Unit 18 (Grade 6) Part I

 UNIT 18

Reading I (page 178)

a. What is the picture called?

b. What do the bars represent?

Answer:

a. It is called a bar diagram.

b. The bars show the money people spent on computer and smartphones in Kathmandu from 2015 to 2019.

A. Complete the sentences with the correct words/phrases from the box.

overtake                         grew                     increased dramatically

increased steadily          in this period        remained constant

a. Smartphone sales ---------- during the five years.

b. Computer sales ---------- until 2017.

c. In 2018 and 2019, computer sales ----------.

d. People’s total spending on these electronic devices rose dramatically ----------.

e. Overall, the sales of both items ----------.

f. If these trends continue, we can expect computer sales to ---------- smart phone sales in 2020.

Answer:

a. Smartphone sales increased steadily during the five years.

b. Computer sales remained constant until 2017.

c. In 2018 and 2019, increased dramatically computer sales.

d. People’s total spending on these electronic devices rose dramatically in this period.

e. Overall, the sales of both items grew.

f. If these trends continue, we can expect computer sales to overtake smart phone sales in 2020.

B. Answer the following questions.

a. What does the chart show?

b. How much money did people spend on computers in the year 2015?

c. What was the total money spent on smartphones in the year 2016?

d. What was popular among people in Kathmandu in the year 2017?

Answer:

a. The chart shows the amount of money spent on computers and smartphones from 2015 to 2019.

b. People spent 10 million rupees on computers in the year 2015.

c. The total money spent on smartphones in the year 2016 was 35 million.

d. Smartphone was popular among people in Kathmandu in the year 2017.

 

C. Do you think that smartphones are going to be popular in the coming years? Why? Talk to your friends.

Answer:

Yes, I think that smartphones are going to be popular in the coming years. Now a days, people want the solution of anything very fast. They also want to be connected using social media. To do such activities smartphones are the best. They are cheap also. Smartphones can perform multiple functions. They can be used to solve several problems. The children as well as the teachers also get benefit from smartphones for their educational purposes. Teachers can teach as well as students can learn by using smartphones. Smartphones function like mini computers so they are very useful. Because of these reasons, they are going to be popular in the coming years

 

Speaking (page 180)

A. Complete the questions below with the question words in the box. Work in pairs, take turns to ask and answer the questions.

What          When          Where        Why            Who            Which What kind What time How much    How many   How often   What

a. --------- is your birthday?

b. --------- do you exercise?

c. --------- do you live?

d. --------- of music do you like?

e. --------- brothers and sisters do you have?

f. --------- are you going to do tomorrow?

g. --------- do you usually go to bed?

h. --------- do you live with?

i. --------- are you learning English?

j. --------- did you do yesterday?

k. --------- do you prefer, ice-cream or cake?

l. --------- coffee do you drink a day?

Answer:

a. When is your birthday?

b. How often do you exercise?

c. Where do you live?

d. What kind of music do you like?

e. How many brothers and sisters do you have?

f. Where are you going to do tomorrow?

g. What time do you usually go to bed?

h. Who do you live with?

i. Why are you learning English?

j. What did you do yesterday?

k. What do you prefer, ice-cream or cake?

l. How much coffee do you drink a day?

B. Read the statements and ask questions to your friends.

a. Mt. Everest is the tallest mountain in the world.

b. WHO stands for World Health Organization.

c. I went to Kathmandu to buy a book.

d. She didn’t speak to me because she was angry.

e. The Karnali is the longest river in Nepal.

f. They help each other because they are very close friends.

Answer:

a. Which is the tallest mountain in the world.

b. What does WHO stand for?

c. Why did you go to Kathmandu?

d. Why didn’t she speak to me?

e. Which is the longest river in Nepal?

f. Why do they help each other?

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