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Textbook Features Warm Up About the Writer/Poet I Read Interesting questions to Brief introduction to the Literature piece (either arouse curiosity about the writer or poet prose, poetry or drama), lesson along with pictures for new/difficult words ? In-text Questions New Words Literature Comprehension Quick check of To practise contextual understanding meanings A variety of questions to ensure the comprehension of the lesson P VocabularyR I Feel I Speak Q Value-based questions Activities to cultivate To help build and based on the lesson that ask speaking skills enhance age-appropriate for opinions and judgement vocabulary Listen and Say Aloud Dictation Language Game P ronunciation practice Words from the lesson or Games to provide based on phonics, difficult sentences with commonly engagement with and words, tongue twisters and confused spellings for enhance fluency in the multi-syllabled words dictation practice language Listening Audio Connect the Dots A Note to Parent Captivating listening Questions that stimulate Constructive activities to audio pieces followed by interdisciplinary thinking be done at home along exercises by connecting English with with parents to reinforce other subjects learning
Contents 1 Mario’s Cat ........................................ Self, Family, Home, Friends������������������������ 1 2 Grandma’s Photographs.................. Self, Family, Home, Friends���������������������� 10 3 The Story of Mr Toad ......................... Adventure and Imagination�������������������� 15 – Kenneth Grahame 4 All for Free.......................................... The World Around Us ������������������������������ 23 5 Training Patchy ................................. Self, Family, Home, Friends���������������������� 32 – Manjula Shukla 6 The Champa Flower ......................... The World Around Us ������������������������������ 38 – Rabindranath Tagore 7 Finding the Man-cub ....................... Adventure and Imagination�������������������� 47 – Rudyard Kipling 8 The Cracked Pot ................................. Art and Culture���������������������������������������� 56 (a Chinese folktale) Glossary�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 62
1Lesson Mario’s Cat Self, Family, Home, Friends Warm Up • Have you ever seen a magic show? • D o you remember any magic tricks that the magician showed? Share with your class. Let us now read a story about a boy and his cat. I Read ? How old was Mario? Mario was a happy boy. He really loved his mom and dad. But he was not like any other eleven- year-old. He loved doing magic tricks. He was a magician! Mario worked very hard at his magic. He kept learning tricks from different books. Mario’s favourite trick was with his cat, Macaroni. Macaroni was a large, fluffy, orange cat. Mario could make him disappear! fluffy disappear 1
One day, Macaroni could not be found! Mario was very sad. Had he run away? Mario set out to find him. On the way, he met Golly, the mongoose. Golly lived under a large tree. Mario asked, ‘Golly, have you seen Macaroni?’ mongoose Golly said, ‘No, sorry! I haven’t seen him. You should ask Percy, the colourful parrot. He knows everything. He is very wise.’ wise Mario walked towards the hills where Percy lived. parrot Golly followed him. Mario was happy that Golly was so helpful. They reached Percy’s tree house and knocked on the door. When Percy opened the door, Mario asked, ‘Percy, have you seen Macaroni?’ Percy asked, ‘Macaroni, the cat?’ ‘Yes!’ shouted Mario with happiness. ‘Well, I have!’ said Percy. ‘I was flying around with ? What was Percy my friends. I saw a cat who looked sad. I went to doing when he talk to him. He said his name was Macaroni and saw the sad cat? that he was lost. He is right here at my house, sleeping by the fire! I gave him milk and biscuits.’ Mario was very happy. He had found Macaroni! He gave Macaroni a big hug. He thanked Percy and Golly for their help and kindness. He invited them to his magic show. While walking back happily, Mario realised something. He realised that kindness and friendship are the real magic in our lives. New Words Word Meaning fluffy disappear mongoose 2
Word Meaning parrot wise Literature Comprehension A) Direct questions and answers 1) How was Mario different from other eleven-year-olds? Ans. 2) Where did Golly, the mongoose, and Percy, the parrot, live? Ans. 3) What had happened to Macaroni? Where did Mario finally find him? Ans. B) Reference to context 4) ‘Golly, have you seen Macaroni?’ a) Who is the speaker? Ans. b) Who is Golly? Ans. Mario’s Cat 3
