STEP 4 LET’S READ ELEPHANT AND FRIENDS One day an elephant wandered into a forest in search of friends. He saw a monkey on a tree. “Will you be my friend?" asked the elephant. The monkey replied, “You are too big. You cannot swing from trees like me." Pathfinder English Reader 1 251
Next, the elephant met a rabbit. He asked him to be his friend. But the rabbit said, “You are too big to play in my burrow." Then the elephant met a frog. “Will you be my friend?'' He asked. “How can I?" asked the frog. “You are too big to leap about like me." 252 Pathfinder English Reader 1
The elephant was upset. He met a fox next. “Will you be my friend, Mr. Fox ?" he asked the fox. The fox said, “Sorry, sir, you are too big." The elephant met a peacock. The peacock was dancing, “Will you be my friend, beautiful bird ?” The peacock said, “How is it possible Mr. Elephant? Can you dance like me?” The elephant was very sad. Pathfinder English Reader 1 253
The next day, the elephant saw all the animals in the forest running for their lives. They were shouting, 'Help! Help! Help!' The elephant asked them what the matter was. The bear replied, “There is a tiger in the forest. He’s trying to gobble us all up." The animals all ran away to hide. The elephant wondered what he could do to save everyone in the forest. Meanwhile, the tiger kept on eating up whoever he could find. The elephant walked up to the tiger and said, “Please, Mr. Tiger, do not eat up these poor animals." “Mind your own business!" growled the tiger. The elephant has no choice but to give the tiger a hefty kick. The frightened tiger ran for his life. 254 Pathfinder English Reader 1
The elephant went back into the forest to announce the good news to everyone. All the animals thanked the elephant and cheered him. They said together, “You are just the right size to be our friend." Let’s learn new words swing : move back and forth burrow : hole leap : jump wondered : thought wandered : walked growled : roared announce : say hefty : heavy Post-reading activities Pathfinder English Reader 1 255
Who said? 1. “Mind your own business!" _________________ 2. "Do not eat up these poor animals." _________________ 3. “There is a tiger in the forest”. _________________ 4. “You are too big to leap about like me." _________________ 5. “You cannot swing from trees like me." _________________ 6. “Can you dance like me?” _________________ Let's answer. 1. Why did the elephant wander into the forest? ______________________________________________________ 2. What did the rabbit reply? ______________________________________________________ 3. What did the peacock ask to the elephant? ______________________________________________________ 4. Who was gobbling all? ______________________________________________________ 5. What did the elephant give to the tiger? ______________________________________________________ 6. Who saved animals? ______________________________________________________ 256 Pathfinder English Reader 1
Let's read. A bird’s mouth is called a beak. Birds use their beaks and claws to pick up their foods like insects, grains, fruits, etc. Birds’ bodies are covered with feathers. They have wings. They fly with their wings. Birds are great artist. They make beautiful nests. They lay eggs in their nests. They hatch eggs. After sometime, chicks come out from their eggs. Birds bring foods in their mouth and feed their babies. Let's match. beak feathers hatch nest wings chicks arms of the bird to fly baby birds bird’s home to lay eggs fluffs of the bird that cover their body to break eggs to take out chicks bird’s mouth wings feather beak tail eyes claws Pathfinder English Reader 1 257
STEP 5 LET’S ENRICH WORD POWER A SONG OF THE ANIMALS SOUNDS Let's sing. The sheep goes baa, baa, baa, baa The rabbit goes thump, thumpety, thump And the people they say bla, bla, bla, bla, bla These are the sounds that animals make These are the sounds that animals make The snake goes hiss, hiss, hiss, hiss The chicken go cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck The frog goes crock, crock, crock, crock The bee says buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz These are the sounds that animals make These are the sounds that animals make The donkey goes haw, hee, haw, hee, haw The elephant goes pawoooo The bear growls grrr, grrr And the lion roars raaar These are the sounds that animals make These are the sounds that animals make 258 Pathfinder English Reader 1
Sounds of animals Now, match the sounds with the animals. dogs cats cows horses pigs bears buzz roar squeak bleat trumpet meow lions donkeys goats elephants tigers frogs mouses bees croak bark moo roar bray oink neigh growl Pathfinder English Reader 1 259
