English

Grade 1
Learner’s Book

Esther Mushaninga
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PlusOne English | Grade 1 - Learner’s Book

ISBN: 978-0-7974-8061-2

First Published in 2020

Copyright © Esther Mushaninga

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 CONTENTS
Unit 1: My identity................................................................. 1
Unit 2: Greetings.................................................................... 3
Unit 3: What is this?............................................................. 6
Unit 4: Objects........................................................................ 8
Unit 5: My body...................................................................... 10
Unit 6: Revision...................................................................... 12
Unit 7: My family.................................................................... 14
Unit 8: My friend.................................................................... 19
Unit 9: Our school.................................................................. 22
Unit 10: Objects..................................................................... 26
Unit 11: Revision.................................................................... 29
Unit 12: Revision.................................................................... 35
End of Term Revision Test............................................... 39
Unit 13: Colour, shape and size........................................ 41
Unit 14: Animals we know................................................. 45
Unit 15: We want to work.................................................. 50
Unit 16: What do you want?.............................................. 56
Unit 17: What are they doing?.......................................... 60
Unit 18: Revision.................................................................... 66
Unit 19: Animals.................................................................... 73
Unit 20: Place.......................................................................... 77
Unit 21: Every day................................................................. 84
Unit 22: Everyone is busy .................................................. 89
Unit 23: Places....................................................................... 94
Unit 24: Revision.................................................................... 98
Unit 25: Every day................................................................. 104
Unit 26: What do you like?................................................. 107
Unit 27: What can you do?................................................. 112
Unit 28: Weather................................................................... 117
Unit 29: Days of the week.................................................. 124
Unit 30: Has and have......................................................... 127
Unit 31: Buying....................................................................... 133
Unit 32: Our home................................................................. 138
Unit 33: Our safety................................................................ 144
Unit 34: Following commands........................................... 148
Unit 35: Revision.................................................................... 153
Unit 36: Revision.................................................................... 159
End of Year Test................................................................. 161
Unit MY IDENTITY

1
Let’s talk

boy girl

1
What can you see?

Say

Myself
My name is ______________________.
I am a _____________________.

I can write

sticks

2
 Unit GREETINGS

2
Let’s talk

Hallo!
Hallo Ted Hallo Kupa

Good morning
Rudo.

Good morning
madam.

3
 Good afternoon I am fine.
How are you? Thank you.

Have a good
Goodbye
day.

Say the sound

a

an apple an apron

an ant
4
 I can write

aaaaaaa
Draw

Draw an apple.

5
 Unit WHAT IS THIS?

3
Let’s talk

Say the sound

b

ball book bag

boy box bat

6
Say the poem
Baa baa Black sheep
Have you any wool?
Yes sir. Yes sir. Yes I have.
A bag for you.
A bag for baby.
And a bag for big Bunny bee.

I can write

Draw and write

IOIOIOIOI
bbbbbbbbbbbb
boy

Read

bag ball big bottle

box buy bun bus

7
 Unit OBJECTS

4
? What is this?

Name the objects.

Say

It’s a bag. It’s a cup.

It’s a jug. It’s a ball.
It’s a hoe. It’s a tin.

8
 Match

Say the sound

m
man mat make me
milk more my meat

Write

Draw and write

a man
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 Unit MY BODY

5
Let’s talk

Name the body parts.

Say the poem

Head and shoulders
Knees and toes
Knees and toes
Head and shoulders
Knees and toes
We all turn round and sit down.
10
 Let’s talk

I see with my __________.

I touch with my ________.
I walk with my _________.

Read

ear arm head

leg nose eye

Draw

Draw and write

My arm My eye
Pattern writing

Write

e e e e e e e e e e
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 Unit REVISION

6
Let’s talk

My name is _______.
I am a ____.
Name parts of the body.
I see with my ____.
I walk with my ____.
I touch with my _____.
I hear with my ____.

Say the poem

Head and shoulders.

Read

hat cat mat tap cap

and at ant apple an

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 Write

1. My name is _________________.
2. I am a _____________________.
3. I see with my ___________________.
4. I walk with my __________________.

Fill in the missing letter.

a e i o u
5. m_n 6. c_p 7. h_t
8. _nt 9. _rm 10. _nt

Read

head hair hand

ears eyes nose

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 Unit MY FAMILY

7
Name the family.

father mother

baby brother sister

14
This is my father.
He is a man.

This is my mother.
She is a woman.

15
 Read

father mother baby

brother sister family

This is my family.
I have one brother.
My brother is Musa.
Musa is a boy.
I have a sister.
My sister is Tadiwa.
Tadiwa is a girl.

16
 Read

Match the objects with cards.

bottle

jug

tin

cup

hat

box

This is my cup.
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 Write

My name is_____________.
My father is a ________________.

Draw and write

This is my cup.
Pattern

i i i i i i i i i i i iii
is in ink

it if this

18
 Unit MY FRIEND

8
Say

This is my friend.
My friend is Thando.
I play with my friend.
I play pada with my friend.
I play games with my friend.

