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STANDARD THREE

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Unit one
Listening and speaking
(a) Listen to the words read to you and write them
Dictation
Zebra bucket key pot torch spoon
Elephant Hammer bag shoes pencil book
Goat t-shirt antelope bee ant mosquito
Cow comb pen water ball house
Carrot grasshopper butterfly flies donkey mangoes
Monkey hyena boy girl classroom buffalo
Umbrella flamingo ostrich wasp Tsetse flies eagle
Father mother aunt sister brother uncle
(etc.)

(b) Listen to the sentences read to you and write them.

Dictation
a) Good morning teacher k) This is a chair
b) Good afternoon father l) That is my book
c) Good evening sister m) We like bananas
d) How are you? n) they are playing
e) I am fine. o) Our house is big
f) How old are you? etc
g) I am nine years old
h) I am a boy
i) I am a girt
j) My name is John

(a) Look at the following pictures of animals and name them

1. 2. 3. 4.

5. 6. 7. 8.

Answer
1. Donkey 2. Elephant 3. Hyena 4. Zebra
5. Monkey 6. Cow 7. Horse 8. Antelope

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(b) Look at the following pictures of insects and name them.

3.
1.
2.

4. 6.
5.

7. 8.
Answers
1. Mosquito 2. Flies 3. Ant 4. Cockroach
5. Bee 6. butterflie. 7. Wasp 8. grasshoppers

(c) Look at the following pictures of objects and name them

a)
c)
b)

e)
d) f)

g) h) i)
Answers
a) Pen b) comb c) pencil d) hammer
e) key f) torch g) spoon h) Umbrella i) Pot

Describing actions orally

Say what the following people are doing.

1. He is __________ 2. He is __________ 3. He is __________

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 4. He is ________ 5. He is _________
6. He is___________

7. He is _______ 8. He is _______ 9. They are ________

10. He is _________ 11. They are _____ 12. She is__________

Answer
1. Riding horse 2. Playing 3. Swimming 4. Playing golf 5. Playing 6. Playing
tennis football table tennis
7. Playing 8. Running 9. Playing 10. Sliding 11. Playing 12. Riding
basketball netball basketball bicycle

Describing uses of common objects

Say what the following things are used for. Use the following structure

Example
What is the pen used for?
The pen is used for writing.

1. Pen 3. Pencil
2. comb

4. hammer 5. key
6. torch

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 7. spoon
8. umbrella
9. Pot
Answers
1. What is the comb used for?
The comb is used for combing hair.
2. What is the pencil used for?
The pencil is used for drawing pictures.
3. What is the hammer used for?
The hammer is used for making furniture
4. What is the key used for?
The key is used for opening and closing windows.
5. What is the torch used for?
The torch is used for supplying light.
6. What is the spoon used for?
The spoon is used for eating food.
7. What is the umbrella used for?
The umbrella is used for protecting our body from rainfall and sun.
8. What is the pot used for?
The pot is used for cooking.

Describing locations of objects

Say where the objects in the pictures are located.
Use on, in or under.

Example
1. Where is the ball?
The ball is under the chair.

1. 2.
3.

5. 6.
4.

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9.
7.
Exercise
1. Where is the bottle?
The bottle is ____ the table..
2. Where is the cat?
The cat is ____ the table
3. Where is the bag?
The bag is ____ the table
4. Where is the radio?
The radio is ____ the table
5. Where is the box?
The box is ____ the table
6. Where is the cup?
The cup is ____ the refrigerator.
7. Where are the mangoes?
The mangoes are ____ the basket
8. Where is the cat?
The cat is ____ the box.

EXERCISE
Reading aloud and answering oral questions
Read aloud the story A Trip to the Serengeti National Park. Then, answer orally the
questions that follow.

Mrs Mashaka is our Geography and the Environment teacher. One day, she taught us about
the national parks in Tanzania. She said, “The Serengeti is among the largest national parks
in the country. It has many animals, birds and insects.” She asked, “How many of you have
been to the Serengeti?” The whole class replied, “No one!” The teacher asked again, “Would
you like to visit the Serengeti?” We all replied with excitement, “Yes!”

