Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) 201 EXTRA Reading The Ugly Duckling Once upon a time, there were seven eggs. Six ducklings were beautiful. One duckling was not. "You are ugly," said Mother Duck. "Go away." Nobody wanted to play with him. ‘Go away,’ said his brothers and sisters. ‘You are ugly!’ The ugly duckling was sad. So he went to find some new friends. “Good morning, Mr Pig,” he said.
202 Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) “Go away!” said the pig. “Hello, Mr sheep,” he said. ‘Go away!’ said the sheep. “Good morning, Mrs Cow,” he said. ‘Go away!’ said the cow. “Hello, Mr Horse,” said the horse. ‘Go away!’ said the horse. No one wanted to be his friend. It started to get cold. It started to snow! The ugly duckling found an empty shed and lived there. He was cold, sad and alone. Then spring came. The ugly duckling left the shed and went back to the pond. He was very thirsty and put his beak into the
Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) 203 water. He saw a beautiful, white bird! ‘Wow!’ he said. ‘Who is that?’ ‘It is you,’ said another beautiful, white bird. ‘Me? But I am an ugly duckling.’ ‘Not any more. You are a beautiful swan, like me. Do you want to be my friend?’ ‘Yes,’ he smiled. The two swans flew away. They became friends forever. Exercise (1) Name these animals.
204 Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) (2) Match these words with their opposite meanings. (a) ugly everybody (b) nobody beautiful (c) sad full (d) new happy (e) empty old (3) Write true or false. (a) Mother Duck had seven ducklings. (b) All ducklings of Mother Duck were beautiful. (c) The sheep liked the ugly duckling. (d) The horse didn’t like the ugly duckling. (e) The ugly duckling changed into a beautiful swan.
Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) 205 (4) Answer these questions. (a) How many ducklings were beautiful? (b) Why was the ugly duckling sad? (c) Where did the ugly duckling live in winter? (d) Why did the ugly duckling put his beak into the water? (e) Who became friends forever?
206 Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) My Healthy Plate Unit: 15 My Healthy Plate If You're Healthy and You Know It (Sing to the tune of "If You're Happy and You Know It") If you're healthy and you know it, Brush your teeth. Brush, brush! If you're healthy and you know it. Brush your teeth. Brush, brush! If you're healthy and you know it, and you really want to show it, If you're healthy and you know it, Brush your teeth. Brush, brush!
Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) 207 If you're healthy and you know it, Wash your hands. Wash, wash! If you're healthy and you know it, Wash your hands. Wash, wash! If you're healthy and you know it, and you really want to show it, If you're healthy and you know it. Wash your hands. Wash, wash! If you're healthy and you know it, Get your rest. Zzzz, zzzz! If you're healthy and you know it. Get your rest. Zzzz, zzzz! If you're healthy and you know it, and you really want to show it, If you're healthy and you know it, Get your rest. Zzzz, ZZZZ!
208 Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) Activities for All Practise these conversations with a partner. This is an apple. An apple is a fruit. It is sweet. It is a healthy fruit. Many people say, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” It is a glass of milk. Drinking milk is good for children. It is a complete food. It has all the useful nutrients for the body. That is a cauliflower. It is a flower. It is the only vegetable with 'flower' in its name. It has a white head and green leaves.
Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) 209 Reading for All My Healthy Plate Hello everyone! My name is Dr Pritam Shakya. I am a dietician. I advise people about what to eat to be healthy. Today, I am going to tell you about healthy eating plate for kids. You eat different kinds of food. They contain nutrients. You need nutrients to live and grow. They give you energy and protect your body from germs and illness. Fruits and vegetables have important nutrients. Children need more nutrients in their diet. Your food plate should contain different varieties of food. It should include grains, vegetables and fruits. Yellow coloured fruits and green vegetables are useful for your health. You should always eat food that is rich in nutrition. Meat, fish, milk, cereals, pulses, fruits and green vegetables are rich in nutrition. You should always eat clean and fresh food. Readymade junk food items are bad for your health. They contain harmful chemicals. You can get sick after eating such food items. You have to protect your food from flies, germs, cockroach, dust, etc.
