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2 English Skills Book - 5 Publisher Oasis Publication Pvt. Ltd. Anamnagar, Kathmandu Phone: 01-4313205 Copyright Publisher Edition 2080 Price Rs. 435/- Print Quantity 5000 pcs Layout Oasis Desktop Printed in Nepal
English Skills Book - 5 3 English Skills is a comprehensive language skills development course designed for Nepali school students. It takes a systematic approach to teaching and learning of English language skills with carefully worked out lessons and tasks that lead up to clear communicative outcomes. The authors believe that the development of language skills, namely, listening, speaking, reading and writing, requires a clear and explicit focus on the actual process of communication as well as close integration of those skills within a learning task. This ensures that the students take the information and ideas learnt during one skill level activity to handle a higher level activity while at the same time developing awareness of the communication process itself. This course has been crafted with this core concept in mind. Evidently, learner development is a vital feature of this entire course. Over the ten stages of this comprehensive course, students are encouraged to be independent and active learners of English. The authors stay confident that the skills and habits that students learn through this course will amply prepare them for their higher educational pursuits besides making them conscientious learners for life. The authors of this course also recognise the fact that students often come to the same class from different socio-economic backgrounds. They do not possess the same abilities and experiences of life. English Skills provides sufficient chances for all these students at different levels of knowledge, experience or language ability to build up their skills through practice volume and repetition. At the same time, more proficient students will have the opportunity to expand on the same activity, extend it to new directions or approach it through new angles. This is possible due to the open-ended and multi-level nature of activities and tasks included in English Skills. In the end, results count. The success of the students will be deemed the success of the course as well. The authors welcome any suggestion or feedback from students, teachers, administrators and parents. Finally, the author would like to thank Jagadish Chandra Pokhrel for helping to reduce the errors reading the text thoroughly. Mr. Prashant Rajak and Mr. Nissan Dahal who gave their invaluable input in the text cannot be missed out here. Besides, the author is thankful to all those who inspired, helped and suggested in the process. Happy teaching and learning! Foreword
Course structure Chapter Speaking Listening Vocabulary Grammar Pronunciation Reading Writing Introducing and leave- taking Page 7 Introducing oneself Introducing others Greetings Leave-taking All About You (A Song) Listening to introduction Contextual vocabulary Self-description Present simple Prepositions of time (on, in, at) Contextual words and expressions Friendship I Know (Story) Something Good About You (Poem) A profile Message Punctuation: upper-case letters and full stops Expressing Possession Page 26 Describing possessions Describing room and house Listen to children talking about possessions Describing words Possessive pronouns Possessive adjectives Personal pronouns Contextual words and expressions My Study Room (Informative text) Letters and Invitation Cards Describing a room Writing a short personal letter Preparing an invitation card Asking for Information Page 43 Interviewing Talking about day- to-day activities If you want to clear your doubt (song) Interview with a sportsperson Listen to a description of the timetable Nationality words Greeting words in different languages Adverbs of frequency Questions Past simple ‘be’ Yes/no questions Egyptian Homes (Informative text) Pony Trekking (Brochure) Time table Letters Prepare brochure Prepare time table Write personal letters Requesting and Apologising Page 63 Requesting in formal and informal contexts Asking for apology Can you do me a favour? (Song) Pair talk on how to ask for a help Conversation asking for an apology Contextual vocabulary Questions (Yes/ No questions and Wh-questions) Negatives Contextual words The Boy Who Could Fly (story) The Newspaper (Story) Letters Writing request letters Writing apology letters Thanking and Congratulating Page 84 Thanking people or expressing gratitude Congratulating someone while talking about happy news For all you’ve done (Song) Listening to small talk about what someone is thankful for Sharing good news Describing words Special phrases for thanking and congratulating Forming adverbs Adverbs Adverbs vs adjectives Pronouncing -ly ending in adverbs Congratulatory message Thank you note. Dialogues Writing congratulatory messages Writing thank you notes Postcard message Punctuation: full stop, question mark, exclamation
Expressing Quantity Page 102 Taking about quantities Shopping Crazy shopping dialogue (song) Listen for quantity words Shopping experience Shopping expressions Quantity expressions Uncountable nouns Singular and plural nouns How much/many Articles: A/an Pronouncing ‘of’ in expressions Shopping at a Grocery (Dialogues) If-ing (Poem) Writing dialogues Preparing shopping lists Writing paragraphs Editing Making Comparison Page 120 Comparing things Talking about similarities and differences Green Frog and Brown Bear (Song) Listening about Hippopotamus Listening to audio text about extreme weather Describing words Words showing similarities and differences Forming adjectives Comparatives and superlatives Articles: The Position of adjectives Pronouncing -ful Reading about creatures (Informative text) Louder than a clap of thunder (Poem) The poles Writing compare- and-contrast compositions Describing Location Page 146 Describing a place Oh! My Mother (Song) Listening to audio text about Rani Mahal Words describing location Prepositions of location Contextual words Namche Bazaar (Informative text) Sky Gazing (Informative text) Writing an essay describing a place State Facts Page 163 Sharing factual information Nature Dear! (Song) Listening to the audio text about snow leopards Contextual vocabulary Present simple (Including negative) Sentence stress The Phases of the Moon (Informative text) Moon, So Round and Yellow (Poem) Writing an essay states facts about an animal Write a poem Editing Instructions and Directions Page 179 Giving instructions Asking for direction and responding In the Kitchen (Song) Listening to someone giving directions and following a path on a map Words related to cooking and recipe Words related to roads and direction Preposition of Direction Imperative (Affirmative and negative) Words used in cooking Reading a recipe Reading a Map Giving directions Preparing a recipe Narrating Past Events Page 192 Talking about past events Listening to a story of vising the Pyramids Irregular verbs Contextual vocabulary Past simple Past continuous Pronouncing ‘-ed’ ending Reading an adventure story (Story) A Bird Came Down the Walk (Poem) Writing a story
