1.3. Discuss the following questions with your friend.
a. How do you feel when it rains?
b. How do you feel when the warm sun shines in the
winter?
c. What problems can be caused by rain?
2 Reading Time
Read the poem and do the activities.
tHe rainy day
The day is cold, and dark, and dreary;
It rains, and the wind is never weary;
The vine still clings to the mouldering wall,
But at every gust the dead leaves fall,
And the day is dark and dreary.
My life is cold, and dark, and dreary;
It rains, and the wind is never weary;
My thoughts still cling to the mouldering past,
But the hopes of youth fall thick in the blast,
And the days are dark and dreary.
Be still, sad heart and cease repining;
Behind the clouds is the sun still shining;
Thy fate is the common fate of all,
Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary.
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Glossary
dreary : boring
weary : tired
moulder : to decay slowly
gust : a sudden strong wind
repine : to complain about something
2.1. Complete the following sentences with the words from
the above poem.
a. When it rains, the wind is never ................................
b. Dead leaves fall at every gust of .......................................
c. The thoughts of the poet cling to the ................................
d. The fate is the ............................. fate of all.
e. Into each ............................... some rain must fall.
2.2. Write two words from the above poem for the following
descriptions.
a. Words that start with ‘f’.
b. Adjectives to describe the day in rain.
c. Two things that cling.
d. Words that rhyme with ‘fairy’.
e. Plural nouns.
2.3. Answer the following questions.
a. Why is the day cold, dark and dreary?
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b. What does the vine cling to?
c. Where do the hopes of youth fall?
d. Where is the sun still shining?
e. Should we repine the rainy days in our life?
2.4. Complete the following paragraph using the words
given.
sorrow life parts strong shines learn
Happiness and sorrow are the two ...................................... of
our life. We must go through sorrow to get happiness as
the sun ...................................... after the rain. Life in ..................
.................... can be a bit difficult. It’s the fate of every of us
so we should face the difficult days bravely and patiently
so that we can ...................................... how happiness feels.
Sorrow which helps us be ...................................... and patient
must come to everyone’s ......................................
There’s a wise saying; read it.
Everyone wants happiness,
No one wants pain;
How can there be a rainbow,
Without a little rain?
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3 Speaking Time
3.1. Practice the given conversations with your friend.
Visitor : Excuse me!
Resu : Yes please! May I help you?
Visitor : Where can I get a grocery
shop?
Resu : It’s about a fifteen minutes
A walk from here. Would you like to take a taxi?
Visitor : No, I want to go on foot.
Resu : Then go ahead for five minutes. There comes
a junction. Take a left turn and go ahead for
ten minutes. You will get the shop on your left.
Visitor : Thank you very much!
Resu : You’re welcome!
Tulsa : Rinku, where can I get a
cyber café here?
Rinku : Cross the road and take a
right turn. Go straight for
B about five minutes. There
is Sakar Cyber Café on
your right.
Tulsa : Thank you, Rinku!
Rinku : Mention not!
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3.2. Work in pair. Make a similar conversation with the
hints given and practice with your friend.
• Lalita wants to go to a beauty parlour
• Rekha directs
• Go straight for 10 minutes
• it’s on the right.
4 Vocabulary Time
4.1. Read the following words with the prefixes ‘un’ and ‘dis’.
unreal unhappy untie unclear
unbitten unwanted unrest unlucky
unset unlatch disagree disadvantage
disbelief discard disfame disqualify
disprize dislike distract disrepair
‘Un’ and ‘dis’ make the meaning of the root word opposite.
Unreal is the opposite of real and disagree is the opposite of
agree.
4.2. Write the opposite meaning for the following words.
a. unfair b. disrepute c. undo
d. unconscious e. disappear f. disband
g. untrue h. disclose i. discolour
j. unkind k. disable
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4.3. If rewrite means write again, what do the following
words mean?
a. rethink b. resell c. redo d. remake
e. retry f. regain g. repay h. repaint
i. reset j. rebuild
4.4. Replace the underlined words with a single word.
a. The game they were playing was not fair.
b. The students do not like being punished.
c. The Netherlands did not qualify for Euro 2016.
d. We have to think again about our plan.
e. The colour of the walls doesn’t look good. They are
going to paint it again.
5 Grammar Time
5.1. Study the following sentences.
a. I saw an alien two years ago. I still
remember it.
I have seen an alien.
b. She went to Jamaica last year. She has kept the visit in
her memory.
She has been to Jamaica.
c. Two months ago I didn’t have a bicycle.
Now I have a bicycle.
I have bought a bicycle.
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d. Shreng was unmarried last year. He is married now.
Shreng has got married.
e. I started living here in February. I am still living here.
