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Newspapers - Unit 7
Class 6
1 Grammar in Communication More connectors—complex sentences
Worksheet 2 Connectors join two parts of a sentence and help to show the connection between the two parts. Look at this table. Connector and
Function adds information
Example: We went out and looked at the sky
but
makes a contrast
They are old but they are healthy
because
gives a reason/answers The newspaper was the question ‘why’ damp because it was raining
though/although
tells you surprising
so
tells you the result
We were late so we missed the bus
when/as soon as
tells you the time/answers the question ‘when’ tells you happened first
We ate when we felt hungry
Before/after
something We decided to walk though/although/it was raining
what We ate before we went for a walk We went for a walk after we had eaten
Some other connectors are ‘if, even, only, like, than, also, too, as well’.
A. Underline the connectors in these sentences. 1. As soon as the movie finished the people began to rush out of the cinema hall. 2. Bring in the newspaper and the magazines. 3. The ships could not enter the port because of the stormy weather. 4. Even though the day was cloudy she wore a cap to the beach. 5. When I heard the song I knew it would become very popular. 6. I was hungry so I ate a large dinner. 7. I will talk to you after I have met the principal. 8. Before going on a trek it is necessary to pack the knapsack carefully.
B. Use an appropriate connector to join these sentences. Write the sentence in the space provided. 1. He reads the newspaper regularly. He cannot remember any of the news! ________________________________________________________________________ 2. He read the advertisement in the paper. He decided to buy the car. ________________________________________________________________________ 3. We went home. We were tired. ________________________________________________________________________ 4. I cleaned the window; I knew they would get dirty in no time. ________________________________________________________________________ 5. We ate ice creams. We had lunch. ________________________________________________________________________ 6. We had had ice creams. We even thought of sitting down for lunch. ________________________________________________________________________ 7. He studied hard. He passed with flying colours. ________________________________________________________________________
8. The water boils. You put in the tea leaves. ________________________________________________________________________ 9. It began to rain. It had not seemed likely. ________________________________________________________________________ 10. It began to rain. I put on my raincoat so I didn’t get wet. ________________________________________________________________________
2 Communication Stating an opinion
Worksheet 3 Certain words and phrases are commonly used to state opinions. These can be used to agree, disagree, add to or comment on what has been said. Some words or phrases are: - However… - I believe… - On the contrary, it seems to me… - Clearly… - Another theory Is,… - I disagree. I think… - You are right. We could say… A. Strike out the most inappropriate word in these sentences expressing opinions. A1: The Children’s park is (certainly/plainly) the best park in this city. B1: I disagree. The National Park is (strangely/definitely) better. A2: No. The Children’s Park has more swings. You can (probably/naturally) see them all from here. B2: (Truly/Possibly) just having swings doesn’t make a park good. The other one has a jungle gym and other playground equipment too. A3: (Truly/Possibly) you are right. I must go and see that Park too. B3: You mean you (really/definitely) haven’t been there as yet. A4: (Strangely/Wrongly) I haven’t, though I have lived here all my life.
B4: Well (luckily/unhappily) I have been to both so I can make a comparison. A5: (Interestingly/Fortunately) tomorrow is a holiday. I will go tomorrow. B5: Do that and we can compare notes again. I think you will (interestingly/understandably) change your mind.
B. Work in groups of four and discuss if newspapers are relevant today when all the news can be seen and heard on TV. Practise giving opinions for both sides of the topic. State your opinions using the hints provided above.
3 Words in Communication Antonyms
Worksheet 3 Complete these sentences. Use the antonyms of the underlined words.
1. The print on this paper has faded. It was ____________________ when it was new. 2. I like to read the paper only in the morning. I ________________reading it at night. 3. The share of the newspaper market is divided in India. However, it is still ________________ in China. 4. The US is a developed country. Africa is still _______________ 5. In India only a small number of people have home computers. In the US a ___________________________ number have them. 6. The first thing we did at the office was order coffee and the _________________________ thing we did before leaving the office was order some more! 7. Most of the stories have been published. The _________________ ones are in that pile. 8. We have to sort out one _______________ problem. The minor ones have been sorted out. 9. It is not ____________________ to bring the paper out on time. Everything is possible. 10. The buyers and _________________________come together to the same market place.
4 Pronunciation The silent |l|
Worksheet 4 A. Read the words out loud. In your notebook write the words in which the ‘l’ is silent. calm, claim, slam, psalm, almond, almost, alms, help, calf, stalk, would, could, cloud, cold, mould.
B. Read this paragraph. Underline the words in which the ‘l’ is silent. The colonel brought the calf to the village. He had a half-baked idea that he would play the role of the rescuer. The village-folk stood on the sidewalk and watched him lead the Halfling down the lane. What a sight it was! The tall colonel and the chalk coloured cow! He thought he was playing Sherlock Holmes and the farmers thought he was plain loony. Soon they began pelting him with eggs. The yolk stuck in yellow patches all over his red soldier’s uniform. At last the poor colonel gave up his attempt and stalked off into the distance.
5 Writing Writing a fact file
Worksheet 5 A fact file has data that can be referred to and understood very quickly.
Read the newspaper report. Answer the questions that follow to compile a fact file. Khathmandu : From Wednesday the Nepal helicopter brigade will be conducting an important operational exercise for 2 days across the mountains, including sorties to the Everest. Called Tourism Unlimited the exercises are being coordinated by the Tourism Guild headquartered at Bhaktapur. Tourism Unlimited, which was held once before in December 2007, will focus on a geographic area to the west of the capital. The vast area will require pilots to fly four to six hour-long sorties.
