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b. Which one is heavier?

1 kg 500
kg
Answer: 1 kg is heavier than 500 grams.

B. Speak a Moment

Work in pairs. Have conversation between you and your friend as in the example
given below.
Example:
Hari -16 years/Ram -15 years: young
A: Who is younger?
B: Ram is younger than Hari.
a. Goldstar-1500/Leather shoes-200: cheap
b. Father-50 years old/ mother 45 years old: old
c. Binita-45 kg/Mamata-66 kg: fat
d. Elephant/tiger-big
e. Car/aeroplane-fast
f. Rose/stone-pretty
g. Stone/wool-heavy
h. Jumla/Nepalgunj-hot

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Writing

A. Connect Yourself

Read the following paragraphs and discuss on how we write a paragraph
comparing two things.

Allopathy and Homeopathy

Allopathy and homeopathy are quite different. Allopathy is the treatment of
disease of one kind by exciting a disease of another kind or in another part. It is
sometimes incorrectly used as a name for orthodox medicine or Western medicine.
Homeopathy, in contrast, is a system of medicine based on the treatment of a given
disease by administering small quantities of a drug which produces the symptoms
of that disease in a healthy person. The treatment of illnesses, then, would be
markedly dissimilar because the underlying beliefs are strongly differentiated.

Kathmandu and Pokhara

Kathmandu and Pokhara are similar in a number of ways. Like Kathmandu,
Pokhara is also one of the most populated cities of Nepal. Both Kathmandu and
Pokhara are Metropolitan cities. Both cities are densely populated. Kathmandu is
the capital city of Nepal. However, Pokhara is the headquarter of Gandaki province.
Also, both of the cities are places of tourist attraction. Since Kathmandu is known
as Temple City, Pokhara is known as Lake City. Probably the biggest difference
between the two cities is population. The population of Kathmandu is twice as
much as the population of Pokhara. Despite differences in size and infrastructures,
both Pokhara and Kathmandu are the two major cities of Nepal.

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B. Write a While
a. Fill in the blanks with correct words to complete the following paragraph.

green distinguish environment food

several photosynthesis throughout manufacture

diverse pattern distributed differences

Plants and Animals

There are ………characteristics which ……… plants from animals. Green plants
are able to ………their own food from substances in the ……….. This process is
known as ……... In contrast, animals, including man, get their …….either directly
from plants or indirectly by eating animals which have eaten plants. Plants are
generally stationary. Animals, on the other hand, can usually move about. In external
appearance, plants are usually …….. They grow in a branching fashion at their
extremities, and their growth continues …….. their lives. Animals, however, are
very ……. in their external appearance. Their growth …….. is not limited to their
extremities. It is evenly …… and only occurs in a definite time period. Therefore,
the ……… between plants and animals are quite significant.

b. We use the radio and Television every day. They have a lot of similarities and
differences. Write a short paragraph comparing the radio and the
television in about 100 words.

c. People in Nepal live both in village and city. The life in the village is different
from the life in the city. There are some similarities in village and city life, too.
Write a paragraph comparing village with the city in about 100 words.

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UNIT

10 Expressing Obligations
and Prohibitions

Reading I
A. Connect Yourself
Look at the picture and answer the following questions.

a. How often do you go to hospital?
b. What are you allowed to do in hospital?
c. What are you not allowed to do in hospital?

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B. Read andAnswer

Read the following rules for visitors in a hospital and do the activities that
follow.

General Information for visitors

We at Norvic International Hospital strive hard to provide excellent health
care services to all our patients. To make it more effective, we request you
to kindly follow the following regulations while visiting your patients:

1. Children below 10 years of age are not allowed to enter the hospital wards.

2. Carrying flower bouquets are not permitted while you come to the hospital
for visiting patients.

3. You are requested to keep your mobile phone in silent mode while visiting
the patient as it disturbs other patients too including yours.

4. Visitors are allowed inside ward area with visitor’s pass only. The visitor
pass is issued to the attendant at the time of admission. Please contact
patient’s attendant for the same.

5. Visitors and patient party are responsible for their own belongings.
Management is not responsible for any theft or loss of belongings while in the
hospital premises.

6. Please wash your hands before coming in contact with patients. You can
also use the sanitizer available in the wards.

7. We encourage visitors to have a short visit with their patients to ensure early
recovery and prevent infections.

VISITING HOURS:
I.C.U. /C.C.U. /M.I.C.U. & N.I.C.U.:
Morning: 07:00 am-08:00 am
(Only one visitor at a time is allowed in the C.C.U., S.I.C.U. & M.I.C.U area.)
All other wards:
11:00 am-13:00 pm
Evening: 06:00 pm-08:00 pm

For any assistance or query, please contact our security officers on duty.

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A. Read the text and decide whether theses sentences are true or false.
a. Only one visitor at a time is allowed in the C.C.U., S.I.C.U. & M.I.C.U area.
b. Other wards of hospital are open all the time.
c. The visitor pass is issued to the attendant at the time of admission.
d. Security officers on duty provide visitors with health services.
e. Carrying flower bouquets are not permitted when visiting patients.
B. Read the text again, and answer the following questions.
a. Are children below 10 years of age allowed to enter the hospital wards?
b. Are visitors allowed without visitor’s pass?
c. Who are responsible for their own belongings?
d. Why do they ensure visitors to have a short visit with their patients?
e. Why are visitors requested to keep their mobile phone in silent mode?

Reading II

A. Connect Yourself

Look at the picture, and answer the following questions.

Phoksundo Lake Shey Phoksundo National Park

a. What do you see in the pictures?

b. Have you ever visited to these places?

c. Do you like to visit these places?

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B. Read andAnswer

Read the following brochure of Shey Phoksundo National Park and do the
activities that follow.

SHEY PHOKSUNDO NATIONAL PARK

BACKGROUND

Shey Phoksundo National Park is
situated in the Trans-Himalayan region
of northwest Nepal. It is Nepal's largest
National Park covering an area of 3,555
sq. km. It was established in 1984 to
preserve a unique Trans-Himalayan
ecosystem with a diversity of flora and
fauna. The Park's climatic differences,
altitude variations, and different zoo-
geographical regions support a diverse
range of biotic systems. In 1998, an area of 449 sq. km surrounding the park was
declared as a buffer zone, which consists of forests and private lands. The buffer
zone is jointly managed by the park and local communities. Together they initiate
community activities and manage the natural and cultural resources.

