Remember to :

• Complete all tasks in your English  journals only.

• All work has been organised day-wise and week-wise. For 8 weeks and each week from Monday to Friday. 

• All you need to do is a 30-minute task everyday.

• Prepare a schedule for your holiday tasks.

• Watch the Video if provided, carefully watch the video provided before starting each task.

• Add Title and Date: Include a title and date for each task so it can be easily identified.

• Write your answers clearly and without mistakes to make them easy to understand.

• Review After completing each task, check the accuracy of your answers and correct any errors.

• At the end of the week, evaluate the accuracy of your answers by referring to the provided answers.

• We trust you , so we are giving the answer at the end of every week for you to CHECK your answers only. 

Task: Identify the nouns in the below sentences and write them in your journal.

1.  She is my favourite professor.

2.  Rakesh and Amit are the names of two boys.

3.  Goodness radiates positivity and light.

4.  Our team won the dance competition.

5. Please pass me the bunch of keys.

6. This is a glass cup.

Find the meaning of the below words from the dictionary (provided in the book list) and write in your journal. Try making sentences using these words and write them in your journal.

1. scientist  2. weather   3. extraordinary   4. radiate   5. illustrate

If you could be a scientist, what would you want to study? Write in 3 paragraphs in your journal.

Checklist for writing:

1. Make sure to start the sentences with a capital letter.

2. Use proper punctuation.

3. Try to frame proper sentences.

4. Refer to the video on 'how to write a paragraph' to understand how sentences can be organized in a paragraph.

5. Make sure your handwriting is neat and legible.

6. After completing your work, please read the passage and make corrections, if required.

Monday: 1. professor  2. Rakesh, Amit, boys   3. Goodness, positivity, light  4. team, dance competition  

5. bunch of keys  6. glass cup

Thursday: 1. In ancient times, people tried to explain the world around them based on what they saw. Going directly from observation to conclusion is called non-scientific thinking.

Example: People in ancient times saw that the sun came up from one side of the earth, moved across the sky, and went down on the other side. Based on this observation, they believed that the sun travels around the earth. (Answers may vary)

2. The scientific method is a way of thinking that helps us to avoid drawing incorrect conclusions. I support scientific thinking as it reminds us to treat your first conclusion as one of several possible conclusions and also reminds us to gather evidence to support our conclusion. (Answers may vary)

3. The five steps in scientific thinking are

1. Ask a question about our observation.

2. State a possible answer to the question, or a hypothesis.

3. Test the hypothesis.

4.  Think about the findings when the hypothesis is tested.

5. Draw a conclusion and share it with the rest of the world.

Find the meaning of the below words from the dictionary (provided in the book list) and write in your journal.

1. novel (from the story context)  2. amazing    3. embarrassed   4. clumsy  5. petite

Read the following letter from Uncle Ben to Marco and answer the questions that follow in complete sentences.

Marco got a letter from his Uncle Ben, the airplane pilot. Uncle Ben has traveled all over the world. 

Dear Marco, 

This is my third time visiting Paris, and I think it is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Paris, as I’m sure you know, is the capital of France. Today, I walked along the Avenue des Champs-Elysees, which is the most famous street in Paris. I think it may be the most famous street in the world. It is lined with beautiful trees, fountains, and flowers. There are shops, theaters, and restaurants, and many sidewalk cafes. I had a wonderful lunch at one of the sidewalk cafes. The pastry I had for dessert was especially delicious. Paris is known for its fine French cooking. I noticed on the café menu that they serve one of the most popular French dishes, which is escargot. Snails, in other words! I don’t think I’ll be trying that while I am here, though. When you think of Paris, you probably think of the Eiffel Tower. Anyone visiting Paris has to see the Eiffel Tower. You can see the top of the Eiffel Tower from anywhere in the city. It is almost 1000 feet tall. When was built, it was the tallest building in the world. You can walk up the stairs to the top, or you can take an elevator. From the top you can look out across all of Paris. It is an amazing sight! Tomorrow I am going to the Louvre Museum. It is one of the largest museums in the world. Once it was the French King’s palace. Now, it is home to some of the most famous artworks in the world. I am looking forward to seeing the “Mona Lisa” painting. Have you seen pictures of it? It was painted over 500 years ago! There have been many poems and songs written about it. The woman in the painting has a little half-smile. To me, that makes it seem like she has a secret that she isn’t going to tell. 

