English Skills 3

Speaking

When we want to work on our own, we ask for permission. For example,
we ask permission of our teacher to do something in class. We ask
permission of our parents at home, when we want to move or use a
thing they are using or keeping.

Asking for permission Giving permission Refusing permission
Yes, you can.
No, please don’t.
Can I open the window? Sorry, you can’t.
No problem.

May I go to sick room?
Sure.

16 Sit in pairs. Then ask, give and refuse permission.

use your mobile borrow your pen go to toilet drink water
open the widow write on the board join the assembly go to library
come in pick a flower ask a question stand here
sit next to him play a game use your computer throw the paper

Listening

17 Listen and write True or False.

a. Subina goes to library during the break.
b. The children stories are in the left corner.
c. Subina wants to borrow Fantastic Mr. Fox.
d. Kamal was in the library before Subina.
e. Subina could borrow My Father’s Dragon.

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Reading News

18 Read and learn. School picnic coming Friday.
Interested students contact ECA
‘Creation’ : our bimonthly
magazine coming soon! Teacher Mr. Mahesh Malla.
Submit your poems, stories and
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Bam by next Sunday, June 10!
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4 week swimming lessons from
Join by Monday!
Fees: Rs 500
Time: Every Friday 01:00-02:00.

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Comprehension

19 Answer the following questions.

a. Who shall the students submit their articles?

b. When is the school picnic?

c. How much does one need to pay to join the swimming lessons?

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d. Can students use the computer lab on Thursday?
e. Where can you get the registration form for spoon race?
f. Who should participate in the sport club meeting?

Writing

20 Write a message to be pasted on your school’s notice board.

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21 Read and learn.

It was Friday and also the sports day for grade
3. The school was organizing different types
of competitions. First, there was a painting
competition.

“What are you painting, Kripa?” Dolma
asked.

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“I’m painting some flowers.” Kripa said.

“Wow! How do you do that?” Dolma admired.

“I look at the brushes, then I look at the paint.” Kripa simply answered.

After some time, the teacher arrived and saw the painting of all the
students. The teacher announced the result. Kripa’s painting was
selected as the best one.

“Congratulations!” the teacher said to Kripa and her friends also
praised her.

In the afternoon, the children were in the playground. It was a sack
race competition. The race finished and Pasang won the race.

“Congratulations! Congratulations, Pasang! Pasang has won the Sack
Race this year!” said Mahesh Malla, the sports teacher, on the mic.
Teachers and other students also praised him. Pasang was happy to
get the medal.

Comprehension

22 Write numbers (1-6) to put in correct order.

a. There was drawing competition.
b Pasang finished the race.
c. Sports Teacher announced Pasang’s name.
d. Dolma asked Kripa about her painting.
e. The teacher congratulated Kripa.
f. Teachers congratulated Pasang.

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Speaking It’s a video game.
My father gave
23 Let’s congratulate. it to me on my
birthday.
What is this, Rahul?
Thank you.
Congratulations!

How was the I came first, dad.
result, boy?

That’s great! Thank you, dad.
Congratulations! Thank you very

much.

What’s the matter, I won the
John? You look so lottery.

happy. Thank you.

Congratulations,
John!

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We won the match, Great job!
sir! Congratulations!

Thank you,
sir.

When do we congratulate people?
when they
• win a game or lottery
• pass exam or get position
• become something like monitor, captain or school boy
or girl
• get gifts

When do we praise people?
when they do something good

24 Look at the pictures. Read the clues and hold conversations.

look happy / won lottery / won the race / congratulations
congratulations / thanks / thanks

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look happy / became monitor look happy / got a gift /
/ congratulations / thanks congratulations / thanks

Game

25 Go to the front of the class and do something special. You
can sing, dance, tell a joke or read a poem. You can also show
your drawings to the class. The class will praise you.

Excellent! That’s great!
You are the best!

Wonderful!

Good job!

Well done! That’s better!

