Interchange English 4

Picture Talk
FOR SAMPLE ONLY
Look at the sequence of pictures and tell a story.


































Let's Have Fun


Trace the path through the maze. Help the school bus find its
way back to school.



























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UNIT 4 Helen Keller
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In this unit, you will:
Read about Helen Keller
Learn the alphabet of the sign

language
Listen and complete a text Unit Highlights
Write about your family members Life Story of Helen Keller
Make a poster Vowel sound /e/
Use simple past tense Consonant blend /bl/
Enjoy a short story Describing people



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Let’s Begin
FOR SAMPLE ONLY
Look at the following picture

and discuss these questions.
1. What do you see in the
picture?

2. Who is offering help to
whom?
3. Have you ever helped any
people like this? Share your
experience.

4. How do you think you can help children who cannot see?
5. Can you name a famous deaf or blind person in history?



Let’s Read


A. Discuss these questions.
1. Do you know who Helen Keller is?

2. What do you know about her?
3. What is she famous for?
4. How do people who cannot see, read?



B. Now, read about her and see if your guesses were right.
Helen Keller

On June 27, 1880, a healthy baby girl was born in a small town in
Alabama. Her parents loved her dearly and named her Helen Keller.

But one day (at the age of 19 months), the baby became ill and day
after day, her fever stayed high.

Everyone in the family tried to help her to get better, but all they could
say was, “There is nothing more we can do. The baby may not live.”

Helen lived. But she was not the same after her illness.



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“Something is very wrong,” her mother

said. At last they found out what was
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wrong. The illness left her blind, deaf and
unable to speak.

The baby grew into a little girl. Her parents
felt sorry for her. Helen often cried and

held on to her mother. “Give the poor
child what she wants,” her father would
say.

Though Helen could not hear or see, she
was a bright little girl. She became very
frustrated because she couldn't talk. She

became very angry and began to throw temper tantrums. Some
people thought Helen could not learn anything. Her mother did not
agree. “Helen is very smart,” she said and added, “the problem is,
how can we teach her? She is locked up inside herself.”

Helen began to grow wild. She would not let anyone comb her hair.

Her clothes were always dirty. She was often angry. Sometimes she
even lay on the floor and kicked her feet.

Her parents thought that they should find a teacher for her. Miss
Sullivan, a young teacher agreed to help Helen to learn to see the
world. Miss Sullivan herself had been blind, but had an operation and

regained her sight. She understood what Helen was feeling. Sullivan
demanded and got permission from Helen's father to isolate the girl
from the rest of the family, in a little house in their garden. Her first
task was to implant discipline in the spoiled girl.

Miss Sullivan gave Helen a doll. “D_O_L_L” spells doll. She spelt the

word with her fingers into Helen’s hand.
She made the letters with special hand signs.


Helen copied her teacher and spelt D_O_L_L too, but she did not



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understand what she was doing. Helen liked Miss Sullivan. She was

strict but kind. She spelt a lot of words for Helen, on her hand, day
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and night, to make Helen understand.

One day, her teacher made Helen put
her hand into running water. Then,
she spelt W_A_T_E_R. Suddenly

Helen understood that W_A_T_E_R
meant something wet, running over
her hand. She understood that words
were the most important things in the
world. This opened up a whole new

world for her. She ran everywhere asking Anne the name of different
things and Anne would spell the words in her hand. This was the key
which unlocked the world for her. Anne was able to teach Helen to

think intelligibly and to speak. She also learned to read English, French,
German, Greek, and Latin in braille. Braille is a system of raised dots
representing letters. A blind person can read by feeling of the dots.

When she went to college, her teacher Anne went with her and tapped
out the words of the instructors into her student's hand.

Helen had an amazing memory, and she also had skills very few
people have ever been able to develop. She could put her fingers to

a person's lips and understand the words which were being spoken.
When Helen was 24 in 1904, she graduated from Radcliffe College,
probably becoming the first Braille alphabet
deaf and blind person to

graduate from a college.
With tremendous willpower
Helen went on to become a
world-famous speaker and

author. Helen Keller was
successful because of her
determination.


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While she was in college she wrote her book

called "The Story of My Life". With the money
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she earned from the book she was able to buy a
house.

In 1915, she founded Helen Keller International,
a non-profit organization for preventing

blindness. Helen and Anne Sullivan traveled all
over the world to over 39 countries. Helen Keller
met every U.S. President from Grover Cleveland
to John F. Kennedy and was friends with many
famous figures including Alexander Graham Bell,

Charlie Chaplin and Mark Twain.

She wrote a total of eleven books, and authored numerous articles.
Keller devoted much of her later life to raising funds for the American
Foundation for the Blind.

On September 14, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson awarded her
the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States' highest civilian

honor.

Helen Keller died on June 1, 1968 at the age of 87, more than thirty
years after the death of Anne Sullivan. Her teacher, Anne Sullivan,
is remembered as "the Miracle Worker" for her lifetime dedication,
patience and love to a half-wild southern child trapped in a world of

darkness.
Word Trove

dearly /ˈdɪəli/ : very much
frustrated /frʌˈstreɪtɪd/ : feeling sad and discouraged

tantrum /ˈtæntrəm/ : a fit of bad temper
isolate /ˈaɪsəleɪt/ : cause a person to be alone or apart from others
tremendous /trəˈmendəs/ : very great in amount or intensity
determination /dɪˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃn/ : firmness of purpose, purposefulness

willpower /ˈwɪlpaʊə(r)/ : ability to control oneself


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Way With Words
FOR SAMPLE ONLY
A. Complete the following crossword puzzle.