c) Why did the speaker ask this question? Ans. 5) ‘I gave him milk and biscuits.’ a) Who says this and to whom? Ans. b) Whom is the speaker talking about? Ans. c) When did the speaker say this? Ans. C) Answer the following 6) Arrange the events of the story in the correct order. a) Mario’s cat, Macaroni, was lost and could not be found. [ ] b) Mario asked Golly if he had seen Macaroni. [ ] c) Mario realised that kindness and friendship are the real magic [ ] in our lives. d) Percy told Mario that Macaroni was sleeping by the fire at his house.[ ] e) Mario was a happy boy who loved his parents. He was also [ ] a magician. P R Vocabulary Q Homophones Homophones are words that have different spellings but are pronounced in the same way. They have different meanings too. 4
Examples: • ‘here’ and ‘hear’ • ‘are’ and ‘our’ here hear • ‘deer’ and ‘dear’ • ‘meat’ and ‘meet’ deer dear 7) Circle the correct homophones in the following sentences. a) Please write/right the answers in the notebook. b) I have seen/scene this movie before. c) Sana just ate/eight her lunch. d) Rama’s Sun/son is coming home tomorrow. I Feel 8) Mention two qualities of Golly and Percy that showed that they could be good friends. Ans. 9) What are the qualities of a good friend? Why is it important to have friends? Ans. Mario’s Cat 5
I Speak Have you heard the saying ‘a friend in need is a friend indeed’? What does it mean? In the story, who was the friend in need and who helped him or her? Discuss with your partner and share your thoughts with the class. Mario is thankful at the end of the story. We too should be thankful for many things, for example, the food we eat, our parents, teachers, friends, the people who support us and many others. Think of three things or people that you are most thankful for. Share them with the class. Listen and Say Aloud Soft ‘c’ sound (‘s’ sound) Hard ‘c’ sound (‘k’ sound) voice city cave corn receive rice cat cut Word Dictation 10) Listen to your teacher and write the words. c) a) b) f) d) e) i) g) h) 6
Language Game Unscramble the words What a jumbled mess! Percy, the parrot, is confused. Can you help him find the right words from the jumbled letters below? One is done for you. a) rioMa Mario b) gicma c) essnkidn d) drienf Percy, the parrot Listening Audio Listen to the audio and tick the right options. [ ] 11) What gift did Riya get? [ ] a) an old bike [ ] b) a brand-new bicycle c) a brand-new tricycle 12) Whom did Riya ask for help to learn to ride the bike? a) her parents b) her father c) her grandfather 13) What did Riya’s father ride his bike into? a) the neighbour’s house b) the neighbour’s driveway c) the neighbour’s garden Mario’s Cat 7
14) Why was Riya’s father’s bike locked up? [ ] a) Her father damaged the neighbour’s roses. [ ] b) Her father lost control of his bike. c) Both a and b 15) What did Riya promise? a) that she would not lose control of her bike b) that she would not ride into the neighbour’s rose garden c) that she would be very careful Connect the Dots Maths Fun How many colours can you spot on Percy, the wise parrot? Count them carefully. Science Fun Did you know that cats can communicate many feelings through their bodies? Take a look at the given pictures to know more. (source: http://blog.doggiedrawings.net/ post/120512597686) 8
A Note to Parent The best way to teach your child about friendship is to be good friends with them. You can do this by taking time out every day to listen to them, to play with them and engage in discussions. Another excellent road to friendship is taking up a hobby along with your child. It can be any activity, such as gardening, music, reading or anything that you both enjoy. Mario’s Cat 9
2Lesson Grandma’s Photographs Self, Family, Home, Friends Warm Up • Do 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 grandson, Vivaan. They spend time together, sharing stories and photographs. I Read Vivaan was waiting impatiently for the clock to strike nine. Grandma finished her prayers and walked into the living room. She asked Vivaan if he wanted to listen to a story. But today, Vivaan asked her to show him a few of her childhood photographs. She smiled and walked towards the cupboard. She took out her impatiently old photo album. Vivaan jumped with joy. His heart raced. He waited for the photograph that he would see ? What did Grandma that day. Grandma finally chose one from her take out from her collection of childhood photographs. Every cupboard? photograph in Grandma’s album had an 10
