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5 ENGLISH LESSON NOTES TERM I 2019

LESSON
TOPIC 1: VEHICLE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE
SUB-TOPIC 1A: PARTS OF A VEHICLE
Vocabulary practice
New words
vehicle garage screw jerk
a break down truck mechanic spare parts
repair pump tow
engine puncture toolbox
flat tyre rubber solution tube
a fuel pump tyre a screw driver

ACTIVITY
Use the vocabulary words to construct meaningful sentences.
1. Repair__________________________________________________
2. Puncture________________________________________________
3. Tow ___________________________________________________
4. Garage ________________________________________________

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PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
The Present Perfect Tense.
This tense shows an action finished in the past but which still has something to do
with the present. The action happens a few moments before the present time. The
present perfect tense is formed with has or have+ past participle.
Examples
1. Taj has repaired his car.
2. Ruth has bought new wheels for his car.
ACTIVITY
Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences in
the present perfect tense
1. He ______the car seats. (mend)
2. They _______their school bus. (clean)
3. The car wipers _______are dirty.
4. Taj ____his car carefully. (drive)
Using must and mustn‟t
Must is used to say what someone should do or what should be done.
Study the following examples.
(a) I must work hard to become an engineer.
(b) We must always repair our cars.
(c) A bicycle must have a saddle.

Mustn‟t is the direct opposite of must

Examples :
We mustn‟t drive cars in dangerous mechanical condition
You mustn‟t play on the road.

Exercise 1
Use must or mustn‟t to complete the following sentences
1. Children _____travel long distances alone.
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2. We _____respect one another.
3. Pedestrians _____ chew sugar canes along the road.
4. We __ use worn-out tyres on our car.
5. Doctors ______ be rude to patients.
6. Teachers ______ teach children very well.
7. The police ___ protect people‟s property.
8. We _____ give chance to the physically handicapped.
9. Everyone _____ work hard.
10. We _____ make noise in class.

LESSON 50
Guided composition
Fill in the blank spaces in the story with the correct words from the list
given below.
One chilly afternoon while my brother and I were _______to the village on a
________marrum road to spend the Christmas holy with our grandmother, the
_________in which we were travelling __________down.

Immediately the taxi driver looked for a mechanic who could ________the tyre so
that we could continue with our journey.

He called a mechanic from a ________in the nearby trading centre. The mechanic
came along with his tool ___________and a carjack. He used a spanner to loosen
the nuts and a carjack to lift up the taxi so as to remove the flat which had a
________. The mechanic used the rubber solution to stick a patch on the tube.

After a short time, the __________had finished his work and we continued with our
_____.

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 garage puncture box dusty mechanic
taxi journey repair broke travelling

LESSON
PASSAGE
Read the passage below and answer the questions in full sentences.
A VISIT TO MR. BABA‟S GARAGE
Baba is a skilled mechanic. He has a big garage at Wandageya along Kampala-
Bombo Road. His garage is always busy because he receives many vehicles which
have broken down daily.

Last term, the primary five pupils of KinderKare Elementary School visited Mr.
Baba‟s garage. Their main aim was to learn about the equipment used in vehicle
repair. When they arrived at Mr. Baba‟s garage, the mechanic and other workers
welcomed them and showed them the equipment used in vehicle repair.

First, the pupils saw a tool box. The mechanic told them that he keeps his tools
such as spanners, screw drivers, pliers, files, testers etc in it. Next, he opened the
tool box and the pupils saw the tools with their eyes and were even allowed to
touch and feel. The pupils asked him some questions and answered them politely.

After that, the mechanic showed them a car jack. “It‟s is a machine or device used
to hold vehicles while removing flat tyres or changing wheels,” Said Mr. Baba.

Furthermore, the mechanic showed the pupils how the engine oil is changed. He
also demonstrated to the pupils by greasing a few parts of a vehicle. He added that
a vehicle needs regular service like a human being needs a regular medical check
up.
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The pupils were so happy that they thanked and clapped for him for teaching and
allowing them to visit his garage.

