Summary
After finishing the lesson, students will be able to:
- Read and understand texts about people, places, and familiar objects in simple sentences.
- Write short paragraphs.
A. Tarun has relocated to a new city and is attending a new school. His teacher has given him a form to share information about himself. Tarun's details include:
- Name: Tarun Chowdhury
- Age: 11 years old
- Physical description: Brown eyes, brown hair, 4 feet 3 inches tall
- Skills: Good at football and drawing
- Hobbies: Collecting stamps and reading
- Likes: Reading comic books and eating peanuts
- Dislikes: Soft drinks
A1. Students are prompted to write similar information about themselves using a provided template.
B. A brief account of Tarun's first day at school describes:
- Traveling to school by rickshaw with his father.
- Arriving at the school and finding a seat in class.
- A warm greeting from a teacher and friendly classmates.
B1. Students must choose the correct answer regarding the passage's main focus.
B2. A matching exercise connects words with similar meanings from two columns.
B3. Students discuss their own first-day experiences in groups.
B4. They are then asked to write about their feelings on their first day at school.
C. The lesson concludes with a poem titled "Let's Play" by Kate Greenaway, featuring themes of fun and excitement after school.
C1. Students are encouraged to analyze the punctuation marks used in the poem, discussing their purpose.
After completing the lesson students will be able to
- read and understand texts
- talk about people, places and familiar objects in short and simple sentences
- write short paragraphs
A. Tarun has moved to a new city with his parents. He is going to a new school and his new teacher has given him the following form to fill out. His teacher wants to know more about him.
Read the form and see what Tarun has written about himself.
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A1. Now, write down similar information about yourself.
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B. Read the following passage about Tarun's first day in the new school
My first day at the new school was interesting. I was going to school with my father in a rickshaw. We reached school after fifteen minutes. My father said good bye and left me at the school gate. I went in and found that everyone had gone to class. I walked into my classroom and found a seat. After sometime a teacher came and warmly greeted us. I found the students very friendly in my new class.
B1. Choose the right answer :
The passage is about
a . who took Tarun to school the first day.
b . how Tarun felt on the first day in school and why he felt so.
c . what happened in the school on the first day.
B2 . Match a word from Column A with a word (or words) from Column B that has (or have) similar meaning.
Column A | Column B |
interesting | lovingly |
frightened | amusing |
happy | afraid |
excited | glad |
warmly | thrilled |
B3 . Talk about your first day school and how you felt-happy, frightened, thrilled or shy. Work in groups.
B4 . Now, write a paragraph on how you felt on your first day at school and why you felt so.
C . Read the following poem and complete this lesson with fun and laughter. Let's Play
Kate Greenaway
School is over,
Oh, what fun!
Lessons finished,
Play begun.
Who'll run fastest,
You or I?
Who'll laugh loudest?
Let us try.
C1 . Notice the use of punctuation marks in the poem. Why are the exclamation marks (!), the question marks (?), and the full stops (.) used in these places?
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