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# A Farm

## Overview
In Chapter, “A Farm,” students explore life on a farm through song, colouring activities, simple readings about animals and birds, pronunciation and speaking exercises, and a “Fun Time” preposition activity. This chapter builds vocabulary related to farm animals and birds, reinforces phonics (final sounds), and develops conversational confidence.

## Key Topics Covered

### 1. Let Us Sing (Farm Song with Animal Sounds)
- **Song Structure**: Adaptation of “My dear grandpa had a farm” with spaces to insert animal sounds in the student’s own language.
- **Animal Sound Exercise**: Students replace each animal (cow, hen, etc.) with its onomatopoeic sound (e.g., cow – moo-moo, hen – cluck-cluck).
- **Objective**: Reinforce listening skills and onomatopoeia in English and the mother tongue.

### 2. Let Us Do (Colouring and Naming)
- **Activity**: Colour a farm scene and label the animals: Cat, Cow, Goat, Pig, Hen, Cock, Sparrow.
- **Help Box Provided**: Lists all target animal names for reference.
- **Objective**: Practice spelling and identification of common farm animals.

### 3. Let Us Read (Descriptions of Animals and Birds)
1. **Domestic Animals Near Home**
- Dog – lives near the gate
- Cats – jump up and down on the verandah
- Cow – eats grass
- Rat – very small; chased by the cat
- Snake – found in the field beside the house; caution advised
- Monkeys – swing and jump in the trees

2. **Birds Near Home**
- Crow – black in colour
- Pigeon – grey in colour
- Sparrow – small bird
- Parrot – green body with a red beak
- Peacock – multi-coloured plumage

- **Objective**: Build reading comprehension and vocabulary for both animals and birds.

### 4. Phonics and Speaking Exercises

#### A. Final Sound Awareness
- **Focus Sound**: /t/ at the end of “rat”
- **Practice Words**: jam, pen, bell, cap
- **Task**: Identify and articulate the final sound in each word.

#### B. Pair Conversation
- **Prompted Q&A**:
- “What is the colour of a parrot?”
- “What is the colour of a crow?”
- “What is the colour of a rat?”
- “What is the colour of a peacock?”
- **Objective**: Encourage simple question-answer dialogue and sentence framing.

### 5. Fun Time (Prepositions)
- **Picture Task**: Locate elephants in various positions within a scene.
- **Prepositions Practised**: in, on, behind, etc.
- **Objective**: Develop spatial language and reinforce use of prepositions in context.

## New Terms
At the end of the chapter, students encounter these key terms. Below are simple definitions:

| Term | Definition |
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| verandah | A covered porch along the outside of a house |
| cow | A farm animal that gives milk and says “moo” |
| rat | A small rodent often chased by cats |
| sparrow | A small, brown-grey bird found near homes |
| crow | A black bird known for its loud caw |
| pigeon | A grey bird often seen in cities and towns |
| snake | A long, legless reptile that slithers |
| field | An open area of land where crops or grass grow |
| peacock | A bird with long, colorful tail feathers |
| beak | The hard mouth part of a bird |

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