English Skills 4

8 Sit in groups and hold a competition. The one who
can write the most number of musical instruments is
the winner.

Grammar

The past simple : regular verbs

Positive Negative Question

I walked to school I didn’t / did not walk to Did I walk to school
yesterday. school yesterday. yesterday?

You walked to You didn’t / did not walk to Did you walk to
school yesterday. school yesterday. school yesterday?

He walked to He didn’t / did not walk to Did he walk to
school yesterday. school yesterday. school yesterday?

She walked to She didn’t / did not walk to Did she walk to
school yesterday. school yesterday. school yesterday?

It rained yesterday. It didn’t / did not rain Diditrainyesterday?
yesterday.

We walked to We didn’t / did not walk to Did we walk to
school yesterday. school yesterday. school yesterday?

They walked to They didn’t / did not walk to Did they walk to
school yesterday. school yesterday. school yesterday?

Short answers Yes, he did. Yes, she did.
Yes, I did. No, he didn’t. No, she didn’t.
No, I didn’t.
Yes, we did. Yes, they did.
Yes, it did. No, we didn’t. No, they didn’t.
No, it didn’t.

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9 Read, learn and write the past forms of the given
verbs.

Add ed at the end of the verb Add d to make past form of the
to make the past form regular verb ending with e.

walk walked die died
work smile
push dance
brush close
play change
open invite

Change y into i and add ed to Double the consonant and add ed
make the past forms of these at the end of these regular verbs
verbs ending in a consonant + y. ending in a vowel + a consonant
cry cried stop stopped
carry clap
try plan
study ban
fry bar
marry travel

10 Complete the sentences in the past simple. Use the
verbs in brackets correctly.

a. Pawan ___________ (play) the madal at the school programme.
b. The rain ___________ (stop) in the evening.
c. Meena ___________ (not invite) us to her birthday party yesterday.
d. I ___________ (study) very hard for the test.

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e. The film ___________ (finish) at seven o’clock.
f. The boys ___________ (smile) for a photograph.
g. ___________ (you eat) your lunch?

11 Choose a verb from the list and fill in each blank space.
Use the past simple form of the verb.

dance like work call clap help

My brother Mohan was a competitor
in Nepali Tara. He sang the song
and two of his friends ___________
on the stage with him. They had
practised a lot before the contest and
they were really good. The audience
___________ Mohan’s song very
much and they ___________ a lot.
His music teacher ___________
him to sing better. He ___________
his song “Sweet Dreams”. Mohan
___________ very hard, but he wasn’t the winner.

Writing

12 You just read about how Mohan participated in Nepal
Tara. Write about an event you took part in recently.

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Listening

13 Listen to the conversation and circle the musical
instruments you hear.

14 Listen to the conversations again. Say whether
the statements are true or false.

a. There was a concert at school last week.
b. Jenish played the cymbals in the programme.
c. Melina played the violin.
d. Subas played the madal.
e. Kamal and Usha played the drums.

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Telling time
15 Look, learn and write the time digitally in the blanks.

9 o’clock 09:00 4 o’clock _________ half past three _____

half past five _____ four thirty _______ quarter to four _____

quarter past seven quarter past ten ten thirty
_________ _________ ________

quarter to ten twelve forty-five nine forty-five
_________ _________ _________

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about eight o’clock about six o’clock

16 Listen the time and number the watches.

Speaking

17 Sit in pairs and ask your friend questions as in the
examples below.

A : Where were you at 6 o’clock in the morning yesterday?

B : I was in bed.

A : Where were you at five o’clock in the evening yesterday?

B : I was at the concert. My brother was singing.

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six o’clock in the morning (6:00 am)
half past four in the afternoon (4:30 pm)
a quarter past seven in the evening (7:15 pm)
a quarter to twelve at night (11:45 pm)
two o’clock at night (2:00 am)
five o’clock in the evening (5:00 pm)

Pronunciation

18 Listen and learn to pronounce ed endings.

moved travelled arrived used
pulled

liked cooked escaped helped
walked

+ hunted painted started ended
rented mended

Speaking

19 Make notes about yourself first. Then, tell the class.
Include one piece of false information about you. Your
friends guess what was false about you.

was born in…..
joined school at the age of….
liked / didn’t like my first day at school…
my teacher was….
she was very … (kind / strict)
my best friend was ….
my father / mother came to leave…
played … (name of games) with ….(name of your friends)

I was born in Samakhusi, Kathmandu. I came ….

