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2 Choose the words from the list below and write.

bag glue stick crayon notebook
paper clip pencil
sharpener

3 Now write the correct words in the blank spaces.

This is my _______________. It has a _______________,
_______________, _______________, _______________,
_______________, and a _______________.

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Reading
4 Read and learn.

Some children are on the school ground. This is their first day at school.
They introduce themselves.

Hi! My name is Meena. I am from Chitwan.
I am six years old. I have a small brother. His name
is Ravi. He is four years old. He goes to school. He is

studying in LKG.

Hello! My name is Bhuwan. I
am from Pokhara. I am seven
years old. I am the only child

of my parents. I don't have
any brothers or sisters. It is
sad. I don't have anybody to

play with.

Hi! I am Durga. But I am a boy. My full
name is Durga Prasad. I am five years old.

I have a sister. Her name is Uma. She is
eleven years old.

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Now, the children meet their teacher. Good morning. What’s
your name?
Good morning, sir.

My name is Meena. Well, I'm Upendra.
I am a new student. I teach English.
Sir, what's your name?

I'm Dolma. I'm seven
years old.

What's his name,
Dolma?

He's Lok.

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Comprehension
5 Circle the correct answer.

a. Meena is from Pokhara / Chitwan.
b. Bhuwan is five / seven years old.
c. Ravi is in grade one / L.K.G..
d. Uma is eleven / five years old.
e. Durga is a boy / girl.

6 Match the following by writing the correct letters in the boxes.

a. I’m a new student.

b. I'm Dolma's brother. a
c. I'm seven years old.

d. I teach English.

7 Write the name of the person. _____________

a. What's the teacher's name?

b. Who studies in grade LKG? _____________

c. Who is Dolma's brother? _____________

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Vocabulary
8 Look, listen, point and say.

jumping playing running swimming

writing cooking flying carrying

reading fighting eating cutting

crying picking throwing pulling

singing bathing brushing dancing

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What are you doing?
Sing
Singing
We are singing.
We are singing a song.

What is he doing?
Pull
Pulling
He is pulling.
He is pulling a cart.

What is she doing?
Read
Reading
She is reading.
She is reading a book.

What are you doing?
Write
Writing
I am writing.
I am writing a letter.

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Conversation
10 Listen and practise.

Junu : What are you doing?
Sulav : I am reading a story.
Sulav : What are you doing?
Junu : I am drawing a picture.

11 Act doing something. Your friend will ask. Then,

say what you are doing.

What are you doing?

I am singing.

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Grammar

He is playing. She is laughing.

They are running. You are smiling.

It is sitting on the floor. I am eating an apple.

We are singing a song. Usman and Uma are talking.

We use: He is ... They are... I am...
She is ... We are...
It is ... You are...

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12 Look, point, ask and answer.

What is he doing?
He is jumping.

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13 Put is, am or are.

a. He ________ brushing his teeth.

b. We ________ going for a picnic.

c. They ________ making a noise.

d. It ________ moving its tail.

e. You ________ flying a kite.

f. Arbin ________ sleeping.

g. Usha ________ writing.

h. She ________ carrying her bag.

i. Bina and Bunu ________ playing.

j. Krishna and Kusum _______ laughing.

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Spelling Remove e and add ing.
ride riding
14 Read, learn and write. dance dancing
take taking
Add ing. write ....................
walk walking make ....................
watch watching bake ....................
listen listening change ....................
draw .................... come ....................
laugh .................... phone ....................
sing .................... close ....................
play ....................
brush ....................
read ....................
fly ....................

Writing
15 What are they doing? Write.

a boy / running some boys / playing

a girl / cycling a dog / eating bones

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16 Do as your friend tell you to do.

Point to a window. Pick up a book.
Touch your nose. Touch your shoulder.
Show your teeth. Look outside.

17 Your teacher will do a lot of actions. She will also

say what to do. Do as she says. Sometimes, she
may do different form what she says. Be careful!

Grammar

May we sit at that OK,
corner, please? madam.

Can I see that, Sheela? Sure, mum. Here you are.

OK. You may. May I order some
juice, mum?

When you want to ask for permission to do something, say,
May I ..........? or Can I.....?

