Wonder Book 2

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Editor
Uday Sharma

Author
Yuba Raj Subedi
Ishwori Pandey
Dipendra Rijal

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Published by:
Oasis Publication Pvt. Ltd.
Anamnagar, Kathmandu
Tel.: 01-4313205
www.oasispublication.com.np

Edition:
First - 2077
Second- 2078 (Revised)

Copyright:
Publisher

Illustration:
Ratna Sagar Shrestha

Layout and Design:
Oasis Desktop

Printed in Nepal

Foreword

Why is literature important? Why should educators, parents and com-
munity members help students develop love and passion for reading?
Giving children access to all genres of literature is extremely important
for a number of reasons. It not only helps in developing cognitive skills
but also exposes children to the wisdom of the ages. It gives students
appreciation about their own cultural heritage as well as those of others.
It fosters emotional intelligence and creativity. It nurtures growth and
development of the student’s personality and social skills. It makes the
students think about, analyse, appreciate, learn from and respond to
various underlying themes and messages of literature.
Wonder is a truly wonderful literature course, with texts gleaned from a
variety of genres and supplemented with engaging activities. As the stu-
dents begin reading the texts, they can no more afford to remain passive
readers. They are constantly questioned and asked to respond. Quality
literature does not tell the reader everything he or she needs to know.
Rather, it allows for some difference in opinion. One reader may take
something completely different away from a piece of literature than the
next reader, based on the two personal viewpoints and experiences. Stu-
dents learn to evaluate and analyse literature, and in the process, they
develop as independent thinkers who can form and express opinions
with clarity.
Through this series, we have attempted to foster the culture of reading.
Well-read children of today will certainly go on to build a more cohesive
society tomorrow.
We would be delighted to receive your feedback. We pledge to assist all
those involved in the teaching and learning of this series. Do use the
resource materials that are provided free and also feel free to contact us.

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Contents 10
17
Me and My Family 27

1. Crazy Family............................................................................. 39
2. A Stormy Day.................................................................... 48
3. Families.................................................................................
61
My Daily Life 69
79
4. Daily Routine of a Family.............................................................
5. Value of Time................................................................................. 84
93
My School 108

6. Tashi's New School........................................................................ 115
7. Special School for Louis................................................................ 126
8. Two Poems .....................................................................................
136
Our Environment 146

9. Pokhara .......................................................................................... 155
10. The Earth.........................................................................................
11. Little Raindrops ............................................................................ 164
172
My Belongings
178
12. The Missing Necklace...................................................................
13. Lazy Jack ........................................................................................... 189
204
Our Culture 211

14. Indra's Pride...................................................................................
15. Gai Jatra...........................................................................................

Communication, Technology and Market

16. Tommy's Robot..............................................................................

Fruits and Vegetables

17. Don't Throw the Seeds Away.......................................................
18. Tintin the Tomato ............................................................................

Hobbies and Interest

19. Aruna Lama...................................................................................

Birds and Animals

20. Chicken Little.................................................................................
21. The Biggest and the Best..............................................................

Listening Script

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Me and My
Family

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1 Crazy Family

-Anonymous

a. Who are there in your family?
b. What do they like?
c. What do you like to eat?
d What do you eat in breakfast?

New words

crazy - silly or unusual
yucky - unpleasant or bad
favourite - best liked

Crazy Family

My mother has blue hair
But my father doesn't care.
My sister silly who likes jelly
Every breakfast, lunch and dinner.
An my brother, oh yucky!

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What a strange and crazy family!

But my favourite one of all
Is my crazy uncle Paul
He can sing, make us fly.
He can jump and jump so high.
He can eat two dozen eggs.
He can drink two gallons juice.
Oh! My crazy family!

But I love as I love tea,
My little crazy family.
And we laugh and we run,
Oh! Together we have fun!

Mother, father, brother, sister,
Uncle, aunt, cousins together!
Yes, I love my crazy family!
Ye, I love my crazy, crazy, crazy family!

1 gallon= almost 4 liters
1 dozen = a group of 12 pieces

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Word power

1. Make a sentence using each of these words.
care = ................................................................................
strange = ................................................................................
favourite = ................................................................................
silly = ................................................................................
together = ................................................................................

Comprehension Check

1. Complete the part of poem with the missing words.

My ....……. has blue ………..

But my …........… doesn't ……. .

My sister …........… who likes ……..

Every …........…, lunch and …........….
2. Answer the following questions.
a. What does the brother like to eat?

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b. What colour is mother's hair?

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c. Who is the poet's favourite members in the family?