1 2 Down:
2) Helen’s teacher
3
3) a synonym of 'cannot see'
4) dots


4

5









Across:

1) a synonym of 'cannot hear'
5) a famous blind and deaf woman




B. Complete the text.
know caused told came offered

taught toured had found made

Helen Keller's deafness and blindness were _______ by a severe
illness when she was a baby. Her parents didn’t _______ what to do
and they _______ it difficult to control their growing daughter. One

day they were _______ about a brilliant young teacher called Anna
Sulliver. She _______ to work with Helen and, very firmly and patiently
_______ her that every object _______ a name. Eventually Helen was
_______ admission at university. After this she _______the world

helping people like herself. In 1962 the story of her life was _______
into a film' the Miracle Worker'.




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Checking Understanding
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A. Write True or False.

1. Helen became seriously ill when she was 13 months old.
2. A high fever caused Helen to become deaf, dumb and blind.
3. She could recognize people by watching them.

4. Helen showed her frustration by throwing temper tantrums.
5. The teacher they found for her was Anne Sullivan.
6. Her teacher understood her because she needed a job.
7. Helen’s teacher would spell words in a notebook.
8. Although Helen could not hear or see, she was a bright little child.



B. Answer the questions.

1. “Something is wrong,” said Helen’s mother. What was wrong with
Helen?
2. How did Miss Sullivan help Helen?
3. What was the most important thing that Helen finally understood?

4. What made Helen Keller unique – as a child, young adult, adult?
5. Why might people have thought she was stupid? Was she? How
do you know?
6. What are her some of famous accomplishments?

7. What caused Helen Keller to become blind and deaf?
8. Why was Anne Sullivan able to relate so well to the child Helen?
9. How was Helen able to attend classes in college?
10. How was Helen able to earn money to buy a house?



C. Make questions for the following answers about the text.

a. ………………………………....................………………… ?
Her name was Annie Sullivan.
b. ………………………………....................………………… ?
When she was 19 months old.





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Going the Extra Mile
FOR SAMPLE ONLY
A. What would you do if one day you woke up and you were
blind? How would you feel? Share your responses to the class.

B. Share your experience of helping a helpless person.



Let’s Spell


A. Look at the signs for the letters of the alphabet. Can you
make these signs?








































Now, using the sign language make these letters with your hand.







A C E H K O U Y


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d Let's Learn the Sounds
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A. Practise saying these words after your teacher.
dearly suddenly frustrated tantrums

temper regained discipline isolate
intelligibly Braille instructor determination


B. Complete the letters in the puzzle using the following words
with initial consonant blends.
block bleed blend blank blow blast

black blame blue bloom blind blush

12
B


10

11 B S T


5
7 B N K


2 D
B

3 B D 4
B
1 B K

K

8
6 B D








9 B W

M


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C. Repeat after your teacher. Practise the vowel sound /e/.

edible educate essay ethnic egg elder
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every empress engine entity empty energy




Let’s Listen

As you listen, fill the gaps.

Helen Adams Keller was born
in Alabama in 1880. When she
was __________ months old,
she contracted a mysterious

__________ that left her
__________ and blind.

By the age of __________, Helen
was using over 60 signs with
her family. She knew she could

communicate.

In 1886, her mother read Charles
Dickens' book ‘American Notes’
about the successful __________
of a deaf and blind child. She
decided to seek help for Helen and was put in touch with 20-year-old

__________ Anne Sullivan. She became Helen’s instructor and friend
for the next 49 years. Helen learnt __________ and used it to learn
French, German and Greek.

Helen Keller was an __________ author, activist and lecturer. She was
the first American deaf and blind person to __________ from college.

She became a famous author and __________ for women’s and
worker’s rights. Keller wrote __________ books and many articles on
social issues. She is also an __________ to millions.

Keller died in her __________ in 1968, when she was 87.



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Let’s Speak
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A. Carry out a survey and make a presentation.

Helen Keller Survey

Write five questions about Helen Keller in the table. Then, interview
two friends. Write down their answers.
S.N. Question Student 1 Student 2

1.
2.

3.
4.
5.

Share and talk about what you found out. Make a short presentation
of your findings.



B. Keller said that blindness separates you from things;

deafness separates you from people. Do you agree or
disagree with her? Why or why not?




Everyday English


A. Study the following expressions that are used when
describing people.
What does he look like? He’s pretty tall, with red hair.

What does she look like? She looks like a model.
How long is her hair? It’s medium length.

What color are his eyes? They’re blue.
How tall is she? She is five feet, four inches tall.
How old is your mother? She’s 45 years old.

Does the teacher wear glasses? No, but he wears contacts.



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B. Below are adjectives that can be used when describing

people’s physical characteristics.
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Hair : long, short, straight, curly, ponytail, crew cut, shoulder length,

blond, gray, bald, wavy

Body: skinny, thin, average weight, muscular, fat, chubby, overweight,
edium height, tall, short

Facial features: mustache, beard, side burns, pimples, dimples, round
eyes, square chin, big nose, wears glasses, round face



C. Write questions to match these statements. Then compare
with a partner.


1. .................................................. ? My brother is 16.

