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ENGLIS HFORTODAY
FORCLASS FOUR
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Contents
Lesson Topic Page
1 Greetings andIntroduct ion 1
2 SelfIntroduct ion 5
3 Foodandmeals 7
4 Numbers (101-105) 10
5 RoadLights 12
6 Pronunciat ionPractice1 13
7 APicnic 16
8 Numbers (151-200) 19
9 WorkwithNumbers (101-200) 21
10 ADailyRoutine 22
11 Pronunciat ionPractice2 27
12 Commands ,Reques tsandInstructions 1 30
13 Writingonyourown 33
14 StressPractice 36
15 APrayer 38
16 Commands ,Reques tsandInstructions 2 39
17 Family andFriends 42
18 Punctuati on 44
19 TellingtheTime 47
20 Names ofMonths 52

Content s
Lesson Topic Page
21 ADayinaFarmer's Life 56
22 Intonation Practice 59
23 Mice 62
24 Making Request s 63
25 Punctuation 65
26 Punctuation:Quotation Marks 67
27 Letter toaFriend 70
28 Pronunciati onPractice3 73
29 Number inwords 75
30 Ordinal Numbers 76
31 TheSwing 77
32 AThirstyCrow 78
33 Letter toaPenfriend 81
34 WhatisIt? 83
35 TheFarmerandtheMagic Goose 84

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Lesson 1
GreetingsandIntroduction
A.Listen, sayandread.
Runa - Hello, I’mRuna
Reza - I’mReza. Pleased tomeetyou.Howareyou?
Runa - Fine,Thank you.Andyou?
Reza - I’mfine,too.Where doyoulive?
Runa - IliveatNewPaltan.Whataboutyou?
Reza - IliveatMohammadpur. Howdoyoucometo
school, Runa?
Runa - Byrickshaw. Andyou?
Reza - Icomebybus.DoyoulikeyourEnglishclass?
Runa - Yes,ofcourse. Whataboutyou?
Reza - Ilikeittoo.Runa,Iaminahurry, Bye.
Runa - Bye.Seeyoutomorrow.
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A1.Make sentences fromthistable.
I toschool bycar.
We tomarket byrickshaw.
You
go
tohospital bybus.
They topostoffice
2

B.Listen andsay.
Teacher - AreyouDina?
Dina - Yes,Iam.
Teacher - Areyouadoctor, Dina?
Dina - No,I’mnot.
Teacher - Areyouastudent, Rafiq?
Rafiq - Yes,Iam.
Teacher - DoyoulikeyourEnglish class,Masud?
Masud - Yes,Ido.
Teacher - HowoldareyouHelen?
Helen - I’mnineyearsold.
Teacher - What’s yourfavouri tesport,Ranju?
Ranju - Football.
Teacher - DoyoulikeHockey, Reza?
Reza - No,Idon’t.
B1. Chain drill.Askandanswer.
Example:Areyouhappy? Yes,Iam/No,Iamnot.
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You’rewelcome.
Yes,Iam/No, Iamnot
Areyousad?
Areyouhungry?
Doyouwanttoeatsomething?
Doyoulikebiscuits?
Areyoutired?
Doyouwanttogohome?
Thankyou.
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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B2. Fillinthegaps.
1. _______ youhaveanytoys?
2. No,I______.
3. ________ youhappy?
4. ________, Iam.
5. _______ youlikebanana?
6. _______ ,I________.
Newwords /Phrases :
inahurry,bye,market,hospital,postoffice, sport,
hockey,sad,hungry ,biscuits,tired,toys.
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Lesson 2
SelfIntrodu ction
A.Look, listen, readandsay.
IamHelen.Iamnineyearsold.Iam
inclassfour.Myfather isadoctor.
Mymotherisateacher. Ihaveone
brother andonesister.Theybothgo
toschool. Ihavesomefriends. Ilike
themverymuch.Weplaytogetherat
tiffintime.Ihaveapet.Itisacat.Its
nameis'Sunda ri'.Shelovesfishand
milk.
A1.Askandanswer.
1.HowoldisHelen?
2.Whatdoesherfather do?
3.Whatdoeshermother do?
4.DoesHelenhaveapet?
5.Whatdoesshecallit?
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A2.Fillintheblanks.
1.Helenis______ yearsold.
2.Herfather isa_______.
3.Shehas______ brothe rand_____ __sister.
4.Herpetisa_______.
5.Thenameofhercatis________.
A3.Write about yourself withthecluesgiven below:
Yourname, age,class,school, names ofparents, theirwork, brothers
andsisters(ifany),pet/hobby.
B.Copy thesentences.
Howoldareyou?
Areyouastudent?
No,I’mnot.
Newwords :
play,togethe r,tiffintime,pet,milk.
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Lesson 3
FoodandMeals
A.Listen andread.
Weneedfood.
Wemusteattolive.
Foodhelpsusgrowing.
Foodgivesusenergy.
Weeatdiffere ntkindsoffoodatdifferent times.
Inthemorning wehavebreakfast .
Weusually eatbread, puffedrice,eggsanddrinkteaormilkforbreakfast.
Atnoonwehavelunch.
Forlunchweusuallyhaverice,vegetable, chicken, beeforfishcurryand
lentil.
Intheafternoon, weusuallyhaveteaandbiscuits orsomesnacks.
Atnightwehaveourdinner.
Fordinner,weusually haverice,curry,vegetable andlentil.
Sometim esweeatsweets afterdinner. English people callitdessert.
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B.Lookandsay.
Which isyourfavour itevegetable? Tomato
Potato
Cucumber
Which isyourfavour itefruit? Banana
Mango
Orange
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Which isyourfavouritemeat?
Chicken
Beef
Mutton
B1.What isyourfavourite food?
Make alistoffooditemsyouliketoeat.
Newwords :
grow energy meals breakfast snacks list
lunch tea dinner curry dessert sometimes
chicken beef lentil cucumber favourite mutton
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Lesson4
Numbers (101-150)
A.Look, listen andsay:
101 102 103 104 105 106107 108 109 110
111112113 114 115 116117 118 119 120
121 122 123 124 125 126127 128 129 130
131 132 133 134 135 136137 138 139 140
141 142 143 144 145 146147 148 149 150
A1.Practisewriting:
101
150
10

A2. Write themissing numbers :
101 104
107 110
112 115
118
122 125
129
131 133
136 139
142 145
148
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Lesson 5
Road Lights
Redlight,redlight
Whatdoyoumean?
