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Unit 11 (Grade 6)

 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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