I. Pretext exercises

Ex. 1. Make sure you know how to pronounce the following terms-realia:

Ex. 2. Practice the pronunciation of the following words:

classes, castes, conscious, ordained, untouchable, violating, associate, defilement, feature.

Ex. 3. Guess the meaning of the words:

emphasis, assimilate, warrior, extremely, subdivide, occupation, ostracism, contrariwise, diet, patriarchal attitudes.

Ex. 4. Look at the title of the text. Do you expect to find political, economic, sociological or religious information in it?

Ex. 5. Answer the following questions:

1. Is the concept of castes a universal notion or is it unique for India?

2. Does the division into castes exist nowadays?

3. What is your attitude towards caste system?

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