WATER’S FOR Class English Lesson 1 POEM

WATER’S FOR Class English Lesson 1 POEM

Water’s for . . .
washing, drinking
making tea,
cleaning the bath
or scrubbing me;
shining a car
or rinsing a shirt
watering tomatoes,
shifting the dirt
… my Mum says.

But I say . . .
Paddling in wellies
or just in feet
(puddles are good
but sea’s a treat)
squirting at brothers,
splashing Dad,
soaking my sister
to make her mad!
Mixing with mud
to bake a pie,
spraying the dog
or catching a fly.
bath or puddle,
sleet or rain,
let’s all play
a WATER game!

Reading Comprehension

1. Complete the table, “What’s water for,” according to the child and the mother.

Mother	Child
Washing, drinking making tea, cleaning, bath, watering tomatoes. bake	Paddling in wellies squi- rating at brothers, splashing hing dad, soaking sister, mixing with mud to a pie, spraying the dog. playing water game

2. Given are some situations. Imagine yourself as a five-year-old child. Tick some of the situations that you would enjoy doing:

1. Waking up someone by pouring water. (X)
2. Watering plants. (√)
3. Jumping in rainwater. (√)
4. Washing clothes. (X)
5. Throwing water on someone. (√)
6. Floating paper boats in a tub or bucket. (√)
7. Fill an empty bottle with water. (√)
8. Pouring out water from one glass to another. (V)
9. Put a piece of paper in the water and stick it on the walls or door. (√)
10. Playing with water. (√)

3. Complete the table with your own rhyming words. Pick up one from the poem :

shirt	dirt	skirt
feet	treat	fleet	sleet
mad	sad	dad	red
fly	dry	shy	why
tea	see	me	glee