Teacher's Guide BOOK - 4

Teacher's Guide BOOK - 4

UNIT – 1

Fun with listening (Introducing)

        See listening script page- 166

Fun with reading (The True Disciple)

Let’s find the facts

A.     Fill in the blanks correctly.

        i) dirt                ii) trapped            iii) Arjun

        iv) touch           v) minds

B.     Answer the following questions.

i)      Eklavya was a little boy from a poor family.

ii)     Clean other people’s dirt.

iii)     He saw Kuru Princes riding a beautiful chariot.

iv)    His right thumb.

v)     Kauravas

vi)    He realized that bounds and limits are in the minds of the people, and to fight against injustice.

Words in use

A.     The correctly spelled words are:

        Shunned                          Sighed

        Chariot                            Stern

        Dusky                              Archery

        Amazing                          Magical

        Glaring                             Bounds

        Support                           Thumb

        Respectful                       Speechless

B.     i)      hated – shunned

        ii)     having dark complxion – dusky

        iii)     Surprising – amazing

        iv)    Strict – stern

        v)     Without verbal utterance – speechless / wordless

        vii)    Miraculous – magical

        viii)   Courteous – respectful

Let’s explore the text

A. The words that describe Eklavya are: gentle, honest, skilled, wise, obedient, loyal, brave, helpful, broadminded.

B.     Answer the following questions.

(i)     Yes, plenty of them.

        No. They must be discarded because they’ve created social barriers.

(ii)    That nothing is impossible in our life. One’s birth doesn’t limit his/her success. Do not be proud. Limits and bounds are in our minds.

(iii)   Yes.

C.    Eklavya was born poor family. His job was to clean other’s dirt. He wanted to learn archery from Drona. But he didn’t accept Eklavya. Later he learnt it by himself making a statute on a tree. He happily offered his right thumb as the guru dakshina. His self-practice made him best at archery. Finally, he proved that one is not great by birth but by deeds.

Poem time (Sunday with Dad)

Let’s find the facts

(a)   Because his dad is home on Sunday.

        Or It is the only day the speaker’s father stays at home and gives time to the family.

(b)   In loud volume.

(c)    Sleep little more.

(d)   Sleep more. Or They do not want to get up/ leave their beds.

Let’s explore the text.

Fill in the blanks correctly to complete the poem’s summary.

The Sunday is a special day for the speaker. On this day the speaker’s father is usually at home with the family. Early in the morning he watches TV with loud volume  The speaker and his sister are still in their beds. They do not want to get up / wake up so early but the father tries to wake them up. Even the mother has to get up early that day to prepare breakfast / tea for dad. When everyone is up, they enjoy being together for dad doesn’t go to his work / office and plays with them.

Fun with vocabulary (Word Formation)

1. Unfair                  2. Revisit          3. Useless

4. Careful                5. Attractive     6. Peaceful

7. Misheard             8. Disliked

Fun with grammar. (Articles)

1) the           2) a          3) a          4) an        5. An

6) an            7) an        8) the       9)a           10) the

Fun with creative writing (Developing Story)

1.     An old man was walking along the road.

2.     Suddenly he saw three boys laying on the grass under a tree.

3.     “He said, I’ll give a gold coin to the laziest boy. Who is the laziest boy?"

4.     The first boy jumped up, ran over to the old man and said, “I’m the laziest boy. Give me the coin!”

5.     The old man shook his head and said, “No you aren’t. Go lie down.”

6.     The second boy reached out his hand and said, “I’m the laziest boy. Give me the coin.”

7.     The old man shook his head again and said, “No you aren’t.”

8.     The third boy said, “Please come over and put the coin in my pocket.”

9.     ‘Yes,’ said the old man. You are the laziest boy!

10.   At last, he put the coin into the boy’s pocket.

Fun Time

1. pencil                   2. pen              3. ruler

4. desk                     5. book            6. School bag

7. notebook            

        œ Note for Correction (page – 14)

8.     Use your ......... to correct any mistakes in your paper.

Þ   eraser

9.     Colour the drawing with your ......

Þ   markers

UNIT – 2

Fun with listening

See listening script Page-166

Fun with reading

Story Time: Cinderella

About the story

Fairy Tales are a piece of actual reality. They portray realistic views of human nature and struggle while incorporating fictitious themes and characters to capture the readers’ interest. Good vs. Evil is a reoccurring theme within many fairy tales. In the story of Cinderella we find this theme to be especially prominent. Good and virtue are rewarded, while evil and injustices are punished and therefore good always triumphs over evil.

In the story of Cinderella, we get some insight into her character and personality. We find that Cinderella is the paradigm of pious and good. Unfortunately, her mother dies and she is forced to succumb to her cruel stepmothers’ rule. The Evil Stepmother despises Cinderella's goodness, as it highlights her own daughters' weaknesses. So, they take advantage of Cinderella and force her to abide to strict rules and restrict her freedom in as many ways as possible.  Contrary to her stepmother and stepsisters, Cinderella is a person of incomparable goodness and benevolence. She is very strong and persistent and does not give up in her life. 