I have lived here for four months
The sentences in italics have the following structure: S+has/
have+v3+O.
We use this structure to talk about experience, change and
continuing situation.
This form of tense is called the Present Perfect Tense.
5.2. Change the following sentences into present perfect.
a. Magne Budha sleeps in the cowshed.
b. Luther calls Lucy.
d. We play baseball.
c. Binam swims in Phewa Lake.
e. These nuns wear yellow gowns.
5.3. Change the verb in bracket into has/have+v and
3
rewrite the following sentences.
a. The hunters (hunt) a one-horned rhino in Chitwan.
b. They (set up) a new orphanage in Gularia.
c. Shakti (learn) French for four months.
d. Prema (buy) a new car.
e. The Poetry Society (organize) a meeting to discuss on
funds.
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5.4. Change the following sentences into negative and yes-
no question as shown in the example.
Example :
Leela has done her assignment.
Negative : Leela has not done her assignment.
Yes-no question : Has Leela done her assignment?
a. He has lost his pen.
b. Sujana and Sujata have warned their mother.
c. The kids have cried for hours.
d. Prashna has tasted the French Fries.
e. Dylan has jumped over the wall.
5.5. Supply the correct question tags for the following
statements
Example :
He has broken his leg, hasn’t he?
a. She has already told the news, ................?
b. I have used that gadget, ............... ?
c. They have flown in a paraglider, ............. ?
d. He hasn’t tried it, yet, ................. ?
e. We have not forced you, ................ ?
f. Sanuabu hasn’t enjoyed the horse ride, .................... ?
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6 Listening Time
Listen to the device or the teacher and fill in the following
blanks.
a. There are about ....................................... people in the village.
b. Most of the people are ....................................................
c. The farmers grow .................................. as the main crop.
d. Vegetables and ......................... are their main cash crops.
e. Many of the farmers ................................ cattle.
f. The villagers ................................ the milk in a nearby town.
7 Spelling and Pronunciation Time
7.1 See the sound and words. Then say the words after your
teacher.
Sound Words Sound Type Alphabet
ten trousers tap
tight cricket total
/t/ foot teeth tiger Consonant T/t
turn text try
bottle cat tortoise
den desk door
dog bird curd
/d/ dove window middle Consonant D/d
mud dam paddle
study dirty dig
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Kite key kennel
cat cart check K/k, C/c,
/k/ mosque fake take Consonant CK/ck,
college cock pink Q/q
duck skirt croak
7.2. Write three words for each of these three sounds.
a. /t/ = i. ................. ii. ................. iii. .................
b. /d/ = i. ................. ii. ................. iii. .................
c. /k/ = i. ................. ii. ................. iii. .................
8 Fun Time
Let’s play Spelling Contest.
To the teacher:
• Divide the whole class into five groups.
• Get the students to select the group captain.
• Make a list of twenty plus a few words.
• Conduct the contest in reduction system. First pronounce the word and ask each
team to spell it turn wise.
• Give twenty points for each group in the beginning. Reduce one point for a wrong
spelling or no-attempt.
• Allow thirty seconds time for the first group and twenty seconds for the rest.
• The team with the least reduction will be the winner.
• Invite the principal/vice principal to declare the winner and reward.
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9 Writing Time
9.1. Answer the following questions about the Spelling
Contest you played in Fun Time in your exercise book.
a. How many groups was the class divided into?
b. Which group were you in? Who was the captain?
c. In which system was the contest played?
d. How many words were asked?
e. Which group became the winner?
f. Which position was your group placed in?
g. Who came to declare the winner and distribute the prize?
h. What was the prize for the winner?
9.2. Now write a letter to your cousin about the Spelling
Contest on the basis of your answers in 9.1. You may
start like this.
Dingla, Bhojpur
August 14
Dear Sakela,
Today we had a wonderful time in our English class. Mrs.
Kandel, our English teacher came with a smile in the class
and told that we were going to play a spelling contest. At
first she divided the whole class into .....................................
......................................................
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10 Reading Time 2
Read the biography of Mother Teresa and do the activities.
Mother Teresa was born in Skopje,
Macedonia on August 27, 1910 as
Agnes Gonsha Bojaxhiu. She was the
last of three children born to Nicola
and Dranafile Bojaxhiu. She attended
a public school in Skopje and was
interested in religion from the school
time. By the age of twelve she had felt
that she needed to help the poor.
When she was eighteen, Mother Teresa
left home to join a group of Irish nuns who had a religious mission
in India. She, then came to India and worked as the teacher
of a Christian School in
Kolkata. In Kolkata she saw
many poor, unschooled
children and orphans. She
left her job as the principal
of a school and started
to collect and teach the
unschooled children and
orphans.