Say the sound

O
on over old orange
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 Draw

Draw patterns

O O O O O O O
o o o o o o o
Read
a e i o u
man pen tin hoe cup
cat hen pig dog hut

e e e e e e e
pen hen hoe

Write the missing

_n _ld _ver _range

Read the words

girl like hair books

boy games friend
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Sentences

My name is Rudo.
My friend is Nomsa.
Nomsa is a short girl.
I like my friend.
We play games with my friend.

Draw and write

This is my friend.

21
 Unit OUR SCHOOL

9
Let’s talk

This is our school.

Our school is ________________.
Our school is big.

Read
Sound the letter
C
cat cap can car
cow cut cup
22
 Draw and write

C
c c c c c c c
a cat a cup

Read the rhyme

Cutty cat is here.

Curly is her tail.
Cutty cat is under the car.
Cutty cat Cutty cat.

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 Read

This is our school.

Our school is big.
We play games at school.
We read and write too.
We like our school.

Write

Complete the sentences.

1. This is our ___________.
2. Our school is __________.
3. We play _________ at school.
4. We ___________ our school.
like school big games

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Draw and write.
Our school.
1. This is our school.
2. Our school is ________.
3. It is a _______ school. (big / small)
4. It is near the __________.
5. I _____________ our school. (like / dislike)

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 Unit OBJECTS

10
Say

More than one.

Say the poem

Ten naughty monkeys

Sitting on a tree
These two say
What can you see?
These two say
A man with a gun.
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 These two say,
What can we do?
Run away run.
Bang! Says the gun
And they all run away.

How many are they?

cups hats hoes

shirts drums pigs

pencils dogs bags

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Say the the sound
d d d d d d d
do dog doll dig donkey drum

Draw and write

2 blue doors

Read

a farm an arm a drum

3 balls 4 nuts 5 pencils
I can see yellow chicks.
That is a green ball.
The sky is blue.
My hair is black.
The shirts are red.

Draw and write

2 triangles

Make sentences using the picture.

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 Unit REVISION

11
Read

an ant and arm

bag ball box boy
cat car cow cup
day dog door dig

Let’s talk

Myself
My name is _____________.
I am a __________.
I live in _________________.
I am __________ years old.
My friend is ____________.

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 Read

Read the story.

This is Farai.
Farai is a boy.
He lives in a village.
Farai lives with his family.
He has one sister and one brother.
His grandfather lives here.
His grandmother lives here too.
Farai likes his family.

Draw and write

This is my grandmother.

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 Say the rhyme

Granny is in the kitchen.

Doing a little cooking.
Here comes the giant.
He pushes granny out
‘Oh!’ Says granny.
‘That’s not fair.’
‘Hey!’ says the giant.
‘I don’t care!’

Read

family father mother

sister brother baby
live village name man woman
girl lives grandfather grandmother
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1. Mother is a woman.
2. Grandmother is a woman.
3. Father is a man.
4. Grandfather is a man.
5. My brother is a boy.
6. My sister is a girl.

Write sentences

name live mother like girl family

How many are they?
Count them all.

bags tins

books chicks
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 Read

My name is Mago.
I am a boy.
I live on a farm.
I live with my family.
My friend is Busi.
Busi is a boy.
We go to the farm school.
We play games together.
My father works at the farm.
We have many cows at the farm.
There are goats and sheep too.

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 Write

1. Mago is a _______________.
2. Busi _________ at the farm too.
3. Father works at the __________.
4. There are many ___________.
5. Mago and Busi _________ games.
farm play cows lives boy
Make words
b_____ c_____ l_____ h_____
t_____ p_____ m____ e_____
Complete
My name is______________.
I like ____________.
I am a ________________.
I live with my _______________.
My school is ________________.
One Many
cow cows
hat ______.
book ______.
tin ______.
chick ______.
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 Unit REVISION

12
Say
Say the poem
Pinky Pinky Ponky
Father had a donkey.
The donkey died.
Father cried.
Oh! Father.
Father don’t cry.

Look at the picture

Name the animals.

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 Read

goat hen duck cow ox

dogs chicks cats donkeys

Let’s talk

What is this?

It’s a hen It’s a cow.

It’s a goat. It’s a donkey.

Draw and write

It’s a brown cat. A blue hat

A yellow chick A red door A green car
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 Read

1. This is a leaf.
2. This is a cup.
3. This is a shoe.
4. This is a hat.
5. This is a chick.

Read

man cat hat rat

pen hen ten leg
tin sit dig pig
dog box ox hoe
cup nut jug drum
book foot look good

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END OF TERM REVISION TEST

Write
a e i o u
b_x c_t l_g
dr_m p_g h_t

Make words
b_______ l________ m_______
t_______ g_______ f________

Make sentences
family live tree grandmother

Complete
Myself
My name is ______________.
I am a ________________.
I live with my __________.
I like ________________.

