Class 5 English Lesson 14

Reading I

Answer these questions.

a. Do you like shopping? Why? Why not?

Ans 👉 Yes, I like shopping because I enjoy choosing new clothes and spending time with my friends in stores.

b. Where do you generally go shopping?

Ans 👉 I generally go shopping in department stores or marketplaces in the city.

A. Read Deepak and Preeti’s opinions about shopping and find the words for these meanings. The first letter of each word has been given.

a. a period during which shops sell goods at reduced prices

Ans 👉 sales

b. costing a little money, not expensive

Ans 👉 cheap

c. extremely excited for something

Ans 👉 crazy

d. fair, practical and sensible

Ans 👉 reasonable

e. causing you feel upset

Ans 👉 frustrating

B. Read Manisha’s opinion about shopping and say what these words refer to in the text.

a. them (line 2)

Ans 👉 shopping items

b. she (line 3)

Ans 👉 Manisha’s mother

c. her (line 3)

Ans 👉 Manisha’s mother

d. We (line 5)

Ans 👉 Manisha and her mother

e. That (line 9)

Ans 👉 the new bicycle

C. Read the text again and say who these statements refer to. Tick (√) the correct boxes.

A. Study the following sentences. Notice the highlighted words.

a. I like going to the park.

b. She loves playing games.

c. They hate cleaning.

d. We love using the computer.

e. She doesn’t like studying.

f. They hate going to the doctor.

B. Rewrite the following sentences as in the example.

Example:

My sister …… her bed. (not like/make)

My sister doesn’t like making her bed.

a. Prabhu ………………….. badminton. (enjoy/play)

Ans 👉 Prabhu enjoys playing badminton.

b. I ………. . (love/dance)

Ans 👉 I love dancing.

c. I ….. sunglasses. (hate/wear)

Ans 👉 I hate wearing sunglasses.

d. You ………. your homework, don’t you? (dislike/do)

Ans 👉 You dislike doing your homework, don’t you?

e. Ravi and Rupsa ……. through the park. (like/run)

Ans 👉 Ravi and Rupsa like running through the park.

f. The dog ……. the ground. (enjoy/scratch)

Ans 👉 The dog enjoys scratching the ground.

g. My mother …… the dishes. (hate/wash)

Ans 👉 My mother hates washing the dishes.

h. I ………….. early in the morning. (not like/wake up)

Ans 👉 I don’t like waking up early in the morning.

i. Deepa …….. her friends. (like/call)

Ans 👉 Deepa likes calling her friends.

C. Complete the following paragraph with ‘love/like/hate/enjoy/prefer’ and Verb+ -ing in the brackets.

Ans 👉 Manoj is a boy who has many hobbies and interests. He likes listening to pop music but he doesn’t like watching TV programmes or anything else. He likes going outside to play. He enjoys playing basketball but he hates doing any exercise. He is busy doing different things. In his free time he loves visiting a museum or the zoo. Sometimes he enjoys walking in nature. Whenever he is at home, he prefers playing video games to doing household chores.

Speaking I

A. Look at the food items below. Tell your friend what items you like and what items you don’t like eating.

Ans 👉 I like eating cheese, honey, ice-cream, pizza, grapes, curd, and mutton. I don’t like eating fish, coke, or lollipops.

B. Work in pairs. Ask questions and answer them based on the following prompts. Use the phrases in the boxes to answer the questions.

Example:

A: Do you like listening to English news?

B: Yes, I really like listening to English news.

Ans 👉

a. Yes, I love swimming.

b. No, I don’t like playing skipping.

c. No, I don’t like going out in winter very much.

d. Yes, I like reading comic stories.

e. Yes, I really like flying in a plane.

f. No, I hate washing clothes.

g. Yes, I love helping parents on holidays.

h. Yes, I enjoy taking photos.

i. Yes, I like drinking orange juice.

j. No, I dislike watching Nepali movies.

Listening I

A. Look at the picture and answer the questions.

a. Where do you think the man and woman are?

Ans 👉 I think the man and woman are in a shopping mall or outside a clothing store.

b. What do you think they are doing?

Ans 👉 I think they are doing a survey or talking about clothes and fashion.

B. Listen to the audio and write True or False.

a. Erica is doing a survey about clothes and fashion. – True

b. Erica is seventeen years old. – False

c. Erica is wearing a skirt and a matching top today. – True

d. Erica likes smart clothes. – True

e. Erica buys a lot of designer clothes. – False

f. Erica doesn’t like bright colours. – False

C. What kinds of clothes do you like and don’t like wearing? Why? Tell your friends what you think.

Ans 👉 I like wearing comfortable clothes like t-shirts and jeans because they are easy to wear. I don’t like wearing very tight or fancy clothes because they make me feel uncomfortable.

Writing I

Write a paragraph about your experience of shopping, similar to the one in Reading I. In your paragraph, include the answers to these questions.

Ans 👉 I usually go shopping at the local mall near my house. I go there because it has many shops and a lot of variety. I go shopping once a month. I last went shopping two weeks ago. I bought a new pair of jeans and a backpack. I liked that there were discounts on many items, but I didn’t like how crowded the shops were. It was hard to move around, but I was happy with what I bought.

Reading II

Look at the picture below and answer the questions.

a. Tell the names of all seasons in a year.

Ans 👉 Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter.

b. Which season do you think the picture represents?

Ans 👉 I think the picture represents the autumn season.

A. Match the words in column ‘A’ with their meanings in Column ‘B’.

Column A	Column B
vale	valley
bonfire	large fire outside for celebrating or signaling
trail	a long thin line stretching behind
pleasant	nice
blaze	to burn fiercely or brightly
bright	giving out much light

B. Read the poem again and tick the correct answers.

a. What causes the smoke trail in autumn?

Ans 👉 ii. bonfire

b. What type of summer was it?

Ans 👉 iii. pleasant

c. Which season mainly has flowers?

Ans 👉 i. summer

C. Which season do you like the most? Why? Share your ideas with your friends.

Ans 👉 I like the spring season the most because the weather is nice, and flowers bloom everywhere making everything look beautiful.

Writting II

Compose a short and simple poem about either a beautiful or interesting thing you like.

Ans 👉

I like the stars that shine at night,

Twinkling softly with gentle light.

They glow so high in the sky so wide,

Like tiny dreams that never hide.

Do it yourself.

Ans 👉 (To be done by the student by visiting the library and copying a poem or story they like)