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Reading

20 Read and learn.

Last evening, I was watching my favourite channel on TV.An interesting
story was being shown. They saidAesop told this story first. Do you know
whoAesop was? He was a great storyteller from Greece. Here’s the story
now.
Once there lived a boy in a village. He used to graze his sheep near
the jungle. Like every other day, he took his sheep near the jungle. He

climbed a tree and looked
around. He could see far
away.
One day, he was sitting in
a tree and watching over
his sheep. The sheep were
grazing quietly. He saw
some farmers on a farm a
little far away. They were
digging the field. He thought
of making them fools. He
shouted, “Wolf! Wolf!”
The farmers did not hear
him. So, he cried even louder. “Help! Help! A wolf is eating my sheep.”
The farmers heard his cries and stopped their work. They ran towards
the boy. The boy was sitting in the tree. He was laughing there. There
was no wolf. The farmers told him not to do so again.
Next day too, the boy took his sheep to the same place. Again he
climbed the tree. The sheep were grazing. The sun was shining.
The farmers were working in the field. Everything was fine. He again
thought of playing a trick on the farmers. He shouted, “Help! Help!
A wolf is eating my sheep.” The farmers came. They saw the sheep
grazing. The boy was laughing. The farmers warned him not to do so
again.

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Third day too, the boy
came with his sheep.
The sun was shining.
The boy was sitting on
a tree. Out of the bush,
there came a big wolf.
The wolf started to kill his
sheep. The boy started
crying. He shouted,
“Help! Help! A wolf is
killing my sheep.” The
farmers heard him. They didn’t go to help him this time. They thought
that the boy was tricking them again. The wolf ate all his sheep. He
came home crying.

Comprehension

21 Which words in the story mean the opposite of the
following?

wise laughing started small
standing near save

22 Write the past form of the given verbs. Search them
in the story above.

take come think hear eat see

23 Write whether each of the following statements is true
or false.

a. The boy took his goats to the jungle.

b. On the first day there was no wolf.

c. The farmers were kind and helpful.

d. The wolf really came on the third day.

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24 Answer the following questions.

a. Who was Aesop?
b. What were the farmers doing in the field?
c. Where did the wolf come from?
d. Where was the boy sitting?
e. Why didn’t the farmers come to help the boy on the third day?

Writing

25 Read parts 1 and 2 of ‘The Hare and the Tortoise’.
Then write part three.

The Hare and the Tortoise

Part 1
There once was a
speedy Hare who
bragged about how
fast he could run.
Tired of hearing him
boast, the Tortoise
challenged him to a
race. All the animals
in the forest gathered
to watch.
The Hare ran down
the road for a while
and then paused to
rest. He looked back
at the tortoise and cried out, "How do you expect to win this race when
you are walking along at your slow, slow pace?"
The Hare stretched himself out alongside the road and fell asleep,
thinking, "There is plenty of time to relax."

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The Tortoise walked and walked, never ever stopping until he came
to the finish line.
The animals who were watching cheered so loudly for Tortoise that
they woke up the Hare. The Hare stretched, yawned and began to run
again, but it was too late. Tortoise had already crossed the finish line.
Moral: Slow and steady wins the race.

Part 2
After being defeated by the tortoise, the hare did some soul-searching.
He knew that though he had tried hard in the beginning, he was not
consistent, and had grown overconfident. He was determined to undo his
mistakes, and invited tortoise for another race. This time, the rabbit was
careful to run the whole distance, and of course, emerged the winner.
Moral: Fast and consistent may be better than slow and steady.

26 Add a comma wherever necessary.

a. Seema, you should visit your grandmother this weekend.

b. He said “I’m not going to lose my game today.”

c. I wanted to buy some balloons a cake and some ice cream for
the party.

d. Yes I love to go to the beach with my family.

e. Mrs. Sunar did you say you ate pizza for dinner yesterday?

f. We went to visit the park the museum and the cinema this
weekend.

g. No I did not want to order a purple unicorn for her birthday gift.

h. Kabish Karun and Sapana all studied volcanoes last year.

i. “Go now” said the mean man “and do not return.”

j. Sophie are you going to take ballet again next year?

k. My favourite animals are bears tigers and dogs.

l. “Mum we need to leave now” said Rabina.

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11Lesson Giving Reasons

Get started

1 Look and discuss.

a. What are they doing and why?
b. What is the boy wearing on the face and why?
c. Why is the man scared and running?

Conversation

2 Sit in pairs and play the roles.

Muna : Why are you late today, Dad?
Dad : I had a meeting at the office.
Mark : And you are so happy, too?
Dad : Oh, my dear! I got a promotion today.
Mark : In that case, we need a party.
Dad : Why not? Let’s go out for dinner tonight!

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3 Listen and sing. Then discuss the questions.

