English Skills 2

Unit 4

Our Environment

Singing
1 Listen and sing.

What’s the weather, what’s the weather,
What’s the weather like today?
Is it cold or is it sunny?
Can we go outside to play?

When it’s windy, when it’s windy,
We go outside, we fly our kite.
The kite goes high up in the sky
And we play until it’s night.

When it’s sunny, when it’s sunny,
We wear our hats and go outside.
We play together at the park,
And have a fun time on the slide.

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We don’t go out in the rain.
When it rains during play,
We rush to home again.

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Vocabulary

2 Write numbers to match. Then, listen and check.

1 3 windy
2 foggy
cloudy
4 56 cold/ snowy
sunny
rainy

How is the weather today? Answer.

3 Keep a weather chart for a month in your class.
4 Find eight words in the snake. Write the words in the

correct column. Some words may go in two columns.
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Reading

5 Read and learn.

There are four seasons in a year. They are spring, summer, autumn
and winter.

In spring, it is sunny and warm. It
isn’t cold. It isn’t hot either. However,
it can be windy sometimes.

There are lots of flowers and the
trees are green. Trees get new
leaves in this season. The cuckoo
sings songs in spring. It’s beautiful
everywhere.

We wear light clothes in spring. We don’t wear sweaters and jackets.

In summer, it’s sunny here. It’s hot
and rainy. It rains a lot in summer.
The roads become muddy and
the rivers become big.

People put on sun hats and
sunglasses. When it rains, people
take a raincoat or an umbrella.
Farmers plant rice in this season.

The autumn season comes after
summer. It’s a happy season.
It isn’t cold. It isn’t hot. It isn’t
windy. It isn’t rainy. There are lots
of flowers again. It is beautiful.
You can see marigold flowers
here and there.

Many festivals like Dashain and
Tihar fall in this season. This
season is also a season of new clothes. People buy new clothes for
festivals.

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In this season, children fly kites.

In winter, it’s cold. Sometimes, it rains.
It becomes foggy everywhere. The sun
hides behind the clouds.

People wear warm clothes like sweaters
and jackets. They also wear hoods
and scarves. They also sit by fire to
keep warm. Parents tell stories to their
children. The children become happy.

Comprehension

6 Read and match. • • summer
• • autumn
a. It’s warm and sunny. • • winter
• • spring
b. It’s foggy.

c. It’s hot and rainy.

d. It’s a happy season.

7 Put √ or ×.

a. In the spring season, it can be windy sometimes.
b. We wear warm clothes like sweaters and jackets in summer.
c. It does not rain in summer.
d. Autumn is rainy.
e. Roads are muddy in summer.

8 Choose and fill.

summer autumn winter spring umbrellas
a. The rivers become big in the _______________ season.

b. People sit by the fire in the _______________ season.

c. People take raincoats and ______________ when it rains.

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d. The cuckoo sings in the _______________ season.

e. _______________ comes after summer.

9 Answer the following questions.

a. How many seasons are there in a year?
____________________________________________________
b. In which season do the trees get new leaves?
____________________________________________________
c. Write the names of two festivals that fall in autumn.
____________________________________________________
d. What clothes do people wear in winter?
____________________________________________________

Listening

10 Listen and match.

• •

Biratnagar Dharan

• • • •

Kathmandu Pokhara Chitwan Jumla

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Writing

11 Now, write as shown in 'a'.

a. Kathmandu/ Sunnay
I_t_i_s_s_u_n_n_y_i_n_K__at_h_m_a_n_d_u_.________________________________
b. Chitwant/ foggy
____________________________________________________
c. Jumla/ snowy
____________________________________________________
d. Pokhara/ rainy
____________________________________________________
e. Biratnagar/windy
____________________________________________________
f. Dharan/ cloudy
____________________________________________________

Reading

12 Read and learn.

It is a bright sunny day. The
sun is shining. Sujan and Subina
are in the park. They are sitting
under a tree. There are some
boys. They are playing football.
Some men are standing under
a tree. Two boys are running.
There is a bench in the park but
nobody is sitting on it. There is a
flower bush as well. The flowers are blooming. In the sky, there
are some birds. They are flying. The Sky is blue and clean.

