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Preface ClassKlap Program partners with schools, supporting them with learning materials and processes that are all crafted to work together as an interconnected system to drive learning. ClassKlap Program presents the latest version of this series – updated and revised after considering the perceptive feedback and comments shared by our experienced reviewers and users. This series endeavours to be faithful to the spirit of the prescribed board curriculum. Our books strive to ensure inclusiveness in terms of gender and diversity in representation, catering to the heterogeneous Indian classroom. The books are split into two parts to manage the bag weight. Listening, speaking, reading and writing (LSRW) are fundamental skills for any language skills, and students’ mastery over them is key to success at school. All these skills frequently need to be used together. Therefore, the English textbooks and workbooks strive to provide adequate opportunities for students to practise all the four LSRW skills. To this effect, the English textbooks and workbooks offer the following features:  Theme-based literature pieces across classes 1-5  Samples of Indian writing in English as well as popular English literature pieces from western countries  P ictures for word meanings in each lesson to help students with visual clues for new or difficult words  S upplementary literature pieces (without questions and answers) to enable additional reading  A speaking project and two reading comprehension passages in each unit to further hone speaking and reading skills  Horizontal and vertical progression across grades for the grammar concepts covered in the workbooks, providing a spiral of cumulative learning  S amples of format-based writing to provide for scaffolding of learning of formal writing Overall, the ClassKlap English textbooks, workbooks and teacher companion books aim to generate greater engagement with and enhance fluency in English language communication and empower students to develop a genuine appreciation of the language and its literature. – The Authors

Textbook Features Listen and Say Aloud Warm Up Activities and questions to prepare Interesting questions to arouse students to focus on pronunciation and curiosity about the lesson help teachers to introduce the lesson Reading the Text Variety of literature pieces (prose/ poetry/drama) Questions after the literature piece for quick check of understanding Understanding the Text Questions to check comprehension of the literature piece – 'Literature comprehension' and 'Value-based questions' are only a part of detailed lessons Speaking Task Activities for students to speak individually or in pairs or groups on a theme-related topic

2Class 7 The Pied Piper of Hamelin ����������������������������������������������������������������������� 1 8 Oh Nani! Tell Me a Tale! �������������������������������������������������������������������������� 7 9 A Book for Puchku ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 12 S3 Speaking Project ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 20 R3 Reading Comprehension ��������������������������������������������������������������������� 21 10 Saroj Aunty Loves to Travel�������������������������������������������������������������������� 24 11 Riding My Bicycle ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 29 12 A Little Princess (Drama) ����������������������������������������������������������������������� 34 S4 Speaking Project ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 37 R4 Reading Comprehension ��������������������������������������������������������������������� 38

The Pied 7 Piper of Hamelin Heritage Listen and Say Aloud Words starting Words starting Words starting Words starting with the ‘bl’ with the ‘br’ with the ‘cl’ with the ‘cr’ sound sound sound sound black bread clap cross blink brick clock crow Warm Up • Have you ever promised anything to your parents? Did you keep the promises? • Do you think it is important to keep the promises that we make? Let us read a story about a man who helps a city. He also teaches a lesson to a man who breaks a promise. 1

Reading the Text Once upon a time, the city of Hamelin was filled with rats. They ran everywhere and ate up all the food. The people were so troubled that they went to the mayor. mayor ‘Please do something about the rats’, they begged. Just then, a tall man entered. He was wearing a long coat that was half purple and half blue. ‘I am the Pied Piper. I have a secret charm by which I can get rid of the rats. It will cost a thousand coins’, he said. Pied Piper The mayor agreed. The piper took out his pipe and started playing a pipe merry tune. All the rats came running out of the houses. He sat on the riverside, playing his tune. The rats ran into the water and drowned. merry The mayor was greedy and refused to pay the drowned greedy money. mountain Then, the piper played another tune. This time, all the children came running out. They followed the piper to the mountain. A door opened in the mountain, and they went inside. Then, the door closed. The people were horrified. They went to the mayor. ‘All the children are gone, please do something’, they begged. horrified T he mayor paid the piper his money. The piper played yet another tune, and the children came back to their thankful parents. – a German folktale 2