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d. What does the poet like to have?
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e. Who are there in the family? Write.
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Literature

You just read a poem. A collection of poems are called poetry. A
writer of a poem is called a poet. Sometimes, we may not know
the name of the poet but we have a poem. In such case, the writer
of the poem is written anonymous. Anonymous means unknown.
Who is the poet of 'Crazy Family?
Words in poems often rhymes. Can you find two pairs of rhyming
words from the poem.
hair …................… …................… …................…

care …................… …................… …................…

Creative Writing

Write a paragraph on true happiness.

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Listen, Pair and Share Farewells
Listen and say.
Good-bye!
Greetings Bye!
Bye-bye.
Hello! See you.
Hi! See you later.
What's up? See you tomorrow.
Hey! Good night.
Hi there! Have a nice day.
Long time, no see. Have a good weekend.
Good morning.
Good afternoon.
Good evening.

Practise the conversation in pairs.

Tom : Good morning! I'm Tom.

Lisa : Good morning, Tom. My
name is Lisa.

Tom : Nice to meet you, Lisa.

Lisa : Nice to meet you, too.
Tom, I'm leaving now.
See you soon.

Tom : See you.

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Complete the dialogue. Then, practise it with a partner using
your own information.
A : ...........................morning, Susan. How............................you?

B : Not ...............................good.

A : Why? ............................................up?

B : I'm a little sick.

A : Oh, that's a pity. Go to the doctor.
B : Ok. Good ............................., Kathy. ........................tomorrow.
A : Bye........................., Susan, ......................... care......................
........................................ luck.

Creative Writing

Read and learn.

My Happy Family

My family lives in Pokhara in a nice
house. I have two sisters. The elder
sister is Fatima, and the younger sister is
Baanu. They are cute sisters. My mother

is 38 years old. She is helpful. She usually
helps me in doing my homework. My
father is a doctor. He treats people in the
hospital. He is very smart. He cares a
lot about me and my sisters. He always
remembers my birthday and brings me a special gift.

I love my family and I promise to obey and respect my parents.

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Now, write a similar paragraph about your family.
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Project Activity

Work in groups of four to six. Find any ten ideas which give us
true happiness and tell to your friends in the class.

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2 A Stormy Day

A neighbour is someone who lives very near to you.
a. Do you have neighbours?
b. Do you help them?
c. Are you a good neighbour?

New words

storm - very strong wind
knock - to repeatedly hit something
safe - not in danger

A Stormy Day

It was a summer day. The day was windy and rainy. Mrs. Tharu
looked out. It was just thundering. She called her children. "You
mustn't go out. It is going to rain. Come in!" she shouted.

Flash and boom! There was thunder and lightening. They heard
a loud noise.

They sat by the fire. 'Knock, knock!, Knock, knock!' There was a
sound at the door.

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What could it be?

Was it the wind? Was it an animal? The children came near to
their mother.

Mrs. Tharu opened the door. There was a small baby boy at
her doorstep. “Are you hurt?” Mrs. Tharu asked.

“No, aunty,” said
the boy. “The wind
blew very hard. I
could not go to my
home. My parents
are out of home too.”

“I’m so sorry,” said
Mrs. Tharu. “You
should come inside
with us. We’ll have
warm tea and bread.
After the storm, we
will look for your
parents.”

The baby went in.
Mr. Tharu went
to him and asked,
'What's your name?"

"I am Aman, Aman
Rai," the boy said.

"You look so small. How old are you?" asked Mrs. Tharu.

The baby said, "I'm seven years old."

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"Where do you live?" asked Mrs Tharu.

"Down the lane. Some ten houses far from here. We came here
recently." said the boy.

"What do your parents do?" asked Mrs. Tharu.

"My mother is a tailor," said the boy. "My father works in a bank."

The storm ended. There was calm outside. Rain also stopped.
There there came another knock on the door.

Who do you think is knocking on the door? Is it the baby’s
parents?

Mrs. Tharu opened the door. There were worried couple at the
door. Mrs. Tharu looked at them with questioning eyes.

"Is our child in here?" asked the man.

Aman heard his papa speaking. He came out and said, "Hello
aunti, he is my father. This is my mother." Aman caught his
mother.

Mr. and Mrs. Rai were very happy. Their baby was safe and
warm. “Thank you for helping our baby, good neighbour!” said

Mrs. Rai.

Mr. Rai said, “We will be good friends now.”

“It is nice to have good friends,” said Mrs. Tharu.

Did Safety during a storm

YOU During a storm, the safest place to be
is indoors.
Know?

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Word power
Solve the crossword puzzle below by looking at the picture.

W R
N I

I NDY

BA H

T RM

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Comprehension Check

1. Answer the following questions.

a. How was the weather?