"It is a lovely day." Sujan says. I like sunny days in spring. "It is

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fine. I like sunny days. But I like winter the best." Says Subina.
"In winter, when it snows on the hilltop, it looks very beautiful. I
can also were thick fury coat and have hot soup."

Sujan says, "I do not like winter; it is too chilling. We cannot walk
freely."

Subina says, "I do not like rainy day. The rain does not let us go
anywhere."

Sujan says, "I too do not like rainy days. I hate rainy winter days.
They are too boring."

"Well at least we have something in common. We both do not like
rainy days."

We like or not the weather changes as per the season. We have to
manage ourselves."

"Yes, we should!" says Subina.

Comprehension

13 Answer the following questions.

a. Who are sitting under the tree?
_________________________________________________________
b. What is the weather like?
_________________________________________________________
c. Who likes winter?
_________________________________________________________
d. Who does not like winter?
_________________________________________________________
e. Do they like a rainy day?
_________________________________________________________
f. Why does Subina like winter days?
_________________________________________________________

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Writing
14 Read how Subina writes about her favourite season.

Like cold weather and Like wearing scarf and
snow gloves grandma made

My favourite Great holidays
season: Lhosar

Winter

Fun things:

Snowman / snow
fights

My favourtie season: Winter

My favourite season is winter. I like the cold weather and snow.
When it is cold, I like wearing the scarf and gloves that my grandma
made for me. In winter, the mountains look beautiful with snow.
When it snows, we can make snowmen. We also enjoy snowball
fighting. Winter has a long holiday as well. My favourite festival
Lhosar also falls in this season. I can meet all relatives. So I think
winter is the best season among all.

15 Read how Subina writes about her favourite season.

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

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16 Write numbers to match. Then, listen and check.

1 2 temple
4 3 supermarket
7 5
8 zoo
museum
10 garden
11
6
13
park

hospital
school
9 bank
airport
bus station
12 bookstore
swimming pool
library
restaurant
14 footpath
river bank
bridge

16 17 18

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Reading

17 Read and learn.

Do you live in a city or a countryside? Do
you like the countryside or cities?

In the countryside, there are trees and fields.
In cities, there are buildings, streets, cars and
lots of people.

Thisisaboutseveno’clockinKathmandu.
People are going to work. This is a new
day here. Lots of people are walking on
the streets. There are many cars and taxis
running. There are buses and bikes.

Now, it’s eleven o’clock. There are lots of
people in the streets. They are going shopping. They are taking
buses and taxis.

In cities, some people are tourists.
Every day, new people come to the
city. It’s fun to be a tourist in a city.
There are lots of things to do. You can
go to a park, a museum, or a zoo. It’s
good to walk around a city, too. You can take photos of the streets
and buildings.

In the cities, people are very busy. They
go to work. Lots of people work in offices.
They use telephones and computers, but
they don’t meet many people at work.

Shopkeepers meet lots of people at work.
They work in shops or stores. They help us when we want to buy
things.

Thus, cities are full of people and things. It is also full of noise.

There can be pollution in the cities.

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18 Circle the correct words.

a. People go to work / home in the morning.

b. There are lots of tourists in cities / villages.

c. Every day new people / day come to the city.

d. It’s fun to be a tourist / building in a city.

19 Complete the sentences with the given words.

fields buses cars cities

a. In the countryside, there are ___________.

b. Incities,thereare_____________,____________andbuildings.

c. In ___________, there are a lots of people.

20 Listen and sing.

In a big old house,
There live Merry and Joe.
Heigh-ho! Heigh-ho!
Merry and Joe!

They play in the kitchen.
They play in the hall.
They play in the living room.
They play with a ball.

They go in the dinning room
And count the chairs.
They walk past the living room and go
up the stairs.

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And jump in the bed.
They go in the bathroom
And paint it red.

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Grammar

Look and learn.

I am singing. Am I singing? What am I doing?

You are singing. Are you singing? What are you doing?

They/We are singing. Are they/we singing? What are we/they doing?

Kiran and Punam Are Kiran and What are Kiran and

are singing. Punam singing? Punam singing?

She/ He/ It is singing. Is she / he/ it singing? What is she / he/ it
singing?

