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Teacher’s Manual

The English Route

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The English Route, a multi-skill structured course in English, launched by New Saraswati House is designed to accomplish this goal while implementing the recommendations of the National Curriculum Framework. The course applies universal pedagogic principles vis-à-vis the theory of multiple intelligences and retention pyramid to ensure acquisition of language skills through the media of oral-aural, print and digital resources.

The English Route comprises two Primers and a Primer Practice book, eight Coursebooks, eight Practice books and eight Literature Readers. An Interactive Student CD and a Teachers’ Manual CD at each level aid the teaching-learning process.

Primers include activities, games, and poems to introduce the alphabet, graded pre-reading skills, vocabulary build up, motor skills and simple writing tasks.

Coursebooks contain thematically laid texts that practise the main skills and sub skills with a definite focus on the learning and usage of grammar structures. They build ability in students to apply language skills in all real-life situations.

Practice books have worksheets that link with Coursebook chapters thematically for reading and connect skills practice of the same topics in grammar, vocabulary and writing skills.

Literature Readers expose readers to stories and poetry from around the world. They aim to inculcate a love and appreciation for literature and the metaphor of language.

Student Interactive CDs provide animated versions of poems from the Coursebook, interactive language games along with auditory rendition of phonic drills and listening texts related to activities in Coursebooks for each level.

Teachers’ Manual CDs aid teachers by providing printable PDFs of teaching techniques, lesson plans, language games and activities. They present the principles and the thought which are the cornerstone of the course. Projects, listening texts, evaluation samples and keys are included in them.

Preface

Main Coursebook 1. The Picnic 1 2. Bessy and Her Pups 4 3. Breakfast at Abha’s 7 4. Playtime 11 5. Pictures at School 15 6. Kind Kabir 19 7. An Evening at Home 22 8. The Plant Monster 25 9. Baby’s Day Out 28 10. Saving Water 32 11. Susie’s Sunday Lunch 36 12. Playing in the Park 39

Practice Book 1. Picnic Food 43 2. Bessy and Maggie 44 3. Breakfast 45 4. A Chocolate Star 46 5. Abha at School 47 6. Kabir and Venu 48 7. The Race 49 8. TheSunflowers 50 9. The Puppy 51 10. Winnie the Worm 52 11. Washing the Car 53 12. Clean Park Day 55

Contents

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1. Th e Picnic

LEARNING OUTCOMESBy the end of this lesson, the students will be able to:

comprehend what a family comprises. build a family tree. say the i sound appropriately. arrange words alphabeti cally. write short details about themselves. develop listening, speaking, reading, comprehension and writi ng skills bett er.

Warm-upAsk the students what their idea of an ideal picnic is. Ask them if they have ever been to one, what they did there, what they ate there, the people they went with and how they had fun and if they would like to go to one such picnic. Once done, ask them to attempt the exercise.

ReadingTh e frames introduce the students to the concept of comic formats. It also acquaints them with the concept of a large family, as it introduces them to each member of the family in alphabetical order.

ComprehensionA. One incorrect sentence: Abha is not at the picnic.B. 1. Dog 2. Good Morning 3. SonC. 1. Ira’s and Kabir’s brother 2. No

VocabularyExplain the concept of the family tree to the students.

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Once done, ask them to do the exercise. Th ey may refer to the reading extract to fi ll in the blanks.

Answers:Grandfather: Deepak Rai, Grandmother: Jenny Rai, Father: Mohit Rai, Mother: Ena Rai, Uncle: Gopal Rai, Aunt: Farah Rai, Brother: Carl Rai, Cousin brothers: Kabir Rai and Hugo Rai, Cousin sister: Ira Rai

Phonics Play the CD or read the text aloud. Ask each student to repeat aft er you so that they get the i sound right.

if is his

tin pin bin

sink pink rink

GrammarFamiliarise the students with the concept of alphabets and the alphabetical order. Once done, ask them to attempt the exercise given in their textbook.

Answers:A. Abha: 1 Bessy: 2 Carl: 3 Deepak: 4 Ena: 5 Farah: 6 Gopal: 7 Hugo: 8 Ira: 9 Jenny: 10 Kabir: 11 Lopa: 12B. bell, fan, hen, kite, mat, peg

Make groups of 5 children each. On sheets of paper draw a cat, hen, pin, dog and jug. Write their names on the sheets. Th e middle letter of each word must be in red. Rest can be in any colour but red. Each child in the group of 5 has one word. Now the child with cat says: cat says a-a-a. Th e other 4 children in the group repeat it. Th e child with hen says: Hen says e-e-e and the rest of the group repeats. Each child gets a turn to say the word and sound of the middle letter which is repeated by the others. When all the groups have fi nished, the entire class says all the words and sounds of the middle letters together.

Teacher’s tip: � e vowel sounds of letters must be spoken for a/e/i/o/u

Grammar Activity

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Listening Play the CD or read the text aloud. Ask each student to attempt the task when they listen to it the second time.

Audio script sun father mother picnic aunt sit hello mat cap bus

Answers:Colour the balloons that have words: sun, mother, aunt, hello, cap, father, picnic, sit, mat, bus

SpeakingLet them play the market circle game.How to play:Make the students sit in a circle.A person starts the game by saying: I went to the market to buy apples. Change ‘apples’. Th e next person repeats the sentence but has to replace the word apples with something that can be bought at the market. Go on till everyone in the circle has had a turn. If anyone cannot give a new word, then the person must leave the circle. A new person starts a new sentence. You may use the words given in the box.

pears books shoes oranges carrots fl owers

WritingAsk the students to fi rst answer the questions orally, with one word answers. Once they are ready, encourage them to do the task in their textbook.

