UNIT ONE
Lesson 1.5 – Language Study
a. Listen carefully and answer the following questions.
What is your name?
Ans: Amaan.
Are you a boy or a girl?
Ans: boy.
Who all are there in your family?
Ans: Father, mother, two brothers, a sister, grandfather and grandmother.
Which places do you like to visit?
Ans: Juhu Beach.
Which is your favourite animal?
Ans: cat.
What do you like to eat?
Ans: chocolates.
What is your favourite toy?
Ans: motor car.
Do you write with a pen or a pencil?
Ans: pen.
All the answers are naming words.
Naming words are simply names of anything.
Let’s play
Let’s form four groups. Now pick up any one of the cards.
Write down as many names as you can, related to your card.
You may discuss it with your group members.
When you finish, call ‘Bingo’.
The group with the maximum number of examples will win.
name
place
animal
thing
name
place
animal
thing
Amit
Salman
Neeraj
Sumbul
Pune
India
Goa
USA
Cat
Dog
Lion
Giraffe
Ball
Rose
Slate
Pen
Read the following passage carefully. Underline the names of people, places, things, fruits, etc.
Today is Raju’s birthday. He is getting ready for the school. His mother gives him a mango plant in a pot. All his friends wish Raju in the school. They sing ‘Happy Birthday’ with their teacher. Then the teacher takes them to the backyard and plants the mango plant there. Everyone claps for him.
Look and say.
today
birthday
school
mango
today
birthday
school
mango
backyard
everyone