Yours truly, 

Uncle Ben 

Questions:

1. According to uncle Ben, which is the famous street in Paris? Describe that street.

2. What is the famous French dish Uncle Ben mentioned in his letter? Did he try that dish?

3. What does uncle Ben think of the Mona Lisa painting? 

Describe a favourite place that you have visited recently using adjectives. Write interesting things about that place in 3 paragraphs and underline the adjectives. If required, you can use the adjectives from the work bank provided below.

fascinating, lively, charming, crowded, serene, vibrant, breathtaking, scenic, stunning. enchanting

Checklist for writing:

1. Make sure to start the sentences with a capital letter.

2. Use proper punctuation.

3. Try to frame proper sentences.

4. Refer to the video on 'how to write a paragraph' to understand how sentences can be organized in a paragraph.

5. Make sure your handwriting is neat and legible.

6. After completing your work, please read the passage and make corrections, if required.

Monday: 1. brown, amazement  2. black, blue  3. blue, beautiful   4. red   5. seven  6. green, healthy

Thursday: 1. According to uncle Ben, The most famous street in Paris is Avenue des Champs-Elysees. It is lined with beautiful trees, fountains, and flowers. There are shops, theaters, and restaurants, and many sidewalk cafes.

2. Uncle Ben noticed that the café menu includes one of the most popular French dishes, which is escargot. Uncle Ben, did not want to try that dish as it is made of snails.

3. Uncle Ben thinks that the woman in the 'Mona Lisa' painting has a little half-smile, which makes it seem like she has a secret that she isn’t going to tell. 

Find the meaning of the below words from the dictionary (provided in the book list) and write in your journal.

1. monastery  2. rivulet   3. sink   4. agreement   5. sail

Questions:

1. What is the safest time for the turtles to hatch and why?

2. Where did Tuttle's mother lay the eggs?

3. Why did Tuttle run into the ocean?

Write about your favourite cartoon character and few interesting things about that character in 3 paragraphs.

Checklist for writing:

1. Make sure to start the sentences with a capital letter.

2. Use proper punctuation.

3. Try to frame proper sentences.

4. Refer to the video on 'how to write a paragraph' to understand how sentences can be organized in a paragraph.

5. Make sure your handwriting is neat and legible.

6. After completing your work, please read the passage and make corrections, if required.

Monday: 1. ours   2. theirs   3. mine   4. hers   5. yours   6. theirs  7. his

Thursday: 1. The safest time for the turtles to hatch and leave the nest at night as they can escape from the predators.

2. Tuttle's mother laid the eggs inside the nest and left her eggs buried about twenty inches deep in the sand.

3. Tuttle ran into the ocean along with his sisters and brother as his instinct told him that his home was in the ocean.

Find the meaning of the below words from the dictionary (provided in the book list) and write in your journal.

1. estimate  2.dripped    3.prediction    4. inspiration   5.consequence

Read the below passage and answer the questions that follow in complete sentences.

Let's Save Our Trees!

In today's day and age we have moved from paper to technology, but despite that trees are still being cut for several reasons! Trees are cut for their wood. This wood is used in building furniture, or burning fires. The trees may also be used for medicinal purposes and most importantly for paper. Trees are also cut down to make buildings, malls, schools or to grow food on that land.

There is a big pine forest at Keroli Tappar, Uttarkashi. Once there stood a tall pine tree, which was the tallest amongst all trees. It grew up to 63.14 meters. It won the award of the tallest pine tree of Asia.

Tourist from many places came to see it. They were fascinated with this tree. They wrote their names on its trunk with nails and knives. Over time, it became infected with bacteria and grew sick. Later, its trunk became hollow. People no longer came to view this art of nature. Scientists were specially called from Dehardun to come for its treatment and it soon began to recover.

But unfortunately a storn broke it in to two pieces since it had become very weak. After it broke, its wood was cut into logs which were used for the above purposes.

Once this tree was tall and beautiful and man had to raise his head with pride to look at it. Today man has to bend his head in regret. We have destroyed the tallest pine tree in Asia.

We should conserve our environment and take care of our surroundings. It is our duty to give back to nature. As a citizen of our country it is our responsibility to use resources sensibly. Being the youth, we have to save these resources for the future world which is yet to come.

Questions:

1. Why are trees cut down?

2. Why did tourists visit this tree and what did they do?

3. What happened to the tree? Why did the tourists stop visiting it?

4. Have you leant anything from this passage?

Frame 10 sentences using the below conjunctions and write them in your journal.

1. because   2. so   3. although   4. and   5. or  6. even though  7. though  8. but

Monday:  Task 1: 1. I have some work to do today, but I will not be too busy. 

