Question
A1.Simple Simple l Factual Activities:
Write True or False for the statements:
(i) The narrator had heard of Bach.
(ii) The narrator's answer displeased Einstein.
(iii) The upper room had a gramophone.
(iv) The narrator liked the kind of music where he could follow the words.
I knew that I must tell this man the truth. He looked at me as if my answer was very important.
“I do not know anything about Bach”, I said, “I have never heard any of his music.” He looked surprised.
“You have never heard of Bach?” he asked.
He made it sound as if I had said that I had never taken a bath !
“I’d like to understand music so that I could understand Bach,” I said, “but I’m not able to. I’m tone-deaf.”
The old man got up.
“You will come up with me ?” he asked. I just remained seated. “I’m requesting you to come with me”, he said again.
So I went up with him. He took me to a room which had a gramophone in it and asked, “What kind of music do you like ?”
“Well,” I answered, “I like songs that have words,and the kind of music where I can follow the tune.”
He smiled and nodded, obviously pleased. “You can give me an example, perhaps ?”
A2. Complex Factual Activity:
Who said to whom?
Write True or False for the statements:
(i) The narrator had heard of Bach.
(ii) The narrator's answer displeased Einstein.
(iii) The upper room had a gramophone.
(iv) The narrator liked the kind of music where he could follow the words.
I knew that I must tell this man the truth. He looked at me as if my answer was very important.
“I do not know anything about Bach”, I said, “I have never heard any of his music.” He looked surprised.
“You have never heard of Bach?” he asked.
He made it sound as if I had said that I had never taken a bath !
“I’d like to understand music so that I could understand Bach,” I said, “but I’m not able to. I’m tone-deaf.”
The old man got up.
“You will come up with me ?” he asked. I just remained seated. “I’m requesting you to come with me”, he said again.
So I went up with him. He took me to a room which had a gramophone in it and asked, “What kind of music do you like ?”
“Well,” I answered, “I like songs that have words,and the kind of music where I can follow the tune.”
He smiled and nodded, obviously pleased. “You can give me an example, perhaps ?”
A2. Complex Factual Activity:
Who said to whom?
| Statement | Who said | To Whom | Effect on the listener |
| (i) "I do not know anything about Bach." | |||
| (ii) "I like songs that have words." |
A3. Activities based on Vocabulary:
Pick out words that refer to the following:
(i) They were arranging chairs.
(ii) one who is poor at deciphering musical notes:
A4. Activities based on Contextual Grammar:
State what the underlined modal auxiliaries indicate:
(i) I must tell this man the truth.
(ii) You can give me an example. perhaps?
A5. Personal Response:
(i) What do you learn from Einstein's treatment of the young man?