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Solved Assignment       Course Code: 221          aiou        Semester: Spring 2022 


                                                                        

                                                        Assignment: 1

Question no 1: In Unit 1, ‘Talking about Shopping’ you have read about which things we need to buy and shops that we need to visit to buy these things. On Page 3, two columns are given, and you are asked to write the relevant information. Fill in the columns below:

Things I need                                                    Shops I need to visit

Answer:

 

Things I need

Shops I need to visit

1

Cake

Bakery

2

Switch

Electric shop

3

Pencil

Stationery shop

4

Cotton cloth

Cloth shop

5

Mangoes

Fruit shop


Question no 2: Read Unit 1, Page No. 11. Read the following words carefully and separate countable and uncountable nouns and place them in the relevant column.

ii.           flour iv. bananas vi. oil viii. money x. aero plane

Answer:

Countable Noun

 

Uncountable Noun

Gallon of water

 

Bread

Bananas

 

Flour

Laptop

Beef

Money

Oil

Areophane

Chocolate

Question no 3: Read Unit 1, Pages 11, 12. Use “some” or “any” in the following blanks.

1.        We need................................ bananas.

2.        She always takes.................................... sugar with her coffee.

3.        The you must give me...................................... more money.

4.        I went to the butcher, but I didn’t buv          meat.

5.        My friend didn’t make....................................... mistakes in the exam.

6.        Sidra didn’t make.................................... mistake.

7.        Have you got.................................. brother?

8.        There are............................... flowers in jasmine Garden.

9.        Did Ali buy.................................. rice?

10.      Sophia went to buy..................... milk but she didn’t find     in the shop.

Answer:

1.   We need some bananas.

2.   She always takes some sugar with her coffee.

3.   The you must give me some more money.

4.   I went to the butcher, but I didn’t buy any meat.

5.   My friend didn’t make any mistakes in the exam.

6.   Sidra didn’t make any mistake.

7.   Have you got any brother?

8.   There are some flowers in jasmine Garden.

9.   Did All buy any rice?

10.      Sophia went to buy some milk but she didn’t find any in the shop.

Question no 4: In Unit 2, Page 25, you have read ‘Talking about health’. Now read and listen to the recorded text 3. In this dialogue two friends Fahad and Tahir are discussing health related issues. Listen and read this conversation carefully and answer the following questions.

i.    What is wrong with Tahir?

ii.     What does the doctor think about Tahir’s health condition?

iii.     Why does Tahir feel depressed and tense?

iv.     According to Fahad, what are the reasons for Tahir’s problems?

v.      Which suggestions does Fahad give to Tahir?

Answer:

What is wrong with tahir?

Tahir feels tired, his body aches and he can’t eat properly. He has lost a lot of weight.

What does the doctor think about tahir’s heath condition?

The doctor thinks that tahir is tense.

Why does tahir feel depressed and tense?

Tahir feels depressed and tense due to overwork. His work schedule involves a lot of mental work, tensions, pressures and so much of travelling.

What does fahad think are the reasons for tahir’s problems?

Fahad thinks that perhaps something is bothering tahir. Moreover, he is worried of something and under some stress.

What suggestions does fahad given to tahir?

Fahad suggests that tahir should take time off from work, change his eating habits and include a lot of fresh fruits, juices, milk and green vegetables in his diet. He should also take walks regularly, take enough rest, read good books, listen to music, just relax and enjoy and forget about everything.

Question no 5: Look at the pictures given below. Which suggestions will you give to the following people who suffer from these problems? Read Unit 2, Page 28 for guideline and write appropriate expressions given suggestions.

 


Answer:

Picture: I

You have headache.

Suggestion: you should consult a doctor and take prescribed medicines.

Picture: II

You have such a bad toothache.

Suggestion: you must go to a dentist immediately.

Picture: III

You have a sore throat.

Suggestion: you must avoid cold drinks, sour things and consult a doctor.

Picture: IV

You have stomach ache (or pain in belly).

Suggestion: you should take light diet avoid, spicy food and consult a doctor.

Picture: V

This baby is running temperature.

Suggestion: he should be taken to the child specialist and be given prescribed medicines.

Question no 6: Read the explanation about: Environment: given in the beginning of Unit 3, Pages 43 to 46 and answer the following questions in detail.

i.          What is meant by the term ‘Environment’.

ii.          What is ‘Pollution’ and what causes pollution?

iii.           What are the different kinds of pollution?

iv.          What is ‘sewerage’?

v.           What is ‘Overpopulation’?

Answer:

What is meant by the term environment?

Environment means the space or atmosphere around us.

What is pollution and what causes pollution?

Pollution means an undesirable change in the environment. Over population, industrial waste, smoke, transport, plastic bags etc, cause pollution.

What are the different kinds of pollution?

There are many kinds of pollution such as rubbish, dirty water, smoke, loud noise etc.

What is sewerage?

Sewerage is the dirty waste that is carried away from houses and buildings outside the city limits through underground pipes.

What is over population?

Over population means too many people living in a small place.

Question no 7: Read Unit 3, which is about ‘Cause and Effect’. Write the suitable effects for the following causes. Follow the example:

Cause:                    Global Warming

Effect:                     More heat

i.        Less rain

ii.        Over population

iii.       Cutting down trees

iv.       Traffic on roads

v.       Sewerage pipes leak

Answer:

 

Causes

Effects

i.

Less rain

Dusty atmosphere

ii.

Over population

Pollution

iii.

Cutting down trees

Less rain, more heat

iv.

Traffic on the roads

Poisonous gases

V.

Educating children

Progress and prosperity

Question no 8: Read and listen to the recorded text no 7, on Page 50 in Unit 3 and answer the following questions.

1.  Why does the chemical think that it is bad for people’s health?

2.  What does it do to people?

3.  What advice does it give to people?

4.  What advice does it give to the environment.

Answer:

1.  The chemical thinks that it is bad for people’s health because it is poisonous.

2.  It makes people sick with many diseases.

3.  It advises the people to boil the canal water before they drink it.

4.  It advises the government to close down the factory and purify the canal water.

Question no 9: Listen to the recorded text no 8, on Page 56. This is a beautiful poem, in which the earth is talking to you. Now read the poem and write earth’s complaints and its requests. (10)

Follow the example:

Complaints                                                                 Requests

I carry garbage as a baggage Don’t throw rubbish Answer:

Complaints

 

 

 

Request

 

The smoke makes me choke

1

 

 

Save earth from pollution.

People throw the wrappers on street.

Throw the rubbish in a bin.

I finish a coke.

 

 

 

Don’t throw it on the road.

People eat chips and sweets.

Don’t throw the wrapper on street.

The bag, the wrapper, the bottle pinch me like a pin.

Help me live longer.

Question no 10:Read Unit 3, Page Numbers 52 and 53. Write five causes of following problems with words “because, as, since”. Follow the example: Example: Toothache: I have severe tooth ache because I did not take care of my dental hygiene.

1.              Flood

2.              Pneumonia

3.          Diarrhea

4.          Heat stroke

5.        Dust allergy Answer:

1.  We have floods because of heavy rains.

2.  People older than 65 often get pneumonia due to weakened immune system.

3.  He got diarrhea because he ate unhygienic food.

4.  He had severe heat stroke since he travelled under the scorching heat.

5.  She suffered from dust allergy as she swept a dusty room.

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