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 Contents
1 People in my family ............................................. 4

2 Lin’s home in China ............................................. 7

3 We get a special visitor ..................................... 12

4 Karen wins the race ........................................... 16

5 How much? ......................................................... 20

6 Sinduri and her clothes ...................................... 23

7 Keep healthy ....................................................... 27

8 Plants we use ..................................................... 29

9 Lost in the bush .................................................. 30

10 I love meat .......................................................... 35

11 Getting to the airport ......................................... 37

12 Flowers and vegetables ..................................... 40

13 Karabo’s goats ................................................... 42

14 Clever Jackal ...................................................... 46

15 Serena the singing mermaid ............................. 52

16 How to make a pencil holder ............................ 58

17 Weather ............................................................... 60

18 Sun, moon and stars .......................................... 62

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 1 People in my family
Talk about the pictures. Answer the questions.

Family
12345
My hand is the
family. Count the
fingers and the
thumb. See how
many people
there are. Who
can they be?

This is the mom. This is the dad.

She loves everyone. He’s lots of fun.

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 This is the sister. She Here is the baby
sings and she plays. brother. He grows
every day.

Where is the Let’s go and visit

granny? her. She says:
She’s here all alone. “Goodness, you
have grown!”

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 Grandma’s glasses

These are granny’s This is granny’s hat.

glasses.

This is the way she Then she puts them

folds her hands. in her lap.

Grandpa’s donkey
Inky pinky ponky.
Grandpa rode a donkey.
Donkey died, Grandpa cried.
Inky pinky ponky.

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 2 Lin’s home in China
Look at the pictures. Read the story. Talk
about yourself and your home.

Lin is eight years

old. She lives in
China with her
family. She calls
her mom Mama.
She calls her dad
Baba.

Lin calls her granny Nai Nai. She calls her

grandpa Ye Ye. Lin does not have brothers or
sisters.
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 Lin lives in a house made of bricks. The house
has a kitchen, a lounge and three bedrooms.

Lin’s best food

is rice. She also
likes to eat meat
and vegetables.

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 Lin goes to school. School starts at seven
o’clock in the morning. It ends at half past four
in the afternoon.

Lin wears a
red tracksuit
to school.
Red is her
favourite
colour.

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 Lin walks to school with her friends. They all
wear yellow caps. They walk in a line.

It is difficult to
learn to write
Chinese, but Lin
can write some
words. There are
hundreds of words
she will still learn.

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 At home, Lin likes to play, read and watch TV.
What about you?

When Lin grows up she wants to be a teacher.

What about you?
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 3 We get a special visitor

Look at the pictures. Read the story.

One day Ms Simasiku came to visit our school.

She is famous. We see her on television.

We had to prepare for Ms Simasiku’s visit. We

tidied the school.
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 We dressed smartly.

We greeted Ms Simasiku politely. We sang a

song for her.

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 Ms Simasiku told us that she was born in the
Caprivi Region. She grew up on a farm, just
like us. After school she helped her mom fetch
water and feed the chickens.

She always listened to the radio. Now she has

her own programme on the radio. She also
works for One Africa television.

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 She told us that we must study hard and try to
do work that we love when we are older.

We sang the national anthem together. Then

we said goodbye to Ms Simasiku.

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 4 Karen wins the race
Look at the pictures. Read the story.
Talk about bicycles.

Karen September is eight years old. When

Karen was five years old, she found an old
bicycle. It was very big. It was dusty and dirty.

Karen washed the bicycle. Soon it was shiny.

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 Karen tried to ride the bicycle. It was too big.
Karen fell off. She hurt herself.

Karen did not give up. She tried and tried.

She fell off again and again. She tried until
she could ride well.

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 Now Karen can cycle very well. She can go
fast. She never falls off.

On Sunday, Karen cycled in a bicycle race for

children. Karen won the race.
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 Her prize was a shiny new bicycle.

Karen is very happy with her prize. She loves

her shiny new bicycle. She hopes to win more
races on it.

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 5 How much?
People go shopping at many different kinds of
shops. Where do you go shopping?

Going shopping

This is a mall. A mall is a building that is full of

shops and restaurants. You can walk from one
shop to another.
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 This is a market. A market is a place where
people gather to buy and sell things. Markets
are usually outside. You can buy and sell lots
of different things.

