PRONUNCIATION OF LETTER C as a /k/ SOUND B. Look, listen and say after your teacher. Spell the words too. camel come correct call character coming climb cancel cat cunning can collect can’t could cold coffee comes coming came comic cut cutter cutting cuts STEP 8 LET’S LEARN SPELLINGS Complete the words. l _ o _ l _ ste _ sa _ w _ it _ op _ n c _ o _ e w _ l _ pr _ ct _ s _ er _ se _ w _ it _ com _ l _ te dr _ n _ ch _ w j _ m _ c _ m _ d _ n _ e STEP GRAMMAR 9 LET’S LEARN GRAMMAR USE OF PRONOUNS Pronouns are used to replace nouns in sentences. The words (he, she, it, I, they, you and we) are pronouns. A. Read these sentences: I am a teacher. You are a student. She is a nurse. He is playing. We are players. They are tourists. It is a ball. Pathfinder English Reader 1 51
B. Read and understand. Ramesh is a student. He studies in grade one. Salini is a student. She studies in grade one. Both Ramesh and Salini are students. They study in grade one. Ali is a tailor. He makes dress. Gopal and Garima are students. They go to school. Let's do exercise Choose the correct pronouns to complete the sentences. 1. My father is a teacher. …………………….teaches students. a. He b. She 2. My mother is a nurse. ………………………works in a hospital. a. He b. She 3. The children are playing in the park …………………….. are having a great fun. a. We b. They 4. Tom is running to catch a butterfly. ………is wearing a hat. a. She b. He 5. I went to meet my friend, Ruby. ………………..gave me a new book. a. She b. Her 6. Parents work for children. ………………children obey them. a. Our b. Their 7. There is a parrot. ……………….colour is green. a. It b. Its 8. Don’t eat this mango. ………….is rotten. a. He b. It 52 Pathfinder English Reader 1
9. The students are making a lot of noise.…….are fighting too. a. They b. Them 10. I am going to the zoo with my father. ……………….will see animals and birds there. a. You b. We STEP 10 LET'S PUNCTUATE USING FULL STOP (.) A. Read the following sentences. I am a student. You are a teacher. He is my friend. We study in grade one. Let's do exercise Rewrite the sentences and use a full stop (.) at the end. 1. She is a teacher __________________________________ 2. He is a pilot __________________________________ 3. They are singers __________________________________ 4. We are players __________________________________ 5. It is an owl __________________________________ 6. Kapil is a dancer __________________________________ 7. Sara is an athlete __________________________________ 8. They were hungry __________________________________ 9. She was happy __________________________________ 10. You have a dog __________________________________ It ( ) is a sign of the full stop. It is used at the end of a sentence. She is a teacher Pathfinder English Reader 1 53
STEP 11 LET’S WRITE crawling dancing singing yawning digging bathing combing brushing polishing skating lifting hopping riding knitting cooking biting shaking touching hopping catching 1. The baby is ........................ 3. The boy is ......................... 2. The boy is ......................... 4. The girl is ......................... crawling. A. Look at the pictures. Read the words and use them in sentences. 54 Pathfinder English Reader 1
5. The boy is ......................... 7. The man is ........................ 9. The boy is ......................... 11. The woman is ..................... 6. The girl is ....................... 8. The boy is ......................... 10. The man is ....................... 12. They are ........................ Pathfinder English Reader 1 55
13. The boy is ......................... 15. They are ........................ 17. She is ......................... 19. The girl is ........................ 14. They are ........................ 16. He is .......................... 18. He is .......................... 20. The boy is .............. feet. 56 Pathfinder English Reader 1
STEP 12 DICTATION: LISTENING TEST Read these words for dictation: reading writing talking laughing walking crawling dancing jumping drinking knitting skating drinking sharing cooking hopping cleaning STEP 13 PROJECT WORK Suppose, you have a servant and you are his master. Now, order him to do any ten things. y Hey, man! Come in time. y Don’t get late. y Clean the house. ………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………… Pathfinder English Reader 1 57
UNIT 3 IDENTIFYING PERSONS, PLACES AND THINGS OBJECTIVES OF THE UNIT After the completion of the unit, students will be able to: Ò identify different persons, places and things Ò read and say names of persons, places and things Ò use names of persons, places and things in sentences STEP 1 PRE-READING ACTIVITY te ___________ fa ___________ st ___________ pl ___________ en ___________ sh ___________ A. Name the following persons: 58 Pathfinder English Reader 1
le ___________ d ___________ c ___________ sw ___________ po ___________ wr ___________ pi ___________ sh ___________ t ___________ pa ___________ pl ___________ do ___________ Pathfinder English Reader 1 59
