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

Pre-Reading Activity 

Look at the picture given below. It shows a busy road. Circle the following items
in the picture.

a) An overloaded bus
b) A child riding a bicycle
c) A man hanging on the footboard of a bus
d) A motorcyclist

Now use the picture above and orally discuss the following questions:

i. Who is in danger on this busy street? Identify 3-5 individuals.
ii. Work in groups of three and try to find the reasons why the people you
identified above are in danger.
iii. The title of the text you are about to read is Better Be Safe Than Sorry.
What do you think the text is about?

Reading Text | Excerpt

Better Be Safe Than Sorry

Do you know anyone who died or was seriously injured in a road accident?
Most of us know of someone who has been involved in a road accident in one way or
the other. Why do you think accidents happen? It is mainly because most people do
not follow road safety rules. Roads are built to make travel easy for us. We must,
therefore, use them carefully so that they become safe for us to travel on. Citizens
must understand that undisciplined users cause traffic accidents, and accidents
sometimes result in people losing some part of their body or even their lives.


According to the information available, all types of road users, including truck
and bus drivers, and even pedestrians, are responsible for accidents. Many
accidents happen because of careless pedestrians, who cross roads without
checking for safety. They also walk on the road instead of using footpaths.
Another major reason why accidents occur is that many motorcyclists ride too
fast and do not use helmets to protect their heads. Worst of all, they perform
dangerous stunts. Some other causes of accidents are children playing in the
streets, beggars dodging traffic, and people selling flowers and other things on the
road.

What are the safety rules we should follow on the road?

Following rules should be followed on the road to be safe:

(i) Always walk on the footpath.

(ii) Use the zebra crossing to cross a road.

(iii) Always keep to our left while cycling on the road. Signal properly using the hand before we take a turn.

(iv) Follow the traffic lights. Cross the road only when the traffic stops.

road safety rules

Topical Activity 

Work in pairs and discuss the following questions. After you have orally discussed all
the questions, write the answers in your notebook.

i. Which category of road user do you belong to? You can choose as many
categories as you want from the four categories given in the table.
ii. Are any of the rules from the category that you belong to new to you? Which
one(s)?
iii. Many people do not follow all the rules that they already know. Why do you
think this happens?
iv. As a pillion rider, what two pieces of advice will you give to a motorcyclist?
v. Your brother usually walks home from work. Give him one suggestion that he
can easily follow to remain safe from traffic accidents.

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