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Reading­ A Choose the correct answers.
Comprehension 1 The dabbawallahs _____ _
Check Your Understanding a make a person's lunch at home .

b cook food at a restaurant
c pick up a person's lunch from their house
2 The dabbawallahs use colors and lines to show a person's name and
address on their lunchbox. Why?
a It's fast and easy.
b They cannot read.
c Their boss tells them to.
3 When the dabbawallahs deliver lunches, which problem do they
NOT usually have?
a traffic b long distances c wrong addresses
4 The dabbawallahs make ______ mistakes.
a no b very few c a lot of
B Read the sentences below. Check (II) true (T) or false (F). If the
statement is false, change it to make it true.

/ T F """"
1 Mumbai is a city with two million people.
2 The dabbawallahs deliver lunches by car.
3 Every day, the dabbawallahs deliver 10,000 lunches.

\... 4 Some dabbawallahs teach business classes.
Critical Thinking C 1 In your opinion, are the dabbawallahs remarkable people? Why or why not?

2 Are there people like the dabbawallahs in your country? What do they do?

Vocabulary A In each sentence, 9 the best answer. The words in blue are from
Comprehension the passage.
Words in Context 1 The mail carrier delivers mail to your house. This means he or she

_______ your mail.
a brings b takes away
2 Simone picks up her children after school. This means she
------- school.
a takes the children from b brings the children to
3 It's a long distance from Spain to ______ _
a France b Japan
4 There is a system for finding a word in a dictionary. All words are listed

a from A to Z b in any order
5 Reading a book _______ is a challenge for many people.
a in another language b in your own language
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