For this lesson on English speaking, we select a glorious chapter in Indian history, the 1971 Indo-Pak war.
Most of us would know that December 1971 brought the finest hour of Indian army when close to 1 Lac Pakistani soldiers surrendered in East Pakistan and a new country, Bangladesh was born. The war only lasted 13 days and despite open threats from the USA, India went on to achieve one of the most remarkable feats in the recent military history.
This video documents one of the important battles of the 1971 war, the battle of Longewal. That’s where, first a handful of Indian soldiers halted the advance of a massive tank force of the Pakistanis and then, Indian jets made mincemeat of Pakistani tanks.
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It is the battle on which Sunny Deol starrer Border was based.
Watch the video, check out the difficult words and solve the following quiz.
Interesting words and phrases
Curious = Unusual, eager to know more
I have observed a curious phenomenon. People who amass a lot of money through unlawful means usually die a rough death.
Majestic = Like a king, royal
The tricolor flies majestically on top of the War Memorial at Kargil.
The king sat on the throne in all his majestic glory
Battered = Something which has taken a lot of betaing
Sri Lankan team was battered by the mighty Aussies in the Test series.
He may have lost the match but his spirit is not battered. In the next match he will be as fierce as ever.
Wreck = Remains after a crash
The wrecks of the car were found under the bridge.
Genocide = Mindless killing of a lot of people
Nadir Shah perpetrated a genocide on the residents of Delhi for several days.
Unparalleled = Unmatched
Sachin’s achievements are likely to remain unparalleled for a long long time.
Holocaust = An act of mass destruction, also used to refer to the massacre of Jews by Hitler.
If a nuclear holocaust ever happened, the survival of humans will be in danger.
Intrepid = Fearless
Chinese were much more in numbers still the intrepid Indian soldiers fought to the last man, last round
Juggernaut = A massive force which crushes everything in its wake.
The growth of his business and political power was like a juggernaut. Within 10 years, he rose from a peanut seller to the most powerful fixer in political circles in five states.
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