Unit 3                                               Saikat's Family

Lessons 1-2

A. Talk about the picture.

B. Listen and read.

Saikat Islam lives with his parents in a flat in Bogura. His father Mr. Rashidul Islam is a banker. But in his free time Mr. Islam writes stories and listens to music. Saikat's mother is Mrs. Monwara Islam. She is a housewife. In her free time, she enjoys sewing. She makes dresses. She often gets orders from her friends and neighbours.

Saikat is in Class 5. He is a good student. He wants to improve his English, so he watches cartoons on TV everyday. He also reads English books. He likes books about animals, especially tigers and lions.

C. Pairwork. Ask and answer the questions.

1 What is Saikat's father's name?

2 What is Saikat's mother's name?

3 What do his parents do in their free time?

4 What does Saikat do in his free time?

5 What kind of books does Saikat like?

Lessons 3-4

D. Read and say.

E. Pairwork. Ask and answer the questions about the table in Activity D.

Examples:

What does Saikat do at 6 o'clock?                                            He studies.

Who sews at 8 o'clock?                                                                Saikat's mother.               

When does Saikat's father read?                                               At 6 o'clock.

F. Pairwork. Answer the questions. Use the present continuous.

Example:

It's 6 o'clock. What is Saikat's mother doing?

 At 6 o'clock Saikat's mother is cooking.

1         It's 8 o'clock. What are Saikat and his father doing? 

2         It's 11 o'clock. Who is watching TV?

3         It's 10 o'clock. What is Saikat doing?

4         It's 9 o'clock. What are the family doing?

Lessons 5-6

H. Look at the table in Activity D. Ask and answer the questions.

1 What was Saikat doing at 6 o'clock yesterday?

2 Who was reading at 6 o'clock yesterday?

3 What were Saikat and his father doing at 8 o'clock yesterday? 

4 Who was helping his mother at 10 o'clock yesterday?

5 Who was watching TV at 10 o'clock yesterday?

I. Pairwork. Talk about what you were doing yesterday. Use the past continuous.

K. Look at the table in Activity D. Complete the sentences.

1 Mother was watching TV while Saikat was going to bed.

2 Saikat and his father                                      while mother was sewing.

3 Father                         while mother was 

   watching TV.

4 Father was reading while Saikat                                                      .

Lessons 7-8

L. Look, listen and say.

S, S, s, s is for Sue.

Z, Z, Z, Z is for zoo.

sh, sh, sh, sh is for shoe.

Sue is at the zoo, but she's got only one shoe!

Silly Sue has lost her shoel What is she going to do?

M. Look, listen and say.

sz, sz, sz, sz as in treasure.

sz, sz, sz, sz as in measure.

sz, sz, sz, sz as in leisure.

Measure, measure, measure. Treasure, treasure, treasure.

Measure your treasure in your leisure.

N. Circle the pictures that have the sound s. Underline the pictures that have the sound sh. 

     Do nothing to the pictures that have the sound z.