articles about this in magazines. They said it was his best work. They loved his strange symbols. They loved his strange colours. Faros’s painting reminded everyone that just because something was new didn’t mean that it was bad. He also helped them to realize that sometimes it takes people a little time to understand great things. Activity 3 VOCABULARY TEST From the above text, find the words that are similar in meanings: requested amazed viewpoint signs Activity 4 COMPREHENSION CHECK a. Why did everyone love Faros? b. Why did he stop painting and selling his paintings? c. What did he do in his room for a long time? d. Why was he excited to show his panting? e. What was new about his painting? Activity 5 CREATIVE TASK What do you want to be and why? Write it in a couple of paragraphs. Activity 6 PROJECT WORK Prepare a collage of famous persons who defeated their physical disability and proved themselves as the greatest sources of inspiration to others like Jhamak Ghimiere. Name Photo Work Pathfinder English Reader 5 243
STEP GRAMMAR : Gerund and Infinitive 5 Activity 1 Discuss and learn. What are gerunds? What are to-infinitives? Infinitives are formed by adding ‘to’ to them, and gerunds are formed by adding -ing to them. Some verbstake to infinitive after them while some take gerund after them. In many cases, infinitive and gerund can be interchanged. Examples: " She likes dancing. She likes to dance. " Smoking is injurious to health. " It is harmful to smoke. Activity 2 Do and learn. Put the verb into either the gerund (_ing) or the infinitive (with to). " We planned to go picnic on Saturday. " He suggested going to the library. a. I would like ………………………. to the party with you. (come) b. She enjoys ……………… a bath in the evening. (have) c. I don’t fancy ……………….. out tonight. (go) d. I am learning …………… English. (speak) e. Do you mind …………….. the window please? (open) f. She helped me ………………my suitcase. (carry) g. He decided ……………… English. (study) h. I dislike …………………. at the bus stop. (wait) i. He asked ……………… with them. (come) j. She promised ……………… me tomorrow. (meet) k. We discussed ………………a movie on Saturday. (watch) l. I hope I……………… you next week. (visit) 244 Pathfinder English Reader 5
Activity 3 Project Work Surf the Internet and study about the verbs that are followed by gerund and infinitive. Highlight them on a chart paper with examples or make a mini dictionary of your own. STEP WRITING : COMPLETING STORIES 6 Activity 1 Do and learn. 1. Develop a readable story with the help of given outlines. Write the story in the past tense. A rose in the garden….very proud of her beauty…………a cactus grows nearby……….looks ugly due to thorns ………….the rose hates the cactus……………….the cactusremainssilent but feels bad……….summer season comes and no water…………. long time drought the rose suffers a lot and gets faded ……….but the cactus has no problem ……………….the rose requests for some water and the cactus helps……………the survives and feels ashamed………………..the rose realizes the meaning of beauty says sorry to the cactus. Pathfinder English Reader 5 245
2. Develop a story with the help of given outlines. Use past tense. A farmer had a mongoose as his pet……………the farmer had a little baby……….one day both farmer and wife ……………….out for work…………………asked the mongoose to take care of the baby…… ……a big snake enters the house ……….the mongoose killed the snake ………………themasterreturned ………………..mongoose bloodymouth at the gate……………the farmer lost temper and killed the mongoose. ……………….found a snake in pieces near by the bed and baby looking happy. The farmer regretted………………….moral. Activity 2 Project Work Browse the Internet and read some short stories for children. Create a collection of ten short stories after rewriting them. 246 Pathfinder English Reader 5
STEP 7 PRONUNCIATION: REVIEW Tick the correct pronunciation of the following words. hugged hʌgd hʌɡt hʌɡid hunted hʌntid hʌnted hʌntd talked tɔːkd tɔːkt tɔːkid tapped tæpt tæpd tæpid missed mɪsd mɪsid mɪst misses mɪsɪz mɪsez mɪses mends mendz mends mandz causes kɔːzaz kɔːz.ɪz kɔːzs bugs bʌgz bʌgs bʌkz goes ɡəʊs ɡəʊz ɡoʊz racks ræks rækz reiks taps tæpz tæps teipz walked wɔːkt wɔːkd wɔːkid marked mɑːkd mɑːkt mɑːkid STEP PUNCTUATION 8 What mistakes do you find in each sentence? Rewrite them with correction. a. she said i am sick b. did he help her c. i need these a bat a ball and a hat d. she met her exhusband e. i visited tokyo last year f. she said alas i am ruined g. don’t talk to him said my father h. oh that’s the matter Pathfinder English Reader 5 247
word use STEP 9 SPELLING PUZZLE Look up the words in a dictionary before putting them in the blank space. a. My brother is taller ____________ me. (then/than) b. If their next song is not better, _________ let’s leave. (then/than) c. He enjoyed eating his lunch more ________ working. (then/than) d. I bought my lunch and ________ raced off to lectures. (then/than) e. It is more important ____________ that one. f. The company has received more ____________ 500 applications for the job. (then/than) STEP LISTENING TEST 10 INSTRUCTION: Listen to the characters or the audio disc and do the activities that follow. Listen and complete. a. The name of the store is ……………….. b. The customer has visited the store for the ……………….. c. The customer wants to buy a ………………. for her sister. d. Her sister is going to a ………………. next weekend. e. All women’s clothing is on the ………………. floor. f. The customer’s toaster ………………. fire yesterday. g. The kitchen ………………. are on the 4th floor. h. The customer’s husband asked her to see the ……. of freezers. STEP 11 PROJECT WORK Highlight any 20 inspiring quotations on a chart paper. 248 Pathfinder English Reader 5
UNIT 15 EXPRESSING ABILITY Objectives of the unit After the completion of the unit, students will be able to: ask and answer about ability tell what they like to play write essays about their favourite games tell about some adventurous games use model verbs can, could, write an application for sick leave use exclamation mark STEP 1 FUN COMMUNICATION Riddle-Giggle-1 Riddle-Giggle-2 Teacher : Well done, Raj! You got 100% on your test. Student : Thank you, sir! I hope you will print the question papers at my uncle’s printing press again! Teacher : If I give you 2 rabbits, and 2 rabbits, and 2 more rabbits. How many rabbits do you have? Student : Seven rabbits, miss! Teacher : How is that possible? Student : I already have another rabbit at home. Pathfinder English Reader 5 249
