Unit 3: My Shadow

Do you know whenever there is light someone follows you? Have you ever wondered who it is?

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I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me.

And what can be the use of him is more than I can see.

He is very, very like me from the heels up to the head;

And I see him jump before me, When I jump into my bed.

The funniest thing about him is the way

he likes to grow

Not at all like proper children, which is

always very slow;

For he sometimes shoots up taller like an

India-rubber ball,

And he sometimes gets so little that

There's none of him at all.

One morning, very early, before the

sun I was up,

I rose and found the shining dew

on every buttercup;

But my lazy little shadow, like an

arrant sleepyhead.

Had stayed at home behind me and was

Fast asleep in bed.

                            ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON

Let’s Read

1. Who do you think your shadow looks like?

2. Why do you think your shadow jumps into bed before you can?

3. What time of the day do you think it is whenyour shadow is the tallest? Why?

1. Morning

2. Afternoon

3. Night

4. Read the lines from the poem and answer the following.

He is very very like me.

From the heels up to the head!

(i) Who does he refer to?

(ii) Who does me refer to?

(iii) Why are he and me alike?

Let’s Talk

Work in pairs and discuss the following.

What would you do if

1. a dog chases you?

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2. you have forgotten your homework copy at home?

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3. you are alone in a room and the lights go out?

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Fun Time

1. Shine a torch behind your hand and see its shadow on the wall.

2. Move the torch a little away from your hand and see the shadow on the wall.

Do you find a difference in the size of the hand on the wall?

Fore middle ring small thumb

Working Together

1. Work in groups of five.

a. Make a large hand on a plain sheet.

b. Mark the names of fingers, thumb and palm on the hand. Use the hints given in the box.

2. Do the actions as given below, and observe which part, or fingers, of your hand is being used.

Let’s Write

1. Fill in the blanks using one of the words given in brackets.

(i) Where is the child _____ parents have come to school? (who/whose/which)

(ii) I saw many houses _____ were quite spacious. (which/whose/who).

(iii) Mathematics, _____ is my favourite subject, is so interesting. (who/which/that)

(iv) The poem _____ you read out, is so lovely. (whose/which/that)

(v) I know the street _____ he lives on. (whose/that/which)

(vi) I like reading books _____ have pictures in it. (that/who/which)

(vii) The old lady _____ I met in your house is my neighbour. (whom / that/which)

2. Complete this description by answering the questions below.

Write a few lines on Mithoo and his little dog named Shadow.

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Say Aloud

shoe      shadow              fish               bush

ship        sheep                dish             wash

shell       shade               wish              brush

When the sun shines, I can see

My shadow right in front of me

When I walk, my shadow walks!

When I hop, my shadow hops!

When I jump, my shadow jumps

And when I stop, my shadow stops!

                                                                                                                    LOUISE BINDER SCOTT

Act out the poem as you read it slowly.

Robinson Crusoe: Discover a Footprint

Robinson Crusoe Robinson Crusoe's ship had been destroyed by the sea. He had been alone for many years and longed for company. One day he discovers a footprint on the sand. Let's find out what he did then.

One day, when I was going towards my boat, I was surprised to see the footprint of a man on the sand. I stood amazed! I listened; I looked around me; I could neither hear nor see anything. I went up higher to look down; I went up the shore and down the shore, but it was no good; I could find no other footprint but that one. I went to it again to see if there were any more footprints and to tell if it had been my imagination. But I was not mistaken, for there was exactly the print of a foot — toes, heel, every part of a foot. I could not imagine how it came there.

I stayed a long time thinking, but became more and more confused.

Discovers a Footprint

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At last I returned home very frightened, looking behind me after every two or three steps, mistaking every bush and tree to be a man.

When I came to my cave (which I called my castle), I ran inside it, as if I was being chased. I do not remember whether I used the ladder or went in by the hole in the

rock, which I called the door. I ran for cover, faster than any animal could run.

I did not sleep that night. The more I thought about what I had seen, the more afraid I became. I thought it could be one of the savages of the mainland who had wandered out to the sea, in a small boat.

Luckily I was not on shore at that time, but what if he had seen my boat! If he had seen the boat he would have realised that someone lived on the island and would soon return with others to kill and eat me.

And so I lay fearful for many days and prayed for protection. In doing so, I was much comforted and began going out to investigate. But even now as I went forward, I looked behind me frequently, because I was still very frightened.

However, as I went about for two or three days and saw nothing I became a little bolder. I decided to go down to the shore again and examine the footprint once more. I decided to measure it with my own footmark.

As I came closer to the footprint, I realised that it could not be my footprint because I had not come to this part of the beach since a long time. Secondly, as I placed my foot alongside that footprint, it seemed larger than my own.

My fear returned! I went home again, believing that there was someone there.

The island was inhabited!

(Adapted from Daniel Defoe s’ Robinson Crusoe)

Let’s Read

1. What made Robinson Crusoe think that the print on the ground was a footprint?

2. Why was Robinson afraid when he looked at the bushes and trees?

3. Why did Robinson pray when he saw the footprint?

4. Choose the correct answer.

(i) Robinson ran back to his home, as fast he could because he

(a) was racing.

(b) was afraid.

(c) was in a hurry to go home.

(ii) He could not sleep because

(a) there was an animal outside his cave.

(b) he thought savages had come from the mainland.

(c) his bed was uncomfortable.

(iii) Why was Robinson Crusoe sure that it was not his footprint?

(a) It didn't look like a human footprint.

(b) It looked smaller than his.

(c) He had not come to this part of the beach in a long time.

(iv) Where was Robinson Crusoe?

(a) On a boat.

(b) In a town.

(c) Alone on an island.

(d) On an aeroplane.

Let’s Talk

1. How would you feel if you saw unknown footprints outside your front door?

2. If you were alone at home and suddenly someone knocked at your door, what would you do?

Let’s Write

1. The words in the sentences are jumbled. Write them in order. One is done for you.

(i) alone was not Robinson an island on 

Robinson was not alone on an island.

(ii) was island the inhabited

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(iii) footprint to someone this belonged

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(iv) I around me looked

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(v) I went the towards footprint large

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(vi) was afraid I now

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2. Fill in the blanks with the correct word.

and,          but,           because,                  so

(i) I was frightened _____ curious.

(ii) I decided to go to the beach _____ I went along the water's edge.

(iii) I ran as fast as I could _____ I was frightened.

(iv) I was very tired _____ confused.

3. Write a story on strange footprints.

1. Where did you see the footprints?

2. What sort of a day was it?

3. Did you see them at night?

4. What happened when you followed the footprints?

5. What did you see?

6. What happened then?

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4. Use the joining words given below and join the sentences in Column A and B.

or and so but because

eg: I wrote the letter I forgot to post it.

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Fun Time

1. Look at the footprint shown here.

Hint: This is the footprint of the first man on the moon. His name was

2. Let's create a pyramid!

Use the following clues.

(i) A two letter word beginning with B.

(ii) A three letter word beginning with C.

(iii) A four letter word beginning with D.

(iv) A five letter word beginning with E.

(v) A six letter word beginning with F.

Let’s Work in Pairs

Have a conversation with your partner based on the picture below. You can start as -

Hunter 1 : “Look at the footprints in the mud!”

Hunter 2 : ________________________________