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 This is a “kuka”. A kuka is a small shop in a
township. Some kuka shops sell only snacks or
drinks. At other kuka shops you can buy things
like soap and vegetables.
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 6 Sinduri and her clothes
Read this story from India. Say what you
enjoy about the story.
Sinduri is helping
her sisters get
ready for a party.

The sisters leave Sinduri at home. Sinduri is sad

because she cannot go to the party. She cries
under the tree.
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 The tree is a
magic tree.
Suddenly,
beautiful
clothes start
falling from
the tree.

There is a beautiful skirt, shirt and scarf. There

are bangles and rings. There is a lovely pair of
shoes.
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 Sinduri puts on the beautiful skirt and shirt.
She puts on the lovely blue shoes. They fit her
very well.

Sinduri puts on the scarf. She looks beautiful.

She is very happy with her new clothes.
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 Sinduri goes to the party. There are many
people dancing at the party.

She dances with a handsome young man. He

is a prince. The prince falls in love with Sinduri.
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 7 Keep healthy
Read this poster. Mime each action.

Healthy habits

Don’t
watch too
much TV.

Wash your
hands after
Brush your you use the
teeth every toilet. Use
day. soap and
water.

Eat lots of
fruit and
vegetables.

Don’t drink
fizzy drinks.

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 Read this rhyme. Act it out.

Brushing

Here is my toothpaste.
Here is my brush. I will
not hurry, I will not rush.
Working hard to keep
teeth clean.
Front and back and in
between.
When I brush for quite
a while, I will have a
happy smile.

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 8 Plants we use
Read about these useful plants. We use them
to care for sick people? Talk about them.

Pig’s ear
This plant has thick,
green leaves. Pig’s ear
is used for boils and
earache.

Wild mint
This plant has long,
narrow leaves with sharp
points. Wild mint is used
for headaches and fever.

Marula tree
This tall tree has grey-
green leaves. The fruit is
yellow and good to eat.
The roots and bark are
used for stomach aches.

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 9 Lost in the bush
Read the title of the story. Can you guess
what the story is about? Now read the story.
Talk about it.

Mpho and Palesa are looking for firewood. Gift,

their dog, sees something move in the bush.

Gift barks and runs towards it. Mpho and

Palesa run after him. They run and run.
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 Now they are lost. It is getting dark. It is going
to rain. What are they going to do?

They look for shelter. They see a cave across

the stream. They have to cross the stream.
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 Palesa crosses the Then Mpho crosses
stream. She walks on the stream. The rocks
the flat stones. are wet and slippery.

Oh no! He falls in. Mpho can’t swim. Palesa

runs to him. She holds out a branch. Mpho
grabs the big branch. Palesa pulls him onto the
land. Gift barks and barks.

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 A storm starts. There is thunder and lightning.
They run to the cave.

Mpho, Palesa and Gift enter the cave. It is dark

and cold. They shiver with cold.

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 They hear scary noises. They are frightened.

Then they see torch lights. They hear voices that

they know. It is their mom and dad and some
friends. They have come to find Palesa, Mpho
and Gift. Palesa and Mpho are very happy!
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 10 I love meat

Read about meat. Talk about meat you like.

I just love to eat meat.

For special feasts, we eat goat or beef.

Beef meat comes from cattle.
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 The skin of the animal is taken off. The meat is
cut up.

We cook the meat. We eat the meat. Yum!

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 11 Getting to the airport

Have you ever had to hurry to get somewhere

on time? Have you ever been too late to go
on a plane, a bus, a train or a taxi?

We must be at the airport at seven o’clock. If

we are late, we’ll miss our plane. “Is everyone
ready?” Dad asks.

No! I’m in the I’ve lost my

bathroom. toothbrush.

I’m feeding
the fish.

I’m still eating

breakfast.

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 “Hurry up, please!” Mom says. At last we are
all in the car.
Oh oh! The car
will not start.

What now? We push the car. It is heavy.

PUSH!

On our way! Oh dear! All the traffic lights are

red. There are cars in front of us and cars
behind us.

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 We see a plane landing. Are we too late?

Quick!
Run inside!

“Good morning. Oh, sorry, the plane is late.

You will have to wait two hours,” the person
behind the desk tells us. At least we did not
miss the plane!

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 12 Flowers and vegetables

Read the poems. Talk about flowers and

vegetables you know.

Flowers
Flowers tall
Flowers small,
Count them one by one,
Blowing with the breezes
In the springtime sun!
One, two, three, four, five.

