Section C Practice 7

Set A

Ramesh and Raju are brothers. They live at Kampung Melayu, Johor Bahru. Both boys are humble and hardworking. They love to go fishing during their free time.

          Last weekend, Ramesh and his brother, Raju decided to go fishing at the nearby river  which was just a stone’s throw from their house. They took their new fishing rods and some worms as baits.

          After almost an hour of waiting patiently, they caught a few small fish. They took the fish home to show their mother. Their mother was very happy to see them. She cooked the fish for dinner that evening.

           Everyone enjoyed the meal. Ramesh and Raju were glad that they had saved a little of their mother’s market expenses.

Set B

               During the mid semester holidays,Ramesh and his brother, Raju decided to go fishing at the nearby river which was just a 15-minute walk from their house. They left home early hoping to be back by lunch.They brought along a pail, two fishing rods and some worms as baits.

                Both of them looked for a perfect place to sit where they could fish peacefully. They put the worms on the hook and threw the line into the water. Then, they waited patiently for their catch. All of a sudden, Ramesh felt a tug at his fishing rod. He as quick as lightning, reeled the fishing line in. Raju burst out laughing as it was merely a small fish.

               Several minutes later, something began to tug at Raju’s line. He was sure it was a big fish. Raju got up to reel the fish in. But unfortunately, Raju’s big catch was a garbage bag full of rubbish. Raju’s face turned red with embarrassment.. However, Ramesh tried to console his brother.

               After an hour or so, they did manage to catch some fish. They decided to call it a day. When they reached home, they gave their catch to their mother to cook. Their mother, Mrs. Uma made their favourite fish curry The whole family had a sumptuous meal.

Source: English Module