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At the playground
Mridang: Unit 1, Chapter 2
GoalTalk about a picture of children at play.
New words
playground · a place where children playslide · a smooth ramp you slide downkite · a toy that flies in the windfriend · a person you like to play withgame · something we play
Explanation
Look at the playground. There are children, a slide, a tree and a kite. Some children play football. Some children fly a kite. We ask: What are they playing? What is your favourite game?
Worked examples
Tenzin
Look! A kite in the sky.
Riya
I like the slide. It is my favourite.
Tenzin
Let us play football!
Say the words after me.
Answer: What is your favourite game? Say: My favourite game is … .
Class activity
Playground talk. Draw a playground with children and games. Show your picture to a grown-up. Say: ‘This is a slide. This is a kite. My favourite game is …’.
Practice
1
Look at the picture. How many children are there?
There are three children.
2
Say the missing word: I play on the ___ . (slide / spoon)
slide.
3
Listen. What is Arjun’s favourite game?
…
Hide and seek.
4
Say: My favourite game is … . Finish the sentence.
For example: My favourite game is cricket.
5
Writing: copy ‘I like to play.’
I like to play.