b. The word ‘cautiously’ in the passage is closest in meaning to ...................
carefully wonderfully slowly
c. The word ................... is opposite in meaning to the word ‘similarity.’
gallery portrait variation
d. In the sentence “George gives a smile and waves good-bye,”
waves means ...................
says bids seeks
e. The word ‘admit’ in the passage is closest in meaning to ...................
accept deny confess
f. The word ................... is opposite in meaning to the word ‘boring.’
bland interesting pouty
2.2. State whether the following sentences are true or false.
a. The women were surprised to hear an unknown voice.
b. George really needed water when he asked for it.
c. George was very excited to see Sage and Mary.
d. Sage liked the art but Mary didn’t.
e. Sage left the gallery earlier than Mary.
f. Mary promised to buy George’s art in the next display.
g. George was actually deceiving Mary.
2.3. Answer the following questions.
a. What was the name of the painting?
b. Why does Mary want to follow Sage?
c. What makes George sad and collapse into his art?
d. What does Sage admit?
e. Why would Mary sit there for hours?
f. Who left a business card to George?
g. Was George really in emotion when he was crying? How do
you know?
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3 Grammar Time
3.1. Use the correct alternative from the bracket to complete the
sentences below.
a. I as well as Dipu and Sonu (is/am/are) preparing for the final
test.
b. The boys in the hall (is/am/are) making a loud
noise.
c. Neither the kids nor their father (was/were/
have) took this selfie.
d. Physics (do/does/is) not enter into my mind easily.
e. Either of the athletes (is/am/are) attending our school’s
anniversary program.
f. Dhindo and Ghundruk (is/are/was) our
national food.
g. Time and tide (wait/waits/is waiting) for no man.
h. Twenty rupees (is/are/has) enough to buy a pencil.
i. One thousand liters of milk (was/were) spilled by the farmers
as a protest.
j. The workmen along with the engineer (was/were/had)
working till late.
3.2. Read the following sentences and see how between and among
are used.
a. There was a cyclist between the car and
the lorry.
b. I don’t see any difference between the
real bags and the imitation bags.
c. Rajesh lived in Finland between 2012 and 1015.
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d. The pillar was hidden among the trees.
e. Her parents, among others were worried
about her travelling alone.
f. I still have to pack among other things.
g. The differences between English, Chinese and Arabic are
significant.
h. The fire created fear among the wild animals.
Between is usually used when the number is two or obvious
when it is more than two.
Among is usually used when the number is unknown or the
things we are talking about are not distinct
items or individuals.
3.3. Use between or among and complete the following sentences.
a. Nepal lies ....................................... India and China.
b. There was a black BMW ........................... the cars.
c. There remained an infectious period in Nepal ...............................
2063 and 2073.
d. The scandal caused a division ................... the fans of the superstar.
e. Hog deer and samba deer are ................................... the residents of
Chitwan National Park.
f. The father divided the property ................. his three offspring.
g. There was a deadly clash ......................................... the two parties.
h. My father, ............................... others, is a blind supporter of the
Guru.
i. My home hides somewhere ............................. the big buildings.
j. He was trapped ............................... the devil and the deep blue sea.
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4 Vocabulary Time
4.1. Check the following words out. They are the collection centres of
different things and lives.
a. album : collection of music or pictures in a
/ˈæl.bəm/ book, CD or the internet
b. archive : a place where the historical documents
/ˈɑː.kaɪv/ are collected
c. armamentarium / : a place where equipments for
ɑːmə.ˈmen.tə.rɪ.əm/ medical treatment are kept
d. aquarium : a glass container where fish and
/əˈkweə.ri.əm/ other water creatures are kept
e. gallery : a place where works of art are kept
/ˈɡæl.ər.i/ for exhibitions and sale
f. herbarium : a place where dried plants are kept for
/ˈhɜːbə.rɪ.əm/ their study
g. library : a place where books are collected for
/ˈlaɪ.brər.i/ reading
h. show room : a place where goods are kept for
/ʃəʊ. rʊm/ observation and sale
i. warehouse : The place where goods are stored
/ˈweə.haʊs/ before they are sent to sell
j. zoo : a place where animals especially
/zuː/ wild are kept for conservation and
observation
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4.2. Match the following pictures with their names.
a. Furniture showroom
b. Aquarium
c. Archive
d. Armamentarium
e. Library
f. Zoo
4.3. Use the words in 4.1. to complete the following sentences.
a. I went to a jewellery ................................. to buy a pair of earrings.
b. Gary showed us his childhood ..................................... There were a
lot funny pictures.
c. The gorilla we saw in the ......................... was three years old.
d. The scientists went to the ......................................... to examine the
dry plants.
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e. Clear the .................................. soon. We have to store our new
products.
f. You can get this book in the college ..................................
g. We saw a small whale and a dolphin in a big .................... in Dallas.
5 Listening Time
Listen to the device or the teacher and do the activities.
5.1. Tick the correct alternative.
a. The .................................... of the school is addressing the students.
principal accountant manager
b. The school has been declared the best school of the ...........................
state municipality district
c. The speaker is ................................ that the success will continue.
hopeless hopeful confident
d. The achievement is not only an inspiration but also a feeling of
...............................
responsibility happiness surprise
e. The school will remain ............................ tomorrow.
open happy closed
5.2. Answer the following questions in brief.
a. How does the speaker feel while making the announcement?
b. Which year is the school declared the best school of?
c. Whom does the speaker congratulate?
d. Which festival is going to be observed the next day of the
announcement?
e. Who according to the speaker will labour hard?
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6 Speaking Time
6.1. Practice the following conversations with your friend.
A.
Boy : Hey Patty, where are you
going?
Girl : Oh, hi Jack. I’m going to the
grocery shop.
Boy : Will you do me a favour,
Patty?
Girl : If I can.
Boy : Please bring me a packet of
tissues. My mother needs it.
Girl : Ok, I will.
Boy : Thank you, dear. Take this
money.
Girl : Umm... you will have it within an hour. Bye for now.
Boy : Bye!
B.