We had some chickens, no eggs would they lay
We had some chickens, no eggs would they lay
Oh, my wife said, “Honey, we're losing money!” - oh yeah
“Because them chickens no eggs will they lay!
Then came a rooster into our yard
and he caught them chickens right off of their guard
They're laying eggs now like they never used to
Since that rooster came into our yard

We had a milk cow, no milk would she give
We had a milk cow, no milk would she give
oh, my wife said:
“Honey, we're losing money!” - oh yeah
“Because that milk cow no milk will she give.”
Then came a rooster into our yard
and he caught that milk cow right off of her guard
she’s giving yoghurt like she never used to
Since that rooster came into our yard

4 Answer the following questions.

a. Why were they losing money?

b. Why did the chickens lay eggs?

c. Why did the cows start giving yoghurt?

d. Which of the following means ‘honey’?

a. husband b. wife c. something you get from bees

e. What does ‘caught someone or something off-guard’ mean?

a. to catch without a guard

b. to surprise somebody not prepared

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Grammar

Using and, but and because

Aruna Lama went to school in Darjeeling.
She learnt music with Amber Gurung there.
Aruna Lama went to school in Darjeeling
and learnt music with Amber Gurung there.
Aruna Lama was a great singer.
She was never boastful.
Aruna Lama was a great singer but she
was never boastful.
People like Aruna Lama.
She sang beautiful songs.
People like Aruna Lama because she sang beautiful songs.
You can use ‘and’ to add information or bring two similar ideas together.
‘And’ also brings two similar or connected events in a single sentence. ‘But’
shows the contrast. It brings two opposite or contrasting ideas together.
Likewise, you can use ‘because’ to give reasons.

5 Choose the best answer.

a. I like rice _______________ (and/ but/ because) my sister prefers
noodles.

b. On Saturday I went shopping with my mother _______________
(and/ but/ because) she bought me a pair of shoes.

c. I bought a new DVD _______________ (and/ but/ because) I didn’t
watch it immediately.

d. We went to the park_______________ (and/ but/ because) had a
picnic.

e. Thefoodlookedlovely_______________(and/but/because)I wasn’t
very hungry.

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5 Join the following sentences with but or and or because.

a. I could play the madal. He couldn’t play the sarangi.
b. He made a flute with a bamboo pipe. He played the flute sweetly.
c. He sang a song. He didn’t dance.
d. Call your brother. Don’t call your sister
e. Come here. Sing with us.
f. I came early. I couldn’t open the door.
g. You could not get the first prize. You fell short by 0.5 mark.
h. The teacher told me about Aesop. I forgot it.
I. They did not come. You did not invite.
j. You spoke bad about him. He still helps you.

Listening

6 Listen and find where Aesop was from. Name the
story related to the given picture.

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7 Listen to the audio again. Are the given statements
true or false? Say.

a. Aesop was from Europe.
b. Aesop lived more than two thousand and six hundred years ago.
c. Aesop was a storyteller.
d. His stories have a moral lesson.
e. He was a slave.
f. He was a rich person.

Grammar

The simple past : irregular verbs

do did see saw make made
come came
go went stand stood dig dug
hear heard
sing sang swim swam eat ate
sell sold
speak spoke know knew bring brought
tell told
sit sat break broke fight fought

meet met hit hit

take took buy bought

give gave say said

catch caught teach taught

pay paid understand understood

8 Complete the text with the past simple form of the verb.

In 2016, British Prince Harry _________
(come) to Nepal to help us. He
_____________ (go) to different parts of
Nepal. He _____________ (carry) bricks

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and sands with the people in Gorkha district. He _____________
(help) to build a school in the area. The 2015 earthquake had damaged
schools there. He also _____________ (take) time to reach Bardiya.
People _____________ (give) him presents. He was happy to be in
Nepal. Meantime, he _____________ (visit) Lamjung, the home of
the Gurkha soldiers. There, the laurenies, the wives of the Gurkhas
_____________ (dance) and _____________ (sing) with him. He
_____________ (have) a great time there! He loved Nepal because
he had worked with the Gurkhas before.

9 Choose the correct verbs to complete the story.

Kalu Prasad has morning classes. He
is often late for the class. Yesterday,
he (came / come / comes) early. The
guard (was / were / is) sleeping. He
silently (enters / entered / enters) the
class. There (was / were / is) no other
students. He (smile / smiled / smiles).
He (took / take / takes) a seat in the first
row. Then he (sleep / sleeps / slept) there by leaning against the desk.
When he (woke / wake / woken) up, he was still alone. He (sees / saw
/ see) no one there. He (looks / look / looked) out of the window. The
sun (was / were / is) shining. The birds (was / were / is) flying. It (was
/ were / is) beautiful outside but he was sad. “Why didn’t they (come
/ came / comes) today?” he (think / thinks / thought). Then he came
out. The guard (sees / saw / see) him. “Why are you here?” the guard
(ask / ask / asked). The guard (said / say / says) that it was Saturday.
Kalu was ashamed. He (run / ran / runs) towards home. At home
everybody thought that Kalu (get / gets / got) lost.

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Conversation

10 Listen and practise.

Father : What were your friends doing when you reached school this
morning?

Bina : Some of the boys were playing table tennis. My friend Muna
was skipping. My friend Bindu and Karina were watching
a documentary in the auditorium. The other girls were just
gossiping.

Father : How about your teachers?

Bina : Well, the head teacher was reading the newspaper. I don’t
know what other teachers were doing. I didn’t see them. Oh,
yes! Our head teacher was telling me about your photo in the
newspaper.

