GRADE 2 ENGLISH book

ENGLISH

Grade 2

Publisher
Government of Nepal
Ministry of Education

Curriculum Development Centre

Publisher: Government of Nepal

Ministry of Education

Curriculum Development Centre

Sanothimi, Bhaktapur

ISBN : 978-999-33-708-7-8

© Publisher

First edition: 2004

Reprint: 2014

Reprint: 2017

Price: 42/-

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored
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commercial purpose without the prior permission in writing of Curriculum
Development Centre.

Preface

The aim of developing and revising the school curricula and textbooks is
to make education purposeful, relevant and functional. Education should
impart the desired knowledge and skills to the students. Apart from this, it
should instil in them values and moral standards such as nationalistic feelings,
discipline, self-reliance and basic functional skills of language, maths, science,
information and health. Along with these, students are expected to appreciate
arts, tolerance among different languages, religions and cultures. In relation
to this, there has been an increasing demand for English to start at the begin-
ning of primary education. To meet this demand, the government decided to
introduce English as a subject from Grade One, starting in the academic year 2003.

The present English textbook for Grade Two contains the materials that
give children enjoyable activities for learning English. Language skills are
introduced systematically throughout this book, focusing particularly on
listening and speaking skills for this grade. It is believed that the lessons and
exercises given in the book will give children enough opportunities for practis-
ing different language skills. It is equally true that the book in itself is not ad-
equate to achieve its set goals unless there is an active teaching and learning
environment. Hence, it is expected that the teachers will follow the instructions

given in this book. This book, originally written by Pramod Kumar Shah, Krish-

na Raj Hamal and Dev Narayan Mukhiya has been edited by the Curriculum

Development Centre. Art editing of this book was done by Shreehari
Shrestha by making it four colour. Curriculum Development Centre would
like to thank the members of English Subject Committee and other subject
experts for their help in developing this book.

Generally a textbook is an important tool for teaching and learning. It is
expected that experienced teachers and enthusiastic students can achieve
the learning outcomes of the curriculum by using this book along with various
other resource materials. In practice, a textbook is used and considered as
the main resource material. Therefore, attempts have been made to bring
this book up to the standard. Teachers, parents, students and all concerned
stakeholders are requested to send their constructive suggestions to improve

this book in the future editions.

Government of Nepal

Ministry of Education

Curriculum Development Centre

Unit 1 Contents 1
Unit 2 8
Unit 3 Going to school 13
Unit 4 What am I? 20
Unit 5 Numbers 26
Unit 6 Commands 33
Unit 7 What have you got? 39
Unit 8 What someone is doing? 46
Unit 9 Where things are? 51
Unit 10 People and things 56
Unit 11 Describing people 62
Unit 12 Time and days 67
Past action 74
Good friends 75
Listening texts
Word List

1 Going to school

1. Listen and say. Good bye.

Good bye,
mother.

Bye bye. Preeti. Good morning,
Bye, Raju. Pukar.
I’m fine.
2. Read.
How about you?
Good morning,
Miss Yadav. 1

How are you,
Miss Yadav?

I’m also fine.
Thank you.

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Hello! I'm Mr. Gurung. My name is
What is your name? Pukar.

I’m Nima.

I'm Raju.

I’m Preeti.
Please sit down. Thank you, Sir.

Bye, Pukar. Good bye,
Nima.

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3. Point and say.

cat fish mango dog apple flower

4. Copy in you exercise book. 3

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5. Chant.

Good morning, Mina
Good morning.
Bye bye, Mina
Good bye.

Good afternoon, Mina
Good afternoon.
Bye bye, Mina
Good bye

Good evening, Mina
Good evening.
Bye bye, Mina
Good night.

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6. Look and say. It's a clock.

What is this?

It's a ..................... It's a ...................

It's a .....................

It's an ..................... It's a ..................

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7. Write.
Choose the correct letter.

R __ ajan H __ ari
r h

H Mo __ an N __ ita
h n

E G _ _ ta M __ eena
e m

8. Oral conversation

Raju: Hello, Nima. How are you?

Nima: I’m fine. How about you?

Raju: I’m also fine. Where’re you going?

Nima: I’m going to market.

Raju: Goodbye, Nima.

Nima: Bye.

Raju: See you.

The first letter of a person's name is always a capital letter.

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9. Read and copy. Good night, Pukar.
See you tomorrow.
Good night, Raju.

10. Listen and repeat. seat feet cheeks

sheep bean

→→ 7

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2 What am I ?

1. Listen and say.

Raju: Hello, Nima.
Nima: Hello, Raju.
Raju: Who is she?
Nima: She is my friend, Preeti.
Raju: What is she?
Nima: She is a student.

2. Read.

What's his name?
His name is Man Bahadur.

Is he a soldier ?
No, he isn't.
What is he ?

He is a farmer.
What's that in his hand ?

That's his spade.

