Social Studies 1

Approved by Government of Nepal,
Ministry of Education, Curriculum Development Centre, Sanothimi, Bhaktapur

Social Studies

& Creative Arts

1

Editor : • Dr. Anirudra Thapa
• Nawa Raj Prasai
• Mahabir Paudyal
• Youba Raj Dhakal
• Suresh Shah

Social Studies

& Creative Arts 1

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Section : .................................................
School : .................................................

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Youba Raj Dhakal
Suresh Shah
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Foreword

Oasis Social Studies & Creative Arts -1 has been designed to facilitate
teaching Social Studies to students of English medium schools. The series
draws upon the general guidelines, course content and teaching methods as
envisioned in the syllabus designed by the Curriculum Development Center
(CDC). The broad objective of Social Studies is to impart “cultural literacy” to
students so that they develop into responsible citizens. The significant part of
being culturally literate is to know and critically understand one’s social and
cultural surrounding. Social Studies, therefore, is an interdisciplinary subject
that incorporates history, geography, culture, sociology, and politics. Due to
its interdisciplinary nature, teaching Social Studies to young students is as
exciting and purposeful as it is challenging to deliver. The effective teaching,
therefore, begins with the availability of quality teaching materials. Oasis
social studies series aims at adding to and upgrading the existing textbooks.

This series follows the course rationale and framework stipulated in the
CDC course grid and judiciously clusters course contents around a person’s
interrelationship with the family, community, nation, and the world. Due to
the desired outcome of the CDC syllabus, this series has adopted “critical
thinking” as the pedagogic philosophy. We have consciously avoided the
tendency of overloading textbooks with neatly summarized bullet points, a
tendency, we believe, defeats the purpose of developing “critical thinking”
in students. Instead, this series has adopted creative approach to teaching
Social Studies. That is, it not only requires students to know what a family,
community, or a nation is but to understand how an individual’s civic, cultural
and political life is intricately related to larger social units. The exercises are
designed to not only test students’ ability to comprehend facts and information
but also think and reason about what they learn.

The series takes up the task of providing quality teaching materials and invites
instructors to approach teaching Social Studies creatively. Therefore, each
book in the series addresses the age-specific mindset and psychology of the
students. For example, books for primary level abound with stories, sketches,
profiles and illustrations. In the higher level, the books focus more on factual
information with appropriate examples and illustrations. In class nine and ten,
we have made effort to address the SEE requirements without much deviating
from the textbooks prescribed by the government with significant updates on
data, facts, and current affairs. While exploring the flexibility allowed by the
SEE testing scheme, the books still adhere to functional pedagogy in that they

aim to make students understand concepts and ideas through presentation,
examples and illustrations. Overall, through pre-reading activities, in-class
activities and project works the series fosters participatory pedagogy.

Lessons feature real life stories, contextual dialogues, ethnographic
profiles, and pictorial illustrations. The series also incorporates latest
available statistics and incorporates changes and new provisions made in
the constitution of Nepal, 2072. The figures and maps in the books follow
standard cartographic rules and conventions so that students learn map
works in an authentic way. Instead of including overtly ambitious project
works, we have focused on providing interesting do-able project works that
allow students to gain insight into social and cultural issues through self-
discovery. Where required, we have also provided general guidelines for
the project work so that instructors and students can undertake the task
head on. As books are designed for students of English medium schools,
we have taken special care to avoid odd-sounding English expressions that
use Nepali structures and grammar.

Our special thanks go to Oasis Publication for publishing and bringing the
series to the teachers and learners. We owe many thanks to Harischand
Bista, the Managing Director of the Publication, who has made it his
passion to bring this series to completion. We hope, Oasis Social Studeis,
while fulfilling the course objectives, will make teaching and learning Social
Studies an enjoyable activity in the classroom.