Father : Did you see me? I was talking to your maths teacher.

Bina : Oh dad! Were you? You didn’t call me!

Father : Sorry Bina, I was in a hurry.

Speaking

11 What were your family members doing when you left for
school? Tell your class.

Father was reading the newspaper.
Mother was getting ready for office. My
small brother was playing with his toys.

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Grammar

The past continuous

Positive Negative Question

I was sleeping. I wasn’t / was not Was I sleeping?
sleeping.

You were sleeping. You weren’t / were not Were you sleeping?
sleeping.

He was sleeping. He wasn’t / was not Was he sleeping?
sleeping.

She was sleeping. She wasn’t / was not Was she sleeping?
sleeping.

It was sleeping. It wasn’t / was not Was it sleeping?
sleeping.

We were sleeping. We weren’t / were not Were we sleeping?
sleeping.

They were sleeping. They weren’t / were not Were they sleeping?
sleeping.

Short answers Yes, you were. Yes, he was.
Yes, I was. No, you weren’t. No, he wasn’t.
No, I wasn’t. Yes, it was. Yes, we were.
No, it wasn’t. No, we weren’t.
Yes, she was.
No, she wasn’t.

Yes, they were.
No, they weren’t.

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12 Complete the story with past continuous form of the
verbs from the brackets.

One morning Sanju woke up late. When she looked out of the window, she
saw a strange old man in front of her house. The man _______________
(wear) torn clothes. He _______________ (hold) a stick in one hand. He
_______________(say)somethingtoadog.Thedog_______________
(look) at him. The man _______________ (chew) something.At times he
_______________(spit)ontheground.Aftersometime,shesawanother
dog.The dog _______________ (carry) something in its mouth.The dog
came and gave it to the man. The man smiled and the three went away.
Sanju could not forget the scene for many days. She _______________
(think) about it. What was the dog _______________ (give) to the man?
Why _______________ the man _______________ (smile)?

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Speaking

13 Sit in pairs. Ask and answer the following questions.

Were you born in the village?
Was your father watching news on TV last night?
Was your brother flying kites yesterday afternoon?
Were you playing computer games yesterday?
Was your mother watching TV at seven o’clock last evening?

14 RememberlastSaturday.Whatwereyourfamilymembers
doing at one o’clock in the afternoon? Sit in groups and
tell each other.

My parents were talking to the guests. My
brother was playing video games. My sister

was listening to music.
I was playing with my doll.

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Reading

15 Read about a documentary on an elephant farm in
Chitwan.

Do you watch TV programmes about animals? Why or
why not?
Last month the Discovery Channel filmed six children
at an elephant farm in Chitwan. What did they do? Ten-
year-old Ramesh told us about the trip.
We flew to Bharatpur with the film crew. Then we took a taxi and
went to Sauraha. After keeping our bags at a hotel, we walked to the
elephant farm.
The farm has baby elephants and mother elephants. The elephants
are tied with iron chains. The caretakers have a small house to live in.
Sometimes, wild elephants come there. The caretakers chase them
away with the help of the elephants on the farm.
When we reached there, the
caretakers were feeding the
elephants. The tourists were
taking photos. The guides
were telling them about the
animals. We just saw the
place that day and came
back to the hotel. We were
not allowed to go near the
elephants for safety reasons.
Next day, along with the film crew, we went to the farm. We put up our
tent near caretakers’ cottage. It was really scary! One boy didn’t like
snakes and the cameraman was scared of spiders. On the first night,
I was unable to sleep as I could listen to the sounds of wild animals. A
tiger was roaring just near our tent.
After five days, we finished our programme. It was a great experience.
We had a lot of fun. I can’t wait to watch the programme on TV!

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Vocabulary

16 Match the words with their meanings.

a. frightened _____ a small house
b. caretaker _____ scared
c. cottage _____ visitors
d. tourists _____ group
e. crew _____ a keeper of elephants

17 Complete the crossword puzzle. Find the words from the
text in Exercise 17. Take help of the clues given on the
next page.

1 3
2 4

5

6
7

8

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ACROSS
2. Completed
5. That is how the tiger was shouting
7. A short film based on reality
8. A man who operates the camera

DOWN
1. Living in the jungle, or not tamed.
3. The opposite of inexperience
4. One who takes care of something
6. Enjoyment

Comprehension

18 Read the text again and choose the correct answers.

a. ThechildrenwenttoChitwan_____________________ (lastyear/
last month / last week).

b. RameshandhisfriendstravelledtoSaurahaby____________(plane
and car / plane and taxi / plane and boat).

c. Thecameramanwasscaredof_____________________(spiders/
snakes / tigers).

d. On the first night of their arrival, they stayed _______________ (in
their tent / in their relatives’ home / at a hotel).

19 Are the following true or false? Write.

a. Elephant breeding centre is in Bharatpur.
b. The writer was not afraid of anything.
c. They finished the programme within less than a week.
d. The documentary is coming up on TV.