Let Us Discuss 1) Who saved the city of Hamelin from the rats? 2) On what did the piper play a merry tune? Understanding the Text Meaning Exercise 1: New words Word mayor pied piper secret charm get rid of pipe merry drowned greedy refused mountain horrified The Pied Piper of Hamelin 3

Exercise 2: Literature comprehension 1) What was the city of Hamelin filled with? Ans.   2) Why did the mayor refuse to pay the piper? Ans.   3) What happened when the piper played another tune? Ans.   Exercise 3: Read and answer The events of the story are jumbled up. Can you number them in the correct order? 1) The piper played yet another tune, and took the children away.  2) The piper took out his pipe and started playing a merry tune.    3) Once upon a time, the city of Hamelin was filled with rats.      4) The mayor was greedy and refused to pay the money.        5) All the rats came running out of the houses.             4

Exercise 4: Value-based questions – Judgement and appreciation 1) W hy did the Pied Piper take the children away? Do you think it was the right thing to do? Why? Ans.    2) If you were the mayor, would you have kept your promise? Why? Ans.    Speaking Task Ask and answer questions Make pairs. Use any three of the question words given below to ask your partner three questions about the story. Answer the questions that your partner asks you. Question words: who where why what when how Example: Q. What happened to the rats? Ans. The rats ran into the river and drowned. The Pied Piper of Hamelin 5

Word meanings the head of a city or town mayor – of different colours (His coat was of different colours.) pied – a person who plays a pipe piper – words that have magic powers secret charm – to be free of something get rid of – a long tube with holes used to play music pipe – very happy merry – d ied upon not being able to breathe underwater drowned – wanting more all the time greedy – said ‘no’ refused – a big hill that rises above everything else mountain – completely shocked and scared horrified – 6

Oh Nani! 8 Tell Me a Tale! Heritage Listen and Say Aloud Word Rhyming words Word Rhyming word tale tail, sail green queen Warm Up • Do you meet your grandparents often? • Do you like listening to stories? Who tells you stories? Let us read a poem about a child asking her Nani or grandmother to tell her a bedtime story. 7

Reading the Text Oh Nani, tell me a tale, Of a friendly dog that wags its tail. Of hills and valleys and forests, green, Of little fairies and their queen. valleys Oh Nani, tell me a tale, sail heroes Of lions and tigers and ships that sail. Of heroes who win wars, And the Sun, Moon and stars. Oh Nani, I will never forget, wars The tales I hear after sunset. – Manjula Shukla Let Us Discuss 1) Who is the child talking to? 2) What does the child want to listen to? Understanding the Text Meaning Exercise 1: New words Word tale valleys sail heroes wars 8

Exercise 2: Literature comprehension 1) Name the three things in the sky that the child wants to hear stories about. Ans.    2) Name the animals mentioned in the poem. Ans.    3) What do the heroes in the poem do? Ans.    Exercise 3: Read and answer Read the sentences and tick the correct options. 1) The poet wants Nani to tell a tale of a) a friendly dog that wags its tail. b) a cat that mews all the time. c) a lion that lives in the jungle. d) people who live in the city. Oh Nani! Tell Me a Tale! 9

2) Which of these words from the poem rhyme with ‘green’? a) fairies b) queen c) forests d) valleys 3) Who is the child talking to? a) uncle b) sister c) grandmother d) mother 4) The poet also wants to listen to a tale of a) the Earth, Moon and stars. b) the Sun, Moon and man. c) the Sun, Moon and stars. d) the Moon, trees and stars. 5) The poet never forgets a tale that a) she hears after sunset. b) she hears in school. c) she hears with her friends. d) she reads by herself. 10

