{"id":14934,"date":"2016-10-12T15:01:01","date_gmt":"2016-10-12T09:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/blog\/?p=14934"},"modified":"2023-09-22T16:51:06","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T11:21:06","slug":"english-internshala-reading-writing-assignment-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/blog\/english-internshala-reading-writing-assignment-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading & Writing Assignment (1) – The Pursuit of Happyness"},"content":{"rendered":"

Once you build a strong foundation of grammar and vocabulary,\u00a0it is time to practice. The best way to improve your English is to read and write,\u00a0a lot<\/em>. And to do so regularly. While doing these assignments, some of you will also fall in love with the beautiful habit of reading and writing. You can thank us later :). For now,\u00a0let’s get started!<\/p>\n

What will you do in this assignment?<\/strong><\/span> – The theme of these assignments is ‘Read a page, write a paragraph’. You would read about an interesting situation or a story, maybe watch a clip on it, and then answer a question based on what you read and saw. Excited?<\/p>\n

Today’s situation (source<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

‘The Pursuit of Happyness’ (if you haven’t seen it already, I strongly recommend you do) is\u00a0one of the most inspiring movies of our generation based on the entrepreneur Chris Gardner’s nearly one-year struggle with being homeless.<\/p>\n

In 1981, San Francisco salesman Chris Gardner (role played by Will Smith) invests his entire life savings in portable bone-density scanners, which he demonstrates to doctors and pitches as a handy quantum leap over standard X-rays. The scanners play a vital role in Chris’ life. While he is able to sell most of them, the time lag between the sales and his growing financial demands enrage his already bitter and alienated wife Linda, who works as a hotel maid. The financial instability increasingly erodes their marriage, in spite of them caring for their five-year-old son, Christopher Jr.<\/p>\n

While downtown trying to sell one of the scanners, Gardner meets Jay Twistle, a manager for Dean Witter Reynolds and impresses him by solving a Rubik’s Cube during a taxi ride. After Jay leaves, Gardner lacks money to pay the fare, and chooses to run, resulting in the driver chasing him into a BART station. Gardner boards a train but loses one of his scanners in the process. His new relationship with Jay earns him the chance to become an intern stockbroker. The day before the interview, Gardner grudgingly agrees to paint his apartment so as to postpone being evicted due to his difficulty in paying the rent. While painting, Gardner is greeted by two policemen at his doorstep, who take him to the station, stating he has to pay for his numerous parking tickets he has accumulated. As part of the sanction, Gardner is ordered to spend the night in jail, complicating his schedule for the interview the next morning. He manages to arrive at Dean Witter’s office on time, albeit still in his shabby clothes. Despite his appearance, he impresses the interviewers. How? Watch the clip below –<\/p>\n