What is financial infrastructure?

The network of banks, payment systems and stock markets that helps manage money

What are the main things a bank does?

Holds deposits and lends money as loans

How do banks make money?

They pay lower interest on deposits and charge higher interest on loans

Earning interest on previous interest as well as on the original amount

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CBSE Class 7English Poorvi

Chapter 1: Learning Together

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Unit 1 of Poorvi explores the joy and importance of learning through three readings. The opening prose, 'The Day the River Spoke' by Kamala Nair, follows Jahnavi, a nearly-ten-year-old village girl who longs to go to school like her brothers but is held back to mind her younger siblings. A talking River gently encourages her to believe in herself, reminding her that girls can do as much as boys. Gathering courage, Jahnavi slips into the village school, the kind teacher visits her father, and she is finally allowed to study, dreaming of becoming a teacher herself. The unit's narrative poem, 'Try Again' by Eliza Cook, retells how King Bruce of Scotland, on the verge of giving up, watches a spider fall and climb nine times before reaching its web; inspired by its perseverance, the king tries once more and succeeds. The third reading, 'Three Days to See' by Helen Keller, is a moving reflection by a blind-and-deaf writer who imagines how she would spend three days of sight, urging readers to use every sense fully and never take them for granted. Together the readings celebrate determination, equality in education, and gratitude for the gift of learning and the senses.

The Day the River Spoke (prose) — Jahnavi and the talking RiverTry Again (narrative poem) — King Bruce and the spiderThree Days to See (prose) — Helen Keller on the sensesTheme: perseverance, equality in education and gratitudeLiterary devices: personification and metaphorVocabulary: sound words and prepositions vs adverbs

Key terms

Jahnavi

A village girl who dreams of going to school; with the River's encouragement she overcomes her fear and finally begins her education.

The River (personification)

A common noun written with a capital letter and given human qualities; it speaks, advises and encourages Jahnavi to be brave.

King Bruce

The Scottish king in 'Try Again' who is inspired by a persistent spider to attempt his great deed once more and succeed.

Perseverance

The central theme of 'Try Again' — continuing to try despite repeated failure, shown by both the spider and King Bruce.

Helen Keller

The blind and deaf author of 'Three Days to See', who experiences the world through touch and urges everyone to value their senses.

Metaphor

A figure of speech comparing two unlike things without 'like' or 'as'; the spider's climb is an implied comparison to Bruce's own struggle.

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