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B Working with the text

Answer the following questions.
a. Who did Jack live with?
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b. What did Jack do to earn for his porridge?
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c. What happened to Jack’s penny?
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d. What did the baker give Jack for his pay?
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e. What did the tomcat do to Jack?
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f. What did the butcher pay Jack with?
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g. What made the rich man’s daughter laugh?
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Think and answer.
a. Do you agree that Jack was a lazy boy?
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b. What was the other problem with Jack?
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c. What did you learn from the story?
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3 Practising grammar past actions

Hello, I am Sunita. I am a homemaker. I have a lot of work to do
every day. I was very busy yesterday. I cooked. I washed clothes. I
shopped. I mended some dresses. I cleaned the carpet. I wiped the
windows. I polished the furniture. I bathed the children, and today
I am very tired.

A. What different works did Sunita do yesterday?
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Look at the table and notice the past form of each verb.

Present Past Present Past Present Past

sit sat read read drink drank

bite bit put put run ran

buy bought cut cut fly flew

speak spoke hit hit sleep slept

break broke beat beat teach taught

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B. Write the past forms of the following verbs.
a. carry .................................. b. trudge .....................
c. marry ................................. d. go .....................
e. drag ................................. f. tell .....................
g. scratch ................................. h. tie .....................
i. hoot ................................. j. laugh .....................

C. Complete the sentences with the right form of the verbs in
the brackets.
a. I ................ three cups of tea everyday. (drink)
b. Brenda ................ a glass last night. (break)
c. The dog ................ Rohan this morning. (bite)
d. Tina ................ a new pair of shoes every week. (buy)
e. Amy ................ a rainbow yesterday. (see)
f. Reeta ................ a picture of a cow. (draw)
g. My mother ................ me to swim. (teach)
h. I ................ a letter to Raju last week. (write)
i. My brother ................ seven hours a day. (sleep)

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4 Listening and speaking

A. Practise the conversation in pairs.
Aakash : Where did you buy your coat?
Rojina : I bought it at Bhat Bhateni.
Aakash : How much did it cost?
Rojina : I forgot it. But it’s around nine
hundred.
Aakash : That’s not very expensive.

Suppose your friend has bought a new bag. Now write a similar
conversation you have with him/her about it.
A. ...........................................................................................................
B. ...........................................................................................................
A. ...........................................................................................................
B. ...........................................................................................................

B. Listening
1. Listen to the audio or the teacher and choose the correct words
to fill in the blanks.

a. Neela had ................................ umbrellas.

i. one ii. two iii. three

b. Neela took the ......................... umbrella to the
work today.

i. black ii. blue iii. brown

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c. Neela’s boss had a ................................ umbrella.
i. light blue ii. dark blue iii. dark brown
d. Neela found an umbrella hanging on a ...............
i. stand ii. hook iii. ceiling
2. Listen to the audio again and answer the following questions.
a. How many umbrellas did Neela have?
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b. Where did Neela leave her umbrella?
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c. Did Neela steal her boss’s umbrella?
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d. Which of her umbrellas does Neela have with her now?
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5 Learning English sounds

Listen and practise: Consonant /t/ and /d/. bright / bride

bought / bored cart / card heart / hard

Repeat the sentences after your teacher.

Mr. Foxy went to a wedding and kept waiting.

For the bright bride to show up.

Got bored, played cards and left hurt.

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6 Having fun

Match the words on the left with their synonyms given in the box.

Hard Love
Couarge Quick
Adore Difficult
Copy Reproduce
Rapid Loyal
Forgive Bravery
Faithful Pardon

7 Writing

A. Fill in the blanks with the words from the box to complete the
passage.

This is Pratik. Yesterday, he .................. at six
o’clock. Then he .................. his teeth and ..................
his face. He .................. his breakfast at seven. Then
he .................. for one and a half hours.

Pratik .................. home for school at nine. In school,
he .................. stories and .................. pictures.

