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59 Fill in ‘is’, isn’t, are, aren’t, am, am not.

a. Jeena is watching TV but her brother ________ watching TV. He is
painting.

b. Bina _________playing with her toys but her sister is doing her
homework.

c. Please be quiet. The children ________ sleeping.

d. You can cross the road now. Vehicles ________ coming.

e. I ________ going with you. If you want to go, go now.

60 What is happening? Look at the picture and write.

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Conversation

61 Listen and practise.

Tsering : Hi, Umesh! Who is the
head of your family?

Umesh : My mother is the head
of my family. And
yours?

Tsering : My father is the head of
my family. Well, what
does your mother do?

Umesh : She is a government officer. And what does your father
do?

Tsering : My father is a hotelier. He runs a hotel. Do you know what
does a government officer do?

Umesh : I don’t know.

Now, sit in pairs and talk about your parents or guardians’ profession.

62 Now tell the class what your friend’s parents do.

Her father is a His mother is a
police officer. He pilot. She flies
catches thieves.
the plane.

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63 Complete the crossword puzzle.

Down 5 1

72
1

3

2 4

6 6 police officer
Doctor
5
taxi driver
8 firefighter

7 farmer
mechanic
3
chef
8 plumber
9 postman
dentist

nurse
banker

10 Across 9

23 4

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64 What equipment do they use? Circle the correct answer.

a. A police officer uses gloves / handcuffs / hand cream.
b. A doctor uses a thermometer / a ruler / a spoon.
c. A taxi driver uses a magazine / a tractor / a map.
d. A firefighter uses a trunk / a hose / a straw.
e. A farmer uses a bus / a helicopter / a tractor.
f. A mechanic uses a knife / a spanner / scissors .
g. A chef uses pots and pans / handcuffs / a map.
h. A plumber uses a plum / a radio / a plunger.
i. A postman uses a bag / a dog / a chair.
j. A dentist uses a hammer / a fork / a drill .

Speaking

65 Think about a job. Go to the front of the class and act as
if you are doing the job. Your friends will try to name
the job.

You are a driver.

doctor fisherman

teacher cook

pilot dancer

singer typist

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Reading

66 Read and learn.

A Man with Eleven Jobs

Do you think you are busy? Perhaps
you think so because you have to go
to school and do a lot of homework.

What about your father? How busy is
he? Perhaps he doesn’t have time to
help you with your homework. How
many jobs does your father do? Two?
Three? Or four? But today you are
reading about a person who has eleven jobs.

Mr Gray Smith is a very busy man. He is 50 years old and he has eleven
jobs. He is a postman, a school bus driver, a boatman, a fisherman,
a shopkeeper, a teacher, a salesperson at a petrol pump, a priest, a
waiter, a cook and a taxi driver. He and his wife, Mrs Martina Smith,
have a shop and a hotel.

Mr Smith lives and works on the island of Gigha. Gigha is a small
island in Scotland. Very few people live there. The island is famous for
its beauty. About one hundred tourists come to the island every day.

Every working day, Mr Smith gets up at half past five. He makes tea for
his hotel guests first. Then he makes breakfast for them. At 8:00 am, he
drives the school bus. At nine o’clock, he collects letters from the post
office. He delivers the letters to the people. He works at a petrol station

for two hours, from twelve to two o’clock. Then he takes his boat and
goes fishing. He spends two hours in the sea boating and fishing. He
comes home and prepares fish for his guests at the hotel. Then he goes
to the church in the evening at around six thirty. He is the priest there.
After he comes home in the evening, he helps his wife Martina in the

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shop.

At the weekend, he doesn’t go to school and post office. He works as a
taxi driver then.

Mr Smith says: “My wife Martina also likes to be busy. We never have
holidays. We don’t like watching television. In the evenings, Martina
makes supper and I teach a group of children. We go to bed at 10:00 pm.
Perhaps our life isn’t very exciting, but we like it. Hard work always
gives nice fruit.”

Comprehension

67 Write True or False.

a. Mr Smith is fifty years old.
b. Mr Smith has seven jobs.
c. Mr Smith doesn’t know how to cook.
d. Mrs Smith looks after the shop during the day.
e. Mr Smith is not a farmer.
f. Mr Smith watches TV in the evening.
g. Mrs Smith does not like to be busy.