26 Play a quiz in class and praise the winner.

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Writing

27 Now, recall one of the school events. Then write about
it. You may use one groups of clues.

Sports Day Parents Day

Sports competitions Various shows: singing,
dancing acting/ parents
students in the playground invited/ school assembled in

games: spoon race, rack race, hall/
relay race, football, basketball,
gave speech and worked
chess, carom winners as master of ceremony/
no prizes or medals but
Principal distributing prizes
and medals. congratulate the congratulations

winners.

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28 Listen and sing. We are learning, we are learning.

Please listen to the teacher, Always try to do the best,
Do not make the noise While working or the rest.
Don’t push your friend or Don’t be rude and never lie.
Don’t keep playing with the toys. Give your smile and never cry.

We are learning, we are learning. We are learning, we are learning.

Don’t run down the stairs
Don’t throw rubbish on the floors
Don’t go fighting and never
punch.
Mind your manners and have
your lunch.

29 Read and discuss. Which of the following is the rule at
your school?

a. We must wear uniform.
b. We must bring water from home.
c. We can run in the playground

during the break.
d. We can have lunch in our class.
e. We must close the tap after use.
f. We mustn’t go to the principal’s

office.
g. We mustn’t bring mobile to school.
h. We must bring colour to school.
i. We cannot call other’s names.
j. We cannot keep books from library for more than a week.

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Writing

30 Prepare a set of rules for your class.

Students can do Student mustn’t do
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Reading

31 Read and learn.

Hello! I am Kanchan. I’m from
Mahendranagar. I study in Highland
English School. There are various rules
in our school. We must wear uniform to
school. We must complete our homework
by next day. We must clean the classroom
and we mustn’t spill water. We must
take off our shoes to get into our library.
We mustn’t wear shoes in the computer

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to school instead we must use cloth
bags. We mustn’t bring junk food to
school. We must bring healthy food.
Moreover, we mustn’t break the rules.
If we break the rules, we are fined.

Hi I am Hisi. I am from Kathmandu. My
school is big one. The school has various
rules. We must respect each other and
the visitors. We must walk in line on the
stairs. We mustn’t fight. We must reach
school on time. We mustn’t be late. We
mustn’t stay in library unless there is a
teacher in the library. We must do our
homework and read properly. If we
break any rules, the head-teacher calls
our parents.

Hi! I am Kishor and I am from Janakpur.
My school’s name is Gyanjyoti.At school
we must listen to the teachers while
they are teaching. We must be polite
to friends and teachers. We mustn’t
take our mobiles to school. We mustn’t
chew gum or bring expensive things. If
we bring such things, the teacher calls
our parents.

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Comprehension

32 Write the names of the persons.

a. Must wear uniform. ________________

b. Can’t wear shoes while entering computer lab. ________________

c. Mustn’t take mobile to school. ________________

d. Mustn’t be late. ________________

e. Head-teacher calls parents. ________________

Writing

33 Write five rules for your own class now.

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Unit 4

Our Enviornment

1 Write numbers to match. Then listen and check.

2

1 5 3
4 7
6 a boy next to the table
8 9
11 a museum opposite the
10 library

a tree on the right of the
house

a tree on the left of the
temple

crossroads

a monkey between the
trees

roundabout

turn right

turn left

a tree behind the house

a pole in front of the house

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2 Look at the pictures. Are they similar or different?
Ask and answer.

a Are they similar

or different?

They are different.
One is a library and

the other one is a
museum.

b Are they similar or

different?

No. They are different. They are similar.
One is a thick book They both are
books.
and the other one is a
thin book. d palace

c house

e f

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3 Show your things to each other and hold conversations.

Are they similar They are similar. They
or different? both are pencils.

No. They are
different. My pencil

is long and your
pencil is short.

Writing

When you write about similarities between two people or things or
places, you can start your paragraph like the following.

• Kathmandu and Biratnagar are similar in many ways.
• Your bag and my bag have three similarities.
• There are a lot of similarities between your father and my father.
• Vijaya sir and Bhanu sir are similar in several ways.

