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Grade 3

Editor

Uday Sharma

Authors

Dipendra Raj Silwal
Rajendra Poudel

Anamnagar, Kathmandu, Nepal English Skills Book - 3 5
Phone: 0977-01-4313205

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Grade 3

Publisher
Oasis Publication Pvt. Ltd.
Anamnagar, Kathmandu
Phone: 01-4313205
Copyright
Publisher

Layout
Oasis Desktop

Illustrator
Ram Krishna Thapa

Edition
First : 2078

Printed in Nepal

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Foreword

English Skills is a comprehensive skills development coursebook in English
language specially designed for Nepalese students. It has a systematic skills
based approach to language teaching and learning with carefully worked
out lessons and tasks that lead up to clear communicative outcomes.

The authors believe that the development of all four skills of language,
viz. listening, speaking, reading and writing, requires a clear and explicit
focus on the actual process of communication as well as close integration
of those skills within a learning task. This is to ensure that the students
use the information and ideas from one skills activity while doing another
while at the same time develop awareness of the communication itself.
This course has been crafted with this core concept in mind.

Evidently, learner development is a vital feature of this entire course. Over
the ten stages of this comprehensive course, students are encouraged to
develop as independent and active learners of English. The authors stay
confident that the skills and habits that they learn through this course
will amply prepare them for their higher educational pursuits besides
making them conscientious learners for life.

The authors of this coursebook also recognise the fact that students in the
same class often come from different socio-economic backgrounds and
do not possess the same abilities and experiences of life. Therefore, they
are at different levels in the same class. English Skills provides sufficient
chances for students with less knowledge, experience or language ability
to build up their knowledge through practice volume and repetition. At
the same time, more proficient students have the opportunity to expand
on the same activity, extend it to new directions or approach it through
new angles. This is possible due to the open-ended and multi-level nature
of activities and tasks included in English Skills.

In the end, results count. The success of the students will be deemed the
success of the course as well. The authors welcome any suggestions or
feedback from students, teachers, administrators and parents.

Happy teaching and learning!

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Contents

Welcome........................................................................................ 9

Unit-1
Me and My Family....................................................................... 13

Unit-2
My Daily Life................................................................................ 62

Unit-3
Our School ................................................................................... 90

Unit-4
Our Environment........................................................................... 113

Unit-5
My Belongings............................................................................. 137
Unit-6
Our Culture................................................................................... 156
Unit-7
Communication, Technology and Market................................ 183
Unit-8
Fruits and Vegetables.................................................................. 197
Unit-9
Hobbies and Interests.................................................................. 215
Unit-10
Birds and Animals........................................................................ 226

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Welcome

1 Listen and sing.

Back to school, we are going back to school.
We are going back to school.
We are going back to school.
Back to school, we are going back to school.

We are going back to school.
We are going back to school.

The holidays have come to an end.
And it’s time to start another year.
I’m going to see my friends again
We are going to play and have fun.

Teachers, teachers teach us
and tell us stories from our book.
There are so many things to learn about.
There are many things to look.
Teachers, teachers teach us
about hills, plains, and woods.

Tells us the ideas that we should
learn about countries, peoples and places all
Don’t let us fall.
Teachers, teachers teach us all about
Don’t let us fall.

Back to school, we are going back to school.
We are going back to school.
We are going back to school.

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2 Let’s Start !

Stand up in alphabetical order and say your names.

I’m Amit. I’m Deepa.

I’m Umesh.

I’m Binita. I’m Yadav.

Conversation Hi. My name is Yadav.

3 Listen and practise.

Scene 1: First day at school

Hello. I’m Mark.
What’s your name?

Where are you I’m from
from, Yadav? Khotang. And

you?

I’m from London. Nice to meet
Nice to meet you. you, too.

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Scene 2: Second day at school I’m good. Thank you.
How about you?
Good morning,
Mark. How are you?

I’m also fine.
Thanks.

Scene 3: Second day after school Bye-bye Yadav. See
you tomorrow.
Bye Mark.

Now sit in pairs and introduce yourselves. Also practise
saying goodbye.

Bye Mum. Bye
Sohan. Have a

nice day.

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Now complete this conversation.

Hi. ______ name is ________ name is Ali.
Suman. ____________?

