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ENGLISH FOR TODAY

For Class Five

Writers Shaheen M Kabir

Amirun Nesa Naina Shahzadi Mahmud Ullah

Editor Khandaker Abdul Hannan

NATIONAL CURRICULUM & TEXTBOOK BOARD, DHAKA

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First edition : October, 2005 Re-print : September-2009

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Contents

Lesson No Topic Page

Lesson 1 Bashir’s Friend 1 Lesson 2 Commands, Instructions and Requests 4 Lesson 3 It’s Fun 10 Lesson 4 Telling the Time 11 Lesson 5 Writing on Your Own 14 Lesson 6 Giving Instructions 17 Lesson 7 Jamila Akhter and her job 20 Lesson 8 Little Boy Blue 25 Lesson 9 At the Doctor’s 26 Lesson 10 Request (Would ..... Could) 30 Lesson 11 Practising Pronunciation :/ae/and/ei 33 Lesson 12 Letter to a Friend 38 Lesson 13 Common Birds of Bangladesh 41 Lesson 14 Cuckoo 45 Lesson 15 Ordinal Numbers 46 Lesson 16 Numbers in Words (51-100) 50 Lesson 17 Punctuation : Using a Hyphen 53 Lesson 18 My Pet 56 Lesson 19 Little Pussy 60 Lesson 20 My Country 61 Lesson 21 Talking about People 67 Lesson 22 Punctuation : Comma 72 Lesson 23 The Cap-seller and the Monkeys 75 Lesson 24 Twos 78

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Contents

Lesson No Topic Page

Lesson 25 Eid Day 79 Lesson 26 Use of Capitals 82 Lesson 27 Mohakhali Flyover 85 Lesson 28 Punctuation : Commas with Nouns of Address 91 Lesson 29 Clouds 93 Lesson 30 The Night to Remember 94 Lesson 31 A Visit to a Book Fair 103 Lesson 32 Pronunciation : Stress 108 Lesson 33 Intonation 110 Lesson 34 Practice Sheet : Listen and Write 113 Lesson 35 Writing a short composition 115 Lesson 36 A Visit to a Zoo 118 Lesson 37 Practise writing in cursive and non-cursive letters 125 Lesson 38 Aladin and the Wonderful Lamp 131

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Lesson 1

Bashir’s Friend A Read and act. Saif : Hello, Bashir. Bashir : Hello, Saif. Saif : You look sad. What's the matter? Bashir : My aunt is ill. She is suffering from ulcer. Saif : Is it too bad? Bashir : Yes, it is. She has a lot of pain. She can't eat anything. Saif : What did the doctor say? Bashir : The doctor said that it would take time for her to get well.

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Saif : Where is she now? Bashir : She is in the hospital. Saif : Which hospital is it? Bashir : She is in the district hospital. Saif : Who is looking after her? Bashir : My parents and my uncle. Saif : I hope she gets well soon. Do you need any help? Bashir : Thanks for your kindness. Saif : Are you going to the hospital now? Bashir : Yes. Saif : Can I come with you? Bashir : Yes, of course. Let's go. A1 Make sentences from this table. When Where What

is are

he she you

doing ? going ? coming ? saying ?

A2 Make WH-questions for the given answers. The first one is done for you. 1Q Who is she? A She is my sister. 2Q ______ ______ ______? A Her name is Farhana.

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3Q ________ _______ _______ _______? A She is 10. 4Q ________ _______ _______ _______? A Her birthday is on 9 June. 5Q ________ _______ _______ _______? A She is going to school. 6Q ________ _______ _______ _______ _______? A She is in class 4. A3 Ask and answer. Work in pairs. 1. Why is Bashir sad? 2. What is Bashir's aunt suffering from? 3. Where is Bashir's aunt now? 4. Who is looking after Bashir's aunt? 5. Where does Saif want to go? Why? 6. Why does Bashir thank Saif? New words/phrases sad, matter, suffering, ulcer, hospital, kindness, get well, soon, parents, suffer from, look after, of course.

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Lesson 2

Commands, Instructions and Requests A Read the passage. One day Ms Asma Haque brings a big box in her classroom. She puts the box near the table. The box is tied with a rope. All the students become curious. They want to know what Ms Asma Haque has in the box. She could understand her students” curiosity. She smiles and says, “Do you want to see what I have in the box?” All the students shout excitedly, “Yes, we do.” “Okay, could you help me open the box?” Mita, Munir, Asif, Banu and Reba come forward to help their

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teacher. “Thank you,” says Ms Asma Haque. “Mita, cut the rope with the scissors, please.” “Thanks. You can go to your seat.” “Asif, open the box. Thank you, Asif.” “Banu, come here. Now tell me what is in the box.” “There is a fork, a round spoon, a flat spoon, a tea spoon, a bowl, a cup. a lid, a frying pan and a plate.” “Thank you, Banu. Go back to your seat.” A1 Pair work. Ask and answer orally. 1. What does Ms Asma Haque bring in the class? 2. What are the students curious about? 3. Who come forward to help Ms Asma Haque? 4. What does Ms Asma Haque ask Mita to do? 5. Who opens the box?

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A2 Choose the best answer. 1. One day Ms Haque brings a….… in the class. a. rope b. box c. stove 2. Who become curious to see the box? a. Ms Haque b. Munir c. the students 3. Mita ............................................... a. opens the box. b. cuts the rope. c. brings out the stove. 4. Ms Haque asks Banu to ................ a. tell her what she finds in the box. b. bring out the stove from the box. c. count the things in the box. 5. Everybody in the class is ...................... a. excited. b. curious. c. happy.

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B “Munir, come here. Take out the stove and put it on the table. Go back to your seat.”

“Reba, come here. Take out all the packets and put them on the table. Thank you, Reba. Go to your seat.”

“Well, I think I need some more help. Hira, come to me. Bring out the spoons, the bowl and the frying pan and put them on the table.”

“Thank you. Go to your seat”.

“Today we will do something new in the class. We are going to make a big cake.”

The students are excited. They have forgotten about the time. Meanwhile, the bell rings. The students are sad. The class is over. Ms Asma Haque tells the class, “Don't be sad please. We will make the cake next week.”

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B1 Ask and answer questions. Work in pairs.

Then write down the answers.

1. Who takes out the stove?

2. What does Reba bring out?

3. What does Hira do?

4. What is Ms Asma Haque going to do in the class?

5. Why are the students sad?

6. Why do you think the students have forgotten about the time?

B2 Say true or false. If false, give the correct answer.

1. The students are eager to help Ms Asma Haque.

2. Reba takes out the stove.

3. Hira takes out the spoons, the bowl and the frying pan.

4. The students become happy as the bell rings.

5. Ms Asma Haque promises to make the cake next day.

New words and phrases

tied with, curious, excited, come forward,. meanwhile, bring, promise

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B3 Match the phrases from column A with the phrases in column B.

A B

a. One day Ms Asma Haque a. different things for cooking from the box.

b. The students are b. brings a box in the class.

c. Ms Asma Haque is miling because

c. to help her.

d. She asks some of the students

d. the students are so curious.

e. They bring out e. curious to see what is inside the box.

B4 Make sentences from the following table. One is done for you.

a. Ms Asma Haque is going to make a cake in the class.

a. Ms Asma Haque is

b. She is

c. Mita is

d. Many students are

e. Kamal is

f. Everyone is

going to

help Ms Asma Haque

make a cake

cut the rope

show the class what she

has in the box

have a piece of the cake

bring a box in the class

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Lesson 3

It's Fun

It's fun to be this,

It's fun to be that,

To leap like a lamb,

To climb like a cat.

To hop like a frog,

To swim like a fish,

To trot like a horse,

To fly like a bird.

I can act

And copy them all,

But none of them

Can copy me at all.

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Lesson 4

Telling the Time

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Last year Mita and her friends learnt how to tell the hours. This year they want to learn about the minutes. So one day Mita brings her clock in the class. She says to Ms Asma Haque, ‘Today we all want to learn how to read the minutes in a clock.’ Ms Asma Haque is happy that her students are curious to learn. She takes the clock and shows it to the class. ‘Look at the clock, students. Now tell me the time.’

Nobody could tell the time because the long and the small hands are not at the same place. Ms Asma Haque smiles and says, ‘Don’t worry students. Look at the following clocks and tell the time.’

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What time is it?

It’s five past ten.

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What time is it?

It's a quarter past ten.

It's ten fifteen.

What time is it?

It's half past ten.

It's ten thirty.

What time is it?

It's a quarter to eleven.

It's ten forty-five.

What time is it?

It's five to eleven.

It's ten fifty-five.

What time is it?

It's eleven o'clock.

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A2 First look at the clocks and tell the time.

Then write the time in the box.

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Lesson 5

Writing on Your Own A Write on your own. 501 502 503 600

B Write on your own. 601 602 603 700

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C Write on your own. 701 702 703 800

B Write on your own. 801 802 803 900

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A Write on your own. 901 902 903 1000

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Lesson 6

Giving Instructions A Read the following passage. Ms Farhana is an English teacher. She teaches class five students. She’s going to give them a class test today. Before she starts the test, she gives the following instructions and asks the students to carry them out.