Exercise 4: Value-based questions – Judgement and appreciation 1) D o you think that the child is close to her grandmother? Why? Ans.    2) D escribe something you would like to do with your grandparents or someone in your family. Ans.    Speaking Task Public speaking Many stories are so wonderful that we want to be a part of them. We often wish to be the heroes and heroines in these stories. Choose one story that you have heard, and tell it to your class as if you were the hero or heroine. • Use pronouns such as ‘I’, ‘me’ and ‘we’ to tell the story. • You can act it out in front of your class. Word meanings tale – story valleys – the land between hills or mountains sail – to travel on water by ship or boat heroes – brave people wars – fights among people, groups or countries Oh Nani! Tell Me a Tale! 11

9 A Book for Puchku Listen and Say Aloud Words starting with Words starting with Words starting with Words starting with the ‘fl’ sound the ‘gl’ sound the ‘sk’ sound the ‘sl’ sound fly glass skip slip flag glue skin sleep Warm Up • What do you like to do in your free time? • Do you think reading books is a good hobby? Discuss. Let us read a story about a girl named Puchku who loves to read books. 12

Reading the Text ‘Puchku! Have a bath!’ ‘Puchku! Eat your food!’ ‘Puchku! Go to class!’ ‘Puchku! Do your homework!’ A Book for Puchku 13

‘Where is Puchku?’ Puchku is busy reading a book. Puchku reads all the time. Page after page, book after book . . . ‘Why are you always reading, Puchku?’ asks Boltu. ‘Watch a cartoon instead!’ says Dodla. ‘Books are so much more fun!’ says Puchku. ‘Look! Do you see a circle and this straight line? Push it in, pull that out, and it becomes a letter. Line up the letters, and you have a word! Words can be funny, words can be sad, and words can be sunny. When you put words together, they make sentences. And sentences become stories. Read it, and whoosh! You are in another world!’ 14

But today, Puchku is sad. She has no book to read! ‘What will I do now?’ cries Puchku. ‘Wait! What’s that over there?’ she whispers as she looks up and sees three shelves of books.’ But she is too short. And the bookshelf is too tall. How can Puchku get up there? A Book for Puchku 15

Maybe she can use a washing line or Ma’s sari? How about the chairs and tables in the room? Puchku calls Boltu and Dodla for help. Quietly, they climb on top of each other. ‘Boltu, you’re heavy!’ Dodla complains. ‘It’s not me’, Boltu says. ‘It’s Puchku!’ ‘Shh! Almost there’, says Puchku. Just then, it all goes wrong. 16

Ahhhhhhhh! ‘What is happening here?’ It is the very tall librarian! Boltu and Dodla run away! Puchku looks up sadly at the book she almost had in her hand. ‘Can I help?’ she asks. ‘I was trying to climb the bookshelf to take out a book’, says Puchku, sadly. ‘Why didn’t you say so? I can help you.’ A Book for Puchku 17

‘When I was small, I loved this book.’ says the very tall librarian as she gives a book to Puchku. ‘You were small once?’ Puchku asks. ‘Oh yes, even smaller than you’, says the very tall librarian. But is Puchku listening? No, she is not! Because she is inside a new story now. – Adapted from ‘A Book for Puchku’ written by Deepanjana Pal 18

Let Us Discuss 1) What does Puchku love to do? 2) Who helps Puchku take out the book in the end? Understanding the Text Meaning Exercise 1: New words Word whispers washing line librarian Speaking Task ABC..., Show and tell Bring your favourite story to school. Narrate or read it out in class. Word meanings speaks very softly whispers – washing line – a strong rope on which one can hang wet clothes to dry librarian – a person in charge of a library A Book for Puchku 19

S3 Speaking Project Show and tell Bring a favourite object or something that you have made by yourself and are very proud of. Show the object to your classmates and talk about it. Hints: • What is the object? • Where did you find it? • If you have made it, explain how you made it. • What does it look like? • Why do you like it? 20

