Teach Yourself

Category: English grade 12

  • Lesson 5: On destroying books

    By J. C. Squire Q. What sort of books were presented by the British public to soldiers? A. Most of the books presented by the public to the troops were quite ordinary and suitable. However, there were also odd things like magazines twenty years old, guides to the Lake District, and back numbers of Whitaker’s…

    Written by

    Mahmood Ahmad

  • Lesson 4: End of term

    By David Daiches Q. What was the Daiches’ attitude towards the weekend as a schoolboy? Why did he long for it? A. As a schoolboy, Daiches felt happy at the arrival of the weekend. He longed for it for two solid holidays with no classes and freedom from going to school for the whole day.…

    Written by

    Mahmood Ahmad

  • Lesson 2: Using the scientific method

    By Darrel Barnard & Lon Edwards Q. How has the scientific method helped us in our fight against disease? A. The scientific method was crucial in fighting disease. It solved problems like understanding the causes of diseases and ways to prevent them. Diseases like smallpox, measles, whooping cough, scarlet fever, diphtheria, yellow fever, malaria, typhus,…

    Written by

    Mahmood Ahmad

  • Lesson 1: The dying sun

    By Sir James Jeans Q. How is it that a star seldom finds another star near it? A. A star mostly makes its voyage in total loneliness. The average distance between stars is over a million miles. For these reasons, a star rarely finds another one near it and collides with it. Q. What happened…

    Written by

    Mahmood Ahmad