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CONTENT
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UNIT TITLE PAGE NO

Unit – 1 Prose – MAN VERSUS NATURE 50

Poem – WANTING AN ANSWER

Unit – 2 Prose – A GOLDEN HOUR 64

Poem – LITTLE DROP OF WATER
Grammar - HAPPY TO LEARN ENGLISH 80

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FOREWORD

Equity in education is the greatest revolution that is set to

achieve Mahatma Gandhiji's mission for powerful India. Education
is drawing out the best in children. Every child is endowed with
abundant skills and talents. Our efforts should focus on bringing out
the inherent talents of children.

Learning is a multi-polar process in which the learner, his / her

peers, teachers, parents and the entire environment are involved.
This textbook caters for the needs and aspirations of the child
without discrimination and is set to be effected naturally and
spontaneously by providing experiences drawn out from their
immediate environment, classroom, home and society.

Teachers, the architects of superpower India are entrusted

with this noble, creative task. They need to be competent,
resourceful and dedicated. Textbooks are tools in their hands in
facilitating to bring about desirable changes in children by virtue of
knowledge, skill, aptitude, attitude, personality etc. This textbook is
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purposeful projects and visuals which are meant to bring in self-
learning through self-expression and effective communication. This
would really turn the phase of learning into a joyful (Ïåik), simple
(vëik) and an innovative (òJik) one.

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Note to the Teacher

Even in this fast advancing world with all knowledge and
information made easily accessible at everyone's reach through
computer and mass media, there is still not and will never be a
substitute for a classroom teacher. The teacher's influence affects
eternity. With full trust and confidence in your competence and
dedication in your noble profession we invite you to help our children
'acquire' English language skills with ease and joy.
This textbook in English for class five is an innovative, activity-
based, competence-oriented, learner and teacher-friendly resource
Reader. It has seven units. Each unit is a collage on one central
theme which is presented through different genres like stories,
fantasies, dialogues, factual prose, poems, letters and reports. To
facilitate easy learning, each unit is branched into six essential
component areas: Listening, speaking, reading, vocabulary, grammar
and writing. We solicit your full transactional calibre in everyday
class teaching preceded by prior preparation and planning.

1. Let us listen :
Speaking a language starts with listening, of course, listening
with understanding. To develop this skill, students need a lot of
listening sessions. You are their role model. Your oral reading with
correct pronunciation, stress, intonation and pause will help the
students to get this skill. Activities like listening to rhymes, songs
and stories and involving them in discussions will facilitate gaining
speaking skill.
2. Let us Speak :
Every student likes to speak English but enough opportunities
are not given to them. Here in this course book, many situations and
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contexts are designed wherein students will be prompted to speak

English with ease and confidence. Please involve the students in free,
oral practice and causal communication.
3. Let us Read :
Our students must be helped to develop a love for reading as it
opens to them various treasures of knowledge. At the primary level,
the students take interest in reading for fun and amusement.
Stories, fantasies, adventures, dialogue and personal reports will
naturally promote a taste for reading.

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4. Let us build vocabulary :

A good amount of vocabulary empowers learners and keep them
self-confident and self-reliant. A student, when he knows a word, is
able to
(i) recognise it during communication.
(ii) use it in appropriate situations.
(iii) Pronounce and spell it correctly and
(iv) Understand its relationship with other words.
Exercises on compound words, kinship terms, homophones, similes
and metaphors will enhance their word power.
5. Let us Write :
Writing is a creative process as well as an essential tool for
communication. So, instead of limiting the students to conventional
way of guided and controlled compositions, teachers can encourage
them in free and unrestricted activities like writing simple poems,
projects, informal letters and developing stories.
6. Let us learn Grammar :
In place of learning grammar rules for doing stereo typed
exercises, let us focus our attention and efforts on using grammar
for better and effective communication. The following steps of
teaching – learning would bring in desired results :
a) Presentation through illustrations and situations.
b) Identification and explanation of rules.
c) Practice d) Application
7. Underlying themes :
Learning at school prepares the students for a better future
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society. They are to have footing in good values. Each lesson is

centered on a specific theme. The course book is designed on the
following themes.
 Saving our earth and environment.
 Nurturing good human values.
 Inculcating wealthy habits.
 Promoting patriotic feelings.
 Developing spirit of inquiry and discovery.
 Encouraging sportive spirit and co-operation.
Advocating fanciful imagination and creativity.

