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3. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate verbs from the box.

married was fell had

ran wanted were found
said didn’t like became refused

Curriculum Development Centre
Once upon a time, there ………. a king who lived in a palace. He …………..
three beautiful daughters but no sons. He …………. his daughters to get
married before he died. He ………… three princes. But his daughters
………….. them. They ………… to marry the princes, so the king
……………… very angry. He …… they had to get married when
they ………….. twenty years old. The three daughters …….. away during
the night and found work on a farm. They ………… in love with the
farmer’s sons while they were working there. They …………. the farmer’s
sons as soon as they were twenty.
C. Follow-up activity

Read the above story, and add two more paragraphs narrating what
happened afterwards. Some clues are given for you.

a. Did the king accept his daughters and son-in laws when they returned
home after marriage? CDC
b. What about the queen?

c. How did his people react?
d. How did the farmer's sons feel when they went to the palace for the ¿ rst
time?
e. Were they able to convince the king and queen? If yes, how?

Listening
A. Engage yourself

Look at the picture, and guess the answer to these questions. Then listen to
the conversation, and ¿nd out if your guesses were correct.

a. Do you notice ‘L’ plate on the taxi?
b. What does this refer to?
c. Who is learning to drive a car?

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