Asking for and Giving Reasons Page 213 Asking for and giving reasons Giving a book talk ‘Why did the tomato turn red?’ (Song) Listening to a story Reading an email Listen to children talking about why to learn English Contextual vocabulary Past simple And, but and because Contextual words The Wisest Old Owl (Story) Email about Nuwakot visit Completing a story A message/ personal letter/e-mail Describing People, Places, and Things Page 227 Describing people Describing some natural phenomena Describing things People, Places, Things (Song) Listening to audio text about descriptions of people A tour guide talks to a tourist Describing person Words related to professions or jobs Adjectives Present continuous There is/are … Contextual words Profession (Informative text) Khaptad National Park (Informative text) Writing composition describing a person, place, or thing Punctuation: Question mark and comma Expressing Likes and Dislikes Page 244 Talking about likes and dislikes Talking about hobbies and interests I love to do my homework (song) Listen to the audio about hobbies Hobbies and interests Verb + ing (like/hate/enjoy/ love) Contextual words Hobbies and interests (Informative text) A Boy’s Song (Poem) Writing a composition about hobbies and interest Writing a short poem Expressing Abilities Page 254 Talking about abilities Can you dance (Poem) Listening to audio text about abilities Sport-related words Modals (Can, can't, could, couldn't) Words related to sports Sports (Informative Text) Adventure of Isabel Writing a short composition about favourite sports Writing a paragraph about abilities Agreeing and Disagreeing Page 264 Giving opinions Agreeing and disagreeing Agree or disagree (Song) Listening to a debate argument Contextual vocabulary Questions Basic intensifiers Sentence stress Usha and Her Mother-In-Law (Story) Writing a debate argument Our Future Page 272 Talking about future plans Listen to plans and check facts Contextual vocabulary Going to future Simple future Pronouncing words with silent letters A factual text on plans and intentions Will My Dreams Come True This New Year? (Poem) Writing an email Writing a composition predicting future
English Skills Book - 5 7 Who are you? Do you have a name? Who are you? How are we the same? What do you do After school is done? What do you do In the rain, snow, and the sun? Where do you go With your very best friends? Where do you go When the school week ends? How do you get to school In a car or a bus? How do you get to school? You can walk with us! Which kind of books Do you read each day? Books about people, Or lands far away? When do you go To sleep every night? When do you wake up? Is the time just right? Why do I ask these questions? Why do I want to find out? Because we are alike, yet different. And that’s what it’s all about! All About You Listen and sing. Then discuss. -Anonymous 1 Listening 1 Introducing and leave-taking
8 English Skills Book - 5 Look at the picture and read what this teacher has to say. Then, listen to your teacher introduce herself. a. How many questions does the speaker ask? b. Why is the speaker asking all these questions? c. What questions would you ask if you meet a new friend? Self-introduction Welcome back to class! I was looking forward to meeting you. I’m Shivani and I’ll be your English teacher this year. I always enjoy staying at home and hitting a good mystery book! I’m not much of an outdoor person, as you can see. I love rainy days where I can wrap myself in a blanket and watch English movies without feeling guilty! Do you know why I love English? Because it makes me feel like I have a superpower! And my goal this year is to help you become the best English speakers possible. Now, tell me about yourselves. What do you love the most? Discuss 2
English Skills Book - 5 9 Listen to the audio and fill in the gaps. Speaker 1 Speaker 2 Name: Lila Birthplace: Present Address: Name of School: Hobbies/ Likes: Dreams: Name: Sujan Birthplace: Present Address: Name of School: Hobbies/ Likes: Dreams: 3 Listening
10 English Skills Book - 5 Self-introduction You heard three people giving their self-introduction. They talk about themselves. One may add as many details as possible while introducing oneself. For a good self-introduction, you need to include the following things: Greetings Good morning! Good evening! Hello Everyone! Name My name is Chandra. I am Samjhana. My name is Shashikala but you can call me Shashi. Birthplace I was born in Jhapa. I’m from Chitwan. My home town is Bidur of Nuwakot. School related I’m studying in grade 5. At school, I’m good at maths but not at English. My favourite subject is science. Hopes and likes In my free time, I love to play football. I love to play the guitar. My hobby is to paint and colour. Hopes and dreams I hope to be a great football player one day. I want to be a teacher like you. My dream is to go to a computer science school and become a computer engineer. Closing Thank you! Thanks for listening! Thank you for your attention. Speaking
English Skills Book - 5 11 Fill in the blanks with appropriate words. Use the following clues and prepare a self-introduction. Present the self-introduction as the given person. Prepare a similar note about yourself and compose a personal profile. Then present it in the class. My name is Chandra Prakash but ................................... me Chandra. I ................................. born in Dharan but I live in ............................... Kathmandu. I study in ............................... I .............................. at social studies but I ..................... maths and computer. I love playing ............................ in my free time. Sometimes I ................................. and draw pictures. I hope to be a/an ............................................ as I grow. Name Prabin Rana, Prabi Birthplace Belkotgadhi, Nuwakot Work student Free Time play guitar/ sing/ watch cricket on TV Hopes and Dreams want to contribute to Nepali cricket / want to play Cricket World Cup for Nepal. Writing 4 5 6 Posture for Presentation Step 1. Set your feet shoulder-width apart. Step 2. Hold your hands together about waist high. (If you are speaking using some notes, hold the notes with your hands just about waist high. Step 3. Look at your audience. Step 4. Begin with your loud voice.