Isaystopandstoprightaway.
Yellowlight,yellowlight
Whatdoyoumean?
Isaywaittillthelightisgreen.
Greenlight,greenlight
Whatdoyousay?
Isaygoandgorightaway.
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Lesson 6
Pronunciati onPractic e1
Sounds /e/and/æ/
(G)(G¨v)
A.Look, Listen andSay.
[Note:Teacherreadsthefollowi ngwords first.Ssrepeatingroup of4or
5threetimes aftertheteacher. Teacher shouldbecareful about thepro-
nunciation of/e/(G),and/æ/(G¨v).]
pen pan
men man
head hat
bet bat
guess gas
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B.Look, Listen andSay.
[Note:Teacherstopsateachslash (/).Students repeatthree
times aftertheteacher. ]
 HashiandBelaareinashop./
 Hashiisgoing tobuysomepens./
 Belaisgoing tobuysomepans./
 Lookatthatman!/Hehasahatonhishead./
 Themanistalking /tothreeothermen./
 Shirinhasabadheadache./She’sgoingtoliedownonthebed./
 Look! /Thegirliswearing/aredcaponherhead./
 Look! /Themanhasacricket bat/inhishand./
 Oxygenisanaturalgas./
 Wherecanwefindit?/Canyouguess?/
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C.Listen andComplete.
[Note:Teacherreadspartofthesentences andthestudents in
groupsfinish them. ]
T: Hashi isgoingtobuy_______
Ss somepens.
T: Belaisgoing tobuy________
Ss:somepans.
T: Lookat_______
Ss thatman!
T Hehasa_______
Ss:hatonhishead.
T: Themanistalking to_______
Ss:threeothermen.
T: Shirinhasa________
Ss:badheadache.
T: Sheisgoing toliedown________
Ss:onthebed.
T: Look! Thegirliswearing ________
Ss:aredcaponherhead.
T: Andlook!Themanhas_______
Ss:acricketbatinhishand.
T:Oxygen _________
Ss:isanaturalgas.
T:Where canwe_______
Ss:findit?
T: Canyou_______
Ss:guess?
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Lesson 7
APicnic
A.Look, listen andsay.
ItisDecembe randtheseasoniswinter. Mita’s school isclosed afterthe
annual examination. Mita&herfamilyhavecomenearaforest forapic-
nic.Mitahasbrought herpetdogTommy too.Itisanicesunnyday.They
havespread amatunder abigtree.Mita’sfather, Aminul Huqishelping
hermother, SaheraBanu. Heistaking outthefoodfromthebasket.
SaheraBanuhasprepared pitha,khichu ri,chicken, andpotato chops for
thepicnic. Sheispouring waterfromabottle intotheglasses.Mitaisrun-
ningaround andplaying withTommy. Tommy lovestoplaywithballs.
MitathrowsaballandTommy catches itupinhismouth.Hebrings it
backtoMita.HersisterMinulikeswildflowers. Shehasasmallbasket
inherhand.Sheisplucking flowers .Everybody ishappy. Theyarehav-
ingfun.
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A1.Circle therightanswer.
1.Which seasonoftheyearisit?
a)Summer
b)Winter
c)Monsoon
2.Where havetheygoneforapicnic?
a)Toavillage
b)Toamarket
c)Nearaforest
3.Where didtheyspread themat?
a)Besidetheriver
b)Underatree
c)Nearahouse
4.WhoisplayingwithTommy?
a)Mita
b)Minu
c)Sahera Banu
5.Which month oftheyearisit?
a)October
b)November
c)December
NewWords:
spread,pouring, plucking, prepared, sunny, summer,winter,monsoon,
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A2.Nowlookatthepictureandsaywhateachperson isdoing.
Oneisdoneforyou.
1. WhatisAminul Huqdoing?
Ans.Heistaking outfoodfromthebasket.
2. WhatisSaheraBanudoing?
3. Whohascooked foodforthepicnic?
4. WhatisMitadoing?
5. WhatisMinudoing?
6. Whatisthedogdoing?
A3.Fillintheblanks.
Itisanice______. Mitaandher__________ arehaving a__________.
Theyhavespread a________ under atree.Herpet________ Tommy has
alsocomewiththem. Tommy ______to playwithballs.Mitalovesto
_________ withTommy. MitaandTommy are_______ inthesun.Minu
________ wildflowers. Shehasa________ inherhand.Sheis________
somewildflowers.
A4.Readthetableandmake sentences.
Mita pouring waterintotheglasses.
Minu playing withMita.
AminulHuq has running inthesun.
SaheraBanu is cooked specialfoodforthepicnic.
Tommy abasketinherhand.
comeonapicnic withherfamily.
helpingSaheraBanu.
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Lesson 8
Numbers (151-200)
A.Look, listen andsay.
151 152 153154 155 156 157 158 159 160
161 162 163164 165 166 167 168 169 170
171 172 173174 175 176 177 178 179 180
181 182 183184 185 186 187 188 189 190
191 192 193194 195 196 197 198 199 200
A1.Practise writing.
101
200
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A2.Write themissing numbers.
151 154
157 160
162 165
168
172 175
179
181 183
186 189
192 195
198
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Lesson 9
Work withnumbers (101-200)
A.Write thenumbers thatcomeafter:
101-----,104-----,108-----,111------,113-----,117-----,119-----.
120------,126-----,129-----,182------,185-------, 188-------,
192------,195---- --,199----- --.
A1.Write thenumbers thatcomebetween :
100-----102, 105---- 107, 109---- 111, 117----119,123----125,
127---- -129,131----133, 134----136,138----140, 141----143,
145----147, 148----150.
A2.Fillinthemissing numbers :
151 154
157 160
162 165
168
172 175
179
181 183
186 188
192 195
198
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Lesson 10
ADaily Routine
A.Readabout Mehedi’s dailyroutine.
Mehedi isastudent ofclass4.Heisthefirstboyinhisclass.Heisintel-
ligentandhardworking.Hegetsupat6o’clock. Hesayshisprayer early
inthemorning. Thenheprepares hislessons. Hehashisbreakfast at8
o’clock.Afterbreakfast,heputsonhisuniform andgoestoschool.
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A1.Answer thequestions inshort.
Shortanswers:
Yes Ido./We do.