Authors March 2018

Contents

Unit 1 Me, My Family and Neighbours........................................... 7-23

Lesson 1.1 It’s Me!......................................................... 8
Lesson 1.2 My Family................................................... 11
Lesson 1.3 All the Things I Have................................ 15
Lesson 1.4 Fun with Friends........................................ 19
Projects, Unit Revision and Test Your Knowledge................. 21

Unit 2 Our Traditions and Social Values...................................2 4-43
Lesson 2.1 Regards for Seniors .................................... 25
Lesson 2.2 Happy to be Small...................................... 28
Lesson 2.3 Love for Clothes......................................... 31
Lesson 2.4 How Can I Help You? .............................. 34
Lesson 2.5 Different Jobs ............................................. 38
Projects, Unit Revision and Test Your Knowledge................. 41

Unit 3 Social Problems and Their Solutions.............................44-52
Lesson 3.1 Kindness is a Good Virtue ....................... 45
Lesson 3.2 People Who Need Our Help.................... 48
Projects, Unit Revision and Test Your Knowledge................. 51

Unit 4 Civic Sense...........................................................................53-76
Lesson 4.1 Will You Help Me? ................................... 54
Lesson 4.2 Helping and Receiving Help.................... 58
Lesson 4.3 Things Everywhere ................................... 62
Lesson 4.4 Marker, Wiper, Whiteboard, Bench......... 65

Lesson 4.5 What Do I Do at Home?.......................... 68
Lesson 4.6 Read, Write and Play.............................. 71
Projects, Unit Revision and Test Your Knowledge............... 74

Unit 5 Our Earth..............................................................................77-92
Lesson 5.1 The Land around My Home................... 78
Lesson 5.2 My School Is in a Valley.......................... 81
Lesson 5.3 Drawing a House .................................... 84
Lesson 5.4 Drawing a Picture of My School......... 87
Projects, Unit Revision and Test Your Knowledge............... 90

Unit 6 Our Past ............................................................................93-108
Lesson 6.1 When Was I Born?.................................... 94
Lesson 6.2 Parents And Grandparents................... 97
Lesson 6.3 My Mother, the Best Mother .................. 100
Lesson 6.4 My Mamaghar............................................ 103
Projects, Unit Revision and Test Your Knowledge............... 105

Unit 7 Our Economic Activities...............................................109-123
Lesson 7.1 They Work; I Help.................................... 110
Lesson 7.2 I Keep My Things Safe............................. 113
Lesson 7.3 Home-made Food..................................... 116
Lesson 7.4 Made at Home........................................... 119
Projects, Unit Revision and Test Your Knowledge............... 122

Creative Arts.....................................................................................124-144

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Unit Me, My Family

1 and Neighbours

Teaching Objectives
Upon completion of this unit, students will be able :
:: to tell their names and the names of their family members.
:: to identify their relations to family members.
:: to understand the notion of possession and take care of their

belongings.
:: to keep good relationship with their friends.
:: to respect the elders and love their juniors.
:: to name and identify clothes they and their family members wear.
:: to identify the occupations of their family members and neighbours.

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Lesson It’s Me!

1.1

Pre-reading Activities

Getting to know each other
As shown in the figure, fold a sheet
of white paper so that you have two
panels; write your name on one
side; display your name on the desk;
make sure the paper looks like a tent
and your name is visible to the class.
Introduce your friend sitting next to
you to the class saying:

He is ................................................ or
She is ................................................

Reading

Son to my parents
Grandson to my grandparents
Student to my teachers
It's me, I am a child.
I have a cousin
His name is Rojan
I have an uncle
His name is Mohan

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But it's me, I am Roshan.
I can walk, for I am
Neither a baby nor an infant
Six years old, as I am
It's me, a happy child.

In-class Activities

My Family Tree
Here is a Family Tree. Fill up the names of your family
members and show it to the class.

