English Skills 3

My Afternoon Snack My Dinner

5 Answer the following questions.

a. Which foods give us carbohydrates?
b. What does calcium do in our body?
c. Why should we not eat a lot of fat?
d. Which group of nutrients should be eaten more?
e. Which group of nutrients help us build muscles?

6 List the food items you have eaten.

Food you eat daily Food you eat sometimes

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7 Look at the table and write the name of the food.

a. an _____________ Foods you Foods you
b. some _____________ can count cannot
c. some _____________ count
d. some _____________ egg rice
e. some _____________ bananas
f. some _____________ apples coffee
g. a _____________ tomato
h. some _____________ pumpkin butter
i. some _____________ doughnut
sugar

milk

curry

j. some _____________

k. a _____________

l. a _____________

We can count some foods such as banana. We say a banana, five
bananas or some bananas.

We cannot count some foods such as rice. We cannot say a rice
or five rices. We can only say some rice.

What is there on the table? Say aloud.

There is an egg. There is some rice.

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Grammar

I want a/an, some/any if we can’t count
I don’t want some butter.
Do you want if we can count some milk.
an apple. any rice.
some apples. any sugar.
a tomato. any rice?
any tomatoes. any sugar?
a tomato?
any tomatoes ?

8 Look at the pictures and write the correct letter in the box.
Write a, an or some in the blanks.

c
b

ad e

breakfast

a b cd e

fg h i

lunch / dinner / vegetables

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jk l m

no pq

snacks / fruits

breakfast fruits

________ cheese ________ apple
________ orange juice ________ grapes

________ toast ________ orange
________ jam ________ pineapple

vegetables snacks

________ carrots ________ biscuits
________ peas ________ cake
________ potatoes ________ chocolate
________ onions ________ sandwiches

lunch / dinner

________ fish ________ meat
________ salad ________ chicken
________ rice ________ chapatis

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9 Fill in the blanks with a / an / some or any.

a. He wants ________ banana.
b. Does she want ________ bananas?
c. They want ________ chips.
d. They don’t want ________ sandwiches.
e. We want ________ sugar.
f. You need ________ milk.
g. My dog is hungry. It needs ________ meat.

Game

10 Let’s play a simple grammar game.

Your teacher writes the name of a food item on a sheet of paper.
Then she divides the class into two groups. Each group takes turns
to guess. You can ask only yes / no questions. If both groups fail to
find the name of the food within ten questions, the game is a draw.

Group A: Is it lunch? Group B: Is it a fruit?

Leader: No, it isn’t. Leader: No, it isn’t.

Group A: Is it breakfast? Group B: Is it a toast?

Leader: Yes it is. Leader: No, it isn’t.

Group A: Is it jam? Group B: Is it cheese?

Leader: No, it isn’t. Leader: Yes, it is. It is cheese.

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Vocabulary

11 Listen and say. Then, ask and answer.

A packet of biscuits Rs 40. Rs 40 10 loaves
A bar of chocolate Rs 60. of bread
A kilo of potatoes Rs 50.
A loaf of bread Rs 7. Rs 70
A jar of jam Rs 80.
A glass of milk Rs 25. Rs 60
A bottle of Coke Rs 50.
A bunch balloons Rs 60. Rs 60 Rs 80

Rs 25

Rs 50 Rs 50

A : How much is for a packet of biscuit?
B : Forty rupees, please.

12 Read, learn and choose the best answer.

We use how many, many, a few to talk about something that can be
counted. We use how much, much, a little to talk about something
that cannot be counted.

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We use a lot for both.
We use more just to talk about quantities.

How many mangoes are there?
A lot!

How much sugar is there?
A lot!

How many papayas are there?
Not many!

How much water is there?
A little. Not much!

13 Read, learn and choose the best answer.

a. There are a lot of / much tomatoes in the salad.
b. Do we need more / many bread?
c. I take many / a lot of sugar in my tea.
d. There aren’t much / many eggs in the fridge.
e. There’s many / a lot of sugar in the cake.
f. Have you got much / many mangoes?
g. He has taken a lot of / much bananas.
h. Mom has given many / much milk.

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14 Read what Seema wants and needs.

