Sing a Song of People
⤞ोā¤ों ā¤ा ā¤ā¤ ā¤ी⤤ ā¤ाā¤
Sing a song of people
⤞ोā¤ों ā¤ा ā¤ā¤ ā¤ी⤤ ā¤ाā¤
Walking fast or slow;
⤤ेā¤़ ⤝ा ⤧ीā¤Žी ā¤ā¤¤ि ⤏े ā¤ā¤˛ā¤¨ा;
People in the city,
ā¤ļā¤šā¤° ā¤Žें ⤞ोā¤,
Up and down they go.
ā¤ā¤Ē⤰-⤍ीā¤े ā¤ĩे ā¤ā¤˛ā¤¤े ā¤°ā¤šā¤¤े ā¤šैं।
People on the side walk,
ā¤ि⤍ा⤰े ā¤Ē⤰ ⤞ो⤠ā¤ā¤˛ā¤¤े ā¤šैं,
People on the bus;
ā¤Ŧ⤏ ā¤Žें ⤞ोā¤;
People passing, passing
⤞ो⤠ā¤ुā¤ā¤° ā¤°ā¤šे ā¤šैं, ā¤ुā¤ā¤° ā¤°ā¤šे ā¤šैं
In back and front of us.
ā¤šā¤Žा⤰े ā¤Ēीā¤े ā¤ā¤° ⤏ाā¤Žā¤¨े.
People on the subway
⤏ā¤Ŧā¤ĩे ā¤Ē⤰ ⤞ोā¤
Underneath the ground;
ā¤ā¤Žी⤍ ā¤े ⤍ीā¤े;
People riding taxis
⤞ो⤠ā¤ैā¤्⤏ि⤝ों ā¤ी ⤏ā¤ĩा⤰ी ā¤ā¤° ā¤°ā¤šे ā¤šैं
Round and round and round.
ā¤ो⤞ ā¤ā¤° ā¤ो⤞ ā¤ā¤° ā¤ो⤞.
People with their hats on,
ā¤ोā¤Ēी ā¤Ēā¤šā¤¨े ā¤šु⤠⤞ोā¤,
Going in the doors;
ā¤Ļ⤰ā¤ĩाā¤े ā¤Žें ā¤ा ā¤°ā¤šे ā¤šैं;
People with umbrellas
ā¤ा⤤े ā¤ĩा⤞े ⤞ोā¤
When it rains and pours.
ā¤ā¤Ŧ ā¤Ŧा⤰िā¤ļ ā¤šो⤤ी ā¤šै ā¤ā¤° ā¤Žू⤏⤞ा⤧ा⤰ ā¤Ŧा⤰िā¤ļ ā¤šो⤤ी ā¤šै.
People in tall buildings
ā¤ंā¤ी ā¤ā¤Žा⤰⤤ों ā¤Žें ⤞ोā¤
And in stores below;
ā¤ā¤° ⤍ीā¤े ā¤ी ā¤Ļुā¤ा⤍ों ā¤Žें;
Riding elevators
⤏ā¤ĩा⤰ी ⤞िā¤Ģ्ā¤
Up and down they go.
ā¤ā¤Ē⤰-⤍ीā¤े ā¤ĩे ā¤ā¤˛ā¤¤े ā¤°ā¤šā¤¤े ā¤šैं।
People walking singly,
⤞ो⤠ā¤
ā¤े⤞े ā¤ā¤˛ ā¤°ā¤šे ā¤šैं,
People in a crowd;
ā¤ीā¤Ą़ ā¤Žें ⤞ोā¤;
People saying nothing,
⤞ो⤠ā¤ुā¤ ā¤¨ā¤šीं ā¤ā¤š ā¤°ā¤šे,
People talking loud.
⤞ो⤠ā¤ंā¤ी ā¤ā¤ĩाā¤ ā¤Žें ā¤Ŧा⤤ ā¤ā¤° ā¤°ā¤šे ā¤šैं.
