English Skills 3

Reading

19 Read and learn.

“Wow! Sports Day tomorrow!” Krish said excitedly. He
was sure to win the race this time too. There was going to be a
sack-race in the field for grade three. Last year too, Krish own
the race and had won a prize of a hundred rupees.

Rabina was also
willing to participate
in the race. Rabina
wanted to try this
time, too. She had
not won the race yet.
Last year, Krish had
beaten her by thirty
seconds. It was just a
two hundred meters
track.

During the break
Krish came along with his friends and started teasing, “Are
you going to run this year, too? Girls cannot win me. You
better quit!”

“I am taking part whether I win or lose,” Rabina said. “I
love playing games.”

They giggled, “We saw you running last year. Hahaha.”

Rabina said nothing. As she went home, she asked mother
to give her a sack. She did not say anything about Krish but
she practised running wearing a sack.

Next day, the field was set. Children were in the ground.

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They were all set. There were five competitors in the final. All
were wearing sacks. The whistle blew. Krish started hopping
with higher jumps. Rabina started well but not too fast. Krish
was halfway form the starting line. He wanted to check
Rabina. She was hopping not much far behind. As he turned
back, he lost his balance and fell.

Then, Rabina took a lead. As he rose and started again,
Rabina was almost to the finish line. The timer was running.
It was showing 78, 79, 80, 83, 85. Rabina crossed the finish
line. Krish was there after three seconds. He completed in 88
seconds. Roshan came third in 90 seconds.

Krish was not happy. He looked sad. His last year’s record
was 84 seconds. He realized he lost the race only because he
wanted to look back.

There was prize distribution finally. Rabina was given the
first prize. She got one hundred rupees cash.

Next day, she brought a packet of chocolates and distributed
among her friends. She gave to Krish too. She smiled and said,
“I was a competitor in the field but I am your friend, Krish.”

Comprehension

20 Pick all the numbers in the story and write
their names.

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21 Answer the following questions.

a. What sports did the grade three have?
b. Who was the winning time record last year?
c. Who won the race this year?
d. Was the behaviours of Krish and his friends to Rabina

right? Why or why not?
e. What kind of person was Rabina? Give example from the

story?
f. How do you treat your friends? Share in the class.

Listening

22 Listen and write the numbers.

a. How many copper coins does Ramita have?
She has _________________ copper coins.
b. How old are Ramita’s copper coins?
Her copper coins are as old as _________________ years.
c. How many silver coins does Ramita have?
She has _________________silver coins.
d. How many yellow coins does Ramita have?
She has _________________yellow coins.

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Writing

My Room

I have a small room. In that small room I have many things. I
have a small bookshelf. I keep my books there. I have a reading
table in my room. I also have a small bed for me. I sleep there. I
also have three dolls. I keep them in the bed. I don’t have a TV
in my room. I don’t have a cupboard too. I hang my clothes on
the pegs.

My room is beautiful. It has pink colour on the wall. It has two
doors and a window. I can go to the veranda through one of
the doors. I can look out sitting on my bed. My room is small
but nice. I like it very much.

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23 Write five sentences about your classroom.

We have a white board in our classroom.
We have ten benches in our classroom.

a. _____________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________
c. _____________________________________________
d. _____________________________________________
e. _____________________________________________

24 Describe your room as in the earlier example. Use your
notebook. Make a note before you write.

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Unit 6

Our Culture

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

Festivals

1 3
4
Fagu/ Holi
Dashain 2

5 Budhha Jayanti
Christmas
8
67 birthday party
gift
10 priest
9 worship
birthday cake
greeting card

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2 Listen and sing. Follow the actions as you sing.

Birthdays, birthdays, Birthdays, birthdays, they’re such
they’re such fun fun
Clap your hands when Everyone have fun when your
I say the month your birthday comes
birthday comes
October clap, clap
January clap, clap November clap, clap
February clap, clap December clap, clap
March clap, clap
Birthdays, birthdays, they’re such
Birthdays, birthdays, fun
they’re such fun Everyone have fun when your
Clap your hands when birthday comes
I say the months your
birthdays comes

April clap, clap
May clap, clap
June clap, clap
Birthdays, birthdays,
they’re such fun
Clap your hands when
I say the months your
birthdays comes

July clap, clap
August clap, clap
September clap, clap

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Reading

3 Read and learn.

Uma’s Birthday

Do you celebrate your birthday?
What do you do on your birthday?