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Please put your bags under your desk. Don’t leave any books or papers on your desk. Keep your pencils or pens in your hand. After I give you the testpaper, look at it carefully. Now, write down your names and roll numbers on the first

page. Don’t forget to put the date. Don’t look at anyone else’s paper. Don’t talk to anybody. Now start writing.

A1 Look at the pictures below and complete the instructions. One is done for you. Don’t take photographs inside the museum.

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_________ silent in the examination hall. _________ your shoes outside the patient's room. ________ in the form, please. ________ zebra crossing to cross the road.

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Lesson 7

Jamila Akhter and Her Job

A Look at the picture and read about Jamila. Ms Jamila Akhter is a shop assistant. She works in shifts in a department store in Chittagong. So, she doesn't have to go at the same time every day. On some days she works in the first shift from 9 am to 3 pm. On other days, she works in the second shift from 3 pm to 9 pm.

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Jamila always goes to work by bus in the morning. The bus stops just outside the store. In the afternoon, she generally goes there by rickshaw or baby-taxi. She doesn’t like to wait at the bus stop in the mid-day heat. The bus is usually over-crowded at that time. She always comes back home by bus. She works standing all the time and serves the customers. She often gets tired after work. But she doesn’t mind. She meets new people every day. She finds her job interesting.

A1 True or false? If false, give the correct answer. a) Jamila lives in Dhaka. b) She works both in the morning and in the evening. c) She always returns home from work by bus. d) She doesn’t like her job. e) She finds her job uninteresting.

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A2 Answer the following questions in short. Work with a partner. The first one is done for you. 1Q: Where does Jamila work?

A: In a department store.

2. What time does she go to work in the first shift?

3. When does she stop her work in the first shift?

4. What time does the second shift start?

5. When does the second shift finish?

6. When does Jamila go to work by bus?

7. What kind of work does she do in the store?

8. Why does she like her job?

A3 Match question words in A with the words in B. The first one is done for you. A B

What yesterday.

Who because I want to.

Where by bus.

When Shahana Begum.

Why a book.

How at school.

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A4 Make wh-questions for the following answers. Ask about the underlined words. For example- 1) What do you do? I’m a teacher. 2) Where do you study? I study at a Govt. primary school. 1. Q: ------------------------------? A: Jamila works in a department store. 2. Q: ------------------------------? A: Jamila’s family lives in Chittagong. 3. Q: ------------------------------? A: Jamila is a shop assistant. 4. Q: ------------------------------? A: She serves the customers in the store. 5. Q: ----------------------------- ? A: Her job is interesting because she meets new people every day.

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B Write a short paragraph about yourself. Include the following points in your paragraph. : your name : where you live : name of school : the class you are in : when the school starts and finishes : the subjects you are studying : how you go to school and return home : why you like your school

New words and phrases shop assistant, department store, over-crowded, mid-day heat, customers, finish, return

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Lesson 8

Little Boy Blue Little Boy Blue Come blow your horn, The sheep’s in the meadow, The cow’s in the corn. Where is the boy? Who looks after the sheep? He’s under haycock Fast asleep. Will you wake him? No, not I, For if I do, He’s sure to cry.

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Lesson 9

At the Doctor’s Doctor : Hellow! How are you? And how is your

daughter? Hasina Begum : Hello! I’m fine, thank you. But my

daughter Sabera is ill. Doctor : What’s your complaint, Sabera? Sabera : I have a fever. I feel weak. Hasina Begum : She is also coughing all the time. Doctor : Ok. Let me see. Come here, Sabera. Sit

on this chair. Now, take a deep breath--- Ok. Go back to your seat.

Hasina Begum : Is anything serious, doctor? Doctor : Not really, she has a cold and fever.

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She has also a bad cough. Did you play in the rain, Sabera?

Sabera : No, uncle, I was going to school the other day. On the way the rain started and I got wet.

Doctor : Hmm!

Hasina Begum : Should I take her to hospital?

Doctor : No. But she must stay in bed for a few days. Here is a prescription. She must take the medicines regularly. I hope she’ll be all right soon.

Hasina Begum : Thank you, doctor.

Doctor : You’re welcome.

A1 Choose the correct words and write the sentences.

1. Sabera is fine/wet/ill.

2. At the doctor’s, Sabera sat on a table/ a bed/ a chair.

3. The doctor told Sabera to go to hospital/ to go to school/ to stay in bed.

4. Hasina Begum took Sabera to the doctor’s/to school/ to hospital.

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5. Hasina Begum/ Sabera/ the doctor was coughing all the time.

6. The rain started when Sabera was going to school/ to the doctor’s/ to hospital.

A2 True or false? If false, give the correct answer. 1. The doctor gave Hasina Begum a prescription. 2. When the rain started, Sabera got wet. 3. Hasina Begum told Sabera to take a deep breath. 4. Sabera had a bad cough. 5. Hasina Begum had a fever. 6. Sabera was Hasina Begum’s daughter.

A3 Ask and answer. 1. Who was Hasina Begum? 2. Why did Hasina Begum take Sabera to the doctor? 3. What was Sabera’s complaint? 4. How did Sabera catch a cold? 5. What was the doctor’s advice?

A4 Fill in the blanks with words from the list. rain bed bad fever deep 1. She must stay in ----------- for a few days. 2. Now, take a ---------- breath. 3. She has a ---------- cough.

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4. Did you play in the ----------, Sabera?

5. Sabera was feeling weak because she had a ---------.

A5 Change the order of the words and make sentences.

1. is, ill, Sabera

2. you, how, are

3. here, Sabera, come

4. all right, be, she’ll

5. doctor, you, thank

6. going, I, school, to, was

7. also, bad, she, cough, had, a

8. breath, take, now, deep, a

New words and phrases :

daughter, complaint, fever, weak, cough, deep, breath, serious, hospital, medicines, regularly, welcome, all the time, a bad cough, the other day, in the rain, on the way, a few.

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Lesson 10

Request (Would----Could)

A Listen and say, then read. (1)

: Excuse me, could you tell me the way to the bus station?

: Yes, go up to the end of this road and then turn right. The bus station is on the left.

: Thanks.

(2) : Hello, I’m Mariam. Could I talk

to Nahid, please? : Sorry, she is not at home. : Could I leave a message? : Yes, of course. : Would you please tell her to see

me tomorrow? : Ok, I’ll do that.

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(3) : Excuse me, could you give me

Habib’s phone number?

: Sorry. I don’t have it. You can ask Shahid.

: Would you give me Shahid’s phone number, please?

: Sure. It’s 5556121.

: Thank you.

Note : [Notice that when we request someone for something we usually say, “would you?” or “could you?” It’s a polite way of asking someone for something.]

A1 Fill in the blanks with would or could and a suitable verb.

1) A : I’m going to New Market. Does any one need anything?

B : Yes. ----- you please ----- some oranges for me? And if you don’t mind, ------- you please ----- this letter?

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2) A : Nurse, ----- you pleawe ----- a glass of water?

B : Here you are.

A : ----- you please ----- me a chocolate from the box? My uncle brought them for me.

B : I’m sorry, dear. You shouldn’t eat anything today.

A : ----- you please ----- the doctor if I can have it tomorrow?

B Ask and answer.

Read the following situations. Make a request for each. Use would or could.

1) You want to borrow your friend’s bicycle

2) You want someone to lend you a camera

3) You want to know someone’s birthday

4) You want your teacher to tell you a ghost story.

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Lesson 11

Practising Pronunciation :/ae/and/e|/ A Listen and repeat. Mr Magic E In my long can I have a plan For making new words Out of old. To make can cane, To make plan plane, Add ‘e’ And see new words unfold. The magic ‘e’ changes Man to mane My magic ‘e’ Is like a key And changes pan to pane Note : ‘a’ in the words ‘can’, ‘plan’, ‘man’ and ‘pan’ is pronounced as/ae/, and ‘a’ in ‘cane’, ‘plane and ‘mane’ is pronounced as/ei /

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A1 Look, listen and say. Teacher reads the following words first. Students repeat after the teacher. Teacher should make sure students pronounce the vowel sound/ ae/ei correctly and clearly. can ____________ cane plan ____________plane man____________ mane pan___________ pane

B Look and say. The mother is feeding her baby. We take a train at the station.

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Some people are waiting for the bus.

The boys are swimming in the lake.

Kazi Nazrul Islam is a famous poet.

The boy is very lazy.

He is always late for school.

I needed some money.

My father gave it to me.

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B1 Complete these short dialogues and act them out. [1]

Rafiq : Look! the sky is cloudy. It’s going to ____

soon.

Pradip : Oh, yes. But Shamim hasn’t come yet. He

said he’d come at ten.

Rafiq : Well, it’s 10.30 now. He’s already_____.

Pradip : That’s right. If we ______ for him, we’ll get wet.

[2]

Passenger : Excuse me, is the Mahanagar Express _______ today?

Station Master : No, sir. It will be on time.

Passenger : But it’s already late. It's 8 o’clock now.

Station Master : I think you’ve made a mistake. The ______ leaves at 8.30. There's a little change in the

time_____.

Passenger : Hmm____! So the train isn’t _____. I have to _____ for a few minutes more.

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B2 Complete these sentences with words from the list.

gate late mane page(s) plane

1. it’s not possible to go to London by train. We can go there by ________.

