Fun With Language

Book 2 Part 1

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Ministry of Education wishes to acknowledge the work done by the following persons who were
involved in the production of the first edition:
Landomae Fraser
Florence Sukhdeo
Megan Richmond
Esther Ramchurjee
Imelda Velloza
Beryl Valentine
Purity Li
Janet Duport
Jean Bovell
Dr. Sybil James
Jennifer Anderson
Fitzroy Marcus
The work of the following persons who were involved in the production of the second edition is also
acknowledged:
Barbara Morgan
Purity Li
Evadne Williams
Bibi S. Ali

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2004 Ministry of Education, Georgetown, Guyana

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Revised 2004

CONTENTS

Page

1.

The Family at Home . . . . . . . . . . . .1

2.

An Accident . . . . . . .. ........6

3.

We Go Fishing . . . 11

4.

A Visit . . . . 16

5.

On My Way to School . . . 21

6.

What Did I See? . . 26

7.

Rescue . . . 3'1

8.

Shopping . . . . .

9.

A Birthday Party . . 41

10.

Festivals in Guyana . . . . 46

11.

Going Out . . . . . . . . . . 51

12.

What I Did at Christmas . . . . 56

13.

The Weather . . . . . . . 60

14.

The Doctor's Visit . . . . . . 65

15.

The Monster in the Dustbin . 70

Looking Back . . . . . . . . 75

Unit 1

The Family at Home

Lesson 1
Talk about the picture.

1.

Give the picture a title.

2.

Draw your family.

3.

Write about your family.

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Lesson 2
Look at the pictures.
Talk about them.
Read the incomplete sentences.

Copy the incomplete sentences in your book.

Read them.
Make them into complete sentences.
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Lesson 3
Talk about the picture.
Read these words.
takes

water

hangs

clothes

launders

leaves

r
N./

cr(

e1

The picture shows the family at work.

Draw your family at work.
Write a story about what they do.
Begin like this:
Every morning ...
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Lesson 4

Phonics

Sound T or t
Listen to the rhyme below.
Ten Tall Telegraph Poles
Ten tall telegraph poles
Standing in a row.
Ten little black birds
Flying to and fro.
Say the words:

From the rhyme:

1. Write all the words that begin with the t sound (t).
2. Use three of them in sentences.
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Lesson 5

Review

Read these words.

father

mother

brother

sister
baby

Read these sentences.

My father is a store manager but he works in the
garden.
My mother cooks our food and then goes to teach at
the new school.
We eat our food in the evenings.
The baby eats her food. Her food is mashed yams.
Copy and complete the sentences.
Put the correct word in the blank space.
1. Father
(work, works)
2. Baby
(eat, eats)
3. Mother
(cook, cooks)

in the garden.
her food.
our food.

We use eats, cooks, works for one person.

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Unit 2

An Accident

Lesson 1
Look at the picture.
Talk about it.

_1_1_1_
I

7_1_
(

road

rolling

Read and copy these sentences.

The girl ran across the road.
The ball was rolling across the road.

across

Lesson 2
Talk about the picture in Lesson 1.
Read these sentences.
1. Yesterday the children played with a ball.
2. Yesterday the ball rolled across the road.
3. Yesterday Ella ran after the ball.
4. Yesterday Eric rode his bicycle.

Answer this question.

What do you think happened to Ella?
Write the answer in your book.
Begin like this:
Yesterday while Ella was running across the road a ....

Lesson 3
Listen to the poem.
Road Safety
Up the street
I look to see
If any traffic is coming to me.
Down the street
I look as well,
And listen for a horn or bell.
There is something coming, wait a bit.
If I run across,
I may be hit.
But now the road is nice and clear
No car or bus is near.
I'll run across the road so wide
And get safely to the other side.
Say what you should do before crossing the road.
Write your answer in your book.
A. Number of steps.

1.
2.
3.

B. Tell why you need to be very careful on the road.

Lesson 4

Phonics

Sound of E or e (eh)
Look at the pictures.
Say each name.

Write the words in your book.

Write two more words beginning with E or e that sound
'eh' e.g. enter.
Read these sentences.
Ella likes eggs.
Eric likes eddoes.
Write the sentences in your book. Add two more
sentences with the beginning sound 'eh'.
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Lesson 5

Review

Read the (a) sentences.