………………………………………………………………

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b. Who opened the door?

………………………………………………………………

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c. What happened to the baby?

………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………

d. Who were Mr. and Mrs. Rai looking for?

………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………

e. Was the baby safe? How do you know?

………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………

f. Why were Mr. and Mrs. Tharu good neighbours?

………………………………………………………………

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2 . Complete the following sentences.
a. Mrs. Tharu and her …………………………… by fire.
b. The wind blew very …………………………….. .
c. It was …………………………….. and lightning with flash
and boom.
d. Mr. and Mrs. Rai looked very ………….................………. .
e. Rais and Tharus would be good …………………….now.

3. Something is wrong with these sentences. Write them
correctly.
a. The mother and her children can go outside.
………………………………………………………………
b. After the storm we will not look for your parents.
………………………………………………………………
c. The baby is unsafe and cold.
………………………………………………………………
d. We will be enemies now.
………………………………………………………………

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Listen, Pair and Share

Act out the conversation.

Hi, Mary nice to Hi James, this is
meet you.
Mary - she's a friend
of mine.

Read and learn. Nice to meet you
too, James.

Hi friends! This is my
neighbor, Ajay. He is
46 years old. He is a

teacher.

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Now, talk about the following people in the same way.

your father your mother

your brother

your sister
your new friend

your uncle your aunt

Literature

This is a story. People or anything that talk or act in story are
called characters.

Now note the characters in 'A Stormy Day'.

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Creative Writing
Answer the following questions about your neighbour.
a. Who is your neighbor?
……………………………………………………………………
b. Who are there in his/her family?
……………………………………………………………………
c. How old are they?
……………………………………………………………………
d. What works do they do?
……………………………………………………………………
e. Is your neighbor kind and helpful?
……………………………………………………………………
f. What things do you do together?
……………………………………………………………………

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Now, write a paragraph about your neighbor using your
answers.

My Neighbour
…………………………………………………………………………
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Project Activity

What are the roles of good neighbours? Discuss with your friends
in the class. Make a chart and present it in the class.

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3 Families

a. Who are there in your family?

b. Do they all stay together?

c. Is any newborn arriving in your family? What name do you
want to give him/her?

New words

sister-in-law - wife of your brother

introduce - tell someone another person's name

slim - thin in a nice way

harmonium - a kind of musical intrument

delicious - tasty

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Families

Anu'sFamily

Hello! My name is Anu. I am eight years old and I am from
Butwal. I’m going to introduce my lovely family. It is a big
family and we are happy.

My mother’s name is Luna and my father’s is Ramesh. My
mother has got long black hair and she is slim. My father
is tall and slim too. He is a funny person. He loves to make
people laugh.

My parents have got two children, me and my brother, Abin.
My brother Abin is older than me. He is 12 years old. He
loves playing football and he is in grade six.

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My father has got a sister. Her name is Rashmi and she is
my aunt. My mother has brothers. Their names are Lalit and
Lok and they are my uncles. I also have my grandparents
and my cousins. My grandfather’s name is Shiva and he is
60 years old. My grandmothers’ name is Mitthu and she
is 58 years old. Munnu, Mona, Manoj and Madan are my
cousins.

Kritika's family

Hello,

My name is Kritika and I am nine years old. I like to dance
and play with my friends. I can run very fast and I can play
the madal.

I live with my mother. Her name is Kabita. She is a teacher
in a high school. She is very nice. She can sing and can play
the harmonium.

I don’t have a father and I don’t have any brothers and
sisters.

My mother has a sister, my aunt Kamala. She has long shiny
black hair. I think she is very beautiful. She is a doctor.
She works in a hospital. She is very busy. Aunt Kamala is
married. Her husband name is Mukunda. He is my uncle.
My aunt and uncle have a son. His name is Karan. He is five
years old. He is my cousin. I play with him when we visit
grandparents.

My grandparents’ names are Krishna and Kusum. They live
near to us. They have a garden and grandpa likes to work in
his garden. Grandma makes delicious momos. She also tells
us about old time stories. It is fun to be with grandparents.

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Word power
1. Draw a family tree of Anu's family.

2. Guess who I am.
a. I am married to your father ............................................ .
b. She is the sister of your mother ....................................... .
c. He is the father of your husband ................................... .
d. She is the daughter of your uncle .................................... .
e. They are the children of your grandparents .................. .

