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8 Fill in a or an.

consonant ___ zip ___ hat ___ film ___ coat ___ test
sound ___ duster ___ monkey ___ bookshelf

vowel sounds ___ ass ___ eagle ___ igloo ___ owl ___ uncle

9 Fill in a or an.

a. I saw ____ old car.
b. I have ____ black pencil.
c. I climbed up ____ tree.

d. The spider ate ____ ant.

e. Meena saw ____ big bear.

f. What ____ ugly monster!

10 Read the story and add 'a' or 'an' in each space.

One day, ____ monkey found ____ orange
and ____ carrot in ____ old shed. It gave
the orange to ____ ape that was in ____
tree. Then, it put the carrot in ____ empty
box. After some time, ____ hungry fox
found the carrot and took it to its home
under ____ oak tree.

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Reading

11 Read and learn.

Umesh : Look, what’s that?

Bina : It’s a pencil. Hey
Muna! Your pencil!
Pick it up now.

Muna : Thank you!

(She picks up her
pencil. She also picks
up a ruler.)

What’s this?

Umesh : It’s a ruler. Hey Yadhav!
Your ruler!

Yadhav : Thank you very much.

Yadhav : What’s that in your box,
Umesh?

Umesh : It’s a paintbrush. My
brother gave me.

What’s that in your box, Muna?

Muna : It is an eraser.
Umesh : It’s so big. I have a small one.
Yadhav : I too have a big one.
Bina : Well, I have a big sharpener.
Muna : Can you show us?
Bina : Look at it.

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Umesh : Look, what’s that?
Bina : It’s a pencil. Hey Muna!

Your pencil! Pick it up
now.
Muna : Thank you!
(She picks up her
pencil. She also picks up a ruler.)

12 Who says this? Write.

a. Your pencil! _______________

b. Look! What's that? _______________

c. It is an eraser. _______________

d. Is this a glue stick? _______________

13 Write the correct letters in the circles.

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c. It’s a pencil.
d. It’s a paper clip.
e. This is a paintbrush.

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14 Write in the short form.

a. It is a ball. It’s a ball.

b. It is a crayon. _______________________

c. What is this? What's this?

d. What is that? _______________________

e. This is not a sharpener. This isn't a sharpener.

f. That is not a paper clip. _______________________

_______________________

Grammar

Is this a book? Is this a pen?

Yes, it is. No, it isn’t. It’s a
pencil.
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15 Read and write Yes, it is or No, it isn’t.

a. Is this a pencil? _______________

b. Is this a rubber? _______________

c. Is this a ball? _______________

d. Is this a desk? _______________

Speaking
16 Point at the things given pictures ask. Your friend will

answer. Also point at the things in your class, and ask.

Is it a desk? No, it isn't. It's a table.

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Is this a notebook? Yes, it is.

notebook

pan doll rat peg hat

17 Read, learn and write about your classroom.
Hello everybody! I am James.

This is my classroom. There
is a door in my class. There
are three windows. There is
a clock on the wall. There is
a table in front of our class.
Next to the table there is a
chair. There are five desks.
There are five benches as well. There are ten girls in my class.
There are nine boys. I am happy with my friends here.

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There are ____ desks and ____ benches in my class.

18 Listen and circle the correct words.

a. book lock block b. fish frog fox
c. bat ball bee d. pot pup put

e. hut but nut f. mud mug mob

g. leg peg log h. brick trick prick

i. fog hog dog j. bell tell fell

k. nag hag bag l. fig pig big
Now, try saying each word aloud.

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Unit 6

My
Belongings

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Lesson My Toys

12

1 Here are some toys and playthings. Do you have

them?

yo-yos bats robots

cars bicycles skipping ropes

Now, make a list of the toys that you have.

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Singing
2 Listen and sing.

Toys, toys, toys, toys,
These are my colourful toys!
These are my big red bikes,
My big red bikes,
My big red bikes.
These are my big red bikes,
I love toys.

Toys, toys, toys, toys,
These are my colourful toys!
These are my big blue kites,
My big blue kites
My big blue kites
These are my big blue kites,
I love my toys!

Toys, toys, toys, toys,
These are my colourful toys!...

These are my big, green trains,...

