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Chips A
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One upon a time, in
bigJaraway country. there lived small family. The country was at war and there was went family always hungry. One day, early in the foreign soldiers, a part of the army who had two their country, knocked on their door. morning. occupicd nto Mother's hand and asked her to make them They pushed a sack chips for their lunch. a
a
ry lirtle food for the people. So, the poor
We will be back
twelve noon." said the then." And with that the soldiers dark-haired soldier. "Have the chips ready by turned around and headed off the neighbouring farm. towards at
By this time, the entire family had come
happening "What are
scurrying down the stairs to see what was
chips?" Mother asked them. But no one had ever heard
How are we
going to make chips?"cried Mother. "We don't even
"Shouldn't we open the sack first?" the children pointed out.
of such
a
thing.
know what they are!"
Mother hurriedly opened up the sack to
The
reveal muddy, white-fleshed new potatoes. family gasped in amazement. They had notbig. seen so many potatoes since
the beginning of the war!
Now Grandma spoke up. "Don't be silly!" she said. "We know how to We will peel and boil them for cook potatoes the soldiers. Then we will make a soup from the for ourselves! Come on
children, let's begin!"
peelings
She gave each child a handful of potatoes to wash and peel. When that was a fire in the grate and hung a done, she built over the flames. big cooking pot Then she water and the poured in fresh chopped
potatoes.
The whole
family sat around
the open fire
watching the water bubble and boil.
New Words
Chips: long pieces of deep-fried potalo
a art le ariuny whio haul occupied tUeir country: Wlen hwa unrieS are at war, the country thal wins, sends anofarmy to conlrol and rule the other rryig: noving quickly with short and quick sleps because ol lear reveal: show country. peel remove leskin grale: fireplace
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Those soldiers made a
big fuss for this," the youngest child said thoughtfull
"Boiled potatoes are not so special," said the eldest.
That's when the grown-ups started worrying
Let's add
some
herbs," said Grandma, putting some into the pot. "And a few mushrooms, said
Grandpa.
"Of course!" cried Mother, and sent the children to the forest to collect the juiciest mushrooms and
berries
When
they returned, everyone added just a few more ingredients, and then a few more, and a tew more sill im they had made a pot ofa delicious smelling stew The smell
wafted around the little sumptuous kitchen. The children's bellies rumbled and their eyes grew wide with hunger.
"When can we eat?" they asked. "When the soldiers leave," said
Mother, covering the pot not tempt them.
with a lid, so that the smell would
Just then, there came a knock at the door.
noon.
"Sit
still"Mother whispered to the children. "And hide
Then she opened the door, and invited the The family watched the soldiers
the
It was twelve
peelings for our soup
soldiers to sit at the table in the little kitchen.
as Mother carried the pot from the fire to the The fair-haired soldier took some rye bread table. from his and tore off chunks to share pocket with his friend. What if they don't like it? What will
Mother lifted the lid from the pot. The soldiers both
the potato broth into their bowls
they do?
the
family wondered.
stared in disbelief as she ladled
New Words
Suss: an unnecessary show ol excitement or interestingredienls: items used to make a stew: a dish cooked with vegetables and water in a CIOSea pot Sumpluous: delicious dish gently through the air rumbled: made a low and deep wafted: passed sound because of hunger temot:nmake to do something ryc brcad:a dry bread made wiun rye nour them wan chunkS: big wilh a long spoon having a cup-shaped bowl piecesladled: served soup
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Understanding the Text A
Answer these questions. 1
What did Mother ask the
2
Why was the family so surprised when they opened the sack?
3.
Why was Mother worried?
family when they came downstairs? Why? How did Grandma and the children
4
What did the family do to make the soup special? 5. Why did Mother want the children to sit still?
B
6.
Why did
7.
What did the
Discuss the
the soldiers start
family
answers to
1.
Do you think the
2.
Did the soldiers
Why?
try to help her? has
shouting when
Mother served them the souD? do after the soldiers left?
these
family
questions in class and write them in your notebook,
served food to the soldiers
willingly? Why/ Why not? behave well with the family? Explain.
Appreciating the Text 1.
Look at the way the soldiers to tell us about them?
2.
Stories on war usually focus on suffering and destruction. Chips, however, has a happy ending. Read the text and find the lines that convey happiness in spite of the lack of food and the fear of violence.
speak in the story. What do
Grammar and Usage
you think the writer is
>>>
the past
progressive tense
Read these sentences.
1. Mother hurriedly opened up the sack. 2. The entire family had come down to see what was happening. 3. The soldiers were not eating the soup. In the first sentence, the highlighted words are in the simple past tense. In the second and third sentences, the highlighted words are in the past progressive tense. We learned that the past tense is used to show actions which happened in the past. These actions are over.
We use the past progressive tense to describe actions that-
.
Continued for some time in the past.
2. were going on when another action took place.
The past progressive tense is shown by the lorm was / were t verb + -ing. Iwas riding my bicycle when it began to rain.(was + ride 1 -ing)
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trying
Rearrange the words to write the sentences using the simple past and
A
the past progressive tense. The sentences begin with the highlighted words. 1
the park / 1/ cycle/ a strange noise/ past /when I hear
was
cycling past
the
noise.
park when I heard a strange
2. 2.
hurt I while / he play/ hockey/ TINU / his ankle
3.
ring/ THE PHONE / while/ we play / the song/ twice
4
wait / VIMAL / for
5.
listen
me
/ Iarrive / when / at the
airport
carefully/ THE STUDENTS/ the teacher / while/
the lesson /
explain
>>> revision: the present progressive tense and the past progressive tense Let us take a quick loolk at this table.
the present progressive tense
the past progressive tense
describes an action that is
describes
happening or taking place at
an
the time of speaking
an
am/is/ are +verb + -ing l
was/were + verb + -ing
am playing.
B
She/He/ It/ The band was playing.
They are playing.
We/You/ They were playing.
Complete these sentences using the correct forms 1.
place
I was playing.
She/He / It is playing.
We/You/
action that continued for some time in the past action that was going on when a second action took
My grandmother is cooking my favourite biryani
of the verbs in brackets. now.
(cook) 2.
1
for my Hindi test when my uncle home. (prepare)
3.
Mother says she is for the film. (buy)
He. 5.
out and
hard for the
came
tickets
Olympics
next year.
(train)
We surprise for Father's birthday but he found out! (plan)
6. 1
at
a
good speed when I sprained
my ankle.
(run)
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to deseci expressions usedAto
describe teel
Words in Use Read this sentence.
Their eyes grew wide with hunger. We oflen use vivid expressions to describe our leelings.
Read these sentences and try to guess the meaning of the highlighted expression
expressions.
Then use the expressions in sentences of your own.
.Anil stared in
disbeliefwhen he saw his name
on
the televVision.
Was very surprised
2. When she joined the Music Academy,
Maya's dream came true
.
On hearing the news of the earthquake, Rani broke down.
4
Thave
never seen
Amol lose his temper. He is the calmest person Iknow
>appreciating food
Speaking
Imagine you are one of the children in the story and talk about the soup you had the
day the soldiers wanted chips for lunch. The answers to these questions will help you What was so special about the soup? What special memories did it bring back?
Writing
>
narration in thefirst person
Imagine that you are the fair-haired soldier and you are telling your friend about what
happened when you wanted to eat chips in a foreign country. Use these hints.
missing home food - sack of potatoes -woman looked terrified-confused-returned for lunch
very hungry and eager - served potato saoup-strange taste and smel-furious and hungry- puzzled about why she could not cook chips
You may begin like this.
When I was posted abroad during the war, I used to miss familiar food from home
So, one day..
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