68 Answer the following questions.

a. Where does Mr Smith live?

b. How old is he?

c. How many jobs does he have?

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d. What does Mr Smith do at the weekend?
e. Does Mr. Smith stop working to take rest except at night?

Spelling

69 Look, learn and write.

When something is one or single, it is singular. When something
is more than one, it is plural.

Add s to form plural Add es to form plural. Here
singular plural the noun ends in s, ss, o, x,
ch or sh

pilot pilots singular plural

doctor doctors brush brushes

painter ___________ dress dresses

teacher ___________ box ___________

cook ___________ hero ___________

carpenter ___________ potato ___________

shoe maker ___________ torch ___________

bench ___________

hairdresser ___________ glass ___________

farmer ___________ class ___________

student ___________ witch ___________

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Change y into i and add es Add s to form plural if the
to form plural. Here every nouns end in ay, ey, iy, oy
noun ends in y and there is or uy.
a consonant before y.
singular plural
singular plural
boy boys
lady ladies

fly flies key keys

city ___________ monkey ___________

baby ___________ guy ___________

family ___________ toy ___________

cherry ___________ day ___________

fairy ___________

party ___________

factory ___________ We change the spelling of
some nouns to form plural.
library ___________ Look and learn.
singular plural
Remove f/fe and add ves to foot feet
form the plural. Here every mouse mice
noun ends in f/fe. tooth teeth
man men
singular plural woman women
child children
thief thieves ox oxen

knife knives

leaf ___________

calf ___________

wolf ___________

wife ___________

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Pronunciation

70 Listen and say.

forgets makes keeps picks
helps writes

gives listens flies cries
goes reads

+ cwloassehses teaches touches brushes
watches

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Grammar

Using ‘a/ an’

Do you remember where to use ‘a’ or ‘an?

We use ‘a’ or ‘an’ with countable singular nouns. Nouns are naming
words, Singular means one or referring to one group. Likewise,
countable means you can count them.

We use ‘a’ with such nouns beginning with a consonant sounds
and we use ‘an’ with the nouns beginning with a vowel sounds.
Please remember, there are 44 sounds in English. Letters are not
sounds as the same letter can give more than one sound. And some
letters remain silent as well.

72 Read the sentences and mark the countable nouns.

a. A taxi driver drives a taxi while a chauffeur drives a car of a rich
person.

b. Pramod is an artist. He made a painting for me.
c. Nilima is a waiter. She works at a restaurant.
d. Dipak is a writer. He has written a book.
e. Bonita is an air-hostess. She flies on a plane.

73 Use ‘a’ or ‘an’.

a. Bhim is _______ famer. He has _______sheep farm.
b. Anmol is _______ actor. He acts in _______film.
c. Mukesh is _______ honest person.
d. Kate is _______pilot. She flies _______aeroplane.
e. I have _______apple for my snack for today. I will eat it after
_______hour.
f. Look! There is _______man coming towards us.
g. Let’s have _______cup of tea.
h. There is _______old house next to our school.

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74 Use ‘a’ or ‘an’.

Hi! My name’s Pukar. I’m ten years old and
I come from Parbat. Now, I live in ______
small town with my parents and my sister,
Purnima. The name of my city is Tokha. My
dad woks in ______ bank and my mum is
______ teacher. She teaches English.

My sister likes to dance. She dances every morning. She wants to be
______ dancer one day.

I’m interested in painting. I have bought ______ new brush and some
packets of colours. You can see ______ painting I made recently. I want
to be ______ artist one day.

Writing

75 Now write about your family. What do they do?

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Unit 2

My Daily Life

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

12 3

4 go to office
get on a bus
6 arrive home
5 work on a computer
take lunch
78 9 cook dinner
12 do some exercises
11 wash clothes
10 do homework
take a bath
13 watch television
14 meet grandparents
go shopping
celebrate Holi

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What’s the time, please?

2 Look at the clocks. Write the missing time and say it.

It’s five o’clock.

It’s half past five.

It’s quarter past five.

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It’s twenty to six.

It’s twenty-five past five.

3 Look and learn.

A clock has three hands: second, minute and hour. When the
hour hand comes near to a number and the minute hands remains
near to twelve, we read time differently. Look at the examples.