STEP 2 LET'S TALK Language Function Expressing ability Talking Item - 1 A : Can you speak English? B : No, I can’t. Can you? A : Yes, I can. How did you learn it? B : Istudied in English medium school. A : That’s nice. But I didn’t get this opportunity. B : Sorry to hear that. Talking Item - 3 Peter : Hi Janet. Can you help me for a moment? Janet : Sure, what’s up? Peter : I’m not able to understand this math problem. Janet : Really. I think I can help, but I’m not that good at math. Peter : You were able to solve all the problems last semester, weren’t you? Janet : Yes, that’s right, but I can’t do everything. Let me see. Peter : Here you go. Janet : Interesting, are you sure you’re not able to do this? Peter : Yes, that’s why I’m asking for help! Janet : OK.After I explain this, you’ll be able to do without any problems. Peter : Great. So what’s the answer? Janet : Don’t be in a hurry. Can I have a few minutes to think? Peter : Of course you can. Sorry, I can’t solve this. Janet : No problem. Talking Item - 2 A : It’s so hot. Let’s go swimming. B : Sorry. I can’t swim. A : Don’t worry. You can use swimming tube. B : Oh, that’s good idea. Let’s go. 250 Pathfinder English Reader 5
STEP 3 LET’S RECITE Activity 1 DISCUSS BEFORE READING What can you do and what can’t you do? Activity 2 INTENSIVE READING Read and discuss. a. What things can do the poet? b. What things can’t do the poet? c. What can be the suitable title for the poem? I can walk and I can talk But I can’t fly like a hawk I can read and I can write But I can’t lie and I can’t spite I can fall and I can try But I can’t weep and I can’t cry I can die without my food But I can’t beg for my good Activity 3 VOCABULARY TEST 1. Let’s learn new words. a. spite: a desire to hurt, annoy, or offend someone b. beg: to ask for as a gift, as charity, or as a favour 2. Find the words that are opposite in meaning to: live good laugh lie Pathfinder English Reader 5 251
Activity 4 CREATIVE TASK Write a summary of the above poem as shown: In the poem, the poet says that he can walk and talk but he can’t fly like a hawk. Activity 5 PROJECT WORK What can you do and what can’t you do? Write a poem expressing your abilities. Recite your poem to your friends and share it on social media. STEP 4 READING READING ITEM I SPORTS Read the given text at home. Note down its unfamiliar words and write their meanings using a dictionary or the Internet. Listen to their pronunciations. Write their similar and opposite meanings along with their usages and learn them. Activity 1 PRE-READING PROJECT Activity 2 Discuss before reading. a. Ask and answer about the activities given in the pre-reading project. b. What kinds of games do you play at your school and home? Activity 3 WHILE READING: Sports and Games Name the sports. archery rugby hopscotch shooting trampling jump snake and ladder canoeing yo-yo skipping rope merry-go-round ferris wheel hockey 252 Pathfinder English Reader 5
My name is Marco and I’m 11 years old. I’m Italian and my favourite sport is soccer. I play twice at school and in the afternoon. I have soccer lessons on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. On Saturdays afternoon, I usually have match with my team, we are very good at soccer and we often win. Of course, I’m in the school team, too. I have a lot of friends and on Sundays afternoon, we play soccer in the park. My favourite team is Milan and I hope to be a champion as Polo Maldini. I’m Simon and I live in England. I’m 15 years old and I practice cycling. I like this sport because I can practice in the park. In the summer, I go cycling every day for three hours, usually in the morning. In winter, it’s difficult to go cycling because it often rains. I always wear on helmet to protect my Pathfinder English Reader 5 253
head and drink a lot of water. My parents are also fond of cycling,so we often go on holiday on bike. Last year, we went to Scotland on bicycle. It was fantastic. Hello, my name is Timothy and I’m American. I’m 12 years old and I’m fond of basketball. Here in the USA, it is one of the national sports. Every family has a basket in the garden and you can see lots of boys and girls playing in the parks. I play basketball every afternoon with my friends and on Sundays morning I play in the garden with my father and brother. I’m in the school team and every month we have a match against other teams. We have won four matches out of six. My favourite player is Michael Jordan. Hello, I’m Milan. I’m 13 years old. I belong to Nepal. I like to play cricket. Here in Nepal, cricket is growing popular day by day. Football and volleyball are also popularsportsin Nepal. I play cricket with my friends. We have a huge ground in our school. Our school gives high priority to games, sports and extracurricular activities. I am in school’s cricket team. Every Friday, we play with other schools’ teams. I am the captain of school junior cricket team. I am an opening batsman in my team. 254 Pathfinder English Reader 5
Activity 4 VOCABULARY TEST There is an opposite word in each set of synonyms. Find the opposite word. a. protect defend guard destruct b. fantastic remarkable normal great c. champion loser winner victor d. huge enormous vast tiny e. priority importance ignorance significance f. morning dawn sunrise evening Activity 5 COMPREHENSION CHECK Fill in the correct information to complete the blank spaces. a. Milan is ........... years old. He is from ......................... He is fond of ..................Mila’s school gives high priority to ........................ b. Timothy is from ..........................and he is ......................years old. He likes to paly...................His favourite player is................... c. Simon belongs to.............................and he is .................years old. He loves ............................... and his parents also love............................ Last year they went to .................................. on bicycle. d. Macro is ....................years old and he is from .......................... He likes to play.......................He is in the school.......................and every month they have a match ........................ Activity 6 CREATIVE TASK What sport do you like most, and why? Write about it in a couple of paragraphs. Activity 7 PROJECT WORK Read some essays about the importance of games and sports on the Internet. Rewrite one of them and tell it to your friends. Pathfinder English Reader 5 255
