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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_2.indd 2 7/21/2023 7:43:58 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_2.indd 3 7/21/2023 7:43:59 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_2.indd 4 7/21/2023 7:44:04 PM
1) The Blue Jackal Prose CONTENTS 2) The Silly Donkey Prose 3) Clouds Poem 01 4) Henry Saves Little Rabbit Prose 10 5) Amy and the Robot Graphic Story 19 6) The Swing Poem 21 7) The Clever Fox Prose 32 44 Student Reflection 46 56 00_Prelim_2.indd 5 7/21/2023 7:44:07 PM
00_Prelim_2.indd 6 DETAILED CONTENTS Unit Reading Word Work Listen Live Sound Sense Speak Now Go Grammar Write It 1 The Blue Jackal 1. Reading for information 1. Collective Listening for Words Talking on Sentences Writing an 2. Inferential reading nouns details ending in y the given informal letter topic 2. N ames of professions 2 The Silly 1. Reading for information Making Listening for Long o Role play in 1. Nouns Writing a Donkey 2. Reading for details opposite with details and sound in pairs 2. Common story based on 3.Extrapolative and inferential dis- information words clues nouns and reading proper nouns 3 Clouds (Poem): Reading for enjoyment and poem appreciation 4 Henry Saves 1. Reading for information Movement Listening for Consonant Speaking 1. Pronouns Writing a Little Rabbit 2. Reading for details words details blends about things 2. This, that, story based on 3. E xtrapolative and inferential you can and clues cannot do these, and reading those 5 Amy and the 1. Reading for information Time Listening for Words Speaking Verbs Writing about Robot 2. Reading for details expressions details ending in on the topic things people 3. E xtrapolative and inferential s with an provided in your family /s/ and /z/ do reading sound 6 The Swing (Poem): Reading for enjoyment and poem appreciation 1. Reading for information 1. D escribing Listening for Long e and Speaking 1. -ing words Completing 7 The Clever Fox 2. Reading for details words details and short e sound about a pet 2. is, am, are the story information in words animal based on the 3. Extrapolative reading 2. Opposites given clues 7/21/2023 7:44:08 PM
1 The Blue Jackal Warm Up Different animals make different sounds. Match the names of the animals with the sounds they make in the table below. Discuss your answers in the class and score yourself. lion trumpets elephant caws cock bleats crow roars sheep howls jackal crows Reading Many years ago there lived a wicked jackal deep inside a jungle. One day he was very hungry but couldn’t find any food. He reached a nearby village looking for food. There a pack of dogs came barking at him. They tried to chase him away. The jackal ran fast to save his life. He jumped through an open window into a washerman’s house and down he fell into a big vat of blue dye! The jackal stayed hidden in the house until dawn. He quietly escaped to the jungle before the sun rose. He was thirsty, so he went to the river to have some water. He was surprised to see his reflection in the river. He looked so strange! His entire body was dyed in blue colour. 1 Ascend G2 English MCB Part 1.indb 1 7/19/2023 7:50:01 PM
All the animals at the river started to run away from him. They were scared of him. The jackal heard them say, “Dear me! He’s so strange! What could his secret be? We must stay away from him.” Seeing the animals run away, the jackal said in a loud, throaty voice, “Friends, do not be afraid. Lord Brahma, the Lord of all creations, has made me Himself. He has sent me to become your king, look after you, and protect you from all dangers.” Finally the animals made up their minds to have the jackal as their king. They surrounded him and said, “O Master, we await your commands. What can we do for you? Please tell us.’’ The ‘blue’ jackal then made the lion and the tiger important ministers of his kingdom. The elephant was made the doorkeeper and the donkey was to make the big announcements. He gave important roles to every animal in the jungle. They were mostly about how to serve him. But he did not have anything to do with the other jackals and did not want them to come near him. He feared that they might find out who he was. So, he asked them to be chased out of the jungle and said that they were never to be allowed in again. The animals would hunt food for him every day and bring it to him. He divided the food among all of them after keeping his own share. This went on for many months. But one evening, when the ‘blue’ jackal was addressing other animals, he heard a pack of jackals howling at a distance. Unable to control himself, he sat up and began to howl. 2 The Blue Jackal Ascend G2 English MCB Part 1.indb 2 7/19/2023 7:50:03 PM
