CLASS 3RD ENGLISH LESSON 16 WHO IS CLEVER
The lion has invited all the animals to a grand feast.
Lion : (Loudly) Good morning, everybody. You are welcome to the
feast. I’m very happy to have you here. Let’s introduce ourselves. I’m
Lion, the King of the Jungle.
Weaver bird : (humbly) I’m Weaver bird. I’m a small bird. I can
weave a nest. My nest is very strong. Rain and storms
cannot break it.
Peacock : (proudly) I’m Peacock. I’ve colourful feathers. I’m a great dancer.
I’m the national bird.
Cheetah : (jumping up and down) I’m Cheetah.
I run very fast. Nobody among you can race with me?
Tiger : (growling) I’m Tiger. I’m strong. I’m brave. I look grand. I’m the national animal.
Camel : (feeling superior) I’m Camel. I’m the ship of the desert. I can walk on hot
sand. I can live without water and food for many days.
Fox : (calmly) I’m Fox. I’ve nothing to say about me.
But I want to have a friendly race. Let’s see who wins the race.
All the animals are ready to run. The weaver bird and the peacock are ready to fly.
Where is the fox?
He is having a good meal all alone. Who is clever?
I. New words:
invite, introduce, colourful, feathers, national
II. Read and write
(A) Answer these questions :
- Which animal is called ‘The ship of the desert’?
- Which bird is a great dancer?
- Which animal is a good runner?
- Which is our National animal?
- Which is our National bird?
- How many birds introduced themselves? Name them.
- Why did the lion invite the animals?
(B) Who said this :
- “Rain and storm can not break my nest.” (…………..)
- “I am very happy to have you here. Let’s introduce ourselves.” (………………..)
- “I am the national animal.’ (………………)
- “I can live without food and water for many days.”
(………………..) - “I am a great dancer.” (……………….)
- “ I want to have a friendly race.” (……………….)
Vocabulary
(A) Fill in the blanks with suitable words :
( humbly, grand feast, all alone, national, friendly, introduce)
- I am a new student in your class. Let me……………
myself. - Everyone gave me a …………………….. smile.
- Our village people give a feast to all the students of
our village on Independence Day. - ‘Vande matram’ is our …………………… song.
- Be polite and talk ………………… with everyone.
- I don’t need help, I can lift this table ……………