n ___________ tr ___________ po ___________ a ___________ po ___________ ga ___________ B. Name the following places: h ___________ sc ___________ p _____ o______ s ___________ ho ___________ res ___________ 60 Pathfinder English Reader 1
ho ___________ b _____ p______ air ___________ pl ___________ co ___________ b ______ r _______ k ___________ t ___________ l ___________ C. Name the following things: p ___________ p ___________ b ___________ Pathfinder English Reader 1 61
b ___________ c ___________ dr ___________ j ___________ t ___________ g ___________ STEP 2 LET'S TALK What is this? This is a house. 62 Pathfinder English Reader 1
What is that? That is a school. What are these? These are apples. What are those? Those are goats. Pathfinder English Reader 1 63
STEP 3 LET’S RECITE Look, listen, say and act after your teacher. What is this and what is that? This is thin and that is fat This is a hat and that is a mat This is a rat and that is a cat. [TOGETHER] Clap your hands Pat, pat, pat Stamp your feet Tap, tap, tap Open your mouth Ha, ha, ha…. What is this and what is that? This is a man and that is a fan What is this and what is that? This is a pan and that is a can. [TOGETHER] Clap your hands Pat, pat, pat Stamp your feet Tap, tap, tap Open your mouth Ha, ha, ha…. 64 Pathfinder English Reader 1
STEP 4 LET’S READ Who is she? She is Sara. She is a teacher. She is teaching students. Who is he? He is Ambar. He is a guard. He is at the school gate. Boys and girls like him. Who are they? They are Sandeep and Paras. They are cricket players. They are playing cricket. Who is he? He is Mr. Hasan. He is a tailor. ‘Please, make a cap for me, Mr. Hasan.’ Pathfinder English Reader 1 65
Who is he? He is Kris. He is a pilot. He flies an aeroplane. Who are they? They are farmers. They are in the field. They are planting paddy. We get rice from paddy. Who is he? He is Kalu. He is a shepherd. He looks after sheep. We get wool from sheep. Who is he? He is Anurag. He is a doctor. He checks up our health. 66 Pathfinder English Reader 1
Who is she? She is Sheela. She is a nurse. She takes care of her patients. What is this? This is a pencil. We write with it. Let’s write now. What is this? This is a book. We read our books. What is this? This is a notebook. We write on it. Pathfinder English Reader 1 67
What is this? This is an umbrella. We use it in sun and rain. ‘I want a pink umbrella.’ What are these? These are apples. ‘Give me one kg apples, please.’ What is this? This is a cow. A cow gives us milk. Who is he? He is a milkman. ‘Give me one glass of milk, Mr. Milkman.’ What is that? That is our school. We go to school. We get knowledge from school. 68 Pathfinder English Reader 1
What is that? That is a hospital. We go to hospital for treatment. I am sick. I am going to hospital. What is this? This is a playground. We play here. A : What is that? B : That is a swimming pool. We swim in the swimming pool. I am going to swim. A : What is that? B : That is a temple. Hindus go to temple for prayer. Pathfinder English Reader 1 69
A : What is that? B : That is a church. Christians go to church for prayer. A : What is that? B : That is a mosque. Muslims go to mosque for prayer. Post-reading activities A. Choose the best option and rewrite the answers in your notebook. 1. People go to temple for ……………………….. a. prayer b. rest 2. We go to swimming pool for……………………….. a. sleep b. swimming 3. We go to hospital for a. treatment b. fun 4. We go to school ……………………….. a. to study b. to fight 5. We use an umbrella ……………………….. a. in rain and sun b. in rain only 70 Pathfinder English Reader 1
6. We write with ……………………….. a. a pencil b. a knife 7. Who plant paddy? ..........................plant paddy. a. Tailors b. Farmers B. Answer the questions.. 1. Who is Sara? What does she do? .................................................. 2. Who is Ambar? Where is he? ................................................ 3. Where do Christians go for prayer? ................................................ 4. Who is Mr. Hasan? ................................................ 5. Who is Kris? What does he do? ................................................ 6. Who plant paddy? ................................................ 7. What does Kalu do? ................................................ 8. Who is Anurag? What does he do? ................................................ 9. Who is Sheela? What does she do? ................................................ 10. Who go to temple for prayer? ................................................ Sara is a teacher. She teaches students. Pathfinder English Reader 1 71