Spelling

21 Read, learn and write.

Add ing to these action words. Remove e at the end and add ing
to these action words.
play _p_l_a_y_in_g_______
_c_o_m_i_n_g_______
ask _a_s_k_in_g________ come

tell _t_e_ll_in_g________ write _w__r_it_in__g______

read _____________ dance _____________

chase _____________

22 What are they doing? Choose and write.

a b cd
e
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painting playing running flying watching
a. She is an artist. She is ___p_a_i_n_ti_n_g____ a picture.
b. They are footballers. They are _____________ football.
c. He is a runner. He is _____________.
d. The children are _____________ kites.
e. The boys are _____________ TV.

Speaking No, they aren’t. They
are playing football.
23 Ask and answer.

Is she
dancing?

Yes, she is.

Are the boys
reading?

Is she riding
bicycle?

Are the girls Is Gita sitting Are Hari and
jumping? on the bench? Shiva fishing?

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24 Punam and her family members are at home today.

What are they doing? Ask and answer.

Aunt

Brother Mother Father
Uncle
Sister Baby
sister Grandparents

25 Now, write about Punam’s family members.

a. Grandparents are watching TV.

b. _______________________________________________________ .

c. _______________________________________________________ .

d. _______________________________________________________ .

e _______________________________________________________ .

f _______________________________________________________ .

g. _______________________________________________________ .

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26 Listen and sing.

There’s a horse. There’s a rabbit. We use There is with one person or
There’s a duck. There’s a frog. object.
There are fishes. There are lions.
There are monkeys. There are cows.

Is there this? Is there that?
Is there a dog? Is there a cat?
Is there this? Is there that?
Is there a donkey? Is there a bat?

There’s a cup. There’s a kettle .
There’s a spoon. There’s a knife.
There’re plates. There’re bottles.
There’re glasses. There’re forks.

Are there these? Are there those? We use There are with more than
Are there fingers? Are there toes? one person or object.
Are there these? Are there those?
Are there numbers? Are there rows?

There’s a shirt. There’s a jacket.
There’s a belt. There’s a scarf.
There’re shoes. There’re dresses.
There’re sandals. There’re boots.

Is there this? Is there that?
Is there a glove? Is there a hat?

Are there these? Are there those?

Are there socks? Are there gloves?

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Speaking

Is this a Yes, it is. Are these No, they aren’t.
bag? crayons? They are colour

pencils.

Is that a No, it isn’t. Are those Yes, they are.
cow? It’s a buffalo. kites?

We use this when we point one object near to us.
We use that when we point one object far from us.
We use these when we point or show more than one thing near to us.
We use those when we point or show more than one thing far from us.

27 Point and ask. Your friend will answer.

tigers/ lions buffalos/ oxen deer/ kangaroo inset/ bird

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Listening
28 Listen and tick the picture.

a. b.

c. d.

e. f.

Grammar

a balloon a computer a doll a flower a giant a house
a papaya
a jam jar a king a lamb a mango a nut a woman

a quilt a rhino a shoe rack a teacher a vase

a xylophone a yacht a zoo

Look! Each of these words begins with a consonant.
We use a in front of them.

an axe an egg an omelette an iron an umbrella

an aeroplane an ice cream an ear an ox an underwear

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

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29 Separate the words that take ‘a’ or ‘an’ before them.

a pencil an
pencil ruler apple
elephant
window
apple
door
octopus
ball
underwear
owl

30 Read, learn and complete the table.

We use a or an only with a singular noun or if something or

somebody is only one. We use plurals to say more than one. Thus,

we do not use a or an with plurals.

a pumpkin two pumpkins

a plate two _____________

a _____________ three cupboards

an umbrella two _____________

a goat five _____________

an _____________ two ugly monsters

31 Choose and write.

a. That’s _____ (an / a / ×) old car.
b. This is _____ (an / a / ×) raincoat.
c. These are _____ (an / a / ×) umbrellas.
d. This is _____ (an / a / ×) egg.

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e. These are _____ (an / a / ×) black bags.

f. That’s _____ (an / a / ×) omelette.

g. That is _____ (an / a / ×) monkey.

h. There is _____ (an / a / ×) big fire.

i. What _____ (an / a / ×) ugly monster it is!

j. Those are not _____ (an / a / ×) oak trees.

