PT3 FORM 3 Question 1

Question 1: ERROR IDENTIFICATION

The text below is about safety tip during the monsoon season.   

The most dangerous things to do in a thunderstorm is to stand    e.g  thing     

in the tree or near a tall object which is a poor conductor of           a. ………

electricity. The human’s body is a good conductor of electricity.    b. ………

So if lightning strike the tall tree or tall object, it might pass          c. ………

Into the body in preference to the tree or object. Likewise, one      d. ………

should keep away from things who are good conductors of            e. ………

electricity such as electric power points, windows because             f. ………

of their iron bolts and hinges or even mirrors due with the              g. ………

quicksilver on their back. The safest part of the room is the            h. ……….

middle, preferably standing in a thick rug or carpet if the                i. ……….

lightning are very powerful. The thick rug or carpet will                 j. ………..

act as an insulator to our body.

20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA : SYNOPSIS

SYNOPSIS of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea

The story begins in 1866. A mysterious sea monster that

has been sinking ships and steamers in the sea. Finally,

the United States decides to intervene. The warship,

Abraham Lincoln, is commissioned to capture the

monster. On board the warship are Professor Aronnax,

a renowned scientist. Along with him are Conseil, his servant

and Ned Land, a skilled harpooner.

However, Abraham Lincoln is attacked by the monster.

Professor Aronnax, Conseil and Ned find themselves on top

of the mysterious monster, which is actually a submarine.

They are captured. Captain Nemo, the commander of Nautilus,

forbids them from leaving the vessel. Aronnax is well-treated

by Captain Nemo. He is also thrilled by Nemo’s vast library. He

spends his time observing sea life through observation windows.

From there, he studies and writes about everything he sees.

The men in the Nautilus experience many exciting adventures.

They hunt in underwater forests, visit an island where they

encounter angry natives, visit the lost city of Atlantis, and fish

for giant pearls. However, Captain Nemo's behavior is erratic

and they encounter many distressing moments.

At one time, the Nautilus gets stuck in the ice, on a voyage to

the South Pole. Everyone takes turn trying to break the ice so

that the vessel can get through. Eventually, the ship's oxygen

supply almost run out and the men grow tired. 

At another time, the Nautilus sails through an area heavily

populated by giant squid. The men fight off the squid with axes

because they cannot be killed with bullets. While fighting,

a crew member is killed by a squid and Captain Nemo cries.

One day Captain Nemo attacks a warship and sinks it. Professor

Aronnax is horrified. The men decide they must escape no matter

what happens.

One night, while off the coast of Norway, Aronnax, Conseil

and  Ned plan their escape. To their dismay, they head toward

a giant  whirlpool. Professor Aronnax faints while being caught

in the whirlpool. When he awakes, he finds himself in the hut of

a fisherman.

There, Aronnax awaits his return to France and rewrites the

memoirs of his journey under the sea.

20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA : THE PLOT

THE ELEMENTS OF A GRAPHIC NOVEL

DEFINITION OF A GRAPHIC NOVEL

A graphic novel is a story conveyed in a comic book form describing 

fictional people, places and events.

a. It is written in a dialogue style.

b. The scenes are illustrated in sequence describing events that occur 

     within a certain time frame and within a specific setting.

c. The plot is unfolded by the thoughts, actions and speech of the characters.

The graphic novel aims: 

a. to entertain, to highlight certain important social issues affecting society

b. to make readers ponder upon certain issues

c. to arouse certain emotions in them.

 

A graphic novel is an interesting way to attract the attention of young readers.

a. They get information about the characters and events from the dialogues

    and understand the story through the graphics of the novel.

THE PLOT

The Plot refers to a series of action in the story.

a. must be good in order to maintain the reader's interest in the story.

b. is a sequence of events which is divided into 3 parts:

     beginning, middle and ending.

c. has to be exciting to maintain readers' interest.

In the novel 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA,

the plot revolves around the journey of Professor Aronnax, his servant, Conseil

and a harpooner, Ned Land. Together with Captain emo, they travel in Nautilus through 

an underwater adventure.

The plot has the following:

EXPOSITION

Professor Aronnax, Conseil and Ned Land are on a warship called Abraham Lincoln in

search of a sea monster. Once the sea monster is spotted, a battle ensured. The warship 

is attacked by the monster. Professor Aronnax is swept off board by a big wave. With 

the help of Ned, Conseil saves the Professor and they land on top of the monster, which 

turns out to be a submarine.They land on the submarine, Nautilus. As a result, they are 

held prisoners by Captain Nemo, who will never allow them to return home. Instead, they 

undergo an underwater adventure.

CLIMAX

The professor is horrified when Captain Nemo attacks and sinks a warship. He decides

to escape.

FALLING ACTION

The opportunity comes when Ned approaches the professor. The three of them escape the

Nautilus just it is caught in a maelstrom.

RESOLUTION

Their boat is thrown in the middle of a whirlpool. The professor lose consciousness when

his head hits the side of the boat. When he awakes, he finds himself and his two friends in

a fisherman's cottage waiting for the time to return home.

