PT3 Book Practice 2 page 106
ANSWERS :
a. The grandchild thinks their lives were difficult/ hard.
b. The word 'flustered'.
c. pollutions / distructions of forest, streams, and hills.
d. I cannot live without my mobile phone and the television. I need them to listen to music and watch movies. (e.g.)
Practice 4 page 108
ANSWERS
a. Faxes are used for comunications purposes
b. Money is the new good of the younger generations.
c. It refers to the grandchild/ younger generation.
d. No, i don't think they had a hard time without air cons. The weather was not as hot as it is now.
Monday, 3 August 2015
PT3 BOOK PG 49 XD (HHHM)
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BIL
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ANSWERS
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EXPLANATION
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1
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TREAT
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MODALS (FOLLOWED BY ORIGINAL WORD)
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2
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HER
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PRONOUNS(USED AS SUBJECTS EG:PEOPLE)
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3
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AND
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CONJUNCTION (USED TO JOIN TWO IDEAS)
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4
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WAS
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SMPLE PAST TENSE(TO SHOW AN ACTION IN
ITS PASSIVE FORM)
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5
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ACCOMPANY
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INFINITE
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6
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SILENT
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VERB
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7
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INTO
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8
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CAUGHT
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SMPLE PAST TENSE(TO SHOW AN ACTION IN
ITS PASSIVE FORM)
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SHE
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PRONOUNS(USED AS SUBJECTS EG:PEOPLE)
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10
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AND
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CONJUNCTION (USED TO JOIN TWO IDEAS)
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HEIR CONDITIONING (HASINAH&HALINAH)
HEIR CONDITIONING (HASINAH& HALINAH)
1 In stanza 1, the grandparents did not have all the following except
A. air conditioners
B. telephone
C. fax machine
D. paper fans
A. air conditioners
B. telephone
C. fax machine
D. paper fans
2. What does the title of the poem suggest?
A. Changes on how the younger generation thinks.
B. Changes in the mindset of the older generation
C. We must appreciate all the modern inventions
D. Technology is very important to mankind
A. Changes on how the younger generation thinks.
B. Changes in the mindset of the older generation
C. We must appreciate all the modern inventions
D. Technology is very important to mankind
3. What is meant in the line we feared God and nature… now nature fears you?
A. we are scared of nature
B. we are scared of God
C. we actually destroyed nature
D. nature destroyed our faith to God
B. we are scared of God
C. we actually destroyed nature
D. nature destroyed our faith to God
4. Which word rhymes with ‘heir’?
A. hare
B. air
C. airy
D. hair
5. What is the tone of the poem?
A. Sad
B. Sarcastic
C. Anger
D. Sorrow
6. How does the poet view modernization?
A. optimistic
B. pessimistic
C. confident
D. cynical
Heir Conditioning ~ Admin
Meaning of Stanzas:
Stanza 1
In the first stanza, the poet asks his grandparents about the life before the technology arouse and become the important usage in the world nowadays. He asks his grandfather was it complicated to live in the life without technology as he refers the technology to the invention of the air cons. Then he asks his grandmother regarding the condition when she used paper fans to cool herself. He also asks his grandmother what were the possibilities for them to communicate without faxes and long distance calls compared to the world nowadays.
Stanza 2
The second stanza shows the answers given by the poet’s grandparents that sum up all the questions in one simple answer. The reason on why they did not experience all the pollution, stress, traffic jams, and destruction of forests, streams and hills is because of their ignorance; they were lack of knowledge by that time. His grandparents add, the only thing that they fear is God and nature but now, the nature turns to fear the entire human race and money is the only obsession to human.
Setting:
The poem is written in twentieth century setting as there are references to modern gadgets such as air cond and faxes. The problems mentioned in the poem also allude to current problems faced by today's generation.
Persona:
There are two personas in the poem. They are the grandparents and the grandchild.