He/Shedoes./They do.
No Idon’t./We don’t.
He/Shedoesn’t./Theydon’t.
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Mehedistarts for
school at9o'clck.
Hisclassbegins at
10. Hisschool
breaks upat2
o'clock.Hetakes
hislunchafterhe
returns fromschool.
Intheafternoon, he
goestothefieldto
playwith his
friends .Hedoeshis
homeworkinthe
evening. Afterdin-
nerhewatchesTV.
andthengoestobed
at10o'clock.

Questions
Answers
a) DoesMehedigetupat5o’clock? No,hedoesn’t .
b) DoesMehedidohislessons regularly? _____ _____ _____
c) Doeshetakehisbreakfast at9o’clock? _____ _____ _____
d) Doeshewatch TVintheafternoon? _____ _____ _____
e) Dohisfriendsdislikehim? _____ _____ _____
f) Doyoulikehisdailyroutine? _____ _____ _____
A2.AskandAnswer
a) WhoisMehedi?
b) WhattimedoesMehedi getupinthemorning?
c) Whendoesheputonhisuniform?
d) Whattimedoestheschool begin?
e) Whydoeshegotothefield?
f) Whatdoeshedoafterdinner?
NewWords :
intelligent, hardworking,
uniform, puton,watch.
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B.Askandanswer.
Look, sayandwrite.
Kamal :Isitapen?
Ruma :No,itisn’t.
Kamal :Whatisthis?
Runa :Itisapencil.
Kamal :Isitanewspaper ?
Ruma :No,itisn’t.
Kamal :What_____ this?
Runa :________abook.
Kamal :Isitashirt?
Ruma :No,_____ ____.
Kamal :Whatisthis?
Runa :Itisa____
S
1
Isitacircle?
S
2
No,__________.
S
1
_____isthis?
S
2
Itis__________.
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! Aretheseoranges?
! No,theyaren’t.
! Whatarethese?
! Theseareapples .
! Arethesecups?
! No,__________.
! _____ _____ these?
! These__________.
! ______ _____ glasses?
! No,____ aren’t.
! What______ _____?
! These____ bottles.
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Lesson 11
Pronunciati onPractic e2
Sounds /i:/and/i/
Theteacher readsthefollowing words andsentencesfirst.
[Note:Teacherprolongs thesound C/i:/inwordsmarkedwithlong
underlines, andusesshort B/i/sound forwordswithshortunderl ines.
Ssingroupsoffourorfiverepeataftertheteacher atleastthreetimesin
succession.]
A.Look, listen andsay.
si
ts eat
it eat
pill peel
binb ean
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ship sheep
slip sleep
B.Look, listen andsay.
Repeat everysentence aftertheteacherthreetimes.
 Asifisgoing tositontheseat.
 Hehasabananainhishand.
 Heisgoing toeatit.
 Hethrows theskinatthebin.
 Butitmissesthebin.
 Itfallsnearatree.
 Asifopens hisnotebook.
 He’sgoing todrawapicture.
 Heisgoing todrawasheeponaship.
 Look! Amanisgoing tosliponthebanana skin.
 Asifisgoing tosleep.
 Itisn’teasytospeakEnglish.
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C.Listen andcomplete.
[Note:Teachersayspartofasentence andstudents ingroups
finishit.]
T:Look!Asifisgoingto_____________
Ss:sitontheseat.
T:Hehasabananainhishand.He’sgoingto________
Ss:eatit.
T:He_______
Ss:peelsit.
T:Hethrows the_______
Ss:skinintothebin.
T:Butit_______
Ss:missesthebin.
T:Itfalls_______
Ss:nearatree.
T:Asifopens hisnotebook. Heisgoingtodraw_______
Ss:apicture.
T:He’sgoing todrawa_________
Ss:sheep onaship.
T:Look! Amanisgoing to________
Ss:sliponthebanana skin.
T:Asifhasfinished hispicture. He’s_______
Ss:going tosleep.
T:Itisn’t______
Ss:easytospeakEnglish.
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Lesson12
Commands, Requests and
Instructions 1
A.Listen anddo.
Teacher -Goodafternoon, students.
Students -Goodafternoon, teacher .
Teacher -Howareyou?
Students -Fine,thankyou.
Teacher -Disha, comehere.
Taketheduster fromthetable.
Cleantheblackboard.
Writeyournameontheblackboard.
Thank you.Gotoyourseat.
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Teacher -Mishu, takeapieceofchalk.
Drawafishontheblackboard.
Donotcleantheblackboard.
Write‘Fish’ belowthedrawing.
Thank you.Gotoyourseat.
Ruby, please goandgetaleafofatree.
Bringithere.
Donotgiveittome.
Puttheleafonthetable.
Thank you.Gotoyourseat.
Mishu:Ruby,canyougivemeapen,
please?
Ruby:Sure,hereyouare.
Mishu:Thanks.Canyougivemea
pieceofpaper,too?
Ruby:Ok.Mishu,canIborrow your
dictionaryforaday?
Mishu:Sorry,Idon'thaveitwithmenow.
I'llbringittomorrow.
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A1.Listen anddo:Work inpairs.
[Note:S1willplaytheroleofateacherandS2willcarry outthe
instructions. S3&S4,S5&S6willcontinuelikethis].
(i)S
1, Openyourbag.
Bringyourwaterbottle.
Openthebottle.
Drinksomewater.
Putthebottle inyourbag.
Closeyourbag.
Thankyou.Sitdown.
(ii)S
3, TakeyourEnglishbook.
Openatpage6.
Readsomelinesfromthepage.
Closethebook.
Putitinyourbag.
Thankyou.Sitdown.
A2.Change thefollowing instructions intonegative.
Example : Dina,pleasetouchyourhead.
Dina,please donottouchyourhead.
1.Make acircle.
2.Writeyouraddress ,please.
3.Coveryourhead.
4.TakeyourEnglish book.
5.Raiseyourvoice.
Newwords:
Goodafternoon, apieceofchalk, below, leaf,
waterbottle,address,voice.
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Lesson 13
Writingonyourown
A.Practise writing :
101
200
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B.Trytowriteonyourown:
201
202
203
300
C.
301
302
303
400
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D.
