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Course: Compulsory English–I (1423) Level: BA/BS
Semester: Autumn, 2010 Total Marks: 100 Pass Marks: 40
ASSIGNMENT No. 1 (Units 1–4)
Q.1 In Unit 1, you have learnt about the formation of Wh- questions. Suppose you are newspaper journalist and you have been asked to interview a famous public figure who can be politician, a sportsman or a TV celebrity. Write ten Wh-questions that you would ask during an interview. (10) Q.2 Read Read the the follo followin wingg state statemen ments ts and and then then form questions by reversing the sentence (05) order. (read Unit 1 for guidance). Example: He can work hard. Can he work hard? • i. They can come tomorrow. ii. She will go to Lahore. iii. iii. He has has boug bought ht some some app apples. les. iv. They ne need so some res restt. v. Ahmed hmed like likess pl playin ayingg fo foot ball. all. Q.3 Put the the verb verb give givenn in the the brack brackets ets into into the the correct simple present tense form.(05) She (teach) ___________ school children. Example: • She teaches school children. i. Saira (p (play) __ _________ pi piano. ii. ii. It (get (get)) ___ _____ ____ ____ ____ lat latee som somee tim timee aatt wor work. k. iii. iii. It (take (take)) ______ _________ _____ __ four four hours hours to to get to Laho Lahore re from from Islama Islamabad bad.. iv. The busine business ss mall mall (open (open)) _____ ________ ______ _____ at at 10.0 10.000 am. am. v. Asim sim (ca (catc tchh) __ ______ ______ ____ th the bu bus. Q.4 In Unit 1, section C, you have read about guessing the meaning of words. Below are some sentences given, write the meanings of words given in bold according (10) to the context. 2
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The robbers were hiding in residential area and the people were scared . Aslam is an eye witness of the murder so he has to answer the questions of the police Inspector. The Vice Chancellor chaired the meeting of all the staff members. The government of Punjab has been directed to help and support the victims of bomb blast. He has moved to this area recently, he was living in another location previously.
Q.5 In Unit 1, Section D, you have learnt to make connected sentences. Practice using the basic joining words such as , and, but, or, so in the the foll follow owin ingg sent senten ence ces. s. (05) (05) i. The The wedd weddin ingg was was post postpo pone ned, d, ___ _____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ we went went hom home. e. ii. The hotel hotel was very very nice nice ______ ________ __ the food food was averag average. e. iii. iii. The child children ren are are going going to the fast fast food rest restaur aurant ant___ ______ ______ _____ __ they they will will eat Pizza there. iv. Saima was cold, _________ she put on a coat. v. Nasir Nasir has has two two choi choices ces either either to stay stay at home home___ ______ ______ ____go _go to work work.. Q.6
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is about Seeking Confirmation. You have seen and read that we normally use tag questions at the end of statements to ask for confirmation. end of given given statemen statements ts to seek seek confirmatio confirmation. n. (05) Add tag questions at the end Example: It’s a beautiful night. It’s a beautiful night, isn’t it? i. You are not staying at the party,_______________________? ii. It’s not expensive gift,_______________________________? iii. You don’t mind going out with me,____________________? iv. We all are students,_________________________________? v. It wasn’ wasn’tt a good movi movie,_ e,___ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ___? _? (A)
Unit 2
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Unit Unit 2, section D, you have been taught about “Informa “Informall or Personal Personal through that that section section again again and answer answer the the followin followingg question questions: s: (10) Letters”. Go through
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What What is an info inform rmal al or pers person onal al lett letter er?? Why Why do peop people le wri write te per perso sona nall or fri frien endl dlyy lett letter ers? s? What What are the diffe differen rentt kinds kinds of pers person onal al lette letters rs we we write? write? What What are are the the fiv fivee par parts ts mos mostt let lette ters rs hav have? e? What What is is a “compl “complime imenta ntary ry clos close” e” in a lett letter? er? Give Give one one exampl example. e.