FEATURES

Shey Phokusundo National Park provides a diversity of spectacular landscapes.
Elevations in the park range from 2,130 m in Ankhe to 6,883 m at the summit
of Kanjiroba Himal. Much of the park lies north of the Himalayan crest. Nepal's
deepest and second largest lake, Phoksundo Lake, lies in the upper regions of
Suligad. Near the lake's outlet is the country's highest waterfall. The major rivers
in the park are the Khung Nmajung and Panjang. The Suligad and Jugdula Rivers,
which are the major tributaries of the Thuli Bheri River; and the Langu River,
which drains the high Dolpo plateau to the east and flows westward.

Phoksundo Lake is famous for its magnificent turquoise colour and the spectacular
scenery clearly rank it with the most scenic mountain parks in the world Ringmo
village, a typical Tibetan village is scenically nested in the area. Many beautiful
glaciers can be found near and above the lake area. The park contains many gompas
(Monasteries) and religious area. The most famous, Shey Gompa was established

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in the 11th Century. Thashung Gompa located near Phoksundo Lake was built
about 900 years ago to conserve wildlife.

CLIMATE

As a result of its spanning both the northern and southern parts of the Himalayan
crest the park experiences a wide climatic range. Most of the precipitation in the area
occurs during monsoon (July-September), although the Dhaulagiri and Kanijiroba
Ranges from a massive barrier preventing most of the rain from reaching the Trans-
Himalayan area. The park contains the transition from a monsoon dominated
climate with 1500 mm. of annual precipitation in the south (Suligad) to an arid
climate with less than 500 mm. a year in the northern slopes. Winters are quite
severe, with frequent snowfalls above 2,500 m. and temperature remaining below
freezing above 3,000 m. through much of the winter.

FLORA AND FAUNA

The park provides important habitat for endangered species including the snow
leopard, grey wolf, musk deer, and blue sheep, goral, great tibetan sheep, Himalayan
tahr, leopard, jackal, and himalayan black bear are also found in the park. The
park is home to six species of reptilles and 29 species of butterfly, including the
highest flying butterfly in the world, paralasa nepalaica. The park provides habitat
for over 200 species of birds, among which include yellow-throated marten, tibetan
partridge, wood snipe, white-throated tit, wood accentor, and crimson-eared
rose finch.

The flora found within the park is extremely diverse. The northern regions contain
barren areas of the upper Himalayas and the Trans-Himalayan slope lands consisting
of some rhododendron, caragana shrubs, and Silix Juniper, white himalayan birch,
and the occasional silver which dominate the high meadow of the inner Himalayas.
Less than five percent of the park is forested, with much of it lying in the southern
portion. The Suligad Valley's flora consissts of blue pine, spruce hemlock, cedar,
silver fir, poplar, rhododendron, and bamboo. The park also contains 286 species of
ethnobotanical importance.

TREKKING

Individual trekking is permitted to trek to Ringmo or Phoksundo Lake. The
Trans- Himalayan region of inner Dolpa is restricted to group trekking only. A group
trekking permit is needed and can be arranged through any recognized trekking
agency of Nepal.

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FACILITIES

Local accommodations are available in Dunai, Sangta, Chhepka, and Ringmo.
Campsites with rubbish pits, toilets, and shelters are available throughout the park.
Trekking lodges are located in Dunai, Chhepka, and Ringmo and provide food and
limited supplies. Park offices are located at Suligad, Chhepka, Palam Ringmo, and
Toijem. At the headquarters in Palam there is a small visitor center.

HOW TO GET THERE

The easiest way to reach the park is by air from Nepalganj to the Juphal airstrip in
Dola following by half day walk to the park entrance at Suligad.

PARK REGULATIONS

 An entry fee of NRs 1000 should be paid at the National Parks ticket counter at
Tri Devi Marga, Thamel, Kathmandu between 9:15 am. 4:00 pm before
proceeding the journey.

 Visitors should be self sufficient in fuel supply (kerosene). The use of firewood
is strictly prohibited.

 Camping inside the park should be made only at the designated areas.

 Do not purchase illegal animals or plant products.

 Travel within the park between sunset and sunrise is prohibited.

 Flora and Fauna are fully protected and must not be disturbed.

 Rubbish must be packed out, buried or disposed off in designated areas.

 Carry out non biodegradable items such as plastic bags & bottles.

For more information, please contact:

SHEY PHOKSUNDO NATIONAL PARK, PALAM

Or

Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation, Babar Mahal,
Kathmandu

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Word Galaxy : residence, place to settle
accommodation : related to living beings
biotic : a transitional/area between areas of different land use
buffer zone : various
diverse : flora and fauna, environment
ecosystem : in danger of extinction
endangered : make the first move, start
initiate : geography, land
landscape : extremely attractive and impressive
magnificent : raised ground, highland
plateau : rainfall
precipitation : banned
restricted : valuable gem or stone
turquoise

A. Match the words in column A with their meanings in column B.

Column A Column B

a. Sufficient i. that can be found

b. Biodegradoble ii. plant and animal life

c. Consist of iii. that can be reused

d. Flora and fauna iv. plenty, adequak

e. Available v. comprise

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B. Read the brochure again, and choose the best answer to complete these
sentences.
a. The above text is an example of.......
i. advertisement ii. notice iii. brochure
b. Shey phoksundo National Park was established in……..
i. 1984 ii. 1995 iii. 1986

c. The park is home to……

i. 6 species of reptilles and 29 species of butterfly

ii. 29 species of reptilles and 6 species of butterfly

iii. 6 species of fishes and 29 species of leopards
d. Phoksundo Lake was built about……
i. 900 years ago to conserve wildlife.
ii. 800 years ago to conserve wildlife.
iii. 700 years ago to conserve wildlife.
e. The park provides habitat for over …….
i. 200 species of birds
ii. 296 species of ethnobotanical importance
iii. 69 species of butterfly

B. Read the brochure again, and state whether the following statements are
true or false.
a. This national park lies in the Terai of Nepal.
b. This place gets snowfall in winter.
c. It contains 268 species of ethno botanical importance.
d. We can go into the park by air.
e. We can have camping anywhere inside the park.

