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Emma Mackey will essay thebiographical drama movieabout English novelist and

poet, Emily Bronte. The film, whichmarks actor Frances O'Connor's directo-rial debut, will chronicle the early years

of the 18th-century author's life. O'Con-

nor will direct themovie, titled, 'Emily'. O’-

Conner is the screenplayerof the movie as well, accordingto reports.

Olympics chiefThomas Bachsaid 2021 was

the “last option” forholding the delayedTokyo Games, stress-ing that postpone-ment cannot go onforever. Bach said heagreed with Japan'sstance that theGames will have to be

cancelled, if the coron-avirus pandemic isn't

under control by nextyear. In March, the Tokyo

2020 Olympics were post-poned to July 23, 2021 as the

coronavirus spread across theglobe, killing thousands of people.

Astronomers have gazedinto what appears to be aplanetary maternity

ward—observing for the first timewithin a huge disk of dense gasand dust, surrounding a newly-formed star— a planet in theprocess of being born.

This large young planet form-ing around a star called AB Auri-gae that is about 2.4 times themass of the sun, is located in our Milky Way galaxy. It is 520light years from Earth, researchers said. The scientists usedthe European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope inChile to spot a spiral structure, within the swirling disk aroundAB Aurigae, generated by the presence of a planet.

GAMES TO PLAY DURINGLOCKDOWN

1USE CARDS TO PLAYMEMORY: A memory game, it

can be played by both kids andadults. All you need is 20 cards—UNO, playing cards, etc. Selectcards in pairs; place them randomlyand turn them upside down. Now,open two cards and try to find pairs.If you find a pair, you keep themopen and earn a point. If not, turnthem down and try again. Till youget all pairs, take turns. Whoeverfinds maximum pairs, wins. ((SSuuggggeesstteedd bbyy JJuuhhii BBhhaayyaannii,, PPrroojjeeccttHHeeaadd aatt BBoorrnn SSmmaarrtt,, aa ppllaattffoorrmm ffoorrppaarreennttss wwiitthh yyoouunngg kkiiddss)

iRECOMMEND

1A yellow robot dog called Spot,which found fame online for danc-

ing to hit song, 'Uptown Funk', hasbeen deployed to patrol a Singaporepark, and ensure people observe so-cial distancing.

2 The hi-tech hound , which is remote-controlled, uses cameras to estimate

the number of visi-tors as it trots throughthe park.

3 The robot gives a mes-sage as well— “For your

own safety and for thosearound you, please stand at leastone metre apart. Thank you.”

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SYNCOPATE: Means to have a rhythmin which strong notes are not on the beat,or to create music that has this rhythm

EXAMPLE: He ssyynnccooppaatteedd the rhythms but didn't change his harmoniclanguage much

RICHIE RICHTHIS DAY THAT YEAR

SPACE

A light yearis the dis-tance light trav-els in a year 9.5trillion km

MAY 25, 1977: Original 'StarWars' movie (Episode IV – A NewHope), directed by George Lucas andstarring, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisherand Harrison Ford, was released

2RIDDLE ME SNAKES &LADDERS: Riddle Me Snakes &

Ladders is a fun game, with a twist tothe original games. The Snakes andLadders boardhas funinstructionswith riddleswritten on achit. You canuse coins, buttons orsafety pins for markers, and use a vir-tual dice, if you don’t have a real one.Pre-decide the number of seconds pernumber on the dice. For eg. 1=10 sec-onds, 2=20 secs, etc. First, the playerrolls the dice and the number thatshows up determines how many sec-onds a player gets to solve a riddle.So, if it lands on 2, the player picksout a riddle, reads it and tries toanswer in 20 seconds. If the answeris correct, he/she gets to move 2paces. If the answer is incorrect,they stay where they are. (Suggested by Tanishq Sheikh, founder

and director, Teacher’s Lounge, a training

institute for nursery school teachers)

3TREASURE HUNT: In thisgame, there are tons of places to

hide the clues—bookshelf, under the cup-board, insidethe refrigerator."Kids lovetreasure hunts.Use your imagi-nation with theclues. We evenused the reference of coronavirus andlockdown in our recent one," saysMeghna Chitalia, Party Planet Events(Suggested By Meghna Chitalia, Party

Planet Events. She does a fun game oftreasure hunt with her daughter at home)

EMMA MACK TO PLAYAUTHOR EMILY BRONTE INBIOPIC

Bronte is best- known for classicnovel, 'Wuthering Heights', which

was first published in the mid-1800s. It revolves around the

doomed love affair betweenCatherine Earnshaw

and Heathcliff

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ROBOT DOG PATROLS SINGAPORE PARK

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YOUTUBE TO INTRODUCE BEDTIME REMINDERS

Google-owned YouTube is all set to roll out a new featurecalled bedtime reminders that will help late-night surfersto sleep on time. “Bedtime reminders let you set reminders

at specific times to stop watching videos and (you guessed it!) goto bed,” the company’s website announced. To use it, the com-pany said, “You set start and end time in your Settings, includ-ing whether or not you want the prompt to in-terrupt a video or wait until the video isover. You'll also be able to dismiss orsnooze the reminder,” it added.