12 English Skills Book - 5 Fill in the gaps with the given words. poisonous, ignore, chants, disappear, strategy, doomed, foresee a. There are more than 100 species of .................................... frogs in the world. b. The bird .................................... in the cloud as they flew by. c. My grandfather ................................ Shiva mantras every morning. d. We must have a new .................................... to get successful. e. We cannot .................................... our future. f. I would be .................................... if I forgot my assignments. g. Please, do not .................................... my suggestions. They are good for you. Vocabulary 7 Step 1 Set your posture. Step 2 Set your hands. Step 3 Look at your audience. Step 4 Begin with a loud voice.
English Skills Book - 5 13 Friendship Once upon a time, there was a city called Vijayapur in the east, not far off from a large banyan tree. Many species of birds came there to eat the tree’s fruits. In the hollow of the great tree lived poisonous reptiles, such as snakes and scorpions. Travellers found the tree to be a great shelter in their journeys. A crow called Blakie made this tree his home. As he was flying one day towards the city for collecting food, he saw a hunter carrying a net and approaching the tree like a messenger of death. The crow at once sensed danger and, sure that the hunter came to trap the birds on the tree, told all the birds, “Friends, this wicked hunter has seeds in his bag that he will scatter to lure you. Don’t trust him and avoid the seeds like poison.” The hunter came, sowed the seeds, and spread the net. He left the spot and sat elsewhere not to arouse the suspicion of the birds. Warned by Blakie, the birds stayed away from the seeds as though they were poisonous berries. Meanwhile, Davvy, king of doves, saw the seeds from a distance and landed there with his companions of one thousand doves. They came to eat the seeds ignoring the warnings of Blakie and soon the hunter spread his net and trapped all of them. That is why elders have said that fools can never foresee peril. People often lose sense when danger lurks in the corner. 8 Read and learn. Reading
14 English Skills Book - 5 Davvy and his companions, however, kept their cool in the face of danger. He appealed to his friends not to panic. Elders have said that they tide over danger, who are not scared by crisis. “Let us fly together and land where the hunter cannot reach us. We can then plan a strategy to get out of this net. If we don’t fly now, we are all doomed,” said Davvy, the king. Following the king’s command, all of them flew together. The hunter followed the flight of the doves and looking upwards chanted, “They are flying together. But the moment there is a break in their unity they will crash to the ground.” Blakie, the crow, also followed the flying doves to see what they would do. When he lost sight of the birds, the hunter gave up and went home ruing that he had lost his net also. When he was sure that the hunter had failed to chase them, the king of the doves told his friends, “The hunter has disappeared. Let us all now fly towards Vijayapur where I have a friend, Ratty, who is a rat. He is our only hope now.” The birds, heeding the advice of the king, flew to the fort of Ratty in Vijayapur. Standing outside the fort, Davvy shouted, “O friend, come quickly. We are in great trouble.” Without coming out, Ratty shouted back, “Who are you sir and what do you want from me? What is the kind of trouble that is bothering you? Let me know.” “I am your friend Davvy, king of the doves. Come out soon.” Ratty came out and was happy to see Davvy with his companions and asked what the matter was. The king of the doves urged, “All of us are trapped in this net because of our weakness for food. Come at once and free us from this trap.” Ratty said, “It is rightly said that a bird can recognise food from fifty miles but cannot see the danger lurking next to him.”
English Skills Book - 5 15 After saying so, the rat set out to free Davvy first. But the king of doves pleaded with him to first free his friends. The rat was angry and reminded Davvy that it was fair that the king became free first and then the servants. “No, it is not like that,” countered Davvy. “They are all dedicated to my service and have left their families behind to come with me. I have to repay that debt,” he said. Pleased with his friend’s love for his companions, Ratty said, “Friend, I know the duties of a king. I was only testing you. I will free everyone now. This will win more doves for your retinue.” With the help of his servants, the rat then bit off the entire net and all the doves came out. Ratty saw off Davvy and companions, saying, “Bye bye friends!’ As the birds flew away, Ratty went back into his fort. Seeing the whole drama of Ratty freeing Davvy and his friends, Blakie, the crow, thought, “I don’t trust anyone. On top of it, I have a fickle mind. I will seek his friendship. Our ancestors have always said that even if a wise man has everything he needs, he should still seek friends. Even if all the rivers flow into the sea, the sea still waits for the moon to come out.”
16 English Skills Book - 5 9 Match the words with their meanings. 10 Copy the sentences from the story that has the following phrases. Then make your own sentences using them. 11 Put numbers (1-8) as the events happened in the story, 1 being the first event and 8 the last. a. approach ......... the act or an instance of not believing b. suspicion ......... danger or risk c. peril ......... to come or go near to d. fort ......... know, identify, remember or recall e. lure ......... a strong building used during battles for protection and defense f. recognise ......... to attract with the promise of a reward give up set out bite off see off a. Davvy and his friends flew to the scattered seeds. b. Blakie warned the birds not to go to eat the seeds. c. A man came with seed and a huge net. d. Davvy and his friends flew to Ratty’s home. e. Blakie the crow wanted to be a friend to Ratty. f. The hunter gave up chasing birds. g. Blakie followed Davvy and his friends. h. Birds made homes in the banyan tree. Comprehension
English Skills Book - 5 17 12 Answer the following questions. a. Why did Blakie the crow ask birds not to go to eat the grains? b. How did Davvy and his friends save themselves? c. How did Ratty test his friend Davvy’s selflessness? d. Why did Blakie want to be a friend to Ratty? e. How can you say that Ratty was important in his community? f. What else did you learn after reading the story? Conversation Julie : Good morning, Rosy. Rosy : Good morning, Julie. How are you? Julie : I'm fine thanks, and you? Rosy : Not too bad. Julie, this is my brother Ravi. Ravi, this is Julie, my friend. Ravi : Pleased to meet you, Julie. Julie : Pleased to meet you too, Ravi. Which class do you study in? Ravi : I’m in grade seven, Julie. Are you from Chitwan? Julie : No, I'm from Janakpur, but I live in Kathmandu now. Rosy : Well, goodbye, Julie, it was nice to see you. Julie : Yes, it was. Goodbye. 13 Listen and practise. Say who meets whom for the first time. Then, sit in pairs and practise.
