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ENGLISH COURSEBOOK FEATURES Student Reflection Selections9 Captures student's perception of their A variety of grade-appropriate understanding of a lesson reading texts (including graphic 8 stories and plays), both literary and authentic, to arouse cultural and social awareness M G E Write It 7 Comprises guided tasks for both Definition Boxes functional and creative writing; Focuses on the processes as well as Definitions of important the products of writing tasks grammar rules and concepts that require explanation Warm Up Comprehension 1 Pre-reading section which 2 Questions helps students overcome Deals with comprehension for their cognitive and affective skimming and scanning texts, while barriers to reading texts Think and Answer focuses on in their second language inferential and extrapolative reading 00_Prelim_3.indd 2 7/21/2023 7:51:35 PM
Pedagogical guidelines of the National Curriculum Framework (NCF) highlighted along the content to make teachers cognizant of the speci c learning skills 6 5 Sound Sense Helps students improve their Go Grammar phonic skills at the primary level Explains grammatical structures used in the reading texts with the help of simple rules followed by practice drills and activities 3 Listen Live and Speak Now Word Work Listen Live includes tasks based Focuses on teaching ‘active vocabulary,’ on real-world scenarios; In Speak that is, words in a real-world context; Various task types are included to make 4 Now students are introduced to learning productive and exciting task-based and functional language learning to speak individually, in pairs and in groups 00_Prelim_3.indd 3 7/21/2023 7:51:36 PM
CLASSKLAP AND NCF Education plays a crucial role in shaping the future of our children and 251 empowering them to become well-rounded individuals. The latest National 4 3 Curriculum Framework (NCF), furthering the vision of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, focuses on fostering creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills while also nurturing values of inclusivity, collaboration and democratic citizenship. The development of foundational literacy and numeracy is also a core goal of the NCF. ClassKlap by Eupheus partners with schools, supporting them through the steps of planning, teaching, learning, personal revision and assessment to equip students with the desired knowledge and skills relevant to the 21st century. The present series is a learning resource that not only meets the requirements of the NCF but also engages and captivates young minds. Here are some salient features of this series. NCF-aligned learning tool Description Skill-based lessons in textbook and workbook Lessons are structured as per Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy (Remember-Understand-Apply-Analyse-Evaluate-Create) and LSRW Inquiry-based lessons (Listening-Speaking-Reading-Writing) skills for English. in textbook and workbook Lessons are structured based on a Socratic approach using a question-answer format, aiming at discovery-based learning as per Highlight features NCF guidelines. Exploratory activities in the workbook facilitate holistic learning of the skills and concepts and foster a sense of curiosity and Practice Worksheets exploration among students. Features such as Poetry Appreciation, Maths Lab, Think Like a Scientist, Life Skills and others help learners engage in research, application-oriented learning and the development of scientific temper; Student Reflection sheets foster the skill of reflecting on one’s own learning progress. Practice Worksheets are aligned with the goals of sharpening critical thinking, evidence-based thinking and higher-order thinking skills, as per NCF guidelines. The books contain the following overarching features recommended in the NCF: a logical and spiralling progression of frameworks adopted for Grammar, Maths and EVS inclusive representation of gender and diversity for the heterogeneous Indian classroom learner-centred content, vibrant illustrations, diagrams and photographs along with age-appropriate language a variety of question types with scaffolded and independent practice to meet the needs of different students We are confident that this series will serve as a valuable tool to accomplish the aims of the NCF and help transform teaching-learning in classrooms. We sincerely hope that our young learners develop genuine curiosity and love for learning. 00_Prelim_3.indd 4 7/21/2023 7:51:43 PM
1) Friends Forever Prose CONTENTS 2) Jack and the Beanstalk Prose 3) The City Train Poem 01 4) James and the Giant Peach Prose 13 5) Tree Witness Prose 26 6) There isn’t Time Poem 28 7) The Peddler’s Dream Prose 37 48 Student Reflection 50 61 00_Prelim_3.indd 5 7/21/2023 7:51:46 PM
00_Prelim_3.indd 6 DETAILED CONTENTS Unit Reading Word Work Listen Live Sound Sense Speak Now Go Grammar Write It 1 Friends Forever 1. Reading for information Phrasal verbs Listening for Letters ir in Making offers Types of Guided 2. Inferential reading details fair, their sentences paragraph writing 2 Jack and the 1. Reading for information 1. C ompound Listening for Letters ou in Talking about Singular and Completing a Beanstalk 2. Reading for details words details house, count an experience plural nouns story 3. E xtrapolative and inferential 2. Movement reading words 3 The City Train (Poem): Reading for enjoyment and poem appreciation 4 James and the 1. Reading for information Suffixes Listening for Long e and a Speaking Pronouns Writing a Giant Peach 2. Reading for details details sound in ea on the topic paragraph 3. E xtrapolative and inferential words provided reading 5 Tree Witness 1. Reading for information Words in Listening for er sound in Speaking Simple past Writing a 2. Reading for details context details and words on the topic forms description 3. Inferential reading main idea provided using conjunctions 6 There isn't Time (Poem): Reading for enjoyment and poem appreciation 7 The Peddler's 1. Reading for information Adjectives Listening for oy sound in Role play in 1. S imple Writing a Dream 2. Reading for details from nouns details and words pairs present tense thank-you 3. Extrapolative and inferential information note 2. Will for reading future 7/21/2023 7:51:46 PM
1 Friends Forever Warm Up Write down the words that come to your mind when you think of the word ‘friendship’. Friendship Reading Trishul put on his coat and backpack and walked out of school to catch his bus to go home. His backpack weighed him down with all the materials he needed to finish his Science Fair project this weekend. “Hey, Trishul!” Sudesh yelled, running up to him. “We are going to do the park clean-up this weekend. Can you help out?” “Um…” Trishul knew he didn’t have time to help, but he didn’t want to disappoint Sudesh. “I guess I can.” 1 Ascend G3 English MCB Part 1.indb 1 7/19/2023 7:07:33 PM
