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Teacher : Do you know Johny, what comes after one?
Johny : (confidently) two.

Teacher : Very good! What comes after five?
Johny : It’s six.

Teacher : You are good at numbers at this age. It’s superb. Who
teaches you this stuff?

Johny : (proudly) My dad!
Teacher : Can you now tell me what comes after ten?

Johny : A jack! (teacher shocked, laughter bursts)

9 Writing Time

9.2. Complete the passage below with the words from the arrow.

secure tournaments passion merely believe dream student aggressive

I am a grade six ........................... from Nepal. I am good at studies and
often .............................. an A in the school tests. I like to play football

very much. It’s not .......................... a sport for me. It’s actually my

.............................. I want to be a footballer in my future and play as an
........................................... forward. I have a dream of winning a cap for

the Nepalese National Football Team. My father says, “Dream big

to achieve big,” and I ................................. it. I want to score more and

more. I want to see Nepal playing in the world class .............................

................. and be an important member of it. FIFA World Cup is my
.............................. tournament. I’ll call my life a great success if I reach

this platform.

9.2. Write a couple of paragraphs about your aim in life.

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