Unit 15 War and Peace : Shall there be Peace?

 Ways with words (141)

 A. Match the words on the left side with their meanings on the right.(Question)

a. proclaim               i. generous or forgiving 

b. unswerving          ii. distress 

c.  magnanimous     iii. dreadful 

d.  trample               iv. steady or constant 

e. tremendous         v. declare 

f.  inevitable           vi. upcoming 

g. dire                     vii. huge 

h.  anguish             viii. pitiless 

i. impending           ix. unavoidable 

j.  ruthless               x. crush 

Answers

a. proclaim               i. declare 

b. unswerving          ii. steady or constant   

c.  magnanimous     iii. generous or forgiving 

d.  trample               iv. crush 

e. tremendous         v. huge

f.  inevitable           vi. unavoidable 

g. dire                     vii. dreadful 

h. anguish              viii. distress 

i. impending           ix. upcoming 

j.  ruthless               x. pitiless 

B. Fill in the blanks with the suitable word from the list given. 

appalling     sanguine    slaughter    absurdity    futility    reluctance     bestir 

a. The soldiers suffer …appalling… injuries during the attack. 

b. She is …sanguine… about prospects for the economic development of the country. 

c. Innocent people get unexpected … slaughter… in the war. 

d. The crowd laughed at the … absurdity… of the singer’s behaviour. 

e. The intellectuals should be worried about the horror and …futility… of war. 

f. He sensed her …reluctance… to continue the work. 

g. They …  bestir … themselves at the first light of morning. 

 

Comprehension (141)

 Answer these questions.

 a. Why was the Italian Socialist Mergari treated like a madman? 

The Italian Socialist Mergari was treated like a madman because he had spoken a few natural, human words.

b. Can political aims be attained by the criminal instrumentality of war? If yes, how?

Politicians with their powerful speeches brainwash the minds of the public and soldiers and make them ready to act according to their desire in the name of nation. Public for nationalism accept war quietly and become ready to participate in war. From the result of war, political aims can be attained.

c. Which hopes and plans were said to be mutually contradictory? 

The hopes of peace negotiation between Russia and German in Brest-Litovsk, and France's plans to attack Germany were said to be mutually contradictory.

d. What can be the sacred duty of every man of good will on earth?

The sacred duty of every man of good will on earth can be not to be indifferent (lack of interest) and let the war ongoing, but to do best to prevent this final battle.

e. Is it good to tacitly (silently) accept war as an instrument of politics? If not, what else should be done?

No, it is not good to tacitly (silently) accept war as an instrument of politics. The following things should be done.

* We should give enough reasons for peace.

*We should detest and perform against useless political provocations.

* We should throw out those statesmen who conceive foreign policy in terms of self seeking national programmes, who ignore the cry of mankind!

*We should show our contest and sincerest hatred to them who want war.

 

f. How can we stop war in the world? 

We can stop war in the world if we decide to devote ourselves exclusively for a little while to clearing away the obstacles and the barriers to peace.

g. What is the main message of this essay?

The main message of this essay is war only brings destruction and pain. We all want peace and for it, we should give enough reasons. 

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Grammar (142)

Sentence functions 

A. Do you know the parts of a sentence? If not, look at this sentence.

The fat man painted the door green last week. 

In this sentence, 

the fat man → Subject (S) 

painted → Verb (V) 

the door   →  Object (O) 

green →  Complement (C) 

last week   →     Adverbial (A)

Meaning of subject, verb, object, complement and adverbial

subject - The subject is the person or thing doing something.  (जस्ले कार्य गर्दछ, कर्ता )

verb- A verb is a word or a combination of words that indicates action. (कर्ताले के गरेको छ, क्रिया)

object - An object is the person, place, or thing that receives the action. (कर्ताले गरेको कामको प्रभाव जसलाई पर्छ, कर्म कारक)

complement- It provides greater detail about the subject or object. कर्ता र कर्मको बारेमा जानकारी दिन्छ)

adverbial - Adverbials are used to explain how, where or when something happened. (क्रिया-विशेषण)

 

B. Divide the following sentences into different parts. 

Example: The man will buy a pen next week. 

