1Look at each pair of pictures and talk about the differences with your classmates.
2Look at the picture of the girl. What do you think her name is, and what do you think made her so popular?
3The meanings of some words from Anne Frank's diary are given. Find the words from the text: (a) a period of reflection or thought, (b) rigid, not soft or flexible, (c) to think a lot about something that makes you annoyed, anxious or upset, (d) a crowd of people, (e) to make use of something, especially something bad, (f) to tell somebody secrets and personal information, (g) likely to do something, (h) to get into something, (i) to sit down heavily or carelessly, (j) to write something quickly.
4Match the words in column A with their synonyms in column B: listless, adoring, decree, adorable, anxiety, capitulation, solemn; with announcement, serious, loving, attractive, lethargic, worry, surrender.
5Why is writing a diary a strange thing to the writer?
6What is the first reason for her to keep the diary?
7Why is the writer unhappy despite having a loving family?
8Who is Kitty?
9Why did Margot and her sister not go to Holland together?
10Why didn't the writer have a birthday celebration in 1940?
11Why did the writer's uncles escape from Germany?
12Write T if the information is true, F if it is false, and NG if it is not given: (a) The writer is tired of staying in her house. (b) The writer wants people to read her diary. (c) Edith Hollander Frank was a teacher in Holland. (d) The writer attended school in Germany until she was six. (e) The family came to Germany because it was difficult to live in Holland. (f) Jews were prohibited to be on top of their houses during day time. (g) There were very strict laws in Germany for Jewish people.
13How does a diary entry help in understanding someone's lifestyle? Explain.
14Pronounce the homophones cell/sell, knead/need, coarse/course, their/there, doe/dough, fare/fair, heal/heel, wait/weight, deer/dear, site/sight, waist/waste, night/knight and find their meanings.
15Work in pairs. Ask questions with 'How long...' and answer them with for or since: (a) Sumit/do his homework (2 hours), (b) Deepa/read a novel (last Monday), (c) Dhanu/wait for a bus (hours), (d) Siddhartha/watch movie (5 o'clock), (e) Deepak/live in Japan (2010), (f) It/rain (long time), (g) Sonali/paint the house (this morning), (h) She/not eat any junk food (several months), (i) Raman/plough the field (10 o'clock), (j) The telephone/ring (a few minutes).
16Complete the sentences with the present perfect or present perfect continuous forms of the verbs watch, rain, play, do, water, wait, clean: (a) The boys ... computer games for over an hour. (b) You ... TV all afternoon. (c) The road is wet; it ... just ... heavily. (d) "Why are your clothes wet?" "I ... just ... the plants." (e) I ... the flat for two hours. (f) You look tired. What ... you ...? (g) I'm sorry I'm late. ... you ... long?
17Put the words in brackets into the gaps. Use either present perfect or present perfect continuous: (a) How long ... (you/know) Gerry? (b) You look dirty. What ... (you/do) all day? (c) How many times ... (Charles/visit) New York till now? (d) She ... (learn) French words for hours, but she still doesn't remember all of them. (e) The children ... (watch) videos for two hours. (f) My father ... (never/eat) chocolates. (g) We ... (not/see) Lisa recently. (h) He ... (write) his essay all day but he ... (not/finish) yet.
18Keep a diary for a week. Mention the activities you did during the day. Also express your views and attitudes about a particular incident on each day.
19Look at the pictures before the reading. Who are these people? What do you know about these people?
20Find the words from the text and fill in the crossword. Across: (2) moving often from place to place, (3) existing over a large area, (6) ruled by men, (7) far-reaching, (8) belonging to a particular place. Down: (1) deserving praise, (4) unusual or surprising, (5) noticeable.
21Identify whether the statements are true or false: (a) The Rautes move from one place to another for their settlements. (b) Rautes live in the far-western part of Nepal. (c) One of the means of their survival is woodcraft. (d) The maintenance of the nomadic culture is highly regarded. (e) The Raute community is female-dominated.
22What is the common belief about the history of the Rautes?
23How do Rautes earn their living?
24How do Raute children spend their days?
25Why do the Rautes have good knowledge of the forest and its ecosystem?
26Is the task division between male and female Rautes fair? Why?
27What is special about the hunting skills of the Rautes?
28Name the festivals that the Rautes celebrate.
29What should modern people learn from the Rautes?
30How do cultures and traditions affect people's lifestyles? Discuss.
31Look at the pictures before listening and guess: What do these pictures represent? What is the name of this type of costume?
32Listen to the audio and answer: (a) When was the Gross National Happiness Committee established? (b) What does GDP stand for? (c) When was a survey on happiness held? (d) What is the percentage of the population that are happy? (e) How can quality of life be determined?
33What is the rank of Nepal in the World Happiness Index this year? Have a discussion with a partner.
34Rewrite the following sentences with since or for, using the clues in brackets: (a) Pawan lives in Tanahun. (he was born) (b) Subin is unemployed. (last January) (c) Subash has a fever. (the last few days) (d) I want to go to Lumbini. (I was in grade five) (e) My brother is studying engineering. (three years) (f) I am working in Bhanu Municipality. (last year) (g) My cousin is in the army. (he was eighteen) (h) They are waiting for the bus. (half an hour) (i) Krish is doing his homework. (two hours) (j) Pramila is going to dance classes. (a month)
35Write an essay on the effects junk foods have on children, using the given clues.
36Conduct a brief survey of one of the ethnic communities of your locality. Based on your study, prepare a short report including introduction, population and history, settlement areas, lifestyle, and culture and festivals.
37What is a homophone? Give two pairs with their meanings.
38When do we choose the present perfect continuous rather than the present perfect?
39Why is the survival of the Rautes called remarkable?