English

Grade 6

Government of Nepal
Ministry of Education, Science and Technology
Curriculum Development Centre
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 Preface
The amendment of the curriculum and textbook is a regular process. The curriculum
and the textbook of English have been amended several times to incorporate the latest
developments in the field of English Language Teaching. Catching up with the same
trend, this textbook has been developed based on the Basic Level Education (Grade
6-8) Curriculum, 2077 that is developed as per the guidelines of National Curriculum
Framework 2076.

This textbook, initially written by Prof. Dr. Arun Gupto, Mr. Khagendra Prasad Nepal,
Mr. Sedunath Dhakal and Mr. Shankar Paudel, has been revised by a team of experts -
Dr. Gopal Prasad Pandey, Mr. Shankar Adhikari, Mr. Nabin Kumar Khadka, Mr. Nim
Prakash Singh Rathaur, Mr. Parshu Ram Tiwari, Mr. Raju Shrestha, Mr. Pashupati
Pandey and Mr. Ananda Dhungana. The textbook was piloted for the whole year in 2077
BS and the revision has been made on the basis of feedback and comments received
from school teachers. Comments from other stakeholders have also been included in
the textbook. Several people notably – Mr. Ana Prasad Neupane, Mr. Keshab Prasad
Dahal, Prof. Dr. Bal Mukunda Bhandari, Dr. Ganga Ram Gautam, Ms. Rani Jha,
Mr. Purna Bahadur Lamichhane, Mr. Mahendra Kumar Shrestha, Mr. Tuka Raj Adhikari
and Mr. Madhav Prasad Ghimire have contributed a lot in bringing out the book in this
form. The illustrations are done by Mr. Dev Koimee and the layout design by Mr.
Khados Sunuwar and Mr. Santosh Kumar Dahal. The Curriculum Development Centre
extends sincere gratitude to all of them. The Centre would also like to acknowledge all
the sources where the texts and tasks are retrieved from and adapted.

Considerable efforts have been made to make the book activity-oriented, useful and
interesting for all the learners, however, teachers can adapt the tasks as per the need
and context of their students. This textbook can be used as the primary resource for
classroom teaching but teachers are encouraged to make use of their own resources to
supplement the language learning of students. If used in the right way and as intended,
this learning tool should help students achieve the competencies and the learning
outcomes outlined in the curriculum.

Curriculum Development Centre always welcomes constructive feedback for the

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 Table of Contents
Unit Reading Speaking Listening Grammar Writing Project work Extra bit Page
1 Biography (T.S. Introducing Conversation Present simple Biography Filling in Capitalisation 1
Eliot) others 'be' Message of a student
Message of congratulations registration
congratulations form
2 Story (Three Asking for, Announcement Yes/no Classroom rules Preparing a Full stop 11
Simple Rules) giving and question Personal letter profile
Poem (Where denying
Go the Boats) permission
3 Story (Beauty Requesting Conversation Modals: will, Application for a Preparing Modals: will, 21
and the Beast) and would, can, sick leave a list of would, can,
Application responding could Completing a demands could.
letter broken dialogue
4 Factual text Expressing Description of a Imperative Paragraph about Drawing a set Question mark 32
(Festivals of good wishes festival a festival of pictures Comma
Nepal)
5 Story (The Making Conversation Type 2 Paraphrasing Making a list Irregular past 40
Monkeys Go suggestions conditional sentences of suggestions
Fasting) Completing a
Factual text skeleton story
(History of
computers)
6 Drama (Tom Expressing Explanation Connectives: Listing the rules Acting out the Collective 52
Paints the intention because and of volleyball play nouns
Fence) with reasons because of Paragraph
Factual text
(Volleyball: Our
National Game)
7 Essay (Human Predicting Weather report Simple future Paragraph Preparing a Kinds of 63
and the Going to future scrap book sentences
Environment)
Weather forecast
8 Narrative Describing Description Used to An account of Collection of Alphabetical 72
(Gairigaun: past habits Past simple past habits pictures order
Then and Now, Paragraph
Anne Frank: A
Short Life)

9 Descriptive text Making Conversation Comparative Description Preparing a Adjectives 83

(Rara Lake) comparisons and superlative Paragraph brochure or
Food Menu leaflet
10 Brochure (Rules Expressing Conversation should, be A set of rules Preparing Have to, must, 94
and Safety obligations allowed to, and regulations a list of should
Guidelines at and have to, must rules and
Central Zoo) prohibitions regulations on
Conversation a chart paper
(Rules at
Museum)
11 Essay (Mobile Describing Description A/an, the Picture Drawing Word class I 105
Phones: Uses people, Present description pictures and
and Abuses) places and Continuous Description of an describing
Fun facts about objects object
mobile phones
12 Story Apologising Recorded Negation Apology letter/ Writing an Word class II 117
(Forgiveness of message email email
the King)
Letter (Apology)
 13 Story (The Baby Expressing Conversation Connectives: Reordering Preparing a Verb forms in 128
Quail) ability because, since, sentences to picture story different tenses
Poem (On as because of make a story
Another's Paragraph
Sorrow)
14 Price List Stating Price list Common noun Description Preparing a Common 138
Advertisement units and price list Multiword
quantities verbs
15 Story (Musicians Expressing Radio interview Modal verbs: Paragraph Picture work May, might, 147
of Ilam) degrees of may might, (musical must
Poem (The probability must instruments)
Arrow and the Simple future
Song)
16 Story (Umar in Narrating a Instructions Past simple Narrative Drawing Consonants 156
Disguise) sequence of Past continuous paragraph pictures for a
Essay (Sakela events Completing a story
Sili at skeleton story
Tundikhel)
17 Story (A Palm Expressing Conversation Past simple Completing Report writing Vowels 166
Reader) surprise and Past continuous a skeleton
Conversation dismay Past Perfect dialogue
Dialogue
18 Chart Asking for Conversation Wh question Describing a bar Preparing a Reflexive 177
(Expenditure on information graph bar graph pronouns
Computers and and reasons Poem
Smartphones)
News story
(Gaurika Bags
Record Fourth
Gold)
Glossary 186
 Unit
1
Getting started
A. Look at the pictures and say who they are and what they do.

B. Listen and sing.

The writer writes and the poet sings
The painter paints some beautiful things.
The doctor heals and the lawyer appeals
The pilot flies planes over the hills.

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 Teachers teach well, the drivers drive
The actor makes some characters alive.
The player plays and the dancers dance
The merchant sells goods with good chance.

All are busy throughout the days

Or they wander through pleasant ways.
Whatever they do, whatever befall
The farmer must have fed them all.

C. Who do you like most? Introduce him/her to your class.

Reading I
a. What does a poet do?
b. Can you name some Nepali poets?
c. Who is the man in the picture?

T.S. Eliot
T.S. Eliot is a great American-born English poet,
playwright and literary critic. His full name was
Thomas Stearns Eliot. He was born on September
26, 1888 in Missouri to Henry Ware Eliot and
Charlotte Champe Stearns.
Eliot took his higher education at Smith
Academy, the boys’ college preparatory division
of Washington University from 1898 to 1905. He
studied Latin, ancient Greek, French and German. He began to write

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poetry when he was fourteen. His first published poem was “A Fable
for Feasters”. It was written as a school exercise and was published in
the Smith Academy Record in February 1905. He studied philosophy
at Harvard College from 1906 to 1909. He completed B.A. in 1909 and
M.A. the following year. He had also worked as a philosophy assistant
at Harvard from 1909 to 1910. By 1916, he completed his PhD from
Harvard.
He suffered from hernia in his childhood. His parents hired an Irish
nurse to look after him. His nurse was a catholic; this could have been a
reason for his attachment and inclination towards Catholicism from his
childhood. His writings are also deeply influenced by the Biblical stories,
myths, and its teachings from the very time he adopted Catholicism.
Eliot was one of the most influential poets of the 20th century. His
writings brought a new wave in writing poetry. His first publication,
The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, is regarded as a masterpiece of
the modernist movement. His other best-known poems in English
language are: Gerontion (1920), The Waste Land (1922), The Hollow
Men (1925), Ash Wednesday (1930), Old Possum’s Book of Practical
Cats (1939), and Four Quartets (1945). He is also remembered as a
great source of enlightenment in the light of religion for his seven
plays, particularly Murder in the Cathedral (1935), The Cocktail
Party (1949), and The Rock-a pageant play (1934). He became
successful to give new height to the English poetry and other forms
of writing. Eliot was awarded both the Order of Merit and the Nobel
Prize for Literature in 1948.
Leaving a strong landmark in English poetry and stirring influence on
modern English literature, T.S. Eliot passed away on January 4, 1965
in London.

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A. Find the words in the text which mean the following.
a. a person who writes drama or plays
b. an outstanding piece of work
c. followed
d. an event marking a unique or important historical change
e. died
B. Read the text again and complete the table about Eliot’s life
with correct information.
Year Incident
1888 AD
1905 AD
1909 AD
1916 AD
1948 AD
1965 AD

C. Answer the following questions.

a. Where was T.S. Eliot born?
b. Where did he take his higher education?
c. What problem did he face in his childhood?
d. What made him inclined towards Catholicism?
e. What was Eliot’s first publication?
f. List out the awards he got.

D. Read the text again and make a list of Eliot's literary works.

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 Speaking
A. Act out the following conversation.
Tilak, she is Sonam.
She lives in Helambu.
She is an actor. Hi, Tilak! Nice
Hello Sonam! He Hi, Sonam. Nice
is Tilak. He lives to meet you.
to meet you too.
in Achham. He is a
volleyball player.

B. Make a group of three and introduce each other. Use the

expressions like the following.
a. Ritesh, please meet Sarita.
b. Ritesh, have you met Sarita before?
c. I’d like you to meet Nitesh.
d. I’d like to introduce you to Lakpa.
e. Sabir, this is Karina. Karina, this is Sabir.
f. Nice to meet you.
g. Pleased to meet you.
h. How do you do?
i. Happy to meet you.

Listening
A. Look at the picture and answer these questions.
a. What are the children doing in the picture?

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 b. Do you do the same? When?
c. How do you introduce yourself to others?
B. Listen to the recording and tick the correct answer.
a. Ranjan lives near the .
i. post office ii. bus station iii. school
b. Both Ranjan and Manju read in grade .
i. five ii. six iii. seven
c. Manju’s father teaches in a near their home.
i. campus ii. university iii. school
C. Listen to the recording again and write True or False.
a. Manju and Ranjan were already good friends.
b. They introduced each other.
c. Ranjan's father is a businessman.
d. Both Manju and Ranjan were happy at the end.
D. Now, write about either Manju or Ranjan. Write as much
information as you remember.

Grammar
A. Complete these sentences from the text T.S. Eliot.
a. T.S. Eliot a great American-born Enslish poet.
b. His other best known poems in English language
Gerontion, The West Land and others.

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B. Look at the pictures and read.

She is a singer. They are children.

She is a student. Mr. Sharma is a driver.

C. Complete the sentences with is, am or are.

a. Shikha and Tanuja good friends.
b. Sandeep a player. He plays cricket.
c. I the only child of my parents.
d. Ms. Singh a teacher. She teaches English.
e. Ms. Chaudhary works in an office. She an
officer.
f. The cows grazing in the field.
g. I doing my homework.
h. These notebooks mine.
i. This girl acts in movies. She a good actress.
j. Kaji a farmer. He grows crops.

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 Reading II
a. Is the text a letter?
b. When do you congratulate people?
Congratulations!!!
We would like to congratulate Ms. Shijan Tharu of Grade Six of
our school for winning the Gandaki Province Level Essay Writing
Competition on the title, My Parents: My Role Model. She has received
a cash prize of NRs. 20,000 with a gold medal. She is a role model for
all of us.
Congratulations Shijan for your great achievement!
Head Teacher
&
Saraswoti Secondary School Family
A. Write the words from the text that have the following meanings.
The first letter has been given.
a. an expression of pleasure at the success or good fortune of a
person C ...
b. an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two
or more contestants C ...
c. taken something that has been offered R ...
d. something that is obtained successfully A ...
B. Ask questions to your friend. S/he must answer in short.
a. Who is the winner of the Essay Writing Competition?
b. In which class does Shijan study?
c. What is the cash prize for the winner?
C. Collect any two messages of congratulations from a newspaper/
magazine and present them to your class.

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 Writing
A. Write a short biography of Bal Krishna Sama using the given
clues.
Name : Bal Krishna Sama
Real Name : Bal Krishna Shamsher Janga Bahadur Rana
Date of Birth : Magh 24, 1959 BS (February 08, 1903)
Birthplace : Gyaneshwor, Kathmandu
Parents : Samar Shamsher Janga Bahadur Rana / Kirti Rajya
Lakshmi Rana
Early Life : Studied in Durbar High School, Rani Pokhari and I.
Sc. from Tri-Chandra College, Ghantaghar
Contribution : Wrote many stories, poems, essays, compositions and
biographies
: Known as one of Nepal’s greatest dramatists
Literary works : Mutuko Byatha, Mukunda Indira, Pralhad, Andhabeg,
Bhakta Bhanubhakta, Prempinda, Amar Singh,
Swasni Manchhe, etc.
Death : Saun 06, 2038 BS (June 20, 1981)
B. Read the message in Reading II again and write a similar
message of congratulations. Use the following clues.
- name of your friend
- his/her achievements
- prize won
- congratulations
- name of your school

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 Project work
Collect necessary information from your parents and fill in the
school registration form.
SHREE LAXMI SECONDARY SCHOOL
P.O. Box: 4546, Kathmandu, Nepal
E-mail:[email protected]
PHOTO
STUDENT REGISTRATION FORM
Grade : ...........
This form should be filled in BLACK.
Please use BLOCK Letters.
Student's Information (to be filled in by the student)
Name:
Date of Birth: Sex: (Circle) M F O
Father's Name:
Occupation: Tel:
Mother's Name:
Occupation: Tel:
Guardian's Name:
Occupation: Tel:
Current Address:
Permanent Address (if different):

Extra bit: Capitalisation

- We capitalise the names of people and places, including streets,
planets, continents and countries. For example; The Earth is the
third planet from the Sun. I met Ramhari on the way to school.
- We capitalise days of the week, months and festivals, but not
seasons. For example; His birthday party is on Sunday.
- We capitalise titles and names of institutions. For example; I am
reading War and Peace this week.
- We capitalise the first letter of a sentence. For example; She has
given me a book.
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 Unit
2

Getting started
A. Look at the following pictures and say what is right and what
is wrong in them.

B. Listen and sing.

Would it be alright if I took your pen?
May I write and recite a poem then?
Of course, you can but rather do it soon.
I am so restless to wait till noon.

Can I take a photo with you somehow?

Is it alright if I click it now?
Oh, I am afraid, I can’t say ‘yes’ now.
Sorry, but I’d rather you not allow.

C. Now, talk about an incident in which you were refused to do

something.

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 Reading I
a. Where do you think the man is?
b. What is he holding in his hand?
c. What is his name?

Three Simple Rules

Once, there was a rich man in a
village. His name was Chulong.
Despite being rich he still wanted
more riches, more money.
One day, he was walking in his
garden. He saw a strange bird in
a bush. It was very small. But it
had very beautiful and colourful
feathers. Its voice was also very sweet. Chulong had never seen such
a bird in his life. He slowly went near the bush unseen. He caught the
bird. The bird spoke: “Why have you caught me?”
“I want to make money. I can sell you for a big amount,” replied Chulong.
“But you are already rich. Why do you want more?” asked the bird.
“Because I want to become richer and richer,” replied Chulong.
“But do not dream of making money through me!” said the bird.
It further added, “You can not sell me. Nobody will buy me because in
imprisonment, I will lose my beauty and my sweet voice.”
The bird slowly turned into a black bird. The beautiful feathers now
looked like the feathers of a crow. Chulong's hopes of making money
were shattered.

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He said angrily, “I will kill you, and I will eat your meat.”
“Eat me! I am so small. You will not get enough meat to kill your
hunger,” replied the bird.
Chulong could not answer.
The bird then
suggested, “Well set
me free. In return, I
shall teach you three
simple but useful
rules.”
“What is the use of
the rules? I want
only money,” said
Chulong. He was
irritated. “But these rules can profit you greatly,” added the bird.
“Profit me! Really? Then I shall set you free. But how can I trust you?
You may fly away,” said Chulong.
“I give you my word. And I always keep my word,” said the bird.
Chulong wanted to take a chance. He released the bird. It flew up at
once. Then it sat on the branch of a tree. Its colour started changing. It
became beautiful again.
Chulong asked, “Now teach me the rules.” “Certainly,” said the bird.
Then it added, “The first rule is: Never believe everything others say.
The second rule is: Never be sad about something you do not have. The
third rule is: Never throw away what you have in your hand.”
“You silly bird,” shouted Chulong, “These three rules are known to
everyone. You have cheated me.”

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But the bird said, “Chulong, just sit down for a while. Think about all
your actions of today. You had me in your hands, but you released me.
You believed all that I said. And you are sad about not having me. The
rules are simple. But you never followed them. Now do you see the
value of the rules?” Then the bird flew away and disappeared from his
sight.
(Adapted from the fables of Thailand)

A. Notice the use of the following words in the story and make
sensible sentences of your own.

riches feathers amount dream believe follow

B. Read the text again and write True or False.

a. Chulong was satisfied with his riches.
b. He bought a bird to keep at home.
c. His greed set the bird free.
d. The bird cheated Chulong.
e. The bird changed its colour twice.

C. Answer the following questions.

a. What was the main aim of Chulong?
b. Why could Chulong not make money from the bird?
c. What were the three simple rules the bird told Chulong?
d. What type of person is Chulong?
e. What lesson did you learn from the story?

D. Imagine that you were Chulong. What would you do when the
colourful bird turned into a black crow? Write in a few lines.

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 Speaking
A. The pictures show the library and the classroom rules of a
school.

Classroom rules

B. Work in pairs. Read the library rules and classroom rules and
talk to each other. Try asking for permission and give or refuse
permission. Use the expressions below.

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 May I .......................?
Asking for permission Can I ........................?
Is it okay if I ............?
Yes, you may.
Giving permission Of course.
Yes, you can.
I'm sorry. You can't.
Refusing permission I'm afraid. You can't.
I'm sorry.
C. What ideas did you get from the above rules? Discuss your
ideas in pairs and write the rules that you must follow in your
school library. You are free to set your own rules. Write them
on a cardboard paper. Present it to the class.
Listening
A. Look at the picture and answer the questions.
a. Who do you think the person
speaking is?
b. Who is the person talking to?
c. Have you ever heard any
announcements in your
school?
d. What types of announcements
are made in the assembly?
B. Listen to the recording and fill in the blanks.
a. The name of school is Secondary School.
b. The school starts at a.m.

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 c. The students are not allowed to eat at school.
d. The students should wash their frequently.
C. Listen to the recording again and write True or False.
a. The students are allowed to wear bangles.
b. School uniform is compulsory only for students.
c. Different types of dustbins must be used for different waste.
d. The students are allowed to visit the library in snack time.
D. Work in pairs. Tell each other the school rules announced by
the head teacher.

Grammar
A. Read the following pairs of sentences.
She is an honest girl. Is she an honest girl?
They are playing now. Are they playing now?
She dances well. Does she dance well?
The second sentence in each pair is a Yes/No question.
B. Match the statements in column A with their questions in
column B.
Column A Column B
a. He loves this town. i. Do they like soccer?
b. They like soccer. ii. Can she drive a lorry?
c. She can drive a lorry. iii. Does he love this town?
d. They are nice. iv. Does she wake up early?
e. She wakes up early. v. Are they nice?

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C. Now, change the following statements into Yes/No questions.
a. Sarita is a helpful girl.
b. You are coming to school.
c. They are happy.
d. The students are looking smart in their school uniforms.
e. I may come inside.
f. It is all right.
g. He eats an apple everyday.
h. She gave me a book yesterday.
i. They have a car.

Writing
A. Work in groups. Discuss and write your own set of rules for
your class; and paste on the classroom wall/bulletin board.
B. Write a letter to your friend explaining the rules that you have
in your school.

Reading II
a. What do you see in the picture?
b. Where is it?
c. Have you ever travelled in a boat?

Where Go the Boats

Dark brown is the river,
Golden is the sand.
It flows along for ever,
With trees on either hand.
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 Green leaves a-floating,
Castles of the foam,
Boats of mine a-boating—
Where will all come home?

On goes the river

And out past the mill,
Away down the valley,
Away down the hill.

Away down the river,

A hundred miles or more,
Other little children
Shall bring my boats ashore.
-Robert Louis Stevenson
A. Find the rhyming words from the poem for these words.
band drill fever dome bore

B. Find the words from the poem which have the following
meanings.
a. a large old-fashioned building
b. a lightweight form of rubber, plastic or wood used for
travelling on water
c. a low area of land between hills or mountains
C. Answer the following questions.
a. What is the colour of the river and the sand?
b. Where are the trees?

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 c. Where is the boat floating?
d. Who shall bring the boat to shore?

Project work
Visit the library in your school or take help from your English
teacher and note down the details about Nelson Mandela. Include
important dates (birth and death), place of birth, works etc.

Extra bit: Full stop

The full stop (also known as a period) is the simplest of the punctuation
marks to use. You use it like a knife to cut the sentences to the required
lengths.
Use full stop to mark the end of a statement.
Examples: Rome is the capital of Italy.
I was born in Sarlahi and now live in Kathmandu.
Use full stop to indicate an abbreviation.
Examples: I will arrive between 6 a.m. and 7 a.m.
Dr. Karki is a physician.
Use full stop in numbers to separate the whole number from the decimal.
Examples: $ 10.43 (ten dollars and 43 cents)
14.17 (fourteen point one seven)
After a single word which can form a sentence.
Examples: Goodbye.
Stop.

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 Unit
3

Getting started
A. Look at the pictures and discuss what these people are doing.

B. Listen and sing.

Will you give me the colour, please?
I want to paint all hills and seas.
I want to travel the world too.
Can I take your lovely shoe?

Could you now give me a cup of tea?

I want to be all fresh and free.
How shall it look my world to be?
Could you please explain it to me?

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C. Work in pairs. Make two requests about anything and respond
to them.
Reading I

a. Who are these people?

b. What is the name of the animal in the second picture?
c. What does the man do?

