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• Read these lines from the poem: (i) One thing led to another (ii) The start of it was slight (iii) The end of it was strong (iv) The afternoon turned black (v) Thumped me on the back Discuss with your partner what these lines mean.
• With your partner try to guess the meaning of the underlined phrases.(i) And somehow we fell out.(ii) The afternoon turned black.
• Arrange the words below in pairs that rhyme.Example: young – lungmoney – sunnyyoung, sad, money, chop, lung, last,wax, could, bad, sound, axe, woodway, stop, sunny, fast, round, day
• “This, said the emperor, was to encourage all children to honour and obey their parents.” ‘This’ refers to (i) the most beautiful fountain in the city. (ii) rewarding Taro with gold and giving the fountain his name. (iii) sending for Taro to hear his story.
• “This made Taro sadder than ever.”‘This’ refers to(i) a strong wind that began to blow. (ii) Taro’s father’s old age. (iii) Taro’s inability to buy expensive saké for his father.
• Why did the Emperor reward Taro?
• Your teacher will speak the words given below. Write against each two new words that rhyme with it.1. bed2. wax3. fast4. chop5. young
• Fill in the blanks with words from the box. lonely, little, hard, young thoughtful, delicious, beautiful A ———— woodcutter lived on a ———— hillside. He was a ————— son who worked ———— but earned ———— money. One day he saw a ———— waterfall hidden behind a rock. He tasted the water and found it ————.
• Taro decided to earn extra money (i) to live a more comfortable life. (ii) to buy his old father some saké. (iii) to repair the cracks in the hut.
• Why did the villagers want to drown Taro?