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Warm Up Reading Skills / Recitation
Arouses curiosity and interest in learners Develops ability to read texts / recite poems

Warm Up RECITATION The best of friends,
● Do you wear spectacles? Can change a frown,
● Do any of your classmates wear spectacles? Into a smile,
● Do people of all ages wear spectacles? When you feel down.
● Why do you think people wear spectacles?
The best of friends,
Will understand,
Your little trials,
Word Power
And lend a hand.
Highlights the new words and their meanings
Vocabulary Skills
Word Power
pool: a small area of water formed naturally Develops vocabulary through practice exercises
dived: jump head first into water with one’s arms raised over one’s head
frightened: afraid Vocabulary Skills
turban: long cloth wound around a man’s head A. PREFIXES
oozed: slowly trickle like (blood from a wound) A letter or a group of letters that you put at the beginning
steep: rising or falling sharply (rock) of a word is called a prefix. Adding a prefix to a word can
change its meaning. Look at these words with prefixes.
crashed: fell down with force and loud noise
fainted: lost consciousness for a short time literate – illiterate important – unimportant
regular – irregular correct – incorrect
crept: moved slowly and carefully
lantern: a lamp with a handle that may be carried or hung patient – impatient consistent – inconsistent

Comprehension Skills Grammar Skills
Develops skills of understanding and Helps learners understand structures and
interpreting texts their uses

Comprehension Skills Grammar Skills
A. Choose the right answer. A. Adjectives are often followed by prepositions.
1. Ranvir’s father was a ___________. Some nouns and verbs are also followed by prepositions.
a. forest officer b. farmer c. woodcutter Look at these combinations.
2. All the boys laughed at Ranvir because he was __________. laugh at (verb + preposition)
a. thin b. clever c. dull fun of (noun + preposition)
3. Ranvir decided to go to ___________. afraid of (adjective + preposition)
a. school b. shop c. the forest Let’s use them in sentences.
● All the boys laughed at Ranvir.
Pronunciation ● They made fun of him.
● Ranvir was not afraid of tigers.
Develops skills of pronunciation based on the
sounds of letters Now fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.
What is the reason _____________ your absence?
1.
Pronunciation 2. I hate the smell _____________ paint.
3. He listens _____________ the radio while driving.
Say these words aloud. Notice how ‘gh’ is pronounced in each
word. 4. Does this book belong _____________ you?
tough laugh rough though 5. There is an increase _____________ vehicles in cities.
cough enough trough neigh
weigh thigh dough bough