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Chapter Summary1. Language Functions a. Expressing regret • I regret being rude and underestimating you. b. Giving or asking plans, purposes and intentions • Do you have any plans for the next programme? c. Predicting, speculating and judging • I predict that the book will be a best seller.2. Genre Review Social function : to criticise an art work, event for a public audience. Generic structure : • Orientation : places the work in its general and particular context, often by comparing it with others of its kind or thorough an analog with a non–art object or event. • Interpretive Recount : summarise the plot and/or providers an account of how the reviewed rendition of the work came into being. • Evaluation : provides an evaluation of the work and/or its performance or production; is usually recursive.Learning ReÁectionAfter learning the lesson in this chapter, you are expected to be able to:1. respond to expressions of regret, expression of telling or asking plans, purposes, intentions, predicting, speculating and judging;2. respond to review texts;3. perform a review of narrative text;4. read review texts;5. write a review text;6. identify an advertisement, poster, and pamphlet.Now, answer the questions.1. What expressions do you use for telling or asking plans, purposes and intentions?2. What do you say if you want to predict and speculate something?3. What should be included in a review text ?If you Ànd some difÀculties, consult your teacher or discuss with your friends.142 Developing English Competencies for Grade XII of Natural and Social Science Programmes

Review 2A. ListeningListen carefully to the teacher to answer the questions.You are going to listen to some short 7. How old is Pi? c. 6 years olddialogues. Questions 1–5 are based on a. 16 years old d. 26 years oldthe dialogues. Choose the best response b. 60 years oldto the expression you hear. 8. Where does Pi’s father plan to move?1. a. You’re not alone. a. To India. b. Never mind. b. To the USA. c. It’s good you admitted that. c. To Canada. d. Apology accepted d. To the PaciÀc Ocean.2. a. You’d better keep your promise. 9. What happens to Pi’s ship? b. I do apologise. a. It capsizes in the middle of the c. I honestly regret doing this. PaciÀc Ocean. d. That wasn’t true. b. It is wrecked off the coast of Africa. c. It hits rocks in a storm.3. a. It’s awful. d. It hits an iceberg. b. I don’t like it. c. No, mine’s been terrible, too. Questions 10–12 are based on the d. I can’t stand it. listening text you are going to hear.4. a. I’ll consider that. 10. What is Midtown Manhattan? b. Come on. a. A Àlm company. c. Don’t give up. b. A theatre. d. I wouldn’t do that if I were you. c. A book publisher. d. An art director.5. a. I’ll consider that. b. Oh, OK I guess. 11. What position is offered in the c. Well, be patient. advertisement? d. Thank you for telling me. a. Managing Director. b. Editor.Questions 6–9 are based on the listening c. Art Director.text you are going to hear. d. Senior Editor.6. What does the text talk about? 12. What is the Midtown Manhattan’s a. A Àlm entitled Life of Pi. fax number? b. A cartoon series entitled Life of a. 212-575-9271 c. 212-575-9217 Pi. b. 212-575-9270 d. 212-575-9272 c. A book entitled Life of Pi. d. A zookeeper named Pi. 143

B. ReadingAnswer the questions by choosing the best answer.Questions 13 - 17 are based on this text. The Frog Prince One Àne evening a young princess the bottom of it. She began to cry, andput on her bonnet and clogs, and went said, \"Alas! If I could only get my ballout to take a walk by herself in a wood; again, I would give all my Àne clothesand when she came to a cool spring of and jewels, and everything that I havewater with a rose in the middle of it, in the world.\"she sat herself down to rest a while.Now she had a golden ball in her hand, Whilst she was speaking, a frogwhich was her favourite plaything; and put its head out of the water, and said,she was always tossing it up into the air, \"Princess, why do you weep so bitterly?\"and catching it again as it fell. \"Alas!\" Said she, \"What can you do for me, you nasty frog? My golden ball has After a time she threw it up so high fallen into the spring.\" The frog said, \"Ithat she missed catching it as it fell; and do not want your pearls, and jewels, andthe ball bounded away, and rolled along Àne clothes; but if you will love me, andon the ground, until at last it fell down let me live with you and eat off yourinto the spring. The princess looked into golden plate, and sleep on your bed, Ithe spring after her ball, but it was very will bring you your ball again.\"deep, so deep that she could not see Taken from 366 and More Fairy Tales, 199013. What is the text about? 15. The communicative purpose of this a. A young princess and her text is .... bonnet. a. To describe a young princess b. A young princess in a cool spring with a golden ball of water. b. To amuse or to entertain the c. A young princess with a golden readers ball in her hand. c. To tell about our opinion about a d. The frog prince. young princess and her bonnet d. To persuade the readers to do14. What type of text is used by the something writer? a. Narrative. 16. Paragraph 1 .... b. Argumentative. a. Gives an orientation c. Descriptive. b. Poses a thesis d. Hortatory exposition. c. Shows an abstract d. Gives a general classiÀcation144 Developing English Competencies for Grade XII of Natural and Social Science Programmes

17. What does “it” refer to in paragraph c. A cool spring of water. 1 line 5? d. A wood. a. A golden ball. b. A rose.Questions 18–23 are based on this text. THE PRINCESS DIARIES In the boy department, the cutest one in school has the locker next to Meg Cabot hers, but doesn't even know Mia exists, even as his snooty girlfriend Lana, a Harper Collins popular cheerleader, torments her. And to top it off, Mia is developing some Young Adult sort of weird crush on Michael, Lilly’s computer nerd brother. ISBN: 0380814021 Then one day, Mia Ànds out she is 304 pages a princess. Okay, I know that doesn’t sound bad to most girls, but Mia hates As the hilariously funny tale the idea instantly. How does this fairycalled The Princess Diaries begins, tale come true? Her father is ruler of theMia Thermopolis is just a regular high principality of Genovia and since Mia isschool freshman at Albert Einstein High his only child, she is next in line to theSchool. Well, as regular as you can be throne. Her dad sends in the big gunswhen you live in a loft in downtown to convince Mia that being a princess isNew York with your Áighty artist Mom. what she is meant to do: her formidableAnd as regular as you can be when grandmother comes to New York toyour best friend is Lilly, a punky and give Mia \"Princess Lessons\". And as thespunky militant who produces her own word spreads around Albert EinsteinTV show. High School that Mia is royalty, her life just gets more crazy. As readers can guess from thetitle, this book takes the form of a The ending of The Princess Diariesdiary, written by Mia. Over the span is a twisty one and will leave youof a month, she relates her daily woes jonesing for more stories of Mia andand embarrassments in heart breaking the rest of her friends.detail. As with most teenaged girls, Miathinks she is hopeless, looks-wise. She's — Reviewed by Jennifer Abbotstall --- 5’9\" --- and klutzy, and not sogifted in the chest department. Taken from www.teenreads.com Then there is school. One of Mia’sbiggest problems is the fact she isÁunking Algebra and, to make mattersworse, her Mom has begun dating herteacher. Gross. Review 2 145

18. Who wrote The Princess Diaries? 21. ... Mia is developing some sort of a. Mia Thermapolis. weird crush on Michael, Lilly’s b. Jennifer Abbots. computer nerd brother. c. Meg Cabot. d. Lilly. A nerd is ... a. someone who is extremely19. Who is the main character of the novel? interested in computers a. Mia Thermapolis. b. someone who is fashionable b. Jennifer Abbots. c. someone who is charming c. Meg Cabot. d. someone who is nervous d. Albert Einstein. 22. Who is the reviewer of the novel?20. She’s tall–5’9’’-and klutzy, and not a. Meg Cabot. so gifted .... b. Jennifer Abbots. How is a klutzy girl? c. Mia Thermopolis a. She is a shy girl. d. Albert Einstein. b. She is a tough girl. c. She is a brave girl. 23. What is the International Standard d. She drops things and falls Book Number of The Princess easily. Diaries? a. 0380814021.Questions 24–30 are based on this text. b. 0060294665. c. 304 pages. d. 200 pages. The Lion and The Mouse Once when a lion was a sleep, a One day the lion was caught in alittle mouse began running up and trap. Some hunters who wanted to carrydown upon him; this soon awoke the him alive the king, tied him to a treelion, who placed his huge paw upon while they went in search of a wagon tothe mouse, and opened his big jaws to carry him in. Just then the little mouseswallow him. happened to pass by and see the sad plight in which the lion was. The little “Pardon, o King. Forgive me this mouse went up to him and soon gnawedtime. I shall never forget it: who knows I away the ropes that bound the king ofmay be able to do you a good turn some the beasts. Soon after the little mouseof these day?” The lion was so tickled had Ànished gnawing away the ropes,at the idea of the mouse being able to he asked the lion to run away.help him. Then he lifted up his paw andlet him go. Taken from UN 2005/2006.146 Developing English Competencies for Grade XII of Natural and Social Science Programmes