Nice to ____________ ___________ , too.

Speaking

4 Introduce your friend to the class.

Hi! This is Kamal. Hello! This is my friend Meena.
He’s from Palpa. She is from Pokhara.

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Unit 1

Me and My Family

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1 Listen and sing.

Hello father, hello father,
How are you? How are you?
I'm fine thank you, I'm fine thank you,
See you soon, See you soon.

Hello mother, hello mother,
How are you? How are you?
I'm fine thank you, I'm fine thank you,
See you soon, See you soon.

Hello brother, hello brother,
How are you? How are you?
I'm fine thank you, I'm fine thank you,
See you soon, See you soon.

Hello sister, hello sister,
How are you? How are you?
I'm fine thank you, I'm fine thank you,
See you soon, See you soon.

Hello grandfather, hello grandfather,
How are you? How are you?
I'm fine thank you, I'm fine thank you,
See you soon, See you soon.

Hello grandmother, hello grandmother,
How are you? How are you?
I'm fine thank you, I'm fine thank you,
See you soon, See you soon.

Hello family, hello family,
How are you? How are you?
I'm fine thank you, I'm fine thank you,
See you soon, See you soon.

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2 Now, match the words with similar meaning.

a. daddy mummy
b. mother grandpa
c. granny father
d. grandfather siblings
e. brothers and sisters grandmother

3 Who are there in your family? Put your family photo
and write.

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

Describing emotions Facial or skin colour

1 1
2
happy 2 white
3 sad 3 brown
angry olive
4 scared
5 worried

Built Hair style

13 12

2

slim 3 blond curly
fat 4 straight
thin bald
well built 5 grey long
plump black short
45

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5 Look at the family tree and fill in the blanks with
the correct words from the box.

Bhim Bahadur Kamala

Kanta Umesh Aasha Peter

Krish Uma Ansh Pretty Pari

a. Bhim Bahadur is.....................of Krish, Uma, brother
Ansh, Pretty and Pari. sister
uncle
b. Umesh is Aasha’s ............................. aunt
c. Kanta is Umesh’s ................................ wife
d. Krish is Kanta’s .............................. grandfather
son
e. Krish and Uma are Pretty’s ............................... nieces
nephew
f. Pari and Pretty are Umesh’s ............................ cousins

g. Krish is Asha’a ...............................

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6 Choose and complete the sentences.

grandfather grandmother parents grandchild auntie
cousins granddaughter
niece nephew siblings

a. Granny is another word for _____________.
b. The sons and daughters of your mother’s or father’s sister are your

_____________.
c. You are a _____________ of father’s brother or sister.
d. The sister of your mother is your _____________.
e. Father of your father or mother is your _____________ .
f. Children from the same parents are _____________.
g. You are a _____________ of the father of your mother.

h Your mother and father are your _____________.
i. You are a girl child and your grandparents call you _____________.

Speaking

7 Describe a person in the picture and ask your
friends to find the person.

Tej Tom Jeena Leela Meena

Isha Reecha Jack Farina

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He is a boy. He has light
brown hair and green
eyes. He is wearing a
yellow T-shirt and blue

jeans. Who is he?

8 Similarly describe one of your friends and try to
guess who.

9 Use the given words or phrases in sentences and
describe your friends.

a. clever : ................................................................................................. .
b. slim : ................................................................................................. .
c. happy : ................................................................................................. .
d. tall : ................................................................................................. .
e. curly : ................................................................................................. .
f. strong : ................................................................................................. .
g. big : ................................................................................................. .
h. small : ................................................................................................. .

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Reading

10 Read and learn.

Hello! My name is Preeti Yadav. I am
9 years old. I am from Dhanusha. Let
me introduce my family to you. My
family is a small and happy family.
We are four members in our family.

My father’s name is Jaya and he is 38
years old. He’s an engineer. He builds
houses. He is of medium height and he’s
got short brown hair and dark brown
eyes. He’s a calm, funny man. I wish
he could spend more time with us, but
he says he has to work hard because
he wants his family to have a good life.

My mother’s name is Sheela and she is 34 years old. She’s a math teacher
at my school, but she is not my teacher. She teaches to senior grades. She’s
a bit taller than my father. She’s got long brown hair and brown eyes
like that of my father’s. She is very sweet and understanding. She helps
us with our homework and she’s always there when we all need her.