R3 Reading Comprehension Picture 1 Look at the picture below and answer the following questions. 1) There is a ___________ in the boat.  [     ] (A) fairy (B) boy (C) old man (D) dog 2) The house here is inside a ___________. [     ] (A) tree (B) mushroom (C) tunnel (D) garden 3) She has a wand ___________ her hand.  [     ] (A) on (B) over (C) at (D) in 4) The large, round object seen in the sky is the ___________. [     ] (A) Moon (B) star (C) Sun (D) cloud 21

5) In the picture, the ___________ are pink in colour.  [     ] (A) flowors (B) flars (C) flowers (D) flours Picture 2 Look at the picture below and answer the following questions. 1) ________ children are painting the wall. [     ] (A) Two (B) Three [     ] (C) Four (D) Five [     ] 2) The child in the green top is ________. (A) painting (B) running (C) standing (D) hiding 3) ________ children are playing Holi. (A) A (B) An (C) Them (D) The 22

4) Children use ________ to make coloured water. [     ] (A) crayons (B) vegetable colour (C) coloured powder (D) salt 5) We play Holi using water balloons and ________. [     ] (A) sticks (B) fire (C) water guns (D) stones Reading Comprehension 23

10 Saroj Aunty Loves to Travel Exploring the World Listen and Say Aloud Words starting with Words starting with Words starting with Words starting with the ‘sm’ sound the ‘sn’ sound the ‘st’ sound the ‘sw’ sound small snow step swing smile snake stop swift Warm Up • Have you heard stories about travel from your family? • Do you enjoy listening to such stories? Why? Let us read a story about the different places that Saroj Aunty travelled to. 24

Reading the Text ‘Saroj Aunty is coming this evening’, said Mummy. Priti and Priya jumped with joy. She was their favourite aunt. She had many interesting tales to tell. She worked for a magazine and travelled a lot. jumped with joy Saroj Aunty reached at five o’clock. ‘Hello, magazine my favourite girls’, she said. ‘Come in, Aunty’, said Priya. ‘We were waiting to hear your stories.’ ‘Yes. I do have many stories to share’, said Aunty. ‘Aunty, where have you come from?’ asked Priti. desert ‘I had gone to a desert. I went there with my friend. He is a photographer. He wanted to click photographs of the rising and setting Sun. It was very hot in the day and cold at night. We had to travel on a camel as the cars would get stuck in the sand.’ ‘Before that, I was in the mountains’, said Aunty. ‘What a different place, from a desert to the mountains!’ said everyone. ‘Yes, at that time, my friend had to click pictures of a mountain lion. The villagers had seen the lion. Luckily, it was not snowing. But it was very cold with a lot of wind.’ ‘Were you able to click the pictures?’ asked Priya. ‘Yes. We set up a lookout point and covered it with leaves and branches. No one could see us. My friend had his camera ready. We had to wait for hours before the lion came. We were able to click just a few pictures before the lion ran away after hearing some sounds.’ ‘What a story!’ said Priti. ‘I am going to travel when I grow up.’ ‘Me too’, said Priya. Saroj Aunty Loves to Travel 25

Let Us Discuss 1) Why did Saroj Aunty have to travel on a camel in the desert? 2) What does Priti want to do when she grows up? Understanding the Text Meaning Exercise 1: New words Word jumped with joy magazine desert lookout point Exercise 2: Literature comprehension 1) Why were the girls excited to meet Saroj Aunty? Ans.    2) What did Saroj Aunty’s friend want to do in the desert? Ans.    26