Answers:Student’s name, Student’s gender, 6, one, Student’s choice

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2. Bessy and Her Pups


match the animals to their young ones. match the animals to their homes. say the e sound appropriately. arrange group of words to form sentences. develop listening, speaking, reading, comprehension and writi ng skills bett er.

Warm-upAsk the students to talk of their little brothers and sisters at home. Th ey could also speak about their little pets at home. Once done, ask them to attempt the exercise.

ReadingTh e frames introduce the students to the concept of visiting friends and family members.

ComprehensionA. 1. Ira 2. dolls 3. fourB. 1. pups 2. coop 3. Kennel 4. eggs 5. lovesC. Suggested answers: Bessy, their mother, will not like it. Th e pups are small and may get hurt.

VocabularyExplain the concept of a house. Ask students to talk about their respective houses in their own words.Once done, ask them to do the exercise.

Answers:1. den 2. pond 3. tree4. stable 5. coop

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Phonics Play the CD or read the text aloud. Ask each student to repeat aft er you so that they get the e sound right.

red bed led

pet set let

meg leg egg

GrammarFamiliarise the students with the concept of sentences and the importance of beginning a sentence with capital letters and ending it with a full stop. Once done, ask them to attempt the exercise given in their textbook.

Answers:A. 1, 3, 5B. 1. I love my grandfather. 2. Fishes can swim. 3. My cat is Lopa. 4. I go to school. 5. Th e bird sings.

Everyone stands up. Your teacher will speaks out ten groups of words loudly. You have to listen carefully. If the group of words is a sentence, sit down. If it is not, keep standing. Anybody who sits down by mistake leaves the game. Th e ones who are left are the winners.

Teacher’s tip: Once you � nish all ten, write them on the blackboard and let the class say the sentences loudly. Check if they have noticed the capital letters and full stops.

Grammar Activity


Audio script cow moooooooo monkey eeeee-oooooo horse neigh-neigh lion roar

Answers:1. cow 2. monkey 3. horse 4. lion

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SpeakingTell students to work in pairs. Each student in a pair will take turn to call out like an animal. One calls and the other has to guess what animal it is. Th ey can use calls and words from the box to speak.For example:

Meow! Meow! Are you a cat?

Yes, I am a cat.

Bow! Bow! Hee-Haw! Cluck! Cluck! Quack! Quack! Neigh! Neigh! Baa! Baa! Dog Hen Donkey Horse Sheep Duck

WritingAsk the students to fi rst answer the questions orally with the answers given. Once they are ready, encourage them to do the task in their textbook.

Answers:1. black 2. long 3. short 4. milk 5. chew 6. plays

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3. Breakfast at Abha’s


disti nguish between items they like or dislike to eat or drink. identi fy the seven days of the week. say the a sound appropriately. hone their spelling skills. identi fy naming words. develop listening, speaking, reading, comprehension and writi ng skills bett er.

Warm-upAsk the students to talk of things they like to eat or drink. Also, ask them to talk of things they do not like to eat or drink. You could also fi nd out the reasons. Once done, ask them to attempt the exercise.

ReadingTh e frames introduce the students to the importance of having certain things at breakfast.

ComprehensionA. Green box for these sentences. Father drinks tea. Ira eats idlis. Rest have red boxes.B. 1. birds 2. Breakfast 3. eggs 4. Idli 5. MilkC. Abha: cornfl akes, strawberries and milk Kabir: parantha Bessy: milk and bread

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VocabularyExplain the concept of a week to the students and ask them to name the various days of the week.Once done, ask them to do the exercise.

Answers:Across: Th ursday, Wednesday, Tuesday, Monday, FridayDown: Sunday, Saturday

Phonics Play the CD or read the text aloud. Ask each student to repeat aft er you so that they get the a sound right.

mat cat pat hat

can ran tan man

pad lad hadsad

ham ram jamSam

SpellingsHelp students hone their spelling skills.

Answers: Across: mouse, apple, tigerDown: bell, egg

GrammarFamiliarise the students with the concept of naming words, proper nouns and common nouns. Once done, ask them to attempt the exercise given in their textbook.

Answers:A. Th e kites to be coloured have underneath them these words: Ira, Kabir, bag, boat, Mumbai, cat, DelhiB. People: Abha, boy, grandfather; Places: school, Chennai, Shimla; Animals: lion, crow, pup; Th ings: car, ball, pan

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Make groups of four. Each one decides whether they will say the name of a person, animal, place or thing. You says silently the letters of the alphabet. Th e person sitting next to you says, STOP! You will speak aloud the letter you stopped at. Each one in the group must quickly say a name, an animal, a place, a thing that starts with that letter. Th e person who can say the fi rst naming word will start counting till 10. Th e rest have to speak within that count or score zero. Each naming word scores one point. Count scores aft er 5 rounds. Th e one with the highest score is the winner in the group.

Grammar Activity


Audio script

Yesterday I went to a party. I will tell you what I ate there. First I ate a lot of potato chips. Th en I had a plate full of noodles. I also ate some biscuits. Th e buns were so sweet. Th en I ate the cake. I was very thirsty. So I drank a big glass of orange juice. Th e party was great fun.

Answers:1. potato chips2. noodles3. biscuits4. buns5. cake6. orange juice

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SpeakingTell students to work in pairs. Th ey can ask each other about the food they like. Tell them to replace the underlined words in the speech bubbles with the words in the box.

What do you like to eat?

