Our capital city Unit 2

Our capital city

Unit two
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This is a poem about

Oral
our capital city. Let’s
read it together.

Activity 1 – I listen to and read a poem.

My Capital City

When I visit my capital city,

I feel very happy.

While walking in the crowded market,

I see mouthwatering fruits and vegetables in big baskets.

It’s a pleasure to eat dholl puri,

It’s full of delicious curry.

When I see the skyscrapers so high,

It seems like they touch the sky.

I can see the ships and boats in the harbour,

I see the calm and blue water.

At the Natural History Museum

I see different collections,
This place is a great attraction.

Champs de Mars is a huge place,

This is where horses race.

Port Louis, my Capital City,

It is so busy, lively, and full of beauty.

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Reading

Activity 2 – I listen to and read a story.

Uncle Ted visits Port Louis

Last Friday, Dixie, Pixie and their parents went to the Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International
Airport. The twins were excited to meet Uncle Ted and his family who had come on holiday from
Canada. The following day, the family decided to go to Port Louis. Uncle Ted was surprised to see
how the capital city had changed.
“Wow! There are many skyscrapers and the streets are wider. Look at all these vehicles!”
exclaimed Uncle Ted excitedly.
They first stopped at the Aapravasi Ghat, which is a World Heritage Site.
“Uncle, last year my friends and I came here with our teachers,” Pixie said. “Our teachers said
that the immigrants stayed here for two days before going to the Sugar Estates.”
“Yes, this is a part of our history,” replied Uncle Ted.
After visiting the Aapravasi Ghat, they went to Caudan Waterfront to have lunch. Uncle Ted
was delighted to see so many shops, restaurants, hotels, offices and cinemas there. After
lunch, Uncle Ted bought some local crafts from the “Craft Market.”
“Look, Uncle, there are many ships in the harbour!” Dixie shouted.
They admired the ships for a while. Then, they all went to Champs de Mars to watch horse races.
Pixie and Dixie were glad that their favourite horse had won the race. It was a wonderful day.

Keywords: wider delighted harbour Aapravasi Ghat World Heritage Site

glad immigrants Sugar Estates skyscrapers admired Craft Market

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Activity 2(a) – I write the correct answers in simple sentences.

1. When did Pixie and Dixie go to the airport?

2. Where did uncle Ted come from?

3. Who stayed at the Aapravasi Ghat before going on the Sugar Estates?

4. What did the family see at Caudan Waterfront?

5. How did uncle Ted find the streets in Port Louis?

6. What did uncle Ted buy at the “Craft Market”?

7. Why did the family go to Champs de Mars?

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Vocabulary

Activity 3 – I match each underlined word with its correct meaning.

.

Can you help me find

the meaning for each
underlined word.

A B

1. Dippy was surprised to see so many people. road congestion

2. There are many skyscrapers in the city. ancient

3. Tourists like to visit the historic place. port

4. Pixie can see ships in the harbour. astonished

5. The drivers are stuck in the traffic jam. tall buildings

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Grammar

Activity 4 – I revise the plural forms of nouns: ‘s’, ‘es’, ‘ies’.

Dixie, look at this photograph that Uncle Ted took during his
visit to Port-Louis. It is a photo of mum and Aunty Sheela.

1. There are four …………………………….

2. I can see three………………………. in the vase.

3. The …………………… are sitting next to each other in the restaurant.

4. There are two………………….. of juice on the table.

5. There are ........................ in the bowl.

Activity 4(a) – I choose two words from Activity 4 and I write simple sentences.

1.

2.

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Activity 5 – I write the verbs in the past simple tense.

Let’s revise the past simple tense for regular and irregular verbs.

1. Yesterday, we ………………….the football match on T.V. (watch)

2. I ………………..a big piece of cake at Sophia’s birthday party last week. (eat)

3. My aunt and my cousin ………………Casela Nature Park last year. (visit)

4. Two days ago, we………………so happy when Dad brought a puppy home.(to be)

Activity 5(a) – I write the words in red in the past simple tense. I rearrange the words
to make sentences.

1. Pixie up Yesterday and wake Dixie late.

2. Friday Port Louis Ted Uncle Last visit.

3. a Uncle give Ted last and Dixie week. Pixie present

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Activity 6 – I complete a fact sheet. Writing

Let’s complete the fact-sheet by writing more

information. You can choose from the box of words
given below the fact-sheet or add your own words.

COME AND VISIT

THE PORT LOUIS CENTRAL MARKET

The Central Market is a ______________ place.

The market is divided into ______________ parts.

In one part of the market we can buy

_____________________________

_____________________________

We can also have delicious drinks such as _____________________

In another part of the market, there are

_____________________________

_____________________________

_____________________________.

Tourists can also buy ___________________.

fresh fruits and vegetables alouda hats baskets spices

busy herbs crafts decorative objects several

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honic s This is one of the puzzles from our book.

Activity 7(a) – I complete the table with the correct words.

While shopping in Port Louis, Pixie and Dixie bought a big book of games and puzzles. Can
you help them fill in this table?

ir ur

shirt, girl, fur, bird, hurt, burn, birthday, church, purse, first, turtle, dirt

Activity 7(b) – I write the missing letters to complete the words. I copy the words.

_ _ i r _ _ u r_ _ i r_ _ _ _ i r_ _ _ i r_ _ _

_u r_ _u r_ _ _ _u r_ _ _i r_ _ _ _ _ u r_ _

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Activity 8 – I learn: Adjectives of age, size and temperature. Grammar

Do you remember we learnt about adjectives in Unit 1, Dixie?

There are some adjectives that give information about age, size
and temperature.

Grandfather is an old man!