Beauty and the Beast

Once upon a time, there
lived a merchant with
his three daughters at the
edge of a dense forest.
One day, as he was about
to leave home for work
in the town, he asked all
three daughters if they
wanted any presents on his return.
The eldest daughter was excited and said, “Oh, yes! Will you bring
me dresses made of silk? “Very well, those are expensive, I’ll try,”
replied the merchant. The second daughter also had a similar demand.
She said, “Oh father, could you please bring me pearl earrings?” The
merchant then asked his youngest daughter, Beauty who was the most
beautiful and thoughtful of them all. She said, “You may just bring me
some roses, father.” The merchant was pleased by the simple demand of
Beauty. Promising to try his best to bring them all what they had asked
for, he left for the town.
On his way back to the village through the dark and dense forest, he lost

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his way. He suddenly
reached the gates of an
old and ruined castle.
As he passed through
the gate inside, he saw
a huge bush full of
white roses. He happily
decided to pluck a few
for his Beauty.
Just when he was about to pluck the first rose, he heard a roar behind
him, “How dare you walk inside my castle without my permission?”
The merchant was very scared when he saw a dangerous beast with the
head of a lion, the body of a bear and the legs of a wild dog standing in
front of him.
“I…I am…s-sorry…I saw these…roses and wanted to take for my
Beauty,” he said terrified.
“You thief! I won’t let you get away with this!” snarled the beast.
“Sorry. P-please let me go back to my daughters. I d-don’t want the
flowers,” the merchant replied shivering with fear.
The beast spoke after a while, “Go home. But send your daughter
who wanted the roses. “Don’t lie! If you don’t send your daughter by
tomorrow evening, I will come to take you all,” he shouted.
Reaching home that night, he told what had happened in the forest to his
daughters. Although Beauty’s sisters told the merchant to send Beauty
to the beast so that they would be safe, the loving father did not agree.
However, Beauty decided to go to the beast to save her family. The
following night, she left home without telling anyone.

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As Beauty reached the castle of the beast, it warmly welcomed her and
took her inside. She was given a proper room to live and well cooked
food to eat. The beast treated her well as a friend.
After living there for a few months, Beauty and the beast became best
friends and lived together. Beauty missed her father and sisters as well.
So one night, she asked the beast to give her a day to go to meet her
father and sisters. The beast agreed to let her go back for only a day.
After she returned home, all became happy to see her back. So they lived
happily for weeks. Slowly, Beauty forgot that the beast was waiting for
her in the castle.
One night, she had a dream that the beast was very sick and he was
calling her name. Worried that the beast was really sick and guilty and
she had broken his trust, she ran back to the castle the next day. Reaching
the castle, she found out that the beast was really ill. “Oh I am so sorry
I left you alone,” she said to him, with tears in her eyes. “I am so happy
to see you after all these days, Beauty. I feared you would never come
back,” said the beast. After that, Beauty started crying and her tears fell
upon the beast’s face.
Magically the beast turned into a handsome young man. “Who you are!”
Beauty was surprised. “It’s me. The beast!” the young man said. He spoke
again, “I was a prince. I used to kill the wild animals a lot. So, the god
had given me a punishment and turned me into a beast. When I pleaded
the God to turn me back to a human, the God said that only a true friend’s
teardrops would help. Now, you helped me turn into a human.”
Beauty was overjoyed to hear this.
Later they invited Beauty’s father and sisters to live with them in the
castle. They all came to live happily together forever.

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A. Match the words in column A with their meanings in column B.
Column A Column B
a. dense i. bad treatment
b. castle ii. thick
c. scare iii. make a loud noise, as of an animal
d. roar iv. to make a person/animal feel frightened
e. punishment v. a large building where the king or
other great person resides

B. Read the text again and write True or False.

a. The youngest daughter’s name was Beauty.
b. The second daughter asked her father to bring her a dress
made of silk.
c. The merchant reached the castle of a beast in the forest.
d. The beast turned into a beautiful young lady.
e. Beauty and the young prince lived happily with her
family.
C. Put the following sentences in the correct order.
a. The merchant reached a dangerous beast in the castle.
b. The beast turned into a handsome young prince.
c. Beauty went to the beast to save her other family members.
d. Beauty and the prince lived happily thereafter.
e. The merchant was about to go to town.
f. Three daughters demanded different things.
g. The merchant reached home with a sad story.

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D. Answer the following questions.
a. What did the eldest daughter ask her father to bring?
b. What did Beauty ask her father to bring?
c. Why was the beast angry at the merchant?
d. On what condition did the beast let the merchant go home?
e. Why did the sisters want to send Beauty to the beast?
f. What did Beauty see in her dream?
g. Why was the prince punished to be the beast?

E. Try retelling the story in your own words.

Speaking
A. What did the merchant’s daughters say when he asked if they
wanted anything from the town? Write the sentences they said
from the story ‘Beauty and the Beast’.
B. Act out the given conversation in pairs.
Mahesh : Good morning Anu!
Anu : Good morning
Mahesh. What
are you doing
here?
Mahesh : I am reading.
Anu : Will you pass me
that book please?
Mahesh : Sure, here you are.
C. Work in pairs and talk to each other in the following situations.
Use the structures from the box below.
a. Give me your pen please/Sure, here you are.

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 b. Pass me my notebook please/Sorry, I am writing in it.
c. Lend me a pencil please/Of course, take this.
d. Help me carry this bag please/I’m afraid. I am feeling weak.
Will you , please?
Please, .
Can you ?
Could you ?

Listening

A. Look at the picture and guess the answers to the questions.

a. What do you think
they are talking about?
b. Have you ever worked
on the computer?
c. Explain any three
functions that a
computer can do.
B. Listen to the recording and fill in the blanks.
a. The participants of the conversation are Dipak and
.
b. Dipak’s plan is to start class.
c. Dipak wants to learn using .
d. Dipak’s uncle lives in .
e. Dipak thinks that he doesn’t want to his time on
social site.

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C. Talk to your friends how a computer is helpful for students.
Take help from the clues below.
watch
type
videos

Use of computer

play listen to
games music

Reading II
a. What is the text below called?
b. Do you write a letter to your head teacher? Why?
April 5, 2020
The Principal,
Shree Padmodaya Secondary School
Kathmandu
Subject: Application for sick leave
Dear Madam,
With due respect, I would like to inform you that I will not be able to
come to school tomorrow as I am suffering from fever. The doctor has
suggested that I take medicine and rest for some days. I’m visiting the
doctor tomorrow. Therefore, I request you to grant me a leave for a
day. I shall be very grateful to you.

Your obedient student,

Mukesh Sharma
Grade: 6
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A. Find the words from the ‘application’ which mean the following.
The first letter has been given.
a. a written request asking for something A...
b. feeling of deep admiration R...
c. advised S ...
d. to give or to allow G ...
e. dutiful and disciplined O ...
B. Fill in the blanks using the words and phrases given in the box.
fever April 5, 2020 principal
six a day take medicine and rest

Mukesh is a student of Padmodaya Secondary School. He is

studying in Grade This is a letter of application for
sick leave written by Mukesh to his It is written on
Mukesh is suffering from The doctor
has advised him to Mukesh asks his Principal to grant
him a leave for .

Grammar
A. Underline and study all the sentences in the previous letter
with will or would.
B. Study these sentences.
I will be there tomorrow.
I would meet my aunt if I went to my village.
Could you bring me a notebook?
Can I use your pencil?

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C. Complete the sentences with will, would, can and could.
a. Don’t worry. I do it myself.
b. I am sure it happen.
c. I hope they come to meet me tomorrow.
d. If I were you, I tell the teacher about it.
e. I go to hospital if I were sick.
f. you please bring me a chart paper?
g. you take a message, please?
h. You go home now.
i. I ask you a question?
j. It be very cold this winter.

Writing
A. Suppose you are suffering from diarrhoea. Write an application
to your Head Teacher asking him/her to grant you a two-day
sick leave.
B. Complete the following conversation with appropriate
expressions from the box.
I am fine. Can you bring it back tomorrow?
I did well. How are you? Let’s go to the class.
Ronish : Hi, Ramila.
Ramila : . Thank you.
Ronish : How was your exam yesterday?
Ramila : . What about yours?
Ronish : I also did well. Will you please give me your notebook
today?
Ramila : Of course. But, I need to read it tomorrow.

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 Ronish : Sure. Don’t worry.
Ramila : Thank you Ronish. It’s time for our class.
Ronish : Yes, let’s go.

Project work
Do you ask your parents to bring you presents when they go out of
your village or town? Ask your friends about what they demand from
their parents. Write individually and collect everyones’ answers.
Then, make a final list of the common items on a chart paper and
present it to the class with the title “A List of our Demands”.

Extra bit: will, would, can, could

a. A: Could I borrow your ruler, please?
B: Certainly! Here you are.
b. A: Can I help you?
B: No, thanks. I’m just waiting for my friend.
c. A: Would you like another coffee?
B: No, thanks.
d. A: Will you pass me the salt, please?
B: Okay.
e. John will be in his office.
f. We’ll be late.
g. I thought we would be late.
h. Would you please be quiet?
i. They could come by car.
j. It can be very cold here in winter.
k. You can easily get lost in this town.
l. Nishu is tall. She can reach the ceiling.

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 Unit
4

Getting started
A. Look at the pictures and say what festivals these people are
celebrating. Talk to your friends what people do during these
festivals.

B. Listen and sing.

Smile on face and laugh on lips
Wish you the joy and cheer it gives
May your birthday bring all these
Have a good life and tensions cease.

You really did hard work, all day and night

Good luck for exams, you surely make bright
It might be hard and tough might be this
But surely you can do, how tough it is.

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C. Now, make a wish in each of the following situations.
a. Your friend has a birthday today, wish him/her.
b. A festival is coming, wish your teacher.

Reading
a. What are the people doing in the pictures below?
b. What festivals do you celebrate?
c. What festival do you like most? Why?

Festivals of Nepal
Buddha Jayanti
Buddha Jayanti is a festival
celebrated by Buddhists on the
day of Baisakh Purnima. It is the
day when Siddhartha Gautam
was born, enlightened, and
died. It is also called Buddha
Purnima. Buddha was born in
623 BC in Lumbini, Nepal.
The festival is celebrated all
over Nepal and abroad too to
commemorate his birthday.
People go to the monasteries and stupas to pray to Lord Buddha for
peace and prosperity. Special chanting and prayers are performed there
on the day. The monuments are decorated with beautiful flowers and
colours. People go to Lumbini and other places like Swoyambhu,
Bouddha, and other stupas and monasteries where they meditate and
chant prayers to Lord Buddha.

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Eid
This is the biggest festival of the
Muslim community. It is celebrated
world-wide on the last day of
Ramadan. Ramadan is a month-long
fast. It generally falls in the month
of Saun, but the date of the festival
is confirmed every year according to
the Islamic calendar. Muslim people
exchange greetings, go to mosques,
recite Namaj, and pray to the Allah for the unity and prosperity of all
human kind. They greet and embrace each other with the greeting “Eid
Mubarak”, which means best wishes on the occasion of Eid.
Tihar
Tihar is one of the biggest
festivals of Hindus
celebrated in Nepal. It is
also known as Dipawali.
It falls in the month of
Kattik. It is celebrated for
five days, which is called
Yama Panchak. The first
day is Kag Tihar, the second is Kukur Tihar, the third day is Laxmi
Puja, the fourth day is Goru Tihar, and the last day is Bhai Tika. Laxmi
Puja and Bhai Tika are the most popular days at Tihar. People worship
goddess Laxmi by lighting candles and offering Prasad. The cow is
also worshipped on that day. On the day of Bhaitika, sisters offer Tika
to their brothers and wish for their longevity and prosperity. They make
good wishes with each other. People enjoy the festival a lot.

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Chhath
Chhath is celebrated on the day of Kattik
Shukla Shasthi, immediately after Tihar.
People worship goddess Chhathi Maiya and
pray to the sun (both the rising and the setting
sun). It is originated from Terai region of
Nepal, but nowadays it is celebrated in other
parts of the country too. People go to the
banks of rivers, ponds, or lakes and pray to the setting and the rising
sun by offering Prasad in the name of Chhathi Maiya, the goddess.
Christmas
Christmas is celebrated on the 25th
December to commemorate the birth
of Jesus Christ. It is celebrated by the
Christians in Nepal too. People go to
Church and pray to Jesus Christ and
exchange greetings and good wishes with
each other. They decorate their homes,
surroundings, and market places with
Christmas Trees and lighten the areas. They exchange gifts and have
delicious food and enjoy the festival.
A. Complete the following table.
Festivals Who is it When is it What do
celebrated by? celebrated? people do?

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B. Find the words from the text for the following meanings.
a. full moon day
b. a structure erected to commemorate persons or events
c. repeat aloud from memory
d. name of Goddess prayed during Chhath
e. marked by some ceremony or observation
C. Talk about a local festival celebrated in your community.
Try talking about: what it is, when it is celebrated and what
activities people do.

Speaking
A. Work in pairs and act out the given conversations.
Sonali : As-Salaam Alaikum!
Gazi : Wa - A l a i k u m - S a l a a m ,
Sonali. Eid Mubarak!
Sonali : Thank you, Gazi. Eid
Mubarak to you too!
Manish : Phyaphulla!
Menuka : Phyaphulla! Happy
Lhosar, Manish!
Manish : Thank you. Happy
Lhosar to you too.
B. Now, work in pairs. Talk to your friends and express good
wishes on the occasion of the given festivals.
a. Dashain b. Udhauli c. Chhath
d. Holi e. Eid f. Teej
g. Buddha Jayanti h. Maaghi i. Christmas

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 Listening
A. Look at the picture and guess the answers.
a. What do you think these
people are doing?
b. Have you ever participated
in such an activity?
c. Can you name any three
cultural performances of your locality?
B. Listen to the recording and circle the correct word.
a. Gaura is a very popular festival in the Eastern/Western Nepal.
b. It falls in the month of Bhadau/Asoj.
c. Women worship Gauri/Shiva at the festival.
C. Listen to the recording again and write Yes or No.
a. Men fast at Gaura festival.
b. Deuda is performed on the occasion of Gaura.
c. Deuda is played with traditional music.
D. Now, with a partner, ask and answer questions about Gaura festival.

Grammar
A. Read the class rules on the whiteboard below. Tick (√) the rules
you have in your class.

a. Try your hardest in class.

b. Don’t eat food.
c. Close the window if you’re cold.
d. Put your hand up to ask a question.
e. Don’t shout out!
f. Don’t hit other children.
g. Don’t chew gum.

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The above are imperative sentences. Remember! You can use
‘please’ to be more polite.
Examples: Please put the plates on the table.
Don’t make so much noise please.
Be careful!
Don’t say ‘you’ and use the verb without to.
B. Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.
Example: salt Pass me please the
Pass me the salt please.
a. door please Answer the
b. lunch Don’t your forget
c. English Speak please in
d. Wait please for me

Writing
A. Rewrite the following paragraph with necessary correction.
mahashivaratri is a festival of hindu people. they go to pashupatinath
temple of Kathmandu to worship shiva? other temples of shiva are
also crowded with devotees. this festival falls In the month Of
Phagun
B. What things do you do in the festival you like most? Write a
short paragraph about the festival. Write about these:
a. Who is it celebrated by?
b. When is it celebrated?
c. What do people do on the festival?
d. Why do you like the festival?

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 Project work
Work in groups of five. Collect information about a festival of
your locality. Draw pictures and paste them on chart paper. Then,
present it to the class.
Extra bit: Question mark and comma
(Question mark (?)
Use a question mark (?) at the end of a sentence that asks a question.
Examples: Where is the bathroom? Are you home?
Use a question mark at the end of a tag question.
Examples: You speak English, don’t you? Lisa is not here, is she?
Use a question mark after a type of question to which no answer is required.
Examples: Who cares? Are you kidding me?
Comma (,)
Use a comma to separate words or phrases of three or more.
Examples: The colours in my bedroom are blue, green and yellow.
My best friends are Nita, Nisha, Nimesh and Lisa.
Use a comma to write a date in a sentence. Do not use a comma if the
day or year is left out.
Examples: He was born on March 17th, 1981.
School will begin on August 25th.
Use a comma to separate the city from the state while writing a location
in a sentence.
Example: She was born in Dhading, Bagmati.
Use a comma around degrees or titles with names.
Examples: Ram Karki, M.D. Karima Begam, Ph.D.
Use a comma to separate introductory words such as yes, no, well, finally
etc.
Examples: Yes, I would love to go to the park today.
Now, it’s time to start the movie.

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 Unit
5

Getting started
A. Look at the pictures and say what you would do to these people.

B. Listen and sing.

I would fly happily and go so high
If I had the time and wings to fly
High from the sky, I would see down
And would go to the world round and round.

I would surely dive deep down the sea

If I were a dolphin dancing happily
I would travel for food miles and miles
If I were the hungry little crocodiles.

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 I would be free roaming in a jungle
If I were a monkey jumping on a tree
I had the only wish what could I be
To remain happy, active and free.

C. How would you live your life if you were a bird? Tell your
friends.

Reading I
a. What do you think the monkeys are doing in the picture?
b. Do you have meetings with your family? Why?

The Monkeys Go Fasting

One day, a group of
monkeys decided to go
on a fast. The old monkey
chief thought that they
would be starved soon
if no food was stored.
So he called the younger
monkeys and suggested,
“Before we begin fasting,
I think you should collect some food. We can take it immediately after
our fasting is over.” The monkeys nodded their heads in agreement. The
youngsters were sent in search of food. They returned with huge hands
of delicious-looking bananas.
Looking at those bananas, the wife of the chief monkey counselled,
“Why don’t you keep your share of bananas with you before we begin

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our fast. We won’t get time distributing the bananas after we break our
fast. You can imagine how hungry we all will be by then!”
The monkeys liked the idea and they collected their share of the bananas.
“Why don’t we peel one banana and keep it ready to eat?” said one of
the youngsters.
“Yes, let’s do that,” shouted a fat monkey in agreement. Just looking at
the bananas was making him hungry.

“All right,” said the monkey chief. “We shall peel the bananas but we
should not eat them until the fasting is over.”
So the monkeys peeled their bananas and carefully kept them ready for
eating in the evening.
“Can I keep the banana in my mouth? I promise not to eat it till evening.
Please!” a little monkey asked his father.
“Why don’t we all put a banana in our mouth? That way we can chew
it immediately when we break the fast,” said his father. “If we don’t eat
it, it won’t harm our agreement,” he added.
So, the monkeys put the bananas in their mouths. One by one they
looked at each other uncomfortably as they began their fasting. Within
no time at all, the bananas disappeared down their gullets. And that was
the end of their fast!
(Adapted from Indian Folklores)
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A. Read the story and match the following words with their
meanings.
a. fasting i. showed agreement by lowering head
b. nodded ii. staying without food for longer time
c. delicious iii. having a strong desire to eat food
d. hungry iv. make commitment to do something
e. promise v. very tasty

B. Rearrange the following sentences in the correct order.

a. Young monkeys brought delicious-looking bananas.
b. All the monkeys ate the bananas and their fasting was over.
c. The monkeys peeled bananas and put them in their mouths.
d. The monkeys decided to go on a fast.
e. The monkeys felt very hungry after they saw bananas.

C. Write short answers to the following questions.

a. What did the monkeys agree on?
b. Why did the old monkey suggest for the young monkeys to
collect food?
c. What made the fat monkey hungry?
d. Why did the monkeys divide the bananas?
e. Why did they decide to put the peeled bananas in their mouth?

D. Do you fast? Why do you do that? Is it good or bad for health.

Discuss with your friends.

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 Speaking
A. Act out the following conversation.
Deepak : Hey Ansila, you
look sad today. What
happened?
Ansila : Nothing. Please,
leave me alone.
Deepak : Tell me, dear. What’s
wrong?
Ansila : Well, I lost my English book. What do I do?
Deepak : Oh! Why don’t you tell your teacher?
Ansila : Oh my gosh! I can’t do that.
Deepak : If I were you, I would tell him for sure.
Ansila : Are you sure?
Deepak : Yes. Don’t worry. I’m sure he’ll understand.
Ansila : Ok, then. I will ask to be excused first.
Deepak : Yes, you’re right. You should buy a new one if it is
not found.
Ansila : Sure! Thank you, Deepak.
B. Make as many sentences as possible from the following table.
tell it to your class teacher.
speak politely.
You should
inform your parents.
Why don’t you...?
go and meet her.
If I were you, I would
follow the teacher’s advice.
search myself.

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C. Work in pairs. Take turns to give suggestions in the following
situations. Use the structures as in the example.
You should………
Why don’t you………...?
If I were you, I would…………….
A: I have lost my pencil.
B: You should tell your class teacher.
a. You have lost your notebook.
b. You are feeling thirsty.
c. You have a stomach ache.
d. You are not so good at English.
e. You have made some mistakes in the story.

Listening
A. Look at the picture and guess the answers to these questions.
a. What do you see in the picture?
b. Do you remember when you were sad last
time?

B. Listen to the recording and fill in the blanks with suitable

words.
a. Ivan has lost his .
b. First, Suvam advised Ivan to tell about it to his .
c. Ivan told it to the teacher but it was not .
d. Ivan finally told that it was a good to tell all his
friends.

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C. Listen to the recording again and tick the best answer.
a. Ivan and Suvam are .
i. brother and sister ii. friends iii. teacher and students
b. Ivan was of telling it to other friends.
i. happy ii. excited iii. afraid
c. Ivan advised Suvam to go in front of the class and say it .
i. slowly ii. softly iii. loudly
D. What did Suvam suggest to Ivan? Try to remember the
sentences and write them down.

Grammar
A. Complete the following sentences with appropriate endings
from the box.
I would go to meet him. you could win the race.
I would tell her the answer. I would fly in the sky.
we could secure good marks.
a. If I were a bird,
b. If you ran fast,
c. If he called me,
d. If we studied carefully,
e. If she asked me,
Now underline the verb forms in the above sentences.
B. Study the following sentences and their meanings.
a. If the weather improved, we could go for a walk. (It is not
likely that the weather will improve.)

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 b. If people complained, things would change. (People don’t
complain at the moment.)
c. If there were more buses, we would leave the car at home. (It
is unlikely that there will be more buses.)
d. I would buy a house if I had enough money. (It is unlikely
that I will have enough money.)

C. Choose the five words which complete each sentence.

a. How would we keep in touch ?
to didn’t we have if did computers
b. If she , going out with her.
he beautiful wouldn’t isn’t weren’t being be
c. If people , be fewer wars.
more would there wouldn’t were tolerant
d. If you , be able to communicate.
speak spoke speaking couldn’t wouldn’t we English

D. Rewrite the suggestions using the given beginnings.

a. If I were you, I would go to a dentist.
You should....
b. You should report it to the police.
Why don't you....?
c. You should take hot water.
If I were you....
d. Why don't you ask your sister for help?
You should....