When the lion and the other animals heard it, they understood that their king was just an ordinary jackal. They said to each other angrily, “This jackal has fooled us. We will not let him live in our jungle anymore. He should be punished.” He was then chased out of the jungle and never allowed to set foot there again. Glossary throaty: a low, rough voice chase: to run after someone made up their minds: decided washerman: an Indian man who washes clothes surrounded: spread out all around someone vat: a large tank commands: orders to do something dye: used by washermen to change the colour of addressing: giving a speech to a group clothes set foot: to enter a place dawn: early hours of the morning, before sunrise reflection: image seen in a mirror or water Read and Answer 1. Number the sentences 1, 2, 3 … as they happen in the story. Read the story again and check your answers. If you scored 3 or less, try the question again. a) The jackal falls into a vat of blue dye. b) The blue jackal appoints himself as the king of the jungle. c) The animals hunt food for the jackal. d) The jackal is chased by the dogs. e) All the animals fear the blue jackal. f) The jackal looks at his reflection in the river. 2. Answer the following questions. a) How did the jackal become blue? b) How did the jackal convince the other animals to make him the king? c) What duties were given to the lion, the donkey, and the elephant? d) Why did the jackal want to keep the other jackals out of the jungle? The Blue Jackal 3 Ascend G2 English MCB Part 1.indb 3 7/19/2023 7:50:03 PM
Think and Answer 1. Why did the dogs chase the jackal away? 2. Why did the animals of the jungle fear the jackal? 3. Read and complete the chart about the story. Where does the story take place? Who is the story about? Main character Other characters Beginning Middle of End of of the story the story the story W O R D Word Work W O RK Names of groups of animals We say a pack of dogs and a pack of jackals when we want to talk about a group of dogs or jackals. 4 The Blue Jackal Ascend G2 English MCB Part 1.indb 4 7/19/2023 7:50:04 PM
1. Match the group names to the names of the animals. Compare your answers with those of a friend's. Score each other. gaggle ants litter geese flock puppies pride lion troop elephants herd birds colony monkeys Work people do 5 A person who washes clothes is called a washerman. 2. What do you call these people? Discuss your answers in the class and score yourself. a) A person who delivers milk b) A person who makes wooden furniture c) A person who mends leaky taps d) A person who mends shoes e) A person who takes care of the garden f) A person who guards our locality Listen Live Listen to the story and answer the questions given below. Listen again and check. Score yourself and check your score with help from your teacher. a) Why were the animals of the jungle worried? i) They thought there was not enough food for the lion to eat. ii) They thought if the lion went on killing animals, none of them would be left alive. iii) They thought if the lion ate all the animals, there won’t be any food left for them. The Blue Jackal Ascend G2 English MCB Part 1.indb 5 7/19/2023 7:50:05 PM
b) What did the animals suggest to the lion? i) They said that they would send animals to him every day. ii) They said that the lion should start eating grass. iii) They said that the lion should kill animals from another jungle. c) How many rabbits did the old rabbit say were sent to the lion? i) five ii) six iii) eight d) How did the rabbit trick the lion to jump into the well? i) He pushed the lion into the well when he wasn’t looking. ii) He showed the lion’s reflection to him and told him it is the other lion. iii) He said that the lion’s wife was trapped in the well. Sound Sense In the story, we come across words that end in letter y. Words ending in y can either have the long i sound as in nearby or they can have the long e sound as in thirsty. Listen to these words and sort them in the correct column. crazy hungry fry throaty spy every why body shy try Long i sound Long e sound nearby thirsty 6 The Blue Jackal Ascend G2 English MCB Part 1.indb 6 7/19/2023 7:50:05 PM
Speak Now We should Yes, we might not tell lies. get caught. Work in pairs. Say why being dishonest is not a good thing. You may use the following points. • People lose trust in those who lie. • Lies can hurt people. • Lies often get caught out. • You can make good friends by being honest. Go Grammar Sentences Read these sentences. • This jackal has fooled us. • What can we do for you? • He looked so strange! The first sentence says what one thinks is true. The second sentence asks someone about something. The third sentence shows that the speaker is surprised. A sentence is a meaningful group of words that has at least one action word or doing word in it. It begins with a capital letter. The Blue Jackal 7 Ascend G2 English MCB Part 1.indb 7 7/19/2023 7:50:06 PM