Let’s find the facts

A.     (a) True           (b) False  (c) True

(d) True                   (e) True

B.     Answer the following questions.

(a)   They were cruel, jealous, stone hearted, unkind, vain, etc.

(b)   Because they were going to attent the great ball in the palace. Ans, probably they thought the prince will want to marry with them.

(c)    fairy Godmother.

(d)   No.

(e)   The magic didn’t work after midnight (12 O’clock).

Words in use

(a)   Dressed                           Envitation

        Special                             Allowed

        Fancy                              Handsome

        Mousetrap                       Whiskered

        Fetched                           Enormous

        Mustache                         Sparkling

        Coach                              Hurried

        Scampering                     Sqeeze

Let’s explore the text

(i)     No. Cinderella was illtreated, unloved, uncared. She was always made to do hard work.

(ii)    To find the right bride.

(iii)   By helping her attend the ball dressed like a princess.

(iv)   Because she was dressed like a princess & she was the most beautiful girl in the party.

Poem Time : The Silly Cricket

Let’s find the facts

1.     Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false statements.

i. F                           ii. F                         

iii. F                          iv. F                         v. T

2.     Find the words from the poem that are similar in meaning to the following.

Started – began              Played – strummed    

Grumble – complain        A piece of wood - wicket

Let’s explore the text

i.      They are collecting / saving food for the coming winter.

ii.      No. Because he spent all the summer singing and dancing.

iii.     As hard-working, far sighted, independent, committed, laborous, etc.

iv.     No.

v.     “You should have worked!”

Fun with Vocabulary

Antonyms

1) few                      2) shallow          3) short

4) dirty                     5) full                 6) fat

7) start                     8) small              9) ancient

10) rich

Synonyms

Organization – Association Tornado – Twister Noon – Midday Missing – Lost If - Whether

Sure – Certain Quite – Fairly Material – Fabric Bill – Invoice Sweet - Candy

Fun with Grammar

a) a pile of books                     b) A hive of bees

c) A herd of cattle                    d) A fleet of ships

e) a heap/bundle of clothes     f) A group of people

g) bunch of keys                      h) a pack of wolves

Fun with Creative Writing

SMART SHOPPING In September, it's time for back-to-school shopping. Parents take their children to the mall to buy new clothes for school. But what are the smartest shoppers buying? They are buying summer clothes. Smart shoppers know that "off season" clothes are 60-80% less than the original price. As the seasons change, so do the items on sale. So what's for sale at different times during the year in your town?

Fun Time

Some words in the wordsearch puzzle are shown below. Students may find some more words as well.

UNIT – 3

Fun with Listening

        See listening script Page – 166

Fun with Reading

Story time : The Frog Prince

Let’s find the facts

a.     Choose the best answer

i. golden bowl          ii. well               iii. promise

iv. princess               v. witch

b.     Answer the following questions.

i.      The young princess.

ii.      It fell into the nearby well.

iii.     The frog.

iv.     Because she had promised to make him her companion.

v.     When she threw him, he changed himself into a handsome prince.

vi.     To take the prince and the princess.

Words in use

Astonished – surprised

Faithful – truthful

Ails – suffers

Wicked – evil

Companion – friend

        œ Note for Correction (page – 36)

        Knocked          awake

Let’s explore the text

a.     Because the sun was astonished at her beauty.

b.     Answers may vary.

        Possible answers:

        Yes, because he helped the princess take out the golden ball.

        No, because he was selfish. He wanted to get rid from the witch’s curse.

c.     Honest, man of words, truthful, etc.

d.     To take the prince and the princess to their kingdom.

e.     She was married to the frog prince.

f.      beautiful, playful, proud, timid,

Poem Time : Some One

Let’s find the facts

i.      He opened the door & looked around.

ii.      Nothing.

iii.     in the wall.

iv.     tap-tapping

v.     whistling

Words in use

1.     Supply the correct answer.

a.     thrice

b.     beetle, owl and cricket

c.     sure, night and wall/fall/all respectively.

Let’s explore the text

i.      he was sure that someone knocked at his door.

ii.      No. Because there was no one when he opened the door.

iii.     It was quiet, scarry dark night.

Fun with Vocabulary (Simile)

Possible answers:

Pattern - 1

Is pretty – My small sister looks like a fairy.

Jumps well – He jumps like a frog/cricket.

Is strong – Hemant works like an ox/bull.

Eats quick -  He eats like a pig.

Pattern – 2

        Feels soft – Her hands are as soft as wool.

Is sweet – Her voice is as sweet as a lark/an angel.

        Feels rough – This bed is as rough as a stone.

Is heavy – This box is as heavy as an elephant.

Sounds noisy – Our classroom sounds as noisy as a fair.

        Is light – She is as light as a feather.

Fun with grammar (Adjective)

i.      Mohan’s car can run as fast as the Shyam’s car.

ii.      Peter is not as tall as Fred.

iii.     The violin is not as low as the cello.

iv.     This copy is as bad as the other one. (bad)

v.     Oliver is as optimistic as Peter.

vi.     Today it's not as windy as yesterday.

vii. The tomato soup was as delicious as the mushroom soup.

viii.   Grapefruit juice is not as sweet as lemonade. ix. Nick is as brave as Kevin.

x.     Silver is not as heavy as gold.