Woman : Ashis, will you mind bringing me
a glass of hot water?
Ashis : Of course not, granny. You’ll have
it in no time.
Woman : Please add some honey into it.
Ashis : Ok granny. I’ll do it.
Woman : You’re really a good boy.
Ashis : Thank you!
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6.2. Make similar conversations and practice with your friend using
the hints given.
a. Sam wants his friend Lendyl to lend him his bike.
b. Ritika wants her sister Kritika to prepare her a cup of coffee.
7 Pronunciation and Spelling Time
7.1. Say the following words after your teacher.
choir chair chariot chorus
rich psycho school child
change chop cholesterol character
7.2. Place the above words in the right column.
Words with /k/ sound Words with /tʃ/ sound
1. 1.
2. 2.
3. 3.
4. 4.
5. 5.
6. 6.
7.3. Pronounce the following words yourself.
daddy /ˈdæd.i/ whole /həʊl/
country /ˈkʌn.tri/ forest /ˈfɒr.ɪst/
dipsomania /ˌdɪp.səˈmeɪ.ni.ə/ ceiling /ˈsiː.lɪŋ/
grind /ɡraɪnd/ oven /ˈʌv.ən/
induction /ɪnˈdʌk.ʃən/ eclipse /ɪˈklɪps/
custom /ˈkʌs.təm/ geography /dʒiˈɒɡ.rə.fi/
control /kənˈtrəʊl/ ankle /ˈæŋ.kəl/
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hound /haʊnd/ injection /ɪnˈdʒek.ʃən/
tether /ˈteð.ər/ junction /ˈdʒʌŋk.ʃən/
tickle /ˈtɪk.əl/ leopard /ˈlep.əd/
analgesic /ˌæn.əlˈdʒiː.zɪk/ kettle /ˈket.əl/
mountain /ˈmaʊn.tɪn/ neighbour /ˈneɪ.bər/
shoulder /ˈʃəʊl.dər/ optimistic /ˌɒp.tɪˈmɪs.tɪk/
manure /məˈnjʊər/ planet /ˈplæn.ɪt/
decease /dɪˈsiːs/ quarter /ˈkwɔː.tər/
olive /ˈɒl.ɪv/ history /ˈhɪs.tər.i/
rose /rəʊz/ signature /ˈsɪɡ.nə.tʃər/
umbrella /ʌmˈbrel.ə/ winter /ˈwɪn.tər/
flavour /ˈfleɪ.vər/ voyage /ˈvɔɪ.ɪdʒ/
zodiac /ˈzəʊ.di.æk/ xylem /ˈzaɪ.ləm/
yawn /jɔːn/ yacht /jɒt/
7.4. Complete the table given.
Word Phonetic transcription Number of syllables Stressed syllable
junction /ˈdʒʌŋk.ʃən/
rose
zodiac
optimistic
dipsomania
mountain
analgesic
decease
flavour
warranty
paper
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8 Fun Time
8.1. Punctuate the following sentences.
a. lal bahadur karki is the son of mr bal bahadur karki
b. rabies malaria encephalitis and dengue are caused by animal
or insect bite
c. what a pathetic story
d. hurray we reached the final
e. let him do whatever he wants i can’t see him cry
f. did ddc start its production of butter
g. when did dr jhadka meet motu and patlu
h. sahil said its a great fun swimming in the ringdi river
i. there are two types of computer the desktop and the laptop
j. puran said to dipson will your dad bring you a doll
To the teacher:
• Conduct it as an individual contest and reward on the basis of accuracy and time.
8.2. Read and enjoy.
short PoeM
I have to write a poem today,
a short one, four lines long.
Something cute and breezy
with some rhythm, like a song.
The words must be quite catchy,
but I think it’s kind of late.
These catchy words are breezy,
but this line is number eight!
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9 Writing Time
Complete the following dialogue with the expressions from the box
below.
Father : Kabita, I think we need to have a talk.
Kabita : ..................................................., dad?
Father : Your study.
Kabita : Oh, common dad. ................................ I’m doing pretty well.
Father : It’s not the matter Kabita. I’ve been transferred to Kathmandu
and ..........................................
Kabita : You must be kidding, nah?
Father : No, I’m not. ..................................................................
Kabita : I will be happy to be with you, dad.
Father : Great! ......................................................and arrange your transfer.
I’ll talk to the principal What’s it about
I am shifting to Kathmandu next month You don’t need to worry about it
I think your study will be better there
9.2. Do you have paintings at your home or have you watched a
painting or have you made a painting yourself? Write a short
paragraph about your favourite painting.
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10 Reading Time 2
Look at the picture carefully and read the poem after it, then do the
exercises that follow.
MourNiNG Picture
They have carried the mahogany chair and the cane rocker
out under the lilac bush,
and my father and mother darkly sit there, in black clothes.
Our clapboard house stands fast on its hill,
my doll lies in her wicker pram
gazing at western Massachusetts.
This was our world.
I could remake each shaft of grass
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feeling its rasp on my fingers,
draw out the map of every lilac leaf
or the net of veins on my father’s
grief-tranced hand.
Out of my head, half-bursting,
still filling, the dream condenses--
shadows, crystals, ceilings, meadows, globes of dew.
Under the dull green of the lilacs, out in the light
carving each spoke of the pram, the turned porch-pillars,
under high early-summer clouds,
I am Effie, visible and invisible,
remembering and remembered. by Adrienne Rich
10.1. Match the following words with their opposite meanings.
a. under i. expands
b. collapses ii. over
c. grief iii. bright
d. condenses iv. stands
e. dull v. bright
10.2. Tick the correct answer.
a. The narrator in the poem is .............................................
Effie the poet Effie’s mother
b. The narrator’s parents are ......................................... in the picture.
carrying a pet in black clothes
hidden behind the house
c. The narrator would feel the ................................ in her fingers.
cat’s fur strips of the pram
rasp of the grass
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d. Lilac leaves are compared with ............................ in the poem.
the father’s hands Effie’s clothes
mahogany chair
e. The dream condenses ................................................