Complete the (b) sentences. The (b) sentences tell of
past happenings.
(a) Today I am riding to school.
(b) Yesterday I rode ....
(a) Today the girls are walking home.
(b) Yesterday the girls ....
(a) Today the children are at home.
(b) Yesterday the children ....
(a) Today Ella is running across the road.
(b) Yesterday Ella ....
Copy the words that begin with the 'eh' sound.
Include three of your own.
eddoes
Eric

Ella
apple

eggs
elbow

Say all aloud so that you can clearly hear each.

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Unit 3

We Go Fishing

Lesson 1
Look at the picture.
Talk about the picture. Say when the fishing took place.

Read these sentences. Copy them in your book.

The family is together.
Today the family is fishing in the river.
Yesterday the family was fishing in the river.
Write a sentence to tell when the family went fishing.
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Lesson 2
Look at the picture in Lesson 1.
Yesterday the boys were fishing.
Yesterday the team was winning.
Yesterday the class was singing.

Write the names of each item.

Remember, we have names for everything.

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Lesson 3
Talk about the pictures.
Read the sentences.

Today he is fishing.
Yesterday he was fishing.

Today we are fishing.

Yesterday we were fishing.

Today the girl is fishing.

Yesterday the girl was
fishing.

Today the boys are fishing.

Yesterday the boys were
fishing.

1. Use 'was' for one person.

2. Use 'were' for more than one person.
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Lesson 4

Phonics

Sound L or I or lo
Look at the pictures.
Say the names of the pictures.
LI

lamp

leaf

log

lime

leg

lock

Copy the names.

Say which word below has the beginning sound of I.
palm

mall

light
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blow

Lesson 5

Review

Talk about the picture.

Read the sentences about Today.

Write sentences about Yesterday in your book.
Some words are missing in the story below.
Finish each part of the story with a word from the box at
right.

fishing in a deep canal.

Four friends
standing. He said, "I
One of them
fishing for many fish."

are
is
am

His friends said, "We

fishing too."

The one in the red cap said, " Yesterday the

girl in the red dress
fishing. She
fishing today."
She said, "1
fishing today. Yesterday
the boy in the green cap
fishing."

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are
was
is
am
was

Unit 4

A Visit

Lesson 2
Look at the picture.
Talk about it.
Dave and Ted

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Lesson 2
Look at the picture.
Talk about it.

Read these words.

looking

wearing

Copy and complete the sentences in your book.

The children are
The monkey is

at the monkey.
a cap.

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Phonics

Lesson 3

Sound i - ih - The short sound of i.

Name each picture:

kit

dish

fish

six

Say the names again.

Listen for the sound of i as in pig, jig.

Name each picture below.

Write the word for each picture in your book.
Draw a line under the i. The first one is done for you.
...

.,..

,....
\,

,..,-I,

\
3

1. kisses.

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Lesson 4
Talk about the picture.
Read the words.

Complete this sentence with words from above in your

book.
When I was at the zoo I saw

Read the sentence.

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and

Lesson 5

Review

Listen to the story.

Dave and Ted
Dave and Ted are going to the zoo. They are happy.
Mother says, "Do not go near the monkey's cage."
Off they go. They move from cage to cage. "This is
fun," says Ted.
Suddenly, he feels his cap being pulled from his head.
"Oh, No! Where is my cap?" he asks.
Ted sees that Dave is laughing. He looks around and
sees the cap on the monkey's head.
Ted laughs too.

Answer these questions.

1. Where are Dave and Ted going?
2. What has happened to Ted's cap?
3. Did Ted enjoy the prank?
4. Say what animals were in their cages.

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Unit 5

On My Way to School

Lesson 1
Talk about the picture.

Read these words.

animal

grazing

COW

cars

Read this sentence.

Every day I see animals, cars and houses on my way
to school.
Draw a picture and write sentences about what you see
on your way to school.

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Lesson 2
Look at the pictures.
Talk about them.

Say the words.

Copy the words in your book.
Read these sentences.
The bird, sheep and goat are animals.
I see animals on my way to school.
Write sentences about any of the pictures.

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Lesson 3
Read these words.
grazing

flying

These sentences tell what you can see on your way to

school.

1. I see a

and a

2. The

is grazing.

3. The

is grazing.

4. The

is flying.

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Lesson 4

Phonics

Sound ack
Look at the pictures.
Say the names.
Make the sound at the end of each word.

Complete these sentences using the correct word from

the brackets.
1.

I have a

2.

Jack has a

3.