Uma was having her birthday party at the park.
She was turning eight. Her parents and her
sister went to the park early to set up. One good
thing about the park was that there were a lot
of tables. There was also a covered pavilion, in
case it rained. Besides, there were slides and lots
of playing areas.

They covered tables with pink and red
tablecloths. They put out napkins, cups, forks, and plates. Then they
put out the food, but left it covered until later. Dad made sure there was
enough ice-cream and juice. It was going to be hot, so people needed

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juice! Finally, they hung some decorations.

Mom set out some activities, like colouring and small games, before
people arrived. There was a giant cardboard castle for people to colour
with crayons and markers. It was going to be great.

Before everyone came they had to do one more thing. In the middle of
park there was a temple. A priest was called for. All of them went to
the temple and they worshipped. The priest offered tika to all.

By then, everyone
started to show up.
Gifts in pretty bags
and boxes started
to pile up on the
table. Everybody
congratulated Uma
on her birthday.
Then, kids started to
play with a football
and with the games.

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Everyone started to eat, too. There were paneer curry, fried chicken,
salad, chips, and lots of things!

After everyone ate, it was time for a piñata (say /pinˈjɑːtə/) or clay-jar
breaking. The kids took turns hitting the piñata with a stick until it
broke. Uma took the first turn, then the other boys and girls tried. When
candy and toys fell out, everyone grabbed as many as they could!

Finally, it was time to sing ‘Happy Birthday’ and cut cakes. Uma cut
the cake with a knife and everyone cheered. Meantime, she opened the
presents. She got lots of nice toys and clothes, and she was very happy.

When the party was over, Uma was a little sad, because it was over, but
very happy. She started to wonder what NEXT year would be like…

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Comprehension

4 Match the words with the things.

a. pavilion
b. tablecloths
c. napkins
d. forks
e. cardboard castle
f. piñata

5 Write True or False. ____
____
a. Uma celebrated her birthday in the park. ____
b. The park had a pavilion. ____
c. Uma has a brother but not a sister. ____
d. They brought cardboard castle to keep the presents. ____
e. The family worshipped god at the park temple. ____
f. Father offered tika to all.
g. Uma was really sad.

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6 Answer the following questions.

a. How old was Uma turning?

b. Where did they go to celebrate Uma’s birthday?

c. What are the food items kept for the party?

d. Who tried to break the clay-jar first?

e. What kinds of presents did Uma get?

f. Why did they choose the park to celebrate Uma’s birthday?
Give three reasons.

Listening

7 Four people are talking about how they celebrate
their birthdays. Listen and match picture with
sentences.

a. He is a Hindu. b. He is from the USA.

c. He is from Finland. d. He is from Denmark.

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8 Listen and write True or False.

a. People fly the country’s flag to celebrate the birthday in

the USA. _____

b. American people bring cake on their birthdays. _____

c. The birthday child gets a surprise gift in Denmark. _____

d. The Chinese do not eat cake on their birthday. _____

e. A Hindu boy goes to temple on his birthday. _____

Conversation

9 Listen and practise.

Yesterday I stayed at home. I
was Saturday. helped my mother in
What did you the garden. I read a
story and told it to my
do?
sister. She liked it.
Grammar
Past time
Present time yesterday
every day yesterday morning
every morning yesterday afternoon
every afternoon last night/ week
every night/ week last Monday/ Tuesday
every Monday/ Tuesday last month/ year
every month/ year

We use the past tense of the verb to talk
about what happened before now.

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Present Positive Past Simple Questions
Simple statement Negative
statement Was I ...?
I am... I was... Were we...?
I wasn’t... Were you...?
We are... We were... We weren’t... Was he...?
You weren’t... Was she...?
You are... You were... He wasn’t... Was it...?
She wasn’t... Was Mina...?
He is... He was... It wasn’t... Were they...?
Mina wasn’t... Were Hari
She is... She was... They weren’t... and Shiva...?
Hari and Shiva Were you...?
It is.... It was.... weren’t...
You weren’t...
Mina is .... Mina was.....

They are... They were...

Hari and Hari and
Shiva are.... Shiva were...

You are... You were...