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 Our earth is the only planet which has life.

 Insecticides are suspected to cause birth
defects and cancer.
 Everyday 40,000 children die from
preventable diseases.
 We use 100 million tons of paper annually
consuming more than 2000 million trees.

MAN VERSUS NATURE

God in His heavenly abode, announced His departure to the earth. The
angels around Him could not understand.
“Why God?” they queried, “Even without going to the earth, you know
what is happening out there in that planet. We know that you are present
everywhere.”
“The cry of my creation reaches abode - home
queried - questioned
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my ears” He said. “Let me go and grievances - complaints

personally listen to their grievances.” disguised - dressed as
someone else
God came disguised as an old
man and stood on the banks of the
river. The river recognized God and the waters came splashing and
leaping towards Him.
“How do you do my beloved river?” asked God, “Are you flowing
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The river started crying. “How can I?” the river lamented. “Just
have a look at me. Look at the waste water from the city drainage floating
on my back. I am stinking and I
feel sick. See how black I am
because of the industrial waste.
Even on my bank, one can see
how people dump the waste
products. People use my
waters to bathe, wash clothes
and bathe their animals. How
can I remain clean?”
God remained silent. He let the river wail for some time. Then He
turned and looked at the land. The land which was waiting for this signal
from God, immediately rose up like a mound and bowed before God.
“How are you dear land?” asked God, “Is it
all well with you?”
“No my God,” said the land, “In fact, I
was hoping to meet you and tell my
woes. In the beginning, you created me
to be fertile and fruitful. But the human
beings went away from your purpose and
showed no interest in my forests and
vegetation. Agricultural lands are turned into factories and industries;
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name of modernization, these men stinking - bad disgusting smell
have filled my body with chemicals wail - cry
mound - a small hill
and explosives. Insecticides and woes - sad tales
fertilizers may give a better yield, but insecticides - chemicals used to kill
man forgets that they pollute me. My insects
fertilizers - medicines used for
entire body is polluted because of the
plant growth
mining and construction activities. mining - the process of digging
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God remained silent. He took a deep breath and inhaled the cool
air that was blowing around Him. He started to cough. The wind which
was waiting in line to speak to God immediately took inhaled - breathe-in
the cue and started his speech. cue - signal

“Forgive me, my God. I know that I am the reason for your cough,
and I am sorry for that,” explained the wind, and continued. “The
inventions and discoveries of man
have multiplied. The automobiles
like buses, cars and bikes used by
man for transportation lets out
smoke which is poisonous and
injurious to health. Smoke
emanating from the factory
pollutes me. The poisonous gases
from the air-conditioners and
refrigerators add to the danger.
The rubbish dumps mount up like hills, attracting flies and various other
air-borne diseases. Pure oxygen has become a rarity. The day is not too
far, when man will have to carry oxygen packets just like water bottles, for
his very existence. I am helpless.”
God remained silent. He understood the
injurious - harmful, dangerous
emanating - coming from agony of the wind. He was about to
agony - pain leave the earth, when man arrived. He
gasping - to draw in the breath
was gasping for breath.
“Excuse me, are you God?” he questioned. God nodded. “I am
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happy you had the time to notice me” he said.

“Since I saw the river, the land and the wind talking to you, I
guessed you might be God” said man, and asked
“Can I present my case?”
“Go on….” said God. “I am listening.”

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“God, the planet earth has become worse. We cannot live here.
The temperature has increased. The air, water and land has become
dirty. There is water scarcity. Give us rain.” said the man.
“I know. I know. But whose fault is it? I created this planet
especially for you to live happily. It is a gift for you and for your children.
But you have spoilt it. How can you be so careless about life which is so
precious? If you can repent and try to set things right, you can live on. Or
else, the doomsday is not far-off” said scarcity - shortage, not enough
God in a grave tone and went back to his doomsday - day of destruction
heavenly abode. grave - serious

Who said these words to whom?

