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Unit II Theme: Health and Fitness

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The Princess of Mayapur

Let’s start

Look at the image carefully and answer the questions. life skill critical thinking

1. Based on the title of the story, who do you
think is the girl in the picture? How old do
you think she is?

2. What do you think she could be doing on

her laptop during playtime?

3. Where are her friends playing? Are they
playing alone? What do you think her friends
feel while playing?

4. What would you tell the girl with the laptop
to do? Why?

Read the story of the princess of Mayapur.

Once upon a time, the king in the kingdom
of Mayapur had a beautiful daughter—
Malini. The king and the queen adored her

and pampered her in all wrong ways. They
showered her with expensive gifts including
IPADs, IPhone, and video games.

On her 16 birthday, the king presented her
th
with a new laptop and allowed her to open
accounts on social networking sites.

adored: loved somebody/something very much
pampered: took care of somebody very well and
made him/her feel as comfortable as possible

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