32 Read and put √ or ×.

Can we say ...

a. an apple ? √ Can you see?
b. an dogs? x
c. an orange? A or an means one.
d. a goat?
e. an ant? A monkey means one monkey.
f. a frogs?
g. a moon? An egg means one egg.
h. an ear?
We never use a / an before sun,
moon, earth and sky because they
are special.

We always say the sun, the moon,
the earth and the sky. We also say the
rain.

33 Fill in the blanks with a, an or the.

a. Don’t go in _____ rain. You will get wet.

b. _____ bird is flying in _____ sky.

c. _____ moon comes at night in _____ sky.

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Reading
34 Read and learn.

Hi. I am Mohan. My city
is Kathmandu. My city
is special with all kind
of places. There are big
buildings and huge shops.
You can buy anything
you like. You can also sell
things here.

There are parks with trees
and swings.

There are many temples.
There are churches and
stupas too.

There is also a zoo. In the zoo, there are many animals. Among
them, I like the tiger best. It’s big. There is a hippo, too. I don’t
like it. It lives in dirty water. There are not any kangaroos.

There are restaurants and cafes in my city. There is a restaurant
near my house too. I go to the restaurant every Friday with my
father. I love the food there.

There are many ponds but there are not any lakes. There are also
swimming pools. I can swim there. Sometimes, I go swimming
with my brother.

There are museums and libraries. There are cinemas and schools.
There are big roads and many cars. There are castles and palaces.

Best of all I like the people in my city. They are helpful and nice.

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Comprehension

35 Put √ or ×.

a. There are three zoos in the city.

b. There aren’t any lakes.

c. Mohan goes swimming with his father.

d. Mohan goes to cafe on Saturdays.

e. Mohan doesn’t like the people there.

36 Write There is or There are.

a. There are museums in the city.

b. _______________ a zoo in the city.

c. _______________ big shops in the city.

d. _______________ a hippo in the zoo.

e. _______________ castles and palaces.

f. _______________ temples and stupas.

37 Read and write Yes, there is/No, there isn’t/Yes, there

are/No, there aren’t.
a. Are there parks? Yes, there are.
b. Is there a lake? No, there isn’t.

c. Are there ponds? _______________

d. Is there a kangaroo in the zoo? _______________

e. Are there cinemas in the city? _______________

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Writing

Bidur, Nuwakot
8 December 2020

Dear John,

I am happy to write my first letter to you. My name is Bhanu. I
am 7 years old. I study in Trishuli High School. I love playing
cricket and reading stories.

I live in a small town. My town's name is Bidur. It is in Nuwakot.
There are green hills all around. There are no ponds and lakes
but there is a big river near my town. The Trishuli River is next
to my house.

There are some schools. There are many big and small shops.
There is a cinema hall. There are some temples too. But there
aren’t any big palaces and castles. Next time, please write to me
about your school.

Write soon.
With love,
Bhanu

38 Fill in the blanks.

a. Bhanu writes this letter to ____________.

b. It is written on ____________.

c. Bhanu lives in ____________.

d. There is a big ____________ near Bhanu's town.

e. Bhanu's town does not have ____________ ____________.

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39 Now, write a letter to your new friend. Remember

this is your first letter to him/ her.

Dear .......,
I am happy to .......

I live in a .......

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Pronunciation

40 Listen and repeat.

nine nineteen ninety eight eighteen eighty
seven seventeen seventy six sixteen sixty

five fifteen fifty four fourteen forty
three thirteen thirty two twelve twenty
one eleven one hundred

41 Listen and tick the word you hear.

a. thirty thirteen three
fourteen forty
b. four eighty eighteen
sixteen sixty
c. eight

d. six

42 Look and describe.

There are ......

students boys girls widows

doors fans desks chairs

There are three trees and some
flowers. There are two birds.
The birds are flying.

43 Look out of the class and write five sentences.

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44 Now look and write five sentences.

45 Write numbers to match. Then, listen and check.

1 23 muddy
4 56 rubbish
7 89 grass
10 11 12 plastic bag
river
pick
dirty
clean
forest
hill
plain
mountain

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Unit 5

My Belongings

1 Write numbers to match. Then, listen and check.

1 3 4
6 2
slippers
9 5 coat
12 8 t-shirt
skirt
7 socks
11 tie
jeans
10 suit
shoes
13 shorts
14 15 mittens
sunglasses
16 18 belt
17 trousers
scarf
hat
gloves
swimsuit

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Grammar No, this is your hat
and that hat is mine.
2 Who owns it? Read and learn.

