English For Ethiopia: Student Textbook Grade 2 Book 1

English for Ethiopia
Student Textbook
Grade 2 Book 1
International Consultant:
Mary W. Spor, PhD
National Consultants:
Fekadu Mulugeta, PhD
Jemal Mohammed, PhD
Authors:
Anteneh Tsegaye, PhD
Driba Gurmu
Mohammed Hassen
Sintayehu Worku
Editor:
Fisseha Motuma
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Ministry of Education
Acknowledgment
The book was produced with financial and technical support of the American People through the United
States Agency for International Development (USAID) in collaboration with the Ministry of Education,
Regional States Education Bureaus and READ TA Project. The printing expense is covered by the General
Education Quality Improvement Programme (GEQIP II).
The Ministry of Education wishes to thank the American people and individuals and groups who were directly
or indirectly involved in writing, reviewing and publishing this student textbook and the accompanying
teacher’s guide.
Copyright 2017 © FDRE, MoE
ISBN: 978-99944-2-836-6
Table of Contents
Unit 1 In the Classroom 1
Unit 2 Parts of Our Body 17
Unit 3 Look at the People 29
Unit 4 What Are You Wearing? 44
Unit 5 Time to Eat and Drink 60
Unit 6 What We Like 75
Unit 7 How Many Books? 87
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English Alphabet
A B C D E
F G H I J
K L M N O
P Q R S T
U V W X Y
Z
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UNIT 1 In the Classroom
Week 1 Lesson 1
1. Oral Language
Listen and repeat the song. Follow your teacher’s instructions.
Hello Song
Hello, hello.
How are you?
I’m fine, thank you.
How are you?
2. Word Practice
Point to the pictures. Read and say the names of the objects.
En
gli
h s
Gra
de
Student Book
2
pen pencil eraser duster book
3. Reading
Read each word. Follow your teacher’s instructions.
duster pen
eraser pat
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English I Grade 2 I In the Classroom
Segment and blend the words for the letters s and p.

sit pen
sat pat
Point to each letter. Read and say the upper and lower case letters out loud.
A B C D E a b c d e
F G H I J f g h i j
K L M N O k l m n o
P Q R S T p q r s t
U V W X Y u v w x y
Z z
Week 1 Lesson 2
1. Oral Language
Read the dialogue with a partner. Follow your teacher’s instructions.
Beza: Hello, what is your name?
Tigist: My name is Tigist. What is your
name?
Beza: My name is Beza. Goodbye.
Tigist: Goodbye.
2. Word Practice
board desk bench chair chalk
2
3. Reading
desk chalk
chair board
4. Writing
Write the English alphabet in your exercise book. Use upper case letters.
ABC
Week 1 Lesson 3
1. Oral Language
Use the dialogue. Name the objects in the pictures.
Exercise Book
Teacher: What is this? Name: ...........................................

Subject: .........................................
Students: It is a/an ___.

Teacher: What is that?
Students: It is a/an ___.
2. Word Practice
Exercise Book
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 21
MA 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
RKE
R Name: ...........................................
Subject: .........................................
marker exercise book ruler bag
3
3. Reading
desk stop
speak listen
Segment and blend the words with the letter d.
dad sad
4. Writing
Write the English alphabet in your exercise book. Use lower case letters.
abc
Week 1 Lesson 4
1. Oral Language
Name the objects in the pictures. Use the language patterns in the dialogue.
Exer Exe Ex
cise rcis er
Exercise Book
These are ….
BooekB ci
oosek
Bo
ok
Na
Nam m
S e:
Name e: ub ....
je
Those are ….
: Sub
ject ct: ......
Subje .... ....
ct: : .... ....
Name: .... ....
.... ....
.... ....
Subject: .... ....
.... ....
.... ....
.... .
....
.
Teacher: What are these?

Students: ___________
Teacher: What are those?
Students: ___________
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2. Word Practice
Point to each picture and say the names of the objects.
Name Picture
1. door
2. window
3. floor 5
4. wall 4 1
3 2
5. roof
3. Reading
speak listen
write read
4. Writing
Match the words with the pictures. Write the words in your exercise book.
A B
1. chalk A.
2. board B.
3. duster C.
4. desk D.
5. table E.
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Week 1 Lesson 5
1. Oral Language
Point to an object in the classroom. Ask a partner to say its name. Use the language
patterns in the dialogue:
Student A: What is this?

Student B: It is _________.
Student A: What is that?
Student B: It is _________.
2. Word Practice
basket computer stick broom
3. Reading
basket stick
broom computer
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4. Writing
Look at the pictures and write the names of the objects.
En
gli
sh
Gr
ad
Student Book
e2
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Week 1 Lesson 6
1. Oral Language
Look at the pictures and read the sentences. Tell the position of the box in each
picture to a partner.
The box is on the The box is under

desk. the table.
1 2
The box is in the

The box is near basket.
the chair.
3 4
Place your book on, in, near or under your bag. Using the dialogue, ask a
partner where the book is placed.
Example:
Student 1: Where is the book?
Student 2: The book is in the bag.
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2. Reading
in under
on near
3. Writing
Look at the pictures. Fill in the gaps with the words on, in, near or under.
1. The pen is _____ the table. 2. The bag is _____ the bench.
Ex
e
Ex rcise
erc B
ise ook
Bo
Na
ok
me
Su : ....
bje ....
ct: ....
.... ....
Na .... ....
me ....
Su : .... ........ ....
....
bje .... .... ....
ct: .... .... ....
.... .... .... ...
.... .... ....
.... .... ....
.... .... ....
.... .... .
.... ....
.... ....
.... ...
....
....
.
3. The chair is _____ the door. 4. The exercise book is ______ the bag.
Week 2 Lesson 1
1. Oral Language
Listen to the teacher. Repeat and follow each instruction.
listen quiet read write
speak sit go come
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2. Word Practice
Put the words together. Write each new word.
in + side = __________
out + side = __________
Look at the pictures. Fill in the gap with inside or outside. Practise the dialogue
with a partner.
Student A: Where is the basket?
Student B: The basket is _____ the house.
A B
3. Reading
down come
table marker
Segment and blend each word with the letters f, g, h, j.

fox get hat jar
fan got hot jet
Take turns reading and following each command with a partner.
Example:
Hana: Sit down. Raise your hand. Write.
Abdu: (sits down) Stand up. Read.
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Week 2 Lesson 2
1. Oral Language
Listen to the teacher and follow the instruction.
Stand up. Open your book. Go back. Raise your hand.
Come here. Sit down. Speak.
Take turns reading and following each command with a partner.
Example:
Aster: Stand up. Read your book. Raise your hand.
Amina: (stands up) Close the door. Be quiet.
2. Word Practice
Read the sentences and match them to the pictures.
A B
1. Wash your hands. A.
2. Raise your hand. B.
3. Stand up. C.
4. Sit down. D.
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3. Reading
Stand. Open. Be Quiet. Stand Up.
Read. Come. Listen. Sit Down.
Week 2 Lesson 3
1. Oral Language
Listen to the teacher and follow the instruction.
Close the door. Come in.
Wash your hands. Copy from the board.
Sing a song. Open the window.
Take turns reading. Follow each command with a partner.

Example:
Liyu: Wash your hands.
Lema: (mime washing hands)
Look at me. Touch the table.

Give me a pen. Touch your head.
2. Word Practice
Use the letters in the Letter Bank to complete the words.
Letter Gaps Letter Bank
Go bac_. Si_ down. t S
Com_ in. _tand up. k e
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3. Writing
Read and copy the sentences into your exercise book.
Be quiet. Open your book.

Listen. Repeat after me.
Week 2 Lesson 4
1. Oral Language
Listen and repeat the song. Follow your teacher’s instructions.
Hello Song
Hello, hello,
How are you?
How are you?
Greet a partner using the dialogue.

Example:
Student A: Good morning/afternoon.
Student B: Good morning/afternoon.
Student A: How are you?
Student B: I’m fine, thank you.
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2. Reading
Match the pictures with the sentences.
A B
1. Wash your hands. A.
2. Read your book. B.
3. Close the door. C.
4. Open the window. D.
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3. Writing
Use the words from Tables 1 and 2. Write commands.
Table 1 Table 2 Table 3

Come up 1. ___________________
Stand back 2. ___________________
Go to me 3. ___________________
Listen in 4. ___________________
Week 2 Lesson 5
1. Oral Language
Listen and repeat the words in the tables.
I am = I’m They are = They’re
You are = You’re She is = She’s
We are = We’re It is = It’s
He is = He’s
Listen and read the sentences. Point to the contractions in each sentence.
You are a teacher. = You’re a teacher.
I am a student. = I’m student.
We are in class. = We’re in class.
She is a student. = She’s a student.
He is a student. = He’s a student.
2. Reading
open close
raise look
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3. Writing
Look at the table. Put two words together to make contractions.
First Word Second Word Contractions
I am I’m
you are
he is
she is
it is
we are
they are
Week 2 Lesson 6
1. Oral Language
Listen and repeat after the teacher.
I have = I’ve It has = It’s
We have = We’ve He has = He’s
They have = They’ve She has = She’s
You have = You’ve
Listen and repeat the sentences after the teacher.
We have a teacher in the room. = We’ve a teacher in the room.
I have a book on my desk. = I’ve a book on my desk.
They have pens in their hands. = They’ve pens in their hands.
You have been sick. = You’ve been sick.

It has been nice to stand up. = It’s been nice to stand up.
He has been to school. = He’s been to school.
She has closed her book. = She’s closed her book.
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2. Reading
Read the contractions out loud.
I’ve she’s
you’ve he’s
we’ve it’s
3. Writing
Look at the table and put two words together to make contractions.
First Word Second Word Contractions
I have I’ve
you have
we have
they have
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UNIT 2 Parts of Our Body
Week 3 Lesson 1
1. Oral Language
hair
Use the dialogue to ask for and name body parts.
Example:
forehead eye
Teacher: What is this? ear
Students: It is a nose. nose face
{
Teacher: What is that?
mouth
Students: It is _________. teeth
2. Word Practice tongue

Read the words and match them to the parts of the body.
Name Picture
A. nose
1
B. ear
C. tongue
7 2
D. hair 3
6 {
E. teeth
F. eye
G. mouth 5 4
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English I Grade 2 I Parts of Our Body
3. Reading
lip ear nose
leg head
Read the words and touch your body parts.

mouth nose teeth
chin forehead lip
head eye ear
Week 3 Lesson 2
1. Oral Language
finger
hand
arm
elbow
Using the dialogue, ask for and name body parts with a partner.
Example:
Degu: What is this? (pointing to the picture)
Lili: It is a finger.
Tsehay: What is that?
Tulu: It is a/an __________.
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2. Word Practice
-eck l-p no-e he-d chi- a s u i
-ar -ye m- - th t- -th e o n
3. Reading
Read the words out loud.
hair tongue teeth mouth
Read the words and point to the matching pictures.

Name Picture
1. arm 5
2. elbow
3. finger
1 2
4. hand
3
5. palm 4
Week 3 Lesson 3
1. Oral Language
Use the dialogue. Ask a question. Name the body parts
with a partner.
Example:
Lema: What is this? (pointing to the picture)
Hagos: It is a knee.
Aberu: What is that?
Tsige: It is a chest.
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2. Word Practice
Use the Word Bank to match each body part in the picture.
Word Bank
shoulder leg foot
chest knee stomach A
B
3. Reading C
hand eye
D
Segment and blend the words for the letters r, t, v, w.
E
rat vat win
tag van wet F
Read the words and match them with the letters.

A B
1. mouth A
D B
2. shoulder E
C
3. foot
4. teeth
5. hair
6. chin F
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Week 3 Lesson 4
1. Oral Language
Listen to the teacher and answer the question.
Teacher: What is this/that?
Students: This/That is _____.
Work with a partner. Point to the boy’s body
parts in the picture. Using the dialogue, practise
asking for and naming parts of the body.
2. Reading
chest arm
shoulder stomach
3. Writing
Write five names of body parts in your exercise book.
Week 3 Lesson 5
1. Oral Language
Listen and sing the song with the teacher.
Number Song
Zero, One, Two, Three, Four, Five,
Once I catch a fish alive.
Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten,
Then I put it back again.
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2. Reading
Read the number words and match them to the numbers.
A B
a. two 5
b. four 6
c. three 7
d. five 9
e. six 10
f. eight 8
g. seven 1
h. nine 2
i. ten 3
j. one 4
3. Writing
Count the hands. Write the number and number word.
Number Number Word
0 zero
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Week 3 Lesson 6
1. Oral Language
Listen and repeat the sentences after the teacher.
I have two hands. We have ten fingers.
She has five fingers on one hand. She has two eyes.
He has one head.
2. Word Practice

th-s -ar tha- ton-ue e o m r
finge- -ou k-ee -ine a i t u
zer- fiv- sho-lder s-ven y f g n
3. Writing
Write the numbers in words.
0 6
1 7
2 8
3 9
4 four 10
5
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Week 4 Lesson 1
1. Oral Language
I have a tongue. We have legs.
They have ears. You have eyes.
She has a nose. He has an arm.
2. Reading
Read the number words out loud.
zero nine five ten six two
four one seven three eight
3. Writing
Complete the sentences using have or has.
1. She _______ a head. 4. You _______ a stomach.
2. I _______ a nose. 5. He _______ two hands.
3. We _______ four hands.
Week 4 Lesson 2
1. Oral Language
I don’t have four legs. We don’t have one hand.
They don’t have white hair. You don’t have three ears.
She doesn’t have two heads. He doesn’t have five ears.
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2. Reading
chest knee stomach
leg foot toe
3. Writing
Complete the sentences using doesn’t have or don’t have.
1. I _________ four eyes. 3. She _________ three ears.
2. We _________ one hand. 4. He _________ two stomach.
Week 4 Lesson 3
1. Oral Language
thank you ok
please yes, thank you
Teacher: Good morning, class.
Students: Good morning, teacher.
Teacher: Sit down, please.
Students: Thank you, teacher.
Teacher: Please, work in pairs.
Students: Ok, teacher, we will.
2. Word Practice
Find the missing letters in the Letter Bank to complete the words.
th_nk you -k -o e y n
pleas- -es yo- a o u
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3. Reading
Read the phrases out loud.
yes, please thank you
yes, thank you no, thank you
Week 4 Lesson 4
1. Oral Language
Name the body parts in the picture.
Example:
Teacher: What is this?
Students: This is a nose.
2. Writing
Write the names of five body parts above your
shoulder in your exercise book.
Week 4 Lesson 5
1. Oral Language
Listen to your teacher and respond by doing.
Show me your finger. Touch your head.
Point to your nose. Raise your hand.
2. Word Practice
sh–w me ra–se loo– i y t
to–ch poin– cop– u k o
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3. Reading
Read and act.
Point to your nose. Raise your hand.

