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Rhyme: Sing a rainbow

তৃতীয় শ্রেণি (প্রাথমিক স্তর ২০২৪) - English For Today - Save Our Planet | NCTB BOOK

A. Look at the picture of rainbow. In pairs, discuss how many colours are there in a rainbow.

B. Now listen to the rhyme below. Underline the name of each colour when you hear it.

C. Read aloud the poem first individually then in chorus.

D. Draw a rainbow using all the colours mentioned in the poem.

Grammar focus:
"Can" is a modal verb that can be used to express ability. Example: I can sing. Vocabulary: red, yellow, indigo, green, violet, orange, blue

Note: "Sing a Rainbow" is a popular song written by Arthur Hamilton and sung by Peggy Lee in 1955 in the film Pete Kelly's Blues. Two of the seven colours mentioned in the original song [pink and purple are not actually colours of the rainbow. In the current version, these two colours are re- placed with indigo and violet.]

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