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Samacheer Kalvi 4th English Books Time for a Journey

English : Term 1 Unit 3 : Time for a Journey

UNIT 3

Time for a Journey

Hi, I enjoy trekking. What do you enjoy?

MY LITTLE PICTIONARY

LET US LEARN   

ROBINSON CRUSOE

Robinson Crusoe was a brave young man. He loved adventures. When he was nineteen years old, he left his home and took travel in the sea. One day, his ship started to sink because of a great storm. Robinson managed to swim to an island. When he reached the island, he was so tired that he just slept on the sand. When he woke up, he found a little dog next to him. They both were all alone in that place.

Robinson explored the island, and he found the broken ship. He took some food, guns, clothing and tools from it. He made a tent and lived in it. He counted days on a wooden cross. From then on, he was able to keep a calendar. On the island, he found many kinds of goats and hares which he shot and ate.

Then, he made a small boat.

One day, Robinson found a footprint of a human, on the other side of the island. He was frightened. For two years he lived in fear. Then, one day he saw some tribal men chasing a young fellow. Robinson took out his gun and shot twice. The tribal men got scared and ran away. He named him Friday as he met him on Friday. At last, he had a human friend in the island. Robinson taught Friday to speak in English, to shoot and eat like a human.

One day, they both saved some people from the cannibals. Among them, they found Friday’s father and his friends. They stayed with Robinson and Friday for a few days and left the island. Another day, Friday informed Robinson about a ship. They both hid and watched the ship. Robinson learnt that the ship’s men had rebelled against the captain. After killing some of the rebels, Robinson, Friday and the captain retook the ship. At last, Robinson sailed from the island to England with Friday, after twenty-eight years, two months and nineteen days.

Glossary

adventure: risky or unexpected undertaking

explore: travel through an unknown area to learn more about it

tent: portable canvas shelter

tribal: racial, ethnical

cannibals: humans who eat other humans

Spaniards: somebody born or residing in spain

rebels: people who protest authority

LET US UNDERSTAND

A. Match the words with the pictures.

B. Answer using Yes or No and pick sentences from the story to support your answer.

1. Was Robinson interested in sea adventures?

Yes, Robinson Crusoe was interested in sea adventures.

2. Did Robinson’s ship sink?

Yes, Robinson’s ship sank.

3. Was Robinson alone in the island?

Yes, he was alone on the island. After sometime Friday joined him.

4. Did Robinson kill Friday?

No, Robinson did not kill Friday.

5. Do cannibals eat people?

Yes, cannibals eat people.

C. Arrange the actions of Robinson by numbering from 1 to 10.

Answer:

1. Sails in sea

2. Survives in the ship wreck

3. Searches the island

4. Finds the shipwreck

5. Builds a tent gets food, clothing and tools

6. Sees a footprint

7. Saves Friday

8. Teaches him English

9. Saves a captain

10. Leaves the island

D. Short answers.

1. Who is the hero of this story?

Robinson Crusoe is the hero of this story.

2. What was the age of Robinson Crusoe when he left for sea?

Robinson Crusoe was nineteen years old when he left for sea.

3. Why did he grow crops?

He grew crops for his food.

4. What made him frightened?

Robinson Crusoe saw a human footprint on the other side of the island. It made him frightened.

5. Why did robinson name the tribe/young fellow Friday?

Robinson met the young fellow on Friday. So he called him Friday.

LET US BUILD

Circle the vowel letters.

a  c  d  i  f  o  e  h

Letter u sounds like consonant as in university

Circle the consonant letters.

p  r  l  o  j  s  a  k  i  y  d  q

A syllable is marked by the symbol (/)

We divide the words to pronounce them easier. Here are some tips to divide.

If there is only one vowel, we cannot divide

If the middle consonants are double, we divide in between the double.

If there is a consonant between the two vowels, then divide after the first vowel.

If a word ends with le preceded by a consonant, we divide before that consonant sound

A. Divide the words that have same pattern as the rabbit.

Dog, Button, Sunset, Skyblue, Kitten, Turtle

Answer: But/ton, Kit/ten

B. Write the word under the correct group and divide it.

( muffin, purple, raven, cow, dinner, marble, man, tennis, dog, sample, recent, hotel, hammer, boy )

LET US READ ALOUD

A Voyage

The Horse and the Tiger,

The Ape and the Goat,

Decided one morning,

To hire a boat.

To leave their own country,

And find a new one,

Very much in the manner,

Columbus had done.

