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Answer the following question.

Pick out the phrases which describe the hectic activity of the machines.


Some phrases are:

We can pull and haul and push and lift and drive,


We can print and plough and weave and heat and light,


We can run and race and swim and fly and dive,


We can see and hear and count and read and write.


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Answer the following question.

What is the nature of machines?


 2

Answer the following question.

What happens if a machine is wrongly handled?


 1

Fill in the table to reflect the mood of the speaker

































Thematic content



Tone/Mood



Stanza 1



making of the machine



Pain, ache, hurt



Stanza 2



Stanza 3



Stanza 4



Stanza 5



 2

In small groups, read the poem aloud with suitable intonation, speed and rhythm. Notice the change of mood. Modulate you voice accordingly.