A paragraph has three parts. Mostly we begin our paragraph
with a topic sentence. Then you need to support the topic
sentence with details. For an example, if your topic sentence is
“Kathmandu and Biratnagar are similar in many ways.”, you
have to find the details that are similar.

both are metropolitan cities, crowded, big markets in both,
both get many visitors both have an airport

Then, you need a concluding sentence. (amazing cities)

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Kathmandu and Biratnagar

Kathmandu and Biratnagar Biratnagar
are similar in many ways. First Kathmandu
both cities are very crowded.
Kathmandu is the most crowded
city in Nepal and Biratnagar is the
second most crowded. Secondly,
they both get many visitors.
People from different parts of the
country come to Kathmandu as it
is the capital and has big markets.
Similarly, people visit Biratnagar
as there are many industries
and markets. Likewise, both
Kathmandu and Biratnagar have
an airport. Like Kathmandu,
Biratnagar is also a metropolitan
city of our country. I think both
cities are amazing.

Say how two things are similar or same:

Use both : Both Kathmandu and Biratnagar are crowded.
They both get many visitors.
They are both metropolitan cities.

Use like : Like Kathmandu, Biratnagar is also a metropolitan
city.

Use Similarly, / Likewise,:
Many people come to Kathmandu as it is the capital.

Similarly, people come to Biratnagar as it has many
big markets.

Kathmandu has an airport. Likewise, Biratnagar has
an airport.

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4 Use the words given in the brackets to join the given
sentences.

a. My mother cooks very well. My grandmother cooks very well.
(both)

_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
b. My Sister likes to read stories. I like to read stories. (both)
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
c. Pokhara is a metropolitan city. Lalitpur is a metropolitan city.

(like)
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
d. My father has black hair. My uncle has black hair. (like)
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
e. My village has about one hundred houses. My neighbouring

village has about one hundred houses. (similarly)
_____________________________________________

_____________________________________________

f. Students in India learn English in school. Students in Nepal learn
English in school. (likewise)

_____________________________________________

5 _____________________________________________
How is your friend’s house similar to your house?
Make notes and write a paragraph.

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Reading

6 Read and learn.

Pokhara

Have you been to Pokhara? When did you go? Who did you go with?

Pokhara is a clean and beautiful city. Among the six metropolitan cities
of our country, Pokhara is one which is always crowded by tourists or
visitors. It lies in Western Nepal. It is the second biggest city in our country
after Kathmandu. If we consider area, Pokhara is the biggest city. Its area
is 464.28 square kilometres. More than 400, 000 people live here.

Pokhara is known for
its beauty. The view of
mountains around it
makes it really beautiful.
Wonderful Phewa Lake is in
Pokhara. We can also see the
beautiful mountains from
here. The visitors or tourists
go boating in the lake.

There is a small island in the middle
of Phewa Lake. On the island, there
is Tal Barahi temple. The temple
is called Tal Barahi as it is in the
middle of the lake. The devotees or
worshippers go there on boats to
worship Goddess Barahi. Besides,
Bindhabasini temple is another
famous temple in Pokhara. It lies near Bagar.

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Pokhara is also known as city of seven lakes as it has seven popular
lakes. Among them Phewa, Begnas and Rupa lakes are very popular
among the tourists.

In addition to the lakes, Devi’s
Fall, Bat Cave, Mahendra Cave and
Gupteshwor temple inside a cave
are interesting places to visit. On
sunny days, we can see rainbow
above the Devi’s Fall. The most
interesting thing about Devi’s Fall is
that water falls in a hole in the earth.
Inside Gupteshwor, you will find a
beautiful Shiva temple inside a cave. Another
interesting place is the Seti River. The water
of such a big river flows in the deep cut in the
ground. It is too narrow and too deep.