I’m Seema. I can make my choices.
I know what I need and what I
want. I want candy, chips, ice
cream and lots of chocolate. But
my body needs healthy food. I
can work by eating healthy food.
I choose salads, apples and milk.
Mum says I can grow better by
eating these foods.

I want to watch TV. I want to play
video games all day long. But
I need to exercise. I need to run
to keep my body strong. I need
to know how to read and write.
I want to be a great person one
day. I need to study well. I also
need to learn good habits.

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Comprehension

15 Write True or False.

a. Seema can’t make choices.
b. Seema wants chips and chocolate.
c. Her body needs ice cream.
d. Seema wants to watch TV.
e. She does not need to play video games.
f. Seema needs to exercise to be strong.

16 Write Yes, she does or No, she doesn’t.

a. Does Seema want candy? _Y_e_s,_s_h_e__d_oe_s_._

b. Does she need salads for healthy body? ____________

c. Does Seema want to play video games? ____________

d. Does Seema need to watch TV? ____________

e. Does Seema need to run? ____________

17 How should we use need to or have to and want to?
Read, learn and choose the best option.

We use want to when we have a choice to do something.
We use need to or have to when we don’t have a choice but we
must do it.
I want to eat pizza for my dinner.
I have to take medicine to get better.
I have to drink water when I am thirsty.

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a. I want to / need to exercise to stay healthy.
b. She wants to / has to eat ice cream.
c. He wants to / needs to be six feet tall.
d. I want to / need to have momo for my dinner.
e. They want to / need to be on time for school.
f. I have to / want to call my friends on my birthday.

18 Write down the things you want to do and you need
to do. Then, share them with your friends.

Things I want to do Things I need to do
eat a big pizza study hard
go swimming with friends clean my room

I need to study
hard to get good

grades.

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Listening

19 Listen to the story and write True or False.

a. Jabbar ate too much. _________
b. Jabbar was selfish. _________
c. Jabbar ate everyone’s food. _________
d. Jabbar could swim. _________
e. Jabbar never changed his habits. _________

20 Listen to the story and circle the names of people
and food items you hear.

peas pizza ice-cream fish chips

doughnut cakes chicken pie

Jeevan Jabbar Krishna Kripa Shiva
Kabish Karuna

21 What happened first? Listen to the story again and
number the picture 1-4.

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Pronunciation

22 Listen and practise.

need feed three free
knee bed
read cream hair
head
fed red pen
Ted hen
their
chair fair there
care air

23 Listen and write the word you hear.

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24 Listen and try to say the tongue twister.

'Fresh fried fish, fish fresh fried, fried fish fresh, fish fried fresh.'

Writing

My Favourite Dish

My favourite food is fruit salad. I
like eating it because fruit is yummy
and healthy. Fruits are also full of
vitamins. Besides, it is easy to make.
We just need different kinds of fruits.
My mom makes it for lunch and
dinner four times a week. Sometimes,
we add some vegetables also in our
salad. We need to eat more fruit and vegetables because they are
good and healthy.

25 Read the paragraph and answer the following.

a. What is the writer’s favourite dish?

_____________________________________________

b. Why does she like it?

Reason 1: _____________________________________

Reason 2: _____________________________________

c. What does she need to make it?

_____________________________________________

d. How often does she eat it?

______________________________________ a week.

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26 Now, plan your paragraph.

Topic : ___________________________________________
My favourite food : __________________________________
I like it because : Reason 1 : __________________________
Explanation : ______________________________________

_______________________________________
Reason 2 : ________________________________________
Explanation : ______________________________________

______________________________________
Who makes it? _____________________________________
How often do you take it? ____________________________
Conclusion : ______________________________________

27 Use your plan and write a paragraph on your
favourite food.

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Unit 9

Hobbies and Interests

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

12 3

4 5 write stories
7 6 sing a song
go cycling
9 go jungle safari
8 play the guitar
listen to music
11 10 dance
13 fly kites
read newspapers
12 go hiking
14 take photos
watch TV
15 go rafting
go swimming
climb a tree

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Conversation

2 Listen and practise. Then, read and answer.

Mark : Hey everyone. What was your
most fun day?