A week later, Mrs Mashaka took our class to the Serengeti National Park. When we were in
the park, she asked us to write the names of the animals, birds and insects that we saw. She
divided us into three groups. The first group was asked to write the names of animals. The
second group was asked to write the names of birds. The third group was asked to write the
names of insects. It was a great experience.

We went back to school and reported what we had seen. The animals were lions, elephants,
giraffes, buffaloes, zebras, antelopes and monkeys. The birds were eagles, ostriches, fl
amingos, crows, woodpeckers and many others. The insects included bees, wasps,
grasshoppers, ants, tsetse flies and butterflies.

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Questions
1. What subject does Mrs Mashaka teach?
2. What was the fi rst group asked to do?
3. What was the second group asked to do?
4. What was the third group asked to do?
5. What animals did they see?
6. What birds did they see?
7. What insects did they see?

Oral practice
In pairs, take turns to ask and answer the following questions.
1. Have you ever been to a national park?
2. What national parks do you know?
3. What wild animals do you know?
4. Which animals do you like the most? Why?
5. What birds do you know?
6. Which birds do you like the most? Why?

Unit Two
Using personal pronouns
Recognizing pronouns

A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun

Mention words that represent personal pronouns
Answer
I, YOU, SHE, HE, IT, WE, THEY

Read aloud the pronouns in the table below.

Singular Plural
I we
You You
She They
He They
It They

Practising using pronouns orally

(a) Read the sentences in the bubbles.

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(b) Listen to the conversation from the audio recording played by your teacher.
(As a teacher, prepare the conversation in form of audio for pupil to listen)

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Exercise
Read the following dialogue and fulfill in the blanks with the correct pronouns.

An interview with a farmer

Luta: Hello!
Maswi: Hello!
Luta: I’m Luta. _____ (you/he/I) want to buy cows. Do you have any?
Maswi: Yes, I do. How many would you like?
Luta: _______ (he/it/I) would like to buy two bulls. Can ________ (she/I/he)
get them?
Maswi: Yes, ________ (I/you/he) can.
Luta: How much does each cost?
Maswi: _______ (it/you/she) will pay four hundred thousand shillings for a small one.
The big one costs six hundred fifty thousand shillings.
Luta: Where are ________ (you/they/I)?
Can ________ (I/you/they) see them?
Maswi: Sure! Let’s go; ________ (you/we/I) will see them on the farm.
Luta: Oh, all right. Let’s go.
Maswi: Here ________ (you/they/I) are. If ________ (I/you/she) like them, pay me and
have them.
Luta: Here is the money. Thank you.

(c) Sing the following song

Who is Happy?
Verse 1:
Who is happy? Who is happy? Who is happy today?
I am happy, I am happy,
You are happy, You are happy,
He is happy, He is happy,
She is happy, She is happy,
We are happy, We are happy,
They are happy, They are happy.

Verse 2:
Who is hungry? Who is hungry? Who is hungry today?
I am hungry, I am hungry,
You are hungry, You are hungry,
He is hungry, He is hungry,
She is hungry, She is hungry,
We are hungry, We are hungry,
They are hungry, They are hungry.

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Exercise
Make sentences orally from the table below
We like her
I play with him
You know them
They eat with it
sing with
Examples
1. We like them
2. I sing with her
3. You know him
4. They play with it
5. You eat like him
6. I know them
7. We eat with them
8. I like it
9. You play with him
10. They know her

Exercise
Make sentences orally from the table below.
likes
He plays with her
knows him
She
eats with
It them
sings with

Reading practice
Exercise
Read the following story. Then, fill in the blanks using the words provided in
the box.