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3. Complete the crossword. 8

12
3

4
5

67

9

10

Across Down
1. the son of your sister 2. my father and my mother
4. the mother of your father 3. a person's female child
6. the wife of your uncle 5. a child of your uncle
9. your brother's wife 7. the daughter of your brother
10. the father of your father 8. a person's male child

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Comprehension Check

1. Write True or False.
a. Luna is Rashmi's sister-in-law.
b. Abin is Anu's uncle.
c. Kritika's aunt is a doctor.
d. Karan is Kritika's brother.

2. Answer the following questions.

a. Where is Anu from?

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b. How old is Anu's brother?

.............................................................................................. .

c. Who are Anu's grandparents?

.............................................................................................. .

d. How is Anu's mother?

.............................................................................................. .

e. What should Lalit and Lok call Anu?

.............................................................................................. .

f. Is Kritika only child of her parents? How do you know?

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g. What does Kritika's mother do?What's her job?
.............................................................................................. .
h. Who are Kritika grandparents?
.............................................................................................. .
i. What does Kritika do when she visits grandparents?
.............................................................................................. .
j What is fun at grandparents' home?
.............................................................................................. .

Listen, Pair and Share

Listen to the audio or your teacher and complete the sentences.

a. Ravi is ……......……years old.

i. eight ii. nine iii. ten

b. His sister's name is …………….....……… .

i. Safala ii. Kala iii. Mala

c. They play in the ……………….. .

i. school ii. house iii. park

d. They go to play with their ……………….. .

i. father ii. mother iii. grandfather

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Practise the conversation with your partner.

A : Do you live in a
flat?

B : No. I don't. I live
in a house.

A : What's it like?
Does it have a
garden?

B : Yes, it does. And
it has a beautiful
view. It's just next
to the river.

A : That sounds

good. Do you live

alone?

B : No. I don't. I live with my parents and my sister.

A : How many sisters do you have?

B : I have three sisters.

A : That's a big family. Do you have a big house?

B : Yes, we do.It has twelve rooms.

A : Twelve rooms! How many bedrooms does it have?

B : It has five bedrooms.

A : Do you have your own bedroom?

B : Yes, Ido. In fact, everyone has their own bedroom.

A : That's very nice.

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Now, have a similar conversation in pairs using your own
information.

Creative Writing

Read the letter below from a friend.
Hello! Friend
My name is Tek. I'm nine years old. I'm from Jhapa. I learn
English at school. I have got a big family. Look at the photo.

This is my Dad. His name is Padma. He's 42.
This is Mum. She's Laxmi. She's 40.
This is my older sister Lila. She is 14.
This is my twin sister Tanu. She is nine too.
This is my grandpa. He's Prem. He's is 68.
This is my grandma. She's Muna. She's 66.

Write me about your family.

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Now, write a similar letter about your family.
Hello!
My ................................. is ........................... ........................
eight. I'm a ............................... . I learn ...............................
at school. I have got a big................. . This is my ............ .
Her name is .................................. . She's ............................... .
This ...................................... . He's ........................................... .
He's ................................... . This ......................................Yura.
This ............................................ . She's .................................... .
I have got ......................................., too. Her name is ................
................................ . She's .......................................... .

Your friend.

Literature

Non-fiction:

A non fiction tells about something that is true. For example,
you read about two families just before. They were about Anu
and Kritika. They are true story. When you tell about your
family. That is also non fiction.

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Project Activity

Complete the table below about your best friend's family and
present it to the class.

S. N. Name Relation Age Work s/he does

1. Grandfather

2.

3.

4.

5.

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My Daily Life

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4 Daily Routine
of a Family

a. What time do you get up in the morning?
b. What things do you do after you get up?
c. What time does your school start?
d. What time do you go to bed?

New words

delicious - tasty

housewife - a woman who works at home caring family

factory - a place where things are made

bathing - taking shower

intelligent - clever, someone who knows a lot of things

canteen - a place in a school where you can get foods

to eat.

usually - in the way that most often happens

rarely - not often

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Daily Routine of a Family

Hello everybody! My name is Sweeti and this is my family. My
mother's name is Shamina. She is a housewife and she is 35 years
old. She gets up at 7 o'clock every morning and prepares breakfast.
She cleans our house and feeds our dog. Then, she cooks. She
cooks well. She likes listening to the radio and watching TV, but
she doesn't like washing our dog. She usually meets her friends
at home and she makes delicious cakes.

My father's name is Pukar. He
is 35 years old too. He works
at a factory, a biscuit factory.
My father likes watching
football matches on TV but
he can't play football. He
always takes a shower at 7:30
and leaves home for work at
8:30. He really likes his job
but he doesn't earn much. He
comes back home at 7 o'clock
in the evening and play with
me.

I have got a brother and a
sister. Their names are Meena and Krish.

Meera is 17 years old and is a collage student. She is very
intelligent. She studies five hours a day. She can speak three
languages Newari, Nepali and English.

