Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) 51 Read the poem and do the activities that follow. Extra Reading We Have Got Two Legs We've got two legs Our legs have got two feet Our feet have got ten toes For walking in the street. We've got two arms Our arms have got two hands Our hands have got ten fingers But I don't understand. Although a cat's got legs Its legs have just got paws It hasn't got twenty toes It's got eighteen claws! I love my cats I love their fur and claws They haven't got toes and fingers But I really love their paws.
52 Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) Exercise (1) Write the rhyming word. (a) feet ...................... (b) claws ...................... (2) Name these pictures. (3) Answer these questions. (a) What do we use our feet for? (b) What do we say for cat’s legs? (c) How many paws has a cat got? (d) Does a cat have fur?
Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) 53 My Family Unit: 4 Finger Family Daddy finger, daddy finger, where are you? Here I am, here I am How do you do? Mommy finger, mommy finger, where are you? Here I am, here I am How do you do? Brother finger, brother finger, where are you? Here I am, here I am How do you do? Sister finger, sister finger, where are you? Here I am, here I am How do you do? Baby finger, baby finger, where are you? Here I am, here I am How do you do? This is My Family Open the door, there you can see Mother, father, brother and me Mummy and Papa are so much fun They are the best, under the sun Mummy and papa are so much jolly We are all a happy family .
54 Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) Activities for All Practise the given conservations with a partner. How many members are there in your family? Who are they? They are my father, mother, my brother and me myself. There are four members in my family.
Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) 55 What do your parents do? My father is an officer, and my mother is a teacher. How many sisters have you got? I have got a sister. What is her name? Her name is Muna.
56 Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) Reading for All My Family Hello, friends! My name is Rochak Shrestha. I am a boy. I am six years old. I study in grade one. I live in Biratnagar. This is my family. There are six members in my family. They are my grandmother, grandfather, father, mother, sister, and myself. My grandmother’s name is Haridevi Shrestha. She is 64 years old. My grandfather's name is Dev Krishna Shrestha. He is 66. My father’s name is Roshan Shrestha. He is an officer. He is 35 years old. My mother’s name is Kopila Shrestha. She is a teacher. She is 33 years old. My sister is four years old. Her name is Rashmika Shrestha. She studies in nursery class. We are a happy family.
Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) 57 Exercise (1) Fill in the blanks. (a) Rochak is ……………………. years old. (b) He lives in ……………………. . (c) There are ……………………. members in his family. (d) His father is an officer and his mother is a ………. . (e) His ……………………. studies in nursery class. (2) Answer these questions. (a) Is Rochak a boy? (b) What are the names of Rochak’s parents? (c) Who is Kopila Shrestha? (d) How old is Rashmika? (e) Is Rashmika the older sister of Rochak?
58 Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) Word Power Members of a Family (1) Fill in the blanks with suitable words. (2) Fill in the blanks with suitable answers. (a) Your father’s father is your ......................................... (b) Your mother’s mother is your .................................... (c) Your father’s brother is your ...................................... (d) You are ...................................... of your parents.
Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) 59 Phonics for All Short Vowel e (1) Listen to your teacher and repeat these words. bend best mend pest rest sent tent vest bent lend nest rent send tend test went (2) Name these pictures. (3) Write one rhyming word for these words. (a) bend ......................... (b) pest ......................... (c) sent ......................... (d) test .........................
60 Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) Grammar for All Pronouns Read these sentences. My name is Rochak Shrestha. I am a student. This is my pet. It is a dog. My father’s name is Roshan Shrestha. He is an officer. My mother’s name is Kopila Shrestha. She is a teacher. Kamal and Rukesh are my friends. They also study in grade one. My sister and I are students. We are students. I, it, he, she, they, we and you are pronouns. We use them to replace nouns. They take the place of a noun.
Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) 61 Exercise (1) Insert suitable pronouns to these pictures. (2) Choose the right pronouns. (a) ........................... is my friend. (I, She, They) (b) ........................... is a cute puppy. (He, We, It) (c) ........................... are a good student. (You, It, They) (d) ........................... are red apples. (We, He, They) (e) ........................... are wild animals. (We, They, It)
62 Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) Writing for All (1) Write a short paragraph about your own family. Write answers to these questions. (a) What is your name? (b) How old are you? (c) Where do you live? (d) How many members are there in your family? (e) Who are they? (f) What are their names and age? (g) Is your family a happy family?
Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) 63 EXTRA Reading The Moon Gets a Friend The moon was alone. She wanted a friend. "The stars are too far away. Everyone else is sleeping," she cried. The moon was sad. "Will I ever find a friend?" she whispered. "Soon, you will find a friend!" said a voice. "Soon? Who is there?" asked the moon. “I am Owl!" said the owl. “I will be your friend. I am awake all night.” The moon was happy. The owl was happy. They rose into the sky together.