The boat went a-sailing,

Away and away,

It sailed and they sailed,

For a night and a day.

When all of a sudden,

There blew a great gale,

The Horse was a-tremble,

The Tiger grew pale.

The Ape and the Goat,

Nearly fainted together,

But the boat went a-sailing,

In spite of bad weather.

A-sailing, a-sailing,

A-sailing it goes,

To a wonderful country,

Which nobody knows.

The Horse and the Tiger,

The Ape and the Goat,

Has found a new one,

As Columbus had done.

Glossary

Hire: use temporarily for sometime for an agreed payment

sail: travel in a boat

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tremble: shake or quiver slightly

fainted: lose consciousness for a long time

A. Circle the animals which are in the voyage.

B. Match the following.

C. Write the rhyming words.

one – done

away – day

goat – boat

gale – pale

D. Choose the best answer.

1. The animals hire the boat.

a. buy

b. make

c. hire

2. Suddenly there was a gale.

a. rain

b. gale

c. thunder

E. Answer the following questions.

1. Why did they sail?

They sailed to find a new country.

2. Whom did they want to sail like?

They wanted to sail like Columbus.

3. Did they find a new country?

Yes, they found a new country.

LET US KNOW

See how they use and, but and or to connect two words or sentences.

He has a bat and a ball.

He has a bat but not a ball.

Would you like a pen or a pencil?

• We use and to join sentences that are the same.

He has a bat. He has a ball.

He has a bat and a ball.

• We use but to join sentences that are opposites.

He has a bat. He does not have a ball.

He has a bat but not a ball.

• We use or if we have to choose one out of many.

Do you want rice? Do you want idly?

Do your want rice or idly?

Some more examples.

The bird can fly and hop.

 He is small but strong.

Do you want rice or idly?

Note to the teacher: Emphasis the correct usage of andbut and or.

A. Fill in the blanks with and, but, or.

1. I play tennis and cricket.

2. The dove and the ant are friends.

3. I want popcorn but not pizza.

4. Do you want tea or coffee?

5. An elephant is big but slow.

6. Would you like bananas or mangoes?

LET US LISTEN

Listen and respond to the directions. Then circle the correct action words that you heard and performed.

1. (a) get up (b) sit down (c) bend down (d) stand

2. (a) ask (b) hear (c) tell (d) shout

3. (a) drink (b) chew (c) swallow (d) eat

4. (a) drive (b) ride (c) fly (d) sail

5. (a) imitate (b) act (c) do (d) perform

6. (a) put (b) throw (c) take (d) keep

7. (a) read (b) print (c) draw (d) write

8. (a) shake (b) touch (c) grab (d) hold

9. (a) tell (b) say (c) ask (d) read

10. (a) open (b) close (c) shut (d) drag

Note to the teacher: Scan the QR code to listen to the audio. Let the children listen to the audio and answer the question.

LET US SPEAK

What did the teacher teach?

Hai Bashir, why were you absent yesterday?

I had stomach pain, Sathana.

Are you alright?

Yes, I am fine. Did maths ma’am conduct test yesterday?

Yes, she conducted but don’t worry, you can write it today.

Thanks, what did the English sir teach?

He taught conjunctions yesterday.

Oh! I missed it.

Don’t worry, I will explain it.

Thanks Reka, what did ma’am teach in tamil?

She taught poem and gave home work.

Please, help me finish it.

Sure.

Structures that are useful for this situation.

I have a fever.

I had head ache

or a stomach ache.

I am not well.

I am not feeling good.

I am feeling ill.

Are you fine?

Are you okay?

What did teacher take?

What did the teacher teach?

Note to the teacher: Make the children know how to express their suffering like fever, headache etc. and make them speak on different situation.

LET US READ

Bujju’s Brave Adventure

On a nice winter morning, Bujju’s family set out on a trip to the nearby hill. Bujju’s cousins Appu, Bala, Surya and Janani accompanied him. The kids were so excited to explore the place.

Look kids! Be around us. Never go anywhere alone.

Yes ma!

First have your breakfast then, we will go there.

Ma! See the waterfall.

Bujju’s mother started unpacking the food. Meanwhile, the kids could not wait for the parents to take them to the waterfall. So they ran away without informing the parents.

Run… Run… Run.

Oh! I feel too hungry. I have only one guava. I shall eat it myself.

Nothing Surya.

Hey Appu! What are you eating?

