Class 7 (Unit 2) PART I

 Unit 2 (Part 1)

Getting started (page 10)

Answer these questions.

a. What things in the song can you count?

Answer: In the song we can count glasses, slices, subjects, fingers and people.

b. What things in the song you can't count?

Answer: In the song we can’t count food, water, bread, knowledge and money.

Reading I

Look at the picture below and answer the questions.

a. What do you think the man is doing in the picture?

Answer: He is catching a small bird.

b. Do you think the bird want to be free? Why?

Answer: Yes, I think the bird wants to be free because of the bad interest of the man.

 

The Small Bird’s Wisdom

A. Write the words from the text which have the following meaning. The first letter of each word has been given.

a. That cannot be done. I ………….

b. Above your head; in the sky. O ………….

c. The power or right to do something. F ………….

d. A series of regular hits of something, such as your heart. B ………….

e. To suffer or die because you do not have enough to eat. S………….

f. A clear precious stone, the hardest substance. D ………….

Answer

a. Impossible

b. Overhead

c. Freedom

d. Beating

e. Starve

f. Diamond

B. Complete the following sentences with the above words.

a. She is ………….ing herself to try to lose weight.

b. I find it …………. to lie to her.

c. Planes flew …………. constantly.

d. Gold is less expensive than …………..

e. I have been running for one hour. My heart is …………. faster.

f. Everyone has the right to …………. of education.

Answer

a. starve

b. impossible

c. overhead

d. diamond

e. beating

f. freedom

C. Read the story again and write True or False against the following statements.

a. The man held the bird in his hand.

b. The bird said that it enjoyed being caught in the net.

c. The bird's suggestions were wise.

d. The bird really had a diamond inside it.

e. The man believed that the bird had a diamond.

f. The bird was happy to be free.

Answer

a. True

b. False

c. True

d. False

e. True

f. True

D. Read the story again and put the following sentences in the correct order.

a. The man requested the bird to come back to him.

b. A man saw a bird caught in a net.

c. The small bird gave three pieces of suggestions.

d. The man set the bird free.

e. The bird laughed for the third time and flew away.

f. The small bird talked to the man.

Answer

a. A man saw a bird caught in a net.

b. The small bird talked to the man.

c. The small bird gave him three suggestions.

d. The man set the bird free.

e. The man requested the bird to come back to him.

f. The bird laughed for the third time and flew.

E. Retell the story in your own words to your friends and teacher in class. You can either tell the story as the man or the bird. You can start your story as:

As the man: I am a rich man. Once I was walking through my richly-scented springtime garden and I found a small bird caught in a net ….

As the bird: One unfortunate day, a rich man found me caught in a net in his garden ….

 

Grammar I (Page 14)

B. Countable or Uncountable? Look at the sentences below. Are the nouns highlighted in the following sentences countable or uncountable?

a. I made a cake this morning.

b. She has bought a box of chocolates.

c. I love coffee with hot milk.

d. Can you get some coffee?

e. I'll have a coffee, please.

f. I've got some garlic and some butter.

g. I haven't got enough paper.

h. I'm frightened of dogs.

i. Strawberries have a lot of vitamin C.

j. Some students have run away after seeing the headteacher.

B. Complete the sentences with a, an or some.

a. He'll need …………… umbrella if you go out.

b. Daisy needs …………… new phone.

c. How about …………… cup of tea?

d. I've got …………… idea!

e. Could you get me …………… more tea?

f. I've got …………… lemon, an apple and …………… chicken.

g. I'd like …………… blue pen.

h. …………… teachers left at the end of the year.

i. Would you like …………… apple?

j. Here's …………… lemon from our tee.

Answer

a. He'll need an umbrella if you go out.

b. Daisy needs a new phone.

c. How about a cup of tea?

d. I've got an idea!

e. Could you get me some more tea?

f. I've got a lemon, an apple and some chicken.

g. I'd like a blue pen.

h. There are some books on the table.

i. Would you like an apple?

j. Here's a lemon from our tee.

 

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