Class 7 (Unit 9) Part I

 Unit 9 (Part I)

Getting started (page 88)

A. Look at the pictures. Take turns to ask and answer questions as in the example.

Example:

Which is taller: Mt. Makalu or Mt. Dhaulagiri?

Mt. Makalu is taller than Mt. Dhaulagiri./Mt. Dhaulagiri is shorter than Mt. Makalu.

B. Listen and sing

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger

Stand a little taller

Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone

What doesn't kill you makes a fighter

Footsteps even lighter

Doesn't mean I'm over 'cause you're gone

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, stronger

Just me, myself and I

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger Stand a little taller

Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone.

What are the '……er' words of these words ?

Strong                  tall          light

Strong    stronger      tall   taller   light   lighter

         

Reading I (page 89)

Answer the following questions.

a. Why do you think the charts are different?

Answer:  The first chart is graph chart and the second chart is bar chart.

b. What do the charts show?

Answer: The first chart shows that the percentage of the population of smartphone ownership and the second chart shows that percentages down by age for 2011 and 2016.

 

A. Match the words with their meanings.

  a. illustrates                           i. important.

  b. ownership                         ii. be a symbol of something.

  c. significant                         iii. in the same order as already mentioned.

  d. steadily                             iv. the fact of owning something.

  e. represent                           v. shows.

  f. respectively                       vi. gradually and in an even and regular way.

 

Answer:

  a. illustrates                           i. shows.

  b. ownership                         ii. the fact of owning something.

  c. significant                         iii. important.  

  d. steadily                             iv. gradually and in an even and regular way.

  e. represent                           v. be a symbol of something.  

  B. Answer the following questions.

. a. What does the second chart show?

  b. By what percentage have the smartphone owners increased in the period?

  c. In which age group are the smartphones the most popular in 2016?

  d. What is interesting about the 75+ age group?

Answer:

a. The second chart shows that the percentage down by age for 2011 and 2016.

b. The smartphone owners increased 42 percentage in the period.

c. The age group of the smartphones between 16 —24 are the most popular in 2016.

d. The interesting about the 75+ age group is 15 % owned smartphones in 2016.

 

Grammar I (page 90)

         A. Study the following sentences.

a.    My sister thinks she's more intelligent than me, but I don't agree.

b.    Avatar is probably the worst film I've ever seen.

c.    What is the wettest month of the year in Nepal?

d.    Do you think films are better than books?

e.    Who is the most powerful person in your village?

f.     I think Ritesh is funnier than Nitesh.

g.    Is Nitu older than Nima?

h.    John is the nicest person that I know.

B. Fill in the missing forms.

Positive	Comparative	Superlative
	more intelligent
		worst
		wettest
	Better
		most powerful
	Funnier
	Older
		nicest

Answer:

Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Intelligent	more intelligent	most intelligent
bad	worse	worst
Wet	wetter	Wettest
Good	better	Best
Powerful	more powerful	most powerful
Funny	funnier	funniest
Old	older	oldest
Nice	nicer	nicest

 

C. Complete the following sentences with correct forms of the words from brackets.

a.             The clothes here are ………….. (good) than the ones in my town.

b.             It’s ……………….. (far) than I thought – I think we’re lost.

c.             That’s the ……………….. (disgusting) meal I’ve ever had!

d.             I hope your team’s ……………….. (lucky) today than last week.

e.             They’re ……………….. (happy) in their new school than in their old one.

f.              Your tomato sauce is ……………….. (tasty) than my mum’s.

g.             This flower is ……………….. (beautiful)  than that one.

h.             This is the ………………..  (interesting)  book I have ever read.

i.               Non-smokers usually live  ……………….. (long)  than smokers.

j.               What is the ……………….. (dangerous)  animal in the world?

Answer:

a. The clothes here are better than the ones in my town.

b. It’s farther than I thought – I think we’re lost.

c. That’s the most disguisting meal I’ve ever had!

d. I hope your team’s luckier today than last week.

e. They’re happier in their new school than in their old one.

f. Your tomato sauce is tastier than my mum’s.

g. This flower is more beautiful than that one.

h. This is the most interesting book I have ever read.

i. Non-smokers usually live longer than smokers.

j. What is the most dangerous animal in the world?

 

(My special thanks to Kanchan Chaudhary from Kankali Secondary School for preparing this material.)

 

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