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She opened and ran many schools in Kolkata. She also conducted
many homes for parentless and homeless children. She worked
with the lepers who were not liked in the society then. Her work
and fame grew bigger and bigger. By 1979 Mother Teresa had
expanded her work to more than twenty five countries in the
world. She was recognized and helped by many people.
Mother Teresa did not marry. She did
not enjoy a rich life. She was always
happy to serve the needy people. This
owned her a great respect worldwide.
She was awarded the most reputed
Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. She was
also honoured with the Pope John
Peace Prize.
In the 1980s and 1990s Mother Teresa
suffered from poor health. She had a heart attack twice in 1983
and 1989. But she didn’t stop working. By 1990, her work had
reached more than thirty countries. In March 1997 she selected
Sister Nirmala, a nun from Nepal to look after her work. In
August 1997 she celebrated her eighty seventh birthday and
short after that she had a heart attack again. This time the cruel
heart attack took her. She died on September 5, 1997. The whole
world cried for this woman.
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10.1. Solve the puzzle given with the words from the text.
Across
1. merciless, unkind 1
2. parentless and homeless child 2 3
4 5
4. a person suffering from leprosy
disease
1. to gather
Down
3. a female devotee of a religion
5. prestigious / renowned
10.2. Write what happened in the given years.
a. 1910: Mother Teresa was born.
b. 1979: i.
ii.
c. 1983:
d. 1997: i.
ii.
10.3.Answer the following questions.
a. Where was Mother Teresa born?
b. Who were her parents?
c. How old was Mother Teresa when she left for India?
d. What was her first job in Kolkata?
e. Why did she leave the job of school principal?
f. Write the two prizes she has won.
g. How many countries has her service reached?
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Unit 4
1 Warm Up Time
1.1. Match the animals with their names.
a. Kangaroo
b. Platypus
c. Anteater
d. Panda
e. Polar Bear
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1.2. Ask your teacher.
a. In which country is the platypus found?
b. Is it a mammal or bird?
c. Does it lay eggs or deliver babies?
d. Is it a herbivore or carnivore animal?
1.3. Now say aloud:
a. The world is the common garden of many types of
plants and animals.
b. We should always be in time.
c. We should not make a joke of people with a different
look.
2 Reading Time
Read the story and do the activities.
platypuS playS tricKS
Before the dawn of time, all the animals looked the same.
Normally this was fine, but some of the cheekier animals liked to
play tricks on Mother Earth and pretended to be other animals.
Since they looked exactly the same, even Mother Earth who
had created them could not tell the difference. In order to fix
this problem, she decided to make each different animal look
different, so they couldn’t swap identities.
Now, there were some animals who liked flying through the
air, or climbing trees more than anything, but not Platypus. He
liked swimming.
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At the time Mother Earth sent out her message that she was
going to change what everyone looked like. Platypus was under
the water, playing with his friend Fish.
Platypus stayed in the water even after Fish had gone out, and
since sound doesn’t travel that well under water, platypus didn’t
get to hear Mother Earth’s message. It was only when Fish came
back looking like a beautiful river fish, with his scales gleaming,
that Platypus knew about the message.
He left immediately for Mother Earth’s home so that he could
look different. But by the time he got there, there was only
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leftovers left. Platypus so wanted to be like everyone else, that
he took the leftovers.
He ended up with a beaver’s tail, a duck’s bill and flippers, and
a bear’s fur and claws at the end of the flippers.
When he got back to the lake to show his friends, they all just
laughed at him.
Platypus was so embarrassed that he went and dug a hole in
the ground near the river bank to live in.
After a while Fish came along and apologized.
They became friends again, and Platypus even made another
opening to his home underwater just for Fish to come and visit.
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Glossary
cheeky : slightly rude in a funny way
swap : exchange / give and take
gleaming : bright and shiny
leftovers : unused parts / things
embarrassed : feeling shy or ashamed
apologize : be sorry
2.1. Write any two from the story.
a. names of animals
b. parts of a platypus’ body
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c. words that start with ‘d’.
d. words similar in meaning to ‘wished’.
2.2. Rearrange the following sentences in the correct order.
a. Mother Earth sent a message to all animals to change
their look.
b. All animals looked same in the beginning.
c. Platypus used the leftovers and made a strange body.
d. Platypus didn’t hear the message.
e. When Platypus reached the spot there were only
leftovers.
2.3. Write ‘Yes’ or ‘No’.
a. Platypus is found in Nepal.
b. Alert people get the message fast.
c. It is good to laugh at others when they feel embarrassed.
d. Sound does not travel well under water.
