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Taro’s Reward
1. A YOUNG woodcutter named Taro lived
with his mother and father on a lonely
hillside. All day long he chopped wood chopped: cut
into pieces
in the forest. Though he worked very
hard, he earned very little money. This
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A. Strike off the words in the box below that are not suitable.
Taro wanted to give his old parents everything they needed.
This shows that he was …
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Anyhow, neither of
them is as difficult as
learning English.
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DICTATION
1. Your teacher will speak the words given below. Write against
each two new words that rhyme with it.
1. bed —–———–———— —–———–————
2. wax —–———–———— —–———–————
3. fast —–———–———— —–———–————
4. chop —–———–———— —–———–————
5. young —–———–———— —–———–————
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The Quarrel
It is common for brothers and sisters to quarrel, although
sometimes they may not even be able to say why they quarrel.
But how long do such quarrels last? How do they end?
ELEANOR FARJEON
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3. Describe a recent quarrel that you have had with your brother,
sister or friend. How did it start? What did you quarrel about? How
did it end?
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