Kareen : Oh, that’s easy. It was a party. We
had a picnic lunch with lots of
food. We had a strawberry cake.
Then we played games in the yard
all day. What about you, Saabi?

Sabbi : My most fun day was when I went to my family reunion
last summer. I saw all of my uncles, aunts and cousins. We
played football and cricket together.

Pasang : My most fun day was when I went fishing with my
grandfather. We got in a small boat, and I caught six fish! I
put them all back in the water, but it was really fun!

Mark : And my most fun day is today!

All : Really, Mark? Why?

Mark : I’m with all of my best friends! That’s the most fun I can have!
What was your most fun day? Share in the class.

What did Kareen have in the party?

________________________________________
What did Sabbi play in the family reunion?

________________________________________
What did Pasang do on his most fun day?

________________________________________
Why is today Mark’s most fun day?

________________________________________

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Speaking

3 Tell your class what you can do.

I love cooking I enjoy
swimming.
I love telling
jokes. I make a paper boat
in my free time.
I can type
well.

4 Ask questions and find out what your friend love to do.

Do you like I prefer playing
playing the the madal to

flute? playing the flute

Do you love Yes, I do.
making a paper

plane?

riding a bicycle reading comics watching TV

drawing pictures working in garden listening to music

playing skipping singing telling stories

playing the flute playing the madal go shopping

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Reading

5 Read and learn.

Piple, Chitwan
December 14, 2020

Dear Punam,

Thanks for your letter and it was great to hear from you. You
asked me to tell you about my favourite day of the week. Well it’s
definitely Friday.

One reason I like Friday is because I have my favourite subjects
at school: PE and chemistry. Chemistry’s great because we do
experiments in the science lab and our teacher, Mr. Ramesh, is so
funny. In PE we usually play basketball, which is my favourite
sport. I’m good at it because I’m quite tall. Our team usually wins.

We also have Chinese, which is my least favourite subject because
it’s so difficult to memorize: so many letters! But after that, we
have music class which is much more interesting. At the moment
I’m practising a song for annual program.

After school I hang out with my friends, and then in the evening I
play football at the sports centre. On Friday nights we sometimes
go to someone’s house for a party. We can relax a bit on Friday
because there’s no school on Saturday.

Tell me about your favourite day in your next letter. Hope to hear
from you soon.

Yours,

Nilam

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Comprehension

6 Answer the following questions.

a. What is Punam’s favourite day?
b. What is her favourite subject?
c. Why does she hate Chinese lesson?
d. What sports does she play in PE period?
e. What are they practising these days?

Writing

7 What is your favourite day? Tell your friend in a
letter.

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8 Look and discuss.

Where are they? What are they doing? What sport are they playing?

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

1
2

4 53

6

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7 9
8 12

12
11

running badminton
horse riding volleyball
skiing gulf
know the leader swimming
cricket gymanastics
play Frisbee tennis

Conversation

10 Listen and practise.

Raju : Do you like to play table tennis, Jenny?

Jenny : Yes, I do. What about you?

Raju : I love playing table tennis. I also enjoy playing frisbee.
I like doing jigsaws too.

Jenny : I don’t like doing jigsaws but I love drawing hidden
pictures.


Sit in pairs and share what your favourite sport is.

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11 Listen and practise.

Do you do karate and judo?
Do you play football, too?
Yes, I do. I do karate and judo
And I play football, too.

But my favourite sport is gymnastics
It’s fantastic to me.
My favourite sport is gymnastics
Fantastic gymnastics for me.

Do you go swimming and cycling?
Do you play basketball, too?
Yes, I do. I go swimming and cycling.
I play basketball, too.

But my favourite sport is gymnastics
It’s fantastic to me.
My favourite sport is gymnastics
Fantastic gymnastics for me.

12 What sports do you play or do? What sports does your
friend play? Talk and write.

Sports I play Sports my friend plays
............................................... ...............................................

............................................... ...............................................

............................................... ...............................................

............................................... ...............................................

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Reading

13 Read and learn.

My name is David and I’m 11 years old. I’m Italian and
my favourite sport is football. I play football twice a
week at school and I have football practice on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays in the afternoon.

