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Poem, Rain in Summer, 1. Talk to your partner about these points in the poem. Give him / her your reasons for what you say. Write down what you say., Question a., The poet says it was dusty and hot. What was dusty and hot? What does the rain do?, Answer:, The narrow lane and the broad and fiery street was dusty and hot. The rain clatters along the roofs and gushes out through the spouts. It cools the weather and drives away the dust and heat., Question b., The poet is watching the rain from his portico., Answer:, True, Question c., When do raindrops clatter on the roof?, 1 Whenever heavy raindrops fall., 2 When it is drizzling steadily., 3 When there is a heavy downpour., Answer:, When there is a heavy downpour., Question d., The clatter sounds like a tramp of hoofs, So we may say that the poet’s house has, 1.a tiled roof, 2.a tin roof, 3. reinforced concrete roof, 4.a thatched roof, Answer:, a tin roof, Question e., Where does the rainwater flow? How does it flow?, Answer:, The rainwater flows into the gutter. It flows down like a roaring river with a muddy tide., Question f., Why does the poet welcome the rain?, Answer:, The poet welcomes the rain because it will cool the atmosphere and wash away all the dust in the surroundings and clean, the air., 2. Explain the meaning of the following phrases to your partner:, Question a., fiery street, Answer:, The summer sun was very hot and the street seemed to be on fire. The heat was intense., Question b., gush and struggle out., Answer:, It rained heavily all of a sudden. The rainwater from the rooftop had to come out through the drainage pipe. Water gushed out of the pipe and struggled out throwing the dust and garbage from the rooftop and in the pipe.