“Thanks, that is so great!” Sudesh said, waving goodbye. Trishul stepped onto the bus and took his seat. He was going to have to stay up late tonight to work on his project so he could help Sudesh in the morning. “Trishul,” Fareen said, sitting down next to him, “I’ve been looking for you. I have to walk our dogs this weekend. My sister is going to Indore. Do you think you could help me?” “Um…” Trishul knew their dogs had to be walked three times a day. How would he be able to fit that in on top of everything else? “I guess I can.” “Great!” Fareen waved goodbye as the bus pulled up to their stop. Trishul’s backpack felt even heavier as he walked into the house and flopped down on the couch. “Sounds like you agreed to too many things this weekend,” his mother said. “I know, but Sudesh and Fareen are my friends. I couldn’t say ‘no’ to them. I didn’t want to let them down.” Trishul stared at his mum. “What should I do?” “I’m glad you want to help your friends, but you need to have time for your own things, too.” Trishul knew she was right. “Maybe I can tell Sudesh I can only help for two hours in the morning. And I can probably help Fareen walk their dogs early in 2 Friends Forever Ascend G3 English MCB Part 1.indb 2 7/19/2023 7:07:34 PM
the morning but not at lunch or in the evening.” Trishul’s stomach turned. “Mum, do you think they’ll get mad?” “They’re your friends. Tell them you need time to finish your Science Fair project. They’ll understand.” Trishul nodded and called his friends on the phone. He told Sudesh and Fareen the truth. As soon as he hung up, he turned to his mum. “They’re fine with it, and they both offered to help with my project, too.” “I knew it would work out,” Mum said. Trishul smiled. “Yeah, because friends help each other out.” Glossary sounds like: it seems that backpack: a bag that you take on your back to let them down: to not do something that others school or work thought you would do weighed him down: a burden that made it stomach turned: felt nervous difficult for him to move fast get mad: (here) angry yelled: shouted loudly nodded: lowered and raised head slightly and disappoint: fail to satisfy someone’s hopes briefly flopped down: sat down heavily Read and Answer 3 1. Answer the following questions. 7/19/2023 7:07:36 PM a) What help did Sudesh want from Trishul? b) What help did Fareen want from Trishul? Friends Forever Ascend G3 English MCB Part 1.indb 3
c) How did Trishul feel when he arrived home from school? i) excited ii) hurt iii) angry iv) felt he had too much to do d) Why was Trishul nervous about calling his friends? i) He was afraid they would be upset with him for not helping enough. ii) He was afraid they would ask him to do even more. iii) He was worried that they would not help him with his Science Fair project. iv) He was worried that his friends would not answer the phone. 2. Match the words on the left to their meanings on the right. Discuss your answers in the class and score yourself. a) weekend i) sofa b) probably ii) Saturday and Sunday c) offered iii) looked at with eyes wide open d) couch iv) likely e) stared v) showed a willingness to help someone Think and Answer Were Sudesh and Fareen good friends of Trishul? Tell why or why not. W O R D Word Work W O RK Phrasal verbs Read the following sentences and note the words in colour. • Can you help out? • He was going to have to stay up late tonight to work on his project so he could help Sudesh in the morning. 4 Friends Forever Ascend G3 English MCB Part 1.indb 4 7/19/2023 7:07:37 PM
• Trishul’s backpack felt even heavier as he walked into the house and flopped down on the couch. • As soon as he hung up, he turned to his mum. What do the highlighted words mean? These words are formed with a verb along with a position word or a word that describes a verb. They are called phrasal verbs. Examples: break in, fall apart, catch up, drop out, get along, etc. Here are some commonly used verbs that are part of a phrase. Phrasal verb Meaning call off to stop doing or cancel something wipe off to clean something with a cloth or tissue turn off to switch off the electricity in a machine show off to boast to impress somebody tear off to remove something by ripping it get off to leave a vehicle (bus, train, car, etc.) take off to remove something, especially a piece of clothing or shoes; also used to talk about vehicles put off starting to move to push forward to a later time; to be made to feel badly about something 1. Complete the sentences. Use the phrasal verbs you just learnt. Compare your answers with those of a friend's. Score each other. a) He wanted to his new car to his friends. b) She had to the secret message after she had read it. c) your shoes before you enter the temple. d) The children had to the picnic because it was raining. Friends Forever 5 Ascend G3 English MCB Part 1.indb 5 7/19/2023 7:07:37 PM
e) I will at the next bus stop. f) Don’t forget to the air conditioner when you leave the room. the dust that had collected on g) Rohan had to by the boring movie, so she slept his computer. h) She was through it. Read these sentences. • Fareen waved goodbye as the bus pulled up to their stop. If a vehicle pulls up, it stops. Pull in, pull out, and pull over also refer to movement of vehicles. • The train from Guwahati is pulling in at platform no. 1. (slowing down to stop) • The train bound for Agra pulled out of the station. (moved out) • We pulled over near the park and got off. (moved to side of the road and stopped). 2. Choose a suitable expression from the box and use it to fill in the blanks. Compare your answers with those of a friend's. Score each other. pull in pull out pull over pull up a) Asha was speaking to her friend, when a car near her. b) The train at the right time. c) The van at the police station with a group of policemen. d) We to check for any fault in the car, as we felt something was wrong. 6 Friends Forever Ascend G3 English MCB Part 1.indb 6 7/19/2023 7:07:37 PM
Listen Live Listen to the story and complete the exercises. Before you listen, take a look at the exercises. Listen again and check your answers. 1. Choose the correct option. a) The students of Class 3 were in the school garden i) to learn about plants. ii) to water the plants. iii) to prepare the ground for planting. iv) to play games. b) Mrs Anitha advised the students to leave enough space for each tree so that i) each tree may spread out well and grow big. ii) each tree would get enough sunlight and water. iii) there would be enough space under each tree for the children to play. iv) they could grow small plants in between them. c) The team that was quick had in it i) Reena, Lia, and Virat. ii) Reena, Michael, and Manish. iii) Reena, Manish, and Lia. iv) Reena, Virat, and Michael. d) Lia’s team could not plant many trees because i) they were tired. ii) they did not bring enough saplings. iii) the other team had used up the space. iv) the teacher did not allow them. Friends Forever 7 Ascend G3 English MCB Part 1.indb 7 7/19/2023 7:07:37 PM
