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A Comprehension

A1. Choose the correct answer.

1. What is beyond the mountain line?

a) the boulder b) the fairy-land c) the beholder

2. look like glasses.

a) Rubies b) Grapes c) Streams

3. The golden castles are .
a) along the passes b) in the air c) among the pine trees

A2. Read the poem carefully. Match the words in column A with the adjec ves
in column B without referring back to the poem.

A B

shoulder dark green

rubies western

pine rare

ladies golden

grapes noble

knights purple

castles fair

A3. Answer these ques ons.

1. Name three things that are between the poet and the fairy-land.

2. What are compared to rubies?

3. If this poem had a third stanza what other things would the poet have
talked about? Use your imagination and write as many things as possible.

B Sounds and Pronunciation

Listen to your teacher read out the following lists of words. In which of the words
do you hear the sound the letter r stands for?

List 1 grey stream ruby crown fruit

List 2 air western beholder dark germ
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