2.4. Answer the following questions.
a. What did the cheekier animals like to do?
b. Why did Mother Earth decide to make every animal
look different?
c. What was Platypus doing when Mother Earth’s
message came?
d. When did Platypus know the message of Mother
Earth?
e. How did Platypus feel when everyone laughed at him?
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3 Speaking Time
3.1. Practice the following conversations with your friend.
Reetu : Have you been to Hong Kong,
Suez?
A
Suez : Yes, I have been there.
Reetu : How long have you stayed
there?
Suez : Umm, I have stayed there for
two weeks.
Babar : Have you heard about
Akbar and Birbal, Sony?
B Sony : No, I haven’t. Who are
they?
Babar : Read this book, then. It’s
interesting.
Sony : Thank you!
3.2. Work in pair. Take turn to ask and answer the similar
questions using the hints given.
a. watch/films of Harry Porter
b. fly/in an aeroplane
c. meet/famous soccer player
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4 Vocabulary Time
4.1. Know these homophones.
dear : loved or liked very much
a. /dɪər/
deer : a wild animal
bough : branch of a tree
b. /baʊ/
bow : bend the head or body forward
foul : unpleasant
c. /faʊl/
fowl : bird
pail : a bucket
d. /peɪl/
pale : dim in colour
/ˈber.i/ bury : put into ground
e.
berry : a small round fruit
4.2. Choose the correct word and complete the following
sentences.
a. We ate some red (berries/buries) in the forest.
b. There was a (fowl/foul) smell coming out of the toilet.
c. I have sent a cute doll to my (dear/deer) daughter.
d. Her face looks (pale/pail). Is she not keeping well?
e. The Japanese (bow/bough) their head to greet.
4.3. Find the meanings of the given homophones in
dictionary.
a. weight and wait
b. cell and sell
c. meat and meet
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5 Grammar Time
5.1. Read the following sentences and note the structure.
a. Reena had saved a little money.
b. Saif had won an award in 2007.
c. Pogba had scored twice in a friendly match with Japan.
d. Mr. Woods had written a poem on nature.
e. Seth Rollins had won the title of Heavyweight
Championship some years ago.
g. I had taken the test before I applied for the visa.
The above sentences have the following structure: S+had+v3+O.
We use this structure to talk about something that was completed
before a certain time in the past.
This form of tense is called the Past Perfect Tense.
Past Present Future
Example :
a. They owned a house. They just sold it.
They had owned the house for long before they sold it.
b. He studied English. Then he went to Australia.
He had studied English before he went to Australia.
c. The thief ran away. The police came later.
When the police came the thief had run away.
d. Tirtha paid the bill. They finished eating.
Tirtha paid the bill after they had finished eating.
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5.2. Change the verb in bracket into had+v and rewrite the
3
following sentences.
a. She (feel) the earthquake before she
woke up.
b. I (draw) her sketch on that day.
c. He (come) to the party before it
started.
d. My mom (change) the phone when
you came home.
e. Soria (decorate) the room beautifully.
g. Kuber (accumulate) the wealth at
home.
g. Mugani (scratch) her cheek in the
field.
5.3. Change the following sentences into past perfect.
a. The layman carries a heavy load.
b. The doctor asks for a big fee.
c. We played in the rain before it flooded.
d. They stopped the tour before they reached the town.
e. Everything was silent when he reached there.
f. Bodhi ate a few strawberries before she went to bed.
g. The boys stopped the party when the police came.
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5.4. Supply the correct question tag for the following
sentences.
Example :
Binita had secured an ‘A’ in math, hadn’t she?
a. Roji and Suji had checked the calendar, ..........................?
b. We had worked for the whole day, ...............................?
c. Ballu had bunked a few classes, .......................................?
d. My pet dog had barked for five minutes, .........................?
6 Listening Time
Listen to the device or the teacher and tick the correct answer.
a. She had .......................... as breakfast.
corn flakes milk both
b. She felt difficulty in breathing at ............................................
8.30 9.05 12.10
c. At 10.35 ..................................................................
she vomited her son came
she was taken to hospital.
d. At 9.45 she vomited ..................................................
corn flakes milk blood
e. At 9.15, she was .................................. hospital.
rushed to discharged from dead in
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f. Her son got to see her ..............................
at home before she died
when she was dead
7 Spelling and Pronunciation Time
7.1. See the sounds and words and say the word after your
teacher.
Sound Words Sound Type Alphabet
goat gun go
guard gully goal
gang leg league
/g/ Consonant G/g
vague tag god
hug grey gate
get girl green
fish fate film
food fill fruit
rough phone graph
F/f,
/f/ fast fine photo Consonant GH/gh,
Ph/ph
fail fun fist
tough muffin cough
foal
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7.2 Say the following words after your teacher.
ago about address aback ability absorb
accept academy across admission advise
* The initial sound in the above words is /ᵊ/sound. It is a
vowel sound. It is usually produced with the alphabet
a or o.
