AIOU SOLVED ASSIGNMENT English – II code 1424 BA

Course Name : Compulsory English  - II / (Part 2)

Course Code : 1424

Level: BS / BA / B.Ed and B.Com 

Spring 2014 Semester

Useful Note :  All those Pages which are mentioned with some question numbers in the answer of some questions at the end of Some Questions For Example Q.No.4: etc.. These page numbers are not from your text book of code 1424 that is sent to your posteal address by the university but from key-book of seher .    Available now in the Market.

Q.No.1:

(A): Read the statements given below which are taken from an advertisement. Write whether it states a fact or an opinion about the product. (05)

i- Habib Milk is the best packed milk in the market. (Openion)

ii- A team of experts in the field of milk production helped and guided the production of Habib Milk.(Fact)

iii- Habib Milk will help you in maintaining your health.(Openion)

iv- Each pack of Habib Milk is inspected before it leaves the factory. (Fact)

v- Milk is always good for health. (Openion)

(B):  Choose an article from any English newspaper, paste it in

i- What is the writer’s purpose of writing the article? (10)

ii- What is the tone of the writer? (05)

Q.No.2:

In Unit 9, there is a poem “Autumn”. Read that poem and answer the following question? (10)

i-   What is the main theme of the poem?

ii-  What descriptive words are used by the poet to highlight the effect of Autumn?

Note: There is not any poem named “Autumn” in chapter-9 of this book. What a pity that the assignment setters do not know about the contents of the given subject.

Q.No.3:

Go to page 154, exercise 4. Read the comparison paragraph and then write the missing information in the table given on page 155.(10)

The following questions are based on Unit 6. Read the unit carefully and answer the questions/ solve the exercise given below.

Ans:

Kinds of food	French food	Italian food
1- Dinning rooms	Clean and elegant	Clean and elegant
2.Meals quality	Good quality	Good quality
3.price and taste	reasonable price – delicious	reasonable Price – delicious
4.Service	Excellent
5. Behavior of the Staff	Excellent and Polite	Excellent and Polite
6.Timings	Open till very late night	Open till very late night

Q.No.4:

Go to pages 198-199, exercise 8. This is the pre reading exercise. Look at the picture carefully and write a short (10)

Ans:   Compulsory – II ( 1424) , Page 212 , Q.no 33 .

Q.No.5:

On pages 285-289, we have asked you 10 questions about newspapers. Can you answer the following 2 questions briefly? (10)

i-  What are the benefits of reading newspaper?

Ans:   Compulsory – II ( 1424) , Page 177 , Q.no 11 .

ii- What is the one most noticeable difference that you see or notice. Newspapers and TV news channels?

Ans:  Newspaper news are different from that of T.V channels news in many ways. First the update of T.V is faster than the newspapers. The T.V channels update news timely and  frequently but the newspapers can’t do so before new publication. Second the T.V news not only have the colorful pictures but also have real sound and background. On the contrary, the newspapers news*are silent and can only be read.

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Q.No.6:

Go to page 295, exercise 33. Select the following samples. (10)

i- A job advertisement. News about a famous political figure.

iii- Weather forecast.

iv- A good news item.

v- A bad news item.

Ans:

Q.No.7:

Read Unit 6 “Academic Reading” Carefully and then answer the following questions.

Ans: Filling in the blanks.

1.  Some people do wickerwork, for example, they make baskets, toys, plates, beds, and chairs to earn money.

Unfamiliar word:    wickerwork.

Signal word:    for example.

Meaning:making baskets, toys, bed and chair to earn money.

2.  I can play quite a few melodic gadgets, for instance, the flute, the guitar, and the piano.

Unfamiliar word: Melodic gadgets.

Signal word: for instance.

Meaning: flute, guitar and piano etc.

3. My father loves going to restaurants which serve exotic foods. Such as, last week he went to a restaurant which serves deep-fried crabs.

Unfamiliar word: Exotic.

Signal word: such as.

Meaning: deep – fried crabs.

ii. Read the text given in exercise 9, pages 200-202, and write the answers to the questions given at the end, (page 202).

Ans: Answers to the Questions:

1. Who do you think has written this piece? Is the writer a Pakistani, an Indian or a foreign national?

Ans:  I think the writer of this piece is a foreign national – a tourist. He has written this piece to describe the Flag ceremony daily held at the wagah border.

2. What does the writer mean when writing:

i.  I knew a little of the history between Pakistan and India and have heard about one of the greatest spectacles that happens daily between the two neighboring countries at the Wagah border.

Ans:  The writer is unaware of the hostile past of the two nations, Pakistan and India. The feelings of their bitter enmity are demonstrated daily at the Wagah border.

ii. This was pure theatre between the once and sometimes still warring nations. And it was fantastic!.

Ans:  The ceremony held at the wagah border is quite fantastic despite severe enmity between two warring nations.

Q.No.8:

Go to pages 198-199, exercise 8. Thit is a pre reading exercise. Look,at the picture carefully and write a short  (10)

Ans:   Compulsory – II ( 1424) , Page 212 , Q.no 33 .

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