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ENGLISH BOOK- 7
National Book Foundation
Revised Edition,2020

F G PUBLIC MIDDLE SCHOOL

CHAMANABAD RAWALPINDI
UNIT#1

BLESSING OF ALMIGHTY ALLAH

Summary

Brief summary of the unit

HarunYahya is a Turkish writer who portraits before us the panoramic view of Islamabad
from the trails no. 5 in Margalla Hills to express blessing of Almighty Allah. It was Saturday
morning before the break of dawn in spring season. Three human figures were hiking on trail
no. 5 in Margalla Hills who loved to explore the natural beauty of these hills.

Their father explained the beautiful scene of nature of Margalla Hills by description
serene plantation, cool breeze, chirping birds and rising sun from its destined place to pay
gratitude to Allah. Their father affectionately said, to them “All praises to Allah (‫)سبحانہ و تعالی‬
who has blessed us with this day to experience and recognize his countless blessing. He also
added to explain our purpose built physique is also gift of Allah. We have strong bodies as well
as intellect to live our life purposefully.”
Unit no. 1

1. Vocabulary

Words/ Classification Meaning

Spell bound (verb) Hold the complete attention of (some one) as
through by magic, fascinates
Immersed (verb) Dip or submerge in a liquid
Affectionately (adverb) In a way that displays fondness or love
Bestowed (verb) Confer or present (anhonour , right or gift
Gratitude (noune) The quality of being thankful, readiness to
show appreciation for and to return
kindness
Destined (adjective) (Of a person’s future) regarded as
developing as though according to a pre-
existing plan
Sprawling (adjective) Spreading out over a large area in an
untidy or irregular way
Interrupted (adjective) Stop the continuous progress of (an
activity or process)
Descend (verb) Move or fall downwards

Task

Work in pairs and help each other in making sentences of the words given in table
above.
Understanding and comprehension

1. Answer the following questions:-

a. What was the time and day when the family of three went for hiking in Margalla Hills?

Ans: It was Saturday morning still the early hours just before the break of dawn when the
family of three figures went for hiking in Margalla hills.

b. Can you name the place where they went?

Ans: They went to trail no 5 DaraJanglan in Margalla hills Islamabad.

c. Is this the only place to visit in Margalla hills?

Ans. No, the city administration has maintained many trails in the Margalla hills for hikers.

Reading for meaning

d. What provides city dwellers the opportunity to maintain health and fitness?

Ans. Many trails in the Margalla hills provide city dwellers the opportunity to maintain health
and fitness.

e. What is meant by our purpose built physique?

Ans. Our body size or functional strength of body is designed to serve for particulars function
and praises to Allah.

Reading for inference

f. Why were they mesmerized and what made them start a conversation?

Ans. To capture the panoramic view of the city from above, in the rising sun they started
conversation .

g. What were the thoughts of father on the beauty of the environment they were in?

Ans. All praises to Allah who has blessed us this day to experience and recognize his countless
blessing.

h. What time of the year might this have been? Give reasons for your answer?

Ans. It might have been spring time of a year by description chirping birds, cool breeze,
flowering and green vegetation.
Reading for analysis

1. How is our “purpose built physique” a blessing for us think about it and give your answer
with three reasons?

Ans. i. We have strong bodies as well as intellect to live life purposefully.

ii. He has endowed us with the gift of sight, hearing, touching, tasting and smell to
admire the beauty of environment.

iii. Our ability to speak and express of thoughts is also a great blessing of Allah.

Word cloud

Following is a word cloud comprising all attributes and names of Allah (‫ )سبحانہ و تعالی‬select at
least five out of them find their meaning and use them in your own sentences.

Names of Allah Meanings Sentences

Al Rahim The merciful
Al Aziz The Mighty
Al Rafay The Exalter
Al Shakoor The Grateful
Al Khaliq The Creator
Al Kabir The Aware
Al Slam The Giver of peace
Word types. Names for the group of Animals / Birds

Task

Match the group of animals / birds given in column A with their respective name /
collective noun given in column B.

Column A Column B
Elephant A Parade
Fish A School
Loins A pride
Rats A colony
Owls A parliament
Dogs A pack
Eagles A convocation
Grease A gaggle
Reading makes us wise

The reading section is added to help students improve reading skills. Students should be
advised to use given techniques of silent on their on while reading they should use indicators
given in the box towards the right.

Silent Reading

While reading the text use indicators to help you read for understanding and retention.

? I have a question / I don’t understand.

! It is surprising / It is a new thing for me.

C I can relate this / I can make connection (text, self, word)

O Circle any difficult word, guess from contextual clues.

I think this is the main idea

It is amusing / interesting
Language Corner:

1. Narrative style of writing:-

Fill in the blanks with the help of the word bank given at the bottom of narrative. In the
early days the city was not crowded it is today. First there was one traffic light on the main road
and the traffic was regulated well. In the later years as population of the city grew, this increased
the number of vehicles on the road. So the city traffic jam had become a regular feature on the
road. Resultantly needed more traffic lights to keep the traffic smooth.

In the early days, first, so the city , in later years, Resultantly

2. Revision of nouns, adjective, verbs and adverbs:

Make four columns named as nouns, adjective, verbs and adverbs. now write the words
given below in the relevant column.

Serenity , activity , stumbling, land scape, flock, anxiously, chucked, knowing ,

mesmerized , hilly , family , pearly, barriers, quietly, chilly , refreshing , hike, trail,
administrative , graceful, maintain, descend, friends, friendly , scenery , hills, gigantic, delicious
, mummy

Verb Nouns Adverbs Adjective

Chucked Serenity Activity Stumbling
Descend land scape Anxiously Hilly
Mesmerized Flock Knowing Pearly
Maintained Family Quietly Refreshing
Barriers Friendly Graceful
Hike Gigantic
Trails Chilly
Administrative Delicious
Friends
Scenery
Hills
Blessing
Mummy
3. Understanding meaning of suffixes and their usage:-

A suffix is added to root word to change the meaning of the word. For example in
beautiful, ‘ful’ is the suffix.