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Read
Read the story

This is Rudo.
Rudo is my friend.
She has a dog.
Her dog is small.
She play with the dog at the farm.
The dog can run.
I can run.
Rudo can run too.

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Write
1. Rudo lives near our _______.
2. Rudo has a ___________.
3. The dog can ___.
4. The dog is ___________.
dog farm run small

Say
Say the poem
Every duckling.
Every duckling.
Swimming in the water.
Swimming in the water.
With a quack, quack, quack
And a shalaa laa laa laa!

40
 Unit COLOUR, SHAPE AND SIZE

13
Name the object.

What colour is it?

Draw

Draw a red hat.

How many circles can you see?

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How many triangles are there?
How many small squares can you see?
Count the big rectangles.
How many are they?
What colour are they?

Read

This is a big green tree. This is a small yellow chick.

This is a red shirt. This is a blue hat.

Write

Draw a big blue bus.

Draw and write a small duck.
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 Say

Say the letter sound

d
dog dish day dam
door doll dig down

Say the poem

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

Read

blue red yellow green black white

small big brown orange leaf tree
Read the story
Mother has a brown bag.
The bag is brown.
Mother likes her small bag.
She keeps money in her bag.
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She keeps the bag in a safe place.

Draw

Draw and colour a picture you like.

Say

Say the sound

h
hat hand hen has
have house hoe hold

Write

h_
_ot _ut _ome
_unt _ammer _orse

hhhhhhhhhh
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 Unit ANIMALS WE KNOW

14
Let’s talk

Say the names of the animals we see at home.

This is a cow. This is a cat.

This is a dog. This is a goat.

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 This is a donkey. This is a pig.

Read

a cat a goat a chick

a duck a dog a pig
an ox an egg

That is an ox This is a donkey

Draw and write

This is a cat.
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Pattern writing

Say
Say the sound
g
gate girl goat good give gun
g g g g g g g g g g g

Read the story

My father is a farmer.
He has a big farm.
Father works on the farm.
Mother works at the farm too.
The farm is near our village.
There are many animals.
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Mother looks after the hens.

Tendai likes the goats and donkeys.

He can ride on a donkey.

The cows pull the cart.

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Answer the questions
1. Who has a farm?
2. What do we see on the farm?
3. Who works on the farm?
4. Who rides on the donkey?

Draw

Draw a picture of a farm animal you like.

49
 Unit WE WANT TO WORK

15
Let’s talk

What are they doing?

50
Look at the pictures.
What are they doing?

Read

baker builder farmer nurse teacher doctor

driver pilot vendor dressmaker carpenter
1. My mother is a nurse.
2. Thando is a teacher.
3. My father is a builder.
4. My sister is a carpenter.
5. Fungai is a dressmaker.

Write

I want to be a ___________.

f f f f f f f f f f
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 Say

Say the sound

f f f f f f f f f f
face foot fork five
fox fire frog fruit

Draw and write

a fish

Read

Mr Beta is a carpenter.
He makes tables.

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Mrs Pujara is a teacher.
She works in a school.
She teaches the learners.

Peter is a vendor.
He sells vegetables.
He goes to the market every day.

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Chiko is a dressmaker.
She makes clothes.

Themba is a baker.
He bakes cakes and bread.

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 Say the sound

__er
Read these words.
paper water ruler father farmer flower
mother brother sister

Write

1. A __________ works in a school.

2. A __________ makes clothes.
3. A __________ bakes bread.
4. A __________ sells vegetables.
5. A ___________ grows crops.
6. A ___________ looks after sick people.
farmer baker teacher
dressmaker nurse vendor

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 Unit WHAT DO YOU WANT?

16
Let’s talk

an / a

I want a banana please.

I want a cabbage please.
I want a tomato.
I want an orange please.
I want an apple.
I want an egg.
I want an onion.
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I want some nuts.
I want some beans.
I want some mealies.
Do you want
some eggs? Yes. I do.

Do you No. I don’t.

want some I want five
onions? oranges.

Write

add s
One Many
cup cups
1. chick ___________.
2. nut ___________.
3. onion ___________.
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4. banana ___________.
5. cabbage ___________.
6. orange ___________.

Say the poem

I have some money
I have some money.
What can I buy?
What can I buy?
I will buy an orange.
A good good orange.
Oh yes, I can buy.

Read

Mother wants some tomatoes.

She gives the children some money.
Mother says, “Go to the market.”
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Ruvimbo and Tafara are going to the market.
They must walk fast.
At the market they see many people.
Farmers sell their crops at the market.
Tafara wants some fruits.
Ruvimbo wants some vegetables.

Write

1. Mother wants some ____________.

2. Farmers sell crops at the __________.
3. Tafara wants some _____________.
4. We buy food with ____________.
5. Ruvimbo wants some _____________.
6. I want _________________.
money vegetables market fruits tomatoes

Say the sound

__ay
day say tray may way
stay play clay pray today
Make sentences using the words.

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 Unit WHAT ARE THEY DOING?