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3. Complete and read. ____ name? →

____

__ ___ Mr. Gurung.

___ __ a student?

_____ _____ isn't.

What ____ ___ ?

__ __ teacher.

What's that in his hand?

____ ____ duster.

4. Copy in your exercise book.

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5. Match and say.

He is a farmer.

She is a doctor.

She is a student.

He is a policeman.

He is a shopkeeper.

She is a teacher.

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6. Chant.

Hello doctor, hello doctor!
How are you?
Hello teacher, hello teacher!
How are you?
Hello farmer, hello farmer!
How are you?
Hello driver, hello driver!
How are you?

7. Look and say. What is she?
She is a teacher.

What is she?
She is a .............................

What is he?
He is a ...............................

What is she?
She is a .............................

What is he?

He is a ...............................

What is he?
He is a ...............................



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8. Write. H __ e is a doctor.
h
Choose the correct letter.

R __ ead the book.
r

H She is a teac _ er. N She is a _urse.
h n

E Geeta is a stud _ nt. M _ r. Singh is
e m a pilot.

9. Oral conversation

Raju: What's your father?

Nima: My father is a doctor.

Raju: What's your mother?

Nima: My mother is a housewife.

Raju: What's your brother?

Nima: My brother is a teacher.
What's your father?

Raju: My father is a shopkeeper.

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3 Numbers

1. Listen and say. There are
ten birds.
How many
birds are there?

How many There are
spiders are there? twelve spiders.

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2. Read and write.

He is my She is my
grandfather. grandmother.
He is 70. She is 65.

He is my father. She is my mother.

He is 35. I am Pukar. She is 30.

I am 6.

He is my uncle. She is my aunt.
He is 30. She is 25.

They are Sony and Rabi.
They are my brother and sister.
They are 8 and 9.

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3. Match and say.

11 thirty-six

20 forty-seven

35 twenty

36 fifty

25 eleven

47 forty-one

50 thirty-five

33 twenty-five

41 thirty-three

4. Chant.

One and two!
Animals are in the zoo!
Two and three!
Monkeys are on the tree!
Four and five!
Bees are in the hive!
Nine and ten!
Tigers are in the den!

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5. Write. twenty-ni – e
twen__y-two
f__fty fourt__en
se__enteen thirt__-six
ni__eteen forty-se __ en
fort__
forty-t__ree

6. Copy in your exercise book.

7. Look and say.

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There are ................... birds.

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How many spiders are there?
There are ................... spiders.

How may bicycles are there?
There are ................... bicycles.

How many padlocks are there?
There are ................... padlocks.

How many dogs are there? 17
There are ................... dogs.

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8. Write.

Write the number in words.

78 ...............................................................................

93 ...............................................................................

62 ...............................................................................

97 ...............................................................................

56 ...............................................................................

69 ...............................................................................

68 ...............................................................................

81 ...............................................................................

89 ...............................................................................

70 ...............................................................................

86 ...............................................................................

9. Oral conversation

Raju: How many books do you have?
Nima: I have ten books.
Raju: How many brothers do you have?
Nima: I have one brother.
Raju: How many sisters do you have?
Nima: I have two sisters. How many sisters
do you have?

Raju: I have only one sister.

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10. Read and copy.

How many flowers are there?
There are six flowers.

How many cats are there?
There are five cats.

How many monkeys are there?
There are four monkeys.

11. Listen and repeat.

look pool boot pull foot full

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4 Commands

1 Listen and say. Don't jump.

Open the door.

Go out.

Don't sit
down.

Sit down. Don't eat
that food.

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2. Match and say. 21

drink

dance

laugh

drive

clap

jump

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3. Copy in your notebook.

4. Chant.

Ride it, ride it.
But don’t fall.
Move it, move it.
But don’t break.
Touch it, touch it.
But don’t throw.
Ride it, ride it.
But don’t fall.

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5. Look, say and write. Don't stand up.
Sit down.
Don't touch the fire.
Don't talk.
Keep quiet.

........................................
........................................

........................................ 23
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6. Write. I Come __ n.
Choose the correct letter. i

D Sit __ own.
d

T Point __ o. U Stand __ p.
t u

G __ o out. M Co __ e here.
g m

7. Listen and repeat.

long
wrong

light
right

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road

The first letter of a sentence is always a capital letter.

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8. Listen and write.
Listen, then write the dialogue and put the number in the box.

..................................... .....................................
..................................... .....................................

..................................... .....................................
..................................... .....................................

.....................................
.....................................

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5 What have you got ?

1. Listen and say. Yes, I have.

Have you got
a pen, Nima?

Have you got No, I haven't.
a ruler, Preeti?

How many books have I have
you got, Pukar? five books.

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2. Read.

Have you Yes, I have.
got a ruler?
No,
Have you got
I haven't.
an umbrella?

Have you got a No, I haven't.
brother, Pukar? I have got two sisters.

