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d Let's Learn the Sounds
Dd
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A. Practise saying these words after your teacher.
chance misery troublesome blouse
kindly understanding methods interesting
practically responsible crutch cripple


B. Repeat after your teacher. Practise the beginning consonant

cluster /str/.
/str/ strange strong strict straight

stride street stroke strand
strum strap straw stray

C. Repeat after your teacher. Practise the sound /u:/.

/u:/ June do move room
tool flew blue true

fruit juice group through


Let’s Speak

A. Discuss why your school is special to you, and how it is

different from other schools nearby?
B. Work in pairs. Act out the following dialogue with your friend.
A : Excuse me.
B : Yes?

A : Are you reading this paper?
B : Oh, no. Help yourself.
A : I asked because the paper is lying next to you.
B : Thank you. That’s polite of you to ask.
A : Some people would just pick it up.
B : Yes, I know. Some people are rude.
A : I always try to be polite.
B : So do I.




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Everyday English
FOR SAMPLE ONLY
Read and practise the following expressions for Opinions in
English.
Asking for Opinions Giving Opinions

What about … ? I think…
How do you feel about … ? In my opinion…
What do you think of …? From my point of view…

What’s your opinion of …? As far as I am concerned…
What’s your position on…? It would seem to me that …



Let’s Write

A. Put these sentences from the story in the right order and
write them out in a paragraph. Don’t refer to the text.

___ I shall be so glad when today is over.
___ Having a leg tied up and hopping about on a crutch is almost fun, I
guess.
___ I don’t think I’ll mind being deaf for a day — at least not much.
___ But being blind is so frightening.
___ Only you must tell me about things.
___ Let’s go for a little walk.
___ The other bad days can’t be half as bad as this.



B. Suppose you have some physical problems. How do you feel?
Write about your experience.
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Let’s Connect
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All but Blind

- Walter De La Mare














All but blind All but blind
In his chambered hole In the burning day

Gropes for worms The Barn Owl blunders

The four-clawed Mole. On her way.


All but blind And blind as are

In the evening sky These three to me,
The hooded Bat So, blind to Someone

Twirls softly by. I must be.


Write a poem describing an experience of a kind of physical
disabilities and how one can overcome it.

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Let’s Create

Prepare a poster by pasting cut pieces of pictures about helping

the physically challenged people. Paste it on the notice board.



Time for Grammar
NOUN VERB
Choose the correct answer. c) nicestONLY

1) She is …………………… than her sister.
a) pretty b) prettier c) prettiest
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2) Martha is a …………………….. girl.
a) nice b) nicer
3) Supriya is the ……………………… girl in the class.

a) intelligent b) more intelligent c) most intelligent
4) Martin speaks English …………………..

a) well b) better c) best
5) Russia is the ……………………. country in the world.

a) big b) bigger c) biggest
6) China is a ……………….. country.

a) big b) bigger c) biggest
7) China is …………………… than India.

a) big b) bigger c) biggest
8) This is the …………………… book I have ever read.

a) interesting b) more interesting c) most interesting
9) I am …………………. than you.
a) smart b) smarter c) smartest

10) Take the ………………….. of the two routes.
a) short b) shorter c) shortest









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Picture Talk
FOR SAMPLE ONLY
Work in pairs. Look at the picture and discuss what you see.





































Let's Have Fun

Read the following joke just for fun.

One day, a teacher was attempting to teach the names of animals to a class
of 5-year-olds. She held up a picture of a deer, and asked one boy, "Billy,
what is this animal?" Little Billy looked at the picture with a disheartened
look on his face and responded, "I'm sorry Mrs. Smith, I don't know." The
teacher was not one to give up easily, so she then asked Billy, "Well, Billy,
what does your Mommy call your Daddy?" Little Billy's face suddenly
brightened up, but then a confused look came over his face, as he asked,

"Mrs. Smith, is that really a pig?"