210 Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) Exercise (1) Tick ( ) only healthy food items for children. (2) Write true or false. (a) Nutrients protect our body from germs and illness. (b) Children do not need nutrients in their diet.
Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) 211 (c) Our food plate should contain only one type of food. (d) Green vegetables are harmful to our health. (e) We should always eat clean and fresh food. (3) Answer these questions. (a) Why do we need nutrients? (b) What should our food plate contain? (c) Name some food items that are rich in nutrition. (d) Why shouldn’t we eat junk food? (e) What should we protect our food from?
212 Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) Word Power Fruits and Vegetables Fruits and vegetables are good for our health. There are different fruits and vegetables. (1) Find the names of these fruits in the puzzle. APPLE BANANA WATERMELON GRAPES ORANGE MANGO COCONUT PAPAYA POMEGRANATE STRAWBERRY P G E F T T N G W I P O N Y G L F D R A I A M N N P D H N A T U P E O L O B H I P E O A G S T R A W B E R R Y R O M A N G O S M C A A W S N A P P L E Y C N P T G N P T P L M O A N U E A A M D O A E T E T L C O C O N U T E H T E B E S S E I N
Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) 213 (2) Write the names of these vegetables to complete this puzzle. brinjal cabbage carrot cauliflower cucumber onion potato pumpkin radish tomato C O A P C B O O N C A R
214 Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) Phonics for All Double Consonants (1) Repeat these words after your teacher. glass glove plane plate slide slim globe glue plant plum sledge slice (2) Name these pictures. Choose the words given above.
Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) 215 Grammar for All The Imperative Read these sentences. (a) Always eat food that is rich in nutrition. (b) Do not eat readymade junk food. (c) Eat lots of fruits and vegetables. (d) Don't drink too much sugary drink. All these sentences are imperatives. We use the imperative to tell one or more people to do or not to do something. Look and study these examples. Clap your hands. Don’t close the door. Open your book. Paint this picture. Touch your nose. Wake up.
216 Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) Exercise (1) Choose and write the right answers. Close your eyes. Don’t pluck the flowers. Don’t stand on the table. Raise your hand. Touch your ear. Write your name.
Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) 217 (2) Put the words in order. (a) rest/of/Get/plenty. (b) eat/Don’t/in/bed. (c) on/a/Play/team/sports. (d) watch/don’t/TV/a lot. (e) Go/see/to/a/doctor/if/feel/you/sick. (f) your/with/hands/Wash/and/soap/water.
218 Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) Writing for All Writing Information Sometimes we have to write facts. Facts tell us more about something. A camel lives in the desert. A rose is a beautiful flower. Now write a fact about these pictures.
Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) 219 EXTRA Reading King Cheese Once, there lived a mouse. His name was King Cheese. He liked to eat a lot of cheese. Every day he visited each mouse house. He wanted to make sure all the mice were well. He always forgot to pack food when he was outside. So he got very hungry. "Oh, I wish that all I touched would turn to cheese!” he said. A fairy appeared and said, "I have granted your wish!" King Cheese was very glad. After some time, he reached for his sword. It turned into cheese. He knocked on a door. The door turned to cheese. A mouse greeted him at the door. He touched him on his head. The mouse turned to cheese, too. "Help! Help!" cried the King. But everything he touched turned to cheese. He sat down and cried big, cheesy tears. "I am sorry! I will always pack food before going outside!" he promised. At once, cheese turned back into houses, door, cake and mice. From that day on, King Cheese always carried a little bag of cheese before going outside. He never got hungry again.
220 Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) Exercise (1) Name these pictures. (2) Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the story. fairy forget hungry sure sword (a) Are you ...................... you want to go? (b) Don't ................ to turn off the light when you leave. (c) A ...................... has wings and magic powers. (d) A ...................... has a long blade and sharp point. (e) I am ................... . I want to have some food.
Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) 221 (3) Write true or false. (a) King Cheese liked to eat a lot of cheese. (b) He was a forgetful mouse. (c) The door didn’t turn into cheese. (d) Cheesy tears rolled down from his eyes when he cried. (e) This story teaches us to be careful with our wishes. (4) Answer these questions. (a) What did King Cheese like to eat? (b) Why did he visit each mouse house every day? (c) Who granted King Cheese’s wish? (d) Why did King Cheese cry for help? (e) What did King Cheese promise in the end?
222 Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) My Hobby Unit: 16 My Hobby I like to draw when I am free. I draw animals and a beautiful tree. I draw plants and a nice house. A cat chasing a naughty mouse I use crayons, pencil too fine. To draw lovely pictures that shine. I started drawing when I was a kid. Dirty sketch was all I did. All teachers and friends like my work I want to be an artist when I grow up.
Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) 223 Activities for All Practise these conversations with a partner. What do you like to do when you are free? I like to sing and dance. Singing and dancing are my hobbies. Do you like to read storybooks? Yes, I like to read short storybooks. Do you like to sing songs? No, I don’t like singing.
224 Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) Reading for All My Hobby I am Chandra Chaudhary. When I have some free time, I like to do many interesting things. I like to draw wild and domestic animals. I also like to draw plants and houses. I can draw well. Drawing is my hobby. I started drawing when I was a little kid. I use crayons, pencils and pencil colours for drawing pictures. All my teachers and friends like my drawings. I can express my feelings through pictures. Drawing is not an easy task. It needs lots of practice. I want to be an artist when I grow up. Exercise (2) Write true or false. (a) Chandra likes to draw animals, plants and houses. (b) He is not good at drawing. (c) No one likes his drawings.
Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) 225 (d) He can express his feelings through his pictures. (e) Chandra thinks that drawing is an easy task. (2) Answer these questions. (a) What does Chandra like to do when he has free time? (b) When did he start drawing? (c) What does he use for drawing pictures? (d) Who like his drawings? (e) What does he want to be when he grows up?
226 Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) Word Power My Hobbies Name these popular hobbies for children. collecting stamps cooking cycling dancing photography gardening drawing reading watching TV swimming travelling singing
Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) 227 Phonics for All Double Consonants (1) Repeat these words after your teacher. drum dragon prize price truck track dress drive prince press trumpet trace (2) Name these pictures. Use the words given above.
228 Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) Grammar for All Question Words Read these sentences. (a) What is your hobby? (b) When did you start drawing? My hobby is drawing. I started drawing when I was a little kid. I like to draw to express my feelings. My favourite artist is Prem Lamsal. (c) Why do you like to draw? (d) Who is your favourite artist? What, when, why, who, where, which, whose and how are question words. We use them to ask questions.
Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) 229 Study the given table. WHAT to ask for information What do you need? WHEN to ask for the time of an action When will you return? WHY to ask for a reason or a cause Why are you sad? WHO to ask the person Who is your favourite singer? WHERE to ask about a place Where do you live? WHICH to ask when there is a choice Which flower do you like the most? WHOSE to ask who owns something Whose bag is this? HOW to ask about a process How do you learn English?
230 Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) Exercise (1) Choose the right question word. (a) Who | What is your best friend? (b) How | Where do you live? (c) What | When is her favourite colour? (d) How | When is his birthday? (e) Why | Which are they always late? (f) Which | How day do you like the most? (g) What | How do I stop the baby from crying? (2) Fill in the blanks with the correct question word from the box. where when why how whose what who which (a) ............................ are your from? (b) ............................ book is this? (c) ............................ are you crying? (d) ............................ wrote this book? (e) ............................ of the two boys is smarter? (f) ............................ size do you wear? (g) ............................ old is she? (h) ............................ is Sandeep going to get a haircut?
Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) 231 Writing for All Form asking questions with these words. (1) did/When/leave/you? (2) are/these/keys/Whose? (3) long/will/it/How/take? (4) are/you/old/How? (5) opened/Who/the/door? (6) does/she/arrive/When?
