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Unit 14 Getting started A. Look at the pictures. Ask and answer the questions. Use the given clues. How tall? /8848.86 meters
How far/ five kilometers
How much? / 5 kg
How tall? / about 20 metres
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B.
Listen and sing.
Tall Trees With their feet in the earth And their heads in the sky The tall trees watch The clouds go by. When the dusk sends quickly The birds to rest The tall trees shelter them Safe in a nest. And then in the night With all the trees peeping, The moon shines down On a world that's sleeping. - Eillen Mathias Do you agree with the following statements? Write 'Yes' if you agree and 'No' if you don't. a. The trees watch the clouds go above them. b. The birds return to the shelter at midday. c. The birds have made their nests on the rocks. d. The moon rises when the people are asleep.
Reading I Look at the picture and answer the questions. a. Have you ever seen a snow-covered mountain? b. Do you know the name of any mountains? If yes, tell your friends about it.
Mt. K2 K2, also called Mount Godwin Austen, called locally Dapsang or Chogori is the world's second highest peak. It is 8,611 meters high. It is the second highest mountain in the world after Mt. Everest (8848.86 meters). K2 is located in the Karakoram Range and lies partly in a Chinese governed part of Kashmir region and partly in the Gilgit-Balistan portion of Kashmir under the rule of Pakistan. 138 English Grade 7
The glacier and snow-covered mountain rises from the base at about 4,570 meters on the Godwin Austen Glacier. The mountain was discovered in 1856 by Col. T. G. Montgomerie of the Survey of India, and it was named K2 because it was the second peak measured in the Karakoram Range. The name Mount Godwin Austen is for the peak's first surveyor, Col. H. H. Godwin Austen, a 19th century English geographer. The first attempt to reach the summit was made by an Anglo-Swiss expedition in 1902 that ascended to 5,670 meters on the peak's northeastern crest. Other unsuccessful attempts include an Italian expedition in 1909 via the southeastern ridge that reached approximately 6,100 meters. In 1938, an American expedition led by Charles Houston via the Abruzzi Ridge reached about 7,925 meters; in 1939, another American-led expedition following the same route reached about 8,380 meters; and in 1953, another expedition led by Houston reached 7,900 meters on the Abruzzi Ridge. Finally, in 1954, an Italian expedition consisting of five scientists, a doctor, a photographer and 12 others, including a Pakistani managed to conquer the Abruzzi Ridge despite the severe weather conditions. They reached the summit at 6 pm on July 31. In the course of ascent, Mario Puchoz, one of the guides, died of pneumonia. Because K2 is prone to frequent and severe storms that make the already dangerous climbing conditions on its slopes even more challenging - and humans find functioning at such high elevations difficult - it is English Grade 7
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one of the world's most difficult mountains to climb. The number of people to have reached to top constitutes only a small fraction compared with the number of people who have successfully climbed Mt. Everest. In addition, although there have been fewer deaths on K2 compared with those on Mt. Everest, the proportion of those killed to the number of people who have attempted climbing K2 is significantly higher. A. Solve the puzzle. 1C 2L
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Down 1. to defeat 3. forms or makes 4. height of a place from the sea level 6. an organized journey for a particular purpose 8. the highest point of a mountain
Answer these questions. a. b. c.
What is the local name of K2? When was the mountain discovered? Who is Godwin?
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When did people start to climb the mountain? When did people successfully reach the top of K2? What makes the climbing of K2 more difficult?
C. Are these sentences true or false? Write True or False against the following statements. a. b. c. d. e. f.
K2 is the highest mountain in the world. K2 rises from a glacier. The mountain was unknown until the 1900s. A team of Americans first attempted to climb K2. The first successful expedition was a complete success without any death. Mt. Everest is easier to climb than K2.
D. There are many mountains in the northern part of Nepal. Make a list of the mountains and talk about one of them.
Pronunciation Listen to your teacher and repeat after him/her. Notice the mark '. 'portion 'glacier 'summit expe'dition a'pproximately 'conquer ele'vation
'fraction pro'portion suc'cessfully
Writing I A. Observe the idea map carefully. Location : Mugu Distrtict area: 9.8 km2
Maximum depth: 167 m
biggest fresh water lake in Nepal
RARA LAKE
height: 2990 m
more than 500 surrounded different kinds of by the smallest flowers, 20 species national park, Rara of mammals and endangered wild National Park 214 species of lives: red panda and musk deer Himalabirds yan black deer, and others
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Now, write a short description of Rara Lake. English Grade 7
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Grammar I A. Study the sentences. Notice the subjects and the verb forms.
B.
a. One of my friends is very rich. He offers us parties on special days. b. My friends are busy doing their class work. c. Twenty dollars is not a small amount. d. Someone bangs on the door every night. e. Either you or Hari is the topper of the class. f. Look! The goats are grazing there. g. These furniture cost a lot these days. Choose one verb from the brackets to complete the sentences. a. Every generation ……………….. its own characteristics. (has/have) b. A generation gap ………………….. of differences in different aspects. (consists / consist) c. A lot of changes …… occurred in the village since I left it. (have/has) d. The beautiful scenery of the place ….. more tourists. (attract/attracts) e. Ten kilos of sugar……………. sufficient for us now. (are/is) f. Police ……………….. investigating the case sincerely. (were/was) g. One of the students …… been selected for the school award. (has/have) h. The man with roses in his hands …………………………. like your brother. (look/looks)
Listening A. Look at the picture and answer the questions. a. b. c.
What do you see in the picture? Have you seen this in your locality? Where? What is it used for?