In the column A below, commonly used suffix are given while in column B their
meaning are given.

A common suffixes B Meaning of suffixes C Examples of word adding

suffixes
-able More than Applicable , capable
-ful or full Characteristic or way of being Thankful, careful
-less The most Harmless, senseless
-ly Action or state Likely, mostly
-ment Believes or does Betterment , management
-ist Characterized by/ inclined to Scientist , economist
-ness Worthy of , able to Weakness, wetness
-est Without Hottest, biggest
-er Full of Colder, older
-y Is like Noisy, shiny
Task : Underline the words with suffixes in the paragraphs below:

You don’t have to be a botanist to grow your own food! The warmest time of year is the best
time for planting some seeds while others can only grow when planted during colder times.
Some plants, like tomatoes , become droopy if you don’t water then daily you must make sure
the soil has just the right amount of wetness for each type of plants. Gardening can be difficult,
but the right knowledge can make it easier.

4. Understanding and using preposition at right places:

A preposition is a word which express relationship of a noun or a pronoun to other word of the
sentence. For example in the sentence” the students were having a discussion about the exams
“about” is the preposition. Some of the commonly used prepositions are:

‘in, of, at, to, by, for , with, under, above , into, upon, about, behind, beside, before, after,
towards, inside, outside, below, around, between, among, since.

Task: Enlist the prepositions shown in this picture:-

1.above
2.on
3.through
4.inside
5.up
6.within
7.beside
8.down
9.below
5. Revising punctuation:
Rewrite the following sentence using capital letter, commos, full stops, apostrophe,
quotation marks, question marks and exclamation marks where required:-
(i) this boys bicycle is an efficient machine
(ii) omar lives in the busiest part of the city
(iii) fobitia asked her mother what she was cooking for dinner tonight
(iv) please attend your school in tidy uniform polished shoes and combed hair
(v) what an awesome hit exclaimed zany with joy
Rewrite .
(i) This boys bicycle in an efficient machine.
(ii) Omar lives in the busiest part of the city.
(iii) Fobitia asked her mother what she was cooking for dinner tonight.
(iv) Please attend your school in tidy uniform polished shoes and combed hair.
(v) What an awesome hit exclaimed zany with joy!
A project of water conservation awareness.

Problem situation:

This summer Bilal’s colony is facing acute water shortage and everyone around is warned about
it. So Bilal and his friends realized that one reason behind this shortage of water was the
unchecked wastage of water. Together they want to run a campaign on thoughtful use of water
with the aim of educating people on the ways they can avoid its wastage and conserve whatever
water resources are available in their colony. What suggestions would you give him to design
his campaign;

Do some reaserch on this topic to find if there is any success story of past attempts.

Design a leaflet or poster which Bilal and his friends can use as a resource in their
campaign.

Include images to make it more attractive and persuasive.

Creative writing:-

A recount retells an experience or event that happened in the past. The purpose of a recount can
be to inform, entertain or to reflect and evaluate.

Following are tips to write a well-constructed personal recount.

ORIENTATION

Who was involved?

What happened?

Where did this event take placed?

When and how did it happen?

SEQUENCE of EVENTS

Important events in the order they happened

Use past tense eg had, ate

Use first person eg I or we , if you are

Involved or third person if you are not involved

RE-ORIENTATION

Briefly summarise what happened

Task : Write a personal recount of best weekend spent in the recent past.
Fluency of Expression:

1. Learn idioms for fluent expression:

No Idioms Meaning Usage in sentences

01 To count one’s blessings To reflect on the good
things in one’s life and be
grateful for them
02 A blessing in disc guise An unfortunate event or
situation that leads to
unforeseen positive
outcome
03 Be a mixed blessing To have both positive and
negative results
04 Thankful for the small Grateful for small benefits
blessings one has in an overall
difficult situation
05 With my blessing Expressing consent or
agreement
I try to count Allah’s
blessings.
A blessing in disguise for
him as it forced him to
plunge into business
A strong economy is a mixed
blessing for the stock market
We should be thankful for
small blessing of others
My blessing and may Allah
be with you in your great
endeavor
UNIT NO. 2

The Glimpse From the Life of The Rasool of Allah (HAZRAT MUHAMMAD SAW)

SUMMARY OF THE UNIT:

A glimpsE from life of the Rasool of Allah, Hazrat Muhammad (SAW) are taken from ”
Prophet Muhammad (SAW) The sultan of Hearts “ by Resit Haylamaz. In the Quraan
Allah has called Hazrat Muhammad (SAW) Nabi-Ul-Ummi (The unletter prophet). Allah
has chosen His Nabi-Ul-Ummi to teach humanity all the knowledge of this world and
beyond. The first revelation which the Archangle Hazrat Jibrael (AS) brought to Hazrat
Muhammad (SAW) was the first five Ayah of Surah-Al-Alaq. In these Ayah Allah
commanded us all to “read” thus emphasizing the act of reading and seeking
knowledge. This blessed moment fell on a Monday and the year was 610 AD., the
month was Ramandan and the place was Mount Nur in the cave of Hira. Hazrat Jibrael
said to him,

Read in and with the name of your lord, who has created . created human from a
clot clinging (to the wall of the womb). Read and your Lord is the all. Magnificent, who
has taught (human) by the pen-taught human what he did not know.” (Al Alaq 96:1-5)

He realized the burdon of responsibility on his shoulders. So he shared to Hazrat

Khadija (RA). She said “ rejoice, be resolute and steadfast, you are the messenger of
Allah. The second revelation was surah Al Muddathir in which warn to keep clean.