I love to eat oranges.

apples sandwich ice cream chocolates


Answers:1. breakfast2. Toy3. watch4. zoo5. friends

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4. Playtime


disti nguish between items they can play with and not play with. identi fy various colours. say the e sound appropriately. identi fy naming words that are one and more than one in number. develop listening, speaking, reading, comprehension and writi ng skills bett er.

Warm-upAsk the students to talk of things they like to play with. Also, ask them to talk of things they are not allowed to play with. You could also fi nd out the reasons. Once done, ask them to attempt the exercise.

ReadingTh e reading extract introduces the students to the concept of shapes through the medium of games.

ComprehensionA. 1. blue, yellow, red, green 2. red roof 3. Father and Mother 4. put away the blocksB. 1. blocks 2. square cube 3. Box 4. TableC. 1. likes 2. do

VocabularyAsk the students to name their favourite colour. Once done, ask them to do the exercise.

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Phonics Play the CD or read the text aloud. Ask each student to repeat aft er you so that they get the e sound right.

he me we

heel peel feel

see fee bee

deep keep beep

GrammarFamiliarise the students with the concept of one and more than one. Once done, ask them to attempt the exercise given in their textbook.

Answers:A. two trees, three boys, three fl owers, four girlsB. 1. cats 2. cows 3. goats 4. girls 5. aunts 6. tigers

You and your partner will take turns. One says a naming word that is one in number and the other replies saying the same word as more than one.For example:

Grammar Activity

One cup

One car

Two cups

Four cars

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Audio script

Look at the six shapes, Colour them as you hear.Fill the rectangle with brown colour.Th en use your red crayon to fi ll the oval shape.Colour the circle yellow.Fill the square with green colour.Colour the cone pink.Use a blue crayon to fi ll the triangle.

Answers:rectangle: brown, oval: red, circle: yellow, square: green, cone: pink, triangle: blue

SpeakingTell students to work in pairs. Ask them to look at the things in the room and say which thing they like. Tell them to look at how Abha and Ira speak. Th ey can use the words given in the box.

I like dolls.

I like skates.

doll skates top bed teddy bear ball

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WritingAsk the students to first answer the questions orally with the answers given. Once they are ready, encourage them to do the task in their textbook.

Answers:1. yellow 2. horn 3. Blue 4. bus 5. home 6. love

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5. Pictures at School


disti nguish between items they should and should not carry to school each day. identi fy the various animal calls. say the o sound appropriately. identi fy pronouns. develop listening, speaking, reading, comprehension and writi ng skills bett er.

Warm-upAsk the students to talk of things they carry to school each day. Also, ask them to talk of things they would like to carry to school but are not allowed. You could also fi nd out the reasons. Once done, ask them to attempt the exercise.

ReadingTh e reading extract introduces the students to the concept of a classroom activity.

ComprehensionA. Sentences 2, 4, 5 are right.B. 1. green 2. yellow bus 3. green leaves 4. a blue elephant 5. a blue lakeC. 1. Abha 2. Gurmeet

VocabularyAsk the students to make the various animal calls they know. Divide them into groups to ensure decorum is in place. Once done, ask them to do the exercise.

Answers:1. mews 2. roars 3. chirps 4. chatters 5. clucks

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Phonics Play the CD or read the text aloud. Ask each student to repeat aft er you so that they get the o sound right.

cot lot pot hot

cop top mop hop

dog jog cogfog

GrammarFamiliarise the students with the concept of pronouns. Once done, ask them to attempt the exercise given in their textbook.

Answers:A. 1. Abha, She 2. Kabir, He 3. Abha and Cyril, Th eyB. 1. She dances on the stage. 2. Th ey have a son. 3. He is my uncle. 4. Th ey are brothers. C. 1. Th is is my bag. 2. Th ose are my marbles 3. Th at is the sun. 4. Th ese are apples.

Grammar Activity

For example:

Sheela

Rahul Shreya

Rohan

Sheela plays with dolls.

She plays with dolls.

Take turns with your partner to look at the picture. Each one will say a sentence using a name. Your partner must repeat the sentence with the correct word that can be used in place of the name.

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Audio script

Jack and Jill went up the hillTo fetch a pail of water.Jack fell down and broke his crown.Jill came tumbling aft er.

Answers:1. d 2. c3. b4. a

SpeakingTell students to work in pairs. Tell each one to choose picture A and their partners to choose picture B. Ask them to talk about their picture. Th ey can use words given in the box to speak.

Picture A Picture B

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chicks policeman cars dog cows cycles

traffi c lights black two fi ve orange green

I can see a hen. I can see a

red bus.

For example:


Answers:1. tree 2. curd 3. spider 4. scares 5. drops 6. runs

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6. Kind Kabir


identi fy the things they see in a park. understand the basic concept of subject-verb agreement. say various phonic sounds appropriately. hone their spelling skills. identi fy and use joining words. develop listening, speaking, reading, comprehension and writi ng skills bett er.

Warm-upAsk the students to talk about their visits to the nearby park. Ask them what they see there and what they like to do there. Once done, ask them to attempt the exercise.

ReadingTh e reading extract introduces the students to the concept of playing in the park.

ComprehensionA. 1. Gopal drops them at the Play Zone. 2. Th e children queue for the rides. 3. Ira and Abha slide down the Big Splash. 4. Kabir and Carl wait for the Bumper Cars. 5. Kabir gives his place to a boy with crutches. 6. Carl tells everyone about Kabir’s kindness.B. 1. cousins 2. the tickets 3. a boy 4. Th ank you 5. KabirC. Because he gave up his place for a boy who could not walk properly.