e) Lia and Virat were i) disappointed. ii) angry. iii) helpless. iv) all of the above. 2. Given below is a list of words describing the two teams. Write the words that best describe each team. quick and smart slow and steady unmindful of others rude and selfish did not work as a team did not plan ahead Lia and team Reena and team 3. What do you understand about working in a group from the story that you listened to? Discuss. Sound Sense Look and listen. In the story, we came across words that have the letters ir. For example, fair, their, etc. 1. Now look at the pictures and repeat the words with the ir sound. thirsty I need some water because I am thirsty. stairs Friends Forever I need to climb stairs to go up to my room. 7/19/2023 7:07:40 PM 8 Ascend G3 English MCB Part 1.indb 8
hair Kaira has long hair. shirt Do you like my new shirt? dirt I have dirt on my face. 2. Now think of three more words that have the letters ir in them. Speak Now In the story, Trishul offers to help his friends during the weekend, but he doesn’t have the time. How do we make offers? Remember Could is more Read these sentences. polite than can. • Would you like something to drink? • Could I help you with your homework? • Maybe I can help you out. • Can I be of any help? • May I help you? Friends Forever 9 Ascend G3 English MCB Part 1.indb 9 7/19/2023 7:07:41 PM
Work in pairs. Offer help to your partner who has a problem. Use the expressions you learnt above. Some problems could be a) your partner is not well and has missed important classes before the exams b) your partner has come to school leaving his or her lunch at home c) your partner has hurt his or her arm and can’t take notes in the class Go Grammar Of course, I do! Types of sentences Do you ever need to ask questions? • Do you ever need to make a request or give a command? Certainly! • Do you ever need to show how you feel? Surely! • Do you ever need to share information? Without a doubt. There are four types of sentences. 1. Declarative sentence (statements) 2. Imperative sentence (commands and requests) 3. Interrogative sentence (questions) 4. Exclamatory sentence (expressing strong feelings) A declarative sentence simply makes a statement or expresses an opinion. In other words, it makes a declaration. 10 Friends Forever Ascend G3 English MCB Part 1.indb 10 7/19/2023 7:07:42 PM
Examples of this sentence type: • “I didn’t want to let them down.” • “My sister is going to Indore.” An imperative sentence gives a command or makes an appeal. Example of this sentence type: • “Tell them you need time to finish your Science Fair project.” An interrogative sentence asks a question. This type of sentence often begins with who, what, where, when, why, how, or do, and it ends with a question mark. Examples of this sentence type: • ‘‘Can you help out?’’ • ‘‘Do you think you could help me?’’ An exclamatory sentence is a sentence that expresses great emotion such as excitement, surprise, happiness, and anger, and it ends with an exclamation mark. Example of this sentence type: • “Thanks, that is so great!” Raju loves to dream. Here are some sentences that tell us his thoughts. Write the type of sentence each one is in the blanks below. How can I make mum Leave this room at once. let me play in the rain? Doesn’t that sound The principal will declare funny? a holiday tomorrow. What a lovely dress Summer holidays are exciting Please come and the fairy is wearing! because there are no classes to watch me play. attend. Friends Forever 11 Ascend G3 English MCB Part 1.indb 11 7/19/2023 7:07:43 PM
Write It Who is a true friend? What are the qualities of a good friend? Write a paragraph on the topic ‘True friendship’. Given below is a writing checklist. Once you finish your paragraph, exchange it with your partner. Both of you will check the work of the other with the help of the checklist given below. Paragraphs need to have topic sentences. They are a way of organizing and expressing the main idea of the paragraph. Here’s an example of a topic sentence. • There are many possible reasons we have so much pollution. The topic is ‘‘pollution’’ and the main idea is ‘‘reasons we have so much pollution.’’ How to write a paragraph: • Answer question like why, how, or where. • Write supporting sentences or useful details about your topic. • Explain or describe something. Writing checklist Self-check Friend check Checklist Is there a topic sentence? Do the sentences begin with capital letters? Do all the sentences have correct punctuation marks at the end? Are all the words spelt correctly? Mention the misspelt words. How many sentences are there? Is the handwriting neat? 12 Friends Forever Ascend G3 English MCB Part 1.indb 12 7/19/2023 7:07:43 PM
2 Jack and the Beanstalk Warm Up Sit in groups of four and answer these questions within your group. One member from the group can repeat one answer to the class. a) Name three daily chores (household work) that you enjoy doing and three chores that you do not enjoy doing. b) Name three ways in which you help your mother, father, brother, or sister. c) If someone were to grant you a boon, what would you ask for? Reading Once upon a time, Jack lived on a small farm with his mother. Every day, Jack would help his mother. He would chop the wood, weed the garden, and milk the cow. Both Jack and his mother worked very hard. But still they were very poor. One day Jack’s mother said to him, “We don’t have enough money to buy seeds for the farm this year! We must sell our cow, Old Bess. Please take our cow. Sell her. Come back with the money.” “All right, Mother,” said Jack, “It’s market-day today. I’ll go into town and sell Bessy.” 13 Ascend G3 English MCB Part 1.indb 13 7/19/2023 7:07:45 PM
Jack walked across the fields to the river. He had to just cross the river to reach the town. He met a funny-looking old man who said to him, “Good morning, Jack. Where are you off to this fine morning?” “Good morning to you,” said Jack. He wondered how the little old man knew his name. He said, “I’m going to the market to sell our cow, Bessy.” “Well, what a helpful son you are!” exclaimed the man. “I have a special deal for such a good boy like you.” The little old man opened his hand to show Jack what he held. “Beans?” asked Jack, looking a little confused. “Six magical bean seeds to be exact, young man. If you plant them overnight, by morning they will grow right up to the sky,” promised the funny little man. “Now take these beans and give your cow to me.” “They’re very pretty colours. Please take this cow and give me these beans,” said Jack. Jack handed over Bessy’s noose, took the beans, and headed back home to show them to his mother. “Back already, Jack?” asked his mother, “I see you haven’t got Old Bess – you’ve sold her so quickly. How much did you get for her?” Jack smiled and reached into his pocket, “Just look at these beans, Mother. They’re magical. Plant them overnight and…” Jack’s mother was very cross. She pushed the beans out of Jack’s hand. They went straight out through the window. “Jack! Go to bed now.” Jack ran upstairs to his small room in the attic. He went to bed but he was sad. 14 Jack and the Beanstalk Ascend G3 English MCB Part 1.indb 14 7/19/2023 7:07:46 PM
