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Chapter 11 (Page 69)

1. They are flying kites. 2. The kids were playing in the park. 3. I shall write an email to you. 4. India
will lead the world in peace-making efforts. 5. I have done my homework.

Chapter 12 (Page 75)

1. It might have rained yesterday. 2. She can run fast. 3. May I come in? 4. You may go home.
5. You must pay the dues. 6. You ought to show your visa and passport on the immigration counter.
7. May I carry your bag? 8. I shall attend your marriage. 9. You should try to prepare for the examination
well in advance. 10. May God bless you!

Chapter 15 (Page 96)

The doctors had seen me. They had examined me. They gave me medical treatment. A car had hit me
on the zebra crossing. I was crossing the road. I fell down when I was hit. I carried the bags with all new
purchase. The packets fell on the road. I lost hold of the packet because the impact was very high. I had too
much pain.

Chapter 16 (Page 104)

She is very charming. She dances elegantly. She walks gracefully. She dresses up beautifully. She is
intelligent, too. She is much praised all over the school. The teachers like her endearingly. Her parents love
her fondly. Often she is seen performing on the stage. In school tournaments her teammates depend on

her largely. She is completely devoted to her studies and sports. Whenever she wins a cup, her parents too
give her prizes. She is sincerely preparing for her annual examination nowadays. She is always ready
for hard work. She never shirks from giving her best.

Chapter 17 (Page 110)

Tom was after Jerry for quite some time. Jerry used to come out of his hole only when Tom was away.
But one afternoon, Tom hid behind the cupboard. Jerry came out of his hole quietly and suddenly Tom
appeared in front of him. Seeing Tom, before him, Jerry ran fast. Tom jumped over to reach at Jerry. But
Jerry slipped away again. He ran inside the chimney hole. Tom ran after him. But the chimney hole

was too narrow from inside. He got stuck between the two wall rods of the chimney. Jerry became popular
among his friends for his intelligence. Listening and Speaking Text
Chapter 18 (Page 116)

Sunita Williams is a great astronaut who has to her credit two rounds of space voyages as an engineer

of U.S. Navy, from December 9, 2006 to June 22, 2007 and again from July 4 to November 18, 2012.
But before her, another lady astronaut of Indian origin, Kalpana Chawla, who became a U.S. citizen after
joining NASA as an engineer, also had gone on a space voyage aboard, space shuttle Columbia, in 2003,
and lost her life when Columbia got disintegrated on the way. However, the first Indian to travel in the
space was Rakesh Sharma of Indian Air force, who flew aboard Soyuz T-11, launched on April 2, 1984.

Chapter 19 (Page 123)

Saina Nehwal and P.V. Sindhu brought laurels to India by winning several cups in international
tournaments. Both were coached by Pullela Gopichand in his badminton academy at Hyderabad.

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