Class 6 English Lesson-7 Gamosa: A Thread of Love
Lesson-7
Gamosa: A Thread of Love
गाम’सा: ए ट्रिद अफ लाभ
(गाम’साः अननायनि मोनसे खुन्दुं)
ACTIVITIES
1. Let’s find out how much we have understood:
फै जों बेसेबां बुजिदों नायदिनि:
i. Who were waiting for Bihu?
बिहुखौ सोर सोर नेनानै दंमोन?
Answer: Rumi, Bubu, Minki, Suman, and Jumi were waiting for Bihu.
ii. Who jumped out of the bed?
सोर बिसनानिफ्राय बाज्रुमदोंमोन?
Answer: Rumi jumped out of the bed.
iii. Who invited them to perform husori?
बिसोरखौ हुस’रि दिन्थिफुंनो थाखाय सोर लिंहरदोंमोन?
Answer: Jivan khura and Minati jethai invited them to perform husori.
iv. Where did they go first to perform husori?
बिसोरो हुस’रि दिन्थिफुंनो थाखाय गिबियाव बबेयाव थांदोंमोन?
Answer: They went to Minati jethai’s house first.
v. Who made delicious ladoos?
गोथाव लादुफोरखौ सोर बानायदों?
Answer: Minati jethai made delicious ladoos.
vi. Why was Bubu sad?
बुबुआ मानो दुखुमोन?
Answer: Bubu was sad because he thought he had lost the gamosa gifted to him by his aita.
vii. How did Suman help Bubu?
सुमनआ बुबुखौ माबोरै मदद खालामदोंमोन?
Answer: Suman gave Bubu an extra gamosa from his bag.
2. a) In the lesson ‘Gamosa: A Thread of Love’, you have come across words like dhol, pepa, toka, etc. These are the names of musical instruments played during Bihu. Find out names of other musical instruments that are played during festivals that your friends celebrate:
‘गाम’साः अननायनि मोनसे खुन्दुं’ फरायाव, नोंथाङा ढोल, पेपा, ट’ का बायदि सोदोबफोरखौ नुबाय। बेफोरो बिहु समाव दामग्रा आयजेंफोरनि मुंफोर। गुबुन दामग्रा आयजेंफोरनि मुंफोरखौ नागिर जाय फोरबोफोरनि समाव दामनाय जायो जायखौ नोंथांनि लोगोफोरा फालिनाय जायोः
Answer: Flute, Dholak, Tabla, Drum, Harmonium, Cymbals, Mridangam
3. Guess what I am called :
Bubu’s mother is the sister of Anuska’s father. What is the relationship between Bubu and Anuska. The answer is hidden in the jumbled letters.
बुबुनि बिमाया अनुस्कानि बिफानि बिनानाव। बुबु आरो अनुस्कानि गेजेराव मा सोमोन्दो? बिनि फिननाखौ गलाय-गथाय हांखोफोराव थाखोमानानै दं।
Answer: COUSIN
4. b) Fill in the boxes with details derived from the texts that you have read:
Answer:
| Name of the festival | State | Food items |
|---|---|---|
(i) Uttarayan |
Gujarat | Undhiyu, chikki, jalebi |
(ii) Ugadi |
Andhra Pradesh | Ugadi Pachadi |
(iii) Baisakhi |
Punjab | Makki ki roti, sarson ka saag, chole bhature, gajar ka halwa |
(iv) Wangala |
Meghalaya | Bamboo shoot curry, rice cakes |
| (v) Vishu | Kerala | Vishu kanji, thoran, vishu katta |
5. Work in pairs. Find out in the grid, the names of some festivals that we celebrate in different parts of our country. You may take help from the box given at the bottom of the grid :
Answer:
UGADI GUDI PADWA PUTHANDU VISHU
BAISAKHI PONGAL NAVRATRI WANGALA
Note: If you find any mistakes in these questions and answers, you can tell us or correct it yourself.
जुदि नोंथाङा बेफोर सोंथिफोर आरो फिननायाव माबा गोरोन्थि मोनो, अब्ला नोंथाङा जोंनो खोन्थानो हागोन एबा गावनो बेखौ सुद्रायनो हागोन।