Getting Started
The environment is an integrated system of various spheres that support life on Earth. Understanding these components is the first step toward conservation.
- ☁️ Atmosphere
- 🌱 Ecosphere
- 💧 Hydrosphere
- ⛰️ Lithosphere
- 🐾 Biosphere
👽A Message from Another Planet
Visual Context: In the picture, we see a boy fishing on the bank of the river. This leads to the intriguing question:
Do you think life exists on other planets?
Yes, many believe life exists beyond Earth. We have seen multiple moves and articles as people are asuming yet it is not scintifically proved.
A. Vocabulary & Word Study
| Word | Relationship | Target Word |
|---|---|---|
| dawn | Opposite | twilight |
| shining | Similar | flashing |
| took off | Opposite | landed |
| modern | Similar | advanced |
| descended | Opposite | ascended |
| great | Similar | enormous |
B. Definitions Matching
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| saucer | vi. a small shallow round dish that a cup stands on |
| spaceship | iv. a vehicle that travels in space, carrying people |
| vessel | i. a ship or large boat |
| flashing | iii. short bursts of bright light |
| couch | ii. a long comfortable seat |
| broadcast | vii. to send out a programme on television or radio |
| appliance | v. a machine designed for a particular home task |
C. Sequence of Events
Correct chronological order of the story:
- Suren had been fishing when he saw a bright object over the Sunkoshi River.
- When Suren went closer to the vessel, he was pulled into it.
- A voice welcomed him and asked him to sit on the couch.
- They wanted to send a message to the leader of Nepal and the world.
- They gave Suren a tiny computer.
- The spaceship landed back on the bank of the Sunkoshi River.
- Suren wondered whether he had been dreaming.
D. Comprehension Questions (Solved)
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What did Suren think about the bright object at first?
➡ Suren thought that it was a helicopter probably going to Diktel.
Where had Suren seen a spaceship before?
➡ Suren had seen the spaceship in the film before.
How did Suren feel when he was drawn inside the vessel?
➡ Suren felt frightened when he was drawn inside the vessel.
How had they known about Suren?
➡ They had known about Suren by using a long-distance listening device.
How do they manage resources on their planet?
➡ They manage resources by setting up collection centres and recycling things no longer in use.
Why did Suren express his inability to deliver the message at first?
➡ Because he thought that leaders would not listen to a poor kid like him.
What message did they want to pass on?
➡ That collection centers should be set up in every town and city on Earth to recycle everything no longer in use.
Why did they give Suren a tiny computer?
➡ To make Suren's story believable to everyone.
Do you think people will believe Suren's story?
➡ Yes, because they gave him a far more advanced tiny computer which is not found on Earth yet.
Reflective Question: If you met someone from another planet, what advice would you ask for about the Earth or Nepal?
Grammar I: Prepositions of Place (In, At, On)
A. Gap Fill: Sentence Completion
- We will meet at the corner of the street on Sunday.
- Phurba is studying English literature in Ratna Rajya Campus.
- The horses are grazing in the field.
- Rima and Nakul got married at Bhadrakali temple.
- What time did you arrive at the hotel?
- Rachita lives in England these days.
- The cat is somewhere in the house.
- There is a picture of a house on Sheetal’s T-shirt.
- The instruction is on the top of the page.
- The dog is sleeping on the carpet.
B. Matching Situations
- I love Saturdays the most. I can stay on bed until eight.
- My favourite movie Pashupati Prasad is playing in Shanti Chalchitra Hall.
- Many people are in prison for the crime they committed.
- I like the village. I think I should work on a farm in my village.
- Did you make many friends when you were in school?
- Aryashila had an accident last month. She is still in hospital.
- It was not a long flight. We were in the air for only 25 minutes.
- We had to wait at the airport for about two hours.
Reading II: Up-Hill (Poem Analysis)
A. Vocabulary Matching
| Column A | Meaning (Column B) |
|---|---|
| wind | i. to have many bends and twists |
| morn | ii. morning |
| inn | iii. a small hotel, usually in the country |
| wayfarer | iv. person who usually travels on foot |
| seek | v. look for |
B. Summary Completion
The speaker is making a journey with her guide. She asks the guide eight different questions about the road ahead. The first question is if the road is all up-hill and if the journey will take all day. The guide replies in the affirmative. Next, she asks if there is an inn to rest for the night. The guide informs the speaker that there is a place which she won’t miss. The speaker’s fifth question is, whether she will meet the other travellers on the way. At the inn, the speaker asks if she should knock or call fellow travellers. The guide replies that someone will open the door. Lastly, the speaker asks if there will be a bed for her. The guide tells her that there are beds for everyone.
C. Comprehension Questions
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How far is the road up-hill, according to the guide?
➡ It is too long and will take a whole day from morning to night to complete.
What does the speaker doubt about the place to rest?
➡ Whether there is an inn to rest for the whole night or not.
Who has travelled the road before?
➡ The other wayfarers have travelled the road before.
What is the speaker’s seventh question?
➡ Whether she will find comfort or ease after her difficult journey being tired and weak.
Who do you think opens the door?
➡ I think, God opens the door.
Writing Task: Write a short description of an interesting road that you have recently travelled along.
Grammar II: Fixed Prepositions
- Due to a traffic jam, we are late today.
- I’m sorry. You are not eligible for admission.
- Look! She is playing with her young son.
- The Office is entrusted to maintain law and order.
- He is envious of his rich neighbour.
- He became estranged from his family.
- You had no excuse for misbehaving.
- I’m quite familiar to her.
- She was brought up by her grandmother.
- Gopal did not want to abide by his father’s wishes.
Prepositional Paragraph Review
Mr Pandey arrived in Kathmandu on May 10 at eight o’clock in the evening. He decided to call on his uncle who lived in Bhaktapur. He got on a bus at the station and paid the fare to the conductor.
When he reached Thimi, Mr Pandy got off the bus and walked a short distance to the house where his uncle lived. He knocked at the door of his uncle’s house. He waited for a few minutes, but no one came to the door. He was disappointed to find no one at home. He saw a bench at the corner of the porch, and he sat down on it to wait for his uncle.