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glass

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box

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tomato

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THE MUMBAI MUSICIANS

Once upon a time, there lived a donkey named Goopu. He had worked for many years in the house of a farmer. He had carried many heavy sacks of corn and sugarcane, from the farm to the factory. He was now very tired and old.

The farmer said to Goopu, "You are a good donkey. Take this sack of corn and go and see the world, before you become too old."

Goopu smiled and said goodbye. He set off towards the city of Mumbai.

"I am good at music. I will go to Mumbai and be a musician there."

On the way he met a dog.

"Where are you going?" asked Doopu. "I am going to Mumbai to be a musician. Would you like to come too?" asked Goopu.

"Yes, I would," replied Doopu. Off went the two friends on the dusty road to Mumbai.

They saw a ball of fur in the middle of the road. "Who are you?" they asked.

"I am Funy, the cat," said the cat.

"Would you like to come with us to become a musician?" asked Goopu and Doopu together.

"Oh! I would love to come along,", replied Furry.

So off went the three together to become Mumbai musicians. Soon they met Cuckoo, the cock.

I love music and wish to join your band."

They all reached a house with a light. They were tired and hungry. They peeped in through the window and saw a table with delicious food. They decided to sing to let the people inside know that they were musicians.

They sang. The people inside thought that ghosts had come to scare them. They ran away as fast as they could!

Goopu, Doopu and Furry went into the house and ate the food, till they could eat no more.

 

 Adapted from The Bremen Town Musicians by Grimm

New words

tired, musician, peeped, delicious, ghosts, scare

Reading is fun

• Why did the farmer tell Goopu to see the world?
• Why did Goopu, Doopu and Furiy want to go to Mumbai?
• Why did the people in the house run away?

Let's talk

• If you were to join the animal band, which animal would you want to be? Create the sound of that animal. Get together with your friends. As a group create the sound of the animal each one of you wants to be.
• The donkey saw a ball of fur and it was a cat. If you were to see a big ball of fur what could that be?

• Let's sort out these words—

Pick the words from the bags and put them on the right shelf. One has been done for you. Say the words aloud.

Let's write

Do you play any musical instrument?

Yes, I _____

If no, which instrument do you want to learn?

I would _____

Add the word of the opposite gender in the given sentences.

Anju's mother and _____came to the school.

My uncle and _____ came to visit us on Monday.

The lion and _____ looked lovingly at their cub.

The King and _____ sat on beautiful thrones.

The man is running and the _____ is walking.

My grandfather and _____ went to the market.

Fun time

Let's play Bingo

• Write any nine words from the given list in the boxes. Put only one word in one box.
• The teacher will call out any six words. If the word she calls out is in the box put a cross on it. The one who crosses out all the words first shouts "Bingo" and is the winner.

Young, smooth, light, few, outside , beautiful, slow, fat,up, good, happy, slow

• In what way are these musical instruments different from each other? Put them into three groups based on how they are played.

  

String Instruments

 

 

This is the picture of a musical instrument called a Jaltarang.

Make your own Jaltarang,

• Get six to ten bowls of the same size and shape.
• Pour water into the bowls. Keep the water at different levels.
• Use two pencils and strike the rim of the bowls to make musical sounds.

• The word Jaltarang is made up of two words Jal - water, tarang - music. Now make new words by joining two words. One has been done for you.

 

Let’s practise 

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Unit 8

Unit 8 encourages the children to learn/hear music or musical instruments. Children can be asked to sing the poem aloud with the class orchestra - where children clap, tap and drum their tiffin boxes, benches, etc. to make the sounds of musical instruments. If possible, the teacher should show the children musical instruments before beginning the lesson.

• The teacher can inculcate in children a love for the old and the weak. Children love stories and as the Unit is read, an emphasis can be laid on the generosity of the farmer (who not only asked the donkey who was growing old to see the world but also gave him some corn) by using voice modulation. This can often be done during fun time.
• In the Let's talk section, the teacher should try to encourage the children by reminding them of the names of various animals that can be kept at home.
• In the Fun time section, the teacher should call out the opposites of the twelve words given, in random order.
• In the Let's write section of the poem, the teacher should encourage the usage of 'a' by asking the children to pick up objects and name them with an 'a', e.g., a pencil box.
• In the Let's say section, see that children distinguish between 'b' and V' and V and *w* sounds.

Develop listening skills

This Unit calls for a new listening skill. As you read the poem, the children listen to the sound of words. They grow in their appreciation and understanding of the beauty and feeling which some words convey. Let the children read the poem with you until most of them learn to say it. Ask them how the poem makes them feel.

Raising awareness

An exposure to the English language is important. Prepare the child to receive language. This is more important than asking her/him to learn texts by heart.