Grandfather Grandmother

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

Father Mother Uncle Aunt

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

Brother Sister Me

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

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Exercise

1. Fill in the blanks.
I am ......................... My father's name is .........................

My mother's name is ......................... My paternal
grandfather's name is ........................ and grandmother's
name is ......................... My maternal grandmother's name
is ........................ and grandfather's name is .........................
2. How many members are there in your family?
....................................................................................................
3. Who are they?
a. ........................................... b. ..............................................
c. ........................................... d. .............................................
4. Write about your family.
In my family, there are ........................ members. They
are ........................, ........................, ........................, and
......................... I have ........................ sister(s)/brother(s).
My sister's name is ........................ and brother's name is
.........................
5. Tick (√) in the right box.
a. Identify yourself b. Identify your clothes



c. Identify your house d. Identify your food

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Lesson

1.2 My Family

Pre-reading Activities

Know My Family

Write names of your
family members. Ask
your teacher if you
need help in spelling
their names.

Grandfather .............................................................................

Grandmother ...............................................................................

Father ...............................................................................

Mother ...............................................................................
Uncle ...............................................................................

Aunt ...............................................................................
Brother ...............................................................................

Sister ..............................................................................
Me ............................................................................

Now, read out the names of your family members to the class.

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Reading Meet my father. His
name is Man Singh
My name is Mohit. I He is forty years old.
live with my family. I He works in a hotel.
am 6 years old. I study He goes to work in the
in class one. I like my morning. He arrives
home late in the evening.
family very much. Before going, to bed, he
We are seven in the reads stories for me.
family: my sister, father,
mother, grandfather,
grandmother, uncle and
me. We love and respect

each other.

Meet my sister. Her Meet my grandparents.
name is Paridhi. She My grandfather is
does not go to school.
She is just two years seventy years old and
old. She is too young to grandmother is sixty
go to school. We often five years old. They stay
at home and help my
play together. mother. Grandfather

Meet my mother. Her tells us wonderful
name is Dolma. She is stories. He says that
thirty-five years old. his childhood was very
She works in a bank. different from ours.

We help her in the
kitchen.

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In-class Activities

Write names of your family members. Write how old they
are. Also write what they usually do. Then introduce them
to the class saying, “Meet my . . .”

Exercise

1. Write “True” or “False” for the following:
a. Mohit is five years old.
b. Mohit’s sister does not go to school.
c. Mohit’s sister is old enough to go to school.
d. Mohit’s father works in a bank.
e. Mohit’s mother tells wonderful stories.
f. Mohit’s grandparents work in an office.

2. Answer the questions.
a. What is your father‘s name?
................................................................
b. What is your mother’s name?
................................................................
c. How many members are there in your family?
................................................................
d. What do you call your father’s father?
...............................................................

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e. What do you call your mother’s mother?

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

f. Do you have a younger brother or sister? How old
is he/she?

................................................................
g. Who is your favourite relative?

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

3. Who is the eldest? Who is youngest in Mohit’s family?
Order them. Start from the eldest.

Dolma :...................................................................

Grandfather :...................................................................

Paridhi :..................................................................

Mohit :..................................................................

Man Singh :..................................................................

Grandmother :..................................................................

4. Match the following.

Grandfather Works in a bank

Mother Works in a hotel

Mohit Tells wonderful stories

Father Helps mother in the kitchen

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Lesson All the Things
I Have
1.3

Pre-reading Activities

What do I have?

Write “I have” or “I don’t have” for the following items.

pen ........................... pencil .....................

paintbrush ......................... story book ....................

lunchbox ........................... stapler ....................

uniform ........................... drawing book ....................

bicycle ........................... cell phone .....................

hair-band ........................... scarf .....................

gloves ........................... shocks .....................

football boots ........................... eraser .....................

Reading

I Need Them All

I am Ruksana KC. I have a lot
of things. I have books, pencils,
pens, a bag, shoes and school
uniform. “They are your
things,” my mother says, “take
care of them yourself.”

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I know. I fold my uniform and put it
in the wardrobe. I also hang it in the
hanger.

I put my books on the bookshelf. My
shoes and socks? They are in the shoe-
rack. My pencil, eraser, sharpener are in
the box. When I need them, I open the
box and take them out.

I brush my teeth with the tooth-
brush and tooth-paste. When I
finish, I put them in the bathroom.