My parents have two children. My brother Aaron is 6 years old. I
like him a lot. He is cute and smiling most of the time. He has short
brown hair. His hair colour matches with his brown eyes. Sometimes,
he can be troublesome as he wants to take my things away. I’m
a little bit bossy at times but I’m usually tolerant and patient.

My father has got a brother. His name is Jeevan and he
is my uncle. He is married to Gita and she is my aunt.

My mother has got a sister. Her name is Salina. She too is my aunt.
My mother also has a brother. His name is Shashi. He is my uncle.

We have a pet called Dingo. He is my favourtie dog. I love my family.

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Comprehension

11 Fill in the blanks.

a. Preeti is ____________ years old.
b. There are ____________members in Preeti’s family.
c. Sheela is Preeti’s ____________.
d. __________ and______________ are Preeti’s aunts.
e. Shashi is Preeti’s ____________.
f. ____________ is Preeti’s pet dog.

12 Answer the following questions.

a. Where is Preeti from?

b. Who is Aaron?

c. Who is Dingo?

d. Who does Preeti’s mother teach?

e. How old is Preeti’s brother?

f. Who does Preeti love?

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13 Match the words with their opposite meanings.

a. young fat
b. happy serious
c. slim senior
d. tall unhappy
e. junior old
f. funny short

Writing

14 Read about Preeti’s family again and write about your
family.

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Vocabulary

15 Match the countries and nationalities.

a. Nepal Chinese

b. China American

c. India Nepali

d. America English

e. England Indian

f. Germany Japanese

g. Australia Russian

h. Japan Sri Lankan

i. Russia French

j. Bhutan Australian

k. Sri Lanka German

l. France Bhutanese

Conversation

16 Listen and practise.

Smith : Hello! My name is Smith. What’s your
name?

Usha : Hi! Smith! I am Usha. Where are you
from?

Smith : I’m from Britain. I’m a British. I live in
London. Where are you from Usha?

Usha : I’m from Nepal. I’m a Nepali.
Smith : Oh! The land of Everest.
Usha : Of course!

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17 Completer the sentences.

a. Veronica is from Italy. She is an _________________.
b. Zhou is from _______________. He is a Chinese.
c. Shilpa is from India. She is an _________________.
d. Martina is from _________________. She is a Swiss.
e. Tsering is from _________________. He is a Bhutanese.
f. Sarita is from Nepal. She is a _________________.
g. Henry is from _________________. He is a French.
h. Naruto is from Japan. He is a _________________.

Listening

18 Listen and write.

Richard Kripa

Age: _________________ Age: _________________
Hair colour : ______________
Eye colour: ________________ Hair colour : ______________
Country : _______________
Nationality: Eye colour: _______________
_______________
Can play: ________________ Country : ______________
Wants to be: _______________
Nationality:________________

Can: _______________

Wants to be: _______________

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Games

19 Cut the pictures of these people. Then sit in groups.
Pull the card for every one. You get a new name and
country on the back of the picture. Then, talk to each
other.

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Fred Dolma Tsering Ali
8 years 10 year 9 years
America China England
New York Tibet London
dancer professor
pilot
Vishnu Osin
Togbe 13 years 12 years
11 years
Bhutan, Thimpu India Japan
Doctor Uttar Pradesh Tokyo
engineer
Nicholas Pundit
9 years Nikita
France Kriti 15 years
Paris 9 years Russia
farmer Nepal Moscow
Chitwan writer
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Speaking Hi! I am Xi. I’m ten
years old. I am from
20 Talk about yourself. China. I’m a Chinese.
I study in grade four.
I’m Sabana. I am I want to be a farmer.
from Pakistan. I’m
a Pakistani. I’m a
student. I want to be

an engineer.

Reading

21 Read and learn.

Hello, friends. I am Mohammed. I am from Qatar.
I speak Arabic. I’m an Arabian. I live in the capital,
Doha. I go to school and study in grade three. I love
playing football. I want to be a football player one
day. I practise football every evening after school.
My country is organizing the Football World Cup
in 2022. Many famous players will come here to
play. I want to watch the games as they play.