Fun with Creative Writing

Possible answers:

i.      I go swimming in the summer.

ii.      I play a lot of games in the school.

iii.     I often go cycling with Joan.

iv.     Playing tennis is full of fun.

v.     You should’t have touched the ball with your hands.

vi.     You can play football in the winter.

vii.    I usually beat them.

viii.   I’m not very good in it.

ix.     My favourite player is Rafa Nadal.

x.     My favourite sport is tennis.

Fun Time

Across

1.     as proud as a ___ PEACOCK

4.     as wise as an ___ OWL

6.     as blind as a ___ BAT

7.     as strong as an ___ OX

8.     as quiet as a___ MOUSE

10.   as slippery as an ___ EEL

12.   as happy as a ___ LARK

14.   as hairy as a ___ GORILLA

Down

2.     as playful as a ___ KITTEN

3.     as sly as a ___ FOX

5.     as meek as a ___ LAMB

6.     as busy as a ___ BEE

9.     as slow as a ___ SNAIL

11.   as brave as a ___ LION

13.   as fat as a ___ PIG

UNIT – 4

Fun with Listening

See the listening script Page- 166.

Fun with Reading

Story Time : Tom Thumb

About the story

Tom Thumb is a well-known English fairy-tale about the little boy who is as small as his father’s thumb. The tale begins with a farmer and his wife who are desperate for a child. The queen of the Fairies hears their plea and, by magic, Tom Thumb appears. The world is a dangerous place for little Tom Thumb and the tale focuses on some of his many adventures. He falls into his mother’s pie mix, narrowly avoids being eaten, gets picked up by a bird and dropped into a lake, and is finally swallowed by a fish, only to turn up back in his King Arthur’s kitchen. Finally he goes back home to live happily ever after.

Let’s find the facts

a.     Use the words given below to complete the sentences.

i. provided                    ii. Tom Thumb        

iii. mischief                   iv. swallowed          

v. surprised

b.     Answer the following questions.

i.      They were unhappy because they had no child.

ii.      The Queen of the Fairies.

iii.     Tom Thumb

iv.     He was happy, playful and mischievous.

v.     Because she feared the wind might blow him away.

        Or, for his safety.

vi.     When Tom slipped out of the fish.

Words in use

Match the following words with their meaning.

Monarch – king

Mischevious – naughty

Wonder – surprise

Terrified – frightened

Sank – looked deeply

Let’s explore the text

i.      The fairy decided to grant the old woman’s wish. Because she seemed a kind, good mother.

ii.      He was as small & short as Tom’s (woman’s husband) thumb.

iii.     All the time she tried to keep him from danger.

iv.     He was mischievious and playful in his childhood, but good, kind and helpful when he grew older.

v.     Once he was nearly killed by an angry chicken.

vi.     He asked for water to wash/clean himself.

Poem Time: The Arrow and the Song

œ Note for Correction (page – 53)

It feels falls to earth, I knew not where;

About the poem

        We can never predict the power of our actions. The word said, the deed done, disappear into the past, but often, years later, we can be astounded to learn of their impact. A friend explodes with rage over an imagined slight; a stranger thanks us for a favor we’d forgotten.

        In this poem, Longfellow compares two forms of action, represented by an arrow and a song. The speaker shoots an arrow into the air and it falls to earth, out of sight.

        As a weapon, with the capacity to cut and kill, the arrow could represent our destructive emotions and behavior. We say a bad word, we spread a rumor, we lie. Our hatred may fly out of sight, but who’s to say there’s no lasting damage?

In the second stanza, the speaker breathes a song “into the air.” A song suggests something carefree and benign. Formless and free, it is the opposite of the arrow, but its destination is similarly unknown.

        The question posed at the end of the second stanza creates a pause as we ponder it. When the poem resumes, the scene and the tone have subtly changed. The repetition and the three strong stresses in the phrase “long, long, afterward,” make us feel the heaviness of the speaker’s aging body. We hear the rueful voice of an older, wiser man.

        As the final phrase suggests, art can create friendship among perfect strangers: it provides us with a common language through which we can come to know each other in our most distinctive selves

Let’s find the facts

i. into the air                     ii. out of sight

iii. a song                         iv. an oak tree

v. unbroken

Let’s explore the text

i.      Because it flew so swiftly.

        œ Note for Correction (page – 54)

ii.      What did the poet feel when he breathed a song in the air? Where did the song fall when he breathed a song in the air?

        - It fell somewhere on the earth.

iii.     It means the poet’s song was still alive in the memory/mind of his friend.

iv.     It refersto the poet’s friend. Or the poet’s lover.

