Unit-7 - Praising Nature - Unit 7.3: Language Practice - Text Book Exercise 1 -8

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Unit-7 - Praising Nature
Language Practice

Revision Of Prepositions (Movement And Directions

By Mrs. Ayesha Arif
(Jauhar Progressive School)

EXERCISE 1

Work individually, choose the correct option from the preposition of movement and direction given in parenthesis. After completing, compare your answers with your partner.
1. Let's go for a walk ____ the river. (across/under/by)
2. I'm going ____ (to/ past/around) the shop to buy some grocery.
3. We sailed _____ ( over / under / around) the bay today.
4. Let’s walk ____ ( under / over / through) the forest.
5. I’m going ___ ( over / into / to) Paris in May.
6. We walked all ____ (around /under/to) the city centre but couldn’t find the store.
7. He put the open book ____ ( at / on / in ) the desk and asked the child to read.
8. The lion walked in a circle ______ ( across / around / into ) the baby giraffe before attacking it.
9. The train passed ____ ( onto / into / through) nine tunnels on the way to Peshawar.
10. His dog is always trying to escape ____ ( from /on /past ) the backyard.

EXERCISE 2

Work individually, choose the right option to complete the sentences. After completing, comapre your answers with your partner.
1. Be careful when you walk ____ the street. You may encounter stray dogs there.
a) Through
b) above
c) across
d) up

2. The car is going ___ the tunnel to reach the station.
a) around
b) below
c) at
d) through

3. A flock of birds is flying ____ the trees under the blue sky.
a) over
b) through
c) onto
d) on

4. She walked ___ the kitchen and put her packages on the table.
a) in
b) into
c) onto
d) on

5. River Kunhar flows ___ the lake.
a) towards
b) over
c) up
d) on

6. While waiting for my train, I took a walk ___ the station.
a) on
b) around
c) onto
d) in

7. A formation of twelve airplanes flew ___ our houses.
a) up
b) down
c) over
d) past

8. The door was locked, so I shoved the letter ____ the door.
a) Around
b) under
c) on
d) into

9. The poachers go ____ the forest to hunt animals for their hides.
a) on
b) through
c) in
d) over

10. I slipped as I stepped ___ the platform.
a) into
b) onto
c) around
d) across

Compound Prepositions

Compound prepositions are composed of two or more prepositions to function as one preposition. Compound prepositions must not be joined together as they are two separate words that function as one word.
Example:

• According to his mother, he often talked in his sleep.
• We waste a lot of time arguing instead of agreeing.
• They continued with their search and rescue mission in spite of the bad weather.
• They had to paint their office in addition to their usual work.

Some Compound Prepositions
according to	in favour of	due-to
as to	in front of	next to
opposite to	on account of	in between
away from	on behalf of	in case of
aside from	in addition to	along with
because of	in case of	apart from
close to	in return for	out of
depending on	in spite of	instead of

EXERCISE 3

Work individually Use an appropriate compound preposition from the list given above to complete the sentences below. After completing, comapre your answers with your partner and make correction where necessary.
1. He can't perform any more because of his failing health.
2. The villagers had to carry pails of water close to /due to their work in the fields.
3. Sameer was never in favour of his parents going to the city.
4. This theory is wrong according to his philosophy.
5. The match was delayed due to / because of rain.
6. This dog has been sitting next to me for one hour.
7. I gave him a new book in return of the one I lost.
8. We will inform you later, depending on the situation.
9. The van stopped opposite to / in front of the hospital.
10. You will have to leave your position in case of any change in the plan.

EXERCISE 4

Look at the picture above and fill the blanks in the following passage with one of the prepositions given in the box. Each preposition may be used only once.

According to, down, through, in spite of, around, past, on top of, up, in, to, at, from, into, out of, over, due to, on

One hot summer morning, in spite of the intense heat, we decided to take a trip out of the city and go to the ocean. We got into the car and drove down the highway, which went on one side of the mountain and came up the other side. Then the highway went around a part of the lake and over the bridge. After that we drove through the forest and past the big water tower. We arrived at the beach by noon due to the heavy traffic.
According to the map, the water that flowed in the river came from the melted glaciers. One of my friends also told me that natives preferred to live on top of the mountain as they felt safe there.

Type 3 Conditional Sentences

There are three main types of conditional tenses. Look at the table below.

