MAK LABS — Std 10 English 2.3 Connecting the Dots

1 ARearrange the incidents in the life of Steve Jobs in chronological order.

1. (g) Jobs dropped out of Reed College.

2. (c) Jobs learned about serif and sans serif type faces.

3. (a) Steve Jobs started Next.

4. (e) Jobs married Laurene.

5. (d) Jobs returned to Apple Inc.

6. (f) Jobs was diagnosed with cancer.

7. (b) Jobs underwent a surgery.

1 BRead the third story again. Complete the flow-chart given below.

1. Diagnosed with cancer.

2. Doctor advised to go home and get his affairs in order (prepare to die).

3. Lived with the diagnosis all day.

4. Had a biopsy later that evening.

5. Turned out to be a very rare form of pancreatic cancer that is curable with surgery.

6. Had the surgery.

7. Is fine now.

8. Realised that his time is limited, so he shouldn't waste it living someone else's life.

9. Advised not to be trapped by dogma and to follow one's heart and intuition.

10. Stay hungry, stay foolish.

2Read the lesson. Refer to a dictionary and match the words in column 'A' with their meanings in column 'B'.

'A'	'B'
(a) diagnosis	(iii) act of identifying the nature of a problem or illness.
(b) devastating	(v) causing great destruction.
(c) intuition	(iv) power of understanding situations or people's feelings before hand.
(d) calligraphy	(vi) beautiful handwriting done with a special pen or brush.
(e) destiny	(i) the power believed to control events.
(f) catalogue	(ii) complete list of items especially in a special order and description.

3Go through all the three stories. Identify some qualities of Steve Jobs and complete the webchart.

Curiosity
Determination
Intuitive
Courageous
Optimistic
Resilient
Visionary
Passionate

4Complete the following table. 'The Three Stories in the Life of Steve Jobs'

Story	About	Setbacks	Reactions	Achievements and benefits
First story	Connecting the dots	Dropped out of college, faced poverty and hardships	Followed curiosity and intuition; attended calligraphy classes	Designed the first Macintosh computer with beautiful, multiple typefaces
Second story	Love and loss	Got fired from Apple at the age of 30	Decided to start over; embraced the lightness of being a beginner	Started NeXT and Pixar, met his wife, returned to Apple; Apple grew into a massive company
Third story	Death	Diagnosed with pancreatic cancer	Faced the reality of death bravely; underwent surgery	Was cured; gained a profound perspective on life and shared the message "Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish"

5Say HOW?

The calligraphy classes helped Steve Jobs after 10 years: When Jobs was designing the first Macintosh computer, he recalled what he had learned in the calligraphy classes and designed those beautiful, proportionally spaced typefaces into the Mac.
You can connect dots: You cannot connect dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards by trusting that they will somehow connect in your future through gut, destiny, life, or karma.
Jobs reacted later on, after the shock of being fired from Apple: He slowly realised that he still loved what he did, so he decided to start over. The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again.
Jobs was cured of a rare cancer: A biopsy revealed that his pancreatic cancer was a very rare form that was actually curable with surgery. He underwent the surgery and was cured.
Jobs acquired the famous words 'Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish': He read these words beneath a photograph of an early morning country road on the back cover of the final issue of a publication called 'The Whole Earth Catalogue'.

6Besides those given at the end of the talk by Steve Jobs, pick out other pieces of advice that Jobs gives in his speech.

(a) Trust in your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever.
(b) Don't lose faith; keep looking and don't settle until you find what you love to do.
(c) Don't be trapped by dogma and don't let others' opinions drown out your inner voice. Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.

7 AUse the following idioms/phrases in sentences of your own.

drop it: When the argument got too heated, I decided to just drop it.
stumble on: While cleaning the attic, I managed to stumble on an old family photo album.
look forward: I always look forward to spending time with my family during the holidays.
sign off: The news anchor decided to sign off with a warm and inspiring message.
drop out: He had to drop out of the race due to a sudden leg injury.
look backwards: You should not constantly look backwards; focus on your bright future.
let (someone) down: I promised my best friend I would help, and I won't let him down.
begin anew: After moving to a new city, she was completely ready to begin anew.

7 BFill in the gaps choosing the appropriate idioms.

(a) The wealthy landlord made a will to get his affairs in order before he could die.
(b) Those who aspire for success should always stay hungry to learn more.
(c) If you connect the dots you will realise that crime ultimately leads to poverty.
(d) The siren of the ambulance drowned out all other traffic noise.
(e) When the father learned about his son's misdeeds, it hit him in the head with a brick.
(f) On reading exactly same essays in both answer sheets, it began to dawn on the examiner, that the students had cheated during exams.

8 AName the Tense of the Verbs underlined to include Time (Past/Present/Future) and Aspect (Simple/Continuous/Perfect/Perfect Continuous)

(1) I slept on the floor. — Simple Past
(2) You haven't found it. — Present Perfect
(3) We were designing the first Macintosh computer. — Past Continuous
(4) It had made all the difference. — Past Perfect
(5) I am fine, now. — Simple Present
(6) I have been facing death. — Present Perfect Continuous
(7) I shall be telling you three stories. — Future Continuous

8 BChange the Tense as instructed.

(1) I got fired. (Future Perfect) — I shall have got fired.
(2) Life hits you in the head. (Present Perfect Continuous) — Life has been hitting you in the head.
(3) The dots will somehow connect. (Past Perfect) — The dots had somehow connected.
(4) I started a company. (Present Continuous) — I am starting a company.
(5) My doctor advised me. (Past Perfect Continuous) — My doctor had been advising me.

9, 10, 11, 12Creative Writing & Projects

Questions 9 to 12 involve writing an application for a job, drafting a speech ("The Will to Win"), collecting information about Steve Jobs online, and sharing a personal childhood experience. These are open-ended, creative tasks that students should complete based on their own ideas and research.

2.3 Connecting the Dots

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