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C. Read the brochure again, and answer the following questions.
a. When was it declared as a buffer zone?
b. How high is Kanjiroba Mountain?
c. When and why was Thashung Gompa built?
d. Name some animals found in this national park?
e. What is Bon-po religion? When was it founded?
f. How can you reach this national park from your place?
g. Is this national park physically beautiful? What do you like the most about
it?
h. How is the climate in this national park? Is it similar to the climate of your
place?

i. This national park has played a significant role to conserve flora and fauna.
Do you agree with this statement? How?

j. How can one go trekking to this area? Write about the facilities offered to
the trekkers here.

k. Make a list of rules and regulations for the visitors in this national park.

l. How can you get more information about this national park?
Grammar

Should, be allowed to, must, have to

A. Connect Yourself

Read the following sentences and discuss how ‘modal verbs’ are used.

Should

Read the following sentences.
 If you are tired you should go to bed early.
 You should know how to spell your own name.
 We should all drink more water.

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 You should do more exercise.
 Should I turn off the computer when I’m not using it?
 Shouldn’t you tell your Mom if you’re going out?
 We should always thank people for presents, shouldn’t we?

We use ‘should’ to talk about necessary actions or things that people ought to
do.

Be allowed to…

Read the following sentences.

 I am allowed to sing a song here.

 We are allowed to stay here.

 You are allowed to dance here.

 He is allowed to play in the team.

We use ‘be allowed to…..’ to talk about the things we are permitted to do.

Must

Read the following sentences.
 I must complete the project by this week.
 The government must provide health care for everybody.
 Everyone must save the natural resources of the earth.
 The building must have a fire alarm.
 You must answer my question right now.
 He must be a genius.
 You must be joking!
 There must be an accident.
 She must be very tired.

We use ‘must’ to express something formally required or necessary. We use
‘must’ to show that something is very likely.

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Have to
Read the following sentences.
 Sorry, I've got to go.
 Did she have to pay a fine?
 You don't have to knock—just walk in.
 I haven't got to leave till seven.
 First, you have to think logically about your fear.
 I have to admit the idea that scares me.
 Do you have to go?
We use ‘have to’ to show that you must do something.
B. Grammar Time

A. Fill in the blanks with must or should.

a. You ____ not do that again. It´s dangerous.

b. You ____ be more generous. They´re very poor.
c. You ____ come and visit us any day.
d. He ____ n´t be driving the car! He doesn´t even know how to start a car.
e. What ____ I do in order to improve my pronunciation?
f. You ____ take your umbrella in case it rains this afternoon.
g. It´s almost midnight now. They ____be sleeping at this time.
h. You ____ ask questions at the end of the presentation.
i. You ____ be punctual for the meeting.
j. He is a retired civil servant. He ____ be over 65 years old now.
k. I don´t know why they´re talking. They____ be working instead.

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Listening
A. Connect Yourself
Look at the picture and guess answer to the following questions.

a. How often do you go to hospital?
b. What according to the doctor are you allowed to do?
c. What according to the doctor are you not allowed to do?

B. Listen and Answer

A. Listen to the conversation and decide whether these sentences are true or
false.

a. The best medicine for fever or diarrhea is to stay healthy.

b. We must drink water with germs in it.

c. We should boil some water and keep it for drinking.

d. We ought to eat different kinds of food. Scan Here For Audio

e. We mustn’t give children matches or knives or let them be near fires or
stoves or hot pans.

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B. Listen to the conversation again, and list out any five sentences related
to obligations and prohibitions that you heard in the audio.
a. ……………………… b. ………………………
c. ……………………… d. ………………………
e. …………………………

Speaking
A. Connect Yourself
Look at the pictures and ask your partner what people are not allowed to do.

B. Speak a Moment
Work in a pair. Take it in turns to tell two sentences about each picture using
‘allowed to’, ‘not allowed to’ and ‘should’.
Example:

You are not allowed to take pictures.
You should be more careful while walking.

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Writing

A. Connect Yourself

What are you allowed to do in your uncle’s home? Think about any five
things and write.
a. ………………………… b. …………………………
c. ………………………… d. …………………………
e. …………………………

B. Write a While

a. Have you ever been to the zoo? When did you last go to the zoo? What are the
things you are allowed to do there? What are the things you are not allowed to
do there? Make a list of any six rules to be followed at the zoo.

b. How many members are there in your family? Do they do different works?
What are they allowed to and what are they not allowed to do in your family?
Then, write any six rules of your family.

c. Have you ever travelled by bus? What things are you allowed doing there?
What are you not allowed to do there? Then, write any six rules to be followed
in a bus by passengers.

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UNIT

11 Describing People,
Places and Objects

Reading I
A. Connect Yourself
Look at the following picture and answer the given questions.

a. Who is this person?
b. Why is he very famous?
c. Who is known as the light of Asia?

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B. Read andAnswer
Read the text about Lumbini and do the activities that follow.

Lumbini-The Birthplace of Gautama Buddha

Lumbini is a Buddhist pilgrimage site in the Rupandehi District of Lumbini
Province in Nepal. It is the place where, according to Buddhist tradition, Queen
Mahamayadevi gave birth to Siddhartha Gautama at around 563 BCE. Gautama,
who achieved enlightenment sometime around 528 BCE, became the Buddha and
founded Buddhism. Lumbini is one of many magnets for pilgrimage that sprang up
in places pivotal to the life of the Buddha.

Lumbini has a number of older temples, including the Mayadevi Temple and various
new temples, funded by Buddhist organizations from various countries, have been
completed or are still under construction. Many monuments, monasteries and a
museum, and the Lumbini International Research Institute are also within the holy
site. Also, there is the Puskarini, or Holy Pond, where the Buddha's mother took
the ritual dip prior to his birth and where he had his first bath. At other sites near
Lumbini, earlier Buddhas were, according to tradition, born, then achieved ultimate
enlightenment and finally relinquished their earthly forms.

Situated in the Terai belt of the nation, Lumbini happens to be one of the famous
tourist destinations, a Mecca for the devotees and believers all over the world.
Lumbini is blessed with the various sites, instruments and shrines of various stages

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of Buddha’s life. Lumbini offers a variety of attractions related to the different
occurrences in Buddha’s life. While there are various inscriptions, bricks and other
evidences of Lumbini being the birthplace and a place of worship for the people for
centuries, it was rediscovered by Nepali archaeologists in 1896. The archaeologists
discovered the Ashoka pillar which confirmed the linkage of Lumbini with Buddha.

UNESCO has enlisted the birthplace as a world heritage site due to its importance
to the Hindu and Buddhist religious community as well as the history and culture
of the entire world. The Lumbini heritage site covers 4.8 km in length and 1.3 km
in width and is stated as a monastic zone where only monasteries can be built.
Building of any recreational structure in the area is prohibited and is separated into
the Eastern zone with Theravadin monasteries and the Western zone Mahayana and
Vajrayana monasteries.

