Maxim Grammar Book 1_Sunil 2075_Final

Look and read. In, On, under I am a magician. A rat is in my pocket. A parrot is on my head. A doll is under the chair. The doll is on my head. The parrot is in my pocket. The rat is on my shoulder. The apples are in The parrot is on the basket. the roof. The dog is behind the gate. In, on and under are used to show where the things are. They are locating prepositions. Location prepositions tell us where the things are. in the box on the box under the box 101

Listening Practice: Repeat these sentences after your teacher. A: Where is the dog? A: Where is the doll? B: It’s in the kennel. B: It’s under the table. A: Where is the cap? A: Where is the parrot? B: It’s on his head. B: It’s in the cage. A: Where is the puppy? A: Where is the kitten? B: It’s under the tree. B: It’s under the bed. Speaking Practice: Ask and answer. Where is the puppy in picture a? ab d ce 102

Writing Practice: Look and write. Where is the mouse? The mouse is ........................... . The mouse is ........................... . The mouse is ........................... . Where is the cat? The cat is ........................... . Where is the girl? The girl is ........................... . Where are the babies? The babies are ........................... . The doll is ......o...n...t.h...e...t.a...b..l.e........ . The book is ................................. . The eggs are ............................... . The plate is ................................. . The ball is ................................... . The cat is .................................... . 103

Between, Among, Behind, In front of Look and read. Rahul is sitting among many girls. Ashok is standing between Nina and Tina. Gita is sitting between Rabi and Rahul. Anu is standing among the children. The dog is behind the gate. The cat is in front of the gate. 104

The camel is behind the wall. The cow is in front of the wall. Between, among, behind and in front of are locating words. Location prepositions tell us where the things are. between the two boxes among many boxes in front of the box behind the box 105

Listening Practice: Repeat these words after your teacher. between the two boys among many boys between Mona and Sona among many children behind the temple in front of the temple behind the gate in front of the gate Writing Practice: Fill in between or among in the blank spaces. Where is Mohan? He is standing .................... Anita and Gita. Where is the dog? It is standing ........................ many cats. Where is Deepa? She is sitting .................. the two temples. Where is Kabir? He is standing ...................... the two trees. Where is Bishal? He is dancing ......................... the girls. 106

Writing Practice: Fill in behind or in front of in the blank spaces. Where is Mohan? He is standing ........................ the temple. Where is the tree? It is ................................... the temple. Where is Gopal? He is standing ............................ the gate. Where is Raju? He is standing .......................... the gate. Where is the cow? It is .......................... the shed. Where is the cow? It is ......................... the shed. 107

Speaking Practice: Look and say where the ball is in each picture. in on under behind in front of between Fun Activity: Read and draw. a ball on the box a ball under the table a ball under the chair a pencil on the book 108

Listen and read. And, But Rahul has a mango Manoj has a bat and a ball. and a papaya. Rosy has a pen and a pencil. Biva has a kitten and a puppy. And is a joining word. It joins two and more words. I have a book and a pencil. She has a cat and a dog. 109

Listen and read. Mina has short hair but Sony has long hair. Neha is tall but Mona is short. Manoj likes oranges but Deepa likes apples. Nura is sad but Gopal is happy. But is also a joining word. It shows one thing is different from the other. I am tall but he is short. Riya is sad but Anu is happy. 110

Listening Practice: Repeat these words after your teacher. I have a bat and a ball. He has a dog and a cat. Mina has a book and a pen. Jiya has a bag and a bike. Neha likes grapes but Numa likes oranges. Sohan is sick but Gopal is healthy. Grammar Practice: Fill in the blanks with AND or BUT. Anup has a dog .......... a cat. Rosy likes grapes ......... she does not like apples. Suman has a cap ........ a hat. Rahul can swim .......... he cannot dive. Mina has a rabbit .......... a parrot. Numa is tall .......... her brother is not tall. 111