Fun with Vocabulary (Metaphor)

œ Note for Correction (page – 55)

        Her eyes shiny shine like jewels in the sun. (Simile)

a.     That salesman was a shark. Metaphor

        That salesman was like a shark. Simile

b.     The whole enterprise has a fishy smell. Metaphor

        The whole enterprise smells like a fish. Simile

c.     My father has a mind like a computer. Simile

        My father has a computer mind. Metaphor

d.     His teeth are like pearls. Simile

        His teeth are white pearls. Metaphor

e.     He ran like a giant towards Jack. Simile

        The giant’s steps were thunder as he ran toward Jack. Metaphor

f.      Revenge is a like wild justice. Simile

        Revenge is a wild justice. Metaphor

g.     Life is like a dream. Simile

        Life is a dream. Metaphor

h.     Language is the art of concealing thought. Metaphor

        Language is like an art that conceals thought. Simile

Fun with Grammar

This is the picture of a park.  A small boy is playing alone in the swing. Two big girls are standing at the ice-cream counter. Two small girls are running in the playground. Some boats are sailing in the poend. A boy and a girl are playing on the seesaw. a small boy is holding paper wind-mill in his hand.

Fun with Creative Writing

(a)   Each morning the same thing occurred, and he grew greedy; and thinking to get at once all the gold the goose could give, he killed it and opened it only to find nothing.  (4)

(b)   When he took it up it was as heavy as lead and he was going to through it away, because he thought a trick had been played upon him. (2)

(c)    But he took it home on second thoughts, and soon found to his delight that it was an egg of pure gold. (3)

(d)   One day a countryman going to the nest of his goose found an egg all yellow and glittering. (1)

Fun Time (Fall Rhymes)

Hello – Yellow                  Down – Brown

Arm – Farm                     Ball – Fall

Mops – crops                   Reef – Leaf

Cool – School

UNIT - 5

Fun with Listening

1.     Look at the tape script and complete.

Fun with Reading

Essay Time : We can Make a Difference

Let's find the facts

1.     i. seven tons

        ii. ten tons

2.     both, off, clean, power, clean, trash, separate, contribute to

Let's Explore the text

Activity I

Resources, factory, manufacturing, metal, greenhouse

Activity II

Trees, releases, amount, use, carbon, dioxide

Activity III

Compost, absorb

Poem Time

Let's find the facts

i.      to cypress street

ii.      Lamppost

iii.     No, the speaker did not see any cypress tree there.

iv.     A lot of cypress tree.

v.     Gem

Let's explore the text

i.      The speaker experienced that the cypress trees had been cut down.

ii.      Lamppost street.

iii.     just like a treeless neighbourhood.

Fun with Vocabulary

Match the animals with the sounds they make.

Dragons------------- - hiss

Jackals--------------- - howl

Rats------------------ - squeak

Hippotamuses------ - bellow

Whales--------------- - sing

Monkeys------------- - chatter

Dinosaurs----------- - roar

Flies------------------ - buzz

Fun with Grammar

        Are, has, look, boils, brings, is, has, speak

Fun with Creative Writing

a.     Correct the mistakes in the following sentences.

i.      I live in Kathmandu.

ii.      I am going to describe my town.

iii.     My city has got a million inhabitants.

iv.     It is a river. It is called the Bagmati.

v.     The river is very clean.

vi.     There are many temples.

Vii.   There are ancient squares in the city.

viii.   My city has got many shops.

ix.     There are other things too.

x.     I am sending you a photo of my city.

b.     Fill in the gaps.

        Email, Nepal, Dharahara, river, strange, museum, antique, modern people

UNIT - 6

Fun with Listening

1.     Answer the following questions.

i.      a brother and a sister

ii.      No, she does not think.

iii.     No, she does not work.

iv.     Yes, he likes.

v.     London

vi.     No, she does not.

Fun with Reading

Story Time: A Search of a real princess

Let's find the facts

A.     Complete the following sentences with infor-mation from the story.

i.      a real princess.

ii.      princess

iii.     was princess or not

iv.     horrible to sleep in

v.     in the museum

B.     Some sentences given below are incorrect. Write them correctly in your notebook.

i.      correct

ii.      correct

iii.     The weather was bad with rain.

iv.     They were confused that whether the girl was the real princess.

v.     correct

vi.     The prince married her.

Let's explore the text

i.      The prince travelled far and wide to find a real princess.

ii.      He saw a girl who claimed her was a real princess.

iii.     She was completely wet in rain.

iv.     The queen examined where she was the real princess or not by making her a bed on peas.

v.     She said that the bed was hard to sleep in.

vi.     Peas had been kept in the museum.

vii.    She means to tell that she could not sleep.

Poem Time

Let's find the facts

A.     Fill in the blanks correctly.

i.      tall

ii.      ice

iii.     small

iv.     dreamming

B.     Find on rhyming word....................... below.

Tall  doll             fall

Lie   sky             pie

More                  anymore            core

Eyes                  ice                     price

Small                 all                       tall

Dream               scream              trim

Let's explore the text

        dream, taller, sister, delighted, stars, fright, dream

Fun with Vocabulary

i.      amphibian                ii.      ice

iii.     water                       iv.     swim

v.     temperature            vi.     creation

vii.    child                         viii.   wheel

ix.     water                       x.     forbid

Fun with Grammar

i.      started                             ii.      will order

iii.     sent                                 iv.     will receive

v.     arrived                             vi.     did not get

vii.    was not                            viii.   goes

ix.     will you ring me soon?     x.     plays

Fun with Creative Writing

A.     Where are errors .............in the exercise book.

a.     I clean my teeth.

b.     I wake up at 6 in the morning.

c.     Then I have breakfast.

d.     After that I start to school.

e.     I arrive my home at 4.

f.      I do my homework.

g.     I watch TV.