People laughing, smiling,
⤞ोā¤ ā¤šं⤏ ā¤°ā¤šे ā¤šैं, ā¤Žु⤏्ā¤ु⤰ा ā¤°ā¤šे ā¤šैं,
Grumpy people too;
ā¤्⤰ो⤧ी ⤞ो⤠ā¤ी;
People who just hurry
ā¤ो ⤞ो⤠ā¤Ŧ⤏ ā¤ā¤˛्ā¤Ļी ā¤ā¤°ā¤¤े ā¤šैं
And never look at you!
ā¤ā¤° ā¤ā¤ी ⤤ुā¤Ž्ā¤šा⤰ी ⤤⤰ā¤Ģ ā¤Žā¤¤ ā¤Ļेā¤ो!
Sing a song of people
⤞ोā¤ों ā¤ा ā¤ी⤤ ā¤ाā¤
Who like to come and go;
ā¤ि⤍्ā¤šें ā¤ā¤¨ा-ā¤ा⤍ा ā¤Ē⤏ंā¤Ļ ā¤šै;
Sing of city people
ā¤ļā¤šā¤° ā¤े ⤞ोā¤ों ā¤ा ā¤ा⤍ा
You see but never know!
ā¤ā¤Ē ā¤Ļेā¤ā¤¤े ā¤šैं ⤞ेā¤ि⤍ ā¤ā¤ी ā¤¨ā¤šीं ā¤ा⤍⤤े!
New words
⤍⤠ā¤ļā¤Ŧ्ā¤Ļ
subway : underground passage
for people to cross
⤏ā¤Ŧā¤ĩे: ⤞ोā¤ों ā¤े ā¤Ēा⤰ ā¤ā¤°ā¤¨े ā¤े ⤞ि⤠ā¤ूā¤Žिā¤ā¤¤ ā¤Žा⤰्ā¤
underneath : below
⤍ीā¤े: ⤍ीā¤े
elevators : lift
⤞िā¤Ģ्ā¤: ⤞िā¤Ģ्ā¤
grumpy : ill-tempered
ā¤्⤰ो⤧ी : ā¤Ŧु⤰ा ⤏्ā¤ĩā¤ाā¤ĩ ā¤ĩा⤞ा
New Words
⤍⤠ā¤ļā¤Ŧ्ā¤Ļ
subway : underground passage
ā¤ूā¤Žिā¤ā¤¤ ā¤Žा⤰्⤠: ā¤ूā¤Žिā¤ā¤¤ ā¤Žा⤰्ā¤
for people to cross
⤞ोā¤ों ā¤ो ā¤Ēा⤰ ā¤ā¤°ā¤¨े ā¤े ⤞िā¤
underneath : below
⤍ीā¤े: ⤍ीā¤े
elevators : lift
⤞िā¤Ģ्ā¤: ⤞िā¤Ģ्ā¤
grumpy : ill-tempered
ā¤्⤰ो⤧ी : ā¤Ŧु⤰ा ⤏्ā¤ĩā¤ाā¤ĩ ā¤ĩा⤞ा
Reading is Fun
ā¤Ēā¤ĸ़⤍ा ā¤Žā¤ेā¤Ļा⤰ ā¤šै
1. Which modes of transport do the people use to move around in the city?
⤞ो⤠ā¤ļā¤šā¤° ā¤Žें ā¤ूā¤Žā¤¨े ā¤े ⤞ि⤠ā¤Ē⤰िā¤ĩā¤šā¤¨ ā¤े ā¤ि⤍ ⤏ा⤧⤍ों ā¤ा ā¤ā¤Ē⤝ो⤠ā¤ā¤°ā¤¤े ā¤šैं?
2. What are the things that the people carry with them, while moving around?
ā¤ĩे ā¤ौ⤍ ⤏ी ā¤ीā¤ें ā¤šैं ā¤ो ⤞ो⤠ā¤ूā¤Žā¤¤े ā¤¸ā¤Žā¤¯ ā¤
ā¤Ē⤍े ⤏ाā¤Ĩ ⤰ā¤ā¤¤े ā¤šैं?
3. Where all do you find these very busy people?
ā¤ā¤Ē ā¤ā¤¤ā¤¨े ā¤ĩ्⤝⤏्⤤ ⤞ोā¤ों ā¤ो ā¤ā¤šाँ ā¤Ēा⤤े ā¤šैं?