2. .................................................. ? I'm five feet tall.


3. .................................................. ? Samir has brown eyes.

4. .................................................. ? No, she doesn't wears glasses.


5. .................................................. ? He's tall and very handsome.



Let’s Write


A. Write about the people in your family. Describe their
personality and appearance.

Example,
My father is kind of tall. I think he's handsome and smart.
My mom is really nice. She has short brown hair...



B. Describe one of your classmates to your partner, and have

him/her guess who you are describing.





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Let’s Connect
FOR SAMPLE ONLY
A. Read the following verse by Helen Keller.


The Helen Keller Story
They took away what should have been my eyes

(But I remembered Milton's Paradise).
They took away what should have been my ears,
(Beethoven came and wiped away my tears).
They took away what should have been my tongue,
(But I had talked with God when I was young).

He would not let them take away my soul -
Possessing that, I still possess the whole.
-Helen Keller

B. Can you add a few lines to this verse? Or would you like to
write a new verse on a similar theme?


Let’s Create


Work in groups. Make a poster showing the different stages of
the life of Helen Keller. Show your poster to your classmates in
the next lesson. Did you all find out similar things?




Time for Grammar

Read the following text and fill in the gaps with the simple past

form of the verbs in the box. There is an extra verb that you do
not need to use.

write teach take be born die
graduate become (x2) visit be (x 3)

Helen Keller _______ in 1880 in the United States. Her father _______
a captain in the army and her family _______ very rich.


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Helen _______ blind and deaf when she _______ nineteen months

old. A woman called Annie Sullivan _______ her teacher. Annie
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_______ Helen how to speak.

Helen Keller _______ from Radcliffe University in 1904. During her
life, she _______ many countries and _______ a book called The Story
of My Life in 1902. She _______ on June 1, 1968 at her home in

Connecticut.



Picture Talk


Match the pictures to the text and give an ending to the story by
drawing the sixth picture. Give it a title.

1
2













3









4

5





1 He is heavy. 2 He is young. 3 I am sad.


4 I am happy now! 5 They are strong. 6



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Let's Have Fun
FOR SAMPLE ONLY
A. Tickle your brain with this riddle. Can you answer this?

A cowboy rode into town on Friday, stayed three days, and left on
Friday. How is this possible?



B. Read and enjoy this short story.
YOU’VE GOT MAIL!

A man was in his front yard
mowing grass when his

attractive blonde female
neighbor came out of the
house and went straight to
the mail box.

She opened it, slammed it

shut, and stormed back in
the house.

A little later she came out of
her house and again went
to the mail box and again

opened it, then slammed
it shut again. Angrily, back
into the house she went.

As the man was getting ready to edge the lawn, here she came out
again, marched to the mail box, opened it and then slammed it harder
than ever.

Puzzled by her actions the man asked her, “Is something wrong?”

To which she replied, “There certainly is! My stupid computer keeps

giving me a message saying, “YOU’VE GOT MAIL!”





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UNIT 5 Little Things
FOR SAMPLE ONLY

















































In this unit, you will:
Read a poem
Listen and complete the lyrics
Discuss your fun activities Unit Highlights
Write an email Little things in life
Prepare a flyer Vowel sound /eɪ/
Use simple present and present Consonant sound /v/

continuous tenses Meeting on the way
Enjoy a poem and talking



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Let’s Begin
FOR SAMPLE ONLY
A. Which of the following things you wonder at or would like to

do and see?

































B. List some of the little things you would love doing everyday.



Let’s Read

Little Things

Little drops of water,
Little grains of sand,
Make the mighty ocean

And the beauteous land.

Little deeds of kindness,

Little words of love,
Make the earth an Eden,
Like the heaven above.



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Little seeds of mercy,

Sown by youthful hands,
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Grow to bless the nations
Far in other lands.


So the little moments,
Humble though they be,
Make the mighty ages
Of eternity.


- Mrs. J. A. Carney (1845)



Meet the Poet

Born: April 06, 1823
Died: November 01, 1908 (age 85)
Nationality: American

Bio: Julia Abigail Fletcher Carney was an
American educator and poet. She wrote the
poem Little things in 1845.
Note: There is a little variation in this poem

from the original version. Julia Abigail
Fletcher Carney





Way With Words


A. Find words from the poem that are similar in meaning to the
following.
a. vast and powerful

b. beautiful
c. time without end
d. not proud
e. the garden of god (Bible)

f. kindness that makes you forgive someone

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B. Match the words with their meanings in column B.

Column A Column B
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actions countries
earth a large sea
paradise the planet on which we live
sown heaven

nations planted (seeds)
ocean deeds



C. Complete the crossword puzzle with the antonyms of the
given words.

Across 1 3
1. ugly 2 4
2. clean

7. slow
8. wet 5 6
9. right 7

8
Down
2. easy

3. enemy
4. sad
5. awake
9
6. noisy

Checking Understanding


A. Write True or False.
a. Little drops of water can’t make a big ocean.

b. We need to have good work and kindness to make our world peaceful.
c. Earth is above the heaven.
d. If we have humble thought even for a short time that makes us
known among others.

f. Our kind actions will bless others.

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B. Answer the questions.

a. What makes the mighty ocean?
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b. What helps to make our earth happy?
c. How can we make our earth like the heaven above?
d. What should young hands plant?
e. What do the seeds of mercy do?




