ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY ISLAMABAD (Department Of English Language

allama iqbal open university, islamabad (department of english language & applied linguistics) warning 1. plagiarism or

ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY, ISLAMABAD
(Department of English Language & Applied Linguistics)

WARNING
1.
PLAGIARISM OR HIRING OF GHOST WRITER(S) FOR SOLVING THE
ASSIGNMENT(S) WILL DEBAR THE STUDENT FROM AWARD OF
DEGREE/CERTIFICATE, IF FOUND AT ANY STAGE.
2.
SUBMITTING ASSIGNMENTS BORROWED OR STOLEN FROM OTHER(S) AS ONE’S
OWN WILL BE PENALIZED AS DEFINED IN “AIOU PLAGIARISM POLICY”.
Course: Compulsory English-I (207) Semester: Autumn, 2020
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Level: Matric / SSC Total Marks: 100
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Pass Marks: 40
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ASSIGNMENT No. 1
(Units 1–3)
Q.1 In Unit 1 you read how to ask questions. Choose the correct WH
words given in the box to complete each of the following questions.
(10)
Who, Why, What, When, Where
i.
_______________ are you living this time?
The hotel on Jinnah Avenue.
ii.
_______________ should I park my car?
In front of the gate.
iii.
_______________ will pick up the rubbish?
The cleaner who comes in the morning.
iv.
_______________ is your best friend?
The girl sitting in the front row.
v.
_______________ are you running so fast?
I want to reach school on time.
vi.
_______________ are you cooking food today?
My cook is on leave today.
vii.
_______________ is the color of your dress?
Blue and green.
viii.
_______________ does the weather forecast say about today?
It is going to rain.
ix.
_______________ are you expected to return from the trip?
In ten days.
x.
_______________ will you pick up your assignment?
By next week.
Q.2 Read Unit 2 and write short paragraph giving information about the
things you bought from the market to decorate your room. Provide
details about buying clothes, furniture, wall hangings, decoration and
also about the setting and dimension of your room etc. (15)
Q.3 Suppose you see an advertisement of job for a language teacher in
a newspaper. The administration of the office requires the following
information. (15)
1.
Full name
2.
Permanent home address
3.
Present address
4.
Education
5.
Experience
6.
Awards/certificates
7.
Any other language spoken
How would you give this information to the officer?
Q.4 Keeping in mind Unit 1, read the dialogue and re-write the
information about Sunny in paragraph form. (10)
A: Can you introduce yourself?
Sunny: Yes! I am Sunny Roy
A: Where are you from?
Sunny: I have come from America.
A: Which city do you live in?
Sunny: I live in Michigan City.
A: What is your profession?
Sunny: I am a teacher.
A: What subject do you teach?
Sunny: Mathematics.
A: How long will you stay in Pakistan?
Sunny: Four months.
A: Will you be working here?
Sunny: Yes, I will be teaching in Falcon School.
A: Are you married?
Sunny: Yes, I have a wife and two children.
A: will you family live with you here?
Sunny: I have come here alone.
Q.5 Suppose you want to ask your mother how to do the following
things. Write 5 questions that you will ask her regarding: (10)
a.
How to pack your bag.
b.
How to cook noodles.
c.
How to fly a kite.
d.
How to tie shoe laces.
e.
How to boil an egg.
Q.6 Use the present continuous tense or ing from the verb to write 5
sentences using the following verbs: (20)
play
study
work
eat
write
Q.7 Use to complete the following sentences. (10)
As
Because
Therefore
Due to
Since
i.
I want to study physics _______________ I want to become a
scientist.
ii.
He is unable to walk _______________ he has weak legs.
iii.
He has been training parrots _______________ he cannot do anything
else.
iv.
The student completed his work ________ he was awarded with a
certificate.
v.
He couldn’t play cricket _______________ his failing health.
Q.8 Read the essay given below carefully and then answer the questions
given below (in your own words). (10)
Humans, unlike many other animals, are omnivores. We require
both vegetable matter and meat to be fully healthy (although
some humans manage to survive reasonably healthily whilst
consuming no animal products at all, finding their protein
mainly in nuts and seeds). To carry out its many complicated
functions, the human body requires different chemicals and
substances. All of the nutrition we take in can be put in one of
seven categories. These are; carbohydrates, proteins, fiber,
minerals, vitamins, fats and water. Carbohydrates provide the
body with energy. Proteins allow the body to repair itself and
grow. Fiber aids the digestive system. Minerals and vitamins are
required for many reasons. Deficiencies in any vitamin or
mineral can lead to illnesses. Vitamins are essential for normal
growth and development. Fats are often unnecessary, and many are
bad for you. The body does not need to take in most fats, but
the fatty acids omega-3 and omega-6 are necessary. The body is
around 70% water. If water is not consumed, the body will
dehydrate. The body loses water in excretion, sweating and
breathing. It is advised that you should have a balanced diet,
taking in food from each of the food groups, in proportion.
Questions:
i.
What are omnivores?
ii.
What does a human body require to carry out its functions?
iii.
In how many categories can nutrition be divided into?
iv.
What will happen if we don’t drink water?
v.
What is the percentage of water in human body?
ASSIGNMENT No. 2
(Units 4–6) Total Marks: 100
Pass Marks: 40
Q.1 In Unit 4, you learnt how to express likes and dislikes. We
express our likes and dislikes in the following expressions. (20)
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I like swimming. (Like)
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I hate hiking. (Dislike)
Now write what are your likes and dislikes in the following. Write
different expressions each time.
i. Food
ii. Movies
iii. Songs
iv. Friends
v. Cell phones
vi. Restaurant
vii. Colour
viii. Dress
ix. Park
x. Hair style
Q.2 Write a paragraph of at least 100 words describing the city you
live in. Write about things that you like and dislike about it. (10)
Q.3 Suppose you travel from your country to another country. What are
the things that you will require for your journey and why? (10)
Q.4 In Unit 6, you learnt about formal and informal expressions for
inviting people. You have to be formal while inviting your elders to
an event and you can informally invite the persons to whom you have
friendly relations. (10)
For example: Would you please come to the dinner party? Formal
What about coming to the dinner party? Informal
Now write formal or informal expressions in each of the following
situations:
i.
You invite your friends’ parents to your sisters’ wedding.
ii.
You invite a colleague or lunch.
iii.
You invite your teachers for a birthday party at school.
iv.
You invite your grandparents to your university.
v.
You invite your boss for lunch.
Q.5 The following paragraph contains different parts of speech. Can
you differentiate between nouns, pronouns, verbs, adverbs and
prepositions? (20)
Write these in their respective columns.
This is all new to us. Once upon a time, we were in the big
city, and the population of our neighborhood – a small district
in a large borough in one of the nation’s largest cities – the
population of just our neighborhood was ten times bigger than
the population of our entire city today. If you can call it a
city. Everything here is called Village Something: the village
Laundromat, the Village Stationery, the Village Tavern, the
village Pizza, the village Freez (an ice cream stand), the
Village Cinema, the village School.
Nouns
Pronouns
Verbs
Adverbs
Prepositions
Q.6 Write a postcard to your brother while you are on attending a
summer camp in Islamabad. (20)
Q.7 Write the comparative and superlative forms of the following
adjectives. (20)
Positive Degree
Comparative Degree
Superlative Degree
Poor
Fake
Green
Ugly
Busy
Funny
Bad
Beautiful
Smart
Brave
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