He also .......................... with his friends. In the
evening, he ..................... television for some time.
He .................. to bed at nine.

brushed got up washed read had left
read went watched drew played

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8 Reflecting

Now, write what you did from the time you woke up to the time
you went to bed yesterday. Then read it aloud to your friends.

I am ..........................................

I woke up at ............................ .

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4 My Future

1 Warming up

A. New words

Read and learn.
There is a lot of flour in that
pot. There are many hungry
people in the streets. I can get
a good price if I were to sell
it. I would go to the market
and call out to people who
want to buy my flour.

• In the example, call out works as a single word even if
it is made of two words.

• Such words are called phrasal verbs.

• A phrasal verb consists of a verb and a particle, an
adverb or a preposition that can combine with a verb.

A. The following are a few phrasal verbs that begin with
the word 'call'. Match them with their correct meanings.
Consult a dictionary or ask your teacher if you need help.

Expressions Meanings
a. call back cancel
b. call off return a phone call
c. call on phone someone

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d. call out demand
e. call up invite
f. call for shout something

B. Choose the correct expression from the list and complete
the sentences.

call out call for call back call on call off call up

a. If I miss his call, I'll ………………………..immediately.

b. It is going to rain. We have to ……………….the picnic.

c. I would like to ……………….the principal to give his
speech.

d. Did you ………………my name? I didn't hear.

e. Nancy will ……….to invite him. Tell him to receive the
phone.

f. The people will ……………free health service.

B. Learning new structures I will buy it for 4,000
Read and learn. rupees?

Who will buy my goat?

We use 'will ' and 'shall' to talk about the activities that will
take place in the future.

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Now, make sentences using 'will' with the help of the given
situation.
a. get up/six o' clock : ............................................................................
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b. read/ book: ..........................................................................................
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c. go to/ market: .....................................................................................
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d. do/my work: ......................................................................................
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e. listen to/radio: ...................................................................................
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2 Reading

A Dream of a Begger

Once, there was a beggar. He had very little to eat. He was often very
hungry.

One day, the beggar was very lucky. Someone gave him a potful of
flour. He was very happy and took the pot home. He hung it near his
bed. Then, lying down on his bed, he started to imagine.

"I wish I were rich," thought the beggar. "Then I won't have to beg
from house to house anymore." Soon the beggar fell asleep and began
to dream.

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There is a lot of flour in
that pot. There are many
hungry people in the
streets. I can get a good
price if I were to sell it. I
would go to the market
and call out to people
who want to buy my
flour.

"I will buy for 10 rupees,"
said one buyer. Another
will offer me 15 rupees.
The third one will want to buy my flour for 20 rupees. I will sell to
the third buyer.

Now that I have 20 rupees, shall I buy a shirt or a pair of shoes? No,
I'll start a business. First I shall buy a pair of goats. I'll feed them with
lots of grass and leaves until they become fat and healthy. Later the
she-goat will bear little ones. After a few years, I shall have at least
ten goats. What shall I do with the ten goats?

I shall go to the market and shout out, "Goats, goats. Who will buy
my goats?"

"I want to buy a goat," said a man. "I'll buy it for 100 rupees." 'One
goat for 100 rupees! If I sell all the goats, I will have 1000 rupees!'

I shall buy two cows. In time the cows will have calves. After a few
years, they will produce milk, cream, cheese and ghee. I will be a
successful trader and open a big shop along the main street.

I will also start selling sweets. Children will come to buy my sweets.

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All sorts of sweets are offered. The children will come with silver
coins in their hands. They will pull along their parents. Everyone
will enjoy my sweets. My business will become very big and I shall
become richer.

What shall I do with the money? Shall I buy an elephant or a big
house? No, that's not good enough. I shall buy pearls, diamonds and
rubies.

Then I shall dress up in my best uniform and appear before the king,
"Pearls, diamonds, rubies especially for your Majesty, 'I shall say,
only the best!"

