On your way 02

Role Play

Arjun : Excuse me.

Bhanuka : Yes, what can I do for you?
Arjun : Can you please tell me where I can have a cup of tea?
Bhanuka : Sure, you can try Leaf Cafe.
Arjun : Leaf Cafe? Where is it?
Bhanuka : It is on First Cross Street.
Arjun : OK, how do I get there?
Bhanuka : This is Main Street.
Arjun : Mmm........Main Street, OK.
Bhanuka : Walk along this street, turn left to First Cross Street. Leaf Cafe
is the second building on your left. The first building is the
pharmacy.
Arjun : Are there any other landmarks?
Bhanuka : Well, when you walk along this street, you will pass the National
Bank and the theatre on your right. Then, there is a
communication centre next to the cafe.
Arjun : Did you say that I will pass the National Bank and the theatre on
my right and the cafe is between the pharmacy and the
commucation centre?
Bhanuka : That’s right. You have got it.
Arjun : Thank you very much.
Bhanuka : My pleasure.

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 Activity 01
Writing
1) Draw a sketch of the following map in your exercise book and mark with
arrows the way Arjun should go to get to the cafe.
2) Label the buildings on the map that Arjun should pass on his way to the cafe.
3) Mark Leaf Cafe on your map.

Activity 02
Identify the places and signs on the map given below and write the name of
each place against the number given. Follow the example.

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1 tea shop 2....................................... 3......................................
4..................................... 5....................................... 6.....................................
7..................................... 8....................................... 9......................................
10................................... 11.....................................

Activity 03

(a) Study the map in Activity 2. State whether each of the followings is true or
false.

a) This is a picture of a city.

b) There is a lot of traffic on the roads.
c) The hotel is in front of the bank.
d) There are many trees behind the cinema.
e) The hotel is on the right hand side of the car park.
f) There is a car park next to the railway station.
g) The cinema is in the New Market Street.

(b) Where is the ball? Write the correct preposition below each picture.

1. behind
2. in
............ ............ ............
3. on the left
4. in front of
5. next to
............ ............ ............ 6. on the right

Activity 04

Draw a map of your school. Describe it using the above sentence patterns. You
may begin like this:

My school is small /big /fairly big. There are five buildings.............

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 INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS' CONFERENCE
MOSCOW
Vageesa and Yoga were selected to represent Sri Lanka at the International
Students' Conference in Moscow. After the inauguration, each pair of
representatives had to make a presentation about their country.

Activity 05

Read the following presentation made by the two representatives from China
and complete the data sheet given at the end.

Ni Hao ( nĭ hǎo)! Hello, friends. I’m Ming

and this is my friend Yong. We are from the
People’s Republic of China, a country with
an ancient civilization and a great history.
Our traditional greeting is something like
this: (cupped hands; left over right at chest
height), but now we would mostly bow or
shake hands.
The people of our country are called the
Chinese and our inventions such as the compass, gunpowder, the art of paper-
making and block printing have contributed immensely to the progress of
mankind. China is the country with the largest population in the world. It is also
the second largest country in the world with a land area of 9,706,961 square
kilometres (km²). Beijing is the capital city of China. Now, my friend Yong will
show you some pictures of our country. Over to you Yong.
Thank you Ming. This is the national flag of our country which has five stars
in a red background. Mandarin Chinese is the official language of China and
here are some Chinese characters. Renminbi is the currency of China. We have
a fast growing economy as we export, import and manufacture many goods.
Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism are the major religions practised in our
country. Over to you from here Ming.
Thank you Yong. If you come to China, there are many things for you to see,
learn and enjoy. Look at these pictures. They are the main tourist attractions of
our country. This is the Great Wall of China. This is the Forbidden City, a world
heritage site that you can see in Beijing. You may have seen pictures of these
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lovely animals. They are the giant Pandas, which are a threatened species.
Our government along with its people are taking many steps to protect this
endangered species. Yong, can you say something further about these tourist
attractions?

