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In the story, Patrick does difficult things he hates to do, because the elf pretends he needs help. Have you ever done something difficult or frightening, by pretending about it in some way? Tell your classmates about it.

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Say what you feel about homework (The words and phrases in the boxes may help you.) Do you think it is useful, even though you may not like it? Form pairs, and speak to each other.


For example:


You may say, “I am not fond of homework.”


Your partner may reply, “But my sister helps me with my lessons at home, and that gives a boost to my marks”.


I have also done house hold chores many times though I hate doing them. I have done them because in this way I could help my mother who does many. By doing some of the difficult house hold chores, I help my mother in taking little breaks from work and let her body and mind relax for a while. And I also get to learn the ways of doing work perfectly and on time. This makes me independent.


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1) You may say, “I have not developed a liking for homework even after years of school life”.


Your partner may reply, “But it helps in fetching good marks as well”.


2) You may say, “The very idea of completing homework daily is not appealing to me at all”.


Your friend may reply, “Homework is actually a boon for students who are willing to work hard.”


3) You may say, “Not all the students have taste for burdensome homework”.


Your friend may reply, “When you have someone to assist, homework is not at all burdensome”.


4) You may say, “Teachers should not be keen on homework completion all the time as a base for judging student’s caliber.”


Your friend may reply, “But students should at least try to complete it. They may take the aid of teachers and elders too”.


5) You may say, “Students who do not finish their homework on time are not taken to of teachers usually.”


Your friend may reply, “Homework not only support timeliness in students but also inculcate the habit of self-studies too.”


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Fill in the blanks in the sentences below with the words or phrases from the box. (You may not know the meaning of all the words. Look such words up in a dictionary or ask your teacher.)


1. Some people find household ___chores_______ a bore, but I like to help at home.


2. Who stole the diamond is still a __mystery_______.


3. This ___semester_______ we are going to have a class exhibition.


4. ________True to his words _ , the elf began to help Patrick.


5. Can you ___look up______ this word in the dictionary?


6. I started early to be on time, but I was __out of luck________ . There was a traffic jam!


7. She says she’s got a lot of books, but __between you and me_______ , I think most of them are borrowed.

 2

Use the clues given below to complete this crossword puzzle.


Across


1. very tired


2. had an angry look on the face


3. short trousers


4. a fault in a machine that prevents it from working properly


5. a small and naughty boy-fairy


Down


6. work that must be done every day, often boring


7. a basket with a lid


8. gave a short, high-pitched cry

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This story has a lot of rhyming words, as a poem does. Can you write out some parts of it like a poem, so that the rhymes come at the end of separate lines?

For Example:


Patrick never did homework. “Too boring,” he said.


He played baseball and hockey and Ninetendo instead.

 2

Look at these sentences.

1. “Too boring”, he said.


2. Cleaned his room, did his chores.


When we speak, we often leave out words that can easily be guessed. We do not do this when we write unless we are trying to write as we speak (as in the story).


So, if we were to write carefully, we would say:


● “Homework is too boring,” he said.


● He cleaned his room and did his chores.