{"id":283,"date":"2026-04-07T11:12:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T11:12:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibooks.braou.ac.in\/aaohindiseekhein\/chapter\/reading-listening-1\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T11:12:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T11:12:51","slug":"reading-listening-1","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/ibooks.braou.ac.in\/aaohindiseekhein\/chapter\/reading-listening-1\/","title":{"raw":"8.2 Reading\/Listening 1: \u091b\u0941\u091f\u094d\u091f\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0926","rendered":"8.2 Reading\/Listening 1: \u091b\u0941\u091f\u094d\u091f\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0926"},"content":{"raw":"\n

\u091b\u0941\u091f\u094d\u091f\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0926<\/span> \"After the vacation\"<\/h2>\n[caption id=\"attachment_282\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]\"\" Taj Mahal, Agra, India[\/caption]\n

Pre-Reading\/Listening Activities<\/h3>\n(a) Please recollect the memories of your last trip and make a list of the places you went, food that you ate, and things that you did.\n\n(b) Please share your vacation details with your friend, and ask her\/his.\n

Reading<\/h2>\nContext:<\/strong> Hritik, Shilpa, and Peter meet in school after the summer vacation.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u092a\u0940\u091f\u0930:<\/span><\/th>\n\u0928\u092e\u0938\u094d\u0924\u0947 \u0936\u093f\u0932\u094d\u092a\u093e, \u0924\u0941\u092e \u0915\u0948\u0938\u0940 \u0939\u094b ?<\/span><\/td>\nHello Shilpa, How are you?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0936\u093f\u0932\u094d\u092a\u093e:<\/span><\/th>\n\u092e\u0948\u0902 \u0905\u091a\u094d\u091b\u0940 \u0939\u0942\u0901 | \u0924\u0941\u092e \u0915\u0948\u0938\u0947 \u0939\u094b?<\/span><\/td>\nI am well. How are you?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092a\u0940\u091f\u0930:<\/span><\/th>\n\u092e\u0948\u0902 \u092d\u0940 \u0905\u091a\u094d\u091b\u093e \u0939\u0942\u0901| \u0924\u0941\u092e\u094d\u0939\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u0917\u0930\u094d\u092e\u0940 \u0915\u0940 \u091b\u0941\u091f\u094d\u091f\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0901 \u0915\u0948\u0938\u0940 \u0925\u0940\u0902 ?<\/span><\/td>\nI, too, am well. How was your summer vacation?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0936\u093f\u0932\u094d\u092a\u093e:<\/span><\/th>\n\u092e\u0947\u0930\u0940 \u0917\u0930\u094d\u092e\u0940 \u0915\u0940 \u091b\u0941\u091f\u094d\u091f\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0901 \u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924 \u0905\u091a\u094d\u091b\u0940 \u0925\u0940\u0902 | \u092e\u0948\u0902 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u092a\u0930\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0925 \u0939\u0948\u0926\u0930\u093e\u092c\u093e\u0926 \u0917\u092f\u0940 \u0925\u0940 |<\/span><\/td>\nMy summer vacation was very good. I went to Hyderabad with my family.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092a\u0940\u091f\u0930:<\/span><\/th>\n\u0905\u0930\u0947 \u0935\u093e\u0939 ! \u0939\u0948\u0926\u0930\u093e\u092c\u093e\u0926 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0924\u0941\u092e \u0932\u094b\u0917\u094b\u0902 \u0928\u0947 \u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e - \u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e?<\/span><\/td>\nOh wao! What did you do in Hyderabad?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0936\u093f\u0932\u094d\u092a\u093e:<\/span><\/th>\n\u0939\u092e \u0932\u094b\u0917 \u0935\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u090f\u0915 \u0938\u092a\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0939 \u0930\u0939\u0947 | \u0939\u092e \u0928\u0947 \u0936\u0939\u0930 \u0926\u0947\u0916\u093e | \u0939\u092e \u091a\u093e\u0930 \u092e\u0940\u0928\u093e\u0930, \u0917\u094b\u0932\u0915\u0941\u0902\u0921\u093e \u092b\u094b\u0930\u094d\u091f, \u0914\u0930 \u0930\u093e\u092e\u0942 \u091c\u0940 \u092b\u093c\u093f\u0932\u094d\u092e \u0938\u093f\u091f\u0940 \u0917\u090f | \u0939\u092e \u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0908 \u0924\u0930\u0939 \u0915\u0940 \u092c\u093f\u0930\u092f\u093e\u0928\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0901 \u0916\u093e\u092f\u0940\u0902 | \u0924\u0941\u092e \u0917\u0930\u094d\u092e\u0940 \u0915\u0940 \u091b\u0941\u091f\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0915\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u0917\u090f \u0914\u0930 \u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e - \u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e ?<\/span><\/td>\nWe stayed there for a week. We saw the city. We wen to Char minar, Golkunda fort, and Ramu Ji film city. We ate different types of biryani. Where did you go in summer vacation and what did you do?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092a\u0940\u091f\u0930:<\/span><\/th>\n\u092e\u0948\u0902 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u092e\u093e\u0924\u093e - \u092a\u093f\u0924\u093e \u0915\u0947 \u0918\u0930, \u0917\u094b\u0935\u093e \u0917\u092f\u093e \u0925\u093e | \u092e\u0948\u0902\u0928\u0947 \u0909\u0928\u0915\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0925 \u0915\u0941\u091b \u0938\u092e\u092f \u092c\u093f\u0924\u093e\u092f\u093e | \u092e\u0948\u0902\u0928\u0947 \u0918\u0930 \u0915\u0940 \u092e\u0930\u092e\u094d\u092e\u0924 \u0915\u0930\u0928\u0947 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0909\u0928\u0915\u0940 \u092e\u0926\u0926 \u0915\u0940 |<\/span><\/td>\nI went to my parent's house in Goa. I spent some times with them. I help them fixing their house.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0936\u093f\u0932\u094d\u092a\u093e:<\/span><\/th>\n\u0905\u0930\u0947 \u0935\u093e\u0939 ! \u0914\u0930 \u090b\u0924\u093f\u0915 \u0924\u0941\u092e \u0928\u0947 \u0917\u0930\u094d\u092e\u0940 \u0915\u0940 \u091b\u0941\u091f\u094d\u091f\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e ?<\/span><\/td>\nOh wao! and Hritik, what did you do during the summer vacation?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u090b\u0924\u093f\u0915:<\/span><\/th>\n\u092e\u0948\u0902 \u0918\u0930 \u092a\u0930 \u0939\u0940 \u0925\u093e | \u092e\u0948\u0902\u0928\u0947  \u0916\u093e\u0928\u093e \u092a\u0915\u093e\u0928\u093e \u0938\u093f\u0916\u093e |<\/span><\/td>\nI was at home. I learnt how to cook.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092a\u0940\u091f\u0930:<\/span><\/th>\n\u0905\u0930\u0947 \u0935\u093e\u0939 ! \u092f\u0939 \u0924\u094b \u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924 \u0905\u091a\u094d\u091b\u0940 \u092c\u093e\u0924 \u0939\u0948 | \u0905\u092c \u0924\u094b \u090b\u0924\u093f\u0915 \u0939\u092e\u093e\u0930\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u0916\u093e\u0928\u093e \u092c\u0928\u093e \u0938\u0915\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948 |<\/span><\/td>\nOh wao! This is great. Now Hritik can cook food for us.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u090b\u0924\u093f\u0915:<\/span><\/th>\n\u0939\u093e\u0901, \u0915\u094d\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 ?<\/span><\/td>\nYes, why not?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Listening<\/h2>\n

