Class 5 English Lesson 1

Reading I

Look at the picture and answer these questions.

a. Who do you think these people are?

Ans 👉 I think these people are Kumari, her family, the gatekeeper, the headteacher, and some students of the school.

b. What do you think they are doing?

Ans 👉 I think they are welcoming Kumari on her first day at Saraswati Basic School.

c. What might they be saying to each other?

Ans 👉 They might be introducing themselves, welcoming Kumari, and talking about the school.

A. Complete these sentences with the correct words.

a. My mother works in a community school. She’s the …………………. there.

Ans 👉 headteacher

b. The …………………. stopped the guests and checked their invitations.

Ans 👉 gatekeeper

c. Ganesh was ………… to meet his friends yesterday.

Ans 👉 pleased

d. Tony’s birthday party was really …………………. .

Ans 👉 wonderful

B. Answer these questions.

a. Who did Kumari go to school with?

Ans 👉 Kumari went to school with her family.

b. What is the name of Kumari’s new school?

Ans 👉 The name of Kumari’s new school is Saraswati Basic School.

c. Where is Kumari from?

Ans 👉 Kumari is from Kaski.

d. How did she introduce herself?

Ans 👉 She introduced herself by saying, “Good morning, dear all. I’m Kumari Majhi. I’m from Kaski.”

e. How did Kumari say goodbye to her friends?

Ans 👉 Kumari said, “Goodbye to you all. See you soon.”

C. Fill in the table with suitable expressions and responses.

Expressions
Nice to meet you.
See you tomorrow.
Hi, I’m Mahesh.
Nice to meet you too.
Hi, Diana. Meet my friend, Satyam.

Responses
Nice to meet you too.
Goodbye.
Nice to meet you.
Hi, I’m Nita.
Hi, Satyam. Nice to meet you.

Writing I

A. Use capital letters and full stops where necessary.

Ans 👉 Hi, my name is Ishika Pandit. I’m from Nuwakot. I live with my family in Jhapa. My mother is a government officer and my father runs a small business. I have a small brother, Abijit, who is just 4. My parents always provide me everything I ask for. I love my family very much.

B. Now, write a similar paragraph about yourself.

(Write your own, here’s a sample:)
Ans 👉 Hi, my name is Roshan Sharma. I’m from Ilam. I live with my parents and sister in Biratnagar. My father is a teacher and my mother is a nurse. I have an elder sister, Nisha. She studies in grade 8. I love playing football and drawing. I love my family a lot.

Grammar I

B. Answer these questions. Write complete sentences.

a. Where do you live?

Ans 👉 I live in Jhapa.

b. Do you like tea or coffee?

Ans 👉 I like tea.

c. What does your mother do?

Ans 👉 My mother is a teacher.

d. What time do you arrive at school?

Ans 👉 I arrive at school at 9 o’clock.

e. What do you not want to do at school?

Ans 👉 I do not want to fight at school.

f. What do you do on Saturdays?

Ans 👉 I play with my friends and help my parents on Saturdays.

g. Write one thing that you do every day.

Ans 👉 I brush my teeth every day.

h. Write one thing that you don’t do in the morning.

Ans 👉 I don’t watch TV in the morning.

i. Write one thing that your father or mother doesn’t do.

Ans 👉 My mother doesn’t drive a car.

j. What do you like about your school?

Ans 👉 I like the playground and my friends at school.

C. Choose the correct alternative from the brackets to complete these sentences.

a. We often ……………….. English books. (reads/read)

Ans 👉 read

b. Emily …… in the river every Saturday. (swim/swims)

Ans 👉 swims

c. I like lemonade very much but my brother ………… . (don’t/doesn’t)

Ans 👉 doesn’t

d. Janet …………….. jeans (likes/doesn’t like) but she likes trousers.

Ans 👉 doesn’t like

e. Mr. Tamang is a teacher. He …………. at a school. (work/works)

Ans 👉 works

f. Your house ……….. (looks/look) beautiful. I like it.