Our school sports day

I We You She It They He

Mtakuja Primary School has a sports day every term. (1)_____ is always held on the last
Friday of the term. Last Friday, pupils gathered at the playground.(2) _____ were waiting for
the inter-class competitions to begin. There were many class teams. Each class had a football
team and a netball team. My brother, James, was in the football team.(3) _______ was the
team captain.(4) _______ was in the netball team. I played well, but I did not score any goals.
My friend, Natalia, was also in our class team. (5)_______ is our best scorer.(6) _______
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scored many goals for our team. The netball match was tough, and (7) _______ lost to
Standard Two. The next match after the netball was a football match. You would be surprised.
Football is the most loved sport in our school.(8) _______ ended up 2 to 1. James’ team won
the match.
Answers
1. It 2. They 3. He 4. I 5. She 6. We 7. We 8. They

Writing practice
Exercise
Choose words from the box to complete the following sentences.
I We You She It They He

1) Jamila is my best friend. _____ loves cooking.

2) Peter is going to the birthday party. _____ is going with Baraka.
3) Bahati is a good dancer. _____ is an intelligent girl too.
4) Look at the cow under the tree. _____ is big and fat.
5) Japheti, Naomi and I went to the zoo. _____ saw lions, giraffes and zebras.
6) My name is Sonia. _____ am in Standard Three at Kilimatinde Primary School.
7) My uncle is a nurse. _____ works for Benjamin Mkapa Hospital.
8) My aunt is a doctor. _____ works for KigomaRegional Hospital.
9) Naomi and Sonia went to the playground. _____went to play netball.
10)Musa, I saw _____ at the market yesterday.

Unit three
Expressing possession

Listening and oral practice

Uses of have and has.

Have is the form of the verb that goes with such pronouns as I, you, we, and they
Has goes with pronouns He, she it and singular pronouns
Have Has
I He
You Has
We It
They She
Singular pronounce eg
John Grace

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 Exercise
(b) Construct sentences orally from the table
I a book
You a ruler
We a pen
has
They sweets
have
He watch
She a hat
Grace a star
Answer (example of sentences)
(i) I have a pen
(ii) You have a book
(iii) We have sweets
(iv) They have a hat
(v) He has a star
(vi) She has a ruler
(vii) Grace has a watch

Exercise
Read the passage and answer the questions that follow
Look at the picture of the giraffe. The giraffe is a beautiful animal. It has a long neck.
The giraffe has a small head with short ears. It has two long front legs and two
strong hind legs. It has a beautiful skin with brown spots. The giraffe has a calf. The
calf is standing behind its mother. The calf has a very short tail and brown spots.
Tanzania has many giraffes in its national parks.

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Questions
(i) Does the giraffe have a long neck?
Yes, the giraffe _______ (has/have) a long neck.
(ii) Does the giraffe have a short neck?
No, the giraffe doesn’t _______ (has/have) a short neck.
(iii) Does the giraffe have short legs?
No, the giraffe doesn’t _______ (has/have) short legs.
(iv) Does the giraffe have green spots?
No, the giraffe doesn’t _______ (has/have) green spots.
(v) Does the giraffe have a calf?
Yes, the giraffe _______ (has/have) a calf.
(vi) Does the calf have a mother?
Yes, the calf _______ (has/have) a mother.
(vii) Does the giraffe’s calf have a short tail?
Yes, the giraffe’s calf _______ (has/have) a short tail.

(d) Listen to the dialogue from the audio recording played by the teacher. Then,
act it out in pairs.
(As a teacher you are required to prepare dialogue in audio form for your
pupils to listen and act it)

(e) Read the dialogue between Mrs Mrisho and Juma in pairs.
At the fruit point
Juma sells fruits at the fruit point. He sells watermelons, papayas, mangoes, bananas,
oranges, lemons and apples. Mrs Mrisho wanted to buy some fruits.

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The following is a conversation between Juma and Mrs Mrisho.

Mrs Mrisho: Hi!

Juma: Hi! Can I help you?
Mrs Mrisho: Yes, please. Do you have fresh mangoes?
Juma: Yes, I have very good ones from Tanga.
Mrs Mrisho: Do you have pineapples?
Juma: Oh, no! I don’t have any. But I can get them for you from my
neighbour.
Mrs Mrisho: What about ripe bananas and oranges?
Juma: Yes! I have very good bananas from Morogoro and very sweet
oranges
from Muheza.
Mrs Mrisho: I need fi ve mangoes, two pineapples, a bunch of bananas and
ten oranges.
Juma: They will cost twenty thousand shillings.
Mrs Mrisho: Here is the money.
Juma: Thank you very much. Here are the fruits.
Mrs Mrisho: Thank you. Bye!