➤ The new feature by YouTube, whichis already for both Android and iOSusers, will be rolled out for all userssoon ➤As part of Digital Well-Beingfeatures, the app has a ‘Take a Break’feature that lets users set reminders totake a break from watching videos

TECH BUZZ

FACEBOOK INTRODUCES A NEW SAFETY FEATURE 'LOCK YOUR PROFILE' FOR INDIA

Facebook has launched anew safety feature. Called‘lock your profile’, it allows

users to restrict access to theirphotos, timelines and posts fromnon-friends in a single click. Thenew feature is designed for peo-ple in India, especially women,who want more control overtheir FB experience.

HOW IT WORKS: The 'lock your profile' feature enables users toapply multiple existing privacy settings, plus several new features to

their Facebook profile, in one step. When users activate the newfeature, non- friends will not be able to zoom into, share or

download their full-size profile picture and coverphoto, besides not being able to see photos

and posts on their timeline

IN A FIRST, SCIENTISTS SPOT AN ALIENPLANET AS IT IS BEING FORMED

2021 'LAST OPTION' FOR TOKYO GAMES,SAYS OLYMPICS CHIEF

SPORTS

Movies that depict‘ISOLATION, HOPEAND RESILIENCE’In these challenging times, films that deal with loneliness in exceptionalcircumstances can be a source of motivation. As we battle with our innerfears and anxiety, here’s a list of films where protagonists’ struggle for

survival and sanity resonates with the ‘six- feet apart’ struggles that weare dealing with in the present scenario. Check them out...

This Oscar-winning movie thattells the tale of a ship-wreckedboy trapped in a lifeboat with

a Bengal tiger, is about survivingextraordinary hardships in un-usual circumstances. It’s about thetriumph of human spirit and posi-tivity — something we need to holdon to, in our pandemic-affected lives.

LIFE OF PI

Although we are not stranded onany island, every home has be-come an island of sorts — with

restricted movement and limited con-tact with the outside world. Stayingapart from loved ones, it’s now easierto relate to The Castaway’s lead actorTom Hanks making friends with a vol-leyball. The movie is about hope thathelps Hanks survive alone —the hopeof getting back to the ‘real world.’

THE CASTAWAY

The story of a woman trappedwith her little daughter afterrobbers break into their plush

new home is a thriller, but it alsoshows how to be resourceful whenyou confront huge challenges. It isabout surviving in the midst offear and uncertainty — of beingunprepared for something thatcan wreck our lives, and yet find-ing the courage and tenacity tocome out of it.

PANIC ROOM

An astronaut stuck alone inMars and facing an uncertainfuture is the stuff Hollywood

scripts are made of. Even if we arenot on the Red planet, our lives onplanet Earth, and our trials andtribulations without domestichelpers, when we clean, cook andexperiment with new recipes andtry balcony farming is similar to ‘TheMartian’s experiences, at leastmetaphorically.

THE MARTIANpallavi.shankar@timesgroup.com

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The InternationalMonetary Fund(IMF)calls it the GreatLockdown. Morgan

Stanley says it’s the GreatCovid-19 Recession, or GCR

for short. Ed Yardeni, whocoined the term, ‘bond vigi-lantes’ back in the 1980s, hasnamed this the Great VirusCrisis. There’s even a sugges-tion to call it a Pandession. As

economists search for the rightterminology to describe thebiggest economic crisis sincethe Great Depression, it couldtake years to settle on a name,if history is any guide.

What'll Covid-induced ECONOMICCRISIS be called?

➤ The GGrreeaatt LLoocckkddoowwnn has the backing ofthe IMF. At its meetings in April — held vir-tually this year —the IMF used that phraseto summarise how the world economy hadbeen upended. But there are rivals.Yardeni, president and chief investmentstrategist of Yardeni Research Inc, floatedthe 'GGrreeaatt VViirruuss CCrriissiiss', in an interviewwith Bloomberg News in March, and has

been plugging it in his research notes. “Awell-coined phrase conveys a lot of infor-mation, once it becomes universallyaccepted,” Yardeni said. For MorganStanley, its use of GGrreeaatt CCoovviidd--1199RReecceessssiioonn reflects its expectations for thedeepest peacetime contraction in globalgrowth since the Great Depression, accord-ing to chief economist Chetan Ahya

WILL COVID-19 ECONOMIC CRISIS BE CALLED THE GREAT LOCKDOWN?