"Marvellous !" the king will say, "just the right thing for my queen."

When I become rich, many rich people will want me to marry their
daughters. Should I marry one of them? No, wait. The king also
wants me to marry his princess. Yes, the princess will be my choice
-- a beautiful princess with a pair of lovely eyes and long black hair.

Later, we will have children. And I shall play with them. When I get
tired, I shall ask my wife to play with them. Then I shall lie down to
rest. But my wife will be busy with her housework and my children
will come after me. But I shall not allow my children to disturb me. I
shall shout at them and ask them to play elsewhere.

But children will always be children. They will not listen to me. And
I shall become annoyed. I shall take a stick and beat them. And beat
them. And beat them ...'

Thinking that he was still beating the children, the poor beggar swung
hand into the air. He swung it too high that it knocked into the pot of
flour hanging nearby.

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"Clang!" The pot crashed on to the ground. The flour spilled all over
the sandy floor.

The poor beggar looked around him. But there was no princess, no
large palace, no beautiful garden, and not even a child! It was a day
dream.

A Playing with words

Learn the meanings of the following words.

Words Meanings

potful • • as much as a pot can hold

successful • • having fame, wealth, honour, etc.

trader • • a person who buys and sells things

offered • • given

majesty • • title for king or queen.

marvelous • • very good

annoyed • • angry

spilled • • fell out something

Make the sentences of your own using the following words.

a. potful : ..................................................................................
b. successful : ..................................................................................
c. trader : ..................................................................................
d. marvelous : ..................................................................................
e. annoyed : ..................................................................................

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B Working with the text

Rewrite the following sentences in the correct order.
• He would marry a princess.
• The beggar began to dream.
• He broke the pot spilling all the flour on the ground.
• He would sell the goats and sell sweets.
• The beggar was hungry.
• He would sell the flour and buy the goats.

a. …………………………………………………………………………
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b. …………………………………………………………………………
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c. …………………………………………………………………………
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d. …………………………………………………………………………
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e. ………………………………………………………………………….
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f. ………………………………………………………………………….
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Answer the following questions.

a. Where did the beggar keep the pot?

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b. What did he wish?

………………………………………………………………………

c. Who would buy his flour?

………………………………………………………………………

d. How would he sell his goats?

………………………………………………………………………

e. What things would you get in his shop?

………………………………………………………………………

f. Why would the king want the beggar to marry his daughter?

………………………………………………………………………

g. Why wasn't there anything that he saw?

………………………………………………………………………

Think and answer.

a. What would you have done with the flour if you were the
beggar?

………………………………………………………………………

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b. How would you have treated the children and the wife?

………………………………………………………………………

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c. What lesson did you get after reading this story?

………………………………………………………………………

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3 Practising grammar

See what each member of the Gurung family will do tomorrow.
Mr. Gurung will get up at 6 o' clock.
He will read a newspaper.
At 7:30 am, he will drink coffee.
At 8: 30, he will go to work.
He will return home at 6:00 pm.
Mr. Gurung will go to bed at 11 o' clock.

His children will get up at 7 o' clock.
They will drink milk.
At 9 o' clock, the children will go to school.
The children will finish school at 4:00 pm.
The children will go to bed at 9 o' clock.

Now, answer the questions using the information about the
Gurung family.

a. What will Mr. Gurung do at 7:30 am?
………………………………………………………………………
b. Will the children get up at 7 o' clock?
………………………………………………………………………
c. What will Mr. Gurung do at 8:30 am?
………………………………………………………………………

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d. What will the children drink?

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e. What will the children do at 4:00 pm?

………………………………………………………………………

f. Will Mr. Gurung finish his work at 4:00 pm?

………………………………………………………………………

g. What time will the children go to bed?

………………………………………………………………………

h. Will Mr. Gurung go to bed at 11 o' clock?

