Grade III, Chapter 4 (Abdul Sattar Edhi)


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New Oxford Modern English, Grade 3,
By Nicholas Horsburgh, Claire Horsburgh.

Solution

Chapter No. 4
Abdul Sattar Edhi

DICTATION WORDS
Students are requested to read full chapter as discussed in class. Underline the difficult words with pencil on book while reading. Some dictation words are given below for copy work and for examination purpose.
1.    Ambulance
2.    Disabilities
3.    Donating
4.    Emergency
5.    Foundation
6.    Medical dispensary
7.    Mercy
8.    Volunteering
9.    Focused
10.  Apartment

WORDS MEANING
Students are requested to read and understand the full chapter as discussed in class. Underline the difficult words and write meanings with pencil on book while reading. Some words meanings are given below for copy work and for examination purpose.
1.    Ambulance: Vehicle used to take people to hospital, contains all medical equipment.
2.    Disabilities: Physical or mental problem to the person.
3.    Donating: Giving to others.
4.    Emergency: Serious or dangerous situation.
5.    Foundation: Group of people who provide money for special purpose.
6.    Medical dispensary: A place where medical treatment is provided.
7.    Mercy: Kindness towards others.
8.    Volunteering: To do something without money.
9.    Focused: With full attention.
10.  Apartment: A flat use for living small family.

WORDS SENTENCES
Students are requested to read and understand the full chapter as discussed in class. Underline the difficult words and use them in your own sentences in rough copies. Some words sentences are given below for copy work and for examination purpose.
1.    Ambulance: An ambulance will carry emergency blood supplies.
2.    Disabilities: She has learned to keep a positive attitude about her disabilities.
3.    Donating: The computers were donated by local companies.
4.    Emergency: A housefire is a serious emergency.
5.    Foundation: Edhi Foundation is very popular.
6.    Medical dispensary: He bought some medicines from the medical dispensary.
7.    Mercy: It's a mercy that the building was empty when the fire started.
8.    Volunteering: Aunt Maria volunteered to clean up the kitchen.
9.    Focused: The second part of the story was focused on humanity.
10.  Apartment: His apartment is on the fourth floor.

Exercise
Solution

Page No. 37
Comprehension
Answer the following questions.
a. What does the word philanthropist mean?
Answer: A philanthropist is someone who gives lots of their money or time to help others.

b. When did Abdul Sattar Edhi open the first dispensary?
Answer: Abdul Sattar Edhi opened the first dispensary in 1951.

c. Who are the volunteers at the Edhi Foundation and what are some of the jobs they do?
Answer: People who are from medical field and all those people who are passionate to work for humanity. They do:
1. Provide medical treatment.
2. Provide medicines.
3. Provide food to deserving people.

d. Make a list of people who the Edhi Foundation helps.
Answer: Edhi Foundation helps:
1. Homeless and sick people.
2. Orphans.
3. Hungry and poor people.
4. Helpless babies.

e. What experience, which Edhi had when he was young, caused him to want to help others?
Answer: Edhi's mother taught him to help others. His mother daily give him two paisa's. One Paisa for his lunch and one paisa to help someone. This experience inspired Edhi always to help others.

Page No. 38
Working with Words
Put suitable words from the box into this short summary of Abdul Sattar Edhi's life.
volunteers          others          Angle of Mercy          Bilquis          Pakistan          philanthropist          ambulance   Edhi Foundation          donations
Abdul Sattar Edhi was a philanthropist. He was a Muslim and he believed that people should help others. He was known as the Angle of Mercy. He was married to Bilquis. He set up the Edhi Foundation in Pakistan. The Foundation gets money from donations. Most people who work for the Foundation are volunteers. Edhi started with one ambulance but now the Foundation has over 1800 of them.

Page No. 38
Learning about language
1. Abdul Sattar Edhi was a real person. The story of his life contains facts. Here are some facts about Abdul Sattar Edhi. Match the numbers and dates with the explanations.
a. the date Edhi died: 8th of July 2016
b. the year Edhi was born: 1951
c. the number of nurses who have been trained by the Edhi Foundation: over 40000
d. the number of children that Edhi is the parent or guardian of: 20004
e. the year Edhi set up the first medical dispensary: 1928

Page No. 38
Learning about language
2. Complete the sentences below about yourself using 'I can/ I cannot'.
a. I can swim.
b. I cannot fly.
c. I can speak four languages.

Page No. 39
Learning about language
3. A child is singular, while children is plural. The spellings of some nouns change when there is more than one of them. Fill in the blanks with the correct singular or plural noun.
a. child: children
b. foot: feet
c. mouse: mice
d. men: man
e. teeth: tooth

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