When he woke up the next morning, his room looked strange. He looked out of the window. A huge beanstalk was next to his house. The top of the beanstalk was above the clouds. Jack used the leaves and twisty vines like the steps of a ladder. He climbed and climbed until at last, he reached the sky. At the top was a tall, square castle. Jack counted six, tall gold towers. He opened a large door and went quietly inside. An ugly giant lived in the huge castle. He was sleeping near a huge kitchen. Next to the enormous giant was a tiny white hen in a small gold cage. It was looking sickly. The hen looked sadly at Jack. ‘‘Please help me. I cannot walk. I cannot open my wings to fly. I have not seen the sky for a long time. I always live in this cage.’’ Jack went near the cage. He opened it and picked up the little hen. He walked quickly to the beanstalks and climbed down. Just then the giant opened his eyes. ‘‘Where is my hen? I’m so hungry I could eat three cows. Ah, what’s this I smell? ‘‘Fee-fi-fo-fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman, Be he alive, or be he dead I'll grind his bones to make my bread.’’ The giant came running after Jack. When he got to the beanstalk, suddenly he saw Jack disappear. Confused, the giant peered through the clouds and saw Jack Jack and the Beanstalk 15 Ascend G3 English MCB Part 1.indb 15 7/19/2023 7:07:48 PM
underneath climbing down for dear life. The giant stomped his foot and roared angrily. “Fee-fi-fo-fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman, I can see you. I’m coming to grind your bones and make my bread.” The giant tried to climb down the beanstalk. Jack climbed down very fast. As he neared the bottom, Jack called out, “Mother! Please! Hurry, bring me an axe, bring me an axe.” And his mother came rushing out with Jack’s wood chopping axe in her hand. But when she came to the enormous beanstalk, she stood stock-still with fright. Jack jumped down on the ground. He picked up the axe and chopped down the beanstalk. The giant could not climb down. With his mother’s help, Jack got the sickly hen back in good health. The grateful hen clucked happily and laid a golden egg on the ground. Both Jack and his mother were surprised. It was a special hen. Jack sold the egg. Now he could purchase seeds for the spring crop. He also could buy his milking cow, Old Bess, after some time. He also invited all his friends for a nice meal. And so, Jack, his mother, Old Bess, and the white hen lived happily ever after. 16 Jack and the Beanstalk Ascend G3 English MCB Part 1.indb 16 7/19/2023 7:07:49 PM
Glossary castle: fort enormous: huge, massive noose: a loop that tightens as the rope is pulled; stock-still: frozen, surprised used to trap animals fright: in fear cross: upset attic: a small, storage room on top of the stairs vines: the twisted branches of a climbing plant that grow upwards Read and Answer 1. Number the sentences in the order they happen in the story. Discuss your answers in the class and score yourself. a) Jack took the hen and ran to climb down the beanstalk. b) Jack led his milking cow to the market to sell it to buy seeds for the farm. c) His mother was very cross that he had sold the cow for six special beans. d) Jack climbed the beanstalk and saw a tall, square castle with towers. e) An old man gave Jack six magical beans in exchange for the cow. f) His mother threw the beans out of the window angrily, and the next morning, Jack saw giant beanstalks reaching to the sky. g) Jack lived happily with his mother. The white hen gave them a golden egg. h) Jack entered the castle and saw the giant sleeping. The sickly hen asked him for help. i) Jack asked his mother to get his axe. As soon as he got down, he cut the beanstalk with the axe. The giant could not climb down. 2. Read the sentences. Who said them? Circle the correct answer. Score yourself and check your score with help from your teacher. Compare your answers with those of a friend's. Score each other. a) ‘‘Come back with the money.’’ i) The old man ii) Jack’s mother b) ‘‘Six magical bean seeds to be exact.’’ i) Jack ii) The old man c) ‘‘They’re very pretty colours.’’ ii) Jack i) The old man Jack and the Beanstalk 17 Ascend G3 English MCB Part 1.indb 17 7/19/2023 7:07:49 PM
d) ‘‘Go to bed.’’ ii) Jack i) Jack’s mother ii) The hen e) ‘‘I cannot walk.’’ ii) The giant i) The giant ii) Jack’s mother f) ‘‘Where is my hen?’’ i) Jack g) ‘‘I can see you.’’ i) The giant 3. Complete the graphic organizer for the story you just read. Write three words to describe these characters. Beginning Middle End Think and Answer 1. Would you call the giant wicked and selfish? Give reasons. 2. Is Jack a brave and a clever boy? How do you know? 18 Jack and the Beanstalk Ascend G3 English MCB Part 1.indb 18 7/19/2023 7:07:50 PM
W O R D Word Work W O RK Two words in one In the story, we come across the word beanstalk. It is made up of two words: bean and stalk. There are many such words in the English language that are made up of two nouns. Read the examples given below. • butter and fly = butterfly • key and hole = keyhole • air and plane = airplane • book and shelf = bookshelf • light and house = lighthouse 1. Read the clues and solve the crossword to find two words in one. Score yourself and check your score with help from your teacher. 1 2 3 4 5 6 19 7 7/19/2023 7:07:51 PM Jack and the Beanstalk Ascend G3 English MCB Part 1.indb 19
Across 1. one of the words is ‘book’ and you write in it 3. one of the words is ‘see’ and you will find this in a park 5. one of the words is ‘black’ and your teacher writes on it 6. one of the words is ‘cup’ and you use it to store things 7. one of the words is ‘room’ and you find this place inside a school Down 1. one of the words is ‘paper’ and it tells us what is happening everywhere 2. one of the words is ‘foot’ and you score goals with it 4. one of the words is ‘brush’ and you clean your teeth with it Movement words 2. Find five movement words from the lesson and fill them in the boxes given below. One has been done for you. Discuss your answers in the class and score yourself. walked Listen Live 1. Listen to yet another story, look at the pictures, and number them in the order you hear about them. Listen again and check your answers. 20 Jack and the Beanstalk Ascend G3 English MCB Part 1.indb 20 7/19/2023 7:07:54 PM