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UNIT 11 Sleeping Beauty
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In this unit, you will:
Read the Cinderella play
Listen and respond
Talk about a movie or a play Unit Highlights

Write a film review School play
Create an information leaflet Vowel sound /ei /
Use the prepositions at, on or in Consonant sound /m/
Enjoy a story Expressing offers


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Let’s Begin
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A. What can you seen in the picture?





















B. Do you know about fairy tales? What happens in such stories?
Discuss it with your friends and teacher.



Let’s Read

Sleeping Beauty

Characters : Narrator, Queen, King, Wicked fairy, Fairy 1, Fairy 2, Fairy 3,
Good fairy, Princess, Prince
Scene 1 (in the castle)

Narrator : Once upon a time a beautiful princess was born.
Queen : Our baby girl is beautiful. Why don’t we celebrate her
birth?
King : That is a great idea! Let’s have a big party!
Narrator : The happy King and Queen gave a feast. They invited all
the good fairies in the land.
King : Hello, fairies. You are all very welcome.
Queen : Thank you for coming.
Fairy 1, 2, & 3 : Thank you for inviting us.
Narrator : One by one, each fairy gave the baby princess a gift.

Fairy 1 : I give my gift of beauty to the baby princess.
Fairy 2 : I give the gift of kindness.


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Fairy 3 : I give her the gift of all good things.
Good fairy : I give my gift of...
Narrator : As the last fairy stepped up to present her gift, a wicked
fairy flew in.
Wicked fairy : (flying in with evil laugh) Hello, everyone! So you didn’t
invite me! Well, when that baby is fifteen she will prick
her finger on a spindle and die!

Queen : (crying) No! Please, no!
Fairy 1, 2, & 3 : Oh no! This is horrible.
King : I’m very sorry. Please break your spell.
Wicked fairy : (flying away) It’s too late. See you in fifteen years,
everyone.
King : Can you break the spell, Good fairy?
Queen : (crying) Please save my daughter!
Good fairy : I cannot break the spell, but I can make it better. The
princess will not die, but she will sleep for a hundred
years.
Queen : (crying) A hundred years? No!

King : Burn all the spindles in the land!
Narrator : The King and Queen burned all the spindles in the land.

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Scene 2 (in the tower)
Narrator : Fifteen years passed. On her fifteenth birthday, the
princess climbed up a tower she had never visited before.
Princess : I have never seen this tower before. I wonder what’s

inside.
Narrator : Inside, an old lady was spinning.
Wicked fairy : Oh, come on in, Princess.
Princess : Hello. What are you doing?
Wicked fairy : I am spinning.
Princess : Please, let me try.
Wicked fairy : Of course, young lady. Come closer.
Narrator : While the princess was spinning, she picked up the
spindle.

Princess : OW! I pricked my finger!
Wicked fairy : (evil laughing) Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! Long ago, your
parents should have invited me!
Narrator : The princess fell asleep.
Wicked fairy : (flying away) Ha, ha, ha, ha!
Narrator : Everyone else in the castle fell asleep, too. Years passed
by. A thorn hedge grew up around the castle. Nobody
could get through.





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Scene 3 (in the castle)
Narrator : After a hundred years, a prince came to the castle. The
thorns parted.
Prince : This is very strange. There is a castle behind these

thorns.
Narrator : The prince went into the courtyard, through the hall, and
up to the tower. There he found the beautiful sleeping
princess.
Prince : She is so beautiful. (kissing)
Princess : (yawning and waking up) Oh my! You saved me. Thank
you.
Prince : The pleasure is all mine, princess. You are beautiful.
Princess : (blushing) Thank you.

Narrator : Everyone else woke up, too.
Queen : Princess! You are awake.
King : You are back!
Princess : This prince woke me up.
King : Thank you, Prince. The good fairy’s spell worked.
Prince : It was my pleasure, your Majesty.
Princess : Thank you for saving us.
Prince : Dear Princess, you are so beautiful. Will you marry me?
Princess : Yes, I will.
Narrator : The prince married the beautiful princess. And they lived
happily ever after.




