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Animals in the picture
Mridang: Unit 2, Chapter 1
GoalName animals in a picture and say what you see.
New words
lion · a big wild catmonkey · an animal that climbs treeselephant · a very big animal with a long trunkdeer · a gentle animal that runs fastbird · an animal with wings and feathers
Explanation
Look at a picture. Say what you see. I see a lion. I see a monkey. I see two birds. Say the animal names in English. Then say them in your home language too.
Worked examples
Tara
What do you see?
Ishaan
I see a deer.
Tara
I see a monkey. It is in the tree.
Ishaan
I see two birds.
Tap the cards. Say the animal names after me.
Point to an animal in the picture. Say: I see a ... .
Class activity
Picture talk. Look at a picture book, a poster or a calendar. Point and say: I see a ... . Take turns with a grown-up. Name each animal in English and in your home language.
Practice
1
Look at the picture. Say the word.
peacock.
2
Look at the picture. How many rabbits do you see?
Four rabbits.
3
Listen. Which animal does Kabir see?
…
An owl.
4
Say the missing word: I see a ___ in the tree. (monkey / fish)
monkey.
5
Writing: copy the word ‘monkey’.
monkey