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3 Look at the things in the bag and write in the correct

column. Then say as in the example.

apple book burger elephant
insect ruler toy giraffe umbrella
pen pencil
orange

Keshav's bag

Keshav's bag Farina's bag

an apple a ruler

Farina's bag Examples:

Farina has a ruler.
Keshav has an apple.

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Reading
4 Read and learn.

My Favourite Toy Shop

Hello everybody! My name is Farina. I am
six years old. And this is my friend, Pasang.
I have two brothers, Irfan and Imran. Irfan
is three years old and Imran is ten years
old.

We live in Nayabazar. Near our house,
there is a toy shop. The shop belongs to
Mr Pal. There are so many beautiful toys
in the shop. Pasang and I often come here
and look at the toys through the windows'
glass.

There are all types of toys in the shop:
big and small. The shop has some big
aeroplanes on the shelf. The white and
blue planes look so beautiful. There are
also some pretty dolls on another shelf.
The pink and red dolls are very lovely.
Pasang and I love to look at the dolls.

There are many games and books as well.
Some toy cars are kept in a rack. Some
cars are green. Some other are brown and
black. My brother Irfan cries for the cars.

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Our dad often takes us there. And he buys toys for us. I have a pink
doll, a puzzle book, a kite and a yo-yo. Imran has three blue kites and
two yellow hula-hoops. Today, father is buying a toy car for Irfan too.

Pasang also has a doll. Her doll is red. She also comes here with her
mum.
This is our favourite toy shop.

Comprehension

5 Circle the toys Farina talks about.

6 Read and put √ or ×.

a. Farina has two brothers.
b. Irfan is younger than Farina.

c. The toy shop keeps brown dolls.

d. Pasang does not like dolls.

e. Farina does not like the shop.

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7 Answer the following questions.

a. What colour is Farina's doll?

_I_t_'s__p_in_k_.___________________________________

b. What is father buying for Irfan?

___________________________________________

c. What colour are Imran's kites?

___________________________________________

d. What colour is Pasang's doll?

___________________________________________

8 Listen and sing.

What do you have?
I have a pen.
What do you have?
I have a chain.
What does he have?
He has boots.
What does she have?
She has a suit.

Speaking
9 Ask and answer.

Ask “What do you have?” Your friends will share what he or she has.
Then share in the class. For example:

Sabita has a pencil. She has...

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Grammar

a key three keys a bench two benches

We can count some of the things around us. When there is only
one of its kind, it is singular. When we have more than one, we
call the group plural.

10 Look and tick.

two boats a train a watch
a boat two trains four watches

a doll a ball a plane
three dolls two balls two planes

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11 Look, read and put in the correct box.

a doll balls a train teddy bears

a ball trains a teddy bear dolls

singular (one) plural (more than one)

a doll trains
____________________ ______________________
____________________ ______________________
____________________ ______________________
____________________ ______________________

Spelling

We add s or es to say
more than one.

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12 Add s to say more than one.

one more than one one more than one
a boat _t_h_r_ee__b_o_a_t_s______ a kite _t_h_r_ee____________

a car _t_w_o_____________ a girl _m__a_n_y___________

a banana _m__a_n_y___________ a ship _f_o_u_r____________
an apple _f_iv_e_____________ a rope
a cow _f_o_u_r____________ a dog _t_w_o_____________
a desk _f_i_v_e____________ a cat _f_iv_e_____________
a doll _t_h_re_e____________ a toy _m_a_n__y___________
_m_a_n__y___________

With most of the nouns, we add -s to form the plural.

13 Add es to say more than one.

one more than one one more than one

a bench t_h_r_e_e_b_e_n__ch__e_s a bus t_h_r_e_e________
a box t_w_o__________ a class t_w_o__________
a brush m__a_n_y________ a match m__a_n_y________
a potato t_e_n__________ a fox t_e_n__________
a tomato m__a_n_y________ a dish m__a_n_y________
a mango f_o_u_r_________ a buffalo f_o_u_r_________
a glass s_ix___________ a bush s_ix___________

With nouns ending in -s, -ss, -sh, -ch, -x, -o, we add -es to form
the plural nouns.