7.3 Find at least four words having each of the above given
sounds from the box below. Circle the words and write
in your exercise book. The words are down and across.
g a t e r m a g o n f
o d p f a n b i a a i
o v h o g u a r d m n
s i o g o d c l o i i
e s n f o r k f u s s
f e e l i n g f i s h
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8 Fun Time
8.1. Solve the following Su Doku.
Rules:
1. Place the numbers 1 – 6 in each column, row and the
bold box.
2. The numbers should not be repeated.
3. Each column, row and the bold box should contain all
the six numbers.
1 3 6
4 6 2
5 4
1 3
6 3 1
6 3 2
* Organize it as a contest and reward on the basis of accuracy
and time.
8.2. Read and enjoy
Little Johney after being discharged from the hospital talks
to his dad:
Johney : Why was I actually operated,
dad?
Dad : You had swallowed a one
rupee coin, dear.
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Johney : Dad, you are so greedy!
Dad : How, my son? What greedy stuff did I do?
Johney : You had my stomach cut and stitched for a one
rupee coin! That’s too greedy.
9 Writing Time
Prepare a paragraph on ‘The Tiger’ using the clues given.
• carnivore – mammal – belongs to cat family
• found in Nepal – lives in the dense
forest of the Terai
• one metre tall – weight 120 – 200 kg
• lives for about 15 years.
10 Reading Time 2
Read the diary below and do the activities.
September 07
It was a very special day for me and I was pretty excited about
it. I woke up at 5.30 and took a cold water bath. Mama was not
at home. So papa got up to prepare breakfast for me. I practiced
a few steps and started to get ready. By 8.30 I was ready and
called my choreographer. She was ready too. Ms. Shakya, my
choreographer and a good friend came to my home at 9. Papa
gave me a kiss on the forehead said, “All the best, dear,” and
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took me to the car. He also promised to come to see my dance
in the inter-school dance competition. Dawa, our family driver
dropped us to the stage in papa’s car.
This was the first time I had reached the final of the inter-school
dance competition. There were five other contestants besides
me. We went backstage and Ms. Shakya got me to put on my
costume. I was going to perform a semi classical dance. The
announcer said my name and when I was in the stage papa and
mama were there to cheer. I felt a new wave of inspiration.
I couldn’t believe my ears when I was declared the champion.
I thanked everybody after I collected the trophy and the cash
of Rs. 20,000. The principal of my school, my parents and
choreographer congratulated me. I was almost flying when the
principal said, “The school is proud of you, Shina.” We got back
home at 6.30 pm. I received a few phone calls and messages of
congratulation. We had our dinner at 9.30 and went to bed.
This was my first ever prize in this level. The prize and the day
are very special to me.
10.1.Match the following words with their meanings.
choreographer
a. support
set of
promise
b.
clothes
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contestants dance
c.
teacher
cheer an oath or
d.
affirmation
inspiration
e. participants
costume encouragement
/ motivation
10.2. Tick the correct answer.
a. The above text is in the form of a ..........................................
poem diary notice
b. The girl is probably a ................................................
student actor nurse
c. Ms. Shakya is the ............................ of the girl.
driver mother dance teacher
d. There were ............................... contestants in total
five six four
e. ................................. said, “We are proud of you, Shina.”
Papa Miss shakya The principal
10.3. Answer the following questions.
a. What is the name of the narrator?
b. Why did the narrator’s father get up?
c. How did the narrator feel when she saw papa and
mama together to cheer her?
d. What prize did the narrator win?
e. Why is the day very special to her?
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Unit 5
1 Warm Up Time
1.1. Write which sports the following pictures are related to.
Rugby Football Baseball Volleyball Handball Basketball
1.2. Say the answers:
a. Which is your favourite game?
b. Is it a team game or an individual game?
c. What is the place called where it is played?
d. Who is your favourite player of the game?
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1.3. Now say aloud:
a. Games and sports help us to be healthy.
b. Games and Sports give us a good entertainment.
c. Sport can be a great profession.
1.4. Take help from the teacher. Write which sports do the
following sportspersons belong to.
a. b. c. d.
2 Reading Time
Read the passage and do the activities.
BaSKetBall
Have you played basketball
or seen people playing it? It
is one of the most popular
sports in the world. It is a
team game with five players
in each team. It is played
in a rectangular court. The
objective of the game is to shoot a ball through a hoop mounted
to a backboard at each end.