➤ There’s PPaannddeessssiioonn, as suggested by econo-mist, David McWilliams. “A Pandession is a newword because it is a new thing,” McWilliamswrote in a blog post. “Language is vitallyimportant, when confronted with somethingnovel. If you don’t have the language, you can’tvisualise, conceive of or think your way out ofit,” he added. ➤Other names include, GGlloobbaallCCoorroonnaavviirruuss RReecceessssiioonn oorr GGCCRR from OxfordEconomics, or the CCoorroonnaa CCrriissiiss as touted byvarious analysts, and GGlloobbaall HHaarrdd SSttoopp or theVViirruuss RReecceessssiioonn

OTHER NAMES

➤ While many in the US refer to the 2007-2009slump as the Great Recession, the term is far fromuniversal. In Anglo- financial centres like Sydneyand London, the term GFC — short for GlobalFinancial Crisis — is more common ➤On the otherhand, Great Depression is a term that was used byvarious US presidents and others, such as Briteconomist, Lionel Robbins, who published a bookin 1934 titled, 'The Great Depression'

NAMESAKE

NAOMI OSAKA,WORLD’S HIGHEST-PAID FEMALEATHLETE: Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka has become the high-est paid female athlete in the world, toppling Serena Williams. Accordingto Forbes magazine, Osaka earned $37.4 million in the last 12 monthsfrom prize money and endorsements, $1.4 million more than Williams,setting an all-time earnings record for a female athlete in a single year

Since the opening of the first modernOlympic Games in 1896, the internation-al sports competition has only beencancelled thrice: once during WorldWar-I (1916) and twice during WorldWar-II (1940, 1944)

WORD WATCH

02 “Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature.”GÉRARD DE NERVAL, FRENCH WRITER AND POET READ AND LEARN

FAMILY CIRCUS

Disharmony: (Noun) Alack of agreement aboutimportant things, whichcauses bad feelingsbetween people oramong groups of people.

Synonymous words:Discord, friction, strife,conflict, hostility,acrimony, bad blood, bad

feeling, disagreement,disunity, etc

Examples: The world was torninto disharmony whenthe war broke. Friction was in the airwhen the boys voicedtheir dissent. It is best to sort outissues without discord. Disunity in any fieldwill hamper progress.

WordWise

Light pillar A light pillar is an atmos-pheric optical phenome-non in which a verticalbeam of light appears toextend above and/orbelow a light source. Theeffect is created by thereflection of light from

tiny ice crystals that aresuspended in the atmos-phere or what compriseshigh-altitude clouds.Since they are caused bythe interaction of lightwith ice crystals, lightpillars belong to the fam-ily of halos. NATURE

KNOWLEDGE BANK

nitya.shukla@timesgroup.com

What is it? The art of making a myth! When you in-tegrate traditional mythology into a workof fiction for books, television or film youare dabbling in‘Mythopoeia’. Also calledartificial mythology.

Have I read it already?Yes! If you’ve read J R RTolkien’s ‘The Lord of theRings’ series or C S Lewis’‘The Chronicles Of Narnia’and J K Rowling’s ‘HarryPotter’ series. All are partof this genre.

How do I pronounce it? Myth-o-pee-ya

How do I define it: Books in this genre, for example ‘Harry Pot-ter’ series or the ‘Narnia’ series contain anentirely unique fictional universe with el-ements from existing mythology. To add

credibility and depth to theirfictional world, writers of thisgenre may go to great lengthsto create well-ordered histories,detailed geographies alongwith the unique laws of naturethat govern such a place. Forexample, the world of Middle-Earth in J R R Tolkien’s world;the kingdom of Narnia and thewizarding world, Hogwarts inthe Harry Potter series!

Who created it?You can thank J R R Tolkienwho used the word ‘Mythopoeia’

as the title of a poem which was publishedin 1931.

What else do I read? Click on www.goodreads.com/genres/mythopoeia to see more books in this genre.

NOTE: Want us to write about another genre?