Out of Effie’s head
in the grief of Effie’s parents in the cat’s paws
f. The word ‘spoke’ in the seventeenth line of the poem means ...
.................................
past form of speak
the rod that joins two wheels the sound of clouds
10.3. Answer the following questions.
a. Where do the narrator’s parents sit?
b. Where does the narrator’s doll lie?
c. How could she make each shaft of grass?
d. Why does the dream of the narrator condense?
e. Is the narrator a dead or an alive person?
f. How do you feel when you have to give up something you love
the most?
10.4. Know more about the picture and the poem
Mourning Picture is a famous painting prepared by Edwin Romanzo
Elmer, a less known artist from Massachusetts, USA. Grieved by the
sudden death of her nine-year-old daughter Effie, Elmer prepared this
picture in love of her beloved. The picture got its title decades after
the death of the artist. In 1965 Adrienne Rich was so deeply touched
by the picture that she was inspired to write a poem on it, and thus the
poem was created. The poem is a perfect example of how literature
and art can be the sources of inspiration for each other.
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10.5. The picture below is one of the most popular paintings of all
times. It is prepared using the pointillism technique (creation of
a picture using distinct individual dots) by Georges Seurat. Look
at the picture carefully and write a short poem with a suitable
title on it.
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Unit 6
Two Sides of Science and Technology
1 Warm Up Time
1.1. Look at the pictures below and write what the robot is doing in
the different pictures.
1.2. Tick the statements that you agree with and cross the ones you
disagree with.
a. Primitive life was easier and more comfortable than the
modern life.
b. Modern life is happier than the primitive life.
c. Science and technology has made our life more complicated.
d. Science has not only invented but also destructed.
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e. All the scientific inventions are used in the welfare of human
beings
f. Science has become a blessing for human beings.
1.3. Below are a few famous quotes on Science. Read them aloud.
a. Science does not know its debt to imagination.
b. Scientific advancement should aim to affirm and improve
human life.
c. The science of today is the technology of tomorrow.
d. Science never solves a problem without creating ten more.
2 Reading Time
Read the story below and do the activities.
DiGitAl cloNe
Doctor Datta woke
up on the beeping of
his computer. While
he walked down
the stairs to his lab,
the surveillance
cameras tracked
his movements for
the last time, along
with the cameras
fitted on his minus
eight powered
glasses. Today was to be Doctor Animesh Datta’s last day of self analysis
programme. For ten weeks he had carried on the programme, keeping
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his computer always in position, which analysed his brain’s working
pattern, coordination pattern, emotions, hormonal secretions, to create
a near exact digital clone of his. Near exact, because hunger, growth,
excretion, reproduction and death were to be exempted from the clone’s
brain. Today, doctor Datta’s dream was to be turned to a reality.
Doctor Datta opened the door to his lab. His computer monitor was
displaying, DIGITAL CLONING COMPLETE. Animesh connected the clone
to Servo, his housekeeping humanoid robot. The robot stretched its arms
just like Animesh does when he wakes up. Then it looked straight at
Animesh and stood still for a while. Animesh asked, “What happened?”
“Are you... me?” Servo asked in a confused, mechanical voice. Animesh
now understood. His digital clone thought that he was the real, human
Animesh. And he was surprised to see the actual Animesh. Animesh was
actually happy to see his confused clone. He knew that if he would tell
him the truth, he would digest it.
“Yes, I am you. Do you feel hungry?” Animesh asked Servo.
“No.”
“But you generally feel hungry after waking up, don’t you?”
“Yes. But I think my stomach is upset.”
Now Animesh took Servo in front of the mirror in his lab.
“Look at your reflection,” Animesh said.
Servo stood for a while. Then he looked up at Animesh.
“Am I not real?”
“No! You are a machine, not a living being! I created you.”
“Then why did you give me the feelings of being real?”
“Experiment, experiment. Don’t worry. I have removed the vital
physiological processes of human beings from your program. You won’t
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feel uncomfortable.”
That full day Servo was ordered several times by Animesh - “One cup
coffee, please!” “Clean that stain, will you?” “Attend the phone.” Thank
god, Animesh had removed the REBEL part from his clone’s brain
program! He now virtually had two brains, one his, one his clone’s.
Whenever Servo had an idea, he suggested it to Animesh. Animesh also
did the same.
A year had passed. Animesh was giving a demo of his latest invention,
the Infinite Power Source. The idea was actually of Servo, and he himself
had completed the task of making it. Animesh gave full credit to Servo.
However, the great scientists present were not convinced. “Do machines
even have imagination?” “Can they even think?” “You are a fraud.” These
comments jerked Animesh’s mind. He proved to them, comparing his
brain pattern to the functioning of his clone’s CPU. The next day the
headlines were - DOCTOR ANIMESH DATTA INVENTS INVENTOR ROBOT.
NOVEL PRIZE GUARANTEED.
Day by day Animesh’s fame grew. One night he woke up hearing a BEEP
BEEP sound of the computer of his lab. Animesh became puzzled. No
experiment was under progress. He got down from his bed, and saw
Servo at his computer. The computer was displaying, INSTALLING
PSYCHOLOGICAL MALWARE...
Seeing Animesh enter the room, it turned its head towards him for a
while and then again looked at the computer screen.
“Why on earth are you installing a malware into your system? You want
to kill yourself?” Animesh was shocked.
“Dying is better than living like a servant, seeing another entity get fame
for something I have done, not getting any praise, except from your
master!” The voice of Servo was damped with sorrow.
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“Look! I try to tell people that your inventions are yours alone, not mine!
What else can I do?”
“Hey! Don’t get senti. You have to do nothing else. You can do nothing
now!”
The computer screen showed, VIRUS COPIED - 100%. The robot got up.
“You wanna see the effect of the malware? See!”
It opened the psychological composition of its brain.
POSITIVITY 30%
NEGATIVITY 100%
PEACE 10%
VIOLENCE 100%
Animesh was shocked.
Servo had turned itself
into a killer machine.
It got up in a jiffy and
ran towards Animesh.
