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Preface

The curriculum and curricular materials have been developed and revised on a
regular basis with the aim of making the education objective-oriented, practical,
relevant and job oriented. It is necessary to instil the feelings of nationalism,
national integrity and democratic spirit in students and equip them with morality,
discipline and self reliance so as to develop in them social, personal skills and
the basic competencies of language, science, occupation, information and
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communication technology, environment and health, and life skills. Education
should help them appreciate and make them aware of arts and aesthetics;
preserve and promote social norms, values and ideals; equip them with creative
skills and have due respect for ethnicity, languages, religions, cultures, regional
diversity and human rights so as to make them capable of playing the role of
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responsible citizens. This textbook has been developed in line with the Basic
Level English Curriculum (Grade 6-8) 2012 which was developed by
incorporating the recommendations of various education commissions and the
feedback obtained from the workshops and seminars attended by teachers,
students and parents.

In bringing out the text book in this form, the contribution of the Executive Director
of CDC Mr. Diwakar Dhungel, Prof. Dr. Chandreshor Mishra, Dr. Bal Mukunda
Bhandari, Shambhu Prasad Dahal, Dr. Rishi Ram Rijal, Ganga Dhar Hada,
Sita Sharma, Homnath Amgain is highly acknowledged. The subject matter
and language of this book were edited by Chandra Kanta Bhusal, Bishnu Prasad
Parajuli and Nim Prakash Singh Rathaur. The layout and illustrations of the
book were done by Anil Karki and Kuldip Jung Bahadur Gurung. CDC extends
sincere thanks to all those who have contributed to developing this text book.

A textbook is one of the important curricular materials. This book contains a
variety of reading materials and exercises which will help learners to achieve
the competency and learning outcomes set in the curriculum. Each unit deals
with all language skills and the subject matters required to practise various
language learning activities. There is uniformity in the presentation of the
activities which will certainly make it convenient for the students. The teachers,
students and others stakeholders are expected to make constructive comments
and suggestions to make it a more useful learning material.

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2071 Ministry of Education
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