I need all these things: books, a bag,
clothes, shoes and a toothbrush.
They are my things. I use them
well.

In-class Activities List of Items

Shopping Cart ribbon frock

Binod and Binu went for a shopping. t-shirt pants
Help them selecting items from the
list and putting in their baskets. cap coat
Some items may go in both the carts.
jacket pullover

hair-band jeans

cardigan shorts

shocks jumpers

marbles kites

toy-gun baby-doll

Binod’s Cart crayons colour box

Binu’s Cart

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Exercise

1. Write ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ for the following.
a. Books should be kept in the bathroom.
b. Clothes should be kept in the wardrobe.
c. Pencil and eraser should be kept in a box.
d. We should love our things.
2. Where do you keep the following? Match them.

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3. Answer these questions.
a. Where do you keep your books?
..............................................................................................
b. Where do you keep your clothes?
..............................................................................................
c. Where do you keep your pencil, eraser and sharpener?
..............................................................................................
4. Tick (√) or Cross (×) beside each picture.

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Lesson

1.4 Fun with Friends

Pre-reading Activities

Know My Best Friend

Can you answer the following questions?
Who is your best friend?
....................................................................................................
How old is your best friend?
....................................................................................................
What do you often do with your best friend?
....................................................................................................

Reading

Fun with Friends
My name is Apekshya
Koirala. I have many
friends in school. But
my best friends are two:
Roshani Gurung and Shova
Ghimire. We sit together
on the same bench. We sit
on the first bench. We talk
about lessons. We help each other. We play together. We share

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our tiffin. We return home from school together. We never fight.
“What good friends!” my parents say.
We should not be bad to our friends. When a new friend comes
in the class, we should ask his or her name. We should know
every friend. We should know their name. Then it will be fun.

Sing this rhyme

Read together, play
together, we sit together
Dance together, sing
together, we laugh together
Friends here, friends there,
we live together

In-class Activities

Under the pictures below write “Good friends” or “Bad friends.”

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Exercise

1. How many friends do you have at school?
....................................................................................................

2. Who is your best friend?
....................................................................................................

3. Who are Apekshya’s best friends?
....................................................................................................

4. Write Yes or No for the following:
a. Good friends help each other.
b. We should not push friends while playing.
c. We should share our tiffin with friends.
d. Being with friends is fun.
e. Friends do not play together.

Projects for Unit One

1. Go to your nearest neighbour. Ask him/her the following questions
and write answers in the blank spaces. Asking questions is also
called interview. Ask your teacher and elders for help.

.................. is my neighbour. He/She lives in .............................. . Here
is a part of my interview with him/her.

Me : Uncle/Aunt, what do you do?

Neighbour : ...........................................................................................

Me : How many children do you have?

Neighbour : ...........................................................................................

Me : Where do they study?

Neighbour : ...........................................................................................

Me : Thank you, uncle/aunt.

Neighbour : You are welcome.

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2. Go to your school’s office and see where different things are kept.
Note the information and tell the class.

Revision Activities
In this unit, we have learned:

:: to tell and write our names and the names of our family members.
:: that we have various relations with our family members and neighbours.
:: that we must take care of things we have.
:: that we should have good relation with our friends.
:: that good friends always help each other.
:: to tell the names of the clothes we wear.
:: that people do some work to earn a living.
:: about the work our family members and neighbours do for a living.

Test Your Knowledge

1. Fill in the blanks.
All About Myself

My name is ........................ I am ...........................
years old. My father’s name is ..............................
My mother’s name .............................. I live in
..............................

I have a bag. There are ............................. in my
bag. My best friend’s name is ..............................
My friend lives in ..............................