STEP word LET’S USE WORDS use 6 Singular Sentences Plural Sentences Dog barks. Dogs bark. Cow meows. Cows meow. Bee buzzes. Bees buzz. Use the sounds in singular and plural forms as shown above. Pig Pig oinks. Horse Pigs Pigs oink. Horses Cat Bird Cats Birds Lion Goat Lions Goats Rat Elephant Rats Elephants STEP 7 LET’S LEARN PRONUNCIATION Look, listen and say the given words after your teacher. Don't speak coloured letters. These are silent letters. answer autumn listen muscle bridge calf pneumonia receipt castle chalk sandwich scissors climb column should sign comb debt soften sword doubt ghost talk thumb 260 Pathfinder English Reader 1
STEP 8 LET’S LEARN SPELLINGS U comes after Q. Look at these: queen quilt Write u after q and rewrite the words. qiz quiz qit quit qality qick qestion qote aqarium uniqe qack qiet STEP GRAMMAR 9 LET’S LEARN GRAMMAR USE OF ARTICLES A AND AN a ball a cat an apple an elephant a + consonant an + vowel (a, e, i, o, u) guard guess tomb tongue guide guitar two walk handsome hour Wednesday what island knead who whole knife knight would write knot know Pathfinder English Reader 1 261
....... an....... orange .............. car .............. eagle .............. eye .............. book .............. lion .............. dog .............. baby .............. umbrella .............. spoon .............. cap .............. aeroplane A. Use a or an in the blank space. Let's do exercise 262 Pathfinder English Reader 1
......... a..... ball .............. parrot .............. axe .............. lion .............. apple .............. tailor .............. fish .............. ink pot .............. girl .............. ant .............. fox .............. balloon B. Use a or an before the following names. Pathfinder English Reader 1 263
C. Use a or an in the blank space. It is an apple. It is ..….....elephant. It is a book. It is ..…..... fan. It is ..…..... cat. Roma is ..…..... girl. It is ..…..... dog. It is ..…..... hen. She is ..….....queen. It is ..…..... rat. It is ..….....van. It is ..…..... wall. It is ..…..... letter. It is ..…..... bottle. It is ..…..... tank. It is ..….....computer. It is ..…..... window. It is ..…..... towel. It is ..…..... key. It is ..…..... glass. It is ..…..... bicycle. It is ..…..... spoon. It is ..…..... cucumber. It is ..…..... mango. It is ..….....cricket ball. It is ..…..... eagle. It is ..…..... leaf. It is ..…..... ID card. It is ..…..... jacket. It is ..…..... nail. It is ..…..... kite. It is ..….....orange. It is ..…..... lamp. It is ..…..... pen. He is ..….....student. It is ..….....umbrella. It is ..….....house. It is ..….....school. 264 Pathfinder English Reader 1
STEP 10 LET'S PUNCTUATE Rewrite the sentences using capital letters, full stops or question marks. this is an elephant ____________________________________________ is this an elephant ____________________________________________ 1. you are my best friend ____________________________________________ 2. they are students ____________________________________________ 3. are they teachers ____________________________________________ 4. who are you ____________________________________________ 5. my name is bibek ____________________________________________ 6. we are players ____________________________________________ 7. are they ducks ____________________________________________ 8. how are you ____________________________________________ 9. we are in grade one ____________________________________________ 10. i am a student ____________________________________________ This is an elephant. Is this an elephant? It is ..…..... eraser. It is ..…..... door. It is ..…..... eye. It is ..…..... head. It is ..…..... rose. It is ..…..... tulip. It is ..…..... inch. It is ..…..... bed. He is ..….....army. He is ..….....soldier. Pathfinder English Reader 1 265
STEP 11 LET’S WRITE Look at the picture and read. It is a peacock. It is a beautiful bird. It has colourful feathers. It has a beautiful head. It has a crest on its head. It has two beautiful eyes. It has a beak. It has two legs. The feathers have eye spots. It dances gracefully. 266 Pathfinder English Reader 1
A. What do you see in the picture? Describe it. There is a boy. He is sitting ... Let's do exercise B. Look at the parts of the elephant and describe them in sentences. trunk tusk ear head eye tail leg It is an elephant. It is a big animal. It has a large body. ....................... Pathfinder English Reader 1 267
STEP 12 DICTATION: LISTENING TEST LISTEN AND WRITE Learn these words for dictation: pencil temple school library elephant peacock pigeon parrot kitchen doormat computer office hospital playground court mountain students teachers engineers pilots STEP 13 LET’S DO PROJECT WORK Thanks for the smiles You scattered in my way. Thanks for the joy That filled my day. Thanks for the love That made me glad. And thanks for your care That changed all bad. I don’t know what Else I can say. To tell how much You’ve brighten my way. Read the given poem and make a Thank You card to give to your teacher. Thank You Teacher! 268 Pathfinder English Reader 1