4. Where have you seen crowds of people.
ā¤ā¤Ē⤍े ⤞ोā¤ों ā¤ी ā¤ीā¤Ą़ ā¤ā¤šाँ ā¤Ļेā¤ी ā¤šै?
5. Why do you think all these people are in a hurry?
ā¤ā¤Ēā¤ो ā¤्⤝ा ⤞ā¤ā¤¤ा ā¤šै ā¤ि ⤝े ⤏ā¤ी ⤞ो⤠ā¤ā¤˛्ā¤Ļी ā¤Žें ā¤्⤝ों ā¤šैं?
Language use
ā¤ा⤎ा ā¤Ē्⤰⤝ोā¤
Let’s write the opposites of the following words.
ā¤ā¤ā¤ ⤍िā¤Ž्⤍⤞िā¤ि⤤ ā¤ļā¤Ŧ्ā¤Ļों ā¤े ā¤ĩिā¤Ē⤰ी⤤ा⤰्ā¤Ĩ⤠ā¤ļā¤Ŧ्ā¤Ļ ⤞िā¤ें।
slow _________ up _________
back _________ tall _________
below _________ crowd _________
loud _________ go _________
Let's write
ā¤ā¤˛ो ⤞िā¤ā¤¤े ā¤šै
1. Did you observe that in the poem, the last words in every second and fourth line rhyme with each other? Can you write a four line poem?
ā¤्⤝ा ā¤ā¤Ē⤍े ā¤Ļेā¤ा ā¤ि ā¤ā¤ĩि⤤ा ā¤Žें, ā¤šā¤° ā¤Ļू⤏⤰ी ā¤ā¤° ā¤ौā¤Ĩी ā¤Ēंā¤्⤤ि ā¤े ā¤
ं⤤िā¤Ž ā¤ļā¤Ŧ्ā¤Ļ ā¤ā¤-ā¤Ļू⤏⤰े ā¤े ⤏ाā¤Ĩ ⤤ुā¤ā¤Ŧंā¤Ļी ā¤ā¤°ā¤¤े ā¤šैं? ā¤्⤝ा ā¤ā¤Ē ā¤ा⤰ ā¤Ēंā¤्⤤ि⤝ों ā¤ी ā¤ā¤ĩि⤤ा ⤞ि⤠⤏ā¤ā¤¤े ā¤šैं?
2. Find out how many people are there in our country. Do we have enough land for all people on this earth? Is there enough food and water for all people?
ā¤Ē⤤ा ā¤ā¤°ें ā¤ि ā¤šā¤Žा⤰े ā¤Ļेā¤ļ ā¤Žें ā¤ि⤤⤍े ⤞ोā¤ ā¤šैं। ā¤्⤝ा ā¤šā¤Žा⤰े ā¤Ēा⤏ ā¤ā¤¸ ⤧⤰⤤ी ā¤Ē⤰ ⤏ā¤ी ⤞ोā¤ों ā¤े ⤞ि⤠ā¤Ē⤰्⤝ाā¤Ē्⤤ ā¤़ā¤Žी⤍ ā¤šै? ā¤्⤝ा ⤏ā¤ी ⤞ोā¤ों ā¤े ⤞ि⤠ā¤Ē⤰्⤝ाā¤Ē्⤤ ā¤ोā¤ā¤¨ ā¤ā¤° ā¤Ēा⤍ी ā¤šै?
3. Find out the following from ten families living in your neighbourhood.
ā¤ā¤Ēā¤े ā¤¯ā¤šां ā¤°ā¤šā¤¨े ā¤ĩा⤞े ā¤Ļ⤏ ā¤Ē⤰िā¤ĩा⤰ों ā¤Žें ⤏े ⤍िā¤Ž्⤍⤞िā¤ि⤤ ā¤ा ā¤Ē⤤ा ⤞ā¤ाā¤ं ā¤
ā¤Ą़ो⤏-ā¤Ēā¤Ą़ो⤏ ।
(i) How many members are educated in each family?