Questions
1. What is the passage about?
_______________________________________________________________
2. Which class visited Mr. Baba‟s garage?
_______________________________________________________________
3. Where is the garage found?
_______________________________________________________________
4. What was the first thing the pupils saw at the garage?
_______________________________________________________________
5. Why do you think Mr. Baba is a good man?

EQUIPMENT USED IN VEHICLE REPAIR

(a) Vocabulary
Spare parts
sand paper tow track lubricant
tester toolbox grease
Saw screw driver
Exhaust pipe
rubber solution spanner
screw jack file
hammer
pair of pliers wire

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 (b) Read and pronounce the new words correctly
(c) Construct meaningful sentences using the new words
(d) Give the plural form of the following

I. a pair of pliers
II. tool
III. box
IV. exhaust pipe
V. screw driver
VI. grease
Lesson
Conditional sentences-
The use of IF1.
It is used when we want to say that something is going to happen if a certain
condition is fulfilled.
Examples
1. I will wash the car if I have time. OR If I have time, I will wash the car.
2. If he doesn‟t hurry, he will not win the race. OR He will not leave win the race
if he doesn‟t hurry.
We normally use a future simple tense in the main clause and a present tense in
the IF clause. However, we don‟t use a future tense after if.
When the IF clause comes first, it is followed by a comma. If the main clause comes
first, no comma is required.
NOTE
(a) If I get time, I will organise the toolbox.
If clause main clause
(b) I will visit my grandmother if I buy a new car.

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 main clause if clause
(c) In part (a) above, a comma is very important whereas in part (b) no comma
is needed. We use a comma to separate a condition from the result.
(d) Oral work
Complete the following sentences correctly.
1. She will drive to the market if ………………………………………….
2. If I get my salary, ............................................................
3. The bus driver will us if …………………..…………………………….
4. You will buy a spanner if you…………………………………………..
5. If the bell rings, we ……………………………………………………

LESSON
Structure : ………in order to……..
The structure ……in order to….. is used to show the purpose of doing something. It
can be used the same way as „so that‟. It can be placed either at the beginning or in
the middle of a sentence.
Study the following examples
(i) I went to the garage in order to service my car.
(ii) In order to service my car, I went to the garage.
(iii) You have to use a pair of pliers in order to get the job well done.
EXERCISE
Join the following sentences using ….in order to…..
1. He bought a car. He wanted to ease transport.
2. Wear an apron. You will keep your dress clean.
3. You must keep practising. You will perfect your skills.
4. The mechanic used a torch. He wanted to locate the loose wire.
5. He visited his uncle. He wanted to get school dues.
6. She danced beautifully.She wanted to please her parents.

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7. Sarah came to school early.She wanted to do morning work.
8. The baby cried bitterly.It wanted to breastfeed.
9. Zacheaus climbed the tree.He wanted to see Jesus.
10. Jesus died on the cross.He wanted to save mankind.
11. She dressed smartly.She wanted to win the beauty contest.
LESSON
Below is a conversation between the seller and the buyer at the spare
parts shop. What the seller said is given below. Complete by filling in
what you think the seller said.

AT THE SPARE PARTS SHOP

Seller: You are welcome, Sir
Buyer:_____________________________________________________
Seller: How can I help you, please?
Buyer:_____________________________________________________
Seller: You are looking for spare parts! What exactly are you looking for?
Buyer:_____________________________________________________
Seller: Tyres and indicators! How many tyres and indicators do you want?
Buyer:_____________________________________________________
Seller: Two tyres and indicators! Which type of tyres do you want, please?
Buyer:_____________________________________________________

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Seller: Pirere tyres! That will be one hundred fifty thousand shillings only. What
else do you want to buy?
Buyer:________________________________________________
Seller: Engine oil. How many litres do you want?
Buyer:________________________________________________
Seller: Only one litre! A litre costs twelve thousand shillings only.
Buyer:_____________________________________________
Seller: Thank you very much, Sir.
Buyer:___________________________________________________
Seller: Nice time, Sir.
Buyer:___________________________________________________

LESSON
Read the passage below and answer questions about it in full sentences.
AMARA‟S SPARE PARTS
Amara is a business woman in Kiseka market. She is a dealer in motor vehicle spare
parts from Japan and Germany.
Spare parts are spares of a machine which are used by the mechanic to replace
damaged or old ones.

