1Complete the word family table for embroider, torture, attract, inspiring and investigation. Then choose the correct word to complete the sentences, changing the form if necessary: (a) She was an ....... example to her followers. (b) It is claimed that the officers ....... a man to death in a city police station. (c) Naturally, I ....... the tale a little to make it more interesting. (d) The company conducted its own internal ....... into the robbery. (e) The exhibition is ....... huge crowds.
2Put these events of Paulo Coelho's life in chronological order: he travelled to Santiago de Compostela; he was enrolled in a law school; he got married to the artist Christina Oiticica; he stayed in a mental hospital; he established the Paulo Coelho Institute; he left school and lived the life of a hippie; he wanted to become a writer; he wrote the allegorical novel The Alchemist.
3Why did Coelho's parents discourage him from becoming a writer?
4What changed Coelho's life in a significant way?
5Why is The Alchemist special?
6What are most of his books about?
7Write two evidences that prove Coelho is an international author.
8What are the criticisms of his writing?
9Write the names of two books which focus on Coelho's travels.
10Which of Paulo Coelho's books would you most like to read? Give reasons for your choice.
11Match the words from the poem with their meanings: mean, get through, dinner, break down, pack-horse, Madam, dogged.
12Was the Madam really not mean? Why does the speaker say 'she wasn't mean'?
13Make a list of work that the maid had to do.
14What made her nearly break down? How did the Madam respond to the maid's question?
15The poem presents an example of one type of discrimination. What kinds of discrimination are in existence in your society? Discuss.
16In the story of the dove and the ant, why are the articles 'a' and 'an' used before 'dove' and 'ant' in the first sentence, and 'the' in the sentences that follow?
17Complete the sentences with a, an or the: (a) Sudip bought ..... expensive guitar yesterday. ..... guitar is beautiful. (b) Ms Sherpa is ..... university student. (c) ..... boy wearing a black cap is my brother. (d) I have given him half ..... hour to finish the task. (e) Angelia has ..... beautiful daughter named Sophia. (f) Mr Gurung is ..... S.P. of Nepal Police. (g) Is diamond ..... hardest substance in the world? (h) Mrs Yadav is ..... honourable teacher. (i) Rice sells at Rs. 60 ..... kilo. (j) I met ..... European writer last Monday.
18Fill in the blanks with a, an or the where necessary; if no article is needed, put a cross (X): (a) Where did you have ..... lunch? We went to ..... restaurant. (b) Did you have ..... nice holiday? Yes, it was ..... best holiday I've ever had. (c) Where's ..... nearest grocery shop? There is one at ..... end of this street. (d) Do you often listen to ..... radio? No. In fact, I haven't got ..... radio. (e) Would you like to travel in ..... space? Yes, I'd love to go to ..... Moon. (f) Do you go to ..... cinema very often? No. But I do watch a lot of films on ..... television. (g) You had ..... nice time yesterday, didn't you? Yes, we went for a walk by ..... Narayani River. (h) Can you tell me where ..... head teacher's room is? It's on ..... second floor. (i) What did you have for ..... breakfast this morning? Nothing. I never eat ..... breakfast.
19Give directions in these situations: a new friend does not know how to get to the school library; a visitor wants to go to a nearby bank; a friend wants to come to your home; a visitor wants to meet the head teacher in her office; your sister wants to buy books but does not know where the stationery shop is.
20Write a review of a book that you have recently read, using the review of The Alchemist as your example.
21Write a short biography of the Nepali National Poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire, based on the outline given.
22Find the meanings of these idioms: a hot potato, tall story, night owl, no pain no gain, miss the boat, put a bug in his ear, see eye to eye, give it a shot, kill two birds with one stone.
23Using the town map, give a stranger directions from the You are here arrow to the hospital.
24What are the four parts of a book review, and why must the ending of the story never be revealed?