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Exercise
(f) Answer the following questions based on the dialogue.
(i) Does Juma have fresh mangoes?
Yes, Juma _______ fresh mangoes.

(ii) What fruits does Juma’s neighbour have?

Juma’s neighbour _______ pineapples.

(iii) Do Juma and his neighbour have vegetables?

No, Juma and his neighbour do not _______ vegetables.

Answers
1) Has
2) Has
3) Have

(f) Sing the following song.

He has a dog, and I have a cat.
The dog has a bone, and the cat has a bowl of milk.
We have a dog and a cat.
She has a pencil, and you have a pen.
The pencil has a rubber, and the pen has a top.
You have a pencil and a pen.

Reading practice
Exercise
Poultry farm
My name is Bora. I live with my parents in Upendo village. My parents have a poultry farm.
They have many hens on the farm. I have four hens of my own. I keep them on my parents’
farm. My white hen has ten chicks. If the chicks grow, I will have a total of fourteen hens. I
like helping my parents to feed them.
Questions
Fill in the blanks with the words provided in brackets.
1. Bora’s parents _______ many hens (have/has).
2. Bora _______ four hens (has/have).
3. Her white hen _______ ten chicks (have/has).
4. If the chicks grow, she will _______ fourteen hens (have/has).

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 Writing practice
Exercise
Study the pictures and fill in the blanks with has or have.

1. This is a monkey. It ______ a long tail.

2. This is a donkey. It______ long ears.

3. These are tomatoes. I ______ two tomatoes.

4. This is Salum. He ______ a bicycle

5. I ______ many books

6. I ______ a bunch of flowers.

7. This hare ______ no tail.

8. This is a duck. It ______ wings.

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 9.These animals ______long tails.

10. This boy ______ a bag on his back

11. The giraffe ______ a long neck.

12. The rats ______ long tails.

13. She ______ four baskets in her hands.

14. My grandmother _____ a walking stick.

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Unit four
Describing routines

Listening and oral practice

(a) Answer the following questions orally.

(i) What do you do every morning?
(ii) What do you do every Sunday?
(iii) What do you do every evening after dinner?
(iv) What do you do in the holidays?

(b) Study the pictures and read the sentences aloud.

1. I eat a mango every day.

2. I weigh objects at school every Friday.

3. I plait my hair every week.

4. I eat papaya every evening.

5. I go to school every morning.

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 6. I go home every evening after school.

7. I clean the toilet every morning

8. I water the plants every morning.

Exercise
Make sentences orally from the table.

I play rede every day

We eat lunch every week

They go to school every morning

clean the classroom

Examples
a) I eat lunch every day
b) I go to school every morning
c) They go to school every morning
d) They play rede every day
e) We clean the classroom every week

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Exercise
What does she do?

Monday Tuesday

1. She ___ the flowers on ___. 2. She ___ the compound on __

Wednesday Thursday

3.She _ the drum at school on __ 4. She ___ her bicycle on ___

Friday Saturday

5. She ___ rope on ___. 6. She ___ the kitchen on ___

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Answers
1. Water – Monday 4. Rides – Thursday
2. Sweep – Tuesday 5. Skip – Friday
3. Beat – Wednesday 6. Clean

(g) Read Shabani’s daily routine below and answer questions from the
teacher.
Time Activity
05:30 am Gets up and have a bath
06:00 am Have breakfast
06:30 am Puts on the school uniform and goes to school
07:00 am Sweeps the compound
07:30 am Attends the morning parade
08:00 am Attends the first period
08:40 am Attends the second period
09:20 am Attends the third period
10:00 am Goes for his morning break
10:30 am Attends the fourth period
11:10 am Attends the fifth period
11:50 am Attends the sixth period
12:30 pm Goes for his lunch break
02:30 pm Attends the seventh period
03:10 pm Attends the eighth period
03:50 pm Participates in sports and games
05:00 pm Attends the closing parade

(h) In pairs, ask and answer the questions on Shabani’s daily routine. Exchange
roles.
Example
Asha: What time does Shabani get up?
Daudi: Shabani gets up at 05:30 am.
Asha: What time does Shabani have breakfast?
Daudi: ... Shabani have breakfast at 06:00 am
Asha: What time does Shabani puts on the school uniform and goes to school
Daudi: Shabani. puts on the school uniform and goes to school
Asha:
Daudi:

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 Reading practice
Exercise
Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.