………………………………………………………………………

We use “at,” “in” or “on” with specific time expressions. Sometimes,
we don’t use any preposition. Read the chart below and learn.

Time expressions:

at 10 Lina's school starts at 10 o'clock.

in the morning She gets up at 6:00 in the morning.

in the afternoon She always eats some fruits in the afternoon.

in the evening Her brother plays games in the evening.

at night If she wakes up at night, she starts crying.

everyday She brushes her teeth everyday.

on Saturdays She goes out with her mum on Saturdays.

in June She has holidays in June.

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Fill in the blanks with 'at', 'on' or 'in'.
a. Manish will get up …………….6:30 am tomorrow.
b. I will visit my grandmother ………..Monday.
c. Our English class will start ………….10:30 am.
d. I will play with my friends ……….the evening.
e. Harry will not work ………night.
f. We will move to Kathmandu ………..October.
g. We will meet …………….Saturdays.
h. Shruti will go to work ……………the morning.

4 Listening and speaking

A. Speaking

Learn and act.
Saman needs a stamp. See how he asks Samina to help him.

Saman : Do you think you’ll
be passing by the
Post Office?

Samina : Yes, I will. But why?

Saman : Well, could you get
me a stamp, please?

Samina : Of course.

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Your friend is going to the library. Ask him/her to borrow a book
for you.

You : ..............................................................................................................

Your friend :.................................................................................................

You :...............................................................................................................

Your friend :..................................................................................................

You :...............................................................................................................

Your friend :.................................................................................................

Pair work
Practise this conversation.
A : What will you do tomorrow?
B : I’ll visit my grandmother.
A : What will you do there?
B : I’ll listen to her stories. Will you also come with me?
A : Yes, I will.

B. Listening

1. Listen to the information about Mr. Sharma and fill in the
blanks below.
a. Mr. Sharma usually catches the ................... bus.
b. The 8.30 bus is a ................... bus.
c. He caught ................... bus today.
d. The slow bus doesn’t reach ................... till 10.00.
e. Mr. Sharma won’t get to the ................... on time.

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2. Write short answers to the following questions about
Mr. Sharma.

a. How does Mr. Sharma go to his office?

………………………………………………………………………

b. How did Mr. Sharma feel when he missed the fast bus?

………………………………………………………………………

c. Will Mr. Sharma get to the office at 8.50 today?

………………………………………………………………………

5 Learning English sounds

Pronounce the following sets of words. Notice the sounds /r/.
river curtain car

rest bark bar

rabbit alarm rubber

Now complete the sentences with correct /r/ words.

a. You ............................ heed my advice.

b. He was tied with a ........................... .

c. I am fond of ............................. fonts .

d. Don’t ...................... to be cute I know .......................... trick.

e. Did you see that balloon .........................? colourful
your rope break try rarely

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6 Having fun

Find the word arm inside the words on the bees.

warm harm

army charm

armour

What do you call lots of bees?
A ..........................................................

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7 Writing

What will you do in your summer/winter holidays? Answer the
following questions.
a. Where will you go?
……………………......................………………………………….
b. Who will go with you?
……………………......................………………………………….
c. How will you go?
……………………......................………………………………….
d. Where will you stay?
……………………......................………………………………….
e. How long will you stay?
……………………......................………………………………….
f. What will you see?
……………………......................………………………………….
g. What will you do?
……………………......................………………………………….
h. Will you go to any other place? Where?
……………………......................………………………………….
i. When will you return?
……………………......................………………………………….

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On the basis of your answers, write a paragraph about your
holiday plan.

My Holiday Plan

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8 Reflecting

Make a plan for the class picnic. Include the details like" When
will you go?", "Who will go?", Where will you go?", "What will
you eat?", "What will you do?, etc. Share the plan with your
teacher and the friends.