Anita has a spoon Rohan is sick ............ ............ a fork. his brother is healthy. Mina likes bread ............ butter. Deepa likes rice ............. curry. Biva .............. Ishan are playing ludo. Aryan likes basketball ............. he does not like cricket. Frogs can hop, ............. Bina can speak English they cannot fly. ................. she cannot speak Chinese. 112

Vocabulary Practice Young ones of animals a dog and a puppy a horse and a colt a cow and a calf Now read the young ones of these animals. bear cub cow calf hen chick cat kitten dog puppy duck duckling horse colt sheep lamb goat kid Name these young ones. 113

Gender Look and learn. Female Male girl woman Riya daughter boy man aunty mother Rahul son sister grandmother uncle father cow hen brother grandfather bull cock bull cow cock hen Names of all boys and men belong to masculine gender. They are the names of male people or animals. Names of all girls and women belong to feminine gender. They are the names of female people or animals. Match each noun with its opposite gender. father grandmother hero hen son sister prince heroine brother mother horse princess uncle daughter dog cow grandfather niece cock bitch nephew aunt bull mare 114

Action words Look and read. Mother poured tea The rose bush Rahul dropped the into the cup. prickled her skin. vase. The dog scratched Kabir bumped with She is filling a glass the man. an old man. with milk. The farmer is spraying pesticides on crops. He is riding a bicycle. The girl is skipping. She is peeling a He is squeezing a Ouch! My tooth banana. tube of toothpaste. ached. 115

Adverbs Look and read. The tortoise walks slowly. The cheetah runs fast. Bhola is lazy. He walks slowly. Linda is active. She walks quickly. Kabir writes neatly. Sahil speaks loudly. Diya dances beautifully. Sohan draws nicely. 116

Grammar in Context Read and answer. Breakfast Time Tom and Deepa are having breakfast with Dad. They are sitting on the chairs. There are five eggs on the plate. The milk is in the glasses. Some fruits are in the basket. The orange juice is in the glass. 1. Tick (ü) the correct answer. a. They are having: breakfast lunch dinner b. The orange juice is: in the cup in the glass in the plate c. They are sitting: on the chairs under the chairs behind the chairs 2. Answer the following questions. a. Where is the milk? ..................................................................................... b. Where are the eggs? ..................................................................................... c. Where is the orange juice? ..................................................................................... 117

Read and answer. Hide and Seek John and Mina are looking for their friend, Nikhil. They walk into the bedroom. They look under the bed. He is not there. They look in the cupboard. They do not see him. They look in the bathroom. He is not there. They look in the kitchen, in the corridor, and in the sitting room. They do not see Nikhil. They visit the garden. They look under the bench, in the dustbin, and behind the fence. He is not there. They look in front of the house. He is not there. Then they look behind the house. They find Nikhil there. He is sitting between the two trees. Tick (ü) the places where John and Mina look for Nikhil. under the bed under the sofa in the park under the dustbin behind the tree behind the park in the kitchen behind the house 118

Guided Composition Look and read. Mother Grandmother Radha Goma Father 35 years 58 years Gopal 36 years Grandfather Birman 60 years Son Suman 8 years Now answer these questions. a. How old is Suman? ............................................................................................... b. What is his father’s name? ............................................................................................... c. How old is his father? ............................................................................................... d. What does his mother do? ............................................................................................... e. What is his grandfather’s name? ............................................................................................... f. How many members are there in his family? ............................................................................................... Write a paragraph about Suman’s family. 119

Look and complete the chart. Mohan Sohan Kamala Anju 45 years 5 years 40 years 8 years teacher student nurse student .............. .............. .............. T-shirt .............. .............. .............. skirt .............. .............. .............. shoes .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. Mohan Anju Raju Goma Read about Anju and write similar four sentences about Raju. Anju is eight years old. She is a student. She is wearing a T-shirt and a skirt. She is wearing blue socks and pink shoes. ................................................................................................... ................................................................................................... ................................................................................................... ................................................................................................... ................................................................................................... ................................................................................................... ................................................................................................... ................................................................................................... 120