My day
Hello! My name is Nasha. I am nine years old. Today, I am going to tell you about my typical
day. First, I wake up at 6:00 am and brush my teeth. Next, I have a bath at 6:15 am and drink
tea at 6:30 am. At 7:00 am, I take my school bag and go to school. At school, I attend lessons
from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. I usually go back home at 4.00 pm. Between 4:00 pm and 5:00 pm,
I take a rest. At 5:00 pm, I do domestic chores. I eat dinner at 8.00 pm. Between 8:00 pm and
8:30 pm, I do homework. At 8:30 pm, I go to sleep.
Questions
(i) What does Nasha do fi rst after waking up?
(ii) What does Nasha do after drinking tea?
(iii) What time does Nasha go to sleep?
(iv) What time do the lessons end?
(v) What does Nasha do at home after school?

Writing practice
Exercise
(a) What time do you undertake the following activities?
Write the time below each picture

(1) 06:00 am (2) _______ (3)________

(4) _____ (5) _____ (6) ________

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Exercise
Write your typical daily routine by fulfilling in the blanks.
“My daily routine”

My name is ____. I am ____ years old. I am in Standard ____ at ____ Primary School. Today,
I am going to tell you my typical daily routine. My daily routine is very simple. Every day, I
____ early in the morning at 6:00 am. After waking up, I ____ my teeth and ____ my face or
have a bath. After that, I have breakfast at ____ and go to school at ____. I attend lessons
from ____ to ____. After school, I go back home at ____. Between ____ and ____, I take a
rest or play with my friends. I do the domestic chores at ____. I eat dinner at ____. After that,
I do my home works. I go to sleep at ____.

Unit five
Describing ongoing activities

Listening and oral practice

(a) Pronounce the words bellow
a) Teaching
b) Cleaning
c) Singing
d) Sweeping
e) Beating
f) Opening
g) Reading
h) Running

Exercise
Say what the people in the pictures are doing. Use the words in the box below
watching cartoons cooking mopping the floor
washing clothes dancing riding a bicycle
reading a book watering the flowers

1. She is ____________.

2. She is ____________.

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 3. He is _____________.

4. He is _____________.

5. She is_____________

6. He is _____________

7. She is _____________.

8. She is _____________.

Exercise
Say what the people in the pictures are doing. Use the words in the box
below
swimming digging the farm eating
playing basketball watering vegetables studying

1. They are __________.

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 2. They are __________.

3. They are __________.

4. They are __________.

5. They are __________.

6. They are __________.

Exercise
Say what the people in the pictures are doing. Use the words in the box below
playing the drum sweeping the classroom
playing rope skipping eating a mango singing
cleaning the classroom reading a book running
cleaning the blackboard teaching the pupils

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1. He is _________. 2. He is _________.

3. He is _________. 4. He is _________.

5. She is _________. 6. She is _________.

7. He is _________. 8. He is _________.

9. They are _______

10. They are _______

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 11. They are ________
12. They are _____

Exercise
Construct 15 sentences from the table below orally.
I learning English
We Am sweeping the floor
You reading a book
She Is swimming
He eating breakfast
They Are

Examples
1. I am reading a book
2. We are learning English
3. You are sweeping the floor
4. She is swimming
5. He is eating breakfast
6. They are swimming

Writing practice
Exercise
(a) Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in brackets.

My mother, sister and I are at home. My younger sister is _____ (eat) a cake. My mother is
_____ (cook) in the kitchen. I am _____ (sit) on the sofa. I am _____ (watch) a football match
on TV. Mtakuja Primary School is _____ (play) against Malingumu Primary School. My father
is _____ (work) in the study.

