Class 7 (Unit 13) Part I

 Unit 13 (Part I)

Getting started

Look at the pictures. What do you think they can/can't do and why?

 

Reading I (page 129)

Answer the questions.

a. What do you think people are doing in the picture?

Answer: They are sitting round the fire to get warmth.

b. Who do you think they are?

Answer: They are family members.

A Terrifying Night

A. Learn these words and complete the given sentences with them.

abroad   damp   adventure   terrifying   collapsed

a.             The road to Karnali is dangerous. It's an ……………… to travel through the road.

b.            Look! The building has ……………… . Let's not go nearer.

c.             My sister studies ……………… . She is in Australia.

d.            Our grandfather tells us ……………… stories about witches.

e.             The roof of the cottage leaks. It makes the cottage ……………… throughout the rainy season.

Answer:

a.             The road to Karnali is dangerous. It's an adventure to travel through the road.

b.            Look! The building has collapsed Let's not go nearer.

c.             My sister studies abroad She is in Australia.

d.            Our grandfather tells us terrifying stories about witches.

e.             The roof of the cottage leaks. It makes the cottage damp throughout the rainy season.

B. Choose the best answer.

a.            The writer did not go to bed immediately after supper because ……..

i.                    it was pleasant sitting round the fire.

ii.                 his uncle terrified him with his stories.

iii.               he wanted to hear all his uncle's exciting stories.

iv.               his uncle made him listen to his stories.

b.           It was quite clear that the ceiling had fallen in ………

i.                    when they opened the bedroom door.

ii.                 after the dust had begun to clear.

iii.               as soon as they heard the crash.

iv.               when they reached the top of the stairs.

c.            The word 'leaked' in the passage means ………..

i.                    was beginning to fall down.

ii.                 let the rain in.

iii.               needed to be repaired.

iv.               was in bad condition.

d.           The word 'injured' means ……………

i.                    killed.          ii. not hurt. iii. wounded.         iv. trapped.

Answer:

a.            The writer did not go to bed immediately after supper because he wanted to hear all his uncle's exciting stories.

b.           It was quite clear that the ceiling had fallen in after the dust had begun to clear.

c.            The word 'leaked' in the passage means let the rain in.

d.           The word 'injured' means wounded.

 

C. Answer the following questions.

a.             Had the writer's uncle bought or rented the cottage?

b.            Why didn't the writer's uncle spend much time in his cottage?

c.             Why did the writer not go to sleep?

d.            Was the writer's uncle amused when he heard the loud noise?

e.             What could have happened to the writer if he had gone to sleep earlier?

f.              Why were they afraid to sleep upstairs that night?

g.            Did the writer's uncle continue living in his cottage?

Answer:

a.      The writer's uncle rented the house.

b.     The writer's uncle didn’t spend much time in his cottage because it had no comfortable furniture, many of the windows were broken and the roof leaked, making the whole house damp.

c.      The writer did not go to sleep because his uncle told him exciting stories.

d.     Yes, he amused when he heard the loud noise.

e.      They were afraid to sleep upstairs that night because they didn’t want to take risk.

f.       No, he didn’t continue living in his cottage.

D. Imagine that you were the writer's uncle. Tell your friends about the incident.

Writing I

Have either you, your family members or friends ever experienced a similar incident to the one in the story? What happened? Write a paragraph.

 

Grammar I (Page 131)

A. Study the following sentences. Notice the use of look and look like. Also notice what words are used after them.

Grammar I

A. Study the following sentences. They are based on the previous story.

a.    The writer couldn't bear to miss any of his uncle's exciting stories.

b.    The writer could see nothing because of the thick cloud of dust.

c.    They couldn't sleep upstairs because the roof might fall at any time.

d.    The writer couldn't stay there the next day because of the fear.

B. Study these sentences too.

a.    I can touch the ceiling because I'm tall.

b.    I could run fast when I was a child.

c.    I couldn't speak English when I was in grade one.

d.    I can't run because I have a problem with my leg.

e.    He can't come to school because of his illness.

C. Choose the best answer.

a.             ………. drive a car?

i.      He can         ii. Can he     ii. Can he to

b.            Can the children read yet? Yes, ……..

i.      they read     ii. you can    iii. they can

c.             He …………. when he was a child.

i.      couldn't swim  ii. couldn't to swim  iii. can swim

d.            …… draw well when you were a child?

i.      You could    ii. Could you to     iii. Could you

e.             She ………… two kilometres.

i.      can to swim.          ii. can swim.          iii. can swims.

Answer:

a.             Can he drive a car?

b.            Can the children read yet? Yes, they can.

c.             He couldn't swim when he was a child.

d.            Could you draw well when you were a child?

e.             She can swim two kilometres.

 

D. Complete these sentences with the words from the brackets.

a.             We stayed inside ……………….. the storm. (because/because of)

b.            I wanted to stay longer ………….. I was really enjoying the party.