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2. From the list, pick the objects that you have or use.

pencil mobile computer books

notebook motorcycle cycle doll

toy gun pen crayons laptop

ipod shoes tie tiepin

canvas drawing book storybook novel

chalk markers cap football

bat gloves paintbrush scissors

ruler tiffin box water bottle raincoat

umbrella eraser sharpener bag

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

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

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

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

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

3. Choose the correct answer.

a. In lesson 1.1, Roshan’s uncle’s name is ............................ .

i. Rajan ii. Rohan iii. Mohan

b. In lesson 1.3, Ruksana keeps her uniform in a ................... .

i. box ii. wardrobe iii. bookshelf

c. When a new friend comes to our class, we should ......... .
i. ask his or her name ii. tease him or her
iii. give a nick name

d. Good friends always............................... .

i. fight ii. help each other iii. quarrel

e. To be a good person, we should......................... .
i. throw things around
ii. keep things in the right place
iii. learn bad habits

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Unit Our Traditions and
Social Values
2

Teaching Objectives
Upon completion of this unit, students will be able:
:: to treat the elders with respect and love the juniors.
:: to understand the importance of respecting others.
:: to greet people as per their culture and traditions.
:: to love their siblings.
:: to identify clothes they and their family members wear.
:: to identify the work they do at home.
:: to identify the work their family members and neighbours do.
:: to recognize the importance of work.

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Lesson

2.1 Regards for Seniors

Pre-reading Activities

Say and repeat the following expressions in the box.
Now, what do you say to the following persons?
I say ................................ to my neighbour. Namaste!
I say ....................................... to my mother. Hello!
I say ....................................... to my friends. Good morning!

Pranam!
I say ...................................... to my teachers. Darshan!
I say ....................................... to a stranger . Hi!
Now, let’s read how Binit regards his seniors.

Reading

Respecting Our Seniors
This is how Binit regards his seniors.
At home : Pranam mother, shall I help

you clean the vegetables?
Good morning, uncle, here’s

a newspaper for you.

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Darshan grandfather, here’s a cup of tea for you. I’m
sorry that it’s late today.

At school : Good morning, sir.
How are you?
Hello friends,
how are you all?

With visitors at home : Namaste Uncle.

Namaste Aunty.

My parents

have just gone

out. Please

come in. They’ll

arrive soon.

In-class Activities

Pair up with your friend and decide what do you say in the
following situations.

Someone gives you a birthday gift ......................................

Your friend enters the room ......................................

You meet your grandpa after several months ...................................

You are leaving home for school ......................................

You meet your teacher at a movie theatre......................................

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Exercise

1. Match the following: • father/mother
• uncle/strangers
Namaste • grandfather/elderly people
Hello
Pranam • friends

Darshan

2. What do you say in the following situations?
Namaste Sorry Thank you Bye-bye Darshan

a. Your maternal uncle has come to your home ...................
b. You broke the glass ..........................
c. You are leaving home for school ..........................
d. Your friends say to you “congratulations!” ...................

e. You have met your grandfather ...........................

3. Write ‘Respect’ or ‘Disrespect’ below each picture.

4. Fill up the following with information about your
grandmother and yourself.

My grandmother’s name is ................................................... .
I always greet her saying........................................................ .

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Lesson

2.2 Happy to Be Small

Pre-reading Activities

Look at the following pictures. Say who is doing what.

1. 2. 3.
a. In picture one
....................................................................................................
b. In picture two
....................................................................................................
c. In picture three
....................................................................................................

Reading

Happy to Be Small
I am a six-year old boy. I go to school everyday. I say
to my teacher, “Good morning, sir. How are you?”
“Fine thank you,” he says. He pats me on my back
and says, “Such a nice boy!” At home, everyone
loves me. My mother calls me ‘Raju’ with love. But
my real name is Rajkumar. “Raju, have you done

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your homework?” “Don’t go out in the streets,” she says. My
grandfather hugs me fondly. “My sweet grandchild,” he calls
me. My sister takes me out shopping. She holds my hand while
walking on the street. And my father buys me sweet things to
eat. Not chocolate, not noodles. But fruits and juice. “My dear
boy,” he says.
One day, I will grow big. Then I’ll have to care for small children.
When we are small, we get love from elders. When we grow,
we should love small children. But I do not want to grow big.
I am happy to be small.

In-class Activities
Match the pictures with correct “helping habits”.

