ACTIVITIES
1 . Let ‘ s see how much we have understood :
( a ) Where was Anne Frank from ?
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( b ) How has the voice of Anne Frank reached out across continents and generations ?
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( c ) What did Anne Frank see lying on the table among her other birthday presents ?
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( e ) Who does you in the lesson refer to ?
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( f ) What is “ Camera Obscura ?
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( g ) Who welcomed Anne in the dining room ?
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( h ) Why does Anne Frank think that it is an odd idea for someone like her to keep a diary ?
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( i ) How does Anne Frank describe her feelings in one of her slightly melancholy days ?
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j ) Who is kitty ?
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2 . Read the text and write the dates related to Anne Frank ‘ s life .
| Date of birthজন্ম তাৰিখ | |
| Year of deathমৃত্যুৰ বছৰ | |
| Date of starting her diaryতাইৰ ডায়েৰী আৰম্ভ কৰাৰ তাৰিখ |
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3. Read the text and fill the columns with a list of the gifts given to Anne on her birthday:
| Gifts given to Anne Frank | Who gave them |
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4 . Let ‘ s learn some grammar :
( a ) Read the following sentences carefully and note the use of the words printed in bold italics .
i ) Anne Frank started writing her diary in the summer of 1942 . Today , Anne ‘ s voice has reached out across continents and generations and her diary is one of the most important documents of the war .
– (ii) Rian started writing books at the age of fifteen . Now , he has become a well – known writer .
(iii) Rashmi had started learning the guitar when she was in school . Now , she has opened a music school of her own where she teaches the guitar .
(iv) Sagar finished his homework immediately after he had returned from school . Now , he has gone out to play .
Note the following :
The Past Perfect form is used to show that an action happened before another in the past .
For example : The plane had landed before we reached the airport . In this sentence , had landed is an example of the Past Perfect form . The action of the plane landing happened before the other action took place . The other action in this case is before we reached the airport . ”
Fill in the blank spaces in the following paragraph about Reema with the verbs given in brackets:
Reema was very happy on Sunday . She was given a diary on her birthday . She __________(receive) other gifts too , such as flowers and chocolates . Her grandmother________ (send) her a letter , which reached just on time . Reema_______ (bake) biscuits , which she distributed at school . She also________( spend ) some of her pocket money to buy a few stickers for her friends .
Let us revise the different forms of the verb have . The verb have has the following forms :
Note how these verbs are used as helping verbs (also called auxiliary verbs) in sentences :
(i) Have : I have received three gifts .
(ii) Has : Reema has left just now . _
Both these sentences have the auxiliary verb have ‘ in the Present tense .
Now read the following sentences where the verb have is used as a helping verb in the Past tense :
(iii) Had : Her grandmother had sent her a letter which she recieved this morning .
(iv) Had : We had given her a bouquet of flowers which made her happy .
Now fill in the blanks in the following paragraph with the appropriate forms of the verbs given in brackets :
“ Today . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( be ) a special day , ” Reema thought . “ Grandma . . . . . ( have send ) such a beautiful letter ! I wish she . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( has come ) here herself , but she . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( have fall ) ill , and can ‘ t come ! ”
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5 . Read the following sentence :
The teacher handed out the worksheets to the students . Note that the verb handed is a main verb used in the Past tense . Main verbs can be of two types :
( a ) Regular verbs : These are verbs that form their Past tense and Past participle forms according to an established pattern . Most verbs have a Past tense and Past participle with – ed .
e . g . play – played – played | walk – walked – walked
( b ) Irregular verbs : They are verbs that do not follow the established pattern when they take their Past tense and Past participle forms .
e.g . drink – drank – drunk ring – rang – rung
Some irregular verbs do not change their forms
. e . g . cut – cut – cut hit – hit – hit
There are some verbs which take forms like the following in the Past tense and Past participle
think – thought – thought _ catch – caught – caught
The verb go takes the forms
go – went – gone
Learn more about irregular verbs with the help of your teacher . You can also consult a dictionary for a list of irregular verbs .
Now complete the sentences by filling in the blanks with the simple Past | form of the verbs given in brackets .
(i) Another birthday has gone by , so I ‘ m now fifteen . I ___________(receive) quite a few gifts .
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(ii) Peter ______ (give) me a lovely bouquet of peonies ; the poor boy had put a lot of effort into finding a present , but nothing quite _______( work ) out ,
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(iii) Churchill was on a torpedo boat that ________ (shell) the coast .
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