4th Standard, English FL Unit III
CLEANLINESS IS NEXT TO GODLINESS
Let us understand:
I. Personal cleanliness keeps us healthy. Tick ( ) the statements that help you keep good health. One is done for you,
1. Cutting the nails regularly. ( √)
2. Picking the nose always. ( ×)
3. Bathing once a month. ( ×)
4. Washing hands before and after every meal. ( √)
5. Wearing unwashed clothes. (× )
6. Brushing teeth every morning and night. ( √)
7. Combing hair. ( √)
8. Using a handkerchief/napkin while sneezing. ( √)
9. Spitting on the wall. (× )
10. Wearing clean clothes. ( √)
II. There are some agents that cause diseases in us. The agents are given in box ‘B’ and names of diseases are in box ‘A’ Match them.
A B
Cholera housefly
Malaria mosquito
Rabies dog
Bird flu Chicken
Plague rat
III. Answer the following questions:
1. Why is Chetan absent?
Answer: Chetan is absent because he is not well. He is suffering from Malaria.
2. What is he suffering from?
Answer: He is suffering from Malaria.
3. What are the diseases caused by mosquitoes?
Answer: Malaria, dengue, chikungunya etc. are the diseases caused by mosquitoes.
4. What should you do to avoid falling sick?
Answer: I should keep our surroundings clean, use an insect repellent, cover sleep areas with netting, avoid going outdoors at dusk and dawn, when mosquitoes are most active drink pure water to avoid falling sick.
5. What are the symptoms of dengue?
Answer: Headache, rashes and body pain are the symptoms of dengue.
Let us practise language:
IV. The house that you see on page 25 is Vinay’s:
Now observe the picture and answer the following questions.
1. What is on either side of his house?
Answer: A tree is on either side of his house.
2. What is in front of his house?
Answer: There is a road in front of his house.
3. What can you see opposite his house?
Answer: We can see a house in opposite his house.
4. What shop is there diagonally opposite his house?
Answer: TL pet shop is there diagonally opposite his house.
5. Where is the tap?
Answer: The tap is right side of his house.
6. What can you see behind his house?
Answer: We can see an electric post behind his house.
V. Find the insects / animals in the picture and complete the sentence
1. The mosquito is on fruit bowl.
2. The cat is under the table.
3. The butterfly is on the flowers.
4. The rat is below the cupboard.
5. The cockroach is under the table.
6. The fly is in the tumbler.
Let us learn new words
VI. The opposites of the underlined words are found in the lesson. Identify and complete the sentences given below:
1. Mohsin was present, but Chetan was absent from the class.
2. The surrounding of the house was dirty, but the classroom was clean.
3. Chetan’s classmates were healthy, but Chetan was unhealthy.
VII. Make smaller words from the given word; “EDUCATION”. Remember, each letter should be used only once in each word. Follow the example.
Two letter words – in, on, to, no, do, an, at,
Three letter words – cat, eat, tea, can, tin, toe, ice, nut, ton, ten, den, ate, dot
Four or more letter words – neat, tone, note, done, coin, diet, once, acid, auction, caution, notice