401
402
403
500
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Lesson 14
Stress Practice
[Note: Stress isanimportant feature ofEnglis hspeech. Itrefers tothe
emphasis thatisgiven onaparticular syllableinaword. Thismark(I)
shows where theemphasis orstressinawordshould fall.Teacher reads
thefollow ingwords loudly andclearlyputtingstressintherightplace.
Students ingroups of4or5repeat atleastthreetimesaftertheteache r.]
A.Look. listen andsay.
II I I
shirt strong beautiful airport
II I I
almost everything language extremely
III I
intelligent enjoy June July
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B.Look, listen andsay
[Note:Teacherreadsthefirstphrase, andonegroup ofstudentsrepeats
afterhim/heratleastthreetimesinsuccession.Theteacherimmediat ely
readsthesecond phraseandthenextgroup repeats aftertheteacher.
Teachercontinues likethiswiththerestofthephrases.]
I
Come
I
here
I
Trya
I
gain
I
Takethe
I
chalk
I
Notso
I
fast
I
Drawa
I
bird
I
That’s
I
good
I
Try
I
hard
I
Thanks
I
Timefor
I
bed
I
Hurry up
I
Change your
I
clothes
I
Goto
I
sleep
C.Listen andComplete.
Onestudent saysthefirstwords oftheabove sentences ,thenextstudent
completes them.
S1:Come ________ S2: here
S3:Take_________ S4: thechalk
S5:Draw_________ S6: abird
S7:Try__________ S8: hard
Continue likethis.
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Lesson 15
APrayer
Thank you,God
Forthelight.
Thankyou
Forthedayandnight.
Thankyou
Fortheworldsosweet.
Thankyou
Forthefoodweeat.
Thank you,God
Forthewater.
Thank you,God
Fortheshelter.
Thankyou
Fotthebirdsthstsing.
Thank you,God
Foreverything.
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Lesson 16
Commands, Requests and
Instructions-2
A.Look, listen andsay.
Teacher -Hasan, pleasecometotheblackboard.
Takeapieceofchalk.
Drawournational flagontheblackboa rd.
LookRony, whatisHasandoing?
Rony -Hasan isdrawing ournational flag.
Teacher -Thank you,Hasan.
Thankyou,Rony.
Palash,comehere.
Openthewindow.
WhatisPalashdoing, Reza?
Reza -Palash isopening thewindow.
Teacher -Thank you,Palash.
Thankyou,Reza.
Sitdown.
Rakhi, pleaseopenyourbookatpage14.
Readsomelinesfromthepage.
WhatisRakhidoing, Helen?
Helen -Sheisreading.
Teacher -Thank you,Rakhi.
Thankyou,Helen.
Sitdown.
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A1.Lookatthepictures given below.
12 3 4
Answerthefollowing questions.Usethecluewords-
reading, playing, skipping, swimming
1. Whatarethegirlsdoing inpicture1?
2. Whataretheboysdoing inpicture2?
3. Whatarethegirlsdoing inpicture3?
4. Whataretheboysdoing inpicture4?
A2.Lookatthepictures andcomplete thesentences.
1. Salmais.................................................
2. Tomis.................................................
3. Shilais.................................................
4. Kironis............ .....................................
Newwords :
National flag,reading, opening,playing, skipping,
swimm ing,eating, making.
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A3.Correct thefollowing statements.
Example:Salma issleeping.
No,Salmaisnotsleeping.
Sheis-------- -------.
1. Tomisplayingfootball .
2. Shilaisswimm ing.
3. Kironisdoing hishomewor k.
A4.Make sentences fromthistable.
Tania playingbadmint on.
Boys is talking toafriend.
NinaandNahid makingakite.
Mother are doingherhomework.
Esha watching TV.
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Lesson 17
Family andfriends
A.Look, listen andread.
Shameem isnineyearsold.HeisfromFeni.ItisinBanglades h.Hispar-
entsworkinGovernment offices.Tanni andPanni arehissisters.His
grandparentslivewiththem.Hisgrandfather isaretired Governm entoffi-
cerandhisgrandmother isahousewife. Nowtheyarebothabout seven-
ty.TheyareBangladeshi.
Shameem’ sfatherhasafriendinIndia. HisnameisMr.SaratChandra.
HeisanIndian. Shameem’ smotherhasafriendtoo.HernameisNaina
Khan. Sheisacollege teacher .NainaKhanhastwodaughters. Theylive
inKarachi. TheyarePakistani.
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A1.Askandanswer.
a) WhereisShameem from?
b) WhoareTanniandPanni?
c) Whatdoeshismother do?
d) Howoldarehisgrandparents ?
e) Whoishismother's friend?
f) Whereisshefrom?
A2.Answer thesequestions about yourself.
i) What’syourname?
ii) Howoldareyou?
iii) Whereareyoufrom?
iv) Howmanybrothers andsisters doyouhave?
v) AreyouBanglades hi?
vi)Doyouhaveanyfriends outside Bangladesh?
vii)Whichcountry ishe/shefrom?
A3.Write 5sentences about yourfamily.
NewWords:
retired,both.
A4.Copy thesentences.
WeareBanglades hi.
Mr.Chand raisanIndian.
TheyarePakistani .
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Lesson 18
Punctuation
FullStop
A.ReadandSay.
Mrs.Aminisateacher.
SheteachesEnglish.
Rina,cometotheblackboard.
Writedownyourfullnameontheboard.
Nowgobacktoyourseat.
Takeyourbookout.
Openatpage12.
Weusethefullstop(.)toendstatements andmildcommands.
Rememberthatasentencealways startswithacapital.
A1.Usefullstopandcapital letters.
shirinlivesinavillagesheis9yearsoldshereadsinclassfourherfather
works inthefieldheisafarmershehasasistersheloveshersistervery
much
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Question Mark
B.ReadandSay.
What’s yourname?
Doyouhaveapen?
Canyouanswer thisquestion?
Areyouhungry?
Doyouwanttoeatsomethi ng?
Weusethequestionmark(?)afterdirect questions .
B1.Usequestion marks andcapital letters.
doyoulivehere
where doyouplay
issheyourfriend
doesshamim readinclassIV
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Exclamation Mark
C.ReadandSay.
Thebookiswonderful !
Thisisabeautifulplace!
Theshowwasgreat!
Weuseexclamation mark(!)afterstatements thatexpress strong feel-
ings.
Gohomeimmediately!
Comehererightnow!
Hurryup!
Bravo!Youhavedonewellintheexam.
Hurrah!Wehavewonthegame.