232 Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) EXTRA Reading The Elephant and Friends An elephant was walking here and there in the forest looking for friends. She came across a monkey and asked, “Will you be my friend, monkey?” “You are too big and cannot swing on trees as I do. So I cannot be your friend”, said the monkey. The elephant them came across a rabbit. She said to him, “Can I be your friend?”. “You are too big to live inside my burrow. You cannot be my friend”, replied the rabbit. Then the elephant met a frog. She requested her to be her friend. The frog said, "You are too big and heavy. You cannot jump like me. I am sorry, but you cannot be my friend".
Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) 233 The elephant asked a fox, and she got the same reply. He said, “You are too huge.” The next day, all the animals in the forest were running in fear. The elephant stopped a bear and asked, “What happened?” He said, “A tiger is attacking all the animals.” The elephant wanted to save the other weak animals. She went to the tiger and said, "Please, sir, leave my friends alone. Do not eat them". The tiger didn't listen to her and attacked smaller animals. The elephant was angry. She kicked the tiger. The tiger ran away in pain. Other animals came to know that the elephant had saved their life. They came in a group and said, "You are just the right size to be our friend". The elephant was very pleased to get many friends.
234 Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) Exercise (1) Name these animals. (2) Match these words with their meanings. (a) swing answer (b) burrow hang (c) reply a hole or tunnel where rabbits live (d) huge happy (e) pleased large
Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) 235 (3) Write true or false. (a) The elephant came across a rabbit at first. (b) The frog refused to become the elephant’s friend. (c) The fox wanted to be the elephant’s friend. (d) The elephant wanted to save other weak animals. (e) All animals became friends of the elephant in the end. (4) Answer these questions. (a) Why was the elephant walking here and there in the forest? (b) Why did the rabbit refuse to be the elephant’s friend? (c) Who was attacking all the animals in the jungle? (d) What did the elephant do to the tiger? (e) Why was the elephant happy in the end?
236 Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) My Pet Animal Unit: 17 Pets Pets need food, Pets need care, Pets need sunlight, Pets need air. Pets need water, Pets need fun, Pets need sleep, Pets need to run. When we give them What they need, Pets give us so much, Indeed. Friendship, fun, Protection, too. I wish I had a pet. Don't you?
Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) 237 Activities for All Practise these conversations with a partner. Is this your pet dog? Yes, he is my pet dog. His name is Sheru. He likes to eat meat and rice. He barks at strangers. Which animal do you like the most? My favourite animal is a rabbit. It is a small animal. It has long ears and soft fur. Its back legs are longer than front legs.
238 Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) Reading for All My Pet Animal I am Princy Devkota. My pet animal is a cat. Her name is Kitty. She is big with white and brown in colour. She has a long tail. She has two kittens. Both of them are cute. One of them is black in colour, and another is in white colour. Her favourite food is fish. She also likes milk. I provide her milk every day. Kitty sleeps a lot during the day. At night, she likes to go out and catch mice. She can climb the trees. She likes to play with me. Sometimes I take her for a walk. She is afraid of dogs. I really love Kitty. She is very special to me.
Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) 239 Exercise (1) Fill in the blanks with suitable answers. (a) Kitty is ......................... with white and brown colour. (b) She has a long ......................... . (c) She also likes ......................... . (d) She likes to catch ......................... at night. (e) She can climb ......................... . (2) Make meaningful sentences using these words. (a) cute (b) favourite (c) provide (d) afraid
240 Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) (e) special (3) Answer these questions. (a) How many kittens does Kitty have? (b) What is her favourite food? (c) What does she do during the day? (d) What does she like to do? (e) What is she afraid of?
Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) 241 Word Power Pets Kitty is the name of Princy's's pet. People keep the pet for pleasure. Here are some pictures of some popular pet animals. Can you name them? P R T D W T G L I H E R T
242 Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) Phonics for All (1) Repeat these words after your teacher. smile smoke smell snake snack snore stone stove stop swim swan sweet (2) Name these pictures. Use the words given above.
Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) 243 Grammar for All Apostrophe (‘) Read these sentences. (a) Kitty is Peter’s pet cat. (b) The cat’s colour is white and brown. (c) The kittens’ favourite food is milk. We use the apostrophe (‘) to show that something belongs to somebody. When one person or animal owns something, we use the apostrophe before the s. ‘Peter’s pet cat’ ‘The cat’s colour’ When more than one persons or animals own something, we use the apostrophe after the s. ‘The kittens’ favourite food’ ‘The doctors’ patients’ Look and read. This is Robin's brush. It is Jay's bicycle.
244 Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) Exercise (1) Make sentences using the apostrophe. (a) He /Reena/father He is Reena’s father. (b) It /Peter/cat ........................................ . (c) She/Muna/sister ........................................ . (d) They/Suraj/sisters ........................................ . (e) These/boys/pants ........................................ . (f) Those/students/uniform ........................................ . (2) Complete these sentences using apostrophes. (a) This is Sumesh’s bag. (Sumesh) (b) .......................... house is big. (Sandhya) (c) That .......................... tail is so long. (dog) (d) The .......................... bike is broken. (boy) (e) Are we going to .......................... house tomorrow? (Salim) (f) These are .......................... toys. (babies) (g) Those are .......................... purses. (ladies) (h) Can I see .......................... shoes? (girls)
Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) 245 Writing for All Write any five sentences about the dog. Write answers to these questions. The Dog (a) Is the dog a domestic animal? (b) How does it look like? How many eyes, feet, tail and other body parts does it have? (c) What does it eat? (d) Where does it live? (e) Is the dog a useful animal? How?
246 Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) EXTRA Reading The Magic Paintbrush Rose loved drawing. She was very poor and didn’t have pens or pencils. She drew pictures in the sand with sticks. One day, an old woman saw Rose and said, 'Hello! Here are a paintbrush and some paper for you.' 'Thank you!' smiled Rose. She was so happy. 'Hmmm, what can I paint?' she thought. She looked around and saw a duck on the pond. 'I know! I will paint a duck!' So she did. Suddenly, the duck flew off the paper and onto the pond. 'Wow!' she said. 'A magic paintbrush!' Rose was a very kind girl, and she painted pictures for everyone in her village. She painted a cow for the farmer, pencils for the teacher and toys for all the children.
Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) 247 The King heard about the magic paintbrush and sent a soldier to find Rose. 'Come with me,' said the soldier. 'The king wants you to paint some money for him.' 'But he is already rich,' said Rose. 'I only paint to help poor people.' But the bad soldier took Rose to the King. 'Paint me a tree with lots of money on it,' he shouted. Rose was brave and said, 'No!' So the King sent her to prison. But Rose painted a key for the door and a horse to help her escape. The King chased after her. So she painted a big hole and splat! The King fell in. Today, Rose only uses her magic paintbrush to help people who really, really need help. Melvyn Hayes
248 Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) Exercise (1) Name these pictures. (2) Match these words with their opposite meanings. (a) poor young (b) kind rich (c) bad coward (d) brave good (e) old rude
Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) 249 (3) Write true or false. (a) Rose was a poor girl. (b) The old woman gave a magic paintbrush to Rose. (c) Rose didn’t help the poor people of her village. (d) The King was good and helpful. (e) Rose was a brave girl. (4) Answer these questions. (a) Why did Rose draw pictures in the sand with sticks? (b) Who gave a paintbrush and some paper to Rose? (c) What did Rose draw at first? (d) Why did the King send the soldier? (e) How did Rose run away from jail?
250 Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) My Visit to a Zoo Unit: 18 My Visit to a Zoo Come along, come along, On a trip to the zoo! We'll see jumping monkeys And an elephant or two! And a black-and-white zebra taking a drink And a tiger and a hippo And who else do you think? A spotted giraffe, Plucking leaves from a tree Come along to the zoo And see them with me!