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UNIT 09
Our Beautiful World Activity 1
Act out
Clouds are FascinatingYogesh : Diyath, why are you looking at the sky? Are you looking forflyingsaucers?
Senura:No,I’mnot.Iamlookingatthosewonderfulshapescreatedbytheclouds.Look!Thosetwocloudslookliketwodinosaurs.Thatcloudovertherelookslikeagiantclimbingup a hill.
Diyath:Ican’tseethedinosaurs.Wherearethey?
Yogesh:They are near that large cloud shapedlike a tree.
Diyath:Letmesee.Yes,onelookslikeaT-Rex,buttheonenext to it looks like a huge elephant.
Yogesh:You are right. It’s changing now.There! Itfloated fast. It looked as if itwas jumpingintoariver.
Diyath:Thatsmallcloudovertherelookslikeacart.
Yogesh:Lookoverthere!Thatdarkcloudlookslikeacrow.Itisflyingabovethecart.
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Diyath:Isn’titadragon?There’ssmokecomingoutofitsmouth.
Yogesh:Ithinkit’sacrow.Look,there’sahorsejumpingoverafence.
Diyath:Yes,nowitisrunningdownthepath.Thisisveryinteresting.Wecanimagineanything.
Yogesh: One day, I would like to look at cloudsfrom an aeroplane. Do aeroplanes fly belowtheclouds?
Diyath:Ithinktheyflyabovetheclouds.Let’saskourscienceteacher.
Activity 2
Speaking - Pair Work
Canyouidentifytheshapesoftheseclouds?Discusswithyourpartnerand identify the shapes.
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Activity 3
Reading
Look at the pictures and mark the sentences correct (√) or incorrect (×).
1. A man is climbing down the hill.
2. The dinosaur is near the tree.
3. The buffaloes are jumping into the stream.
4. The crow is flying above the cart.
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5.Thehorseisjumpingoverthefence.
6.Thehorseisrunningdown the meadow.
7.Theaeroplaneisflyingbelowtheclouds.
Prepositions
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Activity 4
Writing
Lookattheabovepicturesandcompletethesentences.1. Theaeroplaneisflying…………………..theclouds.2. Sumaliisstanding……………..toherbrother.3. Theeagleisflying…………….themountain.4. Somemilkisbeingpoured…………..theglass.5. Rohanisclimbing…………….thestairs.6. Meenaissliding………..therailing.7. Thecatissitting……………..thedog.8. Thesheepisjumping…………..thefence.
Activity 5
Speaking and Writing
Describethepictureusingthewordsgivenbelow.
near,into,up,down,over,below,nextto,above
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Activity 6
Listening
Readthesentencesgivenbelowtoyourfriend.Yourfriendshoulddrawthe pictures in the given boxes. Refer toUnit 10Activity 02 of yourworkbook.
1. First draw a house. Now draw a well near the house.2. Drawatwo-storeybuilding.Labelit“Hospital.”Thendrawanother
smallbuildingnext toit.Labelit“Pharmacy.”3. Drawatable.Nowdrawalightbulbhangingabove it.4. Drawafishtank.Drawtwofishin the water.5. Drawsomesteps.Nowdrawaballbouncingdown the steps.6.Drawacoconuttree.Nowdrawasnakeslitheringup the tree.
Reading
The Greatest Artist Once upon a time in ancientChina, there lived a very talentedartist.Everybodyadmiredandpraisedhispaintings.Littlebylittletheartistbecame very proud of his skill. Hebegantothinkthathewasthebestartistin the whole world. “I have learnt everything about painting. There’snothing anybody can teach me,” he
oftenboasted. One day the Emperor wanted to get his portrait painted. So he orderedalltheartistsinthecountrytobringtheirfinestpaintingstothepalace.Theartistwasveryhappy.HewassurethathewouldbechosentodrawtheEmperor’spicture.
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AtthepalacetheartistwasaskedtomeettheEmperor’sChiefMinister.“I have heard about your paintings. They are famous,” the Minister said.“ButIthinkyouhavealottolearn.”TheMinisteraskedhimtogototheLiRiverandmeetthegreatestartistinthewholeworld.“She has painted many fine pictures. Learnsomethingfromher.”
The artistwas disappointed and angry.“Why haven’t I heard anything about such an artist?”hewondered.Buthewasalsocuriousabouttheotherartist.HetravelledtothebanksoftheLiRiverandaskedthevillagersaboutthefamousartist.Theysmiledandpointedattheriver.