Helping to read

Helping to take bath

Holding hand of the child

Carrying bag for the child

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Exercise

1. Write names and age of the following in your family.
Mark (×) if you don’t have the family member.

Grandfather ................................................. age : ............
Grandmother................................................ age : ............
Father............................................................ age : ............
Mother.......................................................... age : ............
Uncle............................................................ age : ............
Aunt ........................................................... age : ............
Elder brother/sister................................... age : ............
Younger brother/sister............................. age : ............
Your name.................................................. age : ............
Who is the eldest person in your family?
.....................................................................................................
Who is the youngest person in your family?

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

2. Who says the following to Rajkumar?

Raju Mother

Such a nice boy! ...................................

My sweet grandchild ...................................

My dear boy ...................................

3. How do your parents love you ?

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

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Lesson

2.3 Love for Clothes

Pre-reading Activities

Clothes My Family Members Wear

Name at least 3 pieces of clothes
each member of your family
wears. Mark X if you don’t have
any of the following members
in your family.

Grandfather 1......................... 2......................... 3.........................

Grandmother 1......................... 2......................... 3.........................

Father 1......................... 2......................... 3.........................

Mother 1......................... 2......................... 3.........................

Uncle 1......................... 2......................... 3.........................

Aunt 1......................... 2......................... 3.........................

Brother 1......................... 2......................... 3.........................

Sister 1......................... 2......................... 3.........................

Now, read what clothes Nimesh’s family wears.

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Reading

Love for Clothes

Nimesh wears shorts and a shirt to
school. His shoes are small. His socks
are also small. At home, he wears
trousers and a t-shirt. In the winter, he

wears a jacket.
He loves his

clothes. He keeps them properly.
One day, Nimesh saw his mother’s
sari on the bed. He tried to wear it. He
wrapped the sari round his body. He
looked in the mirror. He looked funny.
“This is not a boy’s cloth,” his mother
said. Nimesh said, “Sorry.”
His mother wears a blouse, a
sari and hair clips. “If I were
a girl, I would wear them,” Nimesh thinks.

Nimesh’s father wears pants, a shirt and a tie. He
also wears a coat. In the winter, he wears a
jacket. One day, Nimesh tried his father’s
pants. They were too big for him.

Nimesh’s grandfather wears kamij and suruwal. He
also wears dhoti during puja in the morning. He
wears a dhakatopi also.

Nimesh loves every piece of clothing. He keeps
clothes clean and tidy.

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In-class Activities
Pair up with your friend. Find out what caste/culture
your friend belongs to. Then, ask what clothes people in
his or her community wear.

Exercise

1. Circle the clothes that you wear.
trousers, pants, shawl, sari, skirts, shorts, blouse, vest, boots, dhoti
2. Write the names of the following clothes. Take help from

the box given below.

pants kurta salwar coat chaubandi
sweater daura suruwal topi bakkhu

3. What kind of clothes do your family members wear?

Grandfather kamij, suruwal, topi
Father

Mother

Sister

Brother

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Lesson How Can I Help
2.4 You?

Pre-reading Activities

Look at the following pictures. Say how you can help in
each situation.

ab c d

a. I can help him .......................................................... .

b. I can help her ........................................................ .

c. I can help the baby ........................................................ .

d. I can help the boy ........................................................ .

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Reading

How Can I Help You?
Suresh Pant always helps others. His
mother usually washes the dishes. He
goes to her and says, “Let me pour water.”
He pours water and helps her to do the
dishes. “Thank you, my son,” she says.

His grandfather is old. “Shall I
bring you newspaper?” he says. He
also brings him a cup of tea in the
morning. “Thank you, my child,” his
grandfather says.

When his father is washing clothes,
he brings him soap and surf. “Shall
I take these small clothes to the rope
for drying?” he says. “Thank you,”
his father says.

Sabina is his sister. She is in
Kindergarten. She is learning to write
‘ABCD and Ka, Kha, Ga.’ “It’s like this.
Hold the pencil properly and...... ,” he
tells her. “Thakku,” she tells him.
We should help others. That is a good
habit.

