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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 1 Grandmother’s Stories����������������������������������������������������������������������������� 1 2 A Book for My Mother ����������������������������������������������������������������������������� 6 3 Alfie and Potol ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 10 S1 Speaking Project ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 15 R1 Reading Comprehension ��������������������������������������������������������������������� 16 4 Better Late than Never��������������������������������������������������������������������������� 18 5 The Cow ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 23 6 Meera’s Adventure ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 28 S2 Speaking Project ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 33 R2 Reading Comprehension ��������������������������������������������������������������������� 34
1 Grandmother’s Stories My Family and I Listen and Say Aloud Words with the short Words with the short Words with the short ‘a’ sound ‘e’ sound ‘i’ sound pan jam beg pen dig pin map can red ten lip fig Warm Up • D o you spend time with your grandparents when you meet them? • D o they tell you stories about their lives and childhood? Let us read a story about a grandmother and her granddaughter, Lalitha. They spend time together, sharing stories and photographs. 1
Reading the Text Lalitha was waiting impatiently for the clock to strike nine. Grandma finished her prayers and walked into the living room. She asked Lalitha if she wanted to listen to a story. But today, Lalitha wanted to see Grandma’s childhood photographs. Grandma smiled and walked towards the cupboard. She took out her old photo album. Lalitha jumped with joy. She eagerly impatiently waited for the photograph that she would see that day. Grandma finally chose one photograph. Every photograph in Grandma’s album had an interesting story to tell. ‘Every time I show you a picture, I give you a piece of my heart’, Grandma told Lalitha. On that day, Grandma showed her a picture of herself in which she was standing in the fields. There was a scarecrow next to her. This picture was taken when she was seven years old. She and her friends had made the scarecrow together. Grandma then told Lalitha a story. She said that, one day, she had dressed up like a scarecrow and scared many children of her village. Lalitha laughed. ‘Grandma, you should tell your stories to the scarecrow whole world’, she said. ‘They are such interesting stories. Some of them are funny. Many are wise. I have an idea! You should write the story of your life’, said Lalitha. ‘Why will people want to read the story of my life?’ Grandma asked. ‘There is so much that everyone can learn from your life’, answered Lalitha. Grandma thought about it. She felt that it was a good idea. They decided to write the story behind each and every photograph. Let Us Discuss 1) What did Grandma take out from her cupboard? 2) What did Lalitha and Grandma decide in the end? 2
Understanding the Text Meaning Exercise 1: New words Word impatiently scarecrow Exercise 2: Literature comprehension 1) What did Lalitha want to see? Ans. 2) Which picture did Grandma show Lalitha? Ans. 3) Which story did Grandma tell Lalitha? Ans. Grandmother’s Stories 3
Exercise 3: Read and answer Read the following sentences and write true or false. 1) Lalitha wanted to listen to a story. _________________ 2) Every photograph in Grandma’s album had an interesting story to tell. _________________ 3) G randma showed Lalitha a picture of herself in which she was standing with her friends. _________________ 4) Grandma had made the scarecrow all by herself. _________________ 5) Lalitha and Grandma decided to write the story behind each and every photograph. _________________ Exercise 4: Value-based questions – Judgement and appreciation 1) Why do you think Lalitha jumped with joy when she saw the photo album? Ans. 2) What kind of stories did Grandma share? Do you think it is good to share stories? Ans. 4
Speaking Task Interview Our grandparents have many interesting stories to tell us about their lives and childhoods. Spend time with them and find out about their memories. Ask them questions such as the following: Where did you live What was your when you were my home like? age? peHotoopwgleemtshataenyry?ed Hwaoinwthyodmuidot tdyeoeleurnvhitsaoiovynes?ofur n Find out the answers to all or a few of these questions. Share them with the class. Word meanings not able to wait impatiently – a figure made of hay to scare birds away from fields scarecrow – Grandmother’s Stories 5
A Book 2 for My Mother My Family and I Listen and Say Aloud Word Rhyming word Word Rhyming word read need smile style street sweet funny day way thought money pot Warm Up • What do you do for your parents on their birthdays? • What would you do if you wanted to gift something to your parents but did not have any money? Let us read a poem about a little girl who wants to gift her mother a book. 6