Weuseexclamation mark(!)afterstrongcommands andinterjecti ons.
C1.Useexclamation mark.
Stopimmediate ly
Howbeautiful
Ahitissocool
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Lesson 19
TellingtheTime
A.Read thepassage.
Mitagotatableclockonherbirthday. Mita’sunclegaveittoherbecause
shecannot wakeupintimeonschool days.NowMitahasaclockbutshe
doesn’tknowhowtotellthetime.Nextdayshetakesherclocktothe
class.Shesaystoherteacher SairaBanu,“Teacher,lastmonth youtaught
usthenamesofmonthsandnumber ofdays.IhaveaclockandIcan’ttell
thetime.Could youpleaseteachushowtotellthetime?”SairaBanu
become sveryhappy.Shesays,“Ofcourse! Iwillbehappy toteachyou
totellthetime.Firstwewillknow onlyabout thehours. Look atthe
clock,ithastwohands.Theshortoneisthehourhandandthelongone
istheminutehand.”Sheshows theclocktothestudents andsays,“When
thelonghandison12,itmeans anhourandtheshorthandatdifferent
numbersmeandifferent hours.From12midnightto12noonwesaya.m.
From12noonto12midnight wesayp.m.”
A1.Lookandsay.
Whattimeisit?
Itisoneo’clock.
Whattimeisit?
Itistwoo’clock.
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Whattimeisit?
Itisthreeo’clock.
Whattimeisit?
Itisfouro’clock.
A2.Lookattheclockandtellthetime.
Itis……………………. . Itis………………….. .
Itis……………………. . Itis………………….. .
Itis……………………. . Itis………………….. .
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Itis……………………. . Itis………………….. .
A3.Lookatthetimeandfillintheblanks.
Mitawakesupat…………. .
Shehasherbreakfastat………….. .
Herschoolbegins at………….. .
Herschoolfinishe sat……………
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Shehasherlunchat……………. .
Shesitstostudyat………………..
Shehasherdinner at……………… .
Shewatchestelevision at…………… .
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A4.Pairwork
S1Whendoyougetupinthemorning?
S2At………………
S2Whataboutyou?
S1………………….
S1Whendoyouhaveyourbreakfast?
S2…………………..
S2Whendoyouhavelunch?
S1……………………
S1Whendoyoustudy?
S2……………………
S2Whendoyouhavedinner?
S1……………………..
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Lesson 20
Names ofMonths
A.Lookatthepicture andread.
SairaBanuhasbrough tanEnglish
Calendarinherclass.SheShowsittothe
students. Thiscalendar hassixpages.
There arebeautiful scenery ofdifferent
places ofBanglade sh.Ineachpagetwo
months areshown.
Onecanknowthedate,dayandmonth of
ayearfromit.SairaBanusaystoherstu-
dents, "Lookstudents, theEnglish year
beginswithJanuary.ThencomesFabruary,March, April,May,June,July,
August, September, October, November. Thelastmonthoftheyearis
December.”
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A1.Read thequestions andfindouttheanswers. Write the
answers inyourcopy.
a. WhathasSairaBanubrought intheclass?
b. Howmanypages arethereinthecalendar?
c. Howmanymonthsareshown inthecalendar ofthefirstpic-
ture?
d. Howmanymonths arethereineachyear?
e. Whatisthelastmonth oftheyear?
A2.Pairwork
S1Whatmonth oftheyearisitnow?
S2It’s----------.
S2Whatisthenameofthemonth afterthis?
S1It’s---------.
S1When isyourbirthday?
S2It’sin-------- -.
S2When isyours?
S1It’sin-------- ----.
SairaBanutellsmoreabout themonths. “Look atthemonths, student s.
Count thenumber ofdays.Youwillseethatsevenmonthshave31days
each.They areJanuary ,March, May, July,August, Octoberand
Decem ber.Fourmonthshave30days.TheyareApril,June,September
andNovember.” NowSairaBanuturnsthepageonFebruar y.Shesays,
“Look students, February hasgotonly28days!Butwhenitisleapyear
ithas29days.Leapyearcomesafterevery fouryears! Soifyouhave
yourbirthdayonthe29thofFebruary ,youhavetowaitforfouryearsto
celebrate it!Buttoremember thenumberofdaysineachmonth,Iwilltell
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Remember thispoem
ThirtydayshasSeptember,
April,JuneandNovem ber;
AlltheresthaveThirty-one
Excepting Februa ryalone,
Which hasbutTwenty-eight daysclear
AndTwenty-nine ineachleapyear.
B1.Fillintheblanks.
a. February comes before……….. .
b. Aprilisbetween ……… and………. .
c. Theseventhmonthoftheyearis……….. .
d. Theshortestmonth oftheyearis………. .
e. September comesafter………… .
f. Thelastmonth oftheyearis…………….. .
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B2.Thenames ofthemonths arenotinorder. Rearrange
andwritethemdown.
April, December, January, May, February,October,July,March ,
Septem ber,November, June,August
B3.Write thename ofthemonth corresponding tothenum-
bergiven inthebox.Oneisdoneforyou.
5
May
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9 12 41
6 10 7 11
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Lesson 21
ADayinaFarmer’s Life
A.Look atthepictures. Askandanswer thefollowing
questions. Work inpairs.
Picture1 Picture2 Picture
3
a. Whatthingsdoyouseeinpicture1?
b. Whatisthemandoing inpicture1?
c. Whatishedoinginpicture2?
d. Whatishedoinginpicture 3?
e. Whatishe?
A1.Read.
IamRahmat Mia.Iamafarmer.Igrowcrops. Idon’thavemyownland.I
workforothers.Iwakeupbeforesunrise.ThenIgototheland-owner’s
house. Itaketheoxentothefieldtoplough theland.When Ireachthefield,
thesunbeginstorise.Iworkthewholeday.Atmid-day, Itakeashortbreak
forlunch. Itakericeandgreenleafyvegetables forlunch. Myeldest
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daughterbrings mylunchfromhome.Icontinue toworkinsunandrain.I
stopwhenthesunsets.Itakebacktheoxentotheirmaster’s house. Iwash
andfeedthem.Afterthat,Igohome,washmyself,andeatwhatev erthereis
inthehouse.Sometim esthereisnotmuchfood.Igotobedearlybecause I
needrestandsleep. ThenIcanworkwellthenextmorning. Iliedownin
bed.Isaytomyself,“Mayb eIwillhavebetterlucknextyear.”