10 Fill in the blanks with was or were.

a. Madan _______ in the library yesterday.
b. Manisha and Muna _______ in the class yesterday.
c. He _______ the first student in the class last year.
d. She _______ not good at English last year.
e. They _______ at home yesterday. They _______ not at
the park.
f. It _______ not big last year. It was a small puppy.
g. You _______ at the park. I saw you there.

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Spelling

11 Look, read and complete the table.

We make some English verbs past by adding d or ed at the
end. We call these verbs regular verbs.

Add ed and make the past form.

help helped walk walked

visit ___________ work ___________

push ___________ pull ___________

look ___________ watch ___________

open ___________ stay ___________

Add d and make the past form.

close closed live lived

save ___________ change ___________

dance ___________ love ___________

like ___________ dislike ___________

die ___________

Change y into i and add ed and make the past form.
carry carried marry married
study ___________ try ___________
fry ___________ cry ___________
hurry ___________ bury ___________

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We don’t add ed or d to some verbs. They have their own past
forms.
I go to school everyday.

I went to the market yesterday.

My father comes home at 5 o’clock everyday.

He came at 7 o’clock yesterday.

12 Sit in pairs. We will play a spelling game.

You are A and your friend is B. Ask for the past form of one of the
given verbs. If your friend gives the correct answer, put B in the
box. Now it is your friend’s turn to ask you. If you give the correct
answer, put A in the box. Play the game with all the words. Who
is the winner?

begin leave bite blow break

bring build buy catch choose

come stand cut ring draw

drink drive eat fall find

fly forget sing get give

go grow hear hide hit

know steal put write make

meet pay read ride rise

run say sell show tell

ride wake sleep keep take

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13 Fill in the blanks. Put the correct form of the verb.

a. Jack _________ (buy) a pen yesterday.
b. Hari _________ (sleep) on the floor last night.
c. Jenny _________ (make) a cake last evening.
d. Yadav _________ (sell) his bicycle last week.
e. I _________ (meet) my uncle yesterday afternoon.
f. We _________ (play) games at school yesterday.
g. Madan _________ (walk) home after school yesterday.
h. Mark and Mani _________ (run) behind the bus but they
couldn’t catch it.
i. Ali ______________ (watch) television last night. He
_________ (forget) his homework.

Grammar

We use the present continuous tense to say something is
happening now.
The birds are flying in the sky.
Students are taking exam.
Mother is cooking food in the kitchen.
We use the past continuous tense to say something was happening
before now.
The boy was sleeping sweetly last night.
Father was buying a T-shirt for me.
Elephants were taking a bath in the river.

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The present continuous The past continuous tense:
tense: happening now happening in the past

I’m eating. It wasn’t raining yesterday.
I’m not singing. The sun was shining.

It’s raining. She wasn’t playing yesterday.
The sun isn’t shining. She was singing.

She’s thinking about water. He was not swimming
She is not reading. yesterday.
He was playing volleyball.

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Spelling If the verb ends with e, remove e
and add ing in continuous tense.
Add ing to a verb in
continuous tense.

bring bringing come coming
buy change
tell close
call take
go make

If the verb ends with a vowel + a consonant, double the last
letter and add ing.

stop stopping cut hit

14 Find what your friend was doing last Saturday
afternoon. Ask yes/no questions.

Were you watching TV? No, I wasn’t.
No, I wasn’t.
Were you playing
video games?

Were you reading?

No, I wasn’t.

Were you playing Yes, I was.
with your friend?
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Listening

15 The third graders were in the Chitwan National Park
camping by the river side. Listen what happened and
choose the verb and write in the correct form.

get cook come peel cut go butter

The next morning we had
some more bear adventures.
We ________ our breakfast
ready. Everyone was busy.
Tanu and Binod _________
some sausages. Juna
____________ some bread.
Yanki ___________ some salad. Kabita wasn’t hungry. She
___________ for a walk instead. I ___________ some fruit. That’s
when the bear ___________

16 Reena talks about the adventure. Listen and choose.

Juna (saw/ was seeing) the baby bear while we
(prepared/ were preparing) breakfast. She shouted,
“Bear!” And dropped her bread on the ground. Then
Binod saw another bear and shouted,”Big bear!” Both
bears (walked/ were walking) right into the tent. It
was all scary! All the boys (run/ ran) away. Yanki and I
(jumped/were jumping) into our tent too. We (do/did)
up the zipper. A few minute later, I (heard/ was hearing)
Kabita saying, “What happened? Where is everybody?”

