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ii. Fill in the gaps with the suitable words or phrases from the box.
in the morning swing born cool spirit brother
present slender ¿ r childhood joy
In the poem ‘Past and Present’, the poet initially portrays his childhood
and the house where he was …………… Those beautiful days when the
sun rays came peeping through his window …………… are still vivid in
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his memory. In the second stanza, he remembers the days of his
…………… where he used to see and feel the beautiful colours of roses
and lilies and the lilacs. In the same way, he talks about the tree in which he and
his …………… used to set the laburnum on his brother’s birthday.
The third and fourth stanzas show the contrast experience of his past and
………….. He vividly remembers how he used to ………., enjoy the breeze
and wind. In the same way, he was all energetic and high in spirit. But now,
he does not have energy to lift his …………… The water in the pool was
cool and pleasant but now it is not cool enough to …………… his fever.
Finally, he says how he used to think in the wildest manners about
…………… trees and their …………… tops which could touch the sky.
Now he misses his …………… of his childhood and realises that nothing
is attainable.
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C. Follow-up activity
Compare your present life with your childhood. Make notes of the main
differences, and present it to the class.

Grammar

A. Engage yourself
1. Look at the following sets of pictures of the same place. Mark and
share the differences you have noticed.
30 years ago Now

2. Preeti noticed the differences between these two pictures, and showed
them to her English teacher.
Then Now
There used to be trees in the village. There is a wide surfaced road.
Children used to play under the tree. Children go to school.
They did not use to go to school. They study at school.

People used to work in the ¿eld. People go to the of¿ ce.
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