Nepal Chronicle dated 23.05.10 1. Name of exercise : _____________________________________________ 2. How long it will last : _____________________________________________ 3. Where will the exercises be conducted ? 4. Coordinating agency: _____________________________________________ 5. Last held in : _____________________________________________ 6. Duration of sorties : _____________________________________________
Teacher Notes 2 Grammar in Communication The functions of some other connecting words can be used to introduce the topic of connectors. only used when something is not very big or very much if used to make a condition than used to make comparisons, usually after a comparative adjective or verb like used to make comparisons even used to say that something is surprising or unusual If students understand the role played by the connector they will be able to use them correctly. Therefore, it is important to explain the function of each connecting word. Having done so, students can be given the connectors on the worksheet on the blackboard before the worksheets are distributed. They can be asked to guess at the functions of the connectors. Sentences like: ‘Sumit and Neena are standing outside the classroom,’ can be given to them. Questions like who is outside/who else is outside can be asked to elicit the desired response. They will guess the answer. Work out similar sentences and questions for the other connectors.
3 Communication While talking about expressing opinions or attitude it can be pointed out that most of the words used to describe attitude are adverbs. These are usually used in the beginning of the sentence. However, they can also be used either at the end or the middle of the sentence or clause. The teacher can explain to the students that an opinion expresses the attitude of the speaker. It clearly states what the person thinks or feels about a particular object, person, situation, fact or event.
5 Pronunciation Perhaps at the end of the lesson it may be pointed out that the ‘l’ is silent usually between the letter ‘a’ and the letters ‘f’, ‘k’ and ‘m’ and sometimes between the letters ‘ou’ and’d’. The word ‘mould’ is an exception. There may be other such exceptions too.
6 Writing It may be explained to the student that a fact file serves the purpose of making data available in a form that is easy to comprehend. It can also help the reader to sort through complicated facts and figures and arrive at a conclusion. Another use of such fact files is that clearly understood data is easier to memorise and remember. As a project the students can be asked to make a fact file from a history lesson that they may have read at this time.
Answers 2 Grammar in Communication Worksheet 2 A. Underline the connectors in these sentences. 1. As soon as the movie finished the people began to rush out of the cinema hall. 2. Bring in the newspaper and the magazines. 3. The ships could not enter the port because of the stormy weather. 4. Even though the day was cloudy she wore a cap to the beach. 5. When I heard the song I knew it would become very popular. 6. I was hungry so I ate a large dinner. 7. I will talk to you after I have met the principal. 8. Before going on a trek it is necessary to pack the knapsack carefully.
B. Use an appropriate connector to join these sentences. Write the sentence in the space provided. 1. He reads the newspaper regularly but he cannot remember any of the news! 2. He read the advertisement in the paper and decided to buy the car. 3. We went home because we were tired. 4. I cleaned the window although I knew they would get dirty in no time. 5. We ate ice creams after we had lunch. 6. We had had ice creams before we even thought of sitting down for lunch. 7. He studied hard so he passed with flying colours. 8. When the water boils, you put in the tea leaves. 9. It began to rain though it had not seemed likely. 10. When/As soon as it began to rain, I put on my raincoat so I didn’t get wet.
3 Communication Worksheet 3 A. Strike out the most inappropriate word in these sentences expressing opinions. A1: The Children’s park is (certainly/plainly) the best park in this city. B1: I disagree. The National Park is (strangely/definitely) better. A2: No. The Children’s Park has more swings. You can (probably/naturally) see them all from here. B2: (Truly/Possibly) just having swings doesn’t make a park good. The other one has a jungle gym and other playground equipment too.
A3: (Truly/Possibly) you are right. I must go and see that Park too. B3: You mean you (really/definitely) haven’t been there as yet. A4: (Strangely/Wrongly) I haven’t, though I have lived here all my life. B4: Well (luckily/unhappily) I have been to both so I can make a comparison. A5: (Interestingly/Fortunately) tomorrow is a holiday. I will go tomorrow. B5: Do that and we can compare notes again. I think you will (interestingly/understandably) change your mind.
4 Words in Communication Worksheet 4 Complete these sentences. Use the antonyms of the underlined words. 1. The print on this paper has faded. It was bright when it was new. 2. I like to read the paper only in the morning. I dislike reading it at night. 3. The share of the newspaper market is divided in India. However, it is still undivided in China. 4. The US is a developed country. Africa is still underdeveloped 5. In India only a small number of people have home computers. In the US a large number have them. 6. The first thing we did at the office was order coffee and the last thing we did before leaving the office was order some more! 7. Most of the stories have been published. The unpublished ones are in that pile. 8. We have to sort out one major problem. The minor ones have been sorted out. 9. It is not impossible to bring the paper out on time. Everything is possible. 10. The buyers and sellers come together to the same market place.
5 Pronunciation Worksheet 5 A. Read the words out loud. In your notebook write the words in which the ‘l’ is silent. calm, psalm, almond, alms, calf, stalk, would, could.
B. Read this paragraph. Underline the words in which the ‘l’ is silent. The colonel brought the calf to the village. He had a half-baked idea that he would play the role of the rescuer. The village-folk stood on the sidewalk and watched him lead the halfling down the lane. What a sight it was! The tall colonel and the chalk coloured cow! He thought he was playing Sherlock Holmes and the farmers thought he was plain loony. Soon they began pelting him with eggs. The yolk stuck in yellow patches all over his red soldier’s uniform. At last the poor colonel gave up his attempt and stalked off into the distance.
6 Writing Worksheet 6 1. Tourism Unlimited 2Two days 3. West of Khatmandu 4. Tourism Guild 5. December 2007 6. Four to six hours long
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