Type 1	Present action leading to future results	If the team plays well, they will get into the finals.	If... present simple verb ... will/can/ might + verb
Type 2	Past action leading to present results	If I worked harder, I could get better results.	If... past simple verb ... would/ could/ might + verb
Type 3	Past action leading to past results	If he had listened to his parents, he would have got the job.	If ... past perfect verb ... would have/ could have / might have + verb

The Type 3 conditional is used when talking about something that was not done, which led to results about which nothing can be done now.

• If I had studied more, I would have passed my exams.
  (but I didn’t, and so l failed and nothing can be done about it)

EXERCISE 5

Work with your partner. Orally discuss the following Type 1 Conditional Sentences exercise by using the words provided. Then, do it your notebook. You may refer to the table given at the beginning of unit as and when needed.
1. We will destroy all our wildlife if we are not careful. (destroy / be)
2. If we dump all sorts of chemicals into rivers, we will pollute them. (dump / pollute)
3. If we cut trees at the present speed, we will endanger our oxygen supply. (cut / endanger)
4. If the global temperature increases, the sea levels will rise. (increase / rise)
5. We'll threaten our own existence if we will produce waste at the present rate. (threaten / produce)
6. The traffic flow will be better if everyone follows the traffic rules. (be / follow)
7. If I give you some chocolates, I will have very few left for the party. (give / have)
8. You will get better marks next time if you spend less time on video games. (get / spend)
9. If you shout so loudly during the match you will disturb our neighbours. (shout / disturb)
10. We will visit Eiffel Tower if we go to Paris. (visit / go)

EXERCISE 6

Work with your partner. Orally discuss the following Type 2 Conditional Sentences exercise by using the words provided. Then, do it in your notebook. You may refer to the table given at the beginning of this section as and when needed.
1. If you wore dark glasses, you could protect your eyes. (wear / protect)
2. It would be impossible to enter the building if the porter stopped us. (be / stop)
3. I could do this work for you if time permitted. (do / permit)
4. If I won a lottery I would buy a new computer. (win / buy)
5. He might take leave if he caught cold. (take / catch)
6. If the police tried hard enough they would send the thief to prison. (try / send)
7. My friend could get you a concession if you purchased the oven from him. (get / purchase)
8. If I were you, I would apply for the job. (be / apply)
9. If the doctor allowed him he would go to work. (allow / go)
10. It would give me a lot of pleasure if they accepted the gift. (give / accept)

EXERCISE 7

Work with your partner. Orally discuss the following Type 3 Conditional Sentences exercise by using the words provided. Then, do it in your note book. You may refer to the table given at the beginning of this section as and when needed.
1. If the flight had arrived n time, my boss would have come to the meeting (arrive / come)
2. They would have eaten all the food if I had kept it on the table. (eat / keep)
3. If the driver had stopped at the turning, the old woman could have crossed the road easily. (stop / cross)
4. If you had taken your umbrella, you might have avoided getting wet in the rain. (take / avoid)
5. I could have escaped the storm if I had been more cautious. (escape / be)
6. The people could have left if they had known that there was no food. (leave / know)
7. The child might have forgotten the punishment if the scars had disappeared (forget / disappear)
8. If their new player had performed as expected they could have won the match. (perform / win)
9 There might had been no fight if the police had arrived in time. (be /arrive)
10. If he had attempted the question the teacher would have given him some marks (attempt / give)

EXERCISE 8

Sheeba won the Provincial folk songs competition and was interviewed by a reporter. She mainly responded by using the Type 3 conditional sentences. The pair verbs used in each response are given below in a jumbled order. Complete her responses in the following dialogue. After you have completed, compare your answers with you partner and make corrections where needed. The first one has been done as an example.

Be /perform, select / think, lose/ cry, make / encourage, fail/ be

Reporter: Congratulations, Ms Sheeba. You have won!
Sheeba: Thank you. If I had stopped practicing, I would have lost.
Reporter: What if you had lost?
Sheeba: If I had lost the competition, I might have cried.
Reporter: How would your parents have felt?
Sheeba: If I had failed, my parents would have been very disappointed.
Reporter: What about your friends?
Sheeba: Some might have made fun of me while a few would had encouraged me to try again.
Reporter: What could you have differently to make sure you won?
Sheeba: I might have selected a different song if I had thought about it.
Reporter: Anything else that you would like to say?
Sheeba: My self esteem could have been badly affected if I had performed badly.
Reporter: Any message that you would like to give to others?
Sheeba: Work hard, prepare well, and you will succeed one day. Don't ever give up.
Reporter: Thank you.
Sheeba: Thank you.