2. i) Distance (both farther & further)
Dhaka is farther/ further away than Feni from
Chittagong.
ii) Additional (only ‘further’ but not farther)
The girl asked some further questions.
3. i) Hear: *auditory perception/ perceived by ear
*background music *happens without any
intentional effort
I heard a knock at the door.
ii) Listen to: *paying attention *concentrating
I'm listening but I can't hear anything.
4. i) Tenses after hope (present tense with a future
meaning)
I hope this lockdown lifts soon.
I hope your journey becomes a safer one.
ii) Negative sentences (putting NOT with the
verb that comes after hope)
I hope they don’t reach us. (I don’t hope)
5. Special uses of hope
i) ‘I was hoping’ to introduce a request.
I was hoping he could buy us lunch.
ii) ‘I had hoped’ to talk about hopes for things
that did not happen.
I had hoped that at least 30 students would
join today’s class.
6. i) House: refers to a building.
We stayed overnight at Shakib’s. (at Shakib’s
house)
ii) Home: refers to where we live, in a personal/
emotional way).
He should be at home now.
Note: ‘home’ as an adverb with verbs such as get,
go, come, arrive, travel, drive, we don’t use ‘to.’
I’m going home now.
Not: I’m going to home now.
7. i) Opportunity: degree to which we can make
something happen if we choose.
I have the opportunity to go there tomorrow. (I
can go)
ii) Possibility: meaning something might happen.
There is a possibility of my going there
tomorrow. (I may go)
8. i) Play- a piece of dramatic literature. (Noun)
Romeo and Juliet is one of Shakespeare’s plays.
Play – to act in plays, to play games/ musical
instruments. (verb)
Do you play chess?
ii) Game: an activity like, for example, cricket, or
football.
Cricket is an exciting game.
9. i) Road: connects two points, used for both town
and country.
Can we hit the road? (to leave/ to start journey)
ii) Street: public ways which have buildings on
either side. Only appears in a city or town, not
in rural areas.
I texted you the street address.
10.
11. i) Say: we say something.
She said he was her best friend.
Focuses on the words someone said:
‘Hello,’ she said.
ii) Tell: we tell someone something.
She told me he was her best friend.
Focuses more on the content or message of what
someone said:
She told him they were going on holiday.
12. i) See & Look at: short time
Did you see that?
Look: command/ demand.
Look at me!
ii) Watch : longer time
Watching a movie
Watching TV
Watching people
13. i) A sensible person has common sense, doesn’t
make stupid decisions.
I love her, because her character is sensible and
very good.
ii) A sensitive person feels things easily or deeply,
and maybe easily hurt.
Don’t shout at her – she’s very sensitive.