English, Grade: IX, Unit: Two, Nima's Letter to Her Brother (Exercise with solution)


 

Grade: Nine      SUGGESTING, ADVISING AND PERSUADING

Nima's Letter to her Brother


Exercise: Two.

Match the expression under column "A" with their correct continuation under "B".

Answer:

A

B

(a) Nima advises

 

Lhakpa to use English while

talking to friends and his English

teacher.

 

(b) Lhakpa lives

 

somewhere in Nepal.

(c) The English language

 

could help promote better

relations in the world.

 

(d) Some Education related

offices in Nepal

 

produce and distribute audio

visual materials for Nepalese students.

 

 

(e) Using a dictionary of the

target language

 

could be an effective way to learn

the language.

 

 

 

 

 

3. True or False

Read the letter again, and decide whether the following sentences are true or false.

a. Sister is advising as asked for by her brother. True

b. Lhakpa is planning to visit Nima during Lhosar. False

c. The English language is the only international language. False

d. Nima suggests her brother that he should never use his native language. False

e. Communicating in the target language helps build up mastery over it.  True

f. Love, fraternity and respect for others are some of the qualities of humanity. True

 

4. Read and Answer (Page no: 15)

Read the letter once again, and answer these questions.

a.   Where and when was this letter written?

Answer: This letter was written in The River Dee Field, Chester, UK. on 21 April, 2015.

b.   As suggested in the letter, what are some of the ways to improve English? Do you apply any of the ways personally?

Answer: As suggested in the letter, what are some of the ways to improve English are as follow:

·       You should always try to communicate in English with your English teacher and friends.

·       Listening to radio programmes in English could be an interesting way.

·       Why don’t you buy a radio for yourself and listen to such programmes?

·       For better pronunciation, copying people could be effective.

·       As you listen to any new word you ought to repeat it.

·       Using an English dictionary is another effective way to learn the language. You had better buy a good English dictionary and use it.

·       How about talking to the foreign tourists who come to visit our area?

I have listen English Program on radio, watch English movies and I communicate in English with my English teacher.

c.    According to Nima what is an interesting way of learning English?

Answer: According to Nima listening to radio is an interesting way of learning English.

d.   How does the writer feel about her own performance in the English language?

Answer: Writer feels good about her own performance in the English language.

e.    When will Nima come home and what will she bring for her brother?

Answer: Nima will come home during Lhosar and she will bring some audio visual materials on how the native speakers use English.

f.     Which of the ways suggested by Nima do you prefer? Why do you think so?

Answer: I prefer to communicate in English with your English teacher and friends. Because students get enough time to practice English.

 

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