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20 Answer the following questions.

a. How old was Ramesh?
b. How many children were there?
c. Where did they make the tent?
d. What were the tourists doing when they reached there?
e. Why was Ramesh afraid at the first night in his tent?
f. How many days did they stay there?

Pronunciation

21 Listen and practise producing the following sounds.

snake spider scared smile small

shake shape shoe shame shore

22 Listen and put the words into the correct columns.

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Dictionary Skill

23 Writethemeaningofthefollowingwords.Useadictionary.
Then, use each of the words in a sentence of your own.

delicious carnival fantastic
performer costume traditional

Reading

24 Read the invitation cards and answer the questions.

Party Time Sanil’s 9th Birthday

When : September 28, Saturday
Where : Ande’s Cafe and Pool, New Baneshwor
Time : 1 - 4 PM
RSVP : Please text Manita 984000000
Please don’t forget to bring a swim-suit, towel and sunscreen.

A told B and B told C 1. When is Sanil’s birthday?
We are having a birthday party! 2. Where is it going to take place?
Punya is turning 9. 3. How long will it last?
Friday, October 21 4. What are they going to do
Time : 3:00 - 6:00 pm
At Punya’s home there?
RSVP to 99984000 5. When is Punya’s birthday?
dinner and cake will be served 6. How old is Punya turning now?
7. Where is the party?

Do you know what is RSVP? It means please inform.

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25 Sometimes, we don’t make a card. Rather we write a short
invitation letter or short note. Read the note and answer
the following questions.

Balaju, Kathmandu
November 21, 2021

Dear Sunita,
I’m very happy to write to you today. I would like to invite you to
my uncle’s wedding party. My uncle is getting married next Friday
(November 28) and we are having the party on Saturday at Nagarjuna
Party Palace Balaju. Hope you could come.

Also, tell my Namaste to your mum and dad!

Please, do come. I’ll be waiting for you at the gate.
Yours, Manita

a. Where is the note written from?
b. Who is it written to and who wrote it?
c. Why is this note sent?
d. When was the note written?
e. When was the event?
f. Where was the event?

Writing

26 Following one of the formats, prepare an invitation card
inviting your friend to your birthday party.

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Writing

Norbu shared about his bad times in the story you read earlier. Here
is Sheeya from Kathmandu. She is sharing what happened to her on a
particular day.

My Bad Day

Today was one of the worst days I have had this
year. First, I forgot my homework. Then, I had
trouble with my teacher. She scolded me in the
class. Everybody heard her scolding me. I was
really ashamed.Then during the break, I slipped
and fell into a muddy puddle. My skirt was all
dirty. I had to be in the class with my dirty clothes.
I came home after school. I wanted to watch TV
but my little sister and her friends were at home.
Theyweremakingaloudnoise.Theyalsopushed
me to play with them. Today was really bad for
me. I hope tomorrow will be better.

27 Answer the following questions.

a. What is the topic of the paragraph?
b. Underline the topic sentence of the paragraph.
c. Underline the closing sentence of the paragraph.
d. How many bad things happen to the writer on that day?

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28 Look and brainstorm your idea.

Example Name of the thing Football jersey
Captain at school
My favourite When and how I got it
possession football team
No 10/ Messi’s no/
Why I love it?
feel like Messi

Now your brain
storming

My favourtie
possession

Your Outline

Topic : ______________________________________________

Topic sentence : ______________________________________

Body : ____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________

Closing : ____________________________________________

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12Lesson Describing People
and Places

Get started

1 Look at the pictures and discuss. Consider their look,
age, dress, hair and possible thing they do.

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2 Listen and sing.

What does he look like?
Is he short or tall?
What colour are his eyes?
What does he look like?

He has short black hair and black eyes.
Is he tall? Yes, he is.
He has very long arms and legs.

What does she look like?
Does she have long hair?
Are her ears small or big?
Does she wear glasses?

What does she look like?
She has long curly hair and blue eyes.
Is she tall? No, she’s not.
She is short and has a small nose.

Speaking

We ask about someone’s appearance as follows:
What does he/she look like?
While answering this, you must consider the person’s height, weight, hair,
eyes, face, colour, clothes and so on.
Sometimes, we also add behaviours and habits of the person.

3 Describe your best friend in the class.

My best friend is Monica. She is tall and well-built. She has
long black hair. Her wavy hair comes up to her waist. She
oftenwearsshirtand trousers.Sheloveseatingicecream.

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Vocabulary: Adjectives

4 Match the description with picture by writing the letters
in the circles.

a. long, straight, black hair f. bald but has grey mustache

b. short, curly, brown hair g. plaited hair

c. short, wavy, black hair h. long, black mustache and
d. short,straight,grayhairand beard

gray mustache i. spiky hair

e. pony tail

j. slim, tall girl in a sari
k. well built boy in a suit and glasses
l. white with big black eyes
m. short, white man in black shoes, brown pants and green T shirt.

