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A. Match the following words/phrases in column A with their
meanings in column B.

Column A Column B

a. mean i. not giving up easily

b. get through ii. a horse that is used to carry heavy loads

c. dinner iii. cease to function; collapse

d. break down iv. unkind
e. pack-horse v. a formal and polite way of speaking to a
woman

f. Madam vi. to manage to do or complete something

g. dogged vii. the main meal of the day

B. Answer the following questions.

a. Was the Madam really not mean? Why does the speaker say 'she
wasn't mean'?

b. Make a list of work that the maid had to do.

c. What made her nearly break down?

d. How did the Madam respond to the maid's question?

C. The poem above presents an example of one type of
discrimination. What kinds of discrimination are in existence
in your society? Discuss.

Pronunciation

Find the following homonyms in a dictionary and write their
different meanings. Note how the words are pronounced too.

address band bat current express

fair kind lie match pound

ring right rock spring tender

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