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 Writing
A. Rewrite the given sentences as in the example.
Example: I don’t live with my parents, so I don’t see them every day.
If I lived with my parents, I would see them every day.
a. They don’t live far from work, so they don’t use public
transport.
b. It isn’t sunny outside, so children will not go for a walk.
c. My mother doesn’t have time, so she will not cook dinner.
d. I don’t have a toothache, so I will not go to the dentist.
e. He doesn’t have free time, so he will not visit me.
f. I don’t have a special skill for this job, so I will not get it.
B. Write a short story on the basis of the following outline.
The mice very unhappy the cat killed many of them
held a meeting to discuss how to get rid of the cat
various suggestions no plan practicable. Then a young mouse
suggested that a bell should be tied round the cat's neck all
welcomed the proposal with joy an old mouse stood up
asked who was going to tie the bell round the cat’s neck.

Reading II
a. Can you name all the objects in the pictures?
b. Would life be difficult if there were no mobile phones? Why?

History of Computers
The first computers were very big. They were the size of a
room! They were so big that people didn’t have them at home.

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Every computer could also only do simple math, like a calculator. In the
1930s, Alan Turing had the idea for a computer you could programme
to do different things.
In 1958, Jack Kilby invented the microchip.
Microchips are tiny but can store lots of
information. They helped make computers
smaller. In the 1970s, computers were smaller
and cheaper so people started to use them at
home. In the 1980s, computer games were
very popular. Lots of people bought computers just to play games.
In 1989, Tim Berners Lee invented the
World Wide Web (WWW) which is a way
to organise information on the internet. Now,
people all over the world can look for and
share information on websites.
Today, people can use smartphones to play games, email and
go on the internet. In the past, a simple computer was the size
of a room. Now, it can go in your pocket!
What would happen if there were no mobile phones?
It’s completely hard to imagine the world without smartphones. A large
number of people reported that smartphones have made their lives better.
Nearly half of smartphone users say it is very difficult for them to imagine
life without smartphones, which is not very surprising. Smartphone’s
have become our favorite companion. We trust on them to wake us up
every morning, prepare us where we want to go, reply to emails and
hundreds of other things.
As we have been dependent on mobile apps, our lives are going to
become easier day by day.

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A. Complete the following sentences. Use one of the words from
the box.
calculator invented microchips internet
smartphones reported imagine dependent

a. Can you your life without computers?

b. If you have access to the , you can use it to google.
c. can store lots of information in them.
d. He has been using an old to do calculations.
e. Do you know who the computer?
f. The theft was in all the newspapers.
g. She has three children. She cares for all of them.
h. can also be used as small computers.

B. Read the text again and complete the following table.

1958 Jack Kilby invented the microchip.

1970s
1980s
1989

C. Answer the following questions.

a. Did people have the first computers at home? Why/why not?
b. What is strange about microchips?
c. What did people use computers for in the 1980s?
d. Where do people share information nowadays?
e. How has the use of smartphones affected human life?

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D. Have you got a computer or smartphone? What do you use
it for? How often do you use it? Is it helpful? Talk to your
friends.

Project work
Make a list of suggestions for your younger brother/sister to better
prepare for his/her examination. Include as many suggestions as
possible. Present it to the class.

Extra bit: Irregular past

Infinitive Simple past Past participle
be was been
beat beat beaten
begin began begun
break broke broken
blow blew blown
bring brought brought
build built built
buy bought bought
choose chose chosen
draw drew drawn
drink drank drunk
drive drove driven
fall fell fallen
feel felt felt
fight fought fought
find found found
fly flew flown
forget forgot forgotten
get got got
give gave given
grow grew grown

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 Unit
6

Getting started
A. Look at the pictures. Say why they might be doing these things.

B. Listen and sing.

I often see flowers from a passing car
That are gone before I can tell what they are.
I want to get out of the train and go back
To see what they were beside the track.

Was something brushed across my mind

That no one on earth will ever find?
Heaven gives its glimpses only to those
Not in position to look too close.
-Robert Frost
C. If you have a week-long vacation, what do you like to do and
why? Tell your friends.

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 Reading I
a. Who do you think these people are?
b. What are the boys doing in the second picture?

Tom Paints the Fence

Characters : Tom Sawyer, Aunt Polly, Ben and Billy.
Scene I

Aunt Polly : Tom!... Tom!.. (No answer.) Where is the boy? Tom!
Tom : (appearing) Here I am.
Aunt Polly : Oh, you’ve been to that closet. What were you doing
there?
Tom : Nothing.
Aunt Polly : Nothing! Look at your hands. (Tom looks at his
hands.) And look at your mouth. What is that?
Tom : I don’t know, Aunt.
Aunt Polly : Well, I know. It’s jam, that’s what it is. (Pointing to a
switch on the floor.) Hand me that switch!

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Tom : Oh, look behind you, Aunt!
(Aunt Polly looks behind her. Tom runs away. Aunt Polly stands surprised
for a moment, then she breaks into a laugh.)
Scene II

Aunt Polly : Tom, go and whitewash the fence.

Tom : Oh, Auntie, I can’t do it now….. tomorrow.
Aunt Polly : Whitewash the fence, I say! (Goes away.)
(Tom begins to whitewash the fence, Ben appears. He
has an apple in his hand).
Ben : What are you doing?
Tom : I am whitewashing the fence.
Ben : Do you want to say you like it?
Tom
: Of course, I do. Does a boy whitewash a fence every
day?
(Tom goes on whitewashing. He does not look at Ben.)
Ben : Tom, let me whitewash a little!
Tom : No, I can’t. Jim also wanted to do it, but Aunt Polly
did not let him.

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Ben : Tom, do let me. I’ll give you my apple.
Tom : All right.
(He takes the apple, sits down and begins to eat it.
Ben is whitewashing the fence. Billy appears.)
Billy : Hello! What are you doing here?
Ben : Tom and I are whitewashing the fence.
Billy : You don’t think it is interesting, do you?
Ben : We do. Jim wanted to do it, but Aunt Polly didn’t let
him.
Billy : Let me whitewash a little!
Ben : No. I won’t!
(They begin fighting.)
Tom : Stop that! Now it’s your turn to whitewash, Billy.
(Now, Billy is working).
Tom : Now, it’s your turn to whitewash, Ben.
(Now, Ben is working).
Aunt Polly : (Appearing) Oh, it’s all done! You are a good boy,
Tom. You can work when you want to. Now, you may
go and play.
Tom : Hurrah! Let’s run to the river!
(They run away.)
All the boys : Hurray!
(Adapted from the Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain)

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A. Complete the crossword puzzle with the words from the play.
The clues are given.
1I

2C 3 E

4 U
5
6 A

Across Down
3. It acts like a barrier. 1. enjoyable
4. amazed 2. Tom was in the ....
6. whiten 5. jelly made of fruits
B. Read the play once again and tick (√ ) the correct answer.
a. Aunt Polly told to whitewash.
i. Tom ii. Ben iii. Billy
b. When Tom started whitewashing, came first.
i. Ben ii. Billy iii. Jim
c. ………………. started fighting.
i. Tom and Ben ii. Ben and Billy iii. Tom and Billy

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C. Answer the following questions.
a. Where was Tom hiding?
b. Why did Aunt Polly laugh?
c. What did Aunt Polly tell Tom to do?
d. How many boys were there altogether while whitewashing?
e. Why did the boys get to play at last?
f. How did Ben persuade Tom to whitewash?

Speaking
A. Act out the following conversation in pair.
Alisha : I want to play table tennis. What about you?
Aman : I want to play football. Why do you
like to play table tennis, Alisa?
Alisha : I want to play table tennis because it
is easier to play. Why do you want to
play football, Aman?
Aman : I want to play football because it is
very exciting, and it is played in a
team.
B. Work in pairs. Take turns to ask and answer as in the example.
Use the prompts from the box.
not come to school tomorrow/go to hospital
A : Why will you not come to school tomorrow?
B: I won't come to school tomorrow because I have to go to
hospital.

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 a. not going to watch movie/prepare for exam
b. going to Kathmandu/see my brother
c. go to dance class/want to be a dancer
d. study science/want to be a doctor
e. go to a dentist/have my tooth taken out.

Listening
A. Look at the picture and answer these questions.

a. What do you see in the picture?

b. Do you know anything about the Gorkha Earthquake?
c. How does an earthquake occur?
B. Listen to the recording and complete the sentences.
a. Earthquakes are caused by the breaking of underground
.
b. The seismic make the ground shake.
c. The rocks break due to the built up .
d. The rocks continously until they get stuck again.
e. The underground point where the rock breaks is called the
of the earthquake.
f. Epicentre of the earthquake is right above the focus on the
.

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C. Work in pairs. Talk to your partner about earthquakes.

Grammar
A. Study the following examples.
I want to play cricket. It makes me happy.
I want to play cricket because it makes me happy.
I didn't go to school. It rained.
I didn't go to school because of the rain.
We were hungry because we hadn’t eaten anything all day.
B. Complete the following sentences with because or because of.
a. They are happy now…….they have won the match.
b. I could not come to school ……….I was sick.
c. She is not happy……..her sickness.
d. They are tired……….the heavy work.
e. I am upset ……….you did not help me.
f. Sunil is successful………his hard labour.

C. Now join the pairs of sentences with because or because of.

a. I went to the bank. I had to cash a cheque. (because)
b. She is happy. She has got the prize. (because of)
c. I am thin. I don't eat much. (because)
d. She has got good marks. She works hard. (because)
e. I do not eat meat. I am a vegetarian. (because of)
f. I don’t like to walk. The road is muddy. (because of)
g. The teacher likes Lakpa. He is intelligent. (because of)

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 Reading II
a. What are the boys playing?
b. What is interesting about this game?

Volleyball: Our National Game

Volleyball is the national game of Nepal. It is widely played in all the

geographical regions of the country because it doesn’t need a big space
for setting its court. Moreover, its rules are simple.
It is a team sport which consists of two teams of six players each. The
teams are separated by a net. The net is positioned at 2.43 metres high in
men’s category whereas 2.24 metres high in women’s. The major target
of the teams is to try getting the highest score to win. A rally is begun by
a server serving the ball into play. The ball is served over the net to the
opposing team. To score a point in volleyball, a team must win a rally.
Each team tries to drop the ball on the opponent’s court abiding by
certain rules. Only three smashes of the ball are allowed for a team
before they pass it over the net. Most volleyball games today are rally
scoring and played to 25 points. To win the game, a team must score 25
points. If both teams score 25 points, the winner must lead by two more
points to the opponent’s team.

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A. Choose the correct words from the brackets to complete the
sentences.
a. Volleyball is played even in hills it does not
need big space to play. (so/because/but)
b. of the height difference, the height of the net
in men’s and women’s categories is different. (Therefore/In
order to/Because)
c. Each team tries to score more points win the
match. (in spite of/in order to/so that)
d. The major target of the teams is try getting
highest score. (because/so/to)

B. Answer the following questions.

a. Why is volleyball widely played in Nepal?
b. How many players are there in a volleyball match?
c. How is a point scored in the match?
d. What does a team try to do on the opponent’s court?
e. What should be done to win the match?

C. Draw a neat diagram of a volleyball court on an A4 size paper

and show it to the class.

Writing
A. How do you play volleyball? Make a list of rules you should
follow while playing it.
B. What game do you like most? Why do you like that game?
Write about it in a paragraph.

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 Project work
Work in groups and act out the play given in Reading I.

Extra bit: Collective nouns

Collective nouns Collective nouns Collective nouns

used for people used for animals used for things
A band of musicians An army of ants A bouquet of flowers
A board of directors A flock of birds A bunch of flowers
A choir of singers A flock of sheep A fleet of ships
A class of students A herd of deer A forest of trees
A crowd of people A hive of bees A galaxy of stars
A gang of thieves A litter of puppies A pack of cards
A pack of thieves A murder of crows A pack of lies
A panel of experts A pack of hounds A pair of shoes
A team of players A pack of wolves A range of mountains
A troupe of dancers A school of fish
A swarm of locusts
A team of horses
A pride of lions

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 Unit
7
Getting started
A. Look at the pictures and say what will happen next.

B. Listen and sing.

Now we can only wait till the day,
wait and apportion our shame.
These are the dykes our fathers left,
but we would not look to the same.

Time and again were we warned of the

dykes,
time and again we delayed:
Now, it may fall, we have slain our sons,
as our fathers we have betrayed.
- Rudyard Kipling

C. Tell your friend what your village/city will look like after ten
years.

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 Reading I
a. What do you see in the pictures?
b. What are the results of such activities?

Human and the Environment

No part of the environment
has escaped the effects of
pollution. All over the world,
the land, the air and the water
have been contaminated by an
increasing amount of waste
materials and substances. The
waste comes from factories,
homes and vehicles. In some cases, the waste is only an eyesore which
spoils the beauty of our surroundings. In other cases, it is a serious
threat to our health and can result in death.
Some of the most dangerous waste substances are, without doubt, those
produced by factories. Industrial waste often contains toxic substances
that can kill plant and animal life. When there is no proper government
control, factories allow these substances to pour into rivers. Their
chimneys fill the atmosphere with poisonous fumes.

In towns and cities, the use of

fossil fuels (oil, coal and gas)
for heating results in large
amounts of carbon dioxide
filling the atmosphere.
Although some cities have
been made smokeless zones,
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the exhaust fumes from
the vehicles on the
roads has meant that air
pollution continues to be
a major problem.

Each of us is guilty of
polluting our environment
to some extent. Almost
everything we buy today
comes in some sort of container or packaging, made of plastic, glass or
aluminium which we usually throw away. Attempts have been made to
encourage factories to recycle these materials.
How long can we allow this pollution to continue? Scientists tell us that
the increased amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere may soon
have disastrous effects. They fear that it will raise average temperature
around the world and cause the polar ice caps to melt. If this happens,
the level of the oceans will rise by four to six metres and vast populated
areas of planet will be covered by water. Can we afford to make such
risks by continuing to pollute our environment?
A. Write the words from the text for these meanings.
a. been made impure
b. danger
c. poisonous
d. smoke
e. responsible for a specific wrong doing
g. causing great damage

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B. Answer the following questions.
a. What are the sources of waste?
b. What causes death to plants and animals?
c. Give examples of fossil fuels.
d. Why have ‘smokeless zones’ not worked?
e. How are we responsible for environmental pollution?
f. What causes the rise in temperature?
g. What will be the result of melting ice?
C. Suppose you are the school captain. How will you keep your
school clean and tidy?

Reading II
a. What is the text below about?
b. Where do you find this type of text?

Weather Forecast
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday
June 20 June 21 June 22 June 23

Thursday Friday Saturday

June 24 June 25 June 26

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A. What’s the weather like?
a. On Wednesday, it is snowy.
b. On Saturday, it is .
c. On Sunday, it is .
d. On Friday, .
e. It is on Thursday.
f. It is on Monday.
g. It is on Tuesday.
B. Look at the days and weather pictures and write Yes or No.
a. It is Sunny on June 23.
b. It is cloudy on June 21.
c. It is hot on June 25.
d. It is rainy on June 24.
e. It is rainy on June 22.
f. It is sunny on June 20.
g. It is hot on June 26.
h. It is snowy on June 23.
i. It is rainy on June 21.
j. It is windy on June 24.

C. Write WEATHER or SEASON.

a. Hot : weather.
b. Rainy : .
c. Fall : .
d. Snowy : .

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 e. Winter : .
f. Windy : .
g. Summer : .
h. Sunny : .
i. Cold : .
j. Spring : .
D. Listen to the English news on Radio Nepal this evening. What
will the weather be like tomorrow? Write in your notebook
and tell your class.
Speaking
A. Act out the following conversation.
Ramesh : Hi, Ramila. It’s cold
today, isn’t it?
Ramila : Yeah, I also feel cold
today. I think it will
rain.
Ramesh : There is no sunshine
since this morning.
Ramila : You are right. I guess, it’s going to be a cloudy day.
B. Talk to each other in pairs based on the given situations.
a. It's raining heavily.
b. Gita studies very well.
c. It’s very windy.
d. He looks tired.
e. She looks happy.

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 Listening
A. Look at the picture and answer the questions.
a. What is the woman doing?
b. Have you ever watched a weather report
on television?
c. In which unit is rainfall measured?
B. Listen to the recording and complete the following table.
Cities Maximum Minimum Rainfall
(Celsius) (Celsius) (Millimeter)
Biratnagar 32 No rainfall
Janakpur 23 No rainfall
Kathmandu 26 13
Pokhara 12 20
Butwal 33 No rainfall
Birendranagar 13 10
C. Listen to the weather report on the radio/television this evening.
Note down the places that marked the maximum temperature
and minimum temperature that day.
Grammar
A. Look at the pictures and read the sentences.

The van is going to hit the boys. She will go abroad.

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B. Study the following examples.
a. Oliver will be back soon. a. We are going to watch a film –
b. We won’t be ready. want to join us?

c. Do you think it’ll rain this b. I’m going to clean my room.

afternoon? c. Look! The bus is going to leave!

C. Choose the correct option to complete the sentences.

a. Don’t worry about your test! I’m sure .
i. you’ll pass ii. you’re going to pass

b. I on Sunday. I have a doctor’s appointment.

i. won’t come ii. ’m not coming

c. Are you hot? OK, open the window.

i. I’m going to ii. I’ll

d. Don’t leave your bag there! Someone .

i. ’s stealing it ii. ’ll steal it

e. It’s already 9:50! late for school.

i. We’re going to be ii. We’ll be

f. I forgot your drink! go and get it now.

i. I’m going to ii. I’ll

g. Do you think they the presents we got for them?

i. ’ll like ii. ’re going to like

h. ‘I haven’t got my phone.’ ‘That’s OK. you mine.’

i. I’ll lend ii. I’m going to lend

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 Writing
A. What changes will occur in your school next year? Write in a
paragraph.
B. Write any five things you will do after your final exam.

Project work

Collect images/pictures that show any forms of pollution, its causes,

effects, or preventive measures. Prepare a scrapbook using those
pictures and present it to the class.

Extra bit: Kinds of sentences

Imperative (gives a command) Drink enough water.

Declarative (makes a statement) He is the leader of our group.

What’s your name?
Interrogative (asks a question)
Do you like apples?
Wow! What a beautiful garden
Exclamatory (expresses strong feeling)
it is!

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 Unit
8
Getting started
A. Study these two sets of pictures and state the differences.

B. Listen and sing.

I used to get an amazing dream
There I got my long hair trim.
We were there all three or four
Wanted to play there more and more.

We cracked jokes and we laughed loud

We used to ignore rain and cloud.
Did not feel hungry did not feel tired
Even though whole day played in mire.

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 Where has gone those happy scenes
I used to play at least in dreams.
Remembering that I get pain
I wish to have such dream again.
C. Recall a memorable event of your life and tell your story in the
class.

Reading I
a. Who do you think the people are in the first picture?
b. What might they be talking about?

Gairigaun: Then and Now

Mukesh is an eleven year old boy.
He lives in Gairigaun. He studies in
class six. One day, his English teacher
told that the village was different
in the past than what it is now. He
could not believe it. He decided to
ask about it to his grandfather who
knew many things about the past. As
soon as he reached home, he went to
his grandfather. His grandfather told
Mukesh that many things have been changed in the village in his life
time. His grandfather’s story attracted him very much.
This is what his grandfather said: There had been a peaceful travellers’
rest in the middle of the village. People used to call it ‘Bar Pipal
Chautaro’. Many travellers used to take rest at the Chautaro. Pipal was
bigger than Bar, I think. I used to spend a lot at the Chautaro and meet

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many people. People used to come there for rest and recreation. We could
hear melodious songs by the birds while sitting at the Chautaro. There were
large, plain, smooth stones where people used to sit and talk about different
matters about the village. There was a water tap nearby. Children used to
play different games there. Sometimes, they used to spend the whole day
playing there, even without eating any snacks in the afternoon. The school
children became very happy when they got some time to have rest at the
Chautaro. While returning home late, they used to spend a long time at the
Chautaro. That was a public property of the villagers.
But now, Mukesh finds
the Chautaro is gone.
Both Bar and Pipal
have been cut down
and the beauty of the
old place has gone
away. A road has been
constructed by the
Chautaro. People have
lost the place to rest.
A. Match the words in column A with their meanings in column B.
Column A Column B
a. Chautaro i. belongings
b. melodious ii. of all, not of an individual
c. public iii. a rest stop along foot trails
d. property iv. sweet and pleasant tune

B. Write whether the following statements are True or False.

a. There has been no changes in the village.
b. Mukesh asked his grandmother about the village.

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 c. There was a tap near the Chautaro.
d. Bar Pipal Chautaro has been destroyed now.
C. Write short answers to the following questions.
a. Where does Mukesh live?
b. Why did people use to come to the Chautaro?
c. Who used to play at the Chautaro?
d. Does the Chautaro still exist in the village?

Speaking
A. Underline all the sentences with ‘used to’ in the text ‘Gairigaun:
Then and Now’. What do they mean?
B. Act out the following conversation.
Ronish : Rina, do you remember the game you used to play when
you were in class three?
Rina : Yes, I remember. I used
to play hide and seek.
What did you use to play,
Ronish?
Ronish : I used to play Dandibiyo.
Rina : Who did you use to play
with?
Ronish : I used to play with my classmates. And, you?
Rina : I used to play with my sister.

Answer these questions.

a. Does Rina still play hide and seek?
b. Does Ronish still play Dandibiyo?

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C. What do you say in the following situations? Use ‘used to’.
a. John doesn’t like apples now.
b. You don’t wear shorts now.
c. Nasib doesn’t like tea now.
d. My brother doesn’t throw things away.
e. I/live in a flat when I was a child. But, now I don’t.
f. I/play football when I was at school. But, now I don’t.
g. She/be able to speak French, but she has forgotten it all.

Listening
A. Look at the pictures and answer these questions.

a. Where do you live? Is it a village or a town?

b. Which do you like: village or town? Why?
c. What can we do to minimise pollution?
B. Listen to the recording and tick the correct answer.
a. There were small houses with a roof.
i. thatched ii. zinc iii. concrete
b. People used to carry the patients in the to
hospital.
i. car ii. ambulance iii. stretcher

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 c. Children now use school bus and to go to school.
i. motorbike ii. taxi iii. van
C. Listen to the recording and write True or False.
a. Dadagaun was a developed village 10 years ago.
b. There was a road in Dadagaun village ten years before.
c. Now, the children go to school on foot.
d. People now have electricity in Dadagaun.
D. What differences have you observed in your school from
the time you were in grade 1 and now? What changes have
occurred? Discuss with your friends.