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Exercises
Study the following pictures and answer questions that follow

1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

Arrange the following sentences according to the pictures in above.

(i) His parents are taking him to hospital.
(ii) He is crying because of a stomach ache.
(iii) He has been discharged.
(iv) He is eating the mango without washing it.
(v) He has been admitted to hospital.
(vi) Hamisi is picking a mango under the tree

Answers
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi)
vi iv ii i v ii

Exercise
Change the following sentences into questions. The first one has been done for
you.

(i) His parents are taking him to hospital.

Where are his parents taking him?
(ii) He is crying.
Why is he _____________?

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(iii) He is eating a mango.
What is he _____________?
(iv) Hamisi is picking a mango.
What is Hamisi _________?

Unit six
Connecting ideas using ‘and’ and ‘but’

What is conjunctions?
Conjunctions are words used to join words or sentences together.

Listening and oral practice

Exercise
Use and to join sentences together. The first one has been done for you.

(i) I like English. I like Kiswahili.

I like English and Kiswahili.

(ii) John likes English. John likes Kiswahili.

(iii) John likes English. Sarah likes English.

(iv) John is wearing a white shirt. Sarah is wearing a white shirt.

(v) Sarah has a school bag. John has a school bag.

(v) Asha likes rope skipping. Asha likes netball.

(v) Neema enjoys rope skipping. Jane enjoys rope skipping.

Exercise
Use and to join the following sentences together.
(i) I am healthy. I am happy.

(ii) I have one sister. I have one brother

.
(iii) Dorika is healthy. Dorika is happy.

(iv) Dorika has one sister. Dorika has one brother.

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Writing practice
Exercise
Use and to join the following sentences together. The first one has been done
for you.
1. Juma hunts birds. Juma hunts bats.
Juma hunts birds and bats.
2. Maria visits her grandmother on Sundays. Maria visits her uncle on
Sundays.
3. Our mother likes ugali. Our father likes ugali.
4. Our class has fifteen girls. Our class has twenty boys.
5. We have a bath in the morning. We eat breakfast in the morning.
6. The ducks are eating rice. The hens are eating rice.
7. The carpenter is fixing the door. The carpenter is fixing the window.
8. The doctor is examining the child. The doctor is examining the mother.

Listening and oral practice

Exercise
(a) Use but to join sentences together. The first one has been done for you.

(i) I like football. I don’t like netball.

I like football, but I don’t like netball.
(ii) 5I like netball. I don’t like football.
(iii) John likes football. John does not like netball.
(iv) Sarah likes netball. Sarah does not like football
(v) I like rope skipping. I don’t like football.
(vi) Asha likes rope skipping. Asha does not like football.
(vii) Neema likes netball. Jane likes football.

(b) Use but to join the following sentences together.

a) My parents are rich. I am not happy.
b) I have two sisters. I don’t have a brother.
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 c) Her parents are rich. Dorika is not happy.
d) Dorika has two sisters. Dorika does not have a brother.

Writing practice
Exercise
Use but to join the following sentences together. The first one has been done for you.
1. Juma hunts birds. Juma does not hunt bats.
Juma hunts birds, but he does not hunt bats.
2. Maria visits her grandmother on Sunday. Maria does not visit her uncle on Sunday.
3. Our mother cooks ugali for dinner. Our mother does not cook rice for dinner.
4. Our class has thirty girls. Our class has no boys.
5. We go to school on Fridays. We don’t go to school on Saturdays.
6. Juma eats rice. Ally does not eat rice.
7. The carpenter is fi xing the door. The carpenter is not fixing the window.
8. The doctor is examining the child. The doctor is not examining the mother.

