Lesson 2 – 'Go!' and 'Come!'
cottage: a small simple house. We usually see cottages in a rural area.
manure: material mixed with soil to help plants grow.
pruned: removed dead and unwanted parts of the plants to help them grow.
weeding: removing troublesome, unwanted plants from a field or garden.
sadly: badly, very much. Used with words like ‘needed’ or ‘wanted.
welled up: filled with water (tears).
Things to do
1. Answer the following questions:
(a) Was it wrong to tell the boy to weed the garden?
Ans: No, it was not wrong to tell the boy to weed the garden.
(b) Was the boy naughty”?
Ans: No, the boy was not naughty.
(c) Did the boy’s mother want him to work?
Ans: Yes, the little boy’s mother wanted him to work.
2. Find and write the lines that tell us the following:
(a) How the boy’s family took care of the garden.
Ans: The lines that tell us how the boy’s family took care of the garden are;
The plants had to be watered everyday. They had to be given manure from time to time. They had to be cut and pruned at right time. Everybody in the little boy’s family helped to take care of the garden.
(b) The little boy was about to cry.
Ans: The line that tells us that the little boy was about to cry is;
His chin began to wobble, he had a lump in his throat and his eyes welled up.
(c) The boy and his mother worked happily and well.
Ans: The line tells us that the boy and his mother worked happily and well is;
The two of them weeded the garden beautifully and had a very good time together, working and chatting and laughing.
3. Write any two requests/orders, first using “Go…” and then using “Come, let’s…..” Which one would you use?
Ans:
Go and clean up your room.
Go and play in the park.
Come, let’s clean up your room.
Come, let’s play in the park.
I would use come instead of go.
4. Copy the words:
- different
- believed
- discipline
- naughty
- readily
5. Write 3-5 lines about any grown-up person you like. Also write how you spend time with that person.
Ans: I like my aunt. She’s kind and fun! We play games together, like drawing and making crafts. She tells me stories and takes me to the park. Spending time with her is the best!