Maharashtra State Board Class 10 My English Coursebook Solutions Chapter 2.6 World Heritage
My English Coursebook Standard Ten Guide Chapter 2.6 World Heritage Textbook Questions and Answers
Warming up!
Chit-chat:
1. I can talk about the world:
Form groups of 6 to 8 students. Each group should select any one Continent and share the following information about each.
1. Important cities
2. Sight-seeing places of tourist interest
3. Food speciality-cuisine
4. Wild life
5. Different types of region and vegetation.
6. Human life.
Now each group representative from the previously formed groups, should narrate the information to the class, using proper attractive sentences.
Now each group representative from the previously formed groups, should narrate the information to the class, using proper attractive sentences.
1. Important cities:
Mumbai, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai
2. Sight-seeing places of tourist interest:
Taj Mahal, Great Wall of China, Mount Fuji, Burj Khalifa etc.
3. Food speciality-cuisine:
Indian, Chinese, Middle-eastern
4. Wild life:
Tigers are naturally found in India. Panda’s are native to China.
5. Different types of region and vegetation:
Asia is blessed with a variety of regions including mountains, desserts, meadows, oceans etc. Some of the main crops grown in Asia are rice, grains, pulses, spices etc.
6. Human life:
Being the biggest continent in the world, Asia has diverse culture and each region within the continent have their own languages, festivals, religions etc.
2. Prepare a Travel Brochure or leaflet of your native place or any town/historical place/hill station to attract tourist using the points below.
Answer:
Tourist Place: Koihapur
How to reach there?

Top five spots to visit: Mahalaxmi Temple, Panhala Fort, Rankala Lake, Maharaja Palace, Chhatrapati Shahumaharaj Museum, Gandharva Resort and Amusement Park.
Special features of these spots:
Mouth-watering /special cuisines: Delightful tasty non-veg food, Pandhara Rassa, Tambda Rassa, Kothapur Misal/Bhel, Mohak lassi,
Davangiri Dosa, etc.
Other nearby sight-seeing spots: Panhala Fort, Kanheri Math, Radhanagari, Wildlife sanctuary.
For Further details contact
Vikas Tours & Travels
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English Workshop:
1. Write the importance of the years given below, with reference to World Heritage Sites.
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Write the importance of the years given below, with reference to World Heritage Sites.
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2. Name the following.
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(a) The country where Mount Huangshan is situated …………………… (b) The famous dam in Egypt on River Nile ………………….. (c) The place where the conference based on Human Environment was held ………………….. (d) The country in which the highest number of World Heritage Sites are …………………… (e) The body which can exclude a site from World Heritage list ……………………
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(a) The country where Mount Huangshan is situated in – China (b) The famous dam in Egypt on River Nile – Anwan High Dam (c) The place where the conference based on Human Environment was held – Stockholm, Sweden. (d) The country in which the highest number of World Heritage Sites are – Italy (e) The body which can exclude a site from World Heritage list – World Heritage Committee.
3. Complete the following sentences.
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Complete the following sentences. (a) The World Heritage Sites include ………………... (b) There are around ……………. World Heritage Sites in the world. (c) The Role of World Heritage Committee is ……………….. (d) The tenure of World Heritage Committee is ………………. (e) We can get more information about World Heritage Sites from its …………………..
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(a) The World Heritage Sites include cultural and natural areas. (b) There are around 890 World Heritage Sites in the world. (c) The Role of World Heritage Committee is to be responsible for establishing which sites will be listed as a UNESCO World heritage site. (d) The tenure of World Heritage Committee is six years. (e) We can get more information about World Heritage Sites from its website at whc.unesco.org.
4. Complete the following Web by giving reasons why World Heritage Sites are in danger.
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Complete the following Web by giving reasons why World Heritage Sites are in danger.
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5. Answer in your own words: Question a. Question b. Question c. 6. Read the following duties towards preservation of any historical site and make sentences about each of our duties.
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Read the following duties towards preservation of any historical site and make sentences about each of our duties. |
7. Complete the following flow – chart by choosing from the options given below to show how any site of any country can become a World Heritage Site.
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Complete the following flow – chart by choosing from the options given below to show how any site of any country can become a World Heritage Site.
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8. Match the pairs to defme different roles of the World Heritage Sites.
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Match the pairs to defme different roles of the World Heritage Sites.
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9. Do you know the difference between
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Do you know the difference between: |
Refer to a dictionary/encyclopedia/reference books/website/google search to get the detailed meaning.
