# Going Places

## Overview
The chapter “Going Places” introduces students to various modes of transport through rhymes, speaking and drawing activities, and phonics practice. It encourages imagination and exploration while reinforcing vocabulary and phonetic awareness, particularly the vowel sound 'u'.

## Key Topics Covered

### 1. Let Us Recite (Poem on Travel)
- **Poem Summary**: The poem explores different modes of transport—bus, train, boat, plane, taxi, car, and rocket. It uses a rhythmic pattern to introduce travel-related vocabulary and highlights the excitement of going places.
- **Rhyming Style**: The poem employs rhyming words and simple language to engage young readers.
- **Ending Note**: A fun and imaginative twist is added with the line about taking a rocket to the moon and coming back soon.

### 2. Let Us Speak (Speaking Activity)
- **Question Prompts**:
- Have you travelled by bus or train?
- Where did you go?
- What did you eat on the way?
- What did you see from the window?
- Who went with you?
- Did you enjoy the trip?
- **Objective**: Build verbal skills and confidence in speaking about personal experiences.

### 3. Let Us Listen (Action Poem)
- **Action Rhyme**: "Everybody stop, everybody stand..." encourages movement and listening.
- **Repetition and Fun**: The repetitive nature of the poem makes it fun and easy to follow.
- **Listening Skills**: Enhances comprehension through auditory cues and responses.

### 4. Let Us Draw (Creative Expression)
- **Activity**: Draw the vehicle that you like the most.
- **Imagination Encouraged**: Students may choose any vehicle—real or imaginary, with wheels or wings.
- **Objective**: Encourage creative thinking and artistic expression.

### 5. Let Us Write (Sorting Vehicles)
- **Classification Task**: Students sort various vehicles under “Land”, “Air”, and “Water”.
- **Examples Provided**: Bus, car, aeroplane, ship, boat, bicycle, etc.
- **Objective**: Develop categorization skills and enhance transport-related vocabulary.

### 6. Let Us Speak (Phonics: Vowel Sound 'u')
- **Focus Sound**: /u/ as in 'hut'
- **Words and Pictures**: umbrella, truck, duck, jug, mug, cup, bus, rug, hut
- **Grammar Note**: Introduction to the article “an” before vowel-sounding words.
- **Objective**: Strengthen phonetic awareness and proper article usage.

## New Terms

| Term | Simple Definition |
|------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| taxi | A car that takes you to a place when you pay the driver |
| rocket | A vehicle that goes into space |
| yacht | A large and expensive boat used for fun |
| raft | A flat boat made of logs or tubes tied together |
| mug | A cup with a handle used to drink liquids |
| rug | A small carpet used on the floor |
| jug | A container for holding and pouring liquids |
| duck | A bird that swims and quacks |
| hut | A small and simple house |
| umbrella | A thing you use to protect yourself from rain |

## Practice Questions

### Easy (3)
1. **Which vehicle goes on the road?**
a) Boat
b) Car ✅
c) Rocket
**Explanation**: A car moves on roads.

2. **What do we use in the rain?**
a) Rug
b) Umbrella ✅
c) Truck
**Explanation**: Umbrella is used to avoid getting wet.

3. **Which of these is used to travel in the sky?**
a) Train
b) Plane ✅
c) Bus
**Explanation**: A plane flies in the sky.

### Medium (2)
4. **Circle the word with vowel sound 'u':**
a) cap
b) mug ✅
c) bell
**Explanation**: 'Mug' has the vowel sound 'u'.

5. **Which of these vehicles floats on water?**
a) Jeep
b) Boat ✅
c) Truck
**Explanation**: Boats are used to travel on water.

### Difficult (3)
6. **Classify the following: helicopter, car, yacht — where do they move?**
- **Helicopter**: Air
- **Car**: Land
- **Yacht**: Water
**Explanation**: Vehicles are classified based on the surface they move on.

7. **Which article will you use before 'umbrella'?**
- a) a
- b) an ✅
**Explanation**: 'Umbrella' starts with a vowel sound, so use 'an'.

8. **Which of these is not a land vehicle?**
a) Bicycle
b) Ship ✅
c) Jeep
**Explanation**: Ship travels on water.

### Very Difficult (2)
9. **Choose the odd one out: duck, mug, jug, cup**
- **Answer**: Duck ✅
**Explanation**: Duck is a bird, others are items used to hold liquids.

10. **Imagine you travel to the moon. Which vehicle would you need?**
- a) Bus
- b) Rocket ✅
- c) Train
**Explanation**: Only a rocket can go to the moon.
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