Lesson 6 : A Golden Voice
Class 4 English Lesson 6
Which of musical instruments have you seen?
a harmonium a tabla
a dhol
a gogona
a pepa
a toka
a guitar
a flute
Write the names of the musical instruments that you have seen:
a dhol a gogona
a pepa a toka
a guitar a flute
Let's read the play 'A Golden Voice':
Scene I
[Two boys, Arun and Aziz are walking fast in the evening.]
Aziz : Look at the sky. It's going to rain heavily. A strong wind is also blowing.
Arun : I'm afraid of thunder and lightning.
[Lightning]
Aziz : Don't panic, Arun. Look at that big tall tree there . Let's wait
under it until the rain stops.
[Arun and Aziz stand under the tree.]
Arun : Mother was quite right. She warned me not to go out in such a bad
weather. But I didn't want to miss Banajit's birthday celebrations. After all,
it comes once in a year!
Aziz : It was a nice party.
Arun : I enjoyed it a lot. And your song: it was simply amazing!
You sing very well, Aziz.
Aziz : Thank you, Arun !
[Thunder and lightning]
Oh, my goodness! See, ,the light is coming this way! Be
careful, Arun !
Scene II
[Aziz is lying on a hospital bed. His eyes are covered in
bandage. Arun is standing near Aziz's bed.]
Aziz : Arun, I'm so worried! I have been absent from school for
many days.
Arun : Don't worry Aziz. I'm here to help you. Get well soon.
Scene III
[Arun's and Aziz's parents are talking in the hospital corridor.]
Aziz's father : I am worried because Aziz may lose his eyesight. It will be known only after the bandage is removed from his eyes.
Arun's mother : Let's hope for the best.
Aziz's parents : Thank you for your support.
Arun's father : If the doctor advises it, we will take Aziz to the State
Medical College and Hospital for better treatment.
Scene IV
[Aziz is learning music under a music teacher.]
Music teacher : Aziz, you sing very well. I'm glad to know that you have joined the National Music Competition to be held on the 5th of July. Practice every day and be confident. My blessings are always with you!
Aziz : Thank you , Guruji! I'll try my best.
Scene V
[Six finalists of National Music Competition are on the stage. Aziz is one among them. He wears a pair of black goggles. Arun is sitting in the audience.]
Announcer: Hello, everybody! It's time to announce the winner of the Golden Voice Award of 2018. Who do you think is the winner?
Audience: ( shouting, clapping) : Aziz! Aziz! Aziz is the best!
Announcer: Yes, you are right. Aziz from Banipeeth School, Assam is the winner of the Golden Voice Award of 2018. Congratulations, Aziz!
ACTIVITIES
1. Choose the correct option from the following:
A. Arun and Aziz were -
i) working fast
ii) walking fast
iii) walking first
iv) working first
Ans: ii) walking fast
B. Arun and Aziz were standing under a -
i. big and small tree
ii. tall tree
iii. big and tall tree
iv. big tree
Ans: iv. Big tree
C. Aziz's father was worried because -
i) Aziz might lose his legs
ii) Aziz might lose his hearing
iii)Aziz might lose his arms.
iv) Aziz might lose his eyesight
Ans: iv: Aziz might lose his eyesight
D. The music teacher told Aziz to-
i) study every day
ii) walk every day
iii) practice every day
iv) play the table every day
Ans: iii) practice every day
2. Write the answers to the following questions:
a) Where were Arun and Aziz coming from?
Ans: Arun and Aziz were coming from Banajit’s Birthday.
b) What was Arun afraid of?
Ans: Arun was afraid of thunder and lightning.
c) What was Aziz worried about?
Ans: Aziz was worried about his school.
d) Why was Aziz’s father worried?
Ans: Aziz’s father was worried because Aziz might lose his eyesight.
3. Let’s read some words that are related to the weather. Can you add
some more?
Ans: Some words that are related to the weather are
rainy, cloudy, storm, lightning, thunder, sunny, hot, wind.
4. Work in pairs. Ask your friends to read the sentences aloud. See whether your friend is reading with a clear voice, stopping at full stops, pausing at commas and reading with expression. Then you read it and ask your friend to observe you.
a) Look at the sky.
b) I’m afraid of thunder and lightning.
c) Arun, I’m so worried!
d) Who do you think is the winner?
e) Aziz! Aziz! Aziz is the best.