B.     Fill the gaps with the words from the box.

        Past, have, go, at, watch, do, to, afternoon, comes, games, Saturdays.

C.    Now write a short paragraph about your daily routine.

                As a student, I lead a life of honesty and simplicity. By habit I get up early from bed and clean my parts of the body and brush my teeth with a brush. I take physical exercise to keep my body healthy and fit and if it becomes advantageous for me, I take a walk of about one kilometer.

                I get refreshed with the morning walk or a little exercise and then prepare myself for the study with utmost sincerity. It is against my principle to put off today's work for tomorrow or to have any private tutor. I accept the guidance of my elder brother who has proficiency in English and mathematics as well.

                After devoting myself to study from 7 A.M. to 9 A.M., I play games for sometime without having any rigid rules. After bathing in the well, I take my meal prepared by my mother at 9.45 A.M. and proceed to the school situated at a distance of only one furlong from my home.

                The classes begin at 10 A.M. usually. I go to school with my good friends and occupy the first bench. On the way to school I talk a great variety of topics with students coming from different parts of the town. I maintain punctuality in attending classes. The first period begins with English taught by our Headmaster. I do have an aptitude for this subject. Our class begins after the prayer class and after the National Anthem is sung.

                All our subjects like Social Studies, Science, Mathematics, Sanskrit, etc. are covered within the eight periods. We avail of the recess after the third period.

                In the classes we listen to the teachings of the teachers with rapt attention. The recess is allowed for an hour. In the recess hour I take the Tiffin given by my mother in a Tiffin box. I play some outdoor games like foot ball or cricket for energizing my spirits. In the recess time also I talk of the topics taught in the classes with my friends and come to class at 2 P.M.

                The recess breaks at 2 P.M. and thereafter we continue for four periods. The school breaks up at 4.30 P.M. in the afternoon and I get back home. Having placed my books and notes in the proper place I wash my hands and face. After having a little Tiffin I proceed to the playground for playing games of different kinds. I play hockey, kabadi, football, cricket and other games as it suits to me or to my friends. In the playground students of different classes meet together and make friends with one another.

                I return home at 6 P.M. and prepare my lessons after getting my dresses changed and after washing my hands, feet and face. I begin my studies at about 6.30 P.M. and devote to the study of English and Science. As a matter of habit, I read for about two and half hours and take my supper at 9.30 P.M.

UNIT - 7

Listening

A.     Listen to the tape and fill in the blanks.

i.      new house

ii.      garden

iii.     delighted

iv.     loves gardening

v.     party

Fun with Reading

Story Time

Let's find the fact

A.     Give one word answer to the following questions.

i.      The king was greedy.

ii.      His pear tree produced four baskets of fruit.

iii.     The peasant kept his younger daughter in the basket and covered her with a layer of fruits.

iv.     Violetta was a pretty, sweet and generous.

vii.    She gave loaves to the dogs.

viii.   One of the servants discovered the girl in the pantry.

Words in use

Match the following

basketfuls------------ - bull of baskets

Peasant-------------- - farmer

pantry---------------- - food store

loaves---------------- - pieces of bread

enchanted----------- -  charmed

mastiffs-------------- - dogs

courtesy------------- - good manners

Let's Explore the text

i.      The peasant was worried that his field could not produce enough fruit that he had to offer the king. if he did not offered him four basketful of fruits he would be severely punished. So he kept his daughter in one of the baskets so that he could cover her with a layer of some pear and cheat the king.

ii.      Violetta was very pretty, sweet and beautiful. Everyone was jealous of her beauty. Moreover she became a friend of the king's son. People in the castle spread bad rumors in the castle of the king so that they could drive her away from there.

iii.     Violetta got loaves, a broom, a little oil and some good advice from the the old man. They were all useful for her because she gave the broom to the three women who were sweeping tearing their hair. They helped her showing the way to witches' palace She gave loaves to hungry dogs then they let her pass. Oil helped her to open the door.

iv.     This story best says that one should have strong determination that is only the key to open the gate to prosperity against all odds.

Poem Time: Robin

Let's Find the facts

i.      Robin bird sings is summer season.

ii.      We get fruits in autumn season.

iii.     Robin should sing in the winter because it seems long if it does not sing.

iv.     The poem is about the the beauty of nature.

Let's Explore the text

i.      The seasons I know are spring, summer, winter and autumn.

ii.      I like spring season the best.

iii.     The bird sings with all his might.

iv.     Starting in early June, Summer is one of the shortest seasons. From an astronomical view, the equinoxes and solstices would be the middle of the respective seasons, but a variable seasonal lag means that the meteorological start of the season, which is based on average temperature patterns, occurs several weeks later than the start of the astronomical season. According to meteorologists, summer extends for the whole months of June, July, and August in the northern hemisphere and the whole months of December, January, and February in the southern hemisphere. Under meteorological definitions, all seasons are arbitrarily set to start at the beginning of a calendar month and end at the end of a month. This meteorological definition of summer also aligns with the commonly viewed notion of summer as the season with the longest (and warmest) days of the year (365 days), in which daylight predominates.