18 English Skills Book - 5 • Hi! How are you? • I'm fine, thanks. • I'd like to introduce you to ... • Pleased to meet you. • This is my friend ... • Not bad, thanks. • Manit, do you know Seema? • And you? • Meet my friend ... • Have a nice day! • May I introduce myself? • Bye! • Friends, can I introduce Lalit? • Goodbye! Form of Simple Present Tense Positive I, You, We, They like coffee. He, She, It likes coffee. Negative I, You, We, They do not like coffee. He, She, It does coffee. Yes/no question Do I, you, we, they like coffee? Does he, she, it like coffee? Wh- question What Why ... do I, you, we, they like? does he, she, it like coffee? Can you read the sentences using the clues in the table? How To Make He/She/It Forms most verbs: +-s work --- works/ know --- knows/ rain ---rains -s, -sh, -ch, -x: + -es pass --- passes/ wash ---- washes/ teach ---teaches/ mix ---mixes exceptions: go --- goes/ do --- does/ have --- has Grammar 14 Which of the following do we use to introduce people, to greet people or to take leave? Sit in groups of three and hold conversations. Present Simple
English Skills Book - 5 19 catch catches come drink fetch live miss read run stand start watch wish cook fix push smoke touch write Uses of Simple Present Tense We use the simple present to talk about: - things that are always true. The sun rises in the east. My parents live near Chitwan. - habits and things that happen repeatedly. Nutan plays football on Saturdays. - likes and dislikes Roja likes chocolate. Kamala dislikes coffee. We often use the simple present with words that tell you how often: for example always, never, often, sometimes, usually, once a day, twice a week, every year, all the time. He always forgets my birthday. I often get headaches. You never listen to me. It rains all the time here. They play basketball twice a week. 15 Write the he/she/it forms.
20 English Skills Book - 5 My Friend, Ajita, comes from Dhunche, Rasuwa, but she lives in Ason now. She speaks Tamang, Nepali and English. She says that she likes Ason very much because it has so many shops and temples. I don’t think I agree with her. I believe Ason has a lot of good things. For example, I like the shops and the temples around here. We live in a friendly bahal or a courtyard. We know a lot of nice people. However, there are a lot of problems here in Ason. The streets don’t look safe at night. Some houses are pretty old. They don’t look safe. We don’t have parks and community centres. The major problem here is managing waste or garbage. Ajita doesn’t think Ason needs any change. She likes it just the way it is. State whether the following statements are true or false. a. Ajita lives in Rasuwa. ......................... b. The writer lives in Ason. ......................... c. Ajita likes Ason. ......................... d. Ajita speaks three languages. ......................... e. The street in the neighbourhood is safe at night. ......................... f. All the houses in Ason are modern. ......................... a. Suhana ___________ that she ___________ everything. (know, think, run, wash) b. Our son ___________ karate. (read, study, write, play) c. Alice ___________ to go skiing every year. (try, play, say) d. You always _________ very nice clothes. (look, start, wear) Choose correct verbs and use them in their correct form to complete the sentences. Use their negative form where necessary. 17 16 With your partner, read about Ason. Then circle the present simple tense verbs.
English Skills Book - 5 21 e. Aman always ___________ his car on Saturdays. (buy, sell, wash) f. Most people _________ for other people. (talk, work, teach) g. That child never ___________ ‘Thank you’. (like, say, sing) h. He ______ in the same chair every evening . (know, like, sit, stand) i. My father ___________ TV most evenings. (listen, think, watch) j. We always ___________ what we can’t have. (want, get, forget) k. My father works in an office, but I ___________ what he does. (know, use, come) l. Mary’s really tired, but she ___________ to go to bed. (help, want, walk) m. We ___________a big flat - just one bedroom . (work, play, want) I Know Something Good About You Wouldn’t this world be better If the folks we meet would say— “I know something good about you!” And treat us just that way? Wouldn’t it be fine and dandy If each handclasp, fond and true, Carried with it this assurance— “I know something good about you!” Wouldn’t life be lots more happy If the good that’s in us all Were the only thing about us That folks bothered to recall? Reading 18 Look at the family tree again. Who is / are...?
22 English Skills Book - 5 Wouldn’t life be lots more happy If we praised the good we see? For there’s such a lot of goodness In the worst of you and me! Wouldn’t it be nice to practice That fine way of thinking, too? You know something good about me; I know something good about you -by Louis C. Shimon a. people b. excellent or great c. loving d. remember e. the grasping of each other’s hands by two or more people f. a condition of being sure or sure of oneself a. Note down all the conditions the writer talks about things that can make us happy. b. What is the only thing the speaker of the poem says people would bother to remember? c. According to the speaker of the poem, what is the fine way of thinking? They started this project at 7 o’clock in the morning on 15 September. At seven o’clock this morning you mean? Grammar 19 From the poem, find the words similar in meaning to the following. 20 Answer the following questions.
