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Spark English Teachers Manual.Pdf Contents 1. Spark English-Teachers Manual Book I 2 2. Spark English-Teachers Manual Book II 10 3. Spark English-Teachers Manual Book III 19 4. Spark English-Teachers Manual Book IV 31 5. Spark English-Teachers Manual Book V 45 6. Spark English-Teachers Manual Book VI 59 7. Spark English-Teachers Manual Book VII 73 8. Spark English-Teachers Manual Book VIII 87 Revised Edition, 2017 Shubharambha Publication Pvt. Ltd. Kathmandu Nepal Spark English Reader - Book I Teachers Manual Spark English –Teachers Manual UNIT-1 2. Take help of the poem. 3. Take help of the poem. Fun with Reading 4. Take help of the poem. Story Time: The Quarrel 5. The correct words are: 1. Unscramble the letters. spaghetti, baguette, swallowed, steady, nervous a. settle b. kernel c. settling 6. Answer the following. d. teacher e. belongs 1. Yeti is a large hairy creature. 2. Match the words. 2. Betty met the yeti in the mountains of Tibet. Quarrel-fight 3. Betty cooked spaghetti for the yeti. Woods-jungle 4. Betti baked a baguette for the yeti. Shell- hard outer covering of a nut 5. Yeti said, "Mmmm. The best one yet." Settle- solve 6. The answers may vary. Apt- just, suitable Fun with Grammar Kernel- the soft fruit inside the nut he, we, he, she, she 3. Correct the following sentences. Fun with Creative writing a. Prem and Jeevan were going home after the The man runs. school. The boy washes dish. b. They found a large nut under a tree. The bird flies. c. The teacher divided the nut into two equal parts. The little cat sleeps. d. The boys got none of the nut. Mac is a dog. 4. The correct order is: a, g, f, b, c, e, d UNIT-2 5. Who said the following expressions? a. Prem b. Jeevan Fun with Reading c. Ms Kamala d. Ms Kamala Story Time : The Fox and the Little Red Hen 6. Answer the following questions. 1. Who said the following. a. Prem and Jeevan were good friends. a. Mamma Fox b. Papa Fox b. They were coming from school. c. Papa Fox d. Mamma Fox c. They found a nut on the way. e. Baby Foxes f. Papa Fox d. Prem saw it first. 2. Choose the correct words. e. Ms Kamala was their teacher. a. little b. foxes f. The problem between the boys was who did the c. woods d. in nut belong to. e. front g. Their teacher solved the problem by dividing it 3. Match the following words with their meaning. into two equal parts. Grab- to hold suddenly 7. Possible sentences. Pantry- a small room where food is kept Large: We saw a large elephant in Chitwan. Peep out- look out Under: The cat slept under the sofa. Quick as a flash- very quickly- Run: We must not run in the street. Snuck up- to move in quietly Pick: She picked up an apple. Woods- land covered with trees Agree: I agree with your opinion. 4. Answer the following questions. Poem Time: Betty Met a Yeti a. The Little Red Hen live in a little white house. 1. Match the following. b. The Papa Fox smelled fresh cake and a little red Mountains- plains Best- worst hen. End- beginning Never- always c. The Little Red Hen was eating a cake. ||2|| Spark English Reader - Book I Teachers Manual d. The Papa Fox kept the Little Red Hen into the Places ---------- - Nepal, Pokhara, India, China bag. Birds ----------- - dove, pigeon, peacock, eagle e. The Little Red Hen found scissors. People ---------- - Jane, Jim, Raju, Hari, Sita f. The Little Red Hen put a big stone in the Papa 4. Look at the pictures and unscramble the letters to Fox's bag. match their names. h. The foxes' family never again tried to catch the Eagle little red hen because they were badly burnt by Snake the boiling water. Umbrella 5. Take help of the story. drum 6. Make sentences. Fun with Creative writing Want: I want a beautiful cat. Answers may vary Find: I found a pencil under the bench. Fun time Run: Suman can run very fast. a. principal b. puppy Smell: I like the smell of the rose. c. pencil d. present Held: The teacher is holding a duster in her hand. e. piggybank f. pilot Take: Please, take my book. Stop: Stop making noise. UNIT-3 Keep: I always keep my room tidy. Spill: She spilt a glass of milk in the kitchen. Fun with Reading Clap: Clap your hands. Story time : The Hen that Laid Golden Eggs Poem Time 1. Write T for true and F for false statements. 