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7. Is this children live nearby. (demonstrative adjective) expected to attend the meeting.
new bike? (possessive adjective) 3. The President and the Prime Minister
8. Now, form your own word ladder with the given words. is / are
kittens look hurt. (demonstrative adjective)
work ship head 4. The board of directors meet / meets every month.
5. There was / were
Time to learn new words ten magnets stuck on the refrigerator.
Vocabulary & Study skills compound words from the story. 6. Two cups of flour too much for this recipe.
You have learnt that compound words are usually formed of two words. These are some
• hill station

• old-fashioned seem / seems five kilometres per day.
• cowshed
7. Neither of them walk / walks more than enough for your pocket money.
• police station
Based on the above examples, we can divide compound words into three kinds.
Innovative vocabulary-building • A closed compound word is formed of two words that do not have any space between stay size sour 8. Fifty rupees is / are
them. For example, cowshed, extraordinary.
Time to learn new words
• An open compound word is formed of two words that have a space between them.
real estate.
exercises that help to build • A hyphenated compound word is formed of two or more words that are joined by a A root word is the basic word to which prefixes or suffixes can be added. A root word can
When they are read together, they form a new meaning. For example, hill station,
stand alone, whereas prefixes and suffixes cannot stand alone. For example,
hyphen. For example, old-fashioned, father-in-law.
confidence and communicate Use these words to make as many compound words of the three kinds. • multi + national = = multinational
semicircle
closed compound • semi + circle
open compound word Study skills = uniform
word hyphenated • uni + form
week
effectively break compound word Do you know that we can form smaller words from a bigger word? • joy + ful = = hopeful
Let’s understand it with the help of an example.
illumination
cheese • illuminate + ion = excitement
playmates ment
snow • excite +
guide play mates stem tame last slay lamp lame Some root words can take both prefixes and suffixes. For example,
unethical
=
Now, form at least five smaller words with these words. • un + ethic + al ation = misinformation
Study skills household • mis + inform + + ity = uniformity
form
horsemanship • uni + appear + ance = disappearance
Read these words. They have been broken into syllabus.
• dis + irregularly
' hand | cuff (stress on the first syllable is depicted by the symbol ' )
successor regular + ly =
• ir + uncomfortable
out | 'wit (stress on the second syllable is depicted by the symbol ')
rebellion + comfort + able =
'ex | cel | lent (stress on the first syllable is depicted by the symbol ')
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Choose the correct stressed syllable for each word.
1. photograph
2. India Time to listen
3. important
' pho | to | graph Time to speak
In | ' dia Listen to a folk tale from Vietnam about how the tiger got his stripes. Once done, read
im | por | ' tant
pho | to |' graph A debate is a way of exchanging ideas and opinions on a specific topic. It is generally
' In | dia
4. potato im | ' por | tant conducted between two groups, where one speaks for the topic and the other speaks against the sentences and number them in the correct order.*
5.people the topic. Following points should be kept in mind while speaking on a topic: The tiger saved himself from the fire but the burnt ropes left black stripes on his coat.
po | ' ta | to 6.computer
' peo | ple 1. Point of view should be crisp and precise.
' po | ta | to ' com | put | er 2. A thorough research must be done on the topic, and there must be enough evidence to A tiger was watching a farmer and his water buffalo.
peo | ' ple
com | ' put | er support your opinion. The water buffalo replied that the human had wisdom. Listening & Speaking skills
3. Statements must be justified with examples related to the evidence.
Time to listen He came back with more villagers and tried to set the tiger on fire.
Following phrases may be used while debating:
• First of all, I would like to point out… • I strongly believe that… The tiger asked the farmer to give him some wisdom.
Listen to a news clip and complete the table.*
Question • I would like to draw your attention… • I oppose…
1. What is the name of the hero? Answer The farmer tied the tiger to a tree. Fantastic range of enrichment
• In my opinion… • I think/I don’t think that…
2. What is his age? The tiger asked the buffalo what made the human powerful.
3. What was he doing on 15 July 2012? Work in two groups. Conduct a debate on the topic ‘Friendship and favours go side by
side’. One group has to speak in favour of the topic and the other against it. activities designed to build
4. What did he hear? You could note down your thoughts in this graphic organiser. 21 st c collaboration and communication Time to speak
5. What did he see? We ask questions in a variety of situations. We use question words why, who, how, where,
6. Main Idea confidence and interpersonal
How many boys could he save? when, what, which to ask questions.
Here’s what
I think…
The question words help us ask about why?
I think so because Counter arguments reason
Time to speak who? skills among students
R
Reason # 1 You could argue that people
Evidence # 1 to back
lot of praise from her neighbours. my thoughts way or manner how?
Granny did a commendable job at getting the burglars arrested due to which she garnered a
place or location where?
Let’s learn some ways to compliment someone.
R
Evidence # 2 to back my thoughts Reason # 2 when?
You are What a But the counter argument is weak time and occasion
amazing! clever girl because what?
Nice work! That was a
you are! speci c things
great game!
Evidence # 3 to back my thoughts R Reason # 3 choice or alternative which?
You are
You played Now, get into pairs. Suppose your partner is Half Chicken and you meet him on the
doing great! It couldn’t
the game so You are an When we weigh all the evidence, we can conclude that… way. Ask different questions using the question words and your partner will give
have been
well! awesome
better!
friend! suitable replies.
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Activities
Writing
Fun games, projects, crafts and mazes that
Clear and concise layouts and scaffolding train
offer students an opportunity to play, learn,
students to write effectively and succinctly
experiment and creatively express themselves
Time to write Time to write Time to enjoy Fun time
Informal letters are the ones that we write to friends and relatives. They are informal because child speaks about the elephant with shining tusks attacking the child, the three-headed Help Pret reach the narrator’s new house. life skill logical thinking
we are communicating with people whom we know very well. The style of writing can be free
While reading the poem, were you able to form pictures of the different situations that the
Complete the character sketch of Granny by filling in the given details.
his bed?
ugly giant with a red hot fiery breath and the shimmery and white ghosts chasing him around
Here is the format of an informal letter.
Character and conversational, as if we were speaking to them and they were sitting right in front of us. This is because the poet has used the technique of imagery.
47B/1, Race Course Road Imagery is a figure of speech in which poets and authors use words that create strong mental
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pictures and sensations. Without it, a poem’s ideas seem less appealing to the reader.
is is Which line or lines of the poem created the strongest image in your mind?
character trait Underline the line or lines.
character trait 1 November 2020 date
character trait
salutation
Dear Rakesh
as shown when ... Fun time
as shown when ...
life skill emotional intelligence
as shown when ... Thank you very much for your letter. It was wonderful to What kind of emotion each of the dreams convey? Describe in one word.
hear from you. I am very happy to know that you will be
visiting us during the Christmas holidays. My school will
be closing at about the same time as yours. We can have
a lovely time together. body of
The weather in Kolkata is cool and pleasant in December. the letter
Daddy is already planning Christmas and New Year parties.
He has planned to take us for a couple of picnics. He also has
a surprise for us, he says. I wonder what it is!
text evidence
text evidence Let me know the exact date of your arrival. We shall be at the
text evidence
station to receive you.
I hope you are well. Please give my regards to your parents.
How does the author create a strong first impression of this character?
closing
Your loving friend
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Now, imagine yourself as the Half Chicken. Write an informal letter to your mother,
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