Class 5 English Lesson 17

Reading I

Guess the answers to these questions.

a. Which planet is shown in the picture?

Ans 👉 The planet shown in the picture is Mars.

b. Do you think that people will live there in the future? Why?

Ans 👉 Yes, I think people will live there in the future because scientists are planning to make Mars like Earth by using a process called terraforming to create air, water, and food.

A. Write the words from the text for these meanings. The first letters of the words are given.

a. the mixture of gases around earth

Ans 👉 atmosphere

b. periods of 100 years

Ans 👉 centuries

c. aims

Ans 👉 goals

d. to give off

Ans 👉 release

e. how hot or cold a thing or place is

Ans 👉 temperature

f. people who study science

Ans 👉 scientists

g. suitable for people to live in

Ans 👉 habitable

h. a large body in space like the Earth

Ans 👉 planet

B. Complete the sentences using the words from the text

a. There is no …….. on Mars – just ice.

Ans 👉 water

b. Terraforming Mars means making it similar to ……..

Ans 👉 Earth

c. One way to warm up Mars is to build ……… These will release …….. into the air.

Ans 👉 factories, greenhouse gases

d. The plants will add …….. to the air.

Ans 👉 oxygen

e. Life on Mars is possible in the……..

Ans 👉 future

C. If you are asked to travel to Mars and stay there for one month, what will you plan to take with you? Make a list of things and choose the five most important things.

Ans 👉 I will take food, water, oxygen tank, warm clothes, and a communication device. These are the five most important things I will need to survive on Mars.

Grammar I

A. The following sentences are from the last two paragraphs of the above reading text. Complete with the missing words (will + verb).

a. The gases …………… to change the atmosphere on Mars.

Ans 👉 will help

b. Rain ………………, and it may be possible to grow plants for food.

Ans 👉 will fall

c. The plants ……………… more oxygen to the air.

Ans 👉 will add

d. The cost ……………… high.

Ans 👉 will be

B. Make as many sentences as possible from the table below.

Ans 👉

I will eat rice tomorrow.

She will go to school tomorrow.

They will buy a book tomorrow.

I won’t write a letter tomorrow.

She is going to go to the farm tomorrow.

They aren’t going to sing a song tomorrow.

I am going to draw a picture tomorrow.

She won’t go to the market tomorrow.

C. Rewrite the following sentences as in the example. Use ‘will’ in your sentences.

a. They (eat) some fruits.

Ans 👉 They will eat some fruits.

b. We (wear) fancy dress tonight.

Ans 👉 We will wear fancy dress tonight.

c. We (not help) you with your homework.

Ans 👉 We will not help you with your homework.

d. Jamuna (not walk) home.

Ans 👉 Jamuna will not walk home.

e. You (cook) Daalbhat?

Ans 👉 Will you cook Daalbhat?

f. Sumina (not buy) candies to her daughter.

Ans 👉 Sumina will not buy candies to her daughter.

g. I (not spend) my money on junk food from now on.

Ans 👉 I will not spend my money on junk food from now on.

Listening I

A. What will you do next week? Write and talk to your friends as in the example.

Ans 👉 I will go to the farm at 7 o’clock next Sunday. I will visit my grandmother. I will clean my room. I will read a new book. I will draw a picture.

B. Listen to the audio and complete the table below with the verbs.

Time	What will Tony do?
7 o’clock	He will be here.
9:30 a.m.	He will fly from LAX.
4:30 p.m.	He will arrive in New York City.
Tomorrow night	He will eat dinner at the hotel.
After dinner	He will walk around the city.

C. Listen to your friend telling you about his/her plans for tomorrow and share them with the class.

Ans 👉 My friend will visit her aunt tomorrow. She will play games with her cousins. She will also help in cooking and read a storybook at night.

Reading II

a. How do you feel when you see birds and planes flying in the sky?

Ans 👉 I feel happy and excited when I see birds and planes flying in the sky.

b. Do you wish you could fly? Why?