interesting story to tell. ‘Every time I show you a picture, I give you a piece of my heart’, Grandma told Vivaan. On that day, Grandma showed him a picture in which she was scarecrow 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 him a story. She said that, one day, she dressed up like a scarecrow. She scared many children of her village. Vivaan laughed. ‘Grandma, you should tell ? What did Vivaan your stories to the whole world’, he said. ‘They and Grandma are such interesting stories. Some of them are decide in the end? so funny. Some are so wise. I have an idea! You should write the story of your life’, suggested Vivaan. ‘Why will people want to read the story of my life?’ Grandma asked. ‘There is so much that everyone can learn from your life’, replied Vivaan. Grandma thought about it. She felt that it was a good idea. They decided to write the story behind each and every photograph. New Words Word Meaning impatiently heart raced scarecrow I Speak Grandma’s Photographs 11
Get into groups of four and choose any one photograph. Discuss the following questions: • Where do you think this photograph was taken? • Who are the people in this photograph? • What are the people in the photograph doing? Together with your group, imagine a funny story related to the photograph. Share your story with the class. Listen to the other groups narrate their stories. 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? How many people How did you have stayed together? fun without television or any modern toys? Find out the answers to all or a few of these questions. Share them with the class. Listen and Say Aloud Letters ‘ow’ that sound like Letters ‘ow’ that sound like the ‘ow’ in ‘show’ the ‘ow’ in ‘how’ slow bowl clown frown snow crow brown now 12
Sentence Dictation 1) Listen to your teacher and write the sentences. a) b) c) d) e) Language Game A message for grandparents You have five minutes to write a loving message for your grandparent(s). Tell them why they are special to you. Use at least three words given in the table below. wonderful kind cook teach spend time enjoy fun books outside special memories Compare your message with your partner’s. See if you have any words in common. Make a beautiful greeting card at home. Write your message on it. Send it or give it to your grandparents. Listening Audio Listen to the audio and number the sentences in the order that you heard them. 2) The boy wakes up fresh. [ ] 3) The boy washes his hands and feet. [ ] Grandma’s Photographs 13
4) The mother asks the boy to be healthy. [ ] 5) The fairies take the boy to dreamland. [ ] 6) The boy brushes his teeth. [ ] Connect the Dots Maths Fun An album has 45 pages. Each page has 2 photographs on it. What is the total number of photographs in one album? Social Studies Fun These days, we see people taking photographs on mobile phones and digital cameras. However, around twenty years ago, people mostly used ‘analogue’ cameras where a roll of film was loaded into the camera to click pictures. Ask the elders in your family about the cameras that were used in their time and how the photographs were printed. Compare the prints of the photographs taken earlier with the ones that we take now. Look at black-and- white pictures. Compare them with colour photographs. It is wonderful to see the changes in photographs over the years. A Note to Parent Show your child your childhood photographs. Talk to him or her about your growing-up years. Show your child his or her childhood photographs as well. Relive the beautiful memories with your child. 14
3Lesson The Story of Mr Toad Adventure and Imagination Warm Up • Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have a snail, a toad, a frog or a lizard as a pet? • If animals started acting more like humans, how do you think they would be? About the Poet Kenneth Grahame (1859–1932) was a famous Scottish writer. He is well known for his children’s book, The Wind in the Willows. Many of Grahame’s stories are bedtime stories that he used to tell his son. Mole’s Christmas, The Magic Ring and A Departure are a few of his other famous works. Let us read a poem from the book The Wind in the Willows. The poem is sung by Mr Toad in praise of himself. I Read The world has held great Heroes, As history-books have showed; 15
fame But never a name to go down to fame Oxford ark Compared with that of Toad! The clever men at Oxford torrents Know all that there is to be knowed. But they none of them know one half as much As intelligent Mr Toad! The animals sat in the Ark and cried, ? Who was Their tears in torrents flowed. crying in Who was it said, ‘There’s land ahead’? the Ark? Encouraging Mr Toad! What did the The army all saluted ? army do when As they marched along the road. they were Was it the King? Or Kitchener? marching down No. It was Mr Toad. the road? The Queen and her Ladies-in-waiting Sat at the window and sewed. She cried, ‘Look! Who’s that HANDSOME man?’ They answered, ‘Mr Toad.’ – Kenneth Grahame sewed ladies-in-waiting New Words Word Meaning to go down to fame Oxford knowed ark torrents kitchener 16
