Unit-
7
THE GIRL WHO WAS ANNE FRANK
Louis
De Jong
Vocabulary Exercises
Give
one-word substitutes to the following (Look for the words in the lesson)
1. The
stage of life between childhood and adulthood adolescence.
2. Accusing
somebody officially about something indictment.
3. A name
that is not made public anonymous.
4.
Treating somebody in a cruel way because of their race, their political or
religious beliefs anti-semitism.
5. To
leave one’s own country and go to live permanently in another emigrate.
6. An
order having the force of law decree.
7. A
building that is added to a large one annexe.
8. Forcing
somebody to leave a country because they have no legal right to be there deportation.
9. The
state of being extremely tired exhaustion.
10. To see that
something is going to happen in the future foresee.
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms
of the words given in brackets.
1.
Gandhiji, more than any other leader, symbolizes India’s struggle for freedom, (symbol)
2. I don’t
like his argumentative nature
(argument)
3. The
people gave a rapturous welcome to their hero, (rapture)
4. The
standard of living of many laborers remains pitifully low (pity)
5. The
landscape was covered with autumnal mist. (autumn)
6. The authenticity of the document is beyond
doubt, (authentic)
7. The
rising tides looked ominous (omen)
8. The
civic authorities should be responsive to the needs of the people, (response)
9. He was
awarded a prize for being the most promising cricketer of the year (promise)
10. Such a simple
occurrence has been dramatized by the media, (drama)
Frequency
words
1.
Put the following frequency words (adverbs) on the steps from “NOT AT ALL” to
“EVERY TIME”
sometimes often usually never rarely
now and then
always occasionally hardly
ever not often
Every Time
10. Always
09. Often
08. Usually
07. Sometimes
06. Now and then
05. Occasionally
04. Not often
03. Rarely
02. Hardly ever
01. Never
Not
At All
2. Fill
in the blanks using the above words.
a. Rekha is afraid of flying.
So she has hardly ever traveled on a plane. She always goes by
train instead.
b. I meet Ramesh rarely at the
sports club, but I don’t see him usually.
c. It always snows in
Kashmir; it never snows in Bengaluru.
d. Rashmi: How often do you
buy new clothes?
Prema: Well, occasionally I can
only afford to buy clothes sometimes.
e. Usually I have no
problem studying. But sometimes I start to feel sleepy if I read a long time.
Collocations
Collocation in language
refers to a regular combination of words; it is a convention of “what goes with
what”. For example, we say, “tell a lie” not “speak a lie”. “Lie” collocates with “tell” and not with
“speak”.
1. Put the words in the following box in the appropriate column
given below it.
|
Do |
Make |
Get |
Have |
|
homework the
dishes crosswords |
a
noise fuss disturbance |
a
present some
experience home |
a
good time a
go a word will someone |
|
|
|
|
|
|
your
best my
teeth the cooking |
a
mistake to
College a
decision a
guess wet a
profit an
offer your
bed movies |
a
time to do something a
university an
illness we
tired married Commerce at
College angry |
courage a
will a
swim a
university degree lunch a
wash a
drink breakfast a
nice time a
shower bath |
2.
Complete the sentences using the verbs make, do or take. In many cases, you
need to change the form of the verb.
1. They’re making a lot of
noise, but so far they haven’t made any progress.
2. The company is making a
large profit, but in the meantime, they’re doing a lot of damage
to the environment.
3. Esther was asked to take a quick
meal, but she took her own sweet time.
4. After we’ve done our
homework, I think we should do the washing up.
5. Take a look at
all these mistakes you’ve made.
6. Shall we take a taxi or
go by train?
7. At first, he made a
great effort to take an interest in his lessons.
8. This is a photograph I took of some
friends we made when we were on holiday.
9. She told me to take a
seat and then went to make some phone calls.
10. Taking a test is a bit
like doing a crossword: you finish it eventually!
11. The policeman took my
name and address, and made a few notes.
12. We had to do a lot of
work before we began to make any money.
13. The conference will take place in
January.
14. You really should take
my advice and hire somebody to do your ironing, washing and
other housework.
15. After I had made the
bed, he lay down and took his medicine.
16. It won’t do any harm to
make some inquiries.
17. Our company made a loss in its first year,
but now we’re doing well.
Grammar
Revisited
A.