Amara imports spare parts like engines, headlamps, gear boxes, windscreens,
wipers, pistons, driving mirrors, tyres, wheels, pedals, indicators, mudguards, etc.
windscreen wipers are blades with rubber edge which move across a windscreen to
make it clear for example, when it is raining

In addition, he imports tools used in vehicle repairs such as carjacks, files, testers,
adjustable spanners, hacksaws, pliers, screw drivers and pumps. A pump is a simple
machine that is used to inflate a tube with gas or air pressure.

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Amara receives customers every day. Her customers come from near and far. They
come to purchase spare parts for their vehicles which have broken down or
Questions
a. Where does Amara work?
_______________________________________________________
b. What does she deal in?
_______________________________________________________
c. Where does she import her spare parts from?
_______________________________________________________
d. Why do the customers like Amara‟s spare parts?
_______________________________________________________
e. Give another word or group of words with the same meaning as;
________________________________________________________
i. inflate _________________________________________________
ii. everyday
________________________________________________________
LESSON
PRINT MEDIA
Vocabulary
advertisement, announcement, article, back page, brochure, reporter, story,
column, columnist, crossword, editor, editorial, front page, puzzle, journalist,
magazine, media, newsletter, newspaper, pull out, cartoon

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Using the vocabulary words to construct sensible sentences
ACTIVITY
Use the correct form of the word in bracket.
1. Joel is a news _________with New Vision newspaper. (report)
2. We met the chief __________of Daily Monitor yesterday. (edit)
3. The _______was over the radio. (advertise)
4. The teacher placed the ________at the news desk of NTV. (announce)
5. There are many English __________in Uganda today. (newspaper)
The use of articles (a, an, the)
(a) Article „a‟ is used before singular countable nouns which begin with consonant
sounds:e.g.
A teacher, a newspaper, a book, a cat
(b) Article „an‟ is used before singular countable nouns which begin with vowel
sounds
An apple, an office, egg, an industry, an umbrella

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However, words like university, European take „a‟ while words like hour, x-
ray,heir,heiress,honest,honourable and M.P. take „an‟ because the first letter is
silent.
(c) - Article The: this is used to talk about somebody or something that has been
mentioned before or is already known.
(d) –It is also used before superlative degree
(e) –It is used before names of rivers,lakes,ocean and mountains.
Study the following examples
(i) We have a new teacher. The teacher is James.
(ii) Those are the boys I was telling you about.
EXERCISE 1
Complete the following sentences by filling in „a‟, „an‟ or „the‟
1. Wood is ________ useful material.
2. I am not ___ Honourable Memberof Parliament.
3. ______ able man has always done his part.
4. Nyapendi is ____ very beautiful girl.
5. ____ European is different from ____ African.
6. Her father was both ___ M.P and____ businessman.
7. Otim is ____ clever boy.
8. _____ apple is ___ good fruit.
9. I found ____interesting film.
10. Did you see how blue ____ sky was?
11. ____ moon gives us light.
12. There is _____ union of women in Kamuli.
13. They saw ____child in the box.
14. Where is ____ rubber that I gave you?

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LESSON
What are relative pronouns?
These are pronouns which are used to refer to nouns or pronouns that were
mentioned before. They help us to know what we are talking about. These include:
who, whom, which, that, whose
Using: The ---which….
„Which‟ refers to an animal or a thing e.g.
The article which was written in the magazine was educative.
EXERCISE 1
Write the sentences below and complete them using which.
1. The newspaper article _____ I wrote was published today.
2. The cartoon _____ appeared in the newspaper was quite embarrassing.
4. In _____ book are you supposed to write grammar?
6. Is this the book ____ got lost yesterday?
LESSON
PASSAGE
Read the passage below and answer questions about it correctly.
In Uganda, there are many sources of getting information of data. These sources
are televisions, radios, computers, the internet and newspapers.