Word Meaning ladies-in-waiting sewed Literature Comprehension A) Direct questions and answers 1) Why is Mr Toad comparing himself to the clever men at Oxford? Ans. 2) H ow do we know that the animals were crying badly? Ans. 3) What did Mr Toad think when he saw the army saluting him? Ans. B) Reference to context 4) ‘But they none of them know one half as much As intelligent Mr Toad!’ a) Who is compared to Mr Toad in the given lines? Ans. b) How is Mr Toad different from the people mentioned in the given lines? Ans. The Story of Mr Toad 17
c) Why is Mr Toad better than the people mentioned in the given lines? Ans. 5) ‘Look! Who’s that HANDSOME man?’ a) Who is the speaker? Ans. b) Who is the handsome man mentioned in the above line? Ans. c) Where was the speaker sitting when he/she saw Mr Toad? Ans. C) Answer the following 6) Complete the lines from the poem in Column A by matching them with the lines in Column B. Column A Column B a) But never a name to go A) As they marched along down to fame the road b) The Queen and her B) K now all that there is to Ladies-in-waiting be knowed c) T he clever men at C) Compared with that of Oxford Toad! d) T he animals sat in the D) S at at the window and Ark and cried, sewed e) The army all saluted E) T heir tears in torrents flowed 18
PR Vocabulary Q Prefixes A prefix is a group of letters that we add to the beginning of a word to make a new word with a different meaning. Every prefix has its own meaning. Examples: Word Prefix + word Example sentence The teacher discouraged students from • discourage dis + courage coming late to class. The children were unkind to the kitten. • unkind un + kind We were asked to rewrite the homework. • rewrite re + write It always seems impossible until it is done. • impossible im + possible 7) Complete the sentences by using the right prefixes for the words in brackets. a) I need to __________________ (fill) my water bottle before we leave for home. b) You can’t leave your work __________________ (finished). c) Nobody likes __________________ (polite) behaviour. d) The lion __________________ (appeared) into the jungle. I Feel 8) W hat extraordinary qualities do you think Mr Toad possesses? Why do you think so? Ans. The Story of Mr Toad 19
9) H ave you ever heard of superheroes? Who is your favourite superhero? Why do you think he or she is the best? Ans. I Speak Mr Toad is going to meet the queen. Imagine what they would say to each other. Discuss with a partner and write an interesting conversation between the two. Then, enact the conversation. Like Mr Toad, we are all good at many things. Prepare a short speech about the things that you are good at and present it to the class. Listen and Say Aloud fame ark Words intelligent handsome saluted torrents answered sewed Word Dictation c) 10) Listen to your teacher and write the words. a) b) 20
d) e) f) g) h) i) Language Game Making comparisons In the poem, Mr Toad compares himself to the men at Oxford. When he talks about the animals, he compares their tears to torrents. He is stating more than what actually is. Given below are a few sentences. Underline the words that you think state more than what actually is. One is done for you. a) He cried a river of tears. b) This man is as old as the hills. c) She jumped so high that she touched the roof. d) I am so hungry that I can eat an elephant. e) Her smile was as wide as the road. Listening Audio Listen to the audio. Fill in the blanks by choosing from the options given in brackets. 11) Salar Jung is an important tourist spot in _________________________________. (Mumbai/Delhi/Hyderabad) 12) The collection in the museum belongs to ________________________________. (Salar Jung I / Salar Jung II / Salar Jung III) 13) The Veiled Rebecca statue is made of __________________________________. (stone/bronze/marble) The Story of Mr Toad 21
