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SECTION 1: Language Development - UNIT 6: HEALTH AND EXERCISE - "You May Scoff ..."

 Ways with words 

  1. Ten words in the bold face in the text correspond to the definitions below. Match the definitions with the corresponding words. 
    1. in spite of what has just been said or referred to
      Nevertheless
    2. a strong desire or impulse
      Urge
    3. the ability to continue trying to do something, although it is very difficult
      Determination
    4. to attract attention to or emphasise something important
      Highlight
    5. arguing about things that are not important
      Bickering
    6. not having things or conditions that are usually considered necessary
      Deprivation 
    7. continue to exist
      Persist
    8. soft loose flesh on a person's body
      Flab
    9. to improve or increase something
      Boost
    10. a limiting condition on something
      Restriction

Now, make sentences of your own using the same words in bold type. 

    1. Nevertheless: He was tired; nevertheless he went on walking.
    2. Urge: He urged me to give up smoking.
    3. Determination: Determination was her motivation to stand up to the bully. 
    4. Highlight: The teacher highlighted on how can students be success. 
    5. Bickering: Their endless bickering may affect business. 
    6. Deprivation: He is studying the effects of sleep deprivation. 
    7. Persist: If you persist with this behaviour, you will be punished. 
    8. Flab: I have got to lose this flab on my belly./Excessive flab causes heart disease, strokes and cancers. 
    9. Boost: Regular exercise relieves stress and boosts the immune system.
    10. Restriction: Even this restriction was removed in 1990./Government school doesn’t put any restriction on students.
  1. The words ‘restriction’ and ‘awareness’ are nouns with the suffixes ‘-ion’ and ‘-ness’. Make a list of as many words as you can which end in ‘-ion’ and ‘-ness’. 

-ion

-ness

differentiation

closeness

dissatisfaction

kindness

experimentation 

happiness

diversification

sadness

electrification 

darkness

distribution

goodness

subscription

fitness

information

quietness 

distinction

fitness

restoration 

peacefulness

calculation

skilfulness 

production

faithfulness 

punctuation

loneliness 

regulation

loveliness

revolution

sweetness

education

greatness

attention

highness

confusion

holiness

migration

vastness

narration

shyness


C. Write whether the following statements are True, False or Not Given. 
    1. During the holidays people eat and drink more than usual.
      TRUE
    2. Getting too little exercise and eating too much is the reason why people put on weight.
      TRUE
    3. David Allison’s research involved studying rats under laboratory conditions.
      FALSE
    4. You may need to go shopping for clothes if you come down with a cold.
      TRUE
    5. Adenovirus-36 (AD-36) decreases the percentage of fat in the fat cells.
      FALSE
    6. Vaccination against infections could be used in the future to prevent obesity.
      TRUE
    7. People under severe stress can experience breathing difficulties.
       NOT GIVEN
    8. A study indicates that mice that have never been on a diet choose fatty food, when given a choice between high-calorie or low-calorie food products.
      FALSE
    9. Rajita Sinha has been studying the connection between brain activity and behaviour.
      FALSE
    10. Specific hormones regulate our appetite.
      TRUE

GRAMMAR

Concord/Subject-Verb Agreement

Singular Subjects - Singular Verbs

Plural Subjects - Plural Verbs

  • Subjects and verbs must AGREE with one another in number (singular or plural).  Thus, if a subject is singular, its verb must also be singular; if a subject is plural, its verb must also be plural.
  • In present tenses, nouns and verbs form plurals in opposite ways: 
    • Noun: ADD S to the singular form
    • Verbs: REMOVE S from the singular form
  • The dog chases the cat.
  • The dogs chase the cat.
  1. Complete the sentences by choosing the correct verbs from the brackets. 
    1. Everyone has (has/have) problems in their life. Countries also have (has/have) problems, and so does (do/does) the world. One of the greatest problems is (is/are) the growing population. The population in some countries is ( is/are) huge.
    2. A number of my friends love (love/loves) riding bicycles, but neither my brother nor my sister owns (own/owns) a cycle. At 4 o’clock, either my mother or father is (is/are) coming to pick me up in a car. 
    3. The pair of shoes on the floor is (is/are) mine. The shoes were (was/ were) made in China. The three thousand rupees I spent on them was (was/were) worth it. 
  1. Are the following sentences correct? If not, correct them.
    1. Every one of the workers receive the same benefits.
      Every one of the workers receives the same benefits.
    2. There is two gerbils in my bathroom.
      There are two gerbils in my bathroom. 
    3. Both of my friends live in Kathmandu.
      Both of my friends live in Kathmandu.
    4. Scissors is used to have our hair cut.
      Scissors are used to have our hair cut.
    5. You and your friends are welcome to join us .
      You and your friends are welcome to join us. 
    6. Are the news on at five or six?
      Is the news on at five or six?
    7. The man with all his children live in the city.
      The man with all his children lives in the city.
    8. Mathematics are Prem's favourite subject, while Economics is Alina's favourite subject.
      Mathematics is Prem’s favourite subject, while Economics is Alina’s favourite subject.

Comments

  1. Nice blog sir but their is one problem
    in that question>> The words ‘restriction’ and ‘awareness’
    Sir in
    ness fitness is written twice ..
    Nice sir keep it up I love your blog so much ☺

    ReplyDelete

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