(since/because of)

c.             ……… she hated cats, she wasn't happy when her husband bought three. (As/Because of)

d.            John didn't go to work …………. his illness. (because of/as)

e.             I didn't want to leave ……………. I was having a great time. (because of/as)

f.              Luca bought the shoes ……… they were perfect. (because of/since)

g.            ………….. it was really cold, I put on my gloves and my hat. (As/

Because of)

h.            We stopped playing tennis ....... the rain. (because of/because)

i.              It was all ........ her that we got into trouble. (because/because of)

j.              We had to hurry indoors ...... it was raining. (because of/because)

k.            I am late ....... the traffic. (because/because of)

l.              We didn't arrive until seven o'clock ........ the traffic was terrible. (because/because of)

Answer:

a.             We stayed inside because of the storm.

b.            I wanted to stay longer since I was really enjoying the party.

c.             As she hated cats, she wasn't happy when her husband bought three.

d.            John didn't go to work because of his illness.

e.             I didn't want to leave as I was having a great time.

f.              Luca bought the shoes since they were perfect.

g.            As it was really cold, I put on my gloves and my hat.

h.            We stopped playing tennis because of the rain.

i.              It was all because of her that we got into trouble.

j.              We had to hurry indoors because it was raining.

k.            I am late because of the traffic.

l.              We didn't arrive until seven o'clock because the traffic was terrible.

 

Speaking (page 135)

 

A. What can these people do? Match and tell your partner.

Example: A farmer can grow vegetables and fruits on his/her farm.

a.  Farmer                    i.        I can cook you nice dishes in a restaurant.

b.  Painter                     ii.       I can play the drum in a band.

c.  Cook                       iii.      I can serve your food in a restaurant.

d.  Musician                 iv.      I can grow vegetables and fruits on my farm.

e.  Carpenter                v.       I can treat you when you have a toothache.

f.   Teacher                   vi.      I can catch the thieves and robbers.

g.  Magician                 vii.     I can paint houses and buildings.

h.  Dentist                    viii.    I can teach kids new things at school.

i.   Waiter                     ix.      I can do experiments in my laboratory.

j.   Scientist                  x.       I can do tricks to make you surprised.

k.  Policewoman           xi.      I can make furniture from wood.

Answer:

A farmer can grow vegetables and fruits on his/her farm.

A Painter can paint houses and buildings.

A cook can cook us nice dishes in a restaurant.

A musician can play the drum in a band.

A carpenter can make furniture from wood.

A teacher can teach kids new things at school.

A magician can do tricks to make us surprised.

A dentist can treat me when I have a toothache.

A waiter can serve us food in a restaurant.

A scientist can do experiments in his laboratory.

A policewoman can catch the thieves and robbers.

 

A.           Give reasons why the people in the given sentences can/could or can't/ couldn't do the task.

Example: She couldn't come to school yesterday. She couldn't come to school yesterday because she was ill.

He can win the race. He can win the race because he runs very fast.

a.    He can't jump high.

b.    Naren can't help you.

c.    Shital can help you with your homework.

d.    Namita couldn't call you yesterday.

e.    They couldn't attend the prayer.

f.     The teacher can help you with this task.

g.    She can give you the book.

h.      Birendra can attend the show.

Answer:

a.    He can't jump high because he is too short.

b.    Naren can't help you because he is busy.

c.    Shital can help you with your homework because she is free.

d.    Namita couldn't call you yesterday because she was out of network access.

e.    They couldn't attend the prayer because they were out.

f.     The teacher can help you with this task because he is doing another task.

g.    She can give you the book because she has finished all the exercises of the book.

h.      Birendra can attend the show because he is free.

 

Writing II (page 136)

A.           Have you heard the story 'The Hare and The Tortoise'? Put these sentences in order to make the story.

a.             But the Hare slept on very peacefully; and when at last he did wake up, the Tortoise was near the goal.

b.            The Hare was soon far out of sight.

c.             The Tortoise meanwhile kept going slowly but steadily, and, after a time, passed the place where the Hare was sleeping.

d.            The Hare now ran his swiftest, but he could not overtake the Tortoise in time.

e.             A Hare was making fun of the Tortoise one day for being so slow.

f.              The Fox, who had consented to act as judge, marked the distance and started the runners off.

g.            The Hare was much amused at the idea of running a race with the Tortoise, but for the fun of the thing he agreed.

h.            "Yes," replied the Tortoise, "and I get there sooner than you think. I'll run you a race and prove it."

i.              He lay down beside the course to take a nap until the Tortoise should catch up.

j.              "Do you ever get anywhere?" he asked with a mocking laugh.

B.           Have you heard the story of a thirsty crow? Read the hints below and write the story.

A thirsty crow ………… searches water ………… finds a pitcher ………… can't drink ………… the water is low ………… has an idea ………… picks up pebbles in its beak ………… drops them into the pitcher ………… water level rises ………… can drink.

 

Answer:

A thirsty crow

Once upon a time there was a crow. The crow was very thirsty. The crow flew all over the fields searching for water. It was also a very scorching day. He couldn't locate any for a long time. He was exhausted and had almost given up hope. He noticed a water bottle beneath the tree. He swooped down to see whether there was any water within. He became happy and said, "Yes, there was water inside the container!"

The crow attempted to get his head inside the jug. Unfortunately, he discovered that the jug's neck was too small. Then he tried to tilt the jug to let the water out, but it was too heavy.

For a long time, the crow pondered. Then, when he looked about, he noticed several stones. He got a brilliant notion all of a sudden. He began picking up the stones one by one and dropping them into the jug. The water level rose as additional stones were added to the jug. It was soon high enough for the crow to drink. His strategy had succeeded!

Moral: If you think and work hard enough, you can solve any challenge.

 

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