READING ITEM I ADVENTURE ACTS Read the given text thoroughly at home. Note down its unfamiliar words and write their meanings using a dictionary or the Internet. Listen to their pronunciations. Write their similar and opposite meanings along with their usages and learn them. Activity 1 PRE-READING PROJECT Activity 2 PRE-READING DISCUSSION a. Ask and answer about the activities given in the pre-reading project. b. Identify the given sports and name them. Skydiving Parachutes Bungee jumping Jumping off cliffs Paragliding Hand gliding 256 Pathfinder English Reader 5
Activity 3 INTENSIVE READING Read and discuss. a. What are called adventure sports? b. Why do people like adventure sports? c. What can be the most suitable title of the given lesson? Adventure sports are activities undertaken through the medium of land, water and air and perceived as involving a high degree of risk, courage and excitement. These activities often involve speed, height, a high level of physical exertion and highly specialized gear. These sports are like, bungee jumping; hang-gliding and skydiving are more and more popular. People pay a lot of money to take part in these sports, jumping off cliffs and out of planes with only wings and parachutes made of thin material to stop them crashing to the ground. Strangest of all are the bungee jumpers. They jump off towers and high bridges with only a long piece of elastic rope tied to their feet to stop their fall. When the elastic rope stretches to its maximum length, the jumper is pulled back into the air and then falls down again. At a bungee-jumping tower in London which is 100 meters high-the highest jump in the world_10000 customers a year wait in line to make the leap from the top. The oldest person to have jumped from the tower was seventyfive years old. Why do people pay a lot of money to this?Well, perhaps, people have always dreamed of flying like birds. Perhaps theses sports are a way of making that dream come true. Maybe modern life has become too boring for some people, and they are just looking for some excitement in their lives. And people who do these sports certainly enjoy Pathfinder English Reader 5 257
telling their friends about how brave they have been. But although these sports may look dangerous, in fact there are far more accidents on the road than accidents involving adventure sports. Activity 4 VOCABULARY TEST Match the words with their meanings. adventure The sport or activity of jumping from an aircraft and performing acrobatic manoeuvres in the air under free fall before landing by parachute. hang-gliding A cloth canopy which fills with air and allows a person or heavy object attached to it to descend slowly when dropped from an aircraft cliff A leap from a high place while secured by a long nylon-cased rubber band around the ankles. skydiving a steep rock face, especially at the edge of the sea. parachutes is an air sport or recreational activity in which a pilot flies a light, non-motorised foot-launched heavier-than-air aircraft called a hang-glide bungee An unusual and exciting or daring experience. Activity 5 COMPREHENSION CHECK 1. State true or false and correct the false ones. a. Adventures games are safer than normal games. b. Hang-gliding is more dangerous than bungee jumping. c. All people can dare in adventures sports. d. Skydiving is done from the high cliff. e. People always dreamed of flying like birds in the open sky. f. There are far more accidents in adventures games than on roads. 258 Pathfinder English Reader 5
2. Answer the following questions: a. What types of sports fall under the adventurous category? b. Write four characteristics of adventure sports. c. Why do people like adventurous sports? d. How is a bungee jump performed? e. How is skydiving performed? Activity 6 CREATIVE TASK Which adventurous game do you like and why?Write a couple of paragraphs about it. Activity 7 PROJECT WORK Make a collage of adventurous games with short descriptions. STEP GRAMMAR : MODEL VERBS 5 CAN,CAN’T, COULD, COULDN’T Activity 1 Discuss. When do you use can and can’t? When do you use could and couldn’t? Look at these sentences: " She can speak English quite well now. " She couldn’t speak English before one year. " I couldn’t swim when I was younger, but I can swim very well now. " If I had more money, I could by a laptop. " You can go home if you have completed your task. " She has only one leg. But she can dance very well. That’s amazing. " He could carry one quintal when he was young. Now, he can’t even stand himself. Pathfinder English Reader 5 259
GRAMMAR NOTE We use can and could to show ability. Can is used to show present ability while could is used to show past ability. Activity 2 Do and learn. Put can, can’t, could or couldn’t to complete the sentences. a. You ----------------------park your car here. It is no parking zone. b. ----------------------you ride a bike when you were seven? c. Pamela is a ballerina, so she ----------------------dance very well. d. I looked for everywhere but I ----------------------find my keys. e. You are hungry, you ----------------------eat an apple. f. My brother is a mechanic. He ---------------------fix your car. g. I forgot your phone number so I ---------------call you yesterday. h. Excuse me! ----------------you show me the way to the airport? i. My parents are illiterate. They ----------------------help me with my homework. j. Lily ---------------read when she was four but she ------------now. k. Sorry that we ----------------------come to your party yesterday. l. What is on the sign? I ----------------------see it very well. m. ----------------------you swim when you were seven? n. She is from the UK. She ----------------------speak English well. o. I am free now. ----------------------we go out for a cup of tea? Activity 3 PROJECT WORK Describe the USES OF MODAL VERBS can, could, can’t, couldn’t, may, must and should taking help from the Internet. 260 Pathfinder English Reader 5
STEP WRITING : APPLICATION LETTER 6 Activity - 1 Read and learn. The Principal Pathfinder English School Sanepa, Lalitpur 5 June 2023 Subject: An application for sick leave Dear Sir, With due respect, I would like to inform you that I have been suffering from high fever since last night. So, I can’t attend school today. Hence, I request you to grant me leave for one day. I shall be highly obliged to you. Yours obediently, Anita Mandal Activity 2 Do and learn. Write an application to your class teacher requesting him/her to provide you a two day leave as you have been suffering from diarrhea. STEP PUNCTUATION 7 Punctuate the following sentences. Wow what a cake I like it " Wow! What a cake! I like it. a. o my god b. rose is my favorite flower c. whats time is it now d. look out there is a snake Pathfinder English Reader 5 261