24. Who are the main characters of the a. Be careful to drive in story? b. Be proud to go to thea. The lion and the cat. c. It’s to drive tob. The lion and the mouse. d. How nice to walk inc. The lion and the beasts. 29. Mr Budi : You didn’t write thed. The lion and the king. essay, did you? You copied some else’s piece25. What is the moral lesson from the text? of writing.a. Don’t look at someone because Adi : . of his clothes. a. Thanks for telling me.b. It is best to prepare for the days b. Really? of necessity. c. I’m afraid that wasn’t true.c. Common people may prove d. Come on. great ones. 30. Adi : I have to admit I copiedd. United we stand, divided we Agus’s essay. I do fall. apologise. Mr Budi : .26. Paragraph three mainly tells that a. I’ll consider that .... a. The little mouse asked for b. No use crying over spilt milk forgiveness b. The hunter carried the lion alive c. It’s good for you admitted that to the king c. The lion was tied to tree by the d. Thank you for telling me hunter. d. The little mouse could prove that 31. Nana : I promise I won’t do he could help the lion the shameful deed next time. Ita : . a. That’s right, Nana. b. You’re not alone.27. What did the little mouse do to prove c. You’d better keep your promise. his words? d. I’m afraid that wasn’t true.a. He would never forget the lion. 32. Christopher Paolini began work on his debut novel Eragonb. He tried hard to help the lion free. he was only 15 years old. a. ifc. He ran up and down upon the lion. b. while c. whend. He asked for apology to the king d. becauseof the beast.28. Mother : the slippery road. 33. The translated novel I’m reading is not as good as we expected. I’mSon : OK. Don’t worry. with the book. Review 2 147

a. excited a. What's your prediction b. exciting c. disappointing b. What's your plan d. disappointed c. What do you think d. What do you do34. Nina is going to Medan tomorrow. 39. Danis : I wish I had studied She has never been there before. She for the exam. If I had is really about going. studied, I would have a. depressed b. depressing passed the exam. c. disappointing d. excited Nadia : a. I feel the same way.35. its extreme popularity, b. No use crying over spilt milk. SpongeBob has endured much controversy. c. It's a touching story. d. I think it's well grounded. a. Because 40. Adi : Have you seen Kuntilanak? b. Despite The film is absolutely c. Although terrible. d. Though Nadia : It's extremely bad.36. The film wasn’t good. We were a. Really? disappointed the Àlm. b. Same here. a. with c. I don't think so. b. of c. to d. I'm afraid it's not true. d. in 41. Nadia : H a v e y o u p r e p a r e d37. Adi : What's the matter, yourself for the exam? Danis? Danis : Of course, I have. Danis : I'm thinking of leaving the questions will be very school. I've got to start much like the exam of last earning my living. year. Adi : Nadia : I think it's well grounded. a. I wouldn't do that if I were you. a. I plan b. Come on. b. I intend c. I have no objection. c. I hope d. It's crazy! d. I predict that38. Nadia : after leaving 42. Danis : Who repaired the bicycle school, Danis? for you? Danis : I'm thinking of going Nadia : Nobody. a. Dad repaired it. into teaching. b. Dad and I repaired it.148 Developing English Competencies for Grade XII of Natural and Social Science Programmes

c. I repaired it myself. 45. Danis got to the station in time. If hed. Why didn't you repair it yourself? the train, he would have43. Some people are very selÀsh. They been late for his exam.only think of . a. misseda. each other b. has missedb. one another c. had missedc. themselves d. has been missingd. them 46. It's good that Nadia reminded me44. Let's paint the house . It will about Adi's birthday. I if be much cheaper. she hadn't reminded me. a. would forgeta. yourselves b. would be forgottenb. itself c. would have forgottenc. himself d. will forgetd. ourselvesB. Read the book review and answer the questions. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's StoneJ.K. Rowling Part of the attraction of Harry PotterBloomsbury 1997 and the Philosopher's Stone comes fromPaperback the familiar but at the same time exoticISBN 0747532745 setting of an English public school,223pp complete with houses and schoolboy adventures, in which Harry and his Judging by this Àrst volume, the friends Ron and Hermione struggleHarry Potter books are a Àne addition to save the world and win the houseto English children's fantasy literature. cup.Harry Potter, orphaned when hisparents are killed by the evil wizard So Harry Potter and the Philosopher'sVoldemort, is taken in by his aunt and Stone will be a great Christmas presentuncle, who are Muggles — ordinary, for kids who haven't read it yet — andnon-magical people. Harry is rather it is a book that adults (at least thoseout of place there, but things improve without stunted imaginations) can readgreatly for him when he goes to the as well.Hogwarts School of Witchcraft andWizardry — except that one of the staff A book review by Danny Yee © 2000is in league with Voldemort. http://dannyreviews.com/ Review 2 149

1. What is the title of the book being 5. How is the setting of Harry Potter and reviewed? the Philosopher's Stone?2. Who is the author of the book? 6. What makes it better?3. Who is the protagonist of the novel? 7. Who is the reviewer of the book?4. What makes the book attractive? 8. What do you think of the review?150 Developing English Competencies for Grade XII of Natural and Social Science Programmes

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Glossaryabortion /əˈbɔrʃn/ (n) an operation on a allowance /əlaʊəns/ (n): a small sum ofpregnant woman so that she will not have money paid regularly by parents to a childa baby so that the child can make his or her ownabuse /əˈbju:s/ (n): improper or excessive purchasesuse or treatment animated /ˈænımeıtıd/ (adj): full ofaccomplished /əˈkʌmplɪʃt/ (adj): having liveliness or activityconsiderable talent and skill appreciate /əˈpri:ʃieıt/ (v): to recognizeaccusation /̗ækjuˈzeɪn/ (n): a statement with gratitude (certainly appreciates youraccusing a person of a fault, wroding or kindness)crime approve /əˈpru:v/ (v): to give formal oraccuse /əˈkjuːz/ (v) to say that sb has done ofÀcial sanction to : ratifysth wrong, is guilty of sth or has broken of artiÀcial /̩ɑ:tˈfɪʃəl/ (adj): humanlythe him of lying contrived often on a natural model; man-acid /ˈˈæsɪd/ (adj) having a bitter sharp a madetaste; sour: a lemon is an acid fruit aspire /əˈspaɪə/ (v): to seek to attain aadvantage /ədˈvɑːntɪdʒ/ (n) a condition or particular goalcircumstance that puts one in a favourable ban /bæn/ (v): to prohibit especially byposition compared to other people legal means (ban discrimination); alsoadvertisement /ædvərˈtaɪzmənt/ (n) a : to prohibit the use, performance, orpiece of information in a news paper, or a distribution of (ban a book; ban a pesticide)poster, etc. bare /beə/ (adj): not covered by clothingadvise /ədˈvaɪs/ (v) to tell sb what you barn /bɑ:n/ (n): a usually large buildingthink he/she should do for the storage of farm products or feedafter /ˈæftar/ (n) later than sth: shelley and usually for the housing of farmcalled just after six o’clock animals or farm equipmentagainst /əˈgɛnst/ (n) touching or leaning on basis /ˈbeɪsɪs/ (n): the bottom of somethingsb/sth for support considered as its foundationagree /əˈgri/ (n) to have the same opinion bear /beə/ (v): to give birth toamazing /əˈmeɪzɪŋ/ (adj) causing you to biodiversity /baɪəʊdaɪˈvɜ:sɪti/ (n):be very suprised: she has shown amazing biological diversity in an environment ascourage indicated by numbers of different species ofannouncement /əˈnaʊnsmənt/ (n) a plants and animalsstatement that tells people about sth block /blɒk/ (v): to make unsuitable forargument /ˈargyumənt:/ (n) an angry passage or progress by obstructiondiscussion between two or more people bloom /blu:m/ (v): to produce or yieldwho disagree with each other Áowersattitude /ˈætətud/ (n) the way that you blossom /ˈblɒsəm/ (v): to open into Áowerthink, feel or be have: social attitudes and boundary /ˈbaʊndəri/ (n): something (as abeliefs she has a very positive attitude line, point, or plane) that indicates or Àxestoward her work. a limit or extentauthor /ˈɔɵər/ (v) to be the author of a bouquet /ˈbəʊˈkeɪ/ (n): a bunch of cutbook, a report, etc Áowers that have been specially chosen orawful /ˈɔfl/ (adj) terrible; very serious: a arrangedhave some awful news for you campaign /kæmˈpeɪn/ (n): a connected series of operations designed to bring Glossary 155

about a particular result (election the development of a new individual tocampaign) take placecapital punishment /ˈkæpɪtl pʌnɪʃmɪnt/ fetch /fetʃ/ (v): to go after and bring back(n): punishment by legal killing somebody or somethingcapsize /kæpˈsaɪz/ (v): to cause to overturn fond /fɒnd/ (adj): feeling love, affection,case /ˈkeɪs/ (n): a set of circumstances or or a strong liking for somebody orconditions somethingcatastrophe /ˈkə:tæstrəfi/ (n): a terrible for /fə/ (prep): in favour of, or in supportevent in which there is a lot of destruction of somethingor many people are injured or die formation /fɔ:ˈmeɪʃən/ (n): the processchamber /ˈtʃeɪmbə/ (n): room by which something develops or takes acharacter /ˈkærɪktə/ (n): one of the people particular shapeportrayed in a book, play, or Àlm fragile /ˈfrædʒaɪl/ (adj): easy to break,cloud /klaʊd/ (n) to make sth less damage, or harm, usually because delicateenjoyable; to spoil sth: the festival was or brittle fragrance /ˈfreɪgrəns/ (n): a pleasant smellclouded by violence between rival gangs genetic engineeringcharming /ˈtʃɑ:mɪŋ/ (adj): having the gender /ˈdʒendə/ (n): the sex of a personpower to delight or attract people or organism, or of a whole category ofcircumstance /ˈsɜ:kəmstæns/ (n): a people or organismscondition, fact, or event accompanying, global warming /̩gləʊbl ˈwɔ:mɪŋ/ (n):conditioning, or determining an increase in the world’s temperatures,climate /ˈklaɪmɪt/ (n): the average course believed to be caused in part by theor condition of the weather at a place greenhouse effect and depletion of theusually over a period of years as exhibited ozone layerby temperature, wind velocity, and gratitude /ˈgrætɪtju:d/ (n): a feeling ofprecipitation being thankful to somebody for doingclone /kləʊn/ (n): to make an exact copy somethingof an animal or plant by taking a cell rom it graze /greɪz/ (v): to eat grass and otherand developing it artiÀcially green plants in Àelds, or eat the grass andexciting /ɪkˈsaɪt̺ɪŋ/ (adj) causing strong plants of a particular Àeld or Àeldsfeelings of pleasure and interest that’s very groan /grəʊn/ (v): utter a moanexciting news guilty /ˈgɪltɪ/ (adj): responsible for a crime,explanation /̗ɛkspləˈneɪʃn/ (n) making sth wrong action, or error and deservingclear or giving a reason for sth: that idea punishment, blame, or criticismdoes’t need much explation hail /heɪl/ (v): to praise or approve afairy tale /ˈfearɪteɪl/ (n): a story for person, action, or accomplishment withchildren about fairies or other imaginary enthusiasmbeings and events, often containing a moral harmful /ˈhɑ:mfʊl/ (adj): causing damagemessage or injuryfaithful /ˈfeɪɵfʊl/ (adj): consistently head /hed/ (v): to move or go in atrustworthy and loyal, especially to a speciÀed direction or to a speciÀed positionperson, a promise, or duty hope /hoʊp/ (n) a person or thing thatfancy /ˈfænsi/ (adj): expensive and gives you hopefashionable horrible /ˈhɒrəbl/ (adj): very bad, veryfare /feə/ (n): cost of travel unpleasant, or caused by anxiety or fearfate / / (n): force predetermining events about something badfertilise /ˈfɜ:tɪlaɪz/ (v): to unite a female icon /ˈaikɒn/ (n): a picture or symbolgamete with a male gamete, thus enabling156 Developing English Competencies for Grade XII of Natural and Social Science Programmes