2. A lion has ________: but a lioness hasn’t.

3. Ripa doesn't go to bed early. So she wakes up______ in the morning.

4. Our school has a ______ to come in and to go out.

5. The book is small and thin. It has only one hundred ______.

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Lesson 12

Letter to a Friend A Read the following letter. Look at the parts of the letter. 20 Ranipukur Lane

Mymensingh

15 May, 2005

Dear Kiron,

How are you? I’m doing fine in my new school here. I don’t feel lonely any more.

I’ve made a new friend. His name’s Altaf. He’s a nice boy. He is always friendly and helpful. Everybody likes him. On my first day at school he sat beside me. We talked and spent a lot of time together. The other day, he took me to a book store in the town. We also visited the public library.

He’s also a witty person. He often tells jokes and riddles. Here is a riddle that he told us yesterday.

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Q. What goes up and never comes down?

Ans. Age.

Anyway, I miss you all very much. Write to me soon. Tell me

about you and other friends.

Love,

Murad

A1 Ask and answer. a) Who is the letter from?

b) Who is he writing the letter to?

c) Who is Kiron?

d) What word is used to end the letter?

e) Where does Murad live?

A2 Guessing Game. Here are some riddles. Guess what they are.

a) It is white and round.

It makes no sound.

Children love to eat it.

What is it?

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b) It spins a thread and makes its home.

It does this task all alone.

It quickly traps its prey.

What is it? Just say.

A3 Suppose you're Kiron. Write a reply to Murad's letter. Tell him about one of your new friends. New words and phrases lonely, friendly, helpful, witty, riddles, spin, thread, trap, all alone, prey.

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Lesson : 13

Common Birds of Bangladesh A Read and act.

Students : Good morning, teacher.

Teacher : Good morning, students. How are you?

Students : We're fine, thank you. How are you, teacher?

Teacher : I’m fine too. Thank you. Let's start now. Look

at the picture. What can you see?

Students : We can see many birds.

Teacher : Do you like birds?

Students : Yes, we do.

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Teacher : Rima, do you know this bird in the picture?

Rima : This is a parrot.

Teacher : How do you know it?

Rima : It has a red beak and a long

tail. Its feathers are green.

Teacher : Right, very good. Now, we

will talk about some

common birds of

Bangladesh. Can you name

some of them?

Students : The crow, the sparrow, the

doel, the shalik, the

kingfisher --------.

Teacher : Why do we call them.

common?

Students : We call them common

because we can see them

often.

Teacher : Which of them do you

think is the most common,

Pavel?

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Pavel : I think it's the crow.

Teacher : Why do you think so?

Pavel : Because we can see it

everywhere.

Teacher : Can you name a seasonal

bird, Bina?

Bina : Yes, teacher, the cuckoo.

Teacher : When can we see it?

Bina : We can see it in the spring.

Teacher : Where do these birds live,

Amin?

Amin : They live in trees.

Teacher : Which birds live in our

houses?

Amin : Sparrows, and sometimes

parrots and mainas.

Teacher : How do parrots and

mainas live in houses?

Amin : In the cages as pets.

Teacher : I don’t think birds are

happy in cages.

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A1 Make sentences from this table. Birds live beautiful eat feathers are insects have in trees

A2 Ask and answer. 1. What are the common birds of Bangladesh?

2. Why do we call them common?

3. How does a parrot look ?

4. Why is the cuckoo called a seasonal bird?

5. In which season can we see the cuckoo?

6. Where do birds usually live?

7. Are the birds happy in cages?

A3 Complete and practise. 1. A parrot has a red _______ and ______ feathers.

2. _______ _______ are the common birds in Bangladesh.

3. We can see the crow _______ .

4. The ________ is a seasonal bird.

5. We can see cuckoos in ________.

6. Birds live in ________ .

7. Birds live in the cages as __________.

New words and phrases start, feathers, common, familiar, around, seasonal, everywhere, season, cage, familiar to, quite often.

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Lesson 14

Cuckoo Cuckoo, Cucckoo,

What do you do?

In April

I open my bill.

In May

I sing night and day.

In June

I change my tune.

In July

Away I fly.

In August

Go I must.

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Lesson 15

Ordinal Numbers

A Look, read and say. Shihab is ten years old. He lives in a small village. It is beside the river Meghna. He is in class five. He goes to the village primary school. He has come to Dhaka to visit his uncle Mr Hafizuddin. His uncle works in a post office. This is Shihab’s first visit to Dhaka. So one day, Mr Hafizuddin takes him to Dhanmondi. Shihab is surprised to see so many tall buildings. He starts counting the floors of a building. The building has twenty floors. He asks his uncle, "Who live on so many floors, uncle?’ ‘There are shops and offices and some apartments on different floors,’ says Mr Hafizuddin.

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There is a grocery on the first

floor. Bookshops are on the

second and third floors. There

are banks on the fourth, fifth

and sixth floors. There are

libraries on the seventh,

eighth and ninth floors.

Shopping malls are on the

tenth, eleventh, and twelfth

floors. There is a university

on the next three floors----

thirteenth, fourteenth and

fifteenth. The sixteenth,

seventeenth, eighteenth,

nineteenth and twentieth are

apartments. Many families

live there.

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A1 Practise writing the ordinal numbers in words.

1st 11th

2nd 12th

3rd 13th

4th 14th

5th l 5th

6th 16th

7th 17th

8th 18th

9th 19th

10th 20th

A2 Fill in the blanks. 1. The libraries are on the ____________, __________ and

_________ floors.

2. The bookshops are on the ________ and ________ floor.

3. On the _________, _________ and _________ floor is the New University.

4. The shopping malls are on the _________, _________ and _________ floors.

5. The grocery is on the _________ floor.

6. Banks are on the ______, ______ and _______ floors.

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A3 Work in pairs. Ask and answer the following questions. Write down the answers.

1. Which floors are the libraries on?

2. Which floor is the grocery on?

3. Which floor is the university on?

4. Which floors are the banks on?

5. Which floors are the bookshops on?

6. Which floors are the shopping malls on?

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Lesson 16

Numbers in Words (51-100) A Look, listen and say.

51 fifty-one 56 fifty-six 61 sixty-one

52 fifty-two 57 fifty-seven 62 sixty-two

53 fifty-three 58 fifty-eight 63 sixty-three

54 fifty-four 59 fifty-nine 64 sixty-four

55 fifty-five 60 sixty 65 sixty-five

66 sixty-six 71 seventy-one 76 seventy-six

67 sixty-seven 72 seventy-two 77 seventy-seven

68 sixty-eight 73 seventy-three 78 seventy-eight

69 sixty-nine 74 seventy-four 79 seventy-nine

70 seventy 75 seventy-five 80 eighty

81 eighty-one 86 eighty-six

82 eighty-two 87 eighty-seven

83 eighty-three 88 eighty-eight

84 eighty-four 89 eighty-nine

85 eighty-five 90 ninety

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91 ninety-one 96 ninety-six

92 ninety-two 97 ninety-seven

93 ninety-three 98 ninety-eight

94 ninety-four 99 ninety-nine

95 ninety-five 100 one hundred

A1 Write the numbers in words. 51 56

52 57

53 58

54 59

55 60

61 66

62 67

63 68

64 69

65 70

52

71 76

72 77

73 78

74 79

75 80

81 86

82 87

83 88

84 89

85 90

91 96

92 97

93 88

94 99

95 100

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Lesson 17

Punctuation : Using a Hyphen

A Read the following text. One day Ms Nafisa, the English teacher, came into the class.

‘You’ve already learned about a full stop, a comma, a semicolon, a question mark and a dash. Haven't you?’ She asked the class.

“Yes, teacher,’ was the reply.

Ms Nafisa then drew a short line (-) on the blackboard and asked the class, ‘What’s this short line called?’

Student 1 : It’s a dash, teacher.

Ms Nafisa : Hmm..... It looks like a dash. But it's not so. It’s

much shorter than a dash. It’s a hyphen.

Student 2 : When do we use a hyphen, teacher?

Ms Nafisa : Well, we usually use it to join two words together. But if you look up ‘sitting room’ in different dictionaries, you'll see both ‘sitting room’ and ‘sitting-room’. We put a hyphen when this helps to make the meaning clear.

Notice that we use hyphens (-) to separate parts of words or to Join words together.

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A1 Read the following sentences. You can join some words to make one word. Use a hyphen to join these words and rewrite the sentences. The first one is done for you. 1. I love home made cakes. (home-made)

2. These are hand painted pots.

3. He never buys ready made shirts.

4. Kite flying is a kind of hobby.

5. We’ll go to Chittagong by the inter city train.

B Read the following sentences. Kajal was writing a story about a hand-

some person.

Babul has already taken the vocabu-

lary test.

After he repaired the clock, Karim had to re-

adjust the time.

Notice that we also use a hyphen to divide a word at the end of a line.

C Read the following sentences. 1. I bought two dozen of bananas. But when I counted them there were only twenty-three.

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2. My grandfather is sixty-five years old.

3. Please, open at page ninety-nine of your English book.

4. We need thirty-eight packets more.

5. Out of thirty-two students, only twenty-two came today.

We use a hyphen to separate compound numbers from twenty-one through ninety-nine.

C1 Put a hyphen where necessary. 1. Five of the twenty two boys are athletes.

2. There are fifty five students in Rina’s class.

3. You will find the poem on page thirty eight.

4. I paid one hundred and forty seven taka for that machine.

5. We invited one hundred guests, but only eighty nine people came.

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Lesson 18

My Pet

A Read.