He fulfilled his responsibility with perfection and this day the message of Allah is
reaching humanity in every part of world. Finally it is Said that he is the apostle of God
and the last in the life of prophets

All praises and gratitude to Allah who has blessed us to be borned as muslim
and to have the Quraan and Sunnah of the Rasool of Allah to provide us guidance in
every field of life.

Understanding and comprehension.

Answer the following question:

Reading for detail:

Q (a). What was date and place where Hazrat Jibrael (AS) brought the first revelation to
Hazrat Muhammad (SAW)?

Ans: This bless moment fell on a Monday and the year was 610 the month was
Ramadan and the place was Mount Nur in the cave of Hira.

Q (b). Where did the Hazrat Muhammad (SAW) go after receiving the first revelation?
Ans: He returned home shivering with excitement and told to Hazrat Khadija (RA) the
event of that blessed day.

Reading for meaning:

Q (c). What is meant by “ Nabi-Ul-Ummi” ? Why was the Rasool (SAW) given this title?

Ans: The unlettered prophet is meant by “Nabi-Ul-Ummi” because He does not know
how to read and write.

Reading for inference:

Q (d). What is the importance of seeking knowledge for every muslim?

Ans: The first five ayah of surah Al Alaq Allah command all Muslims to “read” Thus
emphasizing the act of reading and seeking knowledge.

Q (e). What was the reaction of Hazrat Khadija (RA) after listening to the incident of the
first revelation?

Ans: she said “Rejoice, O son of my uncle! Be resolute and steadfast where you are! I
swear by Allah you are the messenger that these people are waiting for.”

Q (f). What is meant by the same honour as that has come to Hazrat Musa (AS) and
Hazrat Isa (AS)?

Ans: The prophethood is meant by the same honour as that has come to Hazrat Musa
(AS) and Hazrat Isa (AS).

Reading for analysis:

Q (g). Why was Hazrat Muhammad (SAW) called as “O Cloaked One” in the second
revelations?

Ans: Because Hazrat Muhammad (SAW) had preferred solitude.

Q(h): why were seeking knowledge and keeping oneself clean two of the initial
commands from Allah?

Ans: Because without seeking knowledge cannot be got awareness and without
cleanliness cannot be got spiritual purity.

VOCABULARY

Words / Meaning
Classification
Revelation (noun) The divine or sacred message to humans
Emphasize (verb) Give special importance or value to (something)
Intellect (noun) A person’s mental powers, the faculty of reasoning and
understanding.
Devoted (adjective) Very loving as loyal
Resolute (adjective) Admirably as purposeful, determined and unwavering
Steadfast A yearning desire, haring or showing a yearning desire
(adjective)
Longing (noun/ The action of suspending someone or something or the
adjective) condition of being suspended.
Suspension (noun) In your own sentences.

Task: Use words given above in the table in your own sentences.

2. Mind Map:

A mind map is visual structure to brainstorm thoughts and idea. Complete the
given mind map with qualities of Hazrat Muhammad (SAW) given in the text.

Honesty Well-spoken
Helpful

Qualities of Hazrat Honorable

Polite Kind Truthful
Muhammad (SAW)

Sincere
Admirable
Trustworthy

3. Word Types-Anagrams:

An anagram is formed by changing the position of the letters of a word. This

crates a new word out of it.

Task: Forms anagrams of the given words.

Words Anagram
Vote Veto
Anger Range
Peon Open
Pest Step
Cape Pace
Meat Team
Dome Mode
 Angle Galen
Dire Ride
Serve Verse

Reading Makes us wise:

While reading the text use indicators to help you read for understanding and retention.

? I have a question/ I don’t understand.

! It is surprising / It is a new thing for me.

C I can relate this / I can make a correction (text, self, world)

O circle any difficult word , guess from contextual clues.

I think this is the main idea.

It is amusing / interesting.

Language corner:

1. Prefixes:-

A new word can be created by adding a prefix at the beginning of the word. This
main word is called the real word.

Prefix+ root= new word (some commonly used prefixes and their meaning are as
under)

Commonly used Meaning Example

prefixes
Super above Supernatural
Pre before Pre-medical
Anti against Anti-corruption
Dis Not, opposite of Disadvantage
Micro small Microchip
Sub Under Submarine
Inter between Intercity
Non Not with Non aggression
Con together conjoin
Re Again Reappear
Dis comfort discomfort
Re Play replay
Pre mature premature
Sub class Subclass
Super woman Superwoman
Pre school Preschool
Uni, micro chip Microchip, unichip
Non sense Non sense
2. Combination of noun phrases- appositions:
An apposition in a grammar is the use of a noun phrase immediately after another
noun/noun phrase which refers to the same person or things. These noun phrases are
separated by commas. For example:

a. Mrs. Khan, a strict principal, will deal with the naughty boys.

Task: Add commas to make off a noun of a noun phrase in apposition.

(1) Sara, the eldest of my three children, will complete her studies this year.
(2) Zubair , the only boy in the group of five , scored highest in Maths.
(3) Saman, the artist, won yet another arts competition this year.
(4) Zia , the boy next doors, is an awesome swimmer.
(5) The largest masjid in the world, Masjid-Ul-Haram, is full of pilgrim these days.

3. Phrasal verb:

(1) The match was called off because of the rain.

a. called off b. turned off c. blacked out

(2) can you climb down easily or should I get a ladder?

a. jog down b. fall down c. climb down

(3) How did he account for their bad behavior?

a. pen down b. account for c. cover up

(4) She must be about eighty: She is really growing up in age.

a. getting on b. growing up c. going forward

(5) In the end everything turned out alright.

a. ironed off b. turned out c. turned up

4. Types of Clauses:

Like a phrase, a clauses is a group of related words, but unlike a phrase, a clause has a
subject and verb. Clauses come in four types:

I) Main [or principal clause /independent clause],

II) Subordinate [or dependent clause],
III) Relative [of adjective clause], and
IV) Noun clause.