Q.7 In Unit 2, section C deals with synonym and antonyms. Below are given some words. Find The synonyms and antonyms as directed: (05) a. Write synonyms of the following words: i. Huge ii. Gorgeous iii. Pupil iv. Monster v. Bright 3
Write antonyms of the following words: i. Honest ii. Harmful iii. Damage iv. Hungry v. Lost
Q.8 In Unit 3, you have learnt about how to write a of Apology in the given situation:
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Letter of Apology. Write a Letter
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Suppose you have lost your precious mobile phone at a bank. You complained about this to the Bank Manager blaming some person from the bank who might have stolen it. Later when you went home are realized that phone is in some corner of your purse. You felt very bad and now write a letter of Apology to the bank Manager for what happened. Q.9 Q.9 This This ques questi tion on is base basedd on on exercise 3, page 81, recorded text 13 of unit 3. Listen to the conver conversat sation ion betwe between en an Interv Interview iewer er and the DG Pakis Pakistan tan Enviro Environme nment nt Protection Agency. (15) Make a list of expressions where the DG’s is agreeing and disagreeing. Q.10 In Unit 4, section C you have done some exercises on skimming and scanning. Read the following text carefully, may be more than once because it is a difficult text and tick (√) the correct answer. (10) What are some of the things doctors know about the brain? The brain has three parts: the medulla, the cerebellum and the cerebrum. The medulla is at the top of the spinal cord. It is inside the skull at the bottom part of the brain. The medulla is that busiest part of the brain. All information that the brain gets must come through the medulla. All answers must go through the medulla on their way back to the body. A hit to the back of the neck can kill a person if it hurts the medulla. The cerebellum is above and behind the medulla. It is about the size of small ball. People can walk, dance, and play games because of the cerebellum. Some doctors say the medulla and cerebellum are parts of an older brain. This brain was in animals before there were human beings. We feel hungry because our old, or lower, brain is working. We breathe and our hearts work because of this part of the brain. Some times scientists call the old brain, the feeling brain. The cerebrum is the thinking brain, or the higher brain. It is the biggest part. It is above the medulla and cerebellum. The cerebrum takes up most of the space in the head. It is the part of the brain that makes us intelligent human beings. 4
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i. The brain has three parts: the medulla, the cerebellum, and the
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cerebrum.
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The cerebellum is at the top of the spinal cord.
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The medulla is the busiest part of the brain.
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A hit at the back of the neck can kill a person if it hurts the
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medulla.
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The cerebrum is above and behind the medulla. It is about the
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size of a small ball.
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Some doctors say the medulla and cerebellum are parts of an
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older brain.
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We feel hungry because our old, or lower, brain is not working.
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Sometimes scientists call the old brain, the feeling brain.
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The cerebrum is the thinking brain, or the higher brain.
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The cerebrum takes up most of the space in the body.
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ASSIGNMENT No. 2 (Units 5–9) Total Marks: 100
Pass Marks: 40
Q.1 In
Unit 5, you have learnt about two language Functions, which are Expressing Writee 5 sent senten ence cess to expr expres esss each each Certainty, and Expressing Expressing Obligati Obligation on. Writ
language function. a.
b.
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Expressing Certainty
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Expressing Obligation.
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The following sentences are in “ A ctive voice”. Rewrite them into passive voice. (Unit 5, section B) (10) i. ii. iii. iii. iv. v. vi. vii. vii. viii viii.. ix. x.
Peop People le thro throw w gar garba bagge in in the the stree treets ts.. AIOU AIOU offer offerss gradu graduate ate and post-g post-grad raduat uatee progr programm ammee every every semest semester. er. He took took brea breakf kfas astt ver veryy lat late. e. More More than than five five milli million on peop people le use use mobile mobile phon phonee in Paki Pakista stan. n. Oxfo Oxford rd Uni Unive vers rsit ityy pres presss prin prints ts Eng Engli lish sh tex textb tboo ooks ks.. Pakis Pakistan tan has has intro introdu duced ced a lot lot of of good good cricke cricketer terss in the the worl world. d. Factor Factories ies have have added added pollut pollution ion to the the air. air. Ahme Ahmedd wear wearss gla glass sses es.. Asim hit Aziz. They will investigate.
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Q.3
Unit 5, Section D, is about writing a job application letter. How would you write a (15) Job Application Letter in response to the following advertisement:
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Q.4
Unit 6, two more language functions have been discussed, which are Expressing Preference Preference and Expressing Expressing Intention. Intention. Express Express these functions as directed. directed.
Follow the examples.
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Express preference between the two options.