Email at timesnie175@gmail.com with the

subject: ‘My Book Query’

Off-beat genres inliterature: Mythopoeia

To all things new....The diving roller eagerly leaped from the clutches of the sky,And settled upon a lush tree, with a carefreesigh;It moved down to a leaf, guzzling the Summerdew,And then with a sparkle of energy, back to thesky it flew;

A gentle doe roamed the verdant mead,And to kiss her lively fawn, she gently bent;Then they paced along with light and free steps,And finally into a gushing brook, with spontaneity they leapt;

The Delphic thrush found its voice again,As he sung of things dark, unknown and foreign;And these notes of varying shades of poignance,Did hide behind it unearthed truths of constance;

For the wise thrush sang songs oflove and war,Of painful hardships and animal slaughter,Songs that voiced their sacred freedom,A reminder that this aeon oftyranny had passed.

Rehaan

FUN-ZONE

1) Ten years ago, the sumof ages of a mother andhis son was 34 years. Ifthe ratio of present agesof the mother and son is7:2, find the present ageof the son.A. 12 years

B. 11 years C. 10 years D. 8 years

2) What is the least num-ber of square tilesrequired to pave the floorof a room 15 m 17 cm long

and 9 m 2 cm wide?A. 814 B. 820C. 840 D. 844

3) The length of a rectan-gle is halved, while itsbreadth is tripled. Whatis the percentage change in area?A. 25% increaseB. 50% increase

C. 50% decreaseD. 75% decreasetrain is:

4) Find the odd man out?6, 9, 15, 21, 24, 28, 30A. 28 B. 21C. 24 D. 30

ANSWER: 1.12 years, 2 814, 3. 50% increase

4. 28

CHECK YOUR APTITUDE

K eep these phrases in mind atyour next impasse; theymight make your position

or argument more effective:

I see what you’re saying but I think…

I respect your point but frommy perspective…

I take your point but that isn’tthe way I see it; instead, I think that…

I understand where you arecoming from but…

There is some truth to what

you’re saying but... I’m sorrybut I have to disagree with youon…

Here are some great expressionsto use after expressing your dis-agreement: Instead, I think weshould/could…

My suggestion would be to…

An alternativesolution might be…

I wouldrecommendthat we…

Cordiallydisagree

HOW TO

LEARN WITH TIMES NIE

CREATIVITY AT ITS BEST

Revisiting the genesisof the journey

Army Public School, Noida celebrated 37th AWESRaising Day to commemorate the inception ofan organisation which has consistently en-deavoured to provide the best possible educa-

tion to the wards of Army personnel.To celebrate this occasion amidst the ongoing lock-

down, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the school organiseda plethora of online competitions like Video Making, PosterMaking, Slogan, Poetry, Article Writing and encouragedmaximum participation of students who enthusiasticallyshared their work on different virtual platforms. The bestentries were awarded certificates of merit.

School principal, Jyoti Rana, congratulated the en-tire team on this occasion and motivated all to followthe directions given by AWES to give their best in or-der to achieve the goals of the society.

Covid-19 has forced humanity tothink of new avenues. Theschools are caught in ambigu-ity with the pending previousyear’s educational outcomes

and continuity of next session’s objectives.School education spans from the first

hand learners to the grown ups at thethreshold of adult life. To find alterna-tives to the multidisciplinary approach,the schools provide for, is not an easy task.This situation has led to the discovery andadoption of different technological andpedagogical approaches in the field ofeducation.

The Covid -19 pandemic has made itobligatory for schools to go digital. Teach-ers are trying their best to ensure smoothlearning through interactive online class-es, making videos and assignments and evenproviding virtual reinforcement.

School managements should plan fororganizing regular teachers and studentsworkshops to let this transition smoothly.

Things will surely be back to normalone day but the lesson learnt will definite-ly pave way for new dimensions.

ASHOK KUMAR MITTAL, Principal, Saraswati Bal

Mandir Lajpat Nagar

As the head of an institution, itis important to connect withthe school community and fos-ter effective relationships. Thepresent scenario has brought

quite uncertainty in the hearts and mindsof people. This is a challenging time foreveryone and certainly one we have not ex-perienced before.

As per the present situation, our jour-ney of imparting education continues byimplementing tools for students, parentsand teachers so that all can be connected.We are in touch with our students and par-ents and are coming up with online coun-

selling sessions so as to motivate and coun-sel them during this time.

We have started taking not only aca-demic classes but also co-curricular activi-ties through virtual classrooms.

As for my belief, in this present scenarioI choose “Optimism and Confidence”. Sohere, I would like to say that whatever thesituation may be, one must learn to adaptand appreciate and absorb the intricaciesof the environment and turn out to be truesurvivors and achievers.

ANUPAMA CHOPRA, Principal, GD Goenka Public

School, East Delhi

Impact of Pandemic on Education

Covid Lockdown Gives E- Learning a Boost

India has entered lockdown mode. The once bustling build-ings are now filled with the sounds of silence. Teachinghas continued, however – just in a different way. In ourBasava International School, Dwarka Principal Dr Man-

imala Roy reached out to the teachers and students with bothconcern and optimism and presented an innovative plan to in-troduce NLP-Next Learning Platform to teach students online.

