Questions 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Sima and Tamal are in the Town Hall Language Club. They come to the club to practise speaking English, They listen to CDs and watch DVDs in English, or speak English with friends. Today there is a new person in the club. He is a young man. He is reading a book about Bangladesh.
Sima: Look, Tamal! Who’s that gentleman? Do you know him?
Tamal: Yes. That’s Andy Smith. He’s working with an NGO here. I met him yesterday at the bookshop.
Sima: Maybe we can practise our English with him.
Tamal: Good idea. I’ll introduce you to him. Come with me.
1. Fill in the gaps with the best word from the box. Find the information in the text. There are extra words which you need not use.
(a) Sima and Tamal come to the club to practise —.
(b) They practise English in the — .
(c) Tamal — about Andy smith.
(d) Andy Smith is a —.
(e) Language Club is a place to — a language.
2. Write True or False. If false, write the correct answer.
(a) Andy Smith is a foreigner.
(b) Sima is willing to practise English.
(c) Andy Smith is illiterate.
(d) Tamal met Andy Smith the last day.
(e) Sima and Tamal come to the club to gossip.
(f) Tamal introduce Sima to Andy Smith.
3. Answer the following questions in a sentence or sentences.
(a) Where are Sima and Tamal?
(b) Why do they go there?
(c) Who is the new person there?
(d) What is Andy Smith reading?
(e) Where did Tamal meet the new person?
(f) Why does Sima want to meet the new person?
4. Write a short composition on ‘How to improve English’.
[Write at least five sentences to the topic. Remember to use capital letter, punctuation, correct spelling and sentence structure.]
Answer :
1. (a) English
(b) club (c) knows
(d) foreigner (e) practise
2. (a) True (b) True
(c) False, correct answer : Andy Smith is not illiterate.
(d) True
(e) False, correct answer : Sima and Tamal come to the club to practise English.
(f) True.
3. (a) Sima and Tamal are in the Town Hall Language Club.
(b) They go there to practise speaking English.
(c) The new person is Andy Smith who works in an NGO.
(d) Andy Smith is reading a book about Bangladesh.
(e) Tamal met the new person at the bookshop.
(f) Sima wants to meet the new person so that they can practise speaking English with him.
4. “How to Imrpove English”
As English is an important Subject, I study English regularly. To improve my English, I listen to CDs and watch English movies. I read an English newspaper and story books written in English. I also watch English news on TV. Besides, I always try to speak English with my teachers and friends