The newspapers such as New Vision, Daily Monitor, the Red Pepper, the Observer,
Bukedde, Rupiny, Etop and Orumuri are sold in different parts of the country
everyday. The Observer is published twice a week. Some of the newspapers are
written in local languages such as Luganda, Luo, Ateso and Runyakitara. Others are
written in English for example the New Vision, the Daily Monitor, the Observer and
Red Pepper.
I addition, newspapers are mainly sold in urban areas. In rural areas, very few
people can afford to buy and read newspapers. People who sell newspapers are

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called vendors. Vendors travel from place to place in order to get customers to buy
newspapers.

Newspapers contain various articles about sports, health, education, job

opportunities, government, agriculture and business. There are always interesting
stories to read about important personalities in the country such as the president,
traditional leaders, doctors, ministers, the police and teachers and else where in the
world. Headlines in newspapers are always written in bold letters.

Journalists and newspapers also include cartoons to make the newspapers

interesting to read. Newspapers are indeed a great source of information and daily
update in the world. In order to get daily updates, people should read newspapers.
Questions
a. Why do people read newspapers?
__________________________________________________________
b. What do the articles in newspapers talk about?
__________________________________________________________
c. According to the passage, where are many newspapers sold?
__________________________________________________________
d. Why are cartoons included in the newspapers?
__________________________________________________________
e. Give one word with the same meaning as information.
__________________________________________________________

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LESSON
STUDY THE POEM AND ANSWER QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW IN FULL
SENTENCES.
We have been away,
Several times searching for news,
For nobody else but,
Our clients because we are journalists by profession.

We have been abused,

Several times by the guilty victims,
For writing and publishing facts,
About corruption and individuals,
Yet we were trained to gather information.

We have been sometimes praised,

For educating the masses,
Through newspapers, radios and television,
All these are our sources of information,
How ignorant would you be if we were silent!

Fellow Ugandans,
Always respect journalists
News editors, correspondents,
And columnists
Indeed we bring the unknown to known

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Questions
1. Which people do you think are talking in the poem?
______________________________________________________
2. How many times have journalists been abused?
________________________________________________________
3. Why are journalist abused according to the poem?
________________________________________________________
4. Who abuses journalists?
________________________________________________________
5. Why should journalists be respected?
________________________________________________________
6. Which word in the first stanza shows that journalists are trained?
_______________________________________________________
LESSON
Jumbled sentences.
The sentences below are in wrong order.
Re-arrange them in a correct order to make a correct composition about
“Newspapers”.
1. How ignorant would Ugandans be without newspapers
2. Spots fans enjoy reading sports page most.
3. The information and daily updates are gathered by journalists.
4. These newspapers however, have different names.
5. The articles may be about politics, government, sports and so on.
6. While the business community enjoy the column of “Classified advertisement”.
7. All these newspapers are a great source of information and daily updates.
8. The journalists include various articles in the newspapers.
9. They include the Daily Monitor, the New Vision, the Red Pepper and Bukedde.
10. There are many newspapers published in Uganda daily.

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Correct Story
__________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
LESSON
NOTICE
The notice below was written at the main gate of Gulu independent
hospital. Study it carefully and answer questions that follow in full
sentences.

KAMPALA INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL

P.O. BOX 26100 KAMPALA

PUBLIC NOTICE

VISITING
HOURS

7:00 AM – 8:00
AM Morning
12:30 p.m – 2: 00 pm Afternoon
6:00 p.m – 8:00 p.m Evening

Alcohol and smoking not allowed

MANAGEMENT

Questions
1. What is the notice about?
________________________________________________________________