A2.Choose thebestanswer.
1. Whoworks inthefield?
a.RahmatMia’s daughter
b.Rahmat Mia
c.Thelandowner
2. Rahmat Miaworks ………….. .
a.thewhole day.
b.before sunrise.
c.aftersunrise.
3. Rahmat Miatakesthe……….. tothefield.
a.landowner
b.hisdaughte r
c.theoxen
4. MostofthetimeRahmat Miaeats-----------atnight.
a.whateverthereis
b.alotoffood
c.nothing
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A3.Fillintheblanks.
a. Rahmat Miaisa………….. .
b. Hedoesn’t haveanyland.Heworks ………… .
c. Everydayhe……… upbefore sunrise.
d. Hegoestothelandowner’ shometo……… outthe……….
.
e. Whenhereachesthe……….. thesunbegins torise.
A4. Askandanswer thequestions. Writedown theanswers.
1 WhoisRahmatMia?
2 Whendoeshewakeup?
3 Wheredoeshework?
4 Whatdoeshegrow?
4 Whendoeshetakeashortbreak?
5 Whatdoeshehaveforlunch?
6 Whatdoeshesaytohimself ?
NewWords :
Plough, oxen,leafy,continue,feed,luck,sow,harvest.
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Lesson 22
Intonation Practice
[Like stress,intonation isanimportant feature ofEnglis hspeech.
Intonation referstothechange inpitchofthevoice, ortherising(up)and
falling(down) ofvoiceinsayingasentence.
Inquestions thatbeginwithwh__ (what, where….) andwhichcannotbe
answeredwithyesorno,thevoicenormally risesatthebeginni ngand
fallsattheendofthesentence. Thisiscalledfallingintonation.
Teacher asksthestudents topractiseinthesame manne rasinStress
Practice. Thecurveafterthequestionshows themovemen tofthevoice.]
A. Look,listen andsay.
What’s yourname?
Where doyoulive?
What’s youraddress?
Who’sthatgirl?
What’sthetime?
Whatdayisit?
What’sthedate?
Howareyou?
Whendoesyourschoolstart?
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Intonation Practice
[Note: Inquestions thatcanbeansweredwithyesorno,thevoicenormal -
lyrisesattheendofthesentence.Thisiscalledrisingintonation.
TeacheraskstheSstopractiseingroups of4or5inthesamemanner as
inStressPractice .]
B. Look,ListenandSay.
AreyouRina?
Areyouastudent?
Doyoulivehere?
Isyourfatherateacher?
Doyoulikeice-cream?
Canyouswim?
Areyoutired?
Shallwestopnow?
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C.Nowpractise asking andanswering the
above questions fromAandB.
Student 1asksstudent 2.Student 2answers andthenasksthenextques-
tiontostudent 3.Student 3answers andasksthenextquestiontostudent
4.…Continu elikethis.
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Lesson 23
Mice
RoseFyleman
Ithinkmice
Arerather nice.
Theirtailsarelong,
Theirfacessmall,
Theyhaven’t any
Chinsatall.
Theirearsarepink,
Theirteetharewhite,
Theyrunabout
Thehouse atnight.
Theynibble things
Theyshouldn’t touch
Andnooneseems
Tolikethemmuch.
ButIthinkmice
Arenice.
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Lesson 24
Making Reques ts
A.Listen andrepeat
[Note :Teacherreadstherequests first,students repeat. Teacher readsout
theresponses, students repeat.]
i)Would youhandmeyourEnglishbook, please?
Ofcourse. Hereitis.
ii)Would youopenthewindow, please?
Sure.I’llbehappy to.
iii)Couldyoupassmethesugar,please?
Sure.Hereyouare.
iv)Couldyouposttheletter,please?
Sure,I’llbegladto.
v)Would yougivemeachange forTk.50/-?
Ofcourse. Hereyouare.
vi)Would youbuyagiftforme?
Sure,I’llbegladto.
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A1.Askandanswer. Practice inpairs. Usewould /could
withthecluewords. Oneisdoneforyou.
1. S1.Wouldyoulendmeyourpen,please? (lend, pen)
S2.............................................................
2. S1............................................................. (open, door)
S2.............................................................
3. S1............................................................. (tell,thetime)
S2.............................................................
4. S1...........................................................(give, aglassofwater)
S2.............................................................
5. S1............................................................. (cover, thefood)
S2.............................................................
B.Copy thesentences.
Eatsomevegetables everyday.
Openthedoor,please.
Cleantheblackboard.
Drawamango.
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Lesson 25
Punctuation
Comma
A.Readandsay.
Yes,Iliketoplayfootball.
Well,Iliketoplaycricket.
No,Minahasn’t cometoday.
Oh,Ididn’t seeyou.
[Note:Weusecomma (,)toseparate yes,no,andinterjections
suchasoh,welletc.fromtherestofthesentence.]
Ihavevisited India,NepalandSriLanka.
Hewillbuysomepencils, erasers, pensandnotebooks.
Ilikebanana,apple,mango andpapaya.
[Note:Weusecomma toseparate threeormoreitemsinaseries.
Weputacomma aftereachitemexcept thelast.]
A1.Usecomma andfullstop.
ImetRinaRuma AminandTuhin yesterday
Yestheywerecoming toclass
Notheyareneverlate
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B.Readandsay.
Dialogue1
Mother: What’sthetimenow,Dina?
Dina:It’sfour,mother .
Mother: Youareearlytoday. Areyousick?
Dina:No,mother.I’malright.
Mother: Where’syourbrother?
Dina:Heisplaying footballinthefield.
Dialogue2
Mother :Areyouhungry, Dina?
Dina :No,mother. I’mthirsty.Couldyouplease
givemeadrink?
Mother :Here’saglassofcoldlemonade.
Dina :Thankyou,mother. Whatareyoucooking
fordinner?
Mother :Rice,fishandvegetables.
Dina :Oh,Ilikefish.Thanks,mother.
Mother :You’rewelcome!
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Lesson 26
Punctu ation
Quotation Marks
A.Readandsay.
“Iamsohappy”, Rinasaid.
“Iamnotfeelingwell.Iwanttogohome”, saidMeena.
Theteacheraskedthestudents, “Doyouunderstand whatIamsaying ?”
