Unit 9 (Grade 9 ) Work and Leisure - Part II

 

Unit 9 Work and Leisure (Part II)

Reading II

A. Look at the picture below and answer the following questions.

a.      What do you see in the picture?

b.     How is human life different from the lives of animals? 

Answer:

a. We can see horses enjoying the nature.

b. Human life is different from the lives of animals because human life is quite busy without any leisure.

Leisure (Page 115)

A. Match the words with their meanings.

a.      stare       i.  an area of trees

b.     beneath   ii.  to improve the quality of something

c.      woods    iii.  to look quickly at somebody or something

d.     enrich     iv.   to look at somebody or something for a long time

e.      glance     v.  under somebody or something

 

Answer:

a.     stare           iv.   to look at somebody or something for a long time

b.     beneath       v.  under somebody or something

c.      woods         i.  an area of trees

d.     enrich         ii.  to improve the quality of something

e.      glance         iii.  to look quickly at somebody or something

 

B.    Answer the following questions.

a.      Why is our life so miserable, according to the poet?

b.     What do sheep and cows do in nature?

c.      What do squirrels do in the woods?

d.     What magic does Beauty perform?

e.      What is human life like, if observed carefully?

Answer:

a. According to the poet, our life so miserable because we have no leisure.

b. Sheep and cows play, enjoy and stare at the beauty of nature.

c. They hide their nuts in the grass.

d. Beauty performs the dance which enriches the smile.

e. Human life is poor, full of duties and responsibilities if it is observed carefully.

 

How do you spend your leisure time? Write a short paragraph.

 

 

Grammar II (page 117)

A. Study the example sentences in the table below.

Verb tenses	Active voice	Passive voice
Present Simple	He delivers the letters.	The letters are delivered.
Past Simple	He delivered the letters.	The letters were delivered.
Future Simple	He will deliver the letters.	The letters will be delivered.
Present Continuous	He is delivering the letters.	The letters are being delivered.
Past Continuous	He was delivering the letters.	The letters were being  delivered.
Going to	He is going to deliver the letters.	The letters are going to be delivered.
Present Perfect	He has delivered the letters.	The letters have been  delivered.
Past Perfect	He had delivered the letters.	The letters had been  delivered.
Infinitive	He has to deliver the letters.	The letters have to be  delivered.
Modals	He must deliver the letters.	The letters must be  delivered.

B. Change the following sentences into passive voice.

a.      Someone is helping her with the housework.

b.     The mail-order company sent him a parcel.

c.      My friend sent me an invitation.

d.     The secretary has given the minister the letters.

e.      The traffic police officer had already fined him for a parking offence.

f.       John gave Elizabeth that beautiful ring.

g.     Her students have sent her flowers.

h.     He must give the message to the right person.

i.       We teach our students English and French.

j.       Someone bought flowers for the bride.

k.     The guide showed the tourists the sights of Pokhara.

l.       They pay her an excellent salary.

Answer:

a. She is being helped with her housework.

b. He was sent a parcel by the mail-order company.

c. I was sent an invitation by my friend.

d. The minister has been given the letters by the secretary.

e. He had already been fined for a parking offence by the traffic police officer.

f. Elizabeth was given that beautiful ring by John.

g. She has been sent flowers by her students.

h. The message must be given to the right person by him.

i. Our students are taught English and French.

j. Flowers were bought for the bride.

k. The tourists were showed the sight of Pokhara by the guide.

l. She is paid an excellent salary.

 

 

C. Fill in the blanks with the correct passive form of the verbs in the brackets.

 

The Mayor inaugurated a sports centre in our town last week. The facility …………….(believe) to be one of the largest in the country and experts hope that it …………………….. (visit) by thousands of amateur and professional athletes over the course of the next few years.

The centre……………………. (construct) for over 6 years. However, it………….. (not completely finish) yet. Workers are making the final adjustments this week and say that it …………………….. (complete) by the end of the month.

The centre offers various sports facilities including two indoor swimming pools, three large gyms and a ball court. They …………………………. (can book) online or directly at the administration desk. The equipment ………………………… (buy) from local companies, which also provided the training programs.

The new centre …………………….. (finance) by government funds as well as grants that ………………. (give) to the region by the European Union. Politicians and famous athletes from all over the country …………..… (invite) to the official opening ceremony, scheduled for next Tuesday.

Answer:

The Mayor inaugurated a sports centre in our town last week. The facility is believed to be one of the largest in the country and experts hope that it will be visited by thousands of amateur and professional athletes over the course of the next few years.

The centre has been constructed for over 6 years. However, it has not been completely finished yet. Workers are making the final adjustments this week and say that it will have been completed by the end of the month.

The centre offers various sports facilities including two indoor swimming pools, three large gyms and a ball court. They can be booked online or directly at the administration desk. The equipment had been bought from local companies, which also provided the training programs.

The new centre has been financed by government funds as well as grants that have been given to the region by the European Union, Politicians and famous athletes from all over the country will be invited to the official opening ceremony, scheduled for next Tuesday.

 

Writing II

Write an essay about ‘Work and Leisure’ in approximately 200 words. You can use the given prompts.

differences            similarities            benefits                 balance

 

Answer

 

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