Unit-10 : WHY IMPROVE COMMUNICATION SKILLS?

(SET-2)
I. Complete the sentences with the appropriate words. The initial letters are given. (10 marks)
(1) There are many reasons that communication skills have become v________ in the 21 century.
(2) Our basic needs and wants to be fulfilled would not be very e________ .-
(3) To be effective impression in communication the way we speak and write is similar to the
a________ we create.
(4) Social d ________ both the family and friends is very important in communication skills.
(5) Many jobs r________ good communication skills.
(6) To interact a wide s________ of people, a person with higher position will need more expertise in
communication.
(7) In Myanmar, young people pursue higher e________ at homme and abroad.
(8) Effective communication has risen to the f________ of the skills much in demand these days.
(9) More parents going out to work make young people communicate less with people of different
g ________.
(10) It is young people who need to be t________ their shyness.
II. Choose the appropriate words or phrases to complete the sentences. (10 marks)
(1) Schools and universities will ________ to give sustained attention to their development.
(A) need (B) want (C) have
(2) Thinking and communication are ________ not only for students but also for those in employment.
(A) main (B) leading (C) crucial
(3)When children are ________ parents should teach them to use more polite language.
(A) not enough (B) old enough (C) young enough
(4) I don't know ________he discovered.
(A) who (B) where (C) what
(5) Some people take vitamin E to ________ muscular cramps.
(A) release (B) reduce (C) relieve
(6) He is good at speaking more than ________ -
(A) me (B) I (C) I am
(7) Stars can be ________ at night.
(A) visible (B) seen (C) view
(8) Nyi Nyi ________ a message to him through viber.
(A) uses (B) sends (C) leaves
(9) Facebook, phone and internet are communication ________ these days.
(A) tools (B) devices (C )weapons
10) What would you like to drink? Tea ________ coffee?
(A) and (B)or (C) with
III. Rewrite the sentences according to the instructions given in brackets. (10 marks)
(1) Every teacher in this school has a mobile phone.
There is no .________.( Rewrite, finishing the sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same
as the sentence that is given.)
(2) Father said to me, "Why didn't you go to school yesterday?"
Father asked ______ (Rewrite, finishing the sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same
as the sentence that is given.)
(3) Mother went shopping. She did not take her shopping list.
Without ______ (Rewrite, finishing the sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as
the sentence that is given.)
(4) As soon as I got back home, I watered the plants in the garden.
No sooner --(Rewrite, finishing the sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence that is given.)