How do we end sentences? If a sentence is used to say what is always true or what one thinks or knows about someone or something, it ends with a full stop (.). If it is used to ask about something, it ends with a question mark (?). If it is used to express surprise, ask for help, or give a strict order, it ends with an exclamation mark (!). 1. Tick () the group of words which are sentences. a) a pack of wolves in the jungle b) What is your name? c) Learn the rules. d) Ravish in class 2 and Nehal in class 1 e) It is a big surprise! f) Happy birthday! g) Go home. h) got a bus 2. Rewrite these groups of words as sentences in your notebook. Put the correct punctuation mark at the end. Each sentence must begin with a capital letter. a) we are happy b) mum has come c) where do you stay d) get out e) hurrah, we can now have a party Write It After being chased out of the jungle, the jackal realizes that he had done wrong. He is sorry for his actions and wants to come back to the jungle. Imagine that you are the jackal. Complete this letter to say ‘sorry’ to all the animals of the jungle. Say why you should be allowed to come back into the jungle. You may write about how you have been feeling since you left the jungle. 8 The Blue Jackal Ascend G2 English MCB Part 1.indb 8 7/19/2023 7:50:07 PM
The Green Jungle India 12th May 2024 Dear Friends, I hope you are all well and the jungle is green and happy. I have lived away from all of you for three months. I have now understood that I miss you all. Hope to see you soon. With love, The Blue Jackal The Blue Jackal 9 01_The Blue Jackal.indd 9 8/2/2023 4:57:10 PM
2 The Silly Donkey Warm Up Which of these words do you usually use to describe a donkey? Circle them. Discuss your answers in the class. hard-working clever foolish obedient lazy loyal Reading Once upon a time, there lived a merchant. He brought goods from the town market and sold them in his village shop. He sold all kinds of things — food items, cloth, soaps, and other grocery. He travelled many miles to pick up the goods and bring them to his shop. The merchant had a donkey. He would put his goods on the donkey’s back and the two of them would walk the distance. The donkey often got tired with the burden on his back. His legs became sore with pain, but he still followed his master. One day the merchant put four sacks of salt on the donkey’s back. It was a hot day and the load was too much for him to carry. After travelling a small distance, the donkey got quite tired and thirsty. He soon saw a stream and decided to walk up to it to drink water. However, the banks of the river were 10 Ascend G2 English MCB Part 1.indb 10 7/19/2023 7:50:09 PM
slippery, and he fell into the water. Scared that he would drown with the load on his back, the donkey started to throw his legs and wail loudly. Suddenly a strange thing happened. The load on his back started to disappear. He was very happy and swam back. He didn’t realize that the salt in the sacks had mixed with the water and that was how the load had vanished. On seeing the empty sacks, the master became very angry. He said, “You silly donkey. Don’t ever go near the stream if you have a load on your back.” The next day, the merchant put a load of cotton cloth on the back of the donkey. The donkey thought, “This is my chance to be free! Yay! I’ll play the same trick again. Let me quickly get into the stream.” He again went to the stream to drink water and pretended that he had slipped into the stream. But this time, the cloth soaked the water and the sacks became very heavy. The merchant heard the cries of the donkey. He rushed to the stream. Seeing the donkey sink, he shouted, “Why did you go into the stream with those bags of cotton cloth? How silly can you be? Wait. I’ll pull you out.” The merchant somehow helped the donkey to climb up to the bank. But the donkey had learnt a lesson. He promised never to disobey his master again. Glossary banks: the sides of a river miles: a very long distance drown: to be unable to swim and go underwater merchant: a person who buys and sells wail: loud cry goods: things for selling vanished: disappeared burden: something heavy that one has to carry pretended: to behave as if something is true, sore: wounded although it is not stream: a small river The Silly Donkey 11 Ascend G2 English MCB Part 1.indb 11 7/19/2023 7:50:11 PM
Read and Answer 1. Tick (3) the correct option. Read the story again and check your answers. If you scored 2 or less, try the question again. a) Which of these items did the merchant not sell? i) food items ii) cloth iii) soaps iv) medicines b) Why did the donkey get tired? i) because he had to carry a heavy burden on his back ii) because he was old and weak iii) because his master did not give him enough food iv) because he did not sleep well c) What happened to the bag of salt? i) The master carried the bag to his village. ii) It fell on the ground. iii) It mixed in the water of the stream. iv) It was sold to another merchant. d) Why did the bag of cotton cloth become heavy? i) because the cloth soaked the water ii) because it had gold in it iii) because there was food inside it iv) because the merchant put a bag of salt on top of it 2. Answer these questions. a) What did the merchant tell the donkey when he slipped into the stream with the bag of salt? b) Why did the donkey go near the stream the next day? c) How did the merchant help the donkey come out of the stream? 12 The Silly Donkey Ascend G2 English MCB Part 1.indb 12 7/19/2023 7:50:11 PM
