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Question
Do you think Tommy likes the school in the olden days?
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Solution
Yes, Tommy liked the school in the olden days.
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Listen carefully and write each word in the appropriate column/columns.
| ancient | modern | futuristic |
| bicycles | bullet trains | school |
| wheels | robots | flying cars |
| bullock carts | horse-drawn carriages | tonga |
| tar roads | spaceships | homework |
| ships | television | aeroplanes |
| computers | windmills | cameras |
| floppy disks | earthmovers | axes |
| audio/video cassettes | brushes | mortar and pestle |
| telephone | mobile phones | hot air balloons |
| books | notebooks | headphones |
| vacuum cleaners | ball pens | tests |
| umbrellas | water on tap | solar lamps |
| electric lamps | candles | earthen stoves |
| air conditioners | grammar | fans |
| microbiology | geography |
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What is Margie like as a student - bright, average or below average?
Margie and Tommy use ‘telebooks’. What are they like?
Margie uses a diary. What would it be like?
What do we understand by the words, ‘took the teacher apart’?
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Find the sentences that help you to decide that.
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Would you like your own mechanical teacher?
Do you play outdoor games?
Do you have fun playing video/mobile games? Which games do you play?
The following sentence have an unusual meaning in the context of the story. Write what this sentence would mean today, and what they mean in the context of the story.
They had taken Tommy’s teacher away for nearly a month.
The following sentence have an unusual meaning in the context of the story. Write what this sentence would mean today, and what they mean in the context of the story.
It wasn’t a regular teacher. It was a man.
The following sentence have an unusual meaning in the context of the story. Write what this sentence would mean today, and what they mean in the context of the story.
How could a man be a teacher?
Write words related to the following word. (At least ten words each.)
Write words related to the following word. (At least ten words each.)
(a) Read the following conversation between two cousins.
| Tejaswini | Hi, Santosh. What are you thinking about? |
| Santosh | Hi, Teju. Next week’s Didi’s birthday. We want to give her a surprise gift. |
| Tejaswini | Great idea! What is your surprise gift? |
| Santosh | Well, we don’t have any big shops here, there’s little to choose from. Nothing new or surprising. |
| Tejaswini | So why don’t you try online shopping? |
| Santosh | Is it safe? |
| Tejaswini | Yes, it is. If we take proper care, it is one of the most convenient ways of shopping. Plus, you will get so much variety. |
| Santosh | True. But I don’t know how to do it. |
| Tejaswini | It’s ok. I will show you. Do you have an internet connection? |
| Santosh | Yes. |
| Tejaswini | That’s good, then. We can do it in five easy steps. Let’s start. |
(b) Write in a step-by-step manner, how Tejaswini and Santosh bought a gift for Didi online.
Form pairs. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of online shopping and fill the following table.
| Advantages | Disadvantages | ||
| 1. | Time-saving | 1. | Delay in delivery |
| 2. | 2. | ||
| 3. | 3. | ||
| 4. | 4. | ||
| 5. | 5. | ||
Write in a step-by-step manner, how Tejaswini and Santosh bought a gift for Didi online.
