Class 7 English Unit 4

Reading I

Answer the following questions.

a. What festivals are celebrated in your community?

👉 Lhosar, Gai Jatra and Buddha Jayanti are celebrated in my community.

b. What do people do at the festivals you have identified?

👉 People celebrate the festivals by dancing, singing, exchanging gifts, praying, wearing costumes, and cooking special food.

c. Which festival do you like most? Why?

👉 I like Buddha Jayanti most because it is celebrated in memory of Lord Buddha, and I enjoy visiting Stupas and eating Kheer at home.

A. Match the meanings with their corresponding words.

a. two or more things joined together 👉 viii. combination

b. celebrated festival or birthdays, etc. 👉 vii. observed

c. give and receive something 👉 vi. exchange

d. recall and show respect for someone or something 👉 iii. commemorate

e. made something look more attractive by putting things on it 👉 ii. decorated

f. dead 👉 iv. deceased

g. a line of people that move along slowly 👉 v. procession

h. a member of a religious group of men who live apart in a monastery and who do not marry 👉 i. monk

B. Complete the following sentences with the correct forms of the words in A above.

a. Look! They are Buddhist 👉 monks.

b. The 👉 procession made its way down the hill.

c. I buy you lunch and you fix my computer. Is that a fair 👉 exchange?

d. His treatment was a 👉 combination of surgery, radiation and drugs.

e. Do they 👉 observe Dashain?

f. The family of the 👉 deceased are crying.

g. He is 👉 decorating the car with flowers.

C. Answer the following questions.

a. Who celebrates Sonam Lhosar?

👉 Sonam Lhosar is celebrated by the Tamang and Yolmo communities.

b. Why is Gai Jatra celebrated?

👉 Gai Jatra is celebrated to commemorate the death of people during the year.

c. Who is Yama?

👉 Yama is the God of death.

d. What is done with cows at Gai Jatra?

👉 Cows are decorated and led through the streets and lanes during Gai Jatra.

e. What do monks do at Buddha Jayanti?

👉 Monks offer prayers and chant Buddhist mantras at Buddha Jayanti.

D. What festivals are celebrated in your country? Which of them do you like most? Why?

👉 Many festivals like Dashain, Tihar, Holi, Lhosar and Buddha Jayanti are celebrated in my country. Among them, I like Dashain the most because it is a long holiday and I get blessings from elders.

Writing I

A. Rearrange the words and phrases to make correct sentences.

1. is / Dashain / a / Hindu / festival
   👉 Dashain is a Hindu festival.

2. the / of / is / Tihar / festival / light
   👉 Tihar is the festival of light.

3. Christmas / is / a / festival / Christian
   👉 Christmas is a Christian festival.

4. on / celebrate / Buddha / May / Jayanti / 5 / we
   👉 We celebrate Buddha Jayanti on May 5.

5. Nepal / in / people / many / celebrate / festivals
   👉 People in Nepal celebrate many festivals.

B. Suppose you have recently celebrated a festival. Write a short paragraph about it.

👉 I recently celebrated Tihar, the festival of lights. We worshipped crows, dogs, cows, and Laxmi, the goddess of wealth. We decorated our house with lights and flowers. On Bhai Tika, my sister put tika on my forehead and gave me sweets. I also gave her gifts. We played Deusi and Bhailo and had so much fun.

Grammar I

A. Read the following sentences. Underline the subjects and circle the verbs.

1. We celebrate Dashain.
   👉 Subject: We
   👉 Verb: celebrate

2. People decorate their houses.
   👉 Subject: People
   👉 Verb: decorate

3. They worship Laxmi, the goddess of wealth.
   👉 Subject: They
   👉 Verb: worship

4. Children play Deusi and Bhailo.
   👉 Subject: Children
   👉 Verb: play

5. The moon looks beautiful.
   👉 Subject: The moon
   👉 Verb: looks

B. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs given in brackets.

People 👉 celebrate (celebrate) different festivals in Nepal.