Hello! My name is Agrata. I
speak both Nepali and English. I am from Nepal. I
live in Kathmandu, the capital city of my country.
I study in grade three. I like drawing. I like playing
with my sisters. I love to go out with my parents.
I love reading history books. When I grow up, I
want to be an artist or an author. I enjoy reading

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books with good pictures. Maybe, that’s why, I want to be an artist.
My favorite fruit is orange. Cricket is very popular in my country. My
dad always watches cricket matches when he is free but I do not like
it much.

Hi everybody! My name is Santosh. I’m nine years
old. I speak Spanish. I am from Mexico. Mexico
City is the capital of my country. I love Mexican
taco. Taco is a special kind of bread filled with meat
and cheese. Football is popular in my country. My
country has played the World Cup football many
times.

My name is Anna. I’m from the USA. I’m an
American. I speak English and French. My father is
an Englishman but my mother is a Frenchwoman.
So I speak both languages. I study in grade three. I
live in New York. New York is a big city but not the
capital. Washington DC is the capital of my country.
Baseball is very popular sport in my country.
However, I love playing boxing. I want to be a boxer
one day.

Comprehension

22 Read and complete the table.

Name Country Capital Popular sports.
Mohammed

Nepal

Mexico City

baseball

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23 Answer the following questions.

a. What language does Mohammed speak?


b. What does Agrata want to be?


c. What is Santosh’s favourite food?


d. What is the nationality of Anna’s mother?


Writing

24 Read about Anna, Agrata, Mohammed and Santosh.
Then, write about yourself.

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Grammar

The present simple: be

Positive Negative
I am/ I’m …
You are/You’re… I am not/ I’m not…
We are/We’re…
They are/They’re… You are not/ You aren’t…
He is/ He’s … We are not/ We aren’t…
She is/ She’s… They are not/ They aren’t…
It is/ It’s…
He is not/ He isn’t…
Question She is not/ She isn’t…
Am I …? It is not/ It isn’t…
Are you…?
Are we…? Short answer
Are they…?
Yes, I am./ No, I’m not.
Is he…?
Is she …? Yes, you are./ No, you aren’t.
Is it…? Yes, we are./ No, we aren’t.
Yes, they are./ No, they
aren’t.

Yes, he is./ No, he isn’t.
Yes, she is./ No, she isn’t.
Yes, it is./ No, it isn’t.

25 Complete the sentences with ‘is’, ‘am’ or ‘are’.

a. Mark _____________ a student. He _____________hardworking.
b. Susan _____________ an Italian student.
c. My pet dog _____________ white. It _____________lovely.
d. Those monkeys _____________ on the trees.
e. My aunt _____________ a doctor. She _____________tall.
f. I _____________ an English teacher.
g. You _____________my best friend.
h. They___________the Dutch.They___________fromtheNetherlands.
i. Dogs _____________clever and honest.
j. My parents _____________Brazilians.

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26 Change the following sentences into negative.

a. Karma is a good football player.

b. He’s slim and tall.

c. They’re farmers.

d. I’m a pilot.

e. My friends are interesting.

f. She is a Jamaican.

27 Match.

long form short form Positive Negative
a. I am... ___They’re .
a. I am... ___We aren’t

b. You are ... ___ It’s ... b. You are ... ___ He isn’t ..

c. He is ... ___ We’re ... c. He is ... ___ I’m not ...

d. She is ... ___ I’m ... d. She is ... ___ They aren’t ...

e. It is ... ___ You’re.. e. It is ... ___ You aren’t ...

f. We are ... ___ She’s f. We are ... ___ It isn’t...

g. They are ... ___ He’s g. They are... ___ She isn’t...

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28 Circle the correct words.

a. A: What am / is your name? d. A: Is / Are she a Mexican?
B: Hi! I am / is Tony. B: Yes, she is / are.
b. A: Is / Are you an Englishman? e. A: Is / Are they students?
B: No, I’m not / I isn’t. B: Yes, they is / are.
c. A: What am / is her name?

B: Her name am / is Sara.

Sit in pairs and practise the conversations above.

Games

29 Ask and answer.

Mystery Person

One of you become a mystery person. Your friends will try to find who
you are. For that, your teacher gives you a piece of paper writing a
famous person’s name. You sit on a chair separately.

