I.

Interjections: yes, no, thank you, please, hi / hello good-bye

1. Conversation
Raju: Hi Rani!
Rani: Hello!
Raju: Rani, please lend me your bicycle.
Rani: Yes. Please take it.
Raju: Thank you, Rani!
Rani: I’m glad to help.
Raju: Would you like to come with me to the playground?
Rani: No, thank you!
Raju: Oh! Ok then. Goodbye!

II. Pronouns: I, me, my, mine, you, it, he, she, we, they
2. Story.
My friend Geetha and I went to the garden. There were many children. They were playing different
games. We kept our bags under a tree and started playing. After some time, Geetha stopped playing
and came to me. She held out a pencil and said, “Meena! I found this pencil there. Is it yours?” I
looked at the beautiful cartoon head pencil. I said, “I like that pencil, Geetha. But, it’s not mine.” ‘It’s
mine”, shouted a boy who was behind us. Geetha gave him the pencil and we started playing again.

III. Question Words: What, why, how, when, where, which, who, whom
Soliloquy of an Orphan Boy
I am an orphan. I have no parents. I have no brothers and sisters. I always wonder. What is my
name? Who are my parents? Why did they leave me here? Where are they? When would I
meet them? Which place do they belong to? How did I end up in an orphanage? I have no
answers to these questions. I am an orphan. I have no one.

IV. Auxiliaries (Helping verbs) – be, is, am, are, was, were, do, did, can, have, will

Two students are acting like a king and a queen.

King: I am the king.

Queen: I am the queen.
Queen: I was a bad king.
King: I was a bad queen.
King: I want to be a good king.
Queen: I want to be a good queen.
King: You and I can be a nice couple.
Queen: Yes, we can.
King: If I were the queen, I would give away all my jewels.
Queen: If I were the king, I would give away my throne.
 King: Did you mean it?
Queen: Yes, I do.
King: Can you live a simpler life?
Queen: Yes, I can.
King: Then, we will have nothing left for us.
Queen: But we will have each other.
King: Yes, my dear!

V. Verbs – Song by two students.

Student A: I will sit here.
Student B: I will stand there.
Student A: I’ll throw the ball.
Student B: Okay. I will catch it.
Student A: I want to go home.
Student B: Oh nice! I want to come along.
Student A: I’ll close the door.
Student B: Then, I’ll open the window.
Student A: It’s time to eat an apple.
Student B: Yes, it’s time to drink apple juice.
Student A: Hey! Help me write my homework.
Student B: Right. Let’s work together.

VI. Adjectives

More, one, big, little, fast, slow, same, different, pretty, red, blue, yellow, good, bad, new, old, happy,
sad

One day I went to a good doctor. I said I had a bad headache. He told me to go to the pretty garden
nearby. I went into the garden. I touched the red roses. I admired the yellow chrysanthemums. I
plucked a blueberry and ate it. The little ants were everywhere very busy and moving fast. There were
different butterflies flying everywhere. One more beautiful than the other. Then, I saw a big guava on a
guava tree. I took a slow walk through the garden. I felt like a new person. I am a happy person, now. I
am not that sad boy anymore.

VII. Prepositions
On, off, in, out, up, down, to, for, under, with

Prepositions Song

Down by the beach, On a sandy shore

I saw some snails, coming out of their shells.
 Down by the beach, I took off my shoes.
I ran and ran to catch the running waves.
Down by the beach, in the silky sands
Like a smiling kid, I jumped up in the air.
Down by the beach, for the love of fun
I walked hand in hand with my friend.
VIII. Determiners (pointer words) - this, that, some, all
Conversation

(Ramu brought half a basket of clay to make a model.)

Ramu: Srinu! This is what I have got now.

Srinu: Oh! But that is not enough.
Ramu: Do you want me to bring all of it?
Srinu: No. Let’s bring some more.

IX. Conjunctions song (and, but)

Bablu is a good and naughty boy.

He is clever but sometimes so weird.
There are many grapes and oranges.
Balu likes grapes but bought some oranges.
The lobsters are crawling, and the ants are moving.
Bablu laughed at the lobsters but ran away from the ants.
The pool has many fish and blooming lotuses.
Balu caught some fish but let them go again.
Bablu is a good and naughty boy.
He is clever but sometimes so weird.

X. Adverbs (tell when, where, how)

not / don’t, now, here, there, away, again