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Our School

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5 The Trick to Study

1 Warming up

A. New words
Read and learn.

A poor schoolboy did not have light in his home. He needed
to read and write. His neighbour’s home had all the lights
on. So, he made a hole in the wall of his small bedroom. Then
the light from his neighbour’s home came through the hole.
He could read and write. He was happy about it.

This is what people have to say about him.

What do you think of The boy is The boy is very
the boy? very clever. tactful.

The boy is
very smart.

The boy is
very bright.

The words clever, tactful, smart, and bright more or less
mean the same thing. Words that carry almost the same
meaning are called synonyms.

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B. New structures
Read and learn.

Mr. Rabbit, can I
come to your place
and play with you?

Sure. You can
come and play
whenever you

wish.

We use “Can I . . . ?” or “May I . . . ?” to ask for permission.
We add “as/whenever you wish” or “as you like” to give
permission without condition.

Look at some more examples.
Anup : Can I have some chocolates?
Maish : Sure. You can have as many as you wish.
Deepa : May I have this red one?
Neetu : You can take whichever you like.

Pair work
Your partner asks for permission to do something. You give him
or her permission using “can” with “as you wish” or “as you
like.” Use the clues below.

borrow/ a pen go/ shopping
play/ chess stay/ out
visit/ home invite/ friends
ride/ bicycle sing/ song

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2 Reading

The Clever Schoolboy

[The following story about an intelligent boy teaches students the importance
of being tactful and how one can be creative to tackle problems. Ask your
students what they would do to solve some minor problems such as “doing
homework during blackouts,” “getting to school when they miss the bus,”
“staying home alone, etc.”]

A schoolboy lived in a small house,
at the side of a big house. His
father and mother did not have
much money and their house was
very small. The schoolboy worked
very hard. He went to school in
the morning. In the afternoon, he
helped his father. His father was a
farmer.

At night, the boy did his school work. There was only one lamp in
the house. Every night his father and mother went to bed early. Then
the boy would start to do his school work. He put the lamp on the
table in front of him. Then he read his books and wrote in his exercise
books.

One night his lamp went out.

''I cannot see,‘‘ he said, ‘‘ I cannot do my work. What can I do? We
have one lamp and it is not good. I cannot buy a lamp. I have no
money.‘‘

Then he said, ''The man in the big house has a lot of money. He has a
lot of lamps. I am going to ask him for one.‘‘

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He went outside and knocked on the
door of the big house. A man opened
the door.

‘‘Why are you knocking on my door?’’
he said, ''What do you want?’’

‘‘Please, sir,’’ said the boy, ‘‘May I have
one of your lamps? I cannot do my
school work. My lamp is not good.’’

‘‘No,’’ said the man. ‘‘You cannot have
one of my lamps. I want all my lamps.’’

‘‘But, sir,’’ said the boy, ‘‘You have a lot
of lamps and I haven’t one. Please give
me one. I cannot do my work.’’

‘‘No!’’ said the man. ‘‘Go away.’’

He closed the door.

The boy went back to his house.

‘‘What can I do?’’ he asked. ‘‘There is a street lamp but I cannot work in
the street. All my friends have lamps but they are working, too. I cannot
buy a lamp. I have no money. What can I do?’’

Then the moon came up and shone through the boy's window.

‘‘Good!’’ said the boy. ‘‘Now I can read my book.’’ He began reading
the first page. Then, big black clouds covered the sky.

‘‘Oh dear!’’ said the boy. ‘‘Now I cannot see.’’

Then he saw a box of matches.

‘‘I can see with these matches,’’ he said.

But there were not many matches in the box. The boy read two pages
of his book.

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Then there were
no more matches.

‘‘What can I do
now?’’ he said.

Then he went
to a cupboard
and took out a
hammer and a
big nail. He made
a hole in the wall.
It was not a very big hole.
The man in the big house couldn't see it. It was a small hole.
The light shone through the hole in the wall. It was shining on the
boy’s book.
‘‘Now I can see,‘‘ he said. ''Now I can read and write. Now I can do
my work. I have no lamp but I can see.’’
He was a very clever boy.‘‘

A Playing with words

Learn the meanings of the following words.