2. Read the sentences. Write T for true and F for false statements. Listen again and check your answers. a) The cat had a problem with the mice. b) The mice were scared of the cat. c) The cat caught the relatives of the mice and ate them up. d) The Minister mouse wanted to find an answer to the problem. e) An old mouse thought of tying a bell round the cat’s neck. f) The young mouse had an excellent idea, but he was not ready to go near the cat. Sound Sense The letters o and u come together to make a sound ou as in ‘house’ and ‘counted’. 1. Look at the ou words given in the box and read them aloud shout with your friend. After you finish reading, add three more words to the list. proud mountain cloud south bounce sound The three words are , , and . 2. Now read aloud these sentences in groups of four. a) The round moon is shining above the house. b) The mouse climbed the tree and bounced on the brown branch. c) The sound came from the mountain. We could hear someone shouting. d) The cow ran round and round the garden. e) The south wind roared and howled round the giant’s house. Jack and the Beanstalk 21 Ascend G3 English MCB Part 1.indb 21 7/19/2023 7:07:55 PM
Speak Now Remember that in the story, Jack lived on a small farm with his mother. When was the last time you visited a farm? Speak to your class about your visit to the farm using the following clues. I visited a farm in . We went for a ride on the tractor. It was . We fed the big and small animals. We fed the hens, , the sheep, , etc. We collected . I had a wonderful time. I . Go Grammar Singular and plural nouns Read these sentences and note the use of the nouns for one or more than one person, place, animal, or thing. • Jack used the leaves and twisty vines like the steps of a ladder. He climbed and climbed until at last, he reached the sky. Jack, ladder, and sky are singular nouns as they name one person, thing, and place, respectively. Leaves, vines, and steps name more than one thing and are called plural (more than one) nouns. Remember Nouns that name a common person place or thing are called common nouns. For example, leaves, vines, steps, ladder, sky. Nouns that name a particular person, place, animal, or thing are called proper nouns. For example, Jack. 22 Jack and the Beanstalk Ascend G3 English MCB Part 1.indb 22 7/19/2023 7:07:55 PM
Look at these pictures. one book two books one hand two hands When a noun names only one person, place, animal, or thing, it is known as a singular noun. When a noun names more than one person, place, animal, or thing, it is known as a plural noun. Plural nouns can be formed in many ways. Read the rules below to change singular nouns to plural nouns. Rule 1: We add an -s to singular nouns to make them plural. Rule 2: We add -es to singular nouns that end with s, ss, sh, ch, x, and o to make them plural. 1. Complete the table with the plural form of the nouns. Singular Plural apple class doctor brush 2. Write S for singular nouns and P for plural nouns. a) crocodile b) desks c) friend d) cousins e) boxes f ) pencil g) matches h) skirts Jack and the Beanstalk 23 Ascend G3 English MCB Part 1.indb 23 7/19/2023 7:07:56 PM
Articles Read the following sentences from the story. Note the use of a, an, and the. • At the top was a tall, square castle. Jack counted six, tall gold towers. He opened a large door and went quietly inside. • An ugly giant lived in the huge castle. He was sleeping near a huge kitchen. Next to the enormous giant was a tiny white hen in a small gold cage. By now you know the difference between vowels and consonants. The letters a, e, i, o, u are vowels. The rest of the letters of the alphabet are consonants. A, an, and the are called articles. 1. We use a and an when we talk about things in general or for the first time. 2. We use a before words that begin with a consonant sound. 3. We use an before words that begin with a vowel sound. 4. We use the before words when we mention them the second time. 5. We also use the when we mention something that is one of its kind. For example: ‘‘I smell the blood of an Englishman.’’ 6. We write a and an with singular words only. We write the with both singular and plural words. Examples: a boy the boy an apple the apples 3. Complete these sentences using a, an, or the. a) I saw eagle flying. Soon eagle landed to catch eagle. mouse. But mouse ran fast enough to escape b) Tina has white dog, brown dog, and parrot as pets. dogs are always quiet, but parrot is very noisy. c) Yesterday my father bought umbrella for me. umbrella is bright and colourful. I like umbrella very much. Now let us look at the uses of the. 1. We use the to talk about a particular person or thing or about something which is known to the people who are talking to each other. Example: The book you gave me is interesting. 24 Jack and the Beanstalk Ascend G3 English MCB Part 1.indb 24 7/19/2023 7:07:57 PM
2. We use the for things that are special and only one in number. Examples: The Sun The Moon The Taj Mahal 3. We usually do not use the before the names of persons and places. But we use the before the names of rivers and mountain ranges. We also use the before the names of countries whose name has a special meaning. Examples: The Tony 7 The Ganges 3 The India 7 The Himalayas 3 The Nepal 7 The United States of America 3 4. Fill in the blanks with the where necessary. Put a 7 where we do not need an article. One has been done for you. a) 7 Mary is not feeling well. b) moon is surrounded by stars. c) New Delhi is the capital of India. d) Where did you put flowers I gave you? e) man in green shirt is my father. f) When I went to Agra, I saw Taj Mahal. g) Rocky Mountains are in United States of America. Write It Write the story of the mice wanting to bell the cat in your own words. The words in the box will help you. You can write five to ten sentences in your notebook. meeting problem enemy caught eaten relatives suggest think worried scared idea excellent warn wonderful forward tie replied Jack and the Beanstalk 25 Ascend G3 English MCB Part 1.indb 25 7/19/2023 7:07:58 PM
3 7/19/2023 7:07:59 PM The City Train Reading We’re rushing through the station, We’ve tickets for the train. We’re visiting the city, Then we’re home again. The train is at the platform And it’s ready to go We must hurry, hurry, hurry I can hear the whistle blow. The red and silver engine Is noisy, big and strong And faster, faster, faster It’s pulling us along. Now trees and fields are flying by Flying by the train We’re visiting the city Then we’re coming home again. Anonymous Glossary flying by: moving past the window quickly 26 Ascend G3 English MCB Part 1.indb 26
Let's Enjoy 1. Answer the questions. Write short answers. The first one has been done for you. At the station Verse 1: a) Where are the children? b) What are they visiting? Verse 2: c) Where is the train? Verse 3: d) What are the colours of the engine? Verse 4: e) Which things are flying by the train? 2. Write the words under the correct pictures. whistle field station ticket platform engine TICKET N.O: 0123456789 Activity 1. Identify the rhyming words from the poem. a) train – b) go – c) strong – 2. Why do you think the following words are repeated? a) hurry (verse 2) b) faster (verse 3) The City Train 27 Ascend G3 English MCB Part 1.indb 27 7/19/2023 7:08:02 PM