Think and Answer 1. Why do you think the donkey was silly? 2. Some animals like donkeys, horses, camels, etc. carry load for us. They are called ‘beasts of burden’. Do you think it is right to load them with burden? 3. Work in pairs and complete the chart. Then complete the sentence below. Characters in What are the At which point did Did the the story characters like? things start changing character change? How? for the character? The moral of the story is because W O R D Word Work W O RK Making opposites with dis- We sometimes add a group of letters before some words to make their opposites. For example, disappear is the opposite of appear, and disobey is the opposite of obey. We make the opposites by adding dis- to the words appear and obey. Disappear means ‘to go away from one’s sight’ and disobey means ‘to not follow rules or orders.’ Look at the words given in the box below. How many of them can you use to make opposites with dis-? Circle the words and write their opposites. capable cover agree place honest able known please miss trust like patient direct correct The Silly Donkey 13 Ascend G2 English MCB Part 1.indb 13 7/19/2023 7:50:12 PM
Listen Live Listen to the conversation between a shopkeeper and a customer and answer the questions given below. Listen again and check your answers. Write your own score. a) Write how much of each of the items the customer buys. milk Item Quantity eggs pencil box erasers bread bananas b) What is the total amount the customer pays to the shopkeeper? Sound Sense In the story, we come across words like soap, load, and soaked. The letters oa in these words have a long o sound. 1. Read the words given in the box aloud. Then use them to complete the sentences below. toast boat loan road roast boast coat soap a) The to our home is long and winding. b) We travelled in a when we went to the island. c) I wear a in winter. d) We should always wash our hands with and water. e) Mr Mehra took a small from the bank to build his house. f) Rohan likes to about his new car. g) Would you like to have some and butter? h) We had lamb for lunch. 14 The Silly Donkey Ascend G2 English MCB Part 1.indb 14 7/19/2023 7:50:13 PM
2. Look at the pictures and write the correct oa words for each. Speak Now Role play a conversation with your partner about the incident described in the story. One of you can be the donkey and the other can take up the role of his friend. Say what happened, how you felt, and the lesson you learnt from this incident. Go Grammar Nouns In the story, we come across words like market, merchant, donkey, and river. These words are naming words. Words that name persons, places, animals, and things are called naming words or nouns. These are some nouns for persons. mother uncle girl boy baby nephew postman clown 15 The Silly Donkey 7/19/2023 7:50:17 PM Ascend G2 English MCB Part 1.indb 15
These are some nouns for animals. duck zebra crocodile These are some nouns for places. beach hospital jungle These are some nouns for things. bed cake drum 1. Write the noun for each of the pictures below. Then write what it names – person, place, animal, or thing. One has been done for you. a) bag thing b) c) The Silly Donkey 16 7/19/2023 7:50:21 PM Ascend G2 English MCB Part 1.indb 16
d) e) f) g) h) i) Common nouns and proper nouns Common names or common nouns are the words used for any person, place, animal, or thing that we see around us. Examples: girl, boy, child, chair, table, park, school, tree, dog Special names or proper nouns are the words used for any one particular person, place, animal, or thing. They always start with a capital letter. Examples: Anna, Paris, India Gate, Modern School Names of books, days, months, and festivals are also proper nouns. Examples: Sunday, January, Diwali, Sleeping Beauty, Republic Day 2. Fill in the blanks with the nouns given below. Mary spoon tiger July park a) had a little lamb. b) We saw a in the zoo. c) Sam and Mia go to the every morning. d) Our school will reopen in . e) I need a to eat the porridge. The Silly Donkey 17 Ascend G2 English MCB Part 1.indb 17 7/19/2023 7:50:24 PM
3. Give names to the merchant and the donkey in the story. Remember, these are proper nouns and begin with a capital letter. Compare your names with those of your friend’s. Write It Look at the pictures given below. Think about what happens in them. Then, write a story using the words in the box and give it a title. hare tortoise race boast slow fast sleep under a tree lazy finish line won surprised 18 The Silly Donkey Ascend G2 English MCB Part 1.indb 18 7/19/2023 7:50:27 PM