In Pokhara people are friendly. They welcome
the visitors happily. Mostly, Gurungs,
Magars, Brahmin, Chhetris and Newars live
here. Moreover, there is a small village of
Muslim community in Miya Patan. Around
Batulechaur, there is a small village of Gandharbas, traditional singers.

Well, Pokhara is not far from
Kathmandu. We can reach there by
plane within half an hour. If we travel
by bus, it takes about five to six hours.
If you like, you can go to Pokhara in
the coming vacation.

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Comprehension

7 Write the correct letters in each circle.

a. Tourists b. Boating c. Devi’s Fall
d. Gandarva e. Bindhabasini Temple f. Tal Barahi

8 Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false statements.

a. There are six metropolitan cities in Nepal.
b. Pokhara has the most number of people among the
metropolitan cities in Nepal.
c. The Seti River is wide and deep.
d. Gandharbas are traditional musicians.
e. There are seven lakes in Pokhara.
f. It takes five hours to go to Pokhara by plane.

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9 Answer the following questions.

a. Make a list of interesting places in Pokhara.
b. What kind of people live in Pokhara? Make a list.
c. Where are Gandharvas from?
d. How long does it take to reach Pokhara by bus?
e. Name three popular lakes in Pokhara.

10 Where do you live? Talk to your parents and make a
note.

I live in ________________________________________

Interesting places : people:

_____________________ _____________________

_____________________ _____________________

_____________________ _____________________

Vocabulary

11 Choose the correct words and fill in the gaps.

pharmacy petrol pump coffee shop restaurant
stupa
bank swimming pool airport

a. We can put our money safely in the _________________

b. He filled petrol at the _________________

c. Let’s go to the _________________ I want to have a cup of
coffee.

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d. Look! The plane is landing at the _________________

e. The _________________ is so nice. The Buddhists are praying
there now.

f. We went to the _________________ yesterday but I didn’t
swim.

g. They went to the _________________ and had a big lunch
yesterday.

h. He was sick. So he went to the _________________ to get
some medicine.

Pronunciation

12 Listen and practise.

book bull cook put full
could food blue
town brown
cool two
boot roof

out down
cow house

13 Practise saying these words and phrases.

two blue bulls brown boot
glue roofed house clown town
cook good food put on boots cool
down mouse full

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14 Write number to match. Then listen and check.

Weather words 2 345

1

6 7 8 9 10

cloudy hot lovely and warm
foggy sunny
stormy snowy cold

rainy windy

Listening

15 Listen and complete the weather chart.

Maximum Minimum Weather
temperature temperature

Dharan

Jankpur

Kathmandu

Pokhara

Butwal

Surkhet

Dhangadi

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Reading

16 Read and learn.

The Selfish Giant

Adapted from the story by Oscar Wilde

It happened many years ago. The Selfish Giant lived in a house with a
big garden. His garden was very beautiful.

One day he went to his friend, the Vasme Giant’s home. Every afternoon,
when school was over, the children came to the garden and played. It
was a wonderful, big, green garden. There were beautiful flowers in
it, and twelve tall trees. Birds would love sitting and singing in these
trees. The children often stopped playing and listened to them. They
often said, 'We're very happy here.'

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For seven years, the Giant stayed at his friend’s house. Then, one day,
he came home. He found all the children playing in the garden. He
angrily shouted, ‘What are you doing here?’

Scared of the Giant, the children ran away. The Giant again shouted,
'It's my garden. People must understand! And nobody can play here -
only me!'

Then, he put a wall around the garden, with a big notice on it.

No children!

He was a very selfish
Giant.

The children were very
sad because they had
no place to play. They
didn’t like playing in
the road.

After school, they
walked around the wall and they looked at it. And they remembered
the beautiful garden behind it, too.

Then the spring came. All over the country there were spring flowers
and little birds in the green trees.

But in the Selfish Giant's garden, it was still winter.

The birds didn’t want to sing in it, because there were no children. The
trees there remained dark. One morning one beautiful flower put its
head up out of the ground. But it saw the notice, and was very sorry for
the children. Then it hid back under the ground and slept again.

