Radiant English Book Sunbeam 2

THE BARMECIDE’S FEAST

Learning & Writing

Activities

Activity 1

Word Meaning:

Word	Meaning
Faint	Losing consciousness for a short period.
Courtyard	An area enclosed by walls.
Temper	A person's state of mind.
Jest	Speaking in a joking way.
Feast	A large meal.

Activity 2

Make sentence:

1. Guest -	The guests are greeted cordially.
2. Declare -	He declared that he is innocent
3. Patience -	Patience is a great virtue.
4. Kindness -	We prefer to treat people with kindness.
5. Walk -	The teacher took a walk to the class.

Activity 3

Fill in the gaps:

e Str_et Answer

i Co_n Answer

u G_est Answer

r Sc_ap Answer

r B_ead Answer

Activity 4

Matching sentence:

1. Do you not know that this is the palace of the Barmecide, one of the richest

1. done as you have done.

2. I declare to you, my lord, I am so full now that I

2. everything that one's heart could wish for.

3. Here is beautiful white bread, and a fine roast goose, and fruit and nuts and

3. and wisest rulers in all Bagdad?

4. There is not one starving man in a hundred who would have

4. the jest up to the very end.

5. You have had the patience to bear with me, and the good temper to keep

5. cannot eat one bit more.

Activity 5

Spelling:

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Activity 6

Dictation:

Activity 7

Learn the following Q/A:

1. What did Schacabac hear about Barmecide?

Answer: Schacabac heard about Barmecide that he was a kind man.

2. Why Schacabac followed Barmecide’s jest?

Answer: Schacabac followed Barmecide’s jest because he thought that the poor folk must agree with rich ones if they wish to get anything from them.

3. What is Barmecide offered to Schacabac at the end?

Answer: At the end, Barmecide offered to Schacabac his house for him to live. He also gave him a feast and rich robes to wear.

Activity 8

Role play