The most noted and the important temple in the premise enshrines the traditional
location of Buddha’s birth. The Maya Devi temple is one of the major attractions
of Lumbini. The later temple is a white building that protects the exact spot of
Buddha’s birth, denoted by a marker stone. The Bodhi tree is apparently the tree
where Maya Devi rested in the shade while she was travelling.

Word Galaxy : possible, worldly, every day
earthly : illumination, understanding something
enlightenment : to preserve, to protect
enshrine : the history, tradition and qualities a country has had for
heritage
many years
pilgrimage : a journey to a holy place for religious reasons
pivotal : of great importance because other things depend on it
recreational : leisure time, entertaining
relinquish : to give up, to stop having something
ultimate : happening at the end of the long process

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A. Read the text, and match the following words in column A with their
meanings in column B.

Column A Column B

a. Monuments i. those who study cultures of past and periods of history

b. Monasteries ii. buildings that have special historical importance

c. Museum iii. a place that many people like to visit

d. Archaeologists iv. places where monks live together

e. Mecca v. a building in which objects of artistic, cultural and
historical interest are kept

B. Read the text again, and fill in the gaps with one of the words given below.

shrines major community attractions pivotal

a. Lumbini is one of many magnets for pilgrimage that sprang up in
places …… to the life of the Buddha.

b. Lumbini is blessed with the various sites, instruments and ….. of various
stages of Buddha’s life.

c. Lumbini offers a variety of ….........related to the different occurrences in
Buddha’s life.

d. UNESCO has enlisted the birthplace as a world heritage site due to its
importance to the Hindu and Buddhist religious …… as well as the history
and culture of the entire world.

e. The Maya Devi temple is one of the ……. attractions of Lumbini.

C. Read the text again, and answer the following questions.
a. Where is Lumbini located?
b. What is Lumbini blessed with?
c. Where did Buddha's mother take the ritual dip?
d. Why has UNESCO enlisted the birthplace as a world heritage site?

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e. Where are Mahayana and Vajrayana monasteries?
f. What is the most noted and important temple in Lumbini?
g. What is one of the major attractions of Lumbini?

Reading II

A. Connect Yourself
Look at the following pictures and answer the given questions.

Smartphone Computer

Laptop CD Drive
a. What do you see in the pictures?
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c. Do you use them?

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B. Read andAnswer

Read the following text and do the activities that follow.

The Flash Drive

The flash drive is a small, ultra-portable storage device which, unlike an optical
drive or a traditional hard drive, has no moving parts.

The flash drives connect to computers and other devices via a built-in USB Type-A
or USB-C plug, making a flash drive a kind of combination USB device and cable.

Flash drives are often referred to as pen drives; thumb drives, or jump drives. The
terms USB drive and solid-state drive (SSD) are also sometimes used but most
of the time those refer to larger, not-so-mobile USB-based storage devices like
external hard drives.

To use the flash drive, we need to just insert the drive into a free USB port on the
computer.

On most computers, we'll be alerted that the flash drive was inserted and the contents
of the drive will appear on the screen, similar to how other drives on your computer
appear when we browse for files.

We can also use a flash drive with an Android phone or connect one to an iPhone
or iPad.

Exactly what happens when you use your flash drive depends on your version of
Windows or other operating system, and how you have your computer configured.

Most flash drives have a storage capacity from 8 GB to 64 GB. Smaller and larger
flash drives are also available but they're harder to find.

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One of the first flash drives was just 8 MB in size. The largest one we're aware of is
a USB 3.0 flash drive with a 2 TB (2048 GB) capacity from Kingston.

Flash drives can be written and rewritten to an almost unlimited number of times,
similar to hard drives.

Flash drives have completely replaced floppy drives for portable storage and,
considering how large and inexpensive flash drives have become, they've even
nearly replaced CD, DVD, and BD disc for data storage purposes.

A. Read the text, and choose the best answer to complete the following
sentences.

a. Flash drive is a kind of combination of ………...

i. USB device and cable ii. USB device and SSD

iii. USB device and computer

b. The full form of SSD is……

i. Solid State Drive ii. Solid Styled Drive iii. Senior State Drive

c. To use the flash drive, insert the drive into a free ……. on the computer.

i. USB port ii. SSD port iii. DVD port

d. We can also use a flash drive with an ………... or connect one to an iPhone
or iPad.

i. Android phone ii. Wireless phone iii. telephone

e. The largest one USB 3.0 flash drive with a capacity of …….. is from
Kingston.

i. 2 TB (2048 GB) ii. 20 TB (6048 GB) iii. 4 TB (4048 GB)

B. Read the text again, and answer the following questions.

a. What is the flash drive?

b. How do the flash drives connect to computers and other devices?
c. What are the other names of the flash drives?
d. What can we use the flash drive with?

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e. What capacity do most flash drives have?
f. What is the size of one of the first flash drives?
g. What have flash drives replaced? Why?

Grammar I

Articles: A, An, The
A. Connect Yourself

Read the following description about a person and discuss how articles are
used there.

I have a friend who is in the same class as me. Her name is Krishala. She comes
from the poorest part of the city. She used to go to a school in Pokhara, headquarter
of the province three. Her father is an army officer and her mother is an electronic
engineer.

Two years ago, the officer was transferred to the capital of the country. When the
family reached the city, they looked for a good school to admit the girl. Krishala’s
father asked a friend of his about all the best schools in Kathmandu.

The friend has a school-going son. The boy studies in an excellent school in the
central part of the city. In fact it is the same school that I go too. Krishala joined the
most prestigious school in the area. As luck would have it, she was sent to the same
section that I was in.

The words ‘a’, ‘an’ and ‘the’ in the above given description are articles. They are
demonstrative adjectives. There are two types of articles in English.

Read the following sentences and see how 'a' is used.

I need a room. They live in a flat. He bought an umbrella.

A car must be insured. A child needs love. It is a bench.

He is a man. I have a shop. He bought a laptop.

‘A’ is used before singular countable noun that starts with a consonant sound.

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Read the following sentences and see how 'an' is used.

I eat an apple. Sri Lanka is an island. He is an uncle of mine.

I eat an egg. It is an onion. I have seen an ant.

She bought an ice-cream. It is an inkstand. I have an inkpot.

‘An’ is used before singular countable noun that starts with a vowel sound.

