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Even though I'll be going far from this time and place,………..on the
tide of death, I hope to meet.….., who has been like my pilot in this
journey, when I've made it across the bar.

C. Answer the following questions.

a. Where does the speaker have to go crossing the sandbar?

b. Why can’t the tide make a huge sound or create a lather?
c. What do the twilight and the evening bell suggest in the poem?

d. Where is the speaker going without accepting sad goodbyes?
e. Who is the only agent that helps the speaker to go far on his
journey?

f. Does the speaker fear death? Why/Why not?
g. What does the pilot symbolise?

D. The speaker tries to convey that finally good things remain with
him before he sets off his ultimate journey to the sea. 'Sea' is taken
as something blank, unknown and as an unpredictable world after
death. Do you believe in life after death? Discuss.

Listening

A. Guess the meanings of the words, in bold letters, in the sentences
below before you listen.

a. My mother took a half-day leave to attend the funeral of her close
friend.

b. Only the immediate family is invited to attend the viewing.

c. At the funeral, the minister offered the eulogy on behalf of the
family.

B. Listen to the audio and choose the correct answer.

a. Tim's father probably died ………….
i. because of a lingering illness
ii. as he fell ill unexpectedly

iii. due to a road accident
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