Task: with the help of examples write at least two sentences for each type of clause.

Examples:

1. When I get home (dependent of subordinate clause)

Sentences:

a. When I finished my work I went home.

b. When she passed the exam she got admission in next class.

2. The lights are not on. (Independent clause)

Sentences:

a. The employees are not on work..

b. The computer is not working.

3. When you wake up (dependent or dependent clause)

Sentences:

a. When you wake up you should take bath.

b. When you eat your food you should wash your hands.

4. Put it on the shelf.(independent clause-understood subject” you)

Sentences:

a. Put off your shoes.

b. Put on your dress.
5. Since it fell on the floor (dependent or subordinate clause)

Sentences:

a. Since it fell on the floor it is broken into pieces.

b. Since she came late to school she was punished.

Biography of a Seed

. I was small wheat seed. A farmer planted me in soil. He took care me with water
and nutrients. After one week, I broke my shell coat and grew out from soil in a shape of
small tiny plant. In the presence of sun light, I feel better and able to prepare my food
with the help of chloroform. With in a few months, I became a big plant with strong trunk
and branches. I was standing straight with my fellows. Now I became strong enough to
be harvested.

One day farmer brought a harvester and he harvested the entire field. He
collected me in a sack. After a few days I was kept in a big truck and transported to
market. One day a man came and took me to his home. Hi wife grinded me. Now I
turned into powder. She made bread and ate me that was the end of my life.
Fluency of Expression:

1. Some ways of apologizing:

Some common ways of apologizing Acknowledging an apology

I, am sorry for ----- That’s quite all right
I’m sorry, but I did not….. Please don’t mention it.
I’m so sorry ….. There is no need to be sorry
Please forgive me for…. It’s ok. Please don’t mention it.
Please accept my apologies for ….. Thanks for your apology.
I do beg your pardon …. Please excuse me.
Excuse me, please … It’s all right please.
I apologize for … I accept your apology.

Task: some situation are given in next page. Use one of the expression given above for
each of them. (this activity can be done in pairs of student can apologize and the other
would accept the apology).

Apology Accept the apology

1. You drop one of your father’s favourite cups.
I am sorry for dropping one of your favourite cup. There is no need to be sorry
2. You accidentally spill ink on your friend’s shirt.
I am sorry but I did not spill ink on your shirt Please don’t mention it.
intentionally.
3. You sneeze without covering your mouth.
Excuse me please for sneezing without covering your It’s all right please.
mouth.
4. You forgot to do your homework.
Please accept my apology for not doing my home work. Thanks for your apology
5. You didn’t eat lunch your mother gave you.
I apologize for not eating lunch. I accept your apology.
6. You bumped into someone and dropped his/her belongings.
I am so sorry for dropping your belongings. There is no need to be sorry
7. You forgot to ask your sister to play with you when she wanted to.
Please forgive me for forgetting to play with you. It’s ok. Please don’t mention
it.
 Unit # 3
NIGHT MAIL (WH Auden)
(Poem)
SUMMARY:- (Key Points)

In this poem, the poet WH Auden describes the journey of the night mail
train which travels at height and brings letters, cheques and postal orders for
the people. It does not discriminate between the rich and the poor. It serves
them all. It is very punctual and regular in its duty.

(SUMMARY) NIGHT MAIL

This is a simple poem highlighting the various characteristics of a night
mail. She is bringing postal orders, cheques and letters without distinction for
all people. The train keeps moving towards its destination through upward
and downward slopes but does never late .It passes through the cotton fields
and rocky lands .It shovels white steam over its shoulder and continues her
journey. She makes noise when passes through pasture.
The birds look at her plain coaches from the bushes .The sheepdogs
know that they can not force it to change the direction by barking .So they
keep sleeping calmly .When she passes through farms, no one wakes .They
know, she is serving. But a jug in the bedroom gently shakes. By personified
the train .Poet gives massage, like a train a man sees different period of life .He
should be punctual ,regular and steady to earn the success.
NIGHT MAIL

QUESTION AND ANSWERS

Q.1 What does the name of the poem indicates?

Ans: The name of the poem indicates that the journey of a postal train
“Night mail”
Q.2 What does the night mail bring with it?

Ans: It brings postal orders. Cheques and letters for all the kinds of

people.

Q.3 What are the different landscapes that the train passes
through?
Ans: She passes from plains and hills ,farms and fields ,wind-bent
grasses and moorland.
Q.4 What does the poet mean by “blank faced coaches”?

Ans: This poem “Night Mail” is full of examples of personification. He

uses blank faced coaches which means expressionless. (without
showing feeling of happiness, anger, sadness.)
Q.5 Why do the people and dogs continue to sleep as the train
passes by?
Ans: Dogs and people continue to slumber because they do not have
the power to change its course. On the other hand, they have
become used to it.
Q.6 What does the poet mean by “Shoveling white steam over
her shoulder”?
Ans: It means that while she (train) travels, the smoke from her
engine is thrown behind.
Q.7 Write the main idea of the poem.

Ans: The poet( W H Auden) highlights the characteristics of Night

Mail train by personification in lyrical style for given massage. A
man like a train,sees different period of life.He should be
regular,punctual and sturdy to find success.
 READING FOR MEANINGS

(a) Why does the poet call the train “blank faced coaches”?

Ans: The poet used personification in this poem. So he

personifies the train coaches with blank faced (quality of human
beings) means expressionless face.
(b) Who is “She in line 11”?

Ans: She means Night Mail Coach.

(c) Who sleeps?

Ans: Sheep, dogs and people sleep.

(d) Why does a jug shake in line 16? Where is it, exactly?

Ans: A jug shakes by the snorting of train which creates

vibration. The jug was in the bedroom.