2. Should we go out today or should we stay in? 

3. Mr. Smith quickly called the fire station because we could see the flames. 

4. My room was very messy so cleaned it up.

5. I want fruits and ice-cream.

Task 2: 1. even though 2. though  3. although

Thursday: 1. Trees are cut for their wood. This wood is used in building furniture, or burning fires. The trees may also be used for medicinal purposes and most importantly for paper. Trees are also cut down to make buildings, malls, schools or to grow food on that land. 

2. People came to see a tallest pine tree in the pine forest located in Keroli Tappar, Uttarkashi . It grew up to 63.14 meters. It won the award of the tallest pine tree of Asia. They were fascinated with this tree and  wrote their names on its trunk with nails and knives.

3. Soon the tree got infected with bacteria and grew sick and later its trunk became hollow. So the people stopped visiting the tree.

4. Answers may vary.

Find the meaning of the below words from the dictionary (provided in the book list) and write in your journal.

1. herd    2. abundant    3. meager   4. perceive   5. rigorous

Write qualities make a good friend? Do you have these qualities in you? Write in 3 paragraphs.

Checklist for writing:

1. Make sure to start the sentences with a capital letter.

2. Use proper punctuation.

3. Try to frame proper sentences.

4. Refer to the video on 'how to write a paragraph' to understand how sentences can be organized in a paragraph.

5. Make sure your handwriting is neat and legible.

6. After completing your work, please read the passage and make corrections, if required.

Monday:  

Thursday:  Answers may vary

1. The poem is about the author imagining himself/herself as an ocean.

2. The oceans want to be clean, fresh, healthy and full of life.

3. The ocean wants to give life to many sea creatures throughout  the world.

Find the meaning of the below words from the dictionary (provided in the book list) and write in your journal.

1. potential   2. acknowledge    3. confess  4. intention    5. manufacture

Read the passage and answer the questions in complete sentences.

Introduction to Hotel for Dogs 

Hotel for Dogs is a funny book written by Lois Duncan. It doesn’t start out funny, though. Bruce and Andi’s family has just moved to a new town. Bruce is in sixth grade, and Andi is in fourth. They are staying at their aunt’s house until their parents find a new house. Bruce and Andi aren’t very happy about this because their dog Bebe can’t stay at Aunt Alice’s house with them. Aunt Alice is allergic to dogs. 

On the first day at Aunt Alice’s house, their aunt introduces Bruce and Andi to Jerry, who lives next door. Jerry is Bruce’s age, and he has a dog named Red Rover. Later that day, Bruce and Andi see Jerry and Red Rover again, in Jerry’s front yard. Jerry is pushing Red Rover to try to make him pull a wagon. Bruce runs over to Jerry and tells him that Red Rover will not like him if he keeps treating him that way, but Jerry tells Bruce to mind his own business. Jerry shoves Andi out of the way and starts to leave. He calls Red Rover to come with him. But Red Rover just moves over closer to Bruce. 

Bruce and Andi miss Bebe. When Andi walks home from school each day, she pretends that Bebe is walking along behind her. One rainy morning, Andi sees a cute little white dog sitting on Aunt Alice’s porch to keep dry. She picks up the little dog and pets it. She wishes she could keep it. When she comes home from school that day and goes to her closet, there on the floor is the little white dog. And three tiny puppies! Andi doesn’t know what to do. She knows the dog can’t stay in Aunt Alice’s house. She is afraid if she tells Bruce he will tell their parents, and then the dog and her puppies will have to go. 

What finally happens is that when Andi tells Bruce, he helps her keep the secret. They find a house nearby with no one living in it and take the little dog and its puppies there. They make a nice bed for the dogs, and every day they take them food, and play with them. They are also careful to keep the house clean. Then Red Rover runs away from Jerry, and shows up at the house where Bruce and Andi are keeping the little white dog and her puppies. They let Red Rover stay there too. The house is becoming a regular dog hotel! Before long more dogs are added, and Bruce and Andi let two friends in on the secret. The two friends are a big help, but things just keep getting crazier and crazier. 

Questions:

1. Why are Bruce and Alice living in Aunt Alice's house?

2. Why did Red Rover move closer to Bruce?

3. What is the secret in the story?

Write about your best qualities, your strengths or what are you really good at doing in 3 paragraphs.

Checklist for writing:

1. Make sure to start the sentences with a capital letter.

2. Use proper punctuations.

3. Try to frame proper sentences.

4. Refer to the video on 'how to write a paragraph' to understand how sentences can be organized in a paragraph.

5. Make sure your handwriting is neat and legible.

6. After completing your work, please read the passage and make corrections, if required.

Monday: 1. visit  2. go  3. play  4. brush  5. drink  6. live  7. does

Thursday: 1. Bruce and Andi’s family has just moved to a new town. They are staying at their aunt’s house until their parents find a new house.

