Subject : Living English Class 7
How They Packed Unit 5
A. Tick the most appropriate options.
1. The friends made a list of things on
(a ) Wednesday
(b ) Thursday.
(c) Friday
(d) Saturday.
Answer : Thursday
2. The narrator's intention was to
(a) do the packing of the bags and hampers himself.
(b) convince his friends to pack the hampers with food.
( c) make his friends pack while he supervised them.
(d ) do the packing without anybody's interference
Answer : c) make his friends pack while he supervised them.
3. The narrator was most irritated when
(a) he had to do the packing
(b) others watched while he worked
(c) he had to watch others pack
(d) he watched while others worked
Answer : (c) he had to watch others pack
4. "Most extraordinary thing I ever heard of " said George.
The extraordinary thing was
(a) the narrator's decision to sit and supervise.
(b) the disoppearance of the butter.
( c) Montmorency's act of "killing the lemons.
( d) Harris moving around aimlessly.
Answer : (b) the disappearance of the butter.
B. Work in pairs and answer these questions.
1 Here, let me do it "There you are, simple enough"
( a) When did the narrator think of these words?
Answer :
He thought of these words when he was pushing his friends aside for packing the things.
(b) What was he referring to?
Answer:
Jerome was refering his supervision over Harris and George.
(c) Did he get a chance to actually speak these lines? Why?
Answer:
No, because they irritated him by not doing packing.
2. "Aren't you going to put the boots in?"
a. Who said these words and to whom?
Answer :
Harris spoke it to Jerome.
b. When did he say these words?
Answer :
He spoke these words when Jerome got his bag finished and sat
on it.
(c) Was he really worried about the boots being packed? Why?
Answer :
No, he was not really worried about the boots being packed or not as he forgot to pack it.
3. I will take my ooth I put it down on that chair."
a. Who said these words and about what?
Answer :
George spoke these words about butter.
b. What had actually happened to it?
Answer :
Harris sat on the chair. It was actually stuck to His.
c. Were they able to find it eventually? Who found it?
Answer :
No, they were not able to find it eventually. George found it finally.
C. Work in groups. Complete this flow chart on how the friends packed for the journey
Answer :
1- List
2- together
3- packing
4- boots
5- toothbrush
6- soap
7- eatable things
8- mess
9- finished
D. Write the answers.
1. When did Harris ask the narrator about the boots? How did the narrator react?
Answer :
Harris asked the narrator about the boots when he got his bag finished and sat on it. The narrator was angry as they irritated him.
2. Describe how George and Harris packed.
Answer :
Harris smashes tomato while packing the bottle of jam over it. George treads on butter and creates mess all around. Then he tries to put it in the kettle. They put lighter things at the bottom and heavier things at the top.
3. What makes Montmorency happy?
Answer : The dog (Montmorency ) seems happy as he wants to disturb people. It made a mess of everything the way most of the pet dogs do while in a playful mood.
Decoding Words
E. We use some words together while speaking or writing such as heavy rain. last minute and so on. Which of these words would you use together? Match the words in the two columns and write the phrases on the blanks.
Answer:
fresh fruit
cooking utensils
soft drink
salted butter
black coffee
F. These expressions are wrong. Make correct phrases using words from
bad grand heavy close good
heavy traffic
1. thick traffic 2. bad weather
3. large smile 4. nice care
5. nearby friend
Answer :
2- bad weather
3- grand smile
4- good care
5- close friend
G. Replace the word said in these sentences with verbs from the box.
You will not need all of them.
1. "Here, let me pack." said Jerome.
2. "Did you put in the plates?" said George.
3. "Why didn't you tell me about the boots?" said Jerome.
4. "I just put the butter down here!" said Harris.
5. "I am going to bed," said Harris.
Answer :
1- Jerome suggested that he should pack.
2- George enquired whether he put in the plates.
3-Jerome exclaimed why he had not told him about the boots.
4- Harris admitted that he just put the butter down there.
5- Harris announced that he was going to bed.
H. Work in groups. Take turns to enact these. Use both direct speech and indirect speech.
1.Harris asked George. "Why did your friend ask you these questions?
2. Harris then asked George. "Do you really enjoy packing for holidays?"
3. George asked Jerome and Harris, "Are you both ready for bed?"
4. Harris told Jerome. "George and I are going to pack the hampers."
5. Harris asked George. “Where did you put the butter?"
6. Jerome said, "I don't encourage Montmorency."
Answer:
1-Harris asked George why had his friend asked him those questions.
2- Harris then asked George if he really enjoy packing for holidays.
3- George asked Jerome and Harris if they were ready for bed.
4- Harris told to Jerome that George and he was going to pack the hampers.
5- Harris asked George where had he put the butter.
6- Jerome asked that he didn't encourage Montmorency.
I. Work in groups of five. Read these dialogues and write them in reported speech using different reporting verbs. Share your sentences in class.
Answer :
1- Monitor asked Zoya, "can you stay after school to help with my art project?"
2-Monitor asked Kurt,"Do you think you can stay back after school to help me?"
3- Monitor asked Mona, "What are you doing after school today?"
4-Monitor asked Akshay,“ will you stay back to help me today?"
5- Monitor asked Cyrus,“ Can you help me later today?"
6- Monitor asked Chinnu,“ What are you doing today?"
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