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Wonderful Waste!
Waste can be quite useful !
Find out for yourself from this story...
Once, the Maharaja of Travancore
orderedagranddinnerinhispalace.Inthe
afternoon before the dinner, the Maharaja
enteredthekitchentosurveythedishesthat
hadbeenpreparedforthefeast.
“What are you going to do with those
vegetable scraps?” he asked the cook,
pointing to the basket of scraps near the
cook. The cook replied, “They are waste. We
willthrowthemaway.”
“You cannot waste all these bits and
piecesofvegetables.Findawaytousethem,”
the Maharaja commanded sternly and
walkedaway.
The cook was in
a fix and kept
staring at the
vegetable scraps for
some time. Suddenly,
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Wonderful Waste!
Waste can be quite useful !
Find out for yourself from this story...
Once, the Maharaja of Travancore
orderedagranddinnerinhispalace.Inthe
afternoon before the dinner, the Maharaja
enteredthekitchentosurveythedishesthat
hadbeenpreparedforthefeast.
“What are you going to do with those
vegetable scraps?” he asked the cook,
pointing to the basket of scraps near the
cook. The cook replied, “They are waste. We
willthrowthemaway.”
“You cannot waste all these bits and
piecesofvegetables.Findawaytousethem,”
the Maharaja commanded sternly and
walkedaway.
The cook was in
a fix and kept
staring at the
vegetable scraps for
some time. Suddenly,
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an idea flashed across his
mind.
H e t o o k a l l t h e
vegetable bits, washed
them and cleaned them
well.
Then he cut them into
long strips. He put them in
a huge pot and placed it on
the fire to cook. Next, he
g r o u n d s o m e f r e s h
coconut, green chillies and
garlic together. He added
this paste and some salt to the cooking vegetables.
A tempting smell started coming from the pot.
Now he whipped some curd and added it to the curry.
He also poured a few spoonfuls of coconut oil and
decorated the dish with curry leaves.
Lo and behold! The new dish was ready.
The cook served this new dish to the guests that
evening.
Everyone was eager to know the name of
the new dish. The cook thought and
thought. Then a name came to
his mind. He named it
(uh-vi-ul).
became famous all
over Kerala and is now one of the dishes in
a traditional Kerala feast. And imagine, it
all came from a basket of waste!
avial
Avial
Waste can be quite useful !
Find out for yourself from this story...
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Wonderful Waste!
Waste can be quite useful !
Find out for yourself from this story...
Once, the Maharaja of Travancore
orderedagranddinnerinhispalace.Inthe
afternoon before the dinner, the Maharaja
enteredthekitchentosurveythedishesthat
hadbeenpreparedforthefeast.
“What are you going to do with those
vegetable scraps?” he asked the cook,
pointing to the basket of scraps near the
cook. The cook replied, “They are waste. We
willthrowthemaway.”
“You cannot waste all these bits and
piecesofvegetables.Findawaytousethem,”
the Maharaja commanded sternly and
walkedaway.
The cook was in
a fix and kept
staring at the
vegetable scraps for
some time. Suddenly,
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Wonderful Waste!
an idea flashed across his
mind.
H e t o o k a l l t h e
vegetable bits, washed
them and cleaned them
well.
Then he cut them into
long strips. He put them in
a huge pot and placed it on
the fire to cook. Next, he
g r o u n d s o m e f r e s h
coconut, green chillies and
garlic together. He added
this paste and some salt to the cooking vegetables.
A tempting smell started coming from the pot.
Now he whipped some curd and added it to the curry.
He also poured a few spoonfuls of coconut oil and
decorated the dish with curry leaves.
Lo and behold! The new dish was ready.
The cook served this new dish to the guests that
evening.
Everyone was eager to know the name of
the new dish. The cook thought and
thought. Then a name came to
his mind. He named it
(uh-vi-ul).
became famous all
over Kerala and is now one of the dishes in
a traditional Kerala feast. And imagine, it
all came from a basket of waste!
avial
Avial
Waste can be quite useful !
Find out for yourself from this story...
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1. What were the preparations in the palace for?