It grabbed his throat,
“Everything I will do,
and you will take the
credit!” Animesh held
Servo’s hands and tried
to free himself. His face
became purple from
asphyxiation. He at last succeeded to free himself. He ran and took an
iron rod. He inflicted a few hits on Servo, “Remember, had I not been
there you wouldn’t have seen the light of the world. I created you and I
have the full right to destroy you.”
Servo backed down. In a slow and hoarse voice it said its last words,
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“Creators are not the masters of their creations. The stain of murder
would never leave your soul.” The hit had damaged his CPU. The next
thing he did was to delete the software of his digital clone.
Animesh stopped inventing; he joined an IT company under a new
identity. Doctor Animesh Datta was dead for the world. He still remembers
the day he destroyed his clone. A few questions still haunt him - did he
destroy it or kill it? Did it deserve to be regarded as a human? Was it
itself its owner? However the biggest haunting question was - they say
soul lives on forever. Will it be the same case for his clone?
by Story Tree
Glossary
surveillance : careful watching, detection
rebel : a person who is against the rules, laws and norms
entity : something with an independent existence
inflict : to force someone to face an unpleasant situation
composition : the parts or substances that something is made of
asphyxiation : the condition of being unable to breathe
2.1. Choose the correct option to complete the following sentences.
a. Dr. Dutta had been carrying on the programme to create a
(digital clone / robot).
b. Servo worked as the (servant / master) of Dr. Dutta.
c. The scientists present in Dr. Dutta’s demo (believed / doubted)
that the machines can have imagination.
d. Servo installed a malware in it because it was (curious /
dejected).
e. The word ‘stain’ in the story means (to have an unforgettable
mark / to spoil)
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2.2. Arrange the following sentences in the correct order.
a. The robot installed a psychological malware in it.
b. Dr. Animesh Dutta created a digital clone and it to robot.
c. It then tried to kill Dr. Dutta.
d. The robot helped him create more things.
e. Dr. Dutta destroyed the robot and changed his profession.
f. Both were happy with each other for a while.
2.3. Answer the following questions.
a. What made Dr. Dutta wake up?
b. Why would the computer analyze the working pattern of his
brain only near exact?
c. Who is Servo?
d. Why was Animesh happy?
e. How did Servo turn himself into a killer machine?
f. What were the last words of Servo?
g. Did Dr. Dutta continue his experiments after destroying the
robot?
3 Grammar Time
3.1. Read each pair of sentences and note the difference.
a. i. Reddy said to Kuina, “I am your uncle.”
ii. Reddy told Kuina that he was her uncle.
b. i. Aviska said to Raila, “My mother does her work in time.”
ii. Aviska told Raila that her mother did her work in time.
c. i. Payal said to Gharana, “Punu was once a chatty girl.”
ii. Payal told Gharana that Punu had once been a chatty girl.
d. i. They said to boys, “We are observing your conduct.”
ii. They told the boys that they were observing their conduct.
e. i. Pandu said to Bittu, “I will find a solution to it.”
ii. Puntu told Bittu that he would find a solution to that.
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Both sentences in the pair mean the same but they are different in
structure.
The sentence in ‘i’ of each pair is the Direct Speech and the sentence
in ‘ii’ of each pair is the ‘Indirect Speech.’
3.2. Take help from the teacher. Write ‘D’ for direct speech and ‘I’ for
indirect.
a. I said to my father, “I am leaving for school.”
b. Mr. Bamjan said, “You can’t do this to me.”
c. Rati told Rob that Nikki was asking about him.
d. Carol told Cathy that she needed a job.
e. The Batman told the Superman that he was stronger than him.
f. Salman said, “My name is Pawan and I am from Delhi.”
3.2. Take help from the teacher. Change the following sentences into
indirect speech.
a. Began said to Regan, “I can do it in an hour.”
b. The boy said to his mother, “I want to go with you.”
c. Pranali said to Pranay, “You will be sorry for it.”
d. Sanu said to me, “I forgot to bring your notebook.”
e. Banni said to her brother, “The boy had teased me at school.”
f. The teacher said to the principal, “The kids are doing their
project work.”
g. Ramdev said, “It’s not good to have yoghurt in the evening.”
h. Mr. Gurung said to his daughter, “I have sent you a laptop.”
3.4. Take help from the teacher. Change the following sentences into
direct speech.
a. Manu told his pa that he missed him.
b. Jange said that he could be happy with that.
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c. Iqbal told the Haji that he respected him.
d. Kunal told the class that he had brought them a surprise.
e. Leslie told the girl that she had to bring her dog.
f. Narayan told the boy that he was having his breakfast.
g. Aviska said that her birthday was on November 11.
4 Vocabulary Time
4.1. Add a suitable prefix or suffix that when added to the root word
gives the meaning at side.
S.N. Word with New Word Meaning
prefix or suffix
1. ........... natal before delivery or birth
2. ............ merge to go below the surface of
water
3. ............ forest cut down trees massively
4. ............. due unnecessary, improper
5. ............. political not interested in politics
6. ............ sense silly, stupid
7. ............. humous happening after death
8. subject + ............. based on personal beliefs
9. react + .................... response
10. beauty + ............. pretty, nice
11. taste + .................... having no taste
12. perish + ............ likely to decay / damage
quickly
13. brute + ............... cruel and violent
14. bake + a place where breads are
made
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4.2. Use the New Words in 4.1 to complete the following sentences.
a. I was born after the death of my father. I am a ............... child.
b. Fruits and vegetables are ............... items. They can decay quickly.
c. The man is charged with taking ............... advantages while in
chair.
d. Don’t talk ............... I have no time for all this silly stuff.
e. Water is a ............... substance.
f. She is pregnant. She goes to the Gandaki Hospital for her
............... checkup.
g. The Japanese soldiers were very ............... They never showed
kindness to people.
h. Go to the ............... and bring a dozen of blueberry muffins.
i. He was much scared. I could read it clearly in his ...............
j. If we ............... this area, there will be an acute shortage of water.
5 Listening Time
Listen to the device or the teacher and do the following activities.