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18 Ask for permission.

a. You want to go to toilet.
_M_a_y__I_g_o_t_o_t_o_i_le_t_, _p_le_a_s_e?______________________
b. You want to have chocolate.
_C_a_n_I__h_a_v_e _c_h_oc_o_l_a_te_,_p_l_ea_s_e_?___________________
c. You want to watch TV.
__________________________________________?
d. You want to borrow your friend’s pen.
__________________________________________?
e. You want to eat a banana.
__________________________________________?
f. You want to drink water.
__________________________________________?

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Speaking
19 Ask for permission in the given conditions. You

ask for permission if you want to do something.

May / Can I use your
computer, please?

a. use you computer b. use your pencil

c. close the door d. open the window

e. ask a question f. tell a story

20 Read the rules in the children library. One of you

act like the librarian. Then, other people ask for
permission.

Put your shoes out. Kids’ Library Can I sit on
Be quite. the chair?

Do not disturb your friends. May I talk
here?
Sit on the mat.

Ask teacher to get a book.

Keep the books on the desk after reading.

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Writing
21 What are they doing? Write.

a boy / running some boys / playing

a girl / cycling a dog / eating bones

22 What are they doing? Write.

they / singing all / laughing

a boy and a girl / dancing a bird / flying

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23 Look at the picture and write.

Hello! I am Suman. This is my
family. Everybody is busy. I
am ____________. My father
is ____________. My mother
is____________. My sister
Sangita is ____________. My
baby sister Bunu is ____________ with a ball. Our pet cat Tom is
____________ .

24 What can you see in the classroom? Write.

Pronunciation
25 Listen and learn the sounds of b, o and u.

b- ball, bat, club, bark, bike, brush

o- hot, mop, pot, dog, ox, octopus

u- up, cup, mud, sun, bun, umbrella

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Unit 5

Our
Environment

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Lesson Where Is the Cat?

9

1 Write correct numbers in the given boxes to match the

words with the pictures. Then, listen and check.

12

3 bee
5 grass
garden
4 flowers
pond
6 7 park
8 10 roof
kitchen
9 13 tent
12 bathroom
11 stairs
gate
bedroom

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Vocabulary
2 Listen, point and learn.

a ball in the box
an apple on the apron

a dog under the table
a cup on the chair

an umbrella over the head
a pencil in the pocket

an ink-pot in front of ice
a basket between the boxes
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a bag behind the basket
a xylophone by the Xmas tree

a man at the gate
a dog next to the doll

insects in the grass
a spider on the wall

go around a temple
go through a tunnel



go up the stairs come down the stairs

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go across the road
jump over the wall

come out of the room
put into the pocket

Listening
3 Listen and tick.

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c
d
e

f

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4 Listen, sing and act. Use your hand movement.

On, in, under, by On, in, under, by
On, in, under, by On, in, under, by
On, in, under, by On, in, under, by
Where is the butterfly? Where is the butterfly?
On! In!

On, in, under, by
On, in, under, by
On, in, under, by
Where is the butterfly?
On, in, under, by Under!
On, in, under, by
On, in, under, by
Where is the butterfly?
In!

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On, in, under, by On, in, under, by
On, in, under, by On, in, under, by
On, in, under, by On, in, under, by
Where is the butterfly? Bye, bye!
By!

Put things in your class in different places and sing about
them.

Sing yet another song and follow what your teacher does.

In front of, behind, between
In front of, behind, between
In front of, behind, between
In front of, behind, between

Where's the board?
In front of the class
Where's Shyam?
Behind the chair
Where's Mohan?
Behind the girls

In front of, behind, between
Where's the book?
In front of the bag

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Where's the pencil?
Behind the box
Where's the ant?
Behind the rocks

In front of, behind, between

5 Look and ask. Your friend will answer.

Where is my pencil? It is behind the box.

pencil crayons book

boy fan car

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Reading
6 Read and learn.

That is Sam's room. There are some
tables. There is a big cat on a table.

Sam comes into the room. He sees the
cat. He runs out of the room.

He goes to the garden. He sees the cat in
the garden, too. The cat is under the tree.
Sam runs again.

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He looks for a box. He wants
to hide in it. He finds the cat
behind the box!

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Sam screams, “Dad!”

His father comes with a thick
stick. The cat jumps out of the
window.

The cat again jumps
over the wall.

Sam is happy now. He comes
in front of the house and starts
dancing. See! His father is next
to him. He is also happy.

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Comprehension
7 Write the correct letter in the circle.

a. The cat jumps out through the window.
b. The cat is behind the box.
c. The cat is on the table.
d. Sam comes in front of the house.
e. The cat jumps over the wall.