Read the following sentences and see how 'the' is used.

I have bought a pen. The pen writes very well.

She has a cow. The cow is very well behaved.

She has a dog. The dog is very loyal.

‘The’ is used with the nouns that are already familiar to us.
B. Grammar Time

A. Put ‘a’, ‘an’ in the blank space where necessary.

_____answer _____apple _____banana

_____big banana _____car _____difficult exercise

_____easy exercise _____egg _____envelope

_____exercise _____five-dollar bill _____hard lesson

_____admiration _____hotel _____hour

_____house _____impolite question _____instrument

_____modern car _____musical instrument _____new gift

_____old house _____aged woman _____one-dollar bill

_____pencil _____question _____umbrella

_____university _____unusual question _____used car

_____usual question _____young woman _____ ugly girl

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B. Put ‘a’, ‘an’ or ‘the’ in the blank space where necessary.
a. He's _____ one person I can trust.
b. She and I waited _____ hour just to see you.
c. _____ letter came _____ few days ago.
d. I went through _____ items on _____ list one by one.
e. Let's meet _____ week after next.
f. She's _____ little Hitler.
g. _____ less said about _____ whole thing, _____ happier I'll be.
h. Do you wish to speak to _____ manager?
i. It's _____ present for one of my children.
j. _____ police questioned everyone in _____ room.
k. Noam Chomsky is _____linguist.
l. She is _____enthusiastic student.
m. He can type 100 words _____minute.
n. I saw _____interesting man yesterday. _____man was very tall.
o. Miss. Shristi is _____most beautiful girl.
p. Mr. Soam is from _____Netherlands.
q. We have been to _____Suez canal once.
r. He is _____useful member of our group.
s. Hira is _____violent student.
t. My father is _____aggressive person.

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Grammar II

Present Continuous Tense
A. Connect Yourself

Read the following examples and rules and see how present continous tense is
used.

Examples Rules

I am studying now.  an action going on at the time of

speaking

She is meeting you this morning.  an action planned to take place in

He is going to Kathmandu tomorrow. the near future

I am visiting Muktinath this year.  a long- term process and development
Pollution in cities is increasing.  a changing situation
My health is improving.  a temporary situation
I am living in a rented house.
They are still working in the field. adverbs: now, still, at present, at the
moment, at this time, this morning,
What are you doing tomorrow? afternoon, evening, next day, week,
month, year, soon, in the near future,
It is raining soon. tomorrow morning, etc.

I am buying a car in the near future.

B. Grammar Time

A. Complete the following sentences using present continuous tense.
a. What ____ the boy ____at the moment? (do)
b. Look! It ____ to rain! Let´s go inside. (begin)
c. We __ not ____anything special right now. (do) We __ just____TV. (watch)
d. Hello, Bob! What ____you ____there now? (do)

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e. Listen! Somebody ____ the piano upstairs. Who can it be? (play)
f. Why ____you ____English now? Are you planning to go to the USA?
(study)
g. Look at that man. He ____a green uniform. He must be a police officer.
(wear)
h. They _____the weekend in Miami. (spend)
i. Look! The bus____ over there! (go)
j. Listen! Those children____ Spanish! (speak)
k. There´s a man in the garden. He____ the grass. (cut)
l. There are several students in the gym. They ______. (work out)
m. Our friends_____ Disney World today. (visit)

Listening

A. Connect Yourself

Look at the pictures and guess answers to the following questions.

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b. What are the different types of puppets?
c. Do you love puppets?

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B. Listen and Answer

A. Listen to the audio, and match the following information.
a. Hand puppets i. shadow puppets are popular.
b. String puppets ii. fit over the hand, somewhat like a glove.
c. Shadow puppets iii. puppets act out famous legends and historical tales.
d. In China iv. are also called marionettes.
e. In India and China v. are never actually seen in a performance.

B. Listen to the audio again, and answer the following questions.

a. How many puppets are described in the text?

b. What are the dummies of most ventriloquists?

c. Which of the puppets is somewhat like a glove?

d. Are shadow puppets seen in a performance?

e. What do the puppet’s colours reveal?

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Speaking

A. Connect Yourself

Observe your friends in the class and describe their build, nose, eye, face, hair,
etc. Use the following clues.
• Body: fat, big, strong, tall, heavy, thin, slim, short, weak
• Face: round, long, square, oval, broad
• Nose: straight, long, thin, short, broad, hooked
• Eyes: small, big, bright, dull, wide-apart, close-together
• Hair: short straight, long curly, with plaits, with a fringe, bald
• Lips: thin, full
• Chin: pointed, cleft, double
• Special features: beard, mustache, sideburns, mole, dimple, wrinkle

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B. Speak a Moment

Look at the following pictures and describe these people. You can use the above
clues.

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Writing

A. Connect Yourself

Read the following description and discuss how we can describe a person.

My name is Suresh Gurung. I’m eleven years old. I’m tall. I’ve got dark curly hair.
I have a round face. My eyes are small. I have a hooked nose. My lips are full. I
look smart in my school uniform. I wear pants and shirt at home. I don’t like shorts.
I have a pointed chin. I have a dimple on my right check. I have got a strong body.
I am neither too tall nor too short. I often wear speetacles and sports shoes.

B. Write a While

a. Complete the following description of a girl with the appropriate words
from above.

……..is a slim, pretty girl. She has a….. body. She has a …………………
face. She has a …………nose and………………eyes. She has…….hair. Her
lips are……. She has ………..chin. She is wearing……..shirt and ……….
skirt. Her shirt has……………….sleeves. She has bracelets on both…….. She
is wearing white ……..and black…….She looks very smart.

b. Look at one of your friends. Analyze his/her body, face, nose, eyes, hair,
lips, chin and other special features. Note down his/her physical features
and describe him/her in about 100 words.

c. Now, describe your teacher in your own words.

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UNIT

12 Apologizing

Reading I
A. Connect Yourself
Look at the picture and answer the following questions.

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b. What happened to the man?
c. Have you ever faced such a situation?

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B. Read andAnswer

Read the following story and do the activities that follow.

The Turkish Cap

The school bell rang. Recess at last! We rushed out of the
classroom. I took the 'gulli' out of my satchel before I ran
out. Khushal took the ' danda and followed me. Panna,
Raghubir, Brijpal, Prakash, Kaushal, Bishen, Nityanand,
all dashed out, followed by others. We reached the ground
outside our school compound where we usually played.