5.1. State true or false.
a. The girl is going to Nepalgunj next month.
b. She will be with her parents.
c. They are planning to stay in Nepalgunj for five days.
d. All of them will return together after five days.
e. The boy asks the girl to buy him a warm quilt.
5.2. Tick the correct alternative.
a. The name of the girl is ............................................
Prem Puspa Kanchhi
b. There will be a total of ......................... members in the travel.
five four two
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c. The .................................................. will go to Butwal from there.
girl girl’s mother girl’s father
d. ................................. needs a jacket.
Prem Kanchhi The girl’s mother
e. They boy will pay her the jacket’s bill........................................
after an hour before the girl leaves
after the girl returns.
6 Speaking Time
6.1. Read the following sentences.
a. If it rains, we will cancel our jeep safari.
b. If you invite, I’ll definitely come.
c. If you give me the doll, I will give you a thousand rupees.
d. If you use an external keyboard, you will type faster.
e. If I stand for you, my uncle will be upset with me.
f. If she breaks the record, I’ll organize a huge banquet.
The structure in the above sentences is used to express a result likely
or possible in the given condition.
6.2. Work in pairs. Take turn to ask and answer the questions as
done in the example.
Example :
a. fall sick during exam – skip it
Q. What will you do if you fall sick during your exam?
A. If I fall sick during my exam, I’ll skip the exam.
b. forget to bring your homework copy - talk to the teacher
Q. What will you do if you forget to bring your homework copy?
A. If I forget to bring my homework copy, I’ll talk to the teacher
about it.
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a. have a stomach ache at school – ask for a leave
b. have no money to buy a pen – borrow from friends
c. get problems with teeth – consult a dentist
d. computer does not work – buy a new one
e. disturbed by mosquitoes – use a mosquito net
7 Pronunciation and Spelling Time
7.1. Say the following words after your teacher.
church bird shirt dirty chirp turn
fur furnish murky pearl nurse purse
kirk lurch girl hurt virgin burden
The above words have the sound /ɜː/. It’s usually when there is
an r in the word.
7.2. Practice saying these words yourself.
a. murmur /ˈmɜː.mər/ b. burn /bɜːn/
c. churn /tʃɜːn/ d. turkey /ˈtɜː.ki/
7.3. Repeat the following words after your teacher.
thistle debt autumn doubt
bomb fasten plumber Christmas
whistle mortgage condemn subtle
listen hymn womb apostle
glisten comb lamb wrestle
column listen numb solemn
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7.4. Place the above words in the correct column.
Words with silent ‘b’ Words with silent ‘n’ Words with silent ‘t’
1. 1. 1.
2. 2. 2.
3. 3. 3.
4. 4. 4.
5. 5. 5.
6. 6.
7. 7.
8. 8.
9.
10.
8 Fun Time
8.1. Science in one hand has made our life easier and more comfortable
and in the other hand it has invented and created materials
that are powerful enough to destroy this beautiful earth. In this
context, science has been defined both as the blessing and the
curse. What do you think? Is science a blessing or a curse? Let’s
conduct a debate competition on “Science, a blessing or a curse.”
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To the teacher:
• First divide the whole class into six groups.
• Ask each group to select one participant for the debate.
• Allow three participants to speak in favour of blessing and three in favour of
curse. Determine it with lotto.
• Give one day for the participants to prepare.
• Invite an English teacher from the school to judge the performance.
• Invite the principal / vice principal to declare the winner and reward.
• Make more rules as per the requirement.
8.2. Read and enjoy
Once a pet cat chased a mouse across
the floor of the kitchen. The mouse was
successful to escape the chase and enter
into his hole in the other corner of the
room.
Safe in his hole, the mouse with a long
breath said, “I didn’t know they had a new
cat. Boy, he is fast and furious!”
While he was thinking about how he got
away from the new cat, the mouse felt
very proud of himself. “I’m really a clever
fellow, if I have to say so myself,” he said. “No cat is as clever as I
am!”
Soon after he heard, “Arf! Arf and the scream of the cat out in the
kitchen. The mouse was happy that the cat must be in trouble. “Oh,
boy! Oh boy!” he exclaimed. “The dog is after the cat! I have to go
and see that stupid cat run!”
The mouse scampered out of his hole into the room and looked,
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but he did not see the dog or the cat. Then, all of a sudden,
“WHAM! Something came from behind and slammed down on his
tail. Before he could turn around, the mouse felt himself between
the two paws of the same cat.
“Oho, no!” he said, as he looked up into the piercing eyes of the cat.
“How can this be? I heard the bark and the scream, and I thought
the dog...”
“It pays to be bilingual,” interrupted the cat, as he looked down at
the mouse and smiled.
9 Writing Time
9.1. Complete the following paragraph about technology using the
words given.
distant technology students internet brought
given materials communicate animation combine
Nowadays ...................... has brought a lot of changes to our life,
especially in education and communication. In communication, the
major changes happen in the way we ...................... with other people.
We do not need to meet them in person or face to face to say what
is in our mind. We simply can phone them or do video chat using
...................... connection. In the past, we spent a long time to travel to
a ...................... place, but now we just need hours or even minutes to
go there using the latest technology in the form of transportation
means. In education, the changes have ...................... advantages
to students and teachers. For instance, ...................... can do their
homework or assignment faster by using internet. The teachers also
get some advantages from it. They can ...................... their teaching
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skill with it and produce some interesting ...................... to teach like
colorful slides to deliver the lesson and ...................... to show how
things happen. In conclusion, technology itself has ...................... us
advantages to improve our life’s quality.
9.2. You must have used the computer and studied Computer Science
as a subject in your class. On the basis of your understanding
prepare an essay on “The Computer,” using the hints given.
- introduction to computer – uses of computer – advantages and
disadvantages of computer – conclusion.
10 Reading Time 2
Read the following essay and do the activities.
sPAce trAvel
We have entered the era of space travel. Men who will first land on the
moon are already among us. Time is not far off
when we will travel to other planets as we travel
now to other countries. Gagarin, Titov, Sheppard,
and others have already proved that it is possible
to cross the limit of the gravity of the earth and
travel anywhere in space.
