He is Bablu. He is a hairdresser. A hairdresser is called a barber. He is dressing his customer's hair. Bibita is a dancer. She is dancing now. Her friends are singing songs. They are clapping hands. They are looking Bibita’s dance. Who is he? He is Ashok. He is a driver. He is driving a bus now. Post-reading activities A. Fill in the gaps. a. Bibita is a ……………………………. b. Pusparaj is a …………………………….. c. Ashok is a ………………………………… d. Bablu is a……………………………………. e. Jonson is a………………………………….. B. Let’s answer. a. Who are playing football? .............................................................................................. Pathfinder English Reader 1 201
b. What is Kapil doing now? .............................................................................................. c. Who is helping Kapil? .............................................................................................. d. What are the oxen doing? .............................................................................................. e. What is the porter doing? .............................................................................................. f. What is Pusparaj doing now? .............................................................................................. STEP 5 LET’S ENRICH WORD POWER A. Use an appropriate verb for each activity. waking up getting up ............................. ............................. ............................. ............................. ............................. ............................. 202 Pathfinder English Reader 1
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STEP word LET’S USE WORDS use 6 A. Make sentences using the appropriate verbs for the pictures. He is brushing. He is ....................... .............................. .............................. .............................. .............................. .............................. .............................. .............................. 204 Pathfinder English Reader 1
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He is _________ luggage. He is _________ the hair. He is __________ a bus now. He is ___________the field. She is ____________ now. They are ___________ now. He _______ homework now. B. Match the sentences with the pictures and complete them with verbs. 206 Pathfinder English Reader 1
STEP 7 LET’S LEARN PRONUNCIATION PRONUNCIATION OF LETTER u as / / Say these words after your teacher: under umbrella uncle ugly umpire urgent underground unable STEP 8 LET’S LEARN SPELLINGS A. Look and write as shown. asking baking bouncing Pathfinder English Reader 1 207
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li _ _ _ _ _ mop _ _ _ _ _ op _ _ _ _ _ STEP GRAMMAR 9 LET’S LEARN GRAMMAR MAKING NEGATIVE SENTENCES A. Read these sentences: Affirmative/Positive Sentences Negative Sentences It is a pencil. It is not a pencil. It is an apple. It is not an apple. He is a teacher. He is not a teacher. B. Use not and make negative sentences: Positive Sentences Negative Sentences I am a student. I am not a student. They are girls. They are not girls. It is a snake. These are cows. Those are monkeys. She is a teacher. We are farmers. You are a joker. They are engineers. 210 Pathfinder English Reader 1
Boys are smart. Girls are beautiful. These are my books. She is my mother. That is a cat. USE OF PRESENT ACTIONS: PRESENT TENSE Read the conversation. Anup : What are you doing now? Binita : I am reading my book now. Anup : Are you sleeping now? Binita : No, I am not sleeping now. I am reading now. Anup : What is your mother doing now? Binita : She is cooking food now. Anup : Is she dancing now? Binita : No, she is not dancing now. She is cooking food now. Anup : Is your father washing dress now? Binita : No, he is not washing dress now. He is sweeping the floor now. Pathfinder English Reader 1 211
Look at the pictures and answer the questions. Is he carrying a bag? Is he cooking now? Is she dancing now? Is he climbing a tree? Are you crying? Are they playing football? Let's do exercise 212 Pathfinder English Reader 1