17
Read

What are they doing?

sitting walking

running climbing
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 digging playing

Tafadzwa likes to run.

He is running.

Atipa likes the swings.

She is swinging
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John likes to run.
He is running.

Chipo likes to climb the tree.

She is climbing a tree.

Say the poem

Two little black birds

Sitting on a wall
One named Peter
The other named Paul
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 Fly away Peter
Fly away Paul
Come back Peter
Come back Paul.

Plural
One Many
Add -es
1. box boxes
2. bus ______________.
3. fox ______________.
4. dress ______________
5. tomato ______________.
6. potato ______________.

Read

Look at the children.

They are happy.
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It is sports day.

Look at Akatendeka.
He is running.
He can run fast.

Rutendo is jumping.
She likes high jump.

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Bongani is kicking the ball.
He kicks the ball well.
Answer the questions
1. Where are the children?
2. What day is it at school?
3. Who is running?
4. Who can kick the ball?
5. Who likes to jump?

Say the sound

__ing
wing ring sing king sitting
eating standing playing running
walking climbing shouting waving

Write

Write three sentences about sports day at your school.

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 Unit REVISION

18
Read

Kakuyo lives in a town.

He lives with his family.
Kakuyo is a carpenter.
He makes tables and chairs.

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Gomo is a driver.
He drives a lorry.
The lorry is big.

Nkhosi is a pilot.
He works at the airport.
He flies an aeroplane.

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 Let’s talk

Match the word with the picture

bus

lorry

van

zebra

pig

duck

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 Make sentences

friend lives school

Say the poem

The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and

round, round and round.
The wheels on the bus go round and round all day long.

Write

Myself
Write four sentences about yourself.
Make words
d_________ l________ f________
h_________ ch_______ tr________

Write

builder farmer nurse

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He looks after sick people.
He is a _____.

She builds houses.

She is a _______.

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Mrs Nthuli grows crops.
She is a ______.

Mr Banda teaches children.

He is a _______.

This is a ____.
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This is my ___.

This is an ______.
Draw and write
A green leaf

Say the sound

__ir__
shirt girl bird first
dirty air hair fair

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 Unit ANIMALS

19
Let’s talk

Wild animals

What can you see?

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How many legs do the animals have?
Which animal has horns?
Which one has a long tail?

Draw
Draw the animal you like.

Read the words

wild bird ostrich park
afraid horns tail long
lions elephant garden

Say the sound

__ar
f_rm ___m c__t p__k
g__den m__ket f__mer
Say the poem

I’m a little teapot

Short and stout
Here is my handle
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 Here is my spout
When I’m boiling
All steam is up
Put my lid on
Pour me out.

Read the story

The children have a day out.

They are very happy.
They are at the game park.
They can see many animals.
Look at the rocks.
They see wild animals. There is a lion.
Kuda is afraid of the lions.
Sisa likes the ostrich.
Chido is looking at the monkey.
Musa says, “I am afraid of snakes.”
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 Write

1. Where are the children?

2. What can they see?
3. Who is afraid of snakes?
4. What are you afraid of?

Draw
Draw the animal you like.

Say the sound

__ee__
seed keep week meet
feet teeth tree see
sleep feel need queen

Make word
__ee__
b___ s___ tr___ fr___
ch__k gr__t thr___ wh__l

e e e e e e e
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 Unit PLACE

20
Where is it?

Say

The book is on the table.

The cat is under the table.

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The pencils are in the tin.

The bag is on the table.

Read

Look at the big bird.

The bird is flying.
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It is now on the roof.

The girls are sitting under a tree.

The boy is standing in the river.

Make correct sentences.
1. Mambo is in the tin.
2. The ball is on the roof.

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3. The nuts are under the table.
4. The bird is in his shop.
Complete
1. The pot is __________ the stove.
2. The tea is __________ the cup.
3. The cat is __________ the car.
on under in

Read

Opposites
Clean dirty
Wet dry
Hot cold
Old new
Read

This is a dirty dress.

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I want a clean dress.

Grandfather has an old hat.

He wants a new hat.

Sipho has a wet short.

She wants a dry short.

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Munya wants hot tea.
His tea is cold.
Read the story

It is raining today.
Jacob was walking in the rain.
Now he is wet.
He wants dry clothes.
Jacob is feeling cold.

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He wants hot tea.
Mother washes the dirty cup.
The cup is clean now.
She pours hot tea for Jacob.

Write

1. Jacob is walking in the __________.

2. His clothes are wet. He wants __________ clothes.
3. Mother washes the dirty cup. Now it is __________.
4. Jacob is feeling cold. He wants ____________ tea.
clean hot dry rain

Complete the following sentences.

1. The dog is ____ the car.
2. The nuts are __ the packet.
3. The bag is __ the table.
on under in

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 Unit EVERY DAY

21
Say

What do you do every day?

Every day I ______________.