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Listening

5 Which is Mohan’s picture? Listen and find.

Pronunciation

6 Listen and practise.

yellow yes yell yam you your
judge June July
jelly joke jet

7 Listen and put the words in the correct boxes.

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Writing

Learn some writing mechanics.

We begin a We also begin the name of a
sentence with a person or place with a capital
capital letter. letter. Names of languages,
countries and the days of the
week too begin with a capital

letter.

‘I’ is always
capital.

8 Use CAPITAL letters where necessary.

a. its name is lale.
______________________________________ .

b. she lives in kathmandu.
______________________________________ .

c. he can speak hindi, nepali and english.
______________________________________ .

d. jamuna and i can make kites.
______________________________________ .

e. madhu went to pokhara on monday.
______________________________________ .

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Describing a person
When you describe a person you may start by using “be like”. Look
at the examples.
Examples:

My grandfather is like a little My best friend is just like
boy. He loves sweets and Messi. He is a great footballer.
cakes very much.
He scored five goals for our
team in Interschool tournament

last month.

9 Herearesomepeople.Writeacoupleofsentencesaboutthem
as shown in the example. Use your notebook.

a. My teacher b. My father

c. My favourite player d. My sister/brother

10 Read the example and write a couple of similar sentences.
Use the describing words given in the box.

When we describe a person we often use describing words. We also
talk about abilities of the person as well.

young busy funny nice smart
hard-working talented clever old caring

Example:
My grandfather is old. He has wrinkles and can’t walk quickly.
a. My teacher b. My father
c. My favourite player d. My sister / brother

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11 Join the sentences as shown in the example.

My grandfather has a loud laugh. You can hear his laugh everywhere.
My grandfather has a loud laugh that you can hear everywhere.

Karina has many colour pencils. I want to borrow her colour pencils.
Karina has many pencils that I want to borrow.

a. He has a long moustache. His moustache looks like mouse tail.
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________

b. Mona has beautiful eyes. Her eyes look like almonds.
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________

c. Utshav has long hair. His hair looks like a bush.
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________

d. Asmita puts on a tika. Her tika looks like a star.
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________

12 Read a sample paragraph on “My Favourite Person.

My Favourite Person

My favourite person is my grandfather. He is tall and
old. He has gray and white hair. He does not have
much hair on the top of his head. He has big black
eyes. They look like mine. His ears are big, too. He
has wrinkles and can’t walk quickly. He often takes
a stick while walking. He wears glasses to read.

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However, his age does not matter. He is just like a child. He loves
sweets and cakes. He loves watching cartoons with me. He cracks
jokes and laughs loudly. I love to be with him and listen to his stories.
Actually he is my best friend.

13 Look at the sample and brainstorming about your
favourite person. Then, prepare an outline.

My favourite person : Grandfather

Looks Characteristics
- gray and - old, has wrinkles
- can’t walk quickly, takes
white hair
- not much a stick while walking
- like a child, loves
hair on top
of head sweets and cakes
- big black - loves to watch cartoons
eyes (like - needs glasses to read
mine - loves to tell jokes
- big ears - tells stories and laughs

Your brainstorming
My favourite person :

Draw a picture of your Looks Characteristics
favourite person. ........................ ..........................................
........................ ..........................................
........................ ..........................................
........................ ..........................................
........................ ..........................................

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Now prepare your outlines.

Topic: ________________

Topic sentence : ________________________________________

________________________________________

Body or details:

Looks: ________________________________________

________________________________________

________________________________________

________________________________________

________________________________________

________________________________________

________________________________________

Characteristics: ________________________________________

________________________________________

________________________________________

________________________________________

________________________________________

________________________________________

________________________________________

Conclusion: ________________________________________

________________________________________

________________________________________

14 Now, write a paragraph. Use your notebook.

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Grammar
The present continuous

Positive Negative Questions

I am / I’m sleeping. I am / I’m not sleeping. Am I sleeping?

You are / You’re sleeping. You are not / You aren’t sleeping. Are you sleeping?

He is / He’s learning. He is not / He isn’t learning. Is he learning?

She is / She’s learning. She is not / She isn’t learning. Is she learning?

It is / It’s eating. It is not / It isn’t eating. Is it eating?

We are / We’re sitting. We are not / We aren’t sitting. Are we sitting?

They are / They’re lying. They are not / They aren’t lying. Are they lying?

Short answers to the yes/no questions:

Yes, I am. Yes, you are. Yes, we are.
No, I’m not. No, you aren’t. No, we aren’t.

Yes, he is. Yes, it is. Yes, they are.
No, he isn’t. No, it isn’t. No, they aren’t.

Yes, she is.
No, she isn’t.

