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Write what each symbol means using can, can’t, must, mustn’t.
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Following dates were important in Charles Hooper’s life in some way. Complete the table by relating the description with the correct dates:
| Date | Description |
| News spread that Hooper and Duke had made it to an intersection | |
| Hooper walked independently from the clinic to the branch office | |
| Hooper planned to start a full day’s work at office | |
| Duke met with a fatal accident |
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Below are certain words that appear in the story of Amelia Earhart's journey.The meanings have been given in a jumbled order. Match the words with their meanings.
| Words | Meanings |
| 1.Navigator | (a) an infection of the bowels |
| 2.Skirting | (b) a person who flies an aircraft. |
| 3.Dysentery | (c) a person who plans a route for a ship or plane |
| 4.Parachute | (d) to put something in a safe place |
| 5.Cable | (e) to leave something with no intention of returning |
| 6.Precise | (f) to go or around the edge of something |
| 7.Transmit | (g) a device that is attached to people or objects to make them fall slowly and safely. |
| 8.Implement | (h) a small boat made of rubber or plastic that is filled with air. |
| 9.Raft | (i) a set of wires, covered in plastic or rubber that carries electricity or telephone signals |
| 10.Stowed | (j) carry out |
| 11.Aviator | (k) exact |
| 12.Abandoned | (l) to send an electric signal |
You are a member or 'Explorer', an adventure club. Write a paragraph about one of your experiences or adventure activity.
Here are some words and phrases you can use
| Curious | thrilled | terrified | relieved |
| felt euphoric | agonizing moments | insecurity | grateful |
| uncertainty | overwhelming experience | extraordinary | courage |
(A) Working in pairs, fill up the table by asking your partner about what he/ she does on the following days and times.
| Day | 7.00 am | 1.00 pm | 6.00 pm |
| Sunday | |||
| Monday | |||
| Tuesday | |||
| Wednesday | |||
| Thursday | |||
| Friday | |||
| Saturday |
(B) Write a brief account of his/her actions on the specified times and days, in the
space below. Ask further questions, if necessary. Use the simple past/past
perfect tense to write your description.
e.g. (a) Rani visited the zoo on Sunday.
(b) She had.finished all her homework by 5. 00 am on that day.
The author uses many vivid and colourful expressions to describe the ocean, clouds, sky, waves and his own feelings. List the expressions that you like the most .
- Ocean
1)
2)
- Clouds and sky
1) The sun looked out for the last time as if it was saying goodbye to me .
2)
- Waves
1)
2)
Find at least two expressions under each heading .
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Here's a shopping list ....... .
The list seems endless, doesn't it? Are these things not shameful enough to set us pondering deeply over the harm that we are inflicting on nature's creations?
1. Why is the list 'most shameful'?
2. What is the name of the organisation that has been formed to protect and conserve wildlife?
3. Name at least ten other animals that are being exploited by man for commercial purposes. Surf the net to get your information and complete the following table
| Animal | Part of the body used | Product |
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Edit the following narrative by choosing the appropriate word from the options given at the end of the paragraph.
(a) Wander along the streets of New York City, my daughters and (b) me stop at shoe stores wherever we (c) happens to be. This is their choice. These women, who as little (d) girl, teetered around the house (e) balances like cranes in my mother’s high heels. I (f) sits on the bench and wait while they try on shoe (g) on shoe readjusting their positions in (h) a mirror, eyes downcast considering their feet.
“So?” one of them (i) will ask me. “What do you think of these?” “I love them,” I say about (j) all pairs.
| (a) (i) wandered (ii) wandering (iii) were wandering (iv) was wandering |
| (b) (i) they (ii) I (iii) we (iv) us |
| (c) (i) happen (ii) happened (iii) are happening (iv) are happened |
| (d) (i) girls (ii) woman (iii) boys (iv) people |
| (e) (i) are balancing (ii) is balancing (iii) balanced (iv) balance |
| (f) (i) sit (ii) am sitting (iii) sat (iv) was sitting |
| (g) (i) after (ii) before (iii) in (iv) by |
| (h) (i) that (ii) the (iii) their (iv) x |
| (i) (i) is asking (ii) asks (iii) are asking (iv) asked |
| (j) (i) every (ii) few (iii) some (iv) a |
Comparing Quantities
Study the following graph depicting major exports from Medland in the
current year.
Write a short report on major exports from Medland this year compared with the last year. Use words from the box above. Divide your report into two paragraphs as indicated:
Medland’s Export Trends
On the whole, Medland exported slightly less this year than the last year. Concerning foodstuffs,
_________________________________________________________________
As regards non-edible goods,_____________________________________________
Fill in the blanks :
1. The next generation is not likely to see the tiger because of _________________________
2. ________________ laws against poachers must be enforced.
3. The responsibility of protection of the tiger lies with the ___________________
4. One of the reasons for Tiger becoming extinct is _______________
5. Destroying nature means ________________
6. ___________________ , ________________ ,and _______________ are different types of tigers.
7. ______________ is a wild life conservation project.
8. Tigers are found in the evergreen and monsoon forests of the ______________
9. Though tigers are mostly nocturnal, __________ species may also be active during the day.
10. The body length of the tiger is _______________ cm.
Look at sentences in Column A. Match them with the appropriate explanation in Column B.
| A | B |
| 1. Next Friday is the 29th of May. |
a. emphasizing that something will happen very soon |
| 2. I’ll have left by the time you get here. |
b. making a promise |
| 3. I’m visiting my uncle on Sunday. |
c. predicting that something will be true at a given time in the future |
| 4. I’ll send the photographs as soon as I can. |
d. stating something which is a certainty |
| 5. The lesson is about to start… hurry! |
e. reporting a decision made earlier |
| 6. The population of our country will increase in the next ten years. |
f. making a prediction about future events |
Future Perfect and Future Continuous
Look at the following sentences.
Match words from the different columns to make reasonable predictions. Then write them down in the space below. One has been done as an example.
Write the contracted forms. Practise saying these words.
e.g. ought not to – oughtn’t to.
- cannot _______
- need not _______
- should not _______
- must not _______
- do not _______
- did not _______
Thinking about changes in Reported Speech.
Look at the cartoon and read the dialogue.
Now read the following paragraph, which reports what happened in the cartoon.
A customer walked into a bakery and complained that the bread he had bought the previous day had too much baking powder in it. The man at the counter told him that that was because they only served those people who wished to rise and shine.
Note the choice of tense in reported speech.
bought (simple past) → had bought (past perfect)
In the box below list the words that have been changed
List the two verbs of speaking that have been added.
- __________ that …..
- __________ that ….
