1. ¸üµÖŸÖ ×¿ÖÖÖ ÃÖÓãÖÖ, ú´ÖÔ¾Ö߸ü ×¾ÖªÖ¯ÖϲÖÖê׬֭Öß, ´Ö¬µÖ ×¾Ö³Ö֐Ö, ÃÖÖŸÖÖ¸üÖ Standard - 9 th Subject - EnglishUnit - 5 Sports and Adventure 5.2 She is Gunning for more ! Part 1 - It takes a village to raise a medalist. When you start out playing football,cricket,badminton,tennis or any other game,you can pretty much start with a toy bat,ball or racket.But when you want to be a shooter ? Toy guns are not an option. Tejaswini, 29, used to do some.22 shooting as an N.C.C. cadet in Kolhapur but when she wanted to turn professional She realized that she had no access to any eqipment or any means to aquire her own.

2. ¸üµÖŸÖ ×¿ÖÖÖ ÃÖÓãÖÖ, ú´ÖÔ¾Ö߸ü ×¾ÖªÖ¯ÖϲÖÖê׬֭Öß, ´Ö¬µÖ ×¾Ö³Ö֐Ö, ÃÖÖŸÖÖ¸üÖ Standard - 9 th Subject - EnglishUnit - 5 Sports and Adventure In 1999 a coach Jaising Kuchale spotted potential in Tejaswini and loaned her a 10 meter air rifle. Just as things were looking up the coach passed away and coach was sent away with his other belongis. “I had an 18 year break in my rifle career but I had no access to any rifle.”She recounts. “I had to make do with borrowed rifles and, on one occasion even lost out in the trial for the national games on account of a bad rifle.”

3. ¸üµÖŸÖ ×¿ÖÖÖ ÃÖÓãÖÖ, ú´ÖÔ¾Ö߸ü ×¾ÖªÖ¯ÖϲÖÖê׬֭Öß, ´Ö¬µÖ ×¾Ö³Ö֐Ö, ÃÖÖŸÖÖ¸üÖ Standard - 9 th Subject - EnglishUnit - 5 Sports and Adventure She talks about the importance of getting acquainted with a rifle. “You have to get used to a rifle and it has to get used by you.Butt plate,cheek piece balance, hand position all need to be perfectly sychronised.On many occasions I would get a rifle just minutes before my turn and I would end up using the same settings as earlier person.There is no time to get acquainted.”

4. ¸üµÖŸÖ ×¿ÖÖÖ ÃÖÓãÖÖ, ú´ÖÔ¾Ö߸ü ×¾ÖªÖ¯ÖϲÖÖê׬֭Öß, ´Ö¬µÖ ×¾Ö³Ö֐Ö, ÃÖÖŸÖÖ¸üÖ Standard - 9 th Subject - EnglishUnit - 5 Sports and Adventure Evaluation – A1.State the following statements true or false 1.Tejaswini was N.C.C. cadet. 2.Mr.Kusale gave her a rifle as gift. A2.Why could she not practice for 18 months? A3.Select correct word 1.a.prity b.prety c.preety d.pretty 2.a.cariar b.carier c.career d.icarrer A4.1.She says ‘I would get a rifle in minutes before my turn’[change into indirect speech] 2.I had a 18 months break in my shooting carrer as I had no access to rifles.[Remove ‘as’and rewrite] A5.Would you like to make your career in sports.

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7. ¸üµÖŸÖ ×¿ÖÖÖ ÃÖÓãÖÖ, ú´ÖÔ¾Ö߸ü ×¾ÖªÖ¯ÖϲÖÖê׬֭Öß, ´Ö¬µÖ ×¾Ö³Ö֐Ö, ÃÖÖŸÖÖ¸üÖ Standard - 9 th Subject - EnglishUnit - 5 Sports and Adventure Part 2 – A key turning point came in Sheela Kanungo of the Maharashtra Rifle association offered Tejaswini a feinwerkbau air rifle [worth 65000] and gave her a 12 months payment plan. Tejaswini stayed focus on her career and forces of universe conspired to help her fulfill her purpose. “I had no real income to pay EMI’s on my Rifle but each time I return victorious from a state or national level championships. My school helped out my college pitched in. I was overwhelmed by the kindness of stranger.” In 15 months she had paid for the rifle full.In January 2005 Suzack laszolo a Hungarian coach give her personal training even through she was not in national squad team.In June 2005 he recommended her for the world cup MQS. She did not have the money to pay entry fee of the MQS but a gentleman named Chandrakantdada Patil came forward and paid the MQS fee and sponsered her kit without asking for any logos or branding in return.

8. ¸üµÖŸÖ ×¿ÖÖÖ ÃÖÓãÖÖ, ú´ÖÔ¾Ö߸ü ×¾ÖªÖ¯ÖϲÖÖê׬֭Öß, ´Ö¬µÖ ×¾Ö³Ö֐Ö, ÃÖÖŸÖÖ¸üÖ Standard - 9 th Subject - EnglishUnit - 5 Sports and Adventure The faith paid off.She won bronze at the 2009 world cup in Munich, [apart from gold at commonwealth games in Melbourne and bronze at the Asian games in Doha earlier]And she is Gunning for more !

9. ¸üµÖŸÖ ×¿ÖÖÖ ÃÖÓãÖÖ, ú´ÖÔ¾Ö߸ü ×¾ÖªÖ¯ÖϲÖÖê׬֭Öß, ´Ö¬µÖ ×¾Ö³Ö֐Ö, ÃÖÖŸÖÖ¸üÖ Standard - 9 th Subject - EnglishUnit - 5 Sports and Adventure Evaluation A1.Tell the following statements are true or false. 1. Suzack Laszlo was her coach in June 2005. 2.She won the gold medal at the 2009 world cup. A2.Mention the parts of a gun. A3.Tell the word for ‘ready to help’ ‘fully concentrated on something’ A4.1.I was overwhelmed by the kindness of stranger [begin your sentence with ‘the kindness of stranger’] 2.It takes a village to raise a Medalist [Supply proper tag question to complete] A5.Would you like to make your career in sports and why ?