The diary of a Young girl  | Unit 15.1 | English

Unit 15

People And Lifestyle

The diary of a Young girl

Reading 1

A. The meanings of some of the words/ phrases from Anne Frank’s diary are given below. Find the words from the text and write them. (page 188)

a.      m………           a period of reflection or thought                  

b.      s……….           rigid, not soft or flexible                  

c.      b………  to think a lot about something that makes you annoyed, anxious or upset

d.      t…………        a crowd of people                                          

e.      r…………  to make use of something, especially something bad

f.       c…………  to tell somebody secrets and personal information

g.      l…………        likely to do something                                  

h.      p…………  to get into something                                          

i.        p…………  to sit down heavily or carelessly                      

j.        j…………        to write something quickly

Answer:

a. musings

b. stiff

c. brooding

d. throng

e. resort

f. confide

g. liable

h. plunge

i. plunk

j. jot down                 

B.        Match the words in column A with their synonyms in column B.

Column A         Column B

a.    listless               i.  announcement

b.   adoring              ii.  serious

c.    decree                iii.  loving

d.   adorable            iv.  attractive

e.    anxiety             v.  lethargic

f.     capitulation      vi.  worry

g.   solemn              vii  surrender

Answer:

a. listless = lethargic

b. adoring = loving

c. decree = announcement

d. adorable = attractive

e. anxiety = worry

f. capitulation = surrender

g. solemn = serious

C.       Answer the following questions.

a.       Why is writing a diary a strange thing to the writer?

b.       What is the first reason for her to keep the diary?

c.       Why is the writer unhappy despite having a loving family?

d.       Who is Kitty?

e.       Why did Margot and her sister not go to Holland together?

f.        Why didn’t the writer have a birthday celebration in 1940?

g.       Why did the writer’s uncle escape from Germany?

Answer:

a.         Writing a diary is a strange thing to the writer because she has written nothing before

b.        The first reason for her to keep the diary is that she doesn’t have any friend to to share her feelings and ideas.

c.         The writer is unhappy despite having a loving family because she doesn’t have true friends with when she could spend the time.

d.        Kitty is writer’s imaginative friend.

e.         Margot and her sister did not go to Holland together because they were sent to Aachen to stay with their grandmother.

f.          The writer didn’t have a birthday celebration in 1940 because the war started and Jews suffered due to Hitler’s attack.

g.         The writer’s uncle escaped from Germany to find safe refugee as they were suffering under Hitler’s anti Jews laws.

D.       Write T if the information is true, F if it is false and NG, if the information is not given.

a.            The writer is tired of staying in her house.

b.            The writer wants people to read her diary.

c.            Edith Hollander Frank was a teacher in Holland.

d.            The writer attended school in Germany until she was six.

e.            The family came to Germany because it was difficult to live in Holland.

f.             Jews were prohibited to be on top of their houses during day time.

g.            There were very strict laws in Germany for Jewish people.

Answer:

a.      The writer is tired of staying in her house. T

b.      The writer wants people to read her diary. F

c.      Edith Hollander Frank was a teacher in Holland. NG

d.      The writer attended school in Germany until she was six. F

e.      The family came to Germany because it was difficult to live in Holland. F

f.       Jews were prohibited to be on top of their houses during day time. NG

g.      There were very strict laws in Germany for Jewish people. NG

E. How does a diary entry help in understanding someone’s lifestyle? Explain.

Writing a personal diary has many uses.

1.      It helps you to establish a writing routine. By jotting down thoughts everyday, you developing good writing habit and it will improve your writing skills.

2.      It gives you the better perspective about your thoughts. Re-reading your past thoughts will help you realize that daily life changes and with that you also change.

3.      It helps you to share your unsaid thoughts which you not comfortable sharing with others.

4.      It helps you to spend your free time productively.

5.      It helps you to be creative with your thoughts.

Thank you!

Grammar I (page 190)

A.           Complete the sentences with the present perfect or present perfect continuous forms of these verbs. 

watch                             rain                                    play                        do 

water                              wait                  clean              

a.             The boys………………computer games for over an hour.

b.             You……………..TV all afternoon.

c.             The road is wet; it………… just …………….. heavily.

d.             “Why are your clothes wet?” ” I ……… just …………. the plants.”

e.             I ……… the flat for two hours.

f.              You look tired. What…….. you………?

g.             I’m sorry I’m late. ……… you …….. long?

Answer:

a.             The boys have you known computer games for over an hour.

b.             You have you been doing TV all afternoon.

c.             The road is wet; it has just rained heavily.

d.             “Why are your clothes wet?” ” I have just watered the plants.”

e.             I have cleaned the flat for two hours.

f.              You look tired. What have you done?

g.             I’m sorry I’m late. Have you been waiting long?

B.            Put the words in brackets into the gaps. Use either present perfect or the present perfect continuous.

a.             How long …………….. (you/know) Gerry?

b.             You look dirty. What ………….. (you/do) all day?

c.             How many times ………………. (Charles/visit) New York till now?

d.             She ……….. (learn) French words for hours, but she still doesn’t remember all of them.

e.             The children ……………. (watch) videos for two hours.

f.              My father ………………. (never/eats) chocolates.

g.             We ………. (not/see) Lisa recently.

h.             He ………….  (write) his essay all day but he……….. (not/ finish) yet.

Answer:

a.             How long have you known Gerry?

b.             You look dirty. What have you been doing all day?

c.             How many times has Charles visited New York till now?

d.             She has been learning French words for hours, but she still doesn’t remember all of them.

e.             The children have been watching videos for two hours.

f.              My father has never eaten chocolates.

g.             We have not seen Lisa recently.

h.             He has been writing his essay all day but he has not finished yet.