It’s about eight o’clock. It’s about two o’clock.

It’s about four o’clock. It’s about nine o’clock.

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Look at the given clocks. The red one is the hour hand and the
blue one is the minute hand.
What time is it? Look at the clocks below and write.

4 Look at the clocks and write time in three ways.

It’s half past eleven.
It’s eleven thirty.

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Conversation I’m sorry, I don’t know.
I don’t have a watch.
5 Listen and practise.

Excuse me. Can you tell
me the time, please?

Never mind. Yes, of course.
It’s ten o’clock.
Excuse me. Can
you tell me the
time, please?

Thanks.

6 Draw clocks on a page and show your friends. Ask
“What time is it?”. They will tell the time.

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Listening

7 Listen and tick the correct time.

a. Our class begins at ________ .

9:05 4:15 9:50

b. I get up at ________ .

6:30 5:15 6:13

c. She called me this morning at ________

8:05 7:15 8:15

d. We have lunch at ________

12:10 10:12 12:15

e. Our class finishes at ________

3:20 3:15 3:45

f. I do my homework at ________ in the evening.

7 o’clock 7:05 3:45

g. I go to bed at ________ at night.

half past nine 9:15 9:13

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Conversation

8 Listen and practise the conversation below.

Kala : What time do you get up in the morning?
Jenish :
Kala : I get up at half past six. And you?
Jenish :
Kala : I get up at six o’clock.

Jenish : What do you do after that ?
Kala :
I get fresh first. Then I drink a cup of tea. For some
time, I play with my small sister. At seven o’clock, I
have breakfast. After that, I start reading.

What time do you have your lunch?

I take my lunch at half past eight. Then I get dressed
and come to school.

9 Sit in pairs and share about yourselves.

First, make a list of things you do in the morning every day. You
wake up, get fresh, brush your teeth, have breakfast and so on.
When do you do these things? Remember the time. Then, ask your
friend when they do such things. When your friend asks, you
should answer in turn.

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Speaking

10 This is Muna. She has a timetable to do her work. Read
and make a similar timetable of your own.

return home at half past four
have snacks at 5 o’clock
play with brother till 6 o’clock
begin homework at 6 o’clock
do homework till 7 o’clock

have dinner at 7:30
watch TV till 8:15
read some books till 9 o’clock
go to bed at 9 o’clock

There are twenty-four hours in a day. Before 12:00 noon, we
call am. After 12:00 noon to midnight, we call pm.

11 Now share your routine with your class as Muna does.

Hello. I’m Muna. This is my evening routine. I return home
at half past four. Then, I change my clothes. I have snacks at
5 o’clock. After that, I play with my brother for some time. At
6 o’clock, I begin to do my homework. I finish my homework
at seven o’clock. Our family take dinner at 7:30. After dinner,
I watch TV till 8:15. Then, I read till 9 o’clock. 9 o’clock is my
bed time. I go to bed at 9 pm.

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Reading

12 Read and learn.

Today is Sunday. Munnu wakes up at 6:30
am and eats breakfast. Then, she brushes
her teeth, gets dressed and leaves home
at 7:45. Her bus arrives at the station at 8
o’clock.

James wakes
up at 7:00 am.
He eats breakfast and brushes his teeth.
He gets dressed and leaves home at 8 am.
His bus arrives at the station at quarter
past eight.

Munnu and James meet each other at
school.

James says, “Hi, Munnu. How are you?”
Munnu says, “I am fine. How are you?”

James says, “How was your weekend?”
Munnu says, “It was great. How about yours?”

James says, “It was pretty good.
Well, did you know about the
change in class routine?”
Munnu says, “I am afraid. I
have no idea. Have you got the
routine?”

James says, “Yes, I have. I’ve
got it . Look.”

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My School Timetable
Time Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

9:15 - English Maths Social Science Nepali English
10:00 English Science Nepali

10:00 Social Music Computer Arts Dance
- Maths Nepali Social Science
Short Break
10:40
Nepali Music
10:40
- Computer Social

11:00 Lunch

11:00
- Dance

11:40

11:40
- Science

12:20

12:20
-

1:00

1:00 - Art Science English Nepali Maths Maths
1:40

1:40 - Social Computer Maths Maths English Social
2:20

2:20 - Games
3:00

Munnu says, “There are many changes. Now, we have a break
after the second period.”