Words Meanings

schoolboy • a boy who goes to school

knocked • hit something with a fist

covered • put something over

shining • giving bright light

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Learn these phrases and use them in your own sentences.

in front of a lot of at the side of (the
(the house) (balls) door)

Complete the following sentences by choosing answers from
the box.

A tactful farmer ........................... gives shelter to more people.
A bright lamp .............................. gives us more light.
A big house .................................. studies carefully.
A good student ............................. grows more grains.
A clever person ............................. knows how to do things well.

Learn the meanings of these phrases with the help of the
sentences.

look after : Riya looks after her house.
break into : The thief broke into her house

one day.
switch on : She switched on the light.
switch off : He switched off the light.
bark at : The dog barked at the stranger.
run away : The thief ran away.
give up : Riya wants to give up this duty.

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B Working with the text

Tick the best answer.
a. Where did the school boy live?
In a big house
At the side of a big house
In front of the big house
b. When did he study in school?
In the morning
In the afternoon
In the evening
c. What did the man in the big house say to the boy?
Come in.
Take a lamp.
Go away.
d. How did the boy read at last?
With the light from his lamp
With the light from matches
With light from the big house

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Answer the following questions.
a. With whom did the schoolboy live?
…………………………………………………………………………
b. What did the boy do at night?
…………………………………………………………………………
c. Where did the boy go to ask for a lamp?

…………………………………………………………………………
d. Why did the boy need a lamp?

…………………………………………………………………………
e. Why did he make a hole in the wall?

…………………………………………………………………………
f. What type of a boy was he?
…………………………………………………………………………

Think and answer.
a. Why do you think the man in the big house did not give the

lamp to the school boy?

…………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………
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b. What would you have done if you were the schoolboy?

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…………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………

c. Write the message of the story.

…………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………

3 Practising grammar was/were+v-ing

Statements Questions Short answers

I was Was I I was.
wasn’t Wasn’t wasn’t.

You were Were you You were.

We weren’t reading. Weren’t we reading? Yes, We weren’t.
They they
No, They

He was Was he He was.

She wasn’t Wasn’t she She wasn’t.

It it It

Look at the following situations.
Saturday afternoon
Mrs. Sharma was cleaning the bedroom.
Mr. Sharma was washing his hands.
The children were watching television.
The dog was chasing the cat.

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Saturday night
Mr. and Mrs. Sharma were sleeping.
The children were sleeping, too.
The cat was chasing a mouse.
The dog was lying on the floor.

Now, guess and answer the following questions. Use was/were + v+ing.
Example: What was the dog doing at 3 pm?
It was chasing the cat.

a. What was Mrs. Sharma doing Saturday afternoon?

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

b. Was Mr. Sharma sleeping at 3 pm?

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

c. Where was the dog lying at 3 am.?

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

d. What was the cat doing at 3 am?

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

e. What were the children doing at 3 pm?

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

f. Were the children sleeping at 3 am?

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g. What were Mr. and Mrs. Sharma doing at 3 am?

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h. Was the cat sleeping at 3 am?
......................................................................................................
i. Was the dog chasing the cat at 3 pm?
......................................................................................................
j. What was Mrs. Sharma cleaning?
......................................................................................................

4 Listening and speaking

A. Speaking

Laxman sometimes forgets things. Today is a typical day!
Laxman : Oh, no. I forgot my pencil case. Can I borrow a pencil,

Astha?
Astha : Sure, Laxman, no problem.
Laxman : Thanks.
Astha : Oh, I forgot my phone, too. May I use your mobile?
Laxman : Oh, all right.

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Work in pairs:
Ask for and give permission in the following situations.

You want the window You want to use the computer.
closed.

Could/Can you ......................... Could/Can/May I ......................
You want to drink water. You want the door opened.