Going the Extra Mile

The poet suggests that the big things in life are made up of little
things. Things that matter in life don’t really occur in sudden big

chunks, but are a result of the little pieces put together. Do you
agree? Discuss what other little things can help us achieve big
things.




Let’s Spell


Here is a list of words that people often misspell. Six are spelled
wrongly here. Can you identify the mistakes and correct them?
children diferent ninety villege

intresting intelligent Wedesday mistake
because tomorow people opposite



d Let's Learn the Sounds

A. Practise saying these words after your teacher.

little drops grains humble mighty moments
beauteous kindness eternity heaven mercy youthful



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

vain value vast vote vow veer
verb vex vice vine voice view


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C. Repeat after your teacher. Practise the vowel sound /eɪ/.

ace eight braid wait ache gate
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late pain aim fail sale take




Let’s Listen

A. Let’s listen to the song “Little things” but with some changes.

As you listen, fill in the blank spaces.
Little ________ of water, Little ________ of kindness,

Little ________ of sand, Little ________ of love,
Make the ________ ocean Make our ________ an Eden,

And the ________ land. Like the ________ above.



B. Play the song again and sing along.




Let’s Speak

A. What do you like to do for fun? Discuss with your friends.

B. Look at the following weekly schedule of activities. Smita
and Albert do many things on the same day but some days

they are different.
Days Smita Albert

Sunday Football Football

Monday Hide and seek Football

Tuesday Sea-saw Football

Wednesday Slide _____

Thursday Merry-go-round Merry-go-round __

Friday Swing Swing

Saturday cricket Cricket


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C. Use the table above to talk about Albert and Smita’s weekly

sports and fun activity schedule. Use the following phrases
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to help you.
Albert plays __________ Sunday through Tuesday. But Smita does
different things every day over the week. On Sundays, She __________,
on Mondays, she __________ on Tuesdays, she __________ and on

Wednesday she __________. But on Wednesday, Albert doesn’t play
anything. Every Thursday through Saturday, Albert and Smita like to
do the same for fun. They __________ Thursdays, __________ on

Fridays and __________ on Saturdays.



Everyday English


A. Study the following dialogue.
Neema : Hi Sanjita.

Sanjita : Oh, hi.
Neema : How are you doing?
Sanjita : I'm doing alright. How about you?

Neema : Not too bad. The weather is great, isn't it?
Sanjita : Yes. It's a beautiful today.

Neema : So where are you going now?
Sanjita : I'm going to the department store.

Neema : Going to do a little shopping?
Sanjita : Yeah, I have to buy some presents for my parents.

Neema : What's the occasion?
Sanjita : It's their anniversary.
Neema : That's great. Say my congratulations to them.

Sanjita : Sure. Bye.
Neema : Bye.



B. Roleplay the above dialogue.



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Let’s Write
FOR SAMPLE ONLY
A. Imagine you've just moved to a new flat. Write an e-mail to a

friend comparing your old flat to your new one.
Dear Supriya
How are things with you? My big news is that we have just moved

to a new flat! Do you remember our old flat? It didn't have enough
bedrooms for us. Well, the new flat has three bedrooms. Also, the old
flat was too cramped, but the new one. _______________________
________________________________________________________



Let’s Connect


A. Read the following text.
The Magic Words are one of
the many pleasantries that

we are not hearing so much
today. They are words that
help us be thought of as kind,
caring, respectful, and all

those other "good character"
traits that we want to have in
everyone.

You all can list the 5 Magic
Words; "please," "thank-you," "you're welcome," "excuse me," and

"I'm sorry."

If you want something, you say "please."
If someone gives you something, you say "thank-you."


When someone says "thank-you," you say "you're welcome."
If you hurt someone's feelings, you say "I'm sorry."

And, if you bump into someone, you say "excuse me."


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B. Make a short conversation between you and your teacher

using those five magic words.
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Your teacher : ________________________________________
You : ________________________________________
Your teacher : ________________________________________
You : ________________________________________

Your teacher : ________________________________________
You : ________________________________________



Let’s Create


Work in groups. Prepare a flyer (a small piece of paper with
information on it about an event) about one of your stage show
(such as a poetry slam or a drama show). Use your imagination
and creativity to give it an attractive layout.




Time for Grammar


Complete the email with the simple present or the present
continuous form of these verbs.
go not work work write play finish

have use stay get up catch start

Hi Mum and Dad!
Here I am in Bangladesh. I arrived in Alomnagar three days ago
and already started the volunteering work. It’s great! I ’m having a
1
wonderful time. Every day, we __________ early. We __________
2
3
to work by bus. I __________ today because it’s a holiday. I
4
5 __________ some emails – this one to you and another one to my
class teacher.


I __________ the laptop Sulav Uncle had given me. The work is
6
really great, though a bit tiring. Every day, we __________ for six
7
to eight hours, helping to educate poor children. In the evening, we


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8 __________ board games with all the people from our volunteering

group. It’s fun! A few of us __________ a taxi to the music festival
9
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in Rangpur at the weekend. It __________ on Saturday and
10
12
11 __________ on Sunday. So we __________ at a friend’s house in
Rangpur.
All the best,

Priyanka



Picture Talk


Look at the pictures and talk about them.