Now, your friends will ask you questions like:

Are you a male? Are you young?

Are you adult? Are you a cartoon character?

Are you Nepali? Are you a real person?

Are you alive? Are you a football player?

Are you Paras Khadka?

When your friends ask you questions, you can say ‘Yes, I’m’ or ‘No, I’m
not.’ If they cannot find the name after asking 20 questions, you may
tell the answer. If they guess the answer early, the one who guesses the
answer would get a chance to be the mystery person.

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30 Listen and sing.

Where are you from?
I’m from Dhunche.
Hello, hello,
How are you today?
This is my friend.
He’s from Namche.
Hello, hello,
How are you today?
Hi, I’m fine.
It’s nice to meet you!

31 Ask one of your friends and note.

a. How old are you?
b. When is your birthday?
c. Where are you from?
d. Who is your best friend?
e. What is your favourite subject?
f. How many members are there in your family?

Your questions Your friend’s answer

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Listening

32 Listen and write the number in the box.

Sam : Hello, I’m Sam. What’s your name?

Parohang : Parohang.

Sam : Sorry?

Parohang : Parohang.

Raj : Hello Karma. This is Osman. He is from Pokhara.
Karma : Hello, Osman. I’m from Manang.
Osman : Hi Karma.

Milan : Hello John. How are you?
John : I’m fine, thanks. And you?
Milan : Very well, thank you.

Tina : Good night, Mum!
Mother : Good night, dear. Have a sweet dream.

Uma : Hello. My name is Uma. What’s your name?
Jane : Jane.
Uma : Where are you from, Jane?
Jane : I’m from America.

33 Practise the above conversations among yourselves.

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Speaking

34 Choose and complete the dialogues.

A: Hi / Goodbye, I’m Shiva.
What’s the / your name?

B: Hi, Shiva. My name’s /
Name’s Pukar.

C: Who’s / What’s your name, please?

D: It’s Tshering Tsangbo.

C: Who / How do you spell it?

D: It’s T-S-H-E-R-I-N-G T-S-A-N-G-B-O.

Now sit in pairs and practise the conversation. This time ask
your friend’s name. Also ask the spelling.

35 Read and write five questions.

Hi! My name is Daniel. I am from London. I am
10 years old and study in grade three. I have a big
family. I live with my parents, grandparents, three
sisters and a brother. My both grandparents are 70
years old. My father is 43 years old and my mother is
38 years old. My eldest sister is 18 years. Then, came
my elder brother. He is 15 years old. My second sister
is 12 and little sister is 8.

My father is a cook. He works at a restaurant. He cooks
very well. Actually, we all love food he makes. My mother is a teacher.
She works at a primary school. She teaches English. My grandparents
are still active. They run a small grocery shop.

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Listening

36 Listen and write True or False.

a. Sujata’s family has four members. _______

b. Sujata’s father washes the dishes. _______
c. Sujata’s mother cooks food for the family. _______

d. Sujata’s mum takes her and her brother up to school. _______

e. The garbage truck comes on Tuesday. _______

37 Listen again and fill in the blanks.

a. Sujata begins her day by making her ____________.

b. The garbage truck comes on ____________ and ____________.

c. Sujata and her brother do homework after coming from
____________.

d. Saturday is the ____________ day.

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Reading

38 Read and learn.

My name is Mona. I’m twelve years old. I’ve got two
brothers and one sister! Life in our house is fun, but
it’s difficult, too. On school days, I get up very early
at six o’clock in the morning. I have my breakfast.
After breakfast I have a shower and get dressed. I
only have five minutes in the bathroom before my
sister knocks on the door!

At eight o’clock, we go to school in our minibus. It’s
got ten seats. Our school starts at nine and we go
home at four o’clock in the afternoon. After school, I don’t watch TV. I
tidy the living room and I play with my brothers and sister.

We have dinner all together at six o’clock in the evening. My baby
brother goes to bed at seven o’clock and my brother and sister go to
bed at eight o’clock.

Then, I study. From eight to nine o’clock in the evening, I do my
homework, read a book or watch TV with my parents. After that, I
brush my teeth and go to bed.

Hi! My name is Harka. I am from Ilam. My family is small. We are
just four: my father, my mother and sister Harshika. We live in a small
house. We help our parents with many chores. My sister sweeps the
house every day.

