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e. At the end Sushila’s parents decided to:

i. get her to marry ii. let her join the nursing course
iii. compel her to stay at home

ii. Read the drama again, and answer the following questions.
a. Why don’t Sushila’s parents want to send her to university?

b. Was her parents’ marriage a love marriage? How do you know?
c. Why does Sushila say that her mother was ‘lucky’?

d. What’s Sushila’s suggestion about money to pay for her studies?
e. If you were Sushila’s parents, what would you do?

C. Follow–up activity

Pretend that you are Sushila. Write a letter to one of your friends describing
how you were able to persuade your parents to allow you to go to university.
You can start as follows:
Dear Nisha,
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I am very happy today and want to share my happiness with you. My parents
have agreed to let me go to university but it was not easy. Actually, they wanted
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me to get married. They had already…

Grammar

A. Engage yourself

1. Read the following conversations, and observe how the speakers agree
and disagree with the propositions.

a. John: Hey what do you think about this movie?
Mary: I think this movie is really good.

John: I don’t think so. This movie is so boring that I sleep while
watching it. The plot is Àat and there is not any suspense in

the story. I like watching ¿lm but this time I disagree with
you.
b. Barbara: Hey, look at my new ring, isn’t it cool?

Bill: Yeah, I absolutely agree with you, your ring is so cool. It
perfectly matches with your ¿nger. It must be a very

expensive ring.
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