Topiary











Origami









Let's Have Fun


Read and enjoy the poem.
Growing Up
- C J Dennis

Little Tommy Tadpole began to weep and wail,
For little Tommy Tadpole had lost his little tail;
And his mother didn't know him as he wept upon a log,

For he wasn't Tommy Tadpole, but Mr. Thomas Frog.

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UNIT 6 The Lost Lunchbox
FOR SAMPLE ONLY

















































In this unit, you will:
Read a lunchbox story
Prepare a spelling chart

Listen and choose the answer
Write a diary entry Unit Highlights
Prepare a recipe for a food item A missing lunchbox story
Use adverbs Vowel sound /ai/
Discuss the differences in pictures Consonant sound /θ/
Enjoy a pathfinder maze Apologies



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Let’s Begin
FOR SAMPLE ONLY
A. Look at the following picture and guess.

a. Do you know who the character is?
b. From which movie is this photo taken?

















c. If you said “Irrfan Khan (as Saajan Fernandes) in the movie “The
Lunchbox” you would be right.



B. Have you ever mistaken another friend’s lunch or tiffin box
as yours? What happened then?




Let’s Read


A. Guess the answers.
a. Who might have lost the lunch box?
b. Will he or she find the lunch box in the end?



B. Now, read the text.



The Lost Lunchbox

Sarah Jones was a typical Fairview Elementary student. She loved
music. She loved P.E. She especially loved recess and lunch. Also,
Sarah was like many other students in another way: she often left her
lunch box at school.


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One late April afternoon, after

the other students had already
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gone home, Sarah returned
to school hoping to retrieve
her lunch box. She looked and
looked but couldn’t find it

anywhere in the classroom.

“My mom is going to kill me!”
Sarah cried.

Okay, think. Sarah, she said to herself. How can you fix the situation?

Sarah thought for a few minutes. Then, like magic, an idea came to
her mind. “The lost and found!” she cried. She ran back down the hall
and toward the steps leading to the lost and found.

As she was running, she noticed the elevator door was open. Sarah

had never been in the elevator but knew riding the elevator could get
her into trouble, but no one else was around. Sarah walked in and
pressed the button labelled “GR.”

Nothing happened.

She pressed the same button again. Still, nothing happened.

“What is wrong with you?” Sarah asked, as if the elevator would
answer. Frustrated, Sarah pressed the button labelled “2,” just see if

anything would happen.
Finally, the doors shut.

Once the elevator doors had closed, Sarah started moving in an

upward direction. “No!” cried Sarah, “I want to go down!” Enraged
with the elevator, Sarah decided to take the stairs, once she could get
off the elevator.

Looking up, Sarah noticed the lights of the elevator were flashing on
and off. The school building was only two stories high, and she had




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been on the elevator for what

felt like an eternity!
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Sarah started to panic. “What’s

going on?”

She was about to scream
for help when the elevator
stopped, and the doors
opened to reveal a long,

narrow, brick hallway. There
was nowhere else to go but
straight ahead.

Sarah thought she heard
music. She made her way down the brick hallway. “Hello?” she called

out. No one answered. As she walked forward the sounds of happy
music grew louder.

“Ms. Phillips?” called Sarah, but there was no music teacher to answer.

She kept walking until she came to a junction. She continued down
windowless, narrow, brick hallway, the music became louder still.

Finally, Sarah found a clue. It was a sheet of paper discarded on the
floor. It read: “New Teachers: The secret code is GR, GR, 2.”

“Oh my gosh,” squeaked Sarah. “I must have found a secret code to
something.”

By this time, Sarah had all but forgotten about her missing lunch

box. Now she was so curious about the secret code that she couldn’t
help but continue. Sarah carefully crept through the hallway until her
walking had led her to a dead end. As she listened more intently, she
could hear the sounds of people laughing and joking. She also heard

what sounded like bells, whistles, and even video games. The sounds
were coming from behind the brick wall! Sarah crouched down and
found a crack in the bricks from which red light seemed to be pouring.



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She lowered her head and placed her eye in a position so she could
see through the crack. Sarah couldn’t believe her eyes!

“Oh my goodness…” whispered Sarah.

She could see into a room filled with red neon light. There were dozens
of teachers laughing and dancing in a live performance of “Shoo Fly.”

Teachers she had never seen smiling, like Mr. Edwards, acted like they
were teenagers again. Even one of the lunch ladies, a bit of a grump,
managed to crack a smile.

Other teachers were standing in groups, conversing over chocolate
milk, moving their arms and legs or snapping their fingers awkwardly

to the beat of the music. Some teachers seemed to be playing with
magnetic letters, while others fought over whose turn it was to play
video games.

“What in the world?” Sarah whispered.

In the corner of the room were several teachers who were apparently
trying to color each other with magic markers! Sarah spotted an old

teacher who was sulking because another teacher stepped on his
drawing.

“Mr. Nussbaum?” Sarah called out in bewilderment.


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All of a sudden, the laughter stopped. The music stopped. Smiles and
laughs turned into puzzled looks and concerned expressions. Then, a
blaring alarm sounded. Someone yelled, “Intruder!”

Sarah ran down each hallway as fast as she could. The desperate,
clodhopping footsteps of what sounded like a thousand teachers were

close behind.

“Cut her off at the elevator!” cried someone within the mob.

Sarah knew it was important that no one see her, so she ran even faster.
Finally, she came to the elevator and the doors were open. Sarah flung
herself through the open doors, pressed the button labelled “ground,”
hid herself from view, and desperately waited for the doors to shut.