STEP 10 LET'S PUNCTUATE USE OF COMMA (,) We use a comma (,) to separate things. Read and understand. I have a pen,a pencil,a bag and an eraser. Kumar, Kapila, Silva and Sarita are my friends. Let's do exercise Rewrite the sentences using commas in your notebook. 1. I need a book a notebook a pen and a pencil. 2. Man woman and children are equal. 3. I love my father mother grandfather and grandmother. 4. Ram Shyam and Hari are my friends. 5. I eat rice pulse curry and pickle daily. 6. I like rose marigold and tulip. 7. Do you know earth sky heaven and hell? 8. China India and Bhutan are our neighbouring countries. 9. There are goats sheep cows and buffaloes in the field. 10. We need air water and food to survive. A : What is he doing? B : ............................................. A : Is he crying? B : .............................................................................. He is asking a question. No, he is not crying. He is asking a question. STEP 11 LET’S WRITE A. Complete the conversations as shown: Pathfinder English Reader 1 213
A : What is he doing? B : ................................................................ A : Is he crying? B : ................................................................ ................................................................ A : What is he doing? B : ........................................................ A : Is he riding? B : ......................................................... ......................................................... A : What is he doing? B : ................................................................ A : Is he eating? B : ................................................................ ................................................................ B. What are the students doing in the picture? Write. Neriya Piya Raj Dev Tek basketball Rima Ram Jems Sima Seesaw Neriya is skipping. 214 Pathfinder English Reader 1
STEP 13 LET’S DO PROJECT WORK What do you do from morning to evening? Show your activities in a chart paper as shown. STEP 12 DICTATION: LISTENING TEST LISTEN AND WRITE Learn these words for dictation: sleeping eating dreaming crawling walking jumping dancing knocking throwing catching joggling flowing building sweeping cleaning floating laughing smiling pushing pulling Pathfinder English Reader 1 215
UNIT 10 DESCRIBING, ASKING AND ANSWERING ABOUT LOCATION OBJECTIVES OF THE UNIT After the completion of the unit, students will be able to: point out the location of things ask and answer about 'Where questions' use place prepositions correctly STEP 1 PRE-READING ACTIVITY Look at the speech bubbles. Hello! We are fish. We are in the aquarium. We like swimming. Hello! I am a cat. I am on the table. I like rats. Hello! I am a puppy. I am under the table. I don't like cats. Hello! I am Pattu. I am sitting on the branch. 216 Pathfinder English Reader 1
STEP 2 LET'S TALK Where is the man? Where are the pigeons? He is on the horse. They are in the cage. Pathfinder English Reader 1 217
Where is the cow sitting? Where is the monkey sitting? It is sitting under the tree. It is sitting on the elephant. 218 Pathfinder English Reader 1
Where is the dog? Where are your books? It is among the sheep. They are in my bag. Pathfinder English Reader 1 219
Where is the temple? Where are the trees? It is among the trees. They are between two houses. 220 Pathfinder English Reader 1
Look at the pictures and tick the correct position. Where is the flower vase? a. The flower vase is on the table. b. The flower vase is in the table. c. The flower vase is upon the table. Where is the boat? a. It is on the bridge. b. It is at the water. c. It is under the bridge. Where is the snake? a. It is in the chair. b. It is under the chair. c. It is on the chair. Where is the frog? a. It is on the jar. b. It is under the jar. c. It is in the jar. Pathfinder English Reader 1 221
Where is the rat? a. The rat is on the cake. b. The rat is in the cake. c. The rat is under the cake. Where is the aeroplane? a. It is on the sky. b. It is in the sky. c. It is under the sky. Where are the children? a. They are into the pool. b. They are on the pool. c. They are in the pool. Where is the monkey? a. It is in the statue. b. It is upon the statue. c. It is on the statue. 222 Pathfinder English Reader 1
STEP 3 LET’S RECITE MY GAME I have a little pretend game I play When daddy calls to me. I say, ‘I’m right here, daddy! I’m under the sea!’ Or I say, ‘I’m in the window.’ Or else. ‘I’m out the door. I’m on top of the table. Or ‘I’m under the floor.’ I say, ‘I’m right here, daddy! I’m next to the fish!’ The fish who’s swimming Around his little dish. Pathfinder English Reader 1 223
I’m jumping over the boxes, Or off a big red cube. I’m climbing up a tree Or swimming with my inner tube! I say, ‘I’m right here, daddy! I’m hiding by the door.’ And our dog has just come in From a terrible rainstorm! Now I’m tired of this game. Let’s read, ‘Once upon a time.’ ‘Now I’m right here, daddy. Into your lap I’ll climb.’ Let's do exercise Circle the coloured words in the poem and write down them in your notebook. 224 Pathfinder English Reader 1
