Class 10 Media and Entertainment Exercise 18.2 Solutions | English Curriculum Development Centre
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Reading II
A) Match the words with their meanings.
| a) lip-synching | iii) to silently mouth the words along with a song or some other recording |
| b) platform | iv) a website that serves as a base from which a service is provided |
| c) pandemic | i) the worldwide spread of a new disease |
| d) overwhelm | ii) to have a strong emotional effect on somebody |
| e) somersaulting | vii) turning over completely in the air |
| f) accumulate | vi) to get more and more over a period of time |
| g) voicemail | viii) a phone message recorded by someone when you do not answer their call |
| h) sanctuary | v) a place where birds or animals can live and be protected |
B) Complete the sentences below with the correct information from the text.
a) The text is about the positive results brought by social media.
b) Nathan Apodaca was gifted a truck of his favorite drink because he was drinking Ocean Spray cranberry juice.
c) Charlie's birthday became more special than expected because of a post on Facebook.
d) If there were no social media, people would have no idea about somersaulting of the two schoolchildren.
e) Matt Nason's Twitter page ‘We Rate Dogs’ raises funds for the help of dogs.
f) The social media platform Twitter was used for the rescue of the hawk.
C) Answer these questions.
What did Nathan Apodaca record in his video?
Rahul Bhujel
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1 year ago
Solution
Nathan Apodaca recorded himself skating, drinking Ocean Spray cranberry juice, and lip-syncing to the 1980s song “Dreams” by Fleetwood Mac in his video.
Was a truck of Ocean Spray a much-deserved reward for Nathan Apodaca? Why?
Rahul Bhujel
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1 year ago
Solution
Yes, a truck of Ocean Spray was a much-deserved reward for Nathan Apodaca because when he posted the video of himself skating and drinking Ocean Spray cranberry juice on TikTok, it went viral and promoted the company.
How did social media help Charlie celebrate her birthday?
Rahul Bhujel
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1 year ago
Solution
Social media helped Charlie celebrate her birthday, as when her aunt made a post on Facebook asking people to make her birthday a day to remember, the post reached many people, and they sent her 173 cards and 15 parcels.
What was $700 spent on? How did Matt collect the money?
Rahul Bhujel
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1 year ago
Solution
$700 was spent to buy a wheelchair for the Golden Retriever. Matt collected the money by asking his followers for donations through a GoFundMe page.
How was the hawk in New York rescued?
Rahul Bhujel
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1 year ago
Solution
The hawk in New York was rescued after Madeleine Weatherhead posted a photograph of the bird on Twitter, asking her followers for help. The post was seen by Special Operations Officers who then took the hawk to an animal sanctuary.
D) Share an interesting social media story that you have read or heard.
Grammar II
A) Study the following pairs of sentences below. What differences do you notice in them?
a) I had my television fixed. I had a technician fix my television.
b) I got my assignment edited. I got a friend to edit my assignment.
c) I made my sister walk the dog. My sister was made to walk the dog.
d) I have appointments made for me. I have the assistant make the appointments for me.
e) I will have my glass bottles recycled. I will get my friend to recycle my glass bottles.
In the five sentences above, we can observe that the first sentence merely states what was done. However, the second sentences explain who did the job. For example, the first sentence in a) merely explains that the television was fixed. In the second sentence a), a piece of additional information is relayed: the technician fixed the television. To sum up, the second sentence is an example of causative verbs.
B) Complete the sentences below with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
a) I don't let my children play video games.
b) The police made him pay for the damage he caused.
c) Rob is having his house painted next weekend.
d) Julia got her boyfriend to buy her a ring.
e) Sam gets me to deliver the groceries every weekend.
f) Please, try not to make her cry.
g) This quiz can make you understand causative verbs better.
h) Laura never has people tell her what to do.
i) My friend got me to help her with her CV.
j) I had a plumber fix the plumbing this morning.
k) I had my hair trimmed once a month.
l) After the party, I was made to wash all the dishes.
C) Imagine you were in a holiday camp last year. What were you made or let to do there? Write a few sentences using ‘have’, ‘get’, and ‘make’, etc.
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