G.C.E.

Ordinary level Examination

LEARNING IS FUN
Grade 10 - UNIT 07

B.A.(Hons), LLB(Hons), Dip.in Eng., IELTS, CAE (Cambridge) Government Teacher

 Learning is fun
Importance of Learning English (ඉංග්‍රීසි ඉගඉනීමේනවගදගතීකම)

The world is rapidly changing. As a result, our needs have become very
complex. In this modem, complex word we can't satisfy our needs with the little
resources we have. We have to deal with other countries and cultures as well. For
that purpose we should have a language that is accepted by all in the world.

English is the only language which has such a recognition. So, it is extremely
important for everyone to learn English. Learning English has become essential in
the modem world as every new thing comes to our hands with English instructions.

As this is a communication era the world totally depends on computers. We

can't work with computers without knowing English. Not only that knowing Englishග
is a must for education. If we know English we can read a lot of things on any
subject and learn.

We can browse the internet and find information if we have a good

knowledge of English. If we consider about the job market, almost all jobs in the
private sector require English to function. It is difficult to find a good job without
having a good knowledge of English.

As there is no move in this modem world without English, we must give

priority to learn it as a second language.

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Writing

This bar chart shows the results of a survey conducted among 100 grade ten students
about their favourite English language related activities. Study the chart and complete the
description using the given words.

Activities that students do to improve their English Language Skills

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 many, most, least, some, a few, activity, equal, number of students

This bar chart depicts favourite English language related activities of a selected
group of students. The horizontal and the vertical axes represent the ……………………………....
and the …………………………….……. respectively.

Out of the given sample of 100 students, ………………………….………… of the students

read English story books while………………………..…………. students listen to English radio
stations. The number of students watching English movies and those singing English songs
are ……………………………………..…... Only ………………………………………. students speak to their
parents and friends in English while writing in English for daily purposes is done by the
……………………………………… number of students.

Activity 03

There are 40 students in Sithum’s class. He conducted a survey in his class to find out
about the different kinds of story books his classmates would like to read. He recorded the
results in the following table. All the students like to read at least one of the three types of
stories.

Kind of story No. of students

Adventure stories only 2

Adventure stories and detective 6
stories only
Folk tales only 1
Folk tales and detective stories only 14
Adventure stories and folk tales only 9
All the three types of stories 3
Detective stories only ?

i. Copy the Venn diagram into your writing book and name the sets of the Venn
diagram and record the given data.

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 ii. How many students like only detective stories? _____________________________
iii. Write a small paragraph describing the Venn diagram.

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Folk tales

A folk tale is a story that originated in a particular culture, and has typically passed on by
word of mouth.

Read and enjoy the following folk tale. Once there was a man who had four sons.
They were always fighting with each other. The father was worried and wanted to teach
them a good lesson. When he was very ill and lay dying in his bed, he asked his sons to
come to him. When they came, the old father gave them a bundle of sticks and said, “Can
you break these sticks?”

Each one of them took the bundle. The first son tried to break it, but failed. He
tried very hard and finally gave up. Then it was the turn of the second son to try his luck.
He thought it would be an easy task and picked up the bundle easily. He tried his best to
break it, but nothing happened. Then, the third son tried to break it, but he couldn’t do
anything either

Meanwhile, the youngest son jeered at his brothers and thought they were very
incompetent. He thought he was very clever and took one stick at a time and easily broke
all of them.

The old father then smiled at his sons and said, “Children, do you understand what
happened? It is always easy to break the sticks one by one, but when they are bundled
together, none of you could break them. In the same way, the four of you should always
be together. No one will be able to hurt you then.” The four brothers realised what their
father was trying to teach them and forgot all their enmity and learnt that unity is
strength.

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 From that day onwards, they never fought with each other and lived together in
peace and harmony.

Activity 14

Now answer the questions given below.

1. List out the characters introduced in the tale.

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2. Who succeeded in the mission of breaking the sticks? How?
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3. What does ‘they’ in the last sentence refer to?
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4. Do you agree with this father’s advice? Why?
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Activity 01 (Work book)

50 girls and 50 boys in three parallel classes (Grade 7) were asked about the extra-
curricular activities they are engaged in, and the results were represented in this bar
chart.Write a description on it.

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ACTIVITY 02 (Work book)

Match 'A' with 'B' to form Proverbs.

A B
1) Unity is • than never
2) Birds of a feather • better than cure
3) Courtesy costs • want not
4) Example is • the strength
5) A friend in need is • a friend indeed
6) Honesty is • nothing
7) Two heads are • before you leap
8) Knowledge is • worth much and cost little
9) Better late • half done
10) A man is known • always blames his tools
11) Necessity is • there’s a way
12) Prevention is • flock together
13) Time and tide • better than precept
14) All work and no play • by his friends
15) Well begun is • power
16) Where there’s a will, • better than one
17) A bad workman • the mother of invention
18) Good words are • the best policy
19) Waste not • wait for no man
20) Look • makes Jack a dull boy

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ACTIVITY 04 (Work book)

Complete the chart using the given adverbs.

Adverbs
How Where When How often How much How probable
nicely home yesterday always enough surely

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