I am a clown and
this is my hat.

We use my, your, his, her, our or their to say who or what owns

something. We also use ’s . Look! My, your,

This is my hat. This hat is mine. his, her, our

This is your hat. This hat is yours. and their are
These are our hats. These hats are ours. followed by the
word hat.

This is her hat. This hat is hers. Look! Mine, yours,
This is his hat. This hat is his. his, hers, ours
These are their hats. These hats are theirs. and theirs are not

This is Mark’s hat. This hat is his. followed by any
It’s a cat’s tail. other words.

3 Choose the correct word.

a. Rupak is __________ (my / mine) friend.

b. This house is __________ (their / theirs).

c. These flowers are __________ (your / yours).

d. This is _______ (our / ours) garden. It’s ________ (our / ours).

e. It is Bina’s cap. It’s __________ (his / her) cap.

f. __________ (My / Mine) hat is brown.

g. This is Rita’s car. It’s __________ (her / hers) car.

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4 Read and learn. I am Rohan. My
tie is black. I
They are Tenzing
and Dolma. have a black tie.

Their ties are blue.
They have blue ties.

You are Sam. We are Osman and
Your tie is grey. Ali. Our ties are
You have a grey purple. We have
purple ties.
tie.

He is Sudin. His tie is red.
He has a red tie.

She is Sheila. Her tie is striped.
She has a striped tie.

We also use have or has to say who or what owns something.

Positives Negatives Questions
I have ... I don’t have... Do I have...?
We have... We don’t have... Do we have...?
You have... You don’t have... Do you have...?
They have... They don’t have... Do they have...?
She has... She doesn’t have... Does she have...?
He has... He doesn’t have... Does he have...?
It has... It doesn’t have... Does it have...?

Short forms don’t = do not
doesn’t = does not
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Conversation No, I don’t. I have a blue shirt
5 Listen and practise. and black boots. Do you have

I have a red shirt. black boots?
Do you have a red shirt?

Yes, I do.

Speaking

6 What do you have? Show and say.

I have green trousers.
I have a red jacket.

I have a toy car.
I have a watch.

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7 What things does your friend have? Say.

He has a black tie. She has a blue bag.

Sony has a
red ribbon.

Hari has a Karma has a
long pencil. beautiful bag.

Grammar

8 Complete each sentence with has or have.

a. We ________ grey trousers.

b. My brother ________ a nice video game.

c. I ________ a black hood.

d. My mother is a teacher. She ________ many books.

e. My father is a cook. He ________ an apron.

f. You don’t ________ green slippers, do you?

g. This is Sam’s cat. It ________ a long tail.

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Speaking

9 Look, ask and answer.

hat slippers brothers shorts bow tie boots

√x√x√x

Amit

x√x√√x

Jane

xx√√√√

Hira

Does Hira have
shorts?

Yes, he does.

Does Jane have No, she doesn’t.
brothers? No, they don’t.

Do Jane and Hira
have a hat?

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10 What do you have? Sit in pairs. Then, ask and answer.

Do you have any Yes, I do. brothers
brothers? sisters
One. hats
How many? books
pencils

Listening

11 Listen and find.

John Lila Karma

Milan Sheela Mohan

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12 Listen and tick.

a. Raman has red gloves.

Raman has a green scarf.

b. The white cat has black eyes.
The black cat has white eyes.

c. You have many books.
You don’t have many books.

d. Raju has a pen.
Raju has a pink car.

Writing

13 What are these? Look and complete the sentences.

a. Ritu and Rishav have ________. a b
b. My brother has a ________ .

c. I have a ________. c d
d. Runa has a ________. e f
e. Anil has a ________.
f. Usha has a ________. g
g. Sheela has a ________.
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Pronunciation

14 Listen and learn.

shirt first third bird dirt

short horse corn horn born

part chart heart cart dart

15 Listen and circle. d. horn cart
e. dirt dart
a. shirt short

b. horse heart

c. bird born

Reading

16 Read and learn.

Juna and Kristi are friends. They live in the same town. They

study in the same school. They study in the same class.