Next day was Lima’s birthday.

‘What would you like to have, Lima, on your birthday’?

mother asked.

‘I would like to have a pet bird,’ Lima said.

‘What bird would you like?’ asked mother.

"I think I would like a bird that talks,’ Lima answered.

Next morning Lima had a bird in a cage. Father got it for her from a bird shop. It was a parrot. It had green feathers and a red beak. ‘It’s beautiful, I'm so happy. Thank you mother. Thank you father,’ said Lima. She called her ‘Mimi’. Mimi flew from

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here to there in the house. She liked to be near Lima. Every morning she had a bath. She jumped into the tub. Her wings got wet. Then she hopped onto the bar of the cage. Mother put her food in the cage. But she liked to have it with Lima. She talked to her a lot. Mimi was learning to talk. She called Lima by name. They put her into the cage when they went out. It made her very sad when they did that. She made a lot of noise when they came back. Lima was very fond of her.

A1 Circle the right answer. 1. The pet bird was a i) maina ii) woodpecker iii) parrot 2. The bird liked to be near i) Lima ii) Lima's mother iii) Lima's father 3. ‘It’s beautiful, I’m so happy.’-Who said this? i) Lima's father ii) Lima's mother iii) Lima

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4. Lima wanted to have a bird that i) flies ii) talks iii) sings 5. Mimi had i) red feathers ii) green feathers iii) black feathers

A2 Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions. Write down the answers. 1. What did Lima have on her birthday? 2. What did Lima call her? 3. What kind of bird did Lima like? 4. Why was Mimi upset when Lima and her family went out? 5. What did Mimi do when Lima and her family came back? 6. Why did Mimi make a lot of noise? 7. Did Mimi like to be in the cage? 8. Write a few sentences about Mimi (What she did/what she looked like). 9. When did Mimi have her bath everyday?

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A3 Fill in the blanks. a) Lima liked to have a _______ bird on her birthday. b) The pet bird was a ________. c) Father brought the bird from a _______. d) Lima called her _______. e) Every morning the bird had a _______.

New words and phrases pet bird, green feathers, red beak, had a bath, jumped into, hopped, put into, a lot of, make noise, fond of

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Lesson 19

Little Pussy I love little pussy, Her coat is so warm, And if I don’t hurt her She’ll do me no harm. So I’ll not pull her tail, Nor drive her away, But pussy and I Very gently will play, She shall sit by my side, And I’ll give her some food; And pussy will love me Because I am good.

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Lesson 20

My Country

A Read the text. The name of our country is Bangladesh. It became independent in 1971. Dhaka is its capital. Bangladesh is a small country. Its land area is 1,47,570 square kilometres. But it has a large population. About 140 million people live here. Bangladesh is mainly an agricultural country. Its main crops are rice, jute,

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sugar-cane and tea. Many kinds of fruits also grow here. Jack-fruits, mangoes, bananas, pine-apples, guavas and water-melons are the most common. My country has also many rivers. The main rivers are the Padma, the Meghna, the Jamuna and the Karnaphuly. There are many variety of fishes in these rivers. We have many interesting places. The Sundarbans, Rangamati and Cox’s Bazar are very attractive. The Royal Bengal Tiger lives in the Sundarbans. Cox’s Bazar is the longest beach in the world. It is about 120 kilometres long. Many people visit these places every year. Bangladesh is a peaceful country. People from different communities live here in peace. I love my country very much.

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A1 True or false? If false, give the correct answer. 1. Bangladesh is a big country. 2. Bangladesh has a small population. 3. There are many rivers in Bangladesh. 4. The Padma is one of the main rivers of Bangladesh. 5. Bangladesh is a peaceful country. 6. Only the Muslims live here. 7. There are many varieties of fish in the rivers.

A2 Ask and answer. 1. When did Bangladesh become independent? 2. What is the name of the longest sea beach in the world? 3. How long is it? 4. Where does the Royal Bengal Tiger live? 5. How many people visit the interesting places every year?

A3 Work in groups/pairs. Make a list of-- 1. the main crops of Bangladesh. 2. the common fruits in Bangladesh. 3. the main rivers in Bangladesh. 4. the interesting places in Bangladesh.

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A4 Match list A and list B to make sentences. A B

The name of our country lives in the Sunderbans.

Bangladesh is mainly an very much.

The Cox’s Bazar sea beach is Bangladesh.

Bangladesh is a is about 120 kilometres long.

I love my country peaceful country.

We have a lot of agricultural country.

The Royal Bengal Tiger interesting places

A5 Here are six questions followed by six answers. Arrange them properly.

Questions : 1. What is the name of our country? 2. What is the capital of Bangladesh? 3. How many people are there in Bangladesh? 4. What are the main crops of Bangladesh? 5. Which fruits are the most common in Bangladesh? 6. How do people from different communities live here?

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Answers a) There are about 140 million people in Bangladesh. b) Jack-fruit, mango, banana, pine-apple, guava and water- melon are the most common fruits in Bangladesh. c) People from different communities live here in peace. d) The name of our country is Bangladesh. e) Rice, jute, sugar-cane and tea are the main crops of Bangladesh. f) Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh.

A6 Fill in the blanks with the clues given below. 140 1971 120 1,47,570 interesting rivers peace agricultural Dhaka 1. The population of Bangladesh is about ________ million. 2. My country has many ________. 3. We have many _______ places. 4. Cox’s Bazar beach is about ________ kilometres long. 5. _________ is the capital of Bangladesh. 6. Bangladesh is mainly an _________ country. 7. People from different communities live in ________ here. 8. Bangladesh has a land area of _________ square kilometres.

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A7 Make sentences using the following phrases. a lot of, live in, a big population, kinds of, a small country, in the Sundarbans, longest beach, a peaceful country, an agricultural country

A8 Write five sentences about your own country.

New words independent, capital, population, million, agricultural, interesting, attractive, peaceful, different, community

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Lesson 21

Talking about People

A Look at the picture and read the passage about Mahmud.

This is Mahmud Hasan. He is Bangladeshi. He is 10 years old. He is a student. He is in class five. Mahmud is tall and slim. But he is healthy. He has short black hair. His eyes are black too. He looks quite handsome.

A1 Answer the questions in short. If the answer is ‘No’, give the correct information. The first one is done for you. 1. Is Mahmud American? Ans: No, he isn’t. He is Bangladeshi. 2. Is he a teacher? 3. Is he in class five? 4. Is he fat?

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5. Is he sickly? 6. Is his hair long? 7. Are his eyes black?

A2 Match the words in column A with their opposites in column B.

A B fair tall

handsome dark

healthy fat

short ugly

slim sickly

B Read the following information table about Sonia:

Country : England Nationality : English Age : 24 Occupation : teacher Figure : tall, slim Hair : short, golden Eyes : blue Looks : healthy and beautiful

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B1 Ask and answer the following questions : 1. What country does Sonia come from? 2. What nationality is she? 3. How old is she? 4. What's her occupation? 5. Is she tall or short? 6. What colour is her hair? 7. What colour are her eyes? 8. How does she look?

B2 Complete the paragraph about Sonia. Sonia comes from England. She is _________. She is 24 years ________. She is a _________. She is ________ and slim. Her hair is short and _________. She has ________ eyes. She looks healthy and _______.

C Read the following table about Ramesh : Country : India Nationality : Indian Age : 40 Occupation : business Figure : short and fat Hair : short and grey Looks : old

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C1 Ask and answer these questions. Work in pairs. Answer in complete sentences. 1. What country does Ramesh come from? 2. What’s his nationality? 3. How old is he? 4. What does he do? 5. Is he tall or short? 6. Is he slim or fat? 7. Is his hair short or long? 8. What colour is his hair? 9. How does he look?

C2 Write a short paragraph about Ramesh with the answers to the questions in section C1.

C3 Think about one of your friends. Write a paragraph about him/her. Include the following things in your paragraph:

Name Place of living Class Age

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Figure Hair Eyes Looks

Begin like this.

I have a friend. His/Her name is --------- (name). He/she lives -------------.

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Lesson 22

Punctuation: Comma

A Read the following sentences and notice where the commas are put. The annual sports of our school is on Saturday, January 10.

I wil1 take my scholarship examination on December 15, 2009

Maina was born on June 15, 1978.

Helal was born on January 21, 1979 in Jessore.

Hasan will reach Dhaka on May 8, 2009 in the afternoon.

Notice that we use:

a comma between the day and month,

a comma between the day of the month and year.

If a date is given in the middle of a sentence, we separate the year with comma.

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A1 Copy each of the following sentences. Add commas where needed. 1. School starts on Sunday January 6. 2. My father was born on February 9,1923 in Comilla. 3. Bangladesh was liberated on December 16, 1971. 4. My sister will come on Monday September 2, 2009 at noon.

B Commas with Introductory Words. Words like yes, no, or well are called introductory words when they begin a sentence. When we say an introductory word, we usually pause slightly. In writing, this slight pause is shown with a comma.

Look at the sentences below. The introductory words are in bold type. Notice the commas that follow them.

Well, I think it’s going to rain today. Yes, I think you’re right. As usual, it rains when we want to play outside. By the way, what’s the weather forecast for tomorrow?