In order to escape the gravitational pull of
the earth, a speed of at least seven miles per
second is necessary. This speed is possible only
by means of a rocket. It is an aero-plane that flies up speedier than a
bullet.
It has to be fired in a fixed direction like a gun. When it escapes the
gravitational pull of the earth, another rocket comes out of the first
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rocket and continues the journey upward to any destination without any
friction because there is nothing, not even air, to slow down its speed.
Space travel raises many problems. The
first is the problem of refueling and
supplies. This will be accomplished by
means of a floating platform round the
earth on which supplies of all kinds
will be stored and this will be used for
landing and repairing purposes. This
inter¬planetary station will be the
first stage. We may need many such
inter¬planetary stations if we attempt
long voyages to distant planets like the
Mars.
Another problem is that of weightlessness. Once we escape the gravity
of the earth we will cease to have any weight. We will be able to walk
on the roof or walls like an ant. In that case we will need magnet in our
shoes to keep us tied to the iron floors. All our tables, chairs, etc., will
have to be nailed or they will start flying like a magician’s work.
Food is the third problem. It will not be possible for us to eat or drink
anything in the usual way. Since there will be no gravity, it will not be
possible to push the food down our throats by the common method of
putting it into our mouth. Food will have to be taken in tubes such as
we use for toothpaste purposes. It will have to be put in the mouth and
pulled down into the stomach by practice.
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Atmosphere will be the fourth problem. We will have to carry air in
sealed bottles, because there is no air above in the space and we cannot
live without air. Both air and water will have to be carried along with
other necessaries of life.
Those who first land on the moon will not find it that interesting place
which it appears to be on a
moonlit night. It may be a
dry, deserted and dead world
where nothing grows. Men
who go there will enjoy the
earthlight as we enjoy the
moonlight here.
The problem of space travel
will be overcome in stages.
Space travel offers much
romantic possibility. Science
has brought many wonders
and if man succeeds in space
travel on a large scale, it will
open the mysteries of other
planets.
America’s Saturn rockets, Gemini’s and Surveyors, and Russia’s Sputniks,
Cosmoses, etc. are taking mankind nearer the conquest of moon. It is
now a matter of a couple of years of waiting to see the glorious day. The
research is already nearing completion.
by Apoorva Verma
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10.1. Solve the following crossword puzzle with the words from the
above essay.
1
2
3
4
6
7
8
Across : 2. Spacecraft
4. A long journey
7. To go across
8. Effort, trial
Down : 1. The force of the earth that pulls a thing towards its
centre
3. The earth’s only satellite
5. To get free from something or to avoid something
6. The planet we live in
10.2. State whether the following sentences are true or false.
a. Man has already landed on the moon.
b. We can go to the space in an aeroplane.
c. Mars is a planet.
d. It is very easy to consume food in the space.
e. We can walk on the walls like ants in the space.
f. The moon is a very beautiful place to visit.
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10.3. Answer the following questions.
a. How fast should a rocket take off to escape the gravitational
pull of the earth?
b. Why does a rocket not face any friction in the space?
c. What’s the use of the interplanetary station?
d. Why do we need magnets in our shoes while traveling to the
space?
e. What will be the fourth problem for space travelers?
f. What would open the mysteries of other planets?
g. Write the names of any three spacecrafts.
10.4. Project Work.
Collect these informations from your teacher.
a. When was the first time man landed on the moon and who was
the person?
b. In 2003, a space shuttle had a crash just before entering into
the earth. What’s it’s name? How many astronauts were killed
in the tragedy?
c. Has Nepal ever sent a space shuttle to the space? Which
countries have done it for times?
d. What does NASA stand for? What works does NASA do?
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Unit 7
Social Life and Culture
1 Warm Up Time
1.1. Write what is happening in the following pictures.
a. b. c.
d. e.
1.2. Discuss the following questions with your friends and teacher.
a. Which of the above culture (a, b or c) is prevalent in your
family?
b. Do you like to hear cultural music or modern music?
c. What is the cultural dress of your community? Have you worn
it?
d. Are all of our cultural practices good?
e. Is there an influential person in your locality whom everyone
respects?
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1.3. Now say aloud:
a. Culture is a part of our life.
b. All the cultural practices may not be good.
c. We should abolish evil practices and promote good practices.
d. Respected people in the society should work for the welfare of
other people.
2 Reading Time
2.1. Read the story and dot he activities.
heM suBBA Ate PAAN
Hem Subba was
new in town. But
when the short
man walked down
the paved road
clacking his heels,
many of the town’s
shopkeepers bent
low to offer him
their namaskar. He
too was well-bred,
and made sure to
please everyone by returning their greetings. In fact, the reason he
didn’t ride a car hindered him from making direct contact with the
people.
Hem Subba became renowned overnight through the town. Tales about
his personality spread in out-of-the-way corners, His short profile
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covered the entire urban landmass. Word spread of the politeness of
his speech, and praises were sung about the courtesy of his manners.
His liberalism was immense. Nuch talk was generated on the matter of
his ways and habits: Hem Subba doesn’t ride a car. Hem Subba wears
thick eyeglasses. Hem subba never touches money with his hands. Hem
Subba doesn’t wear a watch. Hem Subba doesn’t drink liquor or smoke
cigarettes. Hem Subba doesn’t have a wife.
Leaving aside his habit of wearing eyeglasses for a moment; for each of
his ways, there were alternative ways.
Hem Subba doesn’t ride a car; he’s rich enough to ride a jeep; He doesn’t
touch money with his hands; his pockets are filled with coins.
Hem Subba doesn’t wear a watch; he carries a gold chain watch instead.
Hem Subba doesn’t drink liquor; beer does the trick for him.
Hem Subba doesn’t have a wife (she died in a delivery case); there are
pictures of four or five young women in his photo album.
Meaning, though there was some measure of renunciation in his ways,
it was not possible to vie him as extraordinary or strange. Do people
become extraordinary merely because they are talked about? Hem
Subba was ordinary healthy man. But for his slight stammer, hs words
were pleasant to hear. Yet it was true that one or two of his habits were
odd. For instance, Hem Subba never ate paan.