Spelling

15 We add –ing at the end of verbs in order to make the
continuous tense. Complete the table below.

Add –ing at the end of the In a verb ending with a consonant
verbs. + e, remove e and add –ing.
play playing make making
cry take
go come
throw dance
kill smile

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In a verb ending with a vowel In a verb ending with ie, change
+ consonant, repeat the ie into y and add –ing.
consonant and add –ing. die dying
swim swimming tie
begin lie
cut
put
hit

16 Complete the sentences. Use the present continuous.

a. Nima and Pemba ___________ (talk) to a magician.
b. They ___________ (ask) him questions.
c. The magician ___________ (stand) inside a magic box.
d. Pemba ___________ (wear) blue trousers.
e. The children ___________ (look for) their lost ring.
f. They ___________ (sit) on a bench.

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17 Look at the pictures and correct the information.

She’s reading. He’s cycling. They’re cooking.
She isn’t reading.
She’s dancing.

They’re running. Nina is crying. He’s drinking juice.
18 Fillintheblankstocompletethegivenquestions.Lookat
the pictures for help.

a. Is Bina eating (eat) a banana?

b. ___________ Mark ___________ (listen) to the radio?

c. ___________ Milan and Mitral ___________ (play) badminton?

d. ___________ Jimmy ___________ (write) a letter?

e. ___________ John ___________ (fly) a kite?

f. ___________ Hari and Gopal ___________ (cry)?

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Reading

19 Read and learn.

Hanuman Dhoka Palace Museum

This Saturday, I went to visit a museum with my mother. A museum is
a place where old and very important things are kept. We went to the
Hanuman Dhoka Palace Museum. Some people also call it Hanuman
Dhoka Museum. It is called Hanuman Dhoka because there is a
statue of Monkey God (Hanuman) in front of the main palace gate.
The palace is located at Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu.

I was amazed to see such a great palace. My mother said it is spread over
five acres of land. It is about five times bigger than our school compound.
The museum is also very big. It was the palace of the Malla kings of
Kathmandu. Some Shah kings also lived in the palace until 1886 AD. After
that, they shifted to Narayanhiti Royal Palace, which is also a museum now.
Hanuman Dhoka is used for various important ceremonies.

I saw many things inside the museum. I got much information about
Nepal and the Shah kings. The displays included photos of the kings,
their collections, awards and honours they received, weapons, thrones,

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newspaperclippings,giftstheyreceived,clothestheyworeduringspecial
occasions, etc. The museum is divided into three sections. They are:
TribhuvanMuseum,MahendraMuseumandBirendraMuseum.Allthese
sectionsarededicatedtothesethreekingsandtheirworksforthecountry.

The Tribhuvan Museum gives all the necessary information about
King Tribhuvan. I saw the items that were used by the king during
special occasions. There were
also some clothes of the late
king - the clothes he wore
during marriage, coronation,
etc. I also saw his collection of
pocket watches, stamps, coins
and other such items. I saw the
oil paintings of the king with his
father. Also the king’s bed and his office are kept in display. Close to
it were photographic instruments such as camera and lights used by
the king. I saw the guns the king used for hunting. I also saw many
photographs of the king and his works. Moreover, I saw the pictures
of the king during his visits to different places with different people. I
learned a lot about the late king Tribhuvan in the museum.

The next section is the Mahendra Museum. These two museums are
separated by Nautale Durbar. This palace section has nine floors which is
how it got its name.The Durbar has oil paintings of various Shah Kings on
each floor. We climbed a few floors but didn’t go to the top. This museum
is dedicated to late king Mahendra. There are many items here. I saw
many pictures of the king from his childhood to his death. I also saw the
collections of his musical instruments, song records, literary works by him
as well as other authors, coin collection, etc. I came to know a lot about
King Mahendra. He was a lover of literature and music. He must have had
a very interesting life. He had many hobbies as well. I also saw two thrones
in this part of the museum.

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Comprehension

20 Choose suitable words and fill in the blanks.

compound shifted coronation amazed

a. My mother was ________________________ to find a gift for her on
the table.

b. Weopenedthegateandenteredthe________________________of
our grandmom’s house.

c. My aunt’s family ________________________ from their old house to
a new one.

d. Myfatherwaswatchingthe________________________ofthenew
king on television.

21 Answer the following questions.

a. Where is the Hanuman Dhoka Palace Museum?
b. Why is it called Hanuman Dhoka Palace?
c. How many sections are there in the museum?
d. What can you see inside the Mahendra Museum?
e. Why is Nautale Durbar named as such?
f. Have you visited any museum or any historical place of Nepal?

Describe what you saw there.

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13Lesson Expressing Likes
and Dislikes

Get started

1 Look at the pictures. Which activity do you like to do?

Conversation

2 Listen and practise.

Mark : What’s your favourite TV programme?
Jane : I love documentaries.
Mark : Well, did you watch the documentary on elephants last night?
Jane : No, I didn’t. I was doing my homework last evening. How was it?
Mark : It was very interesting. I knew that an elephant weighs about

seven thousand kilograms.
Jane : Wow! So heavy!

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3 Listen and sing.