14) The Japanese section of the museum has a _____________________________. (waterfall/sword/statue) 15) The fruit knife in the museum belongs to ________________________________. (Salar Jung III / Jahangir / Noor Jahan) Connect the Dots Social Studies Fun Savitribai Phule When we hear the word ‘hero’, we usually think of a man who did something great. However, there are many female heroes in the world as well. Heroes fight against injustice in the world. They care about other people and are brave. Rani of Jhansi (1828–1858) is a well-known female hero from India. Savitribai Phule (1831–1897) is another Indian woman hero whom you must know about. She was the first Indian woman to become a teacher. She started the first school for girls in India in 1848 at Pune. Science Fun poison dart frog Toads and frogs are cousins. Unlike toads, frogs have brilliant colours. The poison dart frog has a bright-blue colour. This warns its enemies that it is poisonous. Many other harmless frogs are also brightly coloured. The colours help to scare their enemies away. A Note to Parent It is important for your child to know about the grand animal kingdom that inhabits the Earth. Talk to them about endangered animals and why they need to be protected. Sensitise your child. Encourage them to be kind to animals. 22
4Lesson All for Free The World Around Us Warm Up • D o you know of someone who has a lot of money but does not spend it on necessary things? • W hat is the difference between spending carefully and being a miser? Let us read the story of Bhiku Bhai. He did not want to spend his money and was a big miser. I Read Bhiku Bhai did not like to spend money. One day, he felt like eating a few fresh coconut pieces. The thought of coconuts made his mouth water. But there was a small problem. He had to spend money. ‘What shall I do?’ he thought. ‘Let me find out the price of the coconuts first.’ He walked to the big market. It was buzzing with business. Bhiku Bhai saw a coconut seller. ‘How much is this coconut for?’ he asked. buzzing with business 23
‘Only two rupees.’ ‘That’s too much. Give it for one rupee.’ ‘No, Sir.’ ‘Do you know where I can get one for a rupee?’ waterfront ‘Go to the waterfront and try.’ Bhiku Bhai walked to the waterfront and looked ? What was the around. Finally, he found a coconut seller. ‘How cost of one much are you charging for one coconut?’ coconut at the waterfront? ‘Only one rupee.’ ‘I walked so far and you say it is for a rupee? Give it for fifty paise.’ fifty paise ‘Sorry. If you want a coconut for fifty paise, go to the coconut grove.’ It was hot, and Bhiku Bhai was tired when he reached the grove grove. A man was sitting nearby. He had a few coconuts left. Bhiku Bhai asked him, ‘How much for a coconut?’ ‘Fifty paise only.’ ‘I walked for such a long time. I am very tired, and you say fifty paise! You should give it to me for free’, said Bhiku Bhai. ‘You want one for free? Get it yourself. Climb this tree and take your pick. You don’t have to pay.’ The thought of a free and fresh coconut made Bhiku Bhai happy. He started climbing the tree. He reached the top and stretched out his hand for the biggest coconut. thud! His foot slipped! Thud! Down ? What else fell fell Bhiku Bhai. Another big from the tree thud, a coconut fell right on after Bhiku Bhai? top of his head. Bhiku Bhai finally got a big coconut. All for free! 24
New Words Word Meaning buzzing with business waterfront fifty paise grove thud Literature Comprehension A) Direct questions and answers 1) What made Bhiku Bhai’s mouth water? Ans. 2) What kind of a person was Bhiku Bhai? Ans. 3) What did the man tell Bhiku Bhai when he asked him to give a coconut for free? Ans. All for Free 25
B) Reference to context 4) ‘Let me find out the price of the coconuts first.’ a) Who says this? Ans. b) To whom does the speaker say this? Ans. c) Why does the speaker say this? Ans. 5) ‘Climb this tree and take your pick. You don’t have to pay.’ a) Who says this? Ans. b) Why does he say so? Ans. c) What happens next? Ans. 26
C) Answer the following 6) Match the sentences from the story in Column A with their correct parts in Column B. Column A Column B a) T he coconuts at the big A) c ost one rupee. market B) b ut slipped and fell with a b) Bhiku Bhai felt like eating big thud! c) T he coconuts at the C) cost fifty paise. waterfront D) a few fresh coconut d) The coconuts at the grove pieces. e) H e climbed a coconut tree E) were for two rupees. RP Vocabulary Q Alphabetical order The English alphabet starts with the letter ‘A’ and ends with the letter ‘Z’. We can also write words in the alphabetical order – from ‘A’ to ‘Z’. It becomes easier and simpler to read. To write the words alphabetically, we follow the order of the letters in the alphabet. If two words start with the same letter, we look at the second letter of both the words and see which one comes first. Examples: • pure, rose, sour, sweet • fight, floor, grapes, horse • name, near, nice, nose • Adil, Amina, Anshu, Arsha All for Free 27
