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Task 2. Here is Vaishak talking about something very
strange that happened when he was on his way to school
one morning.

It was Monday morning and as usual I got up late. As a
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result I missed the school bus and so I decided to cycle to school.
I started off. I had barely gone five metres when I went over a
large piece of stone.
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Suddenly I heard a voice saying, ‘Hey, watch out, Vaisu!’
I was so startled I stopped. I looked around but there was
no one near me. Only then I realized it was my cycle that had
just spoken ………………

You can use the following expressions :

(could not believe, would like to, surprising, take care.)
Language in use

Task 1. Read this passage from the text and observe the
underlined words.
Yudhistira sent Nakula to fetch some water to drink. Nakula
was glad when he got to the place and saw there was a pool. He
was very thirsty himself and so thought of quenching his thirst
first before taking water in the quiver for his brothers.

Now complete the sentences with the right form of the verbs
given in brackets.
1. The Pandavas ————— (chase) the animal but it was
a magic deer which ——— (speed) in great leaps and bounds
decoying the Pandavas far into the forest and then ———
(disappear).The Sun was hot overhead and the brothers ———
(grow) more and more thirsty.

2. According to the condition of the game, the Pandavas
—— (spend) twelve years in the forest and the thirteenth year
in disguise. When they ——— (return) and ———— (demand)
Duryodana their kingdom, he —— (refuse) to return it. War ——

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