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Krish is 14 years old and he is a high school student. He isn't very
intelligent. However, he passes in the tests. He often meets his
friends and rides his bicycle. He misses his homework too.

Our dog's name is Puppy. It can speak well and walk on two
legs. It gets up late. It likes watching TV and eating meatballs but
it hates bathing.

Every morning
I get up at 7
o'clock. I wash
my face and
brush my teeth.
I get dressed
and have my
breakfast. I
usually drink
milk or fruit juice but I never drink tea. After breakfast, I check
my school-bag and say "Good Day" to my parents. I leave home
at 8 o'clock. I get on the school bus at 8:10. I listen to music with
my friends in the bus. I arrive at school at 8:30. The school starts
at 8:40. I listen to my teachers carefully and study a lot. I have
lunch at 12:10 in the canteen. After school, I go back home by
bus. I reach home at at 4 o'clock. I change my clothes and go out
at 4:30. I go to the playground and play football with my friends.
We have dinner at 8 o'clock. After dinner I do my homework
and watch cartoons I usually read a book between 9:30 and 10
o'clock. I rarely write a letter to my aunt who is in London. I like
drawing pictures and painting them. I always go to bed at 10:30.
I love my family.

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Word power
Draw the clocks for the following times.

half past one quarter to seven

quarter past four nine twenty five

nine fifteen quarter to ten

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twelve ten eight forty

................. ....................

Comprehension Check

1. Complete the table below with the information from the
above text.

Person Time Activity
Shamina 7 o'clock ................................
........................... .............................. takes shower.
Pukar 7 o'clock in the ................................
evening
........................... .............................. arrives at school.
Sweeti 9:45 ................................

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2. Answer the following questions.
a. What does Sweeti's mother do after she wakes up?
…………………………………………………………
b. What does Shamina usually do?

…………………………………………………………
c. When does Pukar leave home?
…………………………………………………………
d. What does the dog like to do?
…………………………………………………………
e. What time does Sweeti get on her school bus?
…………………………………………………………
f. How often does she write to her aunt?
…………………………………………………………

Listen, Pair and Share

1. Make as many sentences as possible from the table below.

I always do/does homework.

He never play/plays books.

She usually fight/fights vegetables.

They rarely read/reads with friends.

It cook/cooks food.

You eat/eats basketball.

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2. Look at the picture and say what the person is doing as in
the example.

It's seven o'clock and the boy
is having breakfast.

3. Work in pairs. Tell each other the five things you usually do
and the five things you rarely do.

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Creative Writing

What time do you do the following activities? Write the time in the
table below.

Activity Time
Get up. ……................………
Have breakfast. ……................………
Get ready for school. ……................………
Reach school. ……................………
Have English class. ……................………
Have tiffin. ……................………
Return home. ……................………
Do homework. ……................………
Play games with friends. ……................………
Read books. ……................………
Have dinner. ……................………
Watch TV. ……................………
Go to bed. ……................………

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Now, write a paragraph about your daily activities with the help of
the above table.
……................……………................……………................….........…
……................……………................……………................….........…
……................……………................……………................….........…
……................……………................……………................….........…
……................……………................……………................….........…
……................……………................……………................….........…
……................……………................……………................….........…
……................……………................……………................….........…
……................……………................……………................….........…

Project Activity

Make a home study routine of your own and share it with the class.

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5 Value of Time

a. Do you complete your works in time?
b. What happens if you did not do your works in time?
c. Is time valuable? Why?

New words

refused - did not allow someone to have or do
something
treasury
pearls - a place where wealth is kept

rushed - hardshinyroundobjectsthatgrowinsidethe
gems shells and are used for making ornaments
nap
- moved quickly

- very valuable stones

- a short sleep during the day time

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Time is Gold

Long ago, in a country of Himalayas, there was a lazy man. He
was a friend of the king. One morning, the lazy man asked the
king,“Why does everyone say that I can’t do anything? Even
when I went to get a job, everyone refused me. My enemies told
everyone that I never did any work on time."

The king said, “Let’s make a deal. Before sunset, you come to my

treasury and collect as much gold and pearls as you can. They

will all be yours."

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The man rushed towards his home to his wife. He told everything
to her. She became very happy to hear the good news from her
husband for the first time in her life. She said, “Go and get the
gold and gems now. Time is gold for you.”

The lazy man sat down and said, “I can’t go now, give me lunch
first.”

After having lunch, he decided to take a nap but he slept for two
hours. Then, late in the afternoon, he picked a few bags and went
towards the king’s treasury. On the way, he felt hot. So, he sat

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