Let's Enjoy Read the poem and answer the questions based on it. a) Who is the speaker talking to at the beginning of the poem? b) What is the poem about? c) What does the speaker see from the swing? Activity 1. Find out the word from the poem which rhymes with blue. Think of three more words that rhyme with blue. 2. Read these lines and answer the following questions. a) “Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing Ever a child can do!” i) Why does the speaker think it is the pleasantest thing to do? ii) What are three other things you find pleasant? b) “Up in the air I go flying again, Up in the air and down!” i) Say why “up in the air” has been repeated twice here. 3. Work in groups and answer the following questions. a) How do we know that the speaker of the poem is a child? Explain. b) When the speaker is swinging down, he can see things more clearly. How do we know this from the poem? Explain. The Swing 45 Ascend G2 English MCB Part 1.indb 45 7/19/2023 7:51:03 PM
7 The Clever Fox Warm Up Some animals are wild and found in jungles. They cannot be kept at home. Some others are domestic and are kept at home as pets or in farms. Write W for wild and D for domestic animals. Reading One night, a fox was wandering in the forest, looking for food. Suddenly he hit a big rock. He lost his balance and fell into a deep well. He tried to climb up the walls, but they were too slippery. Despite all his efforts he could not get out. He shouted for help. 46 Ascend G2 English MCB Part 1.indb 46 7/19/2023 7:51:05 PM
An elephant was passing by. He stopped to look into the well. The fox said, “Dear Mr Elephant, I know you are a kind animal. I am in trouble and can’t get out of the well. Would you please pull me out with your trunk? The elephant said, “Oh, I have to meet the king. I am already very late. I can’t help you. But I will come back after an hour and pull you out. Till then you can wait here.” Saying so, the elephant left. Soon a rabbit came hopping near the well. When he heard the fox crying, he jumped on the wall of the well and asked, “Oh dear, are you fine?” The fox said, “No, I am stuck inside the well and can’t get out. Can you please pull me out?” “How can I? I am such a tiny animal,” said the rabbit. “Why don’t you wait for a bigger and a more powerful animal?” He too left without helping the fox. After a few minutes, a tiger came that way. The fox pleaded for help. The tiger said, “Sure, I can help you. Then, you can join me for dinner too. That would be so great.” The fox understood that the tiger wanted to eat him. So, he said, “That is a great plan, Mr Tiger. But I have suddenly started feeling very warm. I think I should stay in the well for some time to cool my body. I will come out myself and meet you for dinner in some time.” “All right, as you say,” the tiger said. Then, he too walked away. The Clever Fox 47 Ascend G2 English MCB Part 1.indb 47 7/19/2023 7:51:07 PM
By now the fox was very tired. He said to himself, “No one is helping me. I will need to plan something myself to escape.” He had an idea. He started to sing loudly. Soon a goat came that way. When she heard the fox’s voice, she peeped into the well and asked, “What are you doing there?” The fox said, “I am drinking the sweet water of the well. Would you also like to have some?” The goat was thirsty and so without thinking, she jumped into the well. When she had satisfied her thirst, she said, “Please help me get out.” The fox was waiting for this moment! He asked the goat to stand on her hind legs. As soon as she did so, he quickly climbed on her back and jumped out of the well. The goat asked the fox to help her get out. But the fox said, “You are a foolish goat. You should have thought of a way of getting out before jumping into the well. Stay here and shout for help.” Saying this, the fox walked away. Glossary stuck: to become fixed in a place, and wandering: walking around slowly therefore difficult to move out lost his balance: slipped pleaded: made a request slippery: a smooth, wet, or polished place where you escape: to get away from a place tend to fall easily satisfied: (here) had enough water to drink despite: in spite of hind legs: the two back legs of an animal passing by: going from there trouble: difficulty 48 The Clever Fox Ascend G2 English MCB Part 1.indb 48 7/19/2023 7:51:08 PM
Read and Answer Choose the correct option. Read the story again and check your answers. If you scored 3 or less, try the question again. a) How did the fox get into the well? i) He jumped in. ii) He lost his balance and fell in. iii) The goat pushed him into the well. b) He could not get out because i) he could not climb out of the well. ii) a lion was waiting outside to eat him. iii) he was waiting for his family to rescue him. c) As part of his plan to get out, the fox i) began to cry loudly. ii) began to sing loudly. iii) began to scream. d) The fox got out of the well by i) tricking the goat into jumping in the well. ii) asking the goat to throw him a rope. iii) pulling the goat into the well. e) In the end, the fox climbed out of the well by i) climbing on the goat’s back legs. ii) eating the goat. iii) climbing up the walls of the deep well. The Clever Fox 49 Ascend G2 English MCB Part 1.indb 49 7/19/2023 7:51:09 PM
Think and Answer Do you think the story makes fun of people who want to help others without thinking about their own good? Discuss. W O R D Word Work W O RK Describing words 1. Write the correct describing words to describe the fox and the goat. Choose from the options given in the box below. clever foolish brown white wild farm gentle fierce horns sharp teeth 50 The Clever Fox Ascend G2 English MCB Part 1.indb 50 7/19/2023 7:51:10 PM
Opposites 2. Find the opposites of each of these words from the story. Compare your answers with those of a friend's. Score each other. a) day b) whispered c) push d) in e) slowly Listen Live Listen to the story and answer the questions given below. Listen again and check your answers. a) Where was the crow sitting? i) in a tree ii) on the ground iii) in a boat b) What did the crow have in its mouth? i) bread ii) cheese iii) apple c) How did the fox feel when he saw the crow with the slice of cheese? i) angry ii) greedy iii) sad d) How did the crow sing? i) sweetly ii) harshly iii) loudly e) What is the moral of the story? i) Honesty is the best policy. ii) A thief cannot be trusted. iii) You should not accept praise without thinking. The Clever Fox 51 Ascend G2 English MCB Part 1.indb 51 7/19/2023 7:51:11 PM
