Gabi was going on a class excursion tomorrow. She
was looking forward
___1___ it
because it would be an interesting trip. They were
going to Little India. She had never ___2___
there before. Many times, she had passed it while in
her father's car ___3___
they had never walked through it. Gabi brought ___4___
her water bottle, some snacks, an umbrella and her
pencil case. She would be out ___5___
the outing for the whole morning so she would not
have any lessons. Hence, she did not take along her
school textbooks.
The first thing that Gabi noticed ___6___
Little India was its smell. She could smell all
sorts of Indian herbs and spices. some were very
aromatic while others were not ___7___
pleasant-smelling. They first visited a small shop
that specialized in making traditional flower
garlands. They comprised primarily frangipani
flowers. They were stringed together ___8___
many other colored smaller flowers. The garlands
were very fragrant.
Next, they visited a little eating place. It sold
traditional Indian snacks like muruku and
roti prata. Gabi really liked the muruku ___9___
even bought a packet to take home for her family to
try. The last place they visited ___10___
returning to school was an Indian temple. The
architecture of the temple was very elaborate. Gabi
was in awe of the place. That day, Gabi really had a
great time and she learnt a lot about the Indian
culture. |