Writing. Compare the piece from the text (on the left below) with the other piece on Goan bakers (on the right). What makes the two texts so different? Are the facts the same? Do both writers give you a picture of the baker?

Writing. In this extract, the author talks about traditional bread-baking during his childhood days. Complete the following table with the help of the clues on the left. Then write a paragraph about the author’s childhood days.

Thinking About the Text. Tick the right answer. What is the tone of the author when he says the following? (i) The thud and the jingle of the traditional baker’s bamboo can still be heard in some places. (nostalgic, hopeful, sad) (ii) Maybe the father is not alive but the son still carries on the family profession. (nostalgic, hopeful, sad) (iii) I still recall the typical fragrance of those loaves. (nostalgic, hopeful, naughty) (iv) The tiger never brushed his teeth. Hot tea could wash and clean up everything so nicely, after all. (naughty, angry, funny) (v) Cakes and bolinhas are a must for Christmas as well as other festivals.

Thinking About the Text. Is bread an important part of Goan life? How do you know this?

Thinking About the Text. Which of these statements are correct? (i) The pader was an important person in the village in old times. (ii)Paders still exist in Goan villages. (iii)The paders went away with the Portuguese. (iv)The paders continue to wear a single-piece long frock. (v) Bread and cakes were an integral part of Goan life in the old days. (vi)Traditional bread-baking is still a very profitable business. (vii)Paders and their families starve in the present times.

II. Marriage gifts are .......................................... to a baker. What does a ‘jackfruit -like appearance’ mean?