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 Vegetables
Mealies, beans and pumpkins grow
I keep them tidy with my hoe
Give them water, give them sun
There’ll be enough for everyone
See them growing row by row
Now they’re big and ripe, you know
Chop them up and put in a pot
And serve them quickly very hot!

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 13 Karabo’s goats

Read the story about Karabo and his goats.

The goats like Karabo.

It is getting dark. The goats are frightened.

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 The goats gather around Karabo.

But the baby goat gets lost.

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 The baby goat cries and cries. “Meh! Meh!”

It gets darker and darker. Karabo looks for the

baby goat.
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 At last, Karabo finds the baby goat.

Karabo cuddles the baby goat. Everybody

is happy.
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 14 Clever Jackal

Read this folktale from South Africa. What

animals do you think will be in the story?

One day Jackal was trotting through

a rocky place. He was hunting for
something to eat.

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 Suddenly, something moved in front of him.

It was Lion. Jackal was clever and liked to play

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 Quickly, Jackal thought of a trick. “Help, help,
great Lion!” he cried. “Those rocks are going to
fall on us.”

Then Jackal
covered his
head with
his paws. He
pretended
to be very
frightened.

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 “Save us, great Lion”, begged Jackal. “The
rocks are going to fall on us. You are strong.
Save us!”

Lion quickly put his strong shoulder to the rock.

“Oh, thank you, great Lion”, said Jackal. “You
have saved us.”

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 “I’ll quickly fetch that tree to put under the
rock”, said Jackal. “Then you can let go of the
rock.”

Jackal ran away as fast as he could. Lion

waited and waited for Jackal, but of course
Jackal did not come back.
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 We do not know how long
Lion stayed there. But we
know that rascal Jackal lived
to play many more tricks on
poor Lion.

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 15 Serena the singing mermaid
Read about the mermaid friends Serena
and Thabi.

Once upon
a time, there
were two little
mermaids. Their
names were
Serena and
Thabi.

Serena and
Thabi lived at the
bottom of the
sea. They were
best friends.

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 All day long they
swam with the
dolphins.

They played hide

and seek with
the crabs.

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 They even
played with
the grumpy old
shark.

But they never

went near Ollie’s
cave.

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 One day the
mermaids had
a fight. Serena
was cross and
she swam away.

Thabi looked for

her everywhere.
But she could
not find Serena.

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 Suddenly,
Thabi heard the
sound of singing
coming from
Ollie’s cave. She
swam closer and
peeped inside.

Serena was tied

to a big seashell.
Ollie was fast
asleep.

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 Thabi untied
her friend and
together they
swam away
from the sleeping
octopus.

Serena and
Thabi decided
that they would
never fight again.
They decided
they would never
go near Ollie’s
cave again.

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 16 How to make a pencil holder

Look at the pictures. Read the instructions

with your teacher. Talk about the instructions.

You need:
• an empty toilet paper tube
• 15 old ice-cream sticks
• cardboard
• paint or felt-tip pens
• glue
• rubber bands
• scissors.

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 Instructions:
1. Paint the ice-cream sticks. Let them dry.
2. Trace one end of the toilet paper tube onto
the cardboard.
3. Cut out this cardboard circle.
4. Glue the circle onto one end of the toilet
paper tube. Let it dry.
5. Cover the toilet paper tube with glue.
6. Place the painted sticks side-by-side against
the tube.
7. Wrap rubber bands around the tube and
sticks. Let the glue dry.
8. Cut shapes from coloured paper or
cardboard.
9. Glue the shapes onto the sticks.

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 17 Weather
Raindrops

Learn this rhyme. Act it out.

“Splash,” said a raindrop,

As it fell onto my hat.
“Splash,” said another,
As it trickled down my back.
“You are very rude,” I said,
As I looked up to the sky.
Then another raindrop splashed
Right into my eye.

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 18 Sun, moon and stars
Read and learn the rhymes.

Good morning, Mister Sun

The day has just begun.
I like to see your shiny face
Good morning Mister Sun.

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 Hey diddle diddle
Hey diddle diddle
The cat and the fiddle
The cow jumped over the moon.
The little dog laughed
To see such fun
And the dish ran away with the spoon.

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 Twinkle twinkle

Twinkle, twinkle,
Little star,
How I wonder
What you are.
Up above the world so high
Like a diamond in the sky.
Twinkle, twinkle,
Little star,
How I wonder
What you are.

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