Ashwini: Hello Maheshwari! That’s a nice pendant you are wearing. 

Maheshwari: Thank you. My grandmother gave it to me when we visited her last weekend. It’s called “Om.” It’s for my protection. 

Ashwini: Really? Where does your grandmother live? 

Maheshwari: In Jaffna. 

Ashwini: How did you go there? By bus? 

Maheshwari: We took the express train to Kilinochchi and then a bus to Jaffna. 

Ashwini: Did you visit any special places in Jaffna? 

Maheshwari: Oh yes! We visited Nallur and Naguleswaram Temples and the famous Nilawarai well. 

Ashwini: Why is that well famous? 

Maheshwari: The well provides water for farming. But its water level never goes down. 

Ashwini: That’s amazing. What else did you do? 

Maheshwari: Well, we swam in the sea and played Sadugudu with friends. 

Ashwini: What is “Sadugudu?” 

Maheshwari: It is a game similar to Elle, but you hit the ball with your hand. 

Ashwini: Let’s play it sometime. Did your grandmother prepare any special dishes or food for you?

 Maheshwari: Yes. She prepared “panaum pala paniyaram.” It’s a sweetmeat made of wheat flour, palmyra juice and sugar. 

1. Who gave Maheshwari the pendant? 

2. How did Maheshwari’s family go to Jaffna? 

3. What were the places they visited in Jaffna? 

4. Did Maheshwari’s grandmother make any sweetmeats for her? 

Find the past tense forms of these verbs from the role play. 

Listen to your teacher and fill in the blanks. 

1. Maheshwari………………. her grandmother with her family. 

2. They ……………… a train to Kilinochchi. 

3. They ………….. games with their friends. 

4. Maheshwari……………… several important places. 

5. Grandmother ………….. a tasty sweetmeat for them. 

Simple Past Tense 

When we talk about the past we change the verb of the sentence in different ways. 

Read this page from Sugee’s diary and help her to complete the flow chart. 

Yesterday was a very enjoyable day. Our family was at home as it was a holiday. I got up at half past six in the morning. We had our breakfast together. Then my sister and I cleaned our room. We helped father to weed the garden too. Mother prepared a delicious meal and we enjoyed it. After lunch we all watched a family movie. It was an interesting adventure story. In the evening father played badminton with us. Mother sat outside and watched us play. After that, I did my homework. My sister helped me with it. Then we all had dinner and went to bed. 

What did you do yesterday? Tell the class at least one thing you did yesterday. 

e.g. :- I played with my friends. 

Copy the table in page 103 into your exercise book. Add more verbs to each category. 

Copy the table below into your exercise book. Follow the examples and complete the table. 

Read the passage 

Now, find the words that are used to describe the following words. 

Refer to the table and write sentences. 

Recite the poem. 

Write answers to these questions in full sentences. 

1. Who is the animal mentioned in the poem? 

2. Where did he sit down to drink his tea? 

3. What did he eat? 

4. How did he drink tea? 

5. Did the speaker invite the gorilla for tea? 

6. Find the rhyming words in the poem. 

Copy the following words into your exercise book. Then underline the word from the pair, your teacher pronounces. 

Read the given words aloud. Refer to a dictionary and find the meanings