Fun With Vocabulary

1.     a. break               b. brake               c. buy      

        d. bye                  e. by

2.     a. toad                b. choose             c. here    

        d. know                e. sole                  f. tease  

        g. right                 h. roll                   i. blue  

        j. break                k. close                l. ate

Fun with Vocabulary

i.      can he?

ii.      will she?

iii.     are they?

iv.     did he

v.     are we?

vi.     aren't we?

vii.    can't he?

viii    won't she?

ix      didn't they?

x      doesn't she?

xi      didn't he?

xii     did they?

Fun with Creative Writing

Help the students write it using the example as a model.

UNIT - 8

Fun with Listening

1.     1, 3, 5, 10, 13, 16, 17

Fun with Reading

Story Time

        Two friends

        Let's find the facts

        a. i. F ii. T iii. F iv. F v. T

Words in use

Encourage students to make sensible sentences on their own.

Let's Explore the text

i.      Vikash threw himself flat on the ground because bear was coming towards him and he had no way to run away.

ii.      Yes, he was because he threw himself flat on the ground.

iii.     It means one should not trust those friends who are opportunists.

iv.     There can be 'Let me go away from here.'

Poem Time : I Found that out myself

Lest's Find the Facts

A.     i. student ii. homework iii. interest iv. Good

i.      The speaker was told that the school was for work.

ii.      Yes, I did.

iii.     He found good friends.

iv.     Yes, I feel like the speaker does at school.

Let's Explore the text

School is not only the place to read and get homework. It is also the place to make new friends. The children from different social setting and background meet in a school. We can share our ideas and feeling with each other. I feel it like a small society. Moreover we can enjoy playing different games. Similarly the friendly teachers teach us about the virtues and the ways to overcome the obstacles.

Fun with Vocabulary

        Look for: She is looking for a good job.

        Switch on: Ram, please switch on the light.

        Fill in: She filled in the form.

        Try on: I tried on the the pant before I bought it.

        Throw away: She threw away my pen.

        Believe in: We still believe in witch doctors.

        Slouch off: A snake slouches off its skin.

Fun with Grammar

i.      Who is me?

ii.      Why is the road wet?

iii.     When does he get up?

iv.     What time do I drink coffee?

v.     Where does my mother live?

vi.     What does she like?

vii.    Sun rises in the east? (Which)

In     which direction does the sun rise in?

viii.   Who is Katrina Kaif?

Fun with creative writing

a.     talking, painting, is playing, is cooking.

b.     Students should be asked to look around and explaining the events taking place at the time of speaking. Make use of present continuous tense.

        Like: it is raining outside.

        Two boys are running in the street.

        The teacher is teaching.

UNIT – 9

Fun with Listening

See the listening script Page – 168

Fun with reading

Story Time: The Little Golden Bird

Let's find the facts

i.      It was located surrounded by a magnificient garden full of flowers and rare plants.

ii.      They used to spend their days by praying and meditating.

iii.     A young monk who had come from outside brought discord.

iv.     The young monk led and after them all and them the rest followed one by one.

v.     A golden bird.

Words in use

Match the following

Meditation----------- -  deep thought

Monotonous--------- - boring

Quarrel-------------- - fight

Paradise------------- -  heaven

Dangling ------------ -  hanging

Fluttered------------- - flap quickly

Clasp----------------- - grip

Misery- -------------- -sadness

Let's explote the text

i.      The description of beauty outside the temple by a young priest.

ii.      It was full of light, entertainment, and pleasure.

iii.     It was full of hate, violence, and misery in reality.

iv.     Buddha was the bird, and he had come to save the happiness of the monks, his desciples.

v.     Buddha and his preachings.

Poem Time : Lost and Found

Let's find the facts

A.     Find the words from the poem that are similar in meaning to the following.

Sprang up ------------ – bounced up

Tried to find ---------- – looked for

Act of looking after -- – searched

Tinkle ----------------- – clink

B.     Tick the best answer from the following alternatives.

i.      a ball               

ii.      no hope of finding the ball

iii.     the speaker found the ball

Let's explore the text

i.      While he was bouncing it on the ground, he lost it.

ii.      He looked for it everywhere.

iii.     No, he was hopeless. When he said, "It was nowhere..."

iv.     Because the speaker had stamped on its tail.

Fun with Vocabulary

i.      The marriage ceremony ended perfectly.

ii.      I broke her heart, when I denied to help her.

iii.     Our English teacher catches our eyes in the classroom.

iv.     I have changed my mind regarding staying here in Jumla.

v.     He is an eggheaded person.

vi.     She feels blueif she fails.

Fun with Grammar

Complete the following table.

Statement	Question	Answer
I eat breakfast at 7 a.m.	Do you eat breakfast at 7 a.m.?	Yes, I do.
I listen to music.	Do you listen to music?	Yes, I do.
He doesn't work on the computer.	Doesn't he work on the computer?	No, he doesn't.
We don't watch TV every night.	Do we watch TV every night?	Yes, we do.
I start work at 8 p.m.	Do you start work at 8 p.m.?	Yes, I do.
It takes an hour to walk home.	Does it take an hour to walk home?	Yes, it does.

