Class 4 English Lesson 14

Exercise

Reading I

Nepal Women’s National Football Team

A. Match the words in column A with their meanings in column B.

• Answers:

Column A——————————————————Column B

popular ———————————————————iv. liked by many

competition——————————————————v. a contest between teams

hat-tricks ——————————————————–ii. three goals scored by the same player in a particular match

international countries —————————————iii. between different

equal ability —————————————————-vii. the same level or

captain ———————————————————–vi. leader of a team

gender ————————————————————i. girl or boy

B. Read the text and answer the following questions.

a) What is the Nepali women’s football team also called?

Answer: The Nepali women’s football team is also called “Nepali Cheli’s (Nepali Daughters).”

b) Why are they practicing a lot?

Answer: They are practicing a lot to help them play in the women’s world cup.

c) Why is their motto important for women?

Answer: Their motto, “Football for Change,” is important for women because it helps boys and girls feel equal when playing football.

d) Which countries did they beat in the South Asian Games?

Answer: In the South Asian Games, they beat Sri Lanka 8-0, won Afghanistan 13-0 and beat Pakistan 11-0.

e) Which player scored three hat-tricks?

Answer: Anu Lama scored three hat-tricks in the South Asian Games.

f) What is the name of the first captain of the female team?

Answer: Rama Singh was the first captain of the female team in the 1980s.

Writing

My father

B. Fill in the blanks with ‘can’ and ‘can’t’.

• Answers:

a) We can’t see the moon in the day.

b) A goat can climb a mountain.

c) I can go anywhere I like.

d) Can I help you?

e) A parrot can speak but it can’t swim.

f) Babies can’t read and write.

g) Ujjan is very large. He can’t run fast.

h) Can dogs speak? No, they can’t.

i) Can a cat climb a tree? Yes, it can.

j) We can’t fight in the class.

Reading II

At a Library

A. Read the conversation and complete these sentences.

• Answers:

a) The boy wants to borrow some books.

b) He has to fill in an application form to get the library card.

c) He can keep books for two weeks.

d) If he fails to bring the books back, he has to pay a fine of Rs. 5 a day.

e) They should switch off their mobile phones.

f) They can’t bring food or drink in the library.

B. Write ‘True’ or ‘False’ for these statements.

a) The boy went to the library. True

b) He needs to have a library card to borrow books. True

c) He can borrow five books at a time. False

d) He can bring his laptop in to the library. True

e) He has to use headphones to listen to the music on the laptop. True

Grammar II

B. Complete the sentences with could and couldn’t and one of the verbs given.

• Answers:

a) I couldn’t go to school because I didn’t have a school uniform.

b) Henry couldn’t catch a fish even though he went fishing.

c) The girl climbed up the tree but couldn’t get down.

d) Jack was very strong and could lift a heavy suitcase.

e) My sister was sad because she couldn’t eat her ice-cream.

f) My little sister could read letters when she was three.

g) David couldn’t sleep well last night because of the noise.

h) When Indu was a small kid, she couldn’t use a computer.

i) My grandfather said he could climb mountains.

j) Pasang couldn’t ride his motorcycle, so he used to walk to school.