Grammar
A. Study these sentences.
a. She used to have long hair, but now it’s short.
b. Did they use to have a dog?
c. It didn’t use to snow a lot in the winter.
d. I speak English now, but I didn’t use to speak it when I was
in grade one.
B. Choose the correct words to complete each sentence.
200 years ago .....
a. ..... people used to / didn’t use to make their own clothes.
b. ..... people used to / didn’t use to have mobile phones.
c. ..... people used to / didn’t use to read books.
d. ..... people used to / didn’t use to watch TV.
e. ..... people used to / didn’t use to drive cars.
f. ..... people used to / didn’t use to walk everywhere.

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C. Choose the correct words to complete each sentence.
a. Why did people mend their clothes?
i. used to ii. use to iii. didn’t use to
b. I like watching football, but now I do.
i. used to ii. use to iii. didn’t use to
c. What did you like doing when you were young?
i. used to ii. use to iii. didn’t use to
d. John like Mary, but he doesn’t now.
i. used to ii. use to iii. didn’t use to
e. People produce as much rubbish as we do
nowadays.
i. used to ii. use to iii. didn’t use to
f. Did you collect anything when you were young?
i. used to ii. use to iii. didn’t use to
D. Complete these sentences with used to or didn’t use to.
a. I play the guitar, but I do now.
b. I ride a bike, but I don’t any more.
c. I collect stamps, but I don’t any more.
d. I enjoy getting up early, but I do now.
e. I be worried about the environment, but I am
now.
f. I be afraid of flying, but I’m not anymore.
g. I know how to use a computer, but I do now.

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 Reading II
a. What is the name of the girl in the picture?
b. Why is she popular?

Anne Frank: A Short Life

1929: Anne Frank was born in Frankfurt,
Germany on 12 June. Her family was
Jewish, and she is the second daughter.
1933: Adolf Hitler came to power in
Germany as the leader of the Nazis. He
blamed the Jews for all of the country’s
problems. It became impossible for
Jews to live normally in Germany. So
the Frank family moved to Amsterdam,
the Netherlands, where Otto Frank started a new business.
1934: Anne adapted to her new life quickly. She learnt Dutch, made
many friends and enjoyed school.
1939: Hitler’s armies invaded Poland.
1940: On 10 May, the Germans occupied the Netherlands. The Franks
were not safe anymore, but it was too late to leave the country again.
The Nazis began imposing restrictive measures against the Jews. They
must wear a yellow star that says “Jew”. The Jews couldn’t own a
business, take a tram, bus or car; buy sugar or walk on the same street
as other people.
1941: Anne had to change schools in the autumn because a new law said
Jewish children could not go to school with other children. They could
only go to school with other Jewish children and teachers. More and
more laws were passed separating the Jews from other Dutch people.

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1942: Anne’s parents gave her a diary as a present for her 13th birthday
on 12 June. She wrote in it: “I hope I shall be able to confide in you
completely and I hope that you will be a great support and comfort to
me.”
Anne’s older sister, Margot, was told to report to a transit camp on July
10. The family went into hiding in “The Secret Annex” — a part of Mr.
Frank’s office. Another family, the Van Pels, joined them on 13 July,
and an eighth person came in November. They received food. They
were helped and visited by people who worked for Anne’s father.
1944: On 4 August, a police van stopped at 263 Prinsengracht, the address
of the Secret Annex, where the Franks and the others had been hiding
for more than two years. Three Dutch policemen and their Austrian
Nazi commander arrested them all. Anne’s diary was left scattered on
the floor. One of the family’s helpers picked it up and kept it.
A. Complete the table.
Year The events
1929 Anne Frank was born.
1933
1934
1939
1940
1941
1944

B. Write down the questions corresponding to these dates in the

life of Anne Frank.
1929: When: ?

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 1933: Why: ?
1939: What: ?
1944: Who: ?
C. Answer the following questions.
a. What were the Jews not allowed to do in 1940’s?
b. How old was Anne in 1942?
c. Where did her family hide?
D. Prepare a timeline of your life till now. Write the years and
events.
ts
en
Ev

rs
a
Birth
Ye

E. Write all the past forms of verbs from the text and use them
in your own sentences. Write honestly aboout which are
applicable to you.
Example: was I was born in ……… .

Writing

A. With the help of your parents recall some of your past habits.
Write what you used to do and what you did not use to do.

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B. Observe the pictures and write the differences you find. Use
the given clues.
greenery less population pollution big buildings

Project work
Collect pictures of your locality both present and past, with the help
of your parents/teachers. Compare the pictures and find out the
changes that have occurred. Write a couple of paragraphs about
the changes and present it to the class.

Extra bit: Alphabetical order

You know that in the English alphabet, A (a) is the first letter and Z
(z) the last. The words in the dictionary are in the same order as the
letters of the alphabet. Words starting with ‘a’ are at the beginning
and those starting with ‘z’ are at the end. This means that the words
in the dictionary are in alphabetical order. The following words are in
alphabetical order. Study them.
a. ash, credit, cricket, epic, episode, manual, publish, pure, sickle,
water, wealth.
b. deaf, dear, debate, decide, decorate, demand, develop, device, dig,
dry.
c. key, keyword, kill, king, knife, knit, know, knowledge.

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 Unit
9
Getting started
A. Compare these pairs of pictures.

B. Listen and sing.

Can I compare moon to the earth

Or can compare death to the birth
I know what means big, bigger, biggest
But still confused earth or moon, the best

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 Earning is good but learning is the best
Everyone says discipline defeats all the rest
Here in school I find everything tough and tall
What is the way of living life easiest of all?
C. Which of the subjects you study is easier/more difficult for you?
Talk to your friends.

Reading I
a. What are some popular lakes in Nepal?
b. Where is Rara lake located?
c. Why do people go there?

Rara Lake
Rara Lake is the
biggest lake in Nepal.
It is located in Mugu
district of Karnali
Province. It covers a
water surface of 10.8
square kilometres and
it is 167 metres deep. It
is situated at an altitude of 2990 metres with the beautiful surroundings
around. It is an important tourist site of Rara National Park.
There are many amazing features of Rara Lake that the visitors can see
and feel. One of the interesting things about Rara Lake is that it is a
colourful lake. It exhibits three different colours in a day. The reason is
still unknown. Similarly, the background of the lake keeps on changing
time and again. It is also another mystery about Rara.
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The next amazing feature of
Rara Lake is its mirror effect.
The water of the lake is crystal
clear. People do not even feel
that they are on water while
boating. While boating on the
lake, the visitors are amazed
by the view of the hills and green forests at their front, and exactly the
same inside the water with their own images.
Rara Lake is full of magnificent beauty. It is one of the best destinations
for the trekkers. Visitors can go hiking on the surrounding hills around
the lake. The flora and the fauna are other attractions for the visitors.
More than 214 species of birds, 20 species of mammals and 500 types
of flowers are found there. The park is the home of many endangered
wild animals like red panda, musk deer, Himalayan black bear, leopard,
and wild boar.
Since Rara is free from dirt and contamination, and is less crowded,
it is less polluted. The nature lovers can get solitude on the lap of the
Himalayas there.
Such a splendid and beautiful Rara Lake can be visited either by the air
route by taking the flight to Talcha airport of Mugu from Nepalgunj or
through the Karnali Highway by bus or jeep.
A. Match the words in column A with their meanings in column B.
Column A Column B
a. mystery i. silence
b. magnificent ii. going to die out
c. endangered iii. difficult to understand
d. solitude iv. grand in appearance

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B. Read the text again and write True for true and False for false
statements.
a. Rara Lake is the second largest lake in Nepal.
b. The visitors can also go hiking around Rara Lake.
c. The visitors can see the images of hills in the water.
d. Talcha is the nearest airport to get to Rara.
C. Answer the following questions.
a. What are the two amazing things about the lake?
b. Why is Rara one of the best destinations for trekkers and
visitors?
c. Make a list of the endangered animals found in Rara National
Park.
d. Why is the water in Rara Lake less polluted?
e. How can one get to Rara Lake?
D. Have you ever visited a lake? Share your experience.

Speaking
A. Look at the pictures and words under them. What do they
mean?

thin (50 pages) thinner (30 pages) thinnest (10 pages)

fast (50 km/h) faster (70 km/h) fastest (100 km/h)

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 heavy (5 kg) heavier (15 kg) heaviest (30 kg)

B. Study these words.

good better best
scary scarier scariest
hot hotter hottest
bad worse worst
dangerous more dangerous most dangerous
interesting more interesting most interesting
embarrassing more embarrassing most embarrassing
old older oldest
young younger youngest
important more important most important
disgusting more disgusting most disgusting
The words in the second column are comparative adjectives and
the words in the third column are superlative adjectives.

C. Work in pairs. Insert a comparative or superlative into the

questions below. When finished ask and answer the questions.
Student A
a. What country is (good) to live in? Why?
b. What is (scary) movie you have watched?

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c. Is a sports car (fast) than a bicycle?
d. What is (hot) place you have ever been to?
e. What is (bad) present you have ever received?
f. What is (dangerous) job? Driving or farming?

Student B
a. Who is (interesting) person you know?
b. Which is (bad) for your health: alcohol or marijuana?
c. What is (embarrassing) thing you have done
recently?
d. Which is better? To make friends with someone who is
(old) or (young) than you?
e. What was (important) invention in history?
f. What is (disgusting) dish you have ever eaten?
g. Which is (bad): having your toe cut off, or having a
leg cut off?

Listening
A. Look at the picture and answer these questions.
a. Do you know which place it is?
b. Why do we go to this place?
c. Can you guess what the person is talking about?
B. Listen to the recording and tick the best answer.
a. Rahul is from .
i. Paanch Pokhari ii. Shanti Chowk iii. Paanchkhal
b. It takes to reach the restaurant from Rahul’s place
on foot.
i. 15 minutes ii. 30 minutes iii. 10 minutes

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 c. The caller ordered of vegetable momo.
i. one plate ii. two plates iii. three plates
d. The total amount for the food and delivery is :
i. Rs. 516 ii. Rs. 560 iii. Rs. 550
C. Have you ever visited a hotel or a restaurant for your meals or
breakfast? What do you like to eat there? Talk to your friends.

Grammar
A. Look at the pictures and read the sentences.

My dog is bigger
than his dog.

The horse is running faster

than the cow.

Rs. 20 Rs.10
Rs.30

Mt. Everest is the tallest All three biscuits are cheap, but the
mountain in the world. second one is the cheapest of all.
B. Write the comparative and superlative forms of these
adjectives.
Example: young younger youngest
small big tall heavy
clean happy loud large
noisy fast fat thin
great hot cold close
beautiful interesting popular difficult

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C. Complete the following sentences using suitable forms of
adjectives given in brackets.
a. It is (hot) in summer in Kathmandu. But, Biratnagar
is (hot) than Kathmandu.
b. My notebook is very (clean).
c. Which is the (long) river in Nepal?
d. All the classrooms of our school are large. But our class is the
(large) of all.
e. Why are you debating with me? My jacket is (warm)
than yours.
f. We wear (thin) clothes in the summer season.
g. Let’s see whose pencil is the (long) of all.
h. Do you know who is the (tall) student in your class?
Writing
A. Look at the following picture and describe it using appropriate
forms of adjectives given in the box.
tall short long big small high low thick thin

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Begin like this:
This is a beautiful village. There are houses, towers, trees, flowers, and
many other things in the village. The pine tree is taller than the mango
tree. .
B. Write a description about how your classroom is different
from others. Use comparative adjectives.

Reading II
a. What do the following tables show?
b. Have you ever seen simiar menus? Where?

Food Menu
Besisahar Chamena Griha Deurali Restaurant
Lamjung Lamjung
Items Price (Rs.) Items Price (Rs.)
Black Tea 10 Black Tea 15
Milk Tea 20 Milk Tea 25
Cold Drinks 45 Cold Drinks 45
French Fries 85 French Fries 80
Momo (Veg/Chicken) 80/120 Momo (Veg/Chicken) 75/115
Chow Mein 80/120 Chow Mein 85/125
(Veg/Chicken) (Veg/Chicken)
Thakali Khana 120/150 Thakali Khana 130/180
(Veg/Chicken) (Veg/Chicken)
A. Fill in the blanks with the correct information.
a. The price of milk tea is in Besisahar Chamena Griha.
b. Momo and are cheaper in Deurali Restaurant than in
Besisahar Chamena Griha.

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 c. The price of is same in both places.
d. The price of veg chow mein between the two places differs
by .
B. Which place do you choose for Thakali Khana? Why?
C. Prepare a menu for a restaurant or a hotel.

Project work
Prepare a simple brochure or a leaflet advertising Rara Lake.

Extra bit: Adjectives

Adjectives are words that give more information about a noun or
pronoun and can go in different positions in a sentence.
Most adjectives can be used in front of a noun or after a link verb like
be, look or feel:
Examples:
They have a beautiful house.
We saw a very exciting film last night.
Their house is beautiful.
That film looks interesting.
We use comparative adjectives to show change or make comparisons
and use than when we want to compare one thing with another:
Examples:
I’m feeling happier now.
We need a bigger garden.
She is two years older than me.
He is a better player than Ronaldo.
Superlative adjectives are used to describe an object which is at the
upper or lower limit of a quality (the tallest, the smallest, the fastest, the
highest).
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Examples:
It was the happiest day of my life.
Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
That’s the best film I have seen this year.
I have three sisters: Jan is the oldest and Angela is the youngest.
Forming comparatives and superlatives.
We usually add –er and –est to one-syllable words to make comparatives
and superlatives:
old older oldest
If an adjective ends in –e, we add –r or –st:
large larger largest
If an adjective ends in a vowel and a consonant, we double the consonant:
big bigger biggest
If an adjective ends in a consonant and –y, we change –y to –i and add
–er or –est:
happy happier happiest
We use more and most to make comparatives and superlatives for
most two syllable adjectives and for all adjectives with three or more
syllables:
The adjectives good, bad and far have irregular comparatives and
superlatives:
good better best
bad worse worst
far farther/further farthest/furthest

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 Unit
10

Getting started
A. Look at the following pictures and say what they are about.

B. Listen and sing.

Before man came to blow it right
The wind once blew itself untaught,
And did its loudest day and night
In any rough place where it caught.

Man came to tell it what was wrong

It hadn’t found the place to blow;
It blew too hard—the aim was song.
And listen—how it ought to go! - Robert Frost

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C. Imagine you are visiting a library. You have to follow various
rules there. Can you think of some rules at a library? Talk to
your friends.

Reading I
a. Have you ever been to a zoo?
b. What can you do there?
Rules and Safety Guidelines at Central Zoo
Please abide by the rules and safety guidelines.

• Visitors must stay in line at the ticket counter.

• Visitors are obliged to show the ticket to the zoo officials when
asked.
• Visitors must not make loud noises. It disturbs the animals and
other visitors.
• Plastic or plastic products are not allowed on the zoo premises.
• Pets like cats or dogs should not be brought inside.
• Alcohol and smoking are not allowed on the zoo premises. If
anyone is found doing so they will be punished.
• No one is allowed to tease, poke or feed animals.
• Plucking of buds, flowers and tearing the leaves are punishable.

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• The litter should be kept in the bins.
• Selling of goods of any type by the visitors in the zoo premises is
prohibited.
The Zoo is a public place. It is our duty and responsibility to keep it
clean and safe. Thank you.
Central Zoo
Jawalakhel, Lalitpur
Nepal

A. Find the words from the text as indicated in brackets.

a. sound (synonym) b. rewardable (antonym)
c. dirt (synonym) d. allowed (antonym)
B. Write True or False against the following statements.
a. Zoo officials can check tickets.
b. The visitors can bring polythene bags into the zoo.
c. People can take pets into the zoo.
d. Smoking is allowed in the zoo.
e. Visitors must keep rubbish in the bins.
f. People can do business in the zoo.

C. Take help from your teacher or collect the information from

other sources about Central Zoo. Then, write a paragraph
about it.
D. Which rules of the zoo do you like most? Why? Explain with
reasons.

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 Speaking
A. Read and act out the conversation in pairs.

Wow! So Yes, I think there

many books! are hundreds of
books.
Look! It’s the
silent zone. You
should keep quiet. I see. We are
allowed to read,
Let’s be silent and but not allowed
read the books. to talk.

B. Work in pairs. Talk to each other in the following situations (a

to f) using the structures given below.
a. In a garden b. In a park
c. In a school hostel d. In a zoo
e. In a museum f. In a library
Structures:
You should You shouldn’t
You are allowed to You aren’t allowed to
You can You can’t

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 Listening
A. Look at the picture and answer the questions.
a. What is the boy doing?
b. Have you ever done this?
c. Does it help to reduce pollution?
B. Listen to the recording and tick the correct answer.
a. Who is going to learn cycling?
i. Rehan ii. Sonam iii. Rehan’s guardian
b. What day of September does the class start?
i. 15th ii. 16th iii. 17th
c. What time is the class starting?
i. 7:00 am ii. 6:55 am iii. 7:30 am
C. Listen to the recording again and answer these questions.
a. When did Rehan do cycling before?
b. Who should sign the form?
D. What do you do when you like to learn something?

Grammar
A. Look at the pictures and read these sentences.

Let’s run. We should help him

immediately.

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 Dear students, you have to be
disciplined at all times. Is it okay?

You are not allowed to go out of the

school compound without permission.

B. Make as many sentences as possible from the table.

throw the waste materials in the dustbin.
make noise in the class.
should
play carefully in the ground.
shouldn’t
do all classwork in time.
We have to
fight each other.
You are allowed to
clean the classroom daily.
They aren’t allowed to
eat a balance diet.
must
write on the wall.
mustn’t
go to washroom with teacher’s permission.
play in the classroom.
C. Choose the correct form, have to, don’t have to, mustn’t to
complete the sentences below.
a. You apologise; it isn’t necessary.
b. You tell the boss what happened, or he’ll fire you.
c. I leave early because I am not feeling well.
d. I wear a tie; I do it because I like wearing ties.

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 e. You smoke in here; smoking is not allowed.
f. I don’t like these clothes, but I wear them at work.
g. I be late. It’s the most important meeting of the year.
h. You go now; you can stay a bit longer.
i. Visitors to the zoo feed the animals.
j. You drive so fast; we have a lot of time.
k. We eat more; there’s not enough food.
l. You put salt in her food; the doctor said she can’t eat
salt.
D. Look at the following sentences and see how ‘and’, ‘but’ and
‘because’ are used.
I bought a book yesterday. I bought a pen yesterday.
I bought a book and a pen yesterday.
He is tall. She is short.
He is tall but she is short.
I didn’t come to school yesterday. I was ill.
I didn’t come to school yesterday because I was ill.
E. Choose the correct word from the brackets to complete the
sentences.
a. She was absent yesterday she was not feeling well.
(and/because/but)
b. She went to the coffee shop had a black coffee.
(and/because/but)
c. He was poor generous. (and/because/but)
d. Many of us were out of the classroom it was tiffin
time. (and/because/but)
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 e. The teacher came into the classroom started
teaching. (and/because/but)
Reading II
a. What do you think these children are doing?
b. Should we follow rules in public places? Why?

Rules at Museum
Amit : Hi Eshika, let’s visit
the museum this
Saturday if you are
free.
Eshika : Wow! good idea. But
does the museum open
on Saturdays?
Amit : Yes, it opens on holidays and remains closed on Tuesday
instead.
Eshika : Then, I am ready to go. I am excited to take photos with the
antiques in my hand.
Amit : No, no. You are not allowed to touch any items in the museum.
You should keep a distance and just observe them.
Eshika : Oh! So sad. Why is that?
Amit : Those antique items are really rare ones. If we touch them,
they may be ruined.
Eshika : Oh, I see. In order to save those items from being ruined,
we must keep a distance from them, right?
Amit : Yes! We have to follow certain rules while visiting there.
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 should not do there?
Amit : Sure. We have to maintain silence while visiting. We can
take photos of some items that we are allowed to. We
should not eat anything there though.
Eshika : Thank you so much, Amit.
Amit : Ok. Then, be ready to go next Saturday.
Eshika : Sure.
A. Look at the clues given below and solve the puzzle.
1.R 2. A

3.H 4.D

5.A
6.M

7.R
8.M

Across Down
1. Not common 2. Give permission
3. No office day 4. Length of space between two points
6. To keep in good condition 5. Very old
8. The place where historic items are kept 7. Destroy

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B. Answer the following questions.
a. When are Eshika and Amit going to visit the museum?
b. How can you say that the museum remains open for six days
a week?
c. Why does Amit tell Eshika the rules?
C. Read the conversation once again and complete the table
below.
Things you’re allowed to do Things you’re not allowed to do

Writing
Write a set of classroom rules and regulations with the help of your
teacher.
Project work
Work in groups. Prepare a list of rules and regulations to be followed
at school on a chart paper.

Extra bit: have to/must/should

A. We use have to/must/should + infinitive to talk about obligations,
things that are necessary to do or to give advice about things
that are a good idea to do.
Examples:
I must go now.
I have to finish my homework by this evening.
You should go to a doctor.
B. Study the examples and learn their meanings.
I must remember to buy a gift for my son. (my opinion)

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 You have to look after your wounds regularly. (doctors says so)
Do you have to wear a tie for school? (asking about school rules)
You mustn’t forget to bring your book. (don’t forget - you have no
choice)
If you don’t like him, you don’t have to see him again. (there is no
obligation to see him again, but you have a choice)
In a non-smoking area you mustn’t smoke, but in a smoking area
you don’t have to smoke but you can if you want to.
C. Have changes in the third person singular (he/she/it has); but
must doesn’t change.
Examples:
She has to help her children.
She must fasten her seat-belt.
D. Study these pairs of sentences.
You can smoke here. You are allowed to smoke here.
You mustn’t speak loudly. You are not allowed to speak loudly.
E. Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.
a. anyone You ! tell mustn’t
b. have early there to be we .
c. Dad must to . I call remember
d. You . don’t have pay to
e. fruit this You try salad should !
f. class You . late mustn’t for be

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 Unit
11

Getting started
A. Look at the pictures and discuss the answers to these questions
in groups.
a. Who/what do you think they are?
b. What benefits do we get from them?

B. Listen and sing.

I saw the people gathered in a crowd.
“My job is better” shouting all aloud.
Some wore aprons, some carried auto lens.
Some showed devices, controlling distance.
I saw the lawn with people and steps around.
Only few were at center with a cheering sound.
A huge display was blinking time and again.
Either to show the point or the result then.

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C. What electronic gadget do you like most? What features of the
gadget attract you? Tell your friends.

Reading I
a. What is the girl doing in the first picture?
b. Have you ever used a mobile phone?