WORDS MEANING IN ENGLISH :

Border boundary

Beattock village in Scotland

Steady constant

Climb ascent

Gradient ascent or descent,on a

highway,railroad.

Moorland A tract of open land ofen

overgrown with shrub.

 Boulder Large rock

Shovel A tool with broad blade for

moving soil.

Snorting Act of short-breathing

violently
Approaches To come near

Stare To gaze fixedly and intently

with open eyes.
Blank-faced Expressionless

Course Way

Wind-bent Kept from sailing by a wind

from the wrong direction.
Slumber to sleep

Word Cloud:

Track Engine Light

Driver Night Mail Cheque

Postal
Shorting
Task: Write the paragraph about 50-60 words by the help of Words Clouds.

Word Position:

Train Station is a compound word.Compound words are formed when two or

more noun join together to create a new noun that has entirely a new meaning.

Five Compound Words:

Airplane

Eyeball

Raincoat

Earring

Snowman

Football

Degrees of Adjectives:

Adjective Comparing two Comparing more

Big Bigger biggest
noisily More noisily Most noisily
Rich Richer richest
Poor Poorer poorest
High Higher highest
Lazy Lazier laziest

Homophones:

Homophones are confusing because of the difference in meaning.

Make meaningful sentences of these pairs of words:

Words Sentences
Birth Lahore is my birth place.
Berth Please leave my berth.
Bail He wants you to bail her out.
Bale This is the bale of cotton.
principal Our Principal is very busy woman.
principle This principle applies to all kind of selling.
Break Who did break this vase?
Brake The driver jammed his foot on the brake.
Tenses:

A verb is a Doing word or Action.These actions take place

at different times.

(1)Present (2)Past (3) Future

Change the following sentences into past tense:

(1)They like to order Chinese food.

(p)They liked to order Chinese food.

(2)My uncle sleeps in the afternoon.

(P)My uncle slept in the afternoon.

(3)They are not prepared to travel next month.

(P)They were not prepared to travel next month.

(4)The children bring apples and bananas to eat in the park.

(P)The children brought apples and bananas to eat in the park.

(5)Mr.Hammad drives a truck.

(P)Mr.Hammad drove a truck.

Punctuation:

The following punctuation marks are to be used.

a.Full Stop (.) b. Comma (,) c. Capital Letter (ABC…….)

Task:Punctuate the sentences.

(i)my sister likes to collect stamps coins buttons ribbons comics

(ii) will you go to dubai from karchi

(iii)no I don’t want to go to the movie today

(iv) brazil is rich in natural resources

(v) we are having a party on Saturday and I am excited about it

Answers:

(i)My sister likes to collect stamps, coins, buttons ,ribbons, comics.

(ii) Will you go to Dubai from Karchi?

(iii) No I don’t want to go to the movie today.

(iv) Brazil is rich in natural resources.

(v) We are having a party on Saturday and I am excited about it.

Personification:

Personifiction is qualities the writer uses to bring non-human things to life.

Examples:

(i) The wind howled in the night.

(ii) Time flies when you are having fun.

Explain the difference between prose and poetry.

Prose Poetry
Prose tends to comprise of full Poetry typically contains a metrical
grammatical sentences,building to scheme and often some element of
paragraphs. rhyme.
Task:Write a poem with personification.

A rail Route:
Task:Plan a visit to your favourite station.Take help from a map and make a
chart of one rail route ,writing the names of the main station on that route.

Unit#4
Stories of Mullah Nasruddin

Summary

Mullah Nasruddin (1208 – 1294) in Turkey’s best known characters,

who is very popular to the whole of the Islamic world. In Turkish language he
is addressed as Hodja. As many as 350 stories have been attributed to his
character. In this lesson mentioned his three stories.

1. The Man on the Tree:

In this story a man climbed up the tree.From where getting down, it was
impossible for him and no any one wanted to take risk to come him down.
Mullah came there and confidently he would ready to get him down with the
help of rope and hurt himself badly .He answered the people ,once I had saved
someone ‘s life but I can not remember whether I rescued him from a tree or a
wall.

2. The Guest of Honor:

In this story, Mullah came across a beautiful palace. He entered in the

palace , sat the reserved chair for the guest of honor. He replied the guard
smartly; I am much higher than that.
The Turban is Mine:
In this story Mullah Nasruddin lent his turban to his old friend, came to
visit him .
So Mullah introduced him to his friends by telling, the turban he is
wearing is mine. Eynolla annoyed and in next visit ,he wore his own turban.
Mullah said ,the turban he’s wearing is his. In his third visit ,Mullah said, I
have nothing to say.
Conclusion

Through the stories of Mullah Nasruddin we can assess that he was a

witty man with a sense of humour. He was a good conversationalist .

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

A. (a) What is the common in the word ‘Mullah’ and ‘Hodja’?

Ans. In these words only difference of language but meaning is

same & common that is “Teacher” or “Scholar”.

(Hodja (Turkish word), Mullah (Urdu word)

(b) Why Mullah is famous in the Islamic world?

Ans He is famous in the Islamic world due to his witty nature and

sense of humour because he handles daily matter with a wise

and relaxed approach.

(c.) List the characteristic of Mullah Nasrudin:

The character Mullah/Hoja Nasrudin is sometimes wise,

sometimes foolish and sometimes both. He is unique spin on a

wise age or philosopher character .Much of Nasruddin ‘s action

are simple yet profound. He conveys his messages in

unconventional yet effective manner.

 .B. Reading for meaning:

Answer these questions in complete sentences:

(a) Do you thing, Nasruddin failed in his attempt? Explain with

reference to story I:
Ans Mullah Nasruddin did not fail in his attempts as he succeeded to

getting down the man yet hurt himself badly.

(b) Who are the important people in our society?

Ans In our society important people are diplomat, King and Minister,
etc .
(c) Why was Eynolla annoyed by Nasruddin’s remarks about
the turban in story III?
Ans Eynolla felt embarrassment before his friends by lending his

turban.