e. no no i cant accept this f. yes he is g. no he is not i. his friends name is ruby j. hi ruby how are you STEP 8 PRONUNCIATION: REVIEW Write the sound symbols of the coloured letters as shown. this ð junk dʒ theses think θ chalk tʃ them that chair those them champ path thought bag sake throw jump chat thank sharp bat then shake cheat word use STEP 9 SPELLING PUZZLE Look at the following words in a dictionary and complete the sentences. compliment complement breath breathe farther further stationery stationary a. The word ‘breath’ is a ………………………………….. i. noun ii. verb b. The word ‘breathe’ is a i. noun ii. verb c. If a person can’t ………………….for five minutes, he will die. i. breathe ii. breath d. Your ……………..smells of garlic. i. breath ii. breathe 262 Pathfinder English Reader 5
e. The word ..... helps to contribute extra features to something else. i. complement ii. compliment f. The music ……………..her voice perfectly. i. complements ii. compliments g. The word ..... refers to a polite expression or admiration or praise. i. compliment ii. complement h. I appreciate your ……………..on my success. i. compliments ii. complements i. The word ………… refers to a physical distance while the word …………… refers to symbolic and advanced or extra distance. i. farther ii. further j. The red car is ……………..away than the blue car. i. farther ii. further k. I’m very tired. I can’t walk............ i. farther ii. further l. We don’t have any ……………..plan for outing. i. farther ii. further m. The words stationery and stationary are very confusing. The word ........... means unmoving while the word ........... refers to writing materials. i. stationary ii. stationery n. I have to go to ........... shop to buy some notebooks and pens. i. stationary ii. stationery Pathfinder English Reader 5 263
STEP LISTENING TEST 10 Instruction: Listen to the characters or the audio disc and do the activities that follow. Listen and tick. a. Susan is working in her office. i. True ii. False b. Ben can’t cook. i. True ii. False c. Ben has an electric cooker in his house. i. True ii. False d. The matches are in the fridge. i. True ii. False e. Ben needs to press the orange knob for about five seconds. i. True ii. False f. There is a DVD manual that Ben can read. i. True ii. False g. The weather is sunny. i. True ii. False h. The cat’s name is Tommy. i. True ii. False STEP 11 PROJECT WORK Highlight some adventurous sports with their illustrations. 264 Pathfinder English Reader 5
UNIT 16 AGREEING AND DISAGREEING Objectives of the unit After the completion of the unit, students will be able to: Ò ask and answer about agreeing and disagreeing Ò ask and answer about their plan and intention Ò identify animals’ sound and imitate them Ò tell the story of Three Brothers and appreciate it Ò use intensifiers and replace them with proper adjectives Ò write and send emails STEP 1 FUN COMMUNICATION Why are you late, Raj? Momand dadwere fighting. So, what makes you late if they were fighting? Because one shoe was in mom’s hand and another was in dad’s hand. Pathfinder English Reader 5 265
STEP 2 LET'S TALK Language Function Agreeing and disagreeing Talking Item - 1 Act out the following conversations in pairs. A : Do you think that eating less meat is better for the environment? B : Absolutely! A : Do you believe that hard work is the key to success? B : Definitely! A : If I ask her on a date, do you think she’ll say yes? B : Of course! A : Going to the gym always keeps me energized and alive all the time. B : That’s so true! It makes me energized and alive too! A : I prefer sleeping to going to the club on weekend. B : That’s so true! Sleeping isfar betterthan going to the club on weekend. A : They all admire Neriya’s dancing talent. B : I was just going to say that! A : We should take a break for 30 minutes and have a coffee. B : I have no objections to that plan. I’m ready for a break whenever you are. A : Cats are more adorable pets than dogs. B : To be honest, I don’t agree with that. I know cats are cute but dogs are cuter and more respectful pets than cats. A : Drinking tea every morning is the best way to stay healthy. B : That’s not entirely true. You must also do exercise and have a healthy breakfast. A : All people work better when they’re alone. B : As a matter of fact, I don’t think that’s correct. 266 Pathfinder English Reader 5
A : I think books are no longer useful for us now since we can read almost everything online. B : You can’t be serious!(disagreement) STEP 3 LET’S RECITE Read the given poem at home. Note down its unfamiliar words and write their meanings using a dictionary or the Internet. Listen to their pronunciations. Write their similar and opposite meanings along with their usages. Activity 1 PRE-READING PROJECT Activity 2 Before teaching, have a discussion. a. Ask and answer about the activities given in the pre-reading project. b. How do the following animals speak? Say and mimic. dog horse cat donkey goat bird cow crow Activity 3 INTENSIVE READING Read and discuss. How do animals speak? Read and mimic. Animals’ Sounds A dog likes to bark Mostly when at the park A cat likes to meow When almost hit by a plow A cow likes to moo But it doesn’t have a clue A ducks likes to quack When it wants its snack A mouse likes to squeak If a bird tries to catch it in its beak A bird chirps Bark! Quack! Squeak! Meow! Pathfinder English Reader 5 267
At a rude person who burps That’s the end of the animal sounds You can hear them in many towns GLOSSARY plow : cultivator, farmer clue : sign, hint snack : food, nosh chirps : twitters, cheeps burps : hiccups, gulps Activity 4 PROJECT WORK How do animals speak? Make a list on a chart paper taking help from the Internet. STEP 4 READING READING ITEM I STORY Read the given story ‘The three Brothers’ at home. Note down its unfamiliar words, listen to their pronunciation and write their meanings using a dictionary or the Internet. Write their similar and opposite meanings along with their usages and learn them. Activity 1 PRE-READING PROJECT Activity 2 PRE-READING DISCUSSION a. Ask and answer about the task given in the pre-reading project. b. What is the most important thing: knowledge or presence of mind? Activity 3 INTENSIVE READING Read and discuss. a. Who was hooded figure and what did he do? b. What would you ask for if you were in the similar situation c. How did the cloak enable the youngest brother to avoid Death? 268 Pathfinder English Reader 5
