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Oxford Broadway English Course Book - 5 Unit-1 Gulliver and Lilliput

This document contains an English course book unit about Gulliver and Lilliput. It includes vocabulary words and definitions, questions about the story, and activities. It also contains a poem, vocabulary, and comprehension questions. Finally, it discusses a story called "Five Bells" with vocabulary, questions, exercises, and sample application letters. The document provides educational content for students including stories, poems, vocabulary, and writing prompts.

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Oxford Broadway English Course Book - 5 Unit-1 Gulliver and Lilliput

This document contains an English course book unit about Gulliver and Lilliput. It includes vocabulary words and definitions, questions about the story, and activities. It also contains a poem, vocabulary, and comprehension questions. Finally, it discusses a story called "Five Bells" with vocabulary, questions, exercises, and sample application letters. The document provides educational content for students including stories, poems, vocabulary, and writing prompts.

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OXFORD BROADWAY

ENGLISH COURSE BOOK – 5

Unit-1 Gulliver and Lilliput


[1] Words : Meanings

o Stakes : pieces of wood making a fence

o Still : not moving or making a sound

o Decided : having clear opinions

o Pointed : sharp end

o Several : more than two but not many

▪ Use the words mentioned above in your own sentences.

[2] Answer these questions:

(a) Why were the Lilliputians able to tie up Gulliver?

Ans. The Lilliputians were able to tie up Gulliver because he had been sleeping for

several hours.

(b) List the things in the passage that prove that Lilliputians were very small.

Ans. The following things prove that Lilliputians were very small:

i. Hundreds of them could climb over Gulliver.

ii. Some got hurt when they jumped off his body.

iii. Their arrows were the size of needles.

iv. They built an eighteen inch high platform.

Activities from page 16 to 18 to be done in the book.


POEM: Harm No Living Things
Words Meanings
a) Tread put your foot on something; step on
b) Mischief playful misbehaviour
c) Renew to make new, to refresh
d) Forbid do not allow

▪ Use the words mentioned above in your own sentences.

To be done in the book Page no.22

Learn to enjoy the poem

I) The poet mentions three kinds of creatures in the animal kingdom.


These are:
(a) Insects
(b) Birds
(c) Fish

II) What does the poet mean when he says ‘provided plants’? Provided by whom?
For what?
Ans: ‘Provided’ could mean specially given by nature. Provided by the creator to be
used wisely for the well-being of all creatures.

III) What is meant by ‘plants that cure and heal’?


Ans: (d) All of the above.

IV) People should not destroy nature by constantly taking more and more from it.
Which line or lines in the poem convey(s) a similar meaning?
Ans: Lines: Forbid your mind from searching greed.
For only more is enough.

V) What does the poet mean when he says ‘only more is enough’?
Ans: (a)
Unit – 2 FIVE BELLS
(I) Words Meanings
(a) Expensive costly
(b) Perhaps may be
(c) Quarter each of four equal parts
(d) Assistant a person who helps in a particular work
(e) Dining the activity of eating a meal

• Make sentences of the words mentioned above.

Q1. How did Ryan's mother sense that something was wrong?

Ans: She sensed that something was wrong when she saw Ryan holding his head in his hands.

Q2. Why did Ryan's parents want to buy him something?

Ans: His parents wanted to buy him something because Ryan had been working very hard.

Q3. What was the main reason for the three people missing one another in the store?

Ans: The sports good store had two doors, each on a different street. The three people missed
one another as they used different doors to enter and exit the shop.

To be done in the book Page no. 30 and 31

Exercise 1:

I) Write out what each person said using the past continuous tense.
c) Shama: I was getting off the bus
d) Mrs. Rehan: I was talking over the phone.
e) Mr. and Mrs. Nadeem: We were dropping children at school.
f) Mona and Hina: We were serving tea in the cafe.
g) Tom: I was sleeping in the office.

Exercise 2:

2) Hassan went………………………………….the next page.

a) Laila and Sidra were sitting on a bench.

b) Bushra was skipping.

c) Kaneez and Koyal were drinking water.

d) Mark was having popcorn.

e) Mrs. Nadeem was feeding ducks in the pond.


Exercise 3: To be done in the notebook.

3) Fill in the blanks……………………………..done for you.

1) was driving

2) spotted

3) was standing

4) was wondering

5) saw

6) were carrying

7) thought

8) stopped

9) was getting

10) noticed

11) were aiming

12) came

13) were shooting

14) arrived

Application – For sick leave


The Principal,
St. Francis’ High School,
Hayatabad, Peshawar.
Sir,
With due respect it is stated that I have headache and fever since last night.
Therefore, I am unable to come to school.
Kindly grant me leave for one day i.e. 20th August, 2020.
I shall be very grateful to you for this kind act.
Yours obediently,
xyz
Class: 5 (section) boys/girls,
Roll No: 1234,
20th August, 2020.
Application – For wearing sandals

The Principal,
St. Francis’ High School,
Hayatabad, Peshawar.
Sir,
With due respect it is stated that I have hurt my toe while playing football.
It is swollen now. I cannot wear my school shoes.
Kindly allow me to wear sandals for three days.
I shall be very grateful to you for this kind act.
Yours obediently,
xyz
Class: 5 (section) boys/girls,
Roll No: 1234,
20th August, 2020.

Write an essay of about 150 words.


(1) My Best Friend

(2) My Mother

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