On Saturdays afternoon I usually have a match with my
team. I am the goalkeeper. We are very good at football
and we often win. Of course I’m in the school team too!
On Sundays afternoon I play football with my friends
in the park. My favourite team is Milan and I hope to
be a champion goal keeper. We were club champion in
our county.

My name is Anurodh and I’m 13 years old. I’m from Nepal and my
favourite sport is cricket. Usually I play cricket thrice a week at cricket
club. My school does not have cricket. Thus, my father has taken to a
local cricket club. I play cricket on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday.

Saturday is the match day. I play the role of opening batsman. I love
my role in the team. We are learning. In our level we win the match.
However, we are trying to complete with a bit senior team. Well on
Friday evenings, I play cricket with my friends from neighbourhood.
It is a fantastic game. I hope to be a great batsman like Paras Khadka,
former captain of our national team and Steve Smith.

Hi I am Urmila. I am fond of playing basketball, chess and badminton.
However, my favourite sport is volleyball. Volleyball is our national
game. It is very popular. I am tall. Thus, I can reach to the net. I play
volleyball twice a week at school. We have sports class on Tuesday
and Friday. I play with my friends. I cannot play the game at home.
We don’t have a ball, a net and a ground. We need a good team too. So
school is the only place where I can play my favourite game. One day
I hope to play from the national team.

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Comprehension

14 Complete the table.

David Anurodh Urmila

What is the
favourite game?

When do they
play?

Who do they
play with?

Where do they
play?

What do they
want to be or
do?

15 Answer the following questions.

a. Does David’s team usually win the match? Why?
____________________________________________________
b. Why can’t Anurodh play his favourite game at school?
____________________________________________________
c. Why can’t Urmila play her favourtie game at home?
_________________________________________________________

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Writing

16 Write about your favourite sports.

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Unit 10

Birds and Animals

1 Here are some animals found in Nepal. Write
numbers to match. Then, listen and check.
1 14 13

2 rhino
3
4 giant hornbill (dhanesh)
5
6 rock python (azingar) 12
7
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chituwa)

royal bengal tiger 11
danphe 10
peacock

gharial

snow leopard 9
(himchituwa)

weaver (topchara)

red panda (habre)

red-wattled lapwing 8
(huttityau)

vulture

elephant

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Listening and Reading

2 Listen and sing. Then, read and learn.

The friendly cow all red and white,
I love with all my heart.
She gives me cream with all her might,
To eat with apple tart.

She wanders lowing here and there,
And yet she cannot stray,
All in the pleasant open air,
The pleasant light of day;

And blown by all the winds that pass Robert Louis Stevenson
And wet with all the showers,
She walks among the meadow grass
And eats the meadow flowers.

Comprehension

3 Write True or False.

a. The cow is friendly. _______
b. The cow gives cream. _______
c. The grass in the meadow is wet. _______
d. The cow does not eat the flowers. _______

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4 From the poem, find the words similar in meaning
to the following.

a. loving ________________

b. a kind of food ________________

c. pleasing ________________

d. walks without aim ________________

e. rain ________________

f. not dry ________________

g. grassland ________________

h. not closed ________________

5 Answer the following.

a. What is the colour of the cow?
_____________________________________________
b. How is the cow? Is it harmful and dangerous?
_____________________________________________
c. How does the poet feel about the cow? Does he love it?
_____________________________________________
d. ‘Lowing’ refers to cow making sound. Can you tell the word
for cow’s sound?
_____________________________________________
e. What two things does the cow eat in the meadow?
_____________________________________________

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Reading

6 Read and learn.

Are They Safe in Their Homes?

You live in home. Do you feel safe in your home?

Do you think animals also have homes?

Are they safe in their homes?

Nepal is a home for many types of animals. There are more
than 200 types of land animals in different parts of our country.
Similarly, there are more than 850 types of birds. More than half
of them are found in around the Kathmandu Valley. At the hill of
Phulchowki only, people have noted more than 90 different types
of birds. Among them, some are very rare. They are not safe in
the jungle. Therefore, they are protected in various national parks
and reserves. Here are some species or types of animals and birds
found in Nepal.