C . Reading for inference:

Write true (T) or False (F) beside each of these statements. Cite evidence

from the stories to support your answer:

The bystanders were all very happy. (False)

Cite:The bystanders were shocked, he hurt himself badly.

Nasruddin is not the guest of honour.(True).

As he was about to sit down, the palace guard quickly came and said, “Sir

that chair is reserved for guest of honor”. (True)

Eynolla was happy to get the turban from Nasruddin. (False)

 Eynolla was annoyed by the remark and said to him “why did you

comment about the turban. I am wearing being yours’?

D. Reading for ideas:

a. After reading the stories,what is your assessment of Mullah

Nasruddin’s character?
Answer we can assess that he was a witty man with a sense of humour. He
was a good conversationalist .

b. Do you think it is better to resolve problems in an easy and

humorous way ? If yes ,why?
Answer Yes ;It is better to resolve problem in an easy and humorous way.
Because it relieves stress and creates good for relationship

WORDS MEANING IN ENGLISH :

Mischief Action that annoys or

irritates.
Prank To play trick,practical jokes

Bystanders Observer, onlooker,

 spectator, viewer
Midst In the middle of something

Intrepid Bold, brave, courageous

Wonderings Aimless, slow, or pointless

movement
Mere Very simple, bare

Diplomat A person who represents

his or her country’s
government in a foreign
county
Suspiciously Doubtful,fishy, problematic,
questionable
Sarcasm Insult mixed with humour

Crazy Insane, out of control, over

excited or enthusiastic
Express Show feeling

Word Clouds:

Hodja

Mullah

Character

Pranks

Mischief

Idiom:

Idiom is a group words in the fix order that has a particular meaning.
 idioms sentences
Go back to If this project does not get approved this time go back to square
square one
one!
Go on record He will go on record about the corruption at the firm.
Go out of your You was gone out of your mind with grief.
mind
Go over the top They went completely over the top at their wedding.
Go weak at the If you go weak at the knees, you lose your strength.
knees

Pronouns:

A pronoun is a word that take place of a noun.

Subject pronoun:
Subject pronouns replace noun that are the subject of a sentences /clause.
(generally use before the verb.
- I am 12 year old
- You seem upset
- Azmat is angry,and he wants bilal
Underline the subject pronouns to apologize
- This table in old. Its need to be
repainted
- We aren’t coming

OBJECT PRONOUNS:
Object pronoun are used to replace noun that the direct or indirect object of the
sentence/clause(generally used after the verb)
-Give the book to me
-The teacher wants to talk you
-Jamila is hurt because Bina push her
-Rasheed received a letter from him last
week
-Mariyum can’t find it
Underline the object pronouns -Don’t with angry with us
-Tell them to hurry up
 Possessive pronoun
Possessive pronouns replace possessive nouns as either the subject or thehe
object of a clause.Because the noun being replaced dosn’t appear in the sentence,
it must be clear from the context
- This bag is mine.
- Yours is not blue.
- The bag looks like this.
Underline the possessive pronouns - These shoes are not hers.
- That car is ours.
- Theirs is parked in the garage.
 Reflexive noun
Reflexive pronouns like other pronouns refer back to the subject of the
clause because the subject of the action is also the direct or indirect
object.
I told myself to calm down.
You cut yourself on this nail?
He hurt himself on the stairs.
Underline the reflexive noun The cat threw itself under my car!
The children can take care of
themselves.
Direct & Indirect Speech:Declarative & Imperatives

Focus Points:

1.Change in Modal Verb Forms

2.Change in the tenses

3.Change in time and place

4. Change in pronouns

5.Change in punctuation for indirect speech

Exercise# 1

Direct Indirect
He said ,Alas !what a fool I have been.” He exclaimed with sorrow that what a
fool he had been.
She said to her friend ,Please lend me She requested her friend to lend her
your pencil.” her pencil.
The teacher said to me very angrily, The teacher asked me very angrily why I
Why are you late to the class?” was late to the class.
He said ,I can go to school every day.” He said that he could go to school every
day.
What a horrible sight!”we all exclaimed. We all exclaimed with wonder what a
horrible sight
He says,I am glad to be here this He says that He is glad to be there that
evening.” evening.
Exercise # 2:
Indirect
The servant says dinner is ready
He says that he is glad to be here this
evenging.
My tuition teacher said to me honesty
is the best policy.
He said that they have won the match.
The old man requested them to give
him something to eat and said that he
was hungry.
Unit # 5: Fire
SUMMARY
Direct
The servant says,`` dinner is ready.”
He says, He is glad to be here this
evenging”.
My tuition teacher said to me,``honesty
is the best policy.”
He said,`` They have won the match.’’
The old man said to them,``Please give
him something to eat and said that he
was hungry.”

This lesson is a adapted from the novel by Se Hinton “ The Out Siders ”In
this lesson teachers and children decided to come to school for enjoying
picnic. Children were existed in the play ground, Teacher saw suddenly the
school building had caught the fire and slammed on the brakes and stared
ahead. Some children were remained inside the building .People heard
screams of children coming from inside . Someone called the fire brigade in
time. Children were very scared, frightened and were felling and screaming
badly to called for help .Teachers and narrator tried to save the children and
jumped into fire and snatched up the children from fire and dropped out side.
It was very critical condition. Meanwhile ,they heard high pitched screaming
siren of the ambulance. All the children were safe and the injured were
takento the hospital.

QUESTION AND ANSWERS

A. Reading For Detail;

a. Give the reaction of the crowed in your words?

Ans: When the smoked raised up from the school building

there was a crowd at the front side of the building, mostly little
kids, they wondered what will going on and why school building
caught fire.
 Someone called the fire brigade without wasting time.
b. Why is jerry confused?

