Unit 3 Education : English NEB Class 12

Writing

Write a short autobiography featuring your childhood life using the following guidelines.

• Date and place of birth
• Family background
• Daily life
• School life
• Special event of childhood days, etc.

My name is Bimala and I was born on January 1st, 2006 in Kathmandu, Nepal. I come from a large family, with two older siblings and two younger ones. My parents are farmers and we lived in a small village outside of Kathmandu.

Growing up, my daily life revolved around helping my parents with farm work and going to school. We would wake up early in the morning to tend to the crops and animals before heading off to school. After school, we would come home and continue working on the farm until dinner.

My school life was an important part of my childhood. I was always eager to learn new things and had a great relationship with my teachers. I was particularly interested in math and science and would often stay after school to get extra help from my teachers.

One special event of my childhood days that I will always remember was when my family took a trip to the Chitwan National Park. It was the first time I had ever seen a wild elephant up close and it was an experience I will never forget. The whole trip was amazing, we saw many different animals and we went on a jungle safari. It was a truly unforgettable experience.

Overall, my childhood was filled with hard work and lots of learning, but it was also filled with love and support from my family. I am grateful for the experiences and lessons I gained during those years and they have shaped me into the person I am today.

Grammar

Connectives

Connectives are words or phrases that are used to connect ideas, sentences, or paragraphs in a piece of writing. They can indicate a variety of relationships between the ideas, including cause and effect, contrast, and similarity. Some examples of connectives include "and," "but," "because," "so," "although," "however," "in addition," "furthermore," etc.

Connectives are used to help the flow and coherence of a piece of writing. They can be used to connect ideas within a sentence or between sentences. For example, in the sentence "I went to the store, and I bought some groceries," the connective "and" is used to connect the two ideas. Similarly, in the sentence "I was tired, but I decided to go for a walk," the connective "but" is used to show contrast between the two ideas.

Connectives can also be used to show a cause and effect relationship. For example, "The alarm clock didn't go off, so I was late for work." The connective "so" is used to show that the first idea (the alarm clock not going off) caused the second idea (being late for work).

Using connectives effectively in writing can make the writing more organized, clear and easy to follow. It helps in making the relationship between ideas clear and logical. It is always good to use a variety of connectives in writing to show different types of relationships between ideas and make the writing more interesting.

Join the following pairs of sentences twice, using although/though/even though and despite/in spite.

a. He is a millionaire. He lives in a simple house.
i. Although he is a millionaire, he lives in a simple house. ii. He lives in a simple house despite being a millionaire.

b. The weather was extremely bad. The pilot landed the plane safely.
i. Despite the weather being extremely bad, the pilot landed the plane safely.
ii. Even though the weather was extremely bad, the pilot landed the plane safely.

c. We study in the same college. We hardly see each other.
i. Although we study in the same college, we hardly see each other.
ii. We hardly see each other in spite of studying in the same college.

d. It rained heavily. We enjoyed our holiday.
i. Despite it raining heavily, we enjoyed our holiday.
ii. We enjoyed our holiday even though it rained heavily.

e. I had an umbrella. I got wet in the rain.
i. Although I had an umbrella, I got wet in the rain.
ii. I got wet in the rain in spite of having an umbrella.

f. I was really tired. I could not sleep a moment.
i. Despite being really tired, I could not sleep a moment.
ii. I could not sleep a moment even though I was really tired.

g. She has very good accent in English. She failed the interview of a newsreader.
i. Although she has very good accent in English, she failed the interview of a newsreader.
ii. She failed the interview of a newsreader in spite of having very good

h. Lhasa has extremely cold weather in winter. Millions of tourists go there in January.
i. Despite Lhasa having extremely cold weather in winter, millions of tourists go there in January.
ii. Millions of tourists go to Lhasa in January even though it has extremely cold weather in winter.

i. He was badly injured in the first round of the boxing match. He was victorious in the third round.
i. Despite being badly injured in the first round of the boxing match, he was victorious in the third round.
ii. He was victorious in the third round even though he was badly injured in the first round of the boxing match.

Complete each sentence in an appropriate way.

a. He passed the exam although he hadn't studied much.
b. She climbed the mountain in spite of her fear.
c. He did not give any alms to the beggars even though he had a lot of money.
d. In spite of his poor eyesight, he became a successful doctor e. She is very shy though she is very sociable.
f. He failed to pass the driving test in spite of his ten attempts.
g. He refused to eat anything despite being hungry.
h. He could not score goods grades in the SEE exams in spite of being a brilliant student.
i. She accepted the job although the salary was low.
j. Even though we had planned everything carefully, the party was a failure.