that is universally recognized to be motive /ˈməʊtɪv/ (n): the reason for doingrepresentative of something something or behaving in a particular wayimply /ɪmˈplaɪ/ (v): to make something neglect /nɪˈglekt/ (n): the failure to giveunderstood without expressing it directly proper care or attention to somebody orin vain /ɪn veɪn/ (adv): fruitlessly, somethingpointlessly, or unsuccessfully narrative /ˈnæreɪtər/ a story or an accountincite /ɪnˈsaɪt/ (v): to stir up feelings in or opponent /əˈpəʊnənt/ (n): omebody whoprovoke action by somebody is against a particular course of action orinduce /ɪnˈdju:s/ (v): to persuade or who does not support a particular cause orinÁuence somebody to do or think beliefsomething orphan /ˈɔ:fən/ (n): child whose parentsinnocent /ˈɪnəsənt/ (adj): not guilty of a are both dead or who has been abandonedcrime or offence by his or her parents, especially a child notinstruction /ɪnˈstrʌkʃn/ (n) teaching or adopted by another familybeing taught: we offer instructions in all pattern /ˈpætn/ (n): a regular or repetitivestyles of dance form, order, or arrangementinteresting /ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/ (adj) enjoyable and phenomenon /fɪ:nɒmɪnən/ (n): a fact orentertaining to do, think about, talk to, etc.; occurrence that can be observedissue /ˈɪʃu:/ (n): a topic for discussion or of pile /paɪl/ (v): to heap or stack things onegeneral concern on top of anotherjudge /dʒʌdʒ/ (n) to act as a judge in pilgrim /ˈpɪlgrɪm/ (n): somebody whocourt of law he said it was the heard est goes on a journey to a holy place forcase he had ever had to judge religious reasonsjudgement /ˈdʒʌdʒmənt/ (n) the ability plotline /plɒtlaɪn/ (n): the plotto form sensible opinions or to make wise or storyline in a book or dramaticdecisions presentation, or the dialogue needed tolesson /ˈlɛsn/ (n) a period of time when develop the plotyou learn or teach sth, ussualy not in plot /plɒt/ (n): events in the story of Àlm,school she teaches piano lesson novel, etc.legalise /ˈlɪˈgəlaɪz/ (v): to make an activity portray /pɔ:ˈtreɪ/(v): to representlegal by making or changing a law somebody or something in wordslifeboat /ˈlaɪffbəʊt/ (n): a boat used for postpone /pəʊstˈpəʊn/ (v): to putrescuing people from ships in trouble at sea something off until a later time or datelofty /ˈlɒfti/ (adj): behaving in a falsely precipitate /ˈprɪsɪpɪtɪt/ (n): to cause liquidsuperior or haughty manner or solid forms of water, condensed in themanipulate /məˈnɪpjʊleɪt/ (v): to control atmosphere, to fall to the ground as rain,or inÁuence somebody or something in a snow, or hail, or to fall in such a formclever or devious way predict /prɪˈdɪkt/ (verb) to say that sthmanufacture /̩mænjʊˈfæktʃə/ (v): to will happen ( often because have specialmake something into a Ànished product knowledge to predict the results of theusing raw materials, especially on a large election scientist still cannot predict whenindustrial scale earthquakes will happenmate /meɪt/ (n): a friend, also used as prevail /prɪˈveɪl/ (v): to remain in generala friendly, or sometimes hostile, form of use or effectaddress to a man pro-choice /prəʊtʃɔɪs/ (adj): advocatingmoisture /moɪstʃr/ (n): wetness, especially open legal access to voluntary abortiondroplets of condensed or absorbed liquid proÀciency /prəˈfɪʃənsi/ (n): competenceor in a vapour in something, or knowledge of it Glossary 157

pro-life /prəˈlaɪv/ (adj): in favour of speech /spi:tʃ/ (n): the ability to speakbringing the human foetus to full term, splendid /ˈspɪendɪd/ (adj): impressiveespecially by campaigning against abortion because of quality or sizeand experimentation on embryos split /splɪt/ (v): to divide something or bepromise /ˈprmɑs/ (verb) to show sign of divided lengthwise into two or more parts,sth, so that you expect it to happen: the usually by forcepicnic promises to be a lot of fun statue /ˈstætʃu:/ (n): a three-dimensionalpropagate /̩prɒpəgeɪt/ (v): to reproduce a image of a human being or animal that isplant or animal or, cause one to reproduce sculpted, modelled, cast, or carvedproponent /prəˈpəʊnənt/ (n): somebody stuff /stʌf/ (v): to Àll something bywho advocates something pushing things into itpurpose /ˈpərpəs/ (n) having an aim or tempting /ˈtemtɪŋ/ (adj): causing cravingplan and acting according to it: A good or desire to ariseleader inspires people with a sense of terrestrial /təˈrestriəl/ (adj): relating toquit /kwɪt/ (v): to give up, leave, or resign Earth rather than other planetsfrom a position or organization unborn /ʌ̩ nˈbɔ:n/ (adj): not yet born, butrainfall /ˈreɪnfɔ:l/ (n): the amount of rain usually already conceived and gestatingthat falls in a particular location over a unconditional /ʌ̩ nkənˈdɪʃənl/ (adj):particular period of time complete or guaranteed, with norequire /rɪˈkwaɪə/ (v): to be in need of conditions, limitations, or provisossomething or somebody for a particular veil /veɪl/ (n): a length of fabric, usuallypurpose sheer, worn by women over the head andrestriction /rɪˈstrɪkʃən/ (n): something that face as a concealment or for protectionlimits or controls something else vein /veɪn/ (n): any of the blood vesselsrevive /rɪˈvaɪv/ (v): to come, or bring that carry blood to the heartsomebody, back to life, consciousness, or velvet /ˈvelvɪt/ (n): a cotton, silk, or nylonfull strength fabric with a dense soft usually lustrousromance /rəʊˈmæns/ (n): a love affair, pile and a plain undersideespecially a brief and intense one wander /ˈwɒndə/ (v): to move fromscary /ˈskeəri/ (adj.): causing fear or alarm place to place, either without a purpose orscene /si:n/ (n): a view of a place or an without a known destinationactivity, especially one presented in a wisdom /ˈwɪzdəm/ (n): the knowledgepainting or photograph and experience needed to make sensiblesetting decisions and judgments, or the good sensesevere /sɪˈvɪə/ (adj): very harsh or strict shown by the decisions and judgmentsshift /ʃɪft/ (n): a change in position, madedirection, makeup, or circumstances wonderful/ˈwʌndərfl/ (adj) very good,short-list /ˈʃɔ:tlɪst/ (v.): to put somebody giving great pleasureor something on a Ànal list of candidatesfor a position or awardsoil /sɔɪl/ (n): the top layer of most ofthe earth’s land surface, consisting of theunconsolidated products of rock erosionand organic decay, along with bacteria andfungi158 Developing English Competencies for Grade XII of Natural and Social Science Programmes

IndexIndex of SubjectsA Dabortion 64, 65, 66, 67 deter 91, 92, 96, 97accusation 29, 30, 34 diagram 43, 48accuse 29, 30, 34 disadvantage 63, 73, 74, 75acid 40, 43 discussion 56, 57, 62, 66, 67, 75advantage 63, 73, 74, 75advertisement 5, 10, 18 Eadvice 55, 57, 67, 74 encourage 90, 91, 94, 95after 22, 23 engineering 56, 57, 59against 55, 64, 65, 67, 72 entertaining 133, 134, 141amazing 120, 127, 132, 140 exciting 135, 140, 141announcement 25 explanation 31, 36, 40, 45argument 57, 61, 77attitude 29, 60 Fauthor 120, 126, 127, 130, 131, 132, 141 fascinating 135, 140, 149awful 116, 117, 122, 123 for 67, 69, 74, 77B Gbefore 22, 23 genetic engineering 56, 57blame 29, 34 HC hope 90, 91, 94, 95character 103cloud 36, 40, 42, 44 Icomplain 29, 34 instruction 2, 3, 7, 8complication 14, 15, 103, 107 interesting 135, 149conclusion 57, 63, 67, 77 issue 57, 61, 66, 67, 70, 77controversial 66, 67, 70, 77criticise 91, 92, 96, 97 Jcurious 54, 55, 58, 59 judge 116, 117, 122, 123, 125curiosity 54, 58 judgement 116, 117, 122, 123, 125cycle 30, 31, 37, 39, 44, 88 Glossary 159