Ans: Jerry was confused due to sudden happening of situation

and couldn’t understand how to handle the situation quickly and
rescue the children

B. Reading For meaning;

a. What was the first indication that the children were inside
the burning building?
Ans: The first indication was that the children were inside the
burning building. The voices of screaming, yelling raised from
the inside of building.
b. List the factors that made the rescue of children difficulties?

Ans: i. Smoke, roar of fire and cracking

ii. No any water tank to put off fire.
iii. No any equipment to pick up the children out of this
building.
c. Why do you think the kids had to be taken out without
wasting any time?
Ans: As the building was turning black by flame and front of the
building might collapse due to crashing of old roof.
C. Reading For Inference;

Write true (T) and false (F) beside each of the statements cite evidence from
the stories to support your answer.
a. The children were having picnic in school. (T)

Cite: The school children had gathered in the playground for a picnic.
 b. Samantha started to run in a direction opposite to the building.

(T)

Cite: Samantha came running up. Jerry, Some of the kids are missing.

c. The door is totally burnt down.(T)

Cite: Bryan looked over his shoulder and saw that the door had
turned black by flames.

D. Reading For Ideas

Discuss your answers questions as a class or in group.
a. How important is it to have fully equipped dispensary in the
School?
Ans: It is very important to have fully equipped dispensary in
School. Because there can be sudden happened an incident with
students like in play ground, sudden can get injury , burnt and
any other problems. Emergency we can face. So we will be
prepared for it that how to treated the children in case of
emergency and giving them first aid services through school
dispensary.
b. Do you think creating panic is a solution to disaster? Discuss

why.

Ans: In the time of any emergency or disaster, we should not be

panic because due to be panic we have lost our senses and we
can’t handle the situation in better way. So without creating
panic we can get the better solution of the problem otherwise
the situation or matter can be serious.
1. Read the text carefully. Find the correct words in fill in the blanks.

i. I shouted, and we started stumbling through the door.

ii. The boy looked surprised and started screaming.

iii. Bryan shoved me towards the window.

iv. I staggered almost falling, coughing and sobbing for breath.

v. The roof is going to cave in any mistake.

WORDS MEANING IN ENGLISH

Word Meaning Eng

Slammed Put something down with a loud

noise, Shut with forced noise
Whispered To speak, very quietly

Stared Look closely

Wondered Surprising

Grin Have a big smile on your face

Goodness Words that shows surprise

Probably Almost certainly

Yelling Shout loudly

Jerk A sudden pull or other movement

Screaming Make high loud cry that shows you

are afraid or hurt
Crackling Make a lot of short sharp sound

Roar Make a loud deep sound

Stumbling Hit your foot against something
when you are walking or running

Leaned out Bend forward

Snatched up Take something quickly and

roughly
Crumble Break into very small pieces

Shoved Push somebody or something in

rough way
Timber Wood that we use for building and
making things
Staggered Walk as if we are going to fall
.
Ached Pain

Rescue Save somebody or something from

danger
Realize Understand or know some thing

4. Word Cloud

A word cloud is a group of word connected with the theme word. Make
a word cloud by filling in the boxes in the relevant words from the text.

Crowd
Building

Fire brigade
Fire Children

Screaming
rescue
Phrasal Verb:

A phrasal Verb is a combination of words (a verb+a preposition or

verb+ adverb)

Phrasal Verb Meaning Sentences

Pass out Faints It was so hot in the hall that the young man
passed out.
Put out Extinguish The fire fighters put out the fire in ten
minutes.
Break out Beginning The fire must have broken out during the
night.
Get up Awake I get up early in the morning.
Give up Leave Give up the bad habits.
Make up Fulfill You should make up your deficiency in
studies.
Look after Care My mother looks after me.
Look for search I am looking for my book.

Base words can be modified as different parts of speech:

Noun Verb Adjective Adverb

satisfaction satisfy satisfactory satisfactorily
suspected suspect suspicious suspiciously
Grief grieve grievous grievously
apology apologize apologetic apologetically
repetition repeat repeated repeatedly
rebellion rebel rebellious rebelliously
sympathy sympathize sympathetic sympathetically
Sentence:

A group of words which makes complete sense is called `sentences’.It always

has a subject and a predicate.

Underline the simple predicate in each of the following

1.The rooster sang loudly.

2.He seemed very excited.

3.The fox came to the tree.

4.The braker sells cholocate cake.

5.She has drawn colourful pictures.

6.My neighbors ‘s garden is clean.

7.Rehana is afraid of the monkeys.

8.Hadi’s report is fantastic.

Make sentences by joining the subject to predicate

subject predicate sentences

Usman got up from the dinner Usman got up from
the dinner
He went to his bedroom He went to his
bedroom
His washed all the dishes His mother washed
mother all the dishes
His father went to his office His farther went to
his office
His sister likes to read novels His sister likes to
read novels

Idioms:

Idioms Definitions
Spread like a wild fire Circulate very quickly
Haste makes waste Quickly doing things results in a poor
ending
Without a doubt surely
Lend me your ear To politely ask for someone’s
attention
A piece of cake A task that can be accomplished very
easily
Write about incidence in which you might have helped

Try yourself for creative writing.

Subject…Verb Agreement

Fill in blanks:

1. They travel by bus.

2. We usually eat lunch at this restaurant.

3. The dog barks at strangers.

4. The children talk to their teacher.

5. My mother cooks nice meals.

6 .You don’t know how to write an essay.

UNIT No 6 - ROBOTICS
SUMAMRY

The word Robot comes from the Czech word “robota” which means
“forced work or labor”. We use the word “robot” today to mean any man-
made machine. It can perform work or other actions, normally performed by
humans, either automatically or by remote control.