VocabularyAsk the students to match the people to the tools they use at work.

Answers:1. c 2. a 3. d 4. b

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Phonics Play the CD or read the text aloud. Ask each student to repeat aft er you so that they get the u sound right.

fun run sun pun

hut but nut shut

hug rug tugmug

hump lump rumppump

SpellingsHelp students hone their spelling skills.suggested words: hip, pot, us, pop, am, top

GrammarFamiliarise the students with the basic concept of subject-verb agreement. Once done, ask them to attempt the exercise given in their textbook.

Answers:A. 1. small 2. small, white 3. fat 4. big 5. red 6. large, yellowB. short rope, big box, tall boy

You say a naming word and your partner says a word to describe it. Th en, together say the words. Th en, it is your partner’s turn to do the same. You may use the words in the box. For example:

Grammar Activity

rose yellowsun sharpgirl redknife tall

rose red red rose

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Audio script

I saw many animals in the zoo. Th ere were three monkeys on a tree. Walking up and down was a yellow lion. In a cage I saw a creepy snake. Th e zebra was black and white. Th e hippo was in the lake. He was a muddy hippo. Th e green parrots were fl ying above a large bear. Th e tall giraff e was eating leaves.

Answers:1. yellow 2. black and white 3. three 4. creepy 5. large 6. muddy 7. tall 8. green

SpeakingTell the students to work in pairs. Ask them to look at the picture of the puppy and then ask each other questions about it. Th ey can use words from the box to replace the underlined words in the speech bubbles and say the sentences.

How many legs does the puppy have?

It has four legs.

ears eyes two tail one mouth tongue nose


Answers:1. has many 2. on the 3. the slide 4. stairs, down 5. round and round 6. children on 7. love

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7. An Evening at Home


identi fy the various rooms in a house. identi fy the parts of the body to the corresponding acti ons. say the various phonic sounds appropriately. understand the usage of a and an. develop bett er listening, speaking, reading, comprehension and writi ng skills.

Warm-upAsk the students to talk about the rooms at home. Th ey could also talk about what each room contains. Once done, ask them to attempt the exercise.

ReadingTh e reading extract introduces the students to the concept of an activity in the living room.

ComprehensionA. No, Yes, No, Yes, YesB. 1. Carl 2. Abha 3. knits 4. All 5. AbhaC. Th ere is a cricket match on the TV.

VocabularyAsk the students to solve the crossword on the parts of the body to the actions they help us perform.

Answers:1. eyes 2. legs 3. ears4. tongue 5. nose 6. hands

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Phonics Play the CD or read the text aloud. Ask each student to repeat aft er you so that they get the various phonic sounds right.

in lip sit lick

cap dad ran sand

bus cut hum duck

den get peckpeg

cod hop sockdot

beep feed meekseek

GrammarFamiliarise the students with the concept of vowels and consonants. Once done, teach them the usage of the articles a and an. Once done, ask them to attempt the exercise given in their textbook.A. 2, 3, 5, 7 are correctB. 1. an 2. a 3. an 4. an 5. a 6. an

Draw a circle on the ground. Everyone stands just outside the circle. Listen carefully to your teacher. She will call out naming words with a or an before them. If they are correct, then jump into the circle. If they are not correct, raise your hand to correct them. All those who jump in when an incorrect word is called will have to leave the game. Aft er ten words all those who remain are winners.For example:

Grammar Activity

An apple: jump in A elephant: don’t jump in

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Audio script

A girl is walking, she is eating an orange. She has a banana in her hand. A monkey jumps down and grabs it from her hand. She begins to cry. A man sees her. He gives her an apple. She sits under a tree. A bird sits above her and sings.

Answers:1. orange 2. banana 3. monkey 4. man5. apple 6. tree 7. bird

SpeakingTell students to make pairs and take turns with their partners to ask for things politely and thank each other. Th ey can use words from the box in place of the underlined words.

take a piece of cake take my pentake some sweets take this bookplay with my doll come in

Thank you.Please take a biscuit.


Answers:1. puppy 2. bone 3. milk 4. ball 5. bowl 6. water

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8. Th e Plant Monster


identi fy acti ons and acti on words. say the a sound appropriately. develop listening, speaking, reading, comprehension and writi ng skills bett er.

Warm-upAsk the students to colour the tree given in their text book. Once done, ask them to attempt the exercise.

ReadingTh e reading extract introduces the students to the concept of environment.

ComprehensionA. 1. Th e gardener is watering the plants in the garden. 2. He sees a monster. 3. Monster makes holes in the leaves. 4. Th e gardener sprays poison on the monster. 5. Th e plant monster runs away.

B. 1. sleeping 2. Greenhorn 3. holes 4. save 5. Poison 6. Run

C. 1. green 2. black 3. red 4. green

VocabularyAsk the students to match the pictures to the actions they see.

Answers:B. 1. run 2. lick 3. fl y 4. cook 5. drink 6. sail

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car bar jar far

cart part tart start

bark lark markdark

GrammarFamiliarise the students with the concept of action words. Once done, ask them to attempt the exercise given in their textbook.

Answers:A. Blue crayon: 1. boys 2. fi sh 3. children 4. I 5. crows 6. You Red crayon: 1. climb 2. swim 3. sing 4. play 5. fl y 6. readB. 1. bark 2. draw 3. dance 4. dig 5. eat

Grammar ActivityYou and your partner take turns at doing an action without speaking. Th e other has to guess and say the word for the action. You may choose from the actions given in the box. tie laces drink write comb eat nod jump sleep run sit


Audio script

You jump down. Let us swim. I drink milk. Let us dance. Shake your hands. I hear noise. I sleep on a bed. I eat snacks.