The Tale of the Three Brothers “There were once three brothers who were traveling along a lonely, winding road at twilight. In time, the brothers reached a river too deep to wade through and too dangerous to swim across. However, these brothers were learned in the magical arts, and so they simply waved their wands and made a bridge appear across the treacherous water. They were halfway across it when they found their path blocked by a hooded figure. And Death spoke to them. He was angry that he had been cheated out of three new victims, for travellers usually drowned in the river. But Death was cunning. He pretended to congratulate the three brothers upon their magic and said that each had earned a prize for having been clever enough to evade him. So the oldest brother, who was a combative man, asked for a wand more powerful than any in existence: a wand that must always win duels for its owner, a wand worthy of a wizard who had conquered Death! So Death crossed to an elder tree on the banks of the river, fashioned a wand from a branch that hung there, and gave it to the oldest brother. Then the second brother, who was an arrogant man, decided that he wanted to humiliate Death still further, and asked for the power to recall others from Death. So Death picked up a stone from the riverbank and gave it to the second brother, and told him that the stone would have the power to bring back the dead. And then Death asked the third and youngest brother what he would like. The youngest brother was the humblest and also the wisest of the brothers, Pathfinder English Reader 5 269
and he did not trust Death. So he asked for something that would enable him to go forth from that place without being followed by Death. And death, most unwillingly, handed over his own Cloak of Invisibility. Then Death stood aside and allowed the three brothers to continue on their way, and they did so, talking with wonder of the adventure they had had, and admiring Death’s gifts. In due course the brothers separated, each for his own destination. The first brother travelled on for a week or more, and reaching a distant village, sought out a fellow wizard with whom he had a quarrel. Naturally with the Elder Wand as his weapon, he could not fail to win the duel that followed. Leaving his enemy dead upon the floor, the oldest brother proceeded to an inn, where he boasted loudly of the powerful wand he had snatched from Death himself, and of how it made him invincible. That very night, another wizard crept upon the oldest brother as he lay, wine-sodden, upon his bed. The thief took the wand and, for good measure, slit the oldest brother’s throat. And so Death took the first brother for his own. Meanwhile, the second brother journeyed to his own home, where he lived alone. Here he took out the stone that had the power to recall the dead, and turned it thrice in his hand. To his amazement and his delight, the figure of the girl he had once hoped to marry, before her untimely death, appeared at once before him. Yet she was sad and cold, separated from him as by a veil. Though she had returned to the mortal world, she did not truly belong there and suffered. Finally, the second brother, driven mad with hopelesslonging, killed himself so as truly to join her. And so Death took the second brother for his own. But though Death searched for the third brother for many years, he was never able to find him. It was only when he had attained a great age that the 270 Pathfinder English Reader 5
youngest brother finally took off the Cloak of Invisibility and gave it to his son. And then he greeted Death as an old friend, and went with him gladly, and, equals, they departed this life.” - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter Twenty-One Activity 4 VOCABULARY TEST 1. Learn and add synonyms. dishonour hidden unconquerable curtain worldly deceptive pointer fake sneaky dodge warlike egotistical Word Meaning Synonym a. treacherous deceiving someone who trusts you faithless b. wand a long, thin stick or rod baton c. pretended not genuine; assumed invented d. cunning crafty artful e. evade escape or avoid elude f. combative ready or eager to fight or argue bellicose g. arrogant having or revealing an exaggerate sense of one's own importance or abilities. haughty h. humiliate make (someone) feel ashamed and foolish by injuring their dignity and pride disgrace i. invisibility inability to be seen unseen j. invincible too powerful to be defeated or overcome. unbeatable k. veil a thing that covers to cover mask l. mortal subject to death earthly Pathfinder English Reader 5 271
2. Write the correct word for each definition from the box. invincible boast reach belong cunning egotistical destination humiliate equal belong Definition Word To speak in proud terms of one's possessions, skills, or superior qualities Unable to be defeated To be a part of something, to be a property of somebody To arrive at or get to (a place, person, etc.) Clever, shrewd, sly The predetermined end of a journey Considering yourself to be better or more important than other people To hurt the dignity or pride of somebody Identical, the same; having the same rights, status, etc. Guilty of deceiving someone who trusts you Activity 5 COMPREHENSION CHECK 1. State true or false. a. The three brothers reached the river and were halfway across the bridge that had been built over it when they saw a hooded figure. b. Death was happy to finally find people who could evade him. c. Death gave the second brother a stone that enabled him to speak with the dead. d. The youngest brother asked for the Cloak of Invisibility but Death refused. e. The second brother was killed by the ghost of his fiancé ? f. The Cloak made the youngest brother immortal. 272 Pathfinder English Reader 5