Nobody was happy about this. Only the Snow and the Frost were

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excited. They cried, 'Spring doesn't come to this garden! So we can live
here all year! Ha! Ha!'

The Snow put her cold, white coat on the ground, and the Frost put
silver on the dark trees.

They called the North Wind from the Himalayas, 'You must stay with
us!'

So he too came making lots of noise up and down the garden, and he
moved things here and there all day.

The North Wind said 'This is wonderful! Let's ask the Hail here, too!'

The Hail happily came. Every day he hit on the roof of the Giant's big,
old house. He never stopped hitting it noisily. Cold smoke came from
his mouth when he opened it.

The Selfish Giant sat at his window. He looked out at his cold, white
garden. He thought, 'I don't understand, why the spring's very late this
year. When is it coming? And when will this winter go?'

The spring and the summer never came to the Giant's garden. The

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Autumn brought juicy red and golden apples to most people's gardens.
However, she brought nothing to the Giant's garden. The Autumn said,
'I don't give to selfish people.’

Therefore, it is always winter in the Giant’s garden. The North Wind,
the Hail, the Frost and the Snow would run around in it.

One morning, some strange things happened. The Giant was about to
wake up and he heard some music.

He cried 'That's beautiful! But what is it?' A little bird was singing near
his window. After the long winter in his garden, there was some spring
music. The Giant was puzzled for he had forgotten the sounds of birds
as well.

The Hail had stopped hitting the roof, and the North Wind was quiet.
Suddenly a wonderful scent came to the Giant through his window.
He thought, ‘The spring is here finally.' When he came to his window

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to see outside, he saw children playing happily in the garden. The
children had come into the garden through a small hole in the wall. The
children were sitting in the branches. The trees were happy because
the children were back. They were full of flowers.

The birds were also singing happily in the sky. The flowers were coming
out of the ground and laughing.

But far across the garden - in one corner - it wasn’t spring. A young
boy was standing there. There was frost and snow on this tree, and he
could not get up into it. So he was crying.

When the Giant saw all these, he came down and helped the small
child to climb the tree. Then the tree gave wonderful flowers. Then he
knew that the spring came with the children only. Thus, he broke the
walls and welcomed the children. After school every day, the children
came to the garden and played with the Giant. He was no more selfish.
After many years, when he died, his soul was taken to heaven by god.

Comprehension

17 Put √ for correct and × for incorrect statements.

a. The children played in the Giant’s garden before the
school.

b. The Children were very happy in the garden.

c. The Giant came home from his friend’s home only after
seven years.

d. The children put the wall around the garden.

e. The children were happy to play in the road.

f. The Giant remained selfish all the time.

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18 Choose and write the correct character.

The Selfish Giant The Vasme Giant The Flower
The Hail The North Wind The Snow
The Frost The Children The Autumn

a. In ____________________’s garden it was always winter.
b. ____________________ put its head out of the ground.
c. ____________________ saw the notice and went under
the ground again.
d. _______________ covered the ground making it all white.
e. ____________________ made very loud noise.
f. ______________ hits the roof of the Giant’s home noisily.
g. _____________________ put silver on the dark trees.
h. The Selfish Giant went to _________________’s home.
i _______________ brought the spring back to the garden.
j. ______________ gave red and golden apples to people.

19 Choose the best answer.

a. The autumn brought green and golden / red and golden
apples to the people.

b. One morning a child / bird was singing in the Giant’s garden.

c. The Giant was friendly / angry with the children at first.

d. There was only winter / spring season in the Giant’s garden.

e. The Giant / children broke the walls.

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20 Answer the following questions.

a. Who was the Selfish Giant’s friend?
b. Why did the Giant build the wall?
c. Why didn’t the Autumn give the Giant apples?
d. Where was the soul of the Giant taken?
e. What lesson did you learn from the story?