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Players in basketball try to shoot for the team and the opponents
try to block. In their process of scoring, they carry out a number
of skills. They pass, block, dribble and shoot the ball. The ball
can be advanced in the court by passing it to a teammate or
bouncing it while walking or running. One can’t lift or drag the
ball.
There is a scoring line at each
end called the three-point line. If
the player shoots the ball behind
the three-point line the shooting
team scores three points but if the
shooting is done from in front of
the line the score is two. If a player
commits a foul, the opposition
team is given two free throws.
The opposition players can’t block or disturb the free throws.
The score from the free throw is counted one. At last the team
with the highest score wins the game. Scores are usually very
big. A hundred plus score is common in a high level game.
The game is generally played in four quarters of ten minutes.
But if the scores tie in the regulation time, an additional five
minutes is allowed. There is also a half time of fifteen minutes.
Teams exchange baskets for the second half.
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Basketball was developed
by Dr. James Naismith
in 1891 in the USA. The
modern day basketball
has been in practice since
1950. It is played in many
levels and both by men
and women. A world-cup tournament is organized between
countries. Professional leagues are conducted between clubs
and it is also popular in schools and colleges. It is included in
the Olympic Games too. Currently the USA has the best men’s
team and Russia is the best in women’s category.
Nepal is not very good at basketball. A few games are organized.
College level basketball is popular in a few cities. It is also
included in the National Games. The popularity of this game is
gradually increasing in Nepal.
by authors
Glossary
hoop : a ring of metal, wood or plastic
objective : Something we plan to do or get /
purpose
opponent : an opposite team or the member of it
advance : take forward
professional : related to job and earning
gradually : slowly over a time or space
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2.1. Circle the odd one out.
a. shooting dribbling bouncing swimming
b. court whiteboard hoop backboard
c. USA World Cup Professional League Olympics
d. regulation time bed time half time additional time
2.2. Tick the correct answer.
a. Basketball is a ..........................................
team game pair game individual game
b. If a player shoots from in front of the three-point line,
the score is ..................................
one two three
c. Basketball was developed in ....................................
Nepal the USA Russia
d. What can’t a player do?
drag the ball lift the ball both
e. Five minutes time is allowed as ..................................
additional time regulation time half time
f. The world cup tournament is organized between ..........
colleges countries clubs
2.3. Answer the following questions.
a. How many players are there in a basketball team?
b. What’s the objective of the game?
c. How is the ball advanced in basketball?
d. When is a free throw given?
e. Who developed basketball and when?
f. What’s the condition of basketball in Nepal?
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3 Speaking Time
3.1. Practice the following conversations with your friend.
Warden : Rahul, your room looks
dirty. Please, clean it.
Rahul : What do you mean? Do I
have to clean it?
Warden : Yes, you have to do it.
Rahul : What a nuisance! Are
A there no cleaners in the
hostel?
Warden : There are but not for private rooms.
Rahul : So, do I need to get the cleaning materials
myself?
Warden : No, you can get them from the counter.
Rahul : Thank you so much!
Mother : Baby, you have to iron
your clothes yourself.
Daughter : Okay, mama. I’ll do it.
B Mother : Do I need to teach you
how it is done?
Daughter : No, mama. I can do it.
Mother : Great!
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3.2. Discuss the answers to the following questions.
a. What does Rahul have to do?
b. Is Rahul happy or angry?
c. Which expression shows that he is happy or angry?
d. What does the daughter have to do?
e. Is the daughter angry with what she has to do?
3.3. Make similar conversations and practice with your
friend.
a. Teacher : clean the classroom
student : angry at first and accept later
b. Father : wash the clothes
son : accept humbly
4 Vocabulary Time
4.1. Know the following adjectives about human behavior.
amicable /ˈæm.ɪ.kə.bəl/ : pleasant and friendly
Use : Shakti is an amicable boy. He
can easily make friends.
bold /bəʊld/ : brave / not afraid of danger
Use : The bold fighter wanted to fight
with a tiger.
frank /fræŋk/ : honest, sincere and direct
Use : Please be frank. Share us
everything you did.
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funny /ˈfʌn.i/ : humorous / causing laughter
Use : The children were quite funny.
I laughed the whole time I was
with them.
industrious /ɪnˈdʌs.tri.əs/ : hardworking
Use : The industrious ant had enough
food but the lazy grasshopper
didn’t.
polite /pəˈlaɪt/ : humble / courteous
Use : he polite girl greets everyone in
the morning.
shy /ʃaɪ/ : nervous and uncomfortable
with other people
Use : The boy was very shy. He
couldn’t even say his name.
timid /ˈtɪm.ɪd/ : easily frightened / not bold
Use : Timid people are afraid even of
a goat. Be bold not timid!