5. Use the clues to make words on the weather and the crossword puzzle:
Across
1) Air that moves quickly
3) Water that falls from the sky in drops
5) A loud noise that you hear after flash of lightning
Down
2) Condition of atmosphere particular time
4) Very bad weather with strong wind and rain and often thunder and lightning
Answer:
1) Wind
2) Weather
3) Rain
4) Storm
5) Thunder
6. Fill in the missing letters to form words related to weather. The
first one is done for you.
a) s u n n y
b) w i n d y
c) r a i n y
d) s t o r m y
e) c l o u d y
What did you notice? All the words end with y .
7. Look at the picture below and read about a sunny day.
It is a sunny day. The sun is shining brightly. Birds and butterflies are flying. They are happy. It is also hot. Two boys are sitting under the shade of a tree. The clothes in the clothes line are dry. Some people are swimming in the pond.
Here is a picture of a rainy day.
Write a few sentences about a rainy day some of the words from the box
below.
Answer:
It is a rainy day. It is raining heavily. The weather is cool. It is also windy.
The sky is cloudy. The clothes in the clothes line are wet.
8. Let's read what Aron did when he visited his grandparents:
On Sunday, Aron went to visit his grandparents. His grandparents were happy to see him. In the evening, he went out for a walk with his grandfather. They reached home at 6 p.m. At night, Arun sat with his grandparents and listened to stories. He went to bed at 9 p.m. after having his dinner. He woke up early next morning and left for home.
Read the underlined words and write them below for practice.
Now, make sentences with the following group of words:
Ans:
On Sunday, I went to visit my uncle's home.
In the morning, I went out for morning walk with my uncle.
In the evening, I went to market.
Next morning, we left for home.
9. Fill in the blanks with words from the box. They show time
relationships. You can use a word more than once.
on at after in
a) I will reach school at 9 a.m.
b) Our school will reopen after Bihu.
c) I will do my homework in the evening.
d) My friends will come to my house on Sunday.
e) I like to listen to stories at night.
10. Now, write a few sentences about yourself using some of these
words.
a) I will reach school at 8.30 a.m.
b) I like to do my homework in the evening
c) I like to listen stories at night.
11. Read the words in the boxes:
at
at the corner
at the bus stop
at the top of the bridge
at the entrance
on
on the street
on the bus
on the wall
on the 1 of July
in
in the north |
in the traffic jam
in the kitchen
in the newspaper
12. Read:
a) drink
drink water
She is drinking water.
b) draw
draw a picture
She is drawing a picture.
c) play
play football
He was playing football.
d) watch
watch T.V.
He was watching T.V.
13. Read what Aron and his family members are doing now:
Arun is reading a book. His parents are working in the
garden. They are watering the plants. His sister Mini is playing ludo with her
cousin.
Arun and Mini's mother is the Principal of Mini's school. Next day at
school, this is what she saw when she came into the class at 8.40 a.m.
The Principal saw that Mini was looking at the trees outside the
classroom. Rumi and Pretty were talking. They were also laughing. Rahul was
drawing a picture in his notebook. Some students were reading.
14. Look at the clock and write the time:
Ans: It’s 6:30
Now, write what you and your family members were doing yesterday evening
at this time.
At 6.30 pm, I was doing my homework.
At 6.30 pm, my mother was busy for making tea.
At 6.30 pm, my father was watching news in T.V.
15. Work in pairs. Read this passage about Arun and his sister Mini. In pairs, play the roles of Arun and Mini and act out what they are saying:
"This is my sister Mini. She is ten years old. I gave her a pen
yesterday. She came to me this morning. She was very upset." She said,
"I'm sorry. I've lost the pen". "Never mind," I said to
her. He asked, "How did you lose it?" Mini replied: "I'm afraid
I was a bit careless. I don't remember where I kept it". "Never mind,
Mini, I'll buy you another pen," I said to her. "Thank you",
Mini said and left the room happily.
16. As you know, Arun, Mini and pen are all naming words.
Read the following sentences and circle the naming words.
a) Hiren is talking to Raj.
b) Raj is wearing a black shirt.
c) Arzu is playing the guitar.
d) The teacher is writing on the blackboard.
e) Jury is drinking water from the water bottle.
Write the naming words under the correct columns:
People Things
Hiren shirt
Raj blackboard
Arzu water
bottle
Jury guitar
Now, choose any two naming words from the above list and make two
sentences with them:
a) Hiren is talking to Jury.
b) Raj is playing the guitar.
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