N Snarrative 4, 9, 10 12, 13, 92, 99, 103, setting 97, 98, 101, 103105,107, 108, 109, 110 speculate 116, 117, 122, 123, 125noun phrase 106, 107, 108 speculation 116, 117, 122, 123, 125novel 119, 120, 127, 131, 137, 141, 145 story 5, 9, 10, 12, 13 suggestion 2, 3, 7, 8O summary 26opponent 66, 67, 70, 74 swear 29, 31, 33, 34, 35orientation 14, 15 TP technology 62, 73passive voice 45–47persuade 90, 94 Index of Authorsphenomena 32, 36, 42 Abbots, Jennifer 145plot 97, 98, 101, 103 Alessio, Amy 127possibility 55, 59, 60, 61 Arnold, Louise 137predict 118, 119, 124, 125 Cabot, Meg 145promise 28, 29, 33, 34, 35 Clark, Mary Higgins 131-132proponent 66, 67, 70, 74 Davidson, Mary Janice 120purpose 117, 118, 123, 125 Haddock, Peter 4 Halls, Kelly Milner 133R Lee, Harper 136rain 32, 36, 41, 43, 47 Merwin, W.S. 137reason 57, 67 Modesit Jr, L.E. 137reÁection 26 Olson, Kristi 137regret 116, 117, 122, 123, 124 Paolini, Christopher 127request 2, 3, 7, 8 Rowling, J.K. 143resolution 14, 15 Spark, Nicholas 133review 120, 121, 127, 131, 132, 142 Yee, Danny 149160 Developing English Competencies for Grade XII of Natural and Social Science Programmes

TapescriptsChapter 1 Activity 4 Hi, Indra. How are doing?Can You Tell Me the Story? 1. Erwin : Oh, hi, Erwin. I’m Àne, thanks. Actually, I'm a little confused.Activity 2 Indra : Why is it so? My teacher gave me an assignmentStudent : Excuse me. My teacher gave me an Erwin : to write a book review. Can you tell assignment to write a book report. Indra : me what book I should review? 1Can you tell me what book I should Hi, Nadia. How's it going today? read? 2. Rina : Hi, Rina. I'm Àne, thank you. How Nadia : about you?Librarian : 2Sure. Did your teacher set a speciÀc I'm Àne, too. Hi, what book is it? book? Rina : Eragon by Christopher Paolini. Nadia : It seems interesting. Can you lendStudent : Yes. A contemporary novel, actually. Rina : me the book?Librarian : Well, 3I'd like to suggest you read Which book are you reading at 3. Susan : the moment? Life of Pi. The book is great. It’s about Well, as a matter of fact, I'm the life of Pi and his great adventure. Harry : reading the Da Vinci Code. I think you should read the book. Oh really? Is it interesting?Student : That's great. 4It sounds like a good Susan : Certainly. It's a best seller, you suggestion. 5Do you mind if I borrow Harry : know. the book now? May I borrow yours, please?Librarian : 6I have no objection. You can borrow Susan : it for a week.Student : Thank you, but I think I need it for Activity 5 a longer period. 7Would you mind making a copy of it? 1. Why don't you read this book?Librarian : Oh, 8sorry to say that no part of the 2. What/How about going to the library? book may be copied. 3. You could (might) join the story tellingStudent : OK. 9Will you extend the due date by two weeks? contest.Librarian : 10Sure, I will. Here you are. 4. Would you mind borrow me the book,Activity 3 please? 1. Bring that book to me. 5. Can you tell the story? 2. Why don’t you read this story? 6. Could you please bring me the book? 3. Why not read this story? 7. Bring that book to me. 4. Read this story loudly. 8. Read this story carefully. 5. Would you mind lending me the book, please? 6. What about going to the library? 7. I think you should join the story telling contest. 8. Stop writing your story. 9. If I were you, I would buy this novel.10. Could you pass me that novel, please? 161

Activity 7 Activity 10 A beggar found a 1leather purse that Intergeneration Foundation Announces 2nd Storytelling Contest someone had dropped in the marketplace. The Intergeneration foundation invites Opening it, he discovered that it contained 100 pieces of gold. Then he heard a merchant people of all ages to tell us a story: a 1narrative 2shout, \"A reward! A reward to the one who of their family's history or traditions or a story Ànds my leather purse!\" from their 2imagination. Whether Àction or non-Àction, the story should 3illustrate Being an honest man, the beggar 3came intergeneration needs, connections, relationship forward and handed the purse to the merchant understanding, and feature 4characters from at saying, \"Here is your purse. May I have the least two generations. reward now?\" Ideas to inspire and motivate you might be …. • Favoritefamilystories5handedfromgeneration \"Reward?\" scoffed the merchant, greedily counting his gold. \"Why the purse I 4dropped to generation had 200 pieces of gold in it. You've already • Stories about intergeneration care giving stolen more than the reward! Go away or I'll tell 5the police.\" and 6sharing For further information, visit our 7website at \"I'm an 6honest man,\" said the beggar www.intergenerationda.org deÀantly. \"Let us take this matter to the court.\" Chapter 2 In court the judge 7patiently listened to How the Water Cycle Works both sides of the story and said, \"I believe you Activity 2 and 3 both. Justice is possible! Merchant, you stated that the purse you lost contained 8200 pieces Nadia : What’s 1wrong, Adi? You don't look of gold. Well, that's a considerable cost. But, very happy. the purse this beggar 9found had only 100 pieces of gold. Therefore, it couldn't be the Adi : I’m not. It's not 2fair. Look at this. one you lost.\" Nadia : What's that? Adi : It’s my favorite CD. I 3lent it to Rifki And, with that, the judge 10gave the purse and all the gold to the beggar. and now it is broken. Nadia : What! What did he do to it? Source: www.aesopfables.com Adi : He didn't do anything. His sister's dogActivity 9 4chewed it. It’s completely destroyed. Nadia : So? What's the 5problem? Rifki can buy Who Is King of the Forest? When Tiger jumped on Fox, cried out, you a new CD. How dare you attack the King of the Jungle!\" Adi : That's what I think, but he says it’s not Tiger looked at him in amazement, \"Nonsense! You are not King!\" his 6fault. He says he won't pay for it. \"Certainly I am,\" replied Fox, \"All the Nadia : What? He has to pay for it. animals run from me in terror! If you want, Adi : Well, he won't pay for it. It’s not fair. come with me.\" Fox went into the forest with Nadia : Come on, let’s go and talk to him. Tiger at his heels. When they came to a herd Nadia and Adi come to Rifki of deer, the deer saw Tiger behind Fox and Nadia : Hi, Rifki. Adi has just told me about ran in all directions. They came to a group of monkeys. The his CD. monkeys saw Tiger behind Fox and they Áed. Rifki : Oh, yes. It’s 7terrible, isn't? It's my Fox turned to Tiger and said, \"Do you need more proof than that? See how the animals sister's fault. Áee at the very sight me?!\" Adi : It was your 8responsibility, Rifki. \"I'm surprised, but I've seen it with my Rifki : You have to talk to my sister about it. own eyes. Forgive me for attacking you, Adi : I lent it to you, Rif, not to your sister. Great King.\" Tiger bowed low and with great Nadia : That's right, Rif. You should buy Adi a ceremony he let Fox go. new CD. Source: www.aesopfables.com Rifki : Look, 9stay out of it, Nadia. It's none of your business.162 Developing English Competencies for Grade XII of Natural and Social Science Programmes

Nadia : Yes, it is, Rifki, Adi's my friend. sometimes over long distances. When cloudsRifki : OK. It's my fault, isn'tit?Imust 10apologize. or fog form in acid-laden air, they too areAdi : It's good you 11admitted that. Apology acidic, and so is the rain or snow that falls from them. 12accepted. B. Evaporation is an important part of the earth’s water cycle, the continual movementActivity 5 of fresh water between the earth’s surface1. Dani : What's the matter, Sir? and its atmosphere. The water rises intoTeacher : Sit down, Dani. One of your the atmosphere, condenses in clouds, and classmates told me you cheated. falls back to the earth as precipitation. ThisDani : . precipitation replenishes streams, rivers,2. Teacher : Is anything wrong, Nana? lakes, groundwater reservoirs, and otherNana : I do apologize, Sir. I cheated. freshwater supplies.Teacher : Apology accepted, but you C. Carbon cycle is the cycle of carbon usage have to take another exam. by which energy Áows through the earth'sNana : Yes, Sir. I honestly regret doing ecosystem. The basic cycle begins when this. I promise I won’t do so photosynthesizing plants use carbon next time. dioxide (CO2) found in the atmosphereTeacher : . or dissolved in water. Some of this3. Nina : Nadia, my sister lost the book carbon is incorporated in plant tissue as you lent me. carbohydrates, fats, and protein; the restNadia : You have to pay for it, Nina. is returned to the atmosphere or waterNina : OK. It’s my fault, isn’t it? primarily by aerobic respiration.Nadia : . D. For more than a century scientists have known that certain gases in the atmosphere-mostActivities 7, 8 and 9 notably water vapor, carbon dioxide, and methane-contributetoatmosphericwarming. What causes rainfall, where does the These greenhouse gases, which also includewater come from and where does it go? The nitrous oxide and chloroÁuorocarbons,answers to these questions lie in the water allow about half of the short-wave radiationcycle. The cycle begins when the sun causes in sunlight to pass through the earth’sthe evaporation of water from the world’s atmosphere, heating the earth’s surface. Atoceans, lakes and rivers. The water is changed the same time, greenhouse gases absorb andinto small droplets called water vapor. This reradiate most of the longer wavelengths ofevaporated water gathers in the atmosphere. radiation, such as infrared radiation, which isAs this moisture-laden air rises, it cools and emitted by the earth's warmed surface. Thiscondenses, forming clouds. As the amount heat-trapping capacity of the atmosphere isof water vapor grows in the air, rain cloudsform and the water is returned to earth as popularly known as the \"greenhouse effect.\"precipitation (rain, hail or snow). The waterthen Áows back to the rivers, lakes and oceans, Taken from Microsoft Encarta Reference Library, 2008where the process begins all over again Activity 12 Taken from SOSE: Studies of Society & Environment, 2000Activity 11 The water 1cycle is the never-endingA. The process that leads to acid rain begins movement of the earth’s water. Water goes from 2the ocean to the air to the land and with the burning of fossil fuels. Burning, or 3back to the oceans again. For that reason, its combustion, is a chemical reaction in which 4movements is called a cycle. oxygen from the air combines with carbon, nitrogen, sulfur, and other elements in the This cycle 5begins when heat from the substance being burned. The acid compounds sun turns ocean water into 6water vapour. are carried by air currents and the wind, Water vapour is water that has become 7a gas. The water vapour rises high into 8the sky, Tapescripts 163

