Look at the picture.Ajit: I have decided to go abroad for higher studies.Anisa: Have you? I dont think I ll ever do that. I love my country.Let pairs of students talk to each other about leaving thecountry. One student repeats Ajit’s statement. The other
gives a reason for not agreeing with Ajit. The sentenceopenings given below should be used.
• If I leave this country, I’ll miss my friends and family.
• There are some things which you can get only here, forexample the food snacks and the care and concern of people around.
• There are some special days I’ll miss, particularly the festivals, birthdays and my parents anniversary.
• Most of all I’ll miss my sister because we have been very close to each other and I cant live without her.
• I think it’s impossible for me to leave my country because I love my country and family too much and cant go too far from them.• How can you leave your own country except when there is an emergency.• Depends on one’s intention. I can’t leave for goodbecause I want to celebrate all my special moments with my close ones.
• Maybe for a couple of years I think it should be fine.
What were the hermit’s answers to the three questions? Write each answer separately. Which answer do you like most, and why?
How did the king and the hermit help the wounded man?
Why did the king want to know answers to three questions?
(i) Who was the bearded man?
(ii) Why did he ask for the king’s forgiveness?
Imagine you are the king. Narrate the incident of your meeting the hermit. Begin like this: The wise men answered my questions, but I was not satisfied with their answers. One day I decided to go and meet the hermit...
1. Match items in List A with their meanings in List B.
fainted: lost consciousness
A. B
(i) wounded. got up from sleep
(ii) awoke. give back
(iii) forgive. small patches ofground for plants
(iv) faithful. severely injured
(v) pity. pardon
(vi) beds. loyal
(vii) return. feel sorry for
Use any three of the above words in sentences of your own. You may change the form of the word.
Why was the king advised to go to magicians?
How does Ravi get milk for the kitten?
Complete the following sentences by adding the appropriate parts of the sentences given in the box.
1. Many wise men answered the king’s questions,
2. Someone suggested that there should be a council of wise men
3. Someone else suggested that the king should have a timetable
4. The king requested the hermit
5. The king washed and dressed the bearded man’s wound,
• but the bleeding would not stop.
• to answer three questions.
• but their answers were so varied that the king was not satisfied.
• and follow it strictly.
• to help the king act at the right time.
Why does Maya think Mr Nath is a crook? Who does she say the Sunday visitor is?
In each of the following words ‘ch’ represents the sameconsonant sound as in ‘chair’. The words on the left havethis sound initially. Those on the right have it finally.Speak each word clearly.choose. benchchild marchcheese. peachchair wretchcharming. researchUnderline the letters representing this sound in each ofthe following words.
Why was the king advised to go to magicians?
What were the hermit’s answers to the three questions? Write each answer separately. Which answer do you like most, and why?
Encircle the correct article.
A: Would you like (a/an/the) apple or ‘ (a/an/the) banana?
B: I’d like (a/an/the) apple, please.
A: Take (a/an/the) red one in (a/an/the) fruit bowl. You may take (a/an/the) orange also, if you like.
B: Which one?
A: (A/An/The) one beside (a/an/the) banana.
The music master is making lovely music. Read aloudthe sentence in the text that expresses this idea.
How did the king and the hermit help the wounded man?
What was Mr Gessler’s complaint against “big firms”?
Why did the king want to know answers to three questions?
Each of the following words contains the sound ‘sh’(as in shine) in the beginning or in the middle or at theend. First speak out all the words clearly. Then arrangethe words in three groups in the table on page 80.
sheep. trash. marsh. fashionanxious.
shriek. shore. fishportion. ashes.
sure. nationshoe. pushing polish
moustache
Look at the pictures and read the text aloud.