4 James and the Giant Peach Warm Up Discuss in groups of four. a) Are you fond of trees? b) What does a tree mean to you? c) Why is it important to look after trees? d) How do trees make your life better? Reading Here is James Henry Trotter when he was about four years old. Up until this time, he had had a happy life, living peacefully with his mother and father in a beautiful house beside the sea. There were always plenty of other children for him to play with, and there was the sandy beach for him to run about on and the ocean to paddle in. It was the perfect life for a small boy. Then, one day, James’s mother and father went to London to do some shopping, and there a terrible thing happened. Both of them suddenly got eaten up (in full daylight, mind you, and on a crowded street) by an enormous angry rhinoceros which had escaped from the London Zoo. 28 7/19/2023 7:08:05 PM Ascend G3 English MCB Part 1.indb 28
Now this, as you can well imagine, was a rather nasty experience for two such gentle parents. But in the long run, it was far nastier for James than it was for them. Their troubles were all over in a jiffy. They were dead and gone in thirty-five seconds flat. Poor James, on the other hand, was still very much alive, and all at once he found himself alone and frightened in a vast, unfriendly world. The lovely house by the seaside had to be sold immediately, and the little boy, carrying nothing but a small suitcase containing a pair of pyjamas and a toothbrush, was sent away to live with his two aunts. Their names were Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker, and I am sorry to say that they were both really horrible people. They were selfish and lazy and cruel, and right from the beginning they started beating poor James for almost no reason at all. They never called him by his real name, but always referred to him as “you miserable creature”, and they certainly never gave him any toys to play with or any picture books to look at. His room was as bare as a prison cell. They lived – Aunt Sponge, Aunt Spiker, and now James as well – in a queer ramshackle house on the top of a high hill in the south of England. The hill was so high that from almost anywhere in the garden James could look down and see for miles and miles across a marvellous landscape of woods and fields, and on a very clear day, if he looked in the right direction, he could see a tiny grey dot far away on the horizon, which was the house that he used to live in with his beloved mother and father. And just beyond that, he could see the ocean itself – a long thin streak of blackish-blue, like a line of ink, beneath the rim of the sky. But James was never allowed to go down off the top of that hill. Neither Aunt Sponge nor Aunt Spiker could ever be bothered to take him out herself, not even for a small walk or a picnic, and he certainly wasn’t permitted to go alone. James and the Giant Peach 29 Ascend G3 English MCB Part 1.indb 29 7/19/2023 7:08:06 PM
“The nasty little beast will only get into mischief if he goes out of the garden,” Aunt Spiker had said. And terrible punishments were promised him, such as being locked up in the cellar with the rats for a week, if he even so much as dared to climb over the fence. The garden, which covered the whole of the top of the hill, was large and desolate, and the only tree in the entire place (apart from a clump of dirty old laurel bushes at the far end) was an ancient peach tree that never gave any peaches. There was no swing, no seesaw, no sandpit, and no other children were ever invited to come up the hill to play with poor James. There wasn’t so much as a dog or a cat around to keep him company. And as time went on, he became sadder and sadder, and more and more lonely, and he used to spend hours every day standing at the bottom of the garden, gazing wistfully at the lovely but forbidden world of woods and fields and ocean that was spread out below him like a magic carpet. Roald Dahl Glossary horizon: point where the earth and the sky seem to meet peacefully: without disturbance streak: a line or long mark on something that is a enormous: very large different colour from the colour surrounding it nasty: very bad or unpleasant rim: the upper or outer edge of an object experience: an event or occurrence that permitted: allowed creates an impression on people cellar: a room under a building, below the level of the jiffy: very quickly ground, usually used for storing things immediately: without delay dared: had the courage to do something that is not safe referred: mentioned or talked about desolate: empty and deserted miserable: very unhappy laurel: a small tree with shiny dark green leaves that do queer: strange not fall off in winter ramshackle: a house that is badly made ancient: very old and likely to break or fall down wistfully: sadly, with regret marvellous: amazing and beautiful forbidden: a place where you are not allowed to enter 30 James and the Giant Peach Ascend G3 English MCB Part 1.indb 30 7/19/2023 7:08:07 PM
Read and Answer 1. Answer the following questions. a) Where did James live when we first meet him? b) Why did he move in with his aunts? c) Where was he not allowed to go? d) What happened to James’s parents? e) What were James’s aunts called? f) What was in the backyard of James’s house? g) What did James’s cruel aunts call him? h) What did James do as he became sadder and sadder? 2. Describe each of the following and complete the table. James’s parents’ house James’s aunts’ house James’s life in his parents’ house James’s life in his aunts’ house Think and Answer 1. Describe James’s aunts. Talk about their characteristics as well as their appearance. 2. Why do you think the woods and fields looked like a ‘magic carpet’ from the hill where James was? James and the Giant Peach 31 Ascend G3 English MCB Part 1.indb 31 7/19/2023 7:08:08 PM
3. Read the last two paragraphs. What do they tell us about James? 4. What do you think will happen to the peach tree in the story and why? 5. Imagine how the peach tree looks like. Write two lines about it. W O R D Word Work W O RK Suffixes Read this sentence. • Up until this time, he had had a happy life, living peacefully with his mother and father in a beautiful house beside the sea. Note the word peaceful is made by adding the ending -ful to the word peace. There are many similar words in the English language that use the endings -ful or -less. These are called suffixes. Example: • pain + less = painless • forget + ful = forgetful • meaning + less = meaningless 1. Read the words below and make new words using -ful or -less. Some words can use both. Compare your answers with those of a friend's. Score each other. a) care + = . b) dread + = . c) hope + = . The suffix ‘ful’ means d) cheer + = . full of. e) harm + = . The suffix ‘less’ means f) heart + = . without. g) sleep + = . h) doubt + = . 32 James and the Giant Peach Ascend G3 English MCB Part 1.indb 32 7/19/2023 7:08:08 PM