World Heritage: As per UNESCO, World Heritage is the designation for places on Earth that are of outstanding universal value to humanity and as such, have been inscribed on the World Heritage List to be protected for future generations to appreciate and enjoy.
Cultural Heritage: Cultural Heritage means elements of great human value and creation. These could be tangible or intangible cultural heritage. Tangible Cultural Heritage include paintings, coins, sculptures, monuments, shipwrecks ruins, archaeological sites etc. Intangible Cultural Heritage can include traditions, performance arts, rituals etc.
10. Following are the ways to preserve ‘World Heritage Sites.’ Transfer these points into a small paragraph. Suggest a suitable title.
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Following are the ways to preserve ‘World Heritage Sites.’ Transfer these points into a small paragraph. Suggest a suitable title.
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Preserving ‘World Heritage Sites’ for Future Generations Let us be sensible and practical to preserve our World Heritage Sites for future generations. It depends on well-organized and well-managed plan, The plan should be skillfully monitored and implemented to the details. It is the responsibility of the country where it is situated. So it is our national duty to protect or restore the Heritage Sites.
To maintain the original, natural characteristics of the site we must take utmost care and prevent them from being lost, damaged or destroyed. We must use funds and resources allocated by our state and the World Heritage Fund for mending and repairing work. Many a times, human and animal trespassing damage, deface and make them ugly and insecure. Their activities and disturbances should be controlled and restricted to retain their natural beauty and grandeur. Buildings, structures, historical monuments and natural beauty should be taken care of. In many cases, the local administrators are lethargic and they are responsible for the damages. The administrative apathy and negligence are the threats to our Heritage sites. Strict actions should be taken against them for their neglect to protect the sites. 11. Find from the text minimum 8 words related to cultural heritage and make a word register. Arrange them in an alphabetical order:
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Find from the text minimum 8 words related to cultural heritage and make a word register. Arrange them in an alphabetical order:
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Words related to cultural heritage:
Alphabetical order: art, artefacts, culture, literature, monuments, sites, temples, territory. 13. Rewrite the following sentences using ‘not only but also’ and ‘as well as’ in 2 seperate sentences. Question i. Question ii. Question iii. Question iv. Question v. 14. Rewrite the following sentences replacing ‘as soon as’ by ‘No sooner than.’
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Rewrite the following sentences replacing ‘as soon as’ by ‘No sooner… than…’ (a) As soon as the Bill is passed, it will become an Act. (b) As soon as the thief escaped, the family informed the police. (c) As soon as you have finished, you can submit your
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papers. (d) As soon as they can manage, they should change their house. (e) As soon as the bell will ring, the School Assembly will start. Answer: (a) No sooner is the Bill passed than it will become an Act. (b) No sooner did the thief escape than the family informed the police. (c) No sooner have you finished than you can submit your answer papers. (d) No sooner can they manage than they should change their house. (e) No sooner will the bell ring than the School Assembly will start.
15. Prepare a ‘tourism leaflet’ on any one of the following. (You may refer to the points given in Warming Up.)
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Prepare a ‘tourism leaflet’ on any one of the following. (You may refer to the points given in Warming Up.) (A) Your Home Town (B) A Historical Place (C) A Place of Natural Beauty (D) A Place of Pilgrimage
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(उत्तराकरिता Warming Up! मधील Kolhapur विषयी दिलेले पर्यटन माहितीपत्रक पाहा.)
16.Project : Question a. Live English: Question a.
Question b. Question c.
Question d. Question e. Question f. My English Coursebook 10th Digest Chapter 2.6 World Heritage Additional Important Questions and Answers Read the following passage and do the activities: Simple Factual Activities:
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Name the following: (Answers are directly given and underlined.)
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i. The International World Heritage Programme is administered by – The UNESCO WORLD Heritage Committee ii. The Nile valley contains many ancient – Egyptian artifacts.
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Complete the following sentences: (Answers are directly given and underlined.)
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A draft convention was started for creating an international organization responsible for protecting cultural heritage.
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Name the following: (Answers are directly given and underlined.)
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State parties are elected by the World Heritage Centre’s General Assembly.
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Complete the following sentences: (Answers are directly given and underlined)
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Complete the following sentences: (Answers are directly given and underlined.)
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Complex Factual Activities:
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Complete the web: (Answer is directly given and underlined.)
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Why did UNESCO launch an international campaign in 1959?
Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:
Egypt started plans to build the Aswan High Dam to collect and control water from the Nile River. The dam’s construction would have flooded the Nile valley containing the Abu Simbel Temples and many of ancient Egyptian artefacts. To protect the temples and the artefacts UNESCO launched an international campaign in 1959.