Touch your shoulder. Look at your teacher.
Show me your finger.
4. Writing
Complete the sentences using the words in the table.
Point Show Touch
1. ____________ me your ears.
2. ____________ your head.
3. ____________ to your eye.
Week 4 Lesson 6
1. Oral Language
Listen and repeat the numbers and number words.
11 12 13 14 15
eleven twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen
16 17 18 19 20
sixteen seventeen eighteen nineteen twenty
2. Word Practice
Join the parts to make words. Write the new words in your exercise book.
thir + teen = ____________
four + teen = ____________
fif + teen = ____________
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six + teen = ____________

seven + teen = ____________
eigh + teen = ____________
nine + teen = ____________
3. Writing
Complete the table with missing numbers and number words.
11 13 15
eleven ________ thirteen ________ fifteen
17 19
________ seventeen ________ nineteen ________
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UNIT 3 Look at the People
Week 5 Lesson 1
1. Oral Language
father sister uncle grandmother niece brother
mother son aunt daughter grandfather nephew
2. Word Practice
Read the words and point to the pictures.
father
mother
daughter
son
3. Reading
father brother uncle nephew

mother sister aunt niece
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English I Grade 2 I Look at the People
Week 5 Lesson 2
1. Oral Language
thin fat tall short
old young happy sad
2. Reading
fat tall happy old
thin short sad young
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3. Writing
Complete the sentences using the words in the Word Bank.
Word Bank
thin fat
tall short
1. She is ______. 2. He is ______. 3. He is ______. 4. He is ______.
Week 5 Lesson 3
1. Oral Language
My father is young. My grandmother is old.
My mother is tall. My brother is happy.
My grandfather is old. My aunt is sad.
2. Reading
son aunt
sad uncle
old
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Segment and blend the words with the letters a, c, o, e.

cat mom bed
can mop get
Read the phrases. Point to the matching pictures.
A B
fat man
thin man
tall woman
short girl
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Week 5 Lesson 4
1. Oral Language
Describe family members using words in the Word Bank.
Word Bank
tall short fat thin
old young happy sad
Example:
My mother is short. She is happy.
My father is _______________. He is _______________.
My sister is _______________. She is _______________.
My brother is _______________. He is _______________.
2. Writing
Use the words in the table. Complete the sentences.
tall old happy
short young sad
1. My mother is ___________. She is ___________.

2. My father is ___________. He is ___________.
3. My sister is ___________. She is ___________.
4. My brother is ___________. He is ___________.
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Week 5 Lesson 5
1. Oral Language
Listen and point to the person your teacher describes.
2. Reading
fat sad
Segment and blend the words with short a sound
fat sat mat

cat hat
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Read the sentences and point to the matching pictures.
A B
1. He is young.
2. She is tall.
3. He is old.
4. She is short.
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Week 5 Lesson 6
1. Oral Language
Listen to your teacher.
My Family
My name is John. I have two sisters and three brothers. I go to school with
my nephew and niece. I visit my uncle and aunt on Saturdays.
My father works in a school. My mother works in an office. I live with my

mother, father, grandfather and grandmother. We are a happy family.
2. Word Practice
uncl– nep–ew d–ughter h a e
a–nt n–ece so– u i n
3. Reading
uncle son grandmother
aunt daughter grandfather
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Week 6 Lesson 1
1. Oral Language
Listen as your teacher reads the story “Okelo and His Goats.”
Okelo and his Goats

Part One
In a small village of round
houses lives a young boy named
Okelo. Okelo, his three brothers
and two sisters live with their
mother, father, grandmother and
grandfather. Okelo’s grandmother,
mother and sisters take care of the
house. They clean and sweep the
floor. Okelo helps his mother by
washing the clothes and cooking.
Okelo and his grandfather take care of the goats, Okelo doesn’t like to take
care of the goats alone.
Source: English for Ethiopia Student Book Grade 2 (2010)
2. Word Practice
co–k swe–p u e
yo–ng wa–h o s
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Week 6 Lesson 2
1. Oral Language
Use the words under each picture. Talk about the people.
beautiful handsome
2. Word Practice
Use the letters in the letter bank to complete the words.
b–aut–f–l e o u
h–nds–me a i
3. Reading
handsome beautiful
4. Writing
Write the words into your exercise book.
handsome beautiful
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Week 6 Lesson 3
1. Oral Language
Play a game using the words in the table.
tall fat happy beautiful
short thin handsome
2. Reading
happy sad old young
3. Writing
Complete the sentences with the words in the table.
happy young old sad
1. The woman is 2. The woman is 3. The man is 4. The man is

___________. ___________. ___________. ___________.
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Week 6 Lesson 4
1. Oral Language
Practise the dialogue with a partner.
Helen: What are you doing?

Beza: I’m reading a book.
Beza: What are you doing?
Helen: I’m writing.
2. Reading
Read the sentences and point to the words that end in –ing.
My brother is writing.
My uncle is listening to the radio.
My sister is speaking in English.
My mother is watching television.
My father is sleeping.
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Week 6 Lesson 5
1. Oral Language
Use the dialogue to talk about the pictures.
Teacher: What is he/she doing? or What are they doing?
Students: _________________ (He/She is ______. or They are ______.)
2. Writing
Complete the sentences by adding -ing to the words in the parenthesis.
Example:
She (read) ________ a book
She is reading a book.
1. They are (read) _______ the alphabet.
2. She is (listen) _______ to the teacher.
3. He is (play) _______ with a toy.
4. I am (walk) _______ to school.
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Week 6 Lesson 6
1. Oral Language
Look at the pictures. Read the sentences and questions under each. Practise the
dialogue with a partner.
Teacher: Is she reading a book?
Student: Yes, she is.
Teacher: Is he going home?
Student: No, he isn’t.
Is she reading a book? Is he listening to a radio?
Is he walking to school? Is he writing in a classroom?
2. Writing
Look at the pictures and write the phrases in the gaps.
is reading are raising
is drawing are sleeping
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1. The children ______.
2. The boy ______ a book.
3. The girl ______ a picture.
4. The students _____ their hands.
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UNIT 4 What Are You Wearing?
Week 7 Lesson 1
1. Oral Language
Listen to the clothing words. Repeat after the teacher.
shirt jacket skirt sweater
dress trousers shoes coat
2. Reading
shirt sweater jacket skirt
coat shoes trousers dress
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English I Grade 2 I What Are You Wearing?
3. Writing
Read the sentences and copy the clothing words into your exercise book.
Beza is seven years old. She has a book in her hand.
She is wearing a skirt. She is wearing a pair of shoes.
Week 7 Lesson 2
1. Oral Language
Listen to the phrases. Repeat after the teacher.
black dress blue jacket white shirt blue skirt
2. Reading
Read each phrase. Point to the matching picture.
A B
black dress
blue jacket
white shirt
blue skirt
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Match the pictures of the clothing items with the words in the Word Bank.
Word Bank
white shirt blue skirt black coat
green sweater red jacket red dress
1 2 3
4 5 6
Week 7 Lesson 3
1. Oral Language
Listen to the story.
My Little Brother
My little brother is funny. He wears his green
shirt backwards. He walks barefoot and wears
his brown sandals on his hands. Can you
imagine what he does with his blue trousers? He
puts them on his head. He looks very funny. He
makes his family smile.
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2. Reading
uniform hat shorts cap
scarf sandals socks
Read the phrases. Point to each matching picture.

A B
blue uniform
black shorts
white scarf
blue socks
pink sandals
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Week 7 Lesson 4
1. Oral Language
small shirt medium shirt large shirt
small jacket medium jacket large jacket
2. Reading
Read the phrases out loud.
small shirt blue coat
black trousers large jacket
medium shirt
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3. Writing
Look at the pictures. Write the phrases to describe the pictures.
1 2 3
4 5 6
Week 7 Lesson 5
1. Oral Language
Look at the pictures. Read the sentences.
The woman is wearing The woman isn’t

He is wearing a tie.
a scarf. wearing a scarf.
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He isn’t wearing a tie. She is wearing a jacket. She isn’t wearing a jacket.
2. Word Practice
Read each word and point to the matching picture.
A B
1. tie
2. jacket
3. dress
4. shoes
5. cap
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3. Reading
Read each sentence. Point to the matching picture.
A B
The man is wearing a tie.
The man is not wearing a tie.
The boys are wearing caps.
The boys are not wearing caps.
The girl is wearing a scarf.
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Week 7 Lesson 6
1. Oral Language
Student A: Are you wearing a blue jacket?
Student B: No, I’m not wearing a blue jacket.
Student A: Are you wearing a pink shirt?
Student B: Yes, I’m wearing a pink shirt.
2. Writing
Look at the pictures. Write the colours and the names of the clothes.
1 2 3 4
Week 8 Lesson 1
1. Oral Language
Use the dialogue. Talk about what people in the pictures are wearing. Work with
a partner.
Example:
Student A: What is the man wearing?
Student B: _____________________
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2. Word Practice
Complete the sentences with words from the Word Bank.
1. A __________ covers my head from the sun.
2. Girls can wear a __________ around their waist.
3. Boys wear ___________ around their waist.
4. I wear a _____________ when I feel cold.
Word Bank
hat sweater trousers skirt
3. Reading
Match the clothing words with the pictures. Write the answers in your exercise
book.
A B
1. sandals A.
2. sweater B.
3. scarf C.
4. cap D.
5. shoes E.
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Week 8 Lesson 2
1. Oral Language
Listen and repeat the song.
Shoes and Socks

What do you wear on your head?
(Tap the top of your head.)
A hat.
What do you wear on your back?
(Tap the back of your shoulder.)
A coat.
What do you wear on your feet?
(Point to your feet.)
Shoes and socks. Shoes and socks.
Where do you wear your hat?
On my head.
(Tap the top of your head.)
Where do you wear your coat?
On my back.
(Tap the back of your shoulder.)
Where do you wear your shoes and socks?
(Point to your feet.)
On my feet. On my feet.
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2. Writing
Write the names of the clothes. Describe the clothing using colour words.
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
Week 8 Lesson 3
1. Oral Language
My Name is Derartu
I’m eight years old. I’m older than my sister. My sister is wearing a blue
skirt. I have a brother named Biruk. He has a green sweater and trousers. My
sister and my brother like wearing white shirts. I don’t like wearing a skirt. I
like wearing a sweater and trousers.
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2. Writing
Rewrite the sentences using contractions in place of the underlined phrases.
1. He is not wearing a skirt.
2. We are not wearing uniforms.
3. You are not wearing a coat.
4. She is not wearing sandals.
5. They are not wearing scarfs.
Week 8 Lesson 4
1. Oral Language
She is wearing a shirt. → She’s wearing a shirt.
He is wearing a hat. → He’s wearing a hat.
They are wearing uniforms. → They’re wearing uniforms.
I am not wearing a sweater. → I‘m not wearing a sweater.
It is not running. → It’s not running.
You are listening. → You’re listening.
2. Reading
Read the following phrases.
I am → I’m
You are → you’re
She is → she’s
He has → he’s
We are → we’re
They are not → they aren’t
You are not → you aren’t
He is not → he isn’t
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3. Writing
Rewrite the sentences. Replace the underlined phrases with the contractions in
the table.
I’m He’s We’re
aren’t You’re isn’t
1. He is short. __________
2. We are happy. __________
3. She is not wearing a skirt. __________
4. You are wearing a uniform. __________
5. They are not wearing caps. __________
6. I am wearing a tie. __________
Week 8 Lesson 5
1. Oral Language
Use the dialogue. Talk with a partner about what the people are wearing in the
pictures.
Example:
Student A: What is the boy wearing?
Student B: He is wearing a tie.
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2. Word Practice
Unscramble the letters to make the clothing words in the Word Bank.
Scrambled Letters Words Word Bank
edrss dress dress cap
tah hat coat
sohes shoes
cpa
oact
3. Reading
Read the sentences and point to the pictures.
1. The man wears a blue sweater.
2. The boy wears yellow trousers.
3. The woman wears a red skirt.
4. The girl wears a white shirt.
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Week 8 Lesson 6
1. Oral Language
Use the dialogue. Talk about the clothes students in your class are wearing.
Example:
Teacher: What colour is your uniform?
Student: It’s blue.
2. Reading
Read the sentences.
It’s blue. It’s white.
It’s pink. It’s black.
It’s yellow.
3. Writing
Complete the sentences with the colours of the clothes in the pictures.
1 The girl is wearing a _________ skirt.