English Skills Book - 5 23 No, at seven o’clock in the morning on 15 September last year! When we talk about time, we often use prepositions in, on and at. We use in with years, seasons, months and parts of the day. Time prepositions: in, on and at I get up at six in the morning. He is going to Chitwan in winter. Sona is coming to my house in November. We use on with dates and days. I am having a party on my birthday. She never goes out on Saturdays. Laxmi Prasad Devkota was born on 12 September 1909. We use at with clock times and other regular times like ‘the weekend and traditional festivals’. Our classes start at 9 o’clock. We are going to the zoo at the weekend. The owls hoot at night. The sun looks red at dawn. Our family members meet at Dashain. We do not use any preposition with tomorrow, yesterday, today. We also do not use any preposition if we have next, last ...(year, day, month, century or so). a. They arrived home at _____________________ (Tuesday / the afternoon / six o’clock). b. Jeevan was born on ________ (24 August / the summer / August). 21 Fill in the Blanks.
24 English Skills Book - 5 c. What are you doing at ____________________ (Saturday / the weekend / the winter)? d. Kabita is submitting her task on _________________ (tomorrow / Sunday / next week). e. The street remains quiet at _________________ (Friday mornings / night / the evening). f. Mona has to look after her little brother on _________________ (this evening / Saturday afternoons / the evening). g. They are opening a new shop in _________________ (Saturday / 5 o’clock / three days) . h. My parents got married in _________________ (12 Magh 2069 BS / 3 pm / 2070 BS). When do we Use Capital Letters? • for the personal pronoun ‘I’ • to begin a sentence or to begin speech • for many abbreviations and acronyms • for proper nouns When do we Use a Full Stop? A full stop is used: • to end a statement • after titles in short forms (Mr., Dr., Ms., Mrs.) • for abbreviations (e.g., a.m., etc., ) a. karan, lila, and tej are on their way to bharatpur, chitwan b. bina, i thought this was your idea to drive to pokhara, kaski c. anuj buys the magazine nari, but she really doesn’t enjoy the articles Writing 22 Use full stops and capitalisations wherever needed.
English Skills Book - 5 25 d. yes, i do believe we will win e. he will stay home till friday. 12 May 2023 Dear Suja, I am sorry to hear that your are sick. Your sister told me about you. Today, we studied about animals in our science lesson. Please, read from page 15 if you can. The teacher says that she will take a short test tomorrow. Take care, Kriti 23 Read the following message and write a similar message to your friend talking about your English class.
26 English Skills Book - 5 1 Look at the following pictures. Which of them do you have? Discuss. 2 List out five possessions you want to have forever. Once you are done, share the list in the class. Say why or why not you want to have these items. Examples: a. I want to keep my smart watch forever because it was given to me by my uncle on my birthday. b. I want to keep my diary all the time because I have written my memories there. Expressing Possession 2
English Skills Book - 5 27 possess breeze swerve deserve glory possession analogy ere stanza Possession -by Ella Wheeler Wilcox That which we had we still possess, Though leaves may drop and stars may fall; No circumstance can make it less Or take it from us, all in all. That which is lost we did not own; We only held it for a day-- A leaf by careless breezes blown: No fate could take our own away. I hold it as a changeless law From which no soul can ever sway or swerve, We have that in us which will draw Whate’er we need or most deserve. Even as the magnet to the steel Our souls are to the best desires; The fates have hearts and they can feel-- They know what each true heart requires. 3 Reading Use a dictionary for pronunciation and meaning of the words. 4 Read and learn.
28 English Skills Book - 5 We think we lose when most we gain; We call joys ended ere begun; When stars fade out do skies complain, Or glory in the rising sun? No fate could rob us of our own-- No circumstance can make it less; What time removes was but a loan, For what was ours we still possess. a. circumstance ___constant b. breeze ___ condition c. changeless ___ to steal by using force or threat d. swerve ___ to be worthy of e. deserve ___ to lose colour or strength f. fate ___ a light or gentle wind g. fade ___ change direction quickly, bend h. rob ___ fortune or luck a. What does the poet compare our losing something with in the first stanza? b. What cannot be own? c. Write one analogy used in the fourth stanza of the poem? d. What is the message in stanza five? e. What can fate not do? 6 Answer the following questions. Comprehension 5 Match the words with their meanings.
English Skills Book - 5 29 Subjective pronouns: I / we / you / he / she / it / they Objective pronouns: me / us / you / him / her / it / them Possessive adjectives : my / his / her / your / its / our / their Possessive pronouns: mine / his / hers / yours/ its / ours / theirs (We use its as a possessive pronoun only in expression ‘its own’. It has a life of its own.) a. Whose is this? Is it yours? “Yes, it’s ___________________ pencil.” b. This is _____________ house. It is ours. c. “Are these her muffins?” “Yes, they are ___________________ ” d. “Is this ____________________ bike?” “No, it’s my brother’s. It’s __________________________” e. “I kept the biscuits here. Who took _______________ biscuits?” “Oi!, Don’t eat the biscuit, it’s _____________________ ” f. “Whose dirty shoes are these?” “They are the children’s. They are __________________ ” g. “What’s _____________ address? Where do you live?” h. “Is it your bag?” “No, it isn’t ___________ . It belongs to her. It’s _____________” i. “Don’t ask me. _____________ have no idea about it.” j. “ _____________ gave me this. It was his kindness.” k. “We invited __________ to the party. They made the party fun.” Grammar 7 Fill in the blanks with possessive adjectives or subjective / objective/ possessive pronouns in the blank spaces.