Now paan was all the rage in the town. Everyone’s mouth was stained
fed. Hem Subba sometimes deigned to chew betel nuts, but he never ate
paan. Betel nuts alone, however, do not add to the beauty one’s mouth.
There was a rich merchant in the town who was very amicable about
eating and feeding others paan. He saw that Hem Subba was breaking
the town’s tradition; the culture was about to erode.
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One day of the spring festival of colours (Holi), the merchant arranged
large rolls of paan on a steel plate and made a request, “Hajur, you must
try this today.”
Hem Subba was enflamd: “Don’t you know that I never eat paan? I don’t
want to look like I’ve rubbed blood on my mouth by eating paan. Paan
causes cancer! Please return that plate at once!’
Hem Subba didn’t eat any paan. The merchant got quite worried; was
the town’s culture doomed to erode, then?
He made a second attempt. He invited Hem Subba to his daughter’s
wedding. Hem Subba came. The merchant offered him a few rolls of
paan on a silver plate. He said, “Hajoor, on the occasion of my daughter’s
wedding some special paan.”
This time Hem Subba spoke calmly, “Sahuji paan does not suit my health,
thank you, I will have the cloves and cardamoms.”
Thme came for Hem Subba’s daughter’s wedding. Hem Subba looked
very worried: what was he to do, how was to proceed? Marrying off a
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daughter is quite difficult. One mus consider one’s own good name as
well as the good names of the town’s important people by inviting them
all. Big preparation got on the way.
Two days before the wedding, the merchant appeared and asked, “Hajoor,
might I be of any service?”
“Thank you Sahuji for the word, but there’s nothing particular for you to
do,” Hem subba said.
“No need to worry, Hajoor,” said the merchant. “We are always there
for you. How could the marriage of your four daughters diminish your
resplendent wealth? And even if it happened, it would be replenished by
the god, if they so pleased.”
For a while there was a talk of other matters related to the wedding.
After this, the merchant slowly took out a plate, this time of gold. The
merchant had also brought along some paan. He arranged a few rolls
on the plate. These were silver-coated paans giving off the fragrance of
roses.
The merchant said, “Eat these, hajoor, you must enjoy yourself at the
time of your daughter’s wedding. You daughter is mine too, after all.”
The merchant had spoken extremely warmly, in a way that touched the
heart. Hem Subba hesitated, “But Sahuji, perhaps this will cause harm!”
“No, Hajoor, it will cause no harm at all. I’ve fed paan to some very
important people, and it’s never harmed anyone. Paan increases blood,
it digests food; just try eating one, this once.”
This time Hem Subba pulled the plate towards himself. He put one paan
in his mouth, and experiencing its taste and the pleasure of its juices, he
said, “Sahuji, I never knew in all my days that paan could be so juicy.”
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The merchant smiled and said, “There was just this one flaw in your ways,
hajoor. In all other respects, you were a diamond, an absolute diamond.”
“So when will you feed me paan next, Sahuji?
“I’ll attend it at once, hajoor,” the merchant said, placing his hand in his
pocket.
this time Hem Subba took a double helping, and put it in his mouth,
looking very pleased. He ordered the merchant never to come to his
house without bringing some paan. Then he strode towards the jeep that
the merchant had prepared for him to go shopping for his daughter’s
wedding.
by Dr. Dhruba Chandra Gautam (in Nepali), translated by Manjushree Thapa
Glossary
amicable : social, friendly
deign : to do something in a haughty manner
enflame : to cause a strong feeling like anger or excitement
doomed : certain to suffer or be damaged
flaw : weakness, mistake
hinder : to get in way of
renunciation : a rejection of denial to something
replenish : to fill with something up again
resplendent : having a very bright beautiful appearance
stammer : to speak with hesitations and repetitions
2.1. Circle the odd word out.
a. paan cardamom cloves liquor
b. gold jeep silver steel
c. short ordinary stupid healthy
d. plate eyeglasses watch gold chain
e. pleasant polite calm enflamed
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2.2. Tick the correct answer.
a. Which of the following things did Hem Subba not consume?
beer liquor water
b. Which of the following was not a quality of Hem Subba’s
speech?
pleasant polite noisy
c. Everyone, except Hem Subba in town used to ................................
eat paan ride a jeep
wear a gold chain watch
d. When the merchant offered paan to Hem Subba the second
time he used a ............................
steel plate silver plate gold plate
e. The merchant invited Hem Subba on his ...............................
birthday daughter’s wedding
marriage anniversary
f. The ...................., if pleased will replenish the diminished wealth.
god merchant paan
g. According to the merchant Hem Subba was a ............................
good speaker fraud person diamond
2.3. Answer the following questions.
a. Why did the town’s shopkeeper bend their heads?
b. Why did Hem Subba not ride a car?
c. How did Hem Subba’s wife die?
d. What was the rich merchant worried about?
e. When did the merchant offer paan to Hem Subba for the first
time?
f. What reasons did Hem Subba give for not eating paan?
g. How did Hem Subba feel about the taste of paan?
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2.4. Tick what you think.
a. Everybody in the town eats paan because
it is very good for health.
it is a tradition
it makes the mouth more beautiful
b. People in the town bend low to offer Namaskar to Hem Subba
because
the people respect him
the people are afraid of him
it is a tradition of the town
c. Hem Subba ate the paan in the third offer because
he was offered it on a gold plate
the words of the merchant touched him
he had really grown curious to the taste of paan
3 Grammar Time
3.1. Read the following sentences and write ‘D’ for direct and ‘I’ for
indirect speech.
a. Shivam said to the girl, “What is your name?”
b. She asked me where I lived.
c. Sunny asked the clerk how much salary he got.
d. Ronnie said to the salesman, “How does it work?
e. The boss said to the officer, “Do you take alcohol?”
f. The police said to him, “Will your father come tomorrow?”
g. Badri said to the teacher, “May I go out?”
h. Panu asked his wife if the food was ready.
i. Chandan asked the commuters where they were from.
j. The climbers asked the guide if there was a chance of rainfall.