1. “The cry of my creation reaches my ears.”
……………………………………………………………………………
2. “Look at the waste water floating on my back.”
……………………………………………………………………………
3. “My whole body is polluted because of the mining and construction
activities.”
……………………………………………………………………………
4. “The day is not too far when man will have to carry oxygen packets, just
like water bottles, for his very existence.”
……………………………………………………………………………

Questions for further understanding:

1. Where did God decide to go?
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2. In what form did God appear to the river, land and wind?
3. Why was the river sad?
4. What was the complaint of the land to God?
5. How is man polluting the air?
CLASS ACTIVITY : Group presentation & chart work.
For the teacher: Divide the class into 3 groups - Land, water and air pollution. Let the
children find out and cut relevant pictures from old newspapers / magazines and stick them
on a chart. Let the group members suggest ways and means to reduce pollution and save
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WORD PLAY
The past-tense of action words (verbs) found in the lesson are given here. Can you fill
in with the present-tense?
PAST-TENSE PRESENT-TENSE
(a) explained explain
(b) continued ……………………………
(c) remained ……………………………
(d) understood ……………………………
(e) announced ……………………………
(f) lamented ……………………………
(g) bowed ……………………………
(h) damaged ……………………………

FUN TIME
Draw lines in the same order as the characters appear in the story and end
where you started. What is the shape you have got?

GOD

LAND WIND
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FUN WITH WORDS

Guess these words from the clue given. Learn the pronunciation from your teacher.
1. ___ ___ U G H (sound produced when throat is sore or sick)
2. ___ ___ U G H (sound produced when you are happy)
3. ___ ___ U G H (not a smooth surface)
4. ___ ___ U G H (your mom kneads the flour before she makes chapathis)
5. ___ ___ U G H (branch of a tree)

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It was a bright Monday morning. Mrs.Kamala entered

her class. She found the leader of her class, Anand,
sitting in his place, with a sad look.
“Oh! Anand, why are you looking sad?” she asked.
Anand began to weep loudly. Mrs.Kamala went near
him. She put her hands
fondly around his shoulder
and consoled him. She allowed him to sob for
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some time. When Anand stopped weeping,

Mrs.Kamala asked him the reason for his
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No.1064 to travel in second class

on 20th of this month. Boarding place
is Salem Town.

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the children to fill in.
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Happy to Learn English

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(C) Write suitable answers for the following questions.

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5. Do we use umbrella in rainy season?

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Eg:

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Nouns which name a collection of persons, animals or things are called

collective nouns.
Eg: pack, bouquet

Impersonal Nouns :
Ex: Thought, Laughter, Sleep ,
Swimming, Boyhood, Kindship.

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(B) Write suitable collective nouns for the nouns given under, choosing from
the box:

cluster band range pride

choir school gang team
quiver colony herd pile
bundle litter crowd

1. a of musicians
2. a of kittens
3. a of arrows
4. a of fish
5. a of singers
6. a of lions
7. a of robbers
8. a of elephants
9. a of ants
10. a of books
11. a of mountains
12. a of stars
13. a of players
14. a of currency notes
15. a of people

(C) Singular and Plural Nouns

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Number
Singular Plural

Write the plurals of these nouns :

1. Daughter
2. Carpet
3. Shirt
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5. Garden

6. Match

7. Tomato

8. Dish

9. Volcano

10. Potato

11. Woman

12. Child

13. Pony

14. Goose

15. Tooth

16. Mouse

17. Shelf

18. Ox

19. Sheep

20. Deer

Note : For words 1 to 5, you need to add only 's'; for words 6 to 10, you need to
add 'es' ; words 11 to 18 are irregular nouns – i.e. lot of changes happen in the plural
form. Words 19 and 20 are nouns that don't change in the plural form.