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Way With Words
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A. Match the following words with their meaning.

spindle a palace
spinning imaginary small people with wings
a rod in a machine around which another
castle
part of the machine turns

yawning turning quickly around
opening mouth very wide and breathe in
fairy
more air



B. Play a homonym quiz. Circle the correct answer.
Example : I am very honored to ____________ you.
a. meat b. meet

1) When it ____________, it pours.
a. rains b. reins
2) It is dishonest to ____________.

a. steal b. steel
3) Take me ____________ your leader!
a. to b. too
4) What a ___ of good milk!

a. waist b. waste
5) My ____________ is naturally curly.
a. hair b. hare

6) The team ____________ the playoffs.
a. won b. one
7) Come ____________, right this minute!
a. hear b. here

8) The window ____________ was cracked.
a. pain b. pane
9) That’s him! He is the ____________.

a. won b. one



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10) A ____________ child is called a son.
a. mail b. male
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11) A carrot is a ____________ vegetable.
a. root b. route
12) To ____________ means to plant seeds.
a. sew b. sow



Checking Understanding

A. Write True or False.

1) Scene 1 takes place in a tower.
2) The king and the queen decided to celebrate the birth of the princes.
3) They forgot to invite Good Fairy.

4) The princes did in a tall tower.
5) A prince found the princes sleeping 1 hundred years later.
6) The prince married the narrator.


B. Answer the questions.

1) Who did the king and queen invite to the feast?
2) What did Fairy 1, 2 and 3 give to the princess?
3) Why did Wicked fairy curse the princess?

4) What was the curse?
5) Why did the king order to burn all the spindles ?
6) What happened to the princes after 15 years?
7) Who came after 100 years, and what did he do?



Going the Extra Mile


A. If you were the wicked fairy and not invited by the king,
what would you do to the princes?
B. Do you think it is good to curse a little baby who does not
know anything about the invitation?





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Let’s Spell
FOR SAMPLE ONLY
Circle the misspelled words in the sentences. Write them

correctly on the lines.
1) Can you explane how to do the mathmatics homwork?
______________ ______________ ______________
2) Febuary is my favurate mnth of the year.
______________ ______________ ______________
3) No one culd avoyed watching the amajing flashing lights.
______________ ______________ ______________

4) You can chose to taek the exam in the libary.
______________ ______________ ______________
5) The kolars of the renbow are lovly.
______________ ______________ ______________




d Let's Learn the Sounds
Dd
A. Practise saying these words after your teacher.

princess beautiful celebrate fairies
welcome kindness wicked horrible

spinning pricked pleasure yawning


B. Repeat after your teacher. Practise the beginning sound
/m/.

/m/ man make mango money
monkey mike moon may
main mute mongoose maple

C. Repeat after your teacher. Practise the sound /ei/.

/ei/ paint rain stay sail
fate baby raise afraid

wait faint race neighbour





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Let’s Listen
FOR SAMPLE ONLY
Listen to Dipesh and Ali talking about what film they want to see
and do the exercise.

A. Write True or False.
1) Dipesh has already seen Ishq.

2) Ali does not want to see The Avengers.
3) Ishq is a romantic comedy.

4) Midnight Moon has got vampires in it.
5) They decide to see Ishq at last.


B. Tick the correct answer.

1) Which film are Dipesh and Ali going to see?
i. The Avengers ii. Ishq iii. Midnight Moon

2) What type of film are they going to see?
i. romantic comedy ii. action iii. horror
3) What time does the film they want to see start?

i. 7:00 ii. 7:30 iii. 12:30
4) Why does Ali not want to see Ishq?

i. It’s boring ii. He has already seen it
iii. He does not like comedies

5) What time are Dipesh and Ali going to meet?
i. 7:00 ii. 7:30 iii. 12:30


Let’s Speak Would you like to go

A. Complete the dialogues with the I’d love to.
expressions in the box. Then role-play
it with your friend. What’s on?

A : Hi Reema! .................................. to the That sounds great!
cinema with me tonight? I’ll give you a call.
B : Oh, ................................. but I’ll have to ask Bye!



