Interview - Part 3

4^th April, 2020 (Saturday)

Day - 3

                                                   Ch – 7 Interview                       

                      (Blog – 3)

Good Morning Gentlemen

             I hope that these classes are proving to be fruitful for you all and the learning outcomes are well achieved.

              Before we move on to today’s task, here are the learning objectives for today’s blog. These objectives will be achieved by assessing you on the basis of tasks given below.

Learning Objectives

·         distinguish between positive and negative opinions about interviews

·         explain the reasons behind Umberto Eco’s literary merit

           This blog contains three tasks. You are to do all these tasks in your English notebooks.

Task 1

Complete the given sentences by filling them with a word/phrase.

      

         a. Celebrities despise the interviews as an …………………… into their lives.

         b. Eco acquired superstardom with the publication of ………………

            c. Joseph Stalin described interviews as being like ……………… on his windpipe.

         d. Since its invention ………… have become a common place of journalism.

         e. With the expansion of journalism, unprecedented power and influence lies with the  …………

             f.  According to Eco, empty spaces in our lives are………………………

g. In today’s world…………………… is our chief source of information about celebrities.

h.  Despite acquiring a formidable reputation as a scholar, Eco turned to writing ………………….

i. Eco’s first doctoral dissertation was appreciated by his professor as he presented it like a …………………………..

j. Joseph Stalin was a great……………… revolutionary and an active political organiser.

k. Eco’s philosophical interests are in peace and ……………

l. Eco wrote over 40 scholarly works of ……………….

m. Like in some primitive cultures taking photographs is considered like stealing one’s soul, some celebrities feel that interviews ……………… them.

n. Rudyard Kipling considered interviews as an assault; however, he did the same with …………………….

o. Despite being a frequent interviewee,…………………. referred to the interviewing ordeal.

Task 2

Now, on the basis of your reading, attempt these short answer type questions in your notebooks.

Short answer type questions.

Q1. How did Umberto react to being considered a novelist?

Q2. Why comment did the interviewer Mukund make about Umberto’s writing?

Q3. Why do you think the publisher did not expect big sale for The name of the Rose?

Q4. What is the misconception of publishers with regard to readership?

Q5. Why did Umberto take to writing novels?

Q6. How was Umberto’s doctoral dissertation different from the papers of others? How did his professor show his appreciation for his work?

Q7. Is Umberto’s informal style consciously adopted or natural?

Q8. What secret did Umberto Eco share with his interviewer Mukund?

Q9. Umberto contradicts Mukund, his interviewer, by saying though he may impress as doing many things, he is always doing the same thing. What is that one thing he is always doing?

  Q10. Did Umberto Eco consider himself a novelist first or an academic scholar?

Note:

There will be no class on Monday as the country celebrates Mahavir Jayanti.  So you have good two days to relax and complete your work.

Since we wish to complete this chapter today, below are the long answer type questions as well to be done in your notebooks.

Kindly attempt them.

Task – 3

Long answer type questions.

Q1. What opinion do you form of Umberto Eco? Does he like being interviewed? Give reasons in support of your answer from the text.

Q2. Contrast the distinctive style of Eco’s writing with that of other academic writers.

Q3. Explain how some celebrity writers do not like being interviewed.

  Q4. Describe the reason behind the huge success of the novel “The Name of the Rose.” 

I hope you all have well understood this chapter. Doubts/queries, if any, can be posted in the comment section below.

Happy Learning

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