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 A MAN WHO WINS (POEM) Contextual Words Meaning: Ø ABOUT THE POET: Nothing is known about the poet of the poem, “A Man Who Wins”. This poem is written by Anonymous i.e. the name of the poet is not known. Ø ABOUT THE POEM: The tone of the poem shows that the poet has firm belief on the maxim or quotations. His determination about the realities of life is quite clear. The language tone shows that the poet has great leadership due to this firm style. There are no connotative meanings. The theme of the poem is explicit and there is no hidden meaning in it. “The Man Who Wins” is simple poem. Ø SUMMARY: According to the poem, the success or the failure of a man is a feeling. The will is the main pillar of success. To win or lose is not the issue, when true success is supposed to be achieved. A man loses only when he thinks he has lost and he wins only when he thinks he has won. Life is a battle field where one is a loser and the other is a winner, but the secret of success...

 CUSTOMS OF VARIOUS REGIONS OF PAKISTAN Contextual Words Meaning: Ø SUMMARY OF “VARIOUS CUSTOM REGIONS OF PAKISTAN”: Pakistan is full of beautiful scenery. Its northern parts have snow-caped mountains, waterfall, and cool lakes. The central Pakistan consists of fertile green plains of Punjab and Sindh. Baluchistan has the rocky region full of minerals and resources and shores of Arabian Sea. These geographical variations are reflected in customs of the people of various regions of Pakistan. The tribal people and pathan of north are brave. They have been defending their areas from foreign invasions for centuries. They are very hospitable and generous to their guests. They used to protect visitors at the cost of their lives. The power of a tribe depends on the number of its men folk. Due to this reason the birth of a son is celebrated by the rifle-shot and considered to be great blessings. The favorite food of pathan is meat, roast and chapli kabab are their popular dishes. Th...

 Making A Summary Contextual Words Meaning: SUMMARY OF "MAKING A SUMMARY": The summaries facilitate people when they have to read a lot. As with new development and research, everyone has to read a lot to keep himself up to dated. In this prospective it is quite significant for busy reader to read the summaries of their related material. Precis writing thus provides a facility to acquire more information in less time. A good summary is generally one third of the original passage. It must have all the main aspects discussed in the text in precis form. Due to its precis style, summary is also called as Precis. There are five skills one needed to make a precis 1.      Generalization 2.      Selection of main ideas and facts 3.      The use of indirect speech 4.      The use of one word or phrase for a long list of words 5.      Avoidance of using personal opinions in summa...

 HOW TO DO THINGS CONTEXTUAL WORD MEANING: SUMMARY OF "HOW TO DO THINGS": A. Arranging a Party : Shahnaz was very happy, as she was inviting her friends for a birthday party. Qaisara, her closest friend came earlier to help her. They decided to serve kababs, samosas, sandwiches, fruit chaat, sweet meat and cake along with tea at the party. They prepared Kababs, fruit chaat, sandwiches and cake at home, and bought rest from the market. They also set the drawing room, decorate it and set crockery on the table. They made arrangements for games in the party such as, ‘Passing the Parcel’, ‘Treasure Hunt’ and ‘Musical chair’. In the Passing the Parcel game, a piece of toffee is put in small carton and wrapped with many layers of colored paper. Each paper layer contain a command written on it such as, sing a song, crow like a crow, bleat like a goat, bray like donkey etc. The parcel was to pass from one person to another each has to follow the command. The winner would be the one ...