Knowledge is Power

  Summary of “A Matter of Husbands” by Ferenc Molnar

  About the Author -Oliver Sacks was born in 1933 in London and Died in 2015 in New York.

   About the Poet She was born as Emily Elizabeth Dickinson on December 10, 1830, in Amherst, Massachusetts, U.S. and died on May 15, 1886, in Amherst.

   Answer the following questions. a. Describe how the young couple’s house looked like. Ans: The young couple’s house looked like an elegant cottage because of its high ceiling and paned window despite being of a small size.

Reported Speech (Direct Indirect Speech): All Mixed Exercise with Answers

  Sample Job Application  Your Address 4th September 20XX Mr. Ronny Reader The Human Resource Manager,  MM Construction Pvt. Ltd. Kalimati, Kathmandu

  Understanding the text Answer the following questions. a. Why did the speaker try to be the way men wanted her to be? Ans: The speaker tried to be the way men wanted her to be because she wanted to fit into the society dominated by men. It was her attempt at life which basically means that it was her effort to survive and bear the oppression under the heavy influence of patriarchy. 

   Answer the following questions. a. How did the morning papers bring an ambiance of celebration in the Varma family? Ans: The morning papers had published the result of medical examination in which Rakesh stood first in the entire country. This brought an ambiance of celebration to the Varma family.

  Summary and Analysis of “Marriage as a Social Institution” Stephen L. Nock claims that a marriage is not only the union of two spouses but it is a relationship that has legal, moral, and conventional assumptions.

Working with words A. Match the words in column ‘A’ with their meanings in column ‘B’. Column 'A'                                        Column 'B' a. expectantly >>>>>>> vi. in a way that shows you are hoping for something, especially something good or exciting b. beckon >>>>>>>>> viii. to give signal to somebody to move nearer or to follow you

 Working with words A. Choose the correct words from the box to complete the following sentences. a. I think that covering up the facts is equivalent to lying really. b. If there is not a substantial move to public transport, we will have deceleration and the whole regeneration will not work. c. Each new leader would blame his predecessor for all the evils of the past. d. We have, in fact, envisioned a better world and have made it happen. e. The main linear actuators of the pneumatic systems are cylinders. f. The barrel was short and the bullet emerged at subsonic speed. g. The city is said to receive two-fifths of the total freight delivered in the country. h. It would still take four hours to get down, in a spiral of gridlock. i. Apparently, the magician will be doing some levitation on the stage tomorrow. j. We might be experiencing some turbulence on this flight due to an approaching electrical storm. B. Add three more words that are formed with the following prefixes. a. h

  Line to Line Analysis of “Every Morning I Wake” by Dylan Thomas Every morning when I wake, Dear Lord, a little prayer I make, O please do keep Thy loving eye On all poor creatures born to die

  Working with words A. Many English words are from other languages, such as redemption in the news above comes from the Latin word redimere, a combination of re(d)-, meaning “back,” and emere, meaning “buy.” Now, find out the origin and the meaning of the following words from the text.

  About the Author Kate Chopin (1851 to 1904)

A. Find the words from the text and solve the puzzle.  Clues are given below. ACROSS 1. the custom of having more than one wife at the same time: Polygamy 5.  to find an acceptable way of dealing with opposing ideas, needs etc.: Reconcile

  Answer the following questions. a. Describe how the young couple’s house looked like. Ans: The young couple’s house looked like an elegant cottage because of its high ceiling and paned window despite being of a small size.

  About the Author Tim Winton (1960) He is an Australian author of both adult and children's novels that deal with both the experience of life and the landscape of his native country. He had won The Australian Literary Award for the best unpublished novel manuscript for An Open Swimmer in 1982. In 1997, he was named a Living Treasure by the National Trust of Australia and had won the Miles Franklin Award four times. Background of the story "Neighbours" This story is taken from the book  Migrants of Australia.   It shows that having different cultures and languages does not stop from sharing love and compassion. It tells the story of a neighborhood where people of different cultures and languages live together. Characters Young Couple (Man and Woman):   They are newly married and happily living together for some time. They are used to living in a suburb where people scarcely interact with each other, but their new neighbourhood is full of noisy people who rant, scream and

  Grammar Question Tag Rules of Question Tag in English Grammar  Rule-1: Positive statements take negative question tags and negative statements take positive question tags. Some words are negative in meaning. E.g. hardly, seldom, scarcely, rarely, barely, etc. Hence they take positive question tags after them.

 Exercise of text "Know Thyself" from Unit 1: Critical Thinking A. Find the words from the text that match with the following meanings. a. Walking by dragging one’s feet along or without lifting them fully from the ground: shuffling. b. Drawing pictures or patterns while thinking about something else: doodling