Colour circles with: jump, swim, drink, dance, shake, hear, sleep, eat

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SpeakingTell students to work in pairs. Ask them to take turns with their partners to speak about which toy is their birthday gift . Th ey can look at the speech bubbles shown in the picture to replace the underlined words with the words in the box.

That robot is my birthday gift.

ball kite drumpaint box doll ludo

On my birthday I got this pink rabbit.

WritingAsk the students to fi rst look at the picture given in their text book and answer the questions orally. Once they are ready, encourage them to do the task in their textbook.

Answers:1. farm 2. swim 3. eat/munch4. fl y 5. sleep

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9. Baby’s Day Out


understand the concept of a farm and its animals. identi fy the masculine and feminine gender. say the oo sound appropriately. understand the basic concept of subject-verb agreement. develop listening, speaking, reading, comprehension and writi ng skills bett er.

Warm-upAsk the students to talk of their idea of a farm. Find out what they think they can spot on a farm if they have never seen one. Once done, ask them to attempt the exercise.

ReadingTh e reading extract introduces the students to the concept of a farm.

ComprehensionA. 1. Hugo went out of the door. 2. He went to the pond. 3. He went to the horse stable. 4. He went to the hen coop. 5. He went to the cow shed. 6. Hugo fell asleep.

B. 1. the farm 2. not swim 3. with horses 4. busy to 5. His mother

C. 1. moo 2. sing 3. cluck 4. quack

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VocabularyAsk the students to match the male gender to their respective female counterpart.

Answers:1. boy-girl 2. father-mother3. brother-sister 4. grandfather-grandmother5. uncle-aunt 6. son-daughter

Phonics Play the CD or read the text aloud. Ask each student to repeat aft er you so that they get the oo sound right.

look took cook book

good wood woolfoot


Answers:1. boat 2. clouds 3. plate 4. cabbage 5. tomato 6. grapes

GrammarFamiliarise the students with the basic concept of subject-verb agreement. Once done, ask them to attempt the exercise given in their textbook.

Answers:A. A bee hums; Th e sisters sing; boats sail; I play; You callB. 1. gets 2. drinks 3. eats 4. has 5. plays 6. sleepsC. Correct sentences: Ira is tired. You have two sweets. I am happy. Th e dog has a bone. Th ey have the books.D. 1. have 2. has 3. have 4. has 5. have 6. has

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Grammar ActivityMake a circle. Say the poem with actions.Here we go round the mulberry bush,Th e mulberry bush, the mulberry bush.Here we go round the mulberry bushSo early in the morning.Th is is the way we brush our teeth,Brush our teeth, brush our teeth.Th is is the way we brush our teethSo early in the morning.Th is is the way we wash our face,Wash our face, wash our face.

Th is is the way we wash our faceSo early in the morning.Th is is the way we put on our clothes,Put on our clothes, put on our clothes.Th is is the way we put on our clothesSo early in the morning.Th is is the way we go to school,Go to school, go to school.Th is is the way we go to school,So early in the morning.


Audio script 3 cars, 5 marbles, 4 sweets, 6 fl owers

SpeakingTell the students that when you ask someone for something, you must be polite and must thank the other person when you get what you want. Tell the students to work in pairs. Ask them to take turns with their partners to ask and thank for things. Tell them to replace the underlined words in the speech bubbles with the words in the box.

May I please write with your pencil?

Thank you.

Yes, you may.

You are welcome.

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Answers:1. wakes2. brush3. bathe4. breakfast5. bag, lunch box6. bus7. bus, go

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10. Saving Water


understand the importance of water. identi fy animals and their homes. say the a sound appropriately. understand the basic concept of adverbs. develop listening, speaking, reading, comprehension and writi ng skills bett er.

Warm-upAsk the students to talk about things they do with water each day. Once done, ask them to attempt the exercise.

ReadingTh e reading extract talks about the importance of water.

ComprehensionA. Th e correct sentences are: Abha wakes up. Carl stops children from wasting water. Abha turns the taps off in school.

B. 1. Abha calls her mother because there was no water coming from the taps. 2. Carl wants Abha to bathe from a pail of water with a mug. 3. It rains in the night. 4. Abha puts four pails of water outside in the night. 5. Carl calls Abha smart because she did not only save water but also stored it.

C. 1. wants to 2. loves

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Answers:lion-den bear-cave bee-hive bird-nest ant-anthill frog-pond fi sh-water spider-web


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GrammarFamiliarise the students with the basic concept of adverbs or -ly words. Once done, ask them to attempt the exercise given in their textbook.

Answers:A. 1. slowly 2. soft ly 3. sweet 4. quickly 5. happilyB. 1. quickly 2. loudly 3. sweetly 4. loudly 5. sadly 6. soft ly

Grammar ActivityTake turns with your partner to ask and answer questions about how an action is done. Th e questions are given below. You may choose words from the box to answer the questions. How do you run a race? How do you write your homework? How do you go to zoo? How do you sing songs? How do bees gather honey?

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SpeakingTell students to take turns with their partners to ask and answer questions about their likes and dislikes. Ask them to replace the underlined words in the speech bubbles with the words in the box.

Do you like to walk?

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Answers:1. Do you like to go for picnics?2. Do you tear books?3. How do dogs bark?4. How do fish swim?5. Do you like to dance?6. How does Kabir speak to the animals?

