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What are the elders in Goa nostalgic about?
Is bread-making still popular in Goa? How do you know?
What is the baker called?
When would the baker come everyday? Why did the children run to meet him?
Match the following. What is a must 1. as marriage gifts? – cakes and bolinhas 2. for a party or a feast? – sweet bread called bol 3. for a...
What did the bakers wear : 1. In the Portuguese days 2. When the author was young
Who invites the comment – “he is dressed like a pader” Why?
Where were the monthly accounts of the baker recorded?
What does a ‘jackfruit-like appearance’ mean?
Which of these statements are correct? 1. The pader was an important person in the village in old times. 2. Paders still exist in Goan villages. 3....
Is bread an important part of Goan life? How do you know this?
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Where is Coorg?
What is the story about the Kodavu people’s descent?
What are some of the things you now know about? 1. the people of Coorg? 2. the main crop of Coorg? 3. the sports it offers to a tourists? 4. the...
Here are six sentences with some words in italics. Find phrases from the text that have the same meaning. (Look in the paragraphs indicated) 1....
Here are some nouns from the text, ‘culture’ ‘monks’ ‘surprise’ ‘experience’ ‘weather’ ‘tradition’ Work with a partner and discuss which of the nouns...
2. Complete the following phrases from the text. For each phrase, can you find at least one other word that would fit into the blank? Missing...
Look at these words: upkeep, downpour, undergo, dropout, walk-in. They are built up from a verb (keep, pour, go, drop, walk) and an adverb or a...
1. Think of suitable -ing or -ed adjectives to answer the following questions. You may also use words from those given above. How would you describe...
Now use the adjectives in the exercise above, as appropriate, to write a paragraph about Coorg.
