English X - Chapter No.11 - Words/Meaning and Summary

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A VILLAGE FAIR
Words/Meaning and Summary

Words / Meaning

S.No.	Words	Meanings
1.	Acrobat	A person who can do clever things with his body
2.	Annual	Yearly
3.	Announcement	Declaration, Public statement
4.	Astonish	Surprise
5.	Buntings	Flags
6.	Close by	Very near
7.	Colourful	Having much or varied colors
8.	Competition	The act of competing, rivalry for supremacy, a prize, etc, Contesting
9.	Chase	To follow
10.	Conjurer	Magician
11.	Deafening	Very noising
12.	Delicious	Tasty
13.	Decorated	to furnish or adorn with something ornamental or becoming
14.	Damage	Harm
15.	Entertainers	Performers, A person, whose job is to entertain others
16.	Fair	Exhibition
17.	Far off	Far and wide
18	Furious	Very Angry
19.	Gather	Collect
20.	Gallop	To run fast (of horses)
21.	Handkerchief	A piece of cloth
22.	Household	A family or group of people living together
23.	In full swing	At the peak
24.	Juggler	One who plays tricks
25.	Lance	A long spear
26.	Performance	An act of presenting a play, concert, or other form of entertainment, Presentation
27.	Pottery	Pots, dishes, and other articles made of fired clay
28.	Safe and Sound	Secure
29.	Set up	Establish
30.	Surprise	Astonish, Amaze
31.	Tool	Instrument
32.	Temporary	Non-permanent
33.	Vanished	Disappeared

Short note Or Summary on A VILLAGE FAIR

Bilal lived in a city and during the summer vacation he decided to go some where, because he got tired of the city life. He decided to pay a visit to his cousin Zubair in the village. It was just by the chance that when Bilal reached the village annual fair was being held in the village. The village was decorated with buntings and colourful flags. A large number of temporary shops are set up, where villagers do most of their shopping. There were so many entertainments in a village fair, every one was enjoying the event according to his taste and age. Children were gathered around merry – go – rounds and swings. There was a drum competition also. They also saw a dog and bear fight. They saw a monkey show. A clever monkey was copying an angry husband it also played many other tricks to amuse the people.

The conjurers, jugglers and acrobats showed their performances. Every body was happy on the eve of a village fair there. Bilal also enjoyed horse races, dog races, tent pegging and such other sports. There were many other things to see but both friends felt tired and turned home ward.

Short Note On Tent-Pegging

Tent-pegging is one of the most popular and famous sport of Pakistan. It is an important heritage of our culture. In this game wooden pegs are fixed in the ground. The riders have to pull these pegs out of the ground with the help of their spear, as they ride by at a gallop. Tent-pegging is a exhibit of skill in which the training invested on the horse and the skill of trainee and the rider is tested. It is great game of joy in addition to practice and skill.