2.2. The House-builder

WARMING UP !

1) What is retirement from occupation?

(व्यवसायातून निवृत्ती म्हणजे काय ? )

Ans. Retirement from occupation means, you stop doing your job, work, etc.

(2) When do people retire?

(लोक निवृत्त केव्हा होतात ? )

Ans. People generally retire at the age of 60.

(3) For what reasons do people have to retire from their occupation? (लोक कोणत्या कारणांनी निवृत्ती घेत असतात ? )

Ans. Old age is the main reason for having retirement from occupation. Sometimes health-problems also reason for some people to retire.

(4) How do people spend their time after retirement?

(लोक निवृत्तीनंतर त्यांचा वेळ कशा प्रकारे घालवतात ? )

Ans. After retirement most people spend their time with their families, some enjoy their incomplete hobbies and some do social work of their liking.

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शब्दार्थ :

mason (मेइसन्) – one who builds with stone, bricks, cement, etc.; गवंडी, बांधकाम करणारा.

Strove (स्ट्रोव्ह्) -made great efforts (स्ट्राईव्ह चे भूतकाळ रूप),

खूप प्रयत्न केले, झटला.

dedication(डेडिकेइ़शन्)- committed to a task or purpose; निष्ठा, समर्पण

zeal (झील्) – great
enthusiasm and energy
in one’s efforts.;

उत्साह, उमेद.

diligence (डिलिजन्स् ) – constant careful efforts; मेहनत, दीर्घोद्योग. persistence (पर्सिस्टन्स् ) – continuous efforts; चिकाटी, सातत्य.

recompensed (रेकम्पेन्स्ट् ) – money
given for work done; (सेवा, काम, इ. ची) परतफेड, भरपाई केली.

disheartened (डिस् हाट्न्ड) – felt
disappointed; नाउमेद झाला, निराश झाला.

to no avail (टु नो अव्हेइल्) – of no use; व्यर्थ, निरुपयोगी

reluctance (रिलक्टन्स्) -unwillingness नाखुशी.

legal(लीगल)-connected to
law- कायदेशीर.

beaming (बीमिंग्) -smiling
with great joy; आनंदाने हसत, उत्साहात. documents (डॉक्युमन्ट्स् ) – कागदपत्र.

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WORKSHOP

1. Find from the story the Noun form of the following.

(1) dedicate : dedication

(2) measure : measurement

(3) decide : decision.

(4) perfect : Perfection

(5) own : ownership

(6) give : gift

(7)responsible : responsibility

(8) persist : Persistence

2. Choose the proper phrase/ expression to complete the sentences meaningfully

(to send for, with full dedication, in great demand, to meet the needs of, make up one’s mind, to no avail, to hand over)

(1) She does her job with full dedication.

(2) One should make up one’s mind to help others, when needed.

(3) As Mr. Jadhav was transferred to Chennai he had to hand over his responsibilities to his assistant.

(4) The labourer’s income was not sufficient to meet the needs of his family.

(5) Because of a fault in the wiring, they will have to send for an electrician.

(6) Mother tried hard to change her son’s habits, but to no avail.

(7) Mangoes from Ratnagiri are always in great demand.

3. Read the story and answer in your words.

a) The owners of the new houses built by the mason would be extremely pleased. WHY? (त्या गवंड्याने नव्याने बांधलेल्या घराचे मालक अतिशय खूश असत. का ? )

Ans. The mason was a very good workman. He used to take great interest in his work of building and did it with full dedication. He was very honest in choosing high quality construction material. He took all the measurements of walls, doorways, arches, etc. perfectly. Whatever he built, his finishing was excellent and appealing. Naturally, the owners of the new houses built would be extremely pleased.

b) The contractor compensated for the mason’s good work. HOW? (कंत्राटदाराने गवंड्याच्या चांगल्या कामाची भरपाई केली. कशी?)

Ans. The contractor was pleased with the mason’s good work that fetched him good business. So afterwards the contractor compensated him handsomely, with a very good salary that was sufficient to meet all needs of the mason’s family.

Ans. The mason was working hard and sincerely for many years with the contractor.He had settled his family nicely and without any scarcity of any kind. When he became a grandfather, he thought that it was the right time for him to retire. He informed his contractor about his retirement and he was firm about his decision.

5. (A) Words that have the same sound/ pronunciation, but differ in spellings and meanings are called Homophones.

For example: hair – hare

Pick out from the lesson Homophones of the following words:

(1) waist – Waste

(2) knew – new

(3) lose – loose

(4) maid – made

(5) grate. – great