Mother cooks and we help her. We have a farm. My
father manages the farm and I too help them. My sister
and father help in washing the dishes. We do washing
once a week. On Saturday, we remain busy at the tap.
My dad and mum do the washing. I and my sister
spread the clothes on the wire.

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I also help my parents go shopping for food. We go shopping after
washing clothes. Our family is a happy family.

Comprehension

39 Fill in the blanks.

a. Mona is ____________ years old.

b. Mona takes shower after ____________.

c. Before going to bed, Mona ________________________.

d. Harka’s family is ____________.

e. ____________ sweeps the house every day.

f. Harka’s father manages ____________.

40 Answer the following questions.

a. What does Mona do after school?
____________________________________________________
b. What time does she go to school?
____________________________________________________
c. What does Mona do from eight to nine in the evening?
____________________________________________________
d. How many members are there in Harka’s family?
____________________________________________________
e. Do Harka’s family help each other?
____________________________________________________
f. What do Harka’s family do on Saturdays?
____________________________________________________

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Grammar

A verb is a word that tells an action or a state.
I eat two bananas in the morning. I am healthy.
Here eat and am are verbs.
A verb has different tenses. Now we are learning about the simple
present tense.

The simple present tense describes repeated actions.
They play football every day.
My father goes to temple every morning.
She makes cakes on Saturdays.

The simple present tense describes things that are true for all times.
The sun rises in the east.

The simple present tense describes the present situation.
My father works in a factory.

Positives Negatives Questions
I wash... I don’t wash... Do I wash...?
We wash... We don’t wash... Do we wash...?
You wash... You don’t wash... Do you wash...?
She washes... She doesn’t wash... Does she wash...?
He washes... He doesn’t wash... Does he wash...?
Ravi washes... Ravi doesn’t wash... Does Ravi wash...?

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The bell rings... The bell doesn’t ring... Does the bell ring...?

It rings... It doesn’t ring... Does it ring...?

Sam and Ram Sam and Ram don’t Do Sam and Ram
wash... wash... wash...?

They wash... They don’t wash... Do they wash...?

With I, we, you, they and plural nouns, we do not add ‘s’ or ‘es’ to the
verb in the simple present tense.

I play football. We watch television.

You dance well. They go to school everyday.

Garima and Seema study English.

With he, she, it and singular third persons, we add ‘s’ or ‘es’ to the
verb in the simple present tense.

He plays football. She watches television.

It lasts long. Ravi eats fast.

41 Circle the correct verb.

a. Kitty loves / love milk.
b. The girls dance / dances.
c. The teacher teaches / teach us English.
d. The baby cries / cry for milk.
e. Our school closes / close at 4 o’clock.
f. They plays / play volleyball in the morning.
g. Birds flies / fly in the sky.
h. The cow gives / give us milk.

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42 Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb.

a. Mary and Tina _______________ (wash) their clothes on
Saturdays.

b. Seema _______________ (live) in Kathmandu.
c. The sun _______________ (give) us light.
d. My father _______________ (read) the newspaper in the morning.
e. Renu _____________ (brush) her teeth two times a day.
f. Tom and Toran _______________ (go) jogging every morning.
g. Karma _______________ (eat) meat every Saturday.

43 Make sentences using the given words.

a. wash :

b. cook :

c. sweep :

d. throw :

e. help :

f. cut :

g. work :

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Writing

44 Write about yourself and your family.

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Speaking

45 Learn some words to describe a person’s character and
appearances.

wrinkles old middle
aged

chubby young child

Here are some words to describe a person’s character.

quiet talkative friendly clever funny
kind rude helpful nervous hardworking
noisy truthful smart polite careful
brave strong weak greedy lazy

46 What do your sister, brother, father and mother look like?
Make a note. Then, ask and answer.

beautiful, long black hair, slim, tall, kind

What does your She is beautiful. She has long
sister look like? black hair. She is slim and tall.
She is very kind as well.