Prakash drew a big circle. Khushal entered it. It was his
turn to begin the game. He placed the 'gulli' in the centre of the circle, and took the
'danda' to strike the gulli. The others took their positions round the circle.
Everybody's eyes were on Khushal. He struck the 'gulli' hard. It flew out of
the circle and went quite far. None of us could catch it. Nityanand was the first to
reach the 'gulli'.

Picking it up, he threw it back with all his strength. Khushal struck hard again. It
went flying in another direction. Bishen was fielding that side. He tried to catch
it but it slipped through his fingers. He picked it up and threw it back towards
Khushal. Khushal once again hit it back.

It was my turn next. But the way Khushal was hitting I felt my turn would never
come. I would have to wait till the next day. I was hoping Khushal would miss just
once. Then I would be able to start. But Khushal was proving to be a good player
for us.

Then Panna threw the 'gulli to Khushal. It did not even reach the circle. Khushal
struck it forcefully towards Brijpal. Brijpal could not catch it either. It should have
been an easy catch. I cursed him for missing it. Brijpal was also sorry for the slip.
But what could he do now? He flung the gulli back with a vengeance. Khushal
didn't miss this time either.

The 'gulli' was now flying towards me. I was ready to catch it. But it never came!

All of a sudden there was a lot of noise. A man in kurtci pyjama was standing
in the middle of the play field. His Turkish cap was lying on the ground, upside

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down. The 'gulli' seemed to have hit the cap on its way to me. The wonder of it all
was that the 'gulli' had landed inside the cap.

The man was furious. "You naughty boys! See, what you have done. I will teach
you a lesson," he shouted.

"I am sorry, Sir," Khushal said promptly. "I did not do it deliberately. It just
happened. But, I am very sorry."

"Is this your playground? Why don't you play in your school compound?" the man
shouted.

Brijpal went up to him. "Sir, we are sorry for what happened. Our school compound
is very small."

"That is why we play here every day," Bipin added.

"And this is how you play here, isn't it?" the man said wryly. "I'll go to your
headmaster. Then you will learn how to play and where to play."

Khushal and Brijpal pleaded. "Sir, please excuse us. We will be careful in future."

The man did not appear to be satisfied. I thought I could save the situation. I picked
up his cap to hand it over to him. He snatched it from me. I could not remove the
'gulli from it.

Turning round, he started walking rapidly towards the school. All of us followed
him, begging his pardon all the way. But he would not listen.

I stole a glance at my friends. They all looked mournful. I too was scared of the
headmaster's temper.

The man entered the school building, and went straight to the headmaster's office.
The peon outside tried to stop him. He just brushed him aside and went in. We could
hear loud voices coming from within. All of us were praying silently. We had crept
to the courtyard facing the headmaster's room. We tried guessing the conversation
they were having and the consequences. Soon the peon came and called us. One by
one we entered the headmaster's room.

"Who is responsible for all this?" he asked in a thundering voice. "How many times
have I told you to keep within the school compound?"

We looked at one another. No one could say a word. The headmaster raised his

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voice, "Are all of you dumb? Why don't you speak up?"

I made bold to reply, "Sir, we are sorry. We shall be careful in future."

The headmaster merely said, "Apologize to this gentleman, all of you."

"We have been begging his pardon, Sir," it was Brijpal.

"You must apologize in my presence," the headmaster insisted.

We chorused, "We are very sorry, Sir."

"O.K. boys," the man said and turned towards the headmaster. "And thank you,
Sir." He looked satisfied, and moved towards the door.

Just as he was going out and we were about to leave, the headmaster asked, "Now,
whose stroke was it?"

I looked towards Khushal. He was looking at me. I looked round. My heart was
beating faster with a sinking feeling; I decided I would take the blame. A faint smile
played on the headmaster's face. Somehow I felt it was not for any punishment that
the question was asked. I opened my mouth to reply.

But Khushal was quicker. "Sir, it was my stroke. I am very sorry."

"What a stroke!" the headmaster exclaimed.

"You strike the 'gulli', hit a man's cap, make it fall, and then land the 'gulli' inside
it! A master player, no doubt!"

I could not suppress my laughter. But I could not laugh in the headmaster's presence,
either.

So, I checked myself and with some difficulty managed a wide smile. When I
looked round, the others were also trying to suppress their laughter.

We were eager to go out and have a hearty laugh. The man with the Turkish cap
also turned round at the door. He too looked amused. Still smiling he went away.

We trooped out of the room. Then we let ourselves go.

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Word Galaxy
brush : clean, sweep
dash out : to leave quickly outward
deliberately : on purpose, with intent
insist : not to take no for an answer
mournful : sorrowful, grief-stricken
promptly : at the appointed time
recess : a period of time between lessons at school
stroke : to hit, pat or rub
suppress : hold back, repress
vengeance : revenge, retaliation
wryly : sarcastically

A. Match the following words with their meanings.
a. gulli i. to sing together
b. danda ii. long loose shirt worn with pajamas
c. kurtci pyjama iii. stick used in the same game
d. satchel iv. a bag with a long strap
e. chorus v. short stick used in the game of tip-cat (gullidanda)
B. Read the story again, and put the following sentences in correct order.
a. A faint smile played on the headmaster's face.
b. A man in 'kurtci pyjama' was standing in the middle of the play field.
c. The children rushed out of the classroom.
d. The peon outside tried to stop him but he just brushed him aside and
went

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e. The students were eager to go out and have a hearty laugh.
f. The man did not appear to be satisfied.
C. Read the following lines, and answer the questions.

a. "You strike the 'gulli', hit a man's cap, make it fall, and then land the 'gulli'
inside it! A master player, no doubt!"

i. Who told this? To whom?

ii. Who does ‘you’ in ‘you strike the gulli’ refer to?

iii. Who does ‘a man’ in ‘a man’s cap’ refer to?

iv. What does ‘it’ in ‘inside it’ refer to?

b. "I am sorry, Sir," Khushal said promptly. "I did not do it deliberately. It just
happened. But, I am very sorry."

i. Who does ‘Sir’ refer to in "I am sorry, Sir”?

ii. Who does ‘I’ refer to in ‘I did not do it deliberately’?

iii. What does ‘It’ refer to in ‘It just happened’?
D. Read the story again, and answer the following questions.
a. Where did the boys usually play?
b. Why was there a lot of noise all of sudden?
c. Why did all boys follow the man?
d. What did the headmaster say?
e. Why could the boy not suppress his laughter?