Today, Juna is visiting Kristi's home. Kristi takes Juna into her
room. She says, "I have many things. I have a red doll. I have a
bicycle, too. I have a packet of pencils, a packet of erasers and a
three sharpeners, too. This is my story book. My father brought
me this yesterday. These are my exercise books. I have a dozen of
these. I carry them in my bag. This is my new watch. My mother
brought it for me."

"What do you have, Kristi?" Juna asks.

"I have a laptop. I have video chat on it. I can also type and play
games on it. I also have a tab. I have interesting videos and stories
in my tab. I have skipping ropes. I play them in the morning."

They are happy with the things they have.

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Comprehension

17 Write 'True' or 'False'.

a. Juna is Kristi's sister. ________
b. They study in the same school. ________
c. Juna takes Kristi to her room. ________
d. Kristi has a bycycle. ________
e. Kristi has a dozen of exercise books. ________
f. Juna has a laptop. ________
g. Juna's tap has stoies in it. ________

18 Read and write. Things Kristi has

Things Juna has

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Writing

19 What do you have? Write any six things.

a. ___________________ b. ___________________

c. ___________________ d. ___________________

e. ___________________ f. ___________________

20 Ask your two friends, "What do you have?" Then, write.

Hello, this is my friend ___________________. He/ She has a lot of
things. They are:
a. ___________________ b. ___________________
c. ___________________ d. ___________________
e. ___________________ f. ___________________
Hello, this is my next friend ___________________. He/ She has a lot
of things. They are
a. ___________________ b. ___________________
c. ___________________ d. ___________________
e. ___________________ f. ___________________

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21 Listen, sing and do it.

If your clothes have any red, any red Wave your hand so you are seen,

If your clothes have any red, any red, If your clothes have any yellow,

If your clothes have any red, Smile like a happy fellow,

Put your finger on your head.

If your clothes have any red, any red. If your clothes have any brown,

If your clothes have any blue, any blue, Get up and turn around,
If your clothes have any blue, any blue, If your clothes have any black
If your clothes have any blue, Put your hands behind your back.
Put your finger on your shoe If your clothes have any white,
If your clothes have any blue, any blue. Wave your hands with all your might.

If your clothes have any green, any green,

22 Write the colours you can see. _____________
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_____________
_____________

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23 Choose and write.

a. pink

b. red

c. black _____________ _____________ _____________
d. green

e. orange

f. blue _____________ _____________ _____________
g. white

h. brown

i. yellow _____________ _____________ _____________

Conversation
24 Listen and practise. Then ask your friends what they have.

What colour is It is pink.
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25 Read and learn.

It's January 5. Subina has gone to school. It
is late in the afternoon. Mother has come
home. She has brought something in her
red bag. Subina's brother and cousins
are busy today. They are decorating the
house. They have kept red, blue and
pink balloons at the door. A bunch of
balloons is kept in the room. There are
many balloons on the floor as well.

A table is set in the middle of the living
room. The table is covered with red cloth. Then, mother keeps her
red bag on the table.

There are some hats too. The yellow hats are tied in ribbons of different
colours. The house is all the same. Red and yellow ribbons were kept
at the door.

Outside, it was all the same. The yellow, pink, and red flowers were
blooming.

It was four o'clock. Subina comes home. She goes to her room. She
changes her dresses. Her mother goes to her room and helps her
change.

After half an hour, about 10 of her friends enter from the gate. They
are in red, yellow, green and blue clothes. Subina does not know why
they are coming.

Subina does not know her parents have set a surprise party that
day. It is Subina's birthday. After her friends come in the house, her
mother leads them to the room. Mother brings out the white cake.
She puts red, blue, brown and silver candles on the cake. Subina cuts
the cake. Everybody sings "Happy Brithday to You". She is 8 today.
They dance and play and click photos. Subina is happy and thanks
all for making her birthday special.

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Comprehension

26 Answer the following questions.

a. How old is Subina?


b. What does mother bring?


c. What are the children doing?

27 Write the colours of following objects.

things colours

cake
flowers
ribbons
balloons
candles
clothes

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28 Colour the picture and then write five sentences.

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29 What are they wearing? What colour is the dog? Write.