2. Write a single word with -ful or -less to complete each sentence. Use the clues given. Compare your answers with those of a friend's. Score each other. home care thank harm colour a) I am to God for having wonderful parents. b) people are provided with shelters. c) Some snakes are , but others are dangerous. d) Holi is a festival. e) Ram is a driver. He hit a tree last week. Listen Live Number the things in the order you hear about them. Listen again and check your answers. James and the Giant Peach 33 Ascend G3 English MCB Part 1.indb 33 7/19/2023 7:08:10 PM
Sound Sense Notice the spelling of the word peach from the story. Although peach is spelt with an ea, it is pronounced as ee. It takes the long e sound. Similar words in the English language are each, reach, heat, beat, teach. Note that not all ea words are pronounced with a long e sound. Many take the a sound. Example: tear, wear, bear. Fill in the blanks with words that have a long ee sound. Then read the sentences aloud. a) May I have my dinner, . (p _ _ _ _ _) b) It is time to dinner. (e _ _) c) Frogs like to in the pond. (l _ _ _) d) I don’t eat . I am a vegetarian. (m _ _ _) e) My mother likes me to keep my bedroom nice and . (c _ _ _ _) f) I would like to have a cup of . (t _ _ ) Speak Now Talk briefly to your class about one of the following. How James’s life changed after his parents’ death Or James’s aunts and their treatment of him Or The ancient peach tree in James’s backyard 34 James and the Giant Peach Ascend G3 English MCB Part 1.indb 34 7/19/2023 7:08:11 PM
Go Grammar Pronouns Read the following sentences from the story and note the words in colour. • Up until this time, he had had a happy life, living peacefully with his mother and father. • Their names were Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker, and I am sorry to say that they were both really horrible people. The words in colour replace the naming words James, and Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker. That way, their names do not have to be repeated. These words are called pronouns. Pronouns are words that are used in place of nouns so that the nouns are not repeated in a sentence. Now let us look at the pronouns used for different people. Notice how a pronoun changes if it is put after the doing word in a sentence. a girl or a woman She is my sister. I like her a lot. a boy or a man He is a doctor. You can meet him. our own self I am hungry. Give me something to eat. person or persons we are speaking to You are late. The teacher wants to meet you. a group of people Tim and Ann are singers. They sing very a group which includes us well. People love to hear them sing. David and I are friends. We are in the same an animal or thing school. Father drops us there every morning. I saw a green frog. It jumped into the pond. A big fish caught it. James and the Giant Peach 35 Ascend G3 English MCB Part 1.indb 35 7/19/2023 7:08:11 PM
1. Underline the pronouns in these sentences. a) It is my parents’ anniversary today. I bought flowers for them. b) Max is sitting in the car. He is going to office. c) Grandma gave some chocolates to Annie and me. She gave us some wafers too. d) My name is Rudy. I am nine years old. e) That is Alice’s dog. It is very fond of me. f) Mini and Soni are going to the park. They are going to play. 2. Choose the correct pronouns and fill in the blanks. a) We are going to watch a movie and Dia is coming with . (us/them) b) These flowers are for Alice. Please pass them to . (her/she) c) The milk has gone bad. is not fit for drinking now. (It/He) d) Mary and Jon are in the library. are reading storybooks. (We/They) e) I don’t want to go to the mall alone. Tina, will come with me? (you/she) f) Dan and I are going to the circus. are meeting at 4 o’clock. (Us/We) Write It What do you think will happen as the story unfolds? Write a paragraph based on what you think will happen to James, James’s mean aunts, and the peach tree as the story moves forward. 36 James and the Giant Peach Ascend G3 English MCB Part 1.indb 36 7/19/2023 7:08:13 PM
5 Tree Witness Warm Up Kings in older times had ministers or advisers who were very wise and who helped them take the right decisions. Sometimes they solved very tricky problems, too. Here is a riddle for you. See if you can solve it. What has a face and two hands but no arms or legs? Reading One day, an old man came weeping and wailing to Emperor Akbar. “Justice, Jahanpanah! I have been robbed in my old age! Only you can help me.” Emperor Akbar looked at the man’s grey hair and wrinkled face. He was bent over and weak and leaned on a staff. His tattered garments showed that he was quite poor. “Tell me your troubles, Babaji,” the emperor said kindly. “Birbal and I will try to help you.” “Last year, before leaving on a long pilgrimage, I had left a bag of gold coins – all the money that I had – with my neighbour for safekeeping. When I returned, he refused to give my money back. He claimed I had never given him any money at all. I am ruined! Who will take care of me in my old age, Jahanpanah?” The poor fellow began sobbing and crying all over again. If the king could not help him, he would have to beg for a living! “Bring your neighbour to court tomorrow morning and Birbal will help me know the truth,” the emperor said. 37 Ascend G3 English MCB Part 1.indb 37 7/19/2023 7:08:14 PM
Next morning, the old man came to court with his neighbour, a strong young man with a big moustache. “The old baba is mistaken, Your Majesty,” said the young man stroking his moustache. “He is becoming forgetful in his old age. I am a rich man and an honest one. Why would I want to rob a poor old fellow, old enough to be my grandfather?” Somehow, Birbal didn’t quite trust the young neighbour. He turned to the old man, “Did anyone see you giving the bag of gold to your neighbour?” “No, Huzoor,” the old man said shaking his head sadly. “I trusted this young man as a son. Now I see I was mistaken.” His shoulders slumped in hopelessness. “Umm... let me think,” said Birbal. “Can you remember where you were, Babaji, when you gave him this bag of coins?” “Ah, that I do remember, Huzoor,” the old man said, brightening up. “We were standing under a mango tree, in a mango grove outside our village. It was summer. The mangoes were ripe, and the air was filled with their delicious smell.” “A mango tree!” said Birbal, delighted. “I thought you said you had no witness. The mango tree is your witness. Baba, go immediately to the tree in the mango grove and ask the tree to come to court.” A titter broke out among the nobles and other spectators. Everyone thought Birbal was joking. How could a mango tree come to 38 Tree Witness Ascend G3 English MCB Part 1.indb 38 7/19/2023 7:08:16 PM