Mobile Phones: Uses and Abuses

Most of us nowadays carry the world in our
pocket! It is amazing but true. A mobile phone
can make us connected to the rest of the world
within a second. Today, mothers do not have
to remain in tension if their sons or daughters
are late. Businessmen do not have to queue up
before a telephone booth to make an important
call. Apart from making calls and sending SMS,
the mobile phone is used as a multipurpose gadget. It is a calculator,
timepiece, calendar, voice recorder, media player, camera, gaming
device, net browser and what not. Though the mobile phone is a giant step
of technological advancement, its abuses cannot at all be overlooked.
Talking or texting while driving may lead to accidents. Students misuse
this tool in various ways and give way to social pollution. The invention
of mobiles phones is a great achievement and plays an important part
in our daily life. Its many aspects are beneficial but some are negative
effects as well.
Its development brought convenience and advantages to the world.
Communication between people has become quite easy and very fast.
We can keep in contact with others from any place on the bus, in a
street or in a meeting by sending a message for less than the price of a
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photos and shoot videos.
At the same time, parents can control their children and it is essential
during emergencies. Business deals can be done on a single call through
the cell phone outside the office, in a park or in any shopping center.
This invention gets the world closer to a single point. The Internet is
also available on the cell phone.
The radiations of mobile phones may be dangerous to health and may
cause a headache, earache and blurring vision. These invisible radiations
destroy the cells located in ear and head which can cause damage to the
brain and nephrons in the head region. Its use in certain places causes
disturbance sometimes, such as in a classroom etc. Mobile phones
with cameras are causing privacy problems such as using it as a hidden
camera to take pictures and making videos.
A. Find words from the passage which mean the same as.
a. having many uses
b. very big
c. very important
d. that cannot be seen

B. Complete these sentences with the correct words from the text.
a. A mobile phone is like a world in our pockets as
b. The mobile phone can be used for many different purposes.
So, it’s a piece of equipment.
c. Using mobile phones during driving can cause
d. The price of a call is more expensive than sending a
e. The invention of mobile phones has brought us
to a single point.

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C. Complete the following table.
Benefits of mobile phones Negative effects of mobile phones

Speaking
A. Act out the following conversations.
Purnima : Look! Who are they?
Surya : They are small children.
They are dancing.
Purnima : Yes, you are right.

Sujan : Who are they?

Sony : They are farmers.
Sujan : Yes, They are digging in the
field.

B. Present continuous or present simple. Study these sentences.

I get up every morning at 7:00. (NOT I am getting up every
morning at 7:00.)
She is reading a book now. (NOT She reads a book now.)
They aren’t reading a book now. (NOT They don’t read a book
now.)

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 Now, use present simple or present continuous to complete the
sentences. Work in pairs and take turns to ask and answer.
a. (you/come) tonight?
b. (he/eat) rice every day?
c. I (work) at the moment.
d. (he/come) to Kathmandu often?
e. He (play) tennis now.
f. They (not/come) to the party tomorrow.
g. He (not/play) golf now.
h. They (go) to a restaurant every Saturday.
C. Work in pairs. Take turns to ask and answer questions about
the pictures.

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D. Look out of the classroom. See what is happening. Say at least
five things to your friends.

Listening

A. Answer these questions.

a. Who do you think these people
are?
b. Can you name any famous person
from Nepal?
c. Why is he/she famous?

B. Listen to the recording and match the dates with the events.
a. 427 BC i. Closing of Academy

b. 385 BC ii. Plato’s birth

c. 347 BC iii. Establishment of Academy

d. 529 CE iv. Plato’s death

C. Listen to the recording again and complete the sentences.

a. Plato was once sold as a .
b. Plato opened a in Athens.
c. The academy was the place of .
d. Before his death, Plato passed the responsibility of the
Academy to his sister’s .

D. Do you know a famous person in your locality? Talk about his/

her life and contributions.

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 Grammar
A. Look at the sentences below and study the use of ‘is, am, are’
and ‘-ing’.
a. He is dancing.
b. They are playing basketball.
c. I am singing now.
B. Rewrite the sentences. Use is, am or are and -ing.
a. She is busy. She (talk) on the phone.
b. I (work) on a computer now.
c. The man (play) the Madal and the girls are dancing.
d. They (run) fast to win the race.
e. The boy (stand) in a queue to pay the bill.
f. All the students (do) their classwork.
g. The green light is on now. Many people (cross) the road.
h. The man seems strong. He (carry) a heavy load.
i. My daughter is busy now. She (draw) a picture.
C. Look at the pictures and read the sentences.
I am eating I am eating
an apple. I have a
a mango.
mobile phone.

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 Manish is the tallest
The sun rises in the east.
student in our class.
D. Complete the sentences with a, an or the.
a. I have got cap. It’s beautiful.
b. My little sister eats banana everyday.
c. Would you give me orange please?
d. Mt. Everest is highest mountain in the world.
e. Prime Minister is addressing the nation today.
f. There is tall tree near my house.
g. I need bottle of water.
h. Karnali River is in Nepal.
i. How far is Sun from the Earth?
j. Look! There is cat on top of your house.
k. I saw accident on the way to my school yesterday.
l. I only drank cup of tea this morning.

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 Reading II
a. What facts do you know about mobile phones?
b. Do you know what the fear of being without a phone is called?
The first “smartphone” Mobile phone The first camera phone
was called SIMON. It throwing is an was released in Japan
supported the calendar official sport in 2000.
app, address book, in Finland.
world clock, calculator, Modern smartphones are
notepad, e-mail, fax and more powerful than the
games. It came with a equipment used in the
touchscreen keyboard Apollo 11 moon landing
and cost around $1000. and they are nowadays
used as cheap satellites.
The average person
unlocks their The first commercial
smartphone at least phone weighed around 2.5
110 times every day. pounds; the average weight
The first phone call of smartphones today is
was made in April, around 250 gram.
1973, while the
People can suffer from
first text message
“ringxiety” when they hear
was sent out in
(or feel) their mobile phone
December, 1992.
ringing when it’s not.
The fear of being Scientists have One ton of mobile phone
without a mobile developed a way waste contains 60 times
phone or losing to charge mobile more gold than one ton of
signal is called phones using gold ore.
“nomophobia.” urine.

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A. Complete the sentences with correct words from the box.
official keyboard signal powerful suffer
a. Public opinion is a force.
b. Her cell phone had no so she couldn’t call you
yesterday.
c. Farmers when they do not have reliable markets for
their goods.
d. My is not working. I can’t type on the computer.
e. The Nepali prime minister’s residence lies in
Baluwatar, Kathmandu.
B. Answer the following questions.
a. What was the price of the first smartphone ‘SIMON’?
b. When was the first phone call made?
c. Which are lighter: smartphones or old phones?
d. What interesting technology have the scientists developed to
charge mobile phones?
e. When was the first camera phone released in Japan?
f. What is the average weight of smartphones?
C. Work in two groups. Make questions based on the above
infographics and organise a quiz.

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 Writing
A. Rewrite the given paragraph correcting the errors.
in 1862 he built a small factory to manufacture Nitroglycerin in 1863 he
invented a practical detonator later he invented an improved detonator
called blasting cap in 1865 he became very famous for this invention
similarly in the year 1870-80 alfred built a network of factories
throughout europe to manufacture dynamite called blasting gelatin
which he patented
B. Look at the picture and write what is happening.

Example: People are walking around the park.

C. Write a short description of your mobile phone/radio/television.

Project work
Draw a picture of your village/town. Describe it to your friends.

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A determiner is a word that comes before a noun or noun phrase and

determines whether it is general or specific, its quantity, who it belongs
to and more.
Example: The teacher asked me a question.
This is a story book.
There are some biscuits for you.
Do you have enough flour to make the bread?
A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun.
Example: Ramesh is very helpful. He is helping us not you.
Sarah said she is almost finished with the application.

A preposition is a word that shows relationships of a noun/pronoun to

other words.
Example: The book is on the table.
My house is infront of the temple.
My father is in the kitchen. He is cooking food.
A conjunction is a word that connects two words, phrases and clauses.
Example: He went home and had his meal.
Before he leaves, make sure his room is clean.
I drank a glass of water because I was thirsty.
An interjection is a word or expression that conveys a strong emotion,
such as surprise, grief or joy. It usually appears in dialogues. Interjections
are usually used with an exclamation point (!) or set off with comma.
Example: Wow! What a game!

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 Unit
12

Getting started
A. Look at the pictures and discuss what they might be saying.

B. Listen and sing.

Sorry my friend if I hurt you
My parents and the teachers too
I am sorry for all my ignorance
Known, unknown I did hence.

Forgive me earth if I exploit a lot

If not satisfied still what I have got
I promise not to hurt you any more
And stand here to thank you therefore.

C. How do you say sorry when you make mistakes? Do you remember
an event when you said sorry recently? Talk to your friends.

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 Reading I
a. Where are the people in the first picture going to?
b. Who is different in the first picture? Who is he?
c. Is the woman in the third picture the same as in the second picture?

Forgiveness of the King

Once upon a time, there was
a king. One day, he was on
a tour with his ministers,
including his royal security
and courtiers.
He was taking a rest under
the shade of a mango tree in a mango garden. Suddenly, a stone hit him
on his forehead. It started bleeding immediately.
The king had no idea who threw the stone at him. He was experiencing
an intolerable pain. The security left to find the person who threw the
stone. After a long search, they found only an old lady there. They asked
if she had thrown any stone recently.
“Yes,” she replied. “I threw a
stone at the mango tree.”
They asked her, “Did you throw
any stone at the king?” The
woman didn't answer but turned
pale. The woman was arrested
and presented before the king.
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her. She saw the blood flowing down the king’s face. After seeing this,
she became more upset and felt hopeless. “What will happen to me?”
she thought.
The king, very calmly asked
her, “Did you throw the stone at
me?”
She replied, “Your Majesty, I
threw the stone at the mango
tree.”
“Why?” the king asked.
She explained in fear, “Your Majesty, my child has been starving for
two days. I was collecting food for him but could not find any. I hoped
if I threw the stone at the mango tree, a mango would fall and I could
feed my son. Your majesty, the stone hit you by mistake.”
The woman bowed down before the king begging an excuse for her
mistake. The king was kind-hearted, so he understood the situation very
well. He forgave her mistake and ordered his security personnel not to
punish her. Instead, he ordered them to give her some money and food.
A. Rewrite the following sentences in the correct order.
a. The security went to find the person throwing the stone.
b. The king took a rest under the shade of a mango tree.
c. The woman bowed down before the king begging pardon for
her mistake.
d. They found an old lady nearby.
e. The king ordered his staff to give her money and food.
f. Suddenly, the king got hit on his forehead.

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B. Read the story again and write True or False.
a. The king was out for hunting with his security personnel.
b. The old woman was working in the field.
c. The king’s guards told her that she would be punished.
d. The security personnel brought her son into the palace.
e. The woman’s son was very hungry.
f. At the end, the old woman was beaten badly by the guards.
C. Answer the following questions.
a. Where did the king have a rest?
b. Where exactly did he get hit by a stone?
c. Why was the old woman afraid of the king?
d. Why can you say that the woman was honest?
D. What would you do if you were the king? Would you punish
the woman or let her go? Explain giving your opinion.

Speaking
A. Act out the following conversations.
Nurse : Excuse me!
Boy : Yes, please!
Nurse : This is the silent zone. Will
you please be quiet?
Boy : Oh, I am sorry. I didn’t see
any sign here.

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Srijana : Excuse me!
Bikas : Yes, please!
Srijana : Will you please read
silently? I am doing
my classwork.
Bikas : I am extremely sorry.
I didn’t realise that.
B. How do you say sorry in the following situations?
You kept someone You are phoning You have
You need
who is phoning someone again arrived late at a
someone to
you on hold for a to ask another restaurant. move so you
long time. question. can get off the
bus.
You have spilt You spilled your A customer has A waiter
someone’s drink. drink on your just shown you brought you the
own clothes. a dirty spoon. wrong food.

Now, look at the apologies. Match them with the situations above.
I’m sorry. Let I’m sorry, but Whoops. I’m terribly
me bring you this isn’t what I sorry. Let me
another spoon. ordered. buy you another
one.
Excuse me, Sorry I’m late. Sorry to bother you Sorry to keep
can I just... Have you been again, but there’s you waiting.
waiting long? one more thing I
don’t understand.

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C. Work in pairs. Take turns to talk to each other in the following
situations.

Listening
A. Look at the picture and answer these questions.
a. What do you think the people
are doing in the picture?
b. Do you say sorry when you
make any mistakes?
c. What phrases do you use when
you say sorry?
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B. Listen to the recording and answer the questions.
a. What was the party for?
b. What had happened to the speaker’s dad?
c. What did the speaker invite Nirmala for?
d. Where is the restaurant?
e. Who will go to the restaurant besides the speaker and Nirmala?
C. Write as many words/phrases as you remember from the
recording that the speaker has used for saying sorry. Compare
your answer with others.

Grammar

A. Study these pairs of sentences. Underline the negative forms.

a. I have an extra pencil.
I don’t/do not have an extra pencil.
b. I have completed it.
I haven’t/have not completed it.
c. She saw me at the cinema.
She didn’t/did not see me at the cinema.
d. She spends a lot of money.
She doesn’t/does not spend a lot of money.
B. Change the following sentences into negative.
a. He seems very happy.
b. She was present at the party.
c. We have talked about it.
d. They are playing cricket.

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 e. My mother helped me in the kitchen yesterday.
f. The teacher is teaching grammar.
g. I can finish the work in time.
h. I am prepared to do this task.
i. We have seen him there.
j. My sister bought a car last week.
k. They sent him to the market to buy fruits.

Reading II
a. What name is given for the following text?
b. Who has written this to whom?
March 18th.
19 Burns Avenue, Peebles, Scotland.
Dear Ms. Shaw,
Thank you for your letter. I’m sorry to hear you’re having problems
with the flat. I can’t solve them all. But I’ll try to be helpful.
1. Furniture You liked it when you moved in! You told me so! But
now you’ve changed your mind. Well, I’m sorry I can’t help you
there.
2. Heating I agree the flat can be cold in winter. I lived there myself
for twenty years, so I know! But I always used electric fires and
I’m afraid you must do the same. But get someone to look at the
windows, by all means.
3. Kitchen Yes, it probably does need painting. Your idea is a good
one. Please buy the paint and send me the bill. But make sure you
choose a suitable colour (nothing too ‘modern’ please). And why
not do the bathroom at the same time!

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I’m sorry I can’t come to inspect the flat personally, but I do live rather
a long way off, you know.
Yours sincerely,
Janet MacDonald
A. Find these words from the letter for these meanings.
a. find the answer to
b. right for
c. look at carefully
B. Answer the following questions.
a. Is Mrs. MacDonald going to help with the furniture?
b. How long did she live in the flat?
c. What suggestion has she given to Ms. Shaw to keep the flat
warm?
d. Who is going to pay for the painting?
e. Is Mrs. MacDonald coming to London to see the flat?
C. Complete these sentences, using the words in the box.
central heating electric modern problems suitable
condition mind prepared replacing work
a. That fire is no use. It doesn’t
properly.
b. That furniture isn’t really for this
old flat.
c. The is a bit of a problem. It’s in such bad
.
d. You offered to help me solve some of these .
Why did you change your ?

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 e. The whole house needs painting and most of the furniture
needs . Are you to pay for it?

Writing

Write an apology letter/email to your friend for being rude to him/

her at school. Assure him/her that you will not repeat it again.

Project work

Go to the computer lab. Get help from the teacher and write an
email to your teacher expressing your apology for not being able to
attend his class the previous day.

Extra bit: Word class II

A noun is a word that names a person (teacher), thing (pencil), animal
(cat), place (Kathmandu) or abstract idea (love). Anything in the
universe has a name, and as there are many things in the universe,
nouns comprise the largest group of words in English.
Example: Mohan has a pen.

A verb is a word that expresses an action (to run), occurrence (to

happen), or state of being (to appear). Verbs comprise the third largest
group of words in English and appear in any sentence as a major
part. Verbs also indicate time (past, present, future) and are used with
many verb tenses.
Example: She wrote a letter.

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An adjective is a word that modifies (describes) a noun or pronoun.
Adjectives comprise the second largest group of words in English.
Adjectives inform about the qualities and features of people, things or
concepts (big, strong, beautiful).
Example: She is a good girl.

An adverb is a type of word that has many uses in English. It can

modify (describe) a verb, an adjective, another adverb, or a whole
sentence.
Example: He was badly hurt in the accident.

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 Unit
13

Getting started
A. Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
a. What are they doing?
b. Can you do these activities?
c. Do you need other's help to do them?

B. Listen and sing.

A hen can lay a big brown egg.
A hen can stand on just one leg.
A hen can run, a hen can walk.
A hen can say, “Bawk, bawk, bawk”.
But do you know what a hen can’t do?
A hen can’t read and write like you.

C. Tell your friends what you can and cannot do.

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 Reading I
a. What is happening in the second picture?
b. How does it affect the bird?

The Baby Quail

Once upon a time, the Enlightened Being was born as a tiny quail.
Although he had little feet and wings, he could not yet walk or fly. His
parents worked hard for feeding him.
One day, there occurred a big forest fire. All
the birds who were able, flew away at the
first sign of smoke. As the fire spread, and got
closer and closer to the nest of the baby quail,
his parents remained with him. Finally, the fire
got so close that they too had to fly away to
save their lives.
All the trees, big and small, were burning and crackling with a loud
noise. The little quail saw that everything was being destroyed by the
fire. He could do nothing to save himself. At that moment, it seemed
that he was helpless.
Then, the thoughts came to his
mind, “My parents loved me
very much. Unselfishly, they
built a nest for me, and then fed
me without greed. When the fire
came, they remained with me
until the last moment. All the
other birds had already flown
away a long time before.”

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“My parents’ kindness was so great. They
stayed and risked their lives but still they
were helpless to save me. Since they could
not carry me, they were forced to fly away
alone. Wherever they are, I thank them
for loving me so much. I hope with all my
heart, they will be safe, well and happy.”
“Now, I am all alone. There is no one I can ask for help. I have wings,
but I can not fly away. I have feet, but I can not run away. But I can
still think. All I have left to use is my mind. The only beings I have
known in my short life were
my parents.”
Then, the bird felt an amazing
miracle within his little body.
The Enlightened Being within
the bird became active and the
bird felt powerful. It got the
godly power of wish.
So, the little bird wished, “May this land exist with the power of truth.
May all birds and other beings, who are still trapped by the fire, be
saved. And may this spot be safe from fire for a million years!”
And so happened what the bird wished.
A. Complete the following sentences with the words from the text
which have similar meanings to the words in brackets.
a. The fire got so (nearer) that the parent birds had to
fly away too.
b. All the trees were burning and crackling with a loud (sound).

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 c. The quail's parents risked their lives to save him, but they
were (powerless)
d. The quail felt (surprising) change in his body.
e. The tiny quail wished for the spot to be (out of danger)
from fire for a million years.
B. Answer the following questions.
a. Who was born as a tiny quail?
b. Why did all the birds fly away from the forest?
c. Why did the bird's parents have to fly away without the little
bird?
d. What was the amazing miracle?
e. Was the little bird’s wish fulfilled?
f. How do you feel about the little bird’s parents?
C. Have you ever seen a forest fire? How do you feel about them?
Share your feelings.

Speaking
A. Act out in pairs. Take turns to ask and answer the questions.

Can you climb

No, I can’t.
up a tree?

Can you play Yes, I can.

badminton?
No, I can’t.
Can you cross
the river?
Yes, I can.

Can you run?

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B. What can they do? Ask and answer in pairs.

Now, work in pairs. Take turns to ask and answer as in the example.
A: Can you play football?
B: Yes, I can./No, I can’t.
C. Observe the table below. Say what they can and can’t do.
Madan Ashim Aarim Nima
play table tennis √ √ × √
ride a bike √ × √ ×
type fast √ √ √ ×
speak Newari × × × √

D. Work in pairs. Think of four questions to ask your friends to

find out what he/she can do. Ask them what they can do. Then,
tell the class.

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 Listening
A. Look at the picture and answer these questions.
a. What do you see
in the picture?
b. What do you
think the people
are talking about?
c. What do you do
to meet a doctor?

B. Listen to the recording and write ‘True’ or ‘False’.

a. Pemba and Phurba are talking in the morning.
b. Pemba wants to see a doctor.
c. Raghu Yadav is a doctor.
d. The doctor is available on Tuesday morning.

C. Listen to the recording again and complete the sentences.

a. Phurba works in a/an .

b. The best time for Phurba is .

c. Pemba wants to Phurba’s name.

D. Have you ever been to a hospital? Share your experience with
your friends.

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 Grammar
A. Study the following sentences.
He was absent yesterday in the class because he was sick. (The
reason is not known to the listener and is to be emphasised.)
As we lost the quarter-final game, we could not qualify for the
semi-final. (The reason is not new to the listener and focus is more
on result than the reason.)
Amar is awarded because of his honesty.
Since I was hungry, I wanted to eat something first.
As he wasn’t ready, we went without him.
B. Complete the following sentences using the words given in the box.
because since because of as
a. I could not come to the office in time the traffic jam.
b. We spoke quietly we didn’t want Raju to hear.
c. He got success his hard work.
d. there was a rumor of public holiday, many students
are absent today.
e. I was away from home the whole day, the water
hasn’t been consumed.
f. He could not finish the work he was busy doing other
work.
g. everyone already knows each other, there is no
need for introductions.
C. Join and rewrite the following pairs of sentences using the
words from the brackets.
a. You don’t see the vehicles on the road. There is a strike.
(because of)
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 b. All the staff respect him. He is honest. (because)
c. She behaves well. Everyone wants to meet her. (since)
d. It was a beautiful day. We decided to have a picnic. (as)
e. All the seats on the train were taken. We had to stand. (since)

Writing
A. Rewrite the following sentences in the correct order to make
an interesting story. Give it a suitable title too.
a. The lion became angry and jumped to kill it.
b. The rabbit reached late.
c. The lion was killed.
d. A lion was the king of that forest.
e. There came the turn of a rabbit.
f. The rabbit told the lion that there was another king in the
forest.
g. All animals became happy.
h. The rabbit took the lion to a deep well and showed the lion’s
own image into the water.
i. Once upon a time, there was a dense forest.
j. The lion ordered the animals to come in front of it turn by
turn so that it would eat them.
B. Write a paragraph about an interesting event of your life.

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 Reading II
When and why do you feel sorrow?

