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A Bundle of Joy CHAPTER 5

TASK 4 Write a telephone conversation between Wani and Min Hui. Decline
the invitation.

Use the expressions below to help you.

It is so kind of you How kind of you!
to invite me but I'm afraid I I would love to come but
can’t make it. I'm afraid I can’t.
To decline
I'm so sorry Thank you
so much but I really
but I shall have to turn
can’t make it.
down your invitation.

Listening to a Text
TASK 5 Listen to Min Hui’s experience of attending a Cukur Jambul
ceremony. Complete the entry correctly.

cukur jambul
The … is so
unique. Wani’s grandparents were
very … and the scale of the
celebration in a way reflected that.
Although Wani told me only close
family members and neighbours
would be … the ceremony, there
were close to eighty people at her
grandparents’ home.

Prayers were recited and the
baby’s hair was … by their elders
and religious leaders. Later, … Malay
food was served. I am glad to have
attended the ceremony. I am … to
Wani for inviting me. Understanding
one another’s culture is … in a
multiracial country like Malaysia.

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