7) Arrange the following words in alphabetical order. a) meat, rice, milk, peas Ans. b) window, cupboard, floor, ceiling Ans. c) price, pieces, paise, police Ans. d) coconut, cherry, cauliflower, cucumber Ans. I Feel 8) The free coconut turned out to be costlier than the coconut at the market. Do you agree? Why or why not? Ans. 9) Bhiku Bhai did not like to spend his money. Is this a good or bad thing? Why? Ans. I Speak You must have heard many stories at home. Choose a funny story or a scary story that you like, and share it with your class. 28
Enact Bhiku Bhai’s role and say why he dislikes spending money. If you were a miser like Bhiku Bhai, what would you do with all the money that you saved? Listen and Say Aloud Words with the ‘s’ sound Words with the ‘sh’ sound sea sip sell seat she ship shell shore Sentence Dictation 10) Listen to your teacher and write the sentences. a) b) c) d) e) All for Free 29
Language Game Word search Look for the listed words in the word search puzzle. They are all verbs in the past tense. CB BOUGHT CAUGHT LR SAT PLAYED WI OJ WROTE WAITED AMU V SMILED BARGAINED W L B GO I BROUGHT KNEW X K E HA J CRIED FELL L B A R GA I N E D T B Y I B S HWN F DISLIKED THOUGHT S T A R T E D B D BOUGH T F K YMU CLIMBED STARTED S A T A A I S F K CA UGH T NWB REACHED MADE GO L A S P GD H N L WU Y E L WALKED RAN WW V L R B P F Q S A G B W R P I E R H E MW I U Q TOL KAAY L AR TQS L H T A E C N V L D J E J MW LOE YDHDDX E YDV I VC R UWE G E X I WQ X L Q R X CGH D X D OO U E Q I D B D H DW XDY E T NHV T TDX L NJ IF Listening Audio Listen to the audio and colour the correct boxes. True False 11) Shreya’s mother is sick. True False 12) Karan’s mother had a high fever. True False 13) Karan’s mother is feeling weak. 30
14) Karan’s mother did not like Shreya’s tomato soup. True False False 15) Shreya agreed to make some soup for Karan’s mother. True Connect the Dots Social Studies Fun Have you seen a twenty-five paise coin? Here are a few old Indian coins that are no longer in use. Ask your parents if they have any of these coins. Try to collect one of each kind and paste them in a scrapbook. Science Fun Almost all the parts of a coconut tree can be used. The coconut fibre is used to make coir and mats, its leaves to thatch houses and make brooms and its wood to build houses, bridges and boats. And you know what the fruit is used for, don’t you? Name three dishes that have coconut in them. A Note to Parent Encourage your child to eat and drink natural and fresh food and drinks like coconut water, fresh juices and fruits. Packaged drinks contain a lot of sugar. Processed foods such as chips are not good for health. All for Free 31
5Lesson Training Patchy Self, Family, Home, Friends Warm Up • S hould we listen to our parents, or do whatever we like? Why? • W hat will happen if we don’t listen to our parents? Let us now read the story of a playful dog named Patchy and of Aditi, who teaches him to be a good dog. I Read patch Aditi was on her way to meet Patchy. Patchy was a paw small puppy. She had found him on the street. His paw knocked had been hurt. Aditi had taken him to Dr Patel. The doctor had liked the playful puppy and kept him as a pet. It was Dr Patel who named him ‘Patchy’. This was because of a patch on one of his eyes. ? Where did Aditi Aditi reached Dr Patel’s house find Patchy? and knocked on his door. ‘Come in, Aditi’, said Dr Patel, opening the door. Patchy jumped up in 32
excitement and ran all around the room. Aditi was surprised upon seeing this. ‘Doctor Uncle, how do you manage Patchy?’ she asked. ? What did Patchy ‘Not very well’, the doctor replied. do to Dr Patel’s slippers? ‘He is chewing up everything in chewing up sight. Yesterday, he chewed up the newspaper. Today, he chewed up my slippers.’ ‘What bad behaviour!’ said Aditi with a frown. ‘Patchy, behave yourself!’ she said. Patchy paid no attention to her and started chasing his tail. This was too much for Aditi. ‘Patchy! Stop it right now!’ she said angrily. Upon hearing the anger in the little girl’s paid no attention voice, Patchy sat down. He hid his head between his paws. ‘Doctor Uncle, you must teach him what is right and what is wrong. This is how I trained my dog, frown Kiki. Parents love their children, but they also teach them to behave well.’ ‘True, Aditi’, said Dr Patel. chasing ‘Doctor Uncle, I’m going to train Patchy from tomorrow. I will teach him how to be a good dog’, said Aditi. A week later, Dr Patel could see the results of Aditi’s efforts. Patchy was a changed puppy. He followed commands. ‘Sit’ meant that he had to sit still. ‘Heel’ meant that he had to walk just behind his master. ‘Paw’ meant that he had to sit down and lift his right paw for a handshake. ‘Aditi, you have done wonders with Patchy. He is much easier to manage now. Thank you’, said Dr Patel. ‘Remember, Doctor Uncle, loving Patchy does not mean letting him have his way all the time. It means that we have to teach him to be a good dog’, said Aditi, smiling. – Manjula Shukla Training Patchy 33
