Meanings into Words(1,2 unit)

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Meanings into Words(1,2 unit)

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Meanings into Words (Class 12, Note)

Upper-Intermediate

Class: XII (Science / Management / Education/ Arts)

 

Unit: 1

Unit:2 

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Unit: 1
1.6. New Experience

Structure:

1.  This is the first time + sub + has/have + ever + V3 + obj.

2.   Sub + has/have +never + V3 + obj + before.

3.   Sub + is/am/are + not + used to + V4 + obj.

Exercise: Continue the remarks below in three different ways as in the following example:

Example: I can’t get to sleep…

a) This is the first time I have ever slept in a tent.

b) I have never flown at night before.

c) I’m not used to having siestas.

Exercise 
1. My feet are killing me.

a)      This is the first time I have ever walked such a long distance.

b)      I have never climbed hill before.

c)      I am not used to walking such a long distance.

 

2. God, this is embarrassing….
a) This is the first time I have been invited to give a speech on the stage.

b) I have never failed in my exam before.

c) I am not used to talking with the foreigners.

 

3. Do you think you could slow down a little?...
 a) This is the first time I have ever felt giddy in a car.

b) I have never travelled in such a high-speed train before.

 c) I am not used to traveling on motorbike at night.

 

4. She is feeling terribly nervous….
            a) This is the first time she has ever failed in exam.

            b) She has never scolded by her father before.

            c) She is not used to dancing on the stage.

5. Hold my hand, will you?...
   a) This is the first time I have ever climbed the hill.

    b) I have never crossed the river before.

    c) I am not used to crossing such busy road.

 

6. He is absolutely delighted…
  a) This is the first time he has ever got distinction in the exam.

   b) He has never got first prize before.

   c) He is not used to getting highest mark in his class.

 

7. I hope they get there all right…
   a) This is the first time they have visited Mugu.

    b) They have never reached at Dolpa before.

    c) They are not used to climbing mountain.

 

 

Unit: 2
2.1. Judging from appearances

Rules:
1. Adjective = look

  Sub + look (S) + adj.

 

2. Noun = look like

 Sub + look(S) like + noun.

3. Clause (Sub+V+obj) = look as if / look as though

 Sub + look(S) as if /look(S) as though + clause.

 

Q. Make sentences using look, look like, look as if /look as though

1. [ It is about a man. So the subject is “He”]

a) he needs a wash

 He looks as if he heeds a wash.

 

b) rather aggressive
 He looks rather aggressive.

 

c) a tramp
 He looks like a tramp.

d) angry
 He looks angry.

e) he is going to start a fight
 He looks as if he is going to start a fight.

 

2. [ It is about a machine. So the subject is “it”]

a) terribly complicated
 It looks terribly complicated.

 

b) it cost a lot
 It looks as if it cost a lot.

 

c) very elegant
 It looks very elegant.

 

d) something from outer space.
 It looks like something from outer space.

 

e) it gives excellent reproduction
 It looks as if it gives excellent reproduction.

 

3. [ It is about two people. So the subject is “they”]
a) a honeymoon couple
 They look like a honeymoon couple.

 

b) they are celebrating
 The look as if they are celebrating.

 

c) they’re in love
 They look as if they are in love.

 

d) happy
 They look happy.

 

e) they have just had some good news
 They look as if they have just had some good news.

 

2.2. Looks as if & looks as though.
Look at the following example and complete the flowing exercise.

Example: You see a man lying on the ground in a pool of blood.
                        He looks as if he has just been shot.

                        He looks as if he is seriously wounded.

                        He looks as if he’s about to die.

1. You see a girl standing on the seashore, staring into the water.
            She looks as if she has lost her ring.

            She looks as if she is watching fish

            She looks as if she is about to commit suicide.

 

2. You see a man lying on the floor, laughing.
            He looks as if he is mad.

            He looks as if he has drunk beer.

            He looks as if he is going to act on a play.

 

3. You see a woman whose cloths are soaked and she is sneezing.
            She looks as if she has just bathed.

            She looks as if she is walking in rain.

            She looks as if she is about to change her cloths.

 

4. You see a man lying underneath a car.
            He looks as if he is a thief.

            He looks as if has escaped from a jail.

            He looks as if he is going to hide something.

