Class 8 English Unit 1: A Tour to Central Zoo
Unit 1: A Tour to Central Zoo
Complete guidelines for readings, writings, and grammatical exercises.
Getting started
The pictures below show Neetu's activities in a day. Ask questions and answer them.
The
questions and their answers can be:
a. When
does Neetu wake up in the morning?
Neetu
wakes up at 6 in the morning.
b. What
time does Neetu take breakfast every day?
Neetu
takes her breakfast at 7 am every day.
c. What
time does Neetu go to school?
Neetu
goes to school at 10 O'clock.
d. When
does Neetu get back home from school?
Neetu
gets back home from school at 4:45 pm.
e. What
time does she have her meal in the evening?
She
has her meal at 8 O'clock in the evening.
f. When
does she go to bed every day?
She
goes to bed at 10 pm at night.
Reading I: A Tour to Central Zoo
Vocabulary
·
Notice /ˈnəʊ.tɪs/ (noun/verb) – a written or spoken announcement;
to observe
·
Board /bɔːd/ (noun/verb) – a flat surface; to get onto a vehicle
or ship
·
Explore /ɪkˈsplɔː(r)/ (verb) – to travel or search to learn about a
place
·
Grand /ɡrænd/ (adjective) – magnificent or impressive in
appearance or style
·
Mammals /ˈmæm.əlz/ (noun, plural) – warm-blooded animals with hair,
feeding on milk
·
Amphibians /æmˈfɪb.i.ənz/ (noun, plural) – cold-blooded animals living
in water and on land
·
Guidelines /ˈɡaɪd.laɪnz/ (noun, plural) – rules or advice on how to do
something
·
Reptiles /ˈrep.taɪlz/ (noun, plural) – cold-blooded, scaly animals
like snakes or lizards
·
Expected /ɪkˈspek.tɪd/ (adjective) – thought likely to happen or be
true
·
Tour /tʊə(r)/ (noun/verb) – a journey to visit places for
pleasure or study
·
Scheduled /ˈʃed.juːld/ (adjective/verb) – arranged to happen at a
specific time
A.
Match the words in column A with their meanings
in column B. (Answers only)
|
Column
A |
Column
B |
|
tour |
a visit a place |
|
board |
to get on or
into a vehicle |
|
explore |
to travel to or
around an area to learn about it |
|
grand |
large and
important |
|
amphibian |
any animal that
can live both on land and in water |
B.
Answer these questions. (Answers only)
a. The
students need to arrive at 9 am at school.
b. It
will take 30 minutes for them to reach the zoo from their school
c. I
think the teacher will take students' attendance twice to count the number of
students to make sure no one is lost during the visit.
d. They will explore the zoo in animal groups to learn about animals.
e. They
should contact Mrs. Karki if they have any problems during the tour.
C.
You might have been on an educational tour
from your school. Share the most exciting activity you had during the tour.
Last
year, our school took us on an educational tour to different parts of Chitwan.
It was a two-day tour. Altogether, thirty students of Grade 7 were there, including two teachers. The most exciting activity I did in Chitwan was
elephant riding. As soon as I got near a giant elephant, I was really
frightened. But it did nothing! One by one, six of us rode on it. The mahout
was there to drive the elephant and tell us about different things there. I
really liked the way he had expressed so many ideas about everything. It was
nearly an hour's ride, but the memories are unforgettable.
(Teacher's
Guide, Class Eight: 2024 AD)
Pronunciation
Pronounce
these words. Notice the stress mark.
A'ttendance a'rrange 'mammal 'reptile a'rrival
Ex'plore
a'rrive am'phibian re'turn in'form
Transcription
of these words
Attendance – /əˈten.dəns/ Arrange
– /əˈreɪndʒ/ Mammal –
/ˈmæm.əl/
Reptile – /ˈrep.taɪl/ Arrival
– /əˈraɪ.vəl/ Explore –
/ɪkˈsplɔː/
Arrive – /əˈraɪv/ Amphibian
– /æmˈfɪb.i.ən/
Return – /rɪˈtɜːn/ Inform
– /ɪnˈfɔːm/
Pronunciation:
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com
Speaking
Act
out the following dialogue using 'would and could'.
Sample
dialogue
a. You
want to know your teacher's mobile number.
Student: Excuse me,
ma'am, would you please give me your mobile
number?
Teacher: Of course. It's
9876543210.
Student: Could you please repeat that once again? I couldn't
catch it. Teacher: Oh, it's 9876543210. Is it okay now?
Student: Thank you, sir.
I got it.
b. You
want to know how much a cup of coffee costs.
A: Namaste, I want a cup
of coffee. Can you tell me how much it costs?
B: Sure. It costs Rs. 40 per cup of coffee.
Similarly, the dialogues can be performed.
Be
ensured that you ask questions using ‘can’, ‘could’, or ‘would’. (Teacher's Guide, Class Eight, 2024)
Click for Quiz of Modal Verbs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqM7cfduCMU
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