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UNIT - 4 Technology Hyperloop Comprehension What is a hyperloop? How does it work? Hyperloop is a planned train that would be capable of travelling at incredible speeds. It's superfast because it's enclosed in a tube with no air, there will be no friction to slow the trai down. How is hyperloop more beneficial than the traditional trains? Hyperloop is much more beneficial and superior than any traditional or a high-speed. It's less expensive and uses less energy since the track doesn't have to provide electricity to the pods constantly and because the pods may depart every 30 seconds. It's more like a demansbased service. Does hyperloop have a successful history? How? Yes, it does have a successful history since the original concept for Hyperloop was to use Wagon in Victorian South London in 1864. Pnewmatic system has been used...

Unit-3 Sports Euro 2020 Answer the following questions a) Why does the reporter say that England is waiting to heal its half-century long pain? - The last time England had ever won a Euro World Cup match was in 1966. Here, pain means the painful feeling caused because of losing many matches. That’s why the reporter says that England is waiting to heal its half-century long pain. b) How did the Italian Players react as soon as they became the champions? -The Italian Players started to tease to the team of England. Italy defender Leonardo Bonucci shouted into a TV camera amid the celebrations, mocking the famous lyric “it’s coming home” from the England team’s anthem “it’s coming to Rome”, which was the capital of Italy. It was actually a mock of the anthem of the England football team which meant football coming home. c) Why did Saka and Sancho cry? ...

UNIT-4 TECHNOLOGY HYPERLOOP Vocabularies ultra - adj. extremely; beyond a particular limit cargo - n. the goods carried in a ship/plane freight - n. goods that are transported by ships, planes, trains or lorries or trucks pod - n. a long narrow container that is hung under an aircraft and used to carry fuel, equipment; part of a spacecraft or a boat that can be seprated from the main part. giant - adj. ver big explored - v. to examine something completely or carefully in order to find out more about it. shoots - move quickly or suddenly in one direction friction - the action of one object or surface moving another levitation - n. to rise and float in the air with no physical support, especially by means of magic or by using special powers; to make something rise in this way. gridlocked - n. a situation in which there are so many cars in the streets of a town that th...

                                                                                                 Unit - 3                                                                                                Euro 2020 Penalty shoot-out- n. (in football) a way of deciding the winner when both teams have the same score at the end of a game. Each team is given a number of chances to kick the ball into the goal and the team that scor...

Understanding the Text Answer the following questions Why was Mrs. Baroda unhappy with the information about Gouvernail's visit to their farm? Mrs. Baroda was unhappy with the information about Gouvernail's visit because she and her husband Gaston were spending winter in proper way and were having enjoyment together. Being wife she really liked the company of her husband, working and talking together without any interruption. When she came to know from her husband about Gouvernail's visit, she started to imagine that her long conversation with Goston might be disturbed by Gouvernail and she would not feel free for her other activities too. How was Gouvernail different from Mrs. Baroda expectation? Mrs. Baroda had heard much about Gouvernail by hadn't met with him. Therefore she had created an image of Gouvernail in her mind unconsciously. She pictured him tall, slim, cyni...

Vocabularies anthologized - v. somebody/something to include a writer/piece of writing in anthology. anthology - n. a collection of poems, stories etc. that have written by different people and published together in a book. connotations - n. an idea suggested by a word in addition to its main meaning. refrained - controlled / banned exposition - n. a full explanation of a theory, plan etc. or, an event at which people, businessman show and sell their goods climax - n. the most exciting / important event/ point in time. provoked - n. a formal statement of an opinion agreed on by a committee or a council. resoulution - n. act of solving / setting a problem. or, a firm decision to do/not to do something. dissipation - n. formal - the process of disappearing or, of making something disappear. cynical - adj. selfish promising - adj. showing signs of being good / successful appeal - n. formal requ...