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    Pata UL led with dilemmas we reopen sae jar character's you to see the story from a partic how characters feel and think by Inferring from what if they don’t actually tell you. sister and his parents on an istand (part of © A rare 10-week-old tiger cub has nature reserve and is lost on Neel’s. island. from which the story is told. to cubs in the past? re dllemma? How would you feel? What would you do? Tella ray speaking and listen carefully to each ath’ sWs05 2° Neel asked. He could hardly believe It You know what they say ~ big paw small ones. That mother tiger's Reese ‘going to escape, and then esi wehave of Hgnoring Ajay and edging a oped omyway here tesa My father and {need youth knows the hiding places Petter than you. Gupta’ sof id to. anyone who finds tt pestions asked, notes tad Tq chance! ced Ned‘! ‘cub for Gupta. That man ne selling that poor cbt market. And its body) Iaine. Who wants tofilag xs with more cash? I'm g fo tell the rangers. Neel can't!" Vijuleapt tohst dpeat re up. Besides.my! for the cub. Promise ? With a partner, identify Igenre (dilemma stories ¢ {fantasy)- Write a short diary entty = explaining what hes! dilemma. How does he think and § Identify these quart “the extract: ne ‘more ‘Write the nouns the) you think of anothe similar meaning Unie 7: Fction: Texts with lemmas vat’s why we have to find it first’ said ignoring Ajay and edging alittle closer "And anyway, here's the secret feMy father and I need your help, Nee knows the hiding places on this better than you. Gupta’s offered a ard to anyone who finds the cub. tions asked, no tales told.’ ‘a chancel’ cried Neel. ‘I’m not huntin Bem Thatron wade e selling that poor cub’s skin on ck market. And its body parts for . Who wants to fill a greedy man’s ts with more cash? I'm going right n't!” Viju leapt to his feet, eyes widening in alarm. ‘Gupta’s men beat me up. Besides, my father will lose his job —he's getting paid to for the cub. Promise me you won't say anything!” ‘a partner, identify the similarities and differences between this (Glilemma stories) and the stories in Unit 1 (historical) and Unit ey on oe reserve: an area of land where “explaining what has happened | wild animals can lve safely howing his viewpoint on the pugmarks: animal footprints (‘pug’ means foot in the Hindi language) mangrove: a type of shrub or tree that grows along the coastline in salty water rangers: people who protect the animals in a reserve : here a ther qui dilemma: a situation wl meaning foreach noun? difficult choice has to be made eee — | ae 4 Discuss these dilemmas with a partner of group. Ask questions and listen | politely to other people's opinions: ‘a First, discuss two or more options (what you ‘could do) in each scenario, | b Then decide which option you would choose, ‘and say why. Make sure that You accidentally break | | your comments ‘’ rite, ‘are relevant to the | your parents! | ‘Ornament. They think discussion about your brother/sister has | the dilemmas. ‘done it. Will you tell —— the truth? You have been roto We pais ave oo 7 Oe Fame day: Which | go you tens? ) something unpieasant ‘about another friend. Do ‘you tell the other friend? party your group, using quantifiers | 2 Write sentences to sum up the opinions of to group the opinions. 0 Quantifiers are types of words that show how much’ or “how many’.Forexample: Most | people think ... Many of uslike = \ None of my friends enjoy [_teerantchter ost = 4 Imagine a friend (real or made up) has one of the dilemmas ‘above. Write an email to the friend who faces a dilemma, giving your opinion on what could be done. 2. Greate yourown derma cards and dics ther in small foups. § Unit 7: lion: Texts with dlernmas Remember, words —— that have the same ee meaning are called Unfamiliar words can be und synonyms, understood if you look at what fenario, | lo, youdo know and try out meanings that would fit. For example: ‘Neel knew that his problems would be exacerbated theheadmaste’s vst. Ts was tuning cut bea cut day, ‘The word exacerbated is likely to be unfamiliar to you. But, you know that problem can be made better or worse, 50 exacerbated lif 0 ‘mean one of these options. The next sentence tells you that its a difficult z day. So, exacerbated is likely to mean made worse, wy | i ie | Ina fiction book, formal lanquage might a Roraletter.toshowthat | hhich end? ) E for a place at our school has been refused,” said the head teacher to the parents. language is more commonly used for what a character