Vocabulary

21 Complete the crossword puzzle with weather
words. Look at the pictures for help.
1l

2 DOWNu 4
ACROSS12
3
4

5n

6 67

7s

1 3 45

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22 Listen, choose and fill.

foggy wet hot

autumn spring winter

summer flowers marigolds

foggy winter warm

festivals cold days

Anup : Hi Kiran. How are you?
Kiran : I’m fine. Thank you. How about you?
Anup : I’m bored. It’s so _________________ today.
Kiran : ___________________ is like that. By the way, which

season do you like?
Anup : I like spring.
Kiran : Why is that?
Anup : It’s because the ____________ are ____________ and

clear. There are lots of ____________ in this season.
Which season do you like?
Kiran : I like _________________ most. We have great
____________ there. We also can see ____________
and many other beautiful flowers. I also don’t like
____________ and ____________
Anup : Those summer days are very ____________ and
____________
Kiran : And the winter days are __________ and _________

Sit in pairs and practise the above conversation.

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Conversation

23 Listen and practise.

Seema is in front of Rupa’s home. She wants to go to the bank. Here is
the direction Rupa gives to Seema. Listen and Practise.
Seema : Excuse me.
Rupa : Yes?
Seema : Is here a bank nearby?
Rupa : Yes. Go to the main road. Take a left turn. Walk for

some time. The bank is on your left.
Seema : Thank you very much.
Rupa : You are welcome.

Rupa’s Seema’s
home home

Swimming Bank
pool

Dolma’s Park Cinema Library
home Restaurant
Pooja’s
Bus home
station

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24 Sit in pairs. Ask and give directions from.

Dolma’s home to the park
Dolma’s home to the bus station
Rupa’s home to the swimming pool
Pooja’s home to the cinema
Seema’s home to the library
Pooja’s home to the restaurant

Listening

25 Listen and tick the correct statements.

a. Rupa’s house is in Ason, Kathmandu.

Rupa’s house is in Lakeside, Pokhara.

b. Rupa’s house is opposite to the bank.
Rupa’s house is next to the police station.

c. Her house has red colour.
Her house has green colour.

d. There are three storeys in her house.

There are two storeys in her house.

e. There are ten rooms in her house.

There are fifteen rooms in her house.

f. There is a garden in front of the house.
There is an open space in front of the house.

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Speaking

26 Now compare your house with Rupa’s house. Talk
about the location, colour, number of rooms and
storeys.

Rupa’s house is in Ason, Kathmandu.
My house is in Battar, Nuwakot.

27 Write a description of your house and read aloud to
the class. Use your notebook to write.

Where is your house? - Balaju, Nepaltar
What colour is your house? - painted blue
How many storeys are there? - four storeys
How many rooms are there? - seventeen rooms
What is there in front of the house? - a garden
Are there any trees? - a mango and 2

guava trees
- grow vegetable

Hi everybody! My house is in Balaju, Nepaltar. It is painted
blue and has four storeys. There are seventeen rooms in my
house. In front of my house there is a small garden. We grow
vegetables there. In the garden, there are some fruit tees. We
have two guava trees and a mango tree.

28 Sit in pairs and ask questions like above to your
friend. Take notes and tell the class about your
friend’s house.

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Reading

29 Each of the boxes on the map represents a place.
Read the text and write the names of the places in
the boxes.

HI
B C DG

AE
F

Look, this is our city. Now you are standing in front of the bus station
with the bus station on your right. On your left, you can see the fun park.
If you walk down the street for five minutes, you can see the museum
on your left. The old building next to the museum is the palace. After
walking for two more minutes, you’ll reach the crossroads. If you turn
right, you can see a famous restaurant. You can have very tasty food
there. There is a bank at the end of the street.

If you turn left at the crossroads, you’ll see a library. Walk past the
library. After about two minutes, you can see an old temple on your
right. Behind the temple, there is a pond. It is a holy pond.

