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3. No I don’t think I know her.
4. As we entered we saw a huge table laid out with all kinds of cakes and pastries.

5. Usha wakes up at six drinks tea and then jogs for an hour before leaving for

college.
6. Rajat this is your uncle Prateek Sarangi.

7. In the morning I found a small brown parcel at my doorstep.

8. As there is a rat in my room I’m sleeping in the drawing room tonight.

Listening

Listen to an audio about a man who turned a sandy river shore into a beau ful
forest. Choose the correct op ons to complete the following sentences.

1. Jadav Payeng has created a forest in the middle of a ________________
wasteland. (dry/flooded)

2. Payeng was ________________ when he saw snakes washed up and dying on
the shores of Brahmaputra. (ten years old/fifteen years old)

3. The villagers near the river shore encouraged Payeng and gave him
_________________ to plant. (bamboo seeds/coconut seeds)

4. Payeng has been called the ‘_______________________ of India’. (Forest
Man/Tree Man)

5. He was awarded the __________________ in 2015. (Ashok Chakra/
Padma Shri)

6. Payeng says that his aim is to provide ________________ to humanity.
(animals/oxygen)

Speaking

Read the following dialogue between a farmer and Johnny Appleseed in pairs.

Johnny Appleseed : Hello! My name is John Chapman and I have come from
Massachusetts.

Farmer : I see. How can I help you Mr Chapman?

Johnny Appleseed : I would like to help you with your chores. I can cut the wood,
fetch water and help with other things around the farm. Will you
please let me help you, sir?

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