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Unit 17 (Grade 9 ) Part II – Global Warming and Climate Change

  

Unit 17 Global Warming and Climate Change

Reading II (page 217)

Look at the picture and answer the following questions.

a. Where do you think the man is?

b. How old do you think he is?

c. What might he be doing?

Answer:

a. The man is in the field.

b. He is probably 45 years old.

c. He might be digging the field to bury something.

 

A Noisy Party

A. Find the words from the text above that match with the given meanings.

a. ………………                  a situation that you must deal with

b. ………………                 unpleasant, horrible              

c. ………………                  noisy quarrel                          

d. ………………                 expression of surprise                       

e. ………………                  a small orange or red fish     

f. ………………                  to put something under the ground

Answer:

a. matter                               a situation that you must deal with

b. disgusting                         unpleasant, horrible

c. row                                     noisy quarrel

d. gosh                                   expression of surprise

e. goldfish                             a small orange or red fish

f. bury                                    to put something under the ground

 

B. Choose the correct answer for the following.

a. What is the relationship between Ramila and Ramesh?

i. friends         ii. brother and sister             iii. husband and wife

b. Who is woken up by the noise?

i. Silu             ii. Silu's father                       iii. Silu's mother

c. Why is Ramila certain that it's not the milkman in their neighbour's garden? 

i. because their neighbours never get milk delivered to their house

ii. because it's too early for a milkman to deliver milk             

iii. because the man is carrying a spade

c. What do Ramesh and Ramila suspect about Mr Dahal?

i. They think he has killed the fish.

ii. They think he has broken plates and glasses. 

iii. They think he has killed Mrs Dahal.

d. What was Mr Dahal actually doing in the garden?

i. He was burying the dead fish.  

ii. He was burying the dead body.              iii. He was planting potatoes.

e. What was the party like last night?

i. It was quiet.           iii. It was noisy.        iii. It was violent.

f. Who had broken the goldfish tank?

i. Mr Dahal                ii. Mrs Dahal             iii. the guest

Answer:

a. What is the relationship between Ramila and Ramesh?

iii. husband and wife

b. Who is woken up by the noise?

iii. Silu's mother

c. Why is Ramila certain that it's not the milkman in their neighbour's garden?

ii. because it's too early for a milkman to deliver milk

d. What do Ramesh and Ramila suspect about Mr Dahal?

iii. They think he has killed Mrs Dahal.

e. What was Mr Dahal actually doing in the garden?

ii. He was burying the dead body.

f. What was the party like last night?

ii. It was noisy.

g. Who had broken the goldfish tank?

ii. Mrs Dahal

 

C. Write T for true statements, F for false ones and NG if the information is not given in the text.

a. Silu is the daughter of Ramesh and Ramila.

b. Ramesh and Ramila are disturbed by the first noise at midnight.

c. The Dahals have a good relationship with their neighbours.

d. The Dahals always quarrel after parties.

e. Ramesh and Ramila called the police to arrest Mr Dahal.

f. Mr Dahal wants his children to know about the death of the fish.

Answer:

a. Silu is the daughter of Ramesh and Ramila. T

b. Ramesh and Ramila are disturbed by the first noise at midnight. F

c. The Dahals have a good relationship with their neighbours. NG

d. The Dahals always quarrel after parties. T

e. Ramesh and Ramila called the police to arrest Mr Dahal. F

f. Mr Dahal wants his children to know about the death of the fish. F

D. Have you ever been disturbed in the middle of the night? What happened? Share your experiences with your friends.

Grammar II (page 221)

A. Change the following statements into questions, asking for information as indicated in the brackets.

a. They went to Spain last week. (When)

b. Mr Chaudhari lives in Pokhara. (Where)

c. I finally discovered the truth. (What)

d. She wants to learn the English language to find a better job. (Why)

e. They are having lunch now. (What)

f. You can send the application by mail. (How)

g. They have informed the police about the incident. (Whom)

h. The Smiths sold the house where they had lived for five years. (Which)

Answer:

a. When did they go to Spain?

b. Where does Mr. Chaudhari live?

c. What did you finally discover?

d. Why does she want to learn the English language?

e. What are they doing now?

f. How can you send the application?

g. Whom have they informed about the incident?

h. Which house did the Smiths sell?

 

B. Change the following questions into indirect speech. Use the given sentence starters.

a. “Where are you from?”

 My new friend asked me………………..

b. “Where is the nearest bank?”

 The stranger enquired ………………

c. "What have you been doing until now?"

 My mother wanted to know……………

d. They said, “How long have you been living here?”

 They asked …………………….

e. "Who is the Prime Minister of Canada?"

 My brother wanted to know ……….

f. "What does your father do?"

 Rohan enquired ……………………….

g. "Where were you living before you came here?"

 She asked me…………………

h. "Who will bell the cat?"

 The old mouse asked …………………

i. "What time does the train leave?"

 She wanted to know……….

j. "How could you desert me?"

 She wondered ………………..

Answer:

a. My new friend asked me where I was from.

b. The stranger inquired where the nearest bank was.

c. My mother wanted know what I had been doing until then.

d. They asked how long I had been living there.

e. My brother wanted to know who was the Prime Minister of Canada.

f. Rohan inquired what his father did.

g. She asked me where I had been living before you had come there.

h. The old mouse asked who would bell the cat.

i. She wanted to know what time the train left.

j. She wondered how I could desert her.

 

C. Collect at least ten statements and change them into wh-questions. Swap with a partner and check each other's answers.

 

For previous exercises CLICK HERE.

For Contents CLICK HERE.

For unit 16 CLICK HERE.

For unit eighteen CLICK HERE.

Other notes

For class 6 CLICK HERE.

For unit 7 CLICK HERE.

For class 11 CLICK HERE.

For class 12 CLICK HERE.

 


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