Rafting, biking what a fun.
Let’s play outside O, come on!
Skate in the park till it’s dark.
Let’s play outside O, come on!

Surfing, boating all can be
All these happen in the sea.
Come to court and throw the ball
The sport is volleyball

Table tennis, basketball Be in a room and play chess.
We love such sports all Be clever not to make a mess
Kabbadi and karate Look at the sunny shiny day.
Come on, come on Come on! Come on! Let’s play.
Let’s play!

Listening

4 Are these statements true or false? Listen and say.

a. Aman and Ruby meet every day.

b. Aman travels to school by bus.

c. Aman’s school is two minutes away from his home.
d. Ruby’s school is far from her home.

e. Aman finds mathematics difficult.

f. Ruby likes talking.

5 Listen again and write.

a. What are Aman’s favourite subjects?
___________________ ___________________

b. What are Ruby’s favourite subjects?
___________________ ___________________

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Reading

6 Discuss the following questions.

a. Which of the following Super Kids!
activities are you good at:
singing, swimming, art, There are young, talented people
music, writing or cooking? everywhere. There are five-year-olds
who can play the flute and amaze
b. Do you know some very people with their talent. There are
talentedpeople?Whatcan thirteen-year-olds who publish books
they do? and train teachers. There are many

children like this all over the world.

7 Read and learn.

My name is Nadeem. I am from India. I am
twelve years old and I like painting. Nobody
in my family is artistic, so they were surprised
when I started painting seriously. I was only
four years old. At first, I painted trees and
flowers. Now I paint portraits of my family and
friends. I enter competitions and sometimes
have exhibitions. I have already sold some
of my paintings. I have a website and all my
paintings are on it. I’m going to an art school
when I’m old enough.
My name is Nishan Sharma. I am a thirteen-
year-old boy from Chitwan, Nepal. When I
was small, my father taught me how to play
chess. I took part in my first competition at
school when I was eight years old. I was so
excited when I won a trophy! Today, I have
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my room. Next year, I’m going to take part in a tournament in China.
One day, I’d like to be a chess champ of my country. I know I’m on my
way!
I am a little chef from Britain. My name is Kate
and I am fourteen years old. I love cooking very
much. I started cooking when my aunt sent me
a cookery book on my tenth birthday. At first
I made cakes, but now I love making special
meals for my family. At my school, there is a
competition called the Young Chef of the Year. I
won the competition for this year. My prize is
a visit to an expensive London restaurant next
week. I’m spending a day there with a famous
chef. He’s going to teach me about some delicious dishes. One day,
I’m going to open my own restaurant.
I am Bhola Gurung from Nuwakot,
Nepal. I am just twelve years old.
I really enjoy playing the flute.
Everyone in my family is good at
playing the flute. I have an older
brother and a younger brother.
Both of them are also good at
playing the flute. My father is also
very musical. He can play the
madal and the flute very beautifully. I, along with my brothers, learnt
playing the flute from him. Although I have never been to a music
school, I am good at it. I started playing the flute at the age of six and
soon I started to take part in the school programmes. I have won the
district level interschool flute playing competition. Next month I am
going to Kathmandu to play the flute at Radio Nepal. I think I will win.
Nadeem, Nishan, Kate and Bhola are just like any ordinary children.
But they have one extraordinary difference - a special talent. And
they’re all on their way to success!

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Comprehension

8 Name the person.

a. Who started learning the skill at the age of four?
b. Who learnt the skill from the parents?
c. Who plans to go to Radio Nepal?
d. Who has a musical hobby?
e. Who is going to China?
f. Who earns money from his skill?
g. Who has got a musical family?

9 Write true or false.

a. Nadeem’s family is also good at art.
b. He paints pictures of people.
c. Nishan took part in his first chess tournament when he was just

eight.
d. He has won many prizes.
e. Kate likes cooking for other people.
f. She already works in a restaurant.
g. Bhola learnt playing the flute from his father.
h. He is going to a foreign country soon.
i. His brothers are not good at playing the flute.

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10 Answer the following questions.

a. What did Nadeem paint before? What does he paint now? Can
Nadeem paint a face?

b. How many trophies and medals has Nishan already won?

c. What will Kate do in the future?

d. How many brothers does Bhola have?

11 Discuss the following questions.

a. What do Nadeem, Nishan, Kate and Bhola have in common?
b. Do you think these children are happy? Why or why not?
c. Which of these talents would you like to have most?
d. Are there any famous talented children in your school or village?

What can they do?
e. Everybody has a talent. What is yours?

Vocabulary

12 Choose the word and fill in the blanks.

medal tournament good perform artist

take part extraordinary musical prize

a. My mother is an ......................... cook, better than anybody I know.

b. MyfriendMinuisvery...............................atmaths.Shecansolveevery
problem in the book.

c. That poem was excellent. It won the first ...............................inthepoetry
contest.

d. I’m not a good ................................ I don’t know how to draw.

e. I play chess with my brother. I’ve never played in a ......................

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