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In-class Activities

How May I Help You?
Pair up with your friend. Your partner needs help. You
offer help saying “How may I help you?” Then, your
partner tells what help he or she needs. Use the following
situations.
• Your partner can’t walk

properly.
• Your partner is feeling sick.
• Your partner is hungry.
• Your partner has a heavy load

to carry.
• Your partner is lost on the way.
Example:
A: How may I help you?
B: Can you show me the way to the library?
C: Sure.

Exercise

1. How do you help your father?
.....................................................................................................
2. How do you help your mother?
.....................................................................................................
3. How do you help your younger brother/sister?
.....................................................................................................

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4. Write in the pictures below “I can help” or
“I cannot help.”

5. Fill in the blanks.
a. Suresh says to his mother, “ ......................................... .”
b. Suresh says to his grandfather, “ ................................. .”
c. To Sabina, Suresh says, “ .............................................. .”
d. Sabina says to Suresh, “ ................................................ .”

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Lesson Different Jobs

2.5

Pre-reading Activities

Match the person with the job.
Painter
Teacher
Driver
Farmer
Doctor
Nurse
Janitor
Mason

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Reading

Their Work
Milan Dhami is a student from Baitadi. He lives in a
village. His neighbours do different works. Here is how
he introduces them.
Shankar uncle makes chairs and tables.
He is a carpenter.

Rajat Kumar makes
spades, sickles, hammers,
etc. He is an iron-smith.
Meena aunty makes dresses for school-children.
She is a dress-maker.

Mohan uncle has a pair of oxen. He ploughs
the field with them. He plants rice saplings
in the summer. He sows wheat seeds in the
winter. He grows vegetables like spinach
and cauliflower. He’s a farmer.

Milan’s father teaches in a school. He’s
a good teacher.

People do different works but each work is important.

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In-class Activities

Write the names of at least six persons you know and the
job each person does.

People I know Jobs they do

(i) .................................................... (i) ...................................................

(ii) ..................................................... (ii) ...................................................

(iii) .................................................... (iii) .................................................

(iv) ................................................... (iv) .................................................

(v) .................................................... (v) ..................................................

Exercise

1. Look at the picture below and write who the person
in it is.

He is a .................... He is a .................... She is a ....................

He is a .................... He is a ....................
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2. Fill in the blanks.

a. Shankar uncle makes ...................................

b. .................................. is an iron-smith.

c. Meena aunty is ...................................

d. Milan’s father is ...................................

Projects for Unit Two

1. Write names of your clothes, and other things you use.

Clothes Other things

2. Visit the house of three of your neighbours and write
what they do.

Neighbour 1. Name : ...........................................................

Work : ..............................................................

Neighbour 2. Name : ...........................................................

Work : ..............................................................

Neighbour 3. Name : ...........................................................

Work : ..............................................................

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Revision Activities
In this unit, we have learned:

:: that we must respect the seniors and love the juniors.
:: that we greet people as per their culture and traditions.
:: to love our siblings.
:: to take care of the clothes we wear.
:: that people work to earn their living.
:: that every work is important; every work is respectable.
:: that we should not look down upon people based on the work

they do.

Test Your Knowledge

1. How would you greet people in the following situation?
Choose the correct expression.

a. You arrive to the class late. ...............................

b. You meet your father outside the school. .............

c. You stepped on someone’s feet. ...............................

d. You meet your friend on her birthday. .......................

e. You meet your mother's friend. ...............................

f. You meet a stranger in the park. ...............................

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2. Decide where you should keep the following objects.
Match them.

uniform bathroom

toothbrush bookshelf

shoes pencil box

books cupboard

pencils instrument box

paint-brush closet/ wardrobe/hanger

teacups shoe-rack

ruler colour-box

3. Read the work description. Name the job.

a. This person drives a bus. ...............................

b. This person treats the sick people. .....................

c. This person takes care of sick people. .......................

d. This person grows food items. ...............................

e. This person teaches students. ...............................

f. This person makes tables and desks. .............................

g. This person makes shoes. ...............................

h. This person cleans streets. ...............................

i. This person paints houses. ...............................

j. This person designs buildings and roads. .....................

