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Complete the following conditional sentence. Use the correct form of the verb.
Unless that little bird flies away quickly, the cat ______
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How old was Evelyn when she went to the Royal Academy of Music?
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When was her deafness first noticed? When was it confirmed?
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Who helped her to continue with music? What did he do and say?
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Name the various places and causes for which Evelyn performs.
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How does Evelyn hear music?
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The Shehnai of Bismillah Khan Thinking about the text :
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The (shehnai, pungi) was a ‘reeded noisemaker.’
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The Shehnai of Bismillah Khan Thinking about the text :
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(Bismillah Khan, A barber, Ali Bux) transformed the pungi into a shehnai.
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The Shehnai of Bismillah Khan Thinking about the text :
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Bismillah Khan’s paternal ancestors were (barbers, professional musicians).
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The Shehnai of Bismillah Khan Thinking about the text :
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Bismillah Khan learnt to play the shehnai from (Ali Bux, Paigambar Bux, Ustad Faiyaaz
Khan).
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The Shehnai of Bismillah Khan Thinking about the text :
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Bismillah Khan’s first trip abroad was to (Afghanistan, U.S.A., Canada).
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Find the words in the text which show Ustad Bismillah Khan’s feelings about the items listed below. Then mark a tick (✓ ) in the correct column. Discuss your answers in class.
| Bismillah Khan’s Feelings about | Positive | Negative | Neutral |
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1. teaching children music |
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| 2. the film world | |||
| 3. migrating to the U.S.A | |||
| 4. playing at temples | |||
| 5. getting the Bharat Ratna | |||
| 6. the banks of the Ganga | |||
| 7. leaving Benaras and Dumraon |
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Why did Aurangzeb ban the playing of the pungi?
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How is a shehnai different from a pungi?
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Where was the shehnai played traditionally? How did Bismillah Khan change this?
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When and how did Bismillah Khan get his big break?
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Where did Bismillah Khan play the shehnai on 15 August 1947? Why was the event
historic?
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Why did Bismillah Khan refuse to start a shehnai school in the U.S.A.?
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Find at least two instances in the text which tell you that Bismillah Khan loves India and Benaras.
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Thinking about language
Complete the following sentence. Beginning with a to-verb, try to answer the question in brackets.
The school sports team hopes ____________ (What does it hope to do?)
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