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(5) My notebook is more expensive than yours.
Your ----(Rewrite, finishing the sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence
that is given.)
(6) Neither human beings nor animals can live on the moon.
Not only --. (Rewrite, finishing the sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as
the sentence that is given.)
(7) In spite of being very rich, he never looks after his relatives.
Although --- (Rewrite, finishing the sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as
the sentence that is given.)
(8) Not only U Ba Chit but also his daughter is a vocalist.
Both ------. (Rewrite, finishing the sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence that is given.)
(9) Don't drink strong coffee; it will keep you awake the whole night.
If---- (Rewrite, finishing the sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence
that
is given.)
(10) Aye Thidar will go abroad next month. Aye Thidar is a famous designer:
Aye Thidar ---- (Rewrite, finishing the sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence that is given.)
IV.(A)Write the appropriate words or groups of words to complete the lines of verse. (5 marks)
(1) I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages ________
(2) And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I __________
(3) Two roads diverged in a wood and I-
I took the _________ less traveled by
(4) Because it was grassy and wanted wear
Though ___________ for that the passing there
(5) I took the one less traveled by
And that has made all the ___________.
IV. (B) Answer the questions in complete sentences. (5 marks)
(6) What is the best place to train young people to develop communication skills?
(7) Why do parents need to talk with their children as often as possible?
(8) What are the advantages of parental talk?
(9) Why are we required to use polite language in talking with other people?
(10) What do these lines mean?
I shall be telling with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence
V. Read the passage. (Seen Passage)
In Myanmar, with the advert of market economy, expansion of micro, small and medium
enterprises, growth in employment opportunities, increase in young people pursuing higher education
both at home and abroad and greater interaction with foreigners and foreign countries for business,
tourism and other purposes, effective communication including the ability to use a foreign language,
especially the English language and the ability to translate and interpret has risen to the forefront of the
skills much in demand these days.
(A) Write the correct word or words to complete each sentence. (5 marks)
(1) The advent of market economy makes Myanmar youths----- employment opportunities.
(2) Micro, small and medium enterprises become -------- with the approach of market economy.
(3) Higher extension -------- by young people at home as well as abroad.
(4) Myanmar also------- interact with foreign countries for business.
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(5) English is the---------foreign language that has ability to interact and interpret.
(B) Answer each question in one sentence. (5 marks)
(6) In Myanmar what happen when the advent of market economy and growth in employment
opportunities increase?
(7) Where do adult youths pursue higher education?
(8) What is the purpose of greater interaction with foreigners and foreign countries?
(9) What is effective communication associated with?
(10) What has risen to the forefront of the skills much in demand these days?
VI. Read the passage. (Unseen passage)
Hides and skins are the raw material of the leather manufacturer or tanner. When man first used
animal skins is not known. Skin even when preserved by tanning do not last as long as stone, pottery,
metals and bone and our knowledge about the early use of skin is vague. However, the numerous flint
scrapers and bone or ivory sewing needles in our museums show that ten of thousands of years ago, in
the early Stone Age, skins were prepared and used long before textiles. Nowadays, hides and skins are
essential raw materials and important articles of commerce.
Any animal skin can be made into leather, but the skin chiefly used come cattle, sheep, goats,
pigs and horses. To a lesser extent the skins from dogs, deer, reptiles, marine animals, fish and bird are
also used. Snakes, lizards, seals, whales, and sharks all contribute to leather manufacture.
Hide is the trade word for the skin of the larger animals such as full-grown cattle and horses; and
'skin' for the smaller animals and immature large animals such as ponies and calves. Some Skins are
made into leather after the hair or wool has been removed; but the skins of the fur-bearing animals and
sometimes of sheep, lambs and ponies are possessed or dressed with the hair or wool still in place.
(A) Find the bold-faced words in the passage that are similar in meaning to the following. (5 marks)
(1) possessed a.
(2) the industry that makes fabric b.
(3) not fully grown c.
(4)leather processor d.
(5)tools for preparing leather e.
(B) Answer the following questions. Give complete answers. (10 marks)
(6) What are the raw materials of the leather manufacturer?
(7) What do the numerous flint scrapers and bone or ivory sewing needles in our museums display?
(8) What are immature large animals?
(9) What is the difference between hide and skin?
(10) How can some skins be made into leather?
VI. (A) Complete the dialogue with expressions given in the box. There is an extra. (5 marks)
What would you kind of you Do you want
Can I do I'll manage if you like
A: Hi, Bill. What's the matter?-(1) - for you?
B: No, no its ok, thanks, I just have to write this assignment for tomorrow.
A: Uh-huh. I'll give you a hand --- (2) --
B: No, ---(3)----, thanks.
A: Oh, come on Bill. Let me help you that's what friends are for.
B: Well, thanks a lot.
A: (4) --- like me to do?
B: Well, I've written my assignment, but all by hand. I just need to type it up so...
A: OK, no problem. ---(5) - - me to type it up for you?
B: Oh, yes! Thanks! That's really kind of you. But there are 40 pages.

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VII. (B) Complete the exchanges using the expressions given in the box. There is an extra. (5 marks)
just odd roughly somewhere so nearly
In the UK, —-(6) - 10% of the total population are between the ages of 13 and 19. That means
that from a population of -- (7) - over 60 million --(8) --- in the region of 6 million are teenagers. A
recent survey carried out by UNICEF showed that over the last twenty or --- (9) --- years British teens
have faced a sharp decline in standard of living. Of the 20 ---(10) --- countries included in the report, the
UK was in the bottom half in all six categories from happiness to educational wellbeing.
VIII. Choose a situation given below and write a letter. Do not write more than 300 words.(10 marks)
You are Win Nilar. Your address is No.16, Mya Kan Tha Road, Taungoo. Write a letter to your brother
who lives in Yangon, telling him to send you the most up-to-date dictionary for your study. (OR)
You are Aung Naing Thu. You live at No.101, Mandalay Street, Mingalar Taung Nyunt,
Yangon. Write a letter to your friend telling about the book you like best.
IX. Write an essay on ONE of the following, Do not write more than 500 words. (15 marks)
The Advantage of learning English
(OR)
The subject I enjoy learning
(OR)
The subject I would like to study at university

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