On Another’s Sorrow
Can I see another’s woe,
And not be in sorrow too?
Can I see another’s grief,
And not seek for kind relief?
Can I see a falling tear,
And not feel my sorrow’s share?
Can a father see his child
Weep, nor be with sorrow filled?
Can a mother sit and hear
An infant groan, an infant fear?
No, no! Never can it be!
Never, never can it be!
And can he who smiles on all
Hear the wren with sorrows small,
Hear the small bird’s grief and care,
Hear the woes that infants bear.
And not sit beside the nest,
Pouring pity in their breast,
And not sit the cradle near,
Weeping tear on infant’s tear?
And not sit both night and day,
Wiping all our tears away?
O no! Never can it be!
Never, never can it be! -William Blake
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A. Complete the table with the rhyming words from the poem.
Words Rhyming words from the poem
hear
rest
hay
tall
leaf
B. Answer the following questions.
a. Do parents like their children to weep?
b. Can a bird smile when it sees its children in grief?
Project work
Work in groups. Draw a set of pictures for the story given in ‘A’ in
the writing section above. Display it in the class.

Extra bit: Verb forms in different tenses

Present simple I work hard.
Present continuous I am writing a poem.
Present perfect I have painted a picture.
Present perfect continuousI have been living here for seven years.
Past simple I went to the zoo yesterday.
Past continuous I was dancing at this time yesterday.
Past perfect I had slept when she arrived.
Past perfect continuous I had been singing for an hour when he left.
Future simple I will work hard next year.
Future continuous I will be taking an exam at this time tomorrow.
I will have completed the poem by 10 am
Future perfect
tomorrow.
I will have been working on this book for
Future perfect continuous
three months by tomorrow.

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 Unit
14

Getting started
A. Look at the pictures and say what units of measurements they indicate.

B. Listen and sing.

“Come, little leaves”, said the wind one day,
“Come to the meadows with me and play;
Put on your dresses of red and gold,
For summer is past, and the days grow cold.”

Soon as the leaves heard the wind’s loud call,

Down they came fluttering one and all;
Over the meadows they danced and flew,
All singing the soft little songs they knew.
-George Cooper

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C. Look around your class for a minute. What objects do you see?
Talk about each of their uses.

Reading I

a. Have you ever seen a price list like the one below?
b. Where would you see this?
All in One Store
Price List
S.N. Items Price/kg. NRs.
Rice Items
1 Pokhreli Rice 80
2 Jira Masino Rice 80
3 Indian Basmati Rice 100
4 Mansuli Rice 65
5 Sona Mansuli Rice 60
6 Taichin Beaten Rice 120
7 Normal Beaten Rice 70
Daal Items
8 Big Black Gram (Big Mas) 160
9 Small Black Gram (Small Mas) 150
10 Big Green Gram (Big Moong) 160
11 Red Lentil (Musuro) No. 1 130
12 Red Lentil (Musuro) No. 2 120
13 Split Red Gram (Rahar) 180
14 Split Bengal Gram (Chana Daal) 160

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A. Write True or False.
a. Pokhreli Rice is the most expensive rice item.
b. Mansuli Rice is cheaper than Sona Mansuli Rice.
c. Normal Beaten Rice is cheaper than Taichin Beaten Rice.
d. Red Lentil No.1 is less expensive than Red Lentil No.2.
e. Split Red Gram is the most expensive Daal item.
B. Answer the following questions.
a. Which shop does the price list belong to?
b. Which beaten rice will you buy if you have only 100 rupees?
c. Which Daal items have equal price?
d. How many Daal items are available in the shop?
C. Ask your parents about the price of food items in your home
and make a price list showing ten different items.

Speaking
A. Look at the pictures and fill in with‘How much’ or ‘How many’
to complete the questions below. Then, answer the questions
with honest information about yourself.

Example: How many pens do you have?

a. can you eat?
b. are there in your pocket?
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 c. do you listen to?
d. did it fall in the morning?
e. are you wearing?
f. do you have?
g. do you drink a day?
Now, ask and answer the questions with your partner.
Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions with ‘How much.... ?’
or ‘How many ....?’ based on the pictures given below.
Example:
A: How many computers do you have?
B: I have only one computer.

B. Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about different things

you have. Use ‘How many...?’ or ‘How much...?’

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 Listening

A. Look at the picture and answer the questions.

a. What are the people doing there?

b. Is there any place like this in your locality?
c. What do you do there?
B. Listen to the recording and complete the table.
Vegetable item Price (Rs./kg)
Cabbage

30

Broccoli

50

Cauliflower

Lady's finger

65

C. What stationery items do you have? Prepare a price list of the

items.

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 Grammar
A. Study the following sentences.
I saw many wild animals when I visited Chitwan National Park.
There is not much water in the bucket.
Is there any delicious food? I am feeling hungry.
I have no time to cook.
Last night, I read a few pages.
B. Choose the correct options from the brackets to complete the
paragraph.
I’m not a very good cook because I don’t have (much/many)
time. During the week, I don’t make (any/no) meals except
breakfast. I usually have (a/some) toast and a (few/
little) orange juice. At the weekend, I sometimes help to make lunch;
but I don’t know (much/many) good recipes. So, I just follow
my sister’s instructions. She is a great cook and makes (many/a
lot of) really nice food.
C. Complete the sentences using appropriate phrases from the
box to indicate the quantity.
few people many good friends three big rivers
many metropolitan cities any outdoor games three birds
many colourful butterflies many countries
a. Do you know how there are in Nepal?
b. I often visit the garden to see .
c. Don’t you want to play ?
d. Although the song was beautiful, only a were
listening to it.
e. How are there in South Asia?
f. Can you name any of Nepal?

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 g. There are flying in the sky.
h. I am proud of having .

Writing
A. Read the report which is based on the given information in the table.

S.N. Items Price/kg NRs.

1 Pokhreli Rice 80
2 Jira Masino Rice 80
3 Indian Basmati Rice 100
4 Mansuli Rice 65
5 Sona Mansuli Rice 60
6 Taichin Beaten Rice 120
7 Normal Beaten Rice 70

The table gives information about the price of rice items. The price
of Pokhreli Rice and Jira Masino Rice is equal. It’s NRs 80 per kg.
Indian Basmati Rice costs NRs 100 per kg whereas Mansuli Rice costs
NRs 65 per kg. Sona Mansuli Rice costs NRs 60 per kg. The price of
Taichin Beaten Rice and Normal Beaten Rice is NRs 120 and NRs 70,
respectively.

Different items of rice have different prices. Indian Basmati is costlier

than Pokhreli and Jira Masino. Sona Mansuli is cheaper than Mansuli.
Taichin Beaten Rice has higher price than that of Normal Beaten Rice.
Taichin Beaten Rice is the most expensive item and Sona Mansuli is the
cheapest one.
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B. Now, write a similar paragraph based on the given information
in the table below.
S.N. Items Price NRs.
1 Pilot pen 80
2 Gel pen 30
3 Pencil box 100
4 Geometry box 150
5 Ruler 40
6 Marker 50

Reading II
What is the name of this text?

A. Answer the following questions.

a. What is the special offer?

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 b. How long does the discount offer remain?
c. Which is the cheapest item?
d. Which is the most expensive item?

B. What do you mean by discount? Talk to your friends.

Project work
Make groups of five and go to a grocery store nearby. Ask the
shopkeeper the price of any 10 items available there. Make a price
list and compare your’s with others.

Extra bit: Common multiword verbs with their meanings

clean up (make clean) put on (dress) check out (leave)

fill in (supply set up (arrange) get away (escape)
information)
fill out (complete a try out (test) get together (meet)
form)
give back (return) take off (undress) get up (arise)
hand in (submit) turn off (deactivate) shut up (stop talking)
hand over (give sth to turn on (activate) slip up (make a
sb) mistake)
hold up (delay) wrap up (finish) break down (stop
functioning)
line up (form in a bump into (encounter) end up (finish)
line)
look over (examine) look after (care) grow up (increase)
look up (find bend over (incline pass away (die)
information) body forward)
point out (indicate) check in (register) show up (appear)

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Getting started
A. Look at the pictures and say what may happen next.

B. Listen and sing.

There may be chaos still around the world,
This little world that in my thinking lies;
For mine own bosom is the paradise
Where all my life’s fair visions are unfurled.

Within my nature’s shell I slumber curled,

Unmindful of the changing outer skies,
Where now, perchance, some new-born Eros flies,
Or some old Cronos from his throne is hurled.
- George Santayana
C. Go outside and look at the sky. What does it look like? Is it
likely to rain or will there be sunshine? Share with the class.

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 Reading I
a. What animals do you see in the pictures below?
b. What happened to the men in the last two pictures?

The Musicians of Ilam

“Come on!” shouted the man. His donkey had worked hard for many
years. Now, it was old. “I won’t feed a useless old donkey like you,” the
man said.
“I’ll go to Ilam. I like music. I can join a
band. I can be a musician,” thought the
donkey.
On the road, he saw an old, tired dog.
“My master is going to kill me,” the dog
said.
“Come with me to Ilam,” said the
donkey.
On the way, they saw a cat. “I am too old
to catch mice. My mistress won’t feed
me,” she said.
“Come with us. We are going to be
musicians in Ilam,” said the donkey and
the dog. So, the cat joined them.
Soon they saw a cock.
“Tomorrow, my mistress is going to eat
me,” he crowed sadly. “Don’t worry,” said the donkey, the dog and the
cat. “ Come with us to Ilam.”
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So, the four friends went along the
road to Ilam. When it was dark, they
were in a big forest. They could see a
small light. They walked towards the
light. They came to a small house.
They looked inside. There was a gang
of thieves sitting round a table. They
were eating a big meal, and laughing
and talking. “How can we get a meal
like that?” said the animals. They made
a plan.
Silently, they climbed on each other’s
back. Then, they all began to make
noises. The donkey brayed, the dog
barked, the cat miaowed and the cock
crowed. And they jumped through
the window. The thieves were terrified.
They ran away into the forest.
The four friends sat down at the table
and ate the wonderful meal.
Then, they put out the light and went
to sleep. The cock sat on the beam over
the door. The cat lay near the fire. The
dog lay behind the door. The donkey
lay on straw in the front yard.
The thieves were in the forest. They saw the light go out. Everything
was quiet. “Why were we so frightened? Why did we run away?” they
said. “I’ll go and look at the house,” said one of them. He went quietly

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to the house and opened the door.
He saw the cat’s bright eyes. He thought
it was a fire. He poked his candle in the
cat’s eyes. He thought he could light the
candle. The cat jumped up and scratched
him with her claws. The thief ran back
to the door. He stepped on the dog in
the dark. The dog bit his leg. The thief
stumbled across the yard. The donkey
kicked him. And the cock flew down,
screeching, ‘cock-a- doodle-dooo!’
The poor thief limped back into the
forest. “What happened to you?” the
other thieves asked. “Oh dear!” he
said. “There is a witch in the house. She
scratched my face. There is a man with a
knife behind the door. He stabbed me in
the leg. In the yard, there is a big monster.
It hit me with a big stick. And there is a judge who shouted “Bring the thief
to me.” I ran away as fast as I could.
After this, the thieves went far away. They never came back. Then,
what did the four friends do? They never went to Ilam. The four good
friends lived happily together in the same house in the forest forever.
A. Find the words from the story for these meanings.
a. a member of a music band
b. very scared
c. a big and long piece of wood for holding a roof up

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 d. pushed somebody with a stick or finger
e. made marks with something sharp
f. to nearly fell over

B. Read the story again and write short answers to these questions.
a. Why was the donkey upset?
b. What were the thieves doing in the house?
c. Why were the thieves terrified?
d. Where did the cock and the dog sleep?
e. Why did a thief poke his candle in the cat’s eyes?
f. What could be other suitable titles for the story?

C. Why are the masters of the donkey and the dog neglecting
them? Give your reasons.

Speaking

Look at the pictures and guess what may/might happen. There are
two examples.

I think it may rain today. The bus might hit the man.

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 Listening
A. Look at the picture and guess the answers.
a. Do you know the name of the piece of equipment?
b. What is its function?
B. Listen to the audio and complete the sentences.
a. is the host of the programme.
b. Dr. Ali is a famous .
c. The weather will improve in most of the tomorrow.
d. There is a possibility of rainfall in the hills.
e. The weather of the Terai will be at the weekend.
C. Listen to the weather report in the evening. What might the weather
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 Grammar
A. Study the following sentences.
I am not sure, but I may come to meet you tomorrow.
It’s cloudy. It might rain today.
He is in school uniform. So, he must be a student.
B. Fill in the blanks with may, might and must.
a. You feel nervous while performing on the stage.
b. He is working very hard. He pass the exam.
c. They are not at home today. They have gone to college.
d. The sky is cloudy. It rain in the evening.
e. He has a gun in his hand and he is in uniform. He
be a policeman.
f. All the students are playing in the ground. It be the
lunch break.
g. She is a middle-aged woman. She is carrying a baby. So, she
be the mother of the baby.
h. I am free tomorrow. I play football.
C. Study the given examples and complete the sentences using
‘will’ and the appropriate verbs.
Example: They will come back home soon.
He will win the race.
a. She to meet her sister.
b. Don’t be sad. You good time.
c. I think I to Pokhara next month.
d. Maybe I to your party.
e. Perhaps I for a while.
f. Don’t worry. I you.
g. I hope you with me tomorrow.

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 Writing
A. Rewrite the following paragraph correctly.
saroj is an honest boy he reads in nepal secondary school in grade
six he has many friends in school Some of his friends are: sonu
muna sujal and bibhan All of his friends are hard working one day
his sister told him not to be late for home. He replied: “Sure, I will
be in time
B. The population of the world is growing rapidly these days.
Think of the problems the growing population will create in
the near future? Write a paragraph about it. Use the clues
given in the box.
- cost of living - diseases - deforestation - pollution - other problems

Reading II
What is the man doing in the picture?

The Arrow and the Song

I shot an arrow into the air,
It fell to earth, I knew not where;
For, so swiftly it flew, the sight
Could not follow it in its flight.
I breathed a song into the air,
It fell to earth, I knew not where;
For who has sight so keen and strong
That it can follow the flight of song?
Long, long afterward, in an oak
I found the arrow, still unbroke;
And the song, from beginning to end,
I found again in the heart of a friend. - Henry W. Longfellow

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A. Read the poem and write True or False.
a. The poet knew where the arrow had gone.
b. The arrow was found by others.
c. The poet found his arrow unbroken.
B. Answer the following questions.
a. Where did the poet shoot the arrow?
b. Did the poet know where the arrow fell?
c. Where did the song fall?
d. Did the poet find the arrow quickly?
e. Where did the poet find the arrow?
f. Where did the poet find the song?

Project work
Collect pictures of musical instruments and paste them onto
cardboard paper with their names and present it to the class.

Extra bit: may, might and must for probability

• May and might: when we are not sure about something in the
present or future.
She is not here yet. She might be stuck in traffic.
Jack may be coming to see us tomorrow.
I might see you tomorrow.
• Must: when we feel sure that something is true or it’s the only
realistic possibility.
This must be her house. I can see her car in the garage.
He must live near here because he always walks to work.
Come inside and get warm. You must be freezing out there.

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 Unit
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Getting started
A. Look at the pictures and say what happened there.

B. Listen and sing.

I rise in the dawn, and I kneel and blow
Till the seed of the fire flicker and glow;
And then I must scrub and bake and sweep
Till stars are beginning to blink and peep;
And the young lie long and dream in their bed
Of the matching of ribbons for bosom and head,
And their youth goes over in idleness,
And they sigh if the wind but lift a tress:
While I must work because I am old,
And the seed of the fire gets feeble and cold.
- W. B. Yeats
C. Remember a memorable event of your life and tell it to your
friends.
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 Reading I
a. Who are the people in the second picture?
b. Are they Hindus or Muslims?
c. What is the man in the third picture doing?

Umar in Disguise
When Abu Bakr died,
Umar was elected as
the second Khalifah, the
ruler of the vast Muslim
Empire. He was a tall,
well-built man with a
fair complexion. He was
a good speaker, a just
ruler and was very strict in discipline. He was a man of simple habits.
Being a ruler, he handled vast treasures of gold, silver, jewels and
valuable items. He was the first ruler to establish the administrative
system in the country. He would visit the families of those who were
serving in the cause of Allah and were away from home. He supplied
daily needs for them, wrote letters for them and even delivered their
letters personally. He was very anxious to know about the condition
of his people. So he would go about unattended in the dark to find
out their plight.
On one occasion, when he was walking in the dark, he heard some
children crying. Attracted by the sound, he went to the hut. He saw a
woman sitting before a fire. It appeared that the woman was cooking
something, while her small children sat crying. It was late for the
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Umar stepped up to the woman and enquired, “What is in the pot on
the fire?”
She explained that she had no food to give to her children. So, she had
placed the pot full of water and stones on the fire in order to give them
the impression that the food would be ready.
Umar was distressed
to hear this. He hurried
back to the State Store,
picked up a bag of flour,
meat, cooking oil and
rushed back to the hut.
His servant begged him
to let him carry the load,
but he refused saying, “It is my
responsibility. You would not
carry my burden.”
Arriving at the hut, he gave the
things to the woman and told
her to prepare a meal. In the
meantime, the children had gone to sleep tired. Umar waited till the
meal was ready and the children were awakened and fed. The woman
thanked him for his kindness. She said, “It would be far better if you
were the Khalifah of the Muslims, rather than that wretched Umar who
is not aware of the condition of his people.”
Umar said, “Well mother, Umar may not be so bad after all,” and
departed.
(Adapted from Stories from Early Islam)

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A. Complete the character map of Umar.
tall, well-built

Umar, the
Khalifah

B. Who said these sentences to whom? Write their name.

a. "What is in the pot on the fire?"
b. "You would not carry my burden on the Day of Judgment"
c. "It would be far better if you were the Khalifah of the
Muslims."
d. "Umar may not be so bad after all."

C. Answer the following questions.

a. What did he manage after becoming the ruler?
b. What did he do to find out the condition of his people?
c. Why were the children in the hut crying?
d. Why was the woman cooking stones?
e. Why did Umar return to the state store?

D. Do you think Umar is a good ruler? Why? Give your reasons.

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 Speaking
A. Act out the following conversation.
Sumi : Hi, Saroj!
Saroj : Hello Sumi! What
did you do yesterday
evening?
Sumi : I visited a park.
Saroj : Wow! Who did you go
there with?
Sumi : I went with my parents. Didn’t you do anything
yesterday?
Saroj : I just watched a movie. It was interesting.
B. Work in pairs. Take turns to ask and answer questions about
what you did the day before. You can use the following clues.
a. went to a stationery shop and bought some balloons and chart
paper/with brother
b. completed project work/alone
c. played football/with friends
d. drew a picture of a mountain/with sister
e. went to the theatre/with friends
f. worked in the field/with father
g. did a painting/alone
h. drew a picture/alone
i. went to the cinema/with my sister

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 Listening
A. Look at the picture and answer the questions.
a. What are the women doing?
b. Which place in Nepal is famous
for it?
c. How often do you drink tea at
home?
B. Listen to the recording and write 1-6 to show the process of
preparing black tea.

C. Your brother followed the same process to prepare tea

yesterday. Now, tell your friends how he prepared it.
Grammar
A. Study the following sentences.
I bought a story book last week.
She had gone home before I reached there.
They played well and won the match yesterday.
She was drawing a picture when I met her.

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 They were dancing beautifully when we arrived there.
The children had gone to sleep tired before the meal.
B. Read the story ‘Umar in Disguise’ again and underline all the
verbs in simple past, past continuous and past perfect.
C. Complete the following sentences using simple past or past
continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
a. The teacher (tell) us a story yesterday.
b. They saw me while I (come) home from school.
c. My sister (give) me a colour box yesterday.
d. Manju (watch) a movie when I reached her house.
e. Suman (say) that he was not feeling well yesterday.
f. Phurba (start) studying in this school last year.
g. We (play) table tennis when there was a heavy
rainfall yesterday.
h. Can you tell me how many of you (be) there?

Reading II
a. What are the people in the picture doing?
b. Can you guess the name of the festival?

Sakela Sili at Tundikhel

The very early morning in the month of Mangsir, Binda called me over
the phone, “Shital, what time will you be ready? I will come to you and
we will go together, ok?” “At nine,” I randomly replied. I was actually
very excited, for I was attending the Sakela Sili festival at Tundikhel for
the first time.
Exactly at 9:30, we, Binda and me, reached Tundikhel. The place

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was beautifully decorated. Though Ubhauli is the festival of Kirant
community, people from different communities were there to watch the
celebration. At the centre, a shrine was constructed which was decorated
with cultural props.

After some time, the main priest, Nakso, performed a ritual where a
hen was sacrificed in a sacred place called Sakela Than. Sakela Than is
usually built under a sacred tree.
After the completion of the Pooja, Nakso gave a signal to perform the
dance. He started dancing and asked others to dance. A large mass of
people of different ages in traditional dresses performed the dance
together in a circle. The male leader known as Silimangpa and the female
leader, Silimangma controlled the dance. Silimangpa and Silimangma
guided the dance accompanied by the musical instruments, Dhol and
Jhyamta.
Nakso narrated the verses from the holy Mundhum and told all the
stories through the dance how their ancestors travelled through the
Dudh Koshi, the Sun Koshi, and the Tama Koshi and finally settled on
the bank of the Bhote Koshi river. They danced beautifully imitating the
steps of a duck, river bird, black bird, deer and musk deer.
It was my first participation in the festival after I came to Kathmandu. I
enjoyed it a lot. We danced almost the whole day there because Sakela is
our cultural performance. It represents the history, culture and identity
of Kirant people. I found myself happy to be a part of such culture.

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A. What do the words in Column A refer to? Match them with the
definitions in Column B.
Column A Column B
a. Ubhauli i. the main priest
b. Nakso ii. a holy book
c. Silimangpa iii. a festival of Kirant community
d. Silimangma iv. a sacred place
e. Dhol v. the male leader
f. Mundhum vi. the female leader
g. Sakela Than vii. a musical instrument
B. Answer the following questions.
a. What time did Binda and Shital reach Tundikhel?
b. What is the name of the sacred place?
c. Which musical instruments are played during the dance?
d. Who controls the dance?
C. What do you think are the interesting features of Sakela Sili?
Talk to your friends.

Writing
A. How did you celebrate your last birthday? Try to recall and
write a short paragraph on what happened on the day.
B. Write a short story using the following outline. Suggest a
suitable title too.
An old man three sons about to die
calls his sons to give advice asks to bring sticks

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 gives them sticks asks the eldest son to break
unable to break asks another son to break
unable to break asks another son to break
unable to break old man asks to work together and try
once easily break it

Moral: Unity is strength.

Project work
Draw a set of pictures for the story ‘Umar in Disguise’. Retell the
story with the help of the pictures.