2. Answer the following questions: a. Why did Death give the three brothers the valuable prizes? b. What did the oldest brother ask for? Why? c. What did the second brother ask for? Why? Was it a good choice? d. What did the youngest brother ask for? What did Death give him? e. What happened to each brother? f. Describe the three brothers using the following adjectives. Add three of your own. cunning, arrogant, clever, combative, quarrelsome, boastful, vain, haughty, wise, far-sighted, humble, aggressive 1st brother 2nd brother 3rd brother Activity 6 CREATIVE TASK Rewrite the above story in your own words and tell it to your class. Activity 7 PARAPHRASE Rewrite the given paragraph replacing the coloured words with the appropriate synonyms. You can take help from the Internet for synonyms. And Death spoke to them. He was angry that he had been cheated out of three new victims, for travellers usually drowned in the river. But Death was cunning. He pretended to congratulate the three brothers upon their magic and said that each had earned a prize for having been clever enough to evade him. Activity 8 PROJECT WORK Read some stories about DEATH on the Internet and rewrite one of them. Tell your story to your class. Share it with your friends on social media. Pathfinder English Reader 5 273
STEP GRAMMAR : Intensifier 5 Activity 1 Discuss. What are intensifiers? When do we use intensifiers? Look at these sentences: � She is very weak due to illness. � Our village is quite peaceful. � It’s very interesting story. � It is extremely hot to go out. � The film was absolutely awful. � I wasn’t completely wrong. The coloured words in the above sentences are called intensifiers. They intensify (make stronger) the meaning of the adjective used after them. An intensifier is a word that strengthens or weakens another word (usually the word immediately to its right). An intensifier has no real meaning by itself and can usually be removed from the sentence.Intensifiers are adverbs. The most common intensifiers are very, extremely, incredibly, too, totally, utterly, awfully, dreadfully. The sole purpose of an intensifier is to tell us about the intensity (strength or power) of another word. Activity 2 Do and learn. Match the words that are used for: Words with intensifiers Adjectives that can be used without intensifiers Very big delicious Very small excellent, perfect, wonderful, splendid Very clever certain, sure, definite Very bad brilliant, crafty, shrewd, astute Very sure awful, terrible, disgusting, dreadful Very good tiny, miniature Very tasty enormous, huge, gigantic 274 Pathfinder English Reader 5
Activity 3 Do and learn. Circle the intensifiers in the following sentences. a. I miss you so much, mum. b. I have eaten too much cake last night. c. Anita is such a beautiful daughter of Andy and Sylvia. d. His offer is too hard to resist. e. The train was travelling too fast. f. You are completely right. g. She was absolutely correct. h. I’m awfully sorry. i. Last week’s test was incredibly easy. j. The delegation is very late. k. You can only enjoy life when you’re extremely busy. l. The questions are fairly complex. m. Was the food really tasty? n. I don’t need much money. I lead a fairly simple life. Activity 4 Do and learn. Use the following intensifiers in your own sentences. really very completely awfully totally rather incredibly extremely Activity 5 Project Work Surf the Internet and read about intensifiers. Highlight some intensifiers with their examples on a chart paper. Pathfinder English Reader 5 275
STEP WRITING : Message and Mail 6 Activity1 Discuss. Look at the different messages: Dear Lucky, Congratulations for adding another dimension to your achievements. I’m so happy about your fantastic achievement. All my best wishes and prayers for your outstanding achievement. Good luck to you. Yours Anup Dear Samna, My heartfelt congratulation and best wishes to you on your immense success. Wishing you more success for your future. Yours Sarala 276 Pathfinder English Reader 5
Happy birthday to the man I love the most. I want all of your wishes and dreams to come true. I wish you great happiness and long life in which you will be able to accomplish everything you set out to do in this life. Yours Dear Rina, I feel so overwhelmed by the joy of seeing you win the award. You made us all proud with this win. Congratulations! Yours Goma Activity 2 Do and learn. 1. Write a message of congratulation to your friend on his birthday. 2. Write a message of congratulation to your parents on their anniversary. 3. Write an email to your foreign friend describing your local festival. 4. Write an email to your friend describing your plan for summer holiday/ winter holiday. Activity 3 PROJECT WORK Surf the Internet and make a collage of different messages by downloading them. Pathfinder English Reader 5 277
STEP PUNCTUATION 7 Punctuate the following sentences: Sara come here � Sara, come here. a. come here salon b. do or die said the commander c. happy birthday to you ganesh d. oops its a mistake again e. hurray tomorrow is holiday f. we need three things to survive air water and food g. what did he say asked the girl h. no i dont want to go with you i. did you see our vice principal no j. didnt he meet you no he didnt Activity 2 Project Work Highlight the punctuation marks on a chart paper with their uses or rules. You can take help from the Internet. Make it more creative and colorful. Share your project with your friends on social media. STEP 8 PRONUNCIATION Write the words with the help of phonetic transcriptions. bɪˈkʌm become ˈhɒlɪdeɪ ˈkarəktər ˈfes.tɪ.vəl ˈtʃampɪən ˈɡær.ɑːʒ fəˈɡɪv ˈtiːtʃə tiːtʃ dʒɒb 278 Pathfinder English Reader 5
word use STEP 9 SPELLING PUZZLE Fill in the correct option to complete each sentence. Their /their There /there They’re " Their dog is over there digging through the trash. They’re not the most responsible pet owners. a. …………… is a mouse in my room! b. ………….not coming today. c. ………..is no one in the classroom. d. I left it in………………classroom. e. I went ………….last night to see him. f. You take this one and I’ll use…………….. g. It’s ……………problem. So, don’t worry. STEP LISTENING TEST 10 Instruction: Listen to the teacher or the audio disc and do the activities that follow. 1. Listen and complete. I love living in San Diego. The ………………. here is perfect, sunny nearly every day. But sometimes there is a cold ………………. that comes off the ………………. Ocean. There’s also a famous ………………. here in San Diego and I like to go in the summer to see all the animals. My ………………. thing about San Diego is the many typesofrestaurantthat arehere.IloveChinese,Thai and………………. food and in San Diego, I can eat them all. I go to ………………. near the zoo. I am studying to become a ………………., so one day, I want to work inside the zoo. San Diego is not an old city, but there are parts more than one ………………. years old and there are interesting ………………. here. Pathfinder English Reader 5 279
UNIT 17 TALKING ABOUT FUTURE PLAN Objectives of the unit After the completion of the unit, students will be able to: Ò ask and answer about their future plan Ò describe their future plan Ò tell the story ‘The God’s Servant’ and appreciate it Ò use future tense properly STEP 1 BRAIN TRAIN Find five differences. 280 Pathfinder English Reader 5
