The document discusses the education system in Pakistan, noting the commitment to improve literacy through national policies and international programs but highlighting persistent issues like poor access and gender disparity. There is a critical reflection on the challenges of achieving goals like universal primary education and gender equality due to low enrollment rates and significant differences in literacy between males and females. Additionally, it includes dialogue examples about the importance of reading habits and writing job applications, along with explanations of passive voice usage and scenarios for granting or refusing permission.

1. Course: Compulsory English-I (1423)
Semester: Autumn,2022
ASSIGNMENT No. 2
1. Critically reflect on education system of Pakistan and give five
examples depicting each of the following functions. Use appropriate
expressions each time.
i. Possibility
Pakistan has expressed its commitment to promote education and literacy in
the country by education policies at domestic level and getting involved into
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international commitments on education. In this regard national education
policies are the visions which suggest strategies to increase literacy rate,
capacity building, and enhance facilities in the schools and educational
institutes. MDGs and EFA programmes are global commitments of Pakistan
for the promotion of literacy. A review of the education system of Pakistan
suggests that there has been little change in Pakistan’s schools since 2010,
when the 18th Amendment enshrined education as a fundamental human
right in the constitution. Problems of access, quality, infrastructure and
inequality of opportunity, remain endemic.
ii. Impossibility

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The goal of MDGs that is not possible in Pakistan is to achieve Universal
Primary Education (UPE) and by 2025, children everywhere, boys and girls
alike, will be able to complete a full course of primary schooling. By the
year 2024 the enrolment statistics show an increase in the enrolment of
students of the age of 3-16 year while dropout rate decreased. But the need
for increasing enrolment of students remains high to achieve MDGs target.
Punjab is leading province wise in net primary enrolment rate with 62%
enrolment. The enrolment rate in Sindh province is 60%, in Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) 50% and primary enrolment rate in Balochistan is 40%.

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The goal of MDGs that is not possible in Pakistan is Promoting Gender
Equality and Women Empowerment. It is aimed at eliminating gender
disparity in primary and secondary education by 2020 and in all levels of
education not later than 2025. There is a stark disparity between male and
female literacy rates. The national literacy rate of male was 71% while that
of female was 48% in 2013-24. Provinces reported the same gender
disparity. Punjab literacy rate in male was 71% and for females it was 54%.
In Sindh literacy rate in male was 72% and female 47%, in KPK male 70%
and females 35%, while in Balochistan male 62% and female 23%.

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Q.2 Write a dialogue between a teacher and a student on the
importance of developing good reading habits to be successful in one’s
educational career.
Ali: Asslam-o-Alaikum Sir and Good Morning.
Teacher: Wa Alaikum Asslam, Good Morning.
Ali: How are you Sir?
Teacher: I am fine and how about you?
Ali: Me too fine sir.
Teacher: What is your read?
Ali: Sir actually I could not get time to read.
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Teacher: What other things are more important than study? You are just a
student.
Ali: Sir, actually I went to Lahore with my cousin. We had already planned
a picnic party.
Teacher: Strange. You enjoy a picnic at the cost of your education. This is
not the value you give to your education.
Ali: Sir, what difference did it make to miss a read?
Teacher: As marks of every test counts for your educational performance,
your reading habits decides your future personality.
Ali: Oh, I see.
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Teacher: If you want to succeed in life do give value to your studies and
reading. Never take it as a secondary cause. The knowledge is your real
asset. It will return you the same in the future as you give to it today.
Ali: I am really sorry sir. I will never underestimate the importance of the
reading.
Teacher: Great. Now let us get to work.
Ali: Sure sir.
Q.3 Given below is a job advertisement. Suppose you intend to apply
for the said post, how would you write an application? What details you
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8. would like to add to make yourself as the most suitable candidate for
the post?
Your name
Address:
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Contact details:
Email address:
Date: MM/ DD/ YYYY
Assistant Director (Admin)
H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, Karachi
Mr. Director,
I am writing to express my keen interest on the HR manager position in your
company. I would like to present my CV with this regard. Having good
verbal skills and writing style, I believe to become as asset to your
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organization. Original content and quick turnaround time are something I
can offer you.
My experience and knowledge that I have gained in the past five years will
be an added advantage to your company. During this span of time, I was
responsible to design strategies. I was involved with management
responsibilities as well. I have expertise in the management and
development of different steps. I have worked with a qualified team of the
HR managering panel and provided them with good quality methods that
would bring huge traffic to the products. I have also worked in a number of
departments and developed the good maps related to application and other
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forms. I am flexible and have good business relationships with the people I
work with. HR managering had always been fun for me. I can think
differently. Moreover, I am open to learning new concepts, which I believe
helps me in the growth of his career. I know what it takes to be a good
administrator and bring success at designing. I am looking forward to meet
you and discuss on this further. I can be reached at (insert contact details) or
simply email me at (mention email address).
Sincerely,
Your name:

