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               Warm Up



          What do you understand from the pictures? Discuss in class.

                         I don’t think I can                         Don’t worry,
                        ever ride a bike. I’m                       sweetie. I’ll be
                            too scared.                           right beside you.
                                                                    You can do it!
















                    See,                                          A few years later...
                   you’re                                                                         I am so
                  getting                                                                        happy my
                   better                                                                       dad taught
                  already.                                                                        me how
                 Just keep                                                                        to ride a
                   trying                                                                        bike. Now
                 and don’t                                                                        I can go
                  give up.                                                                      anywhere I
                                                                                                  want to.



                 Reading Skills



          One day, a four-year old boy came home with a note in his pocket from his teacher

          which said, “Your child is very dumb. He cannot learn anything.” When the boy’s

          mother saw the letter, she was very angry. The next day, she sent a letter to the
          teacher. It read : “My son is not a dumb boy. He has a better mind than most boys of


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