Well, as Ming said, there are many tourist attractions in our country. Tourists
can learn many different things here in China. We, the Chinese, are good at
many things. One of them is the art of self-defence i.e., martial arts like Kung
Fu and Wushu. Kung Fu originated in the Shaolin temples. Chinese circuses
and chinaware are also famous all over the world.

If I told you that this is the end of our presentation, you might think that this is
all we have to say about China. It is obvious that this single presentation done
by the two of us will not cover everything about a great country like China.
With that we conclude our presentation on China. Thank you! xiè xiè!*

* xiè xiè (syeh syeh) – the Chinese way of saying “Thank you”.

DATA SHEET

Name of the country: Area:

Population: Nationality:
Religion(s): Language(s):
Greeting style: National flag:
Tourist attraction(s): Currency:
Economy: Inventions:

Activity 06

Reading and Writing

Discuss with your partner and prepare a similar data sheet about Sri Lanka
(You may add more details).

Activity 07

Speaking
Imagine that you are Vageesa and Yoga and make a similar presentation about
Sri Lanka.
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 Activity 08

Writing
Yoga wrote an email to her parents in Sri Lanka about her stay in Moscow.

[email protected]

Hi !

Dear Mother and Father,
I hope you are keeping fine. We arrived in Russia safely and now
we’re in Moscow, a very big city.This is a very clean city with lots
of buildings. It’s a little cold here. We’ve already met lots of friends
from different countries.The people here are very nice and the food is
delicious, too. So don’t worry about me. I’m sure this is going to be
a very pleasant experience.
Love,
Yoga

Imagine that you are Yoga’s father/mother. Write a reply to Yoga.

Activity 09
Read the following text and answer the questions.
During the school vacation, I went on a trip with three of my friends to my
uncle's farm in Bandarawela. This is what I wrote in my diary about what we
saw on the farm.
It was a fine morning when we arrived in Round Hill Park. The surroundings of
the farm was beautiful. I took many photos with my new camera.
On arrival at the farm, we saw a herd of cattle grazing in the field. My uncle
came out to greet us and took all of us to the farm. There was a bunch of
ducks swimming in the stream which flows behind the farmhouse. We sat in the
garden and enjoyed a cup of tea.
There were different types of animals on the farm. We saw a brood of chicken
and a herd of goats in the backyard. There was a drove of pigs in the pigsty.

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A kit of pigeons flew into the compound and we fed them. My uncle told us to
be careful as there was a beehive nearby. We saw a swarm of bees flying into
the beehive and we ran into the house for safety.
We had a wonderful lunch that had been prepared by my aunt. In the evening,
we returned to the hotel.

1) Who went on the trip?

2) What was the weather like that day?
3) How many different types of animals were there on the farm?
4) Why did the uncle tell the children to be careful of the bees?
5) Write a short description about a trip you went on recently.
Learning Point
Collective Nouns
Note the following phrases used in the text :
● a bunch of ducks
● a brood of chicken
● a drove of pigs
The words in bold are called collective nouns.
There are many other collective nouns apart from those that describe
animals.
E.g: ● a chain of islands ● a fleet of ships
● a galaxy of stars ● a bunch of bananas
● a panel of experts

Activity 10

Write the correct collective noun under each picture.

a herd of ............................
a bunch of..........................
a brood of .........................
a shelf of ..........................

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 Activity 11

Enjoy reciting!

My Hometown

Jersey City is where I was born

I woke up to see many a dawns
It's not a bad city, it was a place to live
But there were many times it didn't forgive
The streets were tough, the winter's cold
It's city you can embrace, but one you can never hold
The streets will own you and rule you
There's not too much one can do
After some years you'll be ready to leave
It will no longer have the things you need
That's when you know it's time to leave
Because in the city you can longer believe
Now people grow up there and decide to stay
But so many many more just go a different way

6-18-10/RJH
Ray Hansell

Answer the following questions.

1. What is the title of the poem?

2. Who is the poet?
3. How many stanzas are there in this poem?
4. What is the name of the city mentioned in the poem?
5. What are the rhyming words found in this poem?
6. Is the poet happy about his city? Give reasons for your answer.

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