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Question
Role-play the conversation in the class.
| Manoj: | Hi Priya! How are you? |
| Priya: | I am fine, and what about you? |
| Manoj: | I am fine too. What are you doing in this early morning? |
| Priya: | I am taking care of my garden. |
| Manoj: | Oh! What a beautiful garden it is! |
| Priya: | It is beautiful as I work every day in it. |
| Manoj: | Who helps you in your work? |
| Priya: | I do it myself. It is my hobby and I have cultivated vegetables. |
| Manoj: | Oh! that’s nice. How long have you been doing this? |
| Priya: | I have been doing this for ...... |
| Manoj: | .................................... |
| Priya: | .................................... |
| Manoj: | .................................... |
| Priya: | .................................... |
| Manoj: | .................................... |
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Solution
| Manoj: | Hi Priya! How are you? |
| Priya: | I am fine, and what about you? |
| Manoj: | I am fine too. What are you doing in this early morning? |
| Priya: | I am taking care of my garden. |
| Manoj: | Oh! What a beautiful garden it is! |
| Priya: | It is beautiful as I work every day in it. |
| Manoj: | Who helps you in your work? |
| Priya: | I do it myself. It is my hobby and I have cultivated vegetables. |
| Manoj: | Oh! that’s nice. How long have you been doing this? |
| Priya: | I have been doing this for three years. |
| Manoj: | What vegetables are grown here? |
| Priya: | Tomatoes, Chillies, Brinjals, Lady’s fingers, and some greens. |
| Manoj: | Wonderful! You have a mini vegetable market here. |
| Priya: | Of course, My mother uses these vegetables for cooking. |
| Manoj: | It is a very good idea. |
| Priya: | Yes, it is! You benefit a lot from this. |
| Manoj: | It is good for our health because we don’t use any chemicals here. |
| Priya: | Exactly! Gardening also develops a green atmosphere and the environment. |
| Manoj: | It’s interesting. Let me also do this. |
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