Unit 6 Custom and Culture
Reading I (page 65)
Answer these questions.
a. Describe death rituals in your culture.
Answer: In our
culture, dead body is burnt on the side of the river and the ash of it and the place
is cleaned after finishing.
b. Why do you think it is important?
Answer: It is
important because dead body may smell and create pollution and disease.
Sky Burials
A. Choose the words from the box that match
with the given meanings from a - h.
|
forbidden |
fascination |
profound |
gruesome |
|
frenzy |
pulverise |
omen |
engrossed |
Answer:
a. profound very great
b. frenzy a state of great activity and strong emotion
c. gruesome very unpleasant and filling with horror
d. forbidden not allowed
e. omen a sign of what is going to happen in the future
f. fascination very strong attraction
g. engrossed involved in something with whole attention
h. pulverise to make something into a fine powder
A. Write True for true statements
and False for false ones.
a. Foreign visitors are welcome to see Sky Burial rituals.
b. The visitors are not allowed to take photos of the rituals.
c. The vultures took more than fifteen minutes to finish the entire corpse.
d. The Tibetans perceive the body as a vessel for the soul.
e. The youngest son of the writer was busy with his toys.
f. The author visited the burial sites with his wife and three children.
Answer:
a. Foreign visitors are welcome to see Sky Burial rituals. False
b. The visitors are not allowed to take photos of the rituals. True
c. The vultures took more than fifteen minutes to finish the entire corpse. False
d. The Tibetans perceive the body as a vessel for the soul. True
e. The youngest son of the writer was busy with his toys. False
f. The author visited the burial sites with his wife and three children. True
B. Answer the following questions.
a. Why did the author visit a traditional Tibetan Buddhist monastery?
b. What did the author see on the hill?
c. Why did the author give the iPad to his youngest son?
d. Describe the appearance of a Rogyapa, the body breaker.
e. What did the body breaker do after collecting the bones?
f. What is considered to be a bad sign?
g. Why did the author feel proud?
Answer:
a. The author visited a traditional Tibetan Buddhist monastery because he heard that he would see strange ritual there.
b. The author saw 100 vultures sitting on the hill.
c. The author gave the iPad to his youngest son to play computer games.
d. Rogyapa is Lama, a sacred person or the body breaker who has a knife to cut the dead body. He is dressed in dark red scarlet coloured coat with a black hood.
e. After collecting the bones, the body breaker begins to pulverise them with a mallet, and mixed. He mixes that with yak butter and barley flour. In one last gesture, he walks into the middle of the vultures and throws it high in the air.
f. If vultures don’t eat or leave the body parts, it is considered to be a bad sign.
g. The writer felt proud because of his children's maturity and intelligence.
C.
Research customs from other countries and talk about an interesting one
with your friends.
Grammar I (page 70)
A. Match
the questions in column A with the answers in column B.
Column A Column
B
Answer:a. Are you ready? i. Yes, it's on the chair.
b. Can I carry something for you? ii. Yes, of course.
c. May I use your phone? iii. Yes, I'd love to.
d. Has anyone seen my bag? iv. No, it's OK. It's not that heavy.
e. Would you like to come to a party? v. Yes, nearly.
a. Are you ready? v. Yes, nearly.
b. Can I carry something for you? iv. No, it's OK. It's not that heavy.
c. May I use your phone? ii. Yes, of course.
d. Has anyone seen my bag? i. Yes, it's on the chair.
e. Would you like to come to a party? iii. Yes, I'd love to.
a. You want to know if it is raining.
b. You want to know if Harish plays football.
c. You want to know if the bus is on time.
d. You want to know if your friend, Ramesh went to the market yesterday.
e. You want to know if it is Tuesday today.
f. You want to know if your teacher opened your letter.
g. You want to know if your brother has gone to sleep.
h. You want to know if there will be a food party.
Answer:
a.
Is it raining?
b.
Does Harish play football?
c.
Is the bus on time?
d.
Did Ramesh go to the market yesterday?
e.
Is it Tuesday today?
f.
Did your teacher open your letter?
g.
Has your brother gone to sleep?
h.
Will there be a food party?
C. Circle
the correct answer.
a. Are you
busy today?
i. Yes, busy. ii.
Yes, I am.
b. Is it too
hot in here for you?
i. No, it isn't. ii.
No, I'm fine, thanks.
c. Tell me,
did you steal my money?
i. No. I won't ii.
No, I didn't steal your money.
d. Can I
carry your bags?
i. No, you can't. ii. It's all
right, thanks.
Answer:
a. Are you
busy today?
ii. Yes, I am.
b. Is it too
hot in here for you?
i. No, it isn't.
c. Tell me,
did you steal my money?
ii. No, I didn't steal your money.
d. Can I
carry your bags?
i. No, you can't.
D. Write
yes/no questions for these statements.
a. The family has got three mobile phones.
b. Januka works at the supermarket.
c. Anita is learning English.
d. The meeting will be held next Tuesday.
e. Tanka switched off the computer.
f. He went to the cinema yesterday.
g. Everyone is ready.
h. It is raining outside.
i. Vicky's lost her credit card.
j. She'd done the work on time.
Answer:
a.
Has the family got three mobile phones?
b.
Does Januka work at the supermarket?
c.
Is Anita learning English?
d. Will the meeting be held next Tuesday?
e.
Did Tanka switch off the computer?
f.
Did he go to the cinema yesterday?
g.
Is anyone ready?
h.
Is it raining outside?
i.
Has Vicky lost her credit card?
j.
Had she done the work on time?
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