Lesson 7 (III)
Tea from Assam
I. 1. Look at these words up keep, downpour, undergo, drop out, walk- in. They are built up from a verb [keep, pour, go, drop, walk] and and adverb or a particle [up, down, under, out, in]
Use these words appropriately in the sentences below. You may consult a dictionary.
(i) A heavy has been forecast due to low pressure in the Bay of Bengal.
(ii) Rakesh will major surgery tommorow morning.
(iii) My brother is responsible for the of our family properly.
(iv) The rate for this accountancy course is very high.
(v ) She went to the enterprise company to attend a interview.
2. Now fill in the blanks in the sentences given below by combining the verb given in brackets with one of the box as appropriate.
(i) The Army attemped unsuccessfully the Government. (throw)
(ii) Scientist are on the brink of a major in cancer research. (break)
(iii) The state Government plans to build a for Bhubaneswar to speed up traffic on the main highway
(iv) Gautama’s on life changed whan he realised that the world is full of sorrow. (look)
(v) Rakesh seemed unusually after the game. (cast)
II. Notice how these ing and ed adjectives are used.
(a) Chess is an interesting game. I am very interested in chess.
(b) Going trekking in the Himalayas We are very excited about the trek.
this summer is anexciting idea.
(c) Are all your school books this boring? He was bored as he had no friends there.
1. Think of suitable -ing or -ed abjectives to answer the following questions. You may also use words from those give above.
How would you describe
(i) a good detective serial on television?
(ii) a debate on your favourite topic ‘Homework should Be Banned’?
(iii) how you feel whe you stay indoors due to incessant rain?
(iv) How you feel when you open a present? exited
(v) How you feel when you watch your favourite programme on television? interested .
(vi) The look on your mother’s face as you waited in a queue? boring
(vii) How you feel when tracking a tiger in a tiger reserve forest? exciting
(viii) The story you have recently read, or a film you have seen? boring