Appu swallowed and got hiccups. So, Surya and Appu returned to parents.

Where did you go? What about others?

Don’t worry pa. They are playing nearby.

Without noticing, the other three kept running towards the waterfall. There Bala and Janani got diverted on seeing a naughty monkey.

Look at that naughty monkey! Let us act like it and have fun!

I feel very hungry. Let’s go.

As Bala and Janani felt hungry, they returned to parents. But Bujju sped towards the waterfall. He was shocked to see that no one was there.

Oh! No… I am alone. Surya, Appu, Janani, Bala… Where are you guys?

Is that a ROAR of a lion? Mummy!

Think: How will Bujju reach his parents?

I shouldn’t be afraid. Let me find a way. I think these footprints will help me.

On his way he finds big footprints.

I think these should be Appu’s footprints.

Bujju, where were you? I was so worried.

Yes ma… I have found you all at last.

Now Bujju realised his mistake that he should not go alone without informing parents.

A. Choose the correct answer.

1. Bala and Janani acted like the _____________.

a. lion

b. monkey

c. tiger

Answer: b. monkey

2. Appu felt hungry and ate a ___________.

a. guava

b. mango

c. banana

Answer: a. guava 

3. All the children wished to go to the ___________.

a. park

b. beach

c. waterfall

Answer: c. waterfall

4. ___________ helped Bujju to reach his family.

a. footprints

b. sound

c. shadow

Answer: a. footprints 

B. Answer the following yes or no questions.

1. Did Appu share guava?

No, Appu did not share the guava.

2. Did all visit the waterfall?

No, all of them did not visit the waterfall.

3. Did Bujju realise his mistake?

Yes, Bujju realised his mistake.

LET US READ ALOUD

A. Read the passage three times and colour a cup for eachtime.

There is a table under a tree. A man with a big hat and a hare with long ears are sitting. A young girl is sitting between them. There are many cups on the table. The girl has a cup in her hand, and the man has a pot in his hand. It seems like they are having tea. Yes, they are having tea at the tea party in Wonderland. The girl is Alice, and she is in Wonderland.

B. Answer the following questions.

a. What is the name of the girl?

The name of the girl is Alice.

b. Where does the scene take place?

The scene takes place in Wonderland.

c. What party is that?

It is a tea party.

d. What does the man have? 

The man has a pot in his hand.

C. Choose the correct picture for the passage.

LET US WRITE

Thisitistastessmells, mango, yellow, fresh, sour, juicy.

This is a mango.

It is yellow.

It is juicy.

It tastes sour.

It smells fresh.

Write some sentences about the picture.

She, is, has, girl, shirt, pants, beautiful, pink, blue, long, hair.

She is a girl.

She is beautiful.

She has long hair.

She wears blue pants.

She has pink shirt.

She has beautiful hair.

Itishaswalks, elephant, legs, tusk, trunk, big, long, slowly, strong.

It is an elephant

It is strong.

It walks slowly.

It has long trunk.

It has big tusks.

It has strong legs.

Note to the teacher: Help the children make their own sentences using the words given in the box. Encourage them to write on their own. Give more pictures and hints for their portfolio.

I Can Do

A. Choose the correct option.

1. Robinson named the boy __________.

a. Sunday

b. Friday

c. Monday

Answer: b. Friday 

2. _________ was with Robinson.

a. dog

b. tiger

c. lion

Answer: a. dog

3. Robinson sailed England after _________ years.

a. 25

b. 28

c. 30

Answer: b. 28 

B. Divide the following words.

circle,  man,  butter,  hotel

Answer:

circle : cir/cle

man : man

butter : but/ter

hotel : ho/tel

C. Write the word under the correct group and divide it.

bullet  candle bat title ball tiffin

D. Recite the poem ‘A Voyage’ with correct intonation.

E. Match the rhyming words.

pale – knows

boat – gale

goes – goat

Answer:

pale – gale

boat – goat

goes – knows

F. Fill in the blanks with and, but, or.

a. Do you like apple or orange?

b. He has bat and ball.

c. He is rich but he looks simple.

Learning Outcome

Now I can…

read and understand the prose and supplementary.

use simple rules to syllabify the words.

use the conjunctions and, but, or.

listen and response to the audio.

speak situational dialogue.

read the passage and identify the scene.

describe the picture with the help of given words.

recite poem and identify the rhyming words.

Note to the teacher: Ask children to colour the balloon when they achieve the learning outcome.

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