Sandhya Thapa

  Unit 7 Humour Reading Why do We Laugh Inappropriately? Working with words A. The following words are synonyms and antonyms of the verb ‘laugh’. Group them into synonyms and antonyms. chuckle S ynonyms chortle  synonyms grimace  A ntonyms crackle   A ntonyms frown  A ntonyms pout    A ntonyms snicker  synonyms scowl  A ntonyms smile  synonyms cry    A ntonyms groan    A ntonyms moan   A ntonyms sniggle  synonyms giggle  synonyms grin     synonyms sob    A ntonyms smirk S ynonyms whoop  A ntonyms En glish: Grade 12 B. Match the following emotions with their definitions. a. fear                          an unpleasant emotion caused by the threat of danger,  pain, or harm b. anger                      affected with grief or unhappiness c. ...

  Working with words A. Match the given words with their meanings. Words Meanings a. prominent                       standing out so as to be seen easily, conspicuous b. vulnerable                       exposed to the possibility of being attacked / harmed c. potentially                       with the capacity to develop or happen in the future   d. transaction                      an instance of buying or selling of something e. initiatives                           to introduce a new plan or product f. launched                               the power or opportunity to do something before others ...

Reading A Story of My Childhood  Working with words A.  Match the words in column ‘A’ with their meanings in column ‘B’. a.  expectantly            in a way that shows you are hoping for something,  especially something good or                                               exciting  b.  beckon                  to give a signal to somebody to move nearer or to  follow you c.  grapple                     to try hard to find a solution to a problem d.  texture                       the way food or drink tastes or feels in your mouth e. cobbled                  ...

  Unit Technology Reading Hyperloop  Working with words A.  Match the words in column ‘A’ with their meanings in column ‘B’. a.  expectantly            in a way that shows you are hoping for something,  especially something good or                                              exciting  b.  beckon                  to give a signal to somebody to move nearer or to  follow you c.  grapple                     to try hard to find a solution to a problem d.  texture                       the way food or drink tastes or feels in your mouth e. cobbled                ...

  I Was My Own Route Julia de Burgos A precursor to the contemporary Latina/o writers, de Burgos, in her poem “I was my Own Route,” depicts how the women are burdened with the patriarchal ideologies from the past. Therefore, de Burgos urges the women to detach themselves from the past so as to locate their identity within.   Understanding the text Answer the following questions. a. Why did the speaker try to be the way men wanted her to be? The speaker tried to be the way men wanted her to be because she was a woman from a patriarchal society. She has no option to follow the route she was given. b. What do you understand by her feet ‘would not accept walking backwards’? Now she has known her route. She doesn't want to follow the past learned things from the patriarchal society.  She is made up of now. She no longer holds a desire to walk on the old path but she is now walking on the new path.  c. Who are the old guards? Why did they grow desperate? The old gu...

 The Husband Matter_Ferenc Molnar Understanding the text Answer the following questions. a. What favour does Earnest Young Woman ask from The Famous Actress? Earnest Young Woman asks for giving her husband back from the famous actress.  b. What, according to The Earnest Young Woman, are the indications that her husband has fallen in love with Famous Actress? According to The Earnest Young Woman, the indications that her  husband has fallen in love with Famous Actress are:  He takes the spectacle off with an actress. He wants to look his best to her. But he never takes them off when she is around. He doesn't care how he looks when I'm around. He doesn't love me The flowers are sent  to the actress's dressing room twice a week and charged to him. S he  found a love letter on his desk this morning c. Is Earnest Young Woman convinced by the argument of Famous Actress? How? Yes,  Earnest Young Woman is convinced by the argument of Famous Actress. She...

  B. Listen to the audio and fill in the blanks with the appropriate words/phrases. a. Young people are the Solution for all the worries. b. According to the speaker, nothing is easy and Free c. The speaker spent 867 hours in the plane last year. d. Jack loves a unique idea, not a good e. Jack suggests the young people accepting every tough situation as training for success. f. The real exam starts after college life Video of Jack Ma Audio below: CDC E-Library WIKIPEDIA INFORMATION Jack Ma Yun [a]  ( Chinese :  马云 ;  pinyin :  mǎ yún ; born 10 September 1964) is a Chinese business magnate, investor and philanthropist. He is the co-founder and former executive chairman of  Alibaba Group , a multinational technology conglomerate. In addition, he co-founded  Yunfeng Capital , a  private equity firm . Ma is a strong proponent of an open and  market-driven economy . In 2017, Ma was ranked second in the annual "World's 50 Greatest Leaders" li...