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14 Look and write my, her, his, our, your, their or its.

a. I have a book. This is ___m__y________book.

b. She has a ball. That is _____________ ball.

c. They have a house. That is _____________ house.

d. We have some toys. They are _____________toys.

e. This is my dog. _____________tail is red.

f. You have a nice teacher. She is _____________teacher.

g. _____________ school is big. We study here.

h. I am her child. She is _____________mother.

Writing

My Teddy

Hello, I am Agrata. I have many
toys. I play with my toys at home.
My teddy is my favourite toy. It is
pink. It has two eyes. Its eyes are red.
Its nose is also red. It is a fun to play
with toys.

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15 Complete the note and draw your favourtie toy.

Hi, ___________________________

I have many toys. I play with __________ at home.
My _____________________ my favorite toy. It is
_______________ . It has _______________ . It also
has __________________________ .It is fun to play
with ______________ .

Pronunciation
16 Listen and learn the sounds of j, z and w.

j - jam, job, jet, jump

z - zoo, zebra, zip, zigzag

w - well, web, wet, wind

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Unit 7

Our
Culture

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Lesson Festivals

13

1 Write correct numbers in the given boxes to match

the words with the pictures. Then, listen and check.

12

5

Dashain
Tihar
3 4 Christmas
Eid
6 Lhoshar
Chhath

2 Look the pictures and discuss.

a. Which festival do you celebrate?

b. Does your friend celebrate different festival than you do?

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3 Look and read.

temple monastery church mosque

Where do you go? Colour the picture of the place you go to for
prayers.

4 Match the sentences with the pictures.

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Norbu celebrates Lhosar. Hari celebrates Dashain and Tihar. Priyanka

celebrates Chhath. James celebrates Christmas. Imran celebrates Eid.

They go to the same school. They are good friends. They share their food

during their festivals.

Today they are sharing in class.

Dolma : Hi, friends! I and my family are Buddhists.
I go to monastery for prayers. Our great
festival is Lhosar.

Hari : Hello, friends! I and my family are Hindus.
We go to temple for prayers. Our great
festivals are Dashin and Tihar.

Priyanka : Hi, friends! I am a Hindu. I am from
Tarai. I and my family go to temple for
prayers. Our great festival is Chhath.

Jenny : Hi, friends! I am a Christian. I go to
church for prayers. Our great festival is
Christmas.

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Imran : Hi, friends! I am a Muslim. I go to
mosque for prayers. Our great
festival is Eid.

Teacher : WOW! How nice! You celebrate different
festivals. But we are people in the same
class. Thus, we all are members of the
same community.

Comprehension

6 Look and match people with places for prayers.

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7 Choose and write.

Tihar Eid Chhath Dashain Christmas

a. Dolma celebrates ___________.

b. Hari celebrates ___________.

c. Priyanka celebrates ___________.

d. Jenny celebrates ___________.

e. Imran celebrates ___________.

Writing
8 Which festival do you enjoy the most? Write a paragraph

describing how you celebrate that festival?

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Listening
9 Listen and say.

12 345 6 7 8 9 10
One Two Three Four Five Seven Eight Nine
Six Ten

11 12 Th1ir3teen Fo1u4rteen 15 16 Sev1e7nteen Eig1h8teen Ni1n9eteen 20
Eleven Twelve Fifteen Sixteen Twenty

Reading
10 Read and learn.

Tej Learns to Count

Tej’s uncle is marrying today. All relatives have come. Children
are wearing beautiful clothes. Grownups are busy in different
things. Men are wearing daura-suruwals and coats. Women are
wearing saris. Gurung Aunty is in her ghalek, lungi and cholo.
Some others are in suits.

There is band of music. They are playing the sahanai, the narsinga,
the dholak, the tyamko, the damaha and the jhyali. It is all musical.

There is a group of five children: Tej, Tek, Junu, Seema and
Karuna. Tej is six years old. His brother, Tek, is eight years old.
Seem is his uncle’s daughter. She is seven years old. Junu is her
aunt’s daughter. She is eight years old. Karuma is his neighbour.
She is seven years old.

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All grownups are busy. But the children are playing hide-and
-seek.

One of them counts till twenty and others go to hide. Now, it is
Tej’s turn. He tries to count. He cannot count till twenty. Other
children laugh. He feels sad. Then other children also feel sad.
Thus, they count people, trees and flowers around.