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Writing

Nepaltar, Kathmandu
15 March 2020

Dear Smriti,
Tomorrow is my birthday. Please come to my home. Here is the way
map to come to my home. Just come up to Bypass Balaju on a microbus.
Then walk down the street for two to three minutes. Walk past the army
barracks. Cross the bridge. Take a left turn after crossing the bridge.
Walk down the street for two minutes. My house is on the left. It is
green in colour. It has three storeys.
Hope to see you tomorrow.

With love,
Salina

Bypass barracks

bridge

30 Now write a letter to your friend describing the way to your
home from the nearest bus station.

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Unit 5

My Belongings

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

13

4 2 6 moustache
7 5 9 beard
short hair
8 suitcase
scissors
10 12 calculator
computer
11 15 brush
alarm clock
13 slippers
14 shorts
gloves
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scarf

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2 Read and learn.

Mina and Bina : Hi sister! Can
we borrow your
alarm clock? And
your torch, too?

Sister : Yes, you can. But
be careful with
them. Here they
are.

Mina and Bina : Hi Dad! Do you
have a suitcase?
And an umbrella
and a helmet?

Dad : Yes, I do.

Mina and Bina : Can we borrow them, Dad?

Dad : Sure. Here they are.

Mina and Bina : Do you have a laptop too?

Dad : Yes, I do. Here you are.

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Mina and Bina : Hi Mum! Can we borrow your mobile
phone, please?

Mum : No, you can’t. I am working here and I
need my phone. But you can borrow my
calculator.

Mina and Bina : Great! Thanks, Mum! Do you also have
gumboots?

Mum : Sorry, I don’t.

Dad : What are they doing with our things?

Mum : I don’t know. They are in the living room.

All : What are you doing, dears?

Mina and Bina : Come and look at our spaceship!

Dad : So that’s what you’re doing with our things!

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Comprehension

3 Choose the correct answer and circle.

a. Mina and Bina can / can’t borrow their sister’s alarm clock.
b. Dad has / doesn’t have an umbrella.
c. Mum is cooking / working.
d. Mina and Bina can borrow the calculator / mobile phone.
e. Mina and Bina are in the living room / dining room.
f. Mina and Bina have a spaceship / an aeroplane.

4 WriteYes,hedoes/Yes,shedoesorNo,hedoesn’t/No,
she doesn’t.

a. Does father have a laptop? __Y_e_s_, _h_e_d_o_e_s._______

b. Does mother have gumboots? ___N_o_,_s_h_e_d_o_e_sn__’t_. ___

c. Does sister have an alarm clock? __________________

d. Does mother have a torch? __________________

e. Does sister have a suitcase? __________________

f. Does mother have a calculator? __________________

g. Does father have a suitcase? __________________

5 Read and complete the sentences.

a. Sister gives Mina and Bina a ________________ and an
__________.

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b. Dad gives them a __________, an _____________, and a
__________ and a __________.

c. Mum doesn’t give Mina and Bina a __________.
d. Mum gives Mina and Bina a __________.
e. Mina and Bina make a __________.

6 Write Yes, they do or No, they don’t.

a. Do they have an alarm clock? _Y_e_s,_t_h_e_y_d_o_________
b. Do they have a camera? __________________
c. Do they have a laptop? __________________
d. Do they have an umbrella? __________________
e. Do they have a calculator? __________________
f. Do they have a suitcase? __________________

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7 Answer these questions. Use your notebook.

a. What does father give Mina and Bina?
b. What does sister give Mina and Bina?
c. What does mother give Mina and Bina?
d. What do Mina and Bina make?

Grammar No, he doesn’t.
He has a
Look, learn and practise.
motorbike.
have/ has

Does he
have a car?

Do they No, they don’t.
have a car? They have a
bicycle.

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Positive Negative
He has ...
She has ... He doesn’t have ...
It has ... He does not have ...
Hari has ...
I have ... She doesn’t have...
We have ... She does not have ...
You have ...
They have ... It doesn’t have ...
Mina and Bina have ... It does not have ...

Hari doesn’t have ...
Hari does not have ...

