Nepal has deposits of such minerals as coal, copper, gold and iron. However, the country has few mines. Kathmandu. Biratnagar, Birgunj, Pokhara and Butwal are industrial areas. Kathmandu and Pokhara are the tourist areas as well. More than 150,000 tourists visit Nepal annually.

The Koshi, the Narayani, the Karnali, the Seti and the Mahakali are the important rivers. Phewa Tal, Begnas Tal and Rara Tal are the important lakes. Snowy mountains are in the northern part of Nepal.

Kathmandu, the capital, is in central Nepal. It's a valley surrounded by green hills. Pokhara, Biratnagar, Bhairahawa, Dharan, Nepalganj, Birganj are other major towns.

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Nepal has a wide range of elevation and rough terrain. More 25 percent of the land surface is about 3,000 m high and then 20 percent is lower than 300m. Its rugged topography has a maze of spurs and valleys. Nepal is divided into three physical divisions: (a) Lowland including Terai, Bhabhar, Churia (Siwalik) and Mahabharat up to 915 m. (b) Midland including Mahabharat range up to 916 m as well as middle hills which extend up to 2,745 m. (c) Highlands include the remaining regions over 2,745 m. Terai, which is about 25 to 32 km wide, occupies about 17 percent of the total land area. It forms the northern part of the Indo-Gangetic basin and is fertile with alluvial soil. Terai,Nepal's granary, produces about 60 percent of output and is rich in forest and agricultural resources. The northern part is a little more elevated and the rugged area called Bhabhar is ideal for growth of forest. Churia hills in the north rise suddenly from gentle slopes and are intersected by gorges and streams. Hills crisscross the Mahabharat range in several places except in areas where valleys are formed. The Mahabharat range lies between Churia hills near Terai and the low areas of the midland and rises up to 3,500 m altitude. It is covered with thick forests. The midland consists of valleys between snow-clad Himalayan peaks and the south side of the

Mahabharat range. This zone is about 30 km wide and the average altitude is 2,029 m. The climate here is temperate and comfortable. About percent of the total population of the country live in this zone. Some Of the beautiful valleys here are Kathmandu, Pokhara, Trishuli and Banepa.

Arun Valley:

It lies in the lap of Khumbhukarna Himal in the north and Lumbashumba Himal in the east. It is surrounded by dense forests and steep hills. Its most famous place is Hatia which has links with Poptila and Bhaniyang that leads to Tibet. Arun valley has been described as a valley within valleys. Each valley has got its own special charm. Barun valley is a most famous valley in Arun valley. Barun valley is known for its wild beauty, dense vegetation, swift and noisy streams, snow-capped mountains and several big waterfalls. The valley has got a magnificent view. Another valley known as Ishawa valley is also a very beautiful and attractive spot. The Arun river flows through the valley. This river together with other streams, brooks and rivulets provide an excellent fishing spot. It has various flora and fauna. Himalayan flowers especially rhododendrons and Magnolias are very common.

Post Card

Dhankuta

September 25, 2019

Dear Mother,
Here's the view of an ancient mountain town populated by Newars. You can see an orchard for the choicest variety of oranges. These oranges are quality ones and you may feel its smell on this postcard. The town has a setting of attractive natural beauty. Therefore, my holiday here provides a much-needed relief. I'm enjoying its lush green vegetation, cool gushing stream and pheasants flying from bush to bush. I can see the Tamer flowing down. The climate here is fantastic, neither very hot nor very cold. I wish, mum, you were here with me. 
Love,

Shankar

Composition

A TIME WHEN I HAD A NARROW ESCAPE

We were walking along the road under construction with difficulty, jumping from one stone to the other like so many goats. I stopped to take a photograph, while the others went on ahead. Suddenly I heard an explosion from the hillside above me. Looking up, I found I was now alone in the cutting. The smoke of a blasting charge floated out against the blue sky, and an enormous rock was falling forcefully down the hill.

I had no doubt where it was going to land. It was going to land on me. I made a great jump from my rock to the next. The jumping stone bumped against the hillside, kicked up a cloud of dust, and slightly changed direction. It was still coming straight for me. There was nothing to be done but to take cover if I could find any. I looked hastily around. Just then, I noticed a narrow opening between two rocks quite near me. I reached this in time and shut my eyes. With a great noise the mass of rock fell on the ground and came to rest a few feet away from me. It was indeed a miraculous escape.

IT WAS 3 O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING WHEN THE PHONE WOKE ME

It was 3 0'clock in the morning when the phone woke me. It was such a bitterly cold night that I did not like the idea of getting up, so I sat in bed and listened. Since I heard nothing more, I concluded that it was the wrong number. I was just pulling the bed-clothes over my head to go back to sleep, when there was another ring. The sound was so loud that this time. I jumped out of bed at once. I decided to answer the telephone call, I put on my dressing-gown and tip-toed downstairs, feeling my way carefully. I found the drawing-room door open and could not remember if I had left like that. I quickly turned on the lights but I did not hear the ring. I felt that I was a fool and began climbing the stairs. Then I heard the ring again. It came clearly from the drawing room. As I reached the room, it was not ringing. As I was beginning to feel cold, I went to my bedroom and waited to hear if the ring would come again. After a while the phone rang again and I looked out of the window I could see that my neighbor was receiving the call. I later learned that his wife was in hospital and his son had rung him up. Because of quietness, I had heard the ring as if it had been in my own house.

I NEVER SAW HER AGAIN

Once I was in a park near my room. I saw a beautiful girl peeping out of the window. My eyes were fixed at her face. Her cheeks were as red as ripe apples. Her lips were as red as blood. Her eyes were like those of a deer. I was really curious to know who she was. I did not know the owner of the house opposite the park. I went to my room. I started to read. But on the page of the book I couldn't see the words, I saw her face only. I closed the book and went into the kitchen to prepare my meal. I was thinking of her all the time while cooking. After having a little I went to bed. Then I had a beautiful dream.

In the dream I was in the same park. She was looking out of the same window. I went to the house and talked to her. She had come to her sister's house. She was going to join the college, and when I asked her to join my college she agreed. She asked me to wait for her in the same park at 9.30 the following day.

I woke up early in the morning and prepared my meal and got ready to go to my college. It was 9.25. I went to the park. At 9.30 she came out of the same house. I realized that my dream had come true. I was really surprised at my dream. I didn't know what I should do. But she didn't look at me. She went away with an elderly looking woman. I went to the park twice a day for many weeks. But I never saw her again.