4.2. Use the above words and complete the sentences below.
a. Shilpa is scared to go to toilet alone at night. She is ......
b. Peter doesn’t feel comfortable with other people. He
wants to stay alone. He is ................................
c. Habib is liked by all. He is friendly and helpful to his
friends. He is ................
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d. Gagan is a .................... boy. He always hits funs and
makes other laugh.
e. Temba greeted the guests, asked what they wanted
and helped them do their work. Temba is a ..............boy.
f. Mr. Yadav doesn’t sit idle. He is always seen doing
something. He is an ...................................... man.
4.3. Write the meanings of the following words and use them
in your own sentences.
a. helpful b. punctual c. curious
d. beautiful e. laborious f. talkative
5 Grammar Time
5.1. Read the following sentences and note the structure.
a. Mr. Kharel will have checked the copies.
b. Teena will have bought a new TV.
c. They will have controlled the fire in
three hours.
d. We shall have declared the winner by
tomorrow.
e. Karim will have invited us by next Friday.
f. Arbaj will have completed the painting
by next week.
g. Babita will have trapped a mouse by the morning.
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The above sentences have the following structure: S+will/
shall+v3+O.
We use this structure to talk about something that is expected to
complete in a certain time in future.
This form of tense is called the Future Perfect Tense.
5.2. Change the following sentences into future perfect.
a. Bibek takes a bath in river.
b. She warned the boys.
c. The Joker attracted some audience.
d. The jackal fell into the well.
e. They are climbing up the hill.
f. She will pass by the school soon.
g. The director will finish the contract.
5.3. Read the following sentences.
a. She will not have reached there in an hour.
b. Will you have prepared your lunch by 11.30?
c. Shall we have swum across the
river in fifteen minutes?
d. Kajiman won’t have stayed with us
by January.
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5.4. Change the following sentences into negative and yes-
no question.
Example :
The tailor will have stitched our clothes by Sunday.
Negative : The tailor will not/won’t have stitched our
clothes by Sunday.
Yes-no question : Will the tailor have stitched our clothes by
Sunday?
a. The engineer will have designed the bridge in two
months.
b. We will have erected the Dharahara in three years.
c. We will have been in class six in two years.
5.5. Choose the correct option and complete the sentence.
a. They (have/had/will have) ploughed a
half so far.
b. When the bell rang the teacher (has/
have/had) already left.
c. Nishikori (has/had/will have) won a
major title by next year.
d. Piyu (has/have/will have) learned
Spanish for four months.
e. Larry (has/had/will have) written a
new book in six months.
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6 Listening Time
Listen to the device or the teacher and state true or false.
a. Johney wants to come in.
b. He was too early that day.
c. Johney missed his train.
d. He should have come earlier that day.
e. The teacher wants Johney to be late.
f. Finally Johney is allowed to come in and sit.
7 Spelling and Pronunciation Time
7.1. See the sounds and words and say the words after your
teacher.
Sound Words Sound Type Alphabet
van volleyball hover
vase violet value
vein serve cover V/v,
/v/ Consonant
shave vegetable verb BH/bh
venus vest video
vote village visit
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hand hen heir
heel hot hold
hide high hug
/h/ hunt hear hound consonant H/h
hate head habit
hook hind hurray
heavy hill house
7.2. Say the following words after your teacher.
bar heart car mass art fart park
mark daft dart garden lama mask task
* The sound in red in the above words is /ɑː/ sound.
* It is a vowel sound that is usually produced with A/a.
7.3. Write any two words for each of the above given sounds.
8 Fun Time
Let’s a play Quiz Contest about grammar.
To the teacher:
• Divide the whole class into five groups and ask the students to choose the leader.
• Get the students to draw lotto for seating.
• Conduct the contest in pass system.
• Ask any fifteen questions from the bank below.
• Award one mark for the correct answer.
• Give 30 seconds time for the first team and 20 seconds for the rest.
• Invite the principal/vice principal to declare the winner and reward.
• Make more rules if needed.
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Question bank:
1. What is the collective noun for keys?
2. Which tense is used to express a thing expected to complete
in a certain time in future?
3. Which words are formed by adding ‘ly’ to adjectives?
4. What is the possessive form of the pronoun ‘he’?
5. In which country is Platypus found?
6. I cut the apple ............... a knife. Which preposition is used in
the given blank?
7. What are the two words with the same meanings called?
8. When did Mother Teresa die?
9. In which district is the famous Janaki Temple?
10. What is the subjective form of the pronoun ‘herself’?
11. How many players are there in a basketball team?
12. Which form of adjective is used to compare two nouns?
13. What is the letter or group of letters added before a word
to make a new word called?
14. What is the person who fits pipes and bathrooms fittings
called?
15. Pamphi has already boiled the water. What’s the correct
question tag for this sentence?