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Writing

My Happiest Moment : My Last Birthday

My birthday falls on
Baishak 1. The happiest
moment of my life was
my last birthday. On my
last birthday, my father
came home from abroad.
In the morning, we took
bath and went to the
temple. After that, father
took us to a restaurant.
We ate momo. There were no presents. I was a bit sad.

Then, we came home. At home, there was a big box inside our
main gate. It was marked, “To my lovely daughter, Agrata,
on your birthday.” I was excited. I caught my dad’s hand and
said, “Thank you so much, Dad.” It was a big robot. Inside the
robot’s body, there was a big cake. Then, I went in along with
the gift. I could see my grand parents in the living room. It was
another surprise. We celebrated the birthday with all the family
members. I had never had such birthday celebration before.

17 Answer the following.

a. What is the text about?
_____________________________________________
b. When did the event take place?
_____________________________________________

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c. What three things made the event special?
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________

18 Now read the model and fill in the blanks.

Topic

The happiest moment _______________________________

Body

When: last birthday _________________________________

Where: At home, restaurant

What happened:

At home: took bath, went to temple

At the restaurant: ___________________________________

__________________________________

At home again: ____________________________________

____________________________________

____________________________________

Conclusion: Never had such birthday celebration before.

19 What is your happiest moment? Make a note like above
one. Then, write about your happiest moment.

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Conversation

20 Carlos is from Spain. He is in Nepal on holidays.
Rupak meets him at Thamel. Listen and practise.

Carlos: Hi. My name is Carlos.
What is your name?

Rupak: Hi. My name is Rupak.
Where are you from,
Carlos?

Carlos: I’m from Spain. By the
way, what are they
doing?

Rupak: They are playing Holi. It is a festival. We throw colours
upon each other in this festival. Do you have a similar
festival in your country?

Carlos: Yes, we do. We celebrate Tomatina. In this festival, we
throw tomatoes upon each other.

Rupak: Tomatoes? It’s strange!

Read and learn. Then, share what you do in your main
festival.

Tomatina is a Spanish festival. It is
a summer festival. It takes place on
the last Wednesday of August. In
this festival, people throw tomatoes
at each other. The festival starts at 11
o’clock in the morning. People play the
tomato fight for two hours. Thousands
of people take part in this festival and
throw thousands of kilos of tomatoes.

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Speaking

It’s Dashain. It’s
not Tihar.

Dashain / Tihar

Is it Dashain or Tihar?

21 Look at the pictures and talk like in the example above.

Christmas / Eid Holi / Lhosar Chhath / Teej

22 Which is your favourite festival? Your friend will ask some
questions about your favourite festival. You answer him or
her. Then you also ask similar questions to your friend.

What is your favourite festival?
When does it take place?
What do people do in it?

Holi – throw colours upon each other

Dashain – worship Goddess Durga and put Tika on your forehead

Teej – worship Lord Shiva, sing and dance

Eid – _______________________________________

Lhosar – _______________________________________

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Writing

Bimal’s father is away from
home. He could not come home
this year in Dashain. He sent
Bimal some new clothes. Now
Bimal writes a thank-you letter
to his father. Read and learn.

Gokyo, Solukhumbu
9 August 2020

Dear Dad,

How are you? It has been two months since you left. We
hope you are fine with your work.

Well Dad, yesterday we got the things you sent. The clothes
you sent are very nice. I like the red T-shirt and blue jeans.
The white cap is also nice. Mother is also wearing the sari
you sent.

We are sad too because you are not here. When are you
coming, Dad?

Please come soon.
Your son,
Bimal

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23 What have your parents given to you? Maybe they have
given you a new pair of shoes or new clothes or a toy to
play with. Write a thank-you letter to your parents.

.............................. (Write the address here.)
.............................. (Write the date here.)

Dear .............................. , (Dad, Mom or Parents)
...............................................................................................
...............................................................................................
...............................................................................................
...............................................................................................
...............................................................................................
...............................................................................................
...............................................................................................
...............................................................................................
...............................................................................................
...............................................................................................
...............................................................................................

Your loving ........................... (son/daughter)
................................................... (Write your name here.)