ā¤Ē्⤰⤤्⤝े⤠ā¤Ē⤰िā¤ĩा⤰ ā¤Žें ā¤ि⤤⤍े ⤏ā¤Ļ⤏्⤝ ā¤ļिā¤्⤎ि⤤ ā¤šैं?
(ii) From amongst the ten families, how many are educated?
ā¤Ļ⤏ ā¤Ē⤰िā¤ĩा⤰ों ā¤Žें ⤏े ā¤ि⤤⤍े ā¤ļिā¤्⤎ि⤤ ā¤šैं?
Now talk to your partner and then write a report about your neighbourhood.
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ā¤Ŧ ā¤
ā¤Ē⤍े ⤏ाā¤Ĩी ⤏े ā¤Ŧा⤤ ā¤ā¤°ें ā¤ā¤° ā¤Ģि⤰ ā¤
ā¤Ē⤍े ā¤Ēā¤Ą़ो⤏ ā¤े ā¤Ŧा⤰े ā¤Žें ā¤ā¤ ⤰िā¤Ēो⤰्⤠⤞िā¤ें ।
Let's write
ā¤ā¤˛ो ⤞िā¤ā¤¤े ā¤šै
1. See the picture Travel Time below. Answer the questions that follow
⤍ीā¤े ā¤ि⤤्⤰ ⤝ा⤤्⤰ा ā¤¸ā¤Žā¤¯ ā¤Ļेā¤ें। ā¤Ē्⤰ā¤ļ्⤍ों ā¤े ā¤ā¤¤्⤤⤰ ā¤Ļें ā¤ो ā¤
⤍ु⤏⤰⤪ ā¤ā¤°ā¤¤ा ā¤šै

(i) Where did you go for an excursion/holiday?
ā¤ā¤Ē ā¤्ā¤°ā¤Žā¤Ŗ/ā¤ुā¤्ā¤ि⤝ों ā¤े ⤞ि⤠ā¤ā¤šाँ ā¤ā¤ ā¤Ĩे?
(ii) With whom did you go?
ā¤ā¤Ē ā¤ि⤏ā¤े ⤏ाā¤Ĩ ā¤ā¤ ā¤Ĩे?
iii) What did you take with you?
ā¤ā¤Ē ā¤
ā¤Ē⤍े ⤏ाā¤Ĩ ā¤्⤝ा ⤞े ā¤ā¤?
(iv) What was the first thing you saw when you reached your destination?
ā¤ā¤Ŧ ā¤ā¤Ē ā¤
ā¤Ē⤍े ā¤ं⤤ā¤ĩ्⤝ ā¤Ē⤰ ā¤Ēā¤šुंā¤े ⤤ो ā¤ā¤Ē⤍े ⤏ā¤Ŧ⤏े ā¤Ēā¤šā¤˛े ā¤्⤝ा ā¤Ļेā¤ा?
(v) What did you like best about the place?
ā¤ā¤Ēā¤ो ā¤ā¤¸ ā¤ā¤ā¤š ā¤े ā¤Ŧा⤰े ā¤Žें ⤏ā¤Ŧ⤏े ā¤
ā¤्ā¤ा ā¤्⤝ा ⤞ā¤ा?
(vi) How long did you stay there?
ā¤ā¤Ē ā¤ĩā¤šां ā¤ि⤤⤍े ā¤¸ā¤Žā¤¯ ā¤¤ā¤ ā¤°ā¤šे?
(vii) What did you miss about home?
ā¤ā¤Ēā¤ो ā¤ā¤° ā¤े ā¤Ŧा⤰े ā¤Žें ā¤्⤝ा ⤝ाā¤Ļ ā¤ā¤¯ा?