Reading the Text M y mother loves to read monster On her shelf is a book for every need. shelf Of fairies, ghosts and monsters on the street fairy Faraway tales, both sour and sweet. Today is her birthday I need to think of a way, To make her smile In my very own style. L et me write a book; a book nice and funny For which I would need no money. All I would need is one good thought To cook something in the idea-pot! Let Us Discuss 1) What does the girl’s mother like to do? 2) What does the girl want to gift her mother? Understanding the Text Meaning Exercise 1: New words Word shelf fairies monsters faraway idea-pot A Book for My Mother 7
Exercise 2: Literature comprehension 1) What kinds of books does the girl’s mother have? Ans. 2) What does the girl need to think of? Ans. 3) Why does the girl decide to write a book and not buy one? Ans. Exercise 3: Read and answer Read the poem and fill in the blanks using the words given in the box. thought sour read money birthday sweet 1) The mother loves to _______________________. 2) The stories of faraway lands are both _______________________ and _______________________. 3) It is the mother’s _______________________. 4) The child does not need _______________________ to write the book. 5) The child just needs a good _______________________ to make a story. 8
Exercise 4: Value-based questions – Judgement and appreciation 1) Do you think that a child can write a book? Why or why not? Ans. 2) Do you like reading books? Why or why not? Ans. Speaking Task Circle time Sit in a circle with your teacher and friends. Take turns and answer these questions. • Whom do you want to make happy? • How do you spend time with this person? • What is the one little thing that you can do to make them happy? • What do you think the person would say? Word meanings shelf – boards fixed to the wall, on which one can keep things fairies – small magical creatures with wings monsters – big, ugly, scary creatures faraway – a place that is far off idea-pot – a person’s mind A Book for My Mother 9
3 Alfie and Potol Listen and Say Aloud Words with the short ‘o’ sound Words with the short ‘u’ sound hot log bun hug jog fox fun run Warm Up • Do you like playing with your friends? • Do you like to share everything with them? Why or why not? Let us read a story about two dogs, Alfie and Potol, who are friends. 10
Reading the Text Alfie is a big dog. Potol is a small dog. They are good friends. They sleep in the same room. They even eat from the same blue bowl. But they have a problem when they go out for a walk. problem Alfie has long legs. She can run very fast. Potol has short legs. He cannot run fast and gets tired easily. Alfie is tall and can see right across the park. across Alfie can see the thick forest from far. She can also see the rabbits and squirrels running around the lake. Potol is small. He cannot see the forest or the rabbits or the squirrels. Alfie loves to run around the park. She also likes lake to go into the forest. But it gets difficult for Potol to cross the huge park because of his short legs. When Alfie runs into the forest, Potol is left behind, playing with the other small dogs in the park. huge Alfie wants to help her friend Potol. She wants Potol to come with her to the forest. So, she thinks of a plan. She finds a skateboard in the park. Alfie has seen paws children riding these boards. She and Potol push skateboard the skateboard home with their noses and paws. They tie a piece of strong string to the board. Then, Potol climbs on it. Alfie takes the end of the string in her mouth. She pulls little Potol to the park. Alfie takes Potol into the forest. Both of them chase the chase rabbits and play around the lake. Potol loves to be with his friend. Now, Alfie and Potol go everywhere together. Alfie and Potol 11
Let Us Discuss 1) What are the names of the two dogs in the story? 2) What did Alfie use to take Potol with her everywhere? Understanding the Text Meaning Exercise 1: New words Word problem across lake huge skateboard paws chase Speaking Task Story telling Think of a time when a friend helped another friend in need. Now, write a story based on this. 12
Keep the following points in mind as you tell the story. • What are the names of the people in the story? • What happened? When did it happen? • How did one friend help the other friend? • What did the friend do then? Remember that all stories have a beginning, a middle and an end. Use this story map to write your ideas. Story Map Title – Setting – Characters – Solution – Problem – Alfie and Potol 13
Word meanings problem – a difficulty across – from one side to the other lake – a large waterbody surrounded by land huge – very big skateboard – a short board on wheels, which a person uses to stand on and move paws – the feet of animals chase – to run after someone 14
S1 Speaking Project Spending time on holidays We all like to spend time with our families. How do you spend time with your family on weekends or holidays? Tell your classmates about it. Hints: • Do you help your family members with housework? • Do you play games with them? • Do you go shopping or on picnics with them? • Do you tell stories to each other? 15
R1 Reading Comprehension Picture 1 Look at the picture below and answer the following questions. 1) The dragon in the picture has ___________ coming out of its mouth. [ ] (A) fire (B) smoke (C) water (D) food 2) The animal in the picture can ___________. [ ] (A) fly (B) run (C) both (A) and (B) (D) none of these 3) ___________ is a suitable adjective for the animal in the picture. [ ] (A) ‘Joyful’ (B) ‘Furry’ (C) ‘Orange’ (D) ‘Green’ 4) The animal has a ___________ of wings. [ ] (A) pear (B) pair (C) pare (D) payer 16