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Reading

24 Read and learn.

Buddha

Buddha is another name for Siddhartha Do you know what
Gautam. Sidhhartha Gautam was born the Buddha means? It
about 2500 years ago. He became a wise means’ the wise one’.
man. Then people called him the Buddha.
Buddha taught people how to be happy.
Buddhists all over the world follow his
teaching. They take him as a great
teacher.

Buddha was born in Lumbini. It is in
Kapilavastu district of Nepal. He was
the son of King Suddhodhana and
Queen Maya Devi. Queen Maya Devi
died after her son was born. King
Suddhodhan and his other wife Maha
Prajapati raised Buddha. The life of
Buddha was happy in the palace. His
father didn’t let him go out and be among the poor people. He
married a princess. He had a son, Rahul.

One day, disobeying his father, Buddha came out of the palace. He
was on a chariot passing through a street. He saw a sick man, an
old man and a dead person. Buddha became very sad to see them.
He asked himself, “Why do people become sick? Why do people
become old? Why do people die?” Then he saw a holy man. The
holy man was dressed in rags but was happy.

Buddha also wanted to be like the holy man. He left his wife,

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his son and even his palace.
From that day, he started
to look for the answers to
his difficult questions. He
wanted to find truth and
happiness.

After leaving his palace, he
cut his hair. He left his fine
clothes and wore rags. He
became a monk. He joined some holy teachers for some time.
Then, for five years, he lived in the forest. He lived a very difficult
life there. He didn’t eat much. He didn’t sleep much.

One night Buddha was
sitting under a Bodhi tree. He
had a different experience.
He found what he was
looking for. He found that
people are never happy.
They are sad because they
are greedy. They always
want more than what they
have.

Buddha then started
teaching. He gave some
rules for life. Buddha taught
us to speak the truth, do well to other people, think good of other
people, not to be greedy and eat only healthy food. He told people
not to kill any animals.

Buddha taught people for forty-five years. He died at the age of
eighty.

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Comprehension

25 Match the two parts of the sentences.

a. Buddha means follow Buddha’s teachings.
a wise person.
c. Buddha wanted to find because they are greedy.
truth and happiness.
d. Buddhists all over the
world

e. People are unhappy

26 Write T for true and F for false statements.

a. Buddha was born in Lumbini of Nepal.
b. Buddha was a prince.
c. Buddha did not marry.
d. Buddha’s mother died after he was born.
e. Buddha taught for forty-five years.
f. Buddha was sitting under a Bodhi tree when he got

knowledge.

27 Answer the following questions.

a. Where was Buddha born?
b. When was Buddha born?
c. What did he see on the street?
d. How did he feel after he saw people on the street?
e. What was the name of Budhha’s son?
f. Why did Buddha leave the palace, his wife and son?

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Vocabulary

28 Write two words together that have similar meaning.

loud quick silent tiny large

small big noisy fast quiet

sick ill glad difficult afraid

happy scared hard clever smart

____q_u_i_e_t __ __________ __________ __________
____s_il_e_n_t__ __________ __________ __________
__________ __________ __________ __________
__________ __________ __________ __________
__________ __________
__________ __________

29 Match the words with opposite meanings.

tiny noisy

quick large

happy simple

hard sad

quiet slow

sick difficult

easy well

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Grammar

a windy day a large bed an old
building

a tall volleyball player a busy street

The words in bold in the above phrases are adjectives. An adjective is
a describing word. It tells more about a noun. An adjective generally
comes before a noun. However, sometimes it may come at the end of
a sentence or after the noun too.

The stone is rough. The players are His clothes are
very tall. clean.

The boy is very kind. His house is orange.

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30 Circle the adjectives in the given sentences.

a. There is an empty room upstairs.
b. It’s a hot summer.
c. You are so kind.
d. This park is clean and green.
e. I think these eggs are rotten.
f. We are all bored. There isn’t anything to do.
g. James was absent because he was ill.

31 Fill in the blanks with suitable adjectives.

hot large short free
high sweet poor playful

a. The ice cream is very __________

b. It’s very __________ in summer.

c. When you buy one packet of biscuits, you get the other
packet __________ .

d. They live in a __________ house.

e. Jean is wearing a __________ skirt.

f. The climbers are climbing up a __________ mountain.

g. These puppies are very __________

h. Many __________ people have no home.