3) What did Saroj Aunty and her friend do to take photos of a mountain lion? Ans.    Exercise 3: Read and answer Complete the sentences by choosing the correct words from the brackets. 1) P riti and Priya were ____________________ (sad/happy) when they heard that their favourite aunt was coming. 2) Saroj Aunty worked for a ______________________ (magazine/newspaper). 3) Saroj Aunty was coming from _______________________ (a desert / the mountains). 4) In the desert, Saroj Aunty travelled on ____________________ (cars/camels). 5) S aroj Aunty and her friend were able to click just a few pictures before the _____________________ (bear/lion) ran away after hearing some sounds. Exercise 4: Value-based questions – Judgement and appreciation 1) Do you like to travel? Why or why not? Ans.     Saroj Aunty Loves to Travel 27

2) Describe Saroj Aunty in your own words. Ans.     Speaking Task Circle time Sit in a circle with your classmates and teacher. Take turns to tell one of your travel tales. Mention where you went, what you did and why it is a trip that you will never forget. Word meanings jumped with happiness jumped with joy – a book with articles and pictures magazine – a land covered with sand desert – a safe place from where one can watch something lookout point – 28

Riding 11 My Bicycle Exploring the World Listen and Say Aloud Word Rhyming words Word Rhyming word hair there feet street like hills spills out bike, trike right polite ride about – inside – Warm Up • Do you know how to cycle? • D o you think that we should wear something to protect ourselves while riding a bicycle? Why or why not? Let us now read a poem about a girl who makes sure that she is safe while riding her bicycle. 29

Reading the Text Round and round and round, trike Go the wheels on my bike. Two big wheels, but sometimes three, helmet If you’re riding a trike. spills Feel the sun on my face, the wind in my hair, It’s how I get from here to there. Just doing what I like, Riding my bike. But before I even go out, sidewalk I have my safety to think about. So I wear a helmet every time I ride, It keeps my head safe inside. I always wear shoes on my feet, Stay on the sidewalk, not the street. Don’t ride too fast, going down big hills, ‘Cause I don’t want to take any spills. I use the signals I learned, signals So people know when I’m going to turn. Left arm out for a left, bent up for a right, Bent down for stop, it’s safe and polite. – Anonymous Let Us Discuss 1) What does the girl feel on her face as she rides her bicycle? 2) What does the girl like to do? 30

Understanding the Text Meaning Exercise 1: New words Word bike trike safety helmet safe sidewalk ‘cause spills signals Exercise 2: Literature comprehension 1) What protects the girl’s head? Ans.   2) What does the girl have to do to not take any spills? Ans.   Riding My Bicycle 31

3) What hand signals does the girl talk about? Ans.    Exercise 3: Read and answer Read the sentences based on the poem. Write true or false. Then, rewrite the false statements. 1) The girl never wears a helmet while riding a bike.   _____________  2) The girl rides her bike on the sidewalk and not on the street. _____________  3) The girl rides her bike very fast while going down a hill.   _____________  4) The girl always uses signals while turning left or right.    ____________  5) The girl never wears shoes while riding her bicycle.   _____________  Exercise 4: Value-based questions – Judgement and appreciation 1) Do you think it is useful or fun to learn how to cycle? Ans.    32

2) W hy do you think the girl wears a helmet and shoes? Why does she follow the hand signals and rules? Ans.    Speaking Task ABC..., Show and tell Do you have a bicycle? Draw a picture of your bicycle or any other toy that you love. Bring it to class and speak a few sentences about it. Say why it is special for you. Word meanings bike –  a cycle with two wheels trike –  a cycle with three wheels; tricycle safety –  protection from danger helmet –  a hard hat worn to keep the head safe safe –  well and fine sidewalk –  footpath ‘cause –  because spills –  falls signals –  actions Riding My Bicycle 33

12 A Little Princess Listen and Say Aloud Words with the long ‘oo’ sound Words with the short ‘oo’ sound Moon food good foot roof tooth look wool Warm Up • Have you ever been alone without your parents? • Did you like it? Why or why not? Read a story of a little girl called Sara, whose father is leaving her in a school and going to a faraway land. 34