30 English Skills Book - 5 l. We are busy. Please, don’t disturb _____________________ m.The dog is wagging _____________________ tail. n. ________ house and your house are near by. We are neighbours. o. He is my best friend. I am going to invite _______ to the party. 8 Choose the correct position words to complete the text. Our World (Our / Ours) ______________ world is a wonderful place but some people can be greedy. We must learn to share things and to be responsible. Things like water don’t belong to us. lt’s not ______________ (your / yours) or ______________(my / mine). We must be responsible. So, remember to turn the taps off properly and to have a shower rather than a bath. This saves water. And public spaces: they are not ______________ (our / ours). They are not ______________ (my / mine) or ______________ (your / yours). We must share them and behave responsibly. So, we must remember to throw ______________ (our / ours) litter into rubbish bins. When we’re walking in the countryside, we must remember that the flowers and trees belong to everyone. So, we shouldn’t pick big bunches of flowers to take home to ______________ (our / ours) mothers. The flowers are not really ______________ (her / hers). lt’s better to leave them in the ground so all visitors can enjoy them. And we should never cut woods into tree trunks. The trees aren’t ______________ (our / ours). They belong to everyone. So, we must all remember that the world belongs to us all. lt’s not yours or mine or his or______________ (her / hers). lt’s ______________ (our / ours) and we all must look after it.
English Skills Book - 5 31 Listening 9 Listen and match. Binayak Shilu Aditi Kumar a. Shilu’s possession is black and white. b. Shilu does not take her possession out when she is stressed. c. Shilu likes her possession as it helps her stay healthy. d. Binayak’s favourite possession is branded and new. e. Binayak’s possession reminds him of his parents. f. Aditi’s favourite possession is red. g. Kumar bought his favourite possession when he was in grade 4. h. He bought his favourite possession in Kathmandu. 10 Listen and write true or false.
32 English Skills Book - 5 Talking about possession Use ...’s (read apostrophe - s’) Singular noun + ’s Janak is Jaya’s son. He’s her son. (He’s = He is) Janak’s uncle is a businessman. Plural noun + ’ Janak is twins’ brother. Our grandparents’ home is in village. If there are two nouns, put apostrophe ’s after the last one. Janak is Janu and Juna’s brother. Use possessive adjectives my / his / her / your / its / your / our / their This is family. Use have/has Janak has twin sisters. Janak does not have a brother. The twins have a brother. He / She / It / Janak / Kristi ...+ has + ... I / You / We / They / the twins / Kristi and Karun ...+ have + ... 11 Sit in pairs and share about your favourite possession. Use different structures as you talk. 12 Now come in front of the class and share about your friend’s favourite possession. Speaking
English Skills Book - 5 33 13 Brainstorm the words to describe a room. Add the words in each category. size large spacious narrow _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ colour _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ looks beautiful _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ Pay attention to its looks, colour, furniture and things in the room. You may also compare it with your room. feelings cosy _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ furniture sofa _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ things to do _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ 14 24Take note to describe this room. Then, share. Vocabulary
34 English Skills Book - 5 Reading My Study Room My study room is very simple. As you enter the room, on your right, you will see my study desk. It is a long and wide desk placed against the wall. On my desk, there is a purple lamp. I use it while doing my homework in the evening. My desk has a drawer that I can slide out or in to keep my pencils and papers. Next to the desk, there is a brown wooden chair with a cushion to sit on. The armchair is very comfortable. The light blue wall is hidden behind the book rack that stands tall next to the desk. I keep my books and notebooks on the shelves. On the wall above my desk are a couple of charts and some photos. One of the charts shows the uses of tenses in English. Another shows the multiplication table. I know all of them but I have kept them in case I feel their need for a quick reference. Likewise, I am a great fan of cricket. I have kept some fantastic photos of the team members. I took out these photos from magazines and newspapers. 15 Read and learn.
English Skills Book - 5 35 In one corner of the room by the window, there is a small carpet and a cushion. I like to sit there and read a book. It is especially nice in summer when a cool breeze blows. My study room does not have a fan but it has a heater. I need it in winter. As my room faces north, it becomes really cold on winter days. The ceiling of my study room is painted white. You can see a bulb at the centre which changes colours when you switch it on every next time. I like my simple and clean study room. I like the quiet atmosphere as it is very conducive to my studies. I can feel a calm and peaceful environment when I am in my simple and beautiful study room. Comprehension 16 Read the description of the room and draw a picture.
36 English Skills Book - 5 17 Answer the following questions. a. What does the writer use his desk for? b. What is the colour of his room’s walls? c. Where is the book rack? d. What can you see on the walls of the room? e. Why doesn’t the room have a fan? f. In which season do you think the writer will use the cushion by the window while reading? g. Describe the environment of the room. Writing Spatial organisation Whenever we are describing things, we follow various orders. One of them is the spatial order of organisation. Now what is a spatial order of organisation? Well, a spatial ordering shows how people and objects are arranged in a space or a scene. While organising description spatially, you may have to pay attention to: from top to bottom from outside to inside from left to right from near to far from inside to outside or the reverse of any of these Example - I Arun’s Classroom In Arun’s classroom, we see a lot of interesting things. To the left of the class, we see 10 posters in the colours of the rainbow. To the right, there is a black TV on top of the silver file cabinet. In the back, there is a huge blue curtain hanging on the wall. In front of the class, we see a green, rectangular chalkboard. Indeed Arun’s classroom is very interesting.
English Skills Book - 5 37 Example - II My Aunt’s Kitchen My aunt’s kitchen is not very big, but it is warm and comfy. On the left side, there is a nice, tall fridge with some pictures pasted on its door. To the right, there is a small, round table with four wooden chairs. In the left corner of the kitchen, there stands the food cabinet which has my aunt’s favourite spices. Sometimes, when I visited her, I used to sit on one of the chairs around the table and look at her cooking. I knew she was an excellent cook. Thus, I liked learning new things, talking, and making delicious foods from her. Now I live far away, but I think about my aunt’s kitchen whenever I start cooking. 18 Read the text and draw a picture as it is described. 19 Describe one of your favourite rooms either at school or at your home. Consider the following points. Where is the room? How big is it? How warm or cold is the room? How does the place make you feel? What colours do you see? What sounds do you hear? What smell do you find in this room? What things can you see in the place?
