Title Page Copyright Page Preface Patterns, a Course in Communicative English, focuses on reading, writing and communicative aspects of English language to ensure holistic training. The aim of the series is to enhance the students’ language skills and enable them to use the language with ease and confidence both inside and outside the boundaries of the classroom. The teacher plays the most significant role in this process. Therefore the books contain exhaustive Teacher’s Notes providing certain guidelines and suggestions about the way the lessons can be approached and made interesting as well as beneficial to the students. The Teacher’s Handbooks (1-8) contain answers to the exercises which accompany the chapters. The primary purpose of these books is to diminish the workload of the teachers and facilitate the teaching and learning processes. Apart from definite answers, they also contain suggestions which the teachers may follow while teaching a chapter. Answers to some analytical questions are not given since it is in the best interest of the students to let them think and answer those questions based on their understanding of the topics. The exercises on Writing Skills and Enrichment activities can be conducted by the teacher following the guidelines given as part of the exercise. The teacher should encourage students to answer the open-ended questions depending on their reading of the chapter. We sincerely hope that the teachers find these books useful and the Handbooks contribute substantially to the process of learning. Contents Course book 1. The Story of the Socks 1 2. Sun 2 3. Kiki Talks 2 4. The Porcupine 5 5. Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky 6 6. The Brook 7 7. Jantar Mantar Magic–1 8 8. Jantar Mantar Magic–2 11 9. Rashid’s Record 13 10. The Bestest Friend 15 11. Welcome Back to School 17 12. Bird in a Tree 18 13. Cut Down Another Tree 20 14. Chetak–1 21 15. Chetak–2 23 16. The Fly-Away Horse 25 17. Damon and Pythias 26 18. King Bruce and the Spider 28 19. Shipwrecked! 30 20. Rats! 33 21. A Tale of a Fortune Teller 35 Workbook 37-68 The Storyteller 1. Getting to the Wedding 69 2. Racing the Wind 69 3. Montuai and the Hyena 70 4. Tenzing Norgay 70 5. A Tree 71 6. Pip and the Convict 71 7. Godfrey Gordon 72 8. The Great Escape 72 9. The Secret 73 10. The Haveli by the Qutab 74 11. Magnificent Machines 75 12. A Long Story 75 13. Chicken Poxed 76 COURSE BOOK The Story of the Socks Let’s talk about… Page 4 Both questions can be left open to the children’s interpretation. Word fun A. The students have to find synonyms for the underlined words. 1. pummelled 2. conspired 3. hauled 4. plunged 5. doggedly 6. basked B. The students will rearrange the letters to get the correct word. 1. shirt 2. jeans 3. socks 4. jacket 5. vest 6. shorts 7. salwar 8. skirt Write the answers Page 5 The students will write the answer sin their notebooks 1. The clothes enjoyed being twirled around very fast in the washing machine. They said they went round and round , first this way, then that . They exclaimed it was better than any merry-go-round and enjoyed swirling around in the soap suds. 2. The socks were unhappy because they were never thrown into the washing machine and missed out on all the fun the other clothes had when they were washed in it. 3. The socks dreaded wash day because they were boiled in a vat and then beaten and pummeled, and twisted and hung by the dhobi. 4. They began tickling the feet of the children so that they could draw attention to their problem. 5. Yes it did because the children did put them in the washing machine. 6. This is open to the children’s interpretation. Listen and talk A. Divide the class into groups. Let the students conduct the meeting with your guidance. 1 B. Guide the students to highlight the correct words words. laundry already sauce author caught ball call Write other things Page 6 A. Help the students to punctuate the sentences. 1. ‘ Oh dear ! What shall I do ?’ cried the old woman. 2. ‘Alas ! answered the girl,’ I have to spin straw into gold and I do not know how.’ 3. The king said, ‘I will forgive you if you obey my orders.’ 4. Akbar turned to his men and asked, ‘Which way shall we go? ’ 5. ‘Please let me out of this cage,’ cried the tiger. B. Encourage the students to do this exercise on their own. Sun Let’s talk about… Page 9 Encourage the children to answer on their own Write the answers The answer to this will vary. Accept any answer that is logical. Listen and talk You can form groups of two and let them read aloud the words in a set Write other things You could also ask the children to think of a suitable title for the poem. Kiki Talks Let’s talk about… Page 13 The answer to this can be: 1. They became friends as Rashid took good care of Kiki and tended to his needs. Kiki too responded in his own way and they forged a bond with each other. 2 2. Can be left open to children’s interpretation Word fun Page 14 Students will add the prefix ‘un’ to get their opposites. 1. happy unhappy 2. clean unclean 3. tidy untidy 4. ripe unripe 5. cover uncover 6. wrap unwrap 7. common uncommon 8. fortunate unfortunate Write the answers A. Fill in the blanks with words from the story. 1. Lachhman found Kiki in the corn patch of the garden. 2. Rashid and his father took the injured bird to Dr. Sood in a veterinary clinic. 3. The doctor said that the bird should be given very tiny pieces of soft ripe fruit to eat. 4. The cage had a swing, a perch and two bowls for water and food. 5. Rashid’s mother woke him up by saying, ‘.rise and shine’. B. Encourage the students to answer on their own. 1. Kiki was abandoned and was badly hurt .He was unable to fly . This is why he was scared and shivering. 2. He was told by his mother that Kiki was his responsibility and he had to take care of his pet.He was probably excited too and didn’t want to waste a moment with Kiki. 3. First thing in the morning he rushed to awaken Kiki calling out rise and shine just the way his mother did when she woke him up. 4. As he sat down to study, Kiki perched on his shoulder and Rashid enjoyed that a lot. He would also walk up and down the table top as though checking whether Rashid did his homework. 3 5. One morning, as he removed the sheet from the cage, he saw that Kiki was already up. He jumped on to the swing and called out ‘Rise and shine! Rise and shine!’ Rashid and his mother were amazed. 6. Rashid’s father told him that he would have to spend time with Kiki and repeat a small word again and again until Kiki learnt it. Each time Kiki did repeat a word he was given a treat, and Rashid stroked him and said ‘Good boy’.No , it may not have been easy as it required him to be very patient. Listen and talk Page 15 A. Help the students collect all the information they would need. All the students should take part in this project. B. Guide the students to pronounce the words correctly. The words that do not end in the ‘f’ sound are: plough daughter taught bough Write other things Page 16 A. The students will choose the correct word and fill in the blanks. 1. Rajan just grunted and turned back to his book when I tried talking to him. 2. Alice always chirped a merry ‘good morning’ to the children at the bus stop. 3. The director barked his orders to the secretary. 4. ‘Show me your pass,’ the watchman growled at the stranger. 5. The librarian hissed at the students to keep quiet. 6. The audience roared with laughter at the clowns. B. Let the students make the list on their own after reading the text carefully. C. Let the students write the paragraph on their own favourites. What else? You could ask the children to discuss how important it is to assume responsibility for anything they own, not just a pet. They could talk about instances in their life which would throw light on this and also mention how they felt. 4 The Porcupine Let’s talk about… Page 17 The answer to this can be: 1. The porcupine is troubled that none of his friends come close to him even though they come to visit him. 2. He sits and ponders endlessly about this but doesn’t have a clue as to why his friends keep a distance from him. Word fun Page 18 A. Replace the highlighted words with synonyms from the poem. 1. A queer happened to me on my way to school. 2. The ways of the big city puzzled the boy from a village. 3. The wise man ponders before answering any question. 4. ‘I don’t have clue of where we are! I think we’re lost.’ 5. I was surprised when my neighbour didn’t speak to me, but just waved in a distant manner.