New Words Meaning Word paw patch knocked chewing up frown paid no attention chasing I Speak Speak to your class about your pet or a pet that you would like to have. • Which animal would you like to have as your pet? • What would you like to name your pet? • What kinds of tricks would you teach your pet? • How would you look after them? We like people who are good and who care for others. Sit together in groups and discuss the behaviours that you think are good. Also, discuss why you think some behaviours are good and others are not. Share your thoughts. You can also make a list of good behaviours and hang it up on your classroom wall. 34
Listen and Say Aloud The ‘w’ sound (like the The ‘v’ sound (like the letter ‘w’ in ‘win’) letter ‘v’ in ‘van’) watch wing vulture vacation wolf window vase violin The words in the table above start with the ‘w’ and ‘v’ sounds. Word Dictation 1) Listen to your teacher and write the words. c) a) b) f) d) e) i) g) h) Language Game Rhyme tennis Divide the class into two groups. One group has to give a word. The other group has to give a rhyming word for it within ten seconds. If one group takes more time or cannot give a rhyming word, the other group gets points. You have read the word ‘train’ in this story. Let the first group start with the word ‘train’, and then the game can go on. Training Patchy 35
Listening Audio Listen to the audio and tick the right options. 2) What was the sound made by the leaves? a) The leaves whispered. b) The leaves rustled. c) There was no sound. 3) What was the sound made by the owl? a) a screech b) a shriek c) a hoot 4) What do you think is the meaning of ‘mewl’? a) the weak cry of a cub b) the scream of an owl c) the shout of a lion 5) What did the snake do? a) It slid through the grass. b) It soiled its body. c) It slithered sleepily. 6) What did the Moon do? a) It smiled. b) It laughed. c) It did not do anything. 36
Connect the Dots Great Dane Science Fun There are different kinds of dogs. Each type is known as a ‘breed’. The Chihuahua is the smallest breed of dog, and the Great Dane is the tallest. Find out the names of at least three more dog breeds. Chihuahua Maths Fun Aditi took a week to teach manners to Patchy. If she trained him for 4 hours a day, how many hours did she take in total to train Patchy? A Note to Parent As parents and adults, we want our children to become good human beings. Make sure that you explain to your child why something they did was wrong. This understanding is essential for a healthy relationship between parents and children. Training Patchy 37
6Lesson The Champa Flower The World Around Us Warm Up • H ave you ever seen a champa flower? What do you think it looks like? • If you were a flower on a champa tree, what would you see from the top of the tree? About the Poet Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941) was an Indian poet, author, playwright and artist. He has written many poems for children as well as for adults. He has also written many short stories, novels and plays. He was the first Indian to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913. Let us read a poem about a child who pretends to be a champa flower and plays hide and seek with his mother. I Read Supposing I became a champa flower, just for fun, 38
and grew on a branch high up that tree, ? Where would the champa and shook in the wind with laughter flower grow? and danced upon the newly budded leaves, would you know me, mother? You would call, ‘Baby, where are you?’ budded and I should laugh to myself and keep quite quiet. I should slyly open my petals and watch you at your work. When after your bath, shadow with wet hair spread on your shoulders, you walked through the shadow of the champa tree to the little court where you say your prayers, you would notice the scent of the flower, but not know that it came from me. When after the mid-day meal court you sat at the window reading Ramayana, and the tree’s shadow fell over your hair and your lap, I should fling my wee little shadow on to the page of your book, just where you were reading. fling But would you guess that it was the tiny shadow of your little child? When in the evening you went to the cowshed cowshed with the lighted lamp in your hand, I should suddenly drop on to the earth again and be your own baby once more, and beg you to tell me a story. The Champa Flower 39
