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What is the Goldsmith’s excuse?

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What is the Goldsmith’s excuse?

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The Goldsmith's reason was that the King had directed him to set aside all other work and focus on completing the Queen's ornaments first. In order to follow through with this instruction, he was forced to delay the delivery of the Moneylender's daughter's bridal jewellery.

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पाठ 2.5: A Play - Intext question part-II [पृष्ठ ६०]

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बालभारती My English Coursebook [Marathi] Standard 9 Maharashtra State Board
पाठ 2.5 A Play
Intext question part-II | Q 1 | पृष्ठ ६०

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Bricklayer


Write what following should have said after listening to the complaint against him:

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What does the king want to know?


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Blame-game flow chart
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Thief Owner of the house For not constructing a strong wall
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Bricklayer    
Mortar-maker    
Potter    
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  • Meaningful reading - taking proper pauses (breaking the speech into meaningful chunks)
  • Using suitable intonation
  • Speaking clearly
  • Good pronunciation - using English sounds and stress patterns
  • Pleasant and confident appearance of the speakers.

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