Change the following sentences as given in the brackets.

1.     Did I buy the book?

2.     He drives a car.

3.     Will she fly to Pokhara tomorrow?

4.     He called you yesterday.

Fun with Creative Writing

Possible answer

Date: 14th August, 2012 Place: ......XYZ....... Dear Pooja, My anme is Peter. I am fifteen years old American guy. I like going to school. I live in a big house with my parents.If you are interested write to me about yourself. See you. Your new penfriend, Peter

Fun time

Begin	Begun	Get	Got	Say	Said
Blow	Blew	Give	Gave	See	Saw
Bring	Brought	Go	Went	Send	Sent
Buy	Bought	Grow	Grew	Sing	Sang
Catch	Caught	Hear	Heard	Sit	Sat
Come	Came	Know	Knew	Sleep	Slept
Do	Did	Make	Made	Swim	Swam
Draw	Drew	Meet	Met	Take	Took
Drink	Drank	Read	Read	Throw	Threw
Eat	Ate	Run	Ran	Write	Wrote

UNIT – 10

Fun with listening (At the Shop)

        i. True      ii. False    iii. False   iv. True    v. false

Fun with Reading

Story Time : Pinocchio

Let’s find the fact

A.     Complete the following sentences.

i.      puppet    

ii.      dance

iii.     five copper coins

iv.     go straight

v.     pricked the whale

vi.     brave

B.     State whether the following sentences  are true or false.

i. True              ii. True             iii. False

iv. False           v. False            vi. False

Words in use

b.     Match the following words with their correct meaning.

Boasted  --------------- - showed pride

Lame - ----------------- one who cannot walk

Disguised -------------- - changed the appearance

Resisted  --------------- - opposed

Snarled ---------------- – roared

Swallowed ------------- - ate completely

Floating----------------- - drifting      

Pretty ------------------- - beautiful

Puppet------------------ – dummy

Let's explore the text

i.      He was awood carver. Yes, I do.

ii.      He could speak, walk, dance, think, and act.

iii.     They made Pinocchio to dig and burry the sack of coins there.

iv.     He went there to show his ability. He earned fine copper coins there.

v.     He built  a big raft and pricked whale. As a result the whale sniffed, then they came out of its stomach.

PoemTime : Let Me Live

A.     Find the words from the poem that rhyme with the following.

        Seed – need                    Three – tree

        Company – many            Twigs – figs

        Herds – shepherds          Live – give

B.     Answer the following questions.

i.      The tree is the speaker.

ii.      The tree is 23 years old now.

iii.     With its tiny figs.

iv.     Tiny twigs.

C.    Find the words from the poem that mean the following.

i. Very small – tiny            ii. Requirement – need

iii. Flock – ship                 iv. Respire – breathe

Let's explore the text

A.     Answer the following questions.

i.      Mother nature

ii.      Children, worm, animals, people etc.

iii.     It provides timber to build our house and fresh air to breathe.

iv.     Timber, firewood, shade, clean and fresh air, etc.

Fun with Vocabulary

Match the single word with their correct definitions.

Vegetarian -    One who eats only vegetable-foods

Pessimist -       One who looks on the dark side of things

Pedestrian -     One who journeys on foot

Refugee -        One who takes refuge in a foreign country

Beggar -          One who goes from placer to place begging alms

Hypocrite -       One who pretends to be what he is not

Patriot -           One who loves his country and serves it

Martyr -           One who dies for a noble cause

Zoophilist -       A lover of animals

Mimic -             One who imitates others

Fun with Grammar

After each sentence select the pronoun that best fits in the blank.

i. who                   ii. which                iii. that

iv. which               v. who

Fill in the blanks using relative clause patterns.

i. which                    ii. which            iii. whom

iv. whose                 v. which

Fun Time

Across

2.     Bees – BUZZ

3.     Horses – NEIGH

5.     Ducks – QUACK

9.     Goats, sheep – BLEAT

10.   Lions – ROAR

Down

1.     Mice – SQUEAK

4.     hogs – GRUNT

6.     Birds – CHIRP

7.     cats – MEOW

8.     dogs - BARK

UNIT – 11

Fun with Listening

A.     Listen to the tape and fill in the blanks.

a.     See the listening script Page – 168

b.     Answer the following questions.

i.      Kumar Kancha was born on 28^th Mangsir, 2014.

ii.      Kancha had two sons.

iii.     He died at the age of 53.

Fun with Reading

Essay Time: Anuradha Koirala

Before you begin

i.      The logo is related to Maiti Nepal, a non-profit social organization.

ii.      Maiti Nepal was founded by Anuradha Koirala in 1993.

iii.     It provides shelter, protection and rehabilitation to the rescued trafficked girls, and orphans.