2. Why did the Maharaja go into the kitchen in the afternoon?
3. What had the cook planned to do with the vegetable
scraps?
4. Ingredients are the things that are used to make a dish.
Circle the ingredients of in the box below.
chillies groundnut wood vegetable scraps
coconut roasted peanuts curd pot
garlic broken bangles basket curry leaves
5. State whether the following are or
(i) The king had ordered a dinner in the palace.
__________
(ii) No one had heard of or tasted before.
____________
(iii) The cook had planned to make another dish using
the vegetable scraps.____________
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True False.
New Phrases
in a fix : a situation hard to
escape from
flash across the mind : suddenly think of
lo and behold : look! what a surprise
traditional feast : hearty meal for many
guests served on a
special occasion
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Wonderful Waste!
Waste can be quite useful !
Find out for yourself from this story...
Once, the Maharaja of Travancore
orderedagranddinnerinhispalace.Inthe
afternoon before the dinner, the Maharaja
enteredthekitchentosurveythedishesthat
hadbeenpreparedforthefeast.
“What are you going to do with those
vegetable scraps?” he asked the cook,
pointing to the basket of scraps near the
cook. The cook replied, “They are waste. We
willthrowthemaway.”
“You cannot waste all these bits and
piecesofvegetables.Findawaytousethem,”
the Maharaja commanded sternly and
walkedaway.
The cook was in
a fix and kept
staring at the
vegetable scraps for
some time. Suddenly,
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Wonderful Waste!
an idea flashed across his
mind.
H e t o o k a l l t h e
vegetable bits, washed
them and cleaned them
well.
Then he cut them into
long strips. He put them in
a huge pot and placed it on
the fire to cook. Next, he
g r o u n d s o m e f r e s h
coconut, green chillies and
garlic together. He added
this paste and some salt to the cooking vegetables.
A tempting smell started coming from the pot.
Now he whipped some curd and added it to the curry.
He also poured a few spoonfuls of coconut oil and
decorated the dish with curry leaves.
Lo and behold! The new dish was ready.
The cook served this new dish to the guests that
evening.
Everyone was eager to know the name of
the new dish. The cook thought and
thought. Then a name came to
his mind. He named it
(uh-vi-ul).
became famous all
over Kerala and is now one of the dishes in
a traditional Kerala feast. And imagine, it
all came from a basket of waste!
avial
Avial
Waste can be quite useful !
Find out for yourself from this story...
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1. What were the preparations in the palace for?
2. Why did the Maharaja go into the kitchen in the afternoon?
3. What had the cook planned to do with the vegetable
scraps?
4. Ingredients are the things that are used to make a dish.
Circle the ingredients of in the box below.
chillies groundnut wood vegetable scraps
coconut roasted peanuts curd pot
garlic broken bangles basket curry leaves
5. State whether the following are or
(i) The king had ordered a dinner in the palace.
__________
(ii) No one had heard of or tasted before.
____________
(iii) The cook had planned to make another dish using
the vegetable scraps.____________
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True False.
New Phrases
in a fix : a situation hard to
escape from
flash across the mind : suddenly think of
lo and behold : look! what a surprise
traditional feast : hearty meal for many
guests served on a
special occasion
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1. A recipe is a list of directions to prepare a dish. The
following sentences are not in order for preparing
.Numbertheminthecorrectorder.
Grindsomecoconut,greenchilliesandgarlic.
Cut the vegetable scraps into long strips.
Wash and clean the mix of vegetable bits.
Decorate with curry leaves.
Whip some curd and mix it in.
Pour some coconut oil on top.
is ready.
2. Givenintheboxaresomethingsthatchildrendoafter
theyreachhomefromschool.
Choose five things that you do when you reach home
fromschool.Writetheminorder.
packschoolbag putawayschoolbag havelunch
readastorybook chatwithmummyaboutschool
sleepforawhile washup
dothehomework watchTV
gotoplay changeoutof schooluniform
First,I_______________________________________________.
Then,I_______________________________________________.
Next,I_______________________________________________.
Afterthat,I__________________________________________.