20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA : DEFINATION OF GRAPHIC NOVEL

THE ELEMENTS OF A GRAPHIC NOVEL

DEFINITION OF A GRAPHIC NOVEL

1. A graphic novel is a story conveyed in a comic book form describing fictional

    people, places and events.

2. It is written in a dialogue style.

3. The scenes are illustrated in sequence describing events that occur within a

    certain time frame and within a specific setting.

4. The plot is unfolded by the thoughts, actions and speech of the characters.

5. The graphic novel aims to entertain, to highlight certain important social issues

    affecting society, to make readers ponder upon certain issues and to arouse certain 

    emotions in them.

6. A graphic novel is an interesting way to attract the attention of young readers.

7. They get information about the characters and events from the dialogues

    and understand the story through the graphics of the novel.

20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA : ABOUT THE AUTHOR

LITERATURE COMPONENTS IN ENGLISH FOR FORM 1

20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA

 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

* Jules Gabriel Verne Born: 8 February 1828 Died: 24 March 1905.

* A French author who wrote about underwater, air and space travel.

* Pioneer of the science-fiction genre.

* Also known as 'Father of Science Fiction'.

* Lived near a harbour.

* The harbour gave him the idea of writing about travel and exploration.

* Some of his most acclaimed works are:

   1. A Journey to the Centre of the Earth ( 1864 )

   2. From the Earth to the Moon ( 1865 )

   3.  20,000 Leagues Under The Sea ( 1870 )

   4. Around The World In Eighty Days ( 1873 )

   5. The Mysterious Island ( 1875 )

 

 

 

THE COMPONENTS OF COMMON NOUNS ( 4 )

We can categorise the UNCOUNTABLE into:

1. Similar Item grouped as one.

e.g.

clothing, equipment, mail, furniture, traffic,

luggage, postage, etc.

2. Solids

e.g.

gold , iron , silver , metal

3. Semi solids

e.g.

bread , wool , mud , clay

4. Liquids

e.g.

water , tea , oil , sweat

5. Gases

e.g.

air , pollution , oxygen , steam

6. Particles

e.g.

chalk , dust , powder

7. Crystals

e.g.

diamond , salt , sugar , coal

8. Grains

e.g.

rice , barley , wheat

9. Food

e.g.

noodles , pizza , macaroni

10. Languages

e.g.

French , English , Hindi

11. Fields of study

e.g.

biology , physics , engineering

12. Pastimes / Leisure

e.g.

chess , swimming

13. Games

e.g.

football , hockey

14. Natural Phenomena

e.g.

darkness , weather , dew , heat , humidity

THE COMPONENTS OF COMMON NOUNS ( 3 )

1. DETERMINERS THAT can be used with

COUNTABLE and UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS are

some , a lot of , plenty of , any

e.g.

i. with countable nouns

My mother bought some apples yesterday.

The farmer rears a lot of chicken in his farm.

There are plenty of marbles in the box.

ii. with uncountable nouns

My uncle gave me some pocket money.

Sammy drank a lot of coffee this morning.

The victim lost plenty of blood during the accident.

'Any' is mainly used in the

a. negative sentence.

e.g.

There isn’t any biscuits left in the jar. ( countable )

There isn’t any sugar left in the jar. ( uncountable )

b. interrogative sentence.

e.g.

Is there any biscuit left in the jar? ( countable )

Is there any sugar left in the jar? ( uncountable )

2. DETERMINERS THAT can be used with the

COUNTABLE NOUNS only are

a few , many , several , a large number of ,

a great number of,

e.g.

A sly fox killed a few  of my ducklings last week.

Many of the onlookers did not help the victim.

Several students came to visit me last night.

A number of  birds flew towards the Southern sky.

A great number of spectators gathered at the park to watch a concert.

3. DETERMINERS THAT can be used with the

UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS only are

a little , much , a large amount of ,

a great amount of , a great deal of

e.g.

The cook adds a little sugar to the carrot soup.

I don’t have much money with me now.

There is a large amount of dirty water in the monsoon drain.

The contractor bought a large amount of sand and cement to build his garage.

The robber lost a great deal of blood after being shot by the police.

4. To show an amount that is unknown or not given.

we use ' some ' and ' any ' before countable and uncountable

nouns.

i. We can form compound words from ' some ' and ' any ' 

e.g.

 ' someone ' , ' somebody ' and ' something '.

These are replaced by ' anyone ' , ' anybody ' and ' anything '

in the negative and interrogative statements. 

' No one ' , ' nobody ' and ' nothing ' are the direct opposites of

' someone ' , ' somebody ' and ' something '.

For example:

Is there anybody in the room?                     ( Interrogative )

There is somebody inside the room.          ( Positive )

There is nobody inside the room.                ( Negative )

There isn't anything inside the box.             ( Negative )

There is nothing inside the box.                   ( Negative )

Is there something inside the box?             ( Interrogative )