where it cools off. The cooled water vapour Randi : Well, 6I think it’s well grounded. It’schanges into 9tiny drops of water. The drops worth speculating. Yet, if the weatherare held up in the sky by rising 10warm air. gets worse, 7would there be anyWhen billions of these drops of water 11cluster possibility of changing the plan? Maybetogether they form 12a cloud. The water in you can go camping.the clouds eventually 13falls to earth as rain.If the water vapour is 14cold enough, it turns Deni : Hmm. 8That’s one possibility.into ice an falls as 15snow. Most rain and snowfalls into the ocean, but some falls on 16land. In Activity 5time, this water also 17Áows back to the oceanand the 18cycle starts again. Dialogue 1 Didu : Many people against GMO. I wonder Taken from The World Book Student Discovery Encyclopedia, 2006 why? Tami : I think they don’t like the idea ofChapter 3 eating foods that have been geneticallyLet’s Discuss Some Issues modiÀed. Didu : It’s just that? Transgenic maize has theActivities 2 & 3 same taste as common corn. Tami : It’s not only the reason some fear thatNadia : 1I wonder what your opinion on abortion certain types of genetically engineered is. crops will further reduce biodiversity inAdi : 2Let me just say that I oppose it. the cropland. Is that clear?Nadia : So, is that why you voted for a president Didu : Yes, I see the point. By the way, what’sAdi : candidate who is pro-life? your opinion on GMO?Nadia : Yeah. 3I do hope the government won’t Tami : Let me just say that I oppose it, for any pass a law legalizing abortion. reasons. I wish we could insist on a banAdi : But I heard the House is discussing on GMO. a bill to legalise abortion for medical reasons. Dialogue 2 Really? 4I wish the law won’t be misused Nisa : Hi. I wonder if you would mind by some irresponsible people. answering a question for me.Activity 4 Maya : OK, what’s the question?Deni : Hey, Randi have you ever been mountain Nisa : Do you approve of genetically modiÀed climbing? food?Randi : Yeah. I went a couple of times a few Maya : Well, I don’t think GM food is good for years ago. Why do you ask? 1What’s the us. plan? Nisa : So your answer is “no”.Deni : 2I'm planning on maybe going this Maya : That’s right. I’m against it. weekend. Nisa : OK, thank you, Maya.Randi : Really? Where? With whom? Maya : No problem.Deni : With Budiman and Heri? 3They’re thinking of going to Mount Pangrango. Activities 7 and 8Randi : Humh. Well, be careful! It’s been raining a lot. You’ve never been climbed before, Paragraph 1 have you? Genetic engineering, genetic modification,Deni : No. I don't know the Àrst thing about it. and gene splicing are terms for the process of Budiman and Heri are quite experienced, manipulating genes in an organism. It has important though, I guess. 4I would say we'll get uses, but many people are worried by it. to the top safety. After all, 5we can Paragraph 2 speculate that the weather will be better Proponents of genetic engineering argue this weekend. that the technology is safe, and that it is necessary in order to maintain food production that will continue to match population growth. However, others argue that food distribution, not production, is the biggest problem.164 Developing English Competencies for Grade XII of Natural and Social Science Programmes

Paragraph 3 Review 1 Hi, Nadia. You look tired. Didn’t you Others oppose genetic engineering on 1. Ita : sleep very well last night?the grounds that genetic modification may I slept OK, but not enough.have unforeseen consequences in the modiÀed Nadia :organisms and their environments. The ecological Ita : .and environment effects of transgenic plants are 2. Adi : Will you let me know if she hasconstantly being investigated. Dani : returned the book? Paragraph 4 3. Nadia : Anti-genetic-engineering activists say that .with current recombinant technology there Adi : This book is interesting. The authoris no way to ensure that genetically modiÀed 4. Maya : wrote it for teenagers. I suggest youorganisms will remain under control, and the use read it.of this technology outside of secure laboratory Nisa :environments carries unacceptable risks for the 5. Adi : .future. The weather is bad. Would there be any Paragraph 5 possibilities of changing your plan. Some fear that certain types of geneticallyengineered crops will further reduce biodiversity .in the cropland. I’m doing a survey on homework. I Paragraph 6 wonder if you would mind answering Proponents of current genetic techniques as some questions for meapplied to food plants cite the beneÀts that thetechnology can have. Proponents like to cite golden Nadia : .rice that contains elevated vitamin A levels. Paragraph 7 Listening Text 1 (Questions 6–10) Many opponents of current genetic engineeringbelieve the increasing use of genetic modiÀcation in In the eastern part of Persia there livedmajor crops has caused a power shift in agriculture at one time a gardener whose one joy in lifetowards biotechnology companies. was his Áowers and fruit trees. He had neither wife, nor children, nor friends; nothingActivity 9 except his garden. At length, however, the good man wearied of having no one to talk Just Say No to GMO to. He decided to go out into the world and Ànd a friend. Scarcely was he outside the I believe that GM technology isn’t garden before he came face to face with a needed to feed the world, as 1sustainable, bear, who, like the gardener, was looking for organic farming methods can provide plenty a companion. Immediately a great friendship without the 2excessive use of chemicals. Using sprang up between these two. sustainable and organic farming methods will allow us to 3repair the damage done by industrial One afternoon it happened that an farming, reducing the excessive use of fertiliser, unusually large Áy alighted on the gardener's 4herbicides and other man-made chemicals, and nose. The bear drove it off, but it only Áew making GM crops 5redundant. The simple truth to the gardener’s chin. Again the bear drove is, we don’t need GM technology.\" it away, but in a few moments it was back once more on the gardener’s nose. The bear If you want a future 6free from GM now was Àlled with rage. With no thought food, help us make sure that companies beyond that of punishing the Áy, he seized and governments around the world get the a huge stone, and hurled it with such force 7message. at the gardener’s nose that he killed not only the Áy, but the sleeping gardener. This public 8service ad is presented by Friends of Earth. It is better to have a wise enemy than a foolish friend. Adapted from www.greenpeace.org.uk; Foodwatch, Taken from http://www.pitt.edu/ 2001 Tapescripts 165

Listening Text 2 (Questions 11–13) Chapter 4 The sun also provides the energy stored It’s a Great Story Activity 2 in fossil fuels. Coals, petroleum, and natural gas are fossil fuels. 1. Come on you can do it. Just this once.\" 2. \"How can I persuade you to participate in Fossil fuels come from the remains and ancient plants and animals over millions of the story writing contest?\" years ago. 3. \"Just believe in yourself. I know you can do These are what happened: 1. Hundreds of millions of years ago, your best.\" 4. \"You’re not going to let me down, are you?\" before people live on earth, trees and 5. \"Don’t worry, I’m sure you’ll do better this other plants absorbed energy from the Sun, just as they do today. time.\" 2. Animals ate plants and smaller animals. 6. \"I don’t think it is a good idea.\" 3. After the plants and animals died, 7. \"I don’t (particularly) like your story.\" they slowly became buried deeper 8. \"I hope you will do it better next time.\" underground. 9. \"I don’t think you should do that.\" 4. After millions of years, they turned into 10. \"I wish all the best for you.\" coal and petroleum. Activity 3 Although the buried prehistoric plants Doni : Hi, Andra. How are you? and animals changed form over time, they Andra : Doni! What a surprise! I’m Àne, thanks. still stored energy. How about you? When we burn fossil fuels today, the Doni : I’m OK and you know ...? I won the short stored energy from the Sun is released in the form of heat. The heat produced warm story contest. to our homes and other building and also Andra : 1That's great. Congratulations. electricity for our lights and appliances. Doni : Thank you. Andra : Actually I also sent my short story for Adapted from KingÀsher Science Encyclopedia, 1997 he contest. But 2I failed miserably.Listening Text 3 (Questions 14–15) Doni : 3That’s too bad. But don’t worry about Nuclear energy is the name given to it. All you need is a little more practise. energy that is produced from changes in Why don't you send your short stories nuclei, the small, heavy centres of atoms. to a newspaper or magazine? Andra : Yeah, 5I'll consider that. But, as a matter of The advantages of nuclear energy are fact, I’m pessimistic that my story will be that it produces a large amount of useful accepted for the newspaper or magazine. energy from a very small amount of fuel Doni : Come on. 6Don’t give up! and does not produces gases contributing Andra : OK. 7I'll try to send my short stories to to the greenhouse effect. The disadvantages the newspaper. Anyway, I'm thinking of are that the nuclear waste is very difÀcult to maybe stopping writing short stories. stored safety. Doni : 8I don’t think you should do it. Andra : Thank you for telling me. It is very difÀcult and expensive to amke Doni : 9Idohopethatyourstorywillbepublished an old nuclear reactor safe and there is always in a newspaper or magazine. a small chance of serious accident if something Andra : 10Well, I hope that so. goes wrong. Activity 5 Adapted from KingÀsher Science Encyclopedia, 1997 1. Ryan : I have decided not to accept the scholarship. 2. Sandy : I think you should try to come to the speech competition. You speak English Áuently though. 3. Cindy : I can't do it. The competition will be tough this year.166 Developing English Competencies for Grade XII of Natural and Social Science Programmes

