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Question
Listen to the article titled “Remembering Nel Jayaraman”
In pairs, present an interview. One student will be the interviewer and the other would be Nel Jayaraman himself.
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Solution
| Student A : (interviewer | Vanakkam sir. For what cause do you organize festivals? |
| Student B : ( NJ) | I organize these festivals with a difference. I present seeds to all the participating farmers. |
| Student A : (interviewer) | Oh! That’s really good, Sir. What do you expect in return? |
| Student B : ( NJ) | In return I expect them to have double the harvest next year. |
| Student A : (interviewer) | Where did you organize the NEL festival? |
| Student B : ( NJ) | I organized the NEL festival at Thiruvarur. |
| Student A : (interviewer) | Can you mention how many people congregated for the meeting? |
| Student B : (NJ) | 5,000 people congregated for the meeting. |
| Student A : (interviewer) | What did you distribute to the farmers? |
| Student B : (NJ) | I distributed the traditional paddy seeds. |
| Student A : (interviewer) | How did you commute to each of these villages? |
| Student B : (NJ) | I commuted to each village by my cycle or by bus. |
| Student A : (interviewer) | Ayya, Do you plan your schedules? |
| Student B : (NJ) | No. I do not plan my schedule. |
| Student A : (interviewer) | Ayya, Do you plan your schedules? |
| Student B : ( NJ) | No. I do not plan my schedule. |
| Student A : (interviewer) | How could you remain so cool and calm sir? |
| Student B : ( NJ) | 1 have an alternative. |
| Student A : (interviewer) | Where was your heart and soul? |
| Student B : (NJ) | My heart and soul was in the paddy fields. |
| Student A : (interviewer) | People say when your popularity grew, you spent less time in the field? |
| Student B : (NJ) | It is wrong. I spent more time in the field. |
| Student A : (interviewer) | What is your message to the world? |
| Student B : ( NJ) | If you work selflessly for society, it will give back. |
| Student A : (interviewer) | Thank you, Sir. Nandri |
| Student B : (NJ) | Nandri. |
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