Read

wake up wash eat go

run sweep play dig
brush drink help

Every day I wake up early.

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Every day I wash my face.

Every day I eat my food.

Every day I brush my teeth.

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Every day I go to school.

Write

1. Every day I ____ __ early.

2. Every day I ___ my food.
3. Every day I __ to school.
4. Every day I ____ games.
5. Every day I____ my mother.
play go help wake up eat

Read the story

Every day I help my mother.

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I play with my baby brother.

I wash the plates.

I go to the market.

I sweep the floor.

I sweep with a broom.

Write

Write two things you do every day.

Every day I _________________.
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 Unit EVERYONE IS BUSY

22
Let’s talk

What are they doing?

driving selling

digging sweeping
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 playing washing

Read

go eat drink going eating drinking

play wash sweep playing washing sweeping
sit dig run sitting digging running
Mother is sweeping.
Kundai is playing.

Say the sound

__ing
Complete
eat___ play___ wash___
drink___ sweep___ go___

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 Read the story

It is a good day in the village. The sun is shining. We have

a party.

Mangoma is playing the drum.

He is very happy.

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People are singing and dancing.
Makoti is clapping her hands.
All the people are very happy.

Kudzai is dancing.
He likes dancing.

Write

1. The sun is ________________.

2. Mangoma is _______________ the drum.
3. Kudzai is ______________.
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4. Makoti is ______________.
5. The people are ______________.

Fill in the gaps

farmer vendor baker
teacher dressmaker driver
1. Tafadzwa is driving a car. He is a __________.
2. Mr Gonzo is teaching the children. He is a __________.
3. Jasi is sewing a dress. He is a ______________.
4. Mrs Mutero is digging. She works on her farm. She is a
________________.
5. Tamai is selling vegetables. He is a ____________.

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 Unit PLACES

23
Where is it?
Where is she?
Where is he?

The teacher is in front of the children.

The tree is on the rock.

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The books are on the table.

Read

Mr Ngoni lives down the hill.

He is a baker.
He bakes cakes and bread.
He sells the cakes and bread.
He goes up the hill to sell the bread every morning.
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 Let’s talk

What can you see in the pictures?

Write three sentences about the pictures.

Say the sound
__ck
duck clock neck
chick rock sack
Opposites
big small
1. wet ___________.
2. old ___________.
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3. hot ___________.
4. down ___________.
5. clean ___________.
Make three sentences about your school.
Make words
m_______ l_________ h_________.
ch_______ sh_______ tr_________.
___oo___ ___ir___ ___ee___
______ng _____ck _____st

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 Unit REVISION

24
Let’s talk

Name the animals.

Read

People keep animals.

The animals we keep at home are domestic animals.
Domestic animals help people.
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 Draw and write

A domestic animal you like.

A __________ is a domestic animal.

Jack is building a wall.

He is a __________.

Chimusoro is sewing a dress.

He is a ________________.

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Nhaka is selling potatoes.
He is a ________________.

Khuluma is driving a bus.

He is a _______________.

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 Read

Fish live in water. Crocodiles live in water too.

I am afraid of crocodiles.

Are you afraid No, I am not

of snakes?
Yes, I am.

We are afraid of lions.

Wild animals live in the forest.
Some wild animals live in game parks.
Some wild animals eat grass.
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 Draw and write

Draw any wild animal and write the name.

Identify
Baboons zebras snake
lion elephant ostrich

1. This is a___________.

2.  This is a ___________.

3. This is an ____________.

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4. This is an ____________.

5. These are____________.

6. These are____________.

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 Unit EVERY DAY

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Let’s talk

Talk to others.
What do you do every day?

Every day I __________________.

Every day we _________________.
Every day they walk to school
Every day I make my bed.
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Every day we sweep the floor.
Every day I dig the garden.
Every day we water the garden.
Say the sound
ch-
chair chick chin chest
children chalk chain cheek

Write

Write three sentences using the word every day.

Complete
ch-
__urch __erry __ips __art __in __alk

Read

Phikiwe is playing with a friend.

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Her friend likes running.
They are playing outside the house.
They have a big blue ball.
The ball is rolling.
Now the ball is on the road.
Phikiwe is running after the ball.
A car is coming along the road.
Oh dear! Phikiwe is falling in front of the car.

The driver stops the car.

The driver says, “Be careful children. Do not play near the
road. It is not safe to play near the road.”

Complete
1. _________ _________and __________ are playing.
2. They have a ________________.
3. The children are playing near the ____.
4. It is not ____ to play near the road.
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Unit WHAT DO YOU LIKE?

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I like meat

I like tea.

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 I like bananas

Read

I like rape.
I like sadza.
I like cabbage.
I like nuts.

Let’s talk

Do you like Yes, I do.

I like
cabbages?
cabbages.

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 Yes, I do.

Do you like
beans? I like beans.

No, I don’t.
I don’t like
beans.