Unit seven
Reading a variety of texts

Reading two-syllable words

(a) Read the word below each of the following pictures.

buck-et pump-kin
Bas-ket scis-sors

egg-plant lem-on
man-go on-ion

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tooth-brush or-ange Ca-bage

(c) Practise reading aloud the following two-syllable words.

no-tice care-ful pen-cil

to-day learn-ing spi-der
out-side pre-vent win-dow
soft-ly pur-pose rab-bit
re-ceive lap-top mon-day
be-hind al-ways wo-man
be-tween chap-ter ba-by

Reading multi-syllable words

(a) Read the word below

ba-na-na co-co-nut spec-ta-cles um-brel-la

aer-o-plane pa-pa-ya ra-zor-blade wa-ter-mel-on
sun-fl ow-er to-ma-toes mil-li-pede wheel-bar-row
broc-co-li mi-cro-phone hip-po-po-tam-us

(b) Practice reading aloud the following multi-syllable words.

im-por-tant mos-qui-to vo-cab-u-la-ry
hos-pi-tal bi-cy-cle un-der-stand-ing
ex-er-cise fam-i-ly en-vi-ron-ment
tel-e-phone croc-o-dile cor-rup-tion
lib-ra-ry tel-e-vi-sion un-friend-ly
but-ter-fl y im-pos-si-ble hip-po-po-ta-mus

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Reading aloud grade-level texts
(a) Read the following story aloud and answer the questions that follow
orally.

A bad man paid the price

One day, Tupendane was sick. She was taken to hospital. At hospital, they were asked to sit
on a bench and wait for the doctor to arrive. Three other people were also on the bench. They
were also waiting for the doctor to arrive. A few minutes later, a man came and sat on the
bench too. His name was Toyo. When the doctor came, the man
stood up quickly. He pretended to shake hands with the doctor. A minute later, the doctor
shouted, “Toyo, come in.” It was clear that he had bribed the doctor. Tupendane and the other
patients in the queue shouted, “The man found us here, but he is going in to see the doctor!”
Tupendane’s mother called the police. A policeman arrived and asked, “Where are Toyo and
the doctor?” The patients replied, “They are in the doctor’s offi ce.”
He arrested Toyo and the doctor. Tupendane’s mother told the patients that corruption is very
bad. Every person must fi ght against it. She said, “Corruption is the enemy of justice!”

(b) Answer the following questions.

(i) Why was Tupendane taken to hospital?
(ii) Who pretended to shake hands with the doctor?
(iii) Why were Toyo and the doctor arrested?
(iv) What is your opinion about corruption?
(v) What is the meaning of the word enemy?
(vi) What is the meaning of the word justice?

C} Read the following story aloud and answer the questions that
follow orally.
Two friends went fishing
One day, Monde and his friend Tutu went fishing at the river. Each had a fishing rod. Monde
caught a very big fi sh. He screamed, “Tutuuu! Tutuuu! Come! I have caught a big fi sh.” Tutu
ran towards Monde. He grabbed the fishing rod and started pulling the fish out of water.
“Wow, it’s a very big fish,” Tutu said. Monde got back home. When he arrived home, he said
to his mother, “Look, mum! I have caught a big fish.” Monde’s mother asked, “How did you
catch it?” “Tutu and I were fishing at the river. I stretched my fishing rod far into the deep
water” He told his mother. “It was Tutu who came to help me pull the fish out of water,” he
added. Then, Monde’s mother asked, “What are you going to do with it?” “I am going to cook
it, mum!” Monde replied.

Questions
(i) What did Monde catch?
(ii) Why did Monde scream?
(iii) What did Tutu do?
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Oral practice
With your two friends, act out the following dialogue.

Monde: Tutuuu! Tutuuu! Come! A big fish, come!

Tutu: Here I am. Wow! It’s real big. Let me help you.
Monde: Wow! What a big fish! I’m taking it home,
Tutu. Thanks.
Tutu: Your mum will be so excited.
Monde: Look, mum! I have caught a big fi sh.
Mother: How did you catch it, Monde?
Monde: Tutu came to help me pull it out of the
water. I couldn’t do it by myself.
Mother: You are a brave boy, Tutu! Well, what are you going to do with the fish?
Monde: I’m going to cook it, mum. I hope you will like it.
Mother: Certainly!

Unit eight
Recognising the basic features of spoken English

Reading words with short vowels

(a) Read the following words after the teacher.