Finally,I_____________________________________________.
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Wonderful Waste!
Waste can be quite useful !
Find out for yourself from this story...
Once, the Maharaja of Travancore
orderedagranddinnerinhispalace.Inthe
afternoon before the dinner, the Maharaja
enteredthekitchentosurveythedishesthat
hadbeenpreparedforthefeast.
“What are you going to do with those
vegetable scraps?” he asked the cook,
pointing to the basket of scraps near the
cook. The cook replied, “They are waste. We
willthrowthemaway.”
“You cannot waste all these bits and
piecesofvegetables.Findawaytousethem,”
the Maharaja commanded sternly and
walkedaway.
The cook was in
a fix and kept
staring at the
vegetable scraps for
some time. Suddenly,
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an idea flashed across his
mind.
H e t o o k a l l t h e
vegetable bits, washed
them and cleaned them
well.
Then he cut them into
long strips. He put them in
a huge pot and placed it on
the fire to cook. Next, he
g r o u n d s o m e f r e s h
coconut, green chillies and
garlic together. He added
this paste and some salt to the cooking vegetables.
A tempting smell started coming from the pot.
Now he whipped some curd and added it to the curry.
He also poured a few spoonfuls of coconut oil and
decorated the dish with curry leaves.
Lo and behold! The new dish was ready.
The cook served this new dish to the guests that
evening.
Everyone was eager to know the name of
the new dish. The cook thought and
thought. Then a name came to
his mind. He named it
(uh-vi-ul).
became famous all
over Kerala and is now one of the dishes in
a traditional Kerala feast. And imagine, it
all came from a basket of waste!
avial
Avial
Waste can be quite useful !
Find out for yourself from this story...
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Marigold Marigold
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1. What were the preparations in the palace for?
2. Why did the Maharaja go into the kitchen in the afternoon?
3. What had the cook planned to do with the vegetable
scraps?
4. Ingredients are the things that are used to make a dish.
Circle the ingredients of in the box below.
chillies groundnut wood vegetable scraps
coconut roasted peanuts curd pot
garlic broken bangles basket curry leaves
5. State whether the following are or
(i) The king had ordered a dinner in the palace.
__________
(ii) No one had heard of or tasted before.
____________
(iii) The cook had planned to make another dish using
the vegetable scraps.____________
avial
avial
True False.
New Phrases
in a fix : a situation hard to
escape from
flash across the mind : suddenly think of
lo and behold : look! what a surprise
traditional feast : hearty meal for many
guests served on a
special occasion
12
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Marigold Marigold
New Phrases
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1. A recipe is a list of directions to prepare a dish. The
following sentences are not in order for preparing
.Numbertheminthecorrectorder.
Grindsomecoconut,greenchilliesandgarlic.
Cut the vegetable scraps into long strips.
Wash and clean the mix of vegetable bits.
Decorate with curry leaves.
Whip some curd and mix it in.
Pour some coconut oil on top.
is ready.
2. Givenintheboxaresomethingsthatchildrendoafter
theyreachhomefromschool.
Choose five things that you do when you reach home
fromschool.Writetheminorder.
packschoolbag putawayschoolbag havelunch
readastorybook chatwithmummyaboutschool
sleepforawhile washup
dothehomework watchTV
gotoplay changeoutof schooluniform
First,I_______________________________________________.
Then,I_______________________________________________.
Next,I_______________________________________________.
Afterthat,I__________________________________________.
Finally,I_____________________________________________.
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Let'sTalk
The Maharaja was a wise man and ordered the
cook to use the vegetable scraps instead of
throwing them away.
Put up your findings on the class board.
1. Some words have more than one meaning.
For example, —
Meanings: a dot in print or writing, full stop,
decimal, the number you score in
a game
to show or call attention to something
Look up the following words in the dictionary. They may
have more than one meaning. List these meanings.
ground
urvey
scrap
sternly
tempting
Name some of the things which are thrown away at home or
in school.
Sit in groups of four and think of interesting ways in
which they can be made useful.
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s ______________________________________________
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Pair work
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point
noun
verb
WordBuilding
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