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my parents first. .................................
A : Teenagers! They say it’s great!
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B : ................................. I’ll ask my mom and then .................................
Bye!
A : .................................



B. Talk in pairs. Ask your friend about the last movie he or she
watched.



Everyday English

A. Practise the following dialogue with your friend.

A : Would you like something to drink?
B : Yes, thank you.
A : What would you like?
B : Anything is ok. Water or juice would be fine.
A : Would you like orange juice or pineapple juice?
B : Well, orange juice would be good.
A : Just a minute. I’ll be right back.



B. Read and learn the following expressions used while offering.
• Would you like a ...?
• Would you care for some ...?
• How about a ...?
• Can I get you a ...?

• Is there anything I can do?
• Shall I ...?
• Would you like me to ...?


Let’s Write


Write a short review of a film or a play that you’ve enjoyed
most.





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Let’s Create
FOR SAMPLE ONLY
You are going to perform the Cindrella play at your school.
Work in group and prepare an information leaflet to distribute to people
in your community.





















Include the following:
Title of the play
Director
Cast (characters with their roles)
Story brief (story in short)

Time and venue:
Ticket Price:
Do not forget to add the best illustrations.



NOUN VERB Time for Grammar

Complete the following sentences using at, on or in.
1. I saw the film ……. TV.

a) at b) on c) in

2. They met each other………………. London.
a) at b) on c) in

3. There is a spelling mistake …………………. line nine.

a) in b) on c) at


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4. I am waiting ……… the bus stop.

a) in b) on c) at
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5. I will meet you ……….. the evening.

a) in b) on c) at

6. My brother was born ……… 2005.
a) at b) in c) on

7. I stopped …………. Nancy’s house.
a) in b) on c) at

8. The cat is ………………. the piano.

a) in b) on c) at
9. Smoking …… public places should be banned.

a) on b) at c) in
10. The program starts ……. 4 o’clock.

a) in b) at c) on



Picture Talk

Find at least five differences between these pictures.
































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Let's Have Fun
FOR SAMPLE ONLY
Read the story and enjoy.

A Turtle Family Went on a Picnic

A turtle family went on a picnic. The turtles, being naturally slow about
things, took two months to prepare for their outings. Finally the turtle
family left home looking for a suitable place.


During the one month of their journey they found it. For about a week,
they cleaned up the area, unpacked the picnic basket and completed the

arrangements. Then they discovered they had forgotten the salt. A picnic
without salt would be a disaster, they all agreed. After a lengthy discussion,
the youngest turtle was chosen to fetch the salt from home. Although
he was the fastest of the slow moving turtles, the little turtle whined,
cried, and wobbled in
his shell. He agreed to go
on one condition that no
one would eat until he
returned.


The family consented

and the little turtle left. A
week passed and the little
turtle had not returned.
Two weeks…, a month...
then in the second month
of his absence, the oldest
turtle could no longer bear
his hunger. He announced
that he was going to eat

and began to unwrap a sandwich.


At that point the little turtle suddenly popped out from behind a tree
shouting, “I knew you wouldn't wait. Now I am not going to get the salt.”


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UNIT 12 Not Alone
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In this unit, you will:
Read about moving to a new place
Listen and respond

Prepare and deliver a speech
Narrate an event
Write short messages Unit Highlights
Make a poster Going to another country
Use the present perfect tense Vowel sound /i /
Use wh-words Consonant sound /z/
Enjoy riddles Expressing apologies



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Let’s Begin
FOR SAMPLE ONLY
A. What can you see in the picture? What do people generally
do if they are alone?