STEP 2 LET'S TALK Language Function Talking about future plan Talking Item - 1 A : What are you going to do this weekend? B : I’m going for shopping. A : Really? B : Yes. A : Who are you going with? B : I’m going with my friend. A : Where are you going? B : I’m going to Fashion Zone. A : When are you going? B : I’m going at 10. A : What are you going to buy? B : I’m going to buy a t-shirt. Talking Item - 3 A : What will you do on coming Saturday? B : I will go to Kathmandu. And you? A : I will go nowhere. I will stay at home and watch movies. What will do in Kathmandu? B : I will visit Pashupatinath Temple, meet my grandparents and come back on Tuesday. Talking Item - 2 A : What would you like to be? B : I would like to be a nurse. And you? A : I’m thinking to be a pilot. I love flying. B : Wow! That’s wonderful plan. Pathfinder English Reader 5 281
STEP 3 LET’S RECITE Activity 1 Read and discuss. a. What kind of person is the poet seeking? b. What does he want during disagreement? Let’s Recite I need someone I can share How I feel We consider each other feelings Keep it real I need a team mate To see That it’s a two way street I want us to be able to meet And talk When we have disagreement I want a guy who makes me smile for no apparent reason A guy who warms my heart And then my soul To make us whole That’s what I want That’s what I need To make me complete That’s what I want That’s what I need To make me complete 282 Pathfinder English Reader 5
Activity 2 VOCABULARY TEST 1. Let’s learn new words. GLOSSARY A two way street : a situation or relationship involving mutual or reciprocal action or obligation Apparent : clearly visible or understood; obvious 2. From the above poem, find the words that are similar in meanings to: whole friend lane clear difference think carefully Activity 3 COMPREHENSION CHECK Choose the correct option. a. The poet wants someone : i. To play,share feelings, and study together ii. As a team mate. iii. Who can accept differences between them. b. She is seeking a team mate: i. Who can solve the problem. ii. Who can avoid the problem. iii. Who can talk during disagreement. c. She wants a guy who: i. Makes her smile without reason. ii. Makes her cry with reason. iii. Makes her hard work. d. She wants a guy who warms: i. Her body ii. Soul iii. Heart and soul Pathfinder English Reader 5 283
e. She wants a man who: i. Makes her whole. ii. Makes her tired. iii. Makes her inventive. Activity 4 CREATIVE TASK Write a poem of your own on what kind of friend you like. Recite your poem to your class and share it with your friends on social media,too. Activity 5 PROJECT WORK Read some poems on ‘I want someone’ or ‘I like someone’ or ‘I want to be’ on the Internet. Write one of them which you like and recite it to your class. Write its summary, too. STEP 4 READING READING ITEM I A Factual Text on Plans and Intention Read the given essay ‘My Trip to Japan’ at home. Note down its unfamiliar words, listen to their pronunciation and write their meanings using a dictionary or the Internet. Write their similar and opposite meanings along with their usages and learn them. Activity 1 PRE-READING PROJECT Activity 2 PRE-READING DISCUSSION a. Ask and answer about the task given in the pre-reading project. b. What are your plans in the coming holidays? Tell your partner. Activity 3 INTENSIVE READING Read and discuss. a. Where is Luna planning to go? b. What will she do there? 284 Pathfinder English Reader 5
My Trip to Japan I’m Luna. I’m very fond of tours and excursions. I love seeing new places and meeting different people. This is my hobby and interest. This is why I always plan to visit new places in the country and out of the country whenever I get holidays. I don’t miss my holidays without visiting a place. Last year, I went to Thailand. This year, I am going to visit Japan with my friends. We are going to Japan next month. I am so excited because it is my first visit to Japan. I am going to travel with my two friends, Sara and Hanna. Our aeroplane leaves on October 12 at 5 a.m. We will wake up early and take a taxi to the airport. We will arrive in Tokyo in the evening on October 12. We will be very tired from travelling all day, so we will go to our hotel, take showers and sleep. This is our schedule for our visit to Japan. October 13- On this day, we will see some famous attractions in Tokyo. We are excited to try sushi and ramen. We will go to sushi restaurant where there is no server because you order the sushi on the computer. So cool! We will also go to the famous art museum and Senso –Ji Temple. October 14 We will go to the amusement park, Disney Sea. I am so excited because I love Disney movies and roller coasters. My friend, Sara, does not like roller coasters but she is excited to eat a lot of delicious snacks. We will wake up early and take the subway to the amusement park. We want to be there early so we have enough time to see and do everything. October 15 We will go to Mt. Fuji on this day. Again, we will wake up early and take a very fast train to a town called Hakone. The trip will take 2 hours. We will go to the store and pack a lot of snacks for the ride. I think it will be very nice to look out the window and listen to music. In Hakone, we will go to Pathfinder English Reader 5 285
see Mt. Fuji. Mt. Fuji is near a lake and the scenery is so beautiful. I am going to take a lot of photos. October 16 On this day, we will go shopping. I am going to buy some souvenirs to take home to my family. We will also go to a shop that is famous for green tea, ice cream and desserts. In the evening, we will go to the hotel and pack our suitcases. October 17 On this day, we will leave Japan. We will be very sad to leave. The aeroplane will leave at 8 a.m. So, we will wake up early, eat breakfast, and take a taxi to the airport. Goodbye Japan, see you again. Activity 4 VOCABULARY TEST Learn and add synonyms. well-known fascinations program memento tour pleasure delightful Word Meaning Synonym a. souvenir a thing that is kept as a reminder of a person, place, or event keepsake b. excursion a short journey or trip, especially one taken as a leisure activity outing c. amusement the provision or enjoyment of entertainment fun d. delicious highly pleasant to the taste enjoyable e. famous known about by many people eminent f. attractions the action or power of evoking interest in or liking for someone or something charms g. schedule a plan for carrying out a process or procedure, giving lists of intended events and times timetable 286 Pathfinder English Reader 5