Reading the Text Sara was a little girl of seven. Her father, Captain Crewe, was dropping her at a school for girls at their hometown in London because he was going to India. In the taxi, Sara was sitting quietly and thinking. Sara: (softly) Papa. Captain Crewe: What is it? What are you thinking? Sara: Have we reached? Captain Crewe: Yes, little Sara. We have. Captain Crewe had been preparing Sara to go to the school for a long time. Sara: If we are here, I suppose we must go in. (sitting in a chair inside the room) I don’t like it. It’s like soldiers not wanting to go to war. Captain Crewe: (laughing) Oh, little Sara! What will I do when I have soldier no one to say such things to me? Sara: What do you find so funny? Captain Crewe: (hugging her) You are such fun when you say these things. Miss Minchin, the owner of the school, entered the room. Miss Minchin: It is so nice to have such a beautiful and good child with us. I have heard that you are very clever. Captain Crewe: S ara loves to read. She always sits with her nose in a book. Please keep her away from books if she reads too much. Let her ride her pony or maybe buy her a new doll. Sara: Papa, then I would have too many dolls. Dolls have nose Miss Minchin: in a book to be special. Emily is going to be my best friend. Who is Emily? Sara: She is a doll that Papa is going to buy for me. She will be my best friend. I will talk to her about everything. Miss Minchin: What a darling child! Captain Crewe: (drawing Sara close to him) Yes, she is. Take good care of her, Miss Minchin. A Little Princess 35

Captain Crewe and Sara found Emily in a shop. Captain Crewe left soon after, but Sara had Emily to talk to. – Adapted from A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett Let Us Discuss 1) Where is Sara’s father going? 2) Who will be Sara’s best friend when her father is gone? Understanding the Text Meaning Exercise 1: New words Word soldiers clever nose in a book Speaking Task Interview Divide your class into groups of three. Assign each group the roles of Sara, Captain Crewe and Miss Minchin. Then, read the play aloud and with appropriate expressions in class. Word meanings –  people who fight in an army soldiers –  quick to learn clever –  to read most of the time nose in a book 36

S4 Speaking Project Word association Sometimes, when we hear a word, it makes us think of other things that are related to that word. For example, the word ‘travel’ can remind you of words like ‘train’, ‘mountains’, ‘fun’, ‘family’, ‘games’, ‘walks’ and so on. Your teacher will read out a few words. Choose a word, and write down five more words that are related to that word. Use these words to make a story. Then, narrate it to the class. 37

R4 Reading Comprehension Picture 1 Look at the picture below and answer the following questions. 1) There are __________ starfish in the picture. [     ] (A) seven (B) six [     ] (C) four (D) eight [     ] 2) The man is __________. (A) dancing (B) taking a photograph (C) taking a bath (D) painting a picture 3) The shark has sharp and white teeth. The adjectives in this sentence are __________. (A) ‘shark’ and ‘sharp’ (B) ‘the’ and ‘white’ (C) ‘shark’ and ‘white’ (D) ‘sharp’ and ‘white’ 38

4) T here are three __________ on the seabed. The word rhymes [     ] with ‘stones’. [     ] (A) fish (B) bones (C) phones (D) flowers 5) The shark is holding a __________ and a __________. (A) knife; fork (B) fork; spoon (C) knife; spoon (D) none of these Picture 2 Look at the picture below and answer the following questions. 1) The boy with the red cap is wearing __________ shoes. [     ] (A) blue (B) maroon [     ] (C) red (D) brown 2) The boy in the purple T-shirt is using a __________ to climb. (A) string (B) rope (C) plank (D) ladder Reading Comprehension 39

3) They are climbing up __________ hill. [     ] (A) an (B) a [     ] (C) them (D) all of these [     ] 4) The children are climbing up. What is the opposite of ‘up’? (A) upper (B) top (C) down (D) under 5) One ladder is long, and the other is __________. (A) tall (B) short (C) big (D) thin 40