5) T he animal in the picture looks weak. The opposite [ ] of ‘weak’ is ___________. (A) ‘weakly’ (B) ‘unweak’ (C) ‘poor’ (D) ‘strong’ Picture 2 Look at the picture below and answer the following questions. 1) The family is in a _________ car. [ ] (A) blue (B) green (C) red (D) yellow 2) What time of the day is it? [ ] (A) night (B) morning (C) sunrise (D) winter 3) The father is driving the car. _________ is sitting on the left. [ ] (A) She (B) They (C) He (D) It 4) We can see four _________. [ ] (A) trees (B) lamp posts (C) cars (D) flags 5) We can see six __________. [ ] (A) trees (B) huts (C) roads (D) buildings Reading Comprehension 17
Better Late than 4 Never Life Around Us Listen and Say Aloud Words with the ‘sh’ sound Words with the ‘ch’ sound ship shop fish dish chin chick rich catch Warm Up • People who don’t want to do any work are called lazy people. Do you know anyone who is lazy? Are you a lazy person? • Do you think that being lazy is good? Why or why not? Let us read a story about a lazy squirrel named Sunny. 18
Reading the Text squirrels Winter was coming. The animals of the forest were getting ready for the cold days. All the squirrels were working hard. They were all looking for nuts to keep for the winter, except for Sunny. ‘Enjoy the good weather while it lasts’, he told his friends Sammy and Benny. ‘There is a lot of time to find nuts.’ Sunny was a very lazy squirrel. He would lie under the sun in the daytime. At other times, weather he would nap on the branches of trees. Sometimes, he would pick up a nut and throw it at Sammy, his friend, and say, ‘Stop working! Come and play nap with me.’ Sammy would play hide and seek with Sunny. But after some time, Sammy would go back to work. ‘I do not like to work’, Sunny would say. Soon, the weather turned very cold. Sunny realised that he did not have enough food. He decided that it was time to go looking for nuts. He searched among the fallen leaves, but there were no nuts. The other squirrels had taken them all. ‘What am I going to do?’ Sunny thought. ‘I do not have enough food to last all winter. I wish I had not been so lazy!’ Luckily, his friends Sammy and Benny were helpful and kind. They shared their nuts with him. The next summer, Sunny helped his friends and collected food. He decided that he would never be lazy again. Let Us Discuss 1) What were the animals in the forest getting ready for? 2) Who were Sunny’s friends? Better Late than Never 19
Understanding the Text Exercise 1: New words Meaning Word squirrels except weather lazy nap Exercise 2: Literature comprehension 1) What was Sunny doing while the other animals were looking for food? Ans. 2) How did Sunny’s friends help him? Ans. 3) How was the next summer different for Sunny? Ans. 20
Exercise 3: Read and answer Read the sentences and write T for true and F for false. Correct the false sentences and rewrite them. 1) All the squirrels were working hard except for Sunny. 2) Sunny was a very active squirrel. 3) Sammy played hide and seek with Sunny in between working. 4) T he weather had turned hot when Sunny realised he did not have enough food. 5) Sammy and Benny were rude and not kind to Sunny. Exercise 4: Value-based questions – Judgement and appreciation 1) Do you think Sunny was lucky? Why? Ans. 2) When do you feel lazy? Who helps you to remember that you should not be lazy? Ans. Better Late than Never 21
Speaking Task Group activity The opposite of ‘lazy’ is ‘hard working’. Get into two groups. Each group gives the other group a word, and the other group has to guess its opposite. If they answer correctly, they have to make a sentence with it. The group that gets the most number of correct opposites wins. Here are some words that you can use: short cold winter clean heavy happy difficult thin tall ugly strong young Word meanings squirrels – s mall animals with long, bushy tails and soft fur that live on trees except – other than weather – how hot, cold, rainy or windy it is in a day lazy – not interested in working hard or being active nap – short sleep 22
5 The Cow Life Around Us Listen and Say Aloud Word Rhyming word Word Rhyming word white might heart tart there air stray day pass grass showers flowers Warm Up • Have you seen cows roaming around? Where? • What were the cows doing? Were they of different colours? Let us now read a poem about a friendly cow and how she spends her day. 23
Reading the Text might The friendly cow, all red and white, apple-tart wanders I love with all my heart: showers She gives me cream with all her might, To eat with apple-tart. She wanders lowing here and there, lowing And yet she cannot stray, All in the pleasant open air, The pleasant light of day; And blown by all the winds that pass And wet with all the showers, She walks among the meadow grass And eats the meadow flowers. meadow – Robert Louis Stevenson Let Us Discuss 1) Of what colour is the cow? 2) What does the cow give? Understanding the Text Meaning Exercise 1: New words Word might apple-tart 24
Word Meaning wanders lowing stray pleasant showers meadow Exercise 2: Literature comprehension 1) Whom does the poet love with all his heart? Ans. 2) What does the cow walk among? Ans. 3) What does the cow eat? Ans. The Cow 25