Unfortunately for Sarah, this was an old elevator. She could hear the
mob approaching.

“We’ve got her!” someone yelled.

Sarah wiped the sweat off her brow and closed her eyes. Please don’t
let them get me, she thought to herself.

Then, the doors began to close. The mob of teachers, however, was
only a few yards away. She could feel the wind of their stampede swirl

through her enclosure. “Hurry!” she yelled at the elevator.

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THUD! THUD! THUTHUD!

THUD, THUD, THUD! The doors
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had shut, and the teachers
hadn’t had enough time to
stop. The rhythmic thudding
of crashing teachers against

the metal doors was music to
Sarah’s ears. She chuckled to
herself as the elevator took her

back to the first floor.
Sarah ran through the school

hallways and out the door where her mom was waiting.

“Mom, I’ll get my lunch box tomorrow,” she told her mother.

(Source: http://mrnussbaum.com/thelostlunchboxmain)

Word Trove

recess /rɪˈses/ : break
retrieve /rɪˈtriːv/ : regain
elevator /ˈelɪveɪtə(r)/ : lift

frustrated /frʌˈstreɪtɪd/ : unsatisfied
enraged /ɪnˈreɪdʒd/ : angry
panic /ˈpænɪk/ : fear, terror
crouched /kraʊtʃt/ : squatted, bent
grump /ɡrʌmp/ : unhappy

sulking /sʌlkɪŋ/ : grumbling, complaining
bewilderment /bɪˈwɪldəmənt/ : confusion
blaring /bleərɪŋ/ : making unpleasantly loud noise

intruder /ɪnˈtruːdə(r)/ : trespasser
clodhopping /ˈklɒdhɒpɪŋ/ : clumsy; awkward
mob /mɒb/ : crowd
stampede /stæmˈpiːd/ : mad rush
chuckled /ˈtʃʌkld/ : giggled, laughed quietly



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Way With Words
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A. Complete the crossword puzzle.

1 L

2 P 3 H

4 F

5 C 6 B




7 R
8 E







9 S

10 M

Across
2. The last name of the music teacher was ___________ .

4. Sarah Jones went to ___________ Elementary School.
8. She noticed the ___________ door was open
9. When the elevator did not seem to work, she decided to take the
___________.

10. She saw her teachers were trying to color each other with
___________ markers.



Down
1. Sarah was trying to find her ___________.
3. When she heard the music, she ran down the ___________.
5. Sarah found a secret ___________ in one of the brick hallways.

6. Sarah walked in and pressed the ___________ labeled “GR”.
7. She especially loved ___________ and lunch.


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B. Match the items on the right to the items on the left.

typical something that joins or connects
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enraged annoyed with
eternity shouted
junction usual
enclosure a closed structure

yelled forever



C. Fill in the blanks.
Fill in the gaps with the correct word from the word bank.

argued bewilderment blaring escape gathered
Immediately sulking silly typical secret

Although Sarah Jones was a normal student at Fairview Elementary
School, she found a ___________ place where teachers ___________
after school. Here, and much to her surprise, she found the teachers no
different from many of the first and second graders who ___________

over seemingly ___________ matters and played ___________
elementary games. When she saw Mr. Nussbaum ___________
because another teacher stepped on his drawing, she couldn't contain

her ___________ anymore and shouted his name.___________ , a
___________ alarm sounded and Sarah knew she had little time to
___________.



Checking Understanding


A. Write True or False.

1. Sarah loved music.
2. That was the first time she left her lunchbox at school.
3. She found her lunchbox in the classroom.
4. She was hopeful that she could find her lunchbox at the ‘lost and

found’.
5. She had never been in the elevator before.


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6. On the way, she met her music teacher.

7. She found her teachers playing and acting like children.
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8. She found the lunchbox with her mom.



B. Circle the correct answers.
1. How was Sarah similar to other students at Fairview?

a. She played softball
b. She loved music
c. She often left her lunchbox at home
d. She often left her lunchbox at school

2. What word best describes Sarah after she found the clue in the
hallway?
a. uncertain

b. bored
c. curious
d. scared

3. At one place, Sarah finds herself at a "dead end." What is a dead
end?
a. A place where there is a cemetery.
b. A place where people often die.

c. A place that does not end.
d. A place where there is nowhere else to go forward.
4. How did Sarah feel when she saw Mr. Nussbaum?

a. Thrilled
b. Surprised
c. Disappointed

d. Ignorant
5. What is FALSE about the secret room for teachers?
a. It was a place that no students were allowed.

b. It was a place where students and teachers collaborated
c. It was place where teachers played video games.
d. It was a place where teachers could act like children.


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D. Answer the following questions.

1. Why did Sarah begin to panic?
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2. Why did Sarah return to school one afternoon?
3. What magical idea came to her mind about finding the lost
lunchbox?
4. What clue did she find on the hallway? What the clue for?

5. What were the teachers doing in the secret room?
6. Why was an old teacher sulking?
7. What happened when Sarah called out a teacher’s name?

8. Why did she chuckle to herself in the elevator?


Going the Extra Mile


A. Have you ever lost any of your valuable thing? What did your
parents do then or say to you? Write your reflection. When
everyone is done, share your experience.



B. Have you ever found adults acting childishly? Share your

ideas in the class.



