Chapter 2.3
2. You are quite familiar with computer, especially the personal computer. Form pairs and make a list of famous computer manufacturing companies. One is given to you.
(a) Apple (b) …………….. (c) …………….. (d) ……………..
Answer- (a) Apple (b) Lenovo (c) HP (d) Dell
4. (A) Expand the following into their full forms.
(a) that’s …………… (b) didn’t …………… (c) here’s …………… (d) can’t …………… (e) I’ve ……………
Answer- (a) that’s – that is
(b) didn’t – did not
(c) here’s – here is
(d) can’t – cannot
(e) I’ve – I have
(B) Write the shortened forms of the following.
(a) You have …………… (g) will not ……………
(b) I would …………… (h) shall not ……………
(c) It is …………… (i) are not ……………
(d) You are …………… (j) need not ……………
(e) He will …………… (k) must not ……………
(f) I had …………… (l) ought not ……………
answer: (a) you have → you’ve
(b) I would → I’d
(c) it is → it’s
(d) you are → you’re
(e) he will → he’ll
(f) I had → I had
(g) will not → won’t
(h) shall not → shan’t
(i) are not → aren’t
(j) need not → needn’t
(k) must not → mustn’t
(l) ought not → oughtn’t
5. What did Steve Jobs do for two years after he joined Reed College?
Answer. After dropping out after the first 6 months, Steve Jobs stayed around as a drop-in student for another 18 months. This allowed him to attend classes that interested him and forgo the ones that didn’t.
6. What hardships did Jobs face?
Answer. Jobs faced several hardships:
He struggled financially, sleeping on friends’ floors and relying on returned Coke bottles for deposits to buy food.
He eventually dropped out of college altogether.
He was fired from Apple, the company he co-founded.
7. What basic course in Reed College helped Jobs while designing the Mac?
Answer. A calligraphy class helped Jobs learn about fonts and typography, which later became crucial when designing the Macintosh computer.
8. What setback did Jobs suffer when he was thirty?
Answer. Steve Jobs was fired from Apple at the age of 30.
9. What does the second story of Jobs convey to you?
Answer. The second story conveys that even setbacks can be opportunities for growth. Despite being fired from Apple, Jobs was able to pursue new ventures that ultimately led him back to Apple in a more successful position.
10. What does Jobs warn you about life and dogma?
Answer. Jobs warns against living someone else’s life or being trapped by dogma, which is living by other people’s ideas. He encourages following your own intuition and heart.
11. How does Jobs close his address to the graduate students?
Answer. Jobs closes his speech with the phrase “Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish,” urging the readers to maintain their curiosity and passion.
12. (A) Rearrange the incidents in the life of Steve Jobs in chronological order.
(a) Steve Jobs started Next.
(b) Jobs underwent a surgery.
(c) Jobs learned about serif and sans serif type faces.
(d) Jobs returned to Apple Inc.
(e) Jobs married Laurene.
(f) Jobs was diagnosed with cancer.
(g) Jobs dropped out of Reed College.
answer: (g) Jobs dropped out of Reed College.
(c) Jobs learned about serif and sans serif typefaces.
(a) Steve Jobs started NeXT.
(e) Jobs married Laurene.
(f) Jobs was diagnosed with cancer.
(b) Jobs underwent surgery.
(d) Jobs returned to Apple Inc.
13. Besides those given at the end of the talk by Steve Jobs, pick out other pieces of advice that Jobs gives in his speech.
(a) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
(b) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
(c) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
answer: (a) Learn to connect the dots.
(b) Learn whatever you can whenever you can.
(c) We can learn even from negative experiences.
(d) Have trust that somehow the dots will connect in your future.
(e) Have trust in your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever …
(f) Love what you do.
(g) Keep looking for what you love and don’t ever settle for less.
(h) Even under the most devastating circumstances, you can start all over again.
(i) Don’t lose faith.
(j) Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.
14. (A) Use the following idioms/phrases in sentences of your own
drop it …………………………………………………………………
drop out …………………………………………………………………
stumble on …………………………………………………………………
look backwards …………………………………………………………………
look forward …………………………………………………………………
let (someone) down …………………………………………………………………
sign off …………………………………………………………………
begin anew …………………………………………………………………
answer: Drop it: The teacher told the arguing students to drop it and focus on the lesson.
Drop out: Sarah decided to drop out of her art class because she wasn’t enjoying it.
Stumble on: While walking in the forest, I stumbled on a hidden waterfall.
Look backwards: Don’t look backwards, keep moving forward towards your goals.
Look forward: I look forward to seeing you at the party this weekend.
Let (someone) down: I’m worried I might let down my team if I don’t practise enough.
Sign off: The email ended with a simple sign off from the manager.
Begin anew: After the fire, the family decided to begin anew and rebuild their home.
15. Fill in the gaps choosing the appropriate idioms.
(drown out, hits in the head with a brick, get one’s affairs in order, connect the dots, begin to dawn, stay hungry)
(a) The wealthy landlord made a will ………………. before he could die.
(b) Those who aspire for success should always ………………. to learn more.
(c) If you ………………. you will realise that crime ultimately leads to poverty.
(d) The siren of the ambulance ………………. all other traffic noise.
(e) When the father learned about his son’s misdeeds, it ……………….
(f) On reading exactly same essays in both answer sheets, it ………………. the examiner, that the students had cheated during exams.
Answer- (a) The wealthy landlord made a will to get one’s affairs in order before he could die.
(b) Those who aspire for success should always stay hungry to learn more.
(c) If you connect the dots you will realise that crime ultimately leads to poverty.
(d) The siren of the ambulance drowned out all other traffic noise.
(e) When the father learned about his son’s misdeeds, it hits in the head with a brick.
(f) On reading exactly the same essays in both answer sheets, it began to dawn on the examiner that the students had cheated during exams.
Answer by Dimpee Bora
