English For Today chapter 4: Questions and Answers

Unit - 4

Questions and Answers

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Lesson 1: Self-introduction

A Look, listen and say.

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Labels: Hi ! I'm your English teacher. What's your name?; Hi, I'm Rita. Description: A teacher in a sari stands at left, pointing with one hand, and speaks to a girl at right. Each speaks in a speech bubble.

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B Ask and answer.

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Labels: Hi ! I'm Nue Ching. What's your name?; Hi , Nue Ching. I'm Nafis. Description: A girl on the left and a boy on the right, each with a speech bubble. The girl asks the boy's name; the boy answers.

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C Chain drill.

S1 : Hi, I'm...... (own name). What's your name?

S2 : Hi, I'm....... . What's your name?

S3 : Hi, I'm....... . What's your name?

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Lesson 2: In the Village

A What do you see in the picture? Say the names of the things that you see.

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Description: A riverside village scene at sunrise. A sun is rising over the water and a kite flies in the sky. Houses stand at left; a man and a girl on the bank at lower left, the girl holding a kite. A large tree stands at right with people and small huts along the bank. A boat with a man is on the river, and a woman sits in a boat at lower right with a net and a basket.

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B Look, listen and say.

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Labels: a; b; c; d; e; What's this?; a river Description: A teacher stands at left, pointing with a stick at five boxes labelled a to e. Box a shows a wavy line (a river); box b shows plants in front of a house; box c shows a boat on water; box d shows a fishing net; box e shows a small house. Students sit at desks at right; one student says "a river" in a speech bubble.

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C Point and look. Ask and answer in pairs.

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Labels: What's this?; a house; What's this?; a boat Description: Two pairs of children sit at tables. In the first pair, the children look at a drawing of a house. In the second pair, they look at a drawing of a boat. Speech bubbles show the question and answer for each pair.

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Lesson 3: In the City

A What do you see in the picture? Say the names of the things and the objects that you see.

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Description: A busy city street with a zebra crossing in the foreground, where two men are crossing. A red car is in the middle of the road, with a yellow bus, a purple auto-rickshaw, a white car and other vehicles behind it. A pedestrian overbridge with a green roof crosses the road in the background, with stairs on both sides. Tall buildings stand on the left and right, and two people in traditional dress walk on the footpath at right.

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B Look, listen and say.

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Labels: What's this?; a; b; c; d; e; a zebra crossing Description: A teacher stands at left, pointing with a stick at five boxes labelled a to e. Box a shows a set of parallel stripes; box b shows a ladder-like frame; box c shows a tall upright shape with a foot; box d shows a sloping path with people on it; box e shows a bus. Students sit at desks at right; one student says "a zebra crossing" in a speech bubble.

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C Point and look. Ask and answer in pairs.

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Labels: What's this?; a footpath; What's this?; a bus Description: Two pairs of children sit at tables. In the first pair, the children look at a drawing of a footpath. In the second pair, they look at a drawing of a bus. Speech bubbles show the question and answer for each pair.

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Lesson 4: At Village Home

A What do you see in the picture? Say the names of the things and the objects that you see.

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Description: A village home with a tin-roofed house at left and a thatched-roof house beside it. A woman sits on the verandah of the thatched house. In the courtyard there is a tube well with a bucket, and an earthen pot stands on the ground. A pond with two ducks is at right. Hens and a rooster are at lower left, and a goat, a cow and a basket of greens are at lower right.

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B Look, listen and say.

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Labels: What's this?; a; b; c; d; e; a mat Description: A teacher stands at left, pointing with a stick at five boxes labelled a to e. Box a shows a flat, rectangular shape; box b shows a rooster; box c shows a goat; box d shows a figure beside a tree-like shape with a diagonal line; box e shows a cow. Students sit at desks at right; one student says "a mat" in a speech bubble.

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C Say the names of some of the things you find in your home.

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Lesson 5: In the Classroom

A What do you see in the classroom? Say the names of what you see.

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Description: A classroom with a teacher standing at left beside a table with a book, a duster and chalk, and a chair near the blackboard. The blackboard at left shows the letters A B C D. A ceiling fan, a wall clock and a calendar marked 2023 hang on the wall; a window is at right. Students sit at benches at right, with books and a school bag on the desks.

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B Look, listen and say.

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Labels: What's this?; a; b; c; d; e; a table Description: A teacher stands at left, pointing with a stick at five boxes labelled a to e. Box a shows a table; box b shows a roll of paper; box c shows a clock; box d shows a rectangular shape; box e shows a pen. Students sit at desks at right; one student says "a table" in a speech bubble.

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C Point and look. Ask and answer in pairs.

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Labels: What's this?; a book; What's this?; a pen Description: Two pairs of children sit at tables. In the first pair, the children look at a drawing of a book. In the second pair, they look at a drawing of a pen. Speech bubbles show the question and answer for each pair.

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Lesson 6: Review Lesson

A Game: Pick up a flashcard and say what is shown on this.

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Description: Two students stand on either side of a table. A bowl on the table holds flashcards. The boy at left holds a flashcard and a speech bubble shows a cow; the girl at right holds a flashcard and a speech bubble shows a bus.

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B Game:

T<--->S: Throw a ball and ask the question: Hi, I'm …. What's your name? The student who gets the ball, will answer the question.

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C Draw an object or animal you find in your village or city and colour it. Display your picture in your classroom.