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B1 Each sentence begins with an introductory word or words. Copy each sentence and add a comma where necessary. 1. Well it’s fun when it rains. 2. But we have to stay indoors. 3. Come let’s think of something we can do. 4. All right I have a plan. 5. First of all you must promise to help. 6. Yes I will. 7. You see l’ve invented a new game.

C Listen and say (A vocabulary game). The teacher (T) will say a word. Student-1 (S1) will take the last letter of the word and make a new word with it. S2 will take the last letter of the word given by S1, and make another word with it. Continue like this:

Example : T -- Book

S1 -- Kite S2 -- Egg S3 -- Goat S4 -- Train

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Lesson 23

The Cap-seller and the Monkeys

A Read the story. It was a hot summer day. A man was passing through a village. He sold caps to the villagers. He walked for miles and felt very tired. He sat under a big tree to take rest. He put his basket of caps beside him. He then fell asleep. There were monkeys in the tree. The monkeys saw the caps in the basket. They became curious.

The monkeys came down from the tree and took away the caps. After some time, the man woke up. He found that there was no cap in the basket. He was surprised. He looked for the caps.

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Then he heard some sound above his head. He looked up. He could not believe his eyes! The monkeys were wearing the caps. The cap-seller became very worried. He did not know what to do. Suddenly he remembered that monkeys like to imitate. So he took off his own cap and threw it on the ground. The monkeys saw it.

They also threw their caps on the ground. The cap-seller did not miss the chance. He at once collected the caps from the ground. Then he quickly left the place.

A1 True or false? If false, give the correct answer.

1. The cap-seller was tired. 2. He sat under a tree to watch the monkeys. 3. The monkeys lived in the village. 4. The monkeys were curious. 5. The cap-seller threw his cap on the ground.

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A2 Match the phrases in column A with the phrases in column B.

A B 1. The cap-seller sat 2. The monkeys saw 3. He found that there was no cap 4. He heard some sound 5. He could not believe 6. The monkeys in the tree

a) in the basket b) his own eyes c) a basket of caps d) under a tree e) above his head f) were wearing the caps

A3 Fill in the blanks. 1. It was a __________ summer day. 2. The cap-seller had a __________ of caps with him. 3. The monkeys were __________. 4. When he woke up, he found no _________ in the basket. 5. The monkeys like to __________. 6. The monkeys threw the __________ on the ground.

New words and phrases take away, wake up, worried, imitate, take off, collect, surprised, quickly, wear, remember

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Lesson 24

Twos Why are lots of things in twos?

Hands on clocks, and gloves, and shoes,

Scissor-blades, and water taps,

Collar studs, and luggage straps,

Walnut shells, and pigeons’ eggs,

Arms and eyes and ears and legs

Will you kindly tell me who’s

So fond of making things in twos?

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Lesson 25

Eid Day

A Look at the picture and read the passage. After a month’s fasting Eid-ul-Fitre is celebrated. Today is Eid. Shihab is wearing new payjamas and a panjabi. Asif has come to Shihab’s house. The boys will go to Eidgah for Eid prayer. Asif is also wearing new clothes. The boys are happy. Shihab has fasted for 15 days and Asif for 17 days. Shihab's sister Nafisa has fasted for 20 days. Nafisa has come out to greet Asif. The children say ‘Eid-Mubarak’ to each other. Nafisa is wearing a red frock. She looks happy too. Shihab’s mother Ms Fatema

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Banu has prepared many special dishes for Eid. She has made ‘firni, ‘jarda’, ‘polao’, ‘korma’ and many other items. Shihab and Nafisa’s favourite dish is ‘firni’.

Shihab’s father Mr Sajjad Hossain is going to Eidgah too. ‘Asif, come to our house after prayer. All of us will have food together,’ says Ms Fatema Banu. ‘Thank you, I’ll come and eat with you. After that we will go to the Eid Fair’, says Asif. Mr Sajjad Hossain smiles and says, ‘Okay boys, let’s go to say our prayers.’ After the prayer they embraced each other.

A1 Say true or false. If false, give the correct answer.

a) Shihab is wearing a shirt and trousers.

b) He has come to Asif's house.

c) Asif is wearing new clothes.

d) Ms Fatema Banu has cooked many dishes.

e) Mr Sajjad Hossain is going to the Eidgah alone.

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A2 Ask and answer the following questions. Write the answers. 1. When is Eid-ul-Fitre celebrated? 2. What is Shihab wearing? 3. What are Shihab and Asif doing? 4. How many days has Nafisa fasted? 5. Where are Mr Sajjad Hossain, Shihab and Asif going? 6. Who has prepared special dishes? 7. What are the special dishes? 8. Why has Nafisa come out?

A3 Make sentences from the following table. It Shihab and Asif Nafisa Ms Fatema Banu Mr Sajjad Hossain

is are has

wearing new payjamas andpanjabi. fasted for 20 days. prepared many special dishes for Eid. wearing a red frock. Eid Day. going to the Eidgah.

New words and phrases fasting, celebrated, Eid prayer, greet, prepared, favourite dish, Eid fair, embraced

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Lesson 26

Use of Capitals A Read The name of our school is Phulkuri Government Primary School. Our class-teacher’s name is Ms Samira Begum. She teaches us English. She says, ‘If you want to learn English, you should speak English.’ Note: Notice the underlined words in the above sentences. We use capital letter: a) at the beginning of a sentence

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b) to begin the name of a person, place or thing c) to begin a sentence in a quotation d) to begin the name of a country, a nation or language

A1 Rewrite the following sentences using capital letters and punctuation marks where necessary. this is margaret she comes from australia her mother-tongue is english at the moment she’s learning bangla at a language centre in dhaka she says learning a new language is fun i am enjoying it very much my teacher says that i’m learning bangla quite fast because i practise speaking bangla all the time there are students from other parts of the world at the centre from france italy and china they speak french italian and chinese but in class they speak bangla B Read the following sentences. Our school is closed on Fridays. That’s our weekly holiday. But we have other holidays, such as, Eid holiday, Ramadan, Durga Puja, Buddha Purnima and Christmas. In December, after our

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final examination, we get a long holiday.

* Notice the names of days, months, holidays and special events begin with capital letters.

For example:

Monday, New Year's Day, June, etc.

B1 Rewrite the following using capital letters and punctuation marks :

on april 16 we celebrated bangla new year at our school the new years day was on april 14 but it was a holiday and the next day was friday so we celebrated the day in our school on sunday april 16.

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Lesson 27

Mohakhali Flyover A Look at the picture and read the passage. Shihab was having a very good time with his uncle Mr Hafizuddin. He took him around to see different places of the city. One day Mr Hafizuddin came home early from his office. He said to Shihab, ‘Today, I'll take you to see the Mohakhali flyover. On his way to Mohakhali, Shihab was thinking what a flyover could be. He thought it is a place from where people can fly. They got down from the bus at a bus stop. Shihab noticed a road high over their head. He asked, "Uncle, why have they built a bridge over a road? Where is the flyover? I want to fly from there.’ Mr Hafizuddin smiled. ‘This is not a bridge, Shihab, this is a flyover.’

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‘Oh! The flyover.’ He was amazed to see it. A flyover is a road. It is built on pillars over another road. Shihab turned to his uncle and asked, ‘Do we have flyovers in other cities?’ ‘No,’ said his uncle, ‘Only the very big and busy cities have flyovers. You know, there are too many buses, trucks and cars now in Dhaka city. During office and school time, there is a long queue of traffic causing traffic jam. Now people can go through the flyover. They now can save time. There is another flyover at Khilgaon’.

Shihab stood on the sidewalk and looked down. He saw cars and buses running under the flyover. He did not know there could be roads one above the other. He wanted to know many things about the flyover.

This is what his uncle told him: The flyover is 1.8 kilometres/1800 metres long; its width is 14.63 metres excluding the sidewalks. The flyover is built on 51 pillars. Four cars can ply on the flyover at a time. The centre of the flyover is 7 metres high from the ground. A Chinese company has constructed it. About 136 crore taka was spent to build the flyover.

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A1 Circle the right answer. 1. Shihab has come to see the ..………flyover. a. Khilgaon b. Mohakhali c. Rampura 2. He was ……… .. to see the flyover. a. amazed b. frightened c. happy 3. In big and busy cities flyovers are built to …… a. have traffic jam. b. avoid traffic jam. c. help traffic jam. 4. The flyover is ……. kilometres long. a. 1.6 b. 1.7 c. 1.8 5. It is …… feet wide. a. 38 b. 48 c. 58

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A2 Say true or false. If false, give the correct answer. a. Shihab has come to see the flyover all by himself. b. He was delighted to see the flyover. c. He has come to see the Khilgaon flyover. d. Flyovers are built in very big and busy cities. e. By going through a flyover, one can save time. f. The centre of the Mohakhali flyover is nine metres high from the ground.

A3 Work in pairs. Ask and answer the following questions. Write down the answers. 1. Where did Mr Hafizuddin take Shihab? 2. What did he want to show him? 3. What did Shihab think when he first saw the flyover? 4. Why do cities need flyovers? 5. How can people save time? 6. How long is the Mohakhali flyover? 7. How many cars can ply on the flyover at a time? 8. How high is the centre of the flyover from the ground?

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A4 Match the phrases from column A with the phrases from column B.

