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Term 1 lessons

TERM 1 Unit 1

A sea turtle on a coastal beach.THE ENGLISH READER

PROSE · TERM 1, UNIT 1

Sea Turtles

Discover the fascinating world of sea turtles — their nesting, survival, and conservation.

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A crocodile beside fish in the river.THE ENGLISH READER

POEM · TERM 1, UNIT 1

The Crocodile

A witty poem by Lewis Carroll — appearances can be dangerously deceptive!

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SUPPLEMENTARY · TERM 1, UNIT 1

The Friendship

A true story of an unlikely bond between a baby hippo and a 130-year-old tortoise.

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TERM 1 Unit 2

A grandfather and boy planting trees.THE ENGLISH READER

PROSE · TERM 1, UNIT 2

When the Trees Walked

Ruskin Bond's beautiful memoir of his Grandfather's love for trees and nature.

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A grove of different trees.THE ENGLISH READER

POEM · TERM 1, UNIT 2

Trees

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Eight Indian trees — Banyan to Mango — each celebrated in a beautiful rhyming couplet.

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A farmer beside an apple tree with animals and birds.THE ENGLISH READER

SUPPLEMENTARY · TERM 1, UNIT 2

The Apple Tree and the Farmer

A farmer wants to cut an old apple tree — until one bite of an apple changes everything.

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TERM 1 Unit 3

Illustration for A Visitor from Distant LandsTHE ENGLISH READER

PROSE · TERM 1, UNIT 3

A Visitor from Distant Lands

How did chillies, potatoes and tomatoes reach India? A comic-strip family finds out!

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Illustration for I Dream of SpicesTHE ENGLISH READER

POEM · TERM 1, UNIT 3

I Dream of Spices

Little Raj forgets his errand and buys all the wrong spices — Ouch!

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SUPPLEMENTARY · TERM 1, UNIT 3

Stone Soup

A clever traveller teaches a selfish village the magic of sharing — with just a stone!

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Term 2 lessons

TERM 2 Unit 1

Illustration for Sports StarsTHE ENGLISH READER

PROSE · TERM 2, UNIT 1

Sports Stars

Meet Mithali Raj, Usha Rani and P.V. Sindhu — three inspiring Indian women who broke barriers in cricket, kabaddi and badminton.

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POEM · TERM 2, UNIT 1

Team Work

Edgar A. Guest reminds us that courage and skill matter most when they serve the whole team — not just one star.

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Rucha, a girl in a pink top, running confidently with a relay baton.THE ENGLISH READER

SUPPLEMENTARY · TERM 2, UNIT 1

Think to Win

Rucha overcomes self-doubt and discovers the power of a positive mind — right when it matters most in a relay race.

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TERM 2 Unit 2

Illustration for Trip to OotyTHE ENGLISH READER

PROSE · TERM 2, UNIT 2

Trip to Ooty

Merlin's letter to Malli: a joyful toy-train ride through the Nilgiri hills, monkeys, misty clouds — and Muthu's genius near a baby elephant.

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Illustration for From a Railway CarriageTHE ENGLISH READER

POEM · TERM 2, UNIT 2

From a Railway Carriage

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Stevenson's fast-paced poem captures the blur of sights outside a train window — each a glimpse and gone forever!

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Illustration for Gulliver's TravelsTHE ENGLISH READER

SUPPLEMENTARY · TERM 2, UNIT 2

Gulliver's Travels

Shipwrecked Gulliver wakes up tied down by tiny Lilliputians — and ends up saving their whole kingdom from a fleet of 100 ships.

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Term 3 lessons

TERM 3 Unit 1

Illustration for Who Owns the Water?THE ENGLISH READER

PROSE · TERM 3, UNIT 1

Who Owns the Water?

A dispute over a water source teaches a village a lesson about sharing and community — mediated by an unexpected judge.

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POEM · TERM 3, UNIT 1

Indian Seasons

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A vivid poem celebrating the six seasons of India — each brought alive with colour, sound and feeling.

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Illustration for A Childhood in Malabar: A MemoirTHE ENGLISH READER

SUPPLEMENTARY · TERM 3, UNIT 1

A Childhood in Malabar: A Memoir

Kamala Das recalls a birthday feast, a serpent shrine, and a terrifying cyclone night — all woven into a vivid childhood memory.

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TERM 3 Unit 2

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PROSE · TERM 3, UNIT 2

That Sunday Morning

A girl determined to beat her brother in a cycling race ends up riding a runaway cow straight into the governor's cavalry.

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A wise man in monk robes turns around trying to bring his long pigtail to the front.THE ENGLISH READER

POEM · TERM 3, UNIT 2

A Tragic Story

Thackeray's comic poem about a wise man who spends all day spinning around trying to get his pigtail to hang in front of him.

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Thin school textbooks with folded chart-paper wrappers surround a sleeping boy in a dream.THE ENGLISH READER

SUPPLEMENTARY · TERM 3, UNIT 2

Brought to Book

Mahesh's neglected books come alive in a dream and put him on trial — but the most damaged book defends him in the end.

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TERM 3 Unit 3

One-year-old Mowgli in a simple cloth wrap, sheltered by a wolf family.THE ENGLISH READER

PLAY · TERM 3, UNIT 3

The Jungle Book

Rudyard Kipling's classic — four scenes in which a wolf family shelters a human baby Mowgli against the fearsome tiger Shere Khan.

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