Say when you would use these sentences. 

a)       This Mr Cooke. How do you do. 

b)      Hulo. Is that George? This is Tom here. 

c)       We lost the match and that set us back. 

d)      I was robbed. When did this happen? 

e)      You can’t be too careful these days. 

f)        Quick! Run! It’s that man again! 

g)       £50? It costs more than that! 

h)      There was this missionary. 

i)        I don’t mean that Mrs Smith. 

Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with these compounds: anybody /anyone, something, nothing, anything, nobody Ino one, somebody /someone. One has been done for you. 

a)       There’s nothing in the clothes basket. It’s empty. 

b)      Is there ___________    in the clothes basket? No, it’s empty. 

c)       I’ve prepared ___________ for dinner which you’ll like very much.

d)      I’ve never met ____________ who is as obstinate as you are. 

e)      Would you like ____________ to start with before you order the main course. 

f)        I know ____________ who can help you. 

g)       He sat at the table, but he didn’t have ____________ to eat. 

h)      Is there ____________ here who can speak Japanese? 

i)        Does ____________ want a second helping? 

Change the words in ‘red’ in plural reference. 

a)       Anyone planning to travel abroad should take his driving licence with him. Their/them 

b)      I suppose everyone believes he could be Prime Minister. 

c)       We know that no one had done his homework. 

d)      If anybody wants to know the answer, he can ask me. 

e)      Everybody knows what the answer is, doesn’t he? 

f)        If anyone wants help in an emergency, he can dial 999.

g)       Everyone wants to have his cake and eat it. 

h)      Nobody wants to be told that he is going to be sacked. 

i)        As anyone you know what he thinks of war and he’ll say it’s evil. 

j)        Everyone gets what he deserves, even if he doesn’t like what he gets.

Fill in the blanks with these compounds: they, this, that, nothing, something, anyone or no one. 

My Best Performance 

Everyone has studied subjects at school which they weren’t very good at. a) _________ can claim that some subjects aren’t harder for them than others, however clever (b) _________ are. I’ve never met (c) ____________ who’s clever. My weakest subject at school was certainly chemistry. I learnt formulas and experiments by heart, but there (d) ________ I could do to improve my performance. ‘Is the best you can do?’ my chemistry teacher would say after every test he set ‘It’s time you did (e) ____________about (f) ____________ subject!’ ‘I really do try, sir,’ I would answer. Before my last chemistry exam, I made a big effort. ‘I can’t do better than (g) ____________ I said to my teacher as I handed in my paper. ‘It was my best performance.’ Two weeks later I got my report and eagerly looked up my chemistry marks. I had got 8%! I couldn’t believe it! ‘Is (h) ____________ all I got, sir?’ I asked. ‘I’m afraid so,’ my teacher said. ‘Of course, 4% was for neatness!’ 

Describe the season you like best giving reasons why you like it. Also mention the season you do not like and why. 

Write a letter to your friend who lives in America and who is planning to visit you during the summer vacation. Advise your friend about the kind of weather to expect at that time. Also tell your friend along with other do’s and don’ts what clothes to bring so that he feels comfortable during vacation. 

Select the four characteristics of the autumn season and write them. 

What effect did the sun have on nature all around? 

What happens to the caressing breeze of summer in autumn? 

What thoughts did the candlelight bring? 

Which season do you think the poet is describing in lines 13 to 22? 

What did the poet feel and which four things did he acknowledge? 

The caressing breeze of summer
 Has turned into the blustering winds of fall
 Leaves, once proudly perched on the limbs of trees,
 Now dance gaily through the air,
 Brightly coloured in the warm tones of autumn. 

a.       What happens to the caressing breeze of summer in autumn?

b.       What happens to the leaves in autumn?

c.       What are the colours of leaves in autumn?

d.       What are the poetic devices used in the above stanza?