ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY



ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY, ISLAMABAD

(Department of English Language & Applied Linguistics)

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Course: Compulsory English-II (387)

Level: Intermediate Semester: Autumn, 2020

Total Marks: 100

Pass Marks: 40

ASSIGNMENT No. 1

(Units 1–5)

Q.1 Express your likeness or dislikeness about the following using different words for example like, love, hate, etc. Read Unit 1 of your text book for further guidance. Follow the example. (10)

Example: Ice-cream I love eating chocolate ice-cream.

|Shopping |Exercise |Hiking |Fishing |Fruit Chart |

|Documentary |Cricket |Talking |Yoga |Moonlight |

Q.2 In Unit 2 of your text book you have learnt how to talk about your plans using different expression, e.g. I’m thinking of, I intend to, I am going to, I haven’t decided etc. Make five sentences about your plans and the things you want to do in the coming summer vacations. Follow the example. (10)

Example: I am going to see my grandfather in village.

Q.3 Write sentences expressing the given function in front of each function word in the table provided. Follow the example. Read Unit 3 of your text book for further guidance. (10)

| |Function |Exemplary Sentence |

|Example |Direction |Go straight then take left for super market. |

|i. |Intentions | |

|ii. |Preference | |

|iii. |Opinion | |

|iv. |Request | |

|v. |Order | |

Q.4 Write an informal letter to your neighbor inviting him on your parents’ 25th years marriage celebration party. Follow the format of writing an informal letter given in Unit 3 of your text book. (15)

Q.5 In Unit 4 you have learnt how to construct “wh” questions. Given below are some statements. Convert them into question using the words given in brackets. Follow the example. (10)

Example: Statement: I bought cake. (what)

Question: What did you buy?

|i. The car hit while crossing the road. (how) |

|ii. I woke up late this morning. (when) |

|iii. The hospital is near the bank. (where) |

|iv. It is a kind of electronic device. (what) |

|v. Because the gift is too expensive. (why) |

Q.6 Unit 5 teaches you how to give invitations and how to accept or decline invitations. How would you accept or decline the following invitations? Use a different expression each time. Follow the example. (10)

Example: Invitation Do you want to join me on the trip?

Yes, sure, I will see you join you.

|i. Would you be my work friend? |

|ii. It would be my honor if you accompany me to stage? |

|iii. Do you want to come to my house for Iftar party? |

|iv. She would love to take you to the beach. |

|v. Let me know if you are interested in the game this Saturday? |

Q.7 Read the following text and rewrite it in summarized form. (Around 70 words). (15)

|The history of progress of the human race is the history of education. Hence it is necessary for every |

|person, man or woman, to be educated. Women should be educated like men, otherwise there can be no real |

|progress and half of the population will remain illiterate. Napoleon was once asked what the greatest need of|

|France was. He answered “Motherland’s National progress is impossible without trained and educated mothers”. |

|If the women in any country are not educated, about half the people in that country will be ignorant. The |

|result is that such a country will not be able to go along with other nations in development and progress. |

|Education teaches a woman what she should be. There is a saying in English, “the hand that rocks the cradle, |

|rules the world”. The meaning in this is that the mother exercises a very great influence over the lines of |

|her children and is able to mould their thoughts and characters. If she is educated, she will make such an |

|impression on the mind of her child, that will enable him in later life to grow into a good and great man. |

Q.8 In Unit 5 your text book, you have learnt how to write job application letters. Write a job application letter for the following job advertisement. (20)

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ASSIGNMENT No. 2

(Units 6–9)

Total Marks: 100

Pass Marks: 40

Q.1 In Unit 6 of your text book you have leant how to express Approval and Disapproval for something. Given below are some situations. Express your approval or disapproval about them. Use a different expression each time. Follow the example. (10)

Example: Working overtime.

Approval: I really appreciate working overtime.

Disapproval: I would rather disagree with the idea of working overtime.

|i. Drinking fruit juice. |

|ii. Corporal punishment. |

|iii. Drinking 2-liter water daily. |

|iv. Dinner at 11 pm. |

|v. Talking loud. |

Q.2 Rewrite the following sentences avoiding unnecessary words. Follow the example. You can get help from Unit 6 of your text book. (10)

Example: It is possible that your calculations are incorrect.

Your calculation may be incorrect.

|i. We trust that in future you will not fall behind again in making your payments. |

|ii. The photocopier is in the front office which is not working. |

|iii. The secretary was often in the habit of returning late from her tea break. |

|iv. He knew the reason why his computer had stopped working. |

Q.3 Sequencing of events is very important in any process work like cooking, writing dramas and even in some traditions. Write about any traditional cultural event that you have attended keeping in mind the sequence. Unit 7 is about sequencing. (15)

Q.4 Add prefixes or suffixes to the following words and use them in sentences. Follow the example. You may take guidance from Unit 8 of your text book. (15)

Example: Grace (Suffix)

Word: Graceful

Sentence: She walks gracefully.

|Fiction (Prefix) |Strong (Suffix) |Comfort (Suffix) |Trouble (Suffix) |Possible (Prefix) |

|Set (Prefix) |Friend (Suffix) |Possible (Prefix) |Equal (Prefix) |Kind (Suffix) |

Q.5 With the help of World Mapping Activity given in Unit 8 of your text book try to map ten words related with Food. Also use those words in sentences. (15)

Q.6 In Unit 9 of your text book you have learnt about rhyming words that may be adjectives, verbs, adverbs and/or nouns. Write words with similar sounds as the nouns given. Follow the example given. (10)

Example: Cat

Rhyming words: Sat, Hat, Rat, Fat, Chat

|Book |Stuff |Buddle |Would |Light |

Q.7 Define Alliteration and Rhyme. Make five sentences using words that show alliteration and rhyme. Follow the example. Read Unit 9 for guidance. (10)

Example: lazy licking lizards like li8king lollypops.

Q.8 Write a Formal letter to the editor of any leading newspaper of your area telling him about the troubles public face during Dhernas (protests) in your area. (15)

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