STEP 5 LET’S ENRICH WORD POWER A. Identify the persons and name them. B. Match the opposite words. children doctor buyer leader patient parents listener seller speaker follower doctor student parents player children teacher ................................. ................................. ................................. ................................. ................................. ................................. student teacher 72 Pathfinder English Reader 1
C. Identify the places and name them. house school hospital post office temple stadium church mosque cinema hall ................................. ................................. ................................. ................................. ................................. ................................. ................................. ................................. ................................. Pathfinder English Reader 1 73
D. Identify the persons and match them with their names. nurse tailor farmer shopkeeper leader potter E. Identify the things and write their names. bag box table cupboard rack computer glass tie pencil ................................. ................................. ................................. 74 Pathfinder English Reader 1
................................. ................................. ................................. ................................. ................................. ................................. Sweepers sew dresses. Teachers make furniture. Electricians sell things. Tailors teach students. Carpenters clean roads. Shopkeepers work with electricity. STEP word LET’S USE WORDS use 6 A. Match the persons with their works or duties. Pathfinder English Reader 1 75
B. Choose and write the professions of the given persons. Doctors Nurses Gardeners Parents Plumbers Farmers 1. .................................. take care of children. 2. .................................. grow vegetables, crops and fruits. 3. .................................. take care of patients. 4. .................................. repair water taps. 5. .................................. check up patients. 6. .................................. take care of garden. C. Answers the questions. What do shopkeepers do? They sell goods. 1. What do potters do? ....................................................... 2. What do farmers do? ....................................................... 3. What do plumbers do? ....................................................... 4. What do students do? ....................................................... 5. What do players do? ....................................................... 6. What do drivers do? ....................................................... 7. What do tailors do? ....................................................... 8. What do pilots do? ....................................................... 9. What do dentists do? ....................................................... 10. What do dogs do? ....................................................... 76 Pathfinder English Reader 1
STEP 7 LET’S LEARN PRONUNCIATION PRACTICE OF /d/ SOUND Say the given words after your teacher. dog door doll daughter dad doctor day duck do does did doing deep dry dull dig STEP 8 LET’S LEARN SPELLINGS Add ‘er’or ‘r’ to the following verbs and make new words. Use them in sentences as shown in your notebook: teach + er teacher A teacher teaches students. 1. play 2. jump 3. sweep 4. fight 5. help 6. give 7. clean 8. kill 9. farm 10. write 11. make 12. sell 13. run 14. read 15. drive 16. wipe STEP GRAMMAR 9 LET’S LEARN GRAMMAR This is a puppy. That is a hat. Use of this, that, these and those: Showing Near and Far Pathfinder English Reader 1 77
These are puppies. Those are caps. .................. is a pencil. .................. are hats. .................. is a chair. .............. is a pen. .............. are ties. .............. is a table. Look at the pictures and use this, that, these or those. Let's do exercise 78 Pathfinder English Reader 1
.................. are rats. .............. are dogs. STEP 10 LET'S PUNCTUATE USE OF QUESTION MARK (?) It (?) is the sign of a question mark. It is used at the end of a question. What is your name? Where do you live? How old are you? Are you a student? Is your father a lawyer? Do you like ice cream? Let's do exercise Rewrite the sentences using question marks at the end. 1. Who are you ..................................................... 2. How is your health ..................................................... 3. When do you sleep ..................................................... 4. Do you go to school ..................................................... 5. Are you a shopkeeper ..................................................... Pathfinder English Reader 1 79