64 Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) Exercise (1) Name these pictures. (2) Match these words with their opposites. (a) alone near (b) far sad (c) find asleep (d) awake together (e) happy night (f) day lose
Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) 65 (3) Fill in the blanks with a suitable answer. alone awake far together whispering (a) My school is not ................................ from my home. (b) It is 11 o’clock at night. The baby is still ................. . (c) Are you ....................... in the house? Where is your family? (d) Motu and Patlu will do this work ................................ (e) I couldn't hear her because they were ...................... (4) Choose the right answer. (a) The stars were ................................ from the moon. (i) near (ii) far (b) “She wanted a friend.” She means ........................ in this sentence. (i) The owl (ii) The moon (c) “They rose into the sky.” They means ...................... in this sentence. (i) The stars and the moon (ii) The moon and the owl (d) “To whisper” means to speak in a .................. voice. (i) low (ii) loud (e) The moon was ................................ in the end. (i) sad (ii) happy
66 Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) (5) Answer these questions. (a) Why was the moon sad? (b) How did the moon feel when the owl became her friend? (c) Who is awake all night? (d) Who rose into the sky together? (e) Do you have many friends? (f) Who is your best friend?
Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) 67 My Daily Life Unit: 5 My Daily Life I wake up,I wake up I wash my face, I wash my face This is what I do when I wake up in the morning. This is what I do, when I wake up I brush my teeth, I brush my teeth I comb my hair, I comb my hair I eat breakfast, I eat breakfast I go to school, I go to school I wake up, I wash my face I brush my teeth, I comb my hair I eat breakfast, I go to school
68 Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) Days of the Week I look at the calendar What do I see? Seven days in a week For you and me Morning, afternoon Day and Night Seven days in a week That’s right
Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) 69 Activities for All Practise the following conversations with your partner. Wake up, Pramik. Today is Friday. Friday? Hurray, today is a fun day. It is 7 o’clock. Good morning, mom. What time is it? What day is today, daddy? Today is Saturday. Can you help me in the kitchen? Sure. I can wash the dishes and wash vegetables.
70 Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) Reading for All My Daily Routine I am Anjana Aryal. I get up at seven in the morning. Then, I brush my teeth, wash my face, hands and feet. Next, I take my breakfast. I always finish my homework in the evening. I study for one hour in the morning. After that, I arrange my book according to routine. Then, I polish my shoes. Next, I have my lunch. Then, I put on my dress and go to school at 9 am. My school starts at half-past nine. We have tiffin time at 1 o’clock. My school is over at 4 o’clock. I return home after school is over. I wash my face, hands and feet after returning from school. I have my snacks and start doing my homework. After completing my homework, I go to play with my friends. After coming back from a play, I wash my hands and feet again. Then I watch television. I have my evening meal at 8 pm. I read some storybooks after having a meal. I go to bed at 9 o'clock. I always get a holiday on Saturday. I help my mother in the kitchen on Saturdays. I can't do much work, but I try my best to help her.
Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) 71 Exercise (1) Fill in the blanks with suitable answers. (a) Anjana always wakes up at ............... in the morning. (b) She always finishes her homework in the ................ . (c) Her school starts at ....................... in the morning. (d) She goes to bed at ........................ (2) Answer these questions. (a) What does Anjana do after she gets up in the morning? (b) At what time does she go to school? (c) What does she do after completing her homework? (d) Does she watch television in the evening? (e) What does she do after having a meal in the evening?
72 Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) (3) Here are some chores that Anjana can or cannot do herself. Tick the ones you can do, and cross the ones you cannot do. Chores Anjana You Arrange the bed Brush teeth and wash face Arrange books Polish shoes Wash clothes Put on school dress Clean the room Pick up toys (4) Match the following: (a) brush homework (b) polish clothes (c) wash teeth (d) read shoes (e) do storybooks
Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) 73 Word Power Days of the Week (1) There are seven days in a week. Re-arrange these letters to name the days of the week. (a) SNUYAD ...................................................... (b) MNOAYD ...................................................... (c) TSEUYAD ...................................................... (d) WDESENDYA ...................................................... (e) TUHSRYAD ...................................................... (f) FIRYAD ...................................................... (g) SAUTRYAD ...................................................... (2) Complete the table. Yesterday Today Tomorrow Friday Saturday Sunday ......................... Tuesday ......................... ......................... Friday ......................... ......................... Monday ......................... ......................... Thursday .........................