 

5. You see someone climbing through a window.
            He looks as if he is a thief.

            He looks as if he has lost his key.

            He looks as if he is about to clean his window.

 

Now try these:
Eye = look as if

Ear = sound as if

Nose = smell as if

Skin = feel as if

Mouth = taste as if

 

6) You can hear people singing next door.

-They sound as if they are dancing.

 

7) When you open the door of your flat, there is a strong smell of smoke.

It smells as if someone is smoking.

 

8) When you touch your writing desk, you notice it is sticky.

It feels as if someone has spilt gum on it.

 

9) When you drink a glass of water, you realize it certainly isn’t ordinary drinking water.

It tastes as if it is lemon water.

 

2.3. General Impression: SEEM
Rule:

1.      Is/ am/are = Sub + Seem (s) to + be + obj

2.      don’t /doesn’t = Sub + don’t /doesn’t + seem to + V1 + obj.

 

3.      Isn’t = Sub + doesn’t + seem to +be + obj.

 

Seem to +V1      (He, She, It =Seems to)
                             (I, we, you, they = Seem to)
                             (don’t /doesn’t = Seem to)

 

            Is = be
            Are = be
            Am = be
            V5 = V1      (Watches = watch)
            V1 = V1
            Has = have
            Have = have
            V2 = have +V3

 

Q. Change the sentences using SEEM.
a) He is very friendly.

 He seems to be very friendly.

 

b) He isn’t very rich.

 He doesn’t seem to be very rich.

 

c) He’s happily married.

 He seems to be happily married.

d) He’s some kind of businessman.

 He seems to be some kind of businessman.

 

e) He doesn’t spend much tome out of doors,

 He doesn’t seem to spend much time out of doors.

 

f) He watches television a lot.

 He seems to watch television a lot.

 

g) He has lived a very interesting life.

 He seems to have lived a very interesting life.

 

Q. Rewrite the following sentences using Seem.
1. He never stops to chat with you if you have got your dog with you.

 He seems to be afraid of dogs.

 

2. His front garden always looks a bit neglected.

 He seems to be lazy.

 

3. There are African masks on the wall of his sitting room.

 He seems to have visited Africa at once.

 

4. The postman always delivers a lot of letters with foreign stamps to his house.

 He seems to know many people in foreign countries.

 

5. You only see his children during the school holidays.

 They seem to be at a boarding school.

 

6. He usually carries a walking stick when he goes out.

 He seems to be a lame person.

 

2.6 Guessing Age
Tender age:  0-12 years/Teen age: 13-19 years/ Twenties:

20-29 years/ Thirties: 30-39 years/ Forties: 40-49 years/ Fifties: 50-59 years, and so on.

Early-mid-late/ Early twenties: 20, 21, 22, 23/ Mid-twenties: 24, 25, 26/ Late Twenties: 27, 28, 29

 

Q. Say approximately when these people were born and then decide what age they are now.

1. Richard 1930/3
Richard was born in the early thirties
He is now in his late seventies.

 

2. Alan 1964/5
Alan was born in the mid-sixties.
He is now in his late thirties.

 

3. Susan 1895/1905
Susan was born sometime during the decade 1895 to 1905.
He is now in his hundred above.

 

4. Jan 1928/9
Jane was born in the late twenties.
She is now in her mid-seventies.

 

5. Alison 1941/3
Alison was born in the early forties.
He is now in his late fifties.

 

6. Geraldine 1960/1
Geraldine was born in the early sixties.
She is now in her early fifties.

 

Q. Now work out these people’s approximate ages.
1. Mike started school in 1947.
Mike is in his mid sixties.

 

2. Albert Smith fought in the First World War.
Albert is over one hundred years.

 

3. Christine isn’t quite old enough to vote yet.
She is in her early teen.

 

4. Fred will be retiring in a couple of years’ time.
He is in his early sixties.

 

5. My landlady doesn’t look old, but she has grandchildren.
 She is in her early sixties.

 

6. Mary just remembers the Second World War.
She is in her early sixties.

 

7. Brenda’s been teaching for 25 years.
She is in her early fifties.

 

I am very happy and so grateful to take the name of Dr. Ramesh Adhikari. It is possible to make such note of grammar in very short period of time because of his contribution for his own blog. I took support from the book of Meanings of Words and his blog to help the students of grade XII who are at the door of the examination.