This is our house. We live in our house. This is our school. We come to school to study. She is a nurse. She takes care of patients. He is a doctor. He checks up our health. 6. Does she like coffee ..................................................... 7. Was he a gentle boy ..................................................... 8. Were you sick yesterday ..................................................... 9. Is he coming to school ..................................................... 10. Why is she crying ..................................................... STEP 11 LET’S WRITE 80 Pathfinder English Reader 1
She is a fruit seller. (fruits / sells) She ........................... He is a pilot. (planes/flies) He ........................... He is a farmer. (the field/plowing) He is ........................... He is a plumber. (repairs/taps) He ........................... This is a library. (study/here) We ................................ This is a garden. (bloom/here) Flowers ............................... Let's do exercise A. Complete the sentences. Pathfinder English Reader 1 81
This is a swimming pool. People ............................. in the swimming pool. This is a bathroom. We .................................. in the bathroom. This is a kitchen. We .................................. food in the kitchen. This is a bedroom. We .................................. in the bedroom. 82 Pathfinder English Reader 1
This is a pencil. We write with........................... a pencil. This is a bicycle. ...................................... This is a notebook. ............................... This is a cake of soap. ................................ This is an eraser. ................................ This is a swing. ............................... B. Write as shown. Pathfinder English Reader 1 83
This is a knife. ...................................... This is a toothbrush. ............................... This is a mobile. ................................ This is a TV. ............................... This is a chair. ...................................... This is a bag. ................................ 84 Pathfinder English Reader 1
STEP 12 DICTATION: LISTENING TEST Learn these words for dictation. teacher students parents players engineers shopkeeper driver sweeper potter painter gardener pilot house school hotel restaurant hospital airport playground toilet notebook book pencil library STEP 13 LET’S DO PROJECT WORK Complete the following table with the correct information. Religions Hindu Caste Rai Occupations Teaching Temples Pashupatinath Rivers Birds Animals Crops Flowers Foods Dances Festivals Games Trees Fruits Pathfinder English Reader 1 85
UNIT 4 COUNTING NUMBERS AND GIVING INFORMATION WITH PLURAL OBJECTIVES OF THE UNIT After the completion of the unit, students will be able to: Ò say and write numbers in words Ò identify singular and plural nouns Ò give information with plurals STEP 1 PRE-READING ACTIVITY pen pens girl girls cow cows bag bags ear ears leg legs boy boys eye eyes bat bats bird birds crow crows tree trees finger fingers head heads nose noses ball balls goat goats stick sticks house houses knife knives computer computers mango mangoes book books finger fingers door doors letter letters question questions Separate the things into two columns as shown: 86 Pathfinder English Reader 1
SINGULAR MEANS ONE PLURAL MEANS MANY pen pens house houses STEP 2 LET'S TALK HOW MANY… Act in pairs. A : How many eyes do you have? B : I have two eyes. A : How many hands do you have? B : I have two hands. A : How many books do you have? B : I have four books. A : How many fingers do you have? B : I have ten fingers. A : How many lips do you have? B : I have two lips. A : How many students are there in your class? B : There are twenty students in my class. A : How many tables are there in your classroom? B : There are ten tables in my classroom. Pathfinder English Reader 1 87
STEP 3 LET’S RECITE WE ARE EQUAL One two three, four five six Good morning sir and good morning miss Seven and eight, nine and ten We are equal- men and women! ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR… One, two, three, four, five, Once I caught a fish alive, Six, seven, eight, nine, ten, Then I let it go again. Why did you let it go? Because it bit my finger so. Which finger did it bite? This little finger on my right 88 Pathfinder English Reader 1
Two little hands and two little legs One big back and one big chest Ten little fingers and ten little toes Two little eyes and one little nose Two little ears and two little feet One little mouth with lots of teeth Rosy lips and a big forehead And lots of hairs on the head One little chin and two little elbows Two little ankles and two eyebrows One long neck and two chubby cheeks Two long arms and two round knees These are the parts of my body These are the parts of my body. PARTS OF THE BODY Pathfinder English Reader 1 89
