Tecchilaw - 01. WHAT YOU SEE

Activity 1

It’s Saturday afternoon. Sandria and her friends are out in the garden.

Venura : Hi Rajan! We’ve been waiting for you.

Rajan : Hi everybody! There’s something wrong with my bicycle.

Venura : Why? What’s wrong?

Rajan : I don’t know. Maybe it’s the chain.

Venura : Why don’t you take it to a mechanic?

Rajan : Yes, I must. By the way, I have to leave a little early today.

Sandria : Why is that?

Rajan : I have to give a speech on Monday.

Sandria : Oh, what’s it about?

Rajan : It’s about my school. I have to prepare for it.

Kaveesha : Alright, friends, what’s new today?

Venura : I’ve got something to show you.

Sandria : Is it a new magic trick?

Venura : No, it’s not.

Rajan : What’s it then, Venura?

Venura : Well, I’m going to shake the water in this bottle.

Rajan : Aha! Then something like a tornado is made.

Kaveesha : Do you know this trick?

Rajan : Yes, I learnt it from Navindu.

Sandria : Oh great!

Kaveesha : I need a glass of water and a piece of cardboard.

Answer the following questions.

a) When did the friends meet?

b) Where did they meet?

c) Who are the friends?

d) Who came late?

e) What did Venura show his friends?

f) What is Kaveesha going to do?

Listen and underline the correct answer to complete the sentences. Kaveesha’s water magic

(1)You need........

a) a glass and a piece of cardboard.

b) a glass and a piece of paper.

(2) Fill the glass .............

a) with sand.

b) with water.

(3) Put the cardboard...................

a) over the mouth of the glass.

b) into the glass.

(4) You should.........

a) let air bubbles enter the glass.

b) not let air bubbles enter the glass.

(5)Turn the glass..................

a) to a side.

b) upside down.

Write suitable opposite words under each picture.

2) Write a synonym for each word.

1. silent -

2. see -

3. tasty -

4. tiny -

5. beautiful -

Kaveesha : Oh, whose creative idea is this?

Sandria : My brother’s and mine.

Venura : Amazing! A bottle of soft drink is now a bottle of bird feed.

Rajan : Yes. We normally throw these things away.

Sandria : We should learn to reuse things whenever possible.

Venura : That’s true.

Kaveesha : Just as we were taught in school. Can you remember?

Venura : Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.

Rajan : Yes, the “3R”s.

Kaveesha : Sandria, this is a fine example for reuse.

Sandria : Yes, it is.

Discuss in groups how you can reuse various items creatively and present it to the class.

1) Sandriya’s brother showed a magic trick. This is how he did it. Work in pairs and follow the instructions.

2) What are the magic tricks that you know? Write the steps that you will follow to present your magic trick to the class.

Venura read the following notice and wrote a note to Rajan.

Imagine that you are Rajan and write a reply to this note. You may use the following:

That’s great / I would like to take part / we can work together/ I will not miss this opportunity etc.

Rajan planned to deliver a speech at the school assembly. This is how he did it using a mind map.

Complete the mind map and write a speech on “My School”.

Read and answer.

Sandani had not been feeling well and could not go to school for a week. A group of her friends decided to pay her a visit. When they reached her house, they looked around but no one seemed to be in the house. Suddenly, they heard a noise and looked around; it was Sandani’s mother returning from the river nearby with a pile of clothes. ‘Come in,’ she called everybody into the house.‘Sandani, look who’s here, your friends have come to see you’ ,Sandani’s mother said, as she called out to her daughter. They all walked into the house with the gifts that they had brought for her.‘Oh, it’s so nice to see you! Why don’t you sit down?’ Sandani said, welcoming her friends.‘This is for you.’ Sandani’s best friend Harini said as she gave a bag of gifts to Sandani. ‘What is this? You have got me a bunch of bananas, a basket of fruit, a box of sweets and a bottle of fresh milk. You shouldn’t have, but thank you for your thoughtful gifts.’ ‘Let me get you some tea,’ Sandani’s mother said as she walked into the kitchen. She came back with a packet of biscuits and tea for Sandani’s friends.‘Here you are, have some tea.’ She said as she moved the pile of newspapers from the coffee table to place the tray with the biscuits and tea. ‘Aunty, can I have a glass of water, please?’ , Harini asked. ‘Sandani, why don’t you get her some water? The goblet is by the pot of rice.’

1. Why didn’t Sandani go to school for a week?

2. Who visited Sandani?

3. What did Sandani’s mother have in her hand?

4. What gifts did Sandani’s friends bring her?

5. What did Sandani’s mother serve for tea?

Across

2. Our English teacher read out a ............. of verbs.

3. I gave a ............. of flowers to my friend on her birthday.

4. We all shared the ........... of chocolate given by my uncle.

5. There is a ............. of biscuits in the cupboard.

6. A ........................ of rice was given to every displaced family.

8. A ...................... of soldiers went back to their barracks.

9. Sandria bought a ................ of curd.

10. My mother offered a ................... of cake to the visitor.

11. Venura had a .................... of tea.

Down

1. My mother bought a .............. of potatoes at the supermarket.

3. My father brought me a ................... of grapes.

4. I bought a ............... of milk from the grocery store.

7. The students added a ............. of salt water to the solution.

Describe the following picture of a village fair.

e.g. :- One kilo of rice is Rs. 65.00.

Read this paragraph about Dr. Abdul Kalam, the 11th President of our neighbouring country, India.

A. P.K. Abdul Kalam was born on 15th October, 1931 in Tamil Nadu. From an early age Abbul Kalam had to work hard to help his family. He studied at St. Joseph’s College, Tiruchirappalli. He had average grades at school but he was a hardworking student who loved learning. He obtained a degree in Physics from the University of Madras and specialized in Aeronautical Engineering from the Madras Institute of Technology. After graduating, he started to work as a scientist. During that time he directed many successful space research programmes. He received many awards and wrote several books, too. In 2002 Abdul Kalam was elected as the 11th President of India. He served in that position until 2007. He passed away on the 27th of July 2015.

Complete Dr. Abdul Kalam’s life story from his birth to becoming the President of India.