Ans 👉 Yes, I wish I could fly because it would be fun to fly above the clouds and visit new places.

A. Solve the crossword puzzle with the words from the poem.

Clue Direction	Clue	Answer
Across 1	seaside/land near sea	shore
Across 4	dive	swoop
Across 5	stay on/above surface	float
Down 2	beach/seaside	coast
Down 3	catch/grasp	hold
Down 4	fly/rise up	soar

B. Answer the following questions.

a. Why does the poet ask you to close your eyes in the first stanza?

Ans 👉 The poet asks us to close our eyes in the first stanza so we can imagine flying around the clouds and the sky.

b. Where will the poet take you in the second stanza?

Ans 👉 In the second stanza, the poet will take us zooming around the moon.

c. Where do you start your journey in the fourth stanza?

Ans 👉 We start our journey from a pointy peak in the fourth stanza.

d. Why will you need to come back home?

Ans 👉 We will need to come back home for eggs and toast.

C. If you were given a free air ticket, where would you like to fly to? Why? Talk to your friends.

Ans 👉 If I were given a free air ticket, I would like to fly to Paris because I want to see the Eiffel Tower and try French food.

Grammar II

B. Match the sentences in the left box with the situations given in the right box.

Sentences	Situation
a. I think it will rain today.	vi. It’s a cloudy day.
b. I will go to the library tomorrow.	i. I want to borrow some story books.
c. She will help you with maths.	v. You need more practice.
d. What will you do on Sunday?	iv. I have got no friends.
e. I will not eat junk food.	ii. It is unhealthy.
f. Will you come to play with me?	iii. I will come to your house.

C. Rearrange the following words to form sensible sentences.

a. go/now/home/will/I/not.

Ans 👉 I will not go home now.

b. give/the present/tomorrow/We/him/will.

Ans 👉 We will give him the present tomorrow.

c. her/meet/next month/in/We/will/India/not.

Ans 👉 We will not meet her in India next month.

d. in Pokhara/spend/I/will/next year/my holiday.

Ans 👉 I will spend my holiday in Pokhara next year.

e. the library/take/I/the book/will/today/to.

Ans 👉 I will take the book to the library today.

f. tomorrow/to the cinema/will/go/We.

Ans 👉 We will go to the cinema tomorrow.

g. take/next week/Will/they/at school/a test?

Ans 👉 Will they take a test at school next week?

Speaking II

A. Look at the following pictures and talk about them.

a. What is happening in the pictures?

Ans 👉 In the pictures, different people are doing fun and exciting things like swimming, fishing, and listening to a story.

b. Match the pictures with the comments given in the box.

Picture	Comment
a	I’ll slip for sure.
b	The father and son will catch fish.
c	I’m going to swim.
d	They are going to listen to a story.
e	It’s going to rain.

C. Use ‘will’ or ‘going to’ to talk about your future plans. Say at least five sentences.

Ans 👉

1. I will visit my grandmother next week.

2. I am going to read a new storybook tomorrow.

3. We will play football after school.

4. I am going to help my mother cook dinner.

5. My friends and I will go on a picnic next month.

Writing II

B. What are you planning to do after your final exams? Write a message to your friend telling them about your plans.

2 Aug 2025
4:30 p.m.

Dear Milan,
I am writing this message to tell you that I am going to visit Chitwan after my final exams. I will go with my family and we are going to stay there for three days. I will take many photos and visit the zoo. Will you come with us? It will be fun.

Yours,
Sujan

Do it yourself.

Talk to three of your family members or neighbours. Ask them what they are going to do in the next few days. Make notes in the following table.

Name	Plans
Lola	Monday – write a short story book.
	Tuesday – repair her computer.
	Wednesday – go to hospital for speech therapy.
Father	Monday – attend a meeting.
	Tuesday – clean the garden.
	Wednesday – visit a friend.
Brother	Monday – do his homework.
	Tuesday – play football with friends.
	Wednesday – go on a school trip.