1. Choose the correct word. a. F b. T c. F d. T e. F a. visit b. go 2. Match the words. c. came d. That's Greedy- mean Happy- glad 2. a. 1st , b. 3rd c. 2nd d. 5th or last e. 4th Rich- wealthy Bitterly- sadly 3. Take help of the poem. Rushed- ran towards 4. Take help of the poem. 5. Choose the correct words from the list. 3. Find these lines in the story and check the a. bike b. boat answers. c. sled d. whoa 4. Make sentences. e. grandparents Greedy: We should not be greedy. 6. Answer the following questions. Golden: I like golden colour. a. The boy wants to visit his grandparents. Rich: Ram wants to be rich. b. No, the boy cannot take a boat to see his Sharp: The whale has sharp teeth. grandpa. 5. Correct the spelling. c. The boy cannot take a sled to see his grandma greedy, looked, rushed, surprised, special, single, because there is no snow. bitterly, stomach d. Yes, the boy loves his grandparents. 6. Choose the correct verb. e. Yes, the boy met his grandparents because they a. lived b. became came to see him. c. decided d. would Fun with Grammar e. died 2. Underline the nouns in the following sentences 7. Answer the following questions. and write them in the blank spaces. i. There were four members in the farmer's family. a) I want to visit dentist. ii. One of the hens was laying a golden egg. b) I can ride a bicycle. iii. They kept the hen in the special house. c) The cat is sleeping. iv. They killed the hen to be wealthy taking out d) He goes to school. the golden eggs form the hen's stomach. e) She is a teacher. v. No, they did not get any eggs after killing the 3. Match the following nouns according to their groups. hen. A B Poem Time Vegetables -- - Tomato, Chilli, Peas, Brinjal Magic Pencil Animals ------- - cat, dog, snake, tiger, bear A. Take the help of the poem to check the answer. ||3|| Spark English Reader - Book I Teachers Manual B. Find the lines in the poem and check the 7. Answer the following questions. sentences. a. Mother duck sat on the eggs to keep her C. Find the lines in the poem and check the eggs warm. sentences. b. The ugly duckling came out of the last egg. D. Answer the following. c. No, the other ducks did not like him. a. The speaker in the poem likes a shiny yellow d. The hen asked the ugly duckling if he could pencil. lay egg. b. Yes. e. When the ugly duckling put his head to the c. The speaker likes to draw animals, things and water he saw himself a white swan. people with his magic pencil. Poem Time: I Wish It Would Rain d. They are spaceship, house, bear and ducks. 1. Find these lines and in the poem and e. His yellow shiny pencil is magical fairy wand. complete them. E. Make sentences. 2. The rhyming words are: Answers may vary. Some possible answers: sky- dry lane- rain Like: I like reading books. tea- see shining- blowing Rub: I use eraser to rub. 3. Find these lines and in the poem and arrange Draw: I can draw a ship. them accordingly. Want: My brother wants to play with me. 4. Find these lines and in the poem and choose Use: He uses my sharpener. the correct word. Fairy: The fairy came and blessed her. 5. Answer the following questions. a. What does the speaker wish? Fun with Grammar The speaker wishes it would rain. he, he, she, he, he, she, it, we b. Is there cloud in the sky? Fun with creative writing No, there is not cloud in the sky. Help the students do the exercise using the c. How is the weather? information about them. The weather is dry. Fun Time d. What does the speaker have? lamp, bird, fridge, water The speaker has an umbrella. UNIT - 4 e. Why does the speaker wish it would rain? The speaker wishes it would rain to use his umbrella. Fun with reading Fun with Grammar Story Time: The Ugly Duckling Now complete the following sentences by using 1. Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the these/those. list. Use these to show the things that are near and a. under b. sat on those that are far from the speaker. c. came out d. into Fun with creative writing e. down to Help the students do the exercise using the 2. Make sentences. information they provide. Ugly: I saw two ugly ducklings. Big: She lives in a big house. Fun Time Walk: Don't walk fast. Tick the best answer. Swim: Fish swim in water. 1. That apple 2. This apple 4.
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