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Q.4 Why do we use passive voice construction in language? Elaborate
your answer with suitable examples.
Because we don’t emphasize the person responsible for the action, the action
itself becomes more important in the reader’s mind. In fact, often when
using the passive voice, we leave out the subject altogether. When we don’t
know who performed the action, we tend to use the passive voice because it
allows us to omit the subject. This comes in handy when we don’t want to
reveal, just yet, who the guilty party is. It creates anonymity and also a sense
of mystery. Because the passive voice creates a sense of emotional distance
between the reader and the narrative, the reader can become more objective
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more formal. Readers tend to
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about what he or she is reading. This is one of the main reasons why
scientific reports are often written in the passive voice. While the journalism
writing coaches encourage active writing, especially in broadcast, there are
often legal reasons that underpin the choice of passive voice. For
example: The water was polluted by a nearby mining operation. In Pakistan,
the passive form of this statement is legally safer. A court hasn’t yet proven,
or the mining company hasn’t yet claimed responsibility, that a specific
mining company is culpable for the pollution in this body of water. The X
mining operation polluted the nearby water. If the active voice sounds more

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perceive this formality as more professional and more authoritative. It
sounds like the author knows what he or she is talking about.
Q.5 How would you grant or refuse permission in the following
scenarios? Use different expression each team.
i. Your sister is in the need of your laptop
For sure, go ahead. Its right there.
ii. your colleague wants you to complete his/her assignment too
Sorry, I have insufficient time to do so.
iii. A friend of your wants to lend your camera
Yes, you can, but please make it hurry I have to go out in some days.
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iv. One of your uncles wants to visit you on this weekend
I welcome. It would be great having you here.
v. Your cousin wants to use your car
Sure, but make it a safe drive.
Q.6 Write a descriptive paragraph based on a terrible incident of a
house on fire which you witnessed recently. Write a catchy topic
sentence. add relevant supporting details and end it properly. Your
paragraph should be both cohesive and coherent.
It was midnight when the hands of the clock join palms. There was deep
silence everywhere. I was enjoying a sound sleep in my room with my
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younger brother. All of a sudden, I was awakened by the noise of footsteps
outside. It appeared as if the people were running in the street. I got up and
peeped down from the window. I came to know that the house of my friend
Roshan was ablaze. I at once hurried to the spot.
The house was completely enveloped in flames. A strong wind formed the
fire. The flames leaped to the sky giving out the clouds of smoke. The owner
of the house was beating his breast, crying “ I am undone!, I have lost all!”
the articles were lying scattered in the street. There were endless hurry and
excitement. Many were busy in bringing buckets of water while others
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poured it on the fire. I, too, joined them, we tried our best to put out the fire,
but all our efforts were in vain.
The fire brigade was rung up. In no time it was there. A crew of active men
in brass helmets got to work and the fire was brought under control in half
an hour. God be thanked, the neighboring houses were saved.
It is said that it was all due to the carelessness of the servant who was a
heavy smoker. While smoking his pipe, he dozed off to sleep. The burning
ashes from the pipe fell down and set fire to the bed. Soon the fire spread in
the whole building.
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The loss was estimated at more than five lakhs. Everyone had sympathy for
the affected family. They were shifted to a nearby house and an emergency
meeting of all the elders of the colony was called. It was decided that the
house will be repaired as a joint venture by people.
God save everybody from such a calamity but we have to be very vigilant to
keep away from such an event and when we face one face it boldly as life is
another name of a struggle.
Q.7 Write a detailed essay of around 300-350 words on the given
topic.
Literature is a Reflection of Real Life
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19. lot which clearly brings out his character as bitter. Instead of listening to his
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Literature enables us to connect with the reality in our day to day lives. It
informs us about the past, and also assists come into terms with the modern
times. It is possible to understand the different aspects of life with the study
of literature hence adding value in our lives. I will analyze three journals and
their relations with real life situations.
‘The snows of Kilimanjaro’ is a short story about a writer, Harry and his
rich wife Helen who go hunting in Africa and their truck falls apart.
Unfortunately, his leg is pricked by a thorn and his leg starts decaying from
gangrene which eventually leads to his death. Before he dies, he complains a
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20. shot now. I taught you to shoot, didn't I?" It is also clear he is a pessimist.
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wife reading out a book to him, he prefers quarrelling. “I can't listen to it,"
he said." Talking is the easiest. We quarrel and that makes the time pass." To
add to this, he is also very rude to his wife. He calls her a bitch when she
tells him he is sweet to her. “You bitch," he said. "You rich bitch.” He is
also portrayed as sarcastic. When he says his leg is painless and his wife
asks ‘is it really?’ he gives a sarcastic answer, “Absolutely. I'm awfully sorry
about the odor though. That must bother you.” Similarly, the minute his wife
insists there is something she can do, he tells her “You can take the leg off
and that might stop it, though I doubt it. Or you can shoot me. You're a good