‘Where have you been, you naughty child?’ ? When would the ‘I won’t tell you, mother.’ child drop back That’s what you and I would say then. onto the earth? – Rabindranath Tagore New Words Word Meaning budded quite slyly shadow court (short for ‘courtyard’) fling wee cowshed Literature Comprehension A) Direct questions and answers 1) In the poem, what would happen if the child were to become a champa flower and grow on the tree? Ans. 40
2) What would the child do on the top of the tree? Ans. 3) What would the child do when the mother read the Ramayana? Ans. B) Reference to context 4) ‘Would you know me, mother?’ a) Who says this? Ans. b) Who is being spoken to? Why would they not know the speaker? Ans. c) Why does the speaker want to become a champa flower? Ans. 5) ‘Where have you been, you naughty child?’ a) Who is the speaker here? Whom is the speaker talking to? Ans. b) How would the listener respond to the speaker? Ans. The Champa Flower 41
c) What does the listener ask the speaker for? Ans. C) Answer the following 6) Choose one word each from the box to fill in the blanks. court mid-day shadow quite suddenly a) The child would laugh to himself and keep ______________________ quiet. b) The mother would walk to the little ______________________ to say her prayers. c) She would sit reading by the window after the ______________________ meal. d) The tiny ______________________ would be of the little child. e) The child would ______________________ drop onto the earth again. P R Vocabulary Q Antonyms An antonym is a word that has the opposite meaning of a given word. You have read the word ‘open’ in the text; an antonym of ‘open’ is ‘close’. Here are a few more examples of antonyms: • laugh cry wet • quiet loud dry • wet dry empty • full 42
7) Match the following words with their correct antonyms. Column A Column B a) drop A) low b) high B) huge c) wee C) adult d) child D) pick I Feel 8) In the poem, the child loves his mother and likes to play games with her. Does this remind you of someone in your family with whom you share a close bond? How do you spend time together? Ans. 9) Think of an activity that you enjoy with the people you love. What do you do? Ans. I Speak In the poem, the child pretends to be a champa flower. If you could change yourself into something, what would it be? What would you do? Draw a picture of it and share your thoughts with your class. The Champa Flower 43
With your partner, choose lines from the poem in which the child plays with his mother while pretending to be a champa flower. Listen and Say Aloud laughter shook Words quite quiet wee budded naughty lighted Sentence Dictation 10) Listen to your teacher and write the sentences. a) b) c) d) e) Language Game Name the flowers Here are a few names of flowers with their letters jumbled up. Rewrite them correctly. (Hint: Look at the pictures of the flowers for clues.) 44
Jumbled word Actual word Jumbled word Actual word a) AACMHP b) SORE – c) LUTIP d) LYLI e) TOUSL f) FSORWULNE g) MGAORLID – Listening Audio Listen to the audio and number the sentences in the order that you heard them. 11) European rulers were interested in the products that Polo described. [ ] 12) Polo detailed his findings in China by writing a book. [ ] 13) Marco and Niccolo travelled by the famous Silk Road from Italy [ ] to China. 14) In China, Marco Polo worked for the ruler Kublai Khan. [ ] 15) In 1274, Italian travellers Marco and Niccolo Polo started on [ ] a journey. The Champa Flower 45
Connect the Dots Social Studies Fun champa flower The champa flower is found in India and its neighbouring countries. It has yellowish-white petals and a nice scent. The flowers are used in religious offerings because of their lovely scent. They grow on large evergreen trees and have been a part of Indian culture for a long time. The champa flower is also used to make perfumes. Maths Fun hibiscus Anamika plucked 5 roses with 9 petals each and 2 hibiscuses with 7 petals each. However, on the way from her garden to her house, she plucked 5 of the petals from 2 of the roses. How many petals do her flowers have in total now? A Note to Parent Introduce your child to other flowers that grow in your neighbourhood. Take your child on walks and observe the different flowers or trees that you come across. Take pictures of them and find out their names from books or the internet afterwards. 46
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