English For Today chapter 2: My Friends, Family and Numbers

LESSON 1

Talking with friends

A. Read and say.

Figure

Description: Two children stand on a path in front of a tree and bushes. A boy in a white shirt and blue shorts holds a bat over his shoulder and a small red ball in his hand; a girl in a blue dress with white hair bows stands facing him with one hand on her chest.

Rishat: Hello, Sujana! How are you?

Sujana: Fine, thanks. And you?

Rishat: I’m fine too. Would you like to play with me?

Sujana: Yes, I’d like that, thank you.

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B. Listen and say.

Figure

Description: Two girls stand on grass in front of a red school building with a flagpole and a flag. The girl on the left has a hair bow and stands with her hands at her chest; the girl on the right wears glasses and gestures toward the other girl.

Faria: Hello! I’m Faria.

Farzana: Hi, I’m Farzana. I’m a new student here.

Faria: Where are you from, Farzana?

Farzana: I’m from Rajshahi. And you?

Faria: I’m from Sylhet. My family lives near the school.

Farzana: My family also lives here.

C. Act out the dialogue in activity A and B with your friend.

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Numbers 31-50

A. Count, listen and say the numbers.

Figure

Labels: 31, 38, 47 Description: Three framed rows of counting objects, each with a number box at its right. The top row has triangles grouped in tens and ones and is labelled 31; the middle row has red circles grouped in tens and ones and is labelled 38; the bottom row has green cubes grouped in tens and ones and is labelled 47.

B. Read and say the numbers.

Figure

Labels: 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50 Description: Two rows of ten numbered shapes, each in a different colour and shape (circles, squares, octagons, diamonds). The top row reads 31 to 40 from left to right; the bottom row reads 41 to 50 from left to right.

C. Game.

Pairwork: Every student picks up a number card or wooden or plastic number in figure from 0 to 9. Now, in pairs, show two number cards together to make the numbers from 31 to 50.

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D. Write the numbers. Two are done for you.

Figure

Labels: 31, 50 Description: A winding path of stepping stones across a pond, with a green frog on a reed at the top left next to the stone labelled 31 and a pink frog at the bottom right next to the stone labelled 50. The stones are in yellow, orange and cream colours and have no other numbers.

E. Write the missing numbers below.

31, 32, ______, ______, 35, ______, ______, ______, 39, 40,

41, ______, ______, 44, ______, 46, ______, 48, ______, 50.

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Let’s practise

1. Read the dialogue of lesson 1, Activity B and complete the sentences.

a. Farzana is a new ____________.

b. She is from ____________.

c. Faria is from ____________.

d. Her family lives near ____________.

2. Write the next number in the box below.

3. Write the previous and the next numbers.

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My family

A. Read and say.

Figure

Labels: none Description: A father, a mother holding a baby, and a girl standing in front of them in a green outdoor setting with trees.

I’m Sabiha. I’m a student. I’m in class three. There are four members in my family. My father Mr. Aminul Islam is a teacher. My mother Mrs. Afroza Begum is a banker. My brother is only one year old.

B. Read the sentences. Write T for True and F for False.

1. The girl’s name is Samia. ____________
2. She is in class three. ____________
3. She is a student. ____________
4. There are four members in her family. ____________
5. Her brother is 3 years old. ____________

C. Pairwork: Ask and answer.

1. What is the girl’s name?
2. How many members are there in her family?
3. What does her mother do?
4. What does her father do?
5. How old is her brother?

D. Write three sentences about your family.

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Let’s practise

1. Match the phrases of column A with column B. One is done for you.

Figure

Labels: Column A, Column B, Sabiha, Her father, Her mother, Her brother, is a teacher., is one year old., works in a bank., is a student. Description: A two-column table; an arrow runs from "Sabiha" in Column A to "is a student." in Column B, showing the completed match.

2. Read the following sentences. Put tick (√) mark to the right answer.

a. Mr. Aminul Islam is a (teacher/banker).

b. Sabiha is in class (three/four).

c. She has a (brother/sister).

d. Sabiha’s mother is a (doctor/banker).

e. Sabiha’s family has (four/three) members.

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Rhyme

A. Listen and read the rhyme below.

It’s a Happy House

It’s a house, It’s a happy house, It’s a happy house, Can you see? Here’s a window, Here’s a door, Here’s a roof, And here’s a floor! It’s a house, It’s a happy house, It’s a happy house, For you and me!

B. Draw a house in your notebook. Now recite the rhyme again and point to each part of the house when you say that.

C. Make a list of all the parts of a house in the rhyme. Can you add some more parts? Share your list with your friend.

Grammar focus: It’s - It is, Here’s - Here is Pronoun: you, me, it Vocabulary: window, door, roof, floor, house, happy

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My friend

A. Read and say.

Figure

Description: Three boys on a grassy field in front of a goal net with a football on the grass. The boy on the left runs toward the ball; the boy in the middle stands on crutches beside the ball; the boy on the right is kicking.

I am Sunil. I am eight years old. I have many friends, and Rahat is my best friend. He is also eight years old. He lives near my house and we go to the same school. Rahat is good at English. In the afternoon, we play football.

B. Pairwork: Ask and Answer.

1. How old is Sunil?
2. What is his best friend’s name?
3. Where does Rahat live?
4. What do they do in the afternoon?

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C. Answer the questions about your friend. Use complete sentences.

1. What is your friend’s name?

2. How old is your friend?

3. Do you go to the same school?

4. Do you play together?

5. What game do you play?

D. Write four sentences about your friend.

Let’s practise

1. Put tick (√) mark to the right answer.

a. Sunil is (seven years/eight years) old.

b. Rahat is good at (Bangla/English).

c. They play (cricket/football).

d. In the afternoon, they (play/eat).

2. Read activity A and complete the sentences.

a. Sunil has many ____________ .

b. Rahat lives ____________ Sunil’s house.

c. They play ____________ in the afternoon.

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Numbers 51-70

A. Count, listen and say the numbers.

Figure

Labels: 52, 59, 70 Description: Three rows of objects counted in tens: the top row has red spotted balls in groups of ten up to 52; the middle row has yellow balls in groups of ten up to 59; the bottom row has red, blue and white balls in groups of ten up to 70. Each row ends with its number shown in a box at the right.

B. Listen, say and read the numbers.

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Labels: 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70 Description: Twenty numbered shapes from 51 to 70 in two rows of ten. Row one (51–60) and row two (61–70) each use a different shape and colour for each number: circles, squares, octagons and diamonds.

C. Game.

Pairwork: Every student takes a number card or wooden or plastic number in figure from 0 to 9. Every pair makes a number (from 51 to 70) and says the number.

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D. Write the next numbers.

E. Say the numbers. How many even and odd numbers are there in the circles? Colour the even numbers in the circle.

Figure

Labels: 62, 55, 65, 51, 67, 53, 70, 52, 57, 56, 63, 68, 69, 66, 61 Description: Fifteen numbers, each inside a circle, arranged in five columns of three.

F. Write the even numbers from 51 to 70. One is done for you. Colour the turtle.

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Labels: 52 Description: A cartoon turtle outline to colour; its shell has the number 52 printed on one of the shell sections.

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