Look at the following words.

walk/stick

Can you create a meaningful phrase using both these words?
(It is simple. Add -ing to the verb and use it before the noun. Put an
article at the beginning.)

..a walking stick

Now make six such phrases using the words given in the box.

(i)read/session
(ii) smile/face 
(iii) revolve/chair
(iv) walk/tour 
(v) dance/doll 
(vi)win/chance

Did he at the same time feel very excited? If so, why

Guess the first question put to the scientist by the writer.

Stephen Hawking said, “I’ve had no choice.” Does the writer think there was a choice? What was it?

“I could feel his anguish.” What could be the anguish?

What endeared the scientist to the writer so that he said he was looking at one of the most beautiful men in the world?

Read aloud the description of ‘the beautiful’ man. Which is the most beautiful sentence in the description?

If ‘the lantern’ is the man, what would its ‘walls’ be?

What is housed within the thin walls?

What general conclusion does the writer draw from this comparison?

What is the scientist’s message for the disabled?