Motherasked Shirin, “Isyourschool closedtoday?”
Shirinreplied, “Yes, mother.Today isInternational Mother
Language Day".
[Note:Weusequotationmarks (“”)toshowthatwearecopying
words thatsomeoneelsesaidorwrote. Weusequotation marks at
thebeginning andattheendofthequotation.Notice thatthefirst
wordinsidethequotation marks startswiththecapital letter.]
A1.UseQuotation marks.
Bulbul saidIdon’tlikerain.
Mothersaidgoandaskyourfather tocome.
Idon’tknowSultan saidShahin.
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Doyoulikerain?
No,Idon'tlikerain

B. Usecapitalletter, fullstop,comma,
exclamation mark andquotation
marksinthefollowing sentences ,wherenecessary.
a. isshailaahmed apainter
b. nosheisn’t
c. sheisateacher
d. whatdoessheteach
e. sheteachesEnglish
f. doessheenjoyteaching
g. yesshedoes
h. shesaysIloveteaching
i. shealsosaysmystudents loveme
j. sheisawonderf ulteacher
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B1.Usethecorrect punctuation marks.
Nadia'smotherisnotwellgrandmother hascometoseehermotherNadia
issittingontheveranda aftersometime hergrandmother comesrunning
NadiaNadiayouhaveababysisterohIamsohappyIhaveasisterwe
willplaysinganddancetogetheryesyoucandothatsaidgrandm othercan
Iseemysistergrandmother yesdearyoucansaidgrandmother
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Lesson 27
Letter toaFriend
A.Arifisastudent ofClass IVofMymensingh Zilla
School. Readhisletter toafriend, Anwar.
July12,2009
DearAnwar,
Howareyou?I’mfine.I’minDhaka now,atmygrandfather’s
house.Mymother andIcameherelastweek.Iamgoing tospend
thesummervacationwithmyuncles,auntsandcousins. I’vegot
fourcousins–Ayesha, Alam,AsifandLaila. Ayeshaisinclasssix.
Alamisinthesameclasswithme.Hereads inTejgaon Boys’
School.AsifisinclassfiveandLailaisonlyfiveyearsold.She
goestoaprimaryschool atTejgaon.
Dhaka isaverybigandcrowded city.There aremanytallbuild-
ings.Theroadsarewidebuttherearelotsofcars,busesandtrucks
ontheroads. So,Inever gooutalone. ButI’mhavinglotsoffun.
Mygrandfathe rtookustothezooandthemuseum. Tomorrow he
willtakeustotheShishuPark.WewenttoNewMarketyesterday.
Ihaveboughttwostorybooks foryou.
Write tomesoon.Tellmewhatyouaredoing.
Love.
Arif
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B.TrueorFalse? Iffalse,givethecorrect answer.
1. ArifiswritingfromMymens ingh.
2.Ayesha, AlamandAnwar areArif’scousins.
3.Arifandhiscousins aregoing tothezootomorrow.
4.Arifbought twobooks forAlam.
5.Arifisnothappy inDhaka.
Newwords:
Vacation, cousin,crowded, zoo,museum, park,wide
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C.Readandwrite.
Readthefollowing questi onssilently .
What’s yourname? Howoldareyou?Which classdoyoureadin?
Howmany students arethereinyourclass?What’s thename of
yourbestfriend? Whydoyoulikehimorher?Whataresomeof
thethingsyoudotogether?What’s yourfriend’shobby? Whatdo
youliketodoinyourfreetime?
C1.Askandanswer theabove questions inpairs.
C2.
Write downtheanswers totheabove questions intheformofa
paragraph. Givethetitle‘MyFriend’ totheparagraph.
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Lesson 28
Pronunciati onPractic e3
Sounds/s/and/ /
(x) (v)
A.Look, Listen andSay.
Repeat aftertheteacher.
sea she
sip
ship
sock shock
sow show
ass
ash
sign shine
sell shell
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B.Practise thistongue-twister, firstslowly, thenasquick-
lyaspossible andseethefun.
Shesells seashells onthesea-shore.
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Lesson 29
Number inwords
A.Look, listen andsay:
21twenty one 26twenty six 31thirtyone
22twenty two 27twenty seven 32thirtytwo
23twenty three 28twenty eight 33thirtythree
24twenty four 29twenty nine 34thirtyfour
25twenty five 30thirty 35thirtyfive
36thirtysix 41fortyone 46fortysix
37thirtyseven 42fortytwo 47fortyseven
38thirtyeight 43fortythree 48fortyeight
39thirtynine 44fortyfour 49fortynine
40forty 45fortyfive 50fifty
A1.Write thenumbers inwords:
21 26
22 27
23 28
24 29
25 30
31 41
32 42
33 43
34 44
35 45
36 46
37 47
38 48
39 49
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OrdinalNumbe rs
Look, readandsay:
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Lesson 31
TheSwing
Nowsohigh,
Nowsolow,
Upintheair,
ThendownIgo.
Uptothesky,
Downtothegrass,
Iwatchbirdsfly,
Iseefolkspass.
Overtheworld,
Under thetree,
Nobody knows
Whatthings Isee.
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Lesson32
AThirsty Crow
A.Itwasahotsummer day.Acrowwas
verythirsty.Heflewfromoneplace to
another insearchofwater. Buttherewas
notadropofwateranywhere. Allthe
ponds andditcheshaddriedup.Thecrow
flewalongdistance andwastired.
Suddenly hesawapitcherunder atree.
Thecrowflewdownandsatonthepitch-
er.Helooked intothepitcher.Thepitch-
erhadalittlewater.Butthecrowcould
notreach it.Helooked around andsaw
somepebble s.Hepicked upthepebbles
onebyonewithhisbeak.Hedropped
them intothepitcher. Soonthewater
cameuptothemouthofthepitcher. The
crowdrank thewaterandflewawayhap-
pily.
Moral:Ifthereisawillthereisaway.
Newwords :
Thirsty,search,distance, pebbles, ditch,pitcher.
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A1.Circle therightanswer.
1. Whowasthirsty?
a.acow
b.acrow
c.adog
2. What wasthecrowflyingfor?
a.food
b.tree
c.water
3. What wasinthepitcher?
a.water
b.pebble s
c.nothing
A2.Fillintheblanks.
1.Itwasahotsummer -------- .
2.Alltheponds andditcheshave--------- up.