38 English Skills Book - 5 Reading Trishuli, Nuwakot 14 March 2017 Dear Durga, Hi, How are you? I hope everything is OK! I really love our new place. It’s a beautiful big house by the river and just outside the village. The house has got two floors. There are three large bedrooms and a bathroom on the first floor and there is another bathroom next to the kitchen. The kitchen is very big and it has got lots of cupboards. The living room is fantastic. It has got my grandmother’s old but beautiful sofa by a lovely fireplace. My favourite room is my bedroom. It is on the first floor opposite my parents’ bedroom. There is a computer on my desk and lots of posters on the walls. I’ve got a nice bed and big wardrobes next to the window. But I haven’t got a TV in my room yet. There is a big garden in front of the house and there is a garage for our two cars. That’s our new house! I hope you can come and visit us soon. I miss you a lot. Love, Rebika A 20 Read and learn.
English Skills Book - 5 39 Dear Tina, You are invited to My Birthday Party on Sat 15 Jan at 17:30. The address is Anamol Party Place, Baneshwor. Hope to see you there! Jamuna B Dear Komal, Please join us to celebrate the Wedding Ceremony of Kripa and Krish and bless the bride and groom. Friday, Feb 14 at 4:30 pm Icecream, Dinner and Dessert At Yak and Yeti Hotel on Durbarmarga, Kathmandu Karuna D Hey Sona, My 11th birthday is next week! Please come to my party on Sunday, 4 Sept. at 5:45 pm. My address is House no 34, Mahadev Khola Road, Battar Bazaar. See you then! Love, Ajita C Concert Come to our School Concert It is in the Devkota Hall, next to the head teacher’s office, on 21 May, at 7 pm in the evening. Family and friends are invited Hope to see you there! Don’t miss it! E Comprehension 21 Write A to E to match the text with the given statements. a. An invitation card for birthday ____ b. An email inviting a friend to a birthday ____ c. An invitation letter to a friend to visit the home ____ d. An invitation card for a public event ____ e. An invitation card for a wedding ceremony ____
40 English Skills Book - 5 a. Jamuna’s party will begin at 5:30 pm. ______ b. Kripa and Krish are getting married in February. ______ c. Sona’s birthday party is on Tuesday. ______ d. They are having concert in the head teacher’s office. ______ e. Rebika has got a TV in her room. ______ a. Who are having birthdays? b. When are Kripa and Krish getting married? c. Where is Jamuna’s birthday party? d. Who has sent an invitation to Komal? e. What time will the concert start? f. How is Rebika’s new kitchen? g. Which is Rebika’s favourite room? h. Who is Rebika inviting to her house? Vocabulary 22 State whether the following statements are true or false. 23 Answer the following questions. 24 Complete the crossword puzzle. Use the given clues. Across 4. a building or a part of a house where cars or vehicles are kept 6. sweet food eaten at the end of a meal 7. a musical performance Down 1. a girl who is getting married or has just got married 2. excellent, great, wonderful 3. to wish for something good to a person 5. a man who is getting married or has just got married
English Skills Book - 5 41 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 touch sight sound smell taste earthy roar stinky sweet aromatic rotten bland gargling glowing feathery humming dim hush smooth burnt salty glossy sugary slimy blurry flavorless hairy flashy lumpy buzzing 25 Put the following describing words into proper categories.
42 English Skills Book - 5 Invitation card If you are inviting someone to your party, first take note of the following: What is the party for? When is it going to take place? Note both date and time. Where is it going to take place? 26 Take note of the necessary information and complete the invitation card -- you are inviting your friend to your brother’s birthday. __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ Writing
English Skills Book - 5 43 3 Listening Asking for Information If you want to clear your doubt, If you want to figure it out, Do you know the friends you need? Who, what, when, where, why, how indeed. Here’s how it’s gonna go I’ll ask each one what they know That’s how we build the story With who, what, when, where, why Will help to guide you when you’re mystified Oh and like a private eye They gather all the information For the latest investigation Work it out with who, what, when, where, why By your side and take a ride. Who tells you name of a person What tells you things or an action Where tells you place things happen When tell you the time of the action Why gives you a reason why You played with a rusty toy How has several meanings It may come without warnings. 1 Listen and sing.
44 English Skills Book - 5 Discuss a. What do you do when you are in doubt? b. Do you know question words other than the ones given in the song? c. When and why do you ask questions? Roj : Excuse me, Reena! Do you know where Bulbule Taal is? Reena : It’s in Surkhet. Roj : Well, which province is it? Reena : It is in Karnali Province. By the way, why did you ask? Roj : Oh, here is a question. It asks us to write a paragraph about Bulbule Taal. Do you know anything more about it? Reena : What do you want know? Well, it is in Birendranagar municipality of Surkhet. The lake got its name because the water bubbles from the spring before going into the lake. The spring water falls in the series of stone spouts and gets into the lake. Roj : Sounds great! Reena : One more thing, there are songs in Nepali featuring the lake. For example, Surkhetma Bulbule Taal, Surkhet Bulbule Taal, Mai Sano hunale Chhutyo Mayajal and many more. Roj : Interesting! Thank you, Reena, for the information. Conversation 2 Sit in pairs and practise.
English Skills Book - 5 45 Discuss a. Do you know anything more about Bulbule Taal? b. Note all the questions in the conversation. c. Sit in pairs and discuss. Ask and answer about a place you have visited. Grammar Questions In English we have basically two types of questions: information questions and confirmation questions. The questions that start with wh-words are information questions and all yes/no questions are confirmation question. Wh-question Wh-questions begin with what, when, where, who, whom, which, whose, why and how. We use them to ask for information. The answer cannot be yes or no. Forming wh-questions with an auxiliary verb We usually form wh-questions with wh- + an auxiliary verb (be, do or have) + subject + main verb. What did you do yesterday? Why did you leave your book here? When are you going home? Who can do this task? Forming wh-questions without an auxiliary verb When what, who, which or whose is the subject or part of the subject, we do not use the auxiliary. We use the word order subject + verb. What fell off the wall? Which horse won? Who bought this? Whose phone rang?