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Unit 7

Communication
Technology and Market

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

12

headphones
7 tablet

mobile

computer

camera
3 4 8 laptop

newspaper

radio

56 9 telephone

2 Write the words from above.

a. We can call and text our friends and families with this. __________

b. We go on the Internet with this, but we don’t often move it from

place to place. ______________

c. We take pictures with this. ______________

d. This is smaller than a laptop. We can go on the Internet and play

games with it. We don’t open and close it. ______________

e. We put these on our ears and listen to music. ______________

f. We can go on the Internet and email on this, and we can move it

form place to place. ______________

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Conversation Hi Bina. How
are you?
3 Listen and practise.
I am reading a
Hello. This is story. Yesterday,
Bina speaking. our teacher told

Hi Bikram. I’m us to read it.
fine. What are What are you

you doing? doing?

I am reading OK. See you
science. Can you at school.
bring your science
note to school
today?

See you, bye.

4 Now complete the conversation using your own ideas.
Then sit in pairs and practise the conversations.
A : Hello. This is ___________________________________
B : Hi ___________________________________________
It’s good. What are you _________________________ ?
A : I am ____________ . Can you bring your ____________ note

to school today?
B : OK. See you at school.
A : See ________________, bye.

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Listening

5 Choose and fill. Then, listen and check.

Mandira’s dad is in the Netherlands. In the vacation, Mandira
also has gone to the Netherlands. Here is an e-mail she sent to her
friends. Choose the words from the box and complete the e-mail.
Then, listen and check.

Clogs are special sandals or shoes
made of wood.

excellent charming easy brightly huge neatly

[email protected]

Hi all!

Now, it’s the Netherlands. Wow, what a _____________
place! We saw _____________ windmills and fields with
tulip flowers. The flowers are planted _____________ in
rows. The weather has been _____________ The sun has
been shinning _____________ everyday. I tried some clogs
but they weren’t _____________ to walk in. I almost fell over.
Tomorrow it’s on to Amsterdam,
the capital!

Regards,

Mandira

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6 Mandira wants to take a pair of clogs to her sister

and leaves a voice message. Listen and fill in the
blanks.

Hi Miththu didi! This is
Mandira. I’m in Amsterdam
now. This is such a
____________ city. The people
are ____________ . We went to
a very ____________ diamond
museum today. There we watched an artist cutting diamonds.
He did it very _______________ . It was so _________________ .
Actually, I’m calling to ask your shoe size. I want to get you some
clogs, the wooden shoes for you. Well, leave me a message when
you can. Bye!

7 Now read about Mandira and write five questions. Use
who, what, where, when, and why. Then, sit in pairs. You
ask questions and your friend will answer.
a. (Who) ________________________________________

b. (What) ________________________________________

c. (Where) _______________________________________

d. (When) _______________________________________

e. (Why) ________________________________________

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8 Act like talking on the phone and practise the
conversations.

Tina : Hello?
Mina : Hello. Can I talk to Emily?
Tina : She’s not at home right now. Do you have a

message?
Mina : No, thanks.

Prem : Hello.
Kusum : Hi. This is Kusum. Can I talk to Kala?
Prem : Sure. Hang on.

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Reading

9 Read and learn.

A TV anchor is a TV programme
presenter. He calls young artists to
his programme. Today he has called
a 13-year-old actor Naina Nepali to
his programme. Now read what
they talk about.

TV Anchor : Welcome to you
all to our weekly
show Saturday
Talk. Today we have invited Naina on our programme.
She is a famous teenage artist. Today we will talk
about her next film. Good morning, Naina.

Naina : Good morning.

TV Anchor : Welcome to our weekly show Naina.

Naina : Thank you.

TV Anchor : Let’s start. OK. By the way, what’s your next film,
Naina ?

Naina : I think the title of the film will be Children’s Park.
TV Anchor : How will it be? Will it be successful?

Naina : Yes, I think people will like it and it will be a big
success.

TV Anchor : What’s the film about? What’s your role in the film?

Naina : Well, the film is about the children who don’t have
their parents. I mean, it is about orphans. I will be in

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the role of a big sister of some small kids. I will help
them at home. I will bathe those small kids, feed them
and send them to school.

TV Anchor : Sounds good. Why does a teenage girl do that?