Let’s Spell


Prepare your spelling chart for this week.

Write at least five words everyday which often pose spelling problem
to you, or which are new words to you.
My Spellings

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday














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B. Work in pairs. Check each other's spelling chart.

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Let's Learn the Sounds
d

A. Practise saying these words after your teacher.
recess lunchbox retrieve buttom frustrated elevator

enraged crouched pouring grump snapping magnetic


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

thin thick threat thorn think throw
thirst thumb third thank thief thrill



C. Repeat after your teacher. Practise the vowel sound /aɪ/.

wide hide find side height time
fight light bike dime plight wine




Let’s Listen


Listen to your teacher or the tape and for each question, circle
the best answer.

1. Why are the diarist's feet hurting?
a. She fell.
b. She danced for a long time.
c. She doesn't know.

2. Why did she enjoy the party?
a. The food and drink was cheap.
b. Her friends were there, she liked the music, and food was nice.

c. She saw her family for the first time in a long while.
3. What was the name of the 'handsome guy'?
a. Jenish b. Krishna c. She doesn't know.





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4. Who is Reeya?

a. An old friend b. Steve's sister c. Jenish's sister
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5. What surprised her about Reeya?
a. She looks older. b. She has a brother.

c. She has four children.
6. What is the diarist doing today?

a. Going to a party b. Meeting Jenish
c. Going shopping



Let’s Speak


A. Do you think after the Sarah Jones episode, the teachers
would have thought to change the code? Why (not)?



B. If you were Sarah, what would you do when you saw the

group of teachers laughing and acting like children?



Everyday English


Study and roleplay the following dialogue.

Diwas : Hello.
Jeena : Hi Diwas. How are you?
Diwas : Good. How about you?
Jeena : I’m alright.

Diwas : Why didn't you come to my
party last night?
Jeena : I'm sorry I couldn't make it. I
had to go visit my aunty at the

hospital.
Diwas : Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. Is
she doing ok?
Jeena : She is feeling better.


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Let’s Write
FOR SAMPLE ONLY
Imagine you were Sarah. Write a diary entry describing what
happened the day you lost your lunchbox.


_____________
Dear Diary ..............................................
..............................................
Today I went to school as usual, but ............................
something bad happened. I forgot the I have promissed mom to find it
Lunchbox ....................................... tomorrow.
.................................................... I hope I will find it.
.................................................... Love,

................ _________




Let’s Connect

Read the following inquiry letter and answer the questions that
follow.

Dear frequent flyers,
I recently flew to Kathmandu via RND with my husband. His bag arrived
(delayed) in Kathmandu and mine never arrived. I am now home from
my vacation and still without my luggage. I call RND every single day

and every day it's the same answer, "We cannot locate your bags at
this time." Why did I pay Rs. 2500 to check my luggage if they weren't
going to use the tracking tags?

If you have lost your luggage before, what steps did you take to get
reimbursed for your items or even your trip?
Thanks!
Anamika

Questions
a. What is Anamika’s problem?
b. Is she ever going to get her luggage back? What do you think?

c. If you were in Anamika’s situation, what would you do?

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Let’s Create
FOR SAMPLE ONLY
Work in groups. Select a lunch or snack category and decide on
an item. Prepare a recipe for making that item.




Time for Grammar

Adverbs

Adverbs describe the way something happens.
For example, I can fly ….

quickly, swiftly, higher, or lower
Adverbs often tell us more about verbs and lots of them end in –ly.

Here are some more
gently awkwardly angrily carefully badly fast

soon nervously often calmly seriously finally



Now, fill in the blanks with the adverbs given in the box:
early brightly harder tightly badly
tenderly lazily usually daily confidently

1. It was a beautiful summer afternoon with the sun shining _____ .
2. Samika _____ kissed her baby brother on the cheek.
3. Sushil did not want to get up. But when his father shouted at him,

he _____ climbed out of bed.
4. I _____ go to school on foot.
5. My mom prepares the meal _____.
6. Aayusha hugged her sister _____.

7. We should work _____ this semester than earlier semester.
8. The boy delivered his speech _____.
9. The teacher got angry because they had done their homework
_____.

10. Let’s go to bed _____.



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Picture Talk
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Look at the pictures and discuss the differences.

















Let's Have Fun


Trace the path through the maze. Help the Sarah find her
Lunchbox.











































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UNIT 7 A Little Fish Story
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In this unit, you will:
Read a little fish story Unit Highlights
Listen and choose the answer Story of an unhappy

Talk about your usual activities little fish
Write an opinion paragraph Vowel sound /ʊ/
Use they’re, their, and there Consonant sound /ð/
Enjoy the tongue twisters Likes and dislikes



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Let’s Begin
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A. Look at the picture.

a. What do you see in the picture?
b. Is the boy happy?

B. Have you ever gone fishing and
came back empty hand? Share your
experience.




Let’s Read

Read the following story.

A Little Fish Story

There are a great many million fish in the seas, but this story is about
just one of them, and a very small one at that. Now this little fish
had everything in the seas to make him contented, but he was not

happy. You will laugh when I tell you why he was not. He was unhappy
because he was so very small.

“It is very hard to be such a little mite of a fish!” he would say, over
and over again. “If I were only larger, how much happier I could be.”
And he said it so many times that I think he believed it.


