2. The man is wearing a _________ coat.
3. The boy is wearing _________ shorts.
4. The woman is wearing a _________ shirt.
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UNIT 5 Time to Eat and Drink
Week 9 Lesson 1
1. Oral Language
bread corn eggs cabbage fish
beans potatoes carrots tomatoes meat
Use the dialogue to talk with a partner about the pictures

Examples:
Student B: This is bread.
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2. Word Practice
Name the foods using the words in the Word Bank.
Word Bank
fish bread eggs corn carrots cabbage
1 2 3
4 5 6
3. Reading
bread egg tomato potato orange
Segment and blend the words.
win cup
wig cut
Week 9 Lesson 2
1. Oral Language
Use the dialogue. Talk with a partner about the pictures.
Example:
Student B: This is tea.
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A Day in the Life of Sintayehu

Sintayehu gets up early in the morning. She washes her hands and face.
After putting on her uniform, she eats bread and drinks milk for breakfast.
Then she leaves home for school. She loves her school. She comes back
home after school and eats lunch. She eats bread. After helping her mother
and playing with her friends, she studies in the evening. She eats her dinner
before she goes to bed.
2. Reading
breakfast lunch dinner
Segment and blend the words.

box yet zip
fox yak zap
Week 9 Lesson 3
1. Oral Language
Talk about the food items in the pictures.
Example:
There are four carrots.
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2. Word Practice
Read each phrase and point to the matching picture.
A B
1. one orange
3. three oranges
5. one tomato
2. five bananas
4. one banana
6. six tomatoes
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3. Reading
orange → oranges tomato → tomatoes
banana → bananas potato → potatoes
Week 9 Lesson 4
1. Oral Language
Use the dialogue. Talk with a partner about the pictures.
Example:
Student A: How many oranges are there?
Student B: There are six oranges.
2. Word Practice
Example:
papaya → papayas
banana → ____________
tomato → ____________
carrot → ____________
potato → ____________
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3. Writing
Count the fruit in the pictures. Write each number word and name in your exercise
book. Remember to add -s if there is more than one.
Number and Name Picture
1. one mango
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
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Week 9 Lesson 5
1. Oral Language
Customer: I want some oranges, please.
Shop keeper: How many?
Customer: Five, please.
Shop keeper: Here you are.
Customer: Thank you.
2. Word Practice
Unscramble the letters to make the words in the Word Bank.
Scrambled letters Words Word Bank
ananba banana banana papaya
eronga orange cabbage
otmtao tomato
apapay
cbagaeb
3. Writing
Complete the dialogue using the expressions and words in the table.
Thank you Goodbye oranges please
Minase: I want ___________, please.
Tsehay: How many?
Minase: I want five oranges ___________.
Tsehay: Here you are.
Minase: ___________
Tsehay: Goodbye.
Minase: ___________
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Week 9 Lesson 6
1. Oral Language
Okelo and His Goats
Part two
One day Okelo is watching the goats in the field. He pretends that he is an
animal. He pretends that he is a fish. He waves his arms to swim like a fish. It
is too hard for him. He pretends he is a monkey. He puts his head down and
swings his arms from side to side. He can’t see where he is going and bumps
into a goat. He thinks it is best to be a boy helping to take care of the goats.
Source: English for Ethiopia Grade 2 Student Book (2010, p.176)
2. Reading
Read the numbers in words.
twenty one twenty four twenty seven thirty
twenty two twenty five twenty eight
twenty three twenty six twenty nine
Read the number words and match them with the numbers.
A B
twenty nine 21
twenty two 22
twenty one 23
twenty four 24
twenty three 25
twenty five 26
twenty seven 27
twenty eight 28
thirty 29
twenty six 30
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Week 10 Lesson 1
1. Oral Language
Use the dialogue. Talk with a partner about the fruits in the pictures.
Example:
Student 1: What are these/those?
Student 2: These/Those are two mangoes.
2. Word Practice
Scrambled Words Words Word Bank

peapl lemon avocado
nomel apple mango
adovcoa
amogn
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3. Reading
mangoes apples
papaya avocados
oranges lemons
bananas
Week 10 Lesson 2
1. Oral Language
Use the dialogue. Talk with a partner about the vegetables in the pictures.
Example:
Student A: What are these/those?
Student B: These/Those are onions.
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2. Reading
cabbage potatoes carrots lettuce

tomatoes green peppers onions
Blend and segment words with the letters x, y, z.
box yet zip
fox yak zap
3. Writing
Write the numbers 1-6 in your exercise book. Write the plural names of the
vegetables next to each number.
1 2 3
4 5 6
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Week 10 Lesson 3
1. Oral Language
Keti and Bontu

Keti is a healthy and happy girl. She eats breakfast, lunch and dinner on time.
She likes fruits such as mango, orange, papaya and avocado. Her mother is
happy because Keti eats and drinks healthy food. Keti’s friend Bontu is
often sick and unhappy. This may be because she does not eat well. Her
mother is always sad because Bontu does not eat. When Keti and her other
friends play, Bontu sits around the playground and feels sad. Children should
eat and drink properly to be healthy and feel good.
2. Writing
Look at the pictures and complete the sentences. Use as many descriptive words
as possible.
There are ______________ in the basket.

There are ______________ on the plate.
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Week 10 Lesson 4
1. Oral Language
Count the numbers 31 to 40.
31 32 33 34 35
36 37 38 39 40
2. Reading
Match the number words with the numbers.
A B
thirty two 31
thirty four 32
thirty one 33
thirty three 34
thirty five 35
thirty six 36
thirty eight 37
thirty seven 38
thirty nine 39
forty 40
3. Writing
Write the numbers in words.
31 32 33
____ ____ ____
34 35 36
____ thirty five ____
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Week 10 Lesson 5
1. Oral Language
Student A: Do we have oranges on the table?
Student B: Yes, we have ten oranges.
Student A: Do we have bananas?
Student B: No, we don’t have bananas.
Student A: Do you have papayas?
Student B: Yes, I have papayas.
2. Reading
Use the words in the table to make sentences.
I
You
don’t have apples.
We
bananas.
They
oranges.
She
doesn’t have
He
Blend and segment the words below.
rat not rip
rate note ripe
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3. Writing
Write sentences with has or have, doesn’t have or don’t have.
Example:
She has a banana.
He doesn’t have oranges.
I have mangoes.
I don’t have avocados.
Week 10 Lesson 6
1. Oral Language
Listen to the words and repeat them.
thirteen thirty
fourteen forty
2. Reading
thirteen thirty
fourteen forty
3. Writing
Write the numbers 13, 14, 30, 40 in words.
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UNIT 6 What We Like
Week 11 Lesson 1
1. Oral Language
Use the dialogue. Talk with a partner about your likes and dislikes.
Example:
Student 1: Do you like oranges?
Student 2: Yes, I like oranges.
Student 1: Do you like lemons?
Student 2: No, I don’t like lemons.
2. Word Practice
Copy the Word Search. Find and circle the words from the table.
orange tea
lemon milk
Word Search
o r a n g e
t l e m o n
e m i l k e
a p z m d o
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3. Reading
Read the sentences. Write what John likes and doesn’t like in correct tables.
John likes his school.
John likes
John doesn’t like milk.
John likes reading.
John doesn’t like
John doesn’t like dancing.
Week 11 Lesson 2
1. Oral Language
Use the dialogue. Talk with a partner about the drinks you like. Tell why.
Example:
Student 1: What do you like to drink?
Student 2: I like to drink milk. It tastes good and is good for me.
2. Reading
Use the table to make and read sentences.
you
do they
What drink like?
does she
he
Read the text and fill the gaps using the words likes and doesn’t like.
Mulu drinks milk every day. She doesn’t drink coffee at all. Yonas drinks tea
every morning. He doesn’t drink milk at all.
1. Mulu _____________ milk.

2. Yonas _____________ tea.
3. Mulu _____________ coffee.
4. Yonas _____________ milk.
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Week 11 Lesson 3
1. Oral Language
Use the dialogue. Talk with a partner about the fruit you like and dislike.
Example:
Student 1: What fruit do you like?
Student 2: I like apples.
2. Word Practice
Group the words in the correct columns.
apple milk coffee cabbage
carrot orange banana potato
Fruits Drinks Vegetables
3. Writing
The table contains what Ahmed, Hayat, Hiwot and Solomon like and don’t like.
What they like is marked with a tick () and what they don’t like is marked with
a cross (X).
Use the information in the table to complete the sentences.

Oranges Bananas Avocados Apples
Ahmed  X X X
Hayat X  X X
Hiwot    X
Solomon   X 
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1. Ahmed likes _________________.

2. Hayat doesn’t like _____________.
3. Hiwot likes __________________.
4. Solomon doesn’t like __________.
Week 11 Lesson 4
1. Oral Language
With a partner, talk about activities you like.
Example:
Student 1: What activity do you like?
Student 2: I like jumping.
2. Word Practice
Read the words and do the actions.
dance wash sing
jump read speak
3. Writing
Copy the table below into your exercise book. Write at least two food items,
drinks and activities that you like under each heading.
Food Drinks Activities
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Week 11 Lesson 5
1. Oral Language
Listen as your teacher reads. List Yayo’s likes and dislikes.
Yayo’s Likes and Dislikes

Belainesh: Good morning. My name is Belainesh and I work for a newspaper
in Addis Ababa. We are doing a survey about what students like and
dislike for our school newspaper. May I ask you a few questions?
Yayo: Yes, but please be quick. I have to take the animals to the river
before school.
Belainesh: Ok, I only need five minutes. How do you feel about getting up
early?
Yayo: Well, I like to get up early every day. I dislike getting up late.
Belainesh: Do you like tea or coffee for breakfast?
Yayo: I dislike tea for breakfast. I like to drink milk for breakfast.
Belainesh: Ok, let’s talk about sports. What is your favourite sport, basketball
or football?
Yayo: Well, I do not like to practise, so I dislike playing sports. I like
watching my friends play.
Belainesh: Do you like vegetables?
Yayo: I like eating vegetables, but I dislike red vegetables such as beet
root.
Belainesh: What’s your favourite colour?
Yayo: My favourite colour is blue. I like colours that are bright. They
make me happy. I dislike the colour black.
Source: English for Ethiopia Student Book Grade 2 (2010, p.105)
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2. Reading
Use the table to make and read sentences.
I
You
don’t
We
coffee.
They like
She
doesn’t
He
Week 11 Lesson 6
1. Oral Language
Example:
Student 1: Do you like……?
Student 2: Yes, I like ...
or
No, I don’t like …
2. Reading
Use the information in the table to answer the questions.
Milk Juice Tea
Nigist  X X
Hawi X X 
Thomas X  X
1. Who likes tea? _____________
2. Who likes milk? _____________
3. Who likes juice? _____________
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Week 12 Lesson 1
1. Oral Language
Listen as your teacher reads the story.
What We Like
Part One
Kedir, Henok and Hanan walk to school together. It is Monday, the first day
of the week. “I like Monday,” says Kedir. “It is the best day of the week.”
Henok asks, “Why is Monday the best day?” “We go back to school on
Monday, “ answers Kedir.
“That is true,” says Henok, “But Tuesday is a good day, too. I like to play
football with my friends after school on Tuesdays.” “Yes,” agrees Kedir, “I
like football on Tuesday.” Hanan listens to her friends as they walk along. “I
like Wednesday,” she says. “Why do you like Wednesday?” asks Kedir and
Henok, “I go to the swimming pool on Wednesday,” Hanan answers.
2. Word Practice
Complete the sentences using the words: He or She.
She He
1. Fatuma likes games. __________ doesn’t like movies.

2. Hailu doesn’t like fighting. __________ likes playing football.
3. Reading
Read the text and complete the sentences.
Lemlem likes mangoes. She doesn’t like avocados. Her brother, Moges, likes
cake. He doesn’t like bread.
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1. Moges likes ________.

2. Lemlem doesn’t like ________.
3. Moges doesn’t like ________.
4. Lemlem likes ________.
Week 12 Lesson 2
1. Oral Language
Listen to the teacher and sing the song.
They like cabbage.