2. Make sentences using any two new words which you have learnt in the lesson.
ā¤ि⤍्ā¤šीं ā¤Ļो ⤍⤠ā¤ļā¤Ŧ्ā¤Ļों ā¤ा ā¤Ē्⤰⤝ो⤠ā¤ā¤°ā¤े ā¤ĩाā¤्⤝ ā¤Ŧ⤍ाā¤ं ā¤ो ā¤ā¤Ē⤍े ā¤Ēाā¤ ā¤Žें ⤏ीā¤े ā¤šैं।
(i) ___________________________________________________
(ii) ___________________________________________________
3. Which do you think would be more fun — travelling by aeroplane or sailing on a ship? Write why you think so.
ā¤ā¤Ēā¤े ā¤
⤍ु⤏ा⤰ ā¤्⤝ा ā¤
⤧िā¤ ā¤Žā¤़ेā¤Ļा⤰ ā¤šोā¤ा - ā¤šā¤ĩा⤠ā¤ā¤šाā¤़ ⤏े ⤝ा⤤्⤰ा ā¤ā¤°ā¤¨ा ⤝ा ā¤ā¤šाā¤़ ā¤Ē⤰ ⤝ा⤤्⤰ा ā¤ā¤°ā¤¨ा? ā¤ā¤Ē ā¤ā¤¸ा ā¤्⤝ों ⤏ोā¤ā¤¤े ā¤šैं ⤞िā¤ें.
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4. Look at the following words. They are group names.
⤍िā¤Ž्⤍⤞िā¤ि⤤ ā¤ļā¤Ŧ्ā¤Ļों ā¤ो ā¤Ļेā¤ें. ā¤ĩे ā¤¸ā¤Žूā¤š ā¤े ⤍ाā¤Ž ā¤šैं.
troop of soldiers
⤏ै⤍िā¤ों ā¤ी ā¤ुā¤ā¤Ą़ी
swarm of bees
ā¤Žā¤§ुā¤Žā¤्ā¤ि⤝ों ā¤ा ā¤ु⤪्ā¤Ą
team of players
ā¤ि⤞ाā¤Ą़ि⤝ों ā¤ी ā¤ीā¤Ž
litter of puppies
ā¤Ēि⤞्⤞ों ā¤ा ā¤ूā¤Ą़ा
fleet of ships
ā¤ā¤šाā¤ों ā¤ा ā¤Ŧेā¤Ą़ा
library of books
ā¤Ēु⤏्⤤ā¤ों ā¤ा ā¤Ēु⤏्⤤ā¤ा⤞⤝
Fill in the blanks choosing group words the box. from
ā¤Ŧॉā¤्⤏ ā¤Žें ā¤¸ā¤Žूā¤š ā¤ļā¤Ŧ्ā¤Ļ ā¤ु⤍ā¤ā¤° ⤰िā¤्⤤ ⤏्ā¤Ĩा⤍ ā¤ā¤°ें। ⤏े
(i) The travellers rested under clump
the _______ of trees. cluster
(ii) The _________ sang beautifully. chair
( iii) The _________ of flowers was lying bunch
on the table. flock
(iv) The girl looked up at the _________ of stars. band
(v) The _________ of robbers escaped.
(vi) The hunter shot at the _________ of birds
5. Some words describe actions. Many of them end in . -ly The girl danced beautifully.
ā¤ु⤠ā¤ļā¤Ŧ्ā¤Ļ ā¤्⤰ि⤝ाā¤ं ā¤ा ā¤ĩ⤰्⤪⤍ ā¤ā¤°ā¤¤े ā¤šैं। ā¤ā¤¨ā¤Žें ⤏े ā¤ā¤ ā¤ा ā¤
ं⤤ ā¤šो⤤ा ā¤šै। -ā¤˛ā¤Ą़ā¤ी ⤍े ā¤Ŧā¤šु⤤ ā¤
ā¤्ā¤ा ā¤Ąां⤏ ā¤ि⤝ा।
Fill in the blanks by changing the word in the brackets suitably.
ā¤ो⤎्ā¤ ā¤ ā¤Žें ā¤ļā¤Ŧ्ā¤Ļ ā¤ो ā¤ā¤ि⤤ ⤰ूā¤Ē ⤏े ā¤Ŧā¤Ļ⤞ā¤ā¤° ⤰िā¤्⤤ ⤏्ā¤Ĩा⤍ ā¤ā¤°ें।
(i) The girl slept ________. [sound]
(ii) The children finished their work ________. [quick]
(iii) The old man shouted ________. [loud]
(iv) The boys played ________. [quiet]
(v) Do your work ________. [neat]
(vi) I can do the sum ________. [easy]