(III) Gender

Masculine Feminine Neuter Common

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Eg. For masculine gender - man, boy, tiger, headmaster, prince

Eg. For feminine gender - woman, girl, tigress, headmistress, princess
Eg. For neuter gender - guitar, chair, river, bottle, bus
Eg. For common gender - doctor, student, nurse, cousin

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(A) Change the gender and rewrite the sentences:

1. My uncle and his son came home.

2. The king honoured the poet with lot of gems.

3. Our landlord is a perfect gentleman.

4. The wizard changed the deer into a fox.

5. My father advised me to remain as a bachelor.

(B) Write these nouns under the correct boxes:

leader magazine salesman ower sister author

driver teacher wife stag duck pen
school count pilot dutchess sir actress
baby monk teenager car hero god
goddess cupboard chairman nun grandmother

Masculine Feminine Neuter Common

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(IV) Possessives
Gopi's father works in London.
The peacock's feathers are lovely to look at.
We use an ( ' ) apostrophe's to show ownership or possession of a singular noun.
If the noun is in a plural form, then the apostrophe is used after the plural, noun.
Eg: The boys' washroom was dirty and unclean yesterday.
The children's day falls on 14th November.

Read the following sentences and insert apostrophe where needed:

1. Todays news about World Cup Cricket made me happy.
2. The Amazon is the worlds largest river.
3. The babies dresses are very cute in that textile shop.
4. The womens compartment in the train is not so crowded.
5. The brides dress is pretty.
6. Selvis bag is very heavy to carry.
7. It is the citizens duty to keep the roads clean.
8. My sisters jokes are very funny.
9. The patients beds were all in a row in the hospital.
10. Ravi and Ramyas parents came to see them off at the station.

(V) Verbs
God announced his departure.
He let the river wail for some time.
In the above sentences, the red words show some “action”. Such action words
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Fill in the blanks with suitable verbs from the box :

turned gasping broke allowed supported

entered heard gathered flowing tell

1. The river is __________ throughout the year.

2. Agricultural lands are _________ into factories.
3. I will _____ you my woes.
4. He was __________ for breath.

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5. Mrs.Kamala ____________ the class.

6. Mrs. Kamala ___________ him to sob for sometime.
7. Vanitha _________ a loud noise.
8. Vanitha __________ the piggy bank.
9. My parents too ___________ Vanitha.
10. Within a few minutes a crowd ___________ there.

(VI) Subject – Verb agreement.

The girl is playing in the see-saw.

The girls are playing in the see-saw.

When the subject is singular, the verb is also singular

When the subject is plural , then the verb is also plural.

Choose the correct verb within the brackets in these sentences :

1. Radha ( is / are ) an honest girl.
2. We ( is / are ) inside the classroom now.
3. My father (is / are ) working in the Southern Railways.
4. The books ( was / were ) stacked in the corner of our classroom.
5. The wind (was / were ) rushing too strong in the evening.
6. Traffic rules ( is / are ) to be followed.
7. My friends and I ( has / have ) made this craft work.
8. The girls (was / were ) sitting inside the car.
9. You ( was / were ) not present in the class yesterday. (Use plural for 'you')
10. I (am / is / are ) a young smart boy.
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(VII) Tenses
The teacher enters the class. (Simple Present tense)
The teacher entered the class. (Simple Past tense)
The teacher will enter the class. (Simple future tense)

In the above sentences, did you notice that the tense of a verb can tell us the time of an
action? Verbs can be changed from one tense to another.

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(A) Underline the verbs in the following sentences. Write their correct tense.

1. The cow gives us milk.

2. My parents too supported her.

3. Vanitha ran to the spot.

4. The doctor will come soon.

5. My parents trust me.

6. I will visit my grandmother's place.

7. The boy recited the poem in the class.

8. We will celebrate our school Annual Day soon

9. Sunil walked briskly.

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(B) Simple Present and Present Continuous Tense

Ravi drinks tea. (simple present)

Ravi is drinking tea. (present continuous)

Simple present tense talks about a habitual action, that usually happens.

The present continuous tense tells us about an action that is happening at the time
of speaking.

Rewrite these sentences in the present continuous tense :

1. The sun rises in the morning.

2. The sisters help their mothers in washing the clothes.

3. The shop opens for the customers.

4. Shruthi works in a hospital.

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Note :

1) Time and tense go together.

2) Simple present tense is used with time adverbs such as; always, generally,
never, every and day month, week, year, Sunday : usually

3) Time adverbs with present continuous: now, at present (with surprise – words:
Look ! See !

4) Simple past : Time adverbs : ago, then, yesterday, last & Sunday, week, day
before yesterday.

5) Simple future tense : Time adverbs, tomorrow, day after tomorrow, next.

Enjoy Learning!!!

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Student’s Activity Record
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