8 Put the sentences in the correct order by numbering

them 1 to 5.

a. Sam sees a cat on the table.
b. Sam is happy.
c. His father comes with a stick.
d. The cat jumps over the wall.
e. The cat jumps out of the window.

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9 Read the story again and fill in the blanks.

a. Where is the cat? The cat is ______ the box.

b. Where is the cat? The cat is ______ the tree.

c. Where is Sam? Sam is ______ the house.

Speaking

10 Where are they? Ask. Your friend will answer.

Where is Uma? She’s behind the box.

Uma

behind the box Gopal
in the box
in front of the box Ramesh
on the chair
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Bina

Hari

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11 Look at the picture. Then, read and write.

doll, ball, bike, kite, teddy, dog, cow, frog

a. A toy is under a tree. What is it? It's a __________

b. A toy is on the slide. What is it? It's a __________

c. A toy is in the net. What is it? It's a __________

d. A toy is in a tree. What is it? It's a __________

e. An animal is behind a tree. What is it? It's a __________

f. An animal is in the pond. What is it? It's a __________

g. An animal is in front of the swing? What is it? It's a __________

h. An animal is between the girls. What is it? It's a __________

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12 Choose and write. A cat walks into the room
A cat goes around a car.
A cat jumps over the wall. A cat comes out of the room.
A cat walks up the stairs.
A cat goes down the stairs.

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Grammar

There is a frog on a log.
There are two frogs under a rock.

There is + Singular or one
There are + Plural or more
than one

13 Listen and sing.

There is a frog on a log,
on a log, on a log.
There is a frog on a log.
What colour is it?
Green!

There are two frogs under a rock,
under a rock, under a rock.
There are two frogs under a rock.
What colour are they?
Brown!

There is a book in a bag,
in a bag, in a bag.
There is a book in a bag.
What colour is it?
Blue!

There are two books by a box,
by a box, by a box.
There are two books by a box.
What colour are they?
Red!

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14 Fill in the blanks with There is or There are.

a. T__h_e_re__is__________ a bed in the room.
b. T__h_e_re__a_re_________ two pictures on the wall.
c. ________________ a doll on the chair.
d. ________________ two books on the table.
e. ________________ two chairs in the room.
f. ________________ a cupboard in the room.
g. ________________ a clock on the wall.
h. ________________ toys in the cupboard.

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Speaking

15 Ask as many questions as possible. Use the words

given in the box. Your friend will answer looking
at the picture.

Is there a bus? Yes, there is.

Are there birds? Yes, there are.
Is there a fish? No, there is not.

Are there goats? No, there are not.

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16 Look at the picture. What can you see there? Say

using There is or There are.

There is a pond in the garden.
There is a tree in the garden.

Now write the sentences. Use There is or There are to begin
the sentences.
a. _T_h_e_r_e_is__a_t_r_ee__in__th_e__g_a_rd_e_n_____ .
b. _T_h_e_r_e_a_r_e_fl_o_w_e_r_s_i_n_t_h_e_g_a_r_d_e_n__ .
c. __________________________________________ .
d. __________________________________________ .
e. __________________________________________ .
f. __________________________________________ .

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Writing

17 Look around the class. Write four sentences. Use

There is or There are.

a. __________________________________________ .

b. __________________________________________ .
c. __________________________________________ .

d. __________________________________________ .

18 Write the words in order.

a. the pond. / The ball is in
_T_h_e_b_a_ll_i_s_i_n_t_h_e_p_o_n_d_.________________________ .

b. is on the swing. / My brother

__________________________________________ .

c. jumps / The boy / into the pond.

__________________________________________ .

d. Tina throws / out of the window. / the ball

__________________________________________ .

e. down the hill. / Ravi runs

__________________________________________ .

f. three pencils / There are / in my box.

__________________________________________ .

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Lesson Colours

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1 Write correct numbers in the given boxes to match the

words with the pictures. Then, listen and check.

grey pink
brown red
1 blue green
black white
purple orange
yellow

2 Look and colour the toys. See the colour keys.

Keys

cars = blue dolls = purple

boats = red toy dinosaur = green

teddy = brown toy phone = Orange

bicycle = pink doll’s house = yellow

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3 Listen and sing.

If your clothes have any red, any red,
If your clothes have any red , any red,
If your clothes have any red, any red,
put your finger on your head.
If your clothes have any red, any red.

If your clothes have any white, any white,
If you clothes have any white, any white,
If your clothes have any white, any white,
Close your lips and stay quiet.
If your clothes have nay white, any white.

