Lesson: 7 (i)
A Baker from Goa
1. What are the elders in Goa nostalgic about?
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2. Is bread-making still popular in Goa? How do you Know?
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3. What is the baker called?
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4.When would the baker come everyday? Why did the children run to meet him?
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5. Match the following. What is a must
| 1. as marriage gifts?বিয়াৰ উপহাৰ | Cakes and bolinhasকেক আৰু বলিনহাছ |
| 2. for a party or a feast?ভোজমেল বা আন্দোৎসৱ | Sweet bread called bolবল নামৰ মিঠা ব্ৰেড |
| 3. for a daughter’s engagement?জীয়েকৰ আঙুঠি পিন্ধোৱা অনুষ্ঠানত | breadব্ৰেড |
| 4. for Christmas?খ্ৰীষ্টমাছ | Sandwichesচেন্দৱিছেছ |
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5. What did the bakers wear: (i) in the Portuguese days? (ii) When the author was young?
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6. Who invites the comment- “he is dressed like a pader”? Why?
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7. Where were the monthly accounts of the baker recorded?
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8. What does a ‘jackfruit-like appearance’ mean?
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Thinking about the Text
1. Which of these statements are correct?
(i) The pader was an important person in the village in old times.
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(ii) Paders still exist in Goan villages.
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(iii) The paders went away with the Portuguese.
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(iv) The paders continue to wear a single – piece long frock.
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(v) Bread and cakes were an integral part of Goan life in the old days.
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(vi). Traditional bread – baking is still a very profitable business.
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(vii). Paders and their families starve in the present times.
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2. Is bread an important part of Goan life? How do you know this?
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3. 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 sambo can still be heard in some places. (nostalgic, hopeful, sad)
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(ii) Maybe the father is not alive but the son still carries on the family profession. (nostalgic, hopeful, sad)
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(iii) I Still recall the typical fragrance of those loaves. (nostalgic, hopeful, naughty)
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(iv) The tiger never brushed his teeth. Hot tea could wash and clean up everything so nicely, after all. (naughty, angry, funny)
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(v) Cakes and bolinhas are a must for Christmas as well as other festivals. (sad, hopeful, matter-of-fact)
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(vi) The baker and his family never starved. They always looked happy and prpsperous. (matter-of-fact, hopeful, sad)
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