3 Clouds Reading White sheep, white sheep, On a blue hill, When the wind stops, You all stand still. When the wind blows, You walk away slow. White sheep, white sheep, Where do you go? Christina Rossetti Glossary blows: the movement of air still: not moving wind: moving air Ascend G2 English MCB Part 1.indb 19 19 7/19/2023 7:50:29 PM
Let's Enjoy Answer the questions. a) What does the speaker mean by ‘white sheep’ in the poem? b) What does the speaker mean by ‘blue’ hill? c) What makes the sheep ‘stand still’, and what makes the sheep ‘walk away slow’? d) What does the speaker want to know from the white sheep? e) Does the speaker get an answer to her question? Discuss. f) Who do you think the speaker speaks as? Explain your answer. Activity 1. Give three describing words to describe clouds. You may draw pictures. 2. Circle the words that do not rhyme. One has been done for you. a) away laugh play tray b) sheep sleep steep tape c) hill hail pill bill d) blow slow flow get e) blue red glue flu f) pale ball all call 3. Why is the expression ‘white sheep’ repeated so many times? Work with a partner and think of two reasons. Discuss your answers in class. a) b) 20 Clouds Ascend G2 English MCB Part 1.indb 20 7/19/2023 7:50:31 PM
4 Henry Saves Little Rabbit Warm Up Have you ever seen a scarecrow in a field? Why do you think the farmer puts a scarecrow in his field? Draw a scarecrow here. Reading Little Rabbit wanted to step out of his hole in Mary’s garden. He popped his head out and felt delighted about the sun on the dewy grass. Rabbit hopped out of his hole, looked here and there, and then ran wild into the forest. He ran across the deep dark forest faster than the monkey blinks. He was having fun—lots of fun! 21 Ascend G2 English MCB Part 1.indb 21 7/19/2023 7:50:32 PM
He soon got into Frank’s farm. Frank was a wheat farmer. He had sown miles of wheat in his huge farm. Rabbit was looking for some carrot, but he could not find any carrot in the farm. He was hungry and sleepy. He was also very thirsty. He drank some water from the water pipe on the farm. Soon it was dark and Rabbit fell asleep. He woke up in the morning hungry and tired. He did not feel good anymore. He wanted to go back to his hole where Papa Rabbit and Mama Rabbit were waiting for him. But Rabbit had forgotten his way back home. Soon he saw someone standing next to him. Was that a young man? No, he was not a young man. Was that Frank the Farmer? No, he was not Frank the Farmer. Who was he? He was Henry the Scarecrow! Why was he there? He was there to help Rabbit get home. Soon, Henry and Rabbit flew up in the sky. Rabbit could not fly, but Henry could fly. Rabbit held Henry tight as they flew over farms and forests. Henry showed Rabbit cranes flying like planes. Henry asked Rabbit, “What are those?” Rabbit said, “Those are aeroplanes.” Henry said, “No, those are not aeroplanes. Those are cranes. They are flying home in the evening.” Everything looked so small from the sky. Houses were small, people were small, and even the mountains were small! Soon Rabbit and Henry came near Rabbit’s home in Mary’s garden. Henry flew down to her garden. Mary was playing in her garden. Henry asked, “Who is she?” Rabbit said, “This is Mary. She plays with me. Mary, this is Henry. He flew me back home.’’ Mary was very happy to have Rabbit back. Papa Rabbit and Mama Rabbit 22 Henry Saves Little Rabbit Ascend G2 English MCB Part 1.indb 22 7/19/2023 7:50:33 PM
were also happy. They said to Henry, “Thank you, Henry.” Henry said bye to them and flew back. He was very glad that Rabbit had gotten home. Glossary scarecrow: an object that looks like a human dewy: covered with dew and is put up in a field to scare birds away blinks: to close your eyes and quickly open them again cranes: tall, long-legged, long-necked birds, farmer: someone who grows crops on land with white or grey feathers sown: planted some crop glad: happy Read and Answer 1. Answer the following questions. a) Where did Little Rabbit live? b) Who did Little Rabbit live with? c) Why did Little Rabbit cross the forest? d) What was Little Rabbit looking for in Frank’s farm? e) Who helped Little Rabbit? f) How did Mary feel when she saw Little Rabbit was back home? 2. Read the sentences given below. Then, answer the questions that follow. Henry said, “No, they are not aeroplanes. They are cranes. They are flying home in summer.” a) Where was Henry? b) Who was Henry speaking to? Think and Answer 23 1. Who do you think made Henry the Scarecrow? Why? 7/19/2023 7:50:34 PM 2. Do you think scarecrows can fly? Explain. 3. Why do cranes fly home in summer? Discuss. Henry Saves Little Rabbit Ascend G2 English MCB Part 1.indb 23
W O R D Word Work W O RK Movement words Read these sentences. Look at the words in colour. • Rabbit hopped out of his hole, looked here and there, and then ran wild into the forest. • Rabbit could not fly, but Henry could fly. The words in colour are movement words. They talk about movements of animals, people, and things. Look at the pictures. Write the movement words on the blank lines. walk run skip play jump dance 24 Henry Saves Little Rabbit Ascend G2 English MCB Part 1.indb 24 7/19/2023 7:50:36 PM