B. Work in pairs. Ask each other how you feel if are all alone
in a new place?




Let’s Read

Not Alone

- A Filipino Story by Anonymous



When Dalisay was just eight years old, her mother told her that they would
be leaving their home and moving to England. ‘Your father must find work
so that we can send money to support your grandparents and your aunty,’
explained Dalisay’s mother.


The young girl did not want to leave her home in Manila, which is a very
big city in the Philippines, and she was very sad when her mother told her
this news.


‘But what about all of my friends?’ asked Dalisay. ‘I do not know anybody
in England and I will be all alone.’


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Her mother assured Dalisay that it was going to be an exciting adventure
for the three of them and that Dalisay would meet lots of new friends
when she started school in England. Dalisay was not convinced by her
mother’s kind words. She liked her home and she liked going to school
where she knew all of the teachers and had lots of friends already. ‘I don’t
see why we have to move all the way to England,’ thought Dalisay on the
night before the family was due to leave. ‘I do not know anything about
England. I do not even speak very much English and I will be all alone!’



This last realization made the young girl even more sad and she wished
with all of her heart that she could stay in Manila with her Aunty or her
grandparents.


The journey was very long and Dalisay was overwhelmed by the big
aeroplane and all of the people rushing about in the airport.


When the family finally arrived in England, everything seemed strange and
she was sure that everybody was looking at her. The buildings in the town
of Birmingham were big and grey and Dalisay did not feel at home at all.



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The first month passed in a flash as the family found a house to live in and
Dalisay’s father went out looking for work so that he could send money
back to the rest of the family in the Philippines.



The young girl was very lonely, and even though her mother played games
with her and took her out exploring, Dalisay missed her friends very much
and could not help feeling that she was all alone in the new city. At night
she would cry in her bed and she often dreamed that her father would
wake her the next day and tell her that they were going to return home.
But each morning Dalisay woke up and realized that she might never go
back home ever again.


One morning, as she was eating her strange breakfast of cereal with milk

– nothing like her usual breakfast of sinangag which was rice made with
yummy eggs, Dalisay learned that she would be going to school. ‘It will
be so nice for you to get out of the house and meet new friends,’ said her
mother.


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But Dalisay was not happy to hear this news. She missed her friends back
home, and although she did want to get out of the house more, she was
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scared of going to school because she did not know anybody. Dalisay had
seen lots of children as she and her mother explored the city of Birmingham,
but none had spoken to her and she did not speak much English which she

knew was going to be difficult in school.


When the morning arrived, Dalisay tried to pretend that she had a fever and
was too sick for school, but her mother could always tell when Dalisay way
pretending and so she was forced to get dressed and have her breakfast.


Dalisay and her mother walked hand in hand all the way to the school
gates where they were met by a teacher called Mrs Murry. The teacher
was very friendly and welcomed Dalisay to the school and told her mother
that she could come and collect her daughter again at three o’clock.


The morning passed in a blur as Dalisay was introduced to more teachers

and lots and lots of children who all smiled and said hello. Dalisay did not
understand a lot of what was said to her but it was explained that in the
afternoon she would go to a special class with other children who had
moved to England from all over the world.


When Dalisay arrived at the classroom later that afternoon, she knocked
on the door and walked inside. She was very nervous and also very tired
from such a long day of meeting strangers. But when she walked in she

was greeted with a big smile by Mrs Mahmood who was from Pakistan.
‘Come on in, Dalisay,’ said the friendly teacher, ‘today we are reading a
book called Puss in Boots and later we will be playing some games and
painting.’


The young girl noticed that all of the children in the classroom were very
different from one another. There was a boy from Zimbabwe and two girls
from Poland. There was an older girl from Albania and a boy who was
even younger than Dalisay who said that he was from Iran. And to her
great surprise, sitting at the back of the classroom with a copy of Puss in



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Boots clasped in her hands, was a young girl called Luningning who was
also from the Philippines! ‘Come over here and sit next to me!’ exclaimed
Luningning, who was just as surprised as Dalisay.


