1Study the two sets of pictures and state the differences.
2Recall a memorable event of your life and tell your story in the class.
3Who do you think the people in the picture are, and what might they be talking about?
4Match the words with their meanings: Chautaro, melodious, public, property.
5Write whether these statements are True or False: (a) There has been no changes in the village. (b) Mukesh asked his grandmother about the village. (c) There was a tap near the Chautaro. (d) Bar Pipal Chautaro has been destroyed now.
6Where does Mukesh live?
7Why did people use to come to the Chautaro?
8Who used to play at the Chautaro?
9Does the Chautaro still exist in the village?
10Underline all the sentences with 'used to' in the text 'Gairigaun: Then and Now'. What do they mean?
11Does Rina still play hide and seek? Does Ronish still play Dandibiyo?
12What do you say in these situations? Use 'used to': (a) John doesn't like apples now. (b) You don't wear shorts now. (c) Nasib doesn't like tea now. (d) My brother doesn't throw things away. (e) I/live in a flat when I was a child. (f) I/play football when I was at school. (g) She/be able to speak French, but she has forgotten it all.
13Where do you live? Is it a village or a town? Which do you like: village or town? Why? What can we do to minimise pollution?
14Listen to the recording and tick the correct answer: (a) There were small houses with a ... roof. (b) People used to carry the patients in the ... to hospital. (c) Children now use school bus and ... to go to school.
15Listen to the recording and write True or False: (a) Dadagaun was a developed village 10 years ago. (b) There was a road in Dadagaun village ten years before. (c) Now, the children go to school on foot. (d) People now have electricity in Dadagaun.
16What differences have you observed in your school from the time you were in grade 1 and now? What changes have occurred? Discuss with your friends.
17Choose the correct words: 200 years ago ... (a) people used to / didn't use to make their own clothes. (b) have mobile phones. (c) read books. (d) watch TV. (e) drive cars. (f) walk everywhere.
18Choose the correct words to complete each sentence: (a) Why did people ... mend their clothes? (b) I ... like watching football, but now I do. (c) What did you ... like doing when you were young? (d) John ... like Mary, but he doesn't now. (e) People ... produce as much rubbish as we do nowadays. (f) Did you ... collect anything when you were young?
19Complete these sentences with used to or didn't use to: (a) I ... play the guitar, but I do now. (b) I ... ride a bike, but I don't any more. (c) I ... collect stamps, but I don't any more. (d) I ... enjoy getting up early, but I do now. (e) I ... be worried about the environment, but I am now. (f) I ... be afraid of flying, but I'm not anymore. (g) I ... know how to use a computer, but I do now.
20Complete the table of Anne Frank's life with the events for 1929, 1933, 1934, 1939, 1940, 1941 and 1944.
21Write down the questions corresponding to these dates in the life of Anne Frank: 1929 (When), 1933 (Why), 1939 (What), 1944 (Who).
22What were the Jews not allowed to do in the 1940's?
23How old was Anne in 1942?
24Where did her family hide?
25Prepare a timeline of your life till now. Write the years and events.
26Write all the past forms of verbs from the text 'Anne Frank: A Short Life' and use them in your own sentences.
27With the help of your parents, recall some of your past habits. Write what you used to do and what you did not use to do.
28Observe the pictures and write the differences you find. Use the given clues: greenery, less population, pollution, big buildings.
29Collect pictures of your locality, both present and past, with the help of your parents/teachers. Compare the pictures and find out the changes that have occurred. Write a couple of paragraphs about the changes and present it to the class.
30Arrange these words in alphabetical order: water, ash, pure, credit, sickle, epic.
31Both these lists start with the same letter. How do you put them in order: dig, deaf, dry, decide?
32What is the difference between 'I played football' and 'I used to play football'?
33Why does the text call the Chautaro 'a public property of the villagers'?
34Why is Anne Frank's diary important?