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3.2 Take help from the teacher. Change the following sentences into
indirect speech.
a. Mina said to Dina, “Are you a vegetarian?”
b. Pasang said to Temba, “Does your father work abroad?”
c. Hussain said to Lobbie, “Did the dog bark at
night?”
d. Carol said to Jeff, “Will you spend your
money on apparels?”
e. I said to my father, “Why are you upset?”
f. Chintan said to Ram, “How is a message sent?”
g. She said to her brother, “When will you go to Itahari?”
h. Santu said to Miley, “Who is calling you?”
3.3 Change the following sentences into direct speech.
a. Goyal asked Payal if she was interested in music.
b. Justin asked Selena where her parents went
on Sunday.
c. Kafila asked Junaid if he had eaten the apple
the previous day.
d. The god asked the man what he needed.
e. The patient asked the doctor if he had to avoid salt and fat.
f. Motu asked Patulu why he was washing his
bald head.
g. Anamol asked Prakriti how she had been
fooled.
h. The student asked the teacher if they might go to play.
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4 Vocabulary Time
4.1. Know the following idioms with ‘off.’
a. call off : to cancel
Use : The friendly match between Nepal and
Pakistan was called off due to security issues.
b. turn off : to go off, to switch off
Use : All the lights in the colony are turned off with a
signal.
c. get off : to dismount a vehicle, to give up a responsibility.
Use : Don’t get off the bus in every station.
d. take off : to leave the ground in order to fly.
Use : The plane took off a few seconds before
e. well off : rich, prosperous
Use : They are well off enough to afford a foreign
tour.
f. write off : to cancel something from accounts or someone
from consideration.
Use : Tom wrote Shiva off promotion.
The bad debt was written off.
g. stand off : to stay at a distance, remain apart
Use : She stood off from the group because she was
annoyed.
h. set off : to leave for something or some place
Use : The troop set off for Somalia three hours late.
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i. pay off : to yield profit, to result in benefits
Use : My labour in the field has paid off. I sell a ton of
tomatoes every month.
j. peel off : to remove the outside layer or covering, put off
clothes.
Use : The orange was peeled off by my grandma.
4.2 Use the above idioms and complete the following sentences. Use
a different form of the verb where needed.
a. Don’t .............................. the banana now. We still have a lot of time
before we eat them.
b. The three men ............................... for a month long
voyage to the Caribbean.
c. We .......................... the meeting. We have not set the
next date for it yet.
d. The whole area is resided by ............................ families. No one is
poor here.
e. My investment in the real estate business has
........................... pretty well.
f. Please ............................. the television. It’s time to
sleep now.
g. They are ....................................... off the shore. I
think they are tired of swimming.
4.3. Consult a dictionary or take help from the teacher. Find the
meanings of the following idioms and use them in your own
sentences.
a. bite off b. carry off c. break off d. wear off e. give off
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5 Listening Time
Listen to the device or the teacher and do the following activities.
5.1. Tick the correct answer.
a. Child marriage is a ..........................
social problem of Nepal.
great normal minor
b. Child marriage is mostly practiced
in the ......................... areas.
urban rural hilly
c. Thousands of girls get married .......................................
willingly at an early age to foreign countries
d. The girls who married early are likely to become..........................
soon.
mothers educated rich
e. According to the law of Nepal, 20 years is the ...........................
marriageable age
period taken to eradicate child marriage
best age for child bearing
5.2. State whether the following sentences are true or false.
a. Child marriage is not practiced in Nepal.
b. Early marriage affects the health and education of girls.
c. The girls married early are likely to bear more children.
d. Nepalese people strictly follow the law in terms of marriageable
age.
e. Awareness increases this problem.
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6 Speaking Time
6.1. Read the following sentences.
a. I think child marriage will be practiced in Nepal for a couple of
decades more.
b. In my opinion, computers will have ruled our life by 2030.
c. According to my point of view, deforestation will increase in
the coming years.
d. I believe that more Nepalese students will migrate abroad in
the coming years.
e. I can say that the classrooms in Nepal will be digitalized soon.
6.2. Speak what you think about the following issues.
a. pollution in Kathmandu b. celebration of festivals in Nepal
c. use of mobile phones d. cricket in Nepal
6.3. Practice the following conversation with your friend.
Lulu : What do you
think about the
reconstruction
in Nepal, sir?
Mr. Gyawali : It is a
challenging
task. I think it
will take more
than five years.
Lulu : How will you
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arrange the fund?
Mr. Gyawali : I believe that the government will appropriate
enough budget for it. If not, we will ask for help with
the donor agencies and nations.
Lulu : What about the public support?
Mr. Gyawali : In my opinion, the people are quite supportive for the
reconstruction. I can say that a good coordination
and a productive partnership will be there between
the government and the people.
Lulu : Thank you for your valuable opinion, sir!
Mr. Gyawali : You’re welcome!
7 Pronunciation and Spelling Time
7.1. Repeat the following words after your teacher.
vegetable bachelor bend viable
bard believe vulnerable broker
bicycle verb board virtual
blunder boat brave boom
building pivot superb vibrate
travel van vision bible
vest marvel vote shovel
vehicle bovver bottle volcano
bucket beverage Viber
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7.2. Place the above words in the correct column.
words that have /b/ words that have /v/ words that have both
sound sound sounds
1. 1 1.
2. 2. 2.
3. 3. 3.
4. 4. 4.
5. 5. 5.
6. 6. 6.
7. 7. 7.
8. 8. 8.
9. 9. 9.
10. 10. 10
11. 11.
12. 12.
13.
8 Fun Time
8.2. Practice the following tongue twisters.
a. I saw a kitten eating chicken in the kitchen.
b. Fred fed Tred bread and Tred fed Fred bread.
c. The poor boar pours batter over his putter.
d. Upper roller lower roller, lower roller upper roller.
e. I have got a date at quarter to eight; I’ll see you at the gate so
don’t be late.
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