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It has been created to make English language learning both effective and interesting. The aim has been to balance learning the structures and vocabulary of the language with learning their use in everyday life. The activities have been carefully graded to allow a gradual building of language proficiency. The lessons provide effective individual and collaborative learning in pairs and groups and enable differentiation in multilevel classrooms. Each unit focuses on the themes of natural and social world to stimulate curiosity and imagination, engaging both heart and mind. An ICT Corner has been introduced in each unit for the first time to enhance digital literacy skills. How to use the book? Section Section II II Take Take turns turns and and read read this this section section aloud. aloud. Work Work inin pairs pairs and and underline underline the the new new The First Term English Book for Standard VI has words. words. Find Find out out their their meanings meanings from from the the dictionary. dictionary. Between Betweenthe themonths monthsof ofJanuary Januaryand and three units. March, March, female night night to female Olive to lay lay their Olive Ridleys their eggs. Ridleys come eggs. This come ashore This isis quite ashore at at quite aa problem problem for for them, them, asas aa turtle’s turtle’s front front flippers flippers enable enable itit Each unit is planned for a month. to swim gracefully and effortlessly but to swim gracefully and effortlessly but are not are not very very useful useful for for moving moving on on land. land. The The turtle turtle has has to to haul haul itself itself laboriously laboriously onto onto the the beach. beach. Then Then itit chooses chooses aa spot spot well well away away from from the the high-tide high-tide Each unit is divided into sections and each line. line. Here, deep, Here, itit scoops deep, into into which scoops out out aa nest which itit lays lays about nest cavity about 100 cavity 45 100 eggs. 45 cm eggs. Each cm Each egg egg isis in in the the shape shape and and size size of of aa table table tennis tennis section is designed to initiate and sustain the ball. ball. Once in in the Once all the cavity, all the the eggs cavity, then eggs areare laid, laid, the then itit camouflages the turtle camouflages the turtle fills the nest nest fills by by tossing tossing sand sand onon itit using using its its flippers. flippers. That That Unit Unit 1 ActiveSea SeaLearning Turtles Turtles process. done, done, itit returns to to incubate returns to incubate under to the under the the sea. sea. The the warmth The eggs warmth of eggs are of the are left the sun. sun. left Olive Olive Ridley Ridley laying laying eggs eggs In In many many places places around around the the world, world, local local people people follow follow the the tracks tracks of of the the turtle turtle to to its its nest. nest. They They collect collect the the eggs eggs for for eating. eating. Jackals, Jackals, domestic domestic dogs dogs and and pigs pigs too too dig dig up up and and eat eat the the eggs eggs by by following following the the scent scent left left by by the the turtle. turtle. Those Those eggs eggs that that escape escape suchsuch people people andand predators predators hatch hatch 45–60 45–60 days days later. later. The The hatchlings hatchlings slash slash open open the the leathery leathery eggshell eggshell with with the the help help of of aa tiny tiny ‘egg-tooth’. ‘egg-tooth’. This This isis like like aa razor razor blade blade at at the the tip tip of of aa hatchling’s hatchling’s snout. snout. When When mostmost of of the the eggs eggs have have hatched, hatched, the the hatchlings hatchlings pushpush themselves themselves upwards upwards through through the the sand sand and and emerge emerge on on the the surface surface of of the the beach. beach. From From here here they they make make aa hurried dash to the sea. hurried dash to the sea. GLOSSARY GLOSSARY Hi HiMadhi! IIhave Madhi! havesomething something interesting interestingto toshow show Do Doyou..? Come, you..? Come,let’s go. go. let’s Each unit starts with an introduction of the theme flippers flippers --broad, broad,flat flatlimbs limbsused usedfor forswimming swimming snout snout --pointed pointednose noseofofan ananimal animal you youon onthe thebeach. beach. predators predators --animals animalsthat thatkill killother otheranimals animalsfor forfood food cavity cavity --aahollow hollowspace space anchored by two girls Ayesha and Madhi. haul haul slash slash --pull - pullwith cut - cut withforce force emerge emerge camouflage --come - comeout hide or out disguise something camouflage - hide or disguise something laboriously laboriously --with withgreat greateffort effort incubate incubate --hatch hatcheggs eggsusing usingwarmth warmth The pictorial warm up page will help activate 66 students own knowledge and ideas of the topic. English Englishbook_Unit book_Unit1_V0.4_17.02.2018.indd 1_V0.4_17.02.2018.indd 66 20-02-2018 20-02-2018 16:36:50 16:36:50 The digital warm up can be used for visualizing the theme to motivate and interest learners. The thought of a world without trees became a sort of nightmare to me and The thought of a world without trees became a sort of nightmare to me and I helped Grandfather in his tree-planting with greater enthusiasm. And while we went I helped Grandfather in his tree-planting with greater enthusiasm. And while we went about our work, he taught me a poem by George Morris: about our work, he taught me a poem by George Morris: Woodman, spare that tree! English Englishbook_Unit book_Unit1_V0.4_17.02.2018.indd 1_V0.4_17.02.2018.indd 1 1 20-02-2018 20-02-2018 16:49:41 16:49:41 Woodman, spare that tree! Touch not a single bough! Touch not a single bough! In youth it sheltered me, In youth it sheltered me,