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Look at these sentences. In the spring, birds of all kinds would flock into the banyan tree’s branches. I would spend the afternoons there. Grandfather, at sixty-five, could no longer climb the banyan

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‘My Favourite Place’

Read again the paragraphs of the story in which the author describes the banyan tree, and what he used to do there. Is there a place in your house, or in your grandparents’ or uncles’ or aunts’ houses, that you specially like? Write a short paragraph about it, saying

  • where it is
  • what you do there
  • why you like it

You may instead write about a place you dislike, or are afraid of.

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Solution

My Favourite Place

I have an uncle in Delhi. I go there during the summer vacation. My uncle’s house has a small but beautiful library. It has many books. Among them are the books specially meant for children. There are interesting story books. Whenever I go to my uncle’s, my afternoons are invariably spent in this library. I have already read quite a few books such as Gulliver’s Tales and Farm House. I like this place most because I love reading books.

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Chapter 10: The Banyan Tree - Writing [Page 138]

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Chapter 10 The Banyan Tree
Writing | Q 1 | Page 138

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