46 English Skills Book - 5 Where is used to ask about place. When is sued to ask about time. Why is used to ask about reason. Whose is used to ask about the possessor of something. What is used to ask about people or things. Which is used when we have to make a choice. How is used to ask about people, events and the way things are done. a. she/ where/ work/ does? b. they/ when/ buy/ the/book /did? c. you/ who/ at/ the/ party/ see/ did? d. he/ why/ like/ books/ doesn’t/ reading? e. I/ do/ to/ help/ can/ what/ you? f. that/ red/ whose/ over/ there/ is/ car? g. you/ dress/ buy/ which/ did? h. he/ to/ school/ how/ come/ does? a. “______________do you live?” - “In Duwakot.” b. “______________do you go to school?” - “By car.” c. “______________is your English Teacher?”- “Mr. Jha.” d. “______________many dictionaries do you have? -”Just one.” e. “______________dress do you want?”- “The red one!” f. “______________are you thinking about?”- “Next vacation.” 3 Unscramble the given words to form wh questions. 4 Fill in the blanks with a suitable question word.
English Skills Book - 5 47 g. “______________notebook is this?” -’It’s Namita’s.” h. “______________are you laughing?”- “I read a joke.” i. “______________does the class start?”- “At 9 am.” j. “______________ much money do you spend on games?”- “About fifty rupees.” a. Which is the first highway of Nepal? b. Who was the inventor of Zero? c. When each the earthquake day be celebrated in Nepal? d. Where is the Hyathrung waterfall? e. How many big and small rivers are found in Nepal? f. Why is Mt. Sagarmatha named Everest? g. What is the speed of light? h. How long does the light take to reach the earth from the sun? i. What do you do as the head of crew members in a ship? j. Which plant grows at the fastest rate? k. Which country has 18 months in a year and 20 days in a month? l. Who invented the telescope? m. How old was Jung Bahadur when he became Prime Minister? n. Who wrote the famous book, “Muna Madan”? o. What percentage of land of Nepal is covered by Terai? p. How wide is Nepal from east to west? q. Which is the smallest district in Nepal? r. Who is Swor Samrat in Nepali Music? s. In which province of Nepal does Lipu Lake lie? t. Who is the President of Nepal now? 5 Here are some general knowledge questions. Enjoy the quiz in the class. You may add more questions.
48 English Skills Book - 5 Reading Egyptian Homes The average ancient Egyptian home had a simple, rectangular design and one or two bedrooms. It was about 350 to 400 square feet. This is roughly the same size as a two-car garage. Because the wood was hard to find, ancient Egyptians used mud-bricks to build their houses. To make a mud-brick, a builder mixed clay from the banks of the Nile with straw and pebbles, and water. Then the mixture would be poured into molds and left to dry in the sun. After a few days, the mud-bricks were ready to use, to build a house. Ancient Egyptians painted their houses white. The white helped reflect the sun’s light and keep the houses cool. To keep the sun (and bugs) out, ancient Egyptians hung woven mats over their windows. The homes of wealthy Egyptians were bigger and nicer than the homes of common folks. The rich could afford houses that were two or three stories high. Their homes also had beautiful gardens and pools for decoration. There was room for servants and space for a business. While most ancient Egyptians went to the bathroom outside, the wealthy had toilets. These ancient toilets were wooden benches with a hole in the middle and a bowl underneath the hole. Inside, ancient Egyptian homes were colourful. People painted their walls with designs or scenes from nature. The walls also had special shelves for statues of household gods. Floors were usually bare earth. The wealthy had tiled floors, though. Ancient Egyptians had very little furniture. This was true even for the rich. Some people used beds made out of simple, wood frames with 6 Read the following text and make as many wh-questions as possible. Then, sit in groups, ask and answer.
English Skills Book - 5 49 leather or wood slats. Others used mattresses stuffed with straw. But most people just slept on mats on the floor. Most ancient Egyptians sat on mats or on short stools that they carried from room to room. They stored their food, clothes, makeup, and other belongings in baskets. They also stored things in wooden boxes. Homes usually had a table and an oil lamp, too. Does it sound like the house you are in now? How do you think the homes were in our country some fifty years ago? You may ask your grandparents and prepare a report. Speaking 7 Prepare a set of questions to interview your parents or grandparents. Start with at least five questions for the interview. Just a while before you discussed about homes in ancient Egypt. Now, you need to find out facts about homes in your area from the past. Work in groups and prepare a set of questions. Once you have it done, share the questions in the class. Make final changes you would love to have. You may consider the following aspects while framing questions: shape of homes, sizes of homes, furniture available, rooms available, material used to prepare them, benefit of those houses, drawbacks of those houses and why people change the way they built homes. Finally prepare a report and present it in the class. traditional homes in hills traditional homes in Mustang
50 English Skills Book - 5 Listening a. What game is this? b. Can you list as many words as possible that are related to this sports? 9 Listen and write true or false. a. The interviewers are the students from a school. b. The athlete takes his breakfast immediately after getting up. c. He teaches at a college. d. The athlete takes lunch at the university. e. He practises games after coming from the college. f. The athlete does not visit any cafe. 10 Listen and fill in the gaps. a. The name of the athlete is _______________. b. The sports he plays is _______________. c. He wakes up at _______________. d. He exercises from _______to ________. e. He takes lunch at _______________. f. He reaches university at _______________. g. He takes dinner at _______________. h. He goes to bed at _______________. 8 Look and discuss.