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Unit Social Problems
And Their Solutions
3

Teaching Objectives
Upon completion of this unit, students will-
:: learn to love and respect persons with disability.
:: realize that people with disability face various difficulties.
:: learn the ways to save themselves from disability.
:: be kind to people with disability.

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Lesson Kindness is a Good
Virtue
3.1

Pre-reading Activities

Have you ever helped someone? If so, what did you
do?

Reading

Kindness Is a Good Virtue
Ram Lal is a senior citizen. He
is old. He needs somebody’s
support to walk. Let me help him.
“Grandfather, please come with
me. I’ll help you reach home.”

Nirmala is a sick person. She
cannot sit up. She cannot walk.
She needs help. Let me help her.
“Take your medicine. Let me
put a pillow on your bed. Have
a glass of milk.”

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Shyam is my best friend. His left leg is
wasted. He cannot walk without a crutch.
Let me help him. “Let’s go to school
together. I’ll help you get on the bus. I’ll
help you get off the bus.”

Here is a blind man.
He cannot see. Let
me help him. “Uncle,
hold my hand. I’ll help you cross the road.”
Some people cannot see. Some cannot
walk because they have lost their eyesight
or legs. Such people need our help and support. People who
cannot see, walk, hear or speak normally don’t want us to pity
them; they need help and support.

In-class Activities

Look at the pictures
alongside. Match the
pictures on the left
with the correct help
on the right.

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Exercise

1. Who do you think uses the following tools?


2. What can the old man not do?
.....................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................
3. What can a blind man not do?
.....................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................
4. Who are people with physical disability?
.....................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................
5. Write about two people from your neighbourhood who
have physical disability.
.....................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................

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Lesson People Who Need
3.2 Our Help

Pre-reading Activities

Get into small groups of two or three. In each group, one
student pretends that:
• He/ She cannot walk.
• He/She cannot see.
• He/She is sick, etc.
The student pretending disability tries to walk around
either on one leg or blindfolded. Then, other students in
the group help the person get around the class.
Let us read about some people who need our help.

Reading

Rabin Tharu is my neighbour. I call
him “uncle.” He is 40 years old. He
got polio at the age of five. Due to
the disease, his right leg is wasted.
He needs a crutch to walk around.
He teaches at the local school. He is a
wonderful teacher. His students love
him. Everyone respects him.

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Nitesh is born blind. He is sixteen years
old. He cannot see. But, he can read and
write. He reads books written in Braille.
He is very intelligent. He mostly walks
around with the help of a stick. Sometimes
he needs our help to cross a busy road. His
friends love him. They also help him get
on the school bus.

Reena is a nurse. She takes care of
sick people in a hospital. Some years
back, a bus hit her scooter and left her
badly injured. Now a days, she uses a
wheelchair to get around. Everybody
admires her. She continued working
in the hospital after her accident. She
is courageous. She fought off her
disability. She inspires us to work
hard.

Rabin, Nitesh, and Reena are important members of our
community. They deserve our respect and love. We should
admire their courage and hard work. We should not look down
upon disable people like Rabin, Nitesh, and Reena.

In-class Activities

Imagine you are in your class. Your
teacher is teaching in the class.
Suddenly, a new student appears at the
door. You notice that she is blind. She
seems confused. Now, tell the class,
what you would do.

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Exercise

1. Look at the picture. Write what is happening.

There is a ........................................... .
There are two .................................... .
The children are ................................................................ .
We should .......................................................................... .
2. Find the tools at your house or school that can be useful

for people with physical disability and tell the class
about them.
3. Answer the following questions.
a. How old is Rabin Tharu?
b. What problem does he have?
c. What does he do for a living?
d. How do people treat Rabin?
e. What does Reena do for a living?
f. How is Nitesh able to read and write?

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