The man – will buy – a pen – next week.     

Subject  +  Verb   +   Object + Adverbial

a. The children are playing now. 

     The children – are playing –  now. 

      Subject     +       Verb   +     Adverbial (adjunct)

b. Srijana will be reading a story.

    Srijana   –  will be reading   –   a story. 

    Subject    +      Verb       +        Object

c. Bimala is a very beautiful girl.

  Bimala  –  is   –  a very  beautiful girl.

   Subject  +  Verb (be)  +   Complement

d. She usually wears glasses. 

She     –    usually   –  wears   –   glasses.

Subject + Adverbial +  Verb     +   Object 

e. They elected him President.

    They    –   elected   –  him President. 

    Subject   +    Verb     +   Object Complement

f. Rabin is laughing. 

  Rabin  – is   laughing. 

  Subject   + Verb  

g. He has a big house in Butwal. 

   He  – has – a big house –  in Butwal.

Subject  + Verb + complement + Adverbial

h. The man who lives next door is a professor. 

   The man  – who lives next door    –   is  – a professor.

   Subject      +  Relative clause     +   Verb    +  Complement  

i. Her uncle has been living in Kathmandu for fifteen years. 

 Her uncle   –  has been living   –  in Kathmandu   – for fifteen years.

   Subject    +       Verb           +       Adverbial          +       Adverbial

j. The girl with long hair asked me a question last week. 

  The girl with long hair   – asked   –  me   – a question  –  last week.

     Subject       +      Verb   +  Object (indirect) +  Object (direct)  +   Adverbial

* note : A direct object answers the question of who(m) or what.

•            *An indirect object answers the question of to whom, for whom, or for what.

Class 11 Unit 14 Power and Politics : Napoleon Bonaparte, Compulsory English, must, may/might, can't - use

“History is written by the winners.” -Napoleon Bonaparte 

A. Choose the correct meaning of the underlined word. 

a. Many portraits of Napoleon show him with his right hand placed inside his coat.

 i.  shape         ii.  hairstyle        iii.  sketch (✔)       iv. movement 

  

b. Napoleon won one victory after another, defeating the Austrians in eighteen battles.

 i. beating (✔)       ii. joining        iii.  fighting       iv.  directing

 

c. Portrait painters thought this pose made men look more dignified.

 i. good-looking  (✔)    ii.  young     iii. intelligent     iv. energetic 

d. They announced France a republic. 

i. officially declared (✔)    ii. informally decided     ii. put into practice      iv. voted into law 

e. Napoleon conquered Austria in 1805. 

i. lost       ii. tried to control       iii. triumphed over(✔)       iv. attacked 

f. There was no place to house his soldiers in the bitter Russian winter.

 i. difficult     ii. cold(✔)      iii. dark     iv. empty 

g. Napoleon was humiliated when he was defeated. 

i. tortured    ii. punished    iii. confused   iv. shamed(✔) 

B. Guess the meanings to these words from the text. Check in your dictionary and make sentences of your own. 

violent    execute     ancient     alliance    brilliant    genius    consul    invading

i) violent - using or involving physical force intended to hurt  हिंसात्मक  

sentence - The love that is too violent will not last long.  

ii) execute -   put a plan into effect. कार्यान्वयन

The college executed a new rule.

 

iii) ancient -    old - प्राचीन - 

Sentence - My father has found ancient Egyptian writing during his research.

iv) alliance -treaty-or dealing - सन्धी  

sentence - There is disagreement within the alliance about how to deal with this problem. 

v) brilliant -  talented - प्रतिभाशाली

Sentence - Sunil is one of the most brilliant students in the school.

vi) genius - mastermind  - प्रतिभाशाली

Sentence -He is genius in Mathematics.

vii) consul -   ambassador - दुत

sentence - Gen. Daman Shamsher Rana was appointed as the first Consul General of Nepal in 1948 A. D.

