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FORM:
Write ONE paragraph of ‘Your Experience Using Smartphone’ that contain Present Simple and
Present Continuous sentences. Your writing must not more than 40 words.
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Literal Meaning: Stanza 1
Line no. Line Interpretation
1 My small grandmother is tall there, The persona is describing her grandmother in
the photograph (tall: healthy & well)
2 straight-back, white broderie Her physical appearance (straight-back) &
anglaise shirt, what she wears (very neat & proper)
3 pleated skirt, flat shoes, grey bun, *note: broderie anglaise is French for
English embroidery*
4 a kind, old smile round her eyes. Her smile shows that she is kind & gentle
5 Her big hand holds mine, Her grandmother is loving & caring
6 white hand in black hand. The white hand belongs to her grandmother &
the black hand is the persona’s (togetherness)
7 Her sharp blue eyes look her on Her grandmother’s vision is still good but she
death in the eye. is actually dying
NAME:
FORM: DATE:
1. Fill in the blanks with correct interpretation.
Stanza 2
Line no. Line Interpretation
1 It was true after all; that look. That look refer s to the look of someone
_________.
2 My tall grandmother became small. Her grandmother’s condition got worse when
3 Her back round and hunched. she was ________ and dying.
4 Her soup forgot to boil. She was too ill to take care of herself
5 She went to the awful place She died
grandmothers go.
6 Somewhere unknown, unthinkable. The place her grandmother was sent to
( ________ ) – was a ___________ to the
persona
Stanza 3
Line no. Line Interpretation
1 But there she is still, The _________ is looking at the photograph
2 in the photo with me at three, of her grandmother and her when she was
three years old.
3 The crinkled smile is still living, To her, the _________ of her old
breathing. grandmother is still new and _________.
2. Give three descriptions of the persona’s grandmother’s appearance in Stanza 1:
i. __________________________________________________________________
ii. __________________________________________________________________
iii. __________________________________________________________________
3. Based on Stanza 1, what does line 7 tell you about the grandmother?
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Stanza 2
4. Describe the grandmother when she as old and sick.
i. __________________________________________________________________
ii. __________________________________________________________________
5. Why did she forget to boil her soup?
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Stanza 3
6. How old as the persona when the photograph as taken?
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7. Describe the persona‘s feeling when she looks at the photograph?
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Practice 2
1. In Stanza 1, why does the grandmother look tall in the photograph? (2m)
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2. Describe how the persona feels about her grandmother in Stanza 1? (2m)
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3. Is it good to keep photographs of your loved ones? Gives two reasons.(2m)
i. _____________________________________________________________________
ii. _____________________________________________________________________
4. In your own words, describe the relationship between the persona and her grandmother.
(2m)
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Practice 3 (Vocabulary)
No. Word Meaning
1 pleated
2 hunched
3 awful
4 unknown
5 unthinkable
6 crinkled
