English Skills 1

8 Draw and colour the vegetable you like.

9 Write number to match fruits with their names.

Then, listen and check.

1 2 3 bananas
6 4 5 a papaya
grapes
7 an orange
an apple
a coconut
a watermelon

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10 Read and say which fruit.

a. I am yellow. You peel me off before
you eat me. Who am I?

b. I am green and have seeds inside. I am
juicy but look like pumpkin. Who am
I?

c. I come in summer. I am from a big
tree. I am sweet and I have yellow flesh
inside. Who am I?

mango watermelon banana

11 Read and learn.

This is an apple tree. You can see
many red apples in it. Do you know
apples can be green and golden as
well. The tastes of the apple also
differs as per its colour. Most apples
grow in cold places.

People love to have apples. It is

good for our health. People say,
"An apple a day keeps doctors

away.' You can chew the apples
after chopping. Sometimes, people

make apple juice. Have you tasted
apples? Do you like them?

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Comprehension
12 Answer the following questions.

a. What tree is this?

b. What colours can apples be?

c. Where do most apples grow?

d. What do people say about apple?

Writing
13 Look at the basket and discuss what you can see.

Then, write four sentences.

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Pronunciation

14 Listen and learn.

boats ships desks robots

cats caps books

cars apples potatoes girls
toys bags

+ benches boxes houses buses
watches glasses

15 Tick the correct ending for each plural. Then,

listen and say correctly.

a. pen -s -es

b. bus -s -es

c. page -s -es

d. apple -s -es

e. class -s -es

f. van -s -es

g. horse -s -es

h. cake -s -es

i. sandwich -s -es

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Unit 10

Hobbies and
Interest

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Lesson I Like Cake

16

1 Write correct numbers in the given boxes to match the

words with the pictures. Then, listen and check.

1 2 3 pizza
4 burger
56 11 chicken
8 7 14 salad
popcorn
10 noodles
9 chocolate
apple
13 cake
12 mango
pear
15 18 watermelon
banana
16 grapes
17 cookies
fish
curry
rice

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Conversation Hello, Rita. I have
2 Listen and practise. some popcorn. Do

Hi, Max. you like it?
What’s for tiffin today?

Yes, I do. I like popcorn very No, thanks. I don’t
much but today I have a cake like cakes.
for tiffin. Do you want some?

3 What do you have for tiffin today? Ask and answer.

Reading
4 Read and learn.

Sheela and her mum are in a cafe. They want to have
something there.
Mum: This café is great. Look at the big ice

creams. And they also have juice.

Sheila: I like juice a
lot.

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Sheela: Do you like noodles,
mum?

Mum: No, I don’t.

Sheela: Do you like chips?
Mum: No, I don’t. I don’t like

noodles and I don’t like
chips. They aren’t healthy.

Sheela: Do you like salad?
Mum: Yes, I do. Salad is healthy. It is made of fruits and

vegetables.
Mum: What do you want, Sheela?
Sheela: I want a salad. I’m hungry. I want a pizza, too.

Waiter: May I take your order, please?

Mum: Can you give me a salad, please? I want a glass of
juice, too. I’m thirsty.

Sheela: A salad for me too. I also want a pizza.

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Comprehension
5 Write the correct letter in the box.

a. salad b. burger c. pizza d. noodles

6 Who says this? Write.

a. I like juice a lot. _____S_h_e_e_l_a_____

b. Do you like noodles? _______________

c. I don’t like chips. _______________

d. Salad is healthy. _______________

e. I’m hungry. _______________

f. I’m thirsty. _______________

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7 Write the answers. _Y_e_s,_t_h_e_y_a_r_e_.____
_Y_e_s,_s_h_e__d_oe_s_.____
a. Are Sheila and mum in a cafe? _______________
_______________
b. Does Sheila like juice? _______________
_______________
c. Are chips healthy?

d. Is salad healthy?

e. Are noodles healthy?

f. Is mum thirsty?

