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Review: food and market
Mridang: Units 3–4
GoalReview fruits, vegetables, lunch, shops and tastes.
New words
market · a place with many stallsjuicy · full of juiceplease · a polite word when we askfarmer · a person who grows foodsour · tastes like a lemon
Explanation
Let us look back. We named fruits and vegetables. We asked: Are these ... ? We said please and thank you. We talked about lunch, farms and tastes. Listen to a new talk at the market.
Lakshmi
Good morning. Are these peaches?
Seller
Yes, they are. Would you like some?
Lakshmi
Yes, please. I want six.
Seller
Here you are.
Worked examples
Sort the food. Say which are fruits and which are vegetables.
Rohan has a drum. This is his drum.
Zoya has a drum. This is her drum.
They have a big drum too. This is their drum.
A lemon is sour. Honey is sweet. Salt is salty. Tea is hot.
Class activity
Market review. Set up a stall with real fruits or drawings. One child is the seller, one is the buyer. Use: ‘Are these ... ?’ ‘Yes, they are.’ ‘I want ... , please.’ ‘Thank you.’ Then say which food is sweet or sour.
Practice
1
Count the fruits. How many?
Seven.
2
Look at the picture. Are these bananas?
No, they are not. They are cucumbers.
3
Listen. What does the seller have?
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Red tomatoes.
4
Say the missing word: Rohan has a bag. This is ___ bag. (his / her)
His.
5
Writing: copy ‘Are these peaches?’.
Are these peaches?