A. Write the numbers. Head One Eyes Two Hands Fingers Feet Legs Ears Elbows Chest Toes Feet B. Answer these questions: How many legs do you have? ............................................................................................ a. How many fingers do you have? ………………………………………………………………… b. How many toes do you have? ………………………………………………………………… c. How many lips do you have? ………………………………………………………………… d. How many feet do you have? ………………………………………………………………… e. How many eyebrows do you have? ………………………………………………………………… I have two legs. Post-reading activities 90 Pathfinder English Reader 1
STEP 4 LET’S READ I am a student. My name is Rupesh. This is my bag. There are four books. There are two notebooks. There are two pencils. I am Kisan. I am a farmer I have ten goats. I have four cows. I have eight hens. I have two buffaloes. Pathfinder English Reader 1 91
Who is she? She is Dolma. She is a shopkeeper. She has bangles, toys, rings, ribbons, etc. ‘Give me four red bangles, please.’ I am Komal. I am a teacher. I teach students. I have twenty students in my class. 92 Pathfinder English Reader 1
Who is he? He is Mr. Malik. He is a shopkeeper. He sells books, notebooks, diaries, newspapers, pens, pencils, erasers, colours, files, covers, scales, etc. ‘Give me six books, twelve notebooks, five pencils and four erasers, Mr. Malik.’ He is Mr. Pulami. He is a carpenter. He has chairs, benches and tables. ‘I want ten chairs for my birthday party, Mr. Pulami.’ Pathfinder English Reader 1 93
Today is Friday. We are going to the zoo. We can see birds and animals in the zoo. Who is he? He is Mr. Ali. He is a balloon seller. He sells balloons. He has red, blue, green, pink, and yellow balloons. ‘Give me two red balloons, Mr. Ali.’ There is a garden. There are trees and flowers. There are roses, sunflowers, daisies, etc. in the garden. 94 Pathfinder English Reader 1
B. Let’s answer. a. Who is Kisan? He is a ………………………………………………………...... b. What has Kisan? He has ten goats, ……………………………….....….. .............................................................................................. c. What can you see in the zoo? We can see ………………………....................................... ........……………… in the zoo. d. What are in the garden? There are ……………………….......………………........... e. What does Mr. Ali sell? He sells ………………………........………………........…… f. What does Mr. Malik sell? He sells .............................................................................. Rupesh is a farmer. Mr. Pulami is a teacher. Mr. Ali is a carpenter. Mr. Malik is a student. Komal is a balloon seller. Kisan is a shopkeeper. A. Let’s match. Post-reading activities Pathfinder English Reader 1 95
Let's read THE TURTLE AND THE HARE Once upon a time, there were two friends. They were a turtle and a hare. The turtle was slow. The hare was fast. The hare teased the turtle. The turtle challenged the hare for a running competition. Turtle : Hey, Mr. Hare! Don’t be so proud. Can you beat me in a race? Hare : Ha... ha... ha..... Race? Turtle : Don’t laugh. But get ready for the race. I will beat you. Hare : Ha... ha... ha... How can you beat me? Turtle : You will see. Let’s decide a day and a place. Hare : All right! Sunday at ten. Is it okay? 96 Pathfinder English Reader 1
Turtle : Don’t worry. I will be there. Hare : See you on Sunday! Bye! Turtle : Bye, bye, hare! They went their home. They ate nice food . They slept well to win the race. The day of the competition finally came. Turtle : Hey! Don’t worry. Have a fun running. Hare : Nah! Come on. Let’s run. Are you ready? Let’s count! Both together : One! Two!! Three!!! Go! And the competition started. The hare ran very fast for sometimes but the turtle ran very slowly. The hare was tired. He thought to take rest under a tree. He sat under the tree. He napped and fell in deep Pathfinder English Reader 1 97
sleep. The turtle kept on running and reached the post. When the turtle woke up, he saw the turtle had already reached the post. The hare felt ashamed. Post-reading activities Let’s answer. 1. Who were friends? …………………………………………………………………… 2. Who teased whom? …………………………………………………………………… 3. Who laughed at the turtle? …………………………………………………………………… 4. Who beat whom? …………………………………………………………………… 5. Who felt ashamed? …………………………………………………………………… 6. Who won the race? …………………………………………………………………… 98 Pathfinder English Reader 1
STEP 5 LET’S ENRICH WORD POWER SINGULAR MEANS ONE PLURAL MEANS MANY hand hands eye nose mouth lip ear leg head pen pencil book shirt toe house home student SINGULAR MEANS ONE PLURAL MEANS MANY teacher school cup plate tie stick computer ball road letter word tree boat cap tap lap Singular and Plural Nouns A. Add an 's' and make plural. Pathfinder English Reader 1 99
STEP word LET’S USE WORDS use 6 A. Match the organs with their functions. We see with our We smell with our We hear with our We chew with our We taste with our We walk with our We catch with our nose. hands. legs. eyes. teeth. ears. tongue. B. Add 'es' to the given nouns and make them plural. SINGULAR MEANS ONE PLURAL MEANS MANY dress box bench wish bus SINGULAR MEANS ONE PLURAL MEANS MANY dish fox potato mango church 100 Pathfinder English Reader 1