They like bread.
They like beets that are red.
We like meat.
We like potatoes.
We like very big tomatoes.
2. Writing
Look at the pictures. Write sentences about what the people in the pictures like
to do.
Example:
The girl likes riding a bicycle.
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Week 12 Lesson 3
1. Oral Language
Student 1: Do you like mangoes?
Student 2: Yes, I like mangoes.
or
No, I don’t like mangoes.
2. Word Practice
Read the words in the table in Column A and match them to the words in Column
B. Write your answers in your exercise book.
Column A Column B
1. banana
apple
A. drinks
lemon
orange
2. onion
cabbage B. fruits
carrot
3. milk
tea C. activities
juice
4. jumping
running D. vegetables
singing
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3. Writing
In your exercise book write three sentences about what you like. Then write two
sentences about what you don’t like. Read the sentences to a partner.
Example:
I like apples.
I don’t like papaya.
Week 12 Lesson 4
1. Oral Language
Student 1: Do you like reading?
Student 2: Yes, I like reading.
or
No, I don’t like reading.
2. Writing
The following table contains information about what four students like and don’t
like. Using the information in the table, write sentences in your exercise book
about what the students like and don’t like.
Name of the student Singing Jumping Running

Hana (She)  X X
Abenezer (He)  X 
Ali and Guta (They) X  x
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Week 12 Lesson 5
1. Oral Language
Listen to Part Two of the story: What We Like.
What We Like
Part Two
“I like to help my father in the shoe shop after school on Thursdays,” says
Kedir. “On Fridays I take care of the cows,” says Hanan. “I like to take them
to the river on Fridays.” “I like to play on Fridays,” says Kedir.
“I like all the things we do in school,” says Kedir “I like to read stories and
I like to do mathematics questions.” “We come to school from Monday to
Friday,” say the three friends.
“School is fun every day, but it is nice to rest on Saturdays,” says Kedir. “I
like swimming in the river on Sundays,” says Henok. “On Sundays, I like to
go to my grandparent’s house to listen to stories,” says Hanan.
Write the numbers 1-3 in your exercise book and write the letter that shows what
each person does in the story.
1. Henok A. takes care of cows on Friday
2. Hanan B. plays on Friday
3. Kedir C. likes swimming in the river on Sunday
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2. Writing
Study the pictures. Write sentences to describe what people are doing in each
picture.
Week 12 Lesson 6
1. Oral Language
Ask five of your classmates the three questions below. Use a table to write your
answers.
1. What fruit do you like?
2. What drink do you like?
3. What vegetable do you like?
2. Writing
Using the information you have in Oral Language section and write five sentences.
Example:
Genet likes mangoes.
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UNIT 7 How Many Books?
Week 13 Lesson 1
1. Oral Language
Listen to your teacher and repeat the story.
Our Classroom
We like our classroom. It is found between grade one and grade three. There
are many objects in our classroom. There are twenty benches and twenty
tables. Two students sit on each bench. Our teacher has her own table and a
chair. There are lots of pictures on the walls of our classroom. Our board is
small and it is nailed to the wall. Our teacher writes on the board using chalk.
We do not have a television, radio, computer or CD player.
2. Writing
Using the information from what you listened, write four sentences, two about
things in the classroom and two about things not in the classroom. Use have and
don’t have.
Example:
They have twenty benches.
They don’t have a computer.
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Week 13 Lesson 2
1. Oral Language
Use the dialogue. Talk with a partner about the household objects in the pictures.
Example:
Student 1: What is this/that?
Student 2: It is a chair.
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2. Word Practice
Match the words with the pictures.
A B
1. refrigerator A.
2. television B.
3. radio C.
4. curtain D.
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3. Writing
Complete the following dialogues with the names of the household objects in the
pictures.
1. A: What is this?
B: This is _______________.
2. A: What are these?

B: These are ____________.
3. A: What is this?
B: This is _______________.
4. A: What are these?

B: These are ____________.
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Week 13 Lesson 3
1. Oral Language
Helping Mother
My brother and I love our mother. We are happy to help her. We help her
sweep the floor. We help her cook and wash the dishes. We help her make
the bed. We help her set the table. We help her wash the clothes. We help her
feed our baby brother. We like to help our mother.
Source: English for Ethiopia Student Book Grade 2
Point to the pictures as your teacher reads the story. Listen to what happens first,
next and last in the story.
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2. Word Practice
Use the verb has or have to complete the sentences.
She _________ He _________ They _________ We _________ a

two chairs. two radios. a television. refrigerator.
3. Writing
Write four sentences using has or have.
Week 13 Lesson 4
1. Oral Language
Practise the dialogue with a partner using the information in the table.
seven student books three markers
fifteen chairs two radios
five pens two televisions
three pencils ten exercise books
Example:
Student 1: How many radios are there?
Student 2: There are two radios.
Student 1: How many student books are there?
Student 2: There are seven student books.
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2. Reading
Read the following sentences out loud.
How many chairs are there?
How many markers are there?
How many pencils are there?
3. Writing
Complete the dialogues. Practise reading the completed dialogues with a partner.
1. Student 1: How many exercise books do you have?
Student 2: ________________________________
2. Student 1: How many books does your friend have?
Student 2: ________________________________
3. Student 1: How many sisters do you have?
Student 2: ________________________________
Week 13 Lesson 5
1. Oral Language
Make sentences using the words and phrases in the table orally.
I
You a ruler.
don’t have
We a marker.
They
2. Writing
Write three sentences about what you don’t have.
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Week 13 Lesson 6
1. Oral Language
Make sentences using the words and phrases in the table orally.
She a jacket.
He doesn’t have a ball.
a radio.
a tail.
It doesn’t have
a leg.
2. Writing
Use names and pronouns to write four sentences about what a partner doesn’t
have.
Example:
Girma doesn’t have a ball.
Week 14 Lesson 1
1. Oral Language
Example:
Student 1: Do you have a ruler?
Student 2: No, I don’t have a ruler.
Student 1: Does she have a bag?
Student 2: No, she doesn’t have a bag.
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2. Word Practice
Write the number words in the correct order. Read them to your partner.
Wrong Order Correct Order
twenty three
twenty five
twenty one
twenty four
twenty two
twenty eight
twenty seven
twenty nine
twenty six
3. Reading
Read the sentences. Copy them and underline the words don’t have and doesn’t
have.
1. Jilo doesn’t have a chair.
2. Yonas and Aster don’t have a book.
3. Masame doesn’t have a television.
4. I don’t have a refrigerator.
5. Momina doesn’t have a radio.
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Week 14 Lesson 2
1. Oral Language
Yonas and the Animals

Part One
Yonas is twelve years old. He is
looking after his animals. Yonas
has goats and sheep. Hakim is
Yonas’s friend. Hakim asks Yonas
to look after his goats and sheep
while he is gathering firewood
for his family. He looks after the
animals. It is a very warm day.
Yonas knows he must get the animals to the river before the sun gets stronger.
He leads the way to the river.

Example:
Student 1: How old are you?
Student 2: I am _____ years old.
Student 2: How old are you?
Student 1: I am _____ years old.
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2. Writing
Write answers to the questions. Use pronouns.
1. How old are you? I am _____ years old.
2. How old is your classmate? He/She is _____ years old.
Week 14 Lesson 3
1. Oral Language
Listen as your teacher reads the second part of the story.

Part Two
When Yonas reaches the
river, he sees other boys and
animals. As all the animals
drink the water, Yonas counts
the goats and the sheep.
Yonas has eight goats. His
friend Hakim has seven goats.
That makes fifteen goats.
When Yonas counts, he finds all fifteen goats. Then he counts the sheep. Yonas
has six sheep and Hakim has five sheep. Together that makes eleven sheep, but
Yonas can only find ten sheep. One of Yonas’s brown sheep is missing.
Source: English for Ethiopia Student Books (2010)
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2. Writing
Look at the pictures and write sentences using the information.
Example:
There are five tables.
Week 14 Lesson 4
1. Oral Language
Use the dialogue to talk with a partner about telephone numbers.
Example:
Student 1: What is your mother’s telephone number?
Student 2: It is 09-01-01-01-01
Student 1: What is your father’s telephone number?
Student 2: It’s 09-01-01-01-01
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2. Reading
Read the following telephone numbers.
09-17-31-xx-xx 09-13-21-xx-xx 09-11-32-xx-xx
Blend and segment the words.

rain key see
say piece
3. Writing
Complete the table with the correct telephone number of your family and school.
Name Telephone Number

Father
Mother
School
Week 14 Lesson 5
1. Oral Language
Count the numbers one to twenty. Then, count the numbers twenty one to thirty.
2. Reading
Read the sentences. Write the number words in your exercise book.
1. There are thirty desks.
2. There are twenty six boys in the class.
3. There are six desks in your row.
4. There are thirty girls in the class.
5. There are four exercise books in my bag.
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3. Writing
Write the missing numbers and number words from twenty one to forty.
21 23 25
twenty one twenty three twenty five
27 29
twenty seven twenty nine
31 33 35
thirty one thirty three thirty five
36 38 40
thirty six thirty eight forty
Week 14 Lesson 6
1. Oral Language
Choose the picture that matches the description given by the teacher.
Picture 1
Picture 2
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Picture 3
Picture 4
Picture 5
Picture 6
Picture 7
Picture 8
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2. Reading
Read the following phrases out loud.
thirteen desks thirty goats
fourteen tables forty cows
fifteen students fifty pens
3. Writing
Add -s at the end of each word to make them plural.
1. desk → 4. goat →
2. book → 5. pencil →
3. bag →
Week 15 Lesson 1
1. Oral Language
With a partner, talk about the household objects in the pictures.
Example:
We have a stove. We use our stove to cook food.
stove spoon fork knife
dish glass bucket
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2. Word Practice
Copy the words from Column A. Read the words and match them to each picture.
In your exercise book, write the number of the picture next to the word that
names it.
1 2 3
4 5 6
A B
spoon
stove
fork
knife
dish
bucket
3. Reading
Read the words in the table and find the word that is not the same. Write that
word in your exercise book.
skirt shirt
coat dish
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Example:
Dish is not the same. The other words are clothing words. Dish is a household
object.
1. duster spoon chalk board
2. window door wall knife
3. stove pen rubber pencil
Week 15 Lesson 2
1. Oral Language
Listen as your teacher reads.

Part Three
Yonas begins to look for the missing sheep. He walks around the river calling
the sheep. “Ba, Ba” he calls again and again, but he can’t find his sheep.
Hakim comes to the river. Yonas’s sheep is with him.
Yonas sees his sheep with Hakim. He says “Hakim, I’m so glad you have
come to the river and that you have found my missing sheep.” Now the sun
is setting so the two boys gather all their animals together and go home.
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2. Word Practice
Look at the pictures. Match the words with the pictures.
A B
1. bed A.
2. shelf B.
3. cupboard C.
4. pillow D.
105
3. Writing
Write the names of the bedroom objects.
Week 15 Lesson 3
1. Oral Language
Practise counting the numbers.
41 42 43 44 45
46 47 48 49 50
2. Reading
With a partner, read the number words and match them to the numbers.
Number Words Numbers
forty one 49
forty two 44
forty three 47
forty four 41
forty five 48
forty six 50
forty seven 42
forty eight 45
forty nine 46
fifty 43
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Phonemic Awareness/Phonics
reach break
bread broom
3. Writing
Write the numbers 41-50 into your exercise book. Write the number words next
to the numbers.
Week 15 Lesson 4
1. Oral Language
Use the dialogue. practise asking and answering questions with a partner about
the objects in the pictures.
3 shelves 2 cups 3 televisions
12 glasses 4 radios 2 refrigerators
Example:
Student 1: How many glasses are there?
Student 2: There are twelve glasses.
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2. Word Practice
Complete the following sentences using the words in the table.
kitchen bedroom living room bathroom

1. We wash our body in the _______.
2. We cook in the _______________.
3. We sleep in the _______________.
4. We have a sofa in the __________.
3. Reading
Segment and blend the words with the sounds ai, ay, ey, ie, ee.
rain say key tie see
tail way donkey niece bee
Week 15 Lesson 5
1. Oral Language
Use the dialogue. Practise asking and answering questions about the pictures
with a partner.
cupboard dish shelf
television refrigerator sofa
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fork spoon knife
Example:
Student 1: What is this?
Student 2: This is a knife.
2. Word Practice
Find the missing letters in the Letter Bank to complete the words.
Letters Gaps Letters Bank
–ofa d–sh i o
spo–n for– s k
3. Writing
Look at the pictures. Write sentences about the items in the pictures.
1 2 3 4 5
Example:
This is a fork.
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Week 15 Lesson 6
1. Oral Language
Work with a partner. Read the words in the table. Point to the objects in your
classroom. Then use the dialogue. Practise asking and answering questions with
a partner about each object.
door roof wall
window floor
Example:
Student 1: What is that?
Student 2: That is a window.
2. Word Practice
Scrambled Words Unscrambled Words
1. orofl
2. ordo
3. owndwi
4. lalw
5. orfo
Word Bank
wall roof
floor door
window
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3. Writing
Look at the pictures. Write sentences about each picture using the example given.
1 2 3
4 5
Example:
This is a window.
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English for Ethiopia
Student Textbook
Grade 2 Book 2
International Consultant:
Mary W. Spor, PhD
National Consultants:
Fekadu Mulugeta, PhD
Jemal Mohammed, PhD
Authors:
Anteneh Tsegaye, PhD
Driba Gurmu
Mohammed Hassen
Sintayehu Worku
Editor:
Fisseha Motuma
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Ministry of Education
Acknowledgment
The book was produced with financial and technical support of the American People through the United
States Agency for International Development (USAID) in collaboration with the Ministry of Education,
Regional States Education Bureaus and READ TA Project. The printing expense is covered by the General
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The Ministry of Education wishes to thank the American people and individuals and groups who were directly
or indirectly involved in writing, reviewing and publishing this student textbook and the accompanying
teacher’s guide.
Copyright 2017 © FDRE, MoE
ISBN: 978-99944-2-837-6
Table of Contents
Unit 8 A New Pen 1
Unit 9 What Colour Is Your Shirt? 17
Unit 10 My House 32
Unit 11 Animals 46
Unit 12 Ability 68
Unit 13 How I Come to School 83
Unit 14 Today is Monday 100
i
English Alphabet
A B C D E
F G H I J
K L M N O
P Q R S T
U V W X Y
Z
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UNIT 8 A New Pen
Week 16 Lesson 1
1. Oral Language
Listen and point to the pictures your teacher describes.
and
and
and
1
English I Grade 2 I A New Pen
and
and
and
2. Reading
a pencil and a pen
a girl and a boy
a door and a window
a man and a woman
sheep and a dog
a car and a cart
2
3. Writing
Write names and colours, or sizes, of the objects in the pictures. Join the names
with the word: and.
MARK
ER
Week 16 Lesson 2
1. Oral Language
Point to each picture. Use colour names and/or size words to describe each
picture.
3
2. Reading
Read the sentences and point to the pictures.
1. This is a dirty window and this is a clean window.
2. This is a purple pencil and this is a yellow pencil. Exe
3. This is a green bag and this is a yellow bag.