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Reading II
A. Connect Yourself
Look at the picture and answer the following questions.

a. What is the boy doing?
b. Do you write letters?
c. Have you ever written a letter of apology?

B. Read andAnswer

Read the following letter of apology and do the activities that follow.

Swoyambhu, Kathmandu

20th December

Dear Suresh,

Please allow me to apologize for what I did on Saturday. My behaviour was
extremely inappropriate, immature, and lacked the respect you deserved. It was a
disruption and distracted others from doing their work.

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It was embarrassing, but what I learned from that presentation is nobody
appreciated my poor behaviour. In the future, I have every intention of curbing my
thoughtless actions and learn to adjust my behaviour befitting the environment and
situation.

Again, I am sorry for my actions and I hope that we can put this matter behind us. I
look forward to hearing a word of excuse from you soon. If you have any thoughts
in this, please feel free to share. You may contact me at your convenience at my
phone.

Sincerely

Kushal Sedain

A. Read the letter, and answer the following questions.

a. Who has written the letter?

b. Whom is the letter addressed to?

c. Why has this letter been written?

d. What is Kushal sorry for?

e. How was Kushal’s behaviour?

Grammar

Sentence Transformation: Negative

A. Connect Yourself

Read the following sentences and discuss on how sentences are changed into
negative.
Affirmative: I am going to school.
Negative: I am not going to school.
Affirmative: He is singing a song.
Negative: He is not singing a song.
Affirmative: We are moving to Pokhara.

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Negative: We are not moving to Pokhara.
Affirmative: She has called me.
Negative: She has not called me.
Affirmative: You have completed the task.
Negative: You have not completed the task.
Affirmative: She was there at the party.
Negative: She was not there at the party.
Affirmative: They were watching TV yesterday.
Negative: They were not watching TV yesterday.
Affirmative: Guru had invited us last week.
Negative: Guru had not invited us last week.
Affirmative: Riana can sing a song.
Negative: Riana cannot sing a song.
Affirmative sentences are positive sentences that say ‘yes’. Negative
sentences are those sentences that say ‘no’. We form negative by adding ‘not’
to the auxiliary verbs.
Let’s see more examples:
Affirmative: Ryan sings a song.
Negative: Ryan does not sing a song
Affirmative: We bought a car.
Negative: We did not buy a car.
Affirmative: You do exercise.
Negative: You do not do exercise.
Sentences not having auxiliary verbs take ‘do’ verbs in making negative.
We use ‘do’ for V1, ‘did’ for V2 and ‘does’ for V5.

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B. Grammar Time

A. Change the following positive statements into negative statements.
a. One of the boys broke his leg.
b. Aman knows Spanish.
c. Junga takes vitamins every day.
d. Surya and her husband moved to Kathmandu.
e. The students remembered to take the quiz.
f. Kamala has written the report.
g. The clerk will file the papers.
h. The substitute teacher is taking attendance.
i. Lorin might have finished the paper by 2 p.m. today.
j. The police officers are writing a report about the accident.
k. She was sleeping the whole day yesterday.
l. It snows in winter.
m. Dogs bark at the strangers.
n. Bees make honey.
o. Monkeys chatter on the tree.
p. We are going to the zoo.
q. I am sleeping now.
r. They were decorating their room.
s. She had visited us that day.
t. You have a visitor outside.
u. Nanu boasts herself.

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Listening
A. Connect Yourself
Look at the pictures and guess answer to the following questions.

a. Who are these boys?
b. Are they strangers or friends?
c. What are they talking about?

B. Listen and Answer

A. Listen to the audio, and answer the following questions.

a. Why can’t Prabhat come to the party?

b. Why was the road slippery?

c. Where was Prabhat going?

d. Who are coming to the party? Scan Here For Audio
e. What does Prabhat hope?

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B. Listen to the audio again, and write any two exponents used for
apologizing that you listened to in the audio.

a. …………………………….. b. ……………………………..

Speaking

A. Connect Yourself

Work in pairs. Practice the following conversation with your partner.
Teacher : Late again!
Student : I am very sorry, sir.
Teacher : What’s your excuse this time?
Student : It was because I had to cook myself.
Teacher : You’re good at making excuses.
Student : I won’t be late again, Sir.
Teacher : Ok. Take your seat.
Student : Thank you, sir.

The following are some phrases for making apologies and responding to them.
Study them and discuss with your friends.

making apologies responding to apology

Sorry. It’s OK.
I’m sorry. It’s all right.
I’m really sorry. It doesn’t matter.
I’m very sorry. Forget it.
I apologize for this. No problem.

B. Speak a Moment

Make apologies and respond to them in the following situations. Follow the
given example.
a. You are talking aloud in a no speaking zone.
A: Excuse me, this is no speaking zone. Will you keep quiet?

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B: Sorry, I didn’t see the sign.
A: No problem.
b. Your friend took your calculator.
c. You brother put on your jacket.
d. A stranger sat on your seat in a jeep.
e. Your sister took your pencil by mistake.

Writing

A. Connect Yourself

Read the following letter of apology to the principal of school for breaking
school rules and discuss on how a letter of apology is written.

Dear Sir,

I am very sorry for breaking the school rules. I knew that the way I behaved was
not allowed when I did it, and I apologize for acting as though I am above the rules
that everyone must follow. It was selfish and impolite to both you and the rest of
the teaching staff.

I understand that the rules at this school are in place to keep the students safe,
appropriate and honest. My verbosity was wrong of me because of high temper.
I know that I am not an exception to the rest of the student body, and that my
punishment of rudeness is completely deserved.

Once again, I am sorry for my behaviour. I will work hard from now on to show my
respect and obedience when it comes to the guidelines here at school.

Sincerely yours
Sonam Rai
Grade 6

B. Write a While

a. Write a letter of apology to your friend apologizing for your bad behaviour
stating how guilty you have been feeling after the incident.

b. Write a letter of apology to your English teacher expressing a deep regret for
your inappropriate behaviour during his lesson yesterday.

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c. Write a letter of apology to your uncle for forgetting his birthday. Apologize
for not being able to wish him. Also, promise him that this would not happen
in the near future.

d. Write a letter of apology to your cousin for not being able to attend his X' mas
party. Tell him how eager and keen you were to attend the party. Explain why you
could not do so. Promise that you will meet him soon for making up for this
mistake.

Apology Messages

A. Connect Yourself

Read the following apology messages for wrong doing and discuss on how
apology messages are written.

