Subodh Bhattarai (English & Communication Notes - BBA/BBS/BBBS/BHM/BIM/BMS/MBA/MBS & +2)

  UNIT 8: Humour and Satire - A Few Kind Words for Superstition Match the following. transcendental - (iv) spiritual, nonphysical or mystical deplore - (i) to feel or express strong disapproval of (something) absolve - (vi) set free from blame, guilt, or responsibility; release juju - (ii) a charm or fetish used by some West African peoples crude - (iii) natural state chronicle - (v) a written record of historical events Find the contextual meaning of the following words from the text and then use them in sentences of your own. condemn - |kun'dem| to express disapproval Don’t condemn him before you hear the evidence. terror - |te-ru| feeling extreme fear Anger nd terror were on her face. unbidden - |únbi-d(u)n| without being asked, invited, or expected She shook her head to remove the unbidden thoughts. persist - |pu'sist| continue to exist Alcohol and tobacco consumption by young people is especially worrisome because habits formed early are likely to persi...

Foresters without Diplomas  Match the words with their meanings. constituency - (iv) electron district pursue - (iii) to follow in an effort to overtake or capture  infiltrate - (v) to enter or gain access to (an organisation, place etc.) secretly and gradually nomadic - (ii) living the life of roaming anatomy - (vi) art of studying the different parts of any organised body subversive - (i) seeking or intended to overthrow an established system or institution   Study the following words. PREFIX WORDS PREFIX WORDS mal maldevelopment, malpractice, malfunction, malnourished, malnutrition mis misbehave, misplace, misfortune, misspell, mistrust, mismatch, misshaped, mislead, mistake,  un unable, unhappy, unfair, untrue, uncertain, untidy, unwell, unclear in inactive, incomplete, insufficient, independent, incompatible, incredible, indefinitely   pre prepaid, predetermine, preview, prehistorically, predeterminers, preconscious, predefining, prediction, ...

  Ways with words  Ten words in the bold face in the text correspond to the definitions below. Match the definitions with the corresponding words.  in spite of what has just been said or referred to Nevertheless a strong desire or impulse Urge the ability to continue trying to do something, although it is very difficult Determination to attract attention to or emphasise something important Highlight arguing about things that are not important Bickering not having things or conditions that are usually considered necessary Deprivation  continue to exist Persist soft loose flesh on a person's body Flab to improve or increase something Boost a limiting condition on something Restriction Now, make sentences of your own using the same words in bold type.   Nevertheles s: He was tired; nevertheless he went on walking. Urge : He urged me to give up smoking. Determination : Determination was her motivation to stand up to the bully.  H...

Summary: The story  The Looking Glass  by  Anton Chekhov  is about a young woman who dreams day and night about getting married and settling down happily with the perfect man. One night, while sitting in front of her looking glass, she has a vision of what her future might be like. She sees the reality of living and raising a family in rural Russia in the late 1800s. The couple battle disease, financial difficulties and the challenges of raising errant (uncontrolled) children. She then sees her husband’s death and asks herself:  Why is it, what is it for?  Her dreams have turned into a nightmare. In this story, Anton Chekhov explores the theme of love through the essence of a dream. Through an omniscient (all-knowing) perspective, the reader is able to grasp the importance of the dream through the mind of the main character,  Nellie , who has always fantasised about marriage ever since she was a little girl and believes that only by depending on a man ...