1Look at the three portraits of well-known Nepalis. What do you know about these personalities?
2What do you know about these famous places of Nepal: the mountain airstrip at Lukla and Bhaktapur Durbar Square?
3Look at the picture of the smiling woman holding a book. Who is the person in the picture?
4What is she famous for?
5Find words from the text that mean: lacking taste; wrote words; twisted together; causing difficulty in breathing; a particular attitude towards something; a person's child or children; bad luck.
6Complete the sentences with words from the text. The word 'calm' is opposite in meaning to ____. The phrase ____ means 'died'. The word ____ means incapable of being seen. The word 'wish' and ____ are synonyms. The word ____ means making dirty.
7True or false: Jhamak Ghimire defines her life as a beautiful flower of creation.
8True or false: According to her, our fortune decides how our life will be.
9True or false: The author was happy with how she spent her childhood.
10True or false: People blamed Jhamak herself for her physical disability.
11True or false: According to the writer, Homer was incomplete because he was physically incapable.
12True or false: Jhamak could make her grandmother happy with her voice.
13True or false: Jhamak's grandmother still looks after her.
14Why does Jhamak think of her life as a burdensome life?
15When does fortune draw a line of fate?
16How did people respond to her life? Was she happy with their behaviour?
17Who does Jhamak compare herself with? What made them different from Jhamak?
18Did achieving awareness become a curse for her? Why?
19How does Jhamak picture her family's economic condition during her childhood?
20Read the opening chapter of this autobiography in Nepali and narrate the story of Jhamak's life in your own words.
21Each of these words has two pronunciations with two meanings: read, live, wind, wound, tear, use. Pronounce them according to their meanings.
22Work in pairs. Ask and answer about your friends, teachers or parents. Describe their age, face, general appearance, build, manner of walking, hair and dress.
23Read a description of a village, then tell about your village or town in a similar way.
24Underline the relative clauses in this conversation. Abdul: Is this Sahara, the girl who plays the piano? Swikriti: No, this is Reema, the girl who won the singing competition last year. Abdul: I know her. She is the girl who has long brown hair.
25Fill in the gaps with the correct relative pronouns: I admired the player ____ performance was fantastic. We had some juice ____ was in the fridge. She didn't tell her teacher about her problem, ____ was her mistake. My mother, ____ is a farmer, grows a lot of vegetables. You are my friend ____ I want to sit with. I want to help those children ____ economic condition is very bad. This is the road ____ the accident took place. The mobile phone, ____ I bought six years ago, is still working. It was in 2015 ____ the earthquake hit Nepal badly. Marima is a wonderful lady ____ everyone can trust.
26Join each pair of sentences using a relative pronoun: The letter reached me this morning. My friend sent it from abroad. / This is the palace. Bhimsen built it. / The boy committed cybercrime. The judge sent him to jail. / He is a liar. You should not believe him. / I know an artist. He moves with an artificial leg.
27Join each pair of sentences using a relative pronoun: Bring me the file. The file is about our new project. / We met a girl. The girl had lost her way. / I saw a soldier. His bravery impressed everyone. / Once upon a time there lived a giant in a forest. Nobody dared to go there. / The dog took away the ball. The kids were playing with it.
28Write a short biography of the Nepali literary figure Til Bikram Nembang Limbu, also known as Bairagi Kainla, using his birth, education, publications, contributions and awards.
29Look at a picture of a climber on a rock face above the sea. What do you see in it?
30Do you think rock climbing is adventurous? Why?
31Match these words with their meanings: landmark, spectacular, sprawling, tranquil, blockbusters, fortifications, peninsula, bustling.
32Change the verb in brackets into an adjective ending in -ing or -ed: The children were ____ when they missed the beginning of the movie (annoy). Have you read Agni by Nabaraj Lamsal? It's a great book if you are ____ in reading poems (interest). The result of the game was ____; the best team didn't win (surprise). I don't enjoy going out with Sumi. She's the most ____ person I've ever met (bore). The students were so ____ when their school decided to take them on a trip (excite). Angeela was quite ____ when she was flying for the first time (terrify). I love to go to the fairs because they perform very ____ magic (interest).
33Match the five paragraphs of the Sugarloaf article with these headings: Neighbouring Mountains, Awesome Cable Car Ride, Guanabara Bay, Rock Climbing, Hollywood Star.
34Where is Sugarloaf Mountain located?
35How did the mountain get the name 'Sugarloaf Mountain'?
36Do you think many people can do rock climbing at a time when they visit the mountain? Why?
37Which of the sites do you think children would love to visit? Why?
38Name the first film in which Sugarloaf Mountain was featured.
39What is historic about Guanabara Bay?
40What should you do to enjoy the best view of Guanabara Bay?
41Do you think a visitor should ride the cable cars while visiting the mountain? Why?
42Which of the facts about Sugarloaf Mountain interested you the most? Give reasons.
43Look at the picture of a smiling girl. How are the girl's eyes? What shape is her face? Describe her hair.
44Listen to the audio and complete six sentences: what the boy asks Emma to help him find, what kind of body his friend has, the hair of the girl he is looking for, what his friend is wearing with sporty shoes, what the girl is friendly with, and when Emma sees the girl the boy has been looking for.
45Describe the physical appearance of one of your friends in five sentences.
46Choose the correct preposition: I love travelling, so I went to Delhi ____ (on, by, at) plane last week. Namrata visited Lumbini ____ (in, since, from) 2002. My best friend lives ____ (in, at, on) a beautiful house ____ (across, at, on) the street. We had to walk ____ (until, as far as, up to) the edge of the desert to find water. The Prime Minister died ____ (from, with, of) a head injury a few days ____ (after, on, at) his accident. My family has been living ____ (on, in, at) Dharan ____ (since, for, in) two years.
47Choose the correct preposition: I am very pleased ____ (in, with, to) meet you. He is a tall boy ____ (in, with, on) long brown hair. Guman Singh is a student ____ (in, on, at) Tribhuvan University. ____ (On, In, At) November 2 we will start our new semester. I love your house ____ (by, with, at) the river. She misses her grandfather because she has not met him ____ (in, for, on) ages.
48Complete the text with the correct prepositions: I live ____ Bhairahawa, but every summer I like to travel ____ Pokhara. I am afraid ____ travelling by plane. Last summer I decided I would travel ____ bus. According to the ticket I received ____ the travel agency, the bus would leave ____ 9:15 pm ____ Friday and arrive ____ Pokhara the following day at 5:30 ____ the morning. The travel would include boating ____ Phewa Lake ____ one end of the lake ____ another end. We would also drive ____ different beautiful places.
49There are many tourist destinations in Nepal. Choose one and write a letter or email to your foreign friend about its interesting facts, and invite him or her to visit.
50Collect information about a personality who has made a special contribution to your community. Prepare his or her life story and present it in class.
51What is the difference between an autobiography and a biography? Give an example of each from this unit.
52Explain the difference between 'My brother who lives in Dubai sends money home' and 'My brother, who lives in Dubai, sends money home'.
53Why does the writer address her mother, Nature and her grandmother directly in the chapter, and what effect does it have?
54Rewrite this paragraph with suitable transition words: 'Sugarloaf is a famous landmark. It has 270 climbing routes. It has appeared in films. The cable car ride is the best part.'