The duck says

of flour. (rack, sack)

of cards. (pack, quack)
. (back, quack)

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Lesson 5

Review

Write the correct letters to complete the words in the

sentences.
1. Some animals I see on my way to school are the
b _ rd, sh _ _ p and the g _ at.
2. I do not see the f _ sh and the m _ nkey.
3. I see c _ rs, h _uses and t ees.
Climb the steps.
Put letters in the blank spaces to make new words.
Say the words.

ack

ack

ack

ack

ack
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Unit 6

What Did I See?

Lesson 1
Talk about the picture.

Listen to the rhyme What Did I See?

Read the rhyme.
I looked in the mirror
And what did I see?
I saw two little eyes
Looking at me.
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Lesson 2
Look at the pictures.
Talk about the story The Monkey and the Alligator

Write a sentence about each picture in your book.

Write the sentences in order.
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Lesson 3
Look at the pictures.
Talk about the pictures.

Read the story The Monkey and the Alligator

One day a monkey was swinging on the branch of a
big tree.
He looked down in the river and he saw a big black
alligator.
The alligator looked up and he saw the monkey.
The monkey was so afraid that he scrambled up to
the top of the tree and he never came down again.

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Lesson 4
Climb down the ladder
with the monkey.

Climb up the
ladder with the
alligator.
Write a story about a monkey and an alligator.
Use the words on the ladder to help you.

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Lesson 5

Review

Look at the pictures.

Read the sentences.
Write the correct sentence for each picture.

The alligator looked up.

The monkey looked

down.
2

I saw an alligator.
3

I saw a monkey

Say why you like this story.

Begin with this: I like the story because ...
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Unit 7

Rescue

Lesson 1
Look at the pictures.
Tell the story.

How do you think the story will end?

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Lesson 2
Look at the pictures.
Talk about them.

Read these sentences.

Today the girl eats fish.
Yesterday the girl ate fish.
Today the boy runs after the cat.
Last night the boy ran after the cat.
Today Pat sits on a chair.
Last week Pat sat on a chair.
Write Today and Yesterday sentences with these words:
ride, walk, see, look
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Lesson 3
Listen to the story
Little Red Riding Hood.
Say the name of each picture.

Read about the story.

Continue and end the story.

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Lesson 4

Phonics

Sound of E or e. The sound is like the name of the letter.

Say the name of each picture.

Put one of the letters in each space below to form new

words - b, m, n, s.
eat
eat

eat

eat

eat
ea
Find other words with the same sound.
Here are some: cheat, heat, treat
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Lesson 5

Review

Read these words.

elephant

evening
egg

eraser
eleven

Copy the words with the long e.

Write a sentence with the word eraser.
Copy and complete the sentences with one of the
words from the brackets.
1. The dog (run, ran) to help Kitty.
2. The woodcutter (go, went) to help Little Red Riding
Hood.
3. I (help, helped) my mother yesterday.
Read the sentences.

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Unit 8

Shopping

Lesson 1
Look at the picture.
Talk about it.

Write about the picture.

Give it a name.
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Lesson 2
Look at the pictures.
Read the sentences.

How many bananas can

you eat?

Mash the cherries to

make some drink.

Peel and slice the

pineapple.

Green mangoes taste

sour.

Watermelon is a juicy
fruit.

Complete the words in your book.

b n n s

p_n_a p_le

ch _ r

m_ng_e_

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Lesson 3
Look at the pictures.
Read the words.

market

basket

fruits

Read these sentences.

I went to the market.
I bought some fruits.
I put them in a basket.
I gave the basket to my mother.
Draw a basket of fruits in your book.
Write a sentence under your drawing.
Begin like this
End like this

There are ...

in my basket.

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Lesson 4

Phonics

Sound ake
Here are two words ending in ake.

rake

cake
Make new words ending in ake.
ake
ake
ake
ake
ake
Read this sentence.
Jake takes a rake.
Write the sentence.

Now write a short jingle with words ending in ake.

Lesson 5

Review

Complete the list by writing words for the pictures.

I went to the market and I bought
a hand of

seven

a juicy

green
a cut of

Complete the sentence with these words:

We will

cake

bake

for my birthday.

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Unit 9

A Birthday Party

Lesson 1
Talk about the picture.

Listen to the rhyme.

Read the rhyme.
The Birthday Cake
Seven candles on my birthday cake
The lovely cake that Mother baked
My birthday falls on the thirteenth day
In the merry month of May.
Write a story about your birthday.
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Lesson 2
Look at the pictures.
Read the words.

cake

sweets

balloons

ice-cream

candles

_}

Write sentences about your birthday with these names in

your book.
Read the sentences.