Sound Sense Listen to the words below. Notice the long e sound made by the letters ee. peeped speed need weed Now listen to these words and notice the short e sound made by the letter e. bed get help shed 1. Read the given words aloud. Tick (✓) the words that have the long e sound and circle the words that have the short e sound. Listen and check. a) steep b) step c) help d) peep e) sleep f) sheep g) cheek h) well i) fell j) feel k) red l) bed m) feed n) greed o) deep p) fed q) sled r) see Some words have a long o sound. For example, food, mood, boot, root. Some words have a double o in their spellings, but they don’t have a long o sound. Instead they have a /u/ sound. For example, wood, stood, hood, and wool have a /u/ sound. 2. Read the given words aloud. Circle the words with the long o sound and tick (✓) the words with the /u/ sound. a) good b) foot c) tool d) stool e) hoop f) zoo g) book h) cook i) shook j) moon k) hook l) look m) pool n) room 52 The Clever Fox Ascend G2 English MCB Part 1.indb 52 7/19/2023 7:51:11 PM
Speak Now Speak about a pet animal you have or want to have. Use the words given below. • best friends • friendly • playful • protect Answer these questions while you prepare to speak. What is the name of your pet • How do you spend time with your pet? • How do you take care of your pet? • What does your pet like to eat? Go Grammar -ing words Read these sentences from the story. See how the -ing words have been used. • “No one is helping me. I will need to plan something myself to escape.” • “I am drinking the sweet water of the well.” Some verbs (doing words) tell us about the action that is taking place as we speak. For such actions, we use is, am, are + the -ing form of the verb. When a verb ends in e, we drop the e and add -ing. Example: write + ing = writing Read these sentences. • We are working. • You are working. • I am working. • You all are working. • He is working. • They are working. • She is working. • It is working. The Clever Fox 53 Ascend G2 English MCB Part 1.indb 53 7/19/2023 7:51:13 PM
1. Fill in the blanks with is, am, or are + the -ing form of the verb given in brackets. One has been done for you. a) The baby is crying for milk. (cry) b) I a storybook. (read) c) We our homework. (do) d) The children their classroom. (clean) e) Reena with her dog. (play) f) This is me and my family. We from a holiday. (return) Is, am, are When we want to say that some action is not happening, we write not between is, am, are and the verb. Examples: • I am not watching the film. • He is not eating dinner. • We are not studying today. • You are not going to school. 2. Look at the pictures. Complete the second sentence using is not, am not, or are not. One has been done for you. a) She is a singer. b) It the sun. She is not a dancer. It the moon. c) I a dancer. d) They friends. I a painter. They cousins. 54 The Clever Fox Ascend G2 English MCB Part 1.indb 54 7/19/2023 7:51:18 PM
We often use is, am, and are to ask questions. Examples: • Are you hungry? • Is she your friend? No, I am not. Yes, she is. • Am I a good singer? • Are they coming? Yes, you are. No, they are not. 3. Fill in the blanks with is, am, or are. a) I invited? b) they your parents? e) she a good cook? c) you the postman? f ) we winning? d) it a parrot? 4. Complete these questions using is, am, and are + the -ing form of the verb given in brackets. Then write the number of the correct answer from the options given below. One has been done for you. a) Is Tom studying for the History test? (Tom/study) ii b) a letter? (you/write) c) ? (they/laugh) d) The sky is grey. ? (it/rain) e) in her room? (she/sit) i) Yes, I am. ii) Yes, he is. iii) No, they are not. iv) No, she is not. v) Yes, it is. Write It Write a few sentences about how you think the goat got out of the well. Use the given cues to help you. • a passer-by stops • shouts for help • throws a rope • climbs out • says ‘thank you’ to the passer-by The Clever Fox 55 Ascend G2 English MCB Part 1.indb 55 7/19/2023 7:51:19 PM
Student Reflection Come to this page after you complete a lesson. Choose the smiley that shows how well you have understood the lesson. The Blue Jackal The Silly Donkey Very clear Clear Somewhat clear Not clear at all Very clear Clear Somewhat clear Not clear at all I need help with ..........………………...............……… I need help with ..........………………...............……… ...................................................................................... ...................................................................................... What I liked about this lesson ................................... What I liked about this lesson ................................... …………………………………………............................ …………………………………………............................ Clouds Henry Saves Little Rabbit Very clear Clear Somewhat clear Not clear at all Very clear Clear Somewhat clear Not clear at all I need help with ..........………………...............……… I need help with ..........………………...............……… ...................................................................................... ...................................................................................... What I liked about this lesson ................................... What I liked about this lesson ................................... …………………………………………............................ …………………………………………............................ Amy and the Robot The Swing Very clear Clear Somewhat clear Not clear at all Very clear Clear Somewhat clear Not clear at all I need help with ..........………………...............……… I need help with ..........………………...............……… ...................................................................................... ...................................................................................... What I liked about this lesson ................................... What I liked about this lesson ................................... …………………………………………............................ …………………………………………............................ The Clever Fox Very clear Clear Somewhat clear Not clear at all I need help with ..........………………...............……… ...................................................................................... What I liked about this lesson ................................... …………………………………………............................ 56 7/19/2023 7:51:21 PM Ascend G2 English MCB Part 1.indb 56
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