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ot, In the city one sees __> oe, , , , , , , , , , , Big trams rattle by,, And the breath of chimneys - pe Aas, That blot out the sky, yo, And all down the pavements —~ fe |, Stiff lamp posts one sees— ee i ,, But the country has hedgerows, > “ eZ nou :, » The country has trees. e GOs |, wee As Sweet as the Sun | 2, yor In the country is rain : . :, Oh, take me away, To the country again! |, —Eleanor Fargeon | 0. AY, | 4., =, ae he country = rural area, village; streets = narrow roads; blue carts = | D,., coloured carts; sweet smelling hay = hay which smelis fresh and sweet; tram = a bus like vehicle runni 3, on the Bere by = to make a sharp sound rapidly; breath of chimney = smoke coming out ;, chimney; stiff = unbending; lamp’post = a pole on which a lamp is fixed; hedgerows = a row of shrubs g 4., trees surrounding a field or bordering a road; sweet = beautiful. 5, , , , , , NST OE Teoh 2h] > VOCA, I. Read the following stanza carefully and answer the questions that ‘a, follow. {, , The city has streets, a, But the country has roads., In the country one meets,, , Blue carts with their loads, , (a) What does the country has? ~oC.c\ A, |, (b) The city has streets. re] Sa |, (c) In the country one meets, |, (i) blue carts oo (ii) red carts @ (iii) green carts @, , (d) Find a word from the stanza which is as rhyme as ‘sweets’. . |, n A |, , , , 0) Ese ; se, oe x, ao |