B. Now, listen to the recording and complete the sentences. Use one word only. a. b. c. d. e.
The Panama Canal connects the pacific and the ……………ocean. The …………… began to construct the canal in 1881. Almost ……………………. people died while building the canal. The USA handed the canal to Panama in ……………………… Every year, almost 40,000 …………. ships come through the canal.
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C. Surf the Internet or visit the library and find out more about the Panama Canal and share it to your friends.
Reading II Look at the text and answer these questions. a. b. c.
Have you ever seen such a document? Where? What is it called? Does your school have it?
Saraswati Secondary School Ilam Prospectus
Introduction Saraswati Secondary School was established in 2018 BS. It has been running classes of +2 since 2070 BS. The school is completely devoted to maintaining quality education and aims to produce highly skilled human resource, academically excellent,
Vision Our motto is to develop our academic institution as a centre for academic excellence, professional advancement and accessible to guardians and students of different communities.
Salient Features Highly qualified and trained teacher staff. Regular meetings with students and guardians. Heavy choices on subjects. Weekly test for the progress of the students and remedial classes for the needy ones. Practical classes. English Grade 7
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well-motivated and Mission creative individuals in To provide an the national and global opportunity of context. In order to quality education maintain such excellence, for the students of the school has a very underprivileged dynamic team consisting and marginalized of highly acclaimed staff communities. from various sectors To create an to ensure the proper excellent academic functioning of academic environment. activities in the school. This school is located at the heart of Ilam Municipality. Programmes Montessori based preprimary classes Basic level classes (1-8) Secondary level classes (9-12)
Well-equipped computer lab, library and science lab. Free WiFi. Additional classes, if required. Audio-visual classes. Well-managed cafeteria. Apart from the regular classroom activities, the school organizes various co-curricular and extracurricular activities. Scholarships Despite various obstructions, the school offers various types of scholarships to the deserving students and the students from poor and marginalized groups.
Admission Process
Fee Structure (for grade 11 & 12)
Any student fulfilling the basic criteria set by the school can apply for the entrance test to grade 6, 9 and 11. Uniform
Considering the financial condition of the people of our community, we charge nominal fees. We are committed to provide quality education to all so that they can be able to get opportunity of higher education. We hope that no one should be deprived of education.
Students have to wear uniform as specified by the school administration.
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A. Choose the words from the box to complete the sentences. nominal remedial
underprivileged cafeteria
devoted ensure
human resource deprived of
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The baby is still not normal. He was ………………………. oxygen during the birth. b. She takes a bath regularly. She wants to ………… personal hygiene. c. These children are from ……………………………………. community. We've provided them with necessary things at school. d. Thirty percent of the students need ……………………………. classes in Mathematics. e. Nepal needs skilled ………………………….. to utilize the available natural resources. f. Our school canteen is cheap. It provides its services at …………………….. prices. g. No one brings the homemade food. Everyone eats at the ………………. h. After getting higher education, Ms. Tharu ………………………. herself to social work. Answer the questions. a. b. c. d. e.
When was the school established? Make a list of the programmes offered by the school. Is the school suitable for the poor students? How do you know? Has the school got IT facilities? If yes, what are they? How can one contact the school?
C. Write True or False against the following statements. The school has a long history. The school is located in a remote village. Students and guardians get a chance to interact with the school family. d. The students should bring homemade food. e. The school is one of the expensive schools in the area. D. Visit different sections of your school and enlist the facilities available there. a. b. c.
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Speaking A. Act out the following conversations. How tall is this tree?
It's about 20 metres tall.
It’s twentykilos.
How much does it weigh?
How far is the nearest museum from here?
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It's about 20 minutes' walk.
Work in pairs. Take turns to ask and answer questions based on these clues. a. b. c. d. e. f. g.
time to get to your school/20 minutes kerosene you need/5 litres your school from the bus park/3 km your father/5 feet your weight/35 kg your classroom window/3 feet how long/Koshi River/720 km
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C. Work in groups. Take turns to ask and answer with each other. Talk about height, weight and distance. Be true to yourself.
Writing II Read the Reading II once again. And, design a similar prospectus of your school with the help of the given outlines. Get help from your teacher. Paste a photo if possible. •
Introduction: the name, when it was established
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Vision: to develop school as a centre of excellence
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Mission: to provide quality education to all
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Major programmes
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Main features (science lab/library/canteen/classroom equipment, etc.)
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Admission procedures
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Fee structure
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Scholarships
Grammar II A. Match the questions in column A with their possible answers in Column B.
Column A Column B a. How tall is your house?
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It's about 2.5 kilograms.
b. How long is the East West highway? c. How much water do you drink a day? d. How far is Kathmandu from Pokhara? e. How tall is your younger brother? f. How much does your laptop weigh?
ii. He's 3 feet five inches. iv. It's 1027.67 kilometers. v.
It's about 20 feet.
vi. It's about 200 kilometers. vii. I drink 2 litres of water every day.
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B.
Rearrange the words to make sensible questions. a. Shiva/How much/carry/can? b. has/How far/reached/the pilot? c. the Karnali Bridge/long/is/How? d. tall/giraffe/is/How? e. How/can/high/you/reach? f. long/is/your ruler/ How?
Project work Visit different schools, colleges and other institutions of your locality and collect as many prospectuses as you can. Present them to your class.
Extra bit Some and any. a. Do you have any children? b. Did you see any children? c. I didn't see any children. d. We saw some tigers at the zoo, but we didn't see any elephants. e. I haven't got any money. f. He's very hungry. Give him some food. g. Would you like to have some tea? Many, several, (a) few, a little, much, a bit of. a. b. c. d. e. f. g.
I have many friends. She has several books. I have a few pages left. Few people came to the meeting. Would you like a little water? I don't have much money. Could I have a bit of sugar please?
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