Today we find most robots working for people in industries, factories,

ware houses, and laboratories. Robots are useful in many ways, for instate it
boosts economy because business need to be efficient to keep up with the
industrial competition. Therefore having robots helps business owners to be
competitions because robots can do jobs better and faster then human can e.g
robot can built, assemble car.

Finally as the technology improves, there will be new ways to use robots
which will bring new hopes and new potentials. With advancement in
robotics, we can design even more sophisticated robots to help, make daily life
easier and much more interesting.

ROBOTIC

QUESTION AND ANSWERS

A. Reading For Detail;

Q.1 Which robot mention in the text do you like the most/ give a
reason;
Ans: In this text I like Agricultural robots. They speed up the slow,
repetitive and dull tasks of farmers .Resultantly production of
crops increase too much.
Q.2 What is the main function of the nano robot?

Ans: The main function of the nano robot is to perform surgical

procedures that are too delicate or to difficult for standard

surgery.

B. Reading For Meaning;

a. Artificial Intelligence (AI) gives a mind to a robot. Discuss in

your own words?
Ans: Artificial Intelligence is a brain of the robots to understand the
human behaviour .The robot carry out the task and can move
,walk, run and do jobs automatically or by a remote.
b. Do you thing agricultural robots will do a better job of
growing food for every one. How?
Anx: As agricultural robots will speed up the existing
procedures adopted by farmers. They will allow farmers to focus
 on improving the overall production of crops.

C. Reading For Inference;

Write True (T) or False (F) beside each of these statements cite evidence from the
passage to support your answer

a. A robot cannot control traffic (F).

Cite: A computer can determine the amount of traffic on street
to calculate when to change the traffic light.
b. A machine has a brain (T)
Cite: Simulation and artificial intelligence technique.
c. Food can be packed in boxes by robots (T)
Cite: A robot that fills a box with biscuit.

D. Reading For Ideas;

a. Do you think humans being will become lazy when most of

the work will be done by robots in future? Give reasons.
Ans: Human beings will become lazy and jobless with the induction
of robots in various fields.
By relaxing ,their muscles will become weak and will not do
proper function of their body parts,they will be lazy and imagine
for miracles to achieve everything without hard work.
b. What type of robot will help your mother in her household
work?
Ans: Vacuum cleaner, dish washer ,coffee maker, lawn mowing,
laundry.
ROBOTICS

WORDS MEANING IN ENGLISH

Word Meaning Eng

Figure A statue

Creative Productive

Entertainment Amusement

Simulation Imitation of a situation or process

Piston A short cylinder

Technique A skilful or efficient way of doing or

achieving something
Automatically Self moving – unconsciously

Compose To set in types

Grab To capture, to grasp suddenly

Initially At first

Gradually In a gradual way; slowly; by

degrees step by step
Precision A gradual way; slowly; by degrees,
step by step
Precision A quality, condition, or fact of being
exact and accurate
Sophisticated Able to understand difficult or
complicate ideas
Conceptual Understanding:

Three nouns which have variety of meaning are used in text.Choose the
correct option relating to the text.

S.NO Nouns Meanings Use in the text

1 Intelligence a. thinking ability a. thinking ability
b.
Information collect by
government/group about
countries/enemies
2 Operation a. mathematics
process such as b.
addition to produce medical process for
one set of numbers doctors to cut body
b. open to repair
medical process for
doctors to cut body open
to repair
3 Function a. purpose/duty d. purpose/duty
b. mathematical
 relationship
between two or
more set.
c. Ceremony/social
event/official
ceremony

Pg 73.Choose a phrasal verb form the box to complete the

sentence, given under. The meanings are given to help you

Put off - to postpone

Put up with - to tolerate

Put down - to insult

Put on - to dress oneself

Put up - to adjust

Put across - to communicate something

Put out - to publish

Put back - to put something where it was previously

Now decide to which phrasal verb is needed in each sentence.

1. I can’t Put up with this cat anymore, it’s driving me crazy.

2. Please Put back the milk in the fridge when you ‘re finished with it.
3. Can we Put off the meeting until Wednesday please?
4. He is Put on an act to win everybody’s sympathy.
5. They Put out a new newsletter every Friday. It’s worth reading.
6. I was trying to Put across my paint of sew but no one was listening.
Transitional Devices:

Transitional devices are words or phrases that help carry a thought from one
sentence to another ,from one idea to another, Ror from one paragraph to
another .These link sentences and paragraph together smoothly so that
reading is comprehended.

S.NO Transitional Devices Heading +example

1 To indicate more information:

Besides.....furthermore.....in addition.....however
2 To show sequence of ideas:
First....second....third...also....lastly....after....before...in the
meantime....next....so....then
3 To show Time:
While....second....today...later...Next....tomorrow....afterward...as soon
as...now...next week....about....when suddenly...during....until....yesterday
4 To show Location:
Above...across...around...behind...beside...between....in black of in front
of....inside....near...outside...over...under
5 To Summarize or conclude:
In conclusion...lastly...to sum up...hence...therefore...thus...as a
result....consequently.
Read the two text passage again to locate what devices are used in the
texts.

Compound Sentences:

A compound sentences are two or more clauses joined with the help of
conjunction; such as for ,and ,nor ,yet ,so, when ,etc.

Example: She walked to the store in order to buy chocolate.

Task: Find out 05 compound sentences from the book and write these
down in your notebook.

Creative Writing:

Dialogue Writing using 4 types of Sentences:

Me : I like you. Will you be my friend?

Alina: Yes! Why not ? We are friends.

Me: Can you give me your company in spare time.

Alina: Why not. I am free .Lets go to canteen to eat something.

Me: Yah! I am also feeling hungry.

Alina : What do you like to eat?

Me : I like to take burgar and cold drinks. But what do you like?

Alina: It is also my favourite .Our choice is same.

ME: Can you join our computer club?

Alina : Oh! yes; your club made a robot.

Me : Yes, we have got excellence award.

Alina : Well done.