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Complete the web: (Answer is directly given.)
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Why did a White House Conference in the United States call for a ‘World Heritage Trust’?
Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:
A White House Conference in the United States called for a ‘World Heritage Trust’ to protect historic cultural sites and also for protecting the world’s significant natural and scenic sites.
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What measures are taken about the World Heritage Sites that are in danger?
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The World Heritage Committee first prepares a separate list of sites that are in danger. The World Heritage Committee allocates resources from the World Heritage Fund to that site to restore it. In addition, different plans are put into place to protect and/or restore the site. However, if a site loses its characteristics which allowed it to be originally included on the World Heritage List, the World Heritage Committee can delete the site from the list.
Activities based on Vocabulary:
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Look at the words and their meanings. Underline the correct alternatives: (Answers are directly underlined.)
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(i) determine: (a) think over (b) decide (c) ask for (d) look over
(ii) monument: (iii) significant: (iv) disaster:
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Find from the passage adjective forms for the following: |
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Write the long form of ‘UNESCO’.
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United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation.
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Write from the passage nouns for the following:
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Write the list of adjectives from the passage.
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historic, cultural, significant, natural, scenic, international, similar, general, main, responsible, six.
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Match the words in Column ‘A’ with their meanings in Column ‘B’:
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1. inventory | (a) fixed basis to judge |
2. territory | (b) suggestions |
3. criteria | (c) region |
4. recommendations | (d) a written list of material |
Column ‘A’ | Column ‘B’ |
1. inventory | (d) a written list of material |
2. territory | (c) region |
3. criteria | (a) fixed basis to judge |
4. recommendations | (b) suggestions
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Find from the passage the antonyms for the following: |
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Find out opposites from the passage for the following:
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Find from the passage the nouns of the following :
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Personal Response:
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Why do you like to visit tourist spots?
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I like to visit some tourist spots not only for comfort and relaxation but for expanding my knowledge and for knowing our culture, history and glory of the past. They enhance our knowledge, vision of life and enlighten your intelligence. These visits give us true education of life and soothe our minds.
Activity-based on Contextual Grammar: Rewrite the sentences using ‘not only….but also’ and ‘as well as’ in two separate sentences:
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A White House Conference called for a ‘World Heritage Trust’ to protect historic cultural sites and the world’s significant natural and scenic sites.
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i. A White House Conference called for a ‘World Heritage Trust’ to protect not only historic cultural sites but also the world’s significant natural and scenic sites. ii. A White House Conference called for a ‘World Heritage Trust’ to protect historical cultural sites as well as the world’s significant natural and scenic sites.
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Write the following sentence using ‘as soon as’ and ‘no sooner …… in two separate sentences. Immediately after the World Heritage Sites are in danger, they are inscribed on a separate list.
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(i) As soon as the World Heritage Sites are in danger, they are inscribed on a separate list. (ii) No sooner are the World Heritage Sites in danger than they are inscribed on a separate list.
English Workshop:
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What is the difference between the words ‘World Heritage’ and ‘Cultural Heritage’?
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The word ‘World Heritage’ is related with the natural or man-made places that are recognized as having international importance, cultural values of the world and humanity in general. Whereas ‘Cultural Heritage’ is related with a particular society or groups, its ideas, customs, beliefs, art and literature, etc. that have existed and inherited from past generations, maintained in the present and preserved for the benefits of future generation.
Activities based on Language Study (A) Do as directed:
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Complete the words by using correct letters: |
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Put the following words in alphabetical order: 1. world, becoming, property, territory 2. step, site, selection, significant
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1. becoming, property, territory, world 2. selection, significant, site, step
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Punctuate the following sentences: 1. Then what’s the secret of your energy I asked 2. No there isn’t anyone like Raghu veer
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1. “Then what’s the secret of your energy?” I asked. 2. “No, there isn’t anyone like Raghuveer.”
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Make four words (minimum 3 letters each) using letters in the word ‘ mountain ’
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mount, out, main, tin
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Write related words as shown in the example: (Answers are directly given and underlined.)
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Complete the following word-chain of the adjectives. Add four words each beginning with the last letter of the previous word: ; dear → …………… → …………… → …………… → …………….
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dear → real → large → eager → red.
(B) Do as directed: 1. Attempt anyone: Question a. OR Question b. 2. Attempt anyone: Question a. OR Question b. |