- I am terribly sorry for all the things I've done. Hurting you was even lower than
the last thing on my to do list. Please forgive me.

- I fully admit my fault, and I want to do everything to correct my mistake. I love
you ! And the last time you are suffering becauses of me.

- Saying sorry isn't enough. I really have to change my attitude and behave like
a grown up. Please stand by me.

- I messed up. I hurt your feelings and made you cry. I apologize for being such
a lad. Forgive me plaese.

- I behaved like a jerk and embarrassed you in front of our friends. You deserve
better, and I promise to become that better person.

B. Write a While

Write an apology message in the following situations.
a. You hurt your friend in front of other friends.
b. Yor hurt the felling of your brother and made him cry.
c. You insulted your friend hurting his/her feeling in class.
d. You took your friends' copy and didn't return it on time.
e. You lost your friends' calculator.

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UNIT

13 Expressing Ability

Reading

A. Connect Yourself

a. Can proverbs and sayings be practical?
b. Can you tell one of any such proverbs that contains some truth?
c. Can you write any five other proverbs that you know?
i. …………………………….
ii. …………………………….
iii. ……………………………..
iv. ……………………………...
v. ……………………………..

B. Read andAnswer

Read the story and do the activities that follow.

The Tale of Evan

Once there lived a man and a woman in the parish of Llanlavan, in the place which
is called Hwrdh. It became difficult for them to find work, so the man said to his
wife, "I will go to search for work, and you can live here." So he took leave from
his wife, and travelled far toward the East, and at last came to the house of a farmer
and asked for work.

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"What work can you do?" said the farmer. "I can do all kinds of work," said Ivan.
Then they agreed upon three pounds for the year’s wages.

When the end of the year came his master showed him the three pounds.

"See, Ivan," said he, "here's your wage; but if you give it me back I can give you a
piece of advice instead."

"Give me my wage,” said Ivan.

"No, I'll not," said the master; "I'll explain my advice."

"Tell it to me, then," said Ivan.

Then said the master, "Never leave the old road for the sake of a new one."

After that they agreed for another year at the old wages, and at the end of it Ivan
took instead a piece of advice, and this was it: "Never lodge where an old man is
married to a young woman."

The same thing happened at the end of the third year, when the piece of advice was:
"Honesty is the best policy."

But Ivan would not stay longer, but wanted to go back to his wife.

"Don't go to-day," said his master; "my wife bakes to-morrow, and she shall make
thee a cake to take home to thy good woman."

And when Ivan was going to leave, "Here," said his master, "here is a cake for thee
to take home to thy wife, and, when you are most joyous together, then break the
cake, and not sooner."

So he took fair leave of them and travelled towards home, and at last he came to
Wayn, and there he met three merchants from Tre Rhyn, of his own parish, coming
home from Exeter Fair. "Oho! Ivan," said they, "come with us; we are glad to see
you. Where have you been so long?"

"I have been in service," said Ivan, "and now I'm going home to my wife."

"Oh, come with us! You’ll be right welcome." But when they took the new road
Ivan kept to the old one. And robbers fell upon them before they had gone far from
Ivan as they were going by the fields of the houses in the meadow. They began to
cry out, "Thieves!" and Ivan shouted out "Thieves!" too. And when the robbers
heard Ivan's shout they ran away, and the merchants went by the new road and Ivan

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by the old one till they met again at Market-Jew.

"Oh, Ivan," said the merchants, "we are beholding to you; but for you we would
have been lost men. Come lodge with us at our cost, and welcome."

When they came to the place where they used to lodge, Ivan said, "I must see the
host."

"The host," they cried; "what do you want with the host? Here is the hostess, and
she's young and pretty. If you want to see the host you can find him in the kitchen."

So he went into the kitchen to see the host; he found him a weak old man.

"Oh! Oh!" said Ivan, "I'll not lodge here, but will go next door."

"Not yet," said the merchants, "sup with us, and welcome."

Now it happened that the hostess had plotted with a certain monk to murder the old
man in his bed that night while the rest were asleep, and they agreed to lay it on the
lodgers.

So while Ivan was in bed next door, there was a hole in the pine-end of the house,
and he saw a light through it. So he got up and looked, and heard the monk speaking.
"I had better cover this hole," said he, "or people in the next house may see our
deeds." So he stood with his back against it while the hostess killed the old man.

But meanwhile Ivan out with his knife, and putting it through the hole, cut a round
piece off the monk's robe. The very next morning the hostess raised the cry that her
husband was murdered, and as there was neither man nor child in the house but the
merchants, she declared they ought to be hanged for it.

So they were taken and carried to prison, till at last Ivan came to them.

"Alas! Alas! Ivan," cried they, "bad luck sticks to us; our host was killed last night,
and we shall be hanged for it."

"Ah, tell the justices," said Ivan, "to summon the real murderers."

"Who knows," they replied, "who committed the crime?"

"Who committed the crime!" said Ivan. "If I cannot prove who committed the
crime, hang me in your stead."

So he told all he knew, and brought out the piece of cloth from the monk's robe,

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and with that the merchants were set at liberty, and the hostess and the monk were
seized and hanged.

Then they came all together out, and they said to him: "Come as far as Burman."
Then their two roads separated, and though the merchants wished Ivan to go with
them, he would not go with them, but went straight home to his wife.

And when his wife saw him she said: "Home in the nick of time. Here's a purse of
gold that I've found; it has no name, but sure it belongs to the great lord yonder. I
was just thinking what to do when you came."

Then Ivan thought of the third counsel, and he said "Let us go and give it to the
great lord."

So they went up to the castle, but the great lord was not in it, so they left the purse
with the servant that guarded the gate, and then they went home again and lived in
quiet for a time.

But one day the great lord stopped at their house for a drink of water, and Ivan's
wife said to him: "I hope your lordship found your lordship's purse quite safe with
all its money in it."

"What purse is that you are talking about?" said the lord.

"Sure, it's your lordship's purse that I left at the castle," said Ivan.

"Come with me and we will see into the matter," said the lord.

So Ivan and his wife went up to the castle, and there they pointed out the man to
whom they had given the purse, and he had to give it up and was sent away from
the castle. And the lord was so pleased with Ivan that he made him his servant
instead of the thief.

"Honesty's the best policy!" quoth Ivan, as he skipped about in his new quarters.
"How joyful I am!"

Then he thought of his old master's cake that he was to eat when he was most
joyful, and when he broke it, to and behold, inside it was his wages for the three
years he had been with him.

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