One, two, three, four, five six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven,
twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen sixteen, seventeen, eighteen,
nineteen and twenty.

Now Tej can count till twenty very fast. Tej is happy now. Again
the children play hide-and-seek.

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Comprehension
11 Write the age of each of them.

a. Tek: _______years b. Tej: _______years

c. Seema: _______years d. Juna: _______years

e. Karuna: _______years

12 Answer the questions.

a. Whose wedding is this?

........................................................................................................
b. What is Gurung Aunty wearing?

........................................................................................................
c. What game are children playing?

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

13 Discuss.

a. What are the men and women in the story wearing?

b. What kinds of clothes do you wear in festivals and events?

c. The band is playing music. Can you say what are they
playing?

d. Have you seen a band playing music? Can you say what
they played?

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Speaking I'm six years old.
14 Look, ask and answer.

How old are you?

How old is your He is forty years
father? old.

63 40
60
35
grandma grandpa father
9 12 mother
6

me

brother sister

15 Ask and write the age of all your family members.

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Unit 8

Communication,
Technology and Market

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Lesson People

14

1 Write correct numbers in the given boxes to match the

words with the pictures. Then, listen and check.

1
2

3 a singer
a student
4 a writer
5 a teacher
a doctor
6 8 a footballer
7 a tailor
10 a shopkeeper
11 9 a driver
a policeman
12 a farmer
a barber
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Conversation
2 Listen and practise.

Ishan : Is your mother a teacher?

Ishu : No, she isn’t.

Ishan : What does she do?

Ishu : She’s a shopkeeper. She buys
and sells things.

3 Talk about your parents in the same way.

Listening
4 Listen and circle.

a. I'm Sonu. I'm a student / teacher.
b. I'm Hem. I'm a writer / singer.
c. Prem is a singer / doctor.
d. Sam is a footballer / pilot.
e. Mr Rai is a doctor / teacher.

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Singing

5 Listen and sing. Sing about people.

Two kind teachers
Meet in a lane.
Hello, hello,
What's your name?

How are you?
How are you?
How are you, again?

Two kind farmers
Meet in a lane.
Hello, hello,
What's your name?

Two kind pupils.
Meet in a lane.
Hello, hello,
What's your name?

Two kind actors ...
Two kind drivers ...

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Reading Grandfather
6 Read and learn.

Hi, everybody! I'm Agrata. This is
my family.

This is my father. He is a teacher.
He teaches in a school.

This is my mother. She is a house
wife. She stays at home. She cooks
meal for us. She takes care of
home.

This is my brother. He is eight
years old. He is a student. He goes
to school everyday.

This is my grandfather. He is a
shopkeeper. He has a small shop.

We have a happy family.

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I know some other people. They do
different jobs.

This is Aunt Sushila. She is a nurse.
She takes care of sick people.

He is Uncle Shyam. He fixes taps in
our house. He is a plumber.

My father has a friend. He is a firefighter.
He helps people by controlling fire if
there is any fire in the city.

Uncle Shiva is a policeman. He
catches thieves. He makes sure
that we are safe.

One of my cousins is a driver. His
name is Mukul. He drives a taxi. He
goes to work early in the morning.

Aunt Sunaina is a beautician. She
helps people look beautiful. She
puts make up for them. She even
trims their hair.

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Comprehension
7 Write the correct letter in the box.

a. He drives a taxi.
b. He fixes taps.
c. She is a housewife.
d. She takes care of sick people.
e. He is Agrata's father.

8 Choose and write.

shopkeeper beautician firefighter
nurse teacher

a. Aunt Sunaina is a _________________

b. Agrata's grandfather is a _________________

c. Aunt Sushila is a _________________

d. Agrata's father is a _________________

e. A _________________ controls the fire.

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9 Read and write Yes, he is / Yes, she is / No, he

isn’t / No, she isn’t.

a. Is Agrata's father a shopkeeper? __N__o,_h_e__is_n_'_t_. ___

b. Is Mukul a driver? ________________

c. Is Aunt Sunaina a nurse? ________________

d. Is Uncle Shyam a firefighter? ________________

e. Is Uncle Shiva a policeman? ________________

Vocabulary

10 Choose the correct word and write.

doctor dancer pilot footballer writer
singer painter
firefighter

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11 Who am I? Put the letter in the correct circle.