Theartisthiredaboatandstartedhisvoyage.Astheboatmoved,theartistwasamazedby thenaturalbeauty of the surroundings. Theleaves of the trees glittered greenand gold. Beautiful mountains werereflected in the clear water. Whiteclouds covered the mountain tops.“I have never seen anything as beautiful as this,” the artist thought. “Have I ever painted such a beautiful picture?”heaskedhimself.Hefeltashamedofthinkingthathekneweverythingaboutart.Herealizedthathefinallymetthegreatestartistofall,MotherNature.
AdaptedfromaChinesefable.
Activity 7
1.Readthestoryandselectthecorrectanswers.
1.Thisstoryisfrom……………. a. Japan b. China c. India
2. Theartistwas…………..a.verygoodatpaintingb. lazy c.notverygoodatpainting
3. Theartistbecame……………abouthiswork.a. proud b. unhappy c. careless
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4. The…………………wantedtogethisportraitpainted.a. Chief Minister b. artist c. Emperor
5.TheChiefMinistertoldtheartist………….a. todrawtheEmperor’spicture.b. to learn from the greatest artist. c. togobackhome.
6.ThesceneryaroundtheLiRiverwas…………..a. notasbeautifulastheartist’spaintings. b. morebeautifulthanhispaintings. c. notnice.7.Accordingtothestory,thegreatestartistofallis………..a. the artist in this story. b. the Chief Minister. c. Mother Nature.
Plurals
Leaf leaves loafofbread loavesofbread
1. Add ‘s’ to the singular form. e.g. :-school-schools2. Singular nouns ending with ‘consonant + y’shouldbepluralizedby
adding ‘ies’ e.g:-city-cities3. Singular nouns ending with ‘vowel + y’shouldbepluralizedbyadding
‘s’ e.g:-toy-toys4. Some singular nouns ending with ‘f / fe’shouldbepluralizedbyadding
‘ves’ e.g:-loaf-loaves
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Activity 8
Reading
half, life, shelf, handkerchief, leaf, wolf, loaf, knife
Use the given words correctly to complete the sentences.
1. Don’t eat the whole apple. Give me a ………….. of it.2.Allthe……………….inthelibraryarefilledwithbooks.3. I heard some ………………. howling in the jungle.4. Mother sliced three ……….. of bread to make sandwiches.5. The young …………. of the Na tree are red.
Activity 9
Reading
The Present Perfect TenseNotice how the present perfect tense is used.•Ihave finished my work. •Suranihas read that novel.
•Have you brought your passport? •Has she taken her medicine?
•We have not / haven’t eaten dragon fruit before.
•Hehas not / hasn’t ridden a motorbike before.
• Have they not / Haven’t they been to Jaffna?
•Has he not / Hasn’t he fin-ished packing?
Formationhas / have + past participle
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Activity 10
Pair Work
Ask and answer these questions with your friend. youbeentoTrincomalee/NuwaraEliya,…?youseenapolarbear/tiger/lion,..?youfinishedyourhomework?youreadMadolDoowa/GreatExpectations,…?yourfamilybeentoHortonPlains?youbeentoAdam’sPeak/Maduchurch/NallurKovil,?yoursister/brotherwatchedthemovie‘HarryPotter?youevereatenDurian?
Has/Have
Activity 11
Writing
Constructsentences.ThecatIThedogsThephone
has/have
chaseddrunk
stoppedbought
ringing.anewbicycle.thebirdsaway.some milk.
IShe
hasnot/havenot(hasn’t/haven’t)
broughtdone
myumbrella.her homework.
Has/Have youhe
seenmet
the new students?theprincipal?
Hasn’t/Haven’t
sheyou
paidcompleted
her work?thebillyet?
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Oceans
Reading
Oceanscoverabout71%oftheearth’ssurface.Readaboutthemandfindthenecessaryinformation.
The Pacific Ocean
ThePacificOceanisthelargest and the deepest of all oceans.It covers more than 30% ofthe earth’s surface. The word“pacific” means peaceful inLatin. So its namemeans “thepeaceful ocean.” The deepest known part on the earth, the MarianaTrenchisinthisocean.Its lowest point is called theChallenger Deep. The largest coralreefintheworld,theGreatBarrierReef isalsosituated inthePacific.
The Atlantic OceanTheAtlanticOceanisthesecondlargest ocean in the world. Itcoversabout20%oftheworld’ssurface. The longest above-ground mountain range is the Andes. But the Mid-AtlanticRangewhich ismostly situatedin the Atlantic Ocean is amountain range much longerthan the Andes. Most of it is in the Atlantic.Greenland,theworld’sbiggest island isalso located intheAtlanticOcean.TheAtlanticwasthefirstoceantobecrossedbyshipandaeroplane.