225 STEP 4 LET’S READ Rishi is on a horse He has a hat on his head. Siru is on a horse, too. Rishi A : Who is he? B : He is Alish. A : Where is he? B : He is on the bike. Alish I am Binod. It is my bag. It is on the table. My bag is red. My books are in my bag. I read my books. Look at the pictures and read. Siru Rishi Pathfinder English Reader 1 225
A : What is that? B : That is a candle. A : Where is the candle? B : The candle is on the table. A : Where is the rat? B : It is under the table. A : Where is Suman’s hat? B : It is on his head. A : What colour is the hat? B : The hat is red. A : Where is the Micky Mouse? B : It is between the poles. A : What colour is its teeth? B : They are white. A : Where is the table? B : It is among the chairs. A : What colour is the table? B : The table is red. A : What colour is the chairs. B : They are also red. 226 Pathfinder English Reader 1
A. Let's match. B. Let's Answer. 1. Where are Rishi and Siru? .................................................................................................. 2. Where is the candle? .................................................................................................. 3. Where are Binod's books? .................................................................................................. 4. Where is the mouse? .................................................................................................. 5. Where is the rat? .................................................................................................. Siru is Alish is Micky Mouse is The rat is The table is among the chairs. under the table. on the horse. on the bike. between the poles. Post-reading activities Pathfinder English Reader 1 227
STEP 5 LET’S ENRICH WORD POWER Look at the pictures and answer these questions: What are on the table? There are................................... .................................................. .................................................. Where are the children? .................................................. .................................................. Where is the baby? .................................................. .................................................. A cat is ........... the table. A mouse is ........... the table. Complete the sentences using on, under, between, behind, among or at. STEP word LET'S USE WORDS use 6 228 Pathfinder English Reader 1
A house is .......................... two trees. A boy is ................. the goats. A guard is ........ the gate. A lion is running .................... a deer. STEP 7 LET'S LEARN PRONUNCIATION Pronunciation of Letter Z as /z/ Say these words after your teacher: zebra zoo zoom zip buzz zeal doze zone Pathfinder English Reader 1 229
STEP 8 LET’S LEARN SPELLINGS Look at the position of Mr. Micky Mouse. at near behind at home between in front of under at school in next to on at work 230 Pathfinder English Reader 1
at the theatre at the cinema at the zoo STEP GRAMMAR 9 LET’S LEARN GRAMMAR PREPOSITIONS OF LOCATION A. Where is the cat? Draw a line to match the picture and the word. next to in under between behind on in front of Pathfinder English Reader 1 231
PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE in the box next to the box in front of the box below the box on the box between the boxes behind the box near the box under the box among the boxes above the box far from the box B. Look at the position of the ball. The ball is...... 232 Pathfinder English Reader 1
A. Where is the dog? Look at the pictures and write. The dog is... in front of in under between behind on next to over Oh! These are the prepositions of place. Let's do exercise Pathfinder English Reader 1 233
B. Where is the puppy? Look at the pictures and write. The puppy is ________________ the boxes. The puppy is ________________ the box. The puppy is ________________ the box. The puppy is ________________ the box. The puppy is ________________ the box. The puppy is ________________ the box. behind in under between near on far in front of 234 Pathfinder English Reader 1
C. Look at the pictures and choose the correct prepositions from the brackets. 1. The clock is …………………..wall. on at 2. The ball is ……………….the table. under in 3. The cat is……………….the armchair. beside behind 4. The table is…………......…..the armchair and the chair. between among 5. The carpet is ……………….the floor. on in 6. The lamp is ………………the table. on in 7. The flowers are……………….the vase. on in 8. The table is ………………..the armchair. near far Pathfinder English Reader 1 235