3.Acrowwasvery---------.
4.Heflewhereandtherein----------- ofwater.
5.Suddenlyhesawa-------- ---.
6.Thecrowflew------- tothepitcher.
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A3. Matchthephrases fromcolumn Awiththephrases fromcol-
umnB.
AB
1.Acrowwas a.apitcherunder atree.
2.Heflewfromoneplaceto b.because ofthehotsun.
another
3.Alltheponds andditches c.andthecrowcouldnotreachit.
haddriedup
4.Suddenly hesaw d.insearch ofwater.
5.Thepitcher washalffilled e.verythirsty.
A4. Readthetableandmake sentences.
looking forwater.
somepebbles.
Acrow was cleveranddropped thepebbles intothepitcher
He saw verytired.
abletodrinkwater.
verythirsty.
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Lesson 33
Letter toaPenfriend
A. Rehana wants tomakeapenfriend .Readherletter toIndra,
wholivesinNepal.
8May,2009
DearIndra,
I’mastudentofclass4ataschoolinDhaka.Myschoolisonlytenmin-
uteswalkfrommyhome.Ihaveaneldersister,Roxana. She’sinclass6in
thesameschool.MysisterandIwalktoschoolevery morning.
Myfavourite subjects areHistory andEnglis h.Idon’tlikeMaths.What
aboutyou?Ilovetoreadstorybooks,especially ghoststories.Ialsolike
towatch cartoons onTV.
Pleasewritetomeandtellmeaboutyou.
Bestwishes,
Rehana
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A1. Imagine thatyou’ve apenfriend. Write asimilarletter toyour
penfriend.Usethegivenclues.
- Yourschool(invillageortown), class,family, yourfavourite
subjects,things youliketodo.
Newwords/phrases :
Walk, home,especially,ghost, cartoons,bestwishes
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Lesson 34
What isit?
Marie Louise Allen
Tallears,
Twinkly nose,
Tinytail,
And–hop,hegoes!
Whatishe–
Canyouguess?
Ifeedhimcarrots
Andwatercress.
Hisearsarelong,
Histailissmall–
Andhedoesn’tmakeany
Noiseatall!
Tallears,
Twinkly nose,
Tinytail,
And–hop,hegoes!
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Lesson 35
TheFarmer andtheMagicGoose
A.Readthestory.
Onceuponatime,therelivedapoorfarmernamedAbulMia.Helivedin
avillage.Hegrewvegetables andsoldtheminthemarket.Butthemoney
hegotwasnotenough.Onedayheboughtagoose.Hethought ,“I’llsell
eggsandearnsomemoney.Thenwiththatmoney, I’llbuysomemore
geese. Icanearnmoremoneybysellingmoreeggs”.Hekeptthegoose
inside hisroom. Itwasamagic goose.Nextmorning, AbulMiasawagold
eggbesidethegoose. Hewasveryhappy.“Idon’thavetoworry anymore.
NowIcanbuyenough foodforallofus.”Fromthenoneveryda ythe
goose laidagoldegg.AbulMiasolditinthemarket atagoodprice.Soon
hebecam erich.Heboughtabighouse.Helivedtherewithhiswifeand
children .Theyhadgoodfoodtoeat.Theyhadfineclothestowear.
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ButAbulMiawasnothappy. Hebecame verygreedy. Hewanted tolive
inapalace likeaking.Hewanted tobeveryrich.Hethought andthought.
Thenanideacameintohishead.Hesaidtohimself, “IfIkillthegoose,
Iwillgetalltheeggsatatime.Idon’thavetowaitforaneggeverymorn-
ing.I’llsellalltheeggsandbecome veryrich.”
Onemorning ,AbulMiakilledthemagicgoose. Hecutthebodyopen.
There werenoeggsinside.AbulMiawentmadwithgrief.Hehithisfore-
headwithhishandandsaid,“WhathaveIdone! WhathaveIdone! The
gooseisdeadandtherewillbenomoregoldeggs.I’llbepooragain!”
Moral: Grasp allloseall.
NewWords :
Enough, goose,earn,magic, inside,worry, laid,greedy,
grief,forehead, grasp,lose.
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A1.Circle therightanswer.
1. AbulMiahadamagic–
a.bird
b.goose
c.duck
2. Everydaythegooselaida–
a.whiteegg
b.goldegg
c.magicegg
3. AbulMiasoldtheeggata–
a.goodprice
b.poorprice
c.highprice
4. Soonhebecame–
a.rich
b.veryrich
c.aking
5. ButAbulMiawasnothappy.Hewanted tobe–
a.thekingofthecountr y.
b.averyrichman.
c.thepoorfarmeragain.
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A2.Saytrueorfalse.Iffalse,givethecorrect answer.
a.AbulMialivedinacity.
b.Hehadamagicgoose.
c.Every daythegooselaidgoldeggs.
d.AbulMiabought abigpalace.
e.Hebecameverygreedy.
A3.Fillintheblanks.
1.Thefarmerwasvery…………
2.Onedayheboughta………… fromthemarket.
3.Hekeptthegoose…………. hisroom.
4.Itwasa……………… goose.
5.Itlaida………… eggeveryday.
6.Hebought a……… house.
7.Buthewasnot………..
8.Hewantedmore…………
A4.Work inpairs. Askandanswer thefollowing questions.
Nowwritetheanswers down.
1.WhatdidAbulMiabuyfromthemarket?
2.Whydoyouthinkitwasamagic one?
3.WhywasAbulMiahappy?
4.Whatdidhedowiththeegg?
5.WhywasAbulMiaunhappy afterbecomingrich?
6.Whatdidhedoonemorning?
7.Whatdidhefindaftercutting thebellyofthegoose?
8.Whatdowelearnfromthestory?
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A5.Match thephrases from column Awiththephrases
fromcolumn B.
AB
1.OnedayAbulMia a.theeggatagoodprice.
2.Hewantedtosell b.anditlaidagoldeggeveryday.
3.Itwasamagic goose c.bought agoose fromthemarket.
4.AbulMiasold d.became rich.
5.Soonhe e.nothappy.
6.Buthewas f.theeggstoearnmoney.
A6.Make sentences fromthefollowing table.
nomorepoor.
amagicgoose.
AbulMia was vegetables inthemarket.
sold abighouse.
He bought agoose fromthemarket.
laid agoldeggeverymorning .
It apoorfarmer.
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