Thinking About Language. Work with a partner and discuss which of the nouns can collocate with which of the adjectives given below. The first one has been done for you.

Thinking About the Text. Here are six sentences with some words in italics. Find phrases from the text that have the same meaning. (Look in the paragraphs indicated)

Thinking About the Text. What are some of the things you now know about (i) The people of Coorg? (ii) The main crop of Coorg? (iii)The sports it offers to tourists? (iv)The animals you are likely to see in Coorg? (v) Its distance from Bangalore, and how to get there?

Thinking About the Text. What is the story about the Kodavu people’s descent?

Thinking About the Text. Where is Coorg?

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?