Extra bit: Consonants

There are 24 consonant sounds in most English accents, conveyed by
21 letters of the regular English alphabet (sometimes in combination,
e.g., ch and th).
Sound Examples Sound Examples
/p/ pair, appear, stop /ʃ/ shoes, machine, cash
/b/ black, about, cab /ʒ/ genre, pleasure, garage
/t/ tea, stale, rent /h/ horse, behind, -
/d/ drink, reading, need /tʃ/ church, teacher, speech
/k/ car, ranks, pack /dʒ/ job, wages, page
/g/ game, agree, bag /m/ mat, camera, rum
/f/ phone, afford, stuff /n/ nose, honey, cone
/v/ van, fever, pave /ŋ/ -, think, sing
/θ/ throne, anything, moth /l/ lanky, selfish, school
/ð/ this, mother, breath /r/ rat, carrot, -
/s/ state, mistake, yes /w/ water, underwear, -
/z/ zoo, easy, choose /j/ yellow, kayak, -

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Getting started
A. Look at the pictures and say why they could be so surprised.

B. Listen and sing.

Surprised by joy- impatient as the Wind
I turned to share the transport- Oh! With whom
But Thee, long buried in the silent Tomb,
That spot which no vicissitude can find?

Love, faithful love, recalled thee to my mind-

But how could I forget thee? -Through what power,
Even for the least division of an hour,
Have I been so beguiled as to be blind
-William Wordsworth
C. Now tell your friend about any surprising event you have faced.

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 Reading I
a. How does the old man look?
b. What is he doing?
c. Do you believe in palm reading? Why?

A Palm Reader
A few years ago, while I was on holiday in the Himalayas, I stopped for
the night in a small village. It was a poor place and there was no proper
hotel, but the owner of a restaurant offered me a bed for the night.

“Please wait here,” he said, pointing to a table just outside his restaurant,
“while I prepare your room.” It was a beautiful evening. The sun was
setting behind the dark mountains and the stars were just beginning
to come out. The villagers were lighting fires and the stars were just
beginning to come out. The villagers were lighting fires for their evening
meals and there was a pleasant smell of wood smoke in the air.
Then I noticed that I was no longer alone. Someone was sitting at the
table beside me. It was an old man with a long white beard. His clothes
were dirty and almost in rags.

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“What do you want?” I asked. “Let me tell your fortune, sir”, he said. I
laughed. “I don’t believe in that sort of thing,” I told him. All the same,
the old man took hold of my hand. “I can tell you your future,” he said.
I tried to take my hand away, but the old man held on to it, gently but
very firmly.
“Very well,” I said. “But first of all tell me about my past. If you can
tell me about that, I’ll let you tell me about the future too.” The old man
looked hard at my hand for a long time without speaking. I smiled to
myself. “He can’t do it,” I thought.
Then, in a low soft voice, the old man began to tell me about my
childhood. He talked about my family and the town I used to live in. He
went on to tell me about my life in different parts of the world.
Every word he said was true! “Stop!” I said. “How can you know all
these things?” “I know about the past and the present,” the old man
replied. “And I also know about the future. Are you ready to hear about
your future too?”
I hesitated. Did I really want to know?
Just at that moment, the owner of the restaurant came out. “Your room
is ready now, sir,” he said. “Oh! I thought I heard voices. Were you
talking to someone?”
I looked around. The old man was not there. “Yes,” I said. I described
the old man. “Oh, him!” the owner of the restaurant said. “That’s the
village lunatic. He thinks he can tell people’s fortune.
A. Find the words from the story for these meanings.
a. good
b. saw
c. old and torn clothes

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 d. chance or luck
e. caught
f. waited
g. mentally ill
B. Choose the right answer.
a. The traveller was looking for:
i. somewhere to sleep. ii. something to eat.
iii. something to do.
b. The traveller sat outside because:
i. he was waiting for his room.
ii. it was a pleasant evening.
iii. the restaurant was small.
c. The old man wanted to talk about:
i. the village. ii. money. iii. the traveller’s future.
d. The traveller asked to hear about his past life because:
i. he did not believe in the old man.
ii. he did not want to know about his future.
iii. it was interesting.
e. What the old man told the traveller was:
i. funny. ii. correct. iii. different.
f. When the old man wanted to talk about the traveller’s future,
the traveller
i. said yes. ii. could not speak. iii. could not decide.
g. The owner of the restaurant thought that the old man was:
i. clever ii. mad iii. unhappy

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C. Was the old man mentally ill? What do you think? Give your
opinion.

Speaking
A. Act out the following conversations.
Pasang : Hello, Sabina! Have you heard
that tomorrow is a holiday?
Sabina : Hurray! Thank you for such
good news!
Pasang : You are welcome.

Rina : Hello, Bipin! Have you heard that our team lost the match?
Bipin : Oh, no ! It’s bad luck!
Rina : I am also shocked.

B. Work in pairs. Express surprise in the following situations.

a. Somebody told you that you have won a lottery.
b. You heard that your name was announced as the winner in an
art competition.
c. The head teacher announced that grade six students would be
taken to an exhibition.
d. You heard that one of your relatives is taken to hospital after
a road accident.
e. Somebody told you that there was a plane crash and 15
passengers were killed.

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 Listening
A. Look at the pictures and answer these questions.
a. What do you see in the pictures?
b. Which place in Nepal is famous for the one-horned rhinoceros?

B. Listen to the recording and complete the sentences with the

correct words.
a. Suman is talking to about his visit to Chitwan.
b. Suman’s home is in Chitwan.
c. Suman is sure that Shanta will also if she gets a
chance to visit Chitwan.
d. Shanta will talk to her to plan for a winter vacation.
C. Listen to the recording again and answer the questions.
a. When did Suman go to Chitwan?
b. Which two places did they visit in Chitwan?

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 c. Has Shanta ever been to Chitwan?
d. When will Shanta go to Chitwan?
D. Can you recall some of the information about Chitwan National
Park? Talk to your friends.

Grammar
A. Study the following sentences.
I went to school yesterday.
She gave me a book.
She was watching TV at this time yesterday.
She was dancing when I saw her.
The patient had died before the doctor came.
The thief had run away before the police came.
B. Underline the verbs in the following sentences.
a. My father was cooking rice.
b. They built this hospital two years ago.
c. My mother was preparing breakfast when I called her.
d. The bus had already left the station.
e. We went to the cinema last night.
f. My mother had written many books.
g. Columbus discovered America on August 3, 1492.
C. Choose the correct verb forms to complete the sentences.
a. My father (published/was publishing/had published)
this book last year.
b. She (was washing/washed/had washed) her clothes
when I called her.

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 c. I (had already finished/was already finishing/ already
finished) my work when my friends came to meet me.
d. I saw her sister while I (was going/went/had gone)
to school.
e. We (heard/were hearing/had heard) a strange noise,
didn’t we?
f. He (was doing/did/had done) homework when I
went to meet him at his house.
g. Her husband (came/was coming/had come) home
last night.
h. I (did not see/had not seen/was not seeing) you
yesterday. Where were you?
i. They (went/was going/had gone) home after they
had finished their work.
j. The music suddenly stopped while he (danced/ was
dancing/had danced).
Reading II
a. Who are the people in the picture?
b. What is the man buying?
At a Chemist
Customer : Good afternoon. Can you
make up this prescription?
Chemist : I wonder if you could
come back at 3 o’clock,
sir. I’ll get the whole
thing ready.
Customer : I’m afraid I can’t wait till

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 three. My wife has a stomach-ache. Why don’t you give
me these drugs now?
Chemist : All right, I will. It might still take me about half an hour
to make it up. You could take a seat there and wait.
Customer : I’d rather go home and come back later.
Chemist : As you wish. But let me first look at the whole
prescription. I want to make sure that I have all the drugs.
Oh, I’m sorry. This one at number three is not available.
In fact, it’s been out of stock in the whole market for
quite some time.
Customer : Bother! What do I do now? What about giving me
another drug with the same formula?
Chemist : Well, I do have another one. But I can’t sell any drug
without a doctor’s prescription.
Customer : Even in an emergency?
Chemist : I’m sorry. Under no circumstances. But if I were you,
I’d ring up the doctor and ask him about an alternative.
You could use my telephone.
Customer : Yes, that’s a good idea! Thank you so much. I’ll call him
right away.
A. Match the words/phrases in column A with their meanings in
column B.
Column A Column B
a. make up i. serious situation needing immediate attention
b. out of stock ii. chemicals composing a medicine
c. formula iii. telephone
d. call iv. prepare
e. emergency v. not available
f. alternative vi. available as another possibility or choice.

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B. Answer the following questions.
a. Is the customer a man or a woman?
b. Who is the prescription for?
c. What is wrong with the customer’s wife?
d. Does the chemist have all the drugs?
e. What does the chemist suggest about the doctor at the end?

Writing
A. Choose the correct expression from the box and complete the
dialogue.
• Is there any chance of an appointment with Dr. Singh today?
• But, he might be able to see you at 5 pm.
• I had my teeth filled by Dr. Singh two weeks ago.
• that would be great.
• What the problem is
A : Hello, No Pain Dental Home. How can I help you?
B : Hello. .
A : Could you tell me exactly ?
B : Yeah, . Now, it is broken, and it’s
really, really uncomfortable.
A : Well, let me see. Dr. Singh is very busy today. .
Is that ok?
B : Any earlier?
A : Yes, if he comes early, he'll be here at 3:00 pm.
B : Oh, .
A : Could I take your name please?
B : Yes, it is Simran.
A : Thank you Simran. See you at 3:00 p.m.

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B. Compose a dialogue between you and your friend talking about
your plan to visit Lumbini.

Project work
Find one of the discoveries of modern science. Prepare a short
report and present it to the class.

Extra bit: Vowels

There are twenty vowels in English. When the symbol ‘ː’ follows a
vowel symbol, it means that the vowel is pronounced longer.

Sound Examples Sound Examples

/e/ went, intend, send, letter /ɜː/ curve, herd, bird, serve
/æ/ cat, hand, nap, flat, have /iː/ he, see, keep, she
/ʌ/ fun, love, money, come /aɪ/ cry, like, bright, lime
/ʊ/ put, look, cook, book /eɪ/ bake, rain, eight, break
/ɒ/ top, watch, god, spot /əʊ/ go, loan, slow, though
/ə/ alive, again, mother /aʊ/ bound, brown, now, house
/ɑː/ calm, palm, start /eə/ pair, stare, care, hair
/ɪ/ pit, bin, fill, will /ɪə/ career, here, near, year
/ɔː/ saw, fall, wall, dawn /ɔɪ/ boy, toy, coin, foil
/uː/ you, who, shoe, cool /ʊə/ tourist, usual, jury, lure

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 Unit
18

Getting started
A. Look at the pictures, ask and answer one question about each.

B. Listen and sing.

Silly fox! Silly fox! Where do you live?
What are your foods and when do you sleep?
What does your daughter do, what does your son?
Always here always there, why do you run?

Where are your parents and where are your friends?

How do you help them, when there is rain?
You always look lonely, always in tense.
Are tigers, monkeys, ducks, hens, not your friends?
C. Work in groups. Talk about your family. Try asking for and
giving information and reasons.

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 Reading I
a. What is the picture called?
b. What do the bars represent?

Expenditure on Computers and

Smartphones
60

50
Sales (million Rs.)

40

30 Computer
Smartphone
20

10

0
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

The chart shows the amount of money people from Kathmandu spent
on computers and smartphones between the years 2015 to 2019.
According to the chart, there were upward trends in spending on
both items. Smartphone sales increased steadily by 5 lakhs each year.
Computer sales remained constant at 10 million until 2017 and then
increased dramatically, reaching 45 million rupees in 2019.
People’s total expenditure on these electronic devices rose dramatically
in this period. The total amount was 40 million rupees in 2015 and it
went up to 95 million rupees in 2019.

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Overall, the sales of both of these items grew, but smartphone sales
grew more quickly. If these trends continue, we can expect computer
sales to overtake smartphone sales in 2020 or soon after.

A. Complete the sentences with the correct words/phrases from

the box.
overtake grew increased dramatically
increased steadily in this period remained constant

a. Smartphone sales during the five years.

b. Computer sales until 2017.
c. In 2018 and 2019, computer sales .
d. People’s total spending on these electronic devices rose
dramatically .
e. Overall, the sales of both items .
f. If these trends continue, we can expect computer sales to
smart phone sales in 2020.

B. Answer the following questions.

a. What does the chart show?
b. How much money did people spend on computers in the year
2015?
c. What was the total money spent on smartphones in the year
2016?
d. What was popular among people in Kathmandu in the year
2017?
C. Do you think that smartphones are going to be popular in the
coming years? Why? Talk to your friends.

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 Speaking
A. Complete the questions below with the question words in the
box. Work in pairs, take turns to ask and answer the questions.
What When Where Why Who Which What kind
What time How much How many How often What

a. is your birthday?
b. do you exercise?
c. do you live?
d. of music do you like?
e. brothers and sisters do you have?
f. are you going to do tomorrow?
g. do you usually go to bed?
h. do you live with?
i. are you learning English?
j. did you do yesterday?
k. do you prefer, ice-cream or cake?
l. coffee do you drink a day?
B. Read the statements and ask questions to your friends.
a. Mt. Everest is the tallest mountain in the world.
b. WHO stands for World Health Organization.
c. I went to Kathmandu to buy a book.
d. She didn’t speak to me because she was angry.
e. The Karnali is the longest river in Nepal.
f. They help each other because they are very close friends.

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 Listening
A. Look at the pictures and answer these questions.
a. Have you ever visited these places?
b. How can the girl reach these places from where she is?

B. Listen to the recording and answer the questions.

a. Where is the clinic?
It is next to the
b. Where is the futsal?
It is past the
c. Where is the ATM?
It is in the , next to the futsal.
d. Where is the post office?
It is next to the
e. Where is the museum?
It is opposite the , right on the corner.

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C. Listen to the recording again and write True or False.
a. The girl is visiting the place for the first time.
b. There is an ATM in the bank.
c. The museum is next to the post office.
D. Work in pairs. Take turns to give directions to get to your home
from school.

Grammar
A. Study the following sentences.
She lost her yellow pen. (which question)
Which pen did she lose?
They play volleyball. (what question)
What do they play?
Supriya lives in Janakpur. (where question)
Where does Supriya live?
B. Rearrange the words to make correct questions.
a. what doing are they?
b. you up in the morning do get when?
c. How you do name your spell?
d. for what is homework?
e. does Tim why handball like?
f. like what do sports the girls?
g. what friend have for lunch your did?
h. stay Kevin long in Paris did how?
i. the like what weather was?
j. maths easy is thinks who?

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C. Make questions for the following statements as indicated in
brackets.
a. Mr. Thapa lives in Sarlahi. (where)
b. My father went to the bank to get some money. (why)
c. She has brought a history book. (what)
d. Sheela works at Mangal Bazar, Patan. (who)
e. Subarna didn’t go to school yesterday because it was raining.
(why)
f. Shakespeare was born in 1564. (when)
g. She likes pizza. (what)
h. My sister has won the gold medal. (what)
i. She used her brother’s mobile phone. (whose)

Writing
A. Study the given bar chart and write a description of it.
13th South Asian Games: Nepal's Medal Tally
60

50

40

30

Gold Medal
20

10

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B. Fill in the blanks with your own words and compose a poem.

My Good Friend
I have a friend tall
Who is all
S/he loves me
I also free
We and read
S/he in need
I feel member
I cannot remember
I am lucky friend with me
I take family.
C. Compose a simple poem about one of of your interests.
Reading II
a. Do you recognise the girl in the picture?
b. What is she famous for?
Gaurika Bags Record Fourth Gold
KATHMANDU, Dec 10: Gaurika
Singh added another gold to take
her 13th South Asian Games (SAG)
gold tally to four on the last day of
the swimming competition at the
13th South Asian Games (SAG) in
Lalitpur on Monday.
With this, she has become the only
Nepali athlete to win four golds in
a single Games. Only Taekwondo’s golds, but no athlete had achieved
Deepak Bista had won four SAG the feat in a single tournament.
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Singh won her fourth gold medal Gaurika had earlier won the gold
in the women’s 100 metres medals in 200 meters freestyle,
freestyle event with a brilliant 200 metres backstroke and 400
timing of 53.13 seconds. She meters freestyle over the span of
defeated her closest competitor the last four days. She also won
of India’s Shivangi Sarma, who a bronze in 400 metres freestyle
clocked 58.15 to win the silver. team event.
A. Answer the following questions.
a. When is the news written?
b. How many gold medals did Gaurika win?
c. What does SAG stand for?
d. In which event did Gaurika win the fourth gold medal?
e. List the names of the events in which Gaurika won the gold
medals.
B. Work in groups and prepare a short news report of any function
organised at your school.

Project work
Find the number of boys and girls of each class at your school.
Prepare a bar chart and display it in the class.

Extra bit: Reflexive pronouns

a. I cut myself while I was cutting grass.
b. My father cut himself while he was shaving.
c. The old lady sat in a corner talking to herself.
d. Don’t get angry. Control yourself! (said to one person)
e. If you want more to eat, help yourselves. (said to more than one
person)
f. The picnic was great. We enjoyed ourselves very much.

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 Glossary
Abide /əˈbaɪd/ (v.): to accept or act in accordance with.
Abuse /əˈbjuːs/ (n.): the use of something in a way that is harmful or morally wrong.
Access /ˈækses/ (v.): to be able to get to or get inside a place.
Achievement /əˈtʃiːvmənt/ (n.) something very good and difficult that you have succeeded in
doing.
Addicted /əˈdɪktɪd/ (adj.): compulsively or physiologically dependent on something
habit-forming.
Aloud /əˈlaʊd/ (adv.): in a loud noise.
Alternative /ɔːlˈtɜːnətɪv/ (adj.): something that you can use if you do not want to use another
one.
Altitude /ˈæltɪtjuːd/ (n.): height above sea level.
Amazing /əˈmeɪzɪŋ/ (adj.): very surprising.
Ancestor /ˈænsestə(r)/ (n.) a person related to you who lived long time ago.
Antique /ænˈtiːk/ (n.): old and often valuable.
Anxious /ˈæŋkʃəs/ (n.): eagerly desirous.
Apologize /əˈpɒlədʒaɪz/ (v.) to tell someone that you are sorry for having done something
that has caused problems or unhappiness for them.
Apology /əˈpɒlədʒi/ (n.): the statement of saying sorry.
Appeal /əˈpiːl/ (n.): a formal and polite request.
Appearance /əˈpɪərəns/ (n.): an outlook or outward visible aspect of a person or thing.
Appointment /əˈpɔɪntmənt/ (n.): a meeting with somebody arranged in advance.
Apportion /əˈpɔːʃn/ (v.): to give or share out something.
Apron /ˈeɪprən/ (n.): a piece of cloth worn over front of the body.
Artificial Intelligence /ˌɑːtɪfɪʃl ɪnˈtelɪdʒəns/ (n.): the branch of computer science that deals
with making computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
Ashore /əˈʃɔː(r)/ (adv.): towards the bank of ocean.
Assure /əˈʃʊə(r)/, /əˈʃɔː(r)/ (v.): to tell someone confidently that something is true, especially
so that they do not worry.
Athlete /ˈæθliːt/ (n.): a person who is very good at sports or physical exercise, especially
one who completes in organized events.
ATM /ˌeɪ tiː ˈem/ (n.): a machine in or outside a bank, shop, etc., from which you can get
money from your bank account using a special plastic card (the abbreviation
for ‘automated teller machine’ or ‘automatic teller machine’)
Atmosphere /ˈætməsfɪə(r)/ (n.): the mixture of gases around the earth.
Attract /əˈtrækt/ (v.): to pull or draw someone or something towards them, by
the qualities they have, especially good ones.
Available /əˈveɪləbl/(adj.): able to be bought or used.
Band /bænd/ (n.): a group of musicians who play modern music together.
Beast /biːst/ (n.): a large and dangerous animal.
Befall /bɪˈfɔːl/ (v.): happen.
Beguiled /bɪˈɡaɪld/ (adj.): filled with wonder and delight.
Benefit /ˈbenɪfɪt/ (n.): a helpful or good effect, or something intended to help.