\u091b\u0941\u091f\u094d\u091f\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0926<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n

Post-Reading\/Listening Activities<\/h3>\n(a) Check your vocabulary learning:\n\n[h5p id=\"119\"]\n\n(b) Speaking:\n\n[h5p id=\"120\"]\n

\u0927\u0928\u094d\u092f\u0935\u093e\u0926 !<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","rendered":"

\u091b\u0941\u091f\u094d\u091f\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0926<\/span> “After the vacation”<\/h2>\n
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Taj Mahal, Agra, India<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Pre-Reading\/Listening Activities<\/h3>\n

(a) Please recollect the memories of your last trip and make a list of the places you went, food that you ate, and things that you did.<\/p>\n

(b) Please share your vacation details with your friend, and ask her\/his.<\/p>\n

Reading<\/h2>\n

Context:<\/strong> Hritik, Shilpa, and Peter meet in school after the summer vacation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u092a\u0940\u091f\u0930:<\/span><\/th>\n\u0928\u092e\u0938\u094d\u0924\u0947 \u0936\u093f\u0932\u094d\u092a\u093e, \u0924\u0941\u092e \u0915\u0948\u0938\u0940 \u0939\u094b ?<\/span><\/td>\nHello Shilpa, How are you?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0936\u093f\u0932\u094d\u092a\u093e:<\/span><\/th>\n\u092e\u0948\u0902 \u0905\u091a\u094d\u091b\u0940 \u0939\u0942\u0901 | \u0924\u0941\u092e \u0915\u0948\u0938\u0947 \u0939\u094b?<\/span><\/td>\nI am well. How are you?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092a\u0940\u091f\u0930:<\/span><\/th>\n\u092e\u0948\u0902 \u092d\u0940 \u0905\u091a\u094d\u091b\u093e \u0939\u0942\u0901| \u0924\u0941\u092e\u094d\u0939\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u0917\u0930\u094d\u092e\u0940 \u0915\u0940 \u091b\u0941\u091f\u094d\u091f\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0901 \u0915\u0948\u0938\u0940 \u0925\u0940\u0902 ?<\/span><\/td>\nI, too, am well. How was your summer vacation?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0936\u093f\u0932\u094d\u092a\u093e:<\/span><\/th>\n\u092e\u0947\u0930\u0940 \u0917\u0930\u094d\u092e\u0940 \u0915\u0940 \u091b\u0941\u091f\u094d\u091f\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0901 \u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924 \u0905\u091a\u094d\u091b\u0940 \u0925\u0940\u0902 | \u092e\u0948\u0902 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u092a\u0930\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0925 \u0939\u0948\u0926\u0930\u093e\u092c\u093e\u0926 \u0917\u092f\u0940 \u0925\u0940 |<\/span><\/td>\nMy summer vacation was very good. I went to Hyderabad with my family.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092a\u0940\u091f\u0930:<\/span><\/th>\n\u0905\u0930\u0947 \u0935\u093e\u0939 ! \u0939\u0948\u0926\u0930\u093e\u092c\u093e\u0926 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0924\u0941\u092e \u0932\u094b\u0917\u094b\u0902 \u0928\u0947 \u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e – \u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e?<\/span><\/td>\nOh wao! What did you do in Hyderabad?