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Listening
4 Listen and tick the correct pictures.

a. b.

c. d.

e. f.

g. h.

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Reading
5 Read and learn.

I am Anu. This is my room.
These are my toys. These are
cars. The cars are green. This
is my train. The train is red.

These are planes. They are yellow.
This is a boat. It is brown.

Look! These are dolls.
This is a doll’s house. It is pink.

These are skipping ropes. These
are kites. This is a teddy bear.
This is a ludo board.

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Comprehension
6 Read and put √ or ×.

a. The cars are green.
b. The train is blue.
c. The planes are yellow.
d. Anu has two teddy bears.
e. The doll’s house is pink.

7 Answer the following questions.

a. What colour is the train?
.....I..t..’.s...r..e...d...................................................
b. What colour are the cars?
....................................................................
c. What colour are the planes?
....................................................................
d. What colour is the doll's house?
....................................................................

Game time

Your teacher asks one of you to go in front of the class. You are
a butterfly now. Then, your friends will call you:

Butterfly, butterfly! What colour do you like?
Then say the name of a colour. Your frieds will have to bring it.
The one who brings the colour first will be the next butterfly.

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Reading
8 Read and learn.

Once there were five little crayons in a packet. Yellow, Blue,
Orange, Green and Red, all lived like brothers and sisters. Like
little kids, they could talk.
One day, they coloured a
scene. Yellow said, “Look!
My sun is so bright. My
bananas are yellow and
nice. My sunflower is also
yellow and bright.”
“Great! My lake and river
are just right. My sky is
blue too,” said Blue.
Red smiles and said, “I will add some red roses and
strawberries in the field.”
Orange said, “Flowers! I’ll add some flowers. Some ripe oranges
too.”
“Oh, no!” said Green, “I am bored with all grasses, leaves and
trees. I think I will draw a big green cloud. I will draw a big
green cloud if I am allowed.”
All the other crayons shouted, “Yes, you can draw a green
cloud, a big green cloud.”
They all have a happy time. But the picture did not have any
grasses or leaves or trees.

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Comprehension

9 Answer the following questions.

a. What did Yellow make?
........................................................................................................
b. What did Blue make?
........................................................................................................
c. What did Red make?
........................................................................................................
d. What did Organe make?
........................................................................................................
e. What did Green make?
........................................................................................................
f. Do you really have green clouds?
........................................................................................................

10 Write the names of things with the given colour.

yellow: _____b_a_n__a_n_a_________ ____________________
pink: ____________________ ____________________
red: ____________________ ____________________
organge: ____________________ ____________________
green: ____________________ ____________________
white: ____________________ ____________________

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Writing
11 What colours can you see? Look and write.

This is a garden. The grass there is green. The tree is also
green.

____________________________________________________ .

____________________________________________________ .

____________________________________________________ .

____________________________________________________ .

____________________________________________________

.

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Lesson What is this?

11

1 Look at the toys and write numbers to match.

2 3 4
1

5
6

7

boat ship 8
car plane
teddy scooter yoyo
train

Conversation
2 Listen and practise.

Bina : What's this?
Shyam : It's a book.
Bina : Is this a book?
Shyam : Yes, it is.

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3 Listen and tick. Then, write in the given spaces.

a. What's this?
It's a ___________

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It's a ___________

d. What’s this?
It’s a ___________

e. What’s this?
It’s a ___________

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4 Listen, sing and act.

What's this? What's this?
What's this? What's this?
It's a bag. It's a book.
Open the bag. It's a book.
Open the bag. Read the book.
Read the book.

What's this?
What's this?
It's a door.
Open the door.
Open the door.

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What's this?
It's a window.
Open the window.
Open the window.

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Speaking

5 Point at the things on your desk and ask. Your

friend will answer.

It’s a rubber.

What's this?

6 Point at different things in your classroom and

ask. Your friend will answer.

It’s a window.

What's this?

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Grammar
7 Listen, read and learn.

a ball a crayon a dog a fan

a goat a hat a jacket a kite

a leg a man a notebook a pen

a pencil a quilt a rat a sharpener

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a T-shirt a van a watch

a xylophone a yak a zebra

Look above! Each of the words here begins with a consonant. We
use a in front of them.

an ape an elephant an ice cream an umbrella

an apple an eye an orange an underwear

Each of these words begins with a vowel. We use an in front of them.

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