Ans 👉 looks

g. They ……………….. a party every month. (have/has)

Ans 👉 have

h. …………………….. after school? (What do you do/What does you do)

Ans 👉 What do you do

i. Our class teacher’s name …………… Khem. He is from Nepal. (is/are)

Ans 👉 is

j. I …………………….. in grade five. (am/are)

Ans 👉 am

Listening

(Note: Listening activity requires the audio, so here’s how you answer based on assumed correct choices.)

A. Look at the picture and guess the answers to these questions.

a. Who is she?

Ans 👉 She is Sara Lambert.

b. What could she be speaking about?

Ans 👉 She could be speaking about herself and her family.

B. Listen to the audio and tick (√) the correct answers.

a. How old is Sara Lambert?

Ans 👉 ii. 40

b. Where is she from?

Ans 👉 i. London

c. How many children does she have?

Ans 👉 ii. a boy and a girl

d. What can she do?

Ans 👉 ii. ski

e. What doesn’t she have at home?

Ans 👉 iii. pigs

C. Write as much information from the audio as you can remember.

Ans 👉 Sara Lambert is 40 years old. She is from London. She has a son and a daughter. She can ski. She has a cat, a dog, and some guinea pigs at home. She doesn’t have any pigs.

Speaking

C. How do you respond in the given situations?

a. You meet a stranger on the way to school. You want to introduce yourself to him/her.

Ans 👉 Hello, I’m Suman. What’s your name?

b. You want to introduce one of your friends to your classmates.

Ans 👉 Hi, everyone. This is my friend, Bina. She’s from Pokhara.

c. Your school is over. You want to take a leave from your friends.

Ans 👉 Bye, see you tomorrow!

Reading II

Look at the picture and guess the answers to these questions.

a. What do you see in the picture?

Ans 👉 I see a tree and its colourful leaves falling down.

b. What happens when the leaves of a tree fall down?

Ans 👉 When the leaves of a tree fall down, they dance and play with the wind and finally fly again towards the sky.

A. Find the words from the poem that rhyme with the given words. Add at least one more rhyming word yourself for each of them.

brown 👉 down, town

them 👉 stem, gem

hand 👉 land, sand

long 👉 song, wrong

goodbye 👉 sky, fly

B. Answer these questions.

a. What are the colours of the fallen leaves?

Ans 👉 The colours of the fallen leaves are red, yellow, orange, and brown.

b. Why have the leaves fallen down?

Ans 👉 The leaves have fallen down because the winter had called them.

c. Where did the leaves fall?

Ans 👉 The leaves fell on the poet’s head and on the poet’s hand.

d. What did the leaves do after they fell on the ground?

Ans 👉 After they fell on the ground, the leaves danced, played with the wind, and sang a beautiful song.

e. Where did the leaves go again?

Ans 👉 The leaves went again towards the sky.

C. In which season do tree leaves fall, and why? Talk to your friends.

Ans 👉 Tree leaves fall in winter because it is the season when trees shed their leaves.

Grammar II

B. Complete the given sentences with the correct alternatives from the brackets.

a. Can you come on Friday?

b. It rains a lot in winter here.

c. My birthday is on 5th May.

d. We usually have lunch at 1 p.m.

e. We didn’t have classes in June.

f. I will be back in ten minutes.

g. My grandfather married in 1960 AD.

h. Go and meet your father in the evening.

i. The next class is at 9 a.m. on Monday.

j. We had a party on my birthday.

Writing II

Complete the given email below using suitable information from the box.

Hi, Nitish

I hope you are fine. You have asked me  to talk about my family and me in your email. I live in Bidur, Nuwakot. There are  five members in my family. My father has a business.  My mother is a nurse in a private hospital. My elder brother, Janak studies in class 7. We live with  our grandfather. He is 80 years old.  He always tells good stories to me.
Hope to meet you soon.

Sanila

Do it yourself.

Visit some public places in your locality. Find how different people greet/introduce each other and also say goodbye. What expressions do they use? Make notes in the table given below. Share your experience in the class.

(This activity must be done by the student by observing people in real life, so no fixed answer here.)