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viii) invading-  enter into a country  to occupy. आक्रमण

sentence - The invading army of France had destroyed all grains of the village.

D. Find the meanings of the following noun phrases and use them in sentences. 

Vice-President       Editor-in-chief        Deputy Editor-in-Chief      Deputy-Mayor 

Joint-secretary       Under-secretary      Deputy-Prime Minister      Vice-Chancellor 

Attorney-general    Ex-president         Sub-editor                          co-author

i)Vice-President - an official or executive rank 

Sentence - He is the retired executive vice president of Scientific Atlanta.

ii)Editor-in-chief - (chief editor) 

Sentence - He is editor in chief of Global Vision, a quarterly business magazine.

iii) Deputy-Mayor- (vice mayor)

Sentence - He was only then a deputy mayor.

iv)Joint-secretary -  (the head of office) सहसचिव

Sentence - Narayan became general secretary of the party, and Masani joint secretary.

v) Under-secretary- (lower rank than a secretary )

Sentence -  He was appointed under-secretary of state

vi) Deputy-Prime Minister-  (vice prime minister)

Sentence - The Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal  is the deputy leader of the executive body.

vii) Vice - Chancellor - (an officer ranking nest below a chancellor )

Sentence - Several Universities' vice chancellors are women कुलपति

viii) Attorney-general- (the main legal advisor to the government)- महाधिवक्ता

Sentence - As attorney-general he argued the famous cases.

 

ix) Ex-president- (a former president)

Sentence - I was the ex-president.

x) Sub-editor- (a person who checks and makes changes to texts)

Sentence - The sub-editor would know that, and the editor would know it. 

xi) co-author- (who has made a significant contribution to a journal article)

Sentence - Dan is the co-author of the book. 

 Answer these questions. (page 133)

a. Where was Napoleon from? 

Napoleon Bonaparte was from  France.

b. Why did poor and middle-class people declare France a republic? 

Poor and middle-class people declare France a republic because they were tired of paying heavy taxes  for the luxurious life of the king and his nobles.

 

c. When did Napoleon declare himself emperor of France? 

 In 1804, Napoleon declared himself emperor of France.

d. What did he do when he ruled France? 

In France, he ruled wisely and well, and he restored law and order after the revolution. He reorganized the French government and the Bank of France. He built many fine roads and improved the old ones. He turned Paris into a beautiful city with wide streets, fine bridges, and beautiful buildings and monuments, such as the Arc de Triomphe. More importantly, he improved the laws. 

e. Which countries did he rule when he was the emperor?

 When he was the emperor he ruled Italy, Switzerland, and Germany.  

f. What was the main cause of his destruction? 

To invade Russia was the main cause of his destruction.

g. How did his rule as emperor end in Europe?

 The Europeans gathered their armies to end his rule. He was defeated in the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. Then his rule ended.

h. How could Napoleon have been an even greater ruler?

 Napoleon could have been an even greater ruler if he had not been driven by his love of power. 

Grammar 134

A. Study the following sentences.

 a. She may/might be in France.

 b. You've had a long journey. You must be tired.

 c. Niraj can't be in Gorkha - I saw him this morning

We use may or might to talk about the possibility of something in the present or in the future.

We use must and can’t to express certainty in the present.

B. Fill in the blanks with may, must or can’t. 

a. Matthew …… be at home. I can see his bike in front of his home.

     Matthew must be at home. I can see his bike in front of his home. 

b. They …… be coming tomorrow. 

   They may be coming tomorrow.

c. She …… speak French very well. She's only lived in Paris for two weeks. 

   She can't speak French very well. She's only lived in Paris for two weeks.

d. My key is not in my pocket or on my desk so it …… be in the drawer.

   My key is not in my pocket or on my desk so it must be in the drawer.  

e. I saw him yesterday. He …… be abroad. 

  I saw him yesterday. He can't be abroad. 

f. You got the job? That's great. You …… be very delighted. 

  You got the job? That's great. You must be very delighted. 

g. I …… finish it by tomorrow if I stay at work all night, but I'm not sure. 