Themes:
1. Technology Brings More Harm
It may seem that we are living in comfort with all the technology that keeps on improving, but we do not realize the harms that the technology has brought us. The grandchild thinks that it is impossible for their grandparents to live in comfort with the help of technology. The child does not realize that because of the technology itself, the world becomes hotter and that is the reason why some technologies are created to blind humans with the fake comfort that the technologies bring them. For example, electric fans and air cons. Technological advancements have other setbacks such us pollution, stress, traffic jams, and destruction of forests, rivers and hills.
2. Fear
The older generations were God-fearing people and respected His creation nature. However, today’s generation does not fear God. On the contrary the poet says that “now nature fears you and money is your new God”. This indicates that the younger generation has become more materialistic. They do not care for nature but gives priority to riches and money rather than practicing good values such as preserving God’s creation.
3. Importance of Preserving Nature
God created nature to preserve life. In stanza 2, the poet gives the consequences of not preserving nature -pollution, stress, traffic jams, destruction of forest, streams and hills. Humans seem not to aware that the more pollution they make, the more they need to preserve the nature. In paving the way for development, forest and hills have been destroyed and streams have been polluted. This has destroyed the natural habitat of many species of animals and plants which help to retain balance in our ecosystem
Moral Values:
Stanza 1
In the first stanza, the poet asks his grandparents about the life before the technology arouse and become the important usage in the world nowadays. He asks his grandfather was it complicated to live in the life without technology as he refers the technology to the invention of the air cons. Then he asks his grandmother regarding the condition when she used paper fans to cool herself. He also asks his grandmother what were the possibilities for them to communicate without faxes and long distance calls compared to the world nowadays.
Stanza 2
The second stanza shows the answers given by the poet’s grandparents that sum up all the questions in one simple answer. The reason on why they did not experience all the pollution, stress, traffic jams, and destruction of forests, streams and hills is because of their ignorance; they were lack of knowledge by that time. His grandparents add, the only thing that they fear is God and nature but now, the nature turns to fear the entire human race and money is the only obsession to human.
Setting:
The poem is written in twentieth century setting as there are references to modern gadgets such as air cond and faxes. The problems mentioned in the poem also allude to current problems faced by today's generation.
Persona:
There are two personas in the poem. They are the grandparents and the grandchild.
Themes:
1. Technology Brings More Harm
It may seem that we are living in comfort with all the technology that keeps on improving, but we do not realize the harms that the technology has brought us. The grandchild thinks that it is impossible for their grandparents to live in comfort with the help of technology. The child does not realize that because of the technology itself, the world becomes hotter and that is the reason why some technologies are created to blind humans with the fake comfort that the technologies bring them. For example, electric fans and air cons. Technological advancements have other setbacks such us pollution, stress, traffic jams, and destruction of forests, rivers and hills.
2. Fear
The older generations were God-fearing people and respected His creation nature. However, today’s generation does not fear God. On the contrary the poet says that “now nature fears you and money is your new God”. This indicates that the younger generation has become more materialistic. They do not care for nature but gives priority to riches and money rather than practicing good values such as preserving God’s creation.
3. Importance of Preserving Nature
God created nature to preserve life. In stanza 2, the poet gives the consequences of not preserving nature -pollution, stress, traffic jams, destruction of forest, streams and hills. Humans seem not to aware that the more pollution they make, the more they need to preserve the nature. In paving the way for development, forest and hills have been destroyed and streams have been polluted. This has destroyed the natural habitat of many species of animals and plants which help to retain balance in our ecosystem
Moral Values:
Heir Conditioning XD (HISHO&MAHA)
1)What is the moral values of this poem?
2)What is the tone and mood of this poem?
3)What is an example of alliteration used in Stanza 1?
4) Explain briefly the meaning of Stanza 1.
2)What is the tone and mood of this poem?
3)What is an example of alliteration used in Stanza 1?
4) Explain briefly the meaning of Stanza 1.
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