Say the sound

__ea__
ear meat eat beans
leaf team tea sea
read clean please

Complete
n___r f___r t___r h___r d___r
cl___n pl___se b__ns

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 Read

There is a lion which lives in a cave. The name of the lion is

Shumba. The lion is old and sick. He cannot go out to hunt.
Tsuro the hare is walking. Tsuro comes near the cave.
Shumba hears Tsuro whistling. Shumba says, “Tsuro,
please come and help me.” Tsuro says, “Oh no! You want
to eat me.” Shumba says, “I will not eat you my friend.”
Tsuro is afraid of the lion. Shumba says, “Please Tsuro
come in and help me. I am very weak.” Tsuro goes near
the cave. Shumba jumps and catches the hare. Shumba
kills the poor hare. Oh dear! Tsuro must have been careful.

Write

1. ________________ is a lion.
2. The lion lives in a _____________.
3. Shumba is an __________ lion.
4. Tsuro is a __________.
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5. Tsuro wants to ___________ Shumba the sick lion.
6. Shumba ___________ Tsuro.
hare kills help cave Shumba old

Read

I live in a house. A dog lives in a kennel. Fish live in water.

Birds live in a nest. Chipo lives in a house.

Write

Write a story that you like.

Make four sentences.

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 Unit WHAT CAN YOU DO?

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Say

I can write my name.

I can dig the garden

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I can carry my bag.

I can read a book.

Read

Rudo can run fast.

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Ben can jump.

I can swim.

Thabiso can walk to the market.

Make words
r______ j_____ w_____ d_____ sw_____
tr_____ bl_____ sh______ ch_______

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 Read

The boys are playing.

They are near the river.
They want to swim.
Simba falls into the river.
He cannot swim.
Tafadzwa shouts, “Help!”
Mr Fatso comes to help.
Mr Fatso says, “Be careful children. Do not play near the
river.”
The boys say, “Thank you Mr Fatso.”

Write

1. What are the children doing?

2. Where are the boys?
3. Who cannot swim?
4. Who comes to help?
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Say the sound
__or__
horse for fork horn short
born torch worm

Write

1. Some animals have __________.

2. A _________ gives us light.
3. I can use a ______________ to eat.
4. A __________ lives in the soil.
fork worm horns torch

Draw and write

1. Draw your friend.

2. Write three sentences about your friend.
Say the poem
Swim little fish in water swim.
Fly little bird up in the air.
Here is a cosy nest.

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Unit WEATHER

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Let’s talk

It is hot. It is raining.

It is windy. It is cold.
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 Read

The wind is blowing.

Hats are blowing away.
The leaves of the tree are falling.

Grandfather is feeling cold.

He is wearing a jersey.
He has a woollen hat too.
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The sun is shining.
It is very hot.

The men are digging.

They are feeling hot.

The boys are running.

It is raining.
They are running home.

Say the poem

Rain, rain go away.
Come again another day.
But not today.
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 But not today.
Come on Monday.
Come on Tuesday.
Come on Wednesday.
Come on Thursday
Come on Friday.

But please, don’t come on Saturday.

Little Jimmy wants to play.

Read

Mother is very busy today.

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She is working hard.
She sweeps the house.
She washes the clothes.

Now she is working in the garden.

It is windy.
There are clouds in the sky.
It is going to rain.
Mother must go home.

Grandmother is sitting under the shade of a tree.

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She is sitting with the children.
Grandmother is telling the children some stories.

Write

1. Mother is ____________ the house.

2. There are ____________ in the sky.
3. It is going to __________________.
4. Grandmother is telling the children some ___________.

Talk about the pictures

1.

2.
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3.

4.

Write

Write a story about the pictures.

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 Unit DAYS OF THE WEEK

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Say the poem
Seven days in a week.
Seven days in a week.
Name them one by one
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.

Read
Every day I wake up early.
Today is Sunday.
It is not a school day.
On Sunday I play with my friend.
On Monday we go to school.
We read our books.
On Tuesday we write our work.
On Wednesday we go for sports.
On Thursday we do swimming.
On Friday we go home early.
On Saturday we stay at home.
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 Let’s talk

What do you do every day?

What do you do on Monday?
On Tuesday I ____________.
On Friday we ______________.
Every day father goes to work.
On ___________ we go to church.

Read

It is Monday morning.
The children are running to school.
They read and write.
In the afternoon they go home.
They play with their friends.
Rutendo helps her mother.

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 Write three sentences

On Monday I______________.
On Saturday I_____________
On Sunday I ______________.
Make words
sh_____ gr__ ch___ __ng ___ay
___ck __oo__ __ir__ __ee__

Read

One Many
man men
woman women
child children
ox oxen

Add ‘es’
dress dresses
box boxes
bus buses
potato potatoes
tomato tomatoes

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 Unit HAS AND HAVE

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Let’s talk

I have a hat. I have a pencil.

Father has short hair. I have a red shirt.

What do you have?
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 Read

My name is Sifelani.
I am a girl.
I have long hair.
I have small eyes.
I have a yellow dress.
I have black shoes.