The Red Panda or Habre
is one of the rare animals
found in Nepal. It is a
small cat-like animal.
It has a reddish brown
fur. It lives on a tree and
eats fruits. It lives in the
jungles just below the
mountains, especially
found in Langtang
National Park and Sagarmatha National Park. It likes cool places
and eats grass, fruit and bamboo shoots. People kill it for its
beautiful fur and skin although it is against the law.

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The one-horned rhinos are found in Terai. They are mainly found
in Chitwan National Park and Bardiya National Park. These big
animals are herbivorous. They eat grass. Therefore, they love to
be in saal forest and wet grassland. The number of the one-horned
rhinos is decreasing. These animals have thick skin and big body.
They can live about 40-50 years. Rhinos are hunted for their horns.
According to the information shared in 2015, there are 645 rhinos in
Nepal. Lately, the number of rhinos has increased because government
has been trying to protect it.

Hornbills are also
found in the forests of
Terai. They have a big
colourful beak. These
birds are killed for
medicine and meat.
The bones of the
hornbills are used to
make medicine. The
number of hornbills
is also decreasing
because the forest in
Terai is decreasing.

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Lately, this bird is protected by law. If any one kills this bird,
they will be caught by the police.

After reading about these animals, the teachers in ABC School in
Chitwan went to watch birds and animals in the Chitwan National
Park. It was a Friday. All the grade three students gathered in the
school premises. When they arrived at the school, the teachers
were talking to the van drivers. There were three jeeps for forty
students.

The teacher told the students not to walk alone and warned them
to be careful. They were going on the jeeps. Some other tourists
were riding on elephants. They drove past them.

In the park, the first thing they saw was a peacock. It was dancing
in the field of green grass. It was wonderful. After driving for
some time, they saw a couple of rhinos in the grassland on the
bank of a river. The rhinos were playing with each other. Some people
who were ahead of them were trying to take photos.

The children also saw some deer. The deer were jumping and
running. Some baby deer were fighting with each other.

While driving through the
jungle, they saw a tiger.
The teacher said, “Keep
quiet! The tiger might be
disturbed.” The tiger was
sleeping. When it heard the
sound, it rose and came to
the road. The children were
scared. However, the tiger
was going to the next side
of the jungle.

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The guide was telling
that there were about
two hundred tigers in
Nepal. Most of them are
in Chitwan National Park.
He was also telling that
there are only about 3200
tigers in the world. Some
hundred years ago there
were some 100,000 wild
tigers. Lately, in Nepal
the number of tigers is increasing as government is trying to make the
number of tigers up to 250 till 2022.

Comprehension

7 Put √ for correct and × for incorrect statements.

a. Animals are safe in the jungle.
b. Animals are safe in wildlife parks.
c. There are more than two hundred tigers in Nepal.
d. The baby deer or fawns were fighting.
e. The guide was telling them about the numbers of
tigers.

f. Red pandas are found in cool places.

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8 Choose and write. Write one word once only.

red panda elephant deer tiger
giant hornbill’s rhino guide

a. The ____________ is found in Langtang National Park and
Sagarmatha National Park.
b. The ____________ is found in Chitwan National Park.
c. The ____________ were running and jumping.
d. The ____________ bones are used to make medicine.
e. The tourists were riding on an ____________
f. The ____________ was sleeping in the jungle.
g. The ____________ told them about the number of tigers.

9 What were they doing? Complete the sentences with
the information form the text.

a. The peacock __w_a_s_d_a_n_c_i_n_g________ .
b. The rhinos ___________________ .
c. The deer ___________________ .
e. The baby deer ___________________ .
f. The tiger ___________________ .
g. The teacher ___________________ .
h. The tourists ___________________ .

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10 Write correct numbers from the text.

a. There are about ________ types of land animals in Nepal.

b. There are about ________ types of birds in Nepal.

c. In Phulchoki jungle around _________ varieties of birds
are found.

d. There are about ________ tigers in Nepal.

e. There are ________ tigers in the world now.

f. There were ______ tigers in the world _______ years ago.

g. Nepal is trying to increase the number of tigers to _______
by 2022.

h. According to the information shared in 2015, there are
________ rhinos in Nepal.

i. The rhinos can live ________ to ________ years.

