Unit 9: 

Sing a Song of People

Eveybody seems to be in such a hurry these days! I wonder why?

Sing a song of people

Walking fast or slow;

People in the city,

Up and down they go.

People on the side walk,

People on the bus;

People passing, passing,

In back and front of us.

People on the subway

Underneath the ground;

People riding taxis

Round and round and round.

People with their hats on,

Going in the doors;

People with umbrellas

When it rains and pours.

People in tall buildings

And in stores below;

Riding elevators

Up and down they go.

People walking singly,

People in a crowd;

People saying nothing,

People talking loud.

People laughing, smiling,

Grumpy people too;

People who just hurry

And never look at you!

Sing a song of people

Who like to come and go;

Sing of city people

You see but never know!

LOIS LBNSKI

Reading is Fun

1. Which modes of transport do the people use to move around in the city?

2. What are the things that the people carry with them, while moving around?

3. Where all do you find these very busy people?

4. Where have you seen crowds of people?

5. Why do you think all these people are in a hurry?

Language Use

Let’s write the opposites of the following words.

slow _____ up _____

back _____ tall _____

below _____ crowd _____

loud _____ go _____

Let’s Listen

Read and listen to these two poems with your partner and find out what are the things that the village child and the city child like.

Let’s Talk

The people who live in cities often wish they could live in quiet towns. Do you like the place you live in?

Tell your partner two things you like and don't like about the place you live in.

Let’s Write

1. Did you observe that in the poem, the last words in every second and fourth line rhyme with each other?

Can you write a four line poem?

2. Find out how many people are there in our country.

Do we have enough land for all people on this earth?

Is there enough food and water for all people?

3. Find out the following from ten families living in your neighbourhood.

*F = Family

(i) How many members are educated in each family?

(ii) From amongst the ten families, how many are educated?

Now talk to your partner and then write a report about your neighbourhood.

Let’s Interview

1. Interview your teacher and get her responses for the following questions.

(i) Why did you become a teacher?

(ii) How do you come to school everyday?

(iii) Do you have any pets?

(iv) What kinds of books do you like to read?

(v) What are your hobbies?

2. Now write a paragraph about your teacher with the information you have gathered.

My teacher

My teacher says she became a teacher because

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Use the above map to answer the questions.

1. What does the dotted line on the map show?

2. What road would Ajay take to get to the boat club?

3. What building is next to the picnic area?

4. What road passes by Ajay’s house?

5. What other way could Ajay use to get from his house to his grandmother’s house?

Now write :

Use verbs like: go, turn, cross

Use prepositions like: across, between, in front of, beside, near, behind and write how you get home from school.

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Let’s Listen

Do you like to float paper boats?

Listen to the poem given below.

Day by Day I Float My Paper Boats

Day by day I float my paper boats

one by one down the running stream.

In big black letters I write my name on them

and the name of the village where I live.

I hope that someone in some strange

land will find them and know who I am.

I load my little boats with shiuli flowers from our garden,

And hope that these blooms of the dawn will be carried safely

to land in the night.

RABINDRANATH TAGORE

(i) Discuss with your partner how you would send a similar message to someone.

(ii) Also find out how people sent messages in olden days and how they send them nowadays.

Let’s Write

1. See the picture Travel Time below. Answer the questions that follow.

(i) Where did you go for an excursion/holiday?

(ii) With whom did you go?

iii) What did you take with you?

(iv) What was the first thing you saw when

you reached your destination?

(v) What did you like best about the place?

(vi) How long did you stay there?

(vii) What did you miss about home?

2. Make sentences using any two new words which you have learnt in the lesson.

(i) __________________________________________

(ii) _________________________________________

3. Which do you think would be more fun — travelling by aeroplane or sailing on a ship? Write why you think so.

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4. Look at the following words. They are group names.

troop of soldiers 

swarm of bees 

team of players 

litter of puppies 

fleet of ships 

library of book

Fill in the blanks choosing group word from the box.

(i) The travellers rested under the _______ of trees.

(ii) The _________ sang beautifully.

(iii) The _________ of flowers was lying on the table.

(iv) The girl looked up at the _________ of stars.

(v) The _________ of robbers escaped.

(vi) The hunter shot at the _________ of birds

Clump, cluster, choir, bunch, flock, band

5. Some words describe actions. Many of them end in -ly.

The girl danced beautifully.

Fill in the blanks by changing the word in the brackets suitably.

(i) The girl slept _____ [sound]

(ii) The children finished their work _____

(iii) The old man shouted _____ [loud]

(iv) The boys played _____ [quiet]

(v) Do your work _____. [neat]

(vi) I can do the sum _____. [easy]

Fun Time

1. Which country would you like to visit when you grow up?

Make a project by drawing or pasting.

(i) a map of that country, its national flag

(ii) stamps of the country, its currency

(iii) some famous monuments or landmarks

2. Do you know that there are seven wonders in the world?

Can you tell the name of the one which is in India?

Find out and write the names of all the seven wonders and the countries they are located in.

Fun with Sound

When an e is added to some words, the words change along with their sounds and meanings.