A B 1. Shihab is having a 2. Today he has come with 3. Shihab thought that a

flyover was 4. A flyover is 5. Big cities have flyovers 6. There is a big queue

a. a place from where people can fly.

b. of buses, cars and other vehicles during school and office time.

c. good time in Dhaka. d. to avoid traffic jam. e. his uncle to see the

Mohakhali flyover. f. a road built on high pillars

above another road.

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A5 Make sentences from the following table. Mr Hafizuddin

Shihab He

was

had thought

a flyover is a place from where was people can fly. eager to know more about the had flyover. never seen a flyover before. he would take Shihab to Mohakhali to see the flyover. come home early. brought Shihab to Mohakhali to see the flyover. amazed to see the flyover.

New words and phrases

flyover, got down, noticed, bridge, queue, traffic jam, sidewalk, running over, looked down, width, excluding, constructed

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Lesson 28

Punctuation: Commas with Nouns of Address

A1. Read and say. Ms Sarah, did you send the letter to the principal? Yes, I mailed it today, Ms Huq. Thank you, Sarah, for your help. Sometimes when we speak or write to someone, we use that person's name. This is called using a noun of address. Look at the sentences above. A noun of address is separated from the rest of the sentence by one or more commas.

2. Read the following sentences : Please, Raju, hold this picture for me. Ms Shams, I think you should hang it on this wall. Be careful, Raju. Don’t drop the picture. [Use one comma to separate a noun of address that begins or ends a sentence. Use two commas to separate a noun of address in the middle of a sentence. Read the sentences given above again and notice the position of the comma.]

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A1 Copy each sentence and put a comma where necessary. 1. How can I help Ms Sufia? 2. You can hang this picture here on this wall Raju. 3. Harun runs and gets some nails and hammer. 4. I think Lalu will need a ladder. 5. Rina what’s Shovon doing? 6. Shovon Ali and Rahul are making posters for the exhibition

of Mr Karim. 7. Have you seen the picture of the sunset Ms Saleha? 8. The picture of Mr Karim is in the teachers’ room.

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Lesson 29

Clouds White sheep, white sheep On a blue hill, When the wind stops You all stand still. You all run away When the winds blow; White sheep, white sheep, Where do you go?

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Lesson 30

The Night to Remember Read the following questions. Work in pairs and answer them. a) What do we do if any one of our family members becomes sick? b) How will you feel if you walk all alone in the dark at midnight? c) Do you believe in ghosts?

A Read the story silently. Answer the questions given below. Adnan is a student. He lives with his parents. His grandmother also lives with them. Once his grandmother fell ill. His father took her to the hospital. The school was over. Adnan came from school and went to the hospital to see her. Adnan left the hospital for home. Then it was almost midnight. There was no transport on the road. His house was not very far. So he was walking home. He was all alone. There was silence

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all around. He felt that someone was following him. He was afraid even to look back. But when he stopped he heard no sound. As soon as he walked faster, the sound became louder. Adnan than began to run to get rid of the sound. The sound too ran after him. “Who is it?” shouted Adnan. “Why are you following me?” But there was no reply.

A1 Choose the best answer. a) Adnan and his parents live in ___________ i. the same house. ii. different areas. iii. a flat. b) Adnan went _________ to see his ailing grandmother. i. near the hospital ii. to the hospital iii. to the doctor

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c) When did Adnan return home from hospital? He returned home __________.

i. after school hour. ii. in the morning. iii. late at night. d) What did he think when he had heard some sound? He

thought ________. i. to beat the person following him. ii. somebody was following him. iii. his father sent somebody to help him. e) Adnan started running ‘to get rid of’ the sound. Here ‘to get

rid of’ means: i. to get a ride. ii. to be free from. iii. to hear the sound

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A2 True or false? If false, give the correct answer. i. Adnan’s mother took his grandmother to a hospital. ii. Transport was not available at nigjt. iii. The patient was taken to hospital. iv. Adnan was alone while coming back home from the hospital. v. Adnan was afraid to walk to his house. A3 Make as many sentences as you can from the

table given below. Adnan He His mother His father

felt understood told himthought

that

someone was following him his grandmother fell ill. he should go to the hospital to look after her. He should go to school on time the sound would stop just then. he would go home alone. the ghost had cut off electricity.

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B . Read silently and then answer the questions given below.

Now he stopped and decided to see who it was. He looked behind but saw none. The sight of an imaginary ghost made him nervous. He thought the shades of trees and electric poles were ghosts. “Help, help’’ he tried to shout. But no sound came from his mouth. He was sweating and trembling. All the time he kept praying. He thought somebody was telling him, “No, there is no ghost. Don’t be afraid. Go shrad.’’ So, he tried to forget the idea of an imaginary ghost. He tried to proceed towards his home. But his heart was beating fast. Adnan imagined that the ghost following him cut off electricity. He walked fast and reached home very soon. Ge dound his home in total darkness.

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B1 True or false? If false give the correct answer. i. He looked around to find out the ghost. ii. He was sweating because he was running. iii. people from outside came to help him. iv. He was sweating and trembling. v. The imaginary ghost didn’t cut off the electricity. B2 Answer the following questions in short. i. Why did he look bejind? ii. What made him nervous? iii. Who said to him “There is no ghost’’? iv. Why did he try to forget the idea of a ghost? v. Why did he walk fast?

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B3 Match column ‘A’ with column ‘B’ and make complete sentences. Number (a) is done for you.

Adnan decided to see who it was.

A B a) Adnan decided b) He walked fast c) The shades of trees and

poles d) Somebody told him e) Adnan shouted

i. not believe in ghost . ii. were ghosta iii. to get the help of othere iv. to reach home earlier v. to see who it was vi. for the help of God

C Read silently and answer the questions given below : Adnan reached home and shouted, “Mother! Mother!! Come out with a light,” His mother came out with a candle in her hand.

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She saw him trembling and sweating. She was alarmed to see his condition. She took him in her arms. She said, “Dear, what happened to you? Why do you look so nervous?” Her son told her everything. She saw a small piece of wood stuck with a nail to his left shoe. She said to Adnan. “What is this? Why is it stuck to your shoe?” Then Adnan realized that this piece of wood made the sound of the footsteps. He felt relieved. He realized that nobody nor any ghost followed him. Now, he felt that there is no ghost. His mother understood that Adnan’s fear of a ghost made him so nervous. This incident was a memorable event in his life.

C1 True or false? If false give the correct answer. i. Adnan’s mother asked him to come out with a candle. ii. She didn’t ask him anything. iii. At last he could realize the reason of the sound. iv. There is no ghost at all. v. It was a memorable experience for Adnan.

C2 Work in pairs. Ask and answer the following Questions. a) Who did Adnan call? b) Why was his mother alarmed? c) What did his mother see stuck to his left shoe?

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d) What made the alarming sound? e) Why did he feel relieved? f) What did his mother understand?

D Comprehension questions. a) Write five sentences on a memorable event of your life.

E New words and phrases. all around as soon as to get rid of run after look behind imaginary

take for all the time go ahead so fast that in total darkness in such a situation

condition darling nervous in the meantime a small piece feel relieved make nervous alarmed

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Lesson 31

A Visit to a Book Fair A Look at the pictures. Match the descriptions with

them. 1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8 9

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a) It is 6:30 am. My father is listening to the radio. b) Atiq has come home from school. Ge is doing his

homework now. c) Ms Nazma is an English teacher. She is teaching English in

the class now. d) The patient is very ill. The nurse is looking after her. e) Today is Eid Day. Jamal is giving a new shirt to Belal. f) Rahim’s dather is a teacher in Khulna. His mother is

writing him s letter. g) Today is a holiday. Sabina is helping her mother in the

kitchen. h) it is 4 0’clock. Halim and Runa are coming home from

school i) This is our drawing class. Shanta is drawing a piceure on

the white board. B Read and act. Mahmuda : Hello, Salma. What are you doing here? Saima : I am looking for my friends. Mahmuda : Why? Are you going somewere? Saima : yes, we will go to the book fair. Would you like

to come with us? Mahmuda : No, thanks. I am busy. I have a class test. I can

go tomorrow. Salma : Okay. We’ll go tomorrow. I’ll tell my friends.

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B1 Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given in brackets. One is done for you.

Sajeda and Jahid play in the afternoon. But today they are not playing. (play)

i) Don’t disturb him. He ______ _______ now, (work)

ii) My parents live in a village. But I ______ ______ in the city at present. (live)

iii) The sports competitions are over. The Headmaster ______ ______ the winners some medals. (give)

iv) The water ______ ______, I will make a cup of tea, (boil)

v) Mosharraf swims everyday. But he ______ not ______ today. (swim)

vi) Meher lives with her parents. But now she ______ ______ her holiday with her aunt. (spend)

vii) Rita and Farida speak English well. But now they ______ ______ Arabic. (learn)

viii) We usually play badminton. Today we ______ ______ tennis, (play)

ix) Rubina generally sits at the front. But today she _____ ______ at the back. (sit)

x) Go and open the door. The milkman ______ ______ at the door. (knock)

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C Read Today is Friday. The students of class five will go to the book fair. Their class teacher, Ms Fatema Begum will go with them. The bus is waiting at the school gate. The students are getting on the bus. Parents are waiting to see them off. It’s a fine day. The sun is shining brightly. The students are very happy. They are carrying bread, butter, bananas, eggs, etc. for their breakfast. Ms Fatema is taking some chocolate too. Rubina is also carrying a camera. It’s already 9 o’clock. The students leave the school for the fair. They reach the fair at 10. They get down, go round and enjoy themselves. They buy books of rhymes, jokes, stories, dictionaries with pictures, novels, etc. The students return home in the evening.