James says, “That’s nice, isn’t it?”

Munnu says, “Yes, it is.”

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Comprehension

13 Write True or False. ______

a. Munnu leaves home earlier than James does.

b. James’ bus arrives at the station at 8:00 am. ______

c. Munnu and James study in the same school. ______

d. Munnu and James have seven subjects in their school. ______

e. The short break is of 20 minutes. ______

f. They have Maths classes all six days. ______

g. Munnu and James like the changes in the routine. ______

14 What time do they study the given subject? Write.

a. Arts _S_u_n_d_a_y__ _____ _1_:0_0__-_1_:4_0_____
_T_h_u_r_s_d_a_y_ ____ _1_1_:0_0__-_1_1_:4_0___

b. Dance _____________ _____________

_____________ _____________

c. Music _____________ _____________

_____________ _____________
_____________
d. English _W__e_d_n_e_s_d_a_y___ _____________
_____________
_F_r_i_d_a_y_______ _____________

e. Science _T_u_e_s_d_a_y______

_M__o_n_d_a_y______

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15 Answer the following questions.

a. What time does Munnu wake up?
____________________________________________
b. What time does her bus arrive at the station?
____________________________________________
c. What time does James reach to the bus station?
____________________________________________
d. Who tells Munnu about the new routine?
____________________________________________
e. How many subjects do they study in the school?
____________________________________________
f. How long is the lunch break?
____________________________________________
g. What time does the lunch time start?
____________________________________________
h. How many days do they have Arts classes?
____________________________________________

16 Listen and sing. It’s seven o’clock,
Wake up, wake up!
The morning rap, You must get up
We do it every day And have a wash.
The same routine,
Now listen and say.

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Come on, come on, The morning rap...
It’s time to go. Clean your teeth.
Get dressed, get dressed! No time to lose.
Put on your clothes. Get your bag,
And put on your shoes.
Run to the kitchen,
Sit on a chair. Goodbye to Mum,
Eat your breakfast, Goodbye to Dad.
Comb your hair. My friends are at school
So I’m not sad.

17 Write number to match. Then, listen and check.

1 2 34

5 6 78

cycling surf internet elephant riding
go camping rafting go hiking
see sunrise go shopping

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Conversation

18 Listen and practise.

Jane : What will you do
tomorrow?

Babita : I think I’ll go shopping.
Jane : What will you buy?
Babita : Hmm, I will buy lots of

things.
I will buy a pair of new

trousers.
I will buy a new T-shirt.
Jane : Will you show them to me?
Babita : Of course, I will. I will show you everything.
Now sit in pairs and talk like above.

Listening

19 Listen and write T for true and F for false statements.

a. Madan will go to Pokhara next week. ____
b. He will go for boating in Phewa Lake. ____
c. He will stay at Lakeside hotel. ____
d. He will go to see sunrise. ____

e. He will visit the stupa. ____
f. He will not go to see Begnas Lake. ____
g. He will not click photos there. ____
h. He will come back in a car. ____

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20 The children are talking about their next Saturday.
Listen and write the correct name of the person below
each picture.

Mark Jane Pawan Ruby

Bishal Mary Jimmy Ali

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Grammar

Positive Positive Negative Negative short
short forms forms
He will...
She will... He’ll... He will not... He won’t...
It will... She won’t...
You will... She’ll... She will not... It won’t...
I shall... You won’t...
We shall... It’ll... It will not... I shan’t...
They will... We shan’t...
You’ll... You will not... They won’t...

I’ll... I shall not...

We’ll... We shall not...

They’ll... They will not...

Ali : What will you do in the
coming holiday?

Anbar : I don’t know what to do in
the holiday. I think I’ll stay
home and watch a movie.

Nima : What are you going to do
during the holiday, Ali?

Ali : I’m going to visit my uncle
and aunt.

Nima : What about Anbar?

Ali : Anbar is going to stay home.
He is going to watch a movie.

Nima : That sounds good. I’ll also join
him and watch the movie.

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You can use will or is / am / are going to for telling future events.

You use will when you are talking about something for the first
time. But it is more common to use is / am / are going to for more
planned actions.