Listen Live Listen and write the names. Listen again and check. Did you get all the names correct? Score yourself. Sound Sense 1. Listen and read these words aloud. Pay attention to the letters in colour. stairs small sky 2. Listen, point, and repeat. sm smile small st stairs stars sk sky skates Notice that the two letters make a single sound. 25 Henry Saves Little Rabbit 7/19/2023 7:50:38 PM Ascend G2 English MCB Part 1.indb 25
3. Listen and circle the correct sound. One has been done for you. sm sn st sm st sk sm sn st sm sn sk sn st sk Speak Now Repeat after your teacher. • I can read a book. • I can tell a story. • I can write my name and address. • I can put butter on my bread. What else can you do? What can you not do? Work in pairs and tell each other. Go Grammar Pronouns Read these sentences. • Little Rabbit wanted to step out of his hole in Mary’s garden. He popped his head out and felt delighted about the sun on the dewy grass. In the sentence above, instead of saying ‘Little Rabbit’ twice, we use he. The word he is used in place Remember of the noun, Little Rabbit. • We use I in place of our own name. Words like he, she, I, it, we, • We use you for the person we are speaking to. and them which are used • We use he in place of a boy or a man’s name. in place of nouns are called • We use she in place of a girl or a woman’s name. pronouns. • We use we for a group we are a part of. • We use they for a group we are not a part of. • We use it for an animal or a thing. 26 Henry Saves Little Rabbit Ascend G2 English MCB Part 1.indb 26 7/19/2023 7:50:40 PM
1. Fill in the blanks with he, she, it, or, we, they. a) This is Meera. is reading a book. b) Look at Aran and Mia. are playing on the swings. c) This is Aayush. likes to watch TV. d) Maira is my neighbour. go to school together. e) My father bought a new book for me. I will read at bedtime. Now, read these sentences. • Soon he saw someone standing next to him. • Henry asked, “Who is she?” Rabbit said, “This is Mary. She plays with me.” • Henry said bye to them and flew back. The words him, me, and them are also pronouns. Let us see how the pronouns change when we use them after doing words or verbs. Pronoun Use Example I me We use me to talk about I am Sara. My mother loves me. ourselves. he him We use him to talk about a He is singing a song. Grandma boy or a man. taught him the song. she her We use her to talk about a girl She is painting. Father gave her or a woman. the colours. it it We use it to talk about animal, It is a letter. I am writing it. things, and places. you you We use you for the person we You are my friend. I will give you are speaking to. a toffee. we us We use us to talk about people We are going to the park. Anya including ourselves. will meet us there. they them We use them to talk about They are coming today. I will meet other people. them in the evening. Henry Saves Little Rabbit 27 Ascend G2 English MCB Part 1.indb 27 7/19/2023 7:50:40 PM
2. Replace the words in colour with the words given below. them him it her us a) I bought a gift for Jack and Jill. b) There is enough candy for you and me. c) Sue baked a cake for Dan. d) The flowers are for Tina. e) I really like my new toy. 3. Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the box. you him her it us me a) She has long hair. She is combing hair. to be quiet. on my b) We are going to the beach. Please join . . c) The dog is hungry. Give some food. d) Your brother is making a lot of noise. Please ask e) I am playing with a toy train. Mother gifted it to birthday. f) You have to come back quickly. Mother is calling This, that, these, and those Read these sentences. • Henry asked Rabbit, “What are those?” Rabbit said, “Those are aeroplanes.” • Henry asked, “Who is she?” Rabbit said, “This is Mary. She plays with me.” Look and read. This is a bird. These are birds. That is a bird. Those are birds. 28 Henry Saves Little Rabbit Ascend G2 English MCB Part 1.indb 28 7/19/2023 7:50:42 PM
• We use this and these to talk about things near us. • We use that and those to talk about things not near us. Near Not near that One in number this those More than one in number these 4. Write questions for each of these. The first one has been done for you. a) What is this? This is a pencil. b) ? Those are some old books. c) ? This is a pen. d) ? These are DVDs. e) ? That is a scooter. This and these for introduction Read these sentences. • This is Mary. She plays with me. • Mary, this is Henry. He flew me back home. We use this to introduce a person or thing that is near us. We also use this to introduce ourselves on the phone. Example: • “Hello, this is Reema speaking. May I speak to Ankit, please?” Henry Saves Little Rabbit 29 Ascend G2 English MCB Part 1.indb 29 7/19/2023 7:50:43 PM