This is father.
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Father is a man.
He has a white shirt.
Father has a bicycle.

Look at mother.
Mother has a blue dress.
She has long legs.
Mother has a baby.

This is a cat.
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It has a tail.
It has bright eyes.

Write

have has
1. Father _________ a bicycle.
2. Mother __________ a baby.
3. The cat __________ bright eyes.
4. I _____________ short hair.
5. I ______________ two legs.
Say the sound
-oi-
noise boil coil soil
coin join point voice

Write

1. Plants grow in the ___________.

2. She can ____________ the dots.
3. Jabu is making a lot of__________.
4. Mother wants to _________ the water.

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 Read

Gororo has a big farm. He has a lot of land. He grows

crops.

He keeps animals too. Gororo works hard on his farm. He

has a big family.

Mrs Gororo feeds the chickens.

His brother milks the cows. Gororo’s sister goes to the

market.

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She sells the vegetables. The family gets money from
farming.

Write

Choose the correct word and fill up the gaps in the

sentences.
goes meat milk Mrs Gororo
His brother works money farm
1. Gororo lives on a _______________.
2. He _______ hard on his farm.
3. ________ feeds the chickens.
4. ________ milks the cows.
5. They get __________ from farming.
6. Cows give us_________.
7. Hens give us _________.
8. Gororo’s sister _______ to the market.
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 Unit BUYING

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Let’s talk

What is this?

It’s a tin of beans.

5kg

That’s a bag of rice.

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It’s a packet of sugar.

This is a loaf of bread.

Read

I want a packet of sweets.

She wants a bottle of milk.
Mother wants a bag of rice.
Thandi wants a loaf of bread.
The farmer has a basket of eggs.
Tafadzwa has a box of matches.
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Make sentences
1. I want a loaf of ________________.
2. Father wants a bag of ________________.
3. She wants a packet of _____________.
4. I want a bottle of _____________.
5. He wants a box of _________________.
6. Mother wants a tin of______________.
7. Emma wants a bucket of ____________.

Say the poem

Come and buy.

Come and buy.
If you have some money.
You can come and buy.
Buy some peanuts.
Buy some sweets.
A tin of jam.
And a loaf of bread.

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 Read

Simon is in his shop.

He is selling things.
Nyarai and Jacob come to the shop.
Nyarai is buying a tin of jam.
Jacob wants a bottle of milk.

Complete sentences
packet bottle tin loaf bag
1. The farmer is carrying a ________ of maize.
2. Jacob wants a _________ of milk.
3. I want a ___________ of nuts.
4. Musa wants a _________ of bread.
5. Father wants a _________ of beans.
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 Read

Ruvimbo has a box of matches.

She lights a fire.
She wants to make some tea.
She puts a pot of water on the fire.
She has a packet of tea.
She has a bottle of milk too.
There is a loaf of bread on the tray.
Ruvimbo makes tea for the family.

Say the sound

-ll
ball fall wall sell
call tall stall full

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Complete
be__ hi__ we__ sma__ wa__
vi__age se__ing te__ing ro__ing

Let’s talk

Talk about buying things. Write two sentences about what

you want.

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 Unit OUR HOME

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Let’s talk

Where do you live?

I live at our home.

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I live in a town.

I live at the farm.

I live with my grandmother in the village.

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 Read

My home is in a village.
There is a big house at our home.
There are two huts too.
The roof on the huts is made of grass.
The huts are round.
The walls of the big house are brown.
There is a blue door and big windows.

Write

Use is or are
1. This ___________ a leaf.
2. The boys __________ playing.
3. She ___________ sweeping.
4. My home _________ in the village.
5. There ___________ two huts at my home.
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Write
Match with the correct word.
Opposites
1. big up
2. clean dry
3. hot new
4. down dirty
5. wet small
6. old cold

Say the poem

Here comes a big blue bus.

A big blue bus.
Here comes a big blue bus to take me to my home.

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Here comes a small white car.
A small white car.
A small white car.
Here comes a small white car to take me to the town.

Here comes a yellow train.

A yellow train. A yellow train.
Here comes a yellow train to take me to the zoo.

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Here comes a green boat.
A green boat.
A green boat.
Here comes a green boat to take me across the lake.

Here comes an aeroplane.

An aeroplane. An aeroplane.
Here comes an aeroplane to take to the falls.

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 Unit OUR SAFETY

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Say the poem

Fire is burning. Fire is burning.

Look yonder! Look yonder!
Fire fire! Fire fire!
Pour water. Pour water.
Look at the picture.
What can you see?

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 Read

Pamela is playing with her friends. They are happy. They

have a new bicycle. They like the new bicycle.
Pamela wants to ride home quickly. She falls from the
bicycle. Now she is lying on the road.
Tongai has a box of matches. He is playing near the hut.
Tongai lights a fire. He throws the match stick on the hut.

The hut is burning. Tongai is shouting, “Help!”