My friends are going to watch a film tomorrow. They are going to watch
Shrek.

Read these yes / no questions and their answers.

Will he come? Yes, he will.
No, he won’t. He is busy.

Are you going to give a party on your birthday?

Yes, I am. I’m going to invite all my friends.

21 Listen and sing.

I’m going to pack my suitcase,
I’m going to go away.
I’m going to have a great time,
I’m going on holiday!

I’m going to take some sun cream,
And also some shampoo.
I’m going to take my toothbrush,
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I will stay at a hotel
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22 Use will (or ‘ll) and the verbs below to complete the
paragraph.

take go buy be listen visit

I think I _______ shopping tomorrow. I _______
my sister, too.
We _______ some clothes and then we _______
our aunt.
Probably, she _______ at home. There, we
_______ to some music and have a lot of fun.

Writing

23 Look at the pictures below. Different people are doing
different activities. Will your parents let you do these things?
Write five sentences. Then compare them with your friend’s.

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My parents won’t let me climb a tree. They’ll let me watch TV.

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24 Write five things you are going to do on coming Saturday.
Remember it is your plan.

I’m going to watch Spiderman.
I’m going to go swimming.
a. ____________________________________________ .
b. ____________________________________________ .
c. ____________________________________________ .
d. ____________________________________________ .
e. ____________________________________________ .

Speaking

25 John is going on a holiday next week. He is going to go
Pokhara with his brother. They have a plan. Look at the
picture and say what he is going to do.

fly on a plane stay at a hotel see sunrise

He is going to fly
on a plane.

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26 Sit in pairs and ask what your friend will do next
Saturday. Then tell it to your class.

My friend Umesh will My friend Jenny will stay
go to a bookstore on next home on next Saturday.
Saturday. He’ll buy some She’ll help her mother in
the kitchen and to do other
storybooks there.
household works.

Pronunciation

27 Listen and learn to pronounce short forms.

I’ll - I’ll visit my uncle tomorrow.
She’ll - She’ll bring her notebook next day.
He’ll - He’ll go swimming tomorrow.
They’ll - They’ll play football tomorrow.
It’ll - It’ll rain tomorrow.
You’ll - You’ll be a doctor later.
We’ll - We’ll stay home tomorrow.

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28 Listen and tick the sentence you hear.

a. I’ll go to cinema tomorrow.

I will go to cinema tomorrow.

b. He’ll come tomorrow.

He will come tomorrow.

c. They’ll sing in the programme.

They will sing in the programme.

d. You’ll dance in the party.

You will dance in the party.

Writing

I am going to Chitwan for my
next holiday. I will stay at my
maternal uncle’s home there. I
will play with my cousins there. I
will also go to Chitwan National
Park. I will go for an elephant
ride. I will also go on a jeep to see
the tiger in the jungle. I will go to
see crocodiles, too. I will also see the rhinos in the jungle. I will also go
to see the Narayani Bridge. I will have a lot of fun there. After staying
there for fifteen days, I will come back home and do my homework. I
will not miss any of the tasks. I will write about my Chitwan visit.

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29 Put a comma (,) to separate the items in the list.

a. I will see many things in Chitwan like rhinos, elephants,
tigers and many birds.

__I _w_i_ll_s_e_e_m__a_n_y_t_h_i_n_g_s_i_n_C_h_i_t_w_a_n__li_k_e _r_h_in_o_s_,_e_le_p_h_a_n_ts,
__ti_g_e_rs__a_n_d_m__a_n_y_b_i_r_d_s __________________________
b. Tonight I am going to eat chicken soup vegetable curry and

bread.
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
c. I will not eat bananas papaya guavas and oranges. I will eat

litchis.
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
d. I am going to order chowmein fish and a glass of juice.
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
e. They will bring some bananas apples and some oranges.
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________

30 Write about your next holiday plan. See the earlier
example. Use your notebook to write.

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Writing

Busy Boy

Norbu studies in grade three. He is a very
busy boy. He always gets up at 5 o’clock.
He never misses his morning walks with
his father. He comes home at 6 o’clock.
Everyday, the family takes tea at 6:30. Then,
he goes to his Karate classes. At 8:30 he
comes home. Now, it’s time for school. He
lives near to school. Thus, it does not take
much time. He reaches school at 9 o’clock.
At twelve noon, he eats his lunch at school.
After school, he goes to art classes. He is good at drawing pictures.
In the evening, he gets music lessons from his mother for an hour.
He sometimes helps his mother in the kitchen. He never wastes
his time.