   I may finish it by tomorrow if I stay at work all night, but I'm not sure.

h. Somebody is knocking on the door. It …… be Sabina – she promised to come today.

Somebody is knocking on the door. It …must… be Sabina – she promised to come today.

C. Rewrite the following sentences using may/might, must or can’t. 

Example: May be they went away. 

They may/might have gone away. 

Rules:

How to make V₁

 is   - be

are  - be

v₅   -  V₁                                                                                                                                                      

has -  have

V₂  -  have +V₃ 

was  - have been

were -  have + been

*must and can't

Sure, certain, confirm, obviously, convince

*may/might

perhaps, maybe, it is possible, in future, I think, probably

I’m sure - must 

I'm sure not -can't

I doubt, Perhaps - may / might

Perhaps + not - may / might + not

C. Rewrite the following sentences using may/might, must or can’t. 

a. I’m sure he’s not going to the cinema today. 

    She can't be going to the cinema today. 

b. Perhaps she knows the answer. 

    She might know the answer.

c. I’m sure he has a car.

    He must have a car. 

d. I doubt if it rains later on. 

    It may rain later on.

e. Perhaps she wants to be alone. 

     She might want to be alone.

f. I’m sure Harina is in her office,

    Herina must be in her office.

Unit 4 History and Culture : Qin Dyansty

Unit 5 Life and Love : The Looking Glass

Unit 8 Humour and Satire : A Few Kind Words for Superstition

Unit 13 Power and Politics : Napoleon Bonaparte

class 11 Compulsory English-Unit 13 Career and Entrepreneurship Mahabir Pun: A Visionary Social Entrepreneur

Ways with words page (123)

 A. Find the words from the text which mean the following. The first letter has been given. 

a. making you feel physically relaxed; pleasant to wear, sit on, etc.   c………. 

comfortable

b. having a degree from the university                                               g………. 

graduated

c. without being connected with or influenced by something or by each other   i……………                                                                                                                               

independently

d. the introduction of new things, ideas or ways of doing something    i……….                      

innovation                                                                                                                                         

e. familiar with something, having read, seen or experienced it       a………. 

acquainted

f. a person who makes money by starting or running businesses, especially when this involves taking financial risks                                         e……….. 

entrepreneur

g. an opportunity or a place for somebody to express their opinions publicly or make progress in a particular area                                               p…….. 

platform

h. to use something, especially for a practical purpose                   u……….

 utilize

B. The plural form of bacterium is bacteria. Irregular plural nouns are nouns that do not become plural by adding -s or -es, as most nouns in the English language do. Now, write the plural forms of the following nouns. 

calf              basis           sheaf             cactus 

louse          crisis            person           formula 

ox               fungus         goose            oasis 

analysis     curriculum    appendix        fungus

nouns            plural

calf       →     calves

 basis    →     Bases  

sheaf     →     sheaves 

cactus   →     cacti

louse    →      lice

crisis    →    crises  

person   →  persons/people      

formula →   formulas/ formulae

ox         →  oxen

fungus   → fungi / funguses    

goose    →     geese   

oasis →     oases

analysis  →  analyses 

curriculum →   Curricula /curriculums

appendix    →   Appendices/ Appendixes

Answer these questions. 

a. How did Mahabir Pun begin his lifelong journey in Nepal after coming back to Nepal from the US?

After coming back to Nepal from the US Mahabir Pun decided to stay in his home village Nangi of Myagdi district and to help villagers start a high school as a volunteer teacher. That was the beginning of his lifelong journey in Nepal.  

b. Why didn't he want to work for other companies in the US or in Nepal? 

To enjoy in his life, he wanted to work independently and do something on his own for the benefits of human beings. Therefore, he didn't want to work for other companies in the US or in Nepal? 

c. Why did he involve in innovation? 

He was involved in innovation due to the necessity to retain (keep) the most talented and innovative young people in Nepal for economic development. 

d. What are the income-generating programmes that he helped to start?