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0936\u093f\u0932\u094d\u092a\u093e:<\/span><\/th>\n\u0939\u092e \u0932\u094b\u0917 \u0935\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u090f\u0915 \u0938\u092a\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0939 \u0930\u0939\u0947 | \u0939\u092e \u0928\u0947 \u0936\u0939\u0930 \u0926\u0947\u0916\u093e | \u0939\u092e \u091a\u093e\u0930 \u092e\u0940\u0928\u093e\u0930, \u0917\u094b\u0932\u0915\u0941\u0902\u0921\u093e \u092b\u094b\u0930\u094d\u091f, \u0914\u0930 \u0930\u093e\u092e\u0942 \u091c\u0940 \u092b\u093c\u093f\u0932\u094d\u092e \u0938\u093f\u091f\u0940 \u0917\u090f | \u0939\u092e \u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0908 \u0924\u0930\u0939 \u0915\u0940 \u092c\u093f\u0930\u092f\u093e\u0928\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0901 \u0916\u093e\u092f\u0940\u0902 | \u0924\u0941\u092e \u0917\u0930\u094d\u092e\u0940 \u0915\u0940 \u091b\u0941\u091f\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0915\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u0917\u090f \u0914\u0930 \u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e – \u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e ?<\/span><\/td>\nWe stayed there for a week. We saw the city. We wen to Char minar, Golkunda fort, and Ramu Ji film city. We ate different types of biryani. Where did you go in summer vacation and what did you do?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092a\u0940\u091f\u0930:<\/span><\/th>\n\u092e\u0948\u0902 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u092e\u093e\u0924\u093e – \u092a\u093f\u0924\u093e \u0915\u0947 \u0918\u0930, \u0917\u094b\u0935\u093e \u0917\u092f\u093e \u0925\u093e | \u092e\u0948\u0902\u0928\u0947 \u0909\u0928\u0915\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0925 \u0915\u0941\u091b \u0938\u092e\u092f \u092c\u093f\u0924\u093e\u092f\u093e | \u092e\u0948\u0902\u0928\u0947 \u0918\u0930 \u0915\u0940 \u092e\u0930\u092e\u094d\u092e\u0924 \u0915\u0930\u0928\u0947 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0909\u0928\u0915\u0940 \u092e\u0926\u0926 \u0915\u0940 |<\/span><\/td>\nI went to my parent’s house in Goa. I spent some times with them. I help them fixing their house.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0936\u093f\u0932\u094d\u092a\u093e:<\/span><\/th>\n\u0905\u0930\u0947 \u0935\u093e\u0939 ! \u0914\u0930 \u090b\u0924\u093f\u0915 \u0924\u0941\u092e \u0928\u0947 \u0917\u0930\u094d\u092e\u0940 \u0915\u0940 \u091b\u0941\u091f\u094d\u091f\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e ?<\/span><\/td>\nOh wao! and Hritik, what did you do during the summer vacation?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u090b\u0924\u093f\u0915:<\/span><\/th>\n\u092e\u0948\u0902 \u0918\u0930 \u092a\u0930 \u0939\u0940 \u0925\u093e | \u092e\u0948\u0902\u0928\u0947  \u0916\u093e\u0928\u093e \u092a\u0915\u093e\u0928\u093e \u0938\u093f\u0916\u093e |<\/span><\/td>\nI was at home. I learnt how to cook.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092a\u0940\u091f\u0930:<\/span><\/th>\n\u0905\u0930\u0947 \u0935\u093e\u0939 ! \u092f\u0939 \u0924\u094b \u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924 \u0905\u091a\u094d\u091b\u0940 \u092c\u093e\u0924 \u0939\u0948 | \u0905\u092c \u0924\u094b \u090b\u0924\u093f\u0915 \u0939\u092e\u093e\u0930\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u0916\u093e\u0928\u093e \u092c\u0928\u093e \u0938\u0915\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948 |<\/span><\/td>\nOh wao! This is great. Now Hritik can cook food for us.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u090b\u0924\u093f\u0915:<\/span><\/th>\n\u0939\u093e\u0901, \u0915\u094d\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 ?<\/span><\/td>\nYes, why not?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Listening<\/h2>\n

\u091b\u0941\u091f\u094d\u091f\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0926<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Post-Reading\/Listening Activities<\/h3>\n

(a) Check your vocabulary learning:<\/p>\n

(b) Speaking:<\/p>\n

\u0927\u0928\u094d\u092f\u0935\u093e\u0926 !<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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