This is a huge sweet!

Port-Louis was hot yesterday!

Activity 8(a) – I fill in the blanks with correct adjectives.

1. In winter, the weather is …………….( cold, warm)

2. Marbles are ………………in size. ( tiny, massive)

3. The Aapravasi Ghat is an ……………….(new, ancient) building.

4. My grandfather is an ……………..( young, elderly) person.

5. The historical vase from the museum is ……………….. ( new, antique)

6. A whale is a …………………….mammal. ( gigantic , minuscule)

7. The fan gives ……………air. (cool, hot)

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Activity 8(b)– I find the adjectives that describe size in the word-search.

a d l o s w w d q b s
l h u u o m w a i w e
big
h n g r f o a g m i v
youthful
b t a z r h v l q d i
small
z r m r w e t v l e s
c u a b k a m u b j s old

j n c d g k x i o i a massive
e l u c s u n i m y m wide
r z t k r r x l p e y narrow
b n a p p r l x c a j
junior
j u n i o r r s b b o
minuscule

Activity 9(a) – I circle the correct words with the sound / dʒ/.
honic s
Let’s play a game on sounds. One has been
done for you.

jet airplane helicopter Hot air balloon

car van jeep

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coat jeans shirt

jungle forest wood

shark jellyfish crab

jaguar tiger lion

man giant boy

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Activity 9(b) – I name and colour the items with the sound /dʒ/.

Wow, you are really good at identifying the /dʒ/ sound !

Can you help us name the items with this sound and
colour them?

Jam

Activity 9(c) – I underline the /dʒ/ sound in each word.

Can you underline the /dʒ/ sound in the words Pixie and Dixie have learnt?

page cage badge

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Activity 10 – I learn: Prepositions ‘from’ and ‘to’. Grammar

Pixie, Dixie and their family are enjoying their visit in Port Louis.

The words ‘from’ and ‘to’ are prepositions.

‘From’ is used to show the starting point or the
source.

They walk from the parking space to Caudan Waterfront.

Caudan Waterfront

Uncle Ted goes to the Craft Market. The others go to a restaurant.

Restaurant

After some minutes, Uncle Ted joins the others. “I got this souvenir
from the Craft Market,” he says happily.

The preposition ‘to’ shows the direction of the

movement or the destination.

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Activity 10(a) – I complete the sentences with the correct words.

Find the correct path for each character. One has been done for you!

2 3 4 5 6

1. Uncle Ted walks from the Waterfront to the Craft Market.

2. Pixie runs ______ the garden ___ her __________.
3. The airplane flies _______ Mauritius ___________ ___________.
4. The boy cycles _________ his house_________ the __________.
5. The bus driver drives ______ Port Louis ___ the ____________.
6. The turtle swims _____ the sea ____ the _____________.

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Activity 11 – I learn: Preposition ‘against’.

Pixie and Dixie are playing a game. They are giving each other instructions. Let’s play too!

Put your bag against the wall.

Sit against the big blue box.

Put the small chair against the sofa.

Lean against the table.

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Activity 12 – I learn: The article ‘the’.

Let’s read these sentences aloud.

1. The man with black hair is my father.

2. Port Louis is the capital city of the Republic of Mauritius.

3. I can see the moon and the stars in the night sky.

4. Here is a ball. The ball is small.

We use ‘the’ when there is just one person, place, or

thing. We also use ‘the’ when we talk about someone
or something that has already been mentioned.

Activity 11(a) – I fill in the blanks correctly with ‘a’, ‘an’, or ‘the’.

This is Pixie and Dixie’s friend Meena. Last year, she went to live in another country. She tells her

friends about it.

Moving to ______ United States was exciting. We live in New York. It is ____ huge city. I like

_____ city very much. My neighbourhood is nice. I go to ____ good school. My mum works in

_____ same school! She is _____ teacher of English. It is summer now. ______ weather is warm

and sunny. I eat ____ ice-cream every day! I miss ______ beaches in Mauritius and I miss you!

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Unit 2 End of unit Unit two 2

Activity 1: Read the following sentences and guess the different sites in the city of Port Louis.

1. I am a World Heritage Site.

I am the A…………… G……………

2. Many ships stop at my place for trade.

I am the h……………………..

3. Many people come here to have fun and enjoy my horse races.
I am the C………… d…… M……………….

4. I sell many fruits, vegetables, herbs and delicious juice.

I am the C…………… M…………………..

5. I have a collection of extinct animals.

I am N……………… H……………….M…………

Activity 2: Use the following prepositions to fill in the blanks: from, to, against.

1. My brother received a beautiful gift…………………his friend.

2. The waves crashed…………………the rocks.
3. My neighbour gave an invitation card…………………my parents.
4. Amy leaned her bicycle …………………the wall.
5. This morning we had a walk …………………home to the post office.
6. Last week, we stayed in Rodrigues from Tuesday…………………Saturday.
7. The two teams played ………………… each other during Sports Day.

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Activity 3: Fill in the blanks using the adjectives below.

young, strong, cold, old, tall, high, small, blue

1. The colours of the Mauritian Flag are red, ……………………., yellow and green.

2. Yesterday, my father bought a ………………………..bicycle for my little brother.

3. In summer, Mala likes to drink ………………………. juice.

4. I am eight years old. I am very ………………………………

5. In January, the temperature is ………………………………

6. The …………………………………. man is carrying a heavy basket.

7. The woodcutter cut a ………………………. tree in the forest.

8. The ……………………… woman did not have any teeth.

Activity 4: I write a sentence using some of the words below.

Example: She dances in circles wearing a purple skirt.

skirt circle bird

purple nurse circus

thirsty church surf

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