Sister

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Pronunciation

47 Listen and practise.

brother son mother sun but cut

sister woman children mister famous about

48 Listen and write the word you hear.

Writing

My favourite person is my
grandfather. He has gray and
white hair on the sides of his
head. But he has not much
hair on the top. He has big
black eyes like mine. He also
has a big stomach. He calls it
‘Ganeshko bhundi”. He is old.
He has wrinkles on his skin.
He can’t walk fast. He uses a
stick to walk along. He often
reads newspapers wearing his big glasses. The most interesting
thing is that he likes young children like me. He loves cartoons.
He also likes to tell stories. His stories are really funny. After the
story, he laughs really loudly. We often be together. He is my best
friend as well.

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What is the paragraph about?
_________________________________________________
Underline the topic sentence and concluding sentence.
Put ( ) around the part describing the grandfather’s looks.
What does the writer’s grandfather like to do?
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________

49 Read the model paragraph and take notes to fill in the
outline.
Topic
My Favourtie Person: My Grandfather

Body
looks
gray and white hair ___________ not much hair ___________
big black eyes like __________________________________
big stomach that ___________________________________
characters :
old, has wrinkles ___________________________________
puts on ___________________________________________
loves to read newspaper and tell _______________________
laughs ___________________________________________
Conclusion
My best __________________________________________

50 Now make similar notes about the person you like the
most and write a paragraph.

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Speaking

51 Look at the pictures and talk about them.

a. Where is the family ?
b. How many members are there?
c. What is dad doing
d. What is mum reading?

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Listening

52 Listen and write True or False.

a. The family is having a picnic.
b. The day is cloudy.
c. Mother and daughter are sitting on the grass.
d. The name of the dog is Bruno.
e. Father is kicking the ball.
f. There is a horse and a crow in the scene.

Reading

53 Read and learn.

Nisha is home today. It is her mother’s birthday.
The family wants to give a treat to mother.
Nisha’s brother, Abhi, wants to prepare a
special omelette for mother.

“Can you help me, Nisha?” asks Abhi.

“Of, course. I will cut some onions,” says Nisha.

Father brings a special cake from the market.
Again the family help each other to prepare
a meal. They cook some cauliflower and fry
some chicken. Nisha goes to a dairy and buys some curd.

Aunt Kabita comes. Uncle Binny also arrives. The family gather in the
living room. They wish mother a happy birthday. They cut the cake
and enjoy it. They give mother some gifts.

Finally, the family enjoys the dinner.

Mother says, “Thank you for making my day special.” She gives a hug
to every one.

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Comprehension

54 Choose the best answer.

a. Whose birthday is it?

Nisha father mother
lunch
b. The family is preparing ______________. dairy

dinner breakfast

c. Where does Nisha get the curd from?

grocery supermarket

55 Answer the following questions.

a. How many people join the party?
___________________________________________________
b. What does Abhi want to prepare?
___________________________________________________
c. What does Father bring from the market?
___________________________________________________
d. What does mother give?
___________________________________________________
e. Why does mother thank everyone?
___________________________________________________
f. What do you do to make your mother feel special?
__________________________________________________

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Writing

56 How do you celebrate your birthday? Write.

Grammar Present continuous
Yes/no question Short answer
Positive Negative

I am signing. I am not singing. Am I singing? Yes, I am.
No, I’m not.

We are We are not Are we singing? Yes, we are.
singing. singing No, we aren’t.

You are You are not Are you Yes, you are.

singing. singing. singing? No, you aren’t.

He is singing. He is not singing. Is he singing? Yes, he is.
No, he isn’t.

She is singing. She is not singing. Is she singing? Yes, she is.
No, she isn’t.

They are They are not Are they Yes, they are.
singing. singing. singing?
No, they
aren’t.

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57 Add -ing and write in the correct column.

play ride run dance go write cut buy eat
wash prepare hug cook dry point sport start fry

-ing e - ing (double consonant) -ing
playing dancing cutting

58 Read and complete the dialogue.

Krish : Hi, Muna! It’s Krish.
Muna : Hi Krish!
Krish : What __________________ (you/ do)?
Muna : ___________________ (I/ watch) TV.
Krish : What ____________________(Jena/ do)?
Muna : She ____________________ (she/ read) a book and what
_______________________(Ananda/ do)?
Krish : _____________________ (he/ play) basketball in the park.
Muna : Great! _______________________ (I/ come), too.

Now sit in pairs and practise the dialogue.

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