Please select a subject first
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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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Which part of the machine did Margie hate most?
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What fault did the Inspector repair?
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What is Margie like as a student - bright, average or below average?
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Do you think the school described in the ‘book’ existed centuries ago?
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Do you think Tommy likes the school in the olden days?
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When does the story take place?
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What does Margie mean by ‘a real book’?
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How did the location of Troy help it to grow into a very rich/ prosperous city?
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How were the Trojans protected during wartime?
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What was the cause of the ten-year-old war between the Greeks and Trojans?
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Who were the brave heroes on either side who were killed in the war?
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Read the story and ‘retell’ it in your mother tongue. When you ‘retell’ a story, you tell it using your style and not translate it word by word. (Part I)
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Can you think of any devices/objects that came into use in the recent past but are now outdated?
Find an example of outdated devices/ words from the list given here. Think of other examples on your own.
| 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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Margie and Tommy use ‘telebooks’. What are they like?
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Margie uses a diary. What would it be like?
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Underline the subject in the following sentence:
Paris had brought her to Troy.
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Underline the subject in the following sentence:
The Greeks waited to take revenge on Troy.
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Underline the subject in the following sentence:
The Greek armies sailed to Troy.
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Underline the subject in the following sentence:
The Trojans, too, fought hard.
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