This is Subu's family. She is in pink dress and pink shoes.
Her brother is

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Unit 6

Our Culture

1 Write numbers to match. Then, listen and check.

2
13

4 5 Dashain
Eid
6 9 Chhath
7 8 Tihar
Holi
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Christmas
Maghi
Buddha Jayanti

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Conversation
2 Listen and practise.

Norbu : Hello Runa, what is your
favourite festival?

Runa : Hi Norbu, I like Chhat the
most.

Norbu : What do you do at Chhat?

Runa : Well, we go near a pond. We worship
the setting sun and next morning we
worship the rising sun. Then, we also
make thekuwa. It is very tasty.

Now sit in pairs and talk about your favourite festival.

Listening

3 Listen and write true or false.

a. Irfan's favourtie festival is Eid. _____________

b. He goes to temple on Eid day. _____________

c. Everybody wears new clothes on Eid day. _____________

d. Irfan likes giving to the poor. _____________

e. On Eid day, the family comes to grandparents' home._____

4 Listen again and choose.

a. On Eid day, people give ........ to the poor.

money dress books

b. At grandparent's home, the children get ......

fish dress sweets

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5 Read and learn.

Tihar the festival of lights

For many festivals, people decorate their homes. In Nepal, people
put lots of pretty oil-fed lamps and colourful electric lights in
their homes in Tihar. They look at the lamps and think about
their family and other people in the world.

Tihar, also called Dipawali, is usually in October or November.

It's a very big festival for Hindus in Nepal and Hindus all around

the world.

Look Meena's family
is marking Tihar here.
They have cleaned and
decorated the house. It
is the third day of Tihar.
The family worships
Goddess Laxmi. Her
father, mother and brother all are busy lighting the lamps. Meena
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selroti. Moreover, she likes to
play Bhailo with her friends.

Her friends Khushi, Chunu
and Seema are also coming
soon. They are going to play
Bhailo in the neighbours'
houses. They get some money
and sweets to eat there.

Next day, it is her brother's turn to go to
play Deusi. Her brother also has a plan
to meet his friends and play Deusi.

On the last day of Tihar, on Bhaitika.
Meena will put tika to her brother. Her
mother says, by putting tika on Bhaitika
her brother will be blessed and lucky.
She loves her brother. She does not want to miss putting tika to
her brother.

Her brother also loves her. He gives money and gifts to her.
Meena likes Tihar very much.

Comprehension

6 Write True or False.

a. People do not decorate their homes in Tihar. _______

b. Meena's family worships Goddess Laxmi. ______

c. Meena does not like to play Bhailo. _______

d. On Bhaitika day, Meena gets present from her brother. _____

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7 Answer the following questions.

a. Which festival is it?

b. When does this festival fall?

c. Who celebrates it. ?

d. What are Meena's family members doing?

e. Do you celebrate Tihar? How do you celebrate it?


8 What is your favourite festival? Draw and colour a scene.

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9 Look and say.

family shopping flying kites dancing in groups

Writing

10 How do you celebrate your favourite festival? Write.

My favourite festival is

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11 Read, learn and answer the questions.

The ABC School 1 New Year’s
Day
Kritipur, Nayabazzar
11 Prithivi Jayanti
Academic Calendar 2021
13 Parents’ Day
January 2021 14 Maghi festival

Sun Mon Tues Wed Thu Fri Sat 24 Grade 2 Sports
12 Day

3456789 29 Martyr’s Day
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31

Children have marked their birthdays on the calendar

26 Kabita's birthday 14 Sandeep's birthday

February 2021

Sun Mon Tues Wed Thu Fri Sat

12 3 4 5 6

7 8 9 10 11 12 13 12 Sonam Lhosar
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 16 Sarswaoti Pooja

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 19 Democracy Day
28 22 Class Test

Children have marked their birthdays on the calendar

9 Muna’s birthday 14 Madan’s birthday

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When is Parents’ Day? It’s on 13th January.

When is Madan’s birthday? It’s on 14th February.
_______________________
a. When is Maghi Festival? _______________________
b. When is the class test? _______________________
c. When is Martyr’s Day? _______________________
d. When is Saraswati Puja? _______________________
e. When is New Year’s Day? _______________________
f. When is Democracy Day? _______________________
g. When is your birthday?

12 Read the above calendar again. Then ask and answer

about other dates.

What day is 1st January? It’s Friday.

What day is 3rd It’s Wednesday .
February?
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