Let's find the facts

A.     Write True or False against teh following statements.

i. False             ii. True    

iii. True            iv. True

B.     Give short answer to the following questions.

i.      Anuradha Koirala is an independent social worker.

ii.      It wsa established in 1993 by Anuradha Koirala.

iii.     More than 20 years.

iv.     Teachers, journalists, and social workers.

v.     Anti-Trafficking Day is observed on 5^th of September every year.

Words in use

Independent --------  not dependent

Rescued ------------  saved

Founded ------------  established

Employ --------------  provide job or work

Domestic ------------  done at home

Voluntary -----------  free of cost

Counseling ---------  giving advice or guidance

Let's explore the text

i.      Yes, Anuradha very much admires and loves children. The lines, "Since her early age, Anuradha loved children. During her youth, she had spent more than twenty years in teaching children at various schools.'

ii.      It has helped girls and women who have been exploited in various forms like domestic violence, trafficking, and flesh trade.

iii.     Maiti Nepal fights against the trafficking and sexual exploitation of Nepalese girls and women from all strata of society.

iv.     International Children's Award, Reebok Human Rights Award, German UNIFEM Prize 2007, Queen Sofia Silver Medal Award 2007, The Peace Abbey Courage of Conscience 2006, and lately, in recognition of her efforts, she was awarded the CNN Hero of the Year 2010.

v.     To serve Nepali exploited women.

Poem Time: Anonymous

Let's find the facts

i.      to read funny poems      

ii.      Poets

iii.     Anonymous

Let's explore the text

i.      An unknown poet who does not want to publish or reveal his/her name.

ii.      He likes the poems of anonymous poets the most.

iii.     Yes.

iv.     Answer may vary according to individual response of the learners. But, the teacher should encourage the students to develop the habit of reading and appreciating poetry.

Fun with Vocabulary

Cock        - Cockerel Lass         - Lassie    Leaf         - Leaflet   Lock         - Locket   Part         – Particle Ring         - Ringlet

River         - Rivulet Moth          - Caterpillar Sack          - Satchel                  Scythe       - Sickle Stream      - Streamlet Tower       - Turret

Fun with Grammar

        i. more efficiently              ii. painfully

iii. most joyfully                 iv. more carefully

v. beautifully                     vi. greedily

vii. the most ably              viii. more politely

Fun with Creative Writing

Hearty Congratulation to Mast./Miss. ...ZYX... For Securing First position in the Final Exam 2012 XYX

Fun time

Across

2.     hard-working: LAZY

5.     drunk : SOBER

6.     fat : THIN

7.     coward : BRAVE

Down

1.     shy : OUTGOING

2.     smaller : LARGER

3.     modest: CONCEITED

4.     sharp : BLUNT

UNIT – 12

Fun with Listening

See the listening script Page – 168

Fun with Reading

Story Time : Golden Touch

About the text

The story of King Midas is a myth about the tragedy of avarice and narrates what happens when true happiness is not recognized. Midas was a man who wished that everything he touched would turn into gold. However, he had not thought that this wish was not actually a blessing, but a curse. His greed invites us to think and realize the consequences that may lead us to become slaves of our own desires. The phrase “the Midas touch” comes from this myth and is used to say that somebody has a good fortune.

Let's find the facts

1.     Write T for true and F for false against the follwoing statements.

i.      False             

ii.      False              

iii.     True

iv.     True               

v.     True

2.     Identify the speaker of the follwoing expressions and write against to them.

        i.      King Midas to the Fairy boy.

ii.      Fairy boy to King Midas.

iii.     Fairy boy to King Midas.

iv.     King Midas to the Fairy boy.

v.     Fairy boy to King Midas.

Words in use

poor – rich                   ugly – beautiful

empty – full                  questioned – answered

heaviest – slightest      sadness – joy

lately – early                loved – hated

Let's explore the text

i.      The King wished for more gold.

ii.      beautiful, shone with wonderful light, winged and divine.

iii.     That anything he touched become gold.

iv.     Because of the wish granted by the fairy boy.

v.     When his only beloved daughter, Marigold, turned to a golden statueby his touch.

vi.     Greed results into misery.

Drama Time:

The Country and the City Mouse

Let's find the facts

a.     steak and cake

b.     fresh

c.     busy streets

Words in use

a.     took a small bite

b.     with lean and thin body

c.     to die

d.     the garret

e.     the journey

Let's explore the text

i.      The country mouse invites the city mouse to show how she lived in the country.

ii.      Because the city mouse was very hungry and thirsty.

iii.     The city mouse feels pleased to have fresh air but sad to see them having food surrounded by insects and with all dirt.

iv.     The plenty of delicious food items.

v.     Having fancy food in fear ruined the country mouse's city trip.

vi.     Because she prefers having fresh food in her garden than fancy food in fear.

Fun with Vocabulary

i.      backyard = back + yard

ii.      baseball = base + ball

iii.     toothpaste = tooth + paste

iv.     riverbanks = river + banks

v.     subway = sub = way

vi.     strawberries = straw + berries

Fun with Grammar

i.      (.)                                   ii.      (?)          

iii.     (!), (?)                              iv.     (?)

v.     (.)                                    vi.     (!)           

vii.    (.)                                    viii.   (!), (.)

Happy Teaching!!!