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2. Where was the notice written?
_________________________________________________________________
3. Who wrote the notice?
________________________________________________________________
4. How many times is a person allowed to visit a patient in a day?
________________________________________________________________
5. According to the notice, what is not allowed in the hospital?
_________________________________________________________________
LESSON
TOPIC 3: TRAVELLING
Vocabulary Practice
about, fare, speed, cycle, passenger, coach, seat, conductor, luggage, reduce,
travel, by, ticket, destination, arrive, departure, further, taxi, reach
ACTIVITY
Use the vocabulary words to construct meaningful sentences.
1. Speed ____________________________________________________
2. Fare ____________________________________________________
3. Luggage ____________________________________________________
4. Further ____________________________________________________
LESSON
ADVERBS
An adverb is a word which goes with a verb to tell how, where or when an action is
done. In other words, an adverb describes a verb (action).
Example of adverbs.
Heavily clearly badly
Noisily easily nicely
Lazily quickly well
Carefully occasionally fast

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Carelessly immediately hurriedly
Formation of adverbs.
Most adverbs are formed by adding……ly to the adjective. Others are formed by
changing –v- to –i- before adding …..ly.
Examples
Adjective Adverb formed
Careful carefully
usual usually
quiet quietly
near nearly
beautiful beautifully
good well
scarce scarcely
bad badly
easy easily
noisy noisily
general generally
sharp sharply
happy happily
heavy heavily
slow slowly
lucky luckily
tidy tidily
interesting interestingly
nice nicely
kind kindly
humble humbly
proud proudly

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high highly
swift swiftly
clumsy clumsily

Exercise
Underline the adverbs in the following sentences.
1. The twins behaved well.
2. The ball rolled fast to the goal post.
3. Adam talks slowly.
4. A crested crane moves humbly.
5. I fell down heavily as I was playing with my friends.
6. Our teacher speaks softly.
7. The performance was ably done on stage.
8. The angry mother talked rudely to her daughters.
9. That hymn was nicely sung by the choir.
10. He answered the questions sensibly.
LESSON
THE BIGGEST AIRPORT IN UGANDA

The biggest airport in Uganda is Entebbe International Airport. It is situated in

Wakiso District at the shores of Lake Victoria, about 30 kilometers from the capital
city, Kampala. The airport is surrounded by a large mass of water.

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Every day, a good number of planes, big and small land and take off at Entebbe
Airport. At the airport, there are runways. A runway is a long narrow strip of ground
with a hard tarmacked surface that an aircraft or plane takes off from and lands on.
The runways are about four kilometers long and about sixty metres wide.

The planes which are taking off or landing are controlled from the control tower. A
control tower is a building at an airport from which the movement of aircrafts are
controlled. In the control tower sits air traffic controllers in charge of all the planes.
The control tower has a radio connection or link with the planes and pilots. They
keep on giving them instruction or information about safety, security, weather
conditions or when and where to land or take off.

Apart from pilots and air traffic controllers, there are many other workers at the
airport. These include causal labourers, drivers, security personnel, hostesses and
engineers. The engineers are responsible for the safety of the aircraft and
passengers. The hostesses help the passengers majorly with information about
flight and feeding.

Questions
a. Which is the biggest airport in Uganda?
__________________________________________________________
b. How far is Entebbe International Airport from the capital city?
__________________________________________________________
c. Which lake surrounds Entebbe International Airport?
__________________________________________________________
d. Why do you think very few Ugandans travel by air transport?
__________________________________________________________
e. What is the main work of engineers at the airport?

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 ___________________________________________________________
f. Give another word or group of words with similar meaning as the underlined
words in the passage.
i. Situated__________________________________________________
ii. Taking off ________________________________________________
The Past Continuous Tense.
This tense is used for longer unfinished actions. It is used to show that:
-an activity was going on when another one was carried out.
Examples.
1. It was raining when my father returned home.
2. When the visitors arrived home, mother was busy preparing supper.

-An activity was continuous over a certain period of time.