Exercise 3: Read and answer Read the poem and find a rhyming word each for the given words. Then, add one more rhyming word of your own. 1) white _________________________ _________________________ 2) heart _________________________ _________________________ 3) there _________________________ _________________________ 4) stray _________________________ _________________________ 5) pass _________________________ _________________________ Exercise 4: Value-based questions – Judgement and appreciation 1) Are cows domestic or wild animals? Give reasons for your answer. Ans. 2) Which is your favourite animal? Why? Ans. 26
Speaking Task ABC Recitation (Group) Learn this short poem by RL Stevenson and recite it with your classmates. Rain The rain is raining all around, It falls on field and tree, It rains on the umbrellas here, And on the ships at sea. Word meanings strength might – an open pie with a sweet filling made of apples apple-tart – goes from one place to another without any reason wanders – the deep mooing sound that a cow makes lowing – to move away from the place where one should be stray – something that makes one feel happy pleasant – rainfall showers – flat land that is covered with tall grass meadow – The Cow 27
6 Meera’s Adventure Listen and Say Aloud Words with the hard ‘th’ sound Words with the soft ‘th’ sound then brother thin three fifth month mother feather Warm Up • Is it good to go somewhere alone without telling anyone? Why or why not? • If you went alone and met a strange creature, what would you do? Read the story of Meera and see what happens when she goes out alone into the forest without telling her mother. 28
Reading the Text It was a bright and sunny morning. Meera decided to go In the forest, there was a to the forest while her mother river with lots of colourful was cooking in the kitchen. fish. Meera wanted to She loved going into the forest. look at the water. She Whenever she was free, she went close to the river. would go there. She liked to She did not know that spend time walking and chatting the river was deep. with the animals and birds. She put a foot into the water. It was lovely and cool. But suddenly, she slipped over a small grey stone and fell into the water. Meera’s Adventure 29
Splash! Meera did not know how to swim! Somewhere from under came a purple body covered with stones. It looked similar to the stone that she had tripped over. Meera was frightened. It lifted her up using its tail and lay her down on the sand next to the river. It smiled and winked before disappearing into the water. Meera lay on the ground for some time. Then, she stood up and started running back home. Her mother didn’t scold her, but she asked her to change her clothes and get dry. Later that evening, her mother asked, ‘Did you meet the “pebblester”?’ Meera was surprised. ‘How do you know?’ she asked. Her mother answered, ‘Like you, I loved going into the forest and was also once rescued by the pebblester who helps children. Today, when you entered the house in soaking clothes, I thought that you must have met the pebblester.’ She put an arm around Meera and said ‘You now have a friend in the scary forest’. – Adapted from ‘Meera’s Adventure’ written by Ahana Dey 30
Let Us Discuss 1) Where did Meera like to go? 2) What happened to Meera in the forest? Understanding the Text Meaning Exercise 1: New words Word chatting tripped frightened winked disappearing rescued soaking Meera’s Adventure 31
Speaking Task ABC..., Show and tell Imagine that you are Meera. Narrate your story to your friends in your own words. Start by saying: ‘One day, I went to the forest while Mama was cooking food. I . . .’ Word meanings talking chatting – caught one’s foot on something and fell tripped – scared frightened – closed and opened one eye quickly winked – cannot be seen anymore disappearing – saved rescued – very wet soaking – 32
S2 Speaking Project My favourite animal Have you ever observed nature? Our natural surroundings are full of wonderful living and non-living things. Go out and observe the amazing world of birds and animals. Choose a bird or animal and speak about it. Hints: • What is the name of the bird or animal? • What does it look like? • What does the bird or animal eat? • Where does it live: trees, land, forests, water? • What do you like about it? 33
R2 Reading Comprehension Picture 1 Look at the picture below and answer the following questions. 1) How many honeybees can you see in the picture? [ ] (A) one (B) two (C) three (D) four 2) The ___________ rabbit is inside the tree trunk. [ ] (A) brown (B) white (C) black (D) grey 3) The deer ___________ the tortoise are walking. [ ] (A) is (B) are (C) and (D) does 4) The honeybees live in a ___________. [ ] (A) beehive (B) tree trunk (C) tree (D) house 34
5) The animals are in a forest. ‘Forest’ rhymes with ___________. [ ] (A) jungle (B) ghost (C) woods (D) bravest Picture 2 Look at the picture below and answer the following questions. 1) There are ___________ cats in the picture. [ ] (A) one (B) two (C) three (D) four 2) The ___________ cat is on the cupboard. [ ] (A) black (B) brown (C) white (D) yellow 3) The sofa is next to the cupboard. ___________ is blue in colour. [ ] (A) They (B) He (C) It (D) She Reading Comprehension 35
4) T here are pictures on the wall. Another word for [ ] ‘pictures’ is ___________. (A) ‘paper’ (B) ‘photographs’ (C) ‘table’ (D) ‘pencil’ 5) There is a clock on the wall. ‘Clock’ rhymes with ___________. [ ] (A) ‘clay’ (B) ‘cloth’ (C) ‘took’ (D) ‘lock’ 36
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