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Summary of ‘The BFG’ by
Roald Dahl
Sophie is snatched from her orphanage
early one morning by the BFG (Big Friendly Giant), whom she witnesses engaged
in mysterious activities, and whisked away to Giant Country. She is soon put at
ease, as she learns that BFG's job is to collect, catalogue and deliver
pleasant dreams to children. She joins him that night, but the mean giants
follow them, planning to eat the children. Sophie enlists the help of the Queen,
by making up a dream for her, and with the backing of the armed forces, they
defeat the mean giants.
Summary of ‘Matilda’ by Roald Dahl
Protagonist Matilda is a young girl of
unusual precocity, but often ill-treated by her father or neglected by her
mother. In retaliation, she pulls pranks such as gluing her father's hat to his
head, hiding a friend's parrot in the chimney to simulate a burglar or ghost,
and secretly bleaching her father's hair.
At school, Matilda befriends her
teacher, Miss Jennifer Honey, who, astonished by Matilda's intellectual
abilities, tries to move her into a higher class, but is refused by
headmistress Miss Agatha Trunchbull. Miss Honey also tries to talk to Mr. and
Mrs. Wormwood about Matilda's supreme intelligence, but makes no impression.
Matilda quickly develops a particularly strong bond with Miss Honey. When
Matilda's friend Lavender plays a practical joke on Miss Trunchbull by placing
a newt in her jug of water, Matilda uses an unexpected power of telekinesis to
tip the glass of water containing the newt onto Miss Trunchbull. Having learnt
of this feat, Miss Honey invites Matilda to tea at her tiny cottage in the
forest, where Miss Honey reveals that she was raised in part by a hostile aunt,
identified as Miss Trunchbull, who appears (among other misdeeds) to withhold
her niece's inheritance. In preparation to avenge the latter, Matilda develops
her telekinetic gift through practice at home. Later, during a lesson that Miss
Trunchbull is teaching, Matilda telekinetically raises a piece of chalk against
the blackboard and, in the resulting writings, poses as the spirit of Miss
Honey's late father, demanding that Miss Trunchbull concede Miss Honey's house
and wages and leave the region forever. This is soon accomplished, and with the
approval of the school's capable and good-natured new Headteacher, Mr Trilby,
Matilda herself advances to the highest level of schooling. Rather to her
relief, she is no longer capable of telekinesis; this explained by Miss Honey
as the result of using her mind in a more-challenging curriculum.
Matilda continues to visit Miss Honey
at her house regularly, but one day she finds her parents hastily packing to
escape from the police who have incriminated her father for selling stolen
automobiles. Matilda asks permission to live with Miss Honey, to which her
parents rather uninterestedly agree, and so both she and Miss Honey find their
happy ending.
Vocabulary
obtained from the novels :
Ø
Whisked
= take or move (someone or something) somewhere suddenly and quickly.
Ø
Protagonist
= meaning "one who plays the first
part, chief actor") is the main character
Ø
Incriminated
= make (someone) appear guilty of a crime or wrongdoing.
Ø
Telekinesis
= User can influence/manipulate/move matter with their mind.
Summary of ‘What is a Friend’ :
The definition of a friend has changed in
today’s technologically connected world. Today we may think we have many
“friends.” It is true: we do enjoy the ability to be informed and to stay
current with what is happening in the lives of many of our acquaintances as
well as current and former friends and even people we have not met personally
whom we call our friends.
In the context of social media, the
term “friend” is often used to describe contacts rather than relationships. You
have the ability to send your “friends” a message, but this is not the same
thing as having a relationship with a person one on one.
Sometimes our preoccupation is on
having friends. Perhaps we should focus on being a friend.
Summary of ‘Why running is important’ :
Running is
one of the most effective form of exercise to get fit and stay in good health.
It can help prevent a number of disease, several studies suggest.
The quality
of emotional and mental life can be improved with the help of running. It even
helps you to live longer.
Here are
some reason why one should take up running:
Lose weight:
Running is the best form of exercise to lose weight. The result of weight loss
can be seen quickly if you take up this exercise as it helps you burn the
unwanted fat. Combine running with a healthy low fat diet to lose weight.
Fights off
diseases: Running gives you a good cardio-vascular workout which is good for
health. It helps in preventing heart disease, breast cancer, diabetes,
hypertension or osteoporosis. The exercise helps in strengthening the arteries
and heart. It reduces the risk of blood pressure and cancer.
Running
improves the quality of life while undergoing chemotherapy.
Improves
mental health: Running helps to lift up
not only your physical health but also mental health. Runners feels good about
their body and feel light after running which later on can boost their
self-confidence.
It is a good
way to relieve stress and built-up tension which makes you mentally fit.
Makes
muscles and bones healthy: Running makes the muscle and bone healthy as it
prevents the muscle and bone loss which is a natural part of the aging process.
It is a high-impact, weight-bearing form of exercise which helps to build
strong, healthy bones.
Vocabulary
obtained from articles :
Ø Chemotherapy = often abbreviated to
chemo and sometimes CTX or CTx) is a category of cancer treatment that uses
chemical substances, especially one or more anti-cancer drugs (chemotherapeutic
agents) that are given as part of a standardized chemotherapy regimen.
Ø Acquaintances = knowledge or
experience of something.
Ø Preoccupation = the state or
condition of being preoccupied or engrossed with something.