Example
1. We were revising throughout the day. My sister was playing all day long.
-Two events were taking place at the same time in the past.
Examples.
1. We were cleaning the compound while the teachers were supervising us.
2. While the teacher was teaching us, the children were sleeping.
NOTE.
The helping verbs used in this tense are:
……….was +…….ing if the subject is singular
……….were +…..ing if the subject is plural.
Exercise 1
Using the words in brackets, complete the sentences in the past
continuous tense.
1. Alice …………………….with her friends when teacher called her. (play)
2. While our father was picking coffee, we ………………our cassava garden.(weed)

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3. As I ………………..through the bush looking for fire wood, I saw a huge
snake.(walk)
4. She ……………………..a basket when I met her.(carry)
5. The car had nobody in it but the engine ……………………(run)
6. While he ……………………….a tall tree, he hurt his finger.(cut)
7. While the gardener ………………………..the hedge, a black bird flew out.(trim)
8. My brother……………….his bicycle while we were singing.(ride)
9. The guest was not listening while the host………………….(talk)
10. When we …………………our morning prayers, the late comers entered our
room.(say)
11. As ……………………….,the visitors left our hall.(dance)
12. As the tourists ……………………..the mountain, the guide slipped and fell
down.(climb)
13. It was raining when the lightning …………………..some children.(strike)
14. I …………………….when I fell off my bed.(dream)
15. While the teachers ………………………reports, the children were making
noise.(write)
LESSON .
STRUCTURE
Using: ----while-----
Example
1. The bus driver drove off the bus while the passengers were boarding.
2. While they were travelling, the animals crossed the road.
Join the sentences using…while…….
1. The children were singing. The bus was moving.
2. The driver was drinking. The driver was driving.
3. The conductor was explaining. The passengers were shouting.

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DIALOGUE
Read the dialogue and answer questions about it correctly.

AT THE RAILWAY STATION

Taj: Good morning, Madam.
Clerk:Good morning, you boy.
Taj: Is this the booking office?
Clerk:Yes, it is. How can I help you young boy?
Taj: I want to book a train to Kisumu.
Clerk:Which class of train would you like to book?
Taj: First class please, Madam. How much is the fare?
Clerk:First class train to Kisumu is thirty five thousand five hundred shillings only.
Taj: Here is the money. Please, organize my ticket. At what time does the train
depart for Kisumu?
Clerk:The train to Kisumu departs from Kampala Railway Station at 11:00 am. You
have less than an hour to eat some snacks. Here is your ticket.
Taj: Thank you very much, Madam. I am looking forward to travelling by train
now. I hope I will have an exciting journey.
Clerk:of course you will. It is always very interesting to travel by train. I am sure
you will be excited to see the coaches of the train coiling on the railway line
like a millipede.

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Questions
a. How many people are taking part in the dialogue?
___________________________________________________________
b. Where do you think the dialogue took place?

c. How do you know that Taj had never travelled by train?

________________________________________________________________
d. What do the coaches of the train look like on the railway line?
_______________________________________________________________
e. How much money did Taj pay for the first class train?
_______________________________________________________________
LESSON
Below is the time table of planes at Entebbe International Airport in
Uganda. Study it carefully and answer questions about it correctly.
DAY TYPE OF PLANE ARRIVAL AT DEPARTURE DESTINATION
ENTEBBE FROM ENTEBBE
AIRPORT AIRPORT
MON Uganda PP (R.J) 8:00 a.m. 8:30 a.m. New York

TUE British CP. 12:00 noon 2:00 p.m. England

Kenyan PP ………………. 10:00 a.m. Nairobi

WED Tanzanian PP 9:00 a.m. 9:45 a.m. Dar-es-Salaam

THUR Rwandan PP 3:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Kigali

FRI Sudanese C.P 7:00 a.m. 7:25 a.m. Juba via Gulu

SAT Libyan PP 10:00 p.m. 12:00 a.m. Mecca via Lagos

SUN Ethiopian PP 11:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Addis Ababa

British PP (C.J) 12:00 a.m. ………………….. ……………………

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KEY
C.P Cargo plane a.m. ante meridian (before noon)
PP Passenger plane p.m. post meridian (afternoon)
R.J Return journey
Question
a. Where does the British C.P go on Tuesday?
______________________________________________________________
b. Which plane arrives and leaves this airport at midnight?
______________________________________________________________
c. In which country is this International Airport?
_______________________________________________________________
d. On which day does the Sudanese C.P arrive at the airport?
_______________________________________________________________
e. Which plane leaves the airport at 5:00 pm?

THE END

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