Could/Can/May I ...................... Could/Can you ......................
You want to use the telephone.
You want the TV to be
turned on.

Could/can you ......................... Could/Can I ......................

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You want to borrow your You want a sandwich.
friend's book.

Could/Can/May I ...................... Could/Can/May I ......................
You want to play football.
You want your teacher to
speak slower.

Could/Can you ...................... Could/Can/May I ......................

What will you say in the following situations?

a. You want to go to a park. Ask your mum.
................................................................................................................
b. You want to use your sister's tablet. Ask her.
................................................................................................................
c. You want to leave the classroom and get some water. Ask your
teacher.
................................................................................................................
d. You want to wear your friend's jacket to a party. Ask him/her.
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B. Listening
1. Listen to the audio and write whether the following statements
are true or false.
a. Mum and her daughter are talking.
b. The daughter wants to do homework.
c. The mum asks the daughter to go to the cinema.
d. The daughter has a little homework.

2. Listen to the audio again and answer the following questions.
a. Where is Kerry going?

……………………………………………………………

b. What does the daughter do at first?

……………………………………………………………

c. Does the mother give permission to go to the cinema at
the end?

……………………………………………………………

d. With whom does the daughter want to go to the cinema?

……………………………………………………………

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5 Learning English sounds

Listen and practise: Vowel /e/

bet / bed bench / drench fell / left fetch / wreck

Repeat the sentences after your teacher. Note the sound /e/ in the
coloured words.
Mr. Foxy went to bed,
Fell off the bed and
Slept on the bench.
It rained and drenched the bench.
Mr. Foxy left the bench and slept in bed.

6 Having fun

Go around the neighbourhood and ask what type of light they used
to study at night.

Then fill in the box with your findings about at least 10 people who
are above 40.

Names Present Age Type of light

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7 Writing

Read and learn.
Bandipur, Tanahun
October 23, 2020

The Principal
Api Secondary School
Dumre Bazar, Tanahun

Subject : Sick leave

Dear Sir,
I would like to inform you that I am not feeling well. I am
suffering from fever. So, I am unable to come to school. I kindly
request you to give me a sick leave for today.

Thank you.

Yours,
Pabitra Shrestha
Grade : 3
Section: A
Roll No. 2

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Now, write a leave application to your school's principal asking
for a day's sick leave.

……………………………
…………………………..

……………………….....……..
………………………………..
…………………………..……

Subject: …………………………………….

Dear …………..,

…………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………….

Thank you.

Yours,
…………………………….
…………………………….
………………………………..
……………………………….

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8 Reflecting

Do you take permission of your teacher or friends in the class?
For what works do you ask for permission? How do they
respond to you?

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6 Team Work

1 Warming up

A. New words
Read and learn.

Manish looked in the Manish couldn’t find
cupboard. the can-opener.

Manish rang the Manish and Binita made
door-bell. some tuna-sandwiches.

In the sentences above, words such as “cupboard,” “can-opener,”
and “door-bell” are compound nouns. They consist of a noun head
and another item, mostly a noun, but it may also have an adjective
or verb placed before it.

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B. New structures Great!
Read and learn. Congratulations.

I became the first in
singing competition

in my class.

We congratulate our friends, family members and other people
when they do new things, have new things or achieve new things.

Work in pairs.
Congratulate your friends in the following situations.
a. Your friend has got the highest marks in the exam.
b. Your friend has got a scholarship.
c. Your friend has become the class captain.
d. Your friend has got a new school bag.
e. Your friend won the race.

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2 Reading

The Tuna-sandwiches

[This short story about how two small children solved a problem by
helping each other lets students learn the importance of being assertive and
responsible. Ask students if they have ever solved a problem together.]

One day Manish was alone at home. He
got hungry. He looked in the refrigerator,
but he could not find any food. He could
only find a can of tuna in the cupboard
but he could not find a can-opener. He
tried to open the can with a knife, but
he could not, because the knife was not
strong enough.

