ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY, ISLAMABAD

(Department of English Language and Applied Linguistics)

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Assignment Submission Schedule
6 credit Hours Due Date 3 credit hours Due date
Assignment 1 10-01-2024
Assignment 1 06-02-2024
Assignment 2 06-02-2024
Assignment 3 05-03-2024
Assignment 2 01-04-2024
Assignment 4 01-04-2024
Note: Tutorial schedule (Rehnama-e-Tulba) will available on AIOU website: http://www.aiou.edu.pk
Course: Compulsory English-II (1424) Semester: Autumn, 2023
Level: BA/AD
Please read the following instructions for writing your assignments. (SSC, HSSC & BA
Programmes)
1. All questions are compulsory and carry equal marks but within a question the
marks are distributed according to its requirements.
2. Read the question carefully and then answer it according to the requirements of the
questions.
3. Late submission of assignments will not be accepted.
4. Your own analysis and synthesis will be appreciated.
5. Avoid irrelevant discussion/information and reproducing from books, study guide
of allied material.
Total Marks: 100 Pass Marks (BA): 40
Pass Marks (AD): 50
ASSIGNMENT No. 1
(Units 1-4)
The following questions are based on Unit – 1. Read the unit carefully and
answer the questions/solve the exercises given below.
Q.1 Read pages 1-14 carefully (the content is related to ‘academic writing’ and various types
of ‘essays’) and briefly answer the following questions (in your own words). (10X2=20)
a) Write an academic essay (of about 250 words) on ‘Pakistani Culture’.
b) Define ‘Narrative essay’. How it is different than other types of essays? Write one
paragraph on ‘Travel to Hill Station’ using the techniques of narrative essay.

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Q.2 Read pages 31-34 carefully (the content is about formal and informal styles of writing)
and decide what type of writing style (formal/informal) is used in the following text and
how? (10)
Hey, you can listen to my story of selecting biology as my favorite subject. Biology
has always been a passion of mine. Ever since I was searching for frogspawn in my
grandpa's pond as a four-year-old kid and annoying my mum with a battery of jam
jars on the window sill in which I was trying to raise tadpoles, I have been fascinated
with observing nature in detail. Even in English, reading Death of a Naturalist by
Seamus Heaney, I found myself thinking up an experiment to do with dragonflies and
bluebottles. I have a fish tank at home with three different sorts of fish. I've noticed
that they all respond differently when I feed them/I'm wondering what else is
different in their behavior so, in this extended essay, I'm going to find out how they
react to light.
The following questions are based on Unit – 2. Read the unit carefully and answer the
questions/solve the exercises given below.

Q.3 Carefully read the text titled as ‘Chronology of the Mughal Kings’ on pages 51-52
carefully.

Now WRITE down a narrative essay about the story of a kingdom of your choice (for
example, the Queen Elizabeth of England, Muhammad Zahir Shah – the last king of
Afghanistan) by using appropriate SEQUENCE MARKERS. You are required to use at
least FIFTEEN sequence markers in your answer (You can take help from Wikipedia)
(10)

Q.4 Read the text titled as ‘A Day in the Life of a Nurse’ on pages 56-57 carefully. Also read
Exercise-9 given on page 58.

Now write down a PARAGRAPH of about 150 words on ‘A Day in the Life of a Air
Hostess’. Follow the use of SEQUENCE MARKERS in your answer. (10)

Q.5 Read the text titled as ‘The Evolution of Computers’ given on Pages 64-65 carefully.
Now write down a paragraph (of about 200 words) on ‘the History of Railway Train’ in
your OWN word and using appropriate SEQUENCE MARKERS. (10)
The following questions are based on Unit – 3. Read the unit carefully and
answer the questions/solve the exercises given below.

Q.6 Classification is a writing style (which you studied in Unit 3). Read the text given on
pages 73-88 carefully and WRITE a classification essay on ‘Types of Cars’ starting
with an introduction, then going through main body and ending with proper
conclusion. (10)

Q.7 Read EXERCISE 9 given on page 96 (which is about the classification of teachers into five types). Now WRITE a descriptive paragraph about Principals you have seen in
your life (during your own school/college life) classifying them into various types and categories. (10)
The following questions are based on Unit – 4. Read the unit carefully and
answer the questions/solve the exercises given below.