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Example:
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Cotton clothes- Silk clothes. I like cotton clothes better than silk
ones. Summer – Winter Dark colors - Light Colors Maths – English Train – Aeroplane Silk – Cotton Expr Expres esss your your int inten enti tion on abou aboutt the the foll follow owin ing g ide ideas as:: 05
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Weekend Going fishing. Having a shower. Visiting a cousin
Example:
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I intend to celebrate my birthday this weekend.
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iv. v.
Studying abroad. Getting married.
Q.5 Q.5 Read Read the the foll follow owin ingg text text and and summ summar ariz izee the the text text into into one one shor shortt para paragr grap aphh (approximately 40/ 50 words) and give it a suitable title. ( Unit 6, p203). (10) Water is a valuable resource and it is depleting fast from the world. According to UN reports, 400 million people are already facing severe water shortages, while many cities throughout Pakistan are predicted to be facing acute water shortage in coming years. The average Pakistani family of four people uses seven gallons of water on a weekly basis – equivalent to three years drinking water for one person. To avoid a water stressed future, water conservation should become top priority to all households. We all should use water wisely to help conserve it. Whether you live in a city or in a village, everyone can help save water by finding ways to recycle and conserve. Saving water is easy, effective and beneficial for conservation in your neighborhood, and that contributes to global water conservation. Here are some of the measures that we can adopt to contribute in saving water: •
No Showering – Use buckets
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Low Flow Toilets
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When we shower we use 10 gallons of water compared to 5 gallons of water through taking a bath with water from f rom a bucket. The flush toilets that we are using now use 3.5 gallons of water to flush out waste while now low flow toilets that are in the market use 1.6 or 1.28 gallons of water for flushing. Leak Detection
A good way to save on water is early detection of leaking taps. Paying close attention to damaged water pipes, etc. can help you cut down water loss and help save this precious resource from waste. Laundry
Save up to 1,000 gallons of water a month by NOT using automatic washing machines. It is better to wash clothes in an ordinary washing machine or wash small loads of clothes by hand.
Dishes
It is highly recommended that while applying soap on dirty dishes, keep the water tap closed instead of allowing water to run, only open up the tap when rinsing the dishes. You can also save the rinse water in a container, and use it to water plants.
Car Wash
Never use a hose pipe when washing your car, instead use a bucket as it will save a great amount of water. Imagine millions of people striving to get clean drinking water and how we misuse this valuable resource for our ordinary chores. 8
Q.6
teaches you about related to descriptive essay. Unit 7
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Descriptive Essay.
Answer the following questions
What What is a descr descript iptive ive essay essay and and what what are the key compon component ents/ s/par parts/ ts/ele elemen ments ts of a descriptive essay. (05) Take he help fr from th the Un Unit and write a well-knit descriptive essay on the following topic: (10) •
The Spring Season.
Q.7 Q.7 The The foll follow owin ingg sent senten ence cess are are in “Dir “Direc ectt Spee Speech ch’. ’. Re-w Re-wri rite te them them into into “ Indirect (10) Speech”. i. ii. ii. iii. iii. iv. v.
‘I will will meet meet you you at at par park’ k’,, she she said said to me. me. ‘We ‘We will will not not tak takee you you with with us us to Kar Karac achi hi’, ’, the theyy said said.. ‘No one one want wantss you you to go go there there so so don’t don’t go go there there’, ’, she she said. said. ‘Never ‘Never say a singl singlee word word in front front of me me again again’, ’, he he said. said. ‘I wil willl neve neverr do thi thiss mist mistak akee agai again’ n’,, he sai saidd to his his mot mothe her. r.
Q.8 In Unit 9, Recorded text 45, you have read and listen to the story of “The gifts of Wali Dad”. Answer the following questions based on the story: (15) (3 marks for each answer)
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Desc Descri ribe be the the pla place ce wher wheree Wal Walii Dad Dad live lives. s. Do you you thi think nk Wali Wali Dad Dad love lovedd the the pri princ nces ess? s? Desc Descri ribe be the the cha chara ract cter er of of the the Merc Mercha hant nt?? Why did Wali Wali Dad Dad want want to to leave leave his his hut hut at at the the end end of the story? story? What What is the the mo moral ral of of th the sto story ry??
Q.9 In Unit 9, Section D you have learnt about a narrative essay. Read the unit again and answer the following short questions. (05)
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What is a “Narrative Essay”? What What are the the impor importan tantt points points to to consid consider er while while writ writing ing a narra narrativ tivee essay? essay?
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