When we are introducing more than one person or thing, we use these. Examples: • These are my cousins. Their names are Arun and Sneha. • These are the books that I have to read over the weekend. 5. Fill in the blanks with this or these. a) is the picture my sister painted. b) are my friends Farhaan and Seema. c) is the BBC World Service broadcasting from London. d) Hello, is John speaking. e) are my crayons and those are yours. Write It Read the clues. Number the pictures from 1 through 12 in the order the scenes happen in the story. Then use your own words to write the story in your notebook. Peter Rabbit—lived with brothers—big oak tree—Mum Rabbit asks them not to go near Mr McGregor’s farm—Peter disobeys—enters farm—plucks carrots—chased—stuck in the blueberry net—loses his blue coat, but escapes—hides in the water can—sneezes—McGregor chases him again— escapes—hides behind the crops—sees the gate behind Mr McGregor— sneaks through—escapes—Mr McGregor uses Peter’s bluecoat—scarecrow 30 Henry Saves Little Rabbit Ascend G2 English MCB Part 1.indb 30 7/19/2023 7:50:45 PM
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5 Amy and the Robot Warm Up Look at the picture. a) What do you think this is? b) How does it help us? Reading Bill is a scientist. He makes robots to help people with their household work. 32 7/19/2023 7:50:50 PM Ascend G2 English MCB Part 1.indb 32
His robots are good housekeepers. They can do the dishes, cook food, tidy up the place and even sweep floors. They are very handy around the house. Bill often teaches Amy how to Amy is Bill’s assistant. use a robot, but she never pays Her job is to keep the attention. So, she doesn’t know laboratory neat and anything about robots. She is clean. lazy and doesn’t like to do hard work. She likes to take it easy. 33 Amy and the Robot 7/19/2023 7:50:51 PM Ascend G2 English MCB Part 1.indb 33
One day Bill has to go into town to Amy tidies the table. Then she sweeps buy parts to make new robots. and thinks. Then she has an idea. I want to see the laboratory spick and This is too span when I come back at half past much hard three. Tidy the table and sweep and work. I wash the floor. Goodbye and work don’t want hard! to wash the floor. Let me ask a robot to help me. She presses a button on the robot and says: Robot, wash the floor. The robot fills the bucket with water and throws the water over the floor. Then it picks up the bucket, fills it up with water, and throws the water over the floor again. 34 Amy and the Robot Ascend G2 English MCB Part 1.indb 34 7/19/2023 7:50:53 PM
The robot doesn’t listen. Amy Stop! presses another button on the robot. But now the robot starts to work really fast, filling the bucket and pouring the water all over the floor. Soon the laboratory is full of water. Amy doesn’t know what to do! Just then, the door opens and Bill enters. He looks at the water. He is very angry. He goes Now clean up the floor. You’ve over to the got the whole night to clean up. I robot and don’t ever wish to see this sort of presses carelessness again. some buttons. The robot stops still. Next time Bill teaches me something, I am going to listen carefully. Amy is upset but she picks up the mop and starts working. She is tired by the time the laboratory is clean and dried up. Amy and the Robot 35 Ascend G2 English MCB Part 1.indb 35 7/19/2023 7:50:55 PM
Glossary laboratory: a large room where scientists do scientist: a person who studies science and experiments makes discoveries pays attention: takes notice of robots: machines that look like human spick and span: neat and clean beings and are to do works like us half past three: three thirty housekeepers: people who do cleaning and still: without any movement other household works carelessness: a careless person does not pay attention handy: useful to the work he or she is doing and makes mistakes assistant: a person who helps another Read and Answer 1. Number the sentences 1, 2, 3 … as they happen in the story. Discuss your answers in the class. a) Amy asks the robot to wash the floor. b) Bill goes into town. c) The robot throws water over the floor. d) Amy tidies the table. e) Amy shouts, “Stop!” f) Amy sweeps the floor. g) Bill arrives at his laboratory. h) Amy has an idea. 2. Answer the following questions. a) How can Bill’s robot help with the housework? b) Why does Amy not like her job? c) Why does Bill go to the town? Think and Answer 1. Why does the robot start working faster when Amy presses a different button on him? 2. Do you think Amy would like to be a robot? Why or why not? 3. Do you think robots are as smart as human beings? 36 Amy and the Robot Ascend G2 English MCB Part 1.indb 36 7/19/2023 7:50:56 PM
4. Play the robot game. Write some things that you would like your robot to do. Robot, do my homework. Robot, make me a chocolate shake. W O R D Word Work W O RK Time expressions Read this sentence from the story. • “I want to see the laboratory spick and span when I come back at half past three.” The expression half past three means three thirty. This is called a time expression. Similarly, we say, five past six. It means six oh five. Quarter past six means it’s six fifteen. Quarter to seven means it’s six forty-five. And, five to seven means it’s six fifty-five. Draw the given times in the clock faces. Then, write the time in numbers under each. a) Half past seven b) Ten to ten c) Twenty past two 37 Amy and the Robot 7/19/2023 7:50:57 PM Ascend G2 English MCB Part 1.indb 37