2. Jerry was pushing Red Rover to try to make him pull a wagon. Red Rover was not happy about it, so he moved closer to Bruce.

3. On a rainy day, Andi saw a cute little white dog sitting on Aunt Alice’s porch. She picked up the dog and hid the dog in her closet. When she came home from school that day and went to her closet, she found a little white dog and three tiny puppies. Andi kept it a a secret as she was afraid if someone knew this they will not let the dog and the puppies in the house.

Find the meaning of the below words from the dictionary (provided in the book list) and write in your journal.

1. renewable  2. global    3. glacier  4. atmosphere   5. ecosystem

Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow in complete sentences.

Global Warming

Global warming is a significant environmental issue that affects our planet. It refers to the gradual increase in Earth's average temperature due to human activities. One of the main causes of global warming is the excessive emission of green house gases, such as carbon dioxide, into the atmosphere. These gases trap heat from the sun, leading to a rise in temperature. As a result, our climate patterns are changing, causing various impacts on the environment and living organisms.

The effects of global warming are far-reaching. One noticeable consequence is the melting of polar caps and glaciers. This leads to rising sea levels, which pose a threat to coastal areas and low-lying islands. Additionally, global warming disrupts ecosystems, affecting plants and animals. Some species may struggle to adapt to the changing conditions, leading to the loss of biodiversity. Extreme weather events, like hurricanes and heatwaves, are also becoming more frequent and intense due to global warming.

Addressing global warming requires collective action. We can all contribute by reducing carbon footprint. This can be done by conserving energy, using renewable sources of energy, and practicing sustainable habits like recycling and reducing waste. By working together, we can mitigate the effects of global warming and create a healthier and a more more sustainable future for our planet.

Questions:

1. What is global warming? What causes it?

2. What are the consequences of global warming?

3. How can we reduce carbon foorprint?

Water is the most important and valuable natural resource on Earth. Write in 3 paragraphs about the uses of water and your responsibility in saving water.

Checklist for writing:

1. Make sure to start the sentences with a capital letter.

2. Use proper punctuation.

3. Try to frame proper sentences.

4. Refer to the video on 'how to write a paragraph' to understand how sentences can be organized in a paragraph.

5. Make sure your handwriting is neat and legible.

6. After completing your work, please read the passage and make corrections, if required.

Monday: 1. Mark walked his dog on Tuesdays.

2. She finished her homework before dinner.

3. He asked lots of questions.

4. Carrie checked the weather every day.

5. Uncle Matt thanked me for the cookies.

6. My teacher worked every day.

Thursday: 1. Global warming is the gradual increase in Earth's average temperature due to human activities. One of the main causes of global warming is the excessive emission of green house gases, such as carbon dioxide, into the atmosphere. These gases trap heat from the sun, leading to a rise in temperature. 

2. One consequence of global warming is the melting of polar caps and glaciers which leads to rising sea levels, which pose a threat to coastal areas and low-lying islands. Additionally, global warming disrupts ecosystems, affecting plants and animals. Some species may struggle to adapt to the changing conditions, leading to the loss of biodiversity. Extreme weather events, like hurricanes and heatwaves are also due to global warming.

3. We can reduce carbon foot print by conserving energy, using renewable sources of energy, and practicing sustainable habits like recycling and reducing waste.

Find the meaning of the below words from the dictionary (provided in the book list) and write in your journal.

1. expedition   2. nurture   3. cultivate   4. disguise    5. anxious

Imagine you could see into the future. How would you use this special power? Write in 3 paragraphs and remember to use simple future tense.

Checklist for writing:

1. Make sure to start the sentences with a capital letter.

2. Use proper punctuation.

3. Try to frame proper sentences.

4. Refer to the video on 'how to write a paragraph' to understand how sentences can be organized in a paragraph.

5. Make sure your handwriting is neat and legible.

6. After completing your work, please read the passage and make corrections, if required.

Monday: 1. will eat   2. will become/will not become  3. will clap  4. will go  5. will win 6. will rise  7. will look  8. will keep

Thursday: 1. Both the gardeners cultivated fruit bearing plants.

2. The severe storm destroyed many plants. The next morning, when the stern-hearted neighbor woke up, he found all his plants uprooted and ruined.

3. The plants of the other neighbor had learned to manage things themselves. They had taken root deep into the soil and established themselves firmly. Thus, they stood strong even in the face of the storm.

4. The stern hearted neighbor took care of his plants excessively and he forgot that during tough times, one must also take care of oneself.