says because 5 itis the language most people use in day to day situations. For four child has been a star at school today. helping others and bringing a v| smile to all our faces,’ said my teacher to my parents collecting me at the | end of the day. | ~ fa imaster of Neel’s school has sent a letter to Neel’s parents tell treme important news. Skim read the letter on page 122 to find _ ‘out what it is about. Then carefully reread it. Copy key words to show the. main points in the text. Unit 7: Fltion: Texts with dtemmas J Nees parents both want him to goto the school but hls hear, Neel doesn’t want to leave his home, Read these opinions from his parents: “Son, this scholarship is a chance | | “You have to win that s © | | “You have to win that scholarship, tohaveo diferent kind of future. Neel! A good education in Kolkata Alife abour-'s that will save our family! Do you see winat you want? For yourhhands | how hard yout father works to put tolook lke this?’ He held his | tice on our plates? You could get a han nt of Neel’s face. || good job, take care of all of us!" your answers to these questions. Use informal lan : mal language What is wrong with his dad's hands? in your letter because you ry doesn’t dad want Neel’s hands friend. Rape toa ‘are writing toa frien b What does Neel’s mum mean by the scholarship will save our family? | ‘¢ What does she mean by your father works to put rice on our plates? 3 Imagine you are Nees friend. Write a letter to advise him what to do in this dilemma, Can you include these connectives? oe but) (otherwise 1 Rupa doesn’t go to she explains her opinion about the scholarst “Tknow you don't study, Neel You sit here daydreaming "| every afternoon. I'd give my whole dowry to go to that school in Kolkata - and you don’t even want to try? 2 Write answers to these questions. a Why is Rupa frustrated with Neel? d by Why do you think Rupa wants to go toschool? fey cil iscuss whl ; money given to her ie ay FE ee cach day if you didn't. goto Bea reib hen School. What might be different about your fUt4"e?| q woman gets married as tall or ue to show ture of ykey ‘villain, Une 75 on: ents th s dockewhee boats bury: svong foreman: a thatch: a roof eof ate in cha m mae from stow or of oe grasses orreeds cobra: alarge snake balding: loosing hair swhat impression of Gupta is given when: Jeamn that his house was to be one of the Biggest on the island ar him shouting 's stomach coiled like a cobra when he sees Gupta thinks that Gupta reminds him of a crocodile tify and copy words that describe Gupte the extracts above and on +119. Write a character profile for him using your word list. profile is the Remember to join your about a character. handwriting and thei i reat and legibiet Check any ality ed Pee tour tnisspelled words using Your heck Spelling log, a dictionary OF Saeed these ‘an online spelling tool in your profile for Gupta. 287 Pion Tes wth ers M Neel is afraid forthe cub. He thinks ab his dreams. Read the extra out it ok and it even appears es enh erat pr reese ae hom Sne use pated Instead of waked and naga fsa ‘That night. Nee! slept itully, waking from a nigh are ab a pack of vultures tearing the cub's body to ceed iete - found? Was a boat carrying her to the port of Toke been ould be smuggled out ofthe country and sola? I ees Sion the island, where could she be hiding? ot He couldn't fll back to sleep: he could barely Keep his heart He tracing ke an out-of-control rickshaw. Taking a deep frome forced himself to practice a habit he'd vented to rte down after a bad dream. Bit by bit hismind began 9 Mop outthe dow ew 30 well stroling fforn hore to schoo) tothe market one iad the other side, then detouring trough the miro circling ponds, rossing creeks. exploring forests. This time, however, he couldn't help taking the cub with him. He followed Trermentally as she left the reserve, swan SOT the wide waterway. raced the isiand’s shore, climbed uP bank, crossed the path, | disappeared through the trees and side a twisting creek. a Crocodiles lurked on the banks ~¢ yured the cub in its ful jaws? They often dragae jouing | Fc His heart thumped faster instead wasnt ‘working this time. graph. | ring a, ut interior in the middle of the ‘gmail cart for people island by abicycle creeks: ‘small rivers, mentally; in his mind lurked: hid, waiting to attack devouring: eating hungrily The spelling pattern ow can be pronounced with the long ‘and short 0 sound. For example: «Long 0 sound spelled ow: now, how

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