Course Content
UNIT 1 | Friendship & Cooperation
"Communication within a friendship is important for human development throughout life. Beginning in childhood, friendships shape and reflect developments in social cognition, perspective-taking abilities, moral comportment, and cooperation as equals. During adolescence and younger adulthood, friendships cultivate ethical sensibilities, and understandings and practices of intimacy, identity, and sociability. Acrosslifef,e people describe three benefits of close friendship: somebody to talk to; to depend on and rely on for instrumental help, social support, and caring, and to have fun and enjoy doing things with. Communication with friends relieves loneliness and contributes to physical and psychological well-being."
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1.1 Reading Comprehension: Friends in trouble
07:06
1.2 Language Practice: Term: Used to
04:44
1.3 Writing A Paragraph
05:36
1.4 Writing a Letter | Types of Letters
04:00
3 Minute English
00:00
Quiz Yourself 💭🤔💭 | Reading Things
UNIT 2 | Natural Beauty Of Pakistan
"Natural beauty is unmatched. Pakistan has the world's most beautiful places to visit, especially at their best in northern areas of the Pakistan and Kashmir region. This part of the the country is famous all around the world because of sky high mountains, lush green valleys, mighty rivers, beautiful lakes, and amazing wildlife. The Paradise on Earth ‘Neelum Valley’ Mini Switzerland ‘Swat Valley’ and Mountain Kingdom ‘Hunza valley’ are the major tourist attractions in Pakistan."
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2.1 Reading Comprehension: My Blessed Beautiful Land
17:17
2.2 Speaking: Agee or Disagree Politely
04:33
2.3 Language Practice: Past Perfect Tense
05:27
2.4 Writing an Application
07:18
3 Minute English
00:00
Quiz Yourself 💭🤔💭 | Past Perfect Tense
UNIT 3 | Traffic Education
"Traffic education means education on traffic rules. It embraces all rules and regulations to be followed while driving on roads. Traffic education is essential for drivers and pedestrians. Drivers and pedestrians having no traffic education may cause fatal accidents on the road. There are many rules and regulations in traffic. Some of them are following the order of the traffic police; following the speed limit sticking to the respective side, checking vehicles properly before driving, following the rules of loading vehicles with passengers or goods, in crowded places, and curves driving slowly and carefully and using horns, etc."
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3.1 Reading Comprehension: Better Be Safe Then Sorry
04:03
3.2 Speaking: Expressing Opinion
05:07
3.3 Language Practice: Imperative Sentences
03:31
3.4 Writing: A Formal Email
02:16
3 Minute English
02:56
Quiz Yourself 💭🤔💭 | Descriptive Basics
UNIT 4 | Exploring The Educational Opportunities
"Literacy involves gaining the skills and knowledge to read and interpret varying texts and artifacts, and successfully navigate and negotiate their challenges, conflicts, and crises. To the domains of reading, writing, and traditional print literacies, one could argue that in an era of technological revolution, educators must develop robust forms of media literacy, computer literacy, and multimedia literacies, thus cultivating “multiple literacies.”
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4.1 Reading Comprehension: Educational Exhibition
03:29
4.2 Language Practice: Direct & Indirect Speech
05:02
4.3 Writing A Paragraph
01:23
4.4 Word Class In English
07:45
3 Minute English
02:35
Quiz Yourself 💭🤔💭 | Direct/Indirect Speech
UNIT 5 | Humanism
"Humanism is a rational philosophy informed by science, inspired by art, and motivated by compassion. Affirming the dignity of each human being supports the maximization of individual liberty and opportunity consonant with social and planetary responsibility. It advocates the extension of participatory democracy and the expansion of the open society, standing for human rights and social justice. Free of supernaturalism, it recognizes human beings as a part of nature and holds that values-be they religious, ethical, social, or political-have their source in human experience and culture."
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5.1 Reading Comprehension: What shaped Edhi’s Life
03:20
5.2 Language Practice: Linking Words
07:32
3 Minute English
00:00
Quiz Yourself 💭🤔💭 | Linking Words
UNIT 6 | Sportsmanship
"Sportsmanship is a vital element of sports that ignites and maintains friendship, respect, and orderliness. It describes unbiased and kind behavior while treating opponents, officials, teammates, and spectators in sports. Sportsmanship is the ethical aspect of sports. It is displayed by the combination of positive qualities like fair play, integrity, and respect towards opponents, officials, teammates, and even the fans. Sportsmanship can also be demonstrated by displaying politeness even in defeat and sustaining self-discipline in dealings with others."
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6.1 Reading Comprehension: Sportsmanship
00:00
6.2 Language Practice: Comparative Adjectives
6.4 Reading Comprehension: The multiple roles that women play
6.5 Language Practice: Adjectives with Reference to ‘Than’
3 Minute English
04:36
Quiz Yourself 💭🤔💭 | Comparative Adjectives
English – VIII
About Lesson

From the precipitous peaks of the Karakoram range to the fertile Indus River plain, Pakistan is home to a diversity of stunning landscapes. Two new parks—Himalaya National Park and Nanga Parbat National Park—were designated in 2020, covering more than 2,200 square miles of biodiverse, high-altitude terrain in the northern territory of Gilgit-Baltistan.

Although its spectacular topography and fascinating history date back thousands of years, Pakistan is a relatively young nation, formed in 1947 when Partition split the Indian subcontinent into two separate countries. 

Travelers can explore cultural monuments (lengths of the ancient Silk Road, the ruins of Mohenjo-Daro) and dazzling national parks, alpine lakes, and scenic drives. Here are the best ways to get into that lesser-known, wilder side of Pakistan.


Pre-Reading Activity

1. Can you name some of the beautiful places in Pakistan?
2. Have you visited any beautiful places in Pakistan?
3. Which place would you like to visit? Why?
4. The title of the poem you are going to read is ‘My blessed beautiful
land’.

Which of the following things are you going to read about:?
i) The crops that we grow in Pakistan
ii) The beautiful clothes of Pakistan
iii) The natural beauty of Pakistan
iv) The beautiful flowers of Pakistan

Reading Text | Excerpt

My Blessed Beautiful Land


In the North spellbinding scenes that astound
The mighty Karakoram that’s snow-crowned
With Hindukush beauty all around
Where warm and brave people are found
Oh my Lord, keep them all safe and sound.
The sands of the Kharan desert browned
Lofty mountains with precious stones found
And mines full of minerals underground
My land, where fearless people abound
Oh my Lord, keep them all safe and sound.
Fertile plains, fields of grain all around
Where meet five mighty rivers renowned
A land of tales and legends profound
Where simple people work year-round
Oh my Lord, keep them all safe and sound.
The Indus delta spread all around
Far from the Mohen-jo-Daro mound
Where echoes of ancient times resound
And sincere and resourceful people abound
Oh my Lord, keep them all safe and sound.

Topical Activity 

Work in pairs and orally discuss the following questions. Then

write the answers in your notebooks.

1. Is the poet proud of his/ her country? How do we know that?
2. What do we learn about the people of Pakistan in this poem? Add at
least two other qualities of the people of Pakistan that are not
mentioned here.
3. Write a paragraph about your province. Use the information given in
the poem and add some more points.
4. Write about one more province of Pakistan that you would like to visit.
Support your answer with reasons.

Exercise Files
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