the many surprises that wait to be discovered by visitors searching for the heart and soul of India, right here in Coorg. Where is Coorg? What is the story about the Kodavu people’s descent? What are some of the things you now know about (i) the people of Coorg?
(ii) the main crop of Coorg? (iii) the sports it offers to tourists? FACT FILE How to Reach Madikeri, the district headquarters, is the only gateway to Coorg. The misty hills, lush forests and coffee plantations will cast a spell on you.
Find a resort, coffee estate or stay in a home for a truly Coorgi experience. By Air: The nearest airports are Mangalore ( km) and Bangalore ( km). There are flights to Mangalore from Mumbai, and to Bangalore from Ahmedabad, Chennai, Delhi, Goa, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Pune. By Rail: The nearest railheads are at Mysore, Mangalore and Hassan.
By Road: There are two routes to Coorg from Bangalore. Both are almost the same distance (around - km). The route via Mysore is the most frequented one. The other route is via Neelamangal, Kunigal, Chanrayanapatna.
trails paths created by walking panoramic view a view of a wide area of land (iv) the animals you are likely to see in Coorg? (v) its distance from Bangalore, and how to get there? . Here are six sentences with some words in italics.
Find phrases from the text that have the same meaning. (Look in the paragraphs indicated) (i) During monsoons it rains so heavily that tourists do not visit Coorg . (para ) (ii) Some people say that Alexander’s army moved south along the coast and settled there. (para ) (iii) The Coorg people are always ready to tell stories of their sons’ and fathers’ valour.
(para ) (iv) Even people who normally lead an easy and slow life get smitten by the high-energy adventure sports of Coorg. (para ) (v) The theory of the Arab origin is supported by the long coat with embroidered waist-belt they wear. (para ) (vi) Macaques, Malabar squirrels observe you carefully from the tree canopy. (para ) Collocations Certain words ‘go together’.
Such ‘word friends’ are called collocations . The collocation of a word is ‘the company it keeps’. For example, look at the paired sentences and phrases below. Which is a common collocation, and which one is odd?
Strike out the odd sentence or phrase. (a) • ‘How old are you?’ (b) • a pleasant person • ‘How young are you?’ • a pleasant pillow Here are some nouns from the text. culture monks surprise experience weather tradition Work with a partner and discuss which of the nouns can collocate with which of the adjectives given below. The first one has been done for you.
unique terrible unforgettable serious ancient wide sudden (i) culture: unique culture, ancient culture (ii) monks: (iii) surprise: (iv) experience: (v) weather: (vi) tradition: Complete the following phrases from the text. For each phrase, can you find at least one other word that would fit into the blank? (i) tales of (ii) coastal (iii) a piece of (iv) evergreen (v) plantations (vi) bridge (vii) wild You may add your own examples to this list.