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11. Susie’s Sunday Lunch


disti nguish the edible from the inedible. match word pairs. say the oo sound appropriately. understand the usage of near, above, under, inside. identi fy and send out invitati on cards. develop bett er listening, speaking, reading, comprehension and writi ng skills.

Warm-upAsk the students to talk about the things they think are used to prepare a meal. Once done, ask them to attempt the exercise.

ReadingTh e reading extract introduces the concept of the Sunday lunch.

ComprehensionA. 1. family 2. lunch 3. cleaned 4. hands 5. SusieB. 1. Susie fi nishes housework quickly because she has to cook a special lunch. 2. Susie cooks meat balls, brinjal curry, paneer, salad, vegetable rice and custard. 3. When he comes in, Father says that Susie’s lunch makes him feel hungry. 4. Mother says Susie is the best cook in the world because she has cooked many dishes. 5. Th e family helps Susie by clearing the table, washing the dishes and drying them. 6. Susie is a happy robot because her family thank her for the special Sunday lunch.C. 1. Likes 2. like

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VocabularyAsk the students to match the word pairs.

Answers:1. bread-butter2. coat-tie3. pencil-eraser4. cup-saucer5. fork-knife

Phonics Play the CD or read the text aloud. Ask each student to repeat aft er you so that they get the oo sound right.

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GrammarFamiliarise the students with the basic concept of adverbs or -ly words. Once done, ask them to attempt the exercise given in their textbook.

Answers:1. in 2. under 3. beside 4. on

Grammar ActivityLook around your classroom. Now, take turns with your partner to ask and answer these questions:Where is the pencil? Where is the school bag?Where is the dustbin? Where is the book?For example:

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Draw a big square. Outside the square, on its upper line draw a triangle. One side of the triangle must rest on the top line of the square. Now inside the upper half of the big square draw two small circles. Colour the circles black. In the lower half of the square, draw a small rectangle. Colour the rectangle red. Outside the big square, draw another big rectangle. One side of the big rectangle must touch the bottom line of the big square. Now tell me, what you have drawn.

SpeakingTell students to look at the things with Ira and Abha. Ask them to work in pairs. One student will choose the thing but will not tell his or her partner about it. Th e other partner will tell that thing aft er listening to the hints given by the fi rst partner. Ask them to look at how Ira and Abha talked to each other.

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Answers:Th e letter will be completed using each student’s personal information.

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12. Playing in the Park


identi fy the things they see in a park. understand the basic concept of verbs. say the aw sound appropriately. hone their spelling skills. identi fy and use joining words. develop listening, speaking, reading, comprehension and writi ng skills bett er.

Warm-upAsk the students to talk about their visits to the nearby park. Ask them what they see there and what they like to do there. Once done, ask them to attempt the exercise.

ReadingTh e reading extract introduces the students to the concept of playing in the park.

ComprehensionA. Th e right sentences. Many children are in the park. Abha is happy on the merry-go-round.

B. 1. Abha, Ira and Kabir go to the park next to their house. 2. Th e crowd at the slide steps is pushing each other. 3. Ira wants the children to stop pushing and queue up. 4. Th e smaller children go up the slide fi rst. 5. Once the slide down, the children join the queue again.

C. 1. like 2. not push

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VocabularyAsk the students to fi ll in the correct action words from the brackets.

Answers:1. whistles 2. jump 3. Moos 4. shines 5. hop 6. mews

Phonics Play the CD or read the text aloud. Ask each student to repeat aft er you so that they get the aw sound right.

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Answers:Picture, children, queue, crowd, bottom, guest, robot

GrammarFamiliarise the students with the basic concept of conjunction. Once done, ask them to attempt the exercise given in their textbook.

Answers:A. 1. Th e cat is white and the dog is brown. 2. Ira falls and gets hurt. 3. Th e ball is big and red. 4. I have a mango and a banana.

B. 1. Hari has a bat and a ball. 2. I like milk but my brother does not like milk. 3. Bessy eats bones and Coco eats fi sh. 4. He runs fast and catches the ball. 5. He was sad and did not cry. 6. Th e cat is fat but the mouse is thin.

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Grammar ActivityYou and your partner are given strips of paper and pins. Six long strips have two sentences each. Th e smaller strips have the joining words and or but. Take turns to pin the correct joining word to each sentence pair. Th en, together read the joined sentences. Each correct sentence gets one mark. Find out which partner pair scores the most.

Teacher’s tip: Sentences for strips given in the Teacher’s Manual.

Sentences and conjunctions for strips of paper required for this activity are: 1. Mother likes tea. Father likes coff ee. But 2. She is happy. She is smiling. And 3. Th e elephant is large. Th e ant is little. But 4. Kabir is nice. Kabir is kind. And 5. Th is ship is big. Th at ship is small. But 6. Th e cake is soft . Th e cake is sweet. And


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Join the dots to draw a larger oval shape. Draw a cap on the top of the oval outside it. Inside the oval, exactly on the two dots draw two eyes, below them draw a round nose, and on the dot below the nose draw a mouth. Have you drawn Humpty Dumpty sitting on a wall? Now colour it.

SpeakingTell students to work in pairs. Ask them to take turns with their partners to look around the class and point at things. One will give the hint and the other partner will guess it. Ask them to look at the speech bubbles in the picture to understand the game.

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I can see a red, round thing under the chair.

It is the ball!