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Lesson 3

Phonics

Sound U or u - uh - short
Listen to the jingle.
Uncle Ulric works in the zoo.
Uncle Ulric can talk with you.
Uncle Ulric sits in the sun.
Uncle Ulric is great fun.
Uncle Ulric
bus
pup
nut
Urmilla

bun

[gun
cup

Can you climb the steps to Uncle Ulric?

Play this game with your teacher.

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Lesson 4
Read the words in the balloons.

Write a story using the words on the balloons.

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Lesson 5
Read the story.
A Birthday Party.
Janet had a birthday party. She invited five of her
friends. They all went to the party.
She had a birthday cake with seven candles. Janet
and Keiron cut the cake.
The children danced and played games. They were
happy at the birthday party.

Read the questions.

Answer them.
1. How many children did Janet invite?
children.
Janet invited
2. How old was Janet?
years old.
Janet was
3. Did the children enjoy themselves?
themselves.
The children

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Unit 10

Festivals in Guyana

Lesson 1
Look at the pictures.
Talk about the pictures.

r
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't

(-1

Read these words.

Christmas

Diwali

diya

Christmas tree

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Lesson 2
Look at the picture.
Talk about it.

Read these sentences.

The girls are wearing saris.
The saris are beautiful.
Write the sentences you have read in your books.

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Lesson 3
Read these sentences.
Sam was glad.
The postman had mail for him.
He got cards for Christmas.
Read Sam's card.

Make a card for your friend.

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Lesson 4
Long sound a the sound is the name of the letter.
Name some words you know with the long a sound.
When a and i are together the i is silent and only ai
makes a long a sound as in tail, bail, sail.
Make new words with the long a sound by adding a
letter at the beginning of ail.
_ ail

_ ail

_ail

When a and y are 'ay' together the 'y' is silent and only
long sound 'a' is heard.
The blend ay makes a long a sound as in bay, day, Fay.
Make new words with the long a sound by adding a
letter at the beginning of ay.
_ay

_ ay

_ ay

Copy the words in your books.

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Lesson 5

Review

Listen to the story Seeta and Joy.

Talk about the pictures.
Write these words in the correct order in which the
pictures tell the story: First, Next, Last.

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Unit 11

Going Out

Lessons 1 and 2
Talk about the picture.

Listen to the rhyme.

Read the rhyme.
I Went to the Forest
I went to the forest,
And what did I see?
I saw an Amerindian
Looking at me.
Write a story about the picture.
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Lesson 3
Look at the picture.
Talk about it.
Tell the story.

Complete this story about the picture.

The boy was riding a bicycle.
He was going ...
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Lesson 4
Look at the pictures.
Tell the story.
Write the story.

Begin like this:

Janet and Joe were
going ...

Tony and Tonia were

going ...

}
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Lesson 5

Review

Talk about the picture.

Write a story about the picture in your book.

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Read the story.

Janet went for a walk. She saw a big black cat
climbing up a tree.
Joe went for a walk. He saw a big yellow mango
hanging on a tree.

Answer these questions in your book.

1. What did Janet see?
2.

What did Joe see?

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Unit 12

What I did at Christmas

Lesson 1
Read the words on the tree.

Write a story about what you did at Christmas.

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Lessons 2 and 3
Janet got this toy for Christmas.
Talk about Janet's toy.
Listen to the ph sound in some of the words.
Listen to the rhyme Elly the Elephant.
Read the rhyme.
Elly the elephant
Lives in the Zoo.
Elly the elephant
Can talk to you
Boomph! Boomph!

Draw what you got for Christmas.

Include a word with the ph sound.
Include a story about it.
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Lesson 4

Phonics

Sound e
short e
Race to meet Elly the Elephant.
Play the game with your teacher.

pet
tell
bell
well
pen
hen
red
bed
Go egg

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get

end

Lesson 5

Review

Read this story.

Janet got two dolls for Christmas. She got a big doll
and a little doll. Janet liked the big doll more than
the little doll.

Answer these questions in your book.

1. How many dolls did Janet get?
2. Which doll did she like more?
3. Why do you think she liked the big doll more?

Before you answer question 3, talk about it with your

classmates. Jot down what you have talked about
before you write each answer.

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Unit 13

The Weather

Lesson 1
Talk about the picture.

Listen to the rhyme A Rainy Day.