Listening

8 What do they like? Tick.

Bunu Junu Jenish Mark Farina

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9 Write likes and dislikes of each person.

a. Bunu likes rice and potatoes.
She doesn’t like noodles and tea.
b. ___________________________________________
___________________________________________
c. ___________________________________________
___________________________________________
d. ___________________________________________
___________________________________________
e. ___________________________________________
___________________________________________

10 Write your likes and dislikes.

I like _____________________________________________

I don’t like _________________________________________

I like _____________________________________________

I don’t like _________________________________________

I like _____________________________________________

I don’t like _________________________________________

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Reading
11 Read and learn.

Bunu’s Hobbies

Hello, my name is Binita.
Everyone calls me Bunu
at home. I am nine years
old. I live in Pokhara. I like
swimming and reading
stories. My favourite hobby
is cycling. I am good at
cycling. I like playing
basketball too. But I am
not very good at playing
basketball because I am still small. I also like drawing and painting
but I don’t like playing computer games. I and my brother Binit
go cycling to the park near our home. It is fun to play with him.

Comprehension

12 Which picture? Write correct letter.

a. Bunu lives in _________ Dharan

 Pokhara Chitwan playing basketball
drawing and painting
b. She is not very good at _________

 swimming reading stories

c. Her favourite hobby is _________.

 cycling computer games

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Speaking
13 Sit in pairs and discuss what you like to do.

What are I like to read books. I like
your hobbies? drawing and colouring.
My favourite hobby is to
play with my toys. I have

fifteen toys.

Writing

14 What are your hobbies? Write any five things you

like to do.

Pronunciation
15 Listen and repeat. What makes these pair different?

do two dry try day tray
den ten down town dime time

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Unit 11

Birds and
Animals

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Lesson Birds And Animals

17

1 Write correct numbers in the given boxes to match

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

parrot

sparrow
1 2 duck

crow

cock
3 4 hen

pigeon

5 dove

6

peacock

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Listening
2 Listen to the sounds and number the animals.

3 Now write the names of the animals.

a. ockc __________________________
b. woc __________________________
c . o d g _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
d. ffabulo __________________________

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Reading
4 Read and learn.

This is an ostrich. It is a big bird. It has
a short tail but it has a long neck and
two long legs. It can’t fly but it can run
very fast.

This is a gorilla. It is a clever animal. It
can walk. It can also climb a tree. It has
a very strong body and it can jump. A
gorilla can run too but it can’t swim. It
also can’t talk.

This is an elephant. It is a very big
animal. It can swim. It can also run
very fast but it can’t jump. It can
hear with its ears and it can hear
with its nose, too.

This is a dolphin. It lives in water.
It can swim. It can jump. It can
hear with its ears and it can hear
with its mouth, too. It can also
play many games.

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Comprehension
5 Which picture? Write correct letter.

a. It is a big bird.

b. It can climb tree.

c. It lives in water.

d. It is a very big animal.

6 Write one thing it can do one thing it cannot do in the boxes.

It can swim. It cannot fly.

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Speaking
7 Look at the picture and discuss what animals can you see.

8 Put the birds in the right column.

hen ostrich duck peacock sparrow
parrot dove pigeon crow

Birds kept on a farm Birds found in wild or
jungle
or as a pet
____________________
____________________

____________________ ____________________

____________________ ____________________

____________________ ____________________

____________________ ____________________

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Reading
9 Read and learn.

Kitty is a white cat. He lives in a house. He
drinks milk and eats cat food. His master
gives him some chicken and fish sometimes.
After the meal, Kitty licks his fur to keep it
clean. Kitty is a little cute cat. Sona calls him
Kittu. He loves to play with a ball of yarn.
When he sees a mouse, he runs after it. He
loves catching mice. He meows when he is
hungry and purrs when he feels happy. Kitty
is a happy cat, do you know why? He purrs
a lot. Kitty also loves chasing birds and sometimes it climbs trees
in the garden . This is Sona’s pet.