Answers:Dear Gurpreet,How are you? Th e school holidays are fun.Are you enjoying in Mumbai? We go every evening to the park here. We also swim in the morning. Have you taken any photos in Mumbai?I have taken photos of my cousins here. When the school reopens, I will show you my photos. Will you show me yours?Lots of love.Your friend,Kabir

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1. Picnic Food

Comprehension 1. Abha ice cream 2. Grandfather sandwich 3. Mohit cake 4. Hugo milk 5. Lopa fi sh 6. Aunt Farah glass of juice

Vocabulary 1. cow 2. dog 3. mouse 4. hen 5. grass 6. rabbit

Grammar Answers may vary. Accept all correct answers. 1. tap 2. bus 3. cup 4. leg 5. rod 6. jet 7. sat 8. tip 9. lap 10. hut 11. dot 12. got 13. bat 14. cap 15. mug

Writing 1. I am Abha. 2. My grandmother is Jenny. 3. Carl is my brother. 4. My uncle is Gopal. 5. My cousin brother is Kabir. 6. Ira is my cousin sister. 7. Bessy is my dog.

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2. Bessy and Maggie

Comprehension 1. Maggie lays eggs for Ira. Picture 4 2. Ira feeds Maggie every day. Picture 3 3. Abha and Bessy visit Ira. Picture 5 4. Maggie is afraid of Bessy as he runs aft er her. Picture 1 5. Abha ties Bessy to a peg. Picture 2 6. Maggie happily pecks at the corn. Picture 6

Vocabulary 1. runs 2. reads 3. wash 4. kick 5. sleep 6. eat 7. smiles 8. sing 9. swim 10. fl y

Grammar A. 1, 4, 5, 7 are sentencesB. 1. I swim every day. 2. My school is very big. 3. Th e bus is big and yellow. 4. Let us play. 5. Th e sky is blue. 6. Stars twinkle at night. 7. My kite is yellow. 8. My brother is Ravi.

Writing 1. Bessy has three pups. 2. Two pups have curly tails. 3. One pup has a black spot. 4. Th ey are very small. 5. Th e pups drink milk. 6. Th ey play with each other. 7. Abha loves the pups.

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Comprehension 1. Lima 2. Poha 3. Gurmeet 4. Shona’s mother 5. Toast 6. Idilis

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WritingRibu lost his ball. He looked under the bed. He looked behind the cupboard. He looked on top of the table. He looked in the pail. He looked inside the basket. He looked everywhere in the house. He could not see it anywhere. Th en he opened his toy box. Th ere it was! His red ball was in the toy box.

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ComprehensionAccept all one-word answers. Answers may vary. 1. A star falls from the sky. 2. Th e star house has a door. 3. Abha thinks that the door needs a round key. 4. Kabir got the button from his coat. 5. When the button fi t the hole, the door opens. 6. Th e shapes of the chocolates were round or like cubes and cones.

Vocabulary 1. pin 2. bell 3. hat 4. ten 5. bee 6. boat

Grammar 1. top 2. cats 3. caps 4. bird 5. doll 6. car 7. kites 8. balls

WritingLopa is a white cat. She has two black eyes and a long tail. She has a pink tongue to lap up the milk in her bowl. Ira gives her a fi sh for lunch. Every day she licks her paws to clean them. She loves to run aft er the birds in the garden. In the evening she sleeps on the mat between the beds in the bed room.

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Comprehension 1. Abha plays in the school park. 2. Th e boys and girls of her class play with her. 3. Abha slips and falls when she climbs the steps of the slide. 4. Abha is hurt on the knees. 5. Th e teacher helps Abha. 6. A bandage is put on Abha’s knee. 7. Abha told her mother about the fall and that the teacher helped her.

Vocabulary 1. Giraff e 2. Deer 3. Monkey 4. Elephant 5. Crocodile 6. Lion 7. Bear 8. Snake

GrammarA. 1. She 2. He 3. Th ey 4. Th ey 5. Th ey 6. She 7. He 8. He

B. 1. Th at 2. Th ose 3. Th ese 4. Th ose 5. Th is 6. Th ose 7. Th at

WritingSunny Day SchoolEvery day I am up with the sun. For going to school is such fun.We may read ABC.We may count 123.But we never forget to playIn the grass on a sunny day!

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Comprehension 1. Kabir goes to the park to play catch with his ball. 2. Th ere he sees a boy sitting in a chair with big wheels. 3. Venu is on the chair with wheels because he cannot walk or run. 4. Kabir throws Venu the ball because Venu can catch a ball. 5. Venu catches the ball and throws it back. 6. Kabir and Venu become best friends and come to the park every evening to play.

Vocabulary 1. A barber cuts hair. 2. A doctor cares for sick people. 3. A sailor sails a boat. 4. A chef cooks food. 5. A driver drives the bus. 6. A sweeper cleans the roads. 7. A pilot fl ies a plane. 8. A policeman shows the way

GrammarTh is is a farm. A mother duck and four ducklings swim in the pond. A big dog barks at the hen. Th e hen is angry. Can you see a small cat sleeping? Two horses drink water from two pails. Th ree sheep munch grass. Th e farmer milks the fat cow. She has a pretty white calf.

WritingOh, the duck says, ‘Quack.’And the cow says, ‘Moo’,Th e old red rooster says,‘Cock-a- doodle-doo’.Th e sheep says ‘Baa’,And the cat says, ‘Meow’But I say, ‘Good Morning!’When I see you!

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Comprehension 1. F 2. T 3. F 4. F 5. T 6. F 7. T 8. F 9. T 10. T

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Writing 1. We can sleep on a bed in the bedroom. 2. Th e television is in the sitting room. 3. You take a bath in the bathroom. 4. We cook in the kitchen. 5. Th e dining table is in the dining room. 6. Flower pots are on the stairs. 7. We brush our teeth in the bathroom.