31 Make your timetable for the day.

get up at ..............

have breakfast ..............

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

32 Now write a paragraph describing your routine. Use
frequency words as well.

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33 Read and act. I’m sorry.

Excuse me please!
You are blocking me.

I’m sorry, I’m
late.

That’s all right. Don’t
be late next time.

Sir, I’m sorry. I don’t
have my notebook
today.

That’s all
right. Bring
it tomorrow.

34 Look, read and learn. Then, sit in pairs and hold
conversations. Follow the clues given in the pictures.

Excuse me. You are I’m sorry.
stepping on my foot.

That’s all right.

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sitting on my frock sitting on my book

keeping my book writing with my pencil

Reading

35 Read and learn.

Purnima is ten years old.
She’s from Kathmandu,
Nepal. Her best friend
Rabina is ten, too. Rabina
came to Kathmandu with
her family four years ago.
She’s very hard working at
school.

Rabina is tall and pretty.
She’s got long curly brown
hair and black eyes. They go to the same school. They live near to each

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other. They come back from school together. After school, they also
spend some time together. They watch TV together. They do their
homework together. They love to listen to music and copy the songs.
They sometimes go to market together. They love listening to music and
talk about different things. They go to cinema together. Last Saturday,
they watched “Bulbul”.

Rabina is not very sporty. She doesn’t like team games, but she likes
swimming. Purnima likes sports and they go swimming together on
Saturday mornings.

Last Friday, Purnima had brought some curd and beaten rice for her
lunch. They were opening the lunch pack sitting in the dinning hall.
While unpacking, Purnima spilled the curd on Rubina’s dress. Rubina
was upset. “I’m sorry,” said Purnima. They went to the tap and washed
up the curd. Rubina was still upset as her clothes were wet. However,
they shared the food and enjoyed the day.

Comprehension

36 Write True or False.

a. Purnima is from Kathmandu.

b. Rabina has been in Kathmandu for three years now.

c. Rabina’s got long curly black hair.

d. Rabina spilled curd on Purnima’s dress.

e. They have their lunch at dining hall.

f. They go jogging on Saturday mornings.

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37 Answer the following questions.

a. How many years ago did Rabina come to Kathmandu?
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b. Which movie did they watch last Saturday?
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c. What do they do on Saturday mornings?
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d. Why was Rabina upset?
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38 From the text, find the words similar in meaning to the
following.

a. putting a lot of efforts into a job ______________________

b. various ______________________

c. flowed over the edge ______________________

d. games ______________________

e. yoghurt ______________________

f. unhappy ______________________

g. became happy ______________________

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Unit 3

Our School

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1 Match the words to complete the phrases.

a. get ____ bath

b. take a ____ up

c. eat ____ dishes

d. set the ____ school

e. wash the ____ dressed

f. go to ____ teeth

g. wake ____ hair

h. brush your ____ asleep

i. comb your ____ breakfast

j. fall ____ table

Which of the activities do you do before going to school. Tick. Write
sentences using them.

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Conversation By bus. I come to school
by bus. And you?
2 Listen and practise.

How do you
come to school?

I ride a bicycle
to school.

3 Write numbers to match. Then listen and check.

1

3

2
4

5

6

7 8
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10

14

13
12

by train by bus by auto-rickshaw
on foot by scooter by boat
by bicycle by taxi by aeroplane
by motorbike by car by helicopter
by ship by jeep

4 Write the means of transportation in the correct column.

Land Water Air
___________________ ___________________ ___________________

___________________ ___________________ ___________________

___________________ ___________________ ___________________

___________________ ___________________ ___________________

___________________ ___________________ ___________________

___________________ ___________________ ___________________

___________________ ___________________ ___________________

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5 Read and learn about frequency words or phrases. Then,
use them to talk about people.

always everyday or all the times
usually most of the time but not every time
sometimes about two times a week or on some occasions
never not any time or any occasion

I always come to school. always 0
usually
I sometimes go swimming with my dad. sometimes
never
My baby sister is too small. She never goes to
school.

