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AliBabaandFortyThieves
(anextractofoneofthestoriesfromanabridgedversionoftheclassicArabianNights)

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VIII.PUNCTUATION:(Fullstop)
Putfullstopswherenecessary
1. Ali Baba found treasure in the cave He could not carry much of it
home He thought he would be back again for more Soon he came
backtothecaveHehadwithhimmanybagsnowHecouldcarryas
much treasure as he wanted But he was frightened He feared that
the thieves might come back If they found him in the cave they
wouldkillhimHehadtobeverycareful
2. Baghdad isthecapitalofIraqItison thebanksoftheTigris riverIt
wasconqueredin1258bytheMongolsAgainin1401itwastakenby
theTartarsItshistoryisfullofsuchconquestsIntheFirstWorldWar
it was captured by the British In 1921 it became the capital of
independent Iraq Today it is a colourful city with many bazaars Its
industriesincludetanningandtobacco

IX.PRONUNCIATION
Vowels

Dividethefollowingwordsinto6groupsbasedonthepronunciationofthe
underlinedvowels:
1.Some

2.first

3.dark
4.after

5.got

6.run
7.but

8.forest

9.leader
10.aside

11.long

12.rock
13.jump

14.word

15.creature
16.what

X.SPEAKING

RolePlay:


Enactthefollowinginyourclassingroups
1. Introduceanewstudentinyourclasstoyourfriend(s).
2. Introduceyourclassmatetoyourparents.
3. Introducethenewteachertoallthestudentsofthecollege.

XI.WRITING
Rearrangethefollowingtoformacoherentparagrapheach

1. a.AliBabatookthetreasurehome.

b.AliBabahadtakensometreasurebecausehewaspoor.

c.Hewantedtomeasurehowmuchgoldhehadbroughthome.

d.Hisbrotherbecamesuspiciousofhisaction.

e.Heborrowedaweighingscalefromhisbrother.

f.Buthisrichbrotherwasgreedyandwantedtobecomericher.

2. a.Themerchantwasastonishedtoseethis.

b.Onedayamerchantwenttotheseashore.

c.Hewentuptothemanandquestionedhim.

d.Suddenlyhesawastrangesight.

e.Themansaidhewasmeasuringthefateofhumanbeings.

f.Amanwasfillingacupwithsandandthenemptyingitagain.

3. a.sheworkedhardtoearnaliving

b.hesaidthathewantedadrum.

c.butshecouldnotaffordtobuyhersontoys.

d.apoorwomanlivedinthevillagewithherson.

e.onedaysheaskedhersonwhathewantedasshewasgoingtothe
market.

f.shewantedtoearnmoresothathersoncouldbehappy.

XII.SKILLSTRAINING
DecisionMaking

CaseStudies:
1.AliBabahadtogohomeinahurry.Yethestopped.Howdoyouthink
hereachedthisdecision?

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2. When the thieves left Ali Baba was curious to look inside the cave.
Although he was afraid, he went in. Do you think decisions made out of
curiosityarebestavoided?Givereasons.
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3. Write about a recent situation in which you had to make a difficult

decision?Howdidyouproceed?Didyoumaketherightdecisionfinally?If
not,whatdidyoudowrong?
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