4. Desi : Don't give up now, okay. I know you Dudi : Why didn't you Ànish it last week? You can get trhough this. had a plenty of time.5. Ferdy : If I were you I wouldn't do that. Just Adi : Actually, I went camping last weekend. think the negative side. 1I regret it now. I wish I hadn't gone camping. 2If I hadn’t gone camping, I hadActivities 7 and 8 Ànished writing the book review. The Farmer and His Sons Dudi : 3No use crying over spilt milk. There was once an old, 1dying farmer Dialogue 2 who had always worked hard in his 2vineyard Dudi : 4What's your plan after leaving high all his life. Before he died, he wanted to teach his 3three sons how to be good farmers. So he school, Adi? called them to him and said, \"My boys, before Adi : 5I’m planning on maybe studying I die I want you to know that there is a great treasure 4buried in the vineyard. Promise me Indonesian literature. How about you, that you will 5look for it when I am dead.\" Dudi? The sons promised and as soon as their Dudi : 6I'm thinking of going teaching. After father died, they began looking for the 6treasure. leaving the college, I’m going to go to They worked very hard in the hot sun and all the Papua. I want to teach the children of this time as they were working they 7wondered what remote spot. their father had left for them. In their minds they Adi : Really? It's so far away, Dudi. 7What do pictured boxes of gold coins, 8diamond necklaces you want to achieve? and other such things. Dudi : Well, 8I hope I can do something to make Soon they had 9dug up every inch of the myself useful. vineyard. But they found not a single 10penny. Adi : I just don’t understand you. You're an They were very upset. They felt that their hard only child. What is it that you want? work had been for 11nothing. But then the Dudi : My parents can understand me wanting grapes started to appear on the 12vines and to live alone, be independent, and be their grapes were the biggest and best in the useful. 13neighbourhood, and they sold them for a lot Adi : What makes you want to go to Papua? of money. Now they 14understood what their You don't have a relative there, do you? father had meant by the great treasure, and Dudi : No, I don't. This book, The City of Joy, has they lived happily and 15wealthily ever after. inspired me to go to Papua. 9It's really an inspiring book. Taken from New Headway, 1999 Adi : What's it about? Dudi : The novel tells a priest who lives in a slumActivity 9 in Calcutta. He comes from a country inQuestions Europe. And he tries hard to adapt to1. What is the advertisement about? the culture of the people he lives with.2. How much is the prize for the contest? He helps the poor living in the slum. All3. How will you response to this ad? people are treated the same. Adi : 10It’s a touching story.Chapter 5 Dudi : That's right. It makes me feel like ÀnishingThe Book Is Amazing my school as soon as I can. So I can leaveActivity 2 for Papua. Adi : Talking of your school, have you preparedDialogue 1 yourself for the admission test?Dudi : Hi, Adi. You look awful. What's wrong Dudi : Of course, I have. 11I predict that the test will be very much like test of last year. with you? Adi : 12I think it’s well grounded. We canAdi : I didn’t get much sleep last night. I speculate that the questions will follow a set pattern. Ànished writing the book review. Today Dudi : 13It’s worth speculating. is the deadline for the submission of the Activity 4 assignment. 1. \"I regret for being unfriendly and underestimate you.\" Tapescripts 167

2. \"Next year I’m going to study abroad, you Maybe one day when I’ve 8forgotten how know!\" bad this book was and just how trashy, I’ll 9read a few more in the series! But seriously guys I3. \"I predict that you will be a Àrst winner in wouldn’t 10recommend it! this competition.\" Taken from dancingsifaka.typepad.com4. \"I can say that the book is not interesting at all.\" Activity 8 \"This novel is an extraordinary piece ofActivity 5Nisa : Hi, Arif. How are you? writing—in a splendid translation—that speaksArif : Nisa! What a surprise. I’m OK. How about simultaneously to the mind and the heart. It is a book that is not easily put down, and not likely you? forgotten.\"Nisa : You know, I was sick for about a week. --Van C. Gessel, editor and compiler of The Now, have already Àt. Showa AnthologyArief : Oh..yeah. I’m really sorry Nisa. I regret \"This is a signiÀcant book for anyone interested that I can’t visit you when you were in Japanese society and literature.\" sick.Nisa : That would be OK. Thanks for your —James O’Brien, translator of Crackling concern. Mountain and Other StoriesArief : By the way, What are you doing here?Nisa : I’m looking for a novel actually. \"By a gift of sympathy and talent, SusanArief : Have you found any interesting? Wilkinson is evocatively faithful to the spirit ofNisa : I’ve found a novel but I found it was not the original and its longing, loving remembrance very good. of things past.\"Nisa : What book was that?Arif : Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf. —Lane Dunlop, translator of The LateNisa : I’ve read the novel. I feel the same way, Chrysanthemum: Twenty-one stories from the too. I don’t understand the story. It’s Japanese complicated.Arif : Yeah. I predict that it won’t be s best Taken from Microsoft Encarta Reference Library, 2008 seller.Nisa : I along with your prediction. However, Review 2 I will make a speculation to buy that book. (Questions 1–5)Arif : Oh really? Well I just can hope you won’t regret. 1. Teacher : Ina, you didn’t write this essay, didActivity 7 Ina : you? Teacher : That’s right, Sir. I copied it from a Undead and Unwed journal. Mary Janice Davidson 2. Teacher : Undead, unwed and I also wish I could Ina : .. say 1unread! Okay so here I think I have Ànally Teacher : You copied someone else’s work. sunk to the bottom of the barrel to try to 2catch It’s plagiarism, Ina. up and complete my challenge. I do have a bit 3. Adi : I honestly regret, Sir. I promise I of a thing for vampire novels! And that said Nadia : won’t do that next time.. I bought three 3different Àrst in the series, to see if it would help me catch up and bring me Adi : .. back 4to target. 4. Dadi : How has your week been, Adi? Seriously, this was one of the 5trashiest Terrible! I don’t want to talk about novels I have ever read! It was OK and fun, but Indra : it. I’m sure everybody else’s week I feel like a complete 6fraud and fake adding 5. Nadia : has been better than mine! this to the list of books I’ve read this year! : But I did nevertheless read it! So it’s gonna Nisa . be 7added. I’m working in a publishing house. It’s kind of boring. Probably I’ll quit and look for a new job. .. I wouldn’t do that if I were you. ..168 Developing English Competencies for Grade XII of Natural and Social Science Programmes

Listening Text 2 (Questions 6–9) Listening Text 3 (Questions 10–12) Yann Martel’s imaginative and un- Enjoy a challenge? Midtown Manhattanforgettable Life of Pi’s book is a magical theatre and Àlm book publisher seeks an Artreading experience, an endless blue expanse Director to design book covers and interiors,of storytelling about adventure, survival, catalogues, and print ads. Approximately 20and ultimately, faith. The precocious son of titles a year. Must have experience in booka zookeeper, 16-year-old Pi Patel is raised in design from the concept stage to the ÀnishedPondicherry, India, where he tries on various product. At least three years in house tradefaiths for size, attracting “religions the way book design experience required. Work closelya dog attracts Áeas.” Planning a move to with in house staff, freelancers, printers.Canada, his father packs up the family and Must have expert Quark, Photoshop, andtheir menagerie and they hitch a ride on Illustrator skills for the Mac. Please respondan enormous freighter. After a harrowing to [email protected] or fax to 212-shipwreck, Pi Ànds himself adrift in the 575-9270. No phone calls please.PaciÀc Ocean, trapped on a 26- foot lifeboatwith a wounded zebra, a spotted hyena, a Taken from Publishers Weekly, January 12, 2004seasick orangutan, and a 450-pound Bengaltiger named Richard Parker. In rich, hallucinatory passages, Pirecounts the harrowing journey as thedays blur together, elegantly cataloging theendless passage of time and his struggles tosurvive. Taken from http://www.amazon.com/ Tapescripts 169

Answer KeyChapter 1 Activity 10 5. handedCan You Tell Me the Story? 1. narrative 6. sharing 2. imagination 7. websiteListening 3. illustrate 4. charactersActivity 2 Speaking 1. Can you tell me Activity 7 2. Sure 3. I’d like to suggest 1. It was happened in the past, a long ago. 4. It sounds like a good suggestion 2. A farmer named Liu. 5. Do you mind if 3. Answer may vary 6. I have no objection 4. We have to be patient person and follow the 7. Would you mind 8. Sorry to say that process. 9. Will you10. Sure, I will Activity 8 1. Fable is a short story that teaches a moralActivity 3 6. suggestion1. instruction 7. suggestion lesson and that often has animals as speaking2. suggestion 8. request character’s.3. suggestion 9. suggestion 2. Answer may vary. Accept any possible answer.4. instruction 10. request 3. It teaches lessons about human behavior.5. request 4. They available at bookstores. 5. We can visit its website at www.aesopfables. comActivity 4 Reading 4. e 7. b 10. g1. b. Sure. You’d better review Jane Eyre. Activity 2 5. f 8. c2. a. Sorry to say that I can’t. It’s not mine. I 6. j 9. i 1. a borrowed it from Nisa. 2. h3. c. Sure. It’s my pleasure. 3. dActivity 7 Activity 41. leather purse2. shout 6. honest 1. In West Java.3. came forward 7. patiently 2. He was a good ruler. He liked hunting in the4. dropped 8. 200 pieces5. the police 9. found forest very much. 10. gave 3. She was pretty and beautiful. 4. He was a dog that was actually a cursed god.Activity 8 5. Because he didn’t obey him to chase a pig.1. The beggar Ànd the purse in the market place. 6. Because Sangkuriang killed Tumang who was2. It contained 100 pieces of gold.3. The merchant. actually his father.4. Being an honest man, the beggar came forward 7. Dayang Sumbi asked Sangkuriang to dum up the and handed the purse to the merchant Citarum river and build a big vessel all in one5. No, he didn’t night.6. Because the judge thought that the merchant 8. Sangkuriang angried and kicked the boat that became a mountain called Tangkuban Perahu. lied.7. To the beggar Activity 58. Answer may vary. Accept any possible answer. 1. Paragraph 1 5. Paragraph 2 and 3 2. Paragraph 10 6. Paragraph 8Activity 9 3. Paragraph 15 7. Paragraph 21. It talks about the tiger and the fox. 4. Paragraph 1 8. Paragraph 132. It took place in the jungle.3. The tiger and the fox. Activity 64. Tiger bowed low and with great ceremony he let Raden Sungging Pebangkara + A she-pig Dayang Sumbi + Tumang Fox go. Sangkuriang5. Don not arrogant and underestimate other.170 Developing English Competencies for Grade XII of Natural and Social Science Programmes