court and give witness? A tree cannot walk or talk. The old man, too, was shocked, but he was afraid to talk back to the king’s minister. So, he bowed low and left immediately for the mango grove. An hour passed and the king and nobles were becoming restless. “Be patient,” said Birbal. “The old gentleman will be back any minute.” “Oh no!” said the young neighbour, jumping up, “He is not going to be back for several hours.” Birbal looked at the young man. “Tell me, how far the mango grove is from here.” “More than three miles away, Huzoor. But that old fellow walks so slowly, it will take him at least three hours to get there and back!” “Very well, we shall wait,” said Birbal and proceeded with other business in the court. Several hours later, the old man returned. He was dusty and weary, and, of course, there was no tree with him. “Three times I repeated your order to the tree, but it would not budge. Now I am truly lost for I have no witness.” His face crumpled and his whole body shook with sobs. “Don’t worry, Babaji,” said Birbal kindly. “That mango tree has already given its witness for you.” He turned to the neighbour with an angry frown. “You, young man, are a liar and a thief! You did take the old man’s money under a mango tree. How else would you know which mango tree he had gone to and how far away it was?” The emperor and his courtiers clapped and cheered Birbal. Birbal had solved yet another case! The neighbour was ordered to give the old man two bags of gold coins and was then led away to prison. The old man went away singing the praises of Akbar and Birbal. Amita Sarin Tree Witness 39 Ascend G3 English MCB Part 1.indb 39 7/19/2023 7:08:17 PM
Glossary restless: not willing or able to keep still because you are nervous or bored Jahanpanah: old Persian word for ‘Emperor’ patient: to calmly wait for something to happen staff: a thick walking stick miles: a mile is almost one and a half kilometres tattered: torn proceeded: went ahead garments: clothes business: work sobbing: crying softly weary: tired stroking: gently rubbing one’s hand over budge: move from a place something or someone crumpled: lost shape slumped: bent down frown: to move your eyebrows down and closer brightening up: showing happiness on one’s face together because you are angry, worried, or witness: someone who can be trusted to describe thinking hard honestly the things he or she has seen courtiers: members of a king’s court titter: laughter that shows disrespect Read and Answer 1. Say whether the following are true (T) or false (F). Discuss your answers in the class and score yourself. a) The old man, who came to Akbar’s court to seek justice, lived under a mango tree. b) The old man’s neighbour was called Ramu. c) The old man was not rich. d) Akbar asked the old man to produce the mango tree as a witness for his claim. e) The neighbour knew that it would take the old man several hours before he returned to court. f) The mango tree was more than fifteen miles from the Emperor’s court. g) Birbal found out that the neighbour had cheated the old man because he knew how far the court was from the mango tree. h) The old man was sad as he had no money left after his neighbour had cheated him. 40 Tree Witness Ascend G3 English MCB Part 1.indb 40 7/19/2023 7:08:18 PM
2. Answer with reference to the context. a) “Tell me your troubles, Babaji,” the emperor said kindly. “Birbal and I will try to help you.” i) Who was the emperor talking to? ii) What were this person’s ‘troubles’? iii) What does this conversation tell us about the emperor? b) “Oh no!”… “He is not going to be back for several hours.” i) Who said these words to whom? ii) Who would not be back for several hours and why? iii) What did these words prove? Think and Answer 1. Read this sentence. ‘‘A mango tree!’’ said Birbal, delighted. Why do you think Birbal was delighted? 2. How do we know that the old man was not forgetful as the neighbour had claimed? 3. Do you think Birbal had always known the truth? How did he get to know the truth? Explain. W O R D Word Work 41 W O RK 7/19/2023 7:08:19 PM Words in context 1. Find words from the story which mean the same as these expressions. a) to let out a mournful cry as in grief or suffering b) to shift one’s body weight towards one side c) to go on a religious visit or journey Tree Witness Ascend G3 English MCB Part 1.indb 41
d) to hand over to keep in a place where something is secure e) people who watch at an event f) a group of mango trees that grow close together 2. Use the words from the exercise above to complete the sentences. One has been done for you. a) We went on a pilgrimage to Amarnath. b) The old man upon his walking stick. c) I gave my school badge to my mother for . d) The at the cricket match were very excited. e) I visited a shady . I plucked a lot of mangoes. f) The injured man was in pain by the side of the road. Listen Live 1. Listen to the first part of the story The Mango Tree and answer the questions. Listen again and check your answers. a) Why does the young man’s wife complain to him? i) She doesn’t like the mango tree. ii) She feels that his sister spends too much time looking after the mango tree and neglects the housework. iii) She doesn’t like her husband. b) What does she suggest the sister should do? i) get married and go away from the house ii) do all the housework iii) go to college c) What do you think will happen in Part 2? i) The mango tree will be cut down. ii) The mango tree will die. iii) The brother will fall sick. 42 Tree Witness Ascend G3 English MCB Part 1.indb 42 7/19/2023 7:08:20 PM
2. Now listen to the second part of The Mango Tree and answer the questions. a) Why do you think the young man’s wife neglected the mango tree? i) She wanted to plant flowers instead of a mango tree. ii) She was angry that her sister-in-law missed only the mango tree and not them. iii) She did not eat mangoes. b) What does the sister mean by “The tree and my brother share a common soul”? i) It means that the tree and her brother were somehow connected. ii) It means her brother was also a tree. iii) It means her brother liked mangoes. Sound Sense 1. Look and read aloud the words from the story. summer minister These words have an er sound at the end. 2. Now look at the pictures and name the people. Read their names aloud. a) b) c) d) Tree Witness 43 Ascend G3 English MCB Part 1.indb 43 7/19/2023 7:08:21 PM
Now, listen and repeat. First came the builder, Then came the carpenter, Next came the plumber, And last came the painter. Look! It’s our new house! Speak Now In the story we read, we see how justice is done. What do you think are the qualities of a good judge? honest fair just sympathetic Take turns in speaking about the qualities of a good judge. You may use the clues given above. Go Grammar Simple past forms Read these sentences. Notice the words in colour. It was summer. The mangoes were ripe and the air was filled with their delicious smell’’. The simple past forms of the verb be are was and were. We use was with he/she/it/I. We use were with you/we/they. Was is a singular verb used with nouns or pronouns that are singular. Were is a plural verb used with nouns or pronouns that are plural. 44 Tree Witness Ascend G3 English MCB Part 1.indb 44 7/19/2023 7:08:22 PM
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