Manish looked at his watch. ‘‘It’s eight
o’clock’’ he said sadly. ‘‘I can’t buy any food. The shops are already
closed.’’

He went to Binita’s home and rang the door bell. Binita answered the
door.

‘‘Hello, Manish,’’ she said. She saw the can of tuna in Manish’s hands.
‘‘Oh Manish, you’ve got a present for me,’’she said.

‘‘Oh, no, I haven’t,’’ said Manish. He felt ashamed. ‘‘It’s just a can of
tuna. I was hungry and I was looking for some food. I found this but
couldn’t find a can-opener. I couldn’t buy food because all the shops
were closed ... and I’m very hungry. Have you got a can opener,
please?’’

‘‘Oh, Manish! You are really silly sometimes!’’ Binita said. ‘Come in.’

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She took a can-opener out of the cupboard and opened the can. She
looked at the tuna. ‘‘This looks good,’’ she said.

‘‘Would you like some?’’
asked Manish.

‘‘Sure,’’ said Binita. ‘‘Listen! I
have bought some bread this
morning. Let’s have some
tuna sandwiches.’’

‘‘That sounds good,’’ said
Manish. He cut the bread and
Binita buttered it. They made
a lot of tuna–sandwiches and enjoyed the food.

A Playing with words

Look at the pictures and learn.

a tin of tuna a tin opener a plate of
sandwiches

Tuna is a kind of fish. Can you name six other kinds of fish?

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

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

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Put the following words in the right column.

tuna cupboard knife tin-opener butter plate

sandwiches bread refrigerator tin

Tools / Equipment Food items
.......................................... .............................................
.......................................... .............................................
.......................................... .............................................

B Working with the text

Choose the correct word to fill in the gaps.
a. Manish could not .................. the tin. (close/open)
b. The shops were .................. a long time ago. (opened/closed)
c. Manish could not find a .................. . (tin-opener/knife)
d. He tried to open the can with a ............... . (tin-opener/knife)
e. .................. took a tin-opener out of a cupboard. (Manish/Binita)
f. ................. cut the bread to make sandwiches. (Manish/Binita)

Who said the following? Write the name of the person in the
space given.
a. ‘I couldn’t buy any food.’ ………………..…….
b. ‘Would you like some?’ ……………...……….
c. ‘Oh ... ... no, I haven't.’ ……………..……….
d. ‘Let's have tuna sandwiches.’ ………...…………….
e. ‘You are really silly sometimes.’ ……………..……….

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3 Practising grammar used to

Read the following sentences carefully.

In the past, school buildings were small.
But nowadays, they are big.
School buildings used to be small.

In the past, there were few girls in schools.
But nowadays, there are many.
There used to be few girls.

Read the information about the following people.
Write what they used to do in the past and what
they do now.

a. Amina/dance/until 1998/play/golf/now.

Amina used to dance until 1998, but now she plays golf.
b. Raju /play/football until 2010/watch/ football games/on

television/ now.
....................................................., ..........................................
c. Samir/ride /a motorbike/ when / he / was / young / drive / a car /

now.
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d. Mr. Shrestha /work /in a bank/ but now/ teach.
....................................................., ..........................................
e. Mr. Gurung /live /in Pokhara/but now/ live in Kathmandu.
....................................................., ..........................................
f. Pooja/be very slim/but now/ be/ very fat.
....................................................., ..........................................
g. Mr. Thapa/smoke /heavily/but now/stop smoking.
....................................................., ..........................................
h. Lokesh/play /tennis/but now/read books.
....................................................., ..........................................
i. I /play /with toy cars/but now/play football.
....................................................., ..........................................
j. Ravi / live / in a village / live / in a city / now.
....................................................., ..........................................

4 Listening and speaking

A. Speaking Yes, of course.

Read and learn.

Excuse me, teacher!
May I go out to the

toilet?

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