Activity 9 5. a 6. The children took a bath before having breakfast.1. b 6. b 7. Before taking medicine, the patient must have2. b 7. c3. c 8. b meal.4. c 8. After turning off the lamp, she went to bed. 9. Mr Herman locked the door before leaving theActivity 10Event: Book fair sale house.Time/Date/Venue: On Saturday, November 19, from 10 10. The workers usually go home after Ànishingam to 6 PM and Sunday, November 20, from 11 am to 6PM. their job.Purpose of the action: For charity to help homeless people Activity 11live better lives. 1. It’s about a short story writing contest.Phone number of the organizer: 212 873 4448. 2. It will be closed on August 1, 2008. 3. It must relate to the Mississippi River, the RiverWritingActivity 2 Valley, or a sister River: its landscape, people, culture, history, current events, or future. A Fox once saw a Crow Áy off with a piece of 4. A regional team of published writers.cheese in its beak and settle on a branch of a tree. 5. By Susan Swartwout, publisher of Southeast Missouri State University Press. “That’s for me, as I am a Fox,” said Master 6. Winner receives an award of $500 and publicationReynard, and he walked up to the foot of the tree. in Big Muddy: A Journal of the Mississipi River Valley. “Good day, Mistress Crow,” he cried. “How 7. Winner will be announced October 1, 2008.well you are looking today: how glossy your feathers; 8. We can send it to Southeast Missouri Statehow bright your eye. I feel sure your voice must University Press MS 2650, One University Plazasurpass that of other birds, just as your Àgure does; let Cape Girardeau, MO 63701.me hear but one song from you that I may greet youas the Queen of Birds.” Chapter 2 How the Water Cycle Works The Crow lifted up her head and began to cawher best, but the moment she opened her mouth the Listeningpiece of cheese fell to the ground, only to be snapped Activity 2up by Master Fox. 1. The CD he lent to Rifki is broken. “That will do,” said he. “That was all I wanted. 2. It was chewed by Rifki’s sister’s dog.In exchange for your cheese I will give you a piece of 3. No, he doesn’t.advice for the future: “Do not trust Áatterers.” 4. No, he won’t. 5. Yes, he does. Source: http://www.aesopfables.com Activity 3Activity 3 1. wrong 7. terribleI. 1. At the same time 2. fair 8. responsibility 3. lent 9. stay out 2. Later 4. chewed 10. apologize 3. Then 5. problem 11. admitted 4. Afterwards 6. fault 12. acceptedII 1. First 2. Then Activity 4 3. next 1. It’s my sister’s fault. 4. Afterwards 2. OK. It’s my fault, isn’t it? 5. After a wed days 3. It’s good you admitted that. 6. Finally 4. I must apologize.Activity 4 Activity 5 3. bThe correct order of the story is 8-10-2-9-4-1-3-7-5-6 1. c 2. cActivity 61. e 4. a Activity 72. d 5. b It talks about the water cycle.3. c Activity 8Activity 7 1. where 6. rivers 2. Pilot has to start engine before takes off. 2. lie in 7. vapor 3. After working hard, the man eats much food . 3. cycle 8. this 4. Mr Efendi always checks the battery before starts 4. begins 9. rises 5. lakes 10. clouds the car engine5. After having lunch, we will go to the cinema. Answer Key 171

Activity 10 Activity 51. False 1. The sun does.2. True 2. Evaporation is.3. False 3. Yes, they do.4. False 4. Transpiration is.5. True 5. It goes to the atmosphere.Activity 11 3. Picture a Activity 71. Picture b 4. Picture c 1. Because seas cover nearly three-fourths of the2. Picture d surface of the earth.Activity 12 10. warm air 2. They form when air become saturated with water1. cycle 11. cluster2. the ocean 12. a cloud vapur.3. back 13. falls 3. There are two major types of cloud formation.4. movement 14. cold 4. Nimbostratus clouds and cumulonimbus are.5. begins 15. snow 5. Nimbostratus clouds will.6. water vapor 16. land 6. Precipitation does.7. a gas 17. Áows8. the sky 18. starts Activity 109. tiny drops 1. The water in the oceans is warm when the sunActivity 13 shines on it. 1. The never-ending movement of the earth’s 2. • Some of this water goes up into the sky and water. makes clouds. 2. Because water goes from the ocean to the land • The clouds meet cold air in the sky and form and back to the oceans again. drops of water. The drops of water are rain. 3. When heat from the sun turns ocean water into • The rain falls and runs into rivers. Rivers run water vapur. into oceans. 4. It is water that has become a gas. 5. In the sky. Reading 6. Tiny drops. Activity 2 7. Rising warm air. 8. When billion of drops of water cluster together, 1. Sour or bitter in taste. 2. Very small in size, degree, amount, or they form a cloud. 9. It falls to earth as rain. importance.10. The ocean. 3. Sternly. 4. A hollow vertical structure, usually made of brickSpeakingActivity 3 or steel, that allows gas, smoke, or steam from a Àre or furnace to escape into the atmosphere. 1. No, he didn’t. 5. To send or give out something. 2. He knows it is Mr Hartono’s essay. 6. A very small drop of liquid. 3. No, he doesn’t. 7. To cause liquid or solid forms of water, condensed 4. He says, “I honestly regret doing this shameful in the atmosphere, to fall to the ground as rain, snow, or hail, or to fall in such a form. thing.” 8. Substance that increases the rate of a chemical 5. He has to write two essays on different social reaction without itself undergoing any change. 9. Carried along by movements of air. phenomena. 10. The process of becoming acid, for example, when 6. You didn’t write it, did you? soil or water is polluted by acid rain. 7. I’m afraid that wasn’t true. 11. A pipe or other piece of apparatus through which waste gases escape. That’s right, Sir. I have to admit I downloaded it from the Internet. 12. Relating to or containing a poison or toxin. 8. I regret it. 9. I do apologize, Sir. Activity 410. I promise I won’t do so next time. 1. Acid rain is rain that is highly acidic because of sulphur oxides, nitrogen oxides, and other air pollutants dissolved in it. 2. The pH of normal rain is 6.Activity 4 3. When coal and oil burn, they make sulphur1. I’m afraid that wasn’t true, Mom. dioxide a(rSeOi2n).2. I admit I forgot to turn out the light. 4. If they the atmosphere for any time, the3. OK, it’s my fault. gases will oxidize (gain an oxygen atom) and go4. I do apologize, Mom. into solution as acids.5. You’d better keep your promise. 5. Sulphurs asucicdh(aHs2ShOyd4)raongdennpiterorogxeindeo,xoidzeosnde oa.nd 6. Catalysts ammonium do.172 Developing English Competencies for Grade XII of Natural and Social Science Programmes

7. The number of active hydrogen (H+) ions 3. is controlled; is determined dissolved in acid does. 4. was blew; didn’t want 5. is supported 8. Hydrocarbons emitted by for example, car exhausts react in sunlight with nitrogen oxides Chapter 3 to produce ozone. Let’s Discuss Some Issues Listening 9. Yes, it does. Activity 210. Forests suffer the effect of acid rain through 1. They are talking about abortion. damage to leaves, through the loss of vital 2. She wants to know Adi’s opinion on abortion. nutrients, and through the increased amounts of 3. He opposes it for any reasons. toxic metals liberated by acid. 4. He says, “Let me just say that I oppose it, for anyActivity 7 reasons.” 5. He hopes the government won’t pass a law1. False 4. False2. True 5. True legalizing abortion.3. TrueActivity 8 Activity 3 3. I do hope1. The water in the oceans is warm when the sun 1. I wonder 4. I wish 2. Let me just say that shines on it.2. Some of this water goes up into the sky and Activity 4 1. What’s the plan? makes clouds. 2. I’m planning3. The clouds meet cold air in the sky and form drops 3. They’re thinking of 4. I would say of water. The drops of water are rain. 5. We can speculate that4. The rain falls and runs into rivers. Rivers run into 6. I think it’s well grounded 7. Would there be any possibility oceans. 8. That’s one possibility.Activity 10 Activity 7 5. Paragraph 51. Deviations from normal temperature patterns of 1. Paragraph 1 6. Paragraph 6 2. Paragraph 2 7. Paragraph 6 the southern PaciÀc Ocean between Australia 3. Paragraph 3 8. Paragraph 7 and South America do. 4. Paragraph 42. Eastern trade winds blows across the PaciÀc. These drive the sun-warmed surface water Activity 9 5. redundant from the central PaciÀc to the coast of northern 1. sustainable 6. free Australia. When clouds form above this area of 2. excessive 7. message warm water and move over Indonesia, Papua 3. repair 8. service New Guinea, and Australia, they bring rain with 4. herbicides them.3. During El Nino, the PaciÀc Ocean of Australia Speaking does not warm as much as it normally does. Activity 3 Instead, it becomes warmer right up to the coast of Peru in South America. At the same time, the Saying You Are Curious easterly trade winds that blow across the PaciÀc • I wonder if you would like to answer a question reverse their direction. This causes high-pressure systems to build up to the north of and across the for me. Australian Continent, preventing moist tropical • You mean you’re not sure? air reaching the continent. These conditions in • Do you really approve genetically modiÀed turn result in storms, and in rain falling in the eastern PaciÀc Ocean and in South America organism? instead of in Australia, Papua New Guinea, and Expressions for Discussing Possibilities Indonesia, which suffer drought conditions. • I think that would be possibility.4. Severe storms and Áoods. • I believe there may be unknown dangers with5. La Nina effect takes place when trade winds blow strongly and consistently across the genetically changed crops. PaciÀc towards Australia. This pushes the warm Expressions for Showing Attitudes waters from the central PaciÀc, off the northern • I’m sure. It depends on the use of the transgenic Australian coast, to build up into a mass that is bigger than normal. or plants. • Yes, I approve in some cases.Writing • That’s right. I’m against it. I wish to campaignActivity 4 against GMO.1. is produced2. is probably won Answer Key 173