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C1 Choose the right answer. a) The students will go ______. i. to a trade fair. ii. to a book fair. iii. for a picnic. b) They are ______. i. very nervous. ii. not serious. iii. very happy. c) Ms Fatema is their______. i. class teacher. ii. Headmistress. iii. English teacher.

C2 Answer the following questions. a) Who is Ms Fatema Begum? b) Where is the bus waiting? c) When do the students reach the fair? d) When do the students return home?

New words and phrases Listen to, look after, look for, sports competitions, generally, milkman, see off, dictionary, nervous, serious.

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Lesson 32

Pronunciation : Stress A1 Read, Listen and Say. You should put stress on the words in bold type.

That’s your pencil.

That’s your pencil.

That is your pencil.

That’s your pencil.

[When we hear English, we notice that some words are given more force while saying them. This is known as stress. Often the meaning of a sentence depends on where we put the stress. If we change the stress from one word to another, the meaning also changes.)

Read the sentences given above once more in the same way. Read the meaning of each sentence according to where the stress is given.

i) That’s your pencil. (Not your pen)

ii) That’s your pencil. (Not mine)

iii) That is your pencil. (You can’t deny it)

iv) Than’s your pencil (Not this one)

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A1 Listen to and repeat the following sentences after your teacher.

1) I saw Seema at the bookstore yesterday.

2) I saw Seema at the bookstore yesterday.

3) I saw Seema at the bookstore yesterday.

4) I saw Seema at the bookstore yesterday.

A2 Read the above sentences again. Match each sentence with a suitable meaning given below.

i) I saw Seema at the bookstore not at the museum, yesterday.

ii) I, not my sister, saw Seema at the bookstore yesterday.

iii) I saw Seema, not Ruma, at the bookstore yesterday.

iv) I saw Seema at the book store yesterday, not last week.

B Read and say the following sentences several times. Each time change the stress from one word to another (the words in bold), and say how the meaning changes.

i) I’m Seema’s friend.

ii) I am Seema’s friend.

iii) I’m Seema’s friend.

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Lesson 33

Intonation A Read The Text.

The next day Ms Nafisa came into the class. She asked one of

the students to read out the title of the lesson. The student stood

up and read out : Intonation.

S 2 : What’s an intonation, teacher?

Ms Nafisa : Well, when we speak, our voice sometimes

goes up and sometimes goes down. This rise

and fall of the voice is called intonation.

Again, when our voice rises at the end of a

sentence, we call it rising intonation ( ).

When our voice goes down, we call it falling

intonation ( ).

S3 : When do we use these intonations, teacher?

Ms Nafisa : We use intonations when we ask questions.

For example, if I ask you “Do you know Ms

Salma?” I’ll use the rising intonation.

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S4 : When do we use the falling intonation, teacher?

Ms Nafisa : To ask wh-questions. For example, “What’s your name?” or “Where do you live?” Both the questions have the falling intonation.

S5 : Teacher, can I ask you a question?

Ms Nafisa : Well, students, have you noticed the intonation your friend used just now?

S6 : Yes, teacher, we have, She used a rising intonation because it is a yes/ no question.

Ms Nafisa : That’s right. Very good.

A1 Ask and answer the following questions. Use the correct intonation. Work in pairs. 1. What’s your name?

2. How old are you?

3. Do you watch TV every evening?

4. How often do you have a haircut?

5. Do you wash your own clothes?

6. What does your father do?

7. Where does he work?

8. What does your mother do?

9. Do you live with your family?

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A2 Act out the following short dialogues with your

partner. Use correct intonation.

[1]

At the hotel

Receptionist : Good morning. May I help you?

Tourist : Good morning. Have you any room vacant?

Receptionist : Yes, sir. What kind of room would you like?

Tourist : I want one double.

Receptionist : Could I book one for you?

Tourist : Yes, please.

[2]

At the doctor’s chamber

Patient : Do I have anything serious, doctor?

Doctor : No. Only a slight cold.

Patient : Will it last long?

Doctor : No. It’ll be OK in a day or two.

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Lesson 34

Practice sheet

Listen and Write 1. My name is Samir Khan. I live with my aunt Ms Meher

Begum in a small house. My address is 45 Park Road, Shimulpara, Khulna. I went to Dhaka for a visit with my uncle, Mr Azam Khan. It was during the winter holidays. He took me to visit the Mirpur Zoo.

2. ‘Milu, look here,’ cried Hasan, jumping up and down. ‘I have found my watch.’

‘watch! Well, where did you find it?’

‘I found it in a rat’s hole.’

‘In a rat’s hole! Really? How did you find it?’

‘I saw a rat coming out of the hole. I wanted to see how the hole looked like. And there it was!’

3. Long ago there was a country far away. Some children used to play in a giant's garden. They went there each day after school. It was a lonely place. It had soft grass and flowers. It had trees to climb. In their branches birds chirped happily.

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4. It is 7 o’clock in the evening. Ali is waiting at the bus

station. His friend Asif is coming from Sylhet. The bus comes. Ali looks for his friend. There he is! Ali is happy to see his friend.

5. Esha lived in a cottage near a forest with her father. One day she went to the forest to get some flowers. A witch saw her. With her magic, she made Esha fall asleep. She then took her away to a magic land. Esha woke up from sleep. She found herself in a strange place. She started crying for her father, ‘Oh! I want to see my father.’

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Lesson 35

Writing a short composition

A Read. The name of my school is Aslampur Primary School. It is in Sonapur town. The school has two hundred students and eight teachers. The school has brick walls with a tin roof. There are seven rooms in the school. Five rooms are for classes, one room is for the teachers and the other is for the Head Teacher. There is a big playground in front of the school. I like to play in the field very much.

A1 Read the following questions and write a com- position about your school by answering the questions.

a) What is the name of your school? b) Where is it? c) How many students are there in the school? d) How many teachers are there in the school? e) What is your school like? f) What do you like about your school?

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My Mother

B Read. My mother’s name is Ms Sufia Khanam. She is 35 years old. She is a B.A. She teaches in a primary school in Sherpur. After school hours, she works at home. She cooks our food. She also looks after my old grandfather and my little sister. She takes care of our health and studies. On holidays she cooks special dishes for us. She washes the clothes. She keeps the house clean. Sometimes she goes to the market. She also visits relatives. She helps the sick people. In the evening, she watches TV. She spends her free time with us. She remains busy the whole week. I love my mother very much.

B1 Write a paragraph about your mother. Answer the following questions in your paragraph:

What is your mother’s name? How old is she? What is her educational qualification? What is she? Where does she work? What does she do for the family? What does she do for you on holidays?

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C Write a paragraph about a common bird in Bangladesh. Answer the following questions in your paragraph:

1. What kind of bird is it? 2. How does it look? 3. Where does it live? 4. What does it eat? 5. How is it useful? D Write a paragraph on ‘your favourite game’. Answer

the following questions in your paragraph: a) What is the name of your favourite game? b) Is it a common and popular game in Bangladesh? c) How many players can play the game? d) With whom and when do you play it? e) Why is it your favourite?

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Lesson 36

A Visit to a Zoo A. Last winter Tanin’s school had a holiday. Mr Masud, his uncle, took him and some of his friends to the Zoo at Mirpur in Dhaka. They went there by bus. They saw many big and small animals. They saw lions and tigers. They also saw giraffes, rhinos, deer, snakes, bears, camels and crocodiles. They were scared to see some of the animals. But most of the animals were in cages. They saw the Royal

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Bengal Tiger of Bangladesh. It was big and beautiful. It was walking from this side to that side in the cage. Sometimes it stopped and looked at them. Tanin's uncle told them not to go near the cages. Some of the animals might hurt. They saw an ape. It jumped from bar to bar in the cage. Then it came and stood in front of them. Tanin gave it some nuts. They saw birdschirping in the cages. They were making a lot of noise. Some of them had very bright and colourful feathers and long beaks. They saw the fish swim in the water in tanks. They also saw some big elephants and some baby elephants.

Tanin saw an animal he had never seen. "What is it?" He wondered. He looked at the sign on the cage. The name of the animal started with the letter ‘M’. ‘Is it a monkey?’ He asked

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himself. But he was sure that it was not a monkey. ‘Is it a mouse?’ he asked his friend Sohel.

‘No, it is too big.’

‘Is it a mole?’

‘No, it is too small’.

He knows that a mole lives underground.

‘What animal is it in the cage?’ Tanin asked his uncle. ‘That’s a mongoose’, said his uncle. After lunch they had a ride on a camel. They went round the zoo for a long time. So they became tired but they enjoyed the visit to the zoo very much.

A1 Say true or false. If false, give the right answers. 1. All the animals were in the cages in the Zoo. 2. The Royal Bengal Tiger was sleeping in the cage. 3. Tanin and his friends saw some big elephants and some baby elephants. 4. Tanin gave some nuts to the Royal Bengal Tiger. 5. The birds were making a lot of noise.