Activity 5 COMPREHENSION CHECK Complete the sentences with the correct information from the text. a. Luna is fond of ………………………………………………. b. Last year, she visited…………………………………………. c. She visits new places whenever she gets ……………………. d. She will fly to Japan on October ………………………....... e. On October 13, she will visit the famous art…………………. f. On October 15, she will go to Mt. ………………………….. g. On October 16, she will go shopping and by some…………….. to take home to her family. h. She will leave Japan on…………………………….. Activity 6 CREATIVE TASK Highlight Luna’s trip in a couple of paragraphs. Activity 7 PROJECT WORK Prepare your plan and schedule for the upcoming holiday. READING ITEM II STORY Read the given story ‘God’s Servant’at home. Note down its unfamiliar words, listen to their pronunciation and write their meanings using a dictionary or the Internet. Write their similar and opposite meanings along with their usages and learn them. Activity 1 PRE-READING PROJECT Activity 2 PRE-READING DISCUSSION a. Ask and answer about the assignment given in the pre-reading project. b. Why should we not befool others in the name of God? Pathfinder English Reader 5 287
Activity 3 INTENSIVE READING Read and discuss. a. How did the man try to befool the farmer? b. Why did the man get beating from the farmer? c. Who are God’s true servants? God’s Servant There was once a man. He was very diligent. He had a big garden. There were many types of fruits. The man used to make his living by selling fruits. He had a son too, who helped him in the garden. One day, he went to his garden to collect the fruits. For his goodness, he saw a man sitting on the fruit tree and plucking the fruits. The man asked, “Hey! Who are you? Why are you plucking my fruits without asking me? “Come down quickly.” The stranger listened but didn’t respond and continued to pick the fruits. The man had his son with him. His son was very muscular. So he asked his son to bring the stranger down. The son climbed up the tree and brought the man down. The father asked the stranger, “I don’t know you. Where do you come from? Why did you pluck my fruits without my permission? Do you know how much effort we have to put to grow fruits on the tree?” 288 Pathfinder English Reader 5
The stranger replied, “Yes, I know. But this garden is a gift from God and I am his servant. I don’t need to ask anybody and you don’t have any right to stop the servant of God from doing his work.” The man thought for a while and ordered his son to bring a rope and a stick. The son obeyed his father’s order and brought a rope and a stick. The man said to tie the stranger with the tree. After tying the stranger with the tree, the man started to beat the stranger. The stranger started to shout, “Why are you beating me with the bamboo stick? I am a servant of God.” The man replied, “You can’t stop me beating because I am a servant of God. The bamboo stick is the gift from God. So who are you to interfere in the work of God?” The stranger hesitated and said, “Please sir, don’t beat me. I understood what you are trying to say. I realized my mistake. I won’t repeat such a mistake. Please pardon me once.” Pathfinder English Reader 5 289
The man untied the stranger and said, “Now you understand your mistake. So I am leaving you. Never try to be over smart anywhere in your life. Otherwise, you will suffer badly.” The stranger nodded his head with shame and went out of the garden. Inspiration : God has given brain to every servant so that they could think and work accordingly. The deeds we do are in our hands. Activity 4 VOCABULARY TEST 1. There is an opposite word in each set of synonyms. Find the opposite one in each set. a. diligent hard-working industrious meticulous lazy b. stranger outsider familiar foreigner alien c. muscular weak powerful well-built strong d. permission consent agreement forbiddance approval e. interfere obstruct assist hinder hamper f. hesitated continued wavered faltered paused g. inspiration stimulus encouragement hindrance motivation 2. WORDS IN USE Use the given words in your own sentences. interfere strange diligent permission muscular Activity 5 COMPREHENSION CHECK Answer the following questions: a. Why was the farmer surprised in his garden? b. What did the stranger claim himself before the farmer? c. How did the farmer teach the man a lesson? d. What did the man realize? 290 Pathfinder English Reader 5
Activity 6 CREATIVE TASK Rewrite the above story in your words. Activity 7 PARAPHRASE Rewrite the given paragraph replacing underlined words with the appropriate synonyms. The man untied the stranger and said, “Now you understand your mistake. So I am leaving you. Never try to be over smart anywhere in your life. Otherwise, you will suffer badly.” Activity 8 PROJECT WORK Read some stories about dishonesty on the Internet. Rewrite one of them and tell it to your class. Share your story with your friends on social media. STEP GRAMMAR : TENSE 5 Simple Future and Be Going To Verb Activity 1 Simple Future When do we use simple future tense? When do we use ‘be going to’ verb? We use simple future tense in the following situations: i. Actions that will happen later: " I will go home after school. " She will meet me tomorrow. ii. To keep promise: " I promise I will not tell this anyone. " I will keep my word. " I will help you with your homework. Pathfinder English Reader 5 291
iii. Action decided at the time of speaking: " I have a headache. I will take medicine. " I am tired. I will sleep early today. " I’m cold. I will close the window. iv. For unpreventable action: " Monsoon will come soon. " Cold will increase after rain. v. Asking for request: " Will you help me with my homework? " Will you return my money? " Will you tell us a story, ma’am? vi. Expressing warning or threat: " You will get wet if you don’t take an umbrella. " You will fail the exam if you don’t study carefully. vii. Fulfilling a condition: " I will call you when I reach home. " If you give me your notebook, I will give you a treat. Activity 2 BE GOING TO VERB ‘Be going to’ verb is used in the following ways: (i) to express intention about the future. " I’m not going to study science. I’m going to study commerce. " I’m bored and tired. I am going to take leave for some days. " I’m really hungry. I am going to eat something. 292 Pathfinder English Reader 5