/ɪ/ /ʊ/ /ʌ/ /æ/ /e/ /ɒ/ /ə/

ship full cut mat bed pot water

lip put mud cat let lock again
pin pull run hat bet mop against
dip bull hug bag check top order

(b) Read aloud the following words.

kill dove you fun bank dad did
fenceget wet top dot fan pan

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 Reading words with long vowels
(a) Read the following words after the teacher

/i:/ /ɔː/ /uː/ /ɑ:/ /ɑ:/

heap port fool park girl

leap board boot part bird
feel thought pool bark church

(b) Read the following words aloud.

third heard mark dark deep
feed food farm foot brought
door arm cart word sword

Activity : Reading words with short and long vowels

(a) Read the following words aloud.
Words with long vowels
feel fool pull pool port
bore most part dark arm
bird girl hear heal speak

Words with short vowels

ship lip put pot mop
bed cat hat bet get
span cut swim sell milk

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Exercise
Construct a sentence for each of the following words.
(i) pot (iii) hill (v) bird
(ii) port (iv) heal (vi) bed

Activity: Reading sentences containing words with short and

long vowels
(a) Read the following sentences aloud.
1) I saw a ship.
2) I saw a sheep on the ship.
3) Tutu likes to bet.
4) Monde likes bats.
5) The pot is full.
6) The thief is a fool.
7) There is a dot on the door.
8) The cat is in the car.
9) He cut the mango into three pieces.
10) I put the bird on the bed.
11) The church has a bell.
12) The bird flew over the church.

(b) Recite the following poem.

The sailor wants to sail.
He sees a whale on the shore,
With a big chain on its tail.
Then a big wave and rain come.
Dense clouds put them in the shade.
The sailor is dismayed.
There is no sailing!

c) Read the following sentences.

1) Do you know what a hen is?
2) A hen is a female chicken that lays eggs.64
3) Many features help the hen to survive and care for its chicks.
4) One of these features is its sharp beak.
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 5) It uses the beak to eat, drink and peck.
6) The beak is very strong.
7) It can crack seeds, nuts and even small shells.
8) The hen also uses its beak for defence against predators.
9) Examples of predators are foxes, hawks and snakes.
10) The hen can cause pain and injury to the attacker.
11) This tool helps the hen live a happy and healthy life.

(c) Read the following story.

Maswi, the lucky boy
A long time ago, there was a boy called Maswi. He lived with his parents in a
remote village. In the village, there was a forbidden forest. One day, Maswi was
walking through the forest. Suddenly, he met fi ve blind lions. The lions were
searching for food. They noticed him by smell. They snarled and charged at him.
In the blink of an eye, Maswi jumped into the forest. The lions followed him. He
shivered and bit his teeth in fear. He pinned his hope on a nearby tree. He tried
to climb the tree but failed. He tried again. He managed to climb up the tree. He
sat on a big branch. He held it tight. The lions waited for him to fall. Finally, they
went into the wild. Maswi waited a few more hours. He then climbed down from
the tree. He went home and narrated the incident to his parents. They all said
that he was lucky.

(e) Read the following sentences:

(a) I saw a goat and a foal in a boat.
(b) He killed an owl using a bow and an arrow.
(c) He bought a coat and a bar of soap.
(d) They had a camera mounted on a drone.
(e) The bowl was full of meat.
(f) He cut his toe with a hoe.
(g) He gave a bone to his dog.
(h) Smoke rose from the burning house.
(i) They broke into the house.
(j) We cook food on the stove.
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Activity 5: Oral practice
Read and act out the following dialogue.
Wazo: Hi, Keli!
Keli: Hi, Wazo! How are you?
Wazo: I’m fi ne. Thank you. You’re in blue today.
Keli: Why do you say so?
Wazo: You are in the blue shirt, trousers and shoes. Your book is also
blue!
Keli: Stop joking! I’m also in red socks, and my cap is green.
Wazo: By the way, did you buy that goose?
Keli: No. It was too expensive.
Wazo: Oh, sorry! I’m going to fetch fi rewood. I have to go.
Keli: Be careful of snakes.
Wazo: Don’t worry. Bye!
Keli: Bye!

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