I work in a kitchen. I cook d
a.
I am a postman.
food.

I work with animals. I treat
b.

them.

I am a cook.

I work in a bakery. I bake
c.

cakes.

I am a baker.

I deliver letters. I work in a
d.

post office.

I am a vet.

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I work with colour. I colour I am a firefighter.
e.

houses.
I put out fire. I work with the
f.
fire engine.

I am a painter.

Speaking
12 Point at the pictures and ask. Your friend will answer.

What's his job? He’s a taxi driver.

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What’s her job? She’s a dancer.

13 Bring a photo of a famous person. Say who he or she is.

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Grammar

I am a student.

Uncle Shyam
is a doctor.

Aunt Rita is Who am I?
a nurse. Who am I?

Nilu, you are
a dancer.

It is a dog. Uma, you are
a singer.

They are pilots.

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14 Listen and learn to say.

Full form Short form

I am I'm

Singular You are You're

He is He's
She is She's
It is It's

We are We're

You are You're

Plural They are They're

Shiva and Muna are
You and I are

15 Fill in the blanks with is / am / are.

a. He ___ a doctor. b. She ___ a nurse.

c. It ____ a goat. d. You ____ a singer.

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e. They ___ dancers. f. I ___ a football player.

g. Shiva ____ a driver. h. Sita ____ a painter.

i. Mina and Nima ___ friends. j. He and I ___ students.

16 Write is / am / are. Then, listen and check.

a. She ________ five years old.

b. We ________ Nepalese.

c. It ________ a nice cat.

d. I ________ six years old.

e. You ________ a student.

f. The car ________ blue.

g. Pemba and Prem ________ cricket players.

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Hi! My name is Jenish. I'm six years old. I'm a
student. I'm from Kathmandu.

My hero is Hari Bansha Acharya. He is an actor.
He acts in films. He makes us laugh.

Hi! My name is Jamuna. I'm seven years old. I'm a
student. I'm from Dhankuta.

My hero is my papa. He is a doctor. He takes care
of sick people. I want to be like him.

17 Write sentences with capital letters and full stops.

Do you know a sentence Yes, the name of a person or
begins with a capital letter a place also begins with a
and ends with a full stop? capital letter.

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a. my name is kamal
_M__y_n_a_m__e_is__K_a_m_a_l_._______________________
b. i'm from palpa
_______________________________________
c. my hero is bimal gharti magar
_______________________________________
d. i'm from chitwan
_______________________________________
e. he is from pokhara
_______________________________________

18 Write about yourself and your hero. Paste or draw

a picture of your hero in the box.

About me

Hi! My name is _____________________

_________________________________

I'm ______________________________

I'm from ___________________________________

My hero is _________________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________

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Unit 9

Fruits and
Vegetables

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Lesson Fruits and
vegetable
15

1 Write correct numbers in the given boxes to match the

words with the pictures. Then, listen and check.

a brinjal

1 2 a potato
an onion

a cucumber

a pumpkin

3

a cauliflower

4

a tomato

5 a carrot

6

peas

78
9

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2 Look at the picture and write the names of

vegetables.

c_c_m_b_r

c_r_r_t

br_ nj_l

t_m_t_

p_mpk_n

3 Colour the vegetables.

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4 Read and learn.

It is a carrot. It looks like a long orange
cone. It tastes sweet and crunchy. It
has long leaves on its head. Carrots
are good for our eyes and teeth. The
bunny loves carrots very much.

Look! They are bell peppers. They
look like a bell in a temple. They
are bright and shiny. They come in
different colours: red, green or yellow.
Some people call the bell pepper the
capsicum. The bell peppers are good
for our bones.

Comprehension
5 Write the words in the correct boxes.

orange green sweet yellow crunchy shiny

carrot bell pepper

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6 Answer the questions.

a. What shape is the carrot?
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b. Who loves carrots?
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c. What are carrots good for?
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d. What do bell peppers look like?
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e. What is another name of the bell pepper?
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7 Look, discuss and write three sentences.

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