Listening Passages For the attention of the public, here is an announcement from the Department of Disaster Management. As per the warning issued today by the Meteorological Department, there exists a high probability of a widespread heavy downpour from the early hours of Sunday and consequent flooding of low-lying areas. In order to ensure the safety of life and property, everyone is hereby warned and advised to take certain precautionary measures: UNIT-I PROSE First of all, prepare a household flood plan and be ready to respond to the situation. Find out the locations of the closest flood shelters available and routes to reach them.
Maintain an emergency kit comprising water bottles, biscuit packets, medical supplies, a torch light, and a whistle to signal for help. Paste or fix a list of emergency telephone numbers on the wall in a visible spot. Switch off hazardous items like gas cylinders and disconnect electrical gadgets. Secure important personal documents and valuables in a waterproof case and place it in an accessible location.
Place small pieces of furniture and clothing on tables and cots. Shift all the small objects safely to the loft. Empty your refrigerators and leave their doors open to avoid damage in case they float. Charge your mobile phones as well as your battery banks so as to communicate with friends, relatives and emergency services.
Place sandbags in the toilet bowls and bathroom drain holes to prevent sewage inflow. Prepare and pack food with a long shelf life. Finally, listen to the periodic news updates through your portable communication devices and follow the instructions implicitly. Following is one of the most celebrated poems of Rupert Brooke.
It describes the noble sacrifice of an English soldier. UNIT- POEM 12th - - Page The Soldier If I should die, think only this of me: That there’s some corner of a foreign field That is forever England. There shall be In that rich earth a richer dust concealed; A dust whom England bore, shaped, made aware, Gave, once,