I don’t have ...
I do not have ...

We don’t have ...
We do not have ...

You don’t have ...
You do not have ...

They don’t have ...
They do not have ...

Mina and Bina don’t have ...
Mina and Bina do not have ...

Positive Question
He has ... Does he have ...?
She has ... Does she have...?
It has ... Does it have ...?
Hari has ... Does Hari have ...?
I have ... Do I have ...?
We have ... Do we have ...?
You have ... Do you have...?
They have ... Do they have ...?
Mina and Bina have ... Do Mina and Bina have ...?

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8 Circle the correct word.

a. He have / has three pencils.
b. I have / has a nice hat.
c. She has / have a blue skirt.
d. They has / have a uniform.
e. Reema have / has very long hair.
f. Tom has / have a pet dog.
g. Dolma and Karma has / have a yak.

9 Change into question as in the examples. Use
your notebook to write.

She has a doll. Does she have a doll?

They have umbrellas. Do they have umbrellas?

a. We have mangoes.
b. She has a suitcase.
c. You have a torch.
d. Milan has a pet cat.
e. Juna has a red shirt.
f. They have a big house.

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10 Make the sentences negative. Read the examples
first. Use your notebook to write.

She has a cow. She doesn’t have a cow.

They have a nice school. They don’t have a nice school.

a. Sam has a grey jacket.
b. Muna has a nice picture.
c. Kamal and Vishnu have nice pencils.
d. We have bad habits.
e. He has three sisters.

11 Write what they have.

Tina has a laptop and
a music player.

Tina

Rahul Yadav

I Rupa and Mary

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Vocabulary

12 List any twelve things you have.

_______________ _______________
_______________ _______________
_______________ _______________
_______________ _______________
_______________ _______________
_______________ _______________

Speaking

13 Look, point and ask. Your friend will answer.

Do you have a Yes, I do.
pencil?

Do you have a No, I don’t.
calculator?

Yes
No

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Yes Yes
No

No

Yes Yes
No No

14 Now, sit in pairs and ask about belongings. Your
friends will answer.

15 Look, learn and practise.

Excuse me. Can Oh, yes! Can
I help you? you lend
me your
notebook?

Yes. Here you are.

Sit in pairs and act as above. Practise asking for and
giving things.

book pencil eraser colour sharpener

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Grammar No, no. That is not
yours. That’s mine.
Whose pen is this?

That’s my pen.

No. That’s Rita’s pen. I’m sad because I
lost my pen.

my, his, her, your, its, their, our

These are possessive adjectives. These come before a noun.

mine, his, hers, theirs, ours, yours

These are possessive pronouns. No noun comes after these.
We use them to say what belongs to whom.
To say what belongs to whom, we also use ‘s after the name of the
owner. For example:
That is Rita’s pen. It means the pen belongs to Rita. We use it
when we have to say that something belongs to someone.
Similarly, we can use have to talk about belongings.
Rita has a pen. It means the pen belongs to Rita.

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16 Whose is it? Look at the picture and say it in two ways. First,
learn from the given examples.

These are his notebooks.

These notebooks are his.

he / notebooks This is Rajesh’s shop.

This shop is his.

Rajesh / shop

she / cafe This is her cafe.
This cafe is hers.

I / village we / city children / books

they / house girls / party

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17 Choose the correct words and fill in the blanks.

my mine his its their theirs
our ours yours your her hers

a. His notebook is red but _________ is blue.

b. Is this Jane’s dog? Yes, this is _________ dog.

c. The dog is wagging _________ tail.

d. Kusum, is _________ mother at home?

e. We always keep _________ classroom clean.

f. People keep _________ city clean.

g. His books are here but _________ are not here. Look in your bag
again.

18 Now write names of the given numbers.

Number Name Number name
50 fifty 55 fifty-five

60 sixty 95

70 seventy 83

80 eighty 68

90 ninety 72

100 one hundred 88

53 91

64 sixty-four 77

78 69

98 97 ninety seven

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