Naina : She will do that because she also does not have
parents. She loses a small brother she had and feels
that the orphans are her brothers.

TV Anchor : Wonderful! It will give a really good message. Will
you play in some more films next year?

Naina : Yes, I will play in some films next year, too. But I think
I will play only in good films. I will play the main
roles only.

TV Anchor : After a few years, you will be a very famous artist.
Thousands of people will know you.

Naina : I think I will be popular but it will take a few years.
There is a lot to learn for me. Of course, I will be a
better artist than I am today.

TV Anchor : Thank you, Naina. Thank you very much for giving
us your time.

Naina : You’re welcome. I am happy that I got a chance to
share my story with people.

TV Anchor : OK viewers, you just watched a talk with Naina. We
will come with some other person next week. Bye.

Project

Work in a team. Borrow a camera that can record video. Then,
meet a person in your community and shoot a video. Ask them
about what he/she has done and what his/her future plan is.

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Comprehension

10 Read the interview and write T for true or F for false
statements.

a. Naina is a TV programme presenter. ____

b. The programme comes twice a week. ____

c. In the film, Naina plays the role of a big sister of some small

kids. ____

d. In the film, Naina won’t have parents. ____

e. Naina will not work in a film next year because she

will be busy in her studies. ____

f. Naina thinks that she will be popular in a few years. ____

11 Who says these statements? Write Naina or Anchor.

a. You are welcome in our weekly show. ________

b. Sounds good. ________

c. I will play the main roles only. ________

d. We will come with some other person in next

programme. ________

12 Answer the following questions.

a. What is the name of the show?
b. Who called whom in the programme?
c. What is the name of Naina’s new film?
d. What is the role of Naina in the film?
e. What is the film about?
f. Who are orphans?
g. What kind of roles will Naina play in the films in the future?
h. Why did the young teenage girl start helping the orphans?

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13 Listen and practise.

Hi. Can I help? Yes. Can I get a
OK. Here you are. cake, please?
Anything else?
Yes. Some ice
How much? cream, too.
Here you are.
Half a kilo, please.
Five hundred in total.
How much is that?

Thanks. OK. Here you are.

What does the boy buy? How much does he pay?

Speaking

14 Suppose you are at a shop. Your friend is the shopkeeper.
Now sit in pairs and hold a similar conversation. Use the
clues given below.

Hello. Can I Yes. Can I get a
help you? notebook, please?

OK. Here How much
you are. is it?

Twenty rupees, please. Twenty rupees.
Here you are.
Thanks.

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a notebook/Rs. 20
a mathematics book/Rs. 250

a packet of milk/Rs. 45
a dozen eggs/Rs. 120

a pen/Rs. 20
a plate of momo and a bottle of mineral water/ Rs. 150

Rs. = Rupees
We write Rs. 20 but we say twenty rupees.

15 Complete the dialogues with the given phrases.

At the Clothes Shop

Can I help you, I am sorry, Good bye, Thank you, It’s nice
Shopkeeper: Good morning! ______?
Customer: Yes, please. I’m looking for some clothes.
Shopkeeper: What kind of clothes would you want?
Customer: I want woollen sweater with fur inside.
Shopkeeper: Sure, look at these.

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Customer: I want a blue one.

Shopkeeper: _______, we don’t have that one.

Customer: Then, I will take this black one.

Shopkeeper: Yes, please. How is it?

Customer: ______. How much is it?

Shopkeeper: Two thousand and five hundred rupees.

Customer: Oh, it’s very expensive.

Shopkeeper: I will provide you five hundred discount.

Customer: ______. I’ll take it. Here is the money.

Shopkeeper: Here you are.

Customer: _______.

16 Read the conversation and answer the following questions.

a. Where is the conversation taking place?
___________________________________________________
b. What type of cloth does the customer want to buy?
___________________________________________________
c. How much discount does the customer get?
___________________________________________________
d. Who are the people?
___________________________________________________

17 Write True or False.

a. The conversation is in shoe shop. ________
b. The customer wants woollen sweater with fur. ________
c. The shopkeeper gives thousand rupees discount. ________
d. The customer takes the blue sweater. ________

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18 Read and learn to ask questions with a choice.

At the school canteen I want to buy
some fruits.
Hello. Can I
help you? I want some
Do you like apples please.
bananas or apples?