The two girls became instant friends as Luningning explained all about the
story of Puss in Boots and how they learned to improve their English with
Mrs Mahmood who was the best teacher in the whole wide world.



That afternoon, Dalisay talked to each and every one of the children in the
class, and although she did not always understand what they were saying,
she knew one thing for sure: all of the children had come to England to start
a new life, and even though it was sometimes scary to be in a new place
where you did not speak the language, there would always be somebody
around who would help. And no matter where you went in the world, you
would always find a friend. Dalisay realized then that she would never be
alone. England was her new home and she was going to make the best of
it no matter what.


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Way With Words
FOR SAMPLE ONLY
A. Match the following words with their meanings.

assured soon or fast
adventure not clear
realization act as if something is really happening

flash immediately
cereal frightening
pretend awareness or consciousness

involving in something exciting, unusual
blur
or dangerous series of events
instant guaranteed
scary a food made from grain


B. Find as many words as you can find in this wordsearch
grid.


X Y M B I T A C K K J

K X F Y O F A S O K D

S X T M T T C B M W H

R R A N A T B S P K H

H T O T C D W L Z O R

O E P T V V Z O P I F

R K E M C S G J N D N

S S E C Q A C I Z L W

E A H C F X R B K Y K

C B S L M Q X T L R A

Did you find these words?
tomato cow tractor horse
sheep basket cat



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Checking Understanding
8. When they reached England, Dalisay was very happy.ONLY
A. Write True or False.

1. Dalisay and her parents moved to England from the Philippines.
2. Manila is the capital city of the Philippines.
3. Dalisay already knew some friends in England before she moved
there.

4. Dalisay thought that she will have lots of fun in England.
5. Dalisay wished to be in Manila with her grandparents.

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6. Dalisay was really frightened in the journey.
7. When the family finally reached England, everything seemed strange.



9. Dalisay often felt that she was all alone in the new city.
10. Luningning was surprised to see Dalisay.



B. Answer the questions.
1. Where was Dalisay’s family moving?
2. Why did the young girl not want to leave her home in Manila?

3. How did Dalisay’s mother try to convince her daughter regarding their
stay in England?
4. How did the first month pass?

5. What did they have as breakfast?
6. How was Mrs Murry?
7. What happened in the late afternoon classroom?

8. What did Dalisay realize finally?



Going the Extra Mile

A. Think, what would have happened if Dalisay had not met a
friend from her country?

B. Have you ever felt that you are alone in spite of a lot of
friends? Share your experience with your friends.


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Let’s Spell
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A. Here is a list of words that people often misspell. Six are

spelled wrongly here. Can you identify the mistakes?
appearance enviroment possible arguement
exellent probabaly balance exprience

quantity familiar begginning believe


B. Work in groups and play the spelling race for 15 minutes or

allowing each member a chance to spell a word.
Instructions:
1) Divide the class into two teams and let the students stand at the back
of the class.
2) On the board, write Team A and Team B (or the names of the teams).
3) One person from each team takes a piece of chalk or a marker in
hand.
4) The teacher reads a spelling word. The two students must run to the

board and write that word on the board.
5) The first person to finish spelling the word correctly gets a point for
that team.
6) The team with the most points wins.



d Let's Learn the Sounds
Dd
A. Practise saying these words after your teacher.

explained exciting adventure convinced
thought anything strange explored
pretend breakfast understand realized


B. Repeat after your teacher. Practise the middle sound /z/.

/z / present music puzzle poison
cousin desert wizard lizard

scissors Thursday lazy razor



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C. Repeat after your teacher. Practise the sound /i/.

