Student’s Book, pages 87 to 89
Around the World in Eighty Days
- 'Hamlet' is a very small village.
- The word "Hamlet" indicates that there are very few people and houses.
- The train can't continue its journey from Kholby to Allahabad because the railway isn't finished.
- 'Bungalow' is a house with one floor.
- The train stopped at the hamlet of Kholby.
- In Rothal, there are several bungalows and workmen's cabins.
- Sir Francs was annoyed during his conversation with the conductor. (he felt cheated)
- "growing warm" means angry/annoyed.
- The characters in this extract are Sir Francis and Conductor.
- The two places/cities mentioned in the extract are Bombay and Calcutta.
- The passengers are going to Allahabad. .
- In order to go to Allahabad the passengers must provide means of transportation for themselves from kholby to Allahabad.
- Mr. Fogg responded quietly to the situation when he knew the railway line isn't complete.
- Two examples which show the reason for Mr. Fogg to be quiet:
I knew that some obstacles or other would sooner or later arise on my route.
Nothing, therefore, is lost. I have two gained days to sacrifice.
- The word 'steamer' means a ship powered by a steam.
- The steamer is going to Hong Kong.
- The facial expression "a wry grimace" indicates unhappiness (not happy).
- Passepartout's face show this expression "grimace" "As he thought of his magnificent, but too frail Indian shoes" / (he didn't want to walk because his shoes is not strong).
- Passepartout didn't want to walk "As he thought of his magnificent, but too frail Indian shoes" / (he didn't want to walk because his shoes is not strong).
- The means of transport that Passepartout found was an elephant.
- Indians bring up elephants for two reasons:
Carrying things around
warlike purposes
- The sentence which shows that the elephant is not aggressive is "The elephant still preserved its natural gentles."
- The words which tell that the elephant was kept safely from direct contact with humans are "Enclosed within some high palings."
- Elephants are expensive because they are becoming scarce.
- Male elephants are used for circus shows.
- People look for male elephants when they want to buy or hire an elephant as the majority are domesticated.
- The name of the elephant that Mr. Fogg hired is Kiouni.
- The line which shows the importance of time for Mr. Fogg is "The elephant could doubtless travel rapidly for a long time."
- The word that is used for "a seat for riding an elephant" is Howdahs.
- Mr. Fogg stimulates the guide by promising so generous a reward.
- Four people travelled on the elephant.
- The word 'Parsee' means a person descended from Persia living in South Asia.
- The guide was a young Parsee.
- The rhetorical device mentioned in Parsee perched is alliteration.
- The rhetorical device mentioned in the animal marching off through the dense forest of palms by the shortest cut is personification.