At a bakery

Well, do you Excuse me! Can
want black forest I have cake?
or white forest?

Well here you are,
mam!

Now sit in pairs and practise asking question with choice. Use
the given clues.

a. (in the kitchen) drink milk/tea
b. (at a book shop) buy pencil with eraser/ pencil without eraser
c. (at a tea shop) drink tea/ coffee
d. (at a cloth shop) buy shorts cotton/ jeans
e. (at a restaurant) eat fried rice/ momo
f. (at a shoe shop) buy shoes leather or sports

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Reading

19 Read and learn.

“How much is this?” Mrs Sharma
picked a red shirt and asked.
“Rs. 1000,” shopkeeper replied.
“1000?” She raised her eyes and
said, “It’s pretty expensive.” After
fifteen minutes of talk, the price of
the shirt was fixed at Rs. 800. She
loves bargaining. She says, “This
is the best part of shopping.”
After some time, she picked a pair of black trousers, a leather jacket
and two cotton socks for her son. Then she went into another store and
bought two white shirts and a woollen sweater for her daughter. Near
the men’s department she found a long grey coat on sale. She bought
it for her husband. She also bought a brown leather belt and a black
tie for him. There were also lovely slippers on sale which she bought
for herself and for her mother-in law. She also bought a blanket for her
house. After all that shopping, Mrs. Sharma decided to take a rest at a
coffee shop and have a cup of coffee.

Comprehension

20 Look at a dictionary and write the meanings of the following
words.

expensive :__________________________________________

pair :__________________________________________

leather :__________________________________________

sale :_________________________________________

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21 Answer the following questions.

a. What item did Mrs. Sharma find expensive?
.....................................................................................................
b. What did she buy for her husband?
.....................................................................................................
c. What is the best part of shopping for Mrs Sharma?
.....................................................................................................

Speaking

22 Have you ever been to shopping with your parents or on
your own? Share your experience.

When did you go? Where did you go?

Who did you go with? What did you buy?
Did you bargain? How much was paid?

Did you get a discount?

Writing

23 Now, write your experience of shopping.

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Unit 8

Fruits and Vegetables

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

1 23 junk food
healthy food
5 7 vegetables
4 10 mushrooms
dining table
6 13 pineapple
16 chilly
8 19 restaurant
9 dairy products
egg
11 12 mineral water
14 15 coffee
sweets
17 18 chocolate
sausages
chicken
fish
bakery items
chapatis

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DiscussReading

2 Read and learn.

• What do you eat in your breakfast?
• Which food item do you eat most often?
• Do you eat fruits, milk and meat often?
• Do you eat healthy food?

We eat food to get energy. To get energy, we need the nutrients in our
food and drinks. There are five important groups of nutrients. They
are carbohydrates, minerals, proteins, calcium and sugar. However,
we do not eat all the types of foods in equal amount. Look at the food
pyramid.

The items that are at the bottom of the pyramid are carbohydrates.

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Then, come vitamins and minerals. After that, we need protein and
calcium. We need fat and sugar too but not much.

Carbohydrates
Bread, rice, chapati, pasta
Carbohydrates give us energy.

Vitamins and Minerals
Fruits: apple, oranges, grapes, bananas
Vegetables: green leafy vegetables, pumpkin, carrot, radish peas
Vitamins and minerals are important for a healthy body.

Calcium
Yoghurt, milk
Calcium makes our bones and teeth strong.

Proteins
Chicken, mutton, fish, eggs
We need to eat protein because it makes us strong and build muscles.

Fat and sugar
Fat: cheese, oil, ghee or butter
Sugar: Cake, drinks like coke or packed juice
Fat and sugar give us energy but a lot of sugar is bad for us.
Along with all food items, we must drink enough water. Good sleep
and exercises are also needed to be healthy.

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Comprehension

3 Write True or False.

a. We get energy from our food.

b. Carbohydrates help us build our muscles.

c. We get proteins from meat.

d. Exercises are not necessary for healthy life if you eat healthy
food.

e. Along with food, we need to drink enough water to stay
healthy.

4 Write a healthy menu for your breakfast, lunch,
afternoon snack and dinner.

Choose food and drink for each of the following times:

breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack and dinner.

My Breakfast My Lunch
a cup of tea/ milk

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