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b. Listen once again and state whether the following statements are true
or false.
i. Birbhan phones Fulmaya.

ii. His grandfather died three days ago.
iii. The cause of his death was old age.

iv. The old man died after being at hospital for three days.
v. Fulmaya wishes for courage to bear the death of Birbhan’s Grandfather.

Put into Practice

Curriculum Development Centre
Imagine that one of your friend’s grandmother has died lately. You are
going to send your condolence message over the local radio. Prepare the
condolence message to be aired.

Speaking

Think and Act

Remember: A condolence is always a form of sympathy, but express-
ing sympathy is not always an example of a condolence. Condolence
is expressed to someone who has lost their relatives or friends whereas
sympathy can be expressed to anyone who has had bad luck, misfor-
tune or loss of something.

Study Time

Divide the roles and act the dialogues in pairs.

Example: lost job/ so sad
A : Hello friend! How is everything?

B : Not that good. I lost my job.
A : Oh! That’s so sad.

Example: Grandfather passed away/extremely sorry
A : Hey, Sandeep. Why haven’t you been coming to school?

B : I lost my grandfather last week.
A : Gosh! I’m so sorry to hear that.

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