1. Sub- English std 6 Unit – 3 Activity No – 17 News in Use

2. News 1 Efforts on to Reintroduce Tigers in Sariska

3. Efforts are now being made to introduce tigers in Sariska Once again.Nature lovers have welcomed these moves.At the same time,they have also warned that utmost care should be taken to protect and nurture the tiger population this time around.

4. The Sariska Tiger Rserve is one of the most famousnational parks in India.Previously.it was known for its Bengaltigers,leopards,hyenas,deer, monkeys ect.

5. But around 2004-05 the shocking discovery was made that there were no tigers left in Sariska.It is believed that all tigers had then been wiped out by poachers.

6. News 2 Earth’s Ozone layer on the road to recovery?

7. Scientists report that the ozone layer over most parts of the earth is on the mend.This is due in large part to the reduction in the release of harmful CFC gases.But there may be other natural or manmade reasons for this recovery.

8. About 25 to 30 years ago it was discovered that the ozone layer which protects the earth from the sun’s strongest rays,was becoming thinner.This was alarming as it could have had harmful effects on life on earth.

9. News 3 Tons of Ancient Coins Discorered in China

10. A village in North China discovered a cellar containing as many as 10000 ancient coins.He was digging a channel to lay pipes when he came across the cellar.The coins were stocked neatly,some of them rusty and are reported to be almost 2000 years old !

11. News 4 Pilot makes emergency landing in Hudson river all 155 passengers and crew members reported safe

12. New York:15 Jan.The pilot of a jetliner saved many lives today. By showing great presence of mind Minutes after the plane took off from La Guardia airport.New York,it was hit by a flock of birds.This damaged its engines.

13. It was not possible to return to La Guardia,so the pilot decided to land the plane in the vast expanse of the Hudson river rather than to land it in a crowded part of New York city.

14. This was a deliberate emergency landing.Ferries had alreary been informed and all passengers and crew were lucky to escape with only shock and minor injuries.