Working with words
A. Find the words from the text that match with the following meanings.
a. Shuffle walking by dragging one's feet along or without lifting them fully from the ground
b. doddle drawing pictures or patterns while thinking about
something else
c. plaque a piece of flat metal with writing on it
d. precepts a general rule intended to regulate behaviour or thought
e. Sneaky move or go in a furtive or stealthy way
B. Consult your teacher and define the following thinking skills.
a. convergent thinking
= Convergent thinking is the type of thinking that focuses on coming up with the single, well-established answer to a problem. It is oriented toward deriving the single best, or most often correct answer to a question. Convergent thinking emphasizes speed, accuracy, and logic and focuses on recognizing the familiar, reapplying techniques, and accumulating stored information.
b. divergent thinking
= Divergent thinking is a thought process or method used to generate creative ideas by exploring many possible solutions. It typically occurs in a spontaneous, free-flowing, "non-linear" manner, such that many ideas are generated in an emergent cognitive fashion. Many possible solutions are explored in a short amount of time, and unexpected connections are drawn.
c. critical thinking
= Critical thinking is the analysis of facts to form a judgment. The subject is complex, and several different definitions exist, which generally include the rational, skeptical, unbiased analysis, or evaluation of factual evidence.
d. creative thinking
= Creativity is the ability to generate a thought or an idea that is completely new, appealing, and useful. Creative thinking is a skill that enables you to come up with original and unconventional ideas.
Comprehension
Answer the following questions.
a. Who was Jack? How did he make children laugh?
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Jack was a kind of kid. He makes children laugh by saying joke.
b. Why are “Sharks” important to Reid?
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"Shark" is important to Reid because 'Shark' eat dead things in the ocean.
c. What does Mr. Browne think about the most important thing?
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Mr. Browne think the most important thing is precepts and he wrote a lot on the board one of them was when given the choose between being right or being kind choose kind
d. What is that has not been noticed by the student?
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The student has not notice that is 'Plaque text'
e. How did Jack make fun of the English class?
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Jack makes fun of the English class by saying joke with friend.
f. What were the students going to do at the end of the month?
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The student going to write an easy about precept at the end of the month.
g. What particular act of students surprised a girl student?
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Available in video description.
Critical thinking
a. Have you made your own precept after you read this lesson? What is it? Share it with your friends.
Ans:
Soon, available in video description.
b. According to Josh Lanyon, “If there was one life skill everyone on the planet needed, it was the ability to think with critical objectivity.” Justify this statement with your logic.
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If there was one life skill everyone on the planet needed, it was the ability to think with critical objectivity — Josh Lanyon
Critical thinking matters because it is at the core of everything we do in life. It has been said that shallow thinking leads to a shallow life, and critical thinking leads to a life of meaning.
“There’s less critical thinking going on in this country on a Main Street level — forget about the media — than ever before. We’ve never needed people to think more critically than now, and they’ve taken a big nap.” — Alec Baldwin
Unfortunately, most of our thinking is not critical thinking.
Actually, most of our thinking doesn’t need to be critical thinking. If you applied critical thinking to every decision you make, you would be exhausted before you even got to work in the morning.
Things like what to wear, what to eat for breakfast, and what route to take to work don’t require major decisions or critical thinking.
Where we run into problems is when we use automatic thinking to make important decisions. When we use don’t use critical thinking for important decisions we tend to go with the flow and let others make our decisions for us.
A good example of this is choosing our government. In the 2016 elections, only 58% of us chose to vote. That means that 42% of Americans decided to let someone else make critical decisions for them.
Critical thinking can also help in the workplace. As more and more businesses are faced with the challenges of increased competition, government regulations, and a changing workforce, the need for employees who can use their critical thinking skills to solve these challenges is critical for their success.
According to Dave Root,
“Critical thinking is more than a desirable soft skill; it’s a valuable competency that is the basis for innovation and problem-solving. When properly cultivated in the workplace, critical thinking can help individuals and teams overcome challenges and meet business goals.”
Critical thinking is a skill that is critical to solving government issues, making businesses more competitive, and making your life more meaningful.
Writing
Write an email to your friend explaining an interesting class you had.
Ans:
From: farindrabhandari646@gmail.com
Date: 8, August, 2021
Subject: Interesting class that I had
Dear Friend,
Compare to any other classes I have taken during my school history, I feel no one class could give me so many joys than the English class could do. As I learned it quite good and in every test I got the best mark in the class. I learned not only a lot of Basic English knowledge in my middle school but also the personal characteristics which lead my interests along through my later education life.
When I was in my middle school, it was a great thing when I know that there would be an English class tomorrow morning. Cause I could enjoy another interesting 45 minutes during the class. Rather than other classes, like Science, Nepali or Mathematics, i established my English-relative interests group in social media, which give me a great benefit in my study in the university. I believe none class else can inspire me so far to pursue a scientific result.
Another important thing I attain through the English class is to collaborate with other students. I think it certainly formed my teamwork sprite when I entered the career position as an engineer. I can still remember clearly my teachers of the English course in my middle school and my high school. They are all the people of great patient and instructive characteristic. They told me not to quit when I failed again and again. They give me a lot of confidence and disciplines of the mind toward success.
Regards,
Raj Tamang
Grammar
Question tag
A. Study the following examples.
a. You are tired, aren’t you?
b. He left Kathmandu, didn’t he?
c. Your father never touched alcoholic drinks, did he?
B. Rewrite the following sentences adding appropriate question tag.
a. Gill does not know Ann, Does he?
b. I’m very patient, Aren't I?
c. They’d never met me before, would they?
d. Listen carefully, will you?
e. Let’s have a break, shall we?
f. Let us invite them, Will you?
g. Hari used to live in France as a boy, didn't he?
h. You’d better not take a hard drink, would you?
i. Sheep eat grass, don't they?
j. Mr. Pande can speak nine languages, can't he?
k. She’s finished her classes, hasn't she?
l. She barely managed to reach the goal, did she?
m. Don’t let him swim in that pond, Will you?
n. There are lots of people here, aren't they?
C. Read the following situations. What do you say in these situations? Use question tags.
a. The sky is full of cloud. You can see lightning and hear thunder. It’s going to rain soon, isn't it?
b. You want to pay the taxi fare but you are short by 100 rupees. Shyam, you must have to pay 100rs, mustn't he?
c. You have met a stranger at a party and you want to have a chat with him/ her. Did you chat with stranger at a party, didn't you?
d. You came out of the film hall with your friend. You enjoyed the film. The film was very interesting, wasn't it?
e. You and your friend listened to a comedian on the stage and felt spellbound by his/her performance.
He gave an excellent performance, didn't he?
f. You think your friend’s father has arrived from the US but you are not sure. Your father will arrive from US, won't he?
g. You think Susan will join the new job tomorrow but you are not sure Susan will not join new job tomorrow, will he?
h. Your friend’s hair looks too short.
You have got too short hair, haven't you?
i. You want to go for a picnic with your friends in class. Let’s go picnic with classmate, shall we?
j. You want permission from your father to go for a walk. Let go for walk, will you?
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