Have your sisters got No, they haven't.
a bicycle, Pukar?

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Has your brother Yes, he has.
got a radio, Pukar? He has got
a small radio.

Has Nima got No, she hasn't.
a crayon?

Has Preeti Yes, she has.
got a bag? She has got
a big bag.

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3. Match and say. 29

The boy has got a doll.
The girl has got
a pair of shoes.
The monkey has got
a hat on his head.
The dog has got
a piece of bone.
Raju has got a big bag.

4. Copy in your exercise book.

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5. Chant.

Billy, Boy Billy, Boy,

Have you got a pen?
No, I don't, no, I don't.
I fell down the lane.
Diddle Doo - Diddle Doo,
Have you got a pen?
Yes, I have, yes, I have.
First count up to ten.

6. Look and say.

What has She has got
Preeti got? a story book.

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7. Now have a similar conversation.

Rakesh Nitu Niki Namrata

Amar Raju Gopal 31

8. Listen and repeat.

knee
knot
knit
knife

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9. Write and read.

He has got a pair of glasses.
Sita has got an umbrella.
Bhola has got a toy.
Milan has got a taxi.
Sunny has got a ruler.
Nima has got a pen.

.......................... ..........................

.......................... ..........................

.......................... ..........................

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6 What someone is doing ?

1. Listen and say. I’m reading
a book.
What are
you doing?

What is He’s wearing

he wearing? a pair of socks.

What is She’s eating
she eating? a banana.

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2. Ask and answer. No, he isn't.
He's drinking milk.
Is he
drinking water?

Is she Yes, she's
reading a book? reading a book.

Is Pukar swimming No, he's swimming
in the pool.
in the river?

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3. Match and say. (One is done for you.)

1

1. running 2. singing 3. playing 4. weeping

5. riding 6. looking 7. punching

4. Look and say. He is reading a
newspaper.
What is the
man doing?

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5. Copy in your exercise book.

6. Write and say.

Where is Preeti?
What is she doing?

Where is Pukar?
What is he doing?

She is ................... in the pool.
He is .................. badminton.

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He is ....................... under the
.................

She is ....................... over the
.................

7. Oral conversation

Pukar: Where are you going, Preeti?
Preeti: I'm going to the book-shop.
Pukar: What are you carrying in your bag?
Preeti: I'm carrying some books.

8. Read and draw.

Pukar is eating an apple.

Preeti is holding a pen.

Mr. Gurung is eating a banana.

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9. Write.

A boy ................... eating an apple. is are

Boys ................... eating apples. is are

What are you doing...... ? .

They are dancing...... ? .

What ................... Preeti doing? is are

What ................... the cats doing? is are

10. Listen and repeat.

read beat eat bean clean

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7 Where things are ?

1. Listen and say. It's on the table.

Where is the book?

Where is the ball? It's under the table.

Where is the parrot? It's in the cage.

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2. Ask and say. Nima is sitting
next to Pukar.
Who is sitting
next to Pukar?

Where is Sita? She's in front
of the house.

Where is Preeti? She's behind
the board.

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3. Match and say.

The cat is on the table.

The cat is under the table.

The cat is in the box.

The cat is in front of the house.

The cat is standing behind
the tree.

The cat is sitting next to
the dog.

The cat is on top of the bus.

4. Read and say.

Where is the puppy?

Is it on the table? 41
No, it isn't.
It's under the table.

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Where is the puppy?

Is it inside the house?

No, it isn't.
It's outside the house.

Where is the puppy?

Is it on top of the bus?
Yes, it is.
It's on top of the bus.

Where is the puppy?

Is it sitting near the tree? MY ENGLISH BOOK, Grade 2
Yes, it is.
It's sitting near the tree.

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5. Chant. 43

A dog sleeps,
on the table.
A dog sleeps,
under the table.
A dog sleeps,
inside the house.
A dog sleeps,
outside the house.
A dog sleeps,
in front of the gate.
A dog sleeps,
behind the gate.
A dog sleeps,
on the box.
A dog sleeps,
in the box.

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6. Look and write.

A dog is on the chair. A dog is ..................
A boy is ........................... A boy is ..................
A girl is ............................. A girl is .....................
A goat is ........................ A goat is ................

7. Copy in your exercise book.

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8. Listen and do.

Put your books
in your bag.

Put the ball
under the table.

9. Oral conversation

Gopal: Where is your dog?

Nima: It's behind the house.

Gopal: What's the dog doing?

Nima: It's barking. What is under the
table?

Gopal: It's a cat. Its name is Tooty.

Nima: What is on the table?

Gopal: It's a cricket bat.

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8 People and things

1. Listen and say. That one.
Your doll is small.
Which one
is my doll? Mine is big.

Which one is That one.
my comb? Your comb is big.

Mine is small.

Which one The black one.
is my shirt? Your shirt is black.

Mine is white.

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