All teachers and lecturers have now switched over to con-ducting online teaching. In pre-corona times, online learning wastried out occasionally or used for specific purposes, but sudden-ly it has become the only way of doing things. This seismic switchhas been a great feat not only for teachers, lecturers and students,but also for the staff providing technical and didactic support.

Though the circumstances are not foreseen or ideal, I amstill optimistic because it will teach some valuable lessonsto our students. First off, our students must learn that theopportunity to go to school and acquire knowledge with theirfriends is a blessing. It is not guaranteed to most of the chil-dren in the world, but sometimes our students take it forgranted. I hope they take the time to reflect and recognizehow much their teachers and administrators love them andpush them to be better.

Sapna Kwatra, Teacher, Basava International School, Dwarka

T eaching and reachingevery student of theschool has been the fore-

most pursuit of MaharajaAgrasen Model School, CD Block,Pitampura during the lockdownperiod. The online classes areconducted. Besides this stu-dents’ performance is also eval-uated using online quiz andonline forms. Teachers have pre-pared interesting videos for stu-dents. They are trained towork in digital notebooks. Othervital tools for communication,for assessing previous knowl-edge of Students, videos, audiomessages to enhance the cog-nizance of learners are incorpo-

rated to make the online learn-ing lucid and coherent.

Moreover students are guidedtowards cyber safety rules to befollowed during online classes,they are also directed to adhereto the desirable deportment tolead a safe life during this chal-lenging time. Another attributeof E-learning is that teachers areempowered through online webi-nars and CBSE workshops as apart of their teachers’ training.Thus empowering teachers andlearners through the platform ofE-learning by the Principal Dr.Pratibha Kohli and the computerdepartment have engaged aswell as accredited the studentsand teachers.

Exploring New Vistas through

E-LEARNING The faculty of Bharat Ram GlobalSchool, Indirapuram under thesupreme guidance of the Principal,

Dr Anuroop Kaur, have decided to walkan extra mile by opting for a web-basedteaching-learning platform which offersthe simulated classroom learning envi-ronment. Thereby, the educators haveharnessed the technology and supple-mented the in-class experience for thelearners while creating, storing and dis-seminating the textual learning contentsin the form of videos, presentation &worksheets. Besides, to foster the unin-terrupted communication and evalua-tion, the educators are making them-selves duly available over emails,WhatsApp and Calls.

Therefore, this is a collaborative andconsensual initiative to widen the visionand bridge the gap created by this pan-demic by keeping up with the strongvalue of “Never stop learning becauselife never stops teaching.” MADHAV MADAN, IV, DAV Public School, Sec 10, Gurgaon

STUDENT CORNER

In the recent online sessionsthat I have taken, I observethat many parents aren’tfully able to harness the

close-knit family time we allhave been gifted. When I askthem –isn’t this period of lock-down like the holidays we al-ways wanted? – It suddenly stirsup their rushing thoughts,makes them hit the brakes and

they become aware of the truthin my words. Deep inside, everyparent has always wanted tospend enough time with theirchildren.

I present to you highly prac-tical tips to utilise your time in-doors. 1) POWER OF ROUTINES: A strongroutine has the power to steeryour day in the right direction.You will never again feel theguilt of missing out chores.their kids. 2) UNITY OF GAMES: Indoor

games like Tambola, Ludo,Snakes & Ladder, UNO, Monop-oly etc have the unimaginableenergy to connect humans ef-fortlessly. 3) GOING DOWN THE MEMORYLANE: Parents should involvechildren in finding those well-wrapped photo albums in thehouses. This makes childrenrealise that life can still be joy-ful with less things and biggerfamilies?4) USE TECH TO CONNECT: Useyour mobile phone cameras torecord videos and photos ofyour children and yourself ac-complishing something in thislockdown. Make a short movie. 5) DANCE YOUR WAY UP: Alwaysremember that exercise ordance has a DIRECT impact onyour brain and how you processemotions. What’s happier thanto dance your worry away?6) WHEN WAS THE LAST YOU VIS-ITED A CINEMA HALL? How abouta in-house movie day. The ac-tivity is to convert your roominto a small cinema hall andplan nice meals alongside.

Shreya Mago, Child Psychologist

and Special Educator, Centre for

Child and Adolescent Wellbeing

(CCAW), New Delhi.

THINK TANK

STRENGTHENparent-child bondthis lockdown?

How to