Uses of modals
Look closely at the following pairs of sentences. The difference
between sentences ‘a’ and ‘b’ is not so much in the meaning as in the degree of
probability, of formality, of politeness, etc.
In
pairs discuss the following pairs of sentences and answer the questions given
below them.
1. a) Will you do me a favor?
b) Would
you do me a favor?
Which of the
two sentences is more polite?
Ans: (b)
would you do me a favor?
2. a) Ramesh can eat ten chapathis.
b) Ramesh
could eat ten chapathis.
Which of the two may suggest that Ramesh is no more young and
energetic to eat ten chapathis?
Ans: (b)
Ramesh could eat ten chapathis
3. a) My father will go to Mumbai next week.
b) My
father is going to Mumbai next week.
Which of the two may suggest that my father has already a train
reservation.
Ans: (b)
My father is going to Mumbai next week.
4. a) My tea was already sweetened, so I didn’t need to put any
sugar in.
b) My tea
was already sweetened, so I needn’t have to put any sugar.
In which of
the two was the tea too sweet?
Ans: (a)
My tea was already sweetened, so I didn’t need to put any sugar in.
5. a) Can I come in?
b) May I come
in?
Which of the
two would you use in a not so formal situation?
Ans: (a)
Can I come in?
6. a) You’ll come and see us again.
b) You may
come and see us again.
c) You
should come and see again.
d) You
must come and see us again.
Which of the
above expresses,
Ans: (a-3) – Prediction,
(b-4) – Permission,
(c-1) – Suggestion,
(d-2) – obligation.
7. a) I must be there at ten o’clock,
b) I have
to be there at ten o’clock.
Which of the two would suggest that there is some pressure from my
boss to be there by ten o’clock?
Ans: (b) I
have to be there at ten o’clock.
8. a) I should work hard,
b) I must
work hard
Which, of the
two suggests a sense of duty?
Ans: (b) I
must work hard.
9. a) Joshua may be at home now.
b) Joshua
will be at home now.
c) Joshua might
be at home now.
d) Joshua
would be at home now.
Re-arrange these four sentences in the order of the degree of
probability from the most probable to the least probable.
Ans: d) Joshua would be at home now.
b) Joshua will be at home now.
c) Joshua might be at home now.
a) Joshua may be at home now.
10. a) Will I go abroad?
b) Shall I
go abroad?
Which of the
two would you use while asking questions to your astrologer?
Ans: (a)
Will I go abroad?
B.
Complete the following using the appropriate forms of the verbs given in
brackets.
1. The
prisoner brought for the final
verdict, (bring)
2. Wheat
and rice are produced in a
small quantity in India, (produce)
3.
Bharatanatyam is considered the best form of the traditional dance of our country,
(consider)
4. Mark is
the currency that is used in Germany, (use)
5. Nowadays smart
phones and tablets have taken the place of computers, (take)
Fun
with Language
1.
From the description given, can you tell which member of the family is being
referred to?
a. Your uncle’s
father’s the only grandchild. - Yourself
b. Your
brother’s son’s sister’s mother. - Your sister-in-law
(brother’s wife)
c. Your
brother-in-law’s wife’s grandfather’s daughter. - Your mother
d. Your
father’s father’s daughter’s daughter.- Your cousin
e.
Brothers and sisters have me none, but that man’s father is my father’s son. - It is the speaker’s son.
2.
Language Riddles
a. A rich man died leaving
behind ten crore rupees to be shared between his sons.
How much money did each son
get?- 5 crore rupees
b. How many alphabets are
there in the English language? -26
c. Where does Friday come
before Wednesday? - In the dictionary
d. What starts with ‘e’ and
ends with ‘e’ and has only one letter in it? – Envelope
e. Which word is always
spelled wrong? – Wrongly
f. Had I become a lawyer
instead of a doctor, I would have become rich. Am I a doctor or a lawyer? – Doctor
g. Which months have 28
days? - All months.
h. How many sounds are
there in the English language? – 44
i. How many vowel sounds
are there in the English language? - 19
j. Meera ran away lest she
should be married. Why did Meera run away? - She did not want to be married.
k. If you use the same
three letters in the same order before and after the given letters, you’ll get
an eleven letter word: What is the word?- Underground
l. Why did the boy sit on
his watch? -Because he wanted to be on time.
m. There is one four-letter
word when printed in capital letters reads the same upside down and right to
left. What is the word? - NOON.