Reeta usually brings snacks from home.

6 Look at the table and talk how they go to school.

always usually sometimes never

Rachana

Dolma

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Draw and share. )

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Reading

7 Read and learn.

Pratham is 10 years old and he’s a Nepali. Pratham
is a good student and he usually gets good results in
his tests and exams, but he now doesn’t go to school.
The truth is he lives in a big city, where there are
many schools, but all the schools are closed. There
is a pandemic in the world and children can’t go to
school.

Pratham studies at home. He’s got books, pens and
pencils but his lessons are on the computer. Every
morning Pratham sits in front of his laptop for hours and watches
and listens to his lessons. His teachers use cameras and interactive
worksheets. He can talk to his teachers and the other students in his
class. In the afternoon, Pratham often does his homework or he reads
history, geography or maths books. He always emails his homework to
his teachers on Friday afternoon.

All the children are at home at the moment. Pratham misses his friends
and his teachers but he knows that he has to stay at home. It is all for
the best. He hopes the pandemic goes away to go back to school and
play in the school yard with his friends.

Comprehension

8 Write True or False.

a. Pratham lives in a big city.
b. He goes to school every day.
c. All the children are at home at the moment because they are tired.
d. Every morning Pratham stays in bed.
e. His lessons last three hours.
f. His teachers use interactive worksheets.
g. He doesn’t have any homework.

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9 Choose the correct ones.

a. Pratham doesn’t go/goes to school every day.
b. There are/is a pandemic in the world.
c. Pratham lives/doesn’t live in the countryside.
d. His teachers uses/use cameras and interactive worksheets.
e. Pratham never/often has homework.
f. The children is/are at home at the moment.
g. Pratham wants to play with his/her friends.

Writing

10 What did you do during the COVID pandemic? How did
you continue learning? Write a paragraph.

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11 Listen and sing.

We’re so proud of our school
And everything about it.
It is a place for us all to share
And we never doubt about it.

It’s a big family made of you and me.
It’s a big family made of you and me.

We meet our teachers and friends.
And learn about many things
We come together and share.
Play around the ground and swings.

It’s a big family made of you and me.
It’s a big family made of you and me.

Reading

12 Read and learn.

Different places at school

Sudha’s grandfather is at her school today. She is showing her school
to her grandfather.

My school is a big school. We have a
lot of things here. This is our assembly
ground. We gather here in the morning
for assembly. Students also play football,
badminton, volleyball, skipping and tag
here during the break. We also have sports
period. Our teachers bring us here for that.

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98 English Skills Book - 3 Let’s go to the hall now. This is our
activity hall. The hall is big. That is
a mike. That is a CD player on the
table. These are some music CDs. We
practise dance here. Sometimes, we
come here to watch films. We also
have our extra-curricular activities
here. About five hundred people can
fit in the hall at once.

We have twenty classrooms. The
classrooms are full of desks and
benches.

Now let me take you to the library.
This is our school library. This is a
shoe rack. We keep our shoes here
before we enter the library. These are
bookshelves. We have many books
in our library. There are some comic
books, too. Those are storybooks.
These are reading tables. We sit and
read here.

Let’s go out now. Look, that is our
computer lab. There are about fifty
computers.

Next to computer lab, we have a
science lab. Here we come during
our science period. We have different
kinds of instruments and pictures
there.

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These are our school toilets. The
toilets are always clean and good.
They have running water all the time.
We have five big toilets at different
places.

We have a infirmary. Our school
nurse stays there. She takes care of
us when we are sick. She gives us
medicine and does first aid when we
are injured.

Let’s go to the canteen. This is our
canteen. We eat our lunch here. Do
you want to eat something?

Comprehension

13 Compare your school with Sudha’s school.

What Sudha has in her school What I have in my school
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Writing

14 Describe your school.

Conversation

15 Listen and practise.

Mina : Excuse me, Barun! May I borrow your
pencil?

Barun : Sure. Here it is. But don’t forget to
return.

Mina : Thank you. Can I use your book too
for some time?

Barun : I’m sorry. You can’t. I’m reading now.

Mina : Well, can I get your notebook? I will work from there.

Barun : Of course, you can.

Mina : Thank you!

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