/i/ big fit hip kin kid pin
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rid sit tin win zip lip


Let’s Listen

In this section, you will hear about children’s perceptions about
their parents. There are three questions about the text and each
question is followed by three choices marked A, B and C. Listen
carefully and then choose the best answer for each question.

1. What does the writer think we should do if we go back home later
than usual? We should ________.
a. tell our friends
b. tell the teacher
c. say sorry to our parents

d. make a telephone call to our parents


2. The writer thinks ________.
a. it’s wrong of parents to worry about their children too much
b. some parents are unfriendly, which makes their children angry
c. children should do everything as their parents say
d. parents love their children very much and the children should
understand them


3. Which do you think is the best title for the passage?
a. Parents’ Responsibility b. How to Get on with Parents

c. Sumnima’s Problem d. What Are Parents Worrying about



Let’s Speak
A. People often say that it’s better to be alone than in bad

company. Make up a short speech supporting this topic and
deliver it to the class.
B. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of being alone.



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C. Work in pairs. Read the dialogue and practise a similar
dialogue with your friend.
FOR SAMPLE ONLY
Ritesh : Hello, Jeena.
Jeena : Hi, Ritesh.
Ritesh : We’ve got to hurry. It’s already
nine fifteen.
Jeena : Don’t worry, we’ll be on time.
Ritesh : I hope so. Have you done the
grammar homework for today?
Jeena : No, I haven’t. I couldn’t understand
those tenses. Have you done that?
Ritesh : Yes, I have. But I don’t think they
are correct. Those tenses are really difficult.

Jeena : So do I feel.


Now, make up your own dialogue.



Everyday English

Read and learn the expressions that are used to make apologies.
• I'm sorry.

• I apologize.
• I'm sorry to say that ....
• Excuse me.
• I beg your pardon.
• I'm extremely sorry about ....
• I can assure you it won't happen again.


Let’s Write


You might have been alone when you joined the school. Write
what happened then and how you felt like.
___________________________________________________________
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B. Read the following message.
Hi Sohan
FOR SAMPLE ONLY
I’ve just got in from school. I haven’t eaten and I haven’t had a rest yet.

I’ll phone you after I’ve had dinner.
Best wishes
Riya
Now write a short message on each of the following prompts.
• just started doing homework
• not got the ticket yet (at the cinema/theatre)



Let’s Connect

1) What can you see in the picture?
2) How do you feel when you sit an
exam without preparation?
3) Do you think you are alone who
feels that way?



Now, read the following text and find
whether exams stress you out.


Do Exams Stress You Out?
1) What do you do the night before your first exam?

a. You go to your best friend’s and spend the night playing video games.
b. You study your notes before having an early night.
c. You go and play football with your friends as usual.
d. You watch TV to take your mind off tomorrow.


2) It’s the exam day, what do you have for breakfast?
a. Mum’s good luck breakfast and fresh orange juice.
b. Same as always, what’s the big deal?
c. A quick black coffee and then off you go!
d. Energy drinks and snacks (because you couldn’t sleep last night).






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3) You are sitting in the exam room. What do you do just before the
exam begins?
FOR SAMPLE ONLY
a. You arrange plastic toys and good-luck tokens neatly on your desk.
b. You start biting your fingernails.
c. You move closer to your neighbour in order to see his paper.

d. You take a deep breath.


4) The exam began five minutes ago. What are you doing?
a. You’re praying for inspiration.
b. You’re answering the questions you find ‘easy’.
c. You’re playing with your chewing-gum.
d. You’re trying to catch your best friend’s attention.


5) Two hours later…
a. You’re asking for more sheets of paper— for the fourth time.
b. You’re writing down everything you know.
c. You’re looking for your cheat notes in your socks.

d. You’re daydreaming.


6) Five minutes to go. What are you doing?
a. You’re looking around to see how much your neighbours have written.
b. You’re reading your paper calmly trying to correct the last mistakes.
c. You’re pretending to sleep.
d. You’re desperately writing in an effort to finish in time.



