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D. Fill in the blanks with the correct adjectives given in the box.

superstitious, noblest, imaginative, worst, better, darker

1. The first dance was certainly than this one.

2. The tunnel is than a cave.

3. Are children more ?

4. She is than grown up.

5. This is the thing that could happen.

6. Teaching is the profession.

Let's Speak! Speaking Skills

Have you ever planted any tree or plant? How do you get attached with it emotionally and
why?

Listen and Discover Listening Skills

Listen to the poem carefully and answer the following questions.

1. Which is the loveliest tree among all the trees?

2. What does the word ‘bough’ stands for?
3. What season is the poet telling about in first stanza of the poem?

4. How many years does the poet expect to live?

Writing Workshop Creative Skills

Look at the two images of cherry trees on the next page. One is of a cherry tree in spring,

covered in blossom, and the other is of a cherry tree in winter, covered in snow.

Work with a partner and come up with a list of words and phrases you could use to describe
the tree in spring. Then come up with a list of words and phrases that you could use to
describe the tree in winter. Which words and phrases could be used for both?

You could use the work you and your classmates have done to create a wall display of all
your descriptive words and phrases.

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