74 Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) Telling The Time Study the daily routine of Anjana. She wakes up at 7 o’clock. She has her breakfast at half-past 7. She studies at 8 o’clock. She goes to school at 9 o’clock. She has lunch at 1 o'clock. She returns home at 4 o’clock. She does her homework at 5 o’clock. She plays with her friends at 6 o’clock. She watches television at 7 o’clock. She has her dinner at 8 o’clock. She studies storybooks at half-past 8. She goes to bed at 9 o’clock.
Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) 75 Exercise (1) What time is it? Look and write. It is ...... o’clock. It is ...... o’clock. It is half past ..... It is ...... o’clock. It is ...... o’clock. It is half past ..... (2) At what time do you do these activities? Write. Activities Time Wake up Have breakfast Go to school Have lunch at school Return home Do homework Play with friends Have dinner Go to bed
76 Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) Phonics for All Short Vowel i (1) Repeat these words after your teacher. big bin did dig dip fig fin hid hip his hit kid lid pin pit rib sit tin win wit (2) Name these pictures. (3) Repeat these sentences after your teacher. (a) The pig has red lips. (b) The kid sits with a bib. (c) They hit and mix six eggs. (d) The man has a wig. What is in the wig?
Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) 77 Grammar for All Can and Can’t Read these sentences. (a) Anjana can brush her teeth. (b) She cannot iron her clothes. (c) She can do her homework herself. (d) She can’t cook food for her family. We use can to tell about the things we can do and cannot to tell about the activities we cannot do. Look and study. Smita can play the guitar. An eagle can fly. I can ride a bicycle. He can’t sing songs. An ostrich can’t fly. I can’t drive a school bus.
78 Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) Exercise (1) This is Reeyarth. Fill in what he can and can’t do. cycling cook read drive a car play the drumset play football (a) Reeyarth .......................... ride a cycle. (b) He .......................... cook. (c) He .......................... read books. (d) He .......................... drive a car. (e) He .......................... play the drumset. (f) He .......................... play football.
Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) 79 (2) Look at the pictures. Tick ( ) what you can do and cross (×) what you cannot do. (3) Write true or false. (a) A horse can fly. (b) A crow can fly. (c) Dogs can read. (d) Kangaroos can jump. (e) Dolphins can walk. (f) An elephant can jump.
80 Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) (4) Write any six sentences about what you can and can't do.
Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) 81 Writing for All Punctuation Read these sentences. (a) Anjana wakes up at 7 o’clock. (b) Where does she live? She lives in Mugu. (c) Her birthday falls in Mangsir. (d) She helps her mother on Saturdays. (e) Alisha, Kamal and Binaya are friends of Sapana. Anjana, Mugu, Mangsir, Saturday, Alisha, Kamal and Binaya are names of persons, places and days. We always use capital letters to name a person, place, days of the week, month and festivals. We also use capital letters at the start of a sentence. . This is a full stop. We use it at the end of a sentence. Period is another name for a full stop. ? This is a question mark. We use it at the end of a question. , This is a comma. We use it to separate words or items in a series.
82 Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) (1) Punctuate these sentences. Use capital letters where necessary. (a) binod lives in ilam (b) how are you (c) i am from janakpur (d) sunday comes before monday (e) are you a student (d) may i come in please
Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) 83 EXTRA Reading Sheep Sheep are shy animals. They all eat and rest together. A group of sheep is a flock. Some sheep live on hill farms. The farmer on a hill farm uses a sheepdog to collect the flock of sheep. He or she moves the flock from place to place. The mother sheep is called a ewe. The father sheep is called a ram. Baby sheep are called lambs. They are born in the spring. When lambs are about three weeks old, they start to play together. As the weather gets warmer, the farmer shears the sheep's wool. People make coats, scarves, and gloves from wool. Wool keeps us warm. People use a sheep's skin to make rugs and slippers. Exercise (1) Match these words with their meanings. (a) flock mother sheep (b) ewe a group of sheep (c) ram a baby sheep (d) lamb father sheep (e) rug a long piece of cloth (f) scarf thick blanket
84 Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) (2) Fill in the blanks with suitable words. (a) Sheep are ...................... animals. (shy, confident) (b) They like to live ....................... (alone, in a group) (c) Farmers use a ………. to collect the flock of sheep. (monkey, sheepdog) (d) When lambs are about ..................... weeks old, they start to play together. (three, eight) (e) ...................... keeps us warm. (Slipper, Wool) (3) Name these things or clothes.
Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) 85 My Classroom Unit: 6 Welcome to My Classroom Welcome to my classroom Come in and sit right down. We are all together Take a look round. Here inside my classroom There are lots to see and do. I am happy being here And making friends with you.
86 Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) Activities for All Practise these conversations with a partner. I am reading a book. May I go out? Yes, you can. What are you doing?
Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) 87 Reading for All My Classroom My name is Sangam Baskota. I study in class one. The name of my school is Gorkha Boarding School. My classroom is on the ground floor of the school building. It has a door, two windows and ten benches. There is a fan on the ceiling. The whiteboard is in front of the classroom. There is a cupboard beside the whiteboard. We put our books, copies, tiffin boxes and water bottles in the cupboard. There are also a chair and desk for the teachers in front of our classroom. There is a dustbin at the corner of the room.
88 Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) There are twenty students in my class. There are twelve boys and eight girls. The name of our class teacher is Asmita Shakya. She is friendly and helpful. I like all my friends in the class. We play together in the playground. Exercise (1) Find the words in the passage which mean. (a) A piece of furniture with door and shelves (b) A piece of furniture like a table (c) A can for putting garbage (d) A large board for writing (e) An outdoor area where children can play
Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) 89 (2) Fill in the blanks with suitable answers. (a) Sangam’s classroom is on the ....................... floor of the school building. (b) There are a door and ........................ windows in his classroom. (c) There is a ....................... at the corner of the room. (d) There are .......................... students in his class. (e) His class teacher is .......................... and helpful. (3) Answer these questions. (a) How many benches are there in Sangam’s classroom? (b) Where is the whiteboard in his class? (c) What do they keep in the cupboard? (d) How many students are there in his class? (e) What is the name of his class teacher?
90 Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) Word Power Things in the Classroom You can see these things in a classroom. Can you write their names?
Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) 91 Phonics for All Short Vowel o (1) Repeat these words after your teacher. box dog dot fog got hop hot jog log lot mom mop not odd pop pot cot top (2) Find and circle. M N D S A U B O X T P X G Y K O M L O G T O P L J C P M O M (3) Repeat these sentences after your teacher. (a) A Fox jumps over a dog. (b) She sits on a log. (c) Let's mop the floor. (d) The tea is hot.
92 Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) Grammar for All There is/There are Read these sentences. (a) There are twenty students in Sangam’s class. (b) There is a fan on the ceiling. (c) There is a whiteboard in front of the classroom. (d) There are ten benches in his classroom. We use there is for singular, and there are for plural nouns. Exercise Look at the picture. Fill in: is, are, isn't, aren't. (a) There ............ two rabbits. (b) There ............ two monkeys. (c) There ............ an elephant. (d) There ............ a hippopotamus. (e) There ............ seven animals. (f) There ............ two birds. (g) There ............ a cat. (h) There ............ a tiger.
Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) 93 Writing for All Describe the following picture. Use There is, There isn’t, There are, There aren’t.
94 Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) EXTRA Reading The Best Gift Alina wanted a dog more than anything. Every night, she asked Mom, "Please, may we get a dog?" Every morning, she said to Dad, "A dog would be a good thing to have." “Dogs are work,” said Mom. “You have to walk them every day.” "You have to feed them and brush them," said Dad. "They need fresh water, too." "I will take good care of a dog," Alina said. "I will walk him and feed him. I will brush him and make sure he always has clean water." Her parents said nothing.
Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) 95 Alina felt sad. "I will never get a dog," she said. On her seventh birthday, a box sat on the floor. “For Alina," said the label. The box moved here and there. Then it barked. “My dog!" cried Alina. Exercise (1) Underline the right answers. (a) Dogs need a box | walk every day. (b) In this story, fresh means clean | bright. (c) Alina finds her puppy in a road | box. (d) The box | Alina moved here and there. (2) Write true or false. (a) Alina wanted a dog in her home. (b) Alina promised to take good care of the dog. (c) Alina never got a dog. (d) The dog was the best birthday gift for Alina.
96 Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) (3) Answer these questions. (a) What did Alina want? (b) What things does a dog need? Make a list. (c) Why did Alina feel sad? (d) When did she get a dog? (e) What is the best birthday gift you have got?
Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) 97 My School Unit: 7 I like School I like to hear the school bell ring And see the children get in line Then we go marching left and right Telling my friends, “I am fine.” I like to play with my friends And sing morning song Then I learn many things When my teachers are all along
98 Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) In School In school we are learning lots of things that make us really smart, like English, Nepali, Grammar, Math, Serofero and Art. There is music once a week tiffin break every day, Some lessons may be boring But we have fun when we play.
Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) 99 Activities for All Practise these conversations with a partner. I am reading a book. Can I go out, Sir? No, you can’t. What are you doing? May I do it tomorrow? Yes, you can. May I come in, Madam/ teacher? Yes, you can.
100 Allied English for Everyone : Grade One (Approved by CDC) May I take this pencil? No, you can’t. I need it. May I go to the toilet, Miss? Sure, you may. Can I clean the board? Sure, you may.