Task 1 The meaning of the Poem Fill in the blanks with the most suitable words provided in the

box below. The first one has been done for you. Stanza 1 At sunrise they returned home, clothes _____________ and ____________. They went towards the ___________ probably looking for ____________. They had tiny ___________ on their hands and ____________ covering their legs. In spite of their _____________, they do not seem to be in ___________. soaked stove discomfort Stanza 2 They had spent the whole day and night _____________ the _____________ flood. They were ____________ in the water all the time between _____________ carcasses and ___________ pieces of tree barks anxiously _____________ for their sons ___________buffalo and which was never been found. braving searching bloated albino horrible wading small food torn wounds bruises despair sunrise

Stanza 3 They were born in ____________ but they learnt not to __________ and ___________ about their hardships. They accepted their _________ . They were _____________ in the kitchen while _____________ their cigarette leaves. poverty joking fate sigh complain rolling

Task 2 In pairs, answer the following questions based on the poem, In the Midst of Hardship by Latiff Mohidin. 1. What is the general idea of the poem?

2. What is the setting of poem? Place: Time: _____________________ 3. Give two moral values you have learnt from this poem? i.

ii.