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A2 lion tiger deer rhino snake camel bear ape elephant monkey bird giraffe From the above list write the names of the animals in the blanks.

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A3 Ask and answer. Write short answers.

1. When did Tanin’s school have a holiday?

2. What was the Royal Bengal Tiger doing in the cage?

3. Why did Tanin’s uncle tell them not to go near the cages?

4. Which animal did they see after the Royal Bengal Tiger?

5. Who were making a lot of noise in the zoo?

A4 Fill in the blanks.

Last winter Tanin’s school had a holiday. Mr Masud, his--------, took him and some of his ------------- to the Zoo at Mirpur in Dhaka. They ----------there by bus. They saw many big and --------------------- animals. They saw the lions and the tigers. --------------- also saw giraffes, rhinos, deer, snakes, bear, camels --------------. They were scared to see some of ----- animals. But most of the animals were in -----------------.

They saw the Royal Bengal Tiger of Bangladesh. --------- was big and beautiful. It was walking from -------------- side to that side in the cage.

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A5 Choose words from the list below and fill in the blanks.

mole mongoose Mirpur letter round. 1. Tanin’s uncle took him and his friends to the ___________ Zoo. 2. The name of the animal started with the _______ ‘M’. 3. He knows that a ________ lives underground. 4. ‘That’s a _________ , said his uncle. 5. They went _______ the zoo for a long time.

B Tanin is writing a letter to his cousin, Simin, about his visit to the Zoo at Mirpur. He starts the letter like this. Now complete the letter.

Date Dear Simin, How are you? I had a wonderful time at the Mirpur Zoo in Dhaka yesterday---------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------ Your cousin Tanin

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C Recite

AT THE ZOO Here is a thing we like to do. Visit the animals at the zoo. Here is a fox in his coat so red. There is the elephant shaking his head. And bears that are brown, and bears that are black. And the camel who wears a hump on his back. And monkeys will chatter at you. When you go to visit the zoo.

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Lesson 37

Practise writing in cursive and non-cursive letters

Copy the following words written first in non-cursive and then in cursive letters. minute between birthday somewhere

minute between birthday somewhere

everyday understand school spoon

everyday understand school spoon

student surprised know scissors

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student surprised know scissors

Copy the following words written in non-cursive letters. Now write the words in cursive letters. chatter around problem please polite message carefully shout frying pan happy true animal

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Copy the following phrases written first in non- cursive and then in cursive letters.

of course a glass of water come back

of course a glass of water come back over and over again at once to sit still

over and over again at once to sit still a big box pick up look at tell the time

a big box pick up look at tell the time

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Copy the following phrases written in non-cursive letters. Now write the phrases in cursive letters. inside the cage most of the animals look at a visit to a zoo get up to do with from this side to that side to have a ride

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Copy the following sentences written first in non- cursive and then in cursive letters.

Sixty minutes make an hour.

Sixty minutes make an hour. Sixty seconds make a minute.

Sixty seconds make a minute. There are five minutes between two numbers.

There are five minutes between two numbers.

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Copy the following sentences written in non-cursive letters. Write the sentences in cursive letters. A giraffe is a tall animal with a long neck. Tanin saw the Royal Bengal Tiger of Bangladesh. The birds were making a lot of noise.

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Lesson 38

Aladin and the Wonderful Lamp Part 1

A Read the story. Once there was a young boy called Aladin. He lived with his mother in a rich city of China. His father was a poor tailor. He died when Aladin was a child. His mother had to spin cotton to support the family.

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One day Aladin was playing in the street. All of a sudden, a stranger came. He said to Aladin, ‘My boy, are you the son of Mustafa, the tailor?’ Aladin said, ‘Yes, sir, but my father is dead.’ At this tears came into the man’s eyes. He said, ‘I'm your uncle. Your father was my elder brother.’ He gave Aladin two pieces of gold. He said, ‘Go and tell your mother to cook some food. We will eat together.’ Aladin’s mother was surprised. She did not know Aladin’s father had a brother. But she cooked a good dinner. The stranger came to Aladin’s house at night. He brought some fruits and sweets with him. The stranger asked Aladin what he did for a living. Aladin was silent. Because he did not do anything. So the stranger said, "You must do something to earn a living. I will buy a shop for you. You will sell linen there." The mother was very pleased to hear all this. ‘Thank you for your kindness,’ she said to the stranger.

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A1 Tick the right answer. 1. Mustafa was Aladin’s a) father b) brother c) uncle 2. Aladin’s father was a) a magician b) a tailor c) a cloth-seller 3. Aladin lived with his a) father b) mother c) uncle

A2 Ask and answer. 1. Who was Aladin? 2. Where did Aladin and his mother live? 3. How did the stranger introduce himself? 4. When did tears come into the stranger’s eyes? 5. What did the stranger bring for them when he came to their house?

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6. Why was Aladin’s mother pleased with the stranger? 7. How did the stranger want to help Aladin?

A3 Fill in the blanks. a) Aladin's father died when he was a _________. b) He was the son of ________, the tailor. c) The stranger introduced himself to Aladin as his _______. d) Aladin’s mother used to spin ______ to support the family. e) Aladin’s mother was surprised to know that Aladin’s father had a _____. f) The stranger wanted to help Aladin to earn a ________.

Part II

B Read. The stranger was really a magician. He had a plan. Next day he took Aladin far away from the city. They came to a narrow valley. It had mountains on all sides. The magician told Aladin to gather some dry sticks. He then set fire to them. The flame arose. He took out something from his pocket. Then he put it into the fire. He spoke two magic words. They saw a big stone with a brass ring. He told Aladin to hold the ring and lift the stone. They saw a staircase leading to a door. The magician

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then said, ‘Go downstairs and open the door. You will find big halls.

In these halls, there are vases full of gold and silver. Do not

touch them. Just go ahead. You will find a garden. There you

can see a lamp. Bring me the lamp. Go!’

Aladin did as his uncle told

him. In the garden, he saw

rich jewele hanging in the

trees. Aladin took some and

put them in his pocket. He

also took the lamp. Soon he

came back at the mouth of the

cave.

The magician was waiting for him. He told Aladin to give him

the lamp. But Aladin was tired. So he said, ‘Please, sir, pull me

up first. Then I will give you the lamp.’ The magician was very

angry. He spoke two magic words and the door of the cave was

closed.

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B1 Tick the right answer. 1. One day the magician took Aladin a) to a new city b) to a mountain c) to a valley 2. The stranger was really a) a magician b) Aladin’s uncle c) Aladin’s brother. 3. The brass ring was a) in the garden b) on the stone c) in the vase 4. Aladin got the lamp a) in the garden b) in the vase c) hanging in the trees 5. The magician closed the door of the cave a) with a stone

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b) with dry sticks c) with magic words

B2 Ask and answer. 1. Why did the magician take Aladin out of the town? 2. Where did the magician take Aladin? 3. Why did he tell Aladin to gather the dry sticks? 4. Where was the brass ring? 5. Where did Aladin find the lamp? 6. Where did Aladin see the jewels? 7. What did Aladin do with the jewels? 8. Why was the magician angry? 9. What did the magician do when Aladin did not give him the lamp?

B3 Fill in the blanks. 1. The magician took Aladin far away from the ______. 2. The magician took Aladin to a narrow _______. 3. They saw a big stone with brass _______. 4. The magician sent Aladin to the garden to bring the

_______. 5. In the garden rich _______ were hanging in the trees. 6. Aladin put the jewels in his _______. 7. The magician spoke two _______ words and the door of

the cave was closed.

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Part Ill

C Read. Aladin was alone. It was dark inside the cave. He called the magician. There was no answer. Aladin was afraid. He began to pray. He rubbed the ring. At once a genie came and said, ‘I am the slave of the ring. I will obey you. What do you want?’ Aladin was trembling to see the genie. But he said, ‘Take me out.’ At once he was outside the cave. He came back home. Aladin was very hungry. But there was no food in the house.

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Aladin asked his mother to sell the lamp. The lamp was dusty. So she began to rub it. At once another big genie was there. It said, ‘I am the genie of the lamp. I obey him who holds it. What do you want?" Aladin said, ‘Bring us some food!’ The big genie vanished. After some time it came back with a silver tray on his head. There were two silver plates, two silver cups, twelve silver dishes full of nice food. After this whenever they were hungry or needed anything, the genie brought it for them. So they had no want any more and Aladin lived happily with his mother.

C1 Tick the correct answer. 1. When Aladin rubbed the ring a) his mother came b) a genie came c) the magician came 2. The ring was made of a) brass b) silver c) gold 3. Aladin told the big genie to bring a) some clothes b) some jewels c) some food 4. When Aladin saw the genie, he was a) happy b) angry c) afraid

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5. The genie of the ring was the slave of the a) lamp b) ring c) magician

C2 Ask and answer. 1. Who came when Aladin rubbed the ring? 2. Who took Aladin out of the cave? 3. Why did Aladin want to sell the lamp? 4. What happened when Aladin’s mother rubbed the lamp? 5. Whose slave was the big genie? 6. What did the big genie carry in a silver tray?

C3 Fill in the blanks. 1. When Aladin rubbed the ring, a ________ came. 2. Aladin asked his mother to sell the _________. 3. The big genie was the genie of the _______. 4. "I obey him who holds it", said the _______. 5. The big genie came back with a silver tray on his _______.

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