UNIT 11
a. What is the girl doing in
the first picture?
Answer: The girl is using mobile phone.
b. Have you ever used a
mobile phone?
Answer: Yes. I have used mobile phone several
times.
A. Find words from the passage which mean the same as.
a. having many uses
b. very big
c. very important
d. that cannot be seen
Answer:
a. multipurpose
b. giant
c. essential
d. invisible
B. Complete the following sentences appropriately.
a. A mobile phone is like a world in our pockets as --------
b. The mobile phone can be used for many different purposes
so it’s a -------- equipment.
c. Using mobile phones during driving can cause --------
d. The price of a call is more expensive than sending a --------
e. The invention of mobile phones has brought us -------- to
a single point.
Answers
a. a gadget
b. multipurpose
c.
accidents
d. message
e. closer
C. Complete the following table.
Benefits of mobile phones
To make call
Send SMS
As a multipurpose gadget
Fast and easy communication
Negative effects of mobile
phones
Create accident
Radiation may be dangerous
Create problems like headache,
earache, blurring vision etc
Privacy problems
B. Present continuous or present simple?
I get up every
morning at 7:00. (NOT I am getting up
every morning at 7:00.)
She is reading a
book now. (NOT She reads a book now.)
They aren’t reading a
book now. (NOT They don’t read a book
now.)
Now, use present simple or present continuous to complete
the sentences. Work in pairs and take turns to ask and answer.
a. ----------(you/come) tonight?
b. ---------- (he/eat) rice every day?
c. I ---------- (work) at the moment.
d. ---------- (he/come) to Kathmandu often?
e. He ---------- (play) tennis now.
f. They ---------- (not/come) to the party tomorrow.
g. He ---------- (not/play) golf now.
h. They ---------- (go) to a restaurant every Saturday.
Answers
a. Are you coming tonight?
b. Does he eat rice every day?
c. I am working at the moment.
d. Does he come to Kathmandu often?
e. He is playing tennis now.
f. They are not coming to the party
tomorrow.
g. He is not playing golf now.
h. They go to a restaurant every
Saturday.
GRAMMAR (page 111)
A. Look at the sentences
below and study the use of ‘is, am, are’ and ‘-ing’.
a. He is dancing.
b. They are playing
basketball.
c. I am singing
now.
B. Rewrite the sentences. Use
is, am or are and -ing.
a. She is busy. She ------- (talk)
on the phone.
b. I ------- (work) on a computer
now.
c. The man ------- (play) the Madal
and the girls are dancing.
d. They ------- (run) fast to win
the race.
e. The boy ------- (stand) in a
queue for an hour to pay the bill.
f. All the students ------- (do)
their classwork.
g. The green light is on now. Many
people ------- (cross) the road.
h. The man seems strong. He -------
(carry) a heavy load.
i. My daughter is busy now. She
------- (draw) a picture.
Answers
a. She is busy. She is talking on
the phone.
b. I am working on a computer now.
c. The man is playing the Madal and
the girls are dancing.
d. They are running fast to win the
race.
e. The boy is standing in a queue
for an hour to pay the bill.
f. All the students are doing their
classwork.
g. The green light is on now. Many
people are crossing the road.
h. The man seems strong. He is
carrying a heavy load.
i. My daughter is busy now. She is
drawing a picture.
D. Complete the sentences
with a, an or the.
a. I have got ------- cap. It’s
beautiful.
b. My little sister eats ------- banana
everyday.
c. Would you give me ------- orange
please?
d. Mt. Everest is ------- highest
mountain in the world.
e. ------- Prime Minister is
addressing the nation today.
f. There is ------- tall tree near
my house.
g. I need ------- bottle of water.
h. ------- Karnali River is in
Nepal.
i. How far is ------- sun from the
earth?
j. Look! There is ------- cat on
top of your house.
k. I saw ------- accident on the
way to my school yesterday.
l. I drank only -------- cup of tea
this morning.
Answers
a. I have got a cap. It’s beautiful.
b. My little sister eats a banana everyday.
c. Would you give me an orange please?
d. Mt. Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
e. The
Prime Minister is addressing the nation today.
f. There is a tall tree near my house.
g. I need a bottle of water.
h. The
Karnali River is in Nepal.
i. How far is the sun from the earth?
j. Look! There is a cat on top of your house.
k. I saw an accident on the way to my school yesterday.
l. I drank only a cup of tea this morning.
READING II (page 113)
a. What facts do you know
about mobile phones?
Answer: The
first camera phone was released in 2000 in Japan.
b. Do you know what the fear
of being without a phone is called?
Answer: The
fear of being without a phone is called “nomophobia”.
A. Complete the sentences
with correct words from the box.
official keyboard
signal powerful suffer
a. Public opinion is a --------- force.
b. Her cell phone had no --------- so she couldn’t call you
yesterday.
c. Farmers --------- when they do not have reliable markets
for their goods.
d. My --------- is not working. I can’t type on the
computer.
e. The Nepali prime minister’s --------- residence lies in
Baluwatar, Kathmandu.
Answer
a. Public opinion is a powerful force.
b. Her cell phone had no signal so
she couldn’t call you yesterday.
c. Farmers suffer when
they do not have reliable markets for their goods.
d. My keyboard is not
working. I can’t type on the computer.
e. The Nepali prime minister’s official
residence lies in Baluwatar, Kathmandu.
B. Answer the following
questions.
a. What was the price of the first
smartphone ‘SIMON’?
b. When was the first phone call
made?
c. Which are lighter: smartphones
or old phones?
d. What interesting technology have
the scientists developed to charge mobile phones?
e. Where do most adults keep their
smartphones?
f. How many people own mobile
phones?
Answers
a. The price of the first smartphone
‘SIMON’ was $1000.
b. The first phone call was made in
April 1973.
c. Smartphones are lighter than old
phones
d. The scientists have developed an
interesting technology of using urine to charge mobile phones.
e. Most adults keep their smartphones
in their pockets.
f. Most of the people owe mobile
phone.
WRITING (page 115)
A. Rewrite the given paragraph correcting
the errors.
in 1862 he built a small factory
to manufacture Nitroglycerin in 1863 he invented a practical detonator later he
invented an improved detonator called blasting cap in 1865 he became very
famous for this invention similarly in the year 1870-80 alfred built a network
of factories throughout europe to manufacture dynamite called blasting gelatin
which he patented
Answer
In 1862, he built a small factory
to manufacture Nitroglycerin. In 1863, he invented a practical detonator. Later,
he invented an improved detonator called blasting cap. In 1865, he became very
famous for this invention. Similarly, in the year 1870-80, Alfred built a
network of factories throughout Europe to manufacture dynamite called blasting
gelatin which he patented.
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