Class 4 English Lesson 12

Exercise

Reading I

Namche Bazaar

A. Match the words on the left with their meanings on the right.

• Answer:

a) gateway —-> a place where you can go through

b) encircled————> surrounded by something

c) essential————> thing a basic but important

d) ethnic —————> belonging to people that have a common culture

e) showcase————> quality of something to present the good

f) artifact————-> in the past an object that was made

B. Match the information in column A with their matching information from column B.

• Answer:

Column A                                                  Column B

a) Namche Bazaar ——————–> iii. A gateway to Mount Everest

b) The height of Namche Bazaar —-> iv. 3440 metres

c) The Sherpa museum ————–> i. past physical memories

d) Photographs ———————–> ii. the life of Sherpa’s before tourism

C. Answer these questions about Namche Bazaar.

a) What can a person see from Namche Bazaar?

Answer: A person can see the beautiful views of the Himalayan range, including the amazing view of Mount Everest, along with other beautiful mountain peaks from Namche Bazaar.

b) Where is it situated?

Answer: Namche Bazaar is situated on the slope of a mountain in the Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality of Solukhumbu district, in the north of eastern Nepal.

c) What new experience does it give to the visitors?

Answer:Namche Bazaar offers a quiet and silent environment, which is a new experience for the visitors.

d) Who stays there for two days?

Answer:Many Everest Base Camp goers stay in Namche Bazaar for at least two days before continuing their journey.

e) Why is the Sherpa culture museum one of the attractions for visitors?

Answer:The Sherpa culture museum is one of the attractions for visitors because it contains all sorts of past physical memories of the Sherpa community, and provides an opportunity to learn about the historical background of the Sherpa ethnic group, observe the life of the Sherpas before tourism took over the Khumbu region, and see old artifacts and items used by the Sherpas. The building of the museum itself showcases traditional Sherpa designs and architecture.

Grammar I

B. Choose appropriate adjectives from below and fill in the gaps.

• Answer:

a) A hungry boy is crying.

b) My sister wore a fancy dress on her birthday.

c) There was a terrible accident on the road.

d) Priya looks so beautiful in that red sari.

e) Binod is a successful businessman.

f) I love soft pillow.

g) You look so sad today. What happened?

h) We decorated our room with colourful balloons.

i) She has gone to a salon to make her curly hair straight.

D. Fill in the blanks with this/that/these/those.

• Answer:

a) Can you help me to carry that suitcase?

b) Look at these earrings. I bought them yesterday.

c) That house over there is old, but it is very attractive.

d) I like these shoes, please pack them.

e) Those people are talking loudly there. I don’t know the reason.

f) Wear that helmet, not this one. It is so strong.

g) Look at those mountains, they are so beautiful.

h) That cloud looks like a bird.

Reading II

Charlie Chaplin

A. The letters of the words below are jumbled. Figure out what the words are and write them.

• Answer:

a) comic

b) circus

c) character

d) professional

e) creative

f) produce

Grammar II

B. Rewrite the sentences below using the verbs in the brackets. Use the present continuous tense.

• Answer:

a) My father is talking on the phone right now.

b) Mohan is working on a project nowadays.

c) The children are playing in the playground now.

d) Some people are waiting outside to meet you.

e) Karma and Sipora are singing on the stage.

f) The kids are watching the cartoon now.

g) Don’t cross the road. A bus is coming.

h) Look! The old man is carrying a heavy bag.

i) Pratik is having a bath. He can’t receive your call.

j) It’s a lovely day, the Sun is shining.

k) Please come here, I am standing in front of the pond.

l) Look! The dog is chasing a cat.

C. Study the examples below. Write negative sentences and yes/no questions for the following statements.

Example:

They are swimming in the pool at the moment.

Negative: They are not swimming in the pool at the moment.

Question: Are they swimming in the pool at the moment?

Question: Are they swimming in the pool at the moment?

a) Negative: Jasita is not listening to music now.

Question: Is Jasita listening to music now?

b) Negative: You are not spending a lot of money nowadays.

Question: Are you spending a lot of money nowadays?

c) Negative: Anupama is not flying a kite now.

Question: Is Anupama flying a kite now?

d) Negative: Biraj is not drawing a picture.

Question: Is Biraj drawing a picture?

e) Negative: The kids are not hiding behind the tree now.

Question: Are the kids hiding behind the tree now?