1) “Children can sing” is the TV programme that is mentioned in the dialogue.

2) No, His family members too watched it.

3) The boy who came first had the great voice.

4) The Orchestra consists of thirty members.

5) I was going to say the same thing.

6) 1) Announced

2) Nearly

3) Audience

Activity 3

1. team
2. are
3. There
4. crew
5. has

Activity 4

1. is
 2. were
3. is
4. are
5. have

Activity 5

1) Music
Dancing
Painting

2) “ You do not know what you can do till you try ” is the popular saying quoted in the
passage.

3) James watt and Wright brothers are the inventors.

4) Dedication, hard work, true interest and the abilities and talents helped them to be
successful in their work.

5) 1. beside

2. Invention

3. Success, Fortunate

4. Maximum

Activity 6

1. beside
2. of
3. from
4. for
5. beneath
6. among

Activity 7

My best friend Ranuka is a talented and helpful boy. He is good at English. He is an

ardent reader. He is fond of learning new words and also solving crossword puzzles.
His writing skills can be seen in the stories and simple poems he writes. He can sing
English songs too. As a result, he was chosen as the president of the Junior English
Literary Association. He helps me with my English and always encourages me to
speak in English. Thus, Ranuka is a gifted person who shares his talents with others.

Tips for picture description

1. Introduction
 The picture shows………
 This is a scene from a ………..
 This is a picture of a ……..

2. What is where ?
 In the background, you can see…..
 In the middle there are……..
 At the top/bottom there is…………….
 On the left/right there are………..
 Behind/In front of………..

3. Who is doing what?

 Say what is happening just now using the present continuous tense.
 4. For things which are not very clear
 It seems………
 It looks like a ……..
 I think……….

5. Concluding sentence

Activity 8

This is a scene from a school concert. It is singing performance with live music
and background dancers. They are performing on a stage probably in a school.
The singer is singing among a group of dancers. The band is comprised of a
keyboardist, guitarist and a drummer. They are playing their respective
instruments beside the dancers. The dancers are moving gracefully wearing
long, beautiful dresses. They are performing beneath a bunch of colourful
balloons. All the performers seem to be enjoying themselves.

Work Book

Chapter 1

Activity 1

1) Beside
2) from
3) of
4) for
5) among
6) beneath
7) to

Activity 3

1) team
2) orchestra
3) crew
4) crowd
5) family

Activity 5

My friend Lashini is a very talented girl. She is mostly good at singing

and music. While displaying her talents, she works hard with an
ambition to become a top musician one day.

Lashini’s singing skills are unbeatable when she sings, the audience
becomes very silent. Everyone gets attracted to the sweetness,
variation and the range of her voice. She has won singing competitions
at school and at inter-school level. She is the leader of the school choir
too.

Lashini possesses artistic skills beyond singing. She is good at playing

several musical instruments. Her favourite instrument is the violin. She
also attempts to write songs and compose music. Furthermore, she
practices hard to sharpen her skills, to achieve her goal of becoming a
musician.
In conclusion, I am fortunate to be a friend of such a nice and talented
person. I appreciate her qualities of being humble and hardworking. I
wish her courage and strength to fulfill her dreams.

How to write a speech

 Introduce yourself
 Make a great opening statement
 Structure your speech
 Begin every paragraph with a topic sentence
 Use very good English (Fluent English)
 Express Your opinion
 Write from the 1st person and engage your audience
 Use personal details

Pollution
Very good morning to everyone present overhere. Today the topic I will be
discussing is a very well known and often heard in the news. Pollution is the
introduction of contaminants into the environment, which affects it
adversely. Pollution can be of several types like air pollution, water
pollution, soil pollution, noice pollution, etc. Not to our surprise, human
activities are the major cause of misbalanced environment and pollution.

The rise in population, industrialization, deforestation, and mining are the

major contributor to the damage we have done to the environment. We
have entirely exploited the natural resources and the nature around us.
According to an estimation by the World Health Organization, air pollution
causes premature death of around 8.8 million people worldwide which is
likely to increase in coming years.

Water pollution has raised the alarming issue of the sharp decrease in
domestic water for us. Land pollution has resulted in a loss of around 25
billion tons of valuable soil each year. Noise pollution has affected both
behaviour and health of humans. Not only the humans but pollution has
given a significant threat to the flora and fauna on the earth too.

Pollution has also led to many more serious problems like global warming,
melting of polar ice, ozane layer depletion, and climatic disturbances on a
global level. The reasons are many and all of us need to acknowledge that
we have created a threat to life on earth. The consequences of pollution are
hazardous. We must become more alert and proactive towards the situation
and make every effort to turn the situation another way around.
All of us must pledge to bring a better tomorrow for the world. With an urge
for everyone to give their best in the joint effort to eliminate pollution, I
would like to end my speech.

Thank you for all the ones who listened my speech with more interest and
more attentively. Long live the Environment.