Uncle Rob comes running quickly.
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The people help to put out the fire. They pour water on the
roof.
Some throw sand on the roof while others beat up the
flames with tree branches.
Be careful boys and girls. We must stay safe.
Do not play near the road. Do not play with fire.

Write

1. ______________ has a new bicycle.

2. Pamela is ___________ with her friend.
3. Who has a box of matches?
4. Who put out the fire?
5. Boys and girls must stay____________.
Make sentences using these words.
fire safe road home
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 Say the sound
-ow-
Cow town down how
now brown crown owl
Complete
1. Father goes to _____________ by bus.
2. That is a _____________ cat.
3. The _______________ has big eyes.
4. The queen has a _____________.
5. Let us sit _______________.

Plurals
One Many
-f -ves
leaf leaves
calf calves
shelf shelves
wolf wolves
knife knives

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 Unit FOLLOWING COMMANDS

34
What must we do?

We must sweep the floor.

We must wash the plates.

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He must make his bed.

She must carry the baby.

Say the poem

Are you sleeping?

Are you sleeping?
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 Wake up John.
Wake up John.
Morning bells are ringing.
Morning bells are ringing.
Ding dong ding.
Ding dong ding.

Read

It is early in the morning.

We wake up to help.
Mother wants some help.
I can help.
I can sweep the floor.
May I have a broom?
I sweep with a broom.

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Mufaro wants a hoe.
Now he says, “May I have a hoe?”
He digs with a hoe.

Mother wants an axe.

She cuts wood with an axe.

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Takura is cooking.
Everyone is busy.
Everyone works hard.

Complete
1. We dig with a ___________.
2. She sweeps with a ___________.
3. He cuts wood with a ____________.
4. Everyone works _____________.

Let’s talk about work

What can you do to help?

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 Write

Write three sentences about the work you do.

Say the sound

br-
broom bread brown
brick brush break

Draw and write

___ing ___eak ___ight

___oom ___oom ___own
Use the words you write above to make sentences.
Draw yourself sweeping with a broom.

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 Unit REVISION

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? What can you see?

Tell the story shown by the picture

1. 3.

2. 4.

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 Read

I can see a donkey.

He can see a bus.

She can see boys beating the drum.

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They can see people dancing.
We can see birds in the tree.

Say the sound

-ck
sick duck rock chick
back neck cock check

Write

bu__ pa__ sto__ chi__

ne__ tra__ ro__ bri__
Complete
1. The ______ is swimming.
2. The giraffe has a long ___________.
3. The hen has a yellow __________.
4. Trees are growing on the __________.
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Say the poem
Colours colours
Everywhere colours.
Red for fire
Orange for oranges
Yellow for bananas
Blue for the sky
Green for grass and leaves.

Read the story

Look at these birds.

There is an owl.
The owl is a big bird.
All the birds are afraid of the owl.
The birds bring food to the owl.
The birds think the owl has horns.
The owl is lazy to work.
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Now the birds know that the owl has no horns.
Look, they are angry.
All the birds want to kill the owl.
The owl is now flying away.

The owl will only fly at night.

The lazy owl is now afraid of all the birds.

Let’s talk about the story.

What are you afraid of?
Is it good to lie to your friends?
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 Unit REVISION

36
Write five sentences about your school.

Read the story

Lufuno is going to the market.

Mother gives her some coins.
She must buy fruits and vegetables.
Lufuno sees her friend Sekai.
They are now playing.
The money is lost.
Lufuno is crying now.
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Sekai helps her friend.
They look for the money.
Oh dear! The girls cannot find the money.

Mother looks for the children.

She finds them and helps them to look for the lost money.
Mother finds the coins in the grass.
“Here is the money.
Come let us go to the market.
Be careful next time.”

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END OF YEAR TEST
Make words
1. b__ 4. m__ 7. tr__ 10. __ir__
2. h__ 5. ch__ 8. sh__ 11. __ee__
3. f_____ 6. pl__ 9. __oo__ 12. __ar__
Make sentences using these words.
13. village 14. digging 15. washes

Draw and write

16. a fish 18. a table 20. He is walking
17. a ball 19. This is a hat
One Many
21. boy boys
22. chick _______.
23. bottle _______.
24. dress _______.
25. bus _______.
26. box _______.
27. leaf _______.
28. shelf _______.
29. ox _______.
30. child _______.
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31. The bag is ___________ the table

32. The dog is _________ the car.

33. The water is __________ the bottle.

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34. This is a __________.

35. That is an _____________.(egg / orange)

Using is or are
36. The boys ___________ playing.
37. Rudo ___________ sweeping the floor.

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Opposites
Grandfather has an old hat.
38. He wants a ___________ hat.
39. Chipo is wearing wet shoes.
40. She wants __________ shoes.
Fill in the missi ng letter.
a e i o u
41. p_g 42. n_t 43.
c_t 44.
h_n 45.
d_g

Write a story
 raw your teacher and write five sentences about
46. D
your teacher.

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