11 Answer the following questions.

a. Where did the students go to watch the birds and animals?
b. What does the red panda eat?
c. Why do people kill the red panda?
d. Where are giant hornbills found?
e. What did the class decide after reading about animals?
f. How many jeeps did they have?
g. What did they see first in the park?
h. Which animal is found in both Baridya National Park and
Chitwan National Park?
i. Why are rhinos killed?
j. What happens if anyone kills a protected animal?

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Vocabulary

12 Complete the word puzzles. Also find the word in
the coloured columns.

1R
2R
3G
4B
5P

6J

7G
8H

9

10 J

8 3 10 12
56
9 74
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13 Unscramble the words to complete the sentences.

Central Zoo, Nepal

Come to the Central Zoo, Nepal! There are lots of minalsa
_a_n_i_m_a_l_s__ here. There is a onirh _______ called Jange. You
can watch the tckaarree ___________ giving food to him. You
can also see the ppohi __________ . It is similar to a rhino. The
difference is that it lives in awert _________ .

Listening

14 Listen to the sounds produced by animals and
say which animal it is.

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15 Match the sounds with the animals.

a. tiger chatter

b. monkey moo

c. cock caw

d. cow bark

e. crow cock-a-doodle-doo

f. dog roar

16 Listen and sing.

Little bird, little bird, can you clap?
No, I can't. No, I can't. I can't clap.
Little bird, little bird, can you fly?
Yes, I can. Yes, I can. I can fly.

Buffalo, Buffalo, can you fly?
No, I can't. No, I can't. I can't fly.
Buffalo, Buffalo, can you run?
Yes, I can. Yes, I can. I can run.

Little fish, little fish, can you run?
No, I can't. No, I can't. I can't run.
Little fish, little fish, can you swim?
Yes, I can. Yes, I can. I can swim.

Boys and girls, boys and girls, can you sing?
Yes, we can. Yes, we can. We can sing.
Boys and girls, boys and girls, can you dance?
Yes, we can. Yes, we can. We can dance.
We can sing. We can dance. Yes, we can.

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Reading

17 Read and learn.

hummingbird crane hawk eagle

ostrich penguin kiwi cuckoo nightingale

Look at these amazing birds. Have you seen them?

What Can Birds Do?

Look out of the classroom window. What do you see? Perhaps you can
see some birds flying in the sky. They are beautiful, aren’t they?

Birds are of different sizes. Some birds are very big such as the ostrich.
Some are really small such as the humming bird.

Do you know that birds can do a lot of things? They can sing beautiful
songs. Some birds are famous for songs. Nightingales and cuckoos can
sing very sweetly. Some birds, like hawks and eagles, can fly very high
in the sky.

Some birds like cranes can fly really long distances. For example, some
birds come to Nepal from Russia during winter and they go back again
in summer.

Birds have feathers. The feathers keep them warm. They also build a
nest to keep themselves safe and warm.

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They usually don’t fight. But mother birds can fight if their babies are
in danger.

Most birds can’t swim. Some birds like ostriches and penguins
can’t fly. They can’t fly because they are very heavy. The kiwi
can’t fly because it has no wings.

What Can Tigers Do?

Tigers are dangerous
animals. They can
easily kill other
animals. They can run
very fast. But they are
not the fastest animals.
A cheetah can run
faster than a tiger.

Tigers are very strong.
They can carry their
prey which may
be heavier than
themselves. They can
even swim. They can jump about four to five metres. Sometimes,
they jump and catch their prey.

Tigers can do a lot of things but they can’t climb up trees or make
a house. They live in dens or bushes.

Comprehension

18 Write birds or tigers. ___________________

a. They can run fast.

b. They can fly easily. ___________________

c. They are not too big. ___________________

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d. They usually don’t fight. ___________________
e. They are dangerous. ___________________
f. They can swim. ___________________
g. Most of them can’t swim. ___________________

19 Fill in blanks with can or can’t.

a. Birds ________ sing sweet songs.
b. Some birds ________ travel a long distance.
c. Birds ________ build a nest.
d. Some birds ________ fly because they are heavy.
e. Tigers ________ climb up trees.