7) The exam’s over. What are you thinking as you leave the building?
a. “I’m glad it’s over, let’s go shopping!”
b. “Well, that wasn’t too bad, was it?”
c. “Where’s the party?”
d. “What did you write for question 2? And 4?”
What’s your score?
Count your scores using the following measures:
- 2 points for each answer a.
- 3 for each answer b.
- 0 for each answer c.



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- 1 for each answer d.
Your exam character
FOR SAMPLE ONLY
0-5: Sloppy student
6-10: Stressed-out student
11-15: Superstitious student

16-21: Smart student
Your teacher will describe your character.
(Note to the teacher: Please see Teacher Edition for description)



Let’s Create

Work in groups. Each group will make a poster showing students’
involvement in speaking against child labour or school bullying.
Remember! You’re not alone in speaking against these issues. So

invite other people too in your campaign.



NOUN VERB Time for Grammar

A. Put the verbs in the postcard into present perfect tense
(has/have+past participle).
Hi Sahara,

We're having a fantastic time in Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil. This is the most wonderful city I ………….
(ever/be). So far, we ……..(visit) Sugarloaf
Mountain, and ………..(swim) at Copacabana
Beach. It’s marvelous! I……(try) a lot of local

dishes. They’re delicious. My favourite is
sea food pasta. Tomorrow we’re going on a
helicopter tour over the city. Can you believe Sahara Shrestha
it? ………. (you/ever/be) on a helicopter? I’m 17 Sallaghari, Bhaktapur
so excited that I can’t sleep and I’m writing Nepal
this postcard to you now.

See you soon.
Apeksha


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B. Use the correct wh-words in questions and answer them
appropriately.
FOR SAMPLE ONLY
1) ............... old are you?
I’m ..............................
2) ............... ’s your birthday?

It’s in ..............................
3) ............... are your from?

I’m from ..............................
4) ............... ’s your home?

It’s in ..............................
5) ............... colour are your eyes?

They’re ..............................
6) ............... ’s your favourite film star?
My favourite film star is ..............................

7) ............... ’s your favourite food?
My favourite food is ..............................

8) ............... ’s your favourite sport?
My favourite sport is ..............................




Picture Talk

Work in groups. Look at the pictures, make up a story and tell
it to the class.

Monkeys and The Weaver Birds
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Let's Have Fun
FOR SAMPLE ONLY
Let us enjoy reading this African story.

The Three Runners

In the days when whites ruled South Africa and apartheid was the law
of the land, two middle-aged blacks met in a whites only section of

Johannesburg. One of them had a permit to work in the area, the other
did not. This meant he could be put behind bars for trespassing into an
exclusive zone.
Suddenly they saw a policeman coming

towards them, and froze. “Run!” whispered
the man with the permit to his friend.
“I’ll follow.” They started running and the
policeman shouting “Stop, stop,” began
chasing them. Finally he caught the second
man. “Did you think you could outrun me!”
he snarled. “Show me your permit!” The
man, playing for time, began fumbling in
his pocket and finally produced his permit.

The policeman was taken aback. He realized that he had been tricked. The
man without the permit was now too far away to be caught. “When you
had a permit why did you run!” he bawled. “Doctor’s orders,” said the
man. “He has asked me to run a mile every evening.” “Oh, yes?” sneered

the policeman. “Then why was your friend running?” “His doctor too has
ordered him to run,” said the man. The policeman became red with anger.

“You think you’re very smart, don’t you?” he snarled. “But tell me, if you
were only running for your health why didn’t you stop when you saw me
running after you? And don’t tell me you didn’t see me chasing you... I
know you did!”

“Of course I knew you were running after me,” said the man. “Then why
didn’t you stop?” asked the policeman, triumphantly. “It was stupid of
me,” said the man, “but I thought you too had been ordered to run by your
doctor.”

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