Some of the income generating programmes that he helped to start are Yak farming, camping ground for the trekkers, cheese making, jam making, paper making, bee keeping, vegetable farming, handicraft making, fish farming etc. 

e. Whose support is Pun getting to proceed with his campaign? 

He is getting support from people and communities. 

f. How have the developed countries become prosperous? 

The developed countries have become prosperous because they have always given research and innovation the topmost priority for economic development and they are investing huge amount of money for that. 

g. How can we keep the most talented and innovative people in Nepal?

 By creating good opportunities and environment for the talented youths to stay and work in Nepal. We can keep the most talented and innovative people in Nepal.

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C. We use the past simple for past events or actions which have no connection to the present 

E.g:  I lost my keys yesterday.

We use the present perfect to talk about completed actions which have impacts to the present. 

E.g:  I’ve lost my key. I can’t find it anywhere.

E. Use the correct tense of the verbs in brackets. 

a. I don't know where Muna is. …… (you/see) her?

 I don't know where Muna is. Have you seen her ?

b. Janak …… (not/be) very well last week. 

 Janak was not very well last week. 

c. Last night I …… (lose) my keys. So I stayed in my friend’s home. 

Last night I lost my keys. So I stayed in my friend’s home.

d. I …… (lose) my keys. Can you help me look for them? 

    I have lost my keys. Can you help me look for them?

e.  I …… (know) Jamuna for three years. We still meet once a month.

     I have known Jamuna for three years. We still meet once a month.

f. She …… (live) in Sikkim when she was a child. 

   She lived in Sikkim when she was a child.

g.  A: What’s wrong? 

    B: I …… (break) a glass.

    I have broken a glass. 

h.  A: When …… (you/arrive)?  

     When did you arrive?

     B: At 10 pm last night. 

i. How long …… (you/know) Sarmila for? 

   How long have you known sarmila for ?

j. This is the first time I …… (drive) a car. 

This is the first time I have driven a car.

D. We use both 'been (to)' and 'gone (to)' as the past participle of 'go', but with different meanings. 

been - If you have visited a place on holiday and then returned you have been there. 

E.g:-   I’ve been to Muktinath. 

          Sarika is back home now. She has been to Jumla. 

 gone - If someone visits a place but has not come home they have gone there. 

E.g:-    Prem is on holiday. He has gone to Ilam. 

           Sarika is back home now. She has been to Jumla. 

F. Use been or gone. 

a. I’ve never …… to Japan. 

   I’ve never been to Japan. 

b. Kalpana has …… to Korea. She may come back next year. 

    Kalpana has gone to Korea. She may come back next year. 

c.   A: Where’s Rachana? 

     B: She has …… to the shops. 

         She has gone to the shops.

d. Harina was here earlier but I think she has …… now. 

    Harina was here earlier but I think she has gone now.

e. Have you ever …… to London?

    Have you ever been to London?

 

Unit-5-Life-and-Love

unit-8-Humour-and-Satire

Unit-4-History-and-Culture    All grammar.

Unit 5 : Life and Love, The Looking Glass, All exercises, Class 11 English - Anton Chekhov

A. Match the words with their meanings.(question)

 a. exhausted        i. vision 

b. apparent           ii. wavy 

c. vista                 iii. predetermined 

d.  undulating      iv.  prevent, hinder 

e.  destined          v suffocating, airless 

f.  stuffy              vi. tired 

g.  restrain          vii. clear 

Answer

a. exhausted                vi.   tired

          b. apparent                  vii.   clear

c. vista                          i.    vision

d. undulating                ii.    wavy

e. destined                    iii. predetermined

f. stuffy                         v, suffocating, airless

           g. restrain                   iv. prevent, hinder

 

B. Write the meaning and word class of the following words. Then use them in sentences of your own. 

implore, despair, beseech, eloquent, whirl, egoism, agony, delirious, delusive, compensate, mortgage, brood, prelude 

Answers:

1) implore -(request)- बिन्ती गर्नु

word class - verb

sentence - He implores her to go with him.

