1Work in pairs. Make two requests about anything and respond to them.
2Match the words with their meanings: dense, castle, scare, roar, punishment.
3Write True or False: (a) The youngest daughter's name was Beauty. (b) The second daughter asked her father to bring her a dress made of silk. (c) The merchant reached the castle of a beast in the forest. (d) The beast turned into a beautiful young lady. (e) Beauty and the young prince lived happily with her family.
4Put the following sentences in the correct order: (a) The merchant reached a dangerous beast in the castle. (b) The beast turned into a handsome young prince. (c) Beauty went to the beast to save her other family members. (d) Beauty and the prince lived happily thereafter. (e) The merchant was about to go to town. (f) Three daughters demanded different things. (g) The merchant reached home with a sad story.
5What did the eldest daughter ask her father to bring?
6What did Beauty ask her father to bring?
7Why was the beast angry at the merchant?
8On what condition did the beast let the merchant go home?
9Why did the sisters want to send Beauty to the beast?
10What did Beauty see in her dream?
11Why was the prince punished to be the beast?
12Try retelling the story in your own words.
13What did the merchant's daughters say when he asked if they wanted anything from the town? Write the sentences they said.
14Look at the picture of the two friends at the computer. What do you think they are talking about? Have you ever worked on the computer? Explain any three functions that a computer can do.
15Listen to the recording and fill in the blanks: the participants of the conversation are Dipak and who; Dipak's plan is to start which class; Dipak wants to learn using what; Dipak's uncle lives where; Dipak does not want to do what with his time on a social site.
16What is the text beginning with April 5, 2020 and addressed to the Principal called? Do you write a letter to your head teacher? Why?
17Find the words from the application which mean the following: (a) a written request asking for something, (b) feeling of deep admiration, (c) advised, (d) to give or to allow, (e) dutiful and disciplined.
18Fill in the blanks: Mukesh is studying in Grade ... This is a letter of application for sick leave written by Mukesh to his ... It is written on ... Mukesh is suffering from ... The doctor has advised him to ... Mukesh asks his Principal to grant him a leave for ...
19Complete the sentences with will, would, can and could: (a) Don't worry. I ... do it myself. (b) I am sure it ... happen. (c) I hope they ... come to meet me tomorrow. (d) If I were you, I ... tell the teacher about it. (e) I ... go to hospital if I were sick. (f) ... you please bring me a chart paper? (g) ... you take a message, please? (h) You ... go home now. (i) ... I ask you a question? (j) It ... be very cold this winter.
20Suppose you are suffering from diarrhoea. Write an application to your Head Teacher asking him or her to grant you a two day sick leave.
21Complete the conversation between Ronish and Ramila with appropriate expressions: I am fine. / I did well. / Can you bring it back tomorrow? / How are you? / Let's go to the class.
22What are the parts of a formal leave application, in order?
23Why is Could you lend me a pencil? more polite than Can you lend me a pencil?
24How should you refuse a request politely?
25When do we use would instead of will?
26What lesson does the story of Beauty and the Beast teach?