My family 👉 worships (worship) gods and goddesses during Tihar.

We 👉 exchange (exchange) greetings and gifts at festivals.

She 👉 visits (visit) her grandmother on special occasions.

They 👉 cook (cook) delicious food during Christmas.   

Reading II

Answer the following questions.

a. Do you write emails/letters to your friends?

👉 Yes, I write emails/letters to my friends.

b. What do you write in your email/letter?

👉 I write about my recent activities, celebrations, and personal feelings in my email/letter.

A. Complete the following sentences with the words from the box.

memorable, presence, occasions, surprise, chorus, hugged

a. I know him well. I’ve met him on several ……………………

👉 occasions

b. All are attending the meeting. Your ……………… is also expected.

👉 presence

c. I can’t forget my last birthday. It was a truly …………………… event for me.

👉 memorable

d. My father bought me a mobile phone on my birthday. It was a big …………………… for me.

👉 surprise

e. They put their arms around each other and ……………………

👉 hugged

f. Nitu started the song and everyone joined in the ……………………

👉 chorus

B. Answer the following questions.

a. To whom was this email written?

👉 This email was written to Sangita.

b. When was Niru’s birthday?

👉 Niru’s birthday was on 15th Jeth 2078.

c. What woke Niru up on her birthday?

👉 Niru woke up early because her family sang a special song for her.

d. What gift did Niru get from her cousins?

👉 Niru got a big box full of chocolates and a CD of her favourite singer from her cousins.

e. Who did she get the message from?

👉 She got the message from Heena.

f. Why did Heena message Niru to go to her house?

👉 Heena messaged Niru to go to her house to surprise her for her birthday.

g. What was the surprise for Niru at Heena’s house?

👉 The surprise was that all of Niru’s friends were there with balloons and flowers shouting “Happy Birthday, Niru!”.

h. What did they do at Heena’s house to celebrate the occasion?

👉 They celebrated the occasion by singing her favourite song, cutting cake, having a delicious meal, dancing, and enjoying themselves.

C. Suppose you are Sangita. How will you respond to Niru? Write a reply email to her.

Hi Niru,

Thanks for your lovely email! I’m so happy to know you had such a memorable birthday. It sounds like a lot of fun, and I wish I was there with you. The surprise party by Heena and your friends must have been amazing.

I really missed you too. I will definitely visit you soon. I can’t wait to hear all the stories in person. Take care and see you soon!

Your friend,
Sangita

Grammar II

A. The past forms of the following verbs are given in the email above. Find and write them.

celebrate – celebrated
gift – gifted
want – wanted
shout – shouted

is – was
have – had
tell – told
hug – hugged

reach – reached
buy – bought
ask – asked
give – gave

wake up – woke up
cut – cut
come – came
dance – danced

sing – sang
start – started
open – opened
receive – received

enter – entered
enjoy – enjoyed
arrive – arrived
say – said

see – saw
miss – missed
make – made
know – knew

are – were

C. Complete the sentences with the past simple forms of the verbs in the brackets. Use negative forms where needed.

a. The old man ……. (take) out his purse and …………. (pay) the bill.

👉 took, paid

b. The nurse …………. (put) the little boy on the bed and …………. (speak) to him softly.

👉 put, spoke

c. They ……. (hear) the fire alarm and ……. (run) out of the building.

👉 heard, ran

d. …………. (do) you remember to buy the salt?

👉 Did

e. …………. (do) I say anything wrong?

👉 Did

f. I …………. (call) the waiter but she …………. (hear) me.

👉 called, didn’t hear

g. I …………. (see) Sani in the supermarket but we …………. (talk).

👉 saw, didn’t talk

h. She …………. (spend) all the morning in the bookshop, but in the end she …………. (buy) anything.

👉 spent, didn’t buy

i. They ……. (cut) off our telephone because we ……. (pay) the bill.

👉 cut, didn’t pay

j. It was very hot, so I ……………… (take) a bath two times yesterday.

👉 took