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U 9.

OLD TOYS AND NEW MAGIC


Reading.
A. Answer these questions.
1. A stereoscope is a device for viewing a three-dimensional image. The stereoscope is no
longer popular because we have much better technology today that even lets us watch films
in 3D.
2. The magic lantern was responsible for starting Ray’s passion for films. This was because
the light from the lamp threw moving images from the revolving film onto a wall, resembling
an actual movie. This fascinated Ray and he became passionate about film-making.
3. The non-stop chatter from a magician is called ‘patter’. A magician’s patter makes the
audience look more at his face than his hands, which helps him pull off all his tricks.
4. Ray was more impressed with Madame Palarmo than Shefallo as the latter used patter as a
distraction while Madame Palarmo performed in complete silence.
B. 1. I happened to watch a Bengali magician at a wedding party, whose skills made Shefallo’s
performance on the stage pale in comparison.
2. Clad in a dhoti and a shirt, he looked no different from other ordinary men. Who could tell he had
such extraordinary talent?
3. But I never met him again. In my excitement at having run into him so unexpectedly, I had
forgotten to take his address.
4. Many years later, I included this magician as a character in a short story.
5. Later, I bought quite a few books on magic and practiced sleight of hand, standing before a
mirror.
C. Think and answer.
1. Magic breaks all walls of reality and brings the audience into a world of infinite
possibility. It transforms illusions to reality. Similarly, a film also calls us completely into its
world and we are transported to a make-believe world of colorful sights and sounds. Both
magic and cinema require skill and storytelling and both offer an escape from our routine
life. Both of them entertain adults and children alike. Ray was a creative person at heart who
enjoyed telling stories with moving images and entertaining people. So he graduated from
magic to film making.
2. As a child, Satyajit Ray had many hobbies like writing, composing songs, painting,
filmmaking, magic and so on. These helped him as a filmmaker as films are a creative union
of stories, images, skill and songs. If a filmmaker is good at these things and has pursued
them as Ray had, they can connect with their audiences and make great films. That was what
Satyajit Ray did. His films were greatly appreciated by audiences and critics alike and he
won many prestigious awards.
Appreciating the Text.
1. [c] It is about Ray’s childhood passions and interests.
In the text, Ray talks about his fascination for the stereoscope, the magic lantern and also
magic and magicians. He is impressed by all the gadgets and skills used to entertain people and all
these helps him to become an outstanding filmmaker.
2. They record the personal experiences and thoughts of a person.
“Who knows, perhaps my passion for films began with these magic lanterns? Many years later, I
included this magician as a character in a short story. Later, I bought quite a few books on magic
and practiced sleight of hand, standing before a mirror. My interest in magic continued till college.
They are written as a first-person narration.
I was interested in magic myself and had already started to think of this man as my guru.
The reader gets an understanding of the writer’s personality.
Who knows, perhaps my passion for films began with these magic lanterns? Speaking of magic, I
loved watching and performing magic tricks.
The language is descriptive and detailed.
It had a handle at the bottom. There was a frame that had a pair of flint glasses fixed to it…the
scene looked three-dimensional.
Using Words:
1. pull over
2. pulling for
3. pulled ahead
4. pull together
5. pull it off

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