20 Answer these questions.

a. Which two birds can sing sweetly?
b. What keeps the birds warm in winter?
c. Which birds can’t fly? Name any three.
d. Why can’t the kiwi fly?
e. How high can tigers jump?
f. Where do tigers live?

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21 Read the clues. Then, sit in pairs and talk.

Things that I can do Things that I can’t do

make a paper boat fix a damaged wire

dance touch the ceiling

lift five kilograms drive a car

eat five bananas swim

play videos on a computer play the violin

Can you dance?

Yes, I can. Can
you swim?

No, I can’t. But I can make
a paper boat. Can you ...

22 Ask and find.

Think of an animal. Write its name on a piece of paper. Then
go to the front of the class and stand. Your friends will ask you
questions about what the animal can do. You answer yes or
no. They have to find out the name of the animal within ten
questions.

Can it fly? No, it can’t.

Can it run? Yes, it can.

Can it jump? Yes, it can.

Can it climb up a tree? Yes, it can.

Can it swim? No, it can’t.

Can we find it in the jungle? Yes, you can.

Is it a monkey? Yes, it is. You are right.

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Listening Pasang

Talent hunt on Nepal TV Hem

Do you want to be a star?

Can you sing, dance or play
music? Come, we can make
you a star. We need children
artists between 6-12 years.

Phone : 01 0400842
Email : xyztv.org.np

Mary

23 Listen to Hem, Pasang and Mary. Then, complete
the sentences with Hem, Pasang or Mary.

a. ____________ can play the flute very well.
b. ____________ can’t dance at all.
c. ____________ can sing very well.
d. ____________ can’t play the madal and flute.
e. ____________ can sing and dance very well.
f. ____________ can’t play the guitar.
g. ____________ can play the madal very well.
h. ____________ can dance and play the guitar.
i. ____________ can’t sing.

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Vocabulary

24 Fill in the blanks. Choose words from the list.

pilot driver cook

mechanic tall strong

a. Nabin : Can you drive a bus?
Nilam : I can’t. I’m not a _______ .
b. Manoj : Can you repair my bike?
Muna : I can’t. I’m not a ___________ .
c. Kamal : Can you fly a plane?
Kumar : Yes, I can. I’m a ___________ .
d. John : Can you touch the ceiling of the room?
Mark : No, I can’t. I’m not ___________ enough to
touch the ceiling.
e. Tina : Can you break this stick?
Mina : Yes, I can. I’m ___________ enough.

Now sit in pairs and practise each of the above conversations.

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Pronunciation

25 Listen and learn to say.

hi China I five nine

drive nice

six mix it give Italy
sing stick

Spain email name late rain
main plain

26 Listen and practise the sentences.

a. I said hi to nine nice Chinese.
b. Rain in the plain of Spain is late.
c. It gives six sticks to mix.

27 Listen and write the words in the correct columns.

China Spain Italy

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Writing

My Baby Brother

I have a baby brother. He
is just a year old. He can’t
walk but he can stand for
some time. He can crawl.
He follows mum by
crawling. He can’t speak
but he can make different
sounds. Sometimes he
says ‘da..da..da’. He can
also say ‘ba..ba’ and ‘ma..
ma’. He can smile. His smile is so sweet. He is clever too. He can
ask things he likes. Sometimes, he goes to the kitchen crawling. He
can pull the glass there from the low rack. He can sleep for hours
in the cradle. My brother is really sweet. We all love him.

28 Look at the table and make ten sentences.

My father can play badminton. 
My sister can’t dance.
My brother sing.
My mother cook.
My uncle and aunt repair a bike.
My puppy bark loudly.

29 Now write a paragraph about your baby sister,
brother or any other family member. Use your
notebook to write.

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Consonants Phonetic Symbols do
pig
ball time

kite go milk no

sing five vase think

the six zoo short

vision hello church jug

road lamp yes watch

Vowels
Monophthongs

read sit bed cat

father cup pot horse

book shoe bird banana

Diphthongs
day tie boy go

how bear deer poor

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