Nam
Sub
Exercise Book
Name:
Subject:
Week 16 Lesson 3
1. Oral Language
Listen and point to the pictures your teacher describes.
The dress is old. The dress is new.
It is a red dress. It is a green dress.
The dress is old and red. The dress is new and green.
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His trousers are dirty. His trousers are clean.

His trousers are blue. His trousers are brown.
His trousers are dirty and blue. His trousers are clean and brown.
The bag is big. The bag is small.

It is orange. It is blue.
The bag is big and orange. The bag is small and blue.
2. Word Practice
Use the letters in the Letter Bank to make complete words.
Letters Gaps Letter Bank
n–w –ed cle–n d a o
–ld -irty gree– e r n
3. Writing
Write phrases about the pictures in your exercise book.
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Week 16 Lesson 4
1. Oral Language
Listen and repeat the names of shapes. Point to each shape your teacher names.
rectangle square circle oval triangle

Read the sentences under each picture with a partner or in a small group.
The table is a The ball is a

rectangle. circle.
The table is
The egg is oval.
square.
The roof is a
triangle.
2. Word Practice
Complete the sentences with the words in the table.
square circle rectangle triangle oval
1. The roof of the hut is a ________.
2. The egg is ________.
3. Your exercise book is a ________.
4. The orange is a ________.
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3. Reading
Read the sentences. Match each sentence to a picture.
A B
1. The board is a square. A.
2. The roof is a triangle. B.
3. The board is a rectangle. C.
4. The ball is a circle. D.
Week 16 Lesson 5
1. Oral Language
Using information in the table, practise the dialogue with a partner.
English book
door square/rectangle
football field
ball
circle/triangle
orange
egg oval/circle
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Example:
Student 1: Is your English book a square or a rectangle?
Student 2: It’s a rectangle.
Student 1: Is the ball a circle or a triangle?
Student 2: It’s a circle.
2. Reading
Read the words and match them with the pictures.
A B
1. rectangle A.
2. square B.
3. triangle C.
4. circle D.
5. oval E.
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3. Writing
Look at the pictures and complete the sentences with shape words.
1. The ball is _____. 2. The roof looks _____. 3. The board is _____.
4. The box is _____. 5. The egg is ______.
Week 16 Lesson 6
1. Oral Language
Who Is Tall?
I am nine years old. I live with my mother, father, sisters and brothers. My
mother is tall, but my father is short. I have two sisters and two brothers.
Both of my sisters are tall. Olmann, my brother is tall, but Yerosen is short.
We play together and we are happy.
Copy and complete the table using ticks.

Tall Short
Mother 
Father
Sisters
Olmann
Yerosen
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2. Writing
Write sentences about your family members. You will describe them as tall or
short.
mother father sister brother
Week 17 Lesson 1
1. Oral Language
Using information in the table, tell a partner what each person has.
pen book ruler ball bag
Sara (She)   
Jemal (He)   
Roman and Tigist (They)   
Daniel and I (We)   
Example:
Student 1: What does Sara have?
Student 2: She has a pen, a book and a bag.
In pairs then in a small group, ask and answer questions about objects. Use the
example above for your dialogue.
2. Writing
Use information in the above table. Write four sentences about what people have.
Use pronouns instead of names.
Example:
She has a pen.
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Week 17 Lesson 2
1. Oral Language
Using the information in the table, talk about what people don’t have.
television cupboard computer refrigerator
Amina (She) X X X
Hagos (He) X X X
Abera and I (we) X X
Rahel and Guta (They) X X
Example:
Amina doesn’t have a computer.
She doesn’t have a computer.
Use complete sentences to tell a partner three things you don’t have at home.
2. Writing
Write four sentences. Use the information in the table from the Oral Language
section. Use pronouns instead of names.
Example: She doesn’t have a cupboard.
Week 17 Lesson 3
1. Oral Language
Use the dialogue. Practise asking and answering questions with a partner about
what is in your bag.
Example:
Student 1: What do you have in your bag?
Student 2: I have a book in my bag.
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Student 1: What don’t you have in your bag?

Student 2: I don’t have a ruler in my bag.
2. Reading
eight coat

A B
1. The chair is small. A.
2. The girl is short. B.
3. The chair is big. C.
4. The woman is tall. D.
5. The jacket is brown. E.
6. The jacket is blue. F.
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Week 17 Lesson 4
1. Oral Language
Use the words in the table. Make a dialogue with a partner. Take turns practising
the dialogue.
bag Example:
new/old
pencil Student 1: Do you have a bag?
ball circle/square Student 2: Yes, I do.
jacket brown Student 1: Is it new or old?
shirt brown/blue Student 2: It’s new.
book rectangle/triangle
table big/small
bed
big/small
chair
2. Writing
Write five sentences about what you have.
Example:
I have a red pen.
I have a small white ball.
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Week 17 Lesson 5
1. Oral Language
Listen and repeat the numbers 0 to 50.
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
2. Word Practice
With a partner, fill in the gaps with the missing numbers.
2 4 5 7 8 10
12 14 15 17 18 20
22 24 25 27 28 30
32 34 35 37 38 40
42 44 45 47 48 50
3. Writing
Write the numbers in words. Make sure that the words are spelled correctly.
Numbers Number Words

22 twenty two
17
39
50
44
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Week 17 Lesson 6
1. Oral Language
Ahmed and Jemal

It is Saturday. The day is sunny and warm. Ahmed and Jemal help their
mother and father. Ahmed sweeps the floor. Jemal washes the pots. The two
children go outside. They see a cat. It sleeps in the compound. Ahmed and
Jemal pet the cat. Ahmed says, “Jemal, do you want to sing a song?” Jemal
answers, “No, let’s play in the compound. We can run to the gate. We can go
fast.” Father calls, “Hey, you two! There are beans in the garden. Play in the
compound after you sort the beans”.
Ahmed and Jemal run to the garden. They sort the beans. They take the
beans into the house. Mother cooks them in the kitchen. Ahmed and Jemal
play in the compound.
Source: English for Ethiopia Student Book, Grade 2 (2010, p.121)
Read the sentences and point to the matching pictures.

Ahmed and Jemal sort the beans.
Ahmed and Jemal pet the cat.
Ahmed sweeps the floor.
Jemal washes the pot.
Mother cooks the beans in the kitchen.
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2. Reading
He has a blue pen and a yellow pencil.
She has a big bag and a small umbrella.
3. Writing
Write three sentences using the word and to connect words or phrases. Read
your sentences to a partner.
Example:
I have a blue pen and a black book.
I have a pink skirt and a brown coat.
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UNIT 9 What Colour Is Your
Shirt?
Week 18 Lesson 1
1. Oral Language
Listen to the names of colours. Point to and repeat each colour word.
Colour Chart
red blue green yellow orange
brown purple black pink white
2. Reading
Read the sentences and look at the pictures. Do they match?
1. The girl’s dress is pink.
2. The dog is black.
3. The boys are wearing brown trousers.
4. The woman is wearing yellow clothes.
5. The students are wearing orange sweaters.
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English I Grade 2 I What Colour Is Your Shirt?
Week 18 Lesson 2
1. Oral Language
Name the colours in the colour chart.
Colour Chart
2. Word Practice
Read the sentences. Fill in the gaps with words from the Word Bank.
1. Banana is _____.
2. They drink _____ coffee.
3. The sky is _____.
4. Milk is _____.
Word Bank
blue green yellow
white red black
3. Reading
Read the text. Find the colour words. Write them in your exercise book.
Dureti has a cat named Adi. The cat is black and white. Dureti has a school
uniform that is brown. The bag Dureti takes to school is pink.
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Week 18 Lesson 3
1. Oral Language
Listen and sing the song.
Rainbow Song
Red and yellow and pink and green,
purple and orange and blue.
I can sing a rainbow, sing a rainbow,
Sing a rainbow, too.
2. Word Practice
Look at the pictures and complete the sentences with colour words.
This is a_____
This is a _____
and _____
school bag.
tree.
These shirts
This is a_____
are _____ and
box.
_____.
This ball is This scarf is

_____ and _____ and
_____. _____.
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3. Writing
Using colour words, write three sentences that describe the clothes you are
wearing.
Example:
I have a blue and white shirt.
Week 18 Lesson 4
1. Oral Language
Where Is My Cat?
Ayantu has a new cat. Her cat is black and white and
its name is Wuro. Wuro is a very playful cat that loves
to be outside.
Ayantu can’t find Wuro today. Wuro is lost. She looks
for her cat. Is Wuro under the green tree? No, the
brown goat is under the green tree. Is Wuro near the
tall green grass? No, the purple bird is near the tall
green grass.
Ayantu calls for Wuro. She looks up and says, “There’s
Wuro! There’s my Wuro. My cat is up on the big green
and brown tree.”
Answer the questions.

1. What is the name of Ayantu’s cat?
2. The colour of Ayantu’s cat is ______ and ______.
3. Where is Ayantu’s cat? ______.
4. Why do you think the cat went up the tree? _____.
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2. Reading
Match the phrases with the pictures.
A B
1. green book A.
En
g
2. blue jacket B.
lis
h
Gr
dea
Student Book
3. red pen C.
4. yellow dress D.
5. orange shirt E.
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Week 18 Lesson 5
1. Oral Language
Student 1: What colour is your shirt?
Student 2: It is black.
Student 1: What colour are your trousers?
Student 2: They are blue.
2. Reading
Read the questions out loud. Change the clothing words each time you read.
What/colour/is/your/shirt?
What/colour/are/your/trousers?
Week 18 Lesson 6
1. Oral Language
Point to each picture and describe the clothing using colour words.
Example:
It is a black shirt.
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__________ __________ __________ __________ __________
2. Reading
Point to the letters and words as you say the chant.

Black
b-l-a-c-k = black The cat is black.
b-l-a-c-k = black The bat is black
I can spell black. b-l-a-c-k, black
I can spell black. b-l-a-c-k, black
slow cow true
3. Writing
Work with a partner. Write the missing number words in your exercise book.
13 thirteen
23
49
40
17
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Week 19 Lesson 1
1. Oral Language
Work with a partner. Use complete sentences to name and describe the clothing
your classmates are wearing.
2. Word Practice
Using the words in the table, complete the sentences.
Her His Our Their Your My
1. We have school uniforms. Our uniform is blue.
2. She has a shirt. _____ shirt is pink.
3. You have a bag. _____ bag is black and white.
4. He has a gown._____ gown is white.
5. They have shorts. _____ shorts are red.
6. I have a beautiful jacket. _____ jacket is blue black.
Week 19 Lesson 2
1. Oral Language
Use the words in the Word Bank to make a dialogue with a partner.
Word Bank
bag shirt shoes jacket trousers
yellow blue white brown black
Example:
Student 1: What colour is my bag?
Student 2: It is yellow.
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2. Word Practice
Read the following colour words and match them with the pictures.
A B
1. blue A.
2. yellow B.
3. green C.
4. orange D.
5. red E.
6. brown F.
7. purple G.
8. black H.
9. white I.
10. pink J.
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3. Reading
I have a brown jacket.
She has a pink skirt.
We have blue uniforms.
Week 19 Lesson 3
1. Oral Language
Using the number line, practise counting forwards and backwards.
51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
2. Reading
Read the following number words and match them to the numbers.
A B
1. fifty one 52
2. sixty 53
3. fifty four 54
4. fifty six 55
5. fifty nine 56
6. fifty seven 57
7. fifty eight 58
8. fifty three 59
9. fifty two 60
10. fifty five 51
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3. Writing
Write the missing numbers both in numbers and words.
Numbers Number Words

51 fifty one
52
53
fifty four
55
fifty six
57
fifty eight
59
sixty
Week 19 Lesson 4
1. Oral Language
Listen and complete the table to show what people have.
Hana has a blue jacket and a white shirt. Her sister Sara has a pink skirt and
brown scarf. Hana’s brothers, Yared and Fiseha, have black trousers and red
ties. Hana’s mother Rahel has a dress that is blue and black and she has a purple
sweater.
Hana
Sara has
Rahel
Yared and Fiseha have
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2. Word Practice
Count the objects and write the amounts using number words.
There are ________ balls.
There are ________ oranges.
3. Writing
Write three sentences about clothing. Use number and colour words.
Example:
I have a big green sweater and a small blue shirt.
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Week 19 Lesson 5
1. Oral Language
Roza, Ruth and Alula

Roza, her sister, Ruth, and her brother, Alula, are students. When they go to
school, they always wear their school uniforms. Roza and Ruth have pink
bags, white shirts and black shoes. Their brother Alula has a blue bag, white
shoes and a green shirt.
When Roza and Ruth return home, they take off their school uniform. Their
brother does not change his school uniform when he gets home after school.
His school uniform gets very dirty, and the girls’ school uniforms stay clean.
They always tell Alula to take off his uniform when he gets home, but he
never listens.
Roza and Ruth have

Alula has
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2. Reading
A B
1. A.
The girl is wearing a pink dress.
2. B.
The girl is wearing a yellow dress.
3. C.
The boy is wearing purple trousers.
4. D.
The boy is wearing brown trousers.
5. The students are wearing orange E.

sweaters.
6. The students are wearing green F.

sweaters.
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Week 19 Lesson 6
1. Oral Language
Sing the song. Then with a partner, practise ways of saying goodbye.
Ways to Say Goodbye
There are many ways to say goodbye.
Listen and I’ll show you some ways you can try.
On Monday I can say, “See you later.”
On Tuesday, I sometimes say, “Goodbye.”
On Wednesday, I can say, “See you tomorrow.”
And on Thursday, I sometimes say, “Bye bye.”
But when it’s Friday, I go home for the weekend.
And don’t come back to school for two days. So on Friday, “Have a nice
weekend!” is what I usually say.
There are many ways to say goodbye.
Listen I’ll show you some ways you can try.
2. Reading
shop share chair chalk
Read the sentences out loud.

