Match the following statements in a way that challenges stereotypes.

a. Two surgeons were sitting down to lunch when one of them made a call on the mobile phone

1. suffers from chronic asthma.

b. The boy who won the drawing competition went to the dais

2. to become an astronaut which she did.

c. One of the fastest athletes in the world

3. to speak with her daughter who had just returned from school.

d. She was not that well-off but had a dream

4. on a wheelchair to collect his prize.

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Solution

a. Two surgeons were sitting down to lunch when one of them made a call on the mobile phone

3. to speak with her daughter who had just returned from school.

b. The boy who won the drawing competition went to the dais

4. on a wheelchair to collect his prize.

c. One of the fastest athletes in the world

1. suffers from chronic asthma.

d. She was not that well-off but had a dream

2. to become an astronaut which she did.

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Match the sentences in Column A with the meanings of ‘hope’ in Column B.

A		B
1.	Will you get the subjects you want to study in college? I hope so.	−	a feeling that something good will probably happen
2.	I hope you don’t mind my saying this, but I don’t like the way you are arguing.	−	thinking that this would happen (It may or may not have happened).
3.	This discovery will give new hope to HIV/AIDS sufferers.	−	stopped believing that this good thing would happen
4.	We were hoping against hope that the judges would not notice our mistakes.	−	wanting something to happen (and thinking it quite possible)
5.	I called early in the hope of speaking to her before she went to school.	−	showing concern that what you say should not offend or disturb the other person: a way of being polite
6.	Just when everybody had given up hope, the fishermen came back, seven days after the cyclone.	−	wishing for something to happen, although this is very unlikely

(i) Read the passage below and underline the verbs in the past tense.

A man got on the train and sat down. The compartment was empty except for one lady. She took her gloves off. A few hours later the police arrested the man. They held him for 24 hours and then freed him.

(ii) Fill in the blanks using the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

My little sister is very naughty. When she __________ (come) back from school yesterday, she had _________ (tear) her dress. We ________ (ask) her how it had _________ (happen). She _______________ (say) she____________ (have, quarrel) with a boy. She __________ __________(have, beat) him in a race and he ________ _______ (have, try) to push her. She _____________ ____________ (have, tell) the teacher and so he ______________ ______________ (have, chase) her, and she____________ ____________ (have, fall) down and __________________________(have, tear) her dress.

(iii) Underline the verbs and arrange them in two columns, Past and Earlier past.

(a) My friends set out to see the caves in the next town, but I stayed at home, because I had seen them already.

(b) When they arrived at the station, their train had left. They came back home, but by that time I had gone out to see a movie!

(d) By the time I returned, they had fallen asleep!

Past	Earlier past

Following dates were important in Charles Hooper’s life in some way. Complete the table by relating the description with the correct dates.

January 4, March 1, June 1, October 12

Date	Description
-	News spread that Hooper and Duke had made it to an intersection
-	Hooper walked independently from the clinic to the branch office
-	Hooper planned to start a full day’s work at office
-	Duke met with a fatal accident

• Gerrard lives alone in a lonely cottage. An intruder, who is a criminal, enters his cottage. He intends to murder Gerrard and take on his identity. Does he succeed?

• The following words and phrases occur in the play. Do you know their meanings? Match them with the meanings given, to find out.

cultured	an informal expression for a fashionable vehicle
count on	unnecessary and usually harmful
engaged	exaggerated
melodramatic	sophisticated; well mannered
to be smart	here, a tone of voice
inflection	avoid
wise guy	an unexpected opportunity for success
a dandy bus	trap
tradespeople	a Christian religious teacher who teaches on Sundays in Church
gratuitous	(American English) a person who pretends to know a lot
dodge	depend on; rely on
lucky break	(American English) an informal way of saying that one is being too clever
Sunday-school teacher	occupied; busy
frame	merchants

Q. Wire one example for the following.

1.	One necessary component of an electric circuit	.....................
2.	A material used to make the filament of an electric current	.....................
3.	An appliance that is based on the heating effect of electric current	.....................
4.	A material used to make the core of an electromagnet	.....................

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a. Two surgeons were sitting down to lunch when one of them made a call on the mobile phone	1. suffers from chronic asthma.
b. The boy who won the drawing competition went to the dais	2. to become an astronaut which she did.
c. One of the fastest athletes in the world	3. to speak with her daughter who had just returned from school.
d. She was not that well-off but had a dream	4. on a wheelchair to collect his prize.