English Reader-2

4 Listening and speaking

A. Practise the conversation in pairs.

Neelu : Geeta, can you write fast?
Geeta : Yes, I can. But I can’t read fast. I read slowly.
Neelu : I can also write fast. How do you read books at home?
Geeta : I read books loudly. Do you also read books loudly?
Neelu : No, I read books quietly.
Have a similar conversation with your partner.

B. Listening

Listen to the record and complete.
a. Mingma is from ..............................

b. He is a guitar ..................................

c. He plays the guitar ................................

d. He also likes to .....................................

e. He dances .........................................

f. His sister Dolma is .......................................to play the guitar.

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5 Learning English sounds

Listen and practise: Consonant /ð/

they / them this / that

father / leather brother / tether

Repeat the sentences after your teacher. Note the consonant
sound /ð/ in the coloured words.

What I say? They or them?
Though I know my father tell,
Doesn’t matter this or that.

6 Writing

Answer the following questions first. Then, using your own
answers, write a short description of the animal you like.
Which animal do you like the most?
How does the animal look like?
Size? Colour? Shape?
What does the animal eat?
Where does the animal mostly live?
What is this animal good at?

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7 Reflecting

Are all animals friendly to humans? Make a list of five animals
that are not friendly but scary to us. Then ask your friend how
to remain safe from them.

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Listening Script

Lesson -1
A : Hi! My name is Akash. What's your name?
B : I'm Nikita.
A : Are you a new student?
B : Yes, I am. I'm from Bara. And where are you from?
A : I'm from Dang.
B : Nice to meet you.
A : Nice to meet you, too.

Lesson -2
Riya and Abdul are good friends. They are in grade two. Riya is eight years
old and Abdul is seven. Mrs. Tamang is their English teacher. She is forty
years old
Lesson-3
Sally gets up at quarter to eight. She has breakfast at eight o'clock. Then,
she goes to school. School starts at nine o'clock. She gets home at half past
four. Then she plays with her friends or watches TV. She always does her
homework in the evening. At ten o'clcock she goes to bed.
Lesson-4
Conny gets up at half past seven. Then she has breakfast and goes to school
with her brother. School starts at half past nine. She comes home from school
at quarter past three. Then Conny sometimes plays tennis with her friends.
Later, she does her homework or plays the guitar. After that, she watches
TV or reads a book. She goes to bed at nine o'clock.
Lesson-5
1. A book on a table
2. A ball in a box
3. An aeroplane over a tree
4. A mango under a chair
Lesson-9
Maya's dress is yellow.
Pintu's cap is red.
John's T-shirt is blue.
Furba's trousers are green.

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Lesson-10
Hi, good morning. My name is Kartik. I'm a doctor. I work in a hospital in
Kathmandu. I have morning duty. I examine more than fifty patients a day. I
also run a free health camp for people once a month.
Lesson-11
Rose : Excuse me! Is there a hospital near here?
Jack : Yes, there’s one near here.
Rose : How far is it to the hospital?
Jack : It’s not far, maybe about 200 yards.
Rose : Could you please guide me?
Jack : It’s that way. Go straight ahead. It's on the right.
Rose : Thank you.
Lesson-12

Mango is my favourite fruit.
Mango is the king of fruits.
It is a very sweet and delicious fruit.
Mango juice is the world's most favourite juice.
Mango is rich in vitamins A, C and D.
We should eat sweet mangoes.
Lesson-13

Ricky : What kind of films do you like best?

Vicky : I like comedy. And you?

Ricky : I love action.

Vicky : Really? I rarely watch them. Who’s your favourite
actor?

Ricky : Anmol K.C.

Vicky : Don’t you watch English films?

Ricky : Yeah, I do.
Lesson-14

Mingma is from Dolakha. He is a guitar instructor. He can play the guitar
well. He also can dance. He dances nicely. His sister Dolma is learning to play
the guitar. She can play the guitar soon.

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