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The Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the thirdlargest ocean in the world.It is also the warmest. TheIndianOceanwasmentionedas“Ratnakara” (amineof gems)in ancient Sanskrit literature.About 40% of the world’s oilcomesfromtheIndianOcean.
The Arctic Ocean
TheArcticOcean is the smallest and the shallowest ocean. It isalmost covered by ice in winter.PolarbearsareacommonsightontheArcticice.Theworld’slargest jellyfishknownastheLion’sManejellyfishisalsofoundintheArcticOcean.The Southern Ocean
In the year 2000, theInternational HydrographicOrganization named a new ocean called the SouthernOcean. It is the fourthlargest ocean. It is alsocalled theAntarcticOcean.It is the home of emperor penguinsandalbatrosses.
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Activity 12
Reading
Readthepassagesandcompletethetable.
•Thelargestocean:•Thedeepestpartoftheearth:•ThelowestpointintheMarianaTrench:•Theworld’slargestcoralreef:•Thelongestabove-groundmountainrange:•Thefirstoceancrossedbyshipandaeroplane:•Theworld’sbiggestisland:•Thewarmestocean:•Theworld’slargestspeciesofjellyfish:•AnothernamefortheSouthernOcean:
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Studythefollowingtable.Positive Comparative Superlative
bigsmalltallshortlongcleverstrongbeautifulinterestinggood
biggersmallertallershorterlongerclevererstrongermorebeautifulmore interestingbetter
biggestsmallesttallestshortestlongestclevereststrongestmostbeautifulmost interestingbest
Read these sentences.
•TheIndianOceanislarge.•TheAtlanticOceanislargerthantheIndianOcean.•ThePacificisthe largestocean.
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Activity 13
Writing
Completethetable.e.g. :- talldeepsimpleshallowlowwarmoldyounghighcoldbusyslowfunny
taller………………….
tallest……………………
Activity 14Singandenjoythefollowinglifecyclesongofanant.
Life Cycle SongAn ant starts its life in an egg, Then hatches into a larva It changes inside a pupa And then it becomes an adult.
ANT life CY-cle, ANT life CY-cle, Egg, larva, pupa, a-dult
ANT life CY-cle, ANT life CY-cle, Egg, larva, pupa, a-dult! Liana Mahoney
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Nowwriteasimilarpoemonthelifecycleofanyoneofthefollowing.1.Abutterflystartsasanegg...2.Abeetlestartsasanegg...3.Abeestartsasanegg....Youmayusethefollowingwords.
sting, hive, honey, honeycomb, antennae, nectar, black, shiny
Activity 15
Listening
Write the correct letter.
Mihiri-................... Manjula’sbag-...................Ruvini-................... Athula’sbag-...................Samadhi-................... Rizvi’sbag-...................
a b cd e f
“Theearthlaughsinflowers.”
What do you think of the above saying? Is it true? Why?
Flowersareoneofthemostbeautifulcreationsofnature.Whenwelookatthem,webecomerelaxedandhappy.Theyalsohelppollinationandprovidefoodforinsectslikebeesandbutterflies.
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Look at the pictures of the flowers and complete the table given for activity 16.
anthurium blue water lily white water lily
jasmine queen of the night orchid
marigold sunflower lotus
temple flower baberton daisies water snowflake
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Activity 16
Fragrantflowers ...........................Flowersthatbloomatnight ...........................Flowerswithaneconomicvalue ...........................Flowers that are mostly used for religious purposes ...........................Flowersthatkeeppestsawayfromcrops ...........................Flowersthatareusedformedicinalpurposes ...........................Flowerscommonlyusedinfloraldecorations ...........................
Activity 17
Group Work
Drawapictureofaflower.Donotshowittotheothergroups.Theothergroupsshouldaskquestionsandguessthenameoftheflower.
Whatcolourisit?
Isitafragrantflower?
Does it grow on land?Doesitbloomduring
daytime?Howmanypetalsdoesithave?
Ithasfive/manypetals.
It’s white.Yes,itis./No,itisn’t.
Yes/No.
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I Wonder
I wonder why the grass is green, And why the wind is never seen?
Who taught the birds to build a nest, And told the trees to take a rest?
Or, when the moon is not quite round, Where can the missing bit be found?
Who lights the stars, when they blow out,And makes the lightning flash about?
Who paints the rainbow in the sky,And hangs the fluffy clouds so high?
Why is it now, do you suppose, That Dad won’t tell me, if he knows?
Jeannie Kirby
Activity 18
Read the poem and select the best answer.1. a. Thetitle“IWonder”meansthespeakeris: i. impatient ii. curiousiii. happy
b.Whatisneverseen? i. clouds ii. wind iii. lightning
c. Accordingtothepoem,thetreesare: i. swaying in the wind ii. growing iii. resting