Comprehension

10 Write true or false.

a. Kitty lives in a house with his master. ________

b. Kitty is a happy kitten. ________

c. Kitty purrs when he is happy. ________

d. Kitty loves to stay clean. ________

e. Kitty gets fish sometimes. ________

f. Kitty plays with mice. ________

g. Kitty meows when he is hungry. ________

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11 What can Kitty do? Tick the right boxes.

swim clean his fur fly

run meow whistle

purr bark roar

play climb trees chirp

12 What does kitty like to eat? Circle the correct ones.

Listening

13 Listen and tick.

a. Kavin has a..............as his pet.

cat dog parrot
black
b. Kavin’s pet is _____ plum

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c. His dog eats _____________ .

meat fish

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Speaking
14 Do you have a pet? Talk about it.

What animal is your pet?
What colour is it?
What does it look like?
What does it eat?
What can it do?

Writing
15 Write about your pet animal.

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Grammar

a long leg a short tail a black bird a white shirt

a thick book a thin notebook a fast car a slow car

a big animal a small insect a fat cat a thin mouse

a tall tree a short bush a full cup an empty bowl

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The highlighted words above are
describing words. They describe other
words. The highlighted words in each

pair are opposite in meaning.

17 Now, match the opposites. thin

long

fat empty

full short

big slow

fast small

Writing

18 Read and discuss.

A sparrow is a small bird. It has a small
tail. It has a short beak. It eats grains, beans
and fruits. It is brown. It cannot walk but
it can jump and fly. It makes a nest in our
house. It also chirps and dances.

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a. What colour is the sparrow?
b. Is the sparrow big?
c. What does the sparrow eat?
d. Where does the sparrow make a nest?
e. What can a sparrow do?

19 Now discuss and write about a crow.

► What colour is the crow?
► What does it eat?
► Where does it make a nest?
► What can it do?

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Reading
9 Read and learn.

Little Red Hen

There is a little. Little Red Hen lives on the farm with a dog, a pig
and a cow. Little Red Hen works hard every day to grow plants
in her garden.

The dog, the pig,
and the cow do
nothing but sleep
all day in the warm
sun and watch Little
Red Hen work in
her garden.

One day, Little Red
Hen finds a grain of wheat. “Who will help me plant this wheat
so that we can eat fresh bread?” she says.

“Not I,” says the dog.

“Not I,” says the pig.

“Not I,” says the cow.

“I will plant it myself then,” says Little Red Hen, and she plants
the grain of wheat. Little Red Hen takes good care of her wheat,
but the dog, the pig and the cow say they are too tired to help.

By the end of the summer, the wheat grows very tall. Now, it is
time to cut the wheat and take it to the mill. “Who will help me
cut the wheat and take it to the mill so that we can have fresh
bread?” says Little Red Hen.

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“Not I,” says the dog.

“Not I,” says the pig.

“Not I,” says the cow.

“Well then, I will take it to the mill myself,” says Little Red Hen,
and she cuts the wheat and takes to the mill.

After the miller makes wheat into soft flour, she comes back to
the farm and asks, “Who will help me bake the bread?”

“Not I,” says the dog.

“Not I,” says the pig.

“Not I,” says the cow.

“Well then, I will bake the bread myself,” she says and she does
just that!

She mixes the flour with salt and water and makes the dough.
Then, she puts the dough in the oven to bake.

When the bread is ready, she asks, “Who will help me eat the
bread?”

“I will”, says the dog.

“I will”, says the pig.

“I will”, says the cow.

“No, you will not,” says Little Red Hen.

“You did not help me plant the grain, and you did not help me
care for it. You did not help me cut it and take it to the mill. You
did not even help me make the bread. I will eat it myself,” says
Little Hen.

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Comprehension
5 Answer the following question.

a. What animals live on the farm?
b. Is Little Red Hen hardworking? How do you know?
c. Why does Little Red Hen not give bread to other animals?
d. How do you help your parents at home?

6 Put numbers (1-4) to put in correct orders.

a. Little Red Hen prepares bread. _______
b. Little Red Hen finds some seeds of wheat. _______
c. Pig, cow and dog ask for bread. _______
d. Little Red Hen eats the bread. _______

Pronunciation
22 Listen and learn to say.

black and board ► blackboard
sun and flower ► sunflower
air and plane ► airplane
eye and ball ► eyeball
head and band ► headband
lap and top ► laptop
butter and fly ► butterfly

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