Question

(Useful language) Read the poem "Now the Taps Are Dry" again and match the words with their meanings and/or synonyms.

a) greed
b) pleas
c) warning
d) dawning
e) reclaiming
f) squandered
g) plundered
h) whims
i) far-sighted
j) forethought
k) pay no heed

( )beginning
( )wasted
( )desires
( )desire for more than is needed
( )prudence
( )able to predict what will or might happen in the future
( )recommendation; alert
( )getting back; demanding the return of
( )requests
( )pay no attention to
( )stolen
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Answer 1

a desire for more than needed
b requests
c recommendation alert
d beginning
e getting back demanding the return of
f wasted
g stolen
h desires
i able to predict what will or might happen in the future
j prudence
k pay no attention to