Grade 12 English Unit 13: History (with Grammar Solutions)- Language Development

Reading

After the World Trade Centre

Working with words

A. Match the words with their definitions/meanings.

a. passion i. like an uncle

b. surveillance ii. powerful attraction

c. integrity iii. the power or ability of a material to return to its original form, position, etc., after being bent, compressed, or stretched

d. avuncular iv. any powerful or compelling emotion or feeling, as love or hate

e. livelihood v. an unobstructed and wide view of an extensive area in all directions

f. fascination vi. an idea, practice, or object that is perceived as new

g. innovation vii. the removal of people or things from an endangered area

h. panorama viii. continuous observation of a place, person, group, or ongoing activity in order to gather information

i. resilience ix. a means of supporting one’s existence

j. evacuation x. the state of being whole, entire, or undiminished

B. Define the following professionals. One has been done for you.

architect, civil engineer, mechanical engineer, aerospace engineer, automobile engineer, electronic engineer, electrical engineer, computer engineer, food engineer, chemical engineer, biomedical engineer.

Example: An architect is an engineer who designs buildings and advises in their construction.

Civil engineer: an engineer who designs and maintains roads, bridges, dams, and similar structures.

Mechanical engineer: the branch of engineering dealing with the design, construction, and use of machines.

Aerospace engineering: Aerospace engineering is the primary field of engineering concerned with the design, development, testing, and production of aircraft, spacecraft, and related systems and equipment. 

Automobile engineer: Automobile engineering is a branch study of engineering which teaches manufacturing, designing, mechanical mechanisms as well as operations of automobiles.

Electrical engineering: Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design and application of equipment, devices and systems which use electricity.

Computer engineering: Computer engineering is the branch of engineering that integrates electronic engineering with computer sciences.

Food engineering: Food engineering is a scientific, academic, and professional field that interprets and applies principles of engineering, science, and mathematics to food manufacturing and operations, including the processing, production, handling, storage, conservation, control, packaging and distribution of food products.

Chemical engineer: the branch of engineering concerned with the design and operation of industrial chemical plants.

Biomedical engineering: Biomedical engineering is the application of the principles and problem-solving techniques of engineering to biology and medicine.

Grammar

Prepositions

A. Look at the following examples. Which parts of speech do the words in bold belong to?

a. She was born in Basel Switzerland and met Frank while studying design

in New York. Frank’s offices were on the 88th floor of the tower.

b. My wife and I were befriended by Frank and Nicole in 1999. At about noon, we took the children to Fort Green Park.

c. He suddenly saw Sue across the room.

d. I’d seen them walking along the road past my window several times

before.

e. The castle sat in the mountains above the town.

f. She stood among all her friends in the room and felt very happy.

g. He sneezed during the performance.

h. You can’t catch a big fish with a small rod like that.

i. Do not throw stones at the dogs. They may bite you.

B. Complete these sentences with the correct prepositions.

a. The relationship ………..the two boys has changed significantly over the past few years.

b. In Nepal, many girls get married ………..an early age.

c. I’m not ………..the mood for such silly games.

d. There were no security personnel………..duty at that time.

e. The new smartphone is similar ………..the one I bought a few years ago.

f. My dad insisted ……….. taking the later train.

g. People ……….. ambition always try to achieve their goals, no matter what happens.

h. Mr Jenkins has been disabled all his life as a result …….. a childhood illness.

i. We bought the TV because it was ……….. sale.

j. She has no understanding ……….. how computers really work.

k. I gave him my new T-shirt in exchange ……….. a few cigarettes.

l. The company is run ……….. two people who hardly ever meet.

m. All the celebrations and parties were called ………… because of the tragic accident.

n. There was a great need ……….. volunteers at the site of the crash.

C. Complete the following text with correct prepositions.

What are we seeing here? One very real possibility is that these are the educational consequences of the differences……….. parenting styles that we talked about ……….. the Chris Langan chapter. Think back to Alex Williams, the nine-year-old whom Annette Lareau studied. His parents believe………..concerted cultivation. He gets taken………..museums and gets enrolled ………..special programs and goes ………..summer camp, where he takes classes. When he’s bored………..home, there are plenty of books to read, and his parents see it as their responsibility to keep him actively engaged ……..the world ……..him. It’s hard to see how Alex would get better……..reading and math …….. the summer.

Simple future, future continuous, future perfect and future perfect continuous

A. Study the following sentences. Notice the verb forms in bold.

a. She will win the competition.

b. She will be waiting when we arrive.

c. I will have finished this work by next week.

d. I will have been living here for one-year next month.

B. Make sentences from the given clues as stated in brackets.

a. Who/pass the exam? (future simple)

b. How/you/get home? (future continuous)

c. I/come later. (future simple)

d. She/catch the train by 3 pm. (future perfect)

e. It/rain tomorrow. (future simple)

f. John/sleep at 4 am. (future continuous)

g. How long/you/see your boyfriend when you get married? (future perfect continuous)

h. It/rain in Kathmandu next week. (future continuous)

i. How long/you/work here when you retire? (future perfect continuous)

j. He / not / finish the cleaning by the time she gets home. (future perfect)

C. Complete the following sentences with the correct future tense form of the verbs in the brackets.

a. It ………… (snow) in Brighton tomorrow evening.

b. On Friday at 8 o’clock, I ………… (to meet) my friend.

c. Wait! I ………… (to drive) you to the station.

d. When they get married in March, they …… (to be) together for six years.

e. You’re carrying too much. I ………… (to open) the door for you.

f. Do you think the teacher ………… (to mark) our homework by Monday morning?

g. When I see you tomorrow, I ………… (show) you my new book.

h. After you take a nap, you ………… (to feel) a lot better

i. I ………… (to let) you know the second the builders finish decorating.

j. We ………… (to wait) in the shelter until the bus comes.

k. I’m very sorry, Dr. Jones ………… (not be) back in the clinic until 2pm.

l. This summer, I ………… (to live) in Birgunj for four years.

m. I don’t think you ………… (to have) any problems when you land in Pokhara.

n. The baby should be due soon, next week she ………… (to be) pregnant for nine months.

o. By the time we get home, they ………… (to play) football for 30 minutes.

p. When you get off the train, I ………… (to wait) for you by the ticket machine.

q. This time next week, I ………… (ski) in Switzerland!

r. Now, I ………… (to check) my answers.