See you later. See you tomorrow. Have a nice weekend.

shade bush mash reach teach
chair chart chalk match lunch
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UNIT 10 My House
Week 20 Lesson 1
1. Oral Language
61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70
2. Reading
A B
sixty one 65
sixty two 61
sixty three 66
sixty four 68
sixty five 62
sixty six 69
sixty seven 67
sixty eight 64
sixty nine 70
seventy 63
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English I Grade 2 I My House
3. Writing
Write the missing numbers and number words.
61 __________ 63 __________ 65
sixty one sixty two __________ sixty four __________
__________ 67 __________ 69 __________
sixty six __________ sixty eight __________ seventy
Week 20 Lesson 2
1. Oral Language
Listen to the text.
Houses in Ethiopia
Houses can be round or rectangles. They can be made of mud, straw, wood,
brick or stone. They can have thatched, tin or earth roofs. What is your house
like?
In cities and towns, some houses are made of concrete. There are also large
buildings called apartments in which many families live in one building.
Have you ever seen apartments? Do you live in an apartment?
Read the sentences. Point to the matching rooms in the picture of the house.
2
This is a bedroom.
This is a kitchen. 3
1
This is a bathroom.
This is a dining room.
4
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Week 20 Lesson 3
1. Oral Language
Using the picture, practise asking and answering questions with a partner about
rooms in the house.
Example:
Student 1: What is this room? (pointing to the room in the picture)
Student 2: It is a bedroom.
2. Word Practice
Write the number words in the correct order.
Incorrect Order Correct Order
sixty four sixty one
sixty six
sixty eight
sixty seven
sixty one
sixty three
seventy
sixty five
sixty nine
sixty two
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3. Writing
Write the names of rooms in a house. Read the names to a partner.
Week 20 Lesson 4
1. Oral Language
Practise a dialogue with a partner. Talk about the rooms where the household
objects in the table are found.
mattress sink stove refrigerator
television fork pillow soap
Example:
Student 1: Where do we find soap?
Student 2: We find soap in a bathroom.
2. Writing
Using the information in the table, write five sentences. Each sentence will tell
where each household object is found.
Example: The soap is in the bathroom.
Household Objects Living Room Bedroom Bathroom Kitchen
sofa 
stove 
bed 
dish 
soap 
sink 
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Week 20 Lesson 5
1. Oral Language
Listen to the words in the tables.
Action Words Animals Animals’ Homes
leave obey hunt monkey goat nest tree
hear walk fly snake bat rock cave
The Baby Bird

This is a story of a bird family. The mother bird asks the baby bird to stay in
the nest while she and father bird go hunting for food.
Baby bird does not obey, and it leaves the nest to look for its parents. It flies
for a long time and does not find its parents. Finally, it starts to fly back home.
It flies and flies and cannot find its nest. It flies to a snake near a rock. The
baby bird says, “This is not my home.” It flies on. It comes to a bat in a cave.
The baby bird says “This is not my home.” It flies on. The baby bird comes
to a monkey in a tree. It says “This is not my home.” It flies on. The baby
bird comes to a goat in a field. It says, “This is not my home.” The baby bird
is very tired, but it flies on.
Finally, it hears a beautiful sound. It is the sound of the mother bird calling
it home. Baby bird follows the sound and flies up to its nest. The baby bird
says, “This is my home.”
Source: English for Ethiopia Grade 2 Student Book (2010, p.124-125)
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Listen to the story again and put the sentences in the right order.
It comes to a snake near a rock.
The baby bird leaves the nest.
It flies up to its nest.
It comes to a goat in a field.
Week 20 Lesson 6
1. Oral Language
Listen to your teacher. Sing the song and do the actions.
House Song
In my house, there is a door
I go in. I go out
In my house, there is a door
Please, come in.

In my house, there are windows
I look in. I look out.
In my house, there are windows.
I see you.
In my house, there is a bathroom.

I can wash. I use a bowl.
There is soap here.
In my house, there is a kitchen

I can cook. I use the stove.
In my house, there is a kitchen.
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There is food to eat.
In my house, there is a bedroom.

I dress there. I sleep there.
My bed is here.
In my house, my family lives.

Here we work. Here we play.
All together.
Source: English for Ethiopia Teacher’s Guide Grade 2 (2010, p.167)
Blend and segment with the words oo, ow, ue.

slow cook true
Week 21 Lesson 1
1. Oral Language
Point to each picture. Use a complete sentence to name each picture.
Example:
This is a pot.
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2. Reading
Match the pictures to the words.
A B
1. jug A.
2. pot B.
3. plate C.
4. stove D.
5. pan E.
6. kettle F.
7. spoon G.
8. fork H.
9. jerry can I.
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3. Writing
Write the names of four kitchen items. Read the words to a partner.
Week 21 Lesson 2
1. Oral Language
Point to the pictures and name the bathroom items with a partner.
Student 2: This is a towel.
Lotion
Hair
Oil
2. Reading
Read the following words out loud.
mirror sink hair oil
towel water tank lotion
soap shampoo tooth brush
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3. Writing
Write the names of four bathroom items. Read the words to a partner.
Week 21 Lesson 3
1. Oral Language
71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80
2. Word Practice
Write the number words in the correct order in your exercise book.
Incorrect Order
seventy two
seventy four
seventy seven
seventy six
seventy five
seventy one
seventy three
seventy nine
seventy eight
eighty
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Week 21 Lesson 4
1. Oral Language
Household Objects
bed soap pan towel
chairs sink broom clothes
pillow bowl blanket cooking fire
Aunt Roman’s House

Hilina and Tsion go to Addis Ababa with their family. They go to Aunt Roman’s
apartment.
Aunt Roman’s son, Daniel, has a broom. He sweeps the kitchen floor. Daniel’s
father mends a sink. Then, he uses a sponge to clean the bowl.
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Daniel’s mother cooks in the kitchen. She makes noise with the pan as she
cooks. She tells the children to wash their hands. They wash their hands with
soap at the sink. They dry them with a towel before they sit down to eat. The
families talk and laugh. They have fun together.
After dinner, Hilina and Tsion’s mother put Hilina and Tsion’s clothes in the
bedroom. A blanket and a pillow are on the bed.
2. Word Practice
Write the words from the Word Bank in the correct column.
In the Kitchen In the Bedroom In the Bathroom
1. stove
2.
3.
Word Bank
blanket pan bed spoon mattress
soap towel sink stove pillow
Week 21 Lesson 5
1. Oral Language
Practise a dialogue with a partner using the words from the table.
eat cook living room
sleep wash bedroom
watch television bathroom kitchen
Example:
Student 1: Where do you eat?
Student 2: I eat in the living room.
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2. Reading
I eat in the living room.
They cook in the kitchen.
We wash in the bathroom.
3. Writing
Write sentences about what you do in each room in the table.
reading room kitchen bathroom bedroom living room
Example:
I read in the reading room.
Week 21 Lesson 6
1. Oral Language
Listen to your teacher. Sing the song and do the actions.
House Song
I can wash. I use a bowl.
There is soap here.

I can cook. I use a stove.
There is food here.
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In my house, there is a dining room.

I eat here. I use a dining table.
In my house, there is a dining room.
There is a dining table here.
In my house, there is a reading room.

I read here. I put my books here.
In my house, there is a reading room.
There are books here.

I dress here. I sleep here.
In my house there is a bedroom.
My bed is here.
In my house, my family lives

Here we work. Here we play.
All together.
2. Writing
71 72 73 74 ________
seventy one ________ ________ ________ seventy five
76 ________ 78 ________ 80
________ seventy seven ________ seventy nine ________
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UNIT 11 Animals
Week 22 Lesson 1
1. Oral Language
Listen and read the names of the animals.
dog donkey cat hen
horse camel sheep goat
ox cow
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English I Grade 2 I Animals
2. Reading
Read the names of the animals and match them to the pictures.
1. ox A.
2. sheep B.
3. dog C.
4. camel D.
5. cat E.
6. horse F.
7. cow G.
8. goat H.
9. donkey I.
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3. Writing
Write names of five animals. Read each word to a partner.
__________ __________ __________ __________ __________
Week 22 Lesson 2
1. Oral Language
Point to and name each animal in the pictures.
Example:
This is a rabbit.
rabbit zebra hyena ape
lion giraffe elephant hippopotamus
2. Reading
Read the animal words out loud.
rabbit lion giraffe
elephant monkey hippopotamus
hyena ape zebra
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3. Writing
Write the names of the animals in each picture.
1. 2. 3.
4. 5.
Week 22 Lesson 3
1. Oral Language
Using the dialogue, talk with a partner about the animals in the pictures.
Example:
Student 2: It is a zebra.
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2. Word Practice
Fill the gaps with letters from the Letter Bank to complete the words.
r–bbit –iraffe g u
elepha–t hippopotam–s a n
3. Reading
Read the names of the animals and match them to the pictures.
A B
1. monkey A.
2. giraffe B.
3. rabbit C.
4. lion D.
5. zebra E.
6. elephant F.
7. hippopotamus G.
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Week 22 Lesson 4
1. Oral Language
Using the dialogue, talk with a partner about animal body parts.
tail
horn
hoof
trunk
claws
Example:
Student 2: It is a tail.
2. Word Practice
Fill in the gaps with the letters from the Letter Bank to complete the words.
h–rn tr–nk t–il h a w
cla– –oof u o k
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3. Writing
Write names of animals in the correct column.
Animals at Home Animals Not at Home
cow rabbit
Week 22 Lesson 5
1. Oral Language
Listen as your teacher sings the song, then sing with your teacher.
Old Yakob Had a Farm

Old Yakob had a farm,
Ooh ah ooh ah ee.
And on his farm he had some dogs,
Ooh ah ooh ah ee.
With a woof-woof here,
And a woof-woof there,
Here a woof, there a woof,
Everywhere awoof-woof.
Ooh ah ooh ah ee.

Ooh ah ooh ah ee.
And on his farm he had some cows.
Ooh ah ooh ah ee.
With a moo-moo here,
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And a moo-moo there,

Here a moo, there a moo,
Every where a moo-moo,
Ooh ah ooh ah ee.
Source: English for Ethiopia Teacher Guide Grade 2 (2010, p.90)
Make animal sounds for the following animals.

dog sheep
cow cat
2. Reading
1. A giraffe has a long neck. 3. A dog has a tail.
2. A hen has two legs. 4. An elephant has a trunk.
Week 22 Lesson 6
1. Oral Language
Describe the animals in the pictures interms of colour and size.
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2. Reading
A B
1. This is a small elephant. A.
2. This is a black and white cow. B.
3. That is a big elephant. C.
4. That ox is black. D.
5. This is a white cat. E.
6. That is a black cat. F.
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3. Writing
Write sentences that describe the animals in the pictures.
Example:
This ox is big and black.
Week 23 Lesson 1
1. Oral Language
Listen and repeat names of foods that animals eat. Then point to each picture and
say each name with a partner.
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2. Reading
A B
1. The giraffe eats leaves. A.
2. The donkeys eats grass. B.
3. The ox eats leaves of maize. C.
4. The camel eats a bush. D.
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Week 23 Lesson 2
1. Oral Language
Student 1: Which animal eats meat?
Student 2: A lion eats meat.
Student 1: Which animal eats meat?
Student 2: A cat eats meat.
2. Reading
Read the sentences.
A tiger eats meat.