d) Quarter to six e) Quarter past four Listen Live Listen to the song. Then, put ticks (3) or crosses () in the table. Listen again and check your answers. After school Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday walk dog at quarter to six do homework at quarter past five before dinner wash up after dinner go to bed at half past nine Sound Sense In the story, we came across words like fills, pays, throws. These doing words when used to talk about one person or thing end in s, but they have a /z/ sound. Doing words like sweeps, likes, and picks also end in s, but they have an /s/ sound. 38 Amy and the Robot Ascend G2 English MCB Part 1.indb 38 7/19/2023 7:50:58 PM
Listen carefully to these words and write them in the correct column. Then, read the words aloud. moves works laughs rates coughs leaves loves plays washes passes wishes backs /s/ sound /z/ sound Speak Now Play the ‘True or False’ game. Say some things about Kaira’s daily routine from the song you heard in Listen Live. Ask your partner whether it is true or false. Follow the example. Kaira sometimes False. She always walks her dog walks her dog after school. after school. True or false? Amy and the Robot 39 Ascend G2 English MCB Part 1.indb 39 7/19/2023 7:50:59 PM
Go Grammar Verbs Read these sentences. • He makes robots to help people with their household work. • Bill often teaches Amy how to use a robot. The words makes and teaches are action words. Action words name the actions that are taking place. They are also called doing words or verbs. Read these sentences. • The children swim in the pool. • Sue and Sam play together. When an action is done by more than one person or thing, we use the verb as it is. 1. Underline the verbs in these sentences. a) The cats play with the ball all evening. b) Samar visits his grandmother on Saturdays. c) We run to our school bus in the afternoon. d) Lions roar loudly. e) Father drinks tea in the morning. f) Ajit and Rohan wear uniform to work. Now read these sentences. • The dog barks loudly. • The boy sings a song. When the action is done by one person or animal, we add -s to the verb. 40 Amy and the Robot Ascend G2 English MCB Part 1.indb 40 7/19/2023 7:50:59 PM
We do not add an -s to some verbs when the action is done by one person or thing. Look at the table below to understand how such verbs are formed. When a verb ends with -s, -sh, -ch, pass + es = passes or -x, we often add -es. wash + es = washes relax + es = relaxes When a verb ends with -y, study + ies = studies we often change the ‘y’ to -ies. But when a verb ends with -ay, -ey, play + s = plays -uy or -oy, we only add -s. key + s = keys buy + s = buys enjoy + s = enjoys 2. This is John’s daily routine. Fill in the blanks with the missing action words. Use the words given below. eats wakes drinks combs leaves brushes takes wears comes sleeps runs eats finishes polishes John up at 6 a.m. Then, he his teeth and a bath. He his shoes and his uniform. He his hair. He his breakfast and for school. He back in the afternoon. He for one hour and then his homework. In the evening, he a glass of milk and to the park to play. He comes back home and his dinner. Amy and the Robot 41 Ascend G2 English MCB Part 1.indb 41 7/19/2023 7:50:59 PM
3. Write these action words in the correct column. A few have been done for you. cook fly do reach fry watch hurry fix pray study play cry meet read push -s -es -ies cooks does flies Write It 1. Write a list of things people in your family do. My mother My father My sister/brother I works on the is an engineer computer goes to school go to … 42 Amy and the Robot Ascend G2 English MCB Part 1.indb 42 7/19/2023 7:50:59 PM
2. What do the people in your family do at the weekend? Here are some points to help you write. • My mother and father often go together to buy vegetables. • My sister goes to her swimming classes. • I go to … Amy and the Robot 43 Ascend G2 English MCB Part 1.indb 43 7/19/2023 7:51:00 PM
6 The Swing Reading How do you like to go up in a swing, Up in the air so blue? Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing Ever a child can do! Up in the air and over the wall, Till I can see so wide, Rivers and trees and cattle and all Over the countryside— Till I look down on the garden green, Down on the roof so brown— Up in the air I go flying again, Up in the air and down! Robert Louis Stevenson Glossary countryside: villages that lie just outside the city pleasantest: the most enjoyable green: garden grass cattle: cows, sheep, goats, oxen, and bulls 8/7/2023 5:54:51 PM 44 04.1_Poem 2_The Swing.indd 44
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