2) despair - hopelessness- निराशा

word class - both verb and noun 

sentence - She left the interview in despair. (noun)

3) beseech - implore - बिन्ती गर्नु

word class - verb

sentence - They beseech him to play music.

4) eloquent- fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing - सुवक्ता

word class- adjective

 sentence - John is an eloquent preacher.

5) whirl-  dizziness  - चक्कर

word class - both verb and noun

sentence -  He whirled and fell down. (verb)

6) egoism - pride - अहंकार

word class - noun

sentence - They lost all their property due to their egoism.

7) agony - extreme physical or mental suffering, pain - पीडा

word class - noun

sentence - She went into deep agony after her son's death.

8) delirious - unconscious - बेहोश, अचेत

word class - noun

sentence - Umesh is delirious since he had an accident last week.

9)  delusive - unreal -  भ्रमपूर्ण

word class - adjective

sentence - They had created a delusive scene to bring her memory back.

10) compensate -  repay - क्षतिपूर्ति

word class - verb

sentence - Don't try to compensate me, it is unpardonable.

11) mortgage - a legal agreement to borrow money from a bank or other financial organization - धितो, बंधक

word class - both verb and noun

sentence - She mortgaged her house in order to buy the restaurant. (verb)

12) brood - children - बच्चाहरु

word class - noun

sentence - Everyone loves their brood.

13) prelude -  beginning- शुरुआत

word class - noun

sentence - Whatever they did to settle down their business were stupid prelude.

C. In the story, you saw the words like ‘exhausted’ and ‘smiling’. They are used as adjectives. Adjectives ending in –ing describe what someone or something is like, whereas adjectives ending in –ed describe how someone feels. Compare.

D. Choose the correct word. (Question) (page -47)

 a. Sarita was shocking/shocked to hear about earthquake. 

b. I think that rainy days in winter are depressing/depressed. 

c. The football match was very exciting/excited. I enjoyed it.  

d. The meals at Delight Café are satisfying/satisfied.  

e. I've got nothing to do. I'm boring/bored. 

f. Tanka is very good at telling funny stories. He can be very amusing/ amused.

g. The teacher's explanation was confusing/confused. Most of the students didn't understand it.

h. He is such a boring/bored person. He never wants to go out.

i. I will be surprising/surprised if she does well in her test.

j. Are you interesting/interested in politics? 

Answer:

a. Sarita was shocked to hear about earthquake.

b. I think that rainy days in winter are depressing. 

c. The football match was very exciting. I enjoyed it. 

d. The meals at Delight Café are satisfying.

e. I've got nothing to do. I'm bored. 

f. Tanka is very good at telling funny stories. He can be very amusing.  

g. The teacher's explanation was confusing. Most of the students didn't understand it. 

h. He is such a boring person. He never wants to go out.  

i. I will be surprised if she does well in her test.

j. Are you interested in politics? 

E. Write the correct form of the adjective in the blanks as in the example. 

Example - Grammar rules frustrate me. They're not logical. They are so frustrating. 

a. They frustrate me but they don't bore me. I never get …… when I study grammar. 

 *They frustrate me but they don't bore me. I never get  bored when I study grammar. 

b. If teachers want to interest the students, they must use …… materials. 

*If teachers want to interest the students, they must use interesting materials.

c. Certain stories interest almost everybody. For example, most students are  …… in fairy tales. 

*Certain stories interest almost everybody. For example, most students are  interested in fairy tales. 

d. Certain things frighten me, but I never get  …… when I speak English. 

*Certain things frighten me, but I never get  frightened when I speak English. 

e. If I get a good grade, that excites me. And if I get more than ninety percent, I am really …… 

*If I get a good grade, that excites me. And if I get more than ninety percent, I am really excited.

Answer these questions. 

a. Who was Nellie? What did she use to dream of? 

 Nellie was the daughter of a landowner and general. She used to dream of being married.

b. What was she doing with the looking glass? 