Activity 9 Reasons against: 1. a telephone that you can carry around with you Abortion may be recommended if a woman’s life or health is endangered by her pregnancy. and that works by using radio signals Reasons for: 2. having stopped work permanently A woman should have the right to choose to have 3. suitable or practical for particular purposes abortion because there is a distinction between human 4. a serious event that needs immediate action life and personhood. 5. a time when a machine stops working Conclusion: 6. a complicated system of tracks, lines, etc. Abortion laws vary from country to country. 7. making you feel angry 8. feeling uninterested and not exciting Activity 6 9. a switch in order to disconnect electrical power 1. a. 20–24 years old 3. 1.2%10. the state of being free b. 45 and up 4. 1995Activity 10 2. 19937 5. Answer may varyAdvantages :Mobile phones are very convenient because you can Activity 10 8. oppositionphone from nearly anywhere. Another advantage is 1. limitation 9. imposethat they are really useful in emergency situations. In 2. differ 10. groundaddition, you can also use your mobile to text your 3. moral 11. artiÀcialfriends or connect to the Net. 4. postpone 12. intercourse 5. attention 13. conjugalDisadvantage : 6. pregnancy 14. procreation 7. encourageThere are disadvantages such as the cost. Mobile phonecalls cost more than normal calls. Furthermore, it can Writingbe annoying if you are on a train or a bus and you have Activity 1to listen to someone else’s boring conversation. Answers may vary.Conclusion : Activity 4There are both advantages and disadvantages. 5-1-2-7-6-4-3Personally, I feel mobile phones are a good thingbecause they give us more freedom and make Activity 5communication easier. Advantage: 1, 4, 5 and 8 Disanvatage: 2, 3, 6 and 7ReadingActivity 2 Review 1 a 7. b 10. b 13. a Listening d 8. b 11. d 14. c 1. (h) the ending of pregnancy before birth c 9. b 12. c 15. b 2. (d) causing a lot of disagreement 1. c 4. 3. (e) the conditions that affect a situation, action, 2. c 5. d b event, etc 3. a 6. c 4. (b) not yet born b 5. (c) someone who disagrees with a plan, idea, etc Reading 23. d 30. d 37. a 44. b 6. (a) not liking changes or new ideas 24. d 31. b 38. c 45. b 7. (j) a fault or a lack of something 16. d 25. a 32. d 39. d 46. b 8. (i) illegal sex between people who are closely 17. a 26. 33. b 40. d 47. a 18. b 27. 34. b 41. a 48. a related 19. c 28. 35. a 42. d 49. a 9. (g) to be able to recognize and understand the 20. a 29. 36. c 43. a 50. a 21. a difference between two similar things or 22. a people10. (f) a young human or animal before birthActivity 3 6. defect Chapter 4 6. Don’t give up!1. controversial 7. circumstances It’s a Great Story 7. I’ll try2. opponent 8. unborn Listening 8. I don’t think you3. abuse 9. distinguish4. bear, incest 10. conservative Activity 3 should5. abortion vary 1. That’s great. 9. I do hope 2. I failed miserably. 10. Well, I hopeActivity 5 3. That’s too bad.Controversial Issue: Abortion 4. Why don’t youReasons for: 5. I’ll consider thatAn abortion is the unjustiÀed killing of an unbornchild.174 Developing English Competencies for Grade XII of Natural and Social Science Programmes

Activity 4 3. g. a person in a book, story, etc.1. I’ll consider that. 4. a. describes scene and introduces the2. Come on, Don’t give up.3. Thank you for telling me. participants of the story4. Thank you for telling me. 5. b. part of the story in which a problem5. Well, I hope that so. encountered by the charactersActivity 5 6. c. the part in which the characters Ànd the1. b 4.2. a 5. resolution b 3. a Activity 4 a 1. He’s a boy who is very lazy. People calls him aActivity 7 9. dug lazybones.1. dying 10. penny2. vineyard 11. nothing 2. After school he went straight to his room and lay3. three 12. vines down4. buried 13. neighbourhood5. look 14. understood 3. Mr Jones owned a small bakery in town6. treasure 15. wealthily 4. Because he had only one helper, Bob.7. wondered 5. He baked a hundred loaves each morning. Bob8. diamond went round on a horse-cart to deliver them.Activity 9 6. Mr Jones baked biscuits and cakes to put in his1. It’s about short story writing contest.2. It’s £350 (over $500). shop-window.3. Answers may vary. 7. One day Mr Jones told Tom to watch some cakesSpeaking in the oven.Activity 3 8. Instead of watching the cakes, Tom fell asleep1. Would it be possible ... and the cakes were burnt.2. I’ll consider that. 9. Mr Jones had a bad cold. The doctor said he had3. Come on. Don’t give up.4. Well, I’ll try. to stay in bed for a week.5. I wouldn’t do that if I were you. 10. He often watch Mr Jones baking.6. I don’t think it was a good idea. 11. Bob did. 12. As the day passed, more and more people praised7. Let’s just hope .... Tom. After a while Tom began to feel proud of himself too. 13. Answer may vary. Activity 5 7. g 10. i 1. j 4. d 8. hActivity 8 2. b 5. f 9. a1. Cheung Tsai was a good-for-nothing fellow. 3. c 6. e Cheung Tsai was very careless with his father’s Activity 6 6. delicious money and spent as much as he pleased. 1. care 7. lazy2. When old Mr Cheung found out, he did not give 2. pleasant 8. helper his son any more money. Cheung Tsai began 3. care 9. deliver to think of a plan. He went to his friends and 4. look after 10. busy borrowed money from each of them. 5. worry3. He was very careless.4. Because he knew that his son borrow so much Activity 8 4. the reward money from Chung Sai friends and he refused to 1. a small bone 5. his teeth paid back. 2. terrible pain 6. a Wolf’s mouth5. It tells that we have to save our money and do 3. the big Crane not careless. WritingActivity 9 6. lend The Cock and the Pearl1. fellow 7. refuse A cock was once strutting up and down the2. careless 8. very angry farmyard among the hens when suddenly he espied3. found out 9. huge sacks something shining amid the straw. Ho! ho! said he,4. think of a plan \"that’s for me.\" and soon rooted it out from beneath the straw. What did it turn out to be but a Pearl that5. borrow 10. repay by some chance had been lost in the yard? You may be a treasure,\" said Master Cock, to men that prizeReading you, but for me I would rather have a single barley-Activity 2 corn than a peck of pearls.1. e. the events in a story and how they develop \"Precious things are for those that can prize them.\"2. f. one part of the story in which the events Taken from http://www.aesopfables.com/ happen in one place Answer Key 175

Chapter 5 ReadingThe Book Is Amazing Activity 3Listening 1. All through the Night is.Activity 2 2. Mary Higgins Clark is. 3. It is a Àction book.Dialogue 1 4. It is about Alvirah and Willy Meehan, the1. I regret it now.2. If I hadn’t gone camping. former cleaning woman and plumber who won3. No use crying over split milk. the lottery and left their life in Jackson Heights, Queens for an apartment on Central Park. 5. It stands for International Standard Book Number.Dialogue 2 Activity 8 4. What’s your plan? • Paragraph 3 5. I’m planning on maybe 6. I’m thinking of The brief summary of The Notebook 7. What do you want to achieve? • Paragraph 4 8. I hope I can do something. 9. What is it that you want? The question presented by Nicholas Sparks10. Be independent, and be useful • Paragraph 511. It’s really an inspiring book.12. I think it’s well grounded. Spark’s answer to the question13. It’s worth speculating. • Paragraph 6 The legacy of The Notebook WritingActivity 4 Activity 61. “I regret for being unfriendly and underestimate 1. a. interested 4. a. boring b. interesting b. bored you.” 2. a. depressing 5. a. exhausting2. “Next year I’m going to study abroad, you b. depressed b. exhausted 3. a. exciting 6. a. interested know!” b. excited b. interesting3. “I predict that you will be a Àrst winner in this competition.”4. “I can say that the book is not interesting at all.” Review 2 ListeningActivity 7 6. fraud d 9. a1. unread 7. added 1. c 5. c 10. c2. catch up 8. forgotten 2. a 6. a 11. c3. different 9. read 3. c 7. c 12. b4. to target 4. d 8.5. trashiest 10. recommendSpeaking Reading 39. aActivity 4 40. b 13. d 26. d 41. c1. It probably takes place at school. 14. a 27. b 42. c2. Nadia and Adi. 15. b 28. a 43. c3. They talk about the plans for tomorrow. 16. a 29. c 44. d4. He plans to stage a demonstration campaigning 17. c 30. c 45. c 18. c 31. c 46. c the reduction of gas emissions. 19. a 32. c5. Will you join us? 20. d 33. d6. He predicts and speculates that we capable to do 21. a 34. d 22. b 35. b the campaign. 23. a 36. a7. She thinks that we have that capacity. We 24. b 37. a 25. b 38. c have funds, a network and support from other organizations.Activity 12 B.Rhymed soup 1. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone 2. droop make 2. J.K. Rowling 5. steak mud 3. Harry Potter 7. blood style 4. Answer may vary 8. Àle waist 5. Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardy10. taste 6. Answer may vary 7. Danny Yee 8. Answer may vary176 Developing English Competencies for Grade XII of Natural and Social Science Programmes