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One day he was swimming along with the rest of his school and
thinking, no doubt, how much more the larger fish had to be thankful
for than he, when suddenly, with no warning, they found themselves
in the meshes of a great net.


There was much floundering and splashing as the net was drawn
up out of the water into the sunlight, and just as its haul was being
emptied into the boat, the smallest fish in the school wriggled through
the mesh and slipped back into the cool clear water. How good it felt!

He swam here and there and everywhere, and some of the fish who
knew him well all the rest of his life, said that they never again heard

him say that he wished to be anything but a little fish.
- Enos B. Comstock
Word Trove

contented /kənˈtentɪd/ : happy and satisfied
mite /maɪt/ : a small child or animal

meshes /meʃɪz/ : materials made of a network of wire or thread
floundering /ˈflaʊndə(r)ɪŋ/ : struggling clumsily in mud or water
splashing /splæʃɪŋ/ : (of a liquid) falling or being scattered in irregular drops
haul /hɔːl/ : a number of fish caught

wriggled /ˈrɪɡld/ : twisted and turned with quick movements


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Way With Words
rFOR SAMPLE ONLY
A. Can you find the following fish words in the wordsearch box?


K R A H S J W P H F


I Z S N A W D R S X


M Z X T S F N A I S


I O W E A H G W F N


N A M P L R A N T Z


N N J H M A F P A W


O U D O O Q H I C J


W T B Q N N M W S Z


U C L O W N F I S H


W M R G T U O R T Y


CATFISH SALMON TUNA CLOWNFISH TROUT
SHARK WHALE PRAWN STARFISH MINNOW


B. Match the following words with their opposite meaning.
Column A Column B
contented cry

laugh front

small easy
h a d l a r g e

doubt certainty

back unhappy

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Checking Understanding
FOR SAMPLE ONLY
A. Write True or False.
a. The little fish was happy.

b. He wanted to be a big fish.
c. The school of fish was caught in a net.
d. The bigger fish could escape using their strength.
e. The little fish could not escape.

f. He felt good about being a little fish at the end.


B. Use the following words to complete the passage.

unhappy complaining escape school
net Pass fisherman saved
There was an _________ little fish who always _________ about being

small. One day, while swimming along, the _________ of fish got caught
in a _________ . The bigger fish could not _________ because the net
had little eyes. But the little fish could easily _________ through. The
_________ caught all the big fish but the little fish _________ his life.



C. Answer the following questions.
a. How many fish are there in the sea?
b. Why was the little fish unhappy?

c. What happened to the fish one day?
d. Why was the fish thankful to be a little fish?
e. What did the other fish in the water say about him later?



Going the Extra Mile

1. Imagine you are a little fish. Describe what you might see
around you.

2. In your class, talk about the time you were caught doing
something you were not supposed to do. You can discuss in
your own mother tongue as well as in English.


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Let’s Spell
FOR SAMPLE ONLY
A. Correct the spelling of the following misspelled words.

thier becouse womin firend
beleive intresting diferent libary



B. Form as many words as possible using the letters of the
following words.

A. Startling: starting, ____________, ____________,
____________, ____________, ____________, ____________,

____________, ____________, ____________, ____________,
B. Resources: ____________, ____________, ____________,

____________, ____________, ____________, ____________,

C. Subjects: ____________, ____________, ____________,
____________, ____________, ____________, ____________,



Let's Learn the Sounds
d

A. Practise saying these words after your teacher.
splashing blinking fishing swimming flashing twinkling

blistering blasting thinking warning lasting casting


B. Repeat after your teacher. Practise the middle sound /ð/.
bother clothing rhythm mother brother father
feather farther leather weather whether gather



C. Repeat after your teacher. Practise the vowel sound /ʊ/.

look book foot put could should
would woman full wood good education





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Let’s Listen
FOR SAMPLE ONLY
Listen to your teacher or the tape and answer the questions
below by putting a circle around the correct answer.

1. What is Marcus? 2. Where does Marcus live?
a. koala a. in the desert

b. a monkey b. in the woods
c. a tiger c. in the rainforest
d. a bear d. in a cave



3. Does Marcus have a tail? 4. What is his favourite food?
a. yes a. bananas
b. no b. carcus
c. grapes

d. pears


5. What is a group of monkeys 6. Do you think monkeys are

called? clever?
a. an army a. yes
b. a gang b. no

c. a troop
d. a pad



Let’s Speak


A. Tell your classmate what you usually do:

• before the class
• in the class
• after the class



B. Do you like fishing? When was the last time you went fishing.
Share the experience with your friends.


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Everyday English
FOR SAMPLE ONLY
Study and roleplay the following dialogue.

Sneha : Hi, Aron! How are you?
Aron : Fine. How are you doing?
Sneha : OK.

Aron : What do you want to do?
Sneha : I’m hungry. I’d like to eat something.
Aron : What do you like to eat now?
Sneha : I like pizza. Do you like pizza?
Aron : No, I don’t. But I like burger.

Sneha : Let’s go to a restaurant.
Aron : OK.



Let’s Write


A. Give reasons why dogs are better pets than cats or cats are
better pets than dogs?

B. In your opinion which holiday is better — Dashain or
Christmas? Write an opinion paragraph.



Let’s Connect


A. Do you know what a catfish is?








1. a type of fish that has a large head and long

thing parts that look like a cat's whiskers
around its mouth.
2. A catfish is someone who pretends to be

someone they're not using Facebook or

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