He is my brother Class 5: Subject- English Lesson 13
Once upon a time, there was a small hill. A path went up the hill.
It went through thick and lovely woods of pine and fir trees. People often walked on it to a holy place.
One day when the sun shone high in the sky, many people were seen climbing up the hill. They were climbing slowly and carefully.
A girl also climbed the hill with them. Her name was Meena. Meena was twelve years old. She carried a small boy on her back. He was four years old. His hair was curly. His eyes were black and his face was as fresh as the morning dew.
As the sunshine danced through the trees, Meena climbed the hill slowly and steadily. Meena was happy. The boy was also happy.
A man in the group looked at Meena. He felt sorry for her. He asked her, “My child, why are
you carrying the boy on your back? Don‖t you feel his load?”
Meena looked at him in wonder. She could not understand him. (Her brother was unable to walk). Meena
asked, “Load? Of course not!
He is my brother!”
I. New words
- understand
- climb
- holy
- dew
II Read and write
(A) Answer these questions:
- Where were the people going?
- The people were going to a holy place.
- What did the man say to Meena?
- The man asked Meena, “My child, why are you carrying the boy on your back? Don’t you feel his load?”
- Why do you think Meena was carrying her brother?
- Meena was carrying her brother because he was unable to walk.
(B) Choose the correct answer:
- (i) The path went ………….. :
- (a) up the hill.
- (ii) Which statement is not correct about Meena’s brother :
- (b) He was tired.
- (iii) Meena didn’t feel any load on her back because:
- (d) she was carrying her brother on her back.
III. Let’s talk
This section is designed for class discussion, so there aren’t “right” or “wrong” answers. Here are some possible responses:
- Do you help your family members in their work?
- Yes, I do.
- (i) What do you do for your mother?
- I help my mother by setting the table, washing dishes, and cleaning my room.
- (ii) How do you help your father?
- I help my father by watering the plants, running errands, and keeping my study area organized.
- (iii) When do your friends ask for help?
- My friends ask for help with their homework, especially in math and English. They also ask for help when they need someone to listen to their problems.
IV. Vocabulary
(A)
- The rat ran in when the cat ran out.
- The lion is big but the ant is small.
(B) Underline the word in the group which is not related to the given word.
- understand: know, follow, do, under
- holy: sacred, whole, pious, religious
- dew: drop, cold, hot, fresh
- woods: would, jungle, forest, trees
- load: heavy, tiny, big, burden
(C) Rearrange the letters to make words:
- b c m l i – climb
- r n o w d e – wonder
- l r y c u – curly
- h r e f s – fresh
- e p l o p e – people
V. Structures in context
(A) Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the brackets:
- They danced on the floor beautifully. (beautiful / beautifully)
- She knows the road well. (good / well)
- She speaks very quietly. (quiet / quietly)
(B) Write adverbs of the following adjectives:
- noisy – noisily
- clear – clearly
- beautiful – beautifully
- slow – slowly
- tidy – tidily
- Lucky – luckily
VI. Class activity
This is an activity for the classroom. Here’s an example using the name “Rohan”:
R – rabbit O – orange H – house A – apple N – noseSources and related content