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Betray /bɪˈtreɪ/ (v.): to hurt somebody who trusts you.
Blame /bleɪm/ (v.): to say or think that someone or something did something wrong or
is responsible for something bad happening.
Blink /blɪŋk/ (v.): to shut the eyes briefly.
Blurring /blɜːrɪŋ/ (adj.) : having difficulty to see clearly.
Bosom /ˈbʊzəm/ (n.): the breast or chest of a person.
Bray /breɪ/ (v.): to make the loud noise typical of a donkey.
Bulk /bʌlk/ (n.): a large quantity.
Calculator /ˈkælkjuleɪtə(r)/ (n.): a small electronic device that is used for doing calculations.
Castle /ˈkɑːsl/ (n.): a large building where the king or other great person resides.
Category /ˈkætəɡəri/ (n.): a group of people or things with particular features in common.
Celebrate /ˈselɪbreɪt/ (v.): to take part in special enjoyable activities in order to show that a
particular occasion is important.
Ceremony /ˈserəməni/ (n.): a formal event performed on a special occasion.
Chanting /ˈtʃɑːntɪŋ/ (n.): the act of singing in a monotonous tone.
Chaos /ˈkeɪɒs/ (n.): a state of extreme confusion and disorder.
Chemist /ˈkemɪst/ (n.): the person who works with chemicals.
Chew /tʃuː/ (v.): to bite and grind the food with the teeth.
Chief /tʃiːf/ (n.): head of a team, a group or an organization.
Circumstance /ˈsɜːkəmstəns/, /ˈsɜːkəmstɑːns/, /ˈsɜːkəmstæns/ (n.): a fact or event that
makes a situation the way it is.
Closet /ˈklɒzɪt/ (n.): a small room or a space in a wall to store things.
Commemorate /kəˈmeməreɪt/ (v.): to mark by some ceremony or observation.
Commercial /kəˈmɜːʃl/ (adj.): related to buying and selling things.
Competent /ˈkɒmpɪtənt/ (adj.): capable to do something.
Competition /ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃn/ (n.): a situation in which someone is trying to win something or
be more successful than someone else.
Completely /kəmˈpliːtli/ (adv.): totally, wholly, in every way or as much as possible.
Complexion /kəmˈplekʃn/ (n.): a person’s facial colour.
Considerate /kənˈsɪdərət/ (adj.): kind hearted.
Contaminate /kənˈtæmɪneɪt/ (v.) to make something less pure or make it poisonous.
Control /kənˈtrəʊl/ (v.): to order, limit, or rule something, or someone’s actions or behaviour.
Convenience /kənˈviːniəns/ (n.): the state of being easy.
Counsel /ˈkaʊnsl/ (v.): to give helpful suggestions.
Court /kɔːt/ (n.): an area drawn out on the ground that is used for playing sports such
as tennis and basketball.
COVID /ˈkəʊvɪd/ (n.): a disease caused by a coronavirus, especially Covid-19.
Crack /kræk/ (v.): to tell (a joke).
Crackling /ˈkræklɪŋ/ (v.): making a sharp sound of snapping noises.
Cradle /ˈkreɪdl/ (n.): a baby bed with sides and rockers.
Critic /ˈkrɪtɪk/ (n.): someone whose job is to give their opinion about something, especially
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Crow /krəʊ/ (v.): when a cock (=an adult male chicken) crows, it makes a very long and
loud sharp cry.
Crystal /ˈkrɪstl/ (adj.): transparent.
Curiosity /ˌkjʊəriˈɒsəti/ (n.): an eager wish to know or learn about something.
Decorate /ˈdekəreɪt/ (v.): arrange and make something good-looking by putting something
like flowers.
Defeat /dɪˈfiːt/ (v.): to lose against someone.
Delicious /dɪˈlɪʃəs/ (adj.): having a very pleasant taste or smell.
Depart /dɪˈpɑːt/ (v.): move away from a place to another place.
Dependent /dɪˈpendənt/ (adj.): needing the support of something or someone in order to
continue existing or operating.
Diary /ˈdaɪəri/ (n.): a book in which you record your thoughts or feelings or what
has happened each day.
Disappeared /ˌdɪsəˈpɪə(r)d/ (v.): not seen; became invisible or unnoticeable.
Disastrous /dɪˈzɑːstrəs/ (adj.): extremely bad.
Discount /ˈdɪskaʊnt/ (n.): a reduction in the selling price of something.
Disguise /dɪsˈɡaɪz/ (n.): an act of concealing the identity of something/somebody by
modifying the appearance, dress, etc.
Distance /ˈdɪstəns/ (n.): the amount of distance between two people/places.
Distressed /dɪˈstrest/ (adj.): upset or worried.
Distribute /dɪˈstrɪbjuːt/, /ˈdɪstrɪbjuːt/ (v.) to give something out to several people, or
to spread or supply something.
Dive /daɪv/ (v.): to jump into water.
Dramatically /drəˈmætɪkli/ (adv.): suddenly or obviously.
Drug /drʌɡ/ (n.): any natural or artificially made chemical that is used as a medicine.
Dyke /daɪk/ (n.): a channel that carries water away from the land.
Dynamite /ˈdaɪnəmaɪt/ (n.): a type of explosive.
Effect /ɪˈfekt/ (n.) the result of a particular influence.
Electronic /ɪˌlekˈtrɒnɪk/ (adj.): (of a device) having or using many small parts, such as
microchips, that control and direct a small electric current.
Embrace /ɪmˈbreɪs/ (v.): to apply pressure on somebody tightly with arms, usually with
fondness.
Emergency /ɪˈmɜːdʒənsi/ (n.): serious situation needing immediate attention.
Empire /ˈempaɪə(r)/ (n.): a large covering territory.
Endangered /ɪnˈdeɪndʒəd/ (adj.): the situation in which one may soon no longer exist.
Enlightened /ɪnˈlaɪtnd/ (v.): got knowledge, wisdom and spiritual insight to end all confusion
or ambiguity.
Epicentre /ˈepɪsentə(r)/ (n.): the point on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an
earthquake.
Equality /iˈkwɒləti/ (n.): quality of being the same in quantity, measure, value or status.
Equipment /ɪˈkwɪpmənt/ (n): a tool for a particular purpose.
Escape /ɪˈskeɪp/ (v.): to get free from something or place.
Essential /ɪˈsenʃl/ (adj): necessary or needed.

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Establish /ɪˈstæblɪʃ/ (v.): to start a company or organization that will continue for a long
time.
Exchange /ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ/ (v.): the act of giving something to someone and them giving you
something else.
Excited /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/ (adj.): excessively affected by emotion, became very happy.
Excitement /ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/ (n.): feeling of extreme happiness.
Exist /ɪɡˈzɪst/ (v): to be or to be real.
Expenditure /ɪkˈspendɪtʃə(r)/ (n.): an amount of money spent.
Explosive /ɪkˈspləʊsɪv/, /ɪkˈspləʊzɪv/ (n.): substance that bursts.
Failure /ˈfeɪljə(r)/ (n.): lack of success.
Fasting /fɑːstɪŋ/ (n.): a period of time when you eat no food.
Feat /fiːt/ (n.): something difficult needing a lot of skill, courage, etc. to achieve it.
Feeble /ˈfiːbl/ (adj.): weak; lacking strength.
Fence /fens/ (n.): a barrier that serves to enclose an area.
Firmly /ˈfɜːmli/ (adv.): in a way that will not become loose.
Flat /flæt/ (n.): a set of rooms for living in that are part of a larger building and are usually
on one floor.
Flow /fləʊ/ (v.): (especially liquid) to move in one direction, continuously and easily.
Foam /fəʊm/ (n.): a mass of air bubbles on the surface of liquid.
Forgiveness /fəˈɡɪvnəs/ (n.): an act of excusing others.
Fortune /ˈfɔːtʃuːn/ (n.): wealth that one owns.
Frequently /ˈfriːkwəntli/ (adv.): many times at short intervals.
Frightened /ˈfraɪtnd/ (adj.): strong fear or worry.
Fume /fjuːm/ (n.): strong, unpleasant, and sometimes dangerous gas or smoke.
Fundamentals /ˌfʌndəˈmentlz/ (n.): basic rules or principles.
Futsal /ˈfuːtsɔːl/, /ˈfʊtsɔːl/ (n.): a form of soccer (like football) played inside a closed
compartment, with five players per team.
Gadget /ˈɡædʒɪt/ (n.): a small device or a machine with a particular purpose.
Gang /ɡæŋ/ (n.): a group.
Geographical /ˌdʒiːəˈɡræfɪkl/ (adj.): relating to the geography of particular area or place.
Get rid of /get rɪd ɒv/ (phr.): to become free from, away from.
Giant /ˈdʒaɪənt/ (adj.): very big or tall.
Glimpse /ɡlɪmps/ (n.): a quick look.
Gradually /ˈɡrædʒuəli/ (adj.): slowly over a period of time.
Grant /ɡrɑːnt/ (v.) to give or allow someone something, usually in an official way.
Grateful /ˈɡreɪtfl/ (adj.): showing thanks to somebody for doing something.
Grief /ɡriːf/ (n.): very great sadness.
Groan /ɡrəʊn/ (n.): a deep, long sound showing great pain or unhappiness.
Grocery /ˈɡrəʊsəri/ (n.): a marketplace where groceries are sold.
Guilty /ˈɡɪlti/ (adj.) feeling guilt.
Gullet /ˈɡʌlɪt/ (n.): the tube that food travels down in the body from the mouth to the
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Harm /hɑːm/ (v.): to hurt or damage something.
Heating /ˈhiːtɪŋ/ (n.): the system that keeps a building warm.
Held /held/ (v., past form of hold): had something e.g., meeting.
Hernia /ˈhɜːniə/ (n.): a medical condition in which an organ pushes through the muscle
which surrounds it.
Hesitate /ˈhezɪteɪt/ (v.): to pause before you do or say something, often because you
are uncertain or nervous about it.
Hiding /ˈhaɪdɪŋ/ (n.): being/going somewhere where you cannot be found.
Holy /ˈhəʊli/ (adj.): related to a religion or a god.
Humanity /hjuːˈmænəti/ (n.): understanding and kindness towards other people.
Hurl /hɜːl/ (v.): to throw something with a lot of force, usually in an angry or violent way.
Imagine /ɪˈmædʒɪn/ (v.): to form or have a metal picture or idea of something.
Imitate /ˈɪmɪteɪt/ (v.): to copy the speech or behaviour, etc. of someone or something.
Immediately /ɪˈmiːdiətli/ (adv.): now or without waiting or thinking.
Immense /ɪˈmens/ (adj.): extremely large in size or degree.
Impatient /ɪmˈpeɪʃnt/ (adj.): restless.
Imprisonment /ɪmˈprɪznmənt/ (n.): the act of putting someone in prison.
Inclination /ˌɪnklɪˈneɪʃn/ (n.): a feeling that you prefer or are more likely to do a particular
thing.
Independently /ˌɪndɪˈpendəntli/ (adv.): by oneself; without others’ (or any external) help.
Infant /ˈɪnfənt/ (n.): 0 to 1 year old baby.
Influence /ˈɪnfluəns/ (v.): to have an effect on the way that somebody behaves/ thinks.
Inform /ɪnˈfɔːm/ (v.): to tell someone about particular facts.
Inspect /ɪnˈspekt/ (v.): to look at something carefully in order to discover information.
Intellectual /ˌɪntəˈlektʃuəl/ (n.): a person possessing highly developed thinking power.
Internet /ˈɪntənet/ (n.): the large system of connected computers around the world that
allows people to share information and communicate with each other.
Intolerable /ɪnˈtɒlərəbl/ (adj.): hard to accept.
Invent /ɪnˈvent/ (v.): to design and/or create something that has never been made before.
Invisible /ɪnˈvɪzəbl/ (adj.): impossible to see.
Irritated /ˈɪrɪteɪtɪd/ (adj.): angry or annoyed condition.
Keen /kiːn/ (adj.): wanting (to do) something very much.
Kindness /ˈkaɪndnəs/ (n.): the state of being kind.
Laboratory /ləˈbɒrətri/ (n.): the place where experiments are done.
Landmark /ˈlændmɑːk/ (n.): an event marking a unique or important historical change.
Lawn /lɔːn/ (n.): the ground covered with short green grass.
Longevity /lɒnˈdʒevəti/ (n.): the property of being long-lived.
Lunatic /ˈluːnətɪk/ (n.): someone who behaves in a silly or dangerous way.
Magnificent /mæɡˈnɪfɪsnt/ (adj.): very good, beautiful, or deserving to be admired.
Maintain /meɪnˈteɪn/ (v.): to continue to have.
Manufacture /ˌmænjuˈfæktʃə(r)/ (v.): to make/produce.
Masterpiece /ˈmɑːstəpiːs/ (n.): an outstanding piece of work.

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Medal /ˈmedl/ (n.): a small metal disc, with words or a picture on it, given as a reward for
winning a competition.
Meditate /ˈmedɪteɪt/ (v.): to have deep concentration and thinking intently for spiritual
purposes.
Melodious /məˈləʊdiəs/ (adj.): sweet and pleasant tune.
Merchant /ˈmɜːtʃənt/ (n.): the person who buys or sells the goods.
Mill /mɪl/ (n.): a building where grain is crushed into flour.
Million /ˈmɪljən/ (adj.): amount of ten hundred thousand.
Miracle /ˈmɪrəkl/ (n.): an amazing or wonderful occurrence.
Mire /ˈmaɪə(r)/ (n.): a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks under foot.
Monasteries /ˈmɒnəstriz/ (n.): Buddhist religious places to worship Lord Buddha, the
residence of Buddhist religious community.
Monument /ˈmɒnjumənt/ (n.): a structure erected to commemorate people or events.
Mosque /mɒsk/ (n.): a Muslim place of worship that usually has a minaret.
Multipurpose /ˌmʌltiˈpɜːpəs/ (adj.): having several different uses.
Museum /mjuˈziːəm/ (n.): a place where important scientific, historical, or artistic things
are kept to display.
Musician /mjuˈzɪʃn/ (n.): someone who is skilled in playing music, usually as a job.
Mystery /ˈmɪstri/ (n.): something strange or not known yet.
Nap /næp/ (n.): a short sleep (not usually in the bed).
Narrate /nəˈreɪt/ (v.): to tell a story, often by reading aloud from a text, or to describe events as
they happen.
National /ˈnæʃnəl/ (adj.): relating to or typical of a whole country and its people, rather than
to part of that country or to other countries.
Neglect /nɪˈɡlekt/ (v.): to give little or no attention to.
Nod /nɒd/ (v.): to move your head down and then up, sometimes several times, especially
to show agreement, approval, or greeting.
Notice /ˈnəʊtɪs/ (v.): to see something or someone.
Oak /əʊk/ (n.): a large tree that is common in northern countries.
Obliged /əˈblaɪdʒd/ (adj.): to be forced to do something or feel that you must do something.
Occasion /əˈkeɪʒn/ (n.): the time of a particular event.
Occupy /ˈɒkjupaɪ/ (v.): to take control and/or possession of a place.
Offer /ˈɒfə(r)/ (v.): to ask someone if they would like to have something.
Official /əˈfɪʃl/ (adj.): connected with or arranged by someone in a position of responsibility.
Opponent /əˈpəʊnənt/ (n.): a person who someone is competing against in a sports event.
Ore /ɔː(r)/ (n.): rock or soil from which metal can be obtained.
Outstanding /aʊtˈstændɪŋ/ (adj.): clearly very much better than what is usual.
Overlook /ˌəʊvəˈlʊk/ (v.): to fail to notice or consider something or someone.
Pass away /pɑːs əˈweɪ/ (phr.): to die.
Patent /ˈpætnt/, /ˈpeɪtnt/ (adj.): to have the ownership right of invention.
Peaceful /ˈpiːsfl/ (adj.): quiet and calm.
Perform /pəˈfɔːm/ (v.): to do an action or a piece of work.

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Personnel /ˌpɜːsəˈnel/ (n.): people who work for an organization.
Philosophy /fəˈlɒsəfi/ (n.): a particular system of beliefs, values and principles.
Pity /ˈpɪti/ (n.): a feeling of sadness for someone else’s difficult situation.
Playwright /ˈpleɪraɪt/ (n.): a person who writes plays or dramas.
Plead /pliːd/ (v.): to make an urgent, emotional statement or request for something.
Pleasant /ˈpleznt/ (n.): enjoyable, attractive, friendly, or easy to like.
Plight /plaɪt/ (n.): a difficult or painful situation.
Polar /ˈpəʊlə(r)/ (adj.): connected or near to north or south poles.
Pour /pɔː(r)/ (v.): to make a substance flow from a container, especially into another.
Powerful /ˈpaʊəfl/ (adj.): having a lot of power to control people or events.
Predict /prɪˈdɪkt/ (v.): to say that an event or action will happen in the future.
Premises /ˈpremɪsɪz/ (n.): the land and buildings owned by someone, especially by a
company or organization.
Preparatory /prɪˈpærətri/ (adj.): done in order to get ready for something.
Prescription /prɪˈskrɪpʃn/ (n.): the details of the medicine or drugs that someone needs.
Present /ˈpreznt/ (n.): gift.
Prestigious /preˈstɪdʒəs/ (adj.): very much respected because of being important.
Priest /priːst/ (n.): a person who has been trained to perform religious duties.
Product /ˈprɒdʌkt/ (n.): something that is made to be sold.
Prohibited /prəˈhɪbɪtɪd/ (adj.): restricted, not allowed.
Promise /ˈprɒmɪs/ (v.): to make commitment to do something.
Proper /ˈprɒpə(r)/ (adj.): suitable, correct.
Property /ˈprɒpəti/ (n.): an object or objects that belong to someone.
Proposal /prəˈpəʊzl/ (n.): a plan to do some task.
Prop /prɒp/ (n.): respect for someone.
Prosperity /prɒˈsperəti/ (n.): a state of economic growth and profit with good fortune.
Punishment /ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/ (n.): the act of punishing someone.
Quail /kweɪl/ (n.): a small brown bird, whose meat and eggs are used for food.
Queue /kjuː/ (v.) to wait in a line of people.
Quietly /ˈkwaɪətli/ (adv.): peacefully, without making noise.
Radiation /ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃn/ (n.): a form of energy that comes from a nuclear and that can be very
dangerous to health.
Rag /ræɡ/ (n.): torn piece of old cloth.
Rally /ˈræli/ (n.): a rally is a period during which a team scores a lot of runs (=points), esp.
when it has been losing.
Ramadan /ˈræmədæn/ (n.): period of a month long dawn-to-dusk fasting of Muslims community.
Rare /reə(r)/ (adj.): not common, difficult to find.
Receive /rɪˈsiːv/ (v.): to get something.
Recite /rɪˈsaɪt/ (v.): to say a piece of writing aloud from memory.
Recreation /ˌriːkriˈeɪʃn/ (n.): amusement, refreshment, fun.
Recycle /ˌriːˈsaɪkl/ (v.): to treat rubbish in order to treat it and produce useful materials that
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Reduce /rɪˈdjuːs/ (v.): to decrease the quantity or amount.
Release /rɪˈliːs/ (v.): to give freedom for someone or something.
Relief /rɪˈliːf/ (n.): a feeling of happiness that something unpleasant has not happened or
has ended.
Reply /rɪˈplaɪ/ (v.): to answer.
Report /rɪˈpɔːt/ (v.): to give a description of something or information about it to someone.
Represent /ˌreprɪˈzent/ (v.): to speak, act, or be present officially for another person or
people.
Resemble /rɪˈzembl/ (n.): appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to.
Responsibility /rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪləti/ (n.): something that it is your job or duty to deal with.
Ritual /ˈrɪtʃuəl/ (n.): a set of fixed actions and sometimes words performed regularly,
especially as part of a ceremony.
Roaming /ˈrəʊmɪŋ/ (v.): moving here and there.
Roar /rɔː(r)/ (v.): make a loud noise, as of an animal.
Robot /ˈrəʊbɒt/ (n.): a machine designed to look and function like a human being.
Rose /rəʊz/ (n.): a flower plant with thorns on its stems and pleasant-smelling flowers, or
a flower from this plant.
Route /ruːt/ (n.): a particular way or direction between places.
Royal /ˈrɔɪəl/ (n.): belonging or connected to a king or queen or a member of their family.
Rub /rʌb/ (v.): to move over something with pressure.
Ruined /ˈruːɪnd/ (adj.): destroyed.
Sacred /ˈseɪkrɪd/ (adj.): considered to be holy and deserving respect, especially because of
a connection with a god.
Sacrifice /ˈsækrɪfaɪs/ (v.): to give up something that is valuable to you.
Scare /skeə(r)/ (v.): to cause fear in.
Scattered /ˈskætəd/ (adj.): covering a large area.
Scrub /skrʌb/ (v.): to rub something hard in order to clean.
Sensible /ˈsensəbl/ (adj.): correct and meaningful.
Shade /ʃeɪd/ (n.): slight darkness caused by something blocking the direct sunlight.
Shattered /ˈʃætəd/ (adj.): destroyed something completely.
Shiver /ˈʃɪvə(r)/ (v.): to shake slightly because of the cold or illness etc.
Shot /ʃɒt/ (v.): past form of shot: to fire a bullet or an arrow.
Shrine /ʃraɪn/ (n.): a place of worship that is holy because of a connection with a holy
person or object.
Signal /ˈsɪɡnəl/ (n.): an action, movement or sound that gives a message.
Silly /ˈsɪli/ (adj.): foolish.
Smartphone /ˈsmɑːtfəʊn/ (n.): a mobile phone that can be used as a small computer and
that connects to the internet.
Smash /smæʃ/ (n.): the act to hit something e.g., a ball in volleyball.
Snarl /snɑːl/ (v.): to make a deep, rough sound while showing the teeth, usually in anger.
Solitude /ˈsɒlətjuːd/ (n.): the state of being alone.
Solve /sɒlv/ (v.): to find an answer to a problem.

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Sorrow /ˈsɒrəʊ/ (n.): a feeling of great sadness.
Stab /stæb/ (v.): to injure someone with a sharp pointed object such as a knife.
Starve /stɑːv/ (v.): to go without food for longer time because of food crisis.
Steadily /ˈstedəli/ (adv.): gradually and in an even and regular way.
Stock /stɒk/ (n.): a supply of something for use or sale.
Stirring /ˈstɜːrɪŋ/ (adj.): approving.
Strange /streɪndʒ/ (adj.): not common.
Stumble /ˈstʌmbl/ (v.): to step awkwardly while walking and fall or begin to fall.
Submit /səbˈmɪt/ (v.): to give something to someone for making decision by others.
Suddenly /ˈsʌdənli/ (adv.): quickly and unexpectedly.
Suffer /ˈsʌfə(r)/ (v.): to experience physical or mental pain.
Suggest /səˈdʒest/ (v.): to mention an idea for other people to consider.
Suitable /ˈsuːtəbl/ (adj.): acceptable or right for someone or something.
Surprise /səˈpraɪz/ (n.): sudden feeling of wonder or astonishment.
Swiftly /ˈswɪftli/ (adv.): quickly or immediately.
Switch /swɪtʃ/ (n.): a device used to turn on and off the electrical equipment.
Tally /ˈtæli/ (n.): a record or count of a number of things.
Target /ˈtɑːɡɪt/ (n.): a level or situation that you intend to achieve.
Terrified /ˈterɪfaɪd/ (adj.): very frightened.
Thirsty /ˈθɜːsti/ (adj.): desire to drink water.
Threat /θret/ (n.): danger.
Tiny /ˈtaɪni/ (adj.): very small.
Touchscreen /ˈtʌtʃskriːn/ (n.): a computer/mobile screen that you touch to get information.
Tournament /ˈtʊənəmənt/, /ˈtɔːnəmənt/ (n.): a competition in sports with series of games.
Toxic /ˈtɒksɪk/ (adj.): poisonous.
Treasure /ˈtreʒə(r)/ (n.): wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
Tremble /ˈtrembl/ (v.): to shake slightly because you are cold or frightened or emotional.
Trend /trend/ (n.): a general direction in which a situation is changing or developing.
Unattended /ˌʌnəˈtendɪd/ (adj.): not being taken care of.
Unbroke /ʌnˈbrəʊk/ (adj.): not broken.
Unseen /ʌnˈsiːn/ (adj.): not seen or not able to be seen.
Upset /ˌʌpˈset/ (adj.): sad.
Urine /ˈjʊərɪn/, /ˈjʊəraɪn/ (n.): the yellowish liquid waste that is released from the body
when you urinate.
Vicissitude /vɪˈsɪsɪtjuːd/ (n.): a variation in circumstances or fortune at different times in
your life or in the development of something.
Whitewash /ˈwaɪtwɒʃ/ (v.): to paint with white colour made of lime and water.
Wipe /waɪp/ (v.): to remove liquid from ears.
Woe /wəʊ/ (n.): intense mournfulness.
Worship /ˈwɜːʃɪp/ (v.): to show devotion to, and pray for.
Wren /ren/ (n.): a very small brown bird.

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