Reading II (page 79)
Answer the following questions.
a. Who do you see in the picture?
Answer: She is Anuradha Koirala, a social worker.
b. What prestigious award has she got?
Answer: In 2010 she was declared as CNN Hero.
c. Why did she get the award?
Answer: She was awarded for her struggle and compassion to fight the social evil of human trafficking.
Anuradha Koirala
A. Match the words with their meanings
a. devotion i. the place where somebody lives
b. endure ii. to catch somebody and arrest them
c. abode iii. great love, care and support for somebody
d. hospice iv. a thing that somebody has done successfully
e. apprehend v. a strong feeling of sympathy
f. achievement vi. a hospital for people who are dying
g. compassion vii. to deal with something that is painful
Answer:
a. devotion iii. great love, care and support for somebody
b. endure vii. to deal with something that is painful
c. abode i. the place where somebody lives
d. hospice vi. a hospital for people who are dying
e. apprehend ii. to catch somebody and arrest them
f. achievement iv. a thing that somebody has done successfully
g. compassion v. a strong feeling of sympathy
B. Answer the following questions.
a. Where did Anuradha Koirala receive her school education?
Answer: She received her school education at St. Joshep Convent School in Kalimpong, India.
b. How long did she teach at schools in Kathmandu?
Answer: She taught more than 20 years in Kathmandu.
c. When did she establish Maiti Nepal?
Answer: In 1993, Ms. Koirala established/founded Maiti Nepal.
d. What activities does Maiti Nepal do these days? Write any three of them.
Answer: Organizing awareness campaigns, community sensitization programs, rescue operations,
e. What does ART stand for?
Answer: ART stands for antiretroviral therapy, treatment for children and women who are infected by HIV.
f. What type of awards has she got?
Answer: She has got national and international awards.
g. Why was she awarded with the title CNN Hero?
Answer: She was awarded for her struggle and compassion to fight the social evil of human trafficking.
C. Why are these years important in the life of Anuradha Koirala?
Complete the table.
Years | What happened? |
1949 | |
1999 | |
2007 | |
2010 |
Answer.
Years | What happened? |
1949 | born. |
1999 | awarded with ‘Prabal Gorkha Dakshin Bahu Medal- Nepal 1999’ |
2007 | awarded with ‘Queen Sofia Silver Medal Award 2007’ |
2010 | declared as CNN Hero |
Grammar II
A. Study the following sentences.
a. Anuradha Koirala used to teach school children, but now she doesn't.
b. She established Maiti Nepal in 1993.
b. I used to play marbles when I was a child, but now I don't.
c. I played football yesterday.
d. People used to travel on foot 300 years ago, but now they can travel by bus.
e. People did not use to work in factories 500 years ago.
B. Rewrite these sentences using used to as in the example.
Example: My family/go to Pokhara for the weekend when I was young, but now they don't.
My family used to go to Pokhara for the weekend when I was young.
a. Dinesh/not like watching sport but he does now.
b. My sister/have short hair when she was younger.
c. Nitu/not wear jeans but she does now.
d. We/go to visit our relatives on New Year Day but now we don’t.
e. I/go to bed early but now I don’t.
f. My grandfather/drink a cup of coffee after dinner every night.
g. He/walk along the beach every evening before bed.
h. She/love playing badminton before she hurt her shoulder.
i. I/have long hair when I was a child.
Answer.
a. Dinesh didn’t use to like watching sport but he does now.
b. My sister used to have short hair when she was younger.
c. Nitu didn’t use to wear jeans but she does now.
d. We used to go to visit our relatives on New Year Day but now we don’t.
e. I used to go to bed early but now I don’t.
f. My grandfather used to drink a cup of coffee after dinner every night.
g. He used to walk along the beach every evening before bed.
h. She used to love playing badminton before she hurt her shoulder.
i. I used to have long hair when I was a child.
C. Complete the story. Use past simple forms of verbs from brackets.
One autumn evening, Charles and Beth ……….. (go) to the theater. They ………… (attend) a play. The play ……….. (start) at 7:00. Charles and Beth ……….. (enjoy) the play. After the play, they ………… (walk) together in the park. They ………… (walk) beside the lake. The moon ……….. (be) bright. They ………… (talk) about their future. When Charles and Beth ………. (go) home, their children ……….. (not be) asleep. They ……….. (wait) for Charles and Beth to return. They ………… (be) excited to hear about the play. Charles ……… (tell) the children about the play. Then, Beth ………… (put) the children to bed. Charles and Beth ……… (be) very tired. It ……. (be) a good night!
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