Q.8 Read about ‘Cause and Effect’ (as give on page 107-111) carefully and WRITE
down TWO possible causes for each of the following effects: (20)
a. All the students passed the exam with top grades.
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 b. There is water shortage in most of the countries.
c. His mother was happy to see him.
d. They are not friends any more.
e. The political leader was imprisoned for many years.
f. He welcomed them to his house.
g. Aslam come home quite early today.
h. The mobile phone’s battery was dead.
i. Finally, he got his driving license.
j. The ATM was in order.
Total Marks: 100 Pass Marks (BA): 40
Pass Marks (AD): 50
ASSIGNMENT No. 2
(Units 5-9)
The following questions are based on Unit – 5. Read the unit carefully and
answer the questions/solve the exercises given below.

Q.1 Read about ‘Compare and Contrast’ (as given on pages 147-149) carefully. Now
use the following compare and contrast words in your own sentences. (10)

Neither Nor But Nonetheless Nevertheless

Whereas Despite In spite of Beside consequently

Q.2 Read the text titled as ‘What’s Good for You’ (as given on pages 161-162)
carefully and complete the following tasks: (10)
Write a paragraph comparing ‘nuts’ and ‘almonds’ as two kinds of dry-fruit.
Explain how are they similar and on what basis they might be separated.

Q.3 Read the techniques for ‘Comparison and Contrast’ (as given on pages 147-149)
carefully. Now use the comparison and contrast features and compare ANY two
INTERNATIONAL cities. You must be familiar with the history and geography of
you chosen cities so that you can provide their similarities and differences. (5)

The following questions are based on Unit – 6. Read the unit carefully and
answer the questions/solve the exercises given below.
Q.4 Read about ‘Academic Reading’ on Pages 183-185. Now carefully READ the
following text and infer the meaning of the highlighted (underlined) words by
guessing from the context. Also use these words in your own sentences: (10X2=20)
Literature is very intimately related to society. Viewed as a whole, a body of literature
is part of the entire culture of a people. The characteristic qualities that distinguish the
literature of one group from that of another, derive from the characteristic qualities of
that particular group. The topic of literature always revolves around its society as its
themes and problems emerge from group activities and group situations. Similarly, its
significance lies in the extent to which it expresses and enriches the totality of culture.
It is an integral part of entire culture, tied by a tissue of connections with every other
element in the culture. In other words, literature is the story of a society and a society is
always reflected in its literature as writers may not easily escape from the influence of
their society.

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 The following questions are based on Unit – 7. Read the unit carefully and
answer the questions/solve the exercises given below.

Q.5 In Unit 7 you have read about ‘Implied Meaning and Making Inferences’. Now
read about the essay titled as ‘Life in the Indus Valley’ given on Pages 238-243
carefully. When you are done, complete the following exercise: (20)

Based on your reading about the features of the Indus Valley civilization and on the
basis of your inference of the information given in the story, complete the
following table by putting the relevant terms (words) below each category of
information. You should add at least TEN words for each category.

Category of Travel Everyday life Culture Geography Trade

Informatio
n
Words

Examples Cart Community Colourful Mesopotamia Ivory

cotton robe

The following questions are based on Unit – 8. Read the unit carefully and
answer the questions/solve the exercises given below.

Q.6 Read about ‘Denotation and Connotation’ given on Pages 249-260. Now carefully:
(10X2=20)
a) READ the following words and guess about their positive, negative and
neutral connotations.
b) USE them in your own sentences so that the meanings become clear:
Defence Attack Protest Soldier Defender
Revolutionary Freedom Fighter Commando Saint Home
Watch Stare Eccentric Unusual Family
Clever Odd Activist Elder Tribe

The following questions are based on Unit – 9. Read the unit carefully and
answer the questions/solve the exercises given below.

Q.7 Select the last Sunday Edition of your favourite English newspaper and carefully
read it. Collect the information related to ‘International Sports News’ given in them
and comment on any FIVE News items (related to these educational institutions) of
your choice. (15)
While commenting you can add the following points:
a) Do you like those particular news items about international sports? Why or
why not?

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b) What kind of games would you like for Pakistani players to participate in?
Why or why not?