16. Which sport does Sachin Tendulkar belong to?
17. Which country is there in the north of Nepal?
9 Writing Time
9.1. Try to remember the following things about your last
Saturday.
a. What time did you get up at?
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b. What time did you have your meals; breakfast, lunch
and dinner at?
c. What did you do in the morning, afternoon and
evening?
d. Did something interesting happen?
e. Was the day special for you? Why?
f. What time did you go to bed at?
9.2. Now prepare your diary of the last Saturday.
10 Reading Time 2
Read the poem give and do the activities.
a poiSon tree
I was angry with my friend;
I told my wrath, my wrath did end.
I was angry with my foe:
I told it not, my wrath did grow.
And I watered it in fears,
Night and morning with my tears:
And I sunned it with smiles,
And with soft deceitful wiles.
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And it grew both day and night,
Till it bore an apple bright.
And my foe beheld it shine,
And he knew that it was mine.
And into my garden stole.
When the night had veiled the pole;
In the morning glad I see,
My foe outstretched beneath the tree.
By William Blake
10.1.Match the following words with their meanings.
a. foe covered/hidden
extended/
b. wrath
stretched out
c. deceitful enemy
cheating/
d. wiles
deceptive
e. veiled anger
f. outstretched clever tricks
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10.2.Choose the correct word to complete the given sentences.
a. The poet’s anger with the friend (ended soon / lasted long).
b. The poet’s anger with his enemy (died / grew bigger)
with time.
c. The poet watered the tree of anger with (water/tears).
d. The word ‘apple’ in the poem means a (weapon/fruit)
e. The poet’s foe was killed in (a room/the garden)
f. The anger of the poet ended after (he got an apple/his
foe died).
10.3. State ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false sentences.
a. What does the word ‘tree’ in the poem stand for?
b. How did the poet’s anger with the friend end?
c. Why did the poet’s anger with the foe grow bigger and bigger?
d. What did the poet sun the poison tree with?
e. Why was the poet glad in the morning?
10.4.Project work.
Write your own poem.
Check the pattern in the poem. It has four stanzas, each of
four lines. The first and the second line rhyme with each
other and so do the third and the fourth line. Try to write
a one stanza or two stanzas poem in this pattern.
Example :
I wanted to paint my room white;
To make it look shiny and bright.
I told my mother to do so:
And got her to say yes with a bow.
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Unit 6
1 Warm Up Time
1.1. Read the following captions.
a. b.
Boy 1: May I use your phone? Girl 1: May I use your shower?
I need to call my sister. I’m sweating.
Boy 2: Yes, you may. Girl 2: Yeah, sure! Go ahead.
c. d.
Vendor:Excuse me, brother! Boy 1: Hey, got some bucks?
Please buy some and I need it. Get me your
eat. Don’t eat this way. wallet.
Boy: What, what did you Boy 2: What nonsense! Stop
say, should I buy now? this. This is wrong.
You know who I am?
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1.2. Discuss the answers to the following questions.
a. What does Boy 1 need to use in the first picture?
b. Does he ask for permission to use it?
c. Does the boy in the third picture ask permission to eat
the peanuts?
d. How does Boy 1 in the fourth picture want to take the
money from Boy 2?
1.3. Now say aloud:
a. Sometimes we need to use the things of others.
b. We should seek permission to use the things of others.
c. We should not use God’s name to justify our wrong
deeds.
2 Reading Time
Read the story and do the activities.
Stranger in tHe orcHard
Rim Thakali was a farmer in Marpha, a village in Mustang
district of Nepal. He had a big apple orchard. He had planted a
large number of apple trees and cared them till they bore fruits.
Now the trees were full of ripe apples and he wanted to sell the
fruit in the market to make money.
One fine day, while picking the fruit with his son, Rim saw a
stranger sitting on the branch of a tree and picking fruits. Rim
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was angry to see this. “Hey
you! What are you doing on my
tree? Aren’t you ashamed of
stealing?” Rim shouted.
The stranger sitting on the
branch looked at Rim but
didn’t reply and continued
picking the fruits. Rim was
now mad with anger. He
shouted, “For the whole year I
have taken care of these trees.
You have no right to take the
fruits without my permission. So come down at once!”
The stranger answered, “Why should I come down? This is the
garden of God and I am the servant of God. So I have the right to
pick these fruits. You should not interfere with the work of God
and his servant.”
Rim was very surprised at this answer and thought of a plan.
He requested the stranger to come down from the tree. As the
stranger climbed down the tree, Rim with the help of his son
tied him to the tree and began beating him with a stick. The
stranger began to scream. “Why are you beating me? You have
no right to do this,” said the stranger.
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