Read the rhyme.
When rain is rumbling on the roof,
And I can't romp and play.
I take my big red picture book
And I try to read all day.
Write a story about what you do on a rainy day.
Draw something from the story.
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Lesson 2
Talk about the pictures.
Write a sentence about each picture.
sun

car

rain

pond
or
Write a rhyme for each picture.
Underline the words that rhyme.
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Lesson 3
Talk about the pictures.
Write about each picture.

Write sentences or a story on one of the pictures.

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Lesson 4
Read the words.
Play this game with your teacher Match Me.
Copy the words and match them.

Write a sentence with one of the words.

Underline the word that you have chosen.
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Lesson 5

Review

Look at the pictures and read the sentences.

Write the correct sentence for each picture.

It is a rainy day.

It is a sunny day.

1.

It is a cloudy day.

It is a windy day.

J
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Unit 14

The Doctor's Visit

Lesson 1
Look at the picture.
Talk about it.
Veterinary
Read this word:

Vet-er-i-nary

Read these sentences.

The veterinary surgeon looks after sick animals.
The veterinary surgeon looked at the cow.
He treated the cow.
The cow is Brownie.
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Lesson 2
Look at the picture.
What do you notice?
Read the word:

Reflection

Re-flec-tion

Read the story.

Brownie is well and is eating grass.
I can see Brownie in the water but Brownie is not
really in the water.
I am looking at Brownie's reflection in the water.
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Lesson 3

Phonics

Sound br
Name each picture:

bread

broom

brush

brown

brag

broom

Say the words again.

Listen for the sound br.
Copy the words.
bread

brown

...

bring

branch

brush

Write the br words you can read.

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brand

Lesson 4
Look at the picture.
Talk about it.
Listen to the poem Susie Sue.

Read the sentences.

Write them in your book.
Susie-Sue played in the mud and water. She got wet
and was sick.
Her mother took her to the Physician. The Physician is
a doctor who looks after sick people.
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Lesson 5

Review

Read the names of the pictures.

doctor

Susie-Sue

veterinary surgeon

Read these sentences using the picture clues.

1. The

2. The

helped

helped the animal.

Write these sentences in your book.

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Unit 15

The Monster in the

Dustbin

Lesson 1
Look at the picture.

Answer these questions.

1. What is going on in the dustbin?
2. What is the boy going to do?
3. What would you have done?
Make up a story about the picture.
Begin like this One day ...
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Lesson 2
Look at the picture.
Talk about it.

Answer these questions.

1. What is in the dustbin?
2. Write about the monster in the dustbin.
3. Why do you agree that the animal is a monster?
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Lesson 3
Here are some words beginning with blends.
bl, br, cl, dr, fl, pr, sk
black

bran

dress

flag

class

brick

print

skip

Copy the words and circle the beginning blends.

Use each one of these blends to make new words.

gl, br, dr, pl
ass

an

ess

ay

Copy the words in A and B. Match the words in A

which have the same beginning blends as those in
B by drawing an arrow to each.
A
drink
slide
flower
crib
bring

bread
crab
slip
flag
drip

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Lesson 4
Read the riddles.
I rhyme with hat.
You wipe your feet
on me when you come
into the house.
What am I?
lama

I begin with the same sound

as pet but I rhyme with hen.
You use me when you write.
What am I?
lama

Do you know the answers?

Write them in your book.

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Lesson 5

Review

Choose the correct word from the brackets to complete

each sentence.
Copy and read each sentence so that you can hear it.
1. There (was, were) a monster in the dustbin.
2. There (was, were) fruit skins in the dustbin.
3. An old toy (was, were) in the dustbin.
4. Roy (was, were) not in the dustbin.

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Looking Back
Draw the pictures in your book and write the correct
names.

table
egg
monkey

cow
cake
brush

mangoes
rake
bus

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Choose the correct word from the brackets to complete

these sentences.
1. Jake
(ride, rides)

a bicycle to school.

2. The duck
(say, says)

3. Mother
(buy, buys)

4. My brother
(sweep, sweeps)

5. My sister
(drink, drinks)

quack.

fruits from the market.

the house.

milk every day.

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Complete this story using words for the pictures.

The Monkey and the Alligator

was swinging

One day a
on the

of a big tree.
and

He looked down in the

he saw a big black alligator.

The

looked up and he saw

the monkey.

The monkey was so afraid that he

scrambled to the top of the
and he never came down again.

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Fun With Language is a carefully structured and graded series of

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school language arts programme and ensures a steady progress at
each level. It provides stimulating activities to develop the child 's
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The books reflect the experiences to which children

can relate and the vocabulary they normally use.

Provision is also made for adequate skill practice

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