21. hurting Stella by reminding her about the past. To add to that, Stanley is
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His wife reasons that they should make it easy until the plane comes. He
however responds negatively, “Or until the plane doesn't come.”
Naturalism is simply the description of realism in the literature being
analyzed. This is clearly brought out in the play Streetcar named desire in
several instances and has been achieved by blending what happens in real
life to the occurrences in the play. The use of generating sciences in the story
has displayed naturalism too. To start with, Stella’s house is defined to be in
a humble neighborhood of New Orleans. Noise from the street could be
heard plus music from a far. Blanche comes in dressed in white and starts
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defined as an animal. He is strong, rough and harsh. He not only smacks his
wife but is also mean to Blanche. After his wife goes to hospital, he comes
home and finds Blanche alone only to rape her. This clearly shows the
nature of human beings of taking advantage of others’ feebleness and their
ability to hurt others. Stanley and Stella’s relationship are more of a physical
one and that’s why Stella keeps going back to her husband even after
striking her when she is expectant. She also does not believe her husband
Stanley could rape her sister. Blanche going mad is also another case of
naturalism since it shows her vulnerability. Her use of language also
displays she is a teacher.

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Modernism in ‘The Great Gatsby’ is displayed in several cases. A lot of
partying is done where Gatsby throws a lot of parties in a bid to win Daisy
back. Too much alcohol is also taken in this story to a point the narrator fails
to remember some parts of the story because he is too drunk. Gatsby is also
said to have a lot of wealth whose source is unidentified. Women and
relationships are also a clear indication of modernism in this story. Gatsby
would have wanted to be with his love Daisy but he gets she is married. He
goes ahead to look for her and they get in a relationship yet Daisy is married.
The protagonist in Fitzgerald’s story is Jay Gatsby. He is from a humble
background and falls in love with Daisy Fay who gets married while he is
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away. A conflict approaches when he comes back and rekindles their
relationship. Tom, Daisy’s husband confronts Gatsby about it and his
unidentified source of wealth. He is eventually killed by Wilson who was
given wrong information by Tom that Gatsby killed his wife. This enables
Tom to run away with Daisy. Gatsby is not able to overcome the conflict and
becomes a victim. He is sympathetic since he covers up for Daisy for a
murder he didn’t commit. Though he shouldn’t have gone out with a married
woman, I don’t think he deserved to be killed.