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Comprehension 1. yellow 2. sun 3. juice 4. butterfl ies 5. clouds 6. go to sleep 7. happy

Vocabulary Butterfl y Bird Tree Owl Sun Hat Flower

GrammarA. 1. Mrs Sharma buys vegetables. 2. Th e boy licks his ice cream. 3. Th e policeman helps a little girl. 4. Th e girl has to cross the road. 5. Th e man rides a scooter. 6. Look at the woman push a cart of tomatoes. 7. A driver drives the car. 8. Th e man wears a helmet.B. bees-hum, pilots-fl y, lion-roars, monkeys-chatter, fi sh-swim, birds-chirp 7.cook-cooks

WritingMona the monkey jumps from branch to branch. She eats the fruits and nuts that grow on the trees. She swings by her tail for fun and chatters loudly to call her friends. All the little monkeys call their friends. Th ey hold each other’s tails and march round and round.

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ComprehensionA. 1. Ira 2. Th e parents 3. Milk 4. Father 5. LopaB. 1, 4, 5, 6 should be ticked.

Vocabulary 1. lion lioness 2. prince princess 3. hen rooster 4. tigress tiger 5. bull cow

GrammarA. 1. bark 2. sings 3. plays 4. quack 5. twinkles

B. 1. walks 2. looks 3. crosses 4. plays 5. waits 6. queues

C. I am a girl. My name is Rita. I have a brother called Ribu. We are brother and sister. Ribu has a yellow cycle. I have skates. He rides the cycle and I roll on skates. He is very fast on his cycle. I am fast on my skates. You have to come to the park to see us race.

WritingDear Rohit,My birthday is on 20th September. Please come to my birthday party at my home. Th ere will a big birthday celebration and lots of fun. We will play many games.Please come at 5 o’clock.

Your friend,Kabir

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Comprehension 1. Aft er unwrapping the chocolate, Kabir threw the wrapper on the ground. 2. Winnie the worm spoke to him. 3. Th ree tiny worms come out from under the wrapper. 4. Kabir should throw the wrapper in the bin. 5. On the ground, wrappers dirty the earth, block holes in the ground. No air can pass

through the holes. Animals living under the ground would die. 6. Kabir says this. 7. Th e worms smile at Kabir because he promises to be careful always.

Vocabulary 1. up down 2. night day 3. tall short 4. hard soft 5. happy sad 6. high low 7. cold hot 8. come go

GrammarA. 1. write neatly 2. sing sweetly 3. shout loudly 4. jump quickly 5. dance gracefully 6. drive carefully 7. work hard 8. read slowly

B. 1. easily 2. brightly 3. quickly 4. loudly 5. happily 6. slowly, fast

WritingDear Rohit,How are you? I am fi ne. Let me tell you about my day. I get up early very morning. I brush my teeth properly. I comb my hair neatly. I dress for school quickly. I study and play happily in school. When I come back home, I eat lunch slowly. Th en I play in the park with my friends. We play safely.

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Comprehension 1. Abha and Uncle Gopal wipe the dust on the car. 2. Abha fi lls water in a pail. 3. Uncle Gopal adds soap to the water in the pail. 4. Abha throws dirty water into the drain. 5. Uncle Gopal sprays water on the car to wash away the soap. 6. Abha washes the windows. 7. Abha rubs the windows with a dry duster. 8. Uncle Gopal rubs the body of the car to make it shine. 9. Th ey look happily at the shining, red car. 10. Uncle Gopal and Abha have lunch.

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WritingAn elephant is a big animal. It has four strong legs and two small eyes. Its ears are large and flap all the time. It has a long trunk which is also its nose. On both sides of the nose are two white tusks. These are the elephant’s teeth. The elephant has a broad back to carry heavy things easily. The elephant loves to eat bananas.

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Comprehension 1. Th e grown-ups are going to clean the neighbourhood with brooms. 2. Th e Rai children want to clean their playground. 3. Carl and Kabir pick up the big stones. 4. Th e two girls pick up rubbish like paper, fruit peels and dry leaves. 5. Th e park is safe to play because there are no stones or rocks. 6. Abha wants to tell everyone who play in the park to throw rubbish in the bins. 7. When children put rubbish in the bins every day, it will ‘Clean Park Day’ every day. 8. Th e children washed to clean themselves.

Vocabulary 6 o’clock 7 o’clock 8 o’clock 10 o’clock 2 o’clock 3 o’clock 5 o’clock 8 o’clock

GrammarA. 1. Mary has a lamb and John has a cat. 2. I like juice but my brother does not like it. 3. A rabbit is fast and a snail is slow. 4. I eat bread and eggs for breakfast. 5. My shoes are red and my sister’s shoes are blue. 6. He has a yellow umbrella but he cannot fi nd it.B. 1, 3, 6 are correct sentencesC. 1. Abha likes juice and Kabir likes milk. 2. Th e hens eat corn and the sheep eats grass. 3. Ira does not like apples but she likes pears. 4. Mother drinks tea but Father drinks coff ee. 5. She does not like fi sh but she likes meat. 6. Lima draws a car and a plane. 7. Meena has a red skirt and a yellow cap. 8. He wears black shoes and white socks.

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WritingDear .............................. (write your friend’s name),How are you? We are well.We are in Mumbai for a holiday. It is a very big city. It rains here every day, so it is cool. I wear a swimsuit and swim in the sea. Are you also away on a holiday? Tell me all about it.

Love.Your friend,............................. (write your name)

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