 She was gazing with exhausted, half-closed eyes into the looking-glass. 

c. Why did she go to the doctor on one winter night?

 She went to the doctor on one winter night because her husband was ill.

d. What was Stepan Lukitch doing when she reached his bedroom?

 Stepan Lukitch was lying on his bed, dressed, but without his coat, and with pouting lips was breathing into his open hand.  

e. Why was the doctor not ready to go to see her husband?

The doctor was not ready to go to see her husband because he had just come home after three days and he himself was exhausted and ill.

f. Why did Stepan Lukitch suggest Nellie to go to the Zemstvo doctor? 

He suggested her to go the Zemstvo doctor because he himself was not able to go with her due to his bad health.

g. Nellie said, “Come, perform that heroic deed! Have pity on us!" What was that pity to be done? 

When the doctor refused to go with her she requested to show pity and go with her to treat her husband. It was that pity to be done.

h. When Nellie said, "I must have fallen asleep." What does it mean?

While looking at the mirror she had a bad dream, and when she came out of the dream she found everything normal so she realized that she had go through a bad situation in her dream, not in reality, therefore, she said "I must have fallen asleep."

i. What is the main theme of the story?

The main theme of the story is nothing remains for a long time whether it is happiness or a worse situation, life itself or love. Everything is changeable, no one can always live happily and die together with his or her loved one. One has to bury another. 

or

Love for husband.

 Grammar (48)

Will and be going to

 A. Look at these examples. 

A: Gita is in hospital. B: Oh, really? I’ll go and visit her. 

A: Gita is in hospital. 

B: Yes, I know. I’m going to visit her this evening

B. Match the expressions in column A with their functions in column B. 

A                                                                           B

 a. A: What do you want to take?              i. Promising  (e)   

     B: I’ll have tea, please.

b. A: Are you free this evening?               ii. Threatening (g)

    B: No, I’m going to meet my uncle. 

c. The day will be lovely tomorrow.         iii. Deciding (f)

d. There is no cloud in the sky.  

     It’s going to be a lovely day.                iv. Expressing a prior plan (b) 

e. Don’t worry. I won’t tell anyone.          v. Predicting a future action(c)

f. I'll take you to the movies if you like.   vi. Offering (a)

g. I’ll tell your parents what you did.       vii. Predicting with evidence(d)

a - vi, b - iv, c- v, d-vii, e- i, f- iii, g- ii

C. Choose the correct answer. 

a.   A: Are you busy this evening? 

      B: Yes, I……………….the movies. (will go / am going to (✔) )

b.   A: Where are you going for holiday this summer? 

      B: Not sure yet. Maybe I………..to Ilam. (will go (✔) / am going to) 

c.   I think you……..like this movie. (will (✔) / are going to ) 

d.   I can’t join you at the party,  I………..be away for two weeks. (will / am going  to (✔)) 

e.   This exercise looks really hard. I…………….help you. (will (✔) / am going to) 

f.   A: Hello. Can I speak to Sima, please? 

     B: Just a minute. I………get her. (will (✔) / am going to) 

g.   Perhaps she………pass the exam. (will (✔) / is going to) 

h.   ‘I haven’t got my phone.’ ‘That’s OK. I………..lend you mine.’ (will (✔) / am going to)

D. Complete the sentences using will or be going to with the verbs. 

a.      Hari: Did you call Bina? 

         Prem: Oh, I forgot. I…will call….her now. (call) 

b.      Sunita: Have you got a ticket for the play? 

         Hema: Yes, I…am going to watch….it on Saturday. (watch) 

c.     ‘The alarm is ringing. It’s making an awful noise.’ ‘OK, I...will switch..it off.’ (switch) 

d.      Do you think they…will like…the presents we got for them? (like) 

e.     ‘Lok is starting university tomorrow.’ ‘What…is he going to…study?’ (he/study) 

f.      If I meet him, I…will tell…..him the news. (tell) 

g.     The phone is ringing. I…will answer…it. (answer) 

h.     If you don’t stop bullying her, I…will tell…….the teacher. (tell) 

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