STEP 10 LET'S PUNCTUATE Use a full stop (.) or a question mark (?) where it is necessary. A : Hi, it’s me Nisha. What’s your name ................................................................................................. B : Hi, it’s me Nora. How are you Nisha ................................................................................................. A : I am fine. And you ............................................................ B : I am also fine. Nice to meet you ............................................................ A : Nice to meet you, too ............................................................ Let's revise STEP 11 LET’S WRITE A. Write sentences about the pictures using the correct prepositions. 1. in front of 2. in 3. under 236 Pathfinder English Reader 1
4. on 5. between 6. near The cat is in front of the box. B. Fill in the blanks with the prepositions given in the boxes. The dog is ________________ the table. The dog is ________________ the box. under in on in front of near behind far at The dog is ________________ the table. The dog is ________________ the table. Pathfinder English Reader 1 237
The dog is ________________ the table. The dog is ________________ the table. STEP 12 DICTATION: LISTENING TEST LISTEN AND WRITE Learn these prepositions for dictation: in under beneath between among near far above over in front of beside behind below opposite out of inside STEP 13 LET’S DO PROJECT WORK Where are different things in your home? Write any ten things and their positions as : The gas stove is on the kitchen rack. 238 Pathfinder English Reader 1
UNIT 11 DESCRIBING OBJECTS, PICTURES, BIRDS AND ANIMALS OBJECTIVES OF THE UNIT After the completion of the unit, students will be able to: Ò identify objects, birds and animals Ò describe birds, animals and objects Ò use articles a and an before nouns STEP 1 PRE-READING ACTIVITY CLASSROOM OBJECTS Name the following pictures: bench Pathfinder English Reader 1 239
KITCHEN UTENSILS Name the followings utensils: 240 Pathfinder English Reader 1
LIVING ROOM AND BEDROOM Name the pictures. Pathfinder English Reader 1 241
BIRDS Name the birds. turkey ANIMALS Name these animals: 242 Pathfinder English Reader 1
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Yes, I can. It is an elephant. It has a big body. It has two white tusks. It has two small eyes. It has flat ears. It has a long trunk. It has four large legs. Ma'am, it is a parrot. It is sitting on the branch. It has red wings. Its beak is also red. Its neck is green. It has beautiful eyes. Can you tell me about this animal, Raj? Ranju, tell me about this bird? Look at the pictures. Ask and answer. STEP 2 LET'S TALK Act in pairs 244 Pathfinder English Reader 1
Ma'am, there is a shepherd. He is sitting under the tree. He is playing the flute. There are four sheep. They are grazing. What do you see in the above picture, Raj? Pathfinder English Reader 1 245
STEP 3 LET’S RECITE FIVE LITTLE DUCKS Five Little ducks went swimming one day Over the hills and far away Mother duck said, ‘Quack, quack, quack, quack,’ But only four little ducks came back… Four little ducks went swimming one day Over the hills and far away Mother duck said, ‘Quack, quack, quack, quack’ But only three little ducks came back… 246 Pathfinder English Reader 1
MY CAT, PAT I have a cat, her name is Pat. My cat Pat is very fat. She takes a nap, when it is day. I wake her up, to make her play. FARM ANIMALS moo! chirp! quack! The cows on the farm go moo, moo, moo (2) All day long. The chicks on the farm go chirp, chirp, chirp (2) All day long. The ducks on the farm go quack, quack, quack (2) All day long. Pathfinder English Reader 1 247
oink! woof ! The pigs on the farm go oink, oink, oink (2) All day long. The cats on the farm go meow meow meow (2) All day long. The dogs on the farm go woof, woof, woof (2) All day long. meow! The horses on the farm go neigh neigh neigh (2) All day long. The mice on the farm go squeak, squeak, squeak (2) All day long. neigh! squeak! 248 Pathfinder English Reader 1
I’M A LITTLE PENGUIN I’m a little penguin In the snow I slide on my tummy To and fro I eat the fish From the deep Blue sea I’m black and White As you can see. Pathfinder English Reader 1 249
Post-reading activities A. Match these: The cats on the farm go The horses on the farm go The mice on the farm go The dogs on the farm go The cows on the farm go The chicks on the farm go chirp, chirp, chirp moo, moo, moo woof, woof, woof, neigh, neigh, neigh, squeak,squeak, squeak, meow ,meow, meow 250 Pathfinder English Reader 1