A lion eats meat.
A hyena eats meat.
3. Writing
Write four sentences about animals that eat meat.
Example: A cat eats meat.
Week 23 Lesson 3
1. Oral Language
Using the dialogue, talk with a partner about what the animals in the pictures eat.
Animals
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Example:
Student 1: What does a rat eat?
Student 2: A rat eats meat.
2. Word Practice
Unscramble the letters to make words from the Word Bank.
Scrambled Letters Word Word Bank
feft teff bush barely
atem leaf meat
etahw teff maize
breayl grass wheat
amzei
efal
ssrag
ubhs
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Week 23 Lesson 4
1. Oral Language
Using information in the table, practise asking and answering questions with a
partner.
Animals Food Animals Eat
rabbit grass/leaves of small plants
tortoise grass/leaves of small plants
elephant plants/leaves of trees
giraffe leaves of a tree
bird cereals
rat plants and meat
crocodile meat
Example:
Student 1: What does a giraffe eat?
Student 2: A giraffe eats leaves of a tree.
2. Reading
1. A crocodile eats meat.
2. A tortoise eats small leaves.
3. A bird eats cereals
3. Writing
Write four sentences about what animals eat.
Example:
A zebra eats grass.
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Week 23 Lesson 5
1. Oral Language
A Walk Through the Countryside
Feven, her brother, mother and father
live in the countryside. One Saturday
morning, the whole family walks
through the countryside near their
home. Feven’s father wants to show
Feven and her brother, Hakim, the
animals that live near their home. As
they walk on the path, they see a snake
going under a bush. Feven’s father tells them that many snakes live in the
bush. Then they pass a herd of cows eating grass.
The family walks to the bank of a river. Here, they find many animals drinking
water. There are goats, camels and donkeys. In the water, there are fish.
There are many trees near the river. Birds sit on the branches of the trees. A
monkey is on the ground.
Hakim and Feven can hear the brown monkey chattering and the little birds
singing. As the family nears their home, they hear the dogs barking, the cats
meowing, and the hens clucking. Feven and Hakim are happy to see so many
different animals.
Source: English for Ethiopia Teacher’s Guide Grade 2 (2010, p.137)
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2. Writing
71 ________ 73 ________ 75
________ seventy two ________ seventy four ________
________ 77 ________ 79 ________
seventy six ________ seventy eight ________ eighty
Week 23 Lesson 6
1. Oral Language
Listen to and practise the chant with your teacher.
The Strange Animals in Farah’s Garden

In Faraha’s garden, there are many things to see.
A goat is on an apple tree, and it smiles at me.
A cat wears a hat, and its friend is a rat.
I see a frog. The dog barks at the frog.
A purple monkey I’d like to catch, is running through the cabbage patch.
Source: English for Ethiopia Grade 2 (2010, p.97)
2. Word Practice
Fill in the gaps with the letters from the Letter Bank to complete the words.
–lants co–n sorghu– r m p
–ush –eaves t–ff b l e
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Week 24 Lesson 1
1. Oral Language
Point to the pictures as your teacher describes the names of places where animals
live.
2. Reading
Listen to your teacher and do the activity.
Read and match the names of the animals to the places where they live.
A B
1. fish A. in a hole
2. fox B. in the water
3. monkey C. in a forest
4. bird D. in a tree
5. tortoise E. in a nest
6. elephant F. in a bush
7. snake G. in a cave
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sing ring string king long
phone phrase graph elephant alphabet
Week 24 Lesson 2
1. Oral Language
Using information in the table, practise making sentences about the places where
the animals live.
Animals The Places Where Animals Live
fish
crocodile in the water
hippopotamus
elephant
lion in a forest
zebra
fox
in a cave
hyena
tortoise
in a bush
rabbit
snake
in a hole
rat
bird in a nest
monkey in a tree
Example: A crocodile lives in the water.
2. Word Practice
forest cave bush hole
nest tree water
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1. A tortoise lives in a ___________.

2. A rat lives in a ___________.
3. A bird lives in a ___________.
4. A fox lives in a ___________.
5. A fish lives in a ___________.
3. Reading
Segment and blend the words with the consonant letters th, wh.
thin thumb path bath when wheel
Week 24 Lesson 3
1. Oral Language
Using information in the table, take turns asking and answering questions with
a partner.
Names of the animals Places Where the Animals Live
snake
in a hole
rat
monkey in a tree
bird in a nest
fish
in the water
hippopotamus
zebra
forest
lion
fox
in a cave
hyena
Example:
Student 1: Where does a fish live?
Student 2: A fish lives in water.
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2. Reading
1. Where do birds live?
2. Where do monkeys live?
3. Where do fish live?
Week 24 Lesson 4
1. Oral Language
Using the number line, practise counting forward and backward with a partner.
81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90
2. Writing
Write the missing number words and numbers.
81 82 ________ 84 ________
eighty one ________ eighty three ________ eighty five
86 ________ 88 ________ 90
________ eighty seven ________ eighty nine ________
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Week 24 Lesson 5
1. Oral Language
Play a 'Yes' or 'No' Game. Follow your teacher’s instructions.
Example:
Student 1: I am thinking of an animal.
Student 2: Does it have four legs?
Student 1: Yes, it has four legs.
Student 2: Does it eat grass?
Student 1: Yes, it eats grass.
Student 2: Does it live in a cave?
Student 1: No, it doesn’t live in a cave.
Student 2: Is it a cow?
Student 1: Yes, it is cow.
Source: English for Ethiopia Teacher Guide (2010, p.140)
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Week 24 Lesson 6
1. Oral Language
Sing the song.
Old MacDonald
Old Mac Donald had a farm,
Ee i ee i oh!
And on that farm he had some chickens,
Ee i ee oh!
With a cluck – cluck here,
And a cluck – cluck there,
Here a cluck, there a cluck,
Everywhere a cluck – cluck.
Ee i ee i oh!

Ee i ee i oh!
And on that farm he had some turkeys,
Ee i ee i oh!
With a gobble – gobble gobble - gobble here,
And a gobble - gobble gobble - gobble there
Here a gobble – gobble, there a gobble-gobble,
Everywhere a gobble-gobble-gobble-gobble.
Ee i ee i oh!
Source: English For Ethiopia Grade 2 Student Book (2010)
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UNIT 12 Ability
Week 25 Lesson 1
1. Oral Language
Listen as your teacher reads the action words. Show each action.
Vocabulary: Action words
hop fly climb sing walk
jump run drive swim
touch hold play ride
2. Word Practice
Unscramble the letters and write the action words.
Word Puzzle
kawl hpo
jupm wsmi
unr fyl
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English I Grade 2 I Ability
3. Reading
Read the sentences and match them with the pictures.
A B
1. A bird can fly. A.
2. A frog can jump. B.
3. A monkey can climb. C.
4. A girl can run. D.
5. A rabbit can hop. E.
6. A dog can walk. F.
7. A man can drive. G.
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Week 25 Lesson 2
1. Oral Language
Take turns talking with a partner about what you can do and can’t do.
Example:
I can play football.
I can’t cook food.
2. Word Practice
Copy the table in your exercise book and tick () the action each animal can do.
Animals fly swim jump climb
bird
fish
dog
frog
monkey
3. Writing
Write three sentences about what you can do and two sentences about what you
can’t do using the words and phrases in the table.
play football Example
ride a bicycle I can play football.
run to school I can’t cook food.
jump
swim
cook food
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Week 25 Lesson 3
1. Oral Language
Use the table to make a dialogue about what animals can do.
Names of Animals What Animals Can Do
fish, crocodile, hippopotamus swim
birds fly
monkey, rabbit jump
tiger run
Example:
Student 1: Which animal can swim?
Student 2: A fish can swim.
2. Reading
1. Rabbits can run fast. 3. Crocodiles can swim.
2. Birds can sing. 4. Monkeys can jump on trees.
3. Writing
Write sentences about the actions in the pictures.
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Week 25 Lesson 4
1. Oral Language
Using the number line, practise counting forward and backward.
91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100
2. Reading
A B
1. ninety three 91
2. ninety two 92
3. ninety one 93
4. ninety six 94
5. ninety eight 95
6. ninety four 96
7. ninety seven 97
8. ninety five 98
9. ninety nine 99
10. one hundred 100
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3. Writing
91 92 ________ 94 ________
ninety one ________ ninety three ________ ninety five
96 97 ________ 99 100
________ ________ ninety eight ________ ________
Week 25 Lesson 5
1. Oral Language
Talk to students in the class and complete the table. Use () or (X) marks.
Names of classmates Sing a Song Play Football Ride a Bicycle Swim
Example:
Student 1: Can you sing a song?
Student 2: Yes, I can sing a song.
2. Word Practice
Unscramble the letters to make words in the Word Bank.
Scrambled Letters Words Word Bank
poh sing hop
lyf cook fly
dire ride
kcoo
sgni
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Week 25 Lesson 6
1. Oral Language
Look at the pictures and predict what will happen in the story. Listen to the story.
Best Friends
Tolcha and Krubel are best friends. They do many fun things together.
Tolcha and Krubel swim and fish in a lake. They have so much fun. After
swimming and fishing, they jump rope. Jumping rope makes Krubel happy,
while Tolcha jumps, Krubel counts. Tolcha can jump only six times.
When the best friends finish jumping rope, they walk down the road to
Krubel’s house. Krubel’s mother roasts maize. The two friends eat maize
and rest under a tree. Then they play more games together. They play until
Krubel’s father comes home. Tolcha and Krubel play together all the time.
This is one reason why they are best friends.
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2. Writing
Write five sentences about what your mother can do.
Example:
My mother can cook.
Week 26 Lesson 1
1. Oral Language
Look at the pictures. Listen and repeat each sentence.
He can jump
He can swim.
over a stick.
She can ride a She can climb a

bicycle. tree.
He can drive a He can cook

car. food.
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2. Reading
promise tree brown cry drink from grade
pride try brush crazy drop friend great

A B
1. He can cook food. A.
2. He can swim. B.
3. He can drive a car. C.
4. She can climb a tree. D.
5. He can jump over a stick. E.
6. She can ride a bicycle. F.
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Week 26 Lesson 2
1. Oral Language
Use the words in the table to write a dialogue with a partner about what you can
and can’t do.
speak English?
read English?
sing a song?
Can you
ride a bicycle?
cook food?
swim?
Example:
Student 1: Can you read English?
Student 2: Yes, I can read English.
Student 1: Can you ride a bicycle?
Student 2: No, I can’t ride a bicycle.
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2. Reading
A B
1. A hen can fly. A.
2. A cat can run. B.
3. A camel can walk. C.
4. A monkey can climb. D.
5. A frog can jump. E.
6. A donkey can walk. F.
7. A fish can swim. G.
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Week 26 Lesson 3
1. Oral Language
The Football Game

Berhanu, Feyissa, Hagos and their friends like to play football after school.
“Who has a ball today?” asks Hagos. “I have,” says Feyissa. “The ball is in
my bag.” “Your bag feels very light,” shouts Berhanu. All the boys want to
see the ball before they reach the football field.
Feyissa’s ball is made of paper and cloth rolled up inside a plastic bag. “Be
careful with my ball” he says. “Don’t break it.” “Oh no, we won’t kick or
toss the ball high in the air,” shouts Hagos. As the boys walk to the football
field, Feyissa’s father calls him to come home and herd the cows. Berhanu
and Hagos are sad, but soon they run home before their fathers look for them.
Source: English for Ethiopia, Student Book, Grade 2 (2010, p.139)
2. Reading
Point to each picture and read the matching sentence.
1. The girl can ride a bicycle.
2. The boy can ride a motorcycle.
3. The girl can run.
4. The man can cook.
5. The boy can jump over a stick.
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3. Writing
Look at the pictures and write sentences about the actions of each animal.
Week 26 Lesson 4
1. Oral Language
Listen. Read and repeat each sentence.
He can drive a car. He can cook.
She can ride a bicycle. She can swim.
He can jump over a stick.
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Using the information given in the table, practise a dialogue with a partner.
mother read?
father write?
swim?
brother
Can your drive a car?
sister ride a bicycle?
aunt cook?
uncle play piano?
Example:
Student 1: Can your mother read English?
Student 2: Yes, she can read English.
Student 1: Can your father play the piano?
Student 2: No, he can’t play the piano.
2. Writing
Write four sentences about what your father and mother can and can’t do.
Week 26 Lesson 5
1. Oral Language
Play a game “Charades.” Read action words and act them out for other students
to guess.
2. Writing
Write three sentences about what you like to do in school or at home.
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Week 26 Lesson 6
1. Oral Language
Listen and watch as your teacher sings a song and does the actions.
I can
I can jump, jump, jump,
Like a frog.
I can fly, fly, fly,
Like a bird.
I can climb, climb, climb,
Like a monkey.
I can dance, dance, dance,
Like a girl.
I can dance, dance, dance,
Like a boy.
Source: English for Ethiopia: Student Book: Grade 2 (2010: p.134)
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UNIT 13 How I Come to School
Week 27 Lesson 1
1. Oral Language
Point to each picture as your teacher names each type of transportation.
2. Reading
Listen to your teacher and do the activity.
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English I Grade 2 I How I Come to School
3. Reading
A B
1. bus A.
2. bicycle B.
3. car C.
4. train D.
5. bajaj E.
6. motorcycle F.
7. taxi G.
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Week 27 Lesson 2
1. Oral Language
Point to the pictures and say the names of the animals used for transportation.
2. Reading
donkey mule
horse camel
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3. Reading
A B
1. horse A.
2. donkey B.
3. camel C.
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Week 27 Lesson 3
1. Oral Language
Point to the pictures and practise a dialogue with a partner.
Example:
Student 2: It is a boat.
2. Word Practice
Put the words in the correct column.
ship train car taxi
helicopter bus camel motor cycle
horse cart boat mule
On Land In Water In Air

bus boat helicopter
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3. Writing
Look at the pictures. Write sentences about each type of transportation.
Example:
A donkey carries firewood.
Week 27 Lesson 4
1. Oral Language
Practise a dialogue with a partner using the information in the table.
Students Means of transport
Girma and Ali by train
Yeabsira and Helen by taxi
Hayat and Ahmed by bus
Tola and Eden on foot
Yiseral and Hagos on horse back
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Example:
Student 1: How do Yeabsira and Helen come to school?
Student 2: They come to school by taxi.
Student 1: How do Hayat and Ahmed come to school?
Student 2: They come to school by bus.
2. Reading
I come to school by taxi. He comes to school on foot.
She comes to school by bus. They come to school on horseback.
3. Writing
Look at the pictures and write sentences.
Example:
The girl rides a bicycle.
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Week 27 Lesson 5
1. Oral Language
Listen to the story and complete the table.
Bicycle Airplane Taxi Boat
Zubida
Hamid
Zubida and Hamid’s Visit

Zubida goes to Addis Ababa with her parents. She is excited. She has never
flown by airplane. Zubida and her parents have to take a taxi to the airport.
When they arrive in the city, they take a taxi to the city center. Then, they
walk down the road. They see many cars and many buildings.
In the afternoon, they take a bus to Merkato. Zubida’s father buys Zubida a
new dress. Zubida’s brother, Hamid, doesn’t go with them to Addis Ababa.
He rides his bicycle to their grandparents’ house. Their grandparents live in a
village in the countryside. The village is near a lake. Grandfather and Hamid
row a boat down the river to fish.
English for Ethiopia: Student Book Grade 2 (2010, p.161)
2. Word Practice
Write the transportation words in the table in the correct place next to on or by.
bus train horseback
taxi bajaj foot
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by
Week 27 Lesson 6
1. Oral Language
Practise the dialogue with a partner using the information in the table.
Students Types of Transportation
Almaz on foot
Sara by taxi
Girum on horseback
Ibsa by train
Seid by bus
Sosna by horse cart
Example:
Student 1: How does Almaz come to school?
Student 2: Almaz comes to school on foot.
2. Writing
Using information about how other students in the class get to school, write four
sentences.
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Week 28 Lesson 1
1. Oral Language
Talk to a partner about the types of transportation in your area.
horse cart bus taxi train
boat ship airplane horseback
bicycle motorcycle bajaj camel
Example:
Student 1: Do you have bajaj in your village/town/city?
Student 2: Yes, we have bajaj.
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2. Reading
1. There are taxis in cities.
2. There are carts in our village.
3. There are airplanes in big cities.
4. There are trains in Addis Ababa.
5. There are boats in Bahir Dar.
3. Writing
Using the information from the table you completed, write four sentences about
types of transportation you have and don’t have in your area.
Example:
We have bajaj in our village.
We don’t have airplanes in our village.
Week 28 Lesson 2
1. Oral Language
Point to and read out loud the names of the types of transportation.
taxi train airplane
boat ship helicopter
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2. Word Practice
Read the words. Write each word in the correct column.
taxi train airplane
boat ship helicopter
On Land In Air In Water
3. Reading
1. Helicopters fly in the sky.
2. I see an airplane in the sky.
3. I take a boat in Hawasa.
4. We have trains in Ethiopia.
Week 28 Lesson 3
1. Oral Language
Listen to the text.
How Students Go to School

Dawit, Kemal, Driba and Zehara live in Addis Ababa. They use different
types of transportation to go to school.
Every morning they dress, eat and travel to the same school. Dawit takes a
taxi to go to school. Driba rides his motorcycle to school every school day.
Kemal goes to school by bus. Zehara’s father drives her to school by car.
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Listen to the teacher and put a tick () in the table to show the types of
transportation each person in the story uses.
Students Taxi Motorcycle Bus Car
Driba
Zehara
Dawit
Kemal
2. Word Practice
Write the transportation words that the match action verbs.
bicycle airplane
car bus
boat
Action Verbs Transportation

ride
drive
fly
sail
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Week 28 Lesson 4
1. Oral Language
Point to the pictures and read the words that name types of transportation.
bajaj horse cart motorcycle
camel mule donkey
2. Word Practice
Using words in the table, complete the sentences.
rides drives flies sails

1. My mother ______________ a car.
2. My sister ______________ a bicycle.
3. My uncle ______________ a boat.
4. My father ______________ an airplane.
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Week 28 Lesson 5
1. Oral Language
Listen as your teacher reads the poem.
Going Places
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday.
We’re going places every day!
We climb on the bus.
We ride down the road.
We’re going far! Honk! Honk! Hurray!
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
We’re going places every day!)

We jump in the car.
We drive down the road.
We’re going fast! Beep! Beep! Okay!
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
We’re going places every day!
We hop on the airplane.
We fly in the sky.
We’re soaring, soaring high today!
Source: English for Ethiopia, Student Book Grade 2 (2010, p.160)
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2. Word Practice
Copy the Word Search into your exercise book. Find and circle the words from
the Word Bank.
Transportation Word Search Word Bank
a b e o i t u z t n taxi
y u p t r a i n d o
bus
f s m l g x w q s v
train
r r m i z i l f u g
d a i r p l a n e s airplane
Week 28 Lesson 6
1. Oral Language
Listen to your teacher and repeat the song. Do the actions.
Transportation
Flying high, flying high!
I’m in an airplane in the sky.
I fly through the clouds.
I am off the ground!
The taxi in the street I see.

Has an empty seat for me.
Away we go down busy streets.
The taxi driver I greet.
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Get my ticket for the bus.

Wait in line and stand with us.
Hop aboard and take a seat.
Think of all the riders we meet.
I ride to the market in my cart.

Bumping and thumping with a happy heart.
My fruits and vegetables are ready to sell.
How much I sell? It is hard to tell!
Source: English for Ethiopia Grade 2 Student Book (2010, p. 167)
2. Writing
Write four sentences about the types of transportation you have or don’t have
where you live.
Example:
We have a bajaj in our village.
We don’t have a train in the town.
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UNIT 14 Today is Monday
Week 29 Lesson 1
1. Oral Language
Listen and read the days of the week.
Monday Thursday
Tuesday Friday
Wednesday
2. Word Practice
Unscrambled the days of the week words.
Scrambled Unscrambled
yidFar
ueTsyda
oMandy
hdyusTra
edenysaW
3. Reading
Read the names of the days of the week out loud.
Monday Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday Friday
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English I Grade 2 I Today is Monday
Week 29 Lesson 2
1. Oral Language
Listen and read the words.
Saturday Sunday
2. Word Practice
Read the words in the table. Write each word in the correct column.
Monday Friday Saturday Thursday
Sunday Wednesday Tuesday
School Days Weekend Days

Monday
3. Reading
Saturday
Sunday
4. Writing
Write the missing days of the week.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Monday Wednesday Sunday
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Week 29 Lesson 3
1. Oral Language
Use the words in the table to say the order of each student in a queue.
first second third fourth
fifth sixth seventh
2. Word Practice
Write the ordinal numbers in the correct order.
Incorrect Order Correct Order
second first
fourth
seventh
sixth
first
third
fifth
Week 29 Lesson 4
1. Oral Language
Using ordinal numbers, practise saying the days of the week with a partner.
Days of the Week Ordinal Numbers
Monday first
Tuesday second
Wednesday third
Thursday fourth
Friday fifth
Saturday sixth
Sunday seventh
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Example:
Monday is the first day of the week.
2. Reading
Read the days of the week and match them to the ordinal numbers.
Column A Column B
1. Monday A. second
2. Tuesday B. fourth
3. Wednesday C. first
4. Thursdays D. fifth
5. Friday E. sixth
6. Saturday F. seventh
7. Sunday G. third
Week 29 Lesson 5
1. Oral Language
Practise a dialogue with a partner using the words before and after.
Example:
Student 1: What is the day before Sunday?
Student 2: The day before Sunday is Saturday.
2. Word Practice
Tuesday Sunday Monday
1. The day before Tuesday is ________.
2. The day after Sunday is ________.
3. The day before Monday is ________.
4. The day after Monday is ________.
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3. Writing
Write the missing days of the week and the matching ordinal numbers.
Monday Tuesday ____________ Thursday
first day ________ day third day ________ day
Friday Saturday Sunday
________ day sixth day ________ day
Week 29 Lesson 6
1. Oral Language
Listen to the song.
School Days
Today is Monday. Today is Monday.
The first day of the week,
The first day of the week,
We are learning to read and write.
Every day of the week,
Every day of the week.
Today is Tuesday. Today is Tuesday.

The second day of the week,
The second day of the week,
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Today is Wednesday. Today is Wednesday.

The third day of the week,
The third day of the week,
Today is Thursday. Today is Thursday.

The fourth day of the week,
The fourth day of the week,
Today is Friday. Today is Friday.
The fifth day of the week,
The fifth day of the week,
Source: English for Ethiopia, Student Book, grade 2 (2010, p.61-63)
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Week 30 Lesson 1
1. Oral Language
Practise a dialogue with a partner using the ordinal numbers in the table.
first second third fourth
fifth sixth seventh
Example:
Student 1: What is the first day of the week?
Student 2: Monday is the first day of the week.
2. Word Practice
Write the missing ordinal numbers or days of the week.
Number Words Ordinal Numbers Days of the Week
one first Monday
two Tuesday
three third
four Thursday
five fifth
six Saturday
seven seventh
3. Writing
Write the days of the week and read them to a partner.
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Week 30 Lesson 2
1. Oral Language
Point to pictures as your teacher the reads each weather word.
sunny cloudy cold
rainy windy warm
sunny day cloudy day rainy day
windy day cold day warm day
2. Reading
sunny cloudy rainy
windy cold warm
Read the sentences and write the weather words.

Example:
The day is rainy. rainy
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1. It is cloudy day. _____

2. The day is sunny. _____
3. It is sunny and warm day. _____
Week 30 Lesson 3
1. Oral Language
A Week in the Life of Geleta

Today is Monday, the first day of the week. Geleta walks to school with two
friends, Wehib and Hawa. On his way to school, Geleta thinks about his
plans for the week.
On Tuesday, students in the class celebrate Abera’s birthday. Abera is now

nine years old. When a student has a birthday, every one sings “Happy
Birthday.”
On Wednesday, Geleta goes to the river to fish after school. He takes the fish
he catches home.
On Thursday, Geleta’s family goes to the market to buy fresh food to cook
and eat on Friday.
On Friday, Geleta helps his mother at home with his brothers and sisters,
after school
Saturday is Geleta’s best day of the week. He plays games with his friends
outside if it isn’t raining.
Sunday is the day of the week when Geleta goes to church with his family.
Source: English for Ethiopia, Student Book, Grade 2 (2010, p.68)
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Using information from the story, complete the table.

Geleta’s Week Activities
Monday Geleta walks to school and thinks about his plans.
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Week 30 Lesson 4
1. Oral Language
Listen and repeat the words in the table.
Birthday
New Year
Happy Christmas
Eid Al Fetir
Easter
2. Word Practice
Use the letters in the Letter Bank to fill in the Letter Gaps.
Ne - Year Bi – thday s r
Rama - an Ea – ter w d
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3. Reading
Happy Christmas
Happy Ramadan
Happy Birthday
Week 30 Lesson 5
1. Oral Language
Practise the dialogue with a partner about holidays and special occasions.
Example:
Student 1: Happy birthday to you.
Student 2: Thank you.
Student 1: Happy New Year.
Student 2: Thank you, the same to you.
2. Word Practice
Use the words and phrases in the table to complete the sentences.
Happy The same
Thank you on Monday
A: Happy New Year to you.
B: Thank you. ________ to you.
A: Happy birthday to you.
B: ________.
A: ________ Christmas to you.
B: Thank you.
A: When do you celebrate your birthday?
B: I celebrate my birthday ________.
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Week 30 Lesson 6
1. Oral Language
Sing the song. Fill the gap with names of friends.
Happy Birthday
Happy birthday to you.
Happy birthday to you.
Happy birthday dear _______.
We’re happy for you!
2. Writing
Look at the pictures. Complete the sentences with weather words.
It is today. It is today. It is today.
It is today. It is today. It is today.
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pen pencil eraser duster book

Segment and blend the words for the letters s and p.

board desk bench chair chalk

Teacher: What is this? Name: ...........................................

Students: It is a/an ___.

marker exercise book ruler bag

Teacher: What are these?

Student A: What is this?

basket computer stick broom

The box is on the The box is under

The box is in the

Segment and blend each word with the letters f, g, h, j.

Take turns reading and following each command with a partner.

Take turns reading and following each command with a partner.

1. Wash your hands. A.

2. Raise your hand. B.

Take turns reading. Follow each command with a partner.

Look at me. Touch the table.

Be quiet. Open your book.

Greet a partner using the dialogue.

1. Wash your hands. A.

2. Read your book. B.

3. Close the door. C.

4. Open the window. D.

Table 1 Table 2 Table 3

You have been sick. = You’ve been sick.

2. Word Practice tongue

Read the words and touch your body parts.

Read the words and point to the matching pictures.

Read the words and match them with the letters.

Letter Gaps Letter Bank

Point to your nose. Raise your hand.

six + teen = ____________

father brother uncle nephew

thin fat tall short

old young happy sad

1. She is ______. 2. He is ______. 3. He is ______. 4. He is ______.

Segment and blend the words with the letters a, c, o, e.

Read the phrases. Point to the matching pictures.

1. My mother is ___________. She is ___________.

fat sat mat

Read the sentences and point to the matching pictures.

My father works in a school. My mother works in an office. I live with my

Okelo and his Goats

1. The woman is 2. The woman is 3. The man is 4. The man is

Helen: What are you doing?

Is she reading a book? Is he listening to a radio?

Is he walking to school? Is he writing in a classroom?

1. The children ______.

2. The boy ______ a book.

3. The girl ______ a picture.

4. The students _____ their hands.

shirt jacket skirt sweater

dress trousers shoes coat

black dress blue jacket white shirt blue skirt

Read the phrases. Point to each